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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25874	The arraignment, tryal, and condemnation of Peter Cooke, Gent. for high-treason, in endeavouring to procure forces from France to invade this kingdom, and conspiring to levy war in this realm for assisting and abetting the said invasion, in order to the deposing of His sacred Majesty, King William, and restoring the late King Who upon full evidence was found guilty at the Sessions-House in the Old-Baily, on Wednesday the 13th of May, 1696. And received sentence the same day. With the learned arguments both of the King's and prisoner's council upon the new Act of Parliament for regulating tryals in cases of treason. Perused by the Lord Chief Justice Treby, and the council present at the tryal.	Cooke, Peter, d. 1696.; England and Wales. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Middlesex)	1696 (1696)	Wing A3757; ESTC R3080	87,497	74

Evidence The Names of the Twelve sworn are as follow Henry Sherbrook John Cullum Thomas Shaw Richard Young John Cooper Jonathan Micklethwait John Wolfe Thomas Collins John Watson Benjamin Hooper Daniel Wray and John Pettit Cl. of Arr. Cryer Make Proclamation Cryer O Yez If any one can inform my Lord the King's Justices the King's Serjeant the King's Attorney-General or this Inquest now to be taken of the High Treason whereof Peter Cook the Prisoner at the Bar stands Indicted let them come forth and they shall be heard for the now Prisoner stands at the Bar upon his Deliverance and all others that are bound by Recognizance to give Evidence against the Prisoner at the Bar let them come forth and give their Evidence or they forfeit their Recognizance L. C. J. Treby You must make room for those Twelve Gentlemen that are sworn that they may be at ease and for those that are not sworn their Attendance may be spared Cl. of Arr. Peter Cook hold up thy Hand Which he did Gentlemen you that are sworn look upon the Prisoner and hearken to his Cause He stands Indicted in London by the Name of Peter Cook late of London Gentleman For that whereas an Open and Notoriously Publick and most Sharp and Cruel War for a great while hath been and yet is by Land and by Sea Carried on and Prosecuted by Lewis the French King against the Most Serene Most Illustrious and Most Excellent Prince our Sovereign Lord William the Third by the Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith c. All which time the said Lewis the French King and his Subjects were and yet are Foes and Enemies of our said Lord the King that now is William the Third and his Subjects He the said Peter Cook a Subject of the said Lord the King that now is of this his Kingdom of England well knowing the Premises not having the Fear of God in his Heart nor weighing the Duty of his Allegiance but being moved and seduced by the Instigation of the Devil as a false Traytor against the said Most Serene Most Mild and Most Excellent Prince our Sovereign Lord William the Third now King of England his Supreme True Rightful Lawful and Undoubted Lord the Cordial Love and True and Due Obedience Fidelity and Allegiance which every Subject of the said Lord the King that now is towards him our said Lord the King should bear and of Right is bound to bear withdrawing and utterly to Extinguish Intending and Contriving and with all his Strength Purposing and Designing the Government of this Kingdom of England under Him our said Lord the King that now is of Right Duly Happily and very Well Establish'd altogether to Subvert Change and Alter and His Faithful Subjects and the Freemen of this Kingdom of England into Intolerable and Miserable Servitude to the aforesaid French King to Subdue and Inthral the First Day of July in the Seventh Year of the Reign of our said Lord the King that now is and divers Days and Times as well before as after at London in the Parish of St. Peter Cornhil in the Ward of Limestreet Falsly Maliciously Devilishly and Trayterously did Compass Imagine and Contrive Purpose and Intend our said Sovereign Lord the King that now is then his Supreme True Rightful and Lawful Lord of and from the Regal State Title Honour Power Crown Empire and Government of this Kingdom of England to Depose Cast down and Utterly Deprive and the same our Lord the King to Death and Final Destruction to bring and the aforesaid Lewis the French King by Armies Soldiers Legions and his Subjects this Kingdom of England to Invade Fight with Conquer and Subdue to Move Incite Procure and Assist and a Miserable Slaughter among the Faithful Subjects of our said Lord King William throughout this whole Kingdom of England to Make and Cause And further That the said Peter Cook during the War aforesaid to wit the aforesaid First Day of July in the Seventh Year abovesaid and divers other Days and Times before and after at London aforesaid in the Parish and Ward aforesaid to the said Foes and Enemies of the same our Lord the King did Adhere and was Assisting And his aforesaid most Wicked and Devilish Treasons and Trayterous Compassings Contrivances Intentions and Purposes aforesaid to Fulfil Perfect and bring to Effect and in Prosecution Performance and Execution of that Trayterous Adhering He the said Peter Cook as such a False Traytor during the War aforesaid to wit the same First Day of July in the Year abovesaid at London aforesaid in the Parish and Ward aforesaid and divers other Days and Times as well before as after there and elsewhere in London aforesaid Falsly Maliciously Advisedly Secretly and Trayterously and by Force and Arms with one Robert Chernock Sir John Friend and Sir William Parkyns Knights which said Robert Chernock Sir John Friend and Sir William Parkyns were lately severally Duly Convicted and Attainted of High Treason in Contriving and Conspiring the Death of our said Lord the King that now is and with divers other False Traytors to the Jurors unknown did Meet Propose Treat Consult Consent and Agree to Procure from the aforesaid Lewis the French King of his Subjects Forces and Soldiers then and yet Foes and Enemies of our said Sovereign Lord William now King of England c. great Numbers of Soldiers and Armed Men this Kingdom of England to Invade and Fight with and to Levy Procure and Prepare great Numbers of Armed Men and Troops and Legions against our said Lord the King that now is to Rise up and be Formed and with those Foes and Enemies at and upon such their Invasion and Entry within this Kingdom of England to Join and Unite Rebellion and War against our said Lord the King that now is within this Kingdom of England to Make Levy and Carry on the same our Lord the King so as aforesaid to Depose and Him to Kill and Murther And further with the said False Traytors the same First Day of July in the Year abovesaid at London aforesaid in the Parish and Ward aforesaid Trayterously did Consult Consent and Agree to send the aforesaid Robert Chernock as a Messenger from him the said Peter Cock and the same other Traytors as far as and into the Kingdom of France in Parts beyond the Seas unto James the Second late King of England to Propose to him and to Request him to obtain from the aforesaid French King the aforesaid Soldiers and Armed Men for the Invasion aforesaid to be made and Intelligence and Notice of such their Trayterous Intentions and Adherings to the said late King James the Second and the said other Foes and Enemies and their Adherents to give and shew and them to inform of other Things Particulars and Circumstances thereunto Referring for the Assistance Animating Comforting and Aid of the said Foes and Enemies of the said Lord the King that now is

in the War aforesaid And to Stir up and Procure those Foes and Enemies the readilier and more boldly this Kingdom of England to Invade the Treasons and Trayterous Contrivances Compassings Imaginings and Purposes of the said Peter Cook aforesaid to Perfect and Fulfil also the same First day of July in the Seventh Year abovesaid at London aforesaid in the Parish and Ward aforesaid He the said Peter Cook divers Horses and very many Arms Guns Muskets Pistols Rapiers and Swords and other Weapons Ammunition and Warlike Matters and Military Instruments Falsly Maliciously Secretly and Trayterously did Obtain Buy Gather together and Procure and to be Bought Gathered together Obtained and Procured did Cause and in his Custody had and detained to that Intent To use the same in the said Invasion War and Rebellion against our said Lord the King that now is Him our said Lord the King of and from the Regal State Crown and Government of this Kingdom of England to Depose Cast down and Deprive and Him to Kill and Murther and the Designs Intentions and all the Purposes of him the said Peter Cook aforesaid to Fulfil Perfect and fully to bring to Effect against the Duty of his Allegiance and against the Peace of our said Sovereign Lord that now is his Crown and Dignity as also against the Form of the Statute in such Case made and provided Upon this Indictment he has been Arraigned and thereunto has pleaded Not Guilty and for his Tryal hath put himself upon God and his Country which Country you are your Charge is to inquire whether he be guilty of the High-Treason whereof he stands Indicted or not guilty if you find him guilty you are to inquire what Goods or Chattels Lands or Tenements he had at the time of the High-Treason committed or at any time since if you find him not guilty you are to inquire whether he fled for it if you find that he fled for it you are to inquire of his Goods and Chattels as if you had sound him Guilty if you find him not Guilty nor that he did fly for it you are to say so and no more and hear your Evidence Mr. Mompesson May it please your Lordship and you Gentlemen that are sworn this is an Indictment for High Treason against Peter Cook the Prisoner at the Bar and the Indictment sets forth That whereas there has been an open and cruel War for a long time and still is between his Majesty King William and the French King the Prisoner at the Bar not weighing the Duty of his Allegiance the First of July in the Seventh year of the King's Reign Did Compass and Intend to Depose and Deprive the King of the Title Honour and Dignity of the Imperial Crown of this Realm and likewise to put the King to Death and did adhere to the King's Enemies and to fulfil these Treasons he did Consult with Chernock and several other Traytors who were mentioned there and some of whom have been found Guilty of Treason and executed for it to send over to the late King James to perswade the French King to send over Soldiers and Arms to invade this Kingdom and to raise an Insurrection and Rebellion in it and to Deprive and put the King to Death and to compleat these Treasons it further sets forth That the Prisoner at the Bar did provide several Arms and Horses and this is laid to be against the Duty of his Allegiance against the King's Peace Crown and Dignity and against the Form of the Statute in that Case made and provided to this he had pleaded Not Guilty and for Tryal put himself upon the Country and Gentlemen if we prove these Facts laid in the indictment it s your Duty to find him Guilty Mr. Att. Gen. May it please your Lordship and you Gentlemen of the Jury the Prisoner at the Bar stands Indicted for High Treason Cook My Lord Chief-Justice if your Lordship pleases before the Witnesses are Examined against me I intreat you that they may not be both in Court together that one may not hear what the other swears tho' I suppose it is the same thing for they have been together both now and the last day L. C. J. Treby Mr. Cook I must tell you it is not necessary to be granted for asking for we are not to discourage or cast any Suspicion upon the Witnesses when there is nothing made out against them but it is a Favour that the Court may grant and does grant sometimes and now does it to you tho' it be not of necessity they shall be examined apart but at present this is not the time of Examination for the King's Counsel are now to open the Evidence before they examine the Witnesses but when the time comes for the Witnesses to be called and examined the Court will in favour to you take care that your Request be complied with Mr. Att. Gen. May it please your Lordship the Prisoner stands Indicted for High Treason in Compassing and Imagining the Death and Destruction of his Majesty and likewise in adhering to his Majesty's Enemies these are the Treasons specified in the Indictment the Overt Acts that are laid to prove these Treasons are That he with several other Traitors named in the Indictment did Meet and Consult and agree to send over Chernock into France to invite the French King to make an Invasion upon the Kingdom and did provide Arms for that purpose Gentlemen the nature of the Evidence that you will have produced to prove the Prisoner Guilty of these Treasons lies thus It will appear to you that there has been for some time a Conspiracy carried on by several Traytors and Wicked Persons to subvert the established Government of this Kingdom and destroy the Constitution of England by a Foreign Invasion of the French You will hear that this Conspiracy was laid wide and consisted of several parts one part was that of Assassinating his Majesty's Royal Person and that was to be done first as a Preparation and Encouragement to the French to invade the Kingdom the other part was the inviting the French King to invade us and the Prisoner at the Bar is accused of being concerned in that part that relates to the Invasion of this Kingdom by a French Power and tho' it may be the other part that of Assassinating the King be the Blackest part of the Conspiracy yet if the Prisoner at the Bar has been ingaged in the inviting a Foreign Power to invade the Kingdom my Lords the Judges will tell you in Point of Law that is as much an Overt Act of the Compassing the Destruction of the King and People of England and the Subversion of our ancient good Constitution as if he had been concerned immediately in the other part the Assassination But now Gentlemen that the Prisoner was ingaged in Inviting the French to Invade us you will hear proved by several Witnesses that there having been a Design last Year just before his Majesty