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A63199
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The tryal of the Lord Russel
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1683
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THE TRYAL OF THE LORD RUSSEL July 13. 1683. My Lord Russel was set to the Bar within the Bar. Clerk of the Crown William Russel hold up thy hand which he did Then this Indictment was read which is as followeth THe Jurors of our Sovereign Lord the King upon their Oaths present That William Russel late of London Esq together with other false Traitors as a false Traitor against the most Illustrious and Excellent Prince our Soveraign Lord Charles the Second by the Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King his natural Lord 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 and the true Duty and natural Obedience which true and faithful Subjects of our Sovereign Lord the King towards him our said Lord the King do bear and of right ought to bear wholly withdrawing and with his whole Strength intending the Peace and Common Tranquility of this Kingdom of England to disturb and War and Rebellion against our said Lord the King to move and stir up and the Government of our said Lord the King within this Kingdom of England to subvert and our said Lord the King from his Title Honour and Kingly Name of the Imperial Crown of this his Kingdom of England to put down and deprive and our said Lord the King to Death and final Destruction to bring and put the second day of November in the Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord Charles the Second King of England c. the 34th and diverse other days and times as well before as after at the Parish of St. Michael Bassishaw in the Ward of Bassishaw London aforesaid maliciously and traiterously with diverse other Traitors to the Jurors aforesaid unknown he did conspire compass imagine and intend our said Lord the King his Supream Lord not only of his Kingly State Title Power and Government of this his Kingdom of England to deprive and throw down but also our said Lord the King to kill and to Death to bring and put and the ancient Government of this his Kingdom of England to change alter and wholly to subvert and a Miserable Slaughter amongst the Subjects of our said Lord the King through his whole Kingdom of England to cause and procure and Insurrection and Rebellion against our said Lord the King to move procure and stir up within this Kingdom of England And to fulfil and perfect the said most horrible Treasons and Traiterous Compassings Imaginations and Purposes aforesaid he the said William Russel together with other false Traytors as a false Traytor then and there and diverse other Days and Times as well before as after Maliciously Trayterously and advisedly between themselves and with diverse other Traytors to the Jurors aforesaid unknown they did meet together consult agree and conclude and every of them then and there did consult agree and conclude Insurrection and Rebellion against our Sovereign Lord the King within this Kingdom of England to move and stir up and the Guards for the Preservation of the Person of our said Lord the King to seize and destroy against the Duty of his Allegiance against the Peace c. And also against the Form of the Statutes c. Cl. of Cr. How saiest thou art thou Guilty or not Guilty L. Russel My Lord may I not have a Copie of the Matter of Fact laid against me that I may know what to answer to it L. Ch. J. My Lord we can grant you nothing till you have pleaded Therefore that which is put to you now is whether you say you are Guilty or not Guilty L. Russel My Lord I am not Guilty Cl. of Cr. Culprit How wilt thou be tryed L. Russel By God and my Country Cl. of Cr. God send thee a good deliverance L. Russel My Lord I thought a Prisoner had never been arraigned and tryed at the same time I have been a close Prisoner L. Ch. Just For Crimes of this Nature My Lord we do it continually L. Russel It is hard my Lord. Mr. Att. Gen. My Lord hath no reason to complain for want of notice for since Monday seven-night he had notice of his Trial and the matters alledged against him he had notice of for Questions were put to him about this matter he hath been fairly dealt with he hath had the liberty of Counsel to advise him there hath been no sort of liberty denied him which becomes any Subject to have in this condition L. Ch. J. My Lord I do not know whether you hear Mr. Attorny He says your Lordship hath had a great deal of Favour shewn you already in that you have been acquainted with the Crimes for which you are now Indicted that you have had a great deal of warning given you that you have had the liberty of Counsel which hath not been known granted to any under your Lordships Circumstances He says he doubts not but your Lordship is prepared for your Defence because you have had so much knowledg and warning of the Time and Matter for which you were to be called in question L. Russel My Lord I am much to seek I only heard some general Questions and I have Witnesses that I believe are not yet in Town nor will be I believe till Night I think it very hard I can't have one day more Mr. Att. Gen. Monday seven-night your Lordship had notice L. Russel I did not know the matter I was charged with Mr. Att. Gen. Yes certainly for I was with you my self my Lord and those Questions you were examined upon were a Favour to you that you might know what the matter was you were accused of L. Ch. J. My Lord without the Kings consent we can't put off the Trial if the Kings Council think not fit to put it off we can't grant your Lordships Request in this Case L. Russel I would desire a Copy of the Pannel of the Jury that I might consider of it for how else can I make any just Challenge I thought the Law had been very favourable to Men upon their Lives and therefore it had allowed people to have some little notice L. Ch. J. Hath not your Lordship had a Copie of the Pannel I think your Lordship was allowed one We gave Order your Lordship should have a Copie of the Pannel Mr. Att. Gen. We did indulge him so far that he might have a Note of all the Men returned L. Russel I never had a Copie of the Pannel L. Ch. J. It was the fault of your Lordships Servants then for I gave Order for it my self 'T is such a favour that in regard a mans life lies at stake we never did deny it to my knowledge And therefore in this Case I gave order to the Secondary to deliver a Copie I know the King did not design to be hard upon my Lord in his Trial but that he should have as fair a Trial as ever any Noble