thereof, to do his said majesty's subject some grievous bodily harm, against the peace, &c. and against the form, &c. [There were several other Counts.]

At common

law against a servant for a

of corrosive inercury subli

with an intent

to poison her master. (q)

INDICTMENTS FOR ATTEMPTS TO MURDER
BY POISON.

That A. G. late of, &c. being a person of a wicked mind and disposition, and maliciously intending to poison one J. M. of, &c. misdemeanour aforesaid, apothecary, her master, on, &c. did knowingly, wilfully, in putting a large quantity and maliciously, put a large quantity of corrosive mercury sublimate, (being a deadly poison) into a tea-kettle filled with water, which mate into a tea- water, be the said J. M. had then and there immediately before kettle of water directed the said A. to boil, in order to make a certain liquor called tea, for his own drinking; and she the said A. did then and there knowingly, wilfully, and maliciously, boil the said corrosive mercury sublimate in the said water, and the said water, in which the said corrosive mercury sublimate was so boiled, as aforesaid, did immediately afterwards, to wit, on, &c. aforesaid, there deliver to the said J. M., her said master, to use for the making of the said liquor called tea, and the said J. M. not knowing the said corrosive mercury sublimate to have been in the said water, did use the same in making the said liquor called tea, and did drink a quantity of the same made with the said water, wherein the said corrosive mercury sublimate was so boiled, as aforesaid, whereby the said J. M. became, and was grievously and violently distempered and injured in his body, and in extreme danger of losing his life, to the great damage of the said J. M., to the evil example, &c. and against the peace, &c. That T.B. late of, &c. E. S. late of, &c. and R. S. late of, &c. contriving and intending to hurt and damage the body of A. O. widow, on, &c. with force and arms, at, &c. aforesaid, unlawfully, wickedly, and knowingly, did mix poison, to wit, white arsenic, with brandy, and the same poison mixed with brandy, as aforesaid, afterwards, to wit, afterwards, to wit, on the same day and year above mentioned, with force and arms, at, &c. aforesaid, unlawfully and knowingly, did give to the said A. to drink, and the said A. not knowing the said poison to have been mixed with the brandy as aforesaid, she the said A. did then and there drink and swallow the poison mixed with the brandy as aforesaid, by which the said A. of the poison aforesaid, then, and continually afterwards, until the day of taking this in(r) See Cro. C. C. 7 Ed. 648.

For a misde

meanour at

common law in putting white arsenic into brandy and giving it to a person to drink. (r)

(2) Cro. C. C. 7 Ed. 646.

quisition, at, &c. aforesaid, was and yet is grievously and violently distempered and injured in her body, to the great damage of the

said A. and against the peace, &c.

poison on 43

Geo. III. c. 58. s. 1. (8)

That A. B. late of, &c. on, &c. at, &c. wilfully, maliciously, and For felony in unlawfully, did mix deadly poison; to wit, one ounce of white an attempt to arsenic with brandy, and the same poison mixed with brandy as aforesaid, afterwards, to wit, on the same day and year above mentioned, with force and arms, at, &c. aforesaid, feloniously, wilfully, maliciously, and unlawfully, did administer to, and cause the same to be taken by one C. D., with intent in so doing, feloniously, wilfully, and of his malice aforethought, to poison, kill, and murder, against the form of the statute, &c. and against the peace, &c. [Second Count like the first, only describing the arsenic as a noxious aud destructive substance.]

INDICTMENTS FOR GIVING DRUGS, &c. TO
PRODUCE ABORTION.

For adminis

That A. B. late of, &c. on, &c. and on divers other days and times between that day and, &c. with force and arms, at, &c. wil- tering savin to a woman quick fully, maliciously, and feloniously, did administer to, and cause to with child with be administered to, and taken by one C. D. single woman, then and intent to procure abortion, there being, and on the said other days and times aforesaid, there on 43 Geo. III. continuing to be quick with child, divers large quantities, to wit, c. 58. s. 1. (t) four ounces of a noxious and destructive substance, to wit, savin, (u) with intent thereby to cause and procure the miscarriage of the said C. D. against the form, &c. and against the peace, &c.

for administer

That T. G. late of, &c. on, &c. and on divers other days and times, Upon 43 Geo. between that day and, &c. aforesaid, with force and arms, at, &c. III. c. 58. s. 2. wilfully, maliciously, and feloniously, did administer to, and cause ing savin to a to be administered to and taken by R. E. F. single woman, di- woman not

(s) See similar precedent, Starkie, 636. and see the statute set forth ante 788. n. k.

(t) See ante 788. n. k. for similar precedent Starkie, 560. For indictments on 2nd section of the act where the child was not alive, for single felony, and at common law, for a misdemeanour, see post 798, 9.

(u) The name of the poison is not material, see 3 Camp. 75.

(w) See other precedents Cro.

quick with child, with intent to pro

C. C. 266. 2 Stark. 560. As under cure a miscar-
the first section of the act, to ad- riage. (w)
minister drugs to a woman quick
with child is felony without benefit
of clergy, so by the second section
to do so before the child is alive,
is made a single felony in princi-
pals, aiders, and procurers, and
punished with fine, imprisonment,
pillory,whipping, or transportation,
for any term not exceeding four-
teen years, at the discretion of the
court in which they are convicted.

vers large quantities, that is to say, &c.-of a certain drug called · savin, the said R. E. F. on the said, &c. and continually from thence, until, &c. being with child, but not being quick with child, to wit, at the respective times of administering such divers large quantities of the said drug called savin, as aforesaid, with inteut thereby to cause and procure the miscarriage of the said R. E. F. Second count. against the form, &c. and against the peace, &c. And the jurors, &c. that the said T. G. afterwards, to wit, on the said, &c. with force and arms, at, &c. wilfully, maliciously, and feloniously, did administer tɔ, and cause to be administered to, and taken by the said R. E. F. a woman then with child, divers other large quantities of a certain drug called savin, that is to say, &c.—of the said drug called savin, with intent thereby to cause and procure the miscarriage of the said R. E. F., she the said R. E. F. not being quick with child at the time of administering such last mentioned divers large quantities of the said drug called savin, as last Third count. aforesaid, against the form, &c. and against the peace, &c. And the jurors, &c. that the said T. G. afterwards, to wit, on the said, &c. with force and arms, at, &c. wilfully, maliciously, and feloniously, did administer to, and cause to be administered to, and taken by the said R. E. F. divers other large quantities of a certain drug called savin, that is to say, &c. of the said drug called savin, with intent thereby to cause and procure the miscarriage of the said R. E. F., she the said R. E. F. not being quick with child, at the time of administering such last mentioned large quantities of the said drug called savin, as last aforesaid, against the form, &c. and against the peace, &c.

On 43 Geo.

for administer

eure abortion, to a woman before the

quickening. (x)

That A. B. late of, &c. on, &c. and on divers other days and times III. c. 58. s. 2. between that day, and, &c. at, &c. wilfully, maliciously, unlawfully, ing decoction and feloniously, did administer to, and cause to be administered to, of savin to pro- and taken by one H. M. G., single woman, divers large quantities, that is to say, 6 ounces of the decoction of a certain shrub called savin, then and there being a noxious and destructive thing, the said H. M. G. on the said, &c. and continually from thence until the said, &c. at, &c. aforesaid, being with child, but not quick with child, to wit, at the respective times of administering such divers large quantities of the decoction of the said shrub called savin, as aforesaid, with intent thereby to cause and procure the miscarriage of the said H. M. G. against the form of the statute, &c.

At common

That E. F. late of, &c. being a wicked, malicious, and evil dissault and ad- posed person, and not having the fear of God before his eyes, but

law for an as

ministering,

&c. to cause a

miscarriage,(y)

(x) 3 Campb. 75.

T. 42 Geo. III,

(y) From Crown Office Mich,

being moved and seduced by the instigation of the devil, on the twenty-eighth day of February, in the thirty-ninth year of the reign of our sovereign lord George the third, then king of Great Britain, &c. and now, to wit, at the time of taking this inquisition, by the grace of God of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, with force and arms, at, &c. aforesaid, in and upon one A. E. the wife of F. E, in the peace of God and our said lord the king, then and there being, and also then and there being big and pregnant with child, did make a violent assault, and that he the said E. F. then and on divers other days. and times, between that day and the day of the taking of this inquisition, with force and arms, at, &c. aforesaid, knowingly, unlawfully, wilfully, wickedly, maliciously, and injuriously, did give and administer, and cause and procure to be given and administered to the said A. E., so being big and pregnant with child as aforesaid, divers deadly, dangerous, unwholesome, and pernicious pills, herbs, drugs, potions, and mixtures, with intent feloniously, wilfully, and of his the said E. F.'s malice aforethought, to kill and murder the said child, with which the said A. E. was so then big and pregnant as aforesaid, by reason and means whereof, not only the said child, whereof she the said A. E. was afterwards delivered, and which by the providence of God was born alive, became and was rendered weak, sick, diseased, and distempered in body, but also the said A. E. as well before as at the time of her said deli. very, and for a long time, (to wit,) for the space of six months then next following, became and was rendered weak, sick, diseased, and distempered in body, and during all that time, underwert and suffered great and excruciating pains, anguish and torture both of body and mind, and other wrongs to the said Anne, he the said E. F. then and there unlawfully, wilfully, wickedly, maliciously, and injuriously did, to the grievous damage of the said A. E., and against the peace of, &c. And the jurors, &c. do further present Second count. that the said E. F. afterwards, (to wit,) on the said, &c. with force and arms at, &c. aforesaid, in and upon the said A. E. in the peace of God and our said lord the king then and there being, and also then and there being big and pregnant with a certain other child, did make another violent assault, and that he the said E. F. then and on divers other days and times, between that day and the day of the taking of this inquisition, with force and arms, at, &c. aforesaid, knowingly, unlawfully, wilfully, wickedly, maliciously, and injuriously, did give and administer, and cause and procure to be given and administered to the said A. E., so being big and pregnant with child as last aforesaid, divers other deadly, dangerous, quwholesome, and pernicious pills, herbs, drugs, potions, and

Third Count. mixtures, by reason and means whereof, &c. (as before.) And the jurors, &c. do further present that the said E. F. afterwards, (to wit,) on the said, &c. with force and arms at, &c. aforesaid, in and upon the said A. E. in the peace of God and our said lord the king then and there being, and also then and there being big and pregnant with a certain other child, did make another violent assault; and that he the said E. F. then and on divers other days and times between that day and the day of the taking of this inquisition, with force and arms at, &c. aforesaid, knowingly, unlawfully, wilfully, wickedly, maliciously, and injuriously, did give and administer, and cause and procure to be given and administered to the said A. E. so being big and pregnant with child as last aforesaid, divers other deadly, dangerous, unwholesome, and pernicious pills, herbs, drugs, potions, and mixtures, with a wicked intent to cause and procure the said A. E. to miscarry and to bring forth the said last mentioned child, with which she was so big and pregnant as last aforesaid, dead, by reason and means whereof, she the said A. E. became and was rendered weak, sick, diseased, and distempered in body, and remained and continued so weak, sick, diseased, and distempered in body for a long time, (to wit,) for the space of six months then next following, and during all the time last mentioned underwent and suffered great and excruciating pains, anguish, and torture, both of body and mind, and other wrongs to the said A. E., he the said E. F. then and there unlawfully, wilfully, wickedly, maliciously, and injuriously did, to the grievous damage of the said Fourth count. A. E., and against the peace, &c. And the jurors, &c. do further present that the said E. F. afterwards, (to wit,) on, &c. at, &c. in and upon the said A. E. in the peace of God and our said lord the king, then and there being, and also then and there being big and pregnant with a certain other child, did make another violent assault, and her the said A. E. then and there did violently beat, bruise, wound, and ill treat, so that her life was thereby greatly despaired of, and then and there violently, wickedly, and inhumanly, pinched and bruised the belly and private parts of the said A. E., and a certain instrument called a rule, which he the said E. F. in his right hand then and there had and held, up and into the womb and body of the said Anne, then and there violently, wickedly, and inhumanly, did force and thrust with a wicked intent to cause and procure the said A. E. to miscarry and to bring forth the said child, of which she was so big and pregnant, as last aforesaid, dead, by reason and means of which last mentioned premises, she the said Anne became and was rendered weak, sick, sore, lame, diseased and disordered in body, and remained and continued so weak, sick, sore, lame, diseased, and disordered in body, as last

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