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His Lordship passed sentence upon them as follows:— John Yates, the elder, George Scot, and Elizabeth Chidlow, have been convicted of felonies, somewhat similar in their nature, though the offences are different, and for which the legislature has directed different punishments; Elizabeth Chidlow has been convicted of counterfeiting blank Bank notes; George Scot, of coining counterfeit dollars; and John Yates, of coining counterfeit 3s. Bank tokens; it is fresh in the memory of the Court what was the situation of the house in which these manufactories have been carried on, and we have heard that two of the prisoners were resident in that house, and the other coming to and going from it occasionally and frequently, the situation of that house; the care with which it was guarded, and the implements there found, were such as rendered it impossible for any one of its inhabitants to be ignorant what was carrying on in it. All the prisoners have been found guilty of carrying on that trade (for trade it is) which the legislature has thought proper to punish with that sentence the Court is now about to pronounce; which is, that they severally be transported to such place beyond the seas as his Majesty, with the advice of his Privy Council, shall direct; you. Elizabeth Chidlow, for the space of 14 years; and each of you, George Scot, and John Yates, for the space of 7 years.
His Lordship then in the most awful and impressive manner passed Sentence of Death upon Booth in the following words:—"William Booth, you stand here to receive the judgment of the Court for two capital offences, of which a Jury of your country have found you guilty; it is not now necessary for me to speak of the other indictments against you, the crimes of which you were charged have been so clearly proved against you as not to leave the possibility of a doubt of your guilt in the mind of any person who has heard any one of those trials; the manner in which your house was fortified, the implements and materials found in it, shew most clearly that it was the seat of nefarious transactions. Those who have been tried with you, and found guilty of offences for which the law of the land inflicts a minor punishment, may not have been drawn into the commission of those crimes by you, but I much fear that others have been induced by you to be participators of crimes which but for you they would not have committed. You appear
