# The Infamous Butler.

LORD JOHN TOWNSHEND's Butler ftood charged upon Oath
with ftealing

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>£.</th><th>s.</th><th>d.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>15 Dozen of Wine, value</td><td>21</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>A Bank Note out of a Letter, value</td><td>25</td><td>15</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>12 Silver Table Spoons, value</td><td>11</td><td>14</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>8 Silver Forks, value</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>

befides various petty Robberies on his fellow Servants; all of which
he confefled on his Commitment.

In Addition to thefe Crimes, this hardened Felon was wicked enough
to impute the Robbery of the BANK NOTE to a faithful and long
tried Servant of the MARQUIS of TOWNSHEND; and thus safely
endeavoured to deprive an innocent Man of his Life, in hopes to screen
his own atrocious Villanies. All the Fadts he, at laft, confefled, with
afected Contrition; and LORD JOHN TOWNSHEND, by an ill-
judged Lenity, and contrary to the Advice of the Magiftrates, declined
indicting him capitally, for which he muſt have ſuffered DEATH, and
only prosecuted him for an Offence, value TEN PENCE. The Re-
turn which his Lordship has received for this Act of unparalleled
MERCY, ſtands on the informing Records of Lord Hood's Com-
mittee.