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A26252
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An Authentical account of the formalities and judicial proceedings upon arraigning at Westminster, a peer of the realm before a Lord high-steward
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1680
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Wing A4264; ESTC R25898
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of_o their_o oath_n require_v it_o who_o be_v swear_v that_o they_o shall_v well_o and_o lawful_o serve_v our_o sovereign_a lord_n the_o king_n and_o his_o people_n in_o the_o office_n of_o a_o justice_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v do_v equal_a law_n and_o execution_n of_o right_a to_o all_o his_o subject_n query_n x._o whether_o a_o attainder_n of_o treason_n may_v be_v falsify_v by_o the_o plea_n of_o the_o party_n sol._n a._n 1._o mar._n a_o commission_n of_o oyer_n and_o terminer_n in_o london_n be_v direct_v to_o sir_n tho._n white_a lord_n mayor_n and_z to_z divers_z other_o recite_v that_o where_o sir_n robert_n dudley_n knight_n 9_o jan._n 1._o mar._n be_v indict_v of_o high-treason_n before_o thomas_n due_a of_o norfolk_n and_o fourteen_o other_o commissioner_n in_o the_o county_n of_o norfolk_n where_o in_o truth_n the_o commission_n be_v direct_v to_o so_o many_o but_o the_o indictment_n be_v take_v before_o eight_o of_o they_o only_o grant_v to_o they_o or_o any_o four_o of_o they_o authority_n to_o receive_v the_o indictment_n take_v before_o fifteen_o commissioner_n and_o to_o proceed_v thereupon_o as_o special_a justice_n of_o oyer_n and_o terminer_n by_o pretext_n whereof_o they_o proceed_v and_o upon_o confession_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n rob_n dudley_n give_v judgement_n against_o he_o in_o this_o case_n it_o be_v adjudge_v that_o sir_n rob._n dudley_n than_o earl_n of_o leicester_n may_v falsify_v the_o say_a attainder_n by_o plea_n because_o it_o be_v void_a and_o coram_fw-la non_fw-la judice_fw-la for_o that_o the_o latter_a commissioner_n have_v not_o power_n to_o proceed_v upon_o a_o indictment_n take_v before_o eight_o but_o before_o fifteen_o and_o so_o void_a the_o party_n be_v not_o drive_v to_o his_o writ_n of_o error_n but_o may_v falsify_v the_o attainder_n by_o plea_n show_v the_o special_a matter_n which_o prove_v it_o void_a ut_fw-la supra_fw-la in_o which_o case_n the_o party_n forfeit_v neither_o land_n nor_o good_n it_o be_v hold_v by_o some_o that_o if_o a_o person_n be_v attaint_v of_o high-treason_n by_o the_o common_a law_n that_o no_o writ_n of_o error_n shall_v be_v bring_v for_o the_o reversal_a of_o that_o attainder_n by_o reason_n of_o these_o word_n in_o the_o stat._n 33_o h._n 8._o cap._n 20._o and_o if_o any_o person_n or_o person_n shall_v be_v attaint_v of_o high-treason_n by_o the_o course_n of_o the_o common_a law_n etc._n etc._n that_o every_o such_o attainder_n by_o the_o common_a law_n shall_v be_v of_o as_o good_a strength_n value_n force_n and_o effect_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v do_v by_o authority_n of_o parliament_n but_o the_o contrary_a hereof_o be_v resolve_v at_o a_o parliament_n hold_v a._n 25._o eliz._n that_o a_o writ_n of_o error_n shall_v be_v maintain_v for_o the_o reversal_a of_o erroneous_a attainder_n of_o high-treason_n by_o the_o common_a law_n for_o that_o former_a stat._n be_v to_o be_v intend_v of_o lawful_a attainder_n and_o not_o where_o there_o be_v any_o error_n in_o the_o same_o for_o by_o that_o of_o the_o queen_n it_o be_v provide_v that_o no_o record_n of_o attainder_n of_o any_o person_n or_o person_n of_o or_o for_o any_o high-treason_n where_o the_o party_n so_o attaint_v be_v or_o have_v be_v execute_v for_o the_o same_o shall_v be_v etc._n etc._n in_o any_o wise_a hereafter_o reverse_v undo_v avoid_v or_o impeach_v by_o any_o plea_n or_o for_o any_o error_n whatsoever_o query_n xi_o whether_o torture_n in_o case_n of_o treason_n or_o felony_n may_v be_v use_v by_o our_o law_n sol._n sir_n john_n fortescue_n chief_a justice_n of_o england_n who_o write_v in_o commendation_n of_o our_o common_a law_n prefer_v the_o same_o for_o government_n before_o the_o civil_a law_n and_o particular_o that_o all_o torture_n be_v against_o the_o common_a law_n express_o and_o he_o proceed_v to_o show_v the_o inconvenience_n and_o mischief_n thereof_o by_o fearful_a example_n to_o which_o learned_a author_n i_o refer_v your_o lordship_n 22._o cap._n 22._o it_o be_v against_o mag._n charta_n 29._o cap._n 29._o which_o say_v nullus_fw-la libre_fw-la homo_fw-la capiatur_fw-la vel_fw-la imprisonetur_fw-la etc._n etc._n aut_fw-la aliquo_fw-la modo_fw-la destruatur_fw-la nec_fw-la super_fw-la eum_fw-la ibimus_fw-la nec_fw-la super_fw-la eum_fw-la mittemus_fw-la nisi_fw-la per_fw-la legale_fw-la judicium_fw-la parium_n suorum_fw-la vel_fw-la per_fw-la legem_fw-la terrae_fw-la and_o according_o all_o the_o ancient_a author_n be_v against_o the_o inflict_a pain_n and_o torture_n upon_o prisoner_n before_z or_o after_o attainder_n 35._o co._n 3._o inst_z f._n 35._o but_o such_o as_o answer_v the_o judgement_n john_n holland_n earl_n of_o huntingdon_n be_v by_o king_n h._n 6._o create_v duke_n of_o exeter_n and_o a._n 26._o h._n 6._o the_o king_n grant_v to_o he_o the_o office_n of_o the_o constableship_n of_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n he_o and_o william_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr poole_n duke_n of_o suffolk_n with_o some_o other_o intend_v to_o have_v bring_v in_o the_o civil_a law_n and_o for_o a_o beginning_n of_o the_o same_o the_o duke_n of_o exeter_n first_o bring_v into_o the_o tower_n the_o rack_n or_o break_v allow_v in_o many_o case_n by_o the_o civil_a law_n and_o for_o that_o reason_n it_o be_v call_v the_o duke_n of_o exeter_n daughter_n query_n xii_o whether_o the_o king_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n may_v command_v all_o process_n in_o criminal_a cause_n to_o cease_v sol._n we_o find_v say_v coke_n a_o discharge_v of_o further_a proceed_n direct_v to_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o court_n etc._n etc._n not_o by_o way_n of_o pardon_v the_o offence_n but_o by_o the_o king_n acknowledgement_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o the_o party_n innocence_n with_o commandment_n to_o the_o judge_n that_o in_o the_o former_a proceed_n they_o shall_v altogether_o surcease_v whereupon_o the_o court_n will_v award_v that_o the_o party_n shall_v go_v sine_fw-la die_fw-la and_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o further_a proceed_n against_o he_o william_n de_fw-fr melton_n archbishop_n of_o york_n be_v accuse_v in_o the_o king_n be_v bench_n coram_fw-la rege_fw-la &_o concilio_n svo_fw-la in_o anno_fw-la 3._o ed._n 3._o for_o adherency_n to_o edmond_n earl_n of_o kent_n in_o his_o treason_n whereunto_o the_o archbishop_n plead_v not_o guilty_a and_o after_o two_o writ_n of_o venire_fw-la facias_fw-la award_v the_o king_n direct_v his_o writ_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n to_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o king_n be_v bench_n to_o this_o effect_n licet_fw-la venerabilis_fw-la pater_fw-la willielmus_fw-la archiepiscopus_fw-la ebor_n stephanus_n london_n episcopus_fw-la per_fw-la diversa_fw-la brevia_fw-la nostra_fw-la coram_fw-la nobis_fw-la ad_fw-la sectam_fw-la nostram_fw-la implacitentur_fw-la de_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la ipsi_fw-la edmundo_n comiti_fw-la cantiae_fw-la adhasisse_fw-la debuerant_fw-la quia_fw-la tamen_fw-la predict_v archiepiscopus_fw-la &_o episcopus_fw-la de_fw-la adhaesione_fw-la praedicta_fw-la omnino_fw-la immunes_fw-la reputamus_fw-la vobis_fw-la mandamus_fw-la quod_fw-la placitis_fw-la praedictis_fw-la coram_fw-la nobis_fw-la ulterius_fw-la tenend_n omnino_fw-la supersedeatis_fw-la testae_fw-la meipso_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o award_n of_o the_o court_n hereupon_o be_v very_o observable_a viz._n cujus_fw-la brevis_fw-la praetextu_fw-la consideratum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la praedictus_fw-la archiepiscopus_fw-la eat_v inde_fw-la sine_fw-la die_fw-la etc._n etc._n &_o ulterius_fw-la non_fw-la procedatur_fw-la versus_fw-la eum_fw-la stephen_n gravesend_n 5.3_o pasch_fw-mi 4._o e._n 3._o rol._n 5.3_o bishop_n of_o london_n be_v charge_v with_o the_o same_o offence_n in_o parliament_n a._n 3._o e._n 3._o whence_o by_o order_n of_o parliament_n he_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o king_n be_v bench_n to_o be_v try_v where_o he_o plead_v not_o guilty_a and_o after_o be_v discharge_v as_o the_o archbishop_n it_o may_v be_v think_v that_o accept_v the_o pardon_n may_v be_v a_o implication_n of_o their_o fault_n and_o therefore_o it_o run_v in_o a_o new_a strain_n but_o no_o man_n that_o be_v well_o advise_v say_v the_o great_a oracle_n of_o the_o law_n will_v refuse_v god_n or_o the_o king_n pardon_n for_o in_o the_o king_n displeasure_n there_o be_v death_n say_v the_o holy_a writ_n and_o who_o know_v how_o often_o he_o offend_v and_o consequent_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o it_o but_o how_o far_o this_o branch_n of_o the_o prerogative_n may_v be_v extend_v and_o what_o qualification_n it_o may_v admit_v belong_v not_o to_o a_o private_a man_n to_o determine_v query_n xiii_o whether_o a_o person_n can_v be_v attaint_v of_o high-treason_n by_o general_a word_n sol._n where_o by_o due_a course_n of_o law_n a_o man_n can_v be_v attaint_v of_o high-treason_n unless_o the_o law_n fore-judge_n the_o offence_n such_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v attaint_v by_o general_a word_n by_o authority_n of_o parliament_n as_o sometime_o have_v be_v use_v but_o the_o treason_n ought_v to_o be_v special_o express_v see_v that_o the_o court_n of_o parliament_n be_v the_o high_a and_o most_o honourable_a court_n of_o justice_n
of_o life_n and_o death_n and_o this_o trial_n ought_v to_o be_v mutual_a since_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o be_v upon_o their_o honour_n without_o any_o oath_n take_v and_o here_o by_o the_o way_n your_o lordship_n may_v take_v notice_n how_o great_a regard_n the_o law_n have_v to_o the_o word_n of_o a_o peer_n when_o speak_v upon_o his_o honour_n i_o need_v say_v no_o more_o upon_o this_o topick_n since_o your_o lordship_n in_o that_o excellent_a poem_n a_o paradox_n against_o liberty_n have_v express_v your_o thought_n so_o extreme_o well_o no_o temporal_a lord_n but_o only_a lord_n of_o parliament_n shall_v have_v this_o kind_n of_o trial_n and_o therefore_o the_o elder_a son_n and_o heir_n apparent_a of_o a_o duke_n in_o the_o life_n of_o his_o father_n though_o he_o be_v call_v a_o earl_n be_v exclude_v and_o this_o be_v the_o case_n of_o henry_n howard_n earl_n of_o surrey_n son_n and_o heir_n apparent_a of_o thomas_n duke_n of_o suffolk_n in_o the_o 38._o of_o h._n 8._o likewise_o the_o son_n and_o heir_n apparent_a of_o a_o earl_n though_o he_o be_v call_v lord_n or_o baron_n and_o all_o the_o young_a son_n of_o king_n be_v earl_n by_o birth_n though_o they_o have_v no_o other_o creation_n yet_o shall_v they_o not_o be_v partaker_n of_o this_o or_o other_o privilege_n incident_a to_o the_o lord_n of_o parliament_n those_o that_o be_v baron_n of_o ireland_n or_o scotland_n 48._o cok._n litt._n 16._o b._n 3_o inst_z f._n 30._o 2_o inst_z f._n 48._o commit_v treason_n etc._n etc._n in_o england_n shall_v not_o have_v their_o trial_n by_o peer_n though_o they_o be_v bear_v in_o england_n for_o they_o receive_v their_o dignity_n from_o a_o king_n of_o their_o nation_n if_o a_o duke_n or_o other_o nobleman_n of_o france_n case_n co._n l._n 7._o calvin_n case_n spain_n etc._n etc._n come_v into_o england_n by_o the_o king_n be_v safe_a conduct_n in_o which_o the_o king_n style_v he_o duke_n according_a to_o his_o creation_n nevertheless_o in_o all_o proceed_n in_o the_o king_n court_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v style_v by_o his_o name_n of_o dignity_n much_o less_o a_o partker_n of_o the_o privilege_n of_o this_o trial_n by_o peer_n but_o if_o the_o king_n of_o england_n at_o this_o day_n create_v one_o of_o his_o subject_n of_o scotland_n to_o be_v viscount_n within_o england_n or_o by_o ordinary_a summons_n under_o his_o great_a seal_n call_v he_o to_o the_o upper_a house_n of_o parliament_n and_o assign_v he_o a_o place_n and_o to_o vote_n there_o in_o his_o great_a council_n he_o shall_v be_v thereby_o a_o peer_n of_o this_o realm_n and_o enjoy_v all_o their_o privilege_n query_n iu._n what_o witness_n be_v require_v in_o indictment_n and_o trial_n of_o treason_n or_o misprision_n of_o treason_n sol._n by_o the_o ancient_a common_a law_n one_o witness_n or_o accuser_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o convict_v any_o person_n of_o high-treason_n for_o in_o that_o case_n it_o be_v to_o be_v try_v before_o the_o constable_n and_o marshal_n by_o combat_n but_o they_o have_v no_o jurisdiction_n to_o hold_v plea_n of_o any_o thing_n which_o may_v be_v determine_v by_o common_a law_n and_o that_o two_o witness_n be_v requisite_a appear_v by_o the_o book_n of_o law_n and_o the_o common_a law_n herein_o be_v ground_v upon_o the_o law_n of_o god_n 32._o myrrh_n cap._n 3._o ordin_n de_fw-fr attaint_n brad._n l._n 5._o f._n 354._o 48_o ed._n 3.30_o 35_o h._n 6.46_o fortescue_n c._n 32._o express_v both_o in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n deut._n 17._o v._o 6._o numb_a 35._o v._n 30._o deut._n 19_o v._o 15._o matth._n 18._o v._n 16._o 2_o cor._n 13._o v._n 1._o and_o this_o seem_v more_o clear_a in_o the_o trial_n by_o peer_n because_o they_o come_v not_o de_fw-mi aliquo_fw-la vicineto_fw-la whereby_o they_o may_v take_v notice_n of_o the_o fact_n in_o respect_n of_o vicinity_n as_o other_o juror_n may_v do_v by_o the_o stat._n of_o 1_o e._n 6._o c._n 12._o none_o shall_v be_v indict_v arraign_v condemn_v or_o convict_v for_o any_o treason_n etc._n etc._n for_o which_o the_o offender_n shall_v suffer_v pain_n of_o death_n imprisonment_n loss_n or_o forfeiture_n of_o his_o good_n chattel_n land_n or_o tenement_n unless_o he_o be_v accuse_v by_o two_o sufficient_a and_o lawful_a witness_n or_o shall_v willing_o without_o violence_n confess_v the_o fact_n the_o same_o provision_n be_v make_v by_o 5_o e._n 6._o wherein_o i_o must_v observe_v to_o your_o lordship_n that_o two_o lawful_a accuser_n in_o this_o act_n be_v take_v for_o two_o lawful_a witness_n for_o by_o two_o lawful_a accuser_n and_o accuse_v by_o two_o lawful_a witness_n as_o it_o be_v in_o 1_o e._n 6._o be_v identical_a which_o word_n accuser_n be_v use_v because_o two_o witness_n ought_v direct_o to_o accuse_v that_o be_v charge_v the_o prisoner_n for_o the_o common_a law_n respect_v none_o else_o and_o therefore_o lawful_a accuser_n must_v be_v such_o as_o be_v allow_v by_o law_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v resolve_v by_o the_o justice_n in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o lord_n lumley_n el._n hill_n 14._o el._n for_o if_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v take_v according_a to_o the_o meaning_n aforesaid_a then_o there_o must_v be_v two_o accuser_n by_o 5_o e._n 6._o and_o two_o witness_n case_n dyer_n f._n 99_o w._n thomas_n his_o case_n by_o 1_o e._n 6._o and_o the_o strange_a conceit_n in_o 2_o mar._n that_o one_o may_v be_v a_o accuser_n by_o hear-say_n be_v utter_o deny_v in_o the_o lord_n lumley_n case_n and_o here_o since_o your_o lordship_n do_v not_o make_v it_o a_o query_n i_o shall_v not_o so_o strict_o consider_v it_o whether_o the_o testimony_n of_o a_o foreigner_n may_v be_v admit_v in_o case_n of_o treason_n the_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n at_o his_o arraignment_n say_v that_o nothing_o which_o be_v yet_o produce_v be_v of_o any_o moment_n against_o he_o save_v only_o the_o bishop_n of_o ross_n his_o testimony_n and_o that_o by_o opinion_n of_o bracton_n be_v not_o to_o be_v admit_v because_o he_o be_v a_o foreigner_n to_o which_o callin_n lord_n chief_a justice_n answer_v that_o in_o such_o cause_n as_o this_o the_o testimony_n of_o foreigner_n be_v of_o force_n and_o it_o lie_v in_o the_o peer_n to_o attribute_v to_o 1572._o camb._n el._n a._n 1572._o or_o derogate_v from_o such_o testimony_n as_o they_o shall_v think_v fit_a where_o bract._n say_v that_o a_o alien_n bear_v can_v be_v a_o witness_n it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o a_o alien_a infidel_n for_o the_o bishop_n of_o ross_n be_v a_o scot_n bear_v be_v admit_v to_o be_v a_o witness_n and_o swear_v 14_o el._n by_o opinion_n of_o all_o the_o justice_n assistant_n if_o a_o person_n be_v accuse_v by_o one_o witness_n touch_v one_o fact_n and_o by_o another_o concern_v another_o fact_n the_o one_o commit_v in_o middlesex_n the_o other_o in_o surrey_n he_o that_o swear_v the_o fact_n do_v in_o london_n join_v to_o the_o other_o witness_v that_o swear_v to_o the_o fact_n do_v in_o surrey_n shall_v be_v esteem_v two_o sufficient_a witness_n in_o case_n of_o treason_n and_o so_o be_v it_o rule_v by_o the_o judge_n at_o the_o old-bailey_n upon_o the_o trial_n of_o the_o five_o jesuit_n whitebread_n harcourt_n turner_n fenwick_n and_o gaven_n according_a to_o the_o resolution_n in_o sir_n h._n vane_n case_n at_o the_o king's-b_a bar_n where_o one_o witness_v prove_v the_o levy_v war_n in_o one_o county_n and_o the_o other_o prove_v the_o levy_v war_n in_o another_o county_n and_o so_o though_o they_o be_v but_o single_a witnesles_fw-mi of_o single_a fact_n yet_o both_o come_v up_o to_o the_o indictment_n they_o be_v adjudge_v two_o sufficient_a witness_n to_o maintain_v it_o query_n v._n whether_o a_o nobleman_n be_v arraign_v can_v challenge_v his_o peer_n sol._n if_o the_o party_n arraign_v say_v coke_n be_v a_o lord_n of_o parliament_n and_o a_o peer_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o be_v to_o be_v try_v by_o his_o peer_n he_o shall_v not_o challenge_v any_o of_o they_o for_o they_o be_v not_o swear_v as_o other_o juror_n be_v but_o find_v the_o party_n guilty_a or_o not_o guilty_a upon_o their_o faith_n or_o allegiance_n to_o the_o king_n b._n cok_n be_v litt._n 156._o b._n and_o they_o be_v judge_n of_o the_o fact_n and_o every_o of_o they_o do_v separately_z give_v his_o judgement_n begin_v at_o the_o low_a again_o a._n cok_n be_v litt._n 294._o a._n he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o four_o knight_n elector_n of_o the_o grand_a assize_n be_v not_o to_o be_v challenge_v for_o that_o in_o law_n they_o be_v judge_n to_o that_o purpose_n and_o judge_n can_v be_v challenge_v and_o that_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o nobleman_n can_v be_v challenge_v for_o mag._n charta_n say_v per_fw-la judicium_fw-la parium_n suorum_fw-la veredictum_fw-la cap._n 29._o and_o not_o veredictum_fw-la