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A25872 The arraignment, tryal, and condemnation of Ambrose Rookwood, for the horrid and execrable conspiracy to assassinate His Sacred Majesty King William, in order to a French invasion of this kingdom who upon full evidence was found guilty of high treason before His Majesty's justices of Oyer and Terminer, at Westminster on Tuesday the 21st of April 1696, and received sentence the day following, and was executed at Tyburn on the 29th day of the said month : in which tryal is contained all the learned arguments of the King's council and likewise the council for the prisoner, upon the new act of Parliament for regulating tryals in cases of treason. Rookwood, Ambrose, 1664-1696, defendant. 1696 (1696) Wing A3755; ESTC R4588 88,215 80

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fleming_n christopher_n knightley_n lieutenant_n king_n holmes_n sir_n william_n parkyns_n rookwood_n wherever_o they_o may_v be_v find_v and_o to_o carry_v they_o before_o the_o next_o justice_n of_o peace_n or_o chief_a magistrate_n who_o be_v hereby_o require_v to_o commit_v they_o to_o the_o next_o goal_n there_o to_o remain_v until_o they_o be_v thence_o deliver_v by_o due_a course_n of_o law_n and_o his_o majesty_n do_v hereby_o require_v the_o say_a justice_n or_o other_o magistrate_n immediate_o to_o give_v notice_n thereof_o to_o he_o or_o his_o privy_a council_n and_o for_o the_o prevention_n of_o the_o go_n of_o the_o say_a person_n or_o of_o any_o other_o into_o ireland_n or_o other_o part_n beyond_o the_o sea_n his_o majesty_n do_v require_v and_o command_v all_o his_o officer_n of_o the_o custom_n and_o other_o his_o officer_n and_o subject_n of_o and_o in_o the_o respective_a