case crying Euhan and COTTINGTONS case precedent of punishment inflict upon  rioter Cowp dalt roll ab dalt c hale hawk by the commonlaw riot and rout when  of a enormous nature may be punish not only by fine and imprisonment but by  pillory Evans and cottington and seven other be indict for a grand riot that  they with other there name to the number of one thousand person make a rescous  and assault upon Henry smith a bailiff who by virtue of a warrant upon a bill  of Middlesex against William clear have arrest he and be carry he to prison  and they procure he to escape the arrest be at charingcross in the parish of  saint Martin in the county of Middlesex and after the arrest they assault the  bailiff and beat they and the bailiff put the prisoner into a house for  safekeeping against the tumult they assault the house and notwithstanding a  justice of peace assist by three constable make proclamation for keep the  peace and for their departure yet they continue their assault break open the  house and with ladder take from the king house at Whitehall where the king  with his court be resident croak car upon the twentyfourth of march car in the  afternoon of the say day make this riot and rescous and carry the prisoner  away through the king h use and cause he to escape a upon this indictment nine  of they be arraign plead not guilty and four of they videlicet Evans  cottington Thomas groom and Heatley be find guilty and five of they be find  not guilty but against three of they there be probable evidence that they be  aid to this riot and rescous but the jury acquit they wherefore because it be  so great a riot and offence be commit so near the court it be adjudge that the  say four person which be so convict shall be commit to prison and every of  they shall pay five hundred pound fine to the king and that every of they  shall stand on the pillory at Westminster and charingcross where the riot be  do and that Thomas groom who be a cobbler and enter into the house with a draw  sword and a kettle upon his bead as a helmet to defend himself shall stand  upon the pillory with a sword in his hand and a kettle upon his head and shall  be bind with good surety for their good behaviour before they shall be deliver  and the three which be acquit against who be such probable evidence be bind to  find surety for their good behaviour