Well, this is just brilliant: records from the Old Bailey stretching back to 1674 have been put online. The marvel of tinterweb, isn’t it, but the flood of visitors has crashed the website. Keep an eye on it though: http://www.oldbaileyonline.org.uk/
I searched for cricket, but clearly it hadn’t occurred to the evil gentry of the 18th century to use a bat on someone. It’s quite in vogue nowadays, by tattooed wifebeaters and the like.
… Noon, and we went into Moorfields, and play’d at Cricket till ’twas dark. Then we came through the Tenter-grounds, and through Sun-street, and bid Akins Good-Night, and he cross’d the Way from us, and went
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… he swears to is the Day when the Women play’d the Cricket-Match. This Woman went with me into the City for Mr Locke’s Linen to the Back of the Royal Exchange, and stay’d there till 10 o’Clock; it was of a Mo .
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… perty. Prisoner’s Defence. I was going to see the cricket-playing in the fields; I went up to this girl’s door, and asked for a halfpennyworth of apples; she said, they did not sell apples; then I went into
Leave a comment if you find any interesting cases.
I read about these records going online @ Metafilter. I visited your blog to send a message and, when I saw your post, thought you’d be interested in this case:
Thomas Williams was transported (presumably to Australia) with a sentence of 7 years in 1791 for stealing goods from Thomas Lord, founder of Lord’s. It would be ironic if McGrath, Warne or Gilchrist found said Thomas Williams in a branch of their family tree ……
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