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A94854	The tryal of Richard Langhorn Esq; counsellor at law, for conspiring the death of the King, subversion of the government, and Protestant religion who upon full evidence was found guilty of high treason, and received sentence accordingly, at the sessions in the Old Bayley, holden for London and Middlesex, on Saturday, being the 14th. of June 1679. / Published by authority.	Langhorne, Richard, 1654-1679.; England and Wales. Court of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery (London and Middlesex)	1679 (1679)	Wing T2213; ESTC R215250	74,675	63

THE TRYAL OF Richard Langhorn Esq COUNSELLOR at LAW FOR Conspiring the DEATH of the KING Subversion of the Government and Protestant Religion Who upon Full Evidence was found Guilty of HIGH TREASON And received Sentence accordingly at the Sessions in the Old Bayley holden for London and Middlesex on Saturday being the 14th of June 1679. Published by Authority DVBLIN Reprinted 1679. THE TRYAL OF RICHARD LANGHORN Esq Vpon Saturday the 14th of June 1679 at the Sessions in the Old-Bayley London the Court according to their adjournment the preceeding day met and proceeded to the Trial of Richard Langhorn Esq in this manner Cl. of Cr. SEt Richard Langhorn to the Bar. Richard Langhorn hold up thy hand which he did Thou standest indicted in London by the name of Richard Langhorn late of London Esq For that you Ric. Langhorn the elder as a false Traitor of the most Illustrious Serene and Exullent Prince Charles the Second by the Grace of God King of England Scotland France Ireland Defender of the Faith your Supream and Natural Lord not having the fear of God in your heart nor weighing the duty of your Allegiance but being moved seduced by the instigation of the Devil the cordial love true due natural Obedience which true and faithful Subjects of our said Sovereign Lord the King towards him do ought to bear altogether withdrawing and devising and with all your strength intending the Peace and common Tranquility of this Kingdom to disturb and the true Worship of God within this Kingdom used and by Law established to overthrow and Sedition and Rebellion within this Kingdom to stir up and procure and the true love duty and obedience which true and faithful Subjects of our said Lord the King towards him do and of right ought to bear to withdraw relinquish and extinguish on the 30th day of September in the 30th year of his Majesties Reign at London in the Parish of St. Dunstans in the West in the Ward of Faringdon without London aforsaid falsly maliciously sub●illy and traiterously with many other false Traitors of our Sovereign Lord the King unknown did purpose compass imagine intend consult and agree to stir up Sedition and Rebellion within this Kingdom of England against our said Soveraign Lord the King and a miserable slaughter amongst the Subjects of our said Lord the King of his Kingdom of England to procure and cause and our said Sovereign Lord the King from his Kingly State Title Power and Government of his Kingdom of England to●●lly to deprive depose and disinberit and our said Soveraign Lord the King to death and final destruction to bring and put and the Government of this Kingdom to subvert and ●●ange and the true Worship of God in this Kingdom by Law established and u●ed to alter and the State of this Kingdom in all the parts thereof well instituted total●●y to subvert and destroy and War-within this Kingdom of England to procure and levy ●nd the same most wicked-Treasons traiterous imaginations purposes compassings and a●●uments aforesaid and to perfect and fulfil You the said Richard Langhorn afterwards to wit the 30th day of September in the 30th year aforesaid and diverse other times before at London c. falsly advisedly maliciously subtilly and traiterously did compass contriue and write two Letters to be sent to certain Persons unknown at Rome and at Saint Omers in parts beyond the Seas to procure the adherence aid and ●ssistance of the Pope and of the French King and others to you the said Richard Langhorn and other false Traitors unknown the true Worship of God within this Kingdom of England by Law establish●d and used to the Superstition of the Church of Rome to alter and the Government of this Kingdom of England to subvert and our said Soveraign Lord the King to death and final destruction to bring and put and that you the said Richard Langhorn in further prosecution of the said Treason traiterous imaginations intentions and agreements aforesaid on the day and year aforesaid and the said other days and times before at London c. did compass contrive and write two other Letters to be sent to Rome in parts beyond the Seas to one Christopher Anderton then Rector of the English Colledge at Rome aforesaid a other Letter to be sent to St. Omers in parts beyond the Seas to divers persons unknown there residing by the said respective Letters traiterously you did advise the said Pope and Christopher Anderton and other persons unknown residing beyond the Seas of the ways and manner to be taken for accomplishing the said most wicked Treasons for altering the true Worship of God in this Kingdom established and used to the Superstition of the Church of Rome and for subverting the Government of this Kingdom and for the death and destruction of our said Lord the King and to the intent that the said Christopher Anderton and others unknown should give their aid assistance and adherence and should procure other aid assistance and adberence to you the said Richard Langhorn and other false Traitors unknown to alter the true Worship of God aforesaid to the Superstition of the Church of Rome and to subvert the Government of this Kingdom of England and to put our said Soveraign Lord the King to death and that you the said Richard Langhorn afterwards to wit the day and year aforesaid at London c. traiterously did deliver the Letters aforesaid to be sent to the said Christopher Anderton and others persons beyond the Seas to perfect thē traiterous purposes aforesaid and that you the said Richard Langhorn further to fulfil and accomplish the same most wicked Treasons traiterous imaginations purp ses and compassings aforesaid afterwards the said 30th day of September in the 30th year aforesaid at London c. five Commissions in Writing made by Authority derived from the See of Rome for constituting Military Officers for leading the Forces to be levyed in this Kingdom against our said Soveraign Lord the King for the altering the Protestant reformed Religion to the use and Superstition of the Church of Rome and for subverting the Government of this Kingdom of England traiterously you did receive and five other Commissions in writing made by Authority derived from the See ●● Rome for constituting Civil Officers for Governing this Kingdom after the most wicked Treasons and traiterous imaginations purposes and compassings aforesaid were fulfilled and accomplished then and there traitero●sly you d●d receite And that you the said Richard Langhorn afterwards to wit the day and year aforesaid at London c. The said several Commessions so received to divers false Traitors of our Soveraign Lord the King unknown falsl● knowingly and traiterously did distribute give and dispose for constituting Officers as w●● Military as Civil to the traiterous purposes aforesaid And that you the said Richard Langhorn a●●e wards on the day and year aforesaid at London c. a Commission 〈◊〉 constitute and authorise

unto be Advocate General of the Army to be levied in this Kingd●m to war against our said Soveraign Lord the King falsly traitero●sly and against the d●ty of your All giance from a cortain person●u known did receive and had and the sa● Commission then and there falsly advisedly and Traiterously did inspect and read and in your custody keep and to the same Commission Traiterously did give your consent to the intent that you the said Richard Langhorn should have and Execute the place and Office of Advocate General of the Army aforesaid after the Army aforesaid should be rais'd against our said Soveregin Lord the King by you the said Richard Langhorn and other false Traitors unknown in Execution of the said Tratiterous Compassings Imaginations and Agreements aforesaid And that whereas William Ireland John Grove and Thomas Pickering and other false Traitors of our Sovereign Lord the King unknown on the 24th af April in the 30th Year aforesaid in the County of Middlesex did consult to bring and put our said Sovereign Lord the King to Death and final Destruction and to change and alter Religion in this Kingdom of England Rightly and by Law Established to the Superstition of the Church of Rome at London c. had Notice of that Consultation and the same Consultation for the D●struction of the King and for the alteration of Religion in this Kingdom rightly Established to the Superstion of the Church of Rome and the Treasonable Agreements had in that Consultation on the said 30th day of September in the 30th Year aforesaid from our said Sovereign Lord the King Advisedly and Traiterously did conceal and to that Consultation Traiterously ●● did consent And the said William Ireland John Grove and Thomas Pickring on the day and Year last aforesaid at London the Treasons aforesaid to perpetrate and perfect malieiously Subtilly and Traiterously you did Abet Counsel maintain and comfort and that you the said Richard Langhorn afterwards to wit the said 30th day of September in th 30th Year aforesaid at London c. falsly subtilly and Traiterously you did move and s●licit the Benedictine Monks unknown to experd and pay the some of Six Thousand Pounds to precure a person Traiterously to Kill and murder our said Soveraign Lord the King And whereas Edward Coleman and other false Traitors of our said Sovere●gn Lord the King unknown on the 29th of September in the 30th Year aforesaid in the County of Middlesex Traiterously had conspired and consulted to procure Rebellion and Sedition within this Kingdom of England against our said Sovereign Lord the King and him from his Kingly state and Government of this his Kingdom of England to deprive and disinherit and to bring and put him to final Death and Destruction and the Government of this Kingdom of England to alter and the true Religion in this Kingdom of England by Law Established to alter and change And whereas he the said Edward Coleman had Traiterously written four Letters to Monsieur Le Cheese then Counsellor of the French Kings to procure the aid assistance and adherance of the French King to perfect and accomplish the Traiterous imaginations aforesaid you the said Richard Langhorn afterwards to wit the said 30th day of September in the 30th year aforesaid at London c. well knowing the Treasonable matters in the same Letters contained to the same Letters did consent and then and there falsly subtilly advisedly maliciously and traiterously did abet counsel maintain and comfort the said Edward Coleman to perpetrate and accomplish the Treason aforesaid against the duty of your Allegiance against the peace of our Soveraign Lord the King his Crown and Dignity and against the form of the Statute in this case made and provided Cl. of Cr. How sayest thou Richard Langhorn art thou guilty of this High-Treason whereof thou standest Indicted or not gullty Langhorn Not Guilty Cl. of Cr. Culprit how wilt thou be tried Langhorn By God and my Country Cl. of Cr. God send thee a good deliverance Then the Petty Jury impannelled for this Trial was called the Prisoner put to his Challenges but challenging none the 12 Sworon were thes● JURY Arthur Yong Edward Becker Robert Twyford William Yapp John Kirkham Peter Piokering Thomas Barnes Francis Neeve John Hall George Sitwell James Wood Richard Cawthorne After which Proclamation for information was made in usual manner Cl. of Cr. Rich. Langhorn hold up thy hand which he did You of the Jury look upon the Prisoner hearken to his Cause He stands Indicted in London by the name of Rich. Langhorn late of London Esq for that as a false Traitor c. put in the Indictment Mutatis Mutandis against the form of the Statute in that case made provided Upon this Indictment he hath been Arraigned thereunto hath pleaded Not guilty your charge is to enquire whether he be guilty of the High-Treason whereof he stands indicted or not guilty if you find him guilty then you are to enquire what goods or chattels lands or Tenements he had at the time of the High-Treason committed or at any time sinces if you find him not guilty you shall enquire whether he fled for it if you find that he fled for it you are to enquire of his Goods Chattels as if you had found him guilty If you find him not guilty nor that he did fly for it say no more and hear your Evidence Then Roger Belwood Esq of Counsel for the King in this Cause open'd the Indictment thus Mr. Belwood May it please your Lordship and you Gentlemen of the Jury The Prisoner at the Bar Mr. Langhorn stands Indicted of High Treason it is for conspiring the Murder of the King endeavouring an alteration in the Government in Church and State And the Indictment sets forth that the 30th of August in the 30th year of the King he other false Traitors did agree to stir up Sedition and Rebellion in the kingdom to cause a great slaughter of his Majesties Subjects to introduce the Superstition of the Church of Rome and depose and Murther the King and to alter the Government in Church State And 't is there said that to accomplish these Evil Designs he writ Two Letters to be sent to Rome and St. Omers the effect of which letters was to procure the assistance of the Pope the French King to alter the Religion Established by Law in this Kingdom to Romish Superstition to Subvert the government to put the King to death that in further prosecution of these Traiterous designs he writ Two other letters to be sent to Rome to one Christopher Anderton Rector of the English Colledge a Jesuit Two other to be sent to St. Omers and in these letters he took upon him to advise the way means by which these treasons might be effected that these several letters were sent delivered by him received The indictment further sets forth that in

C. J. VVhat number did you see Dr. Oates I saw about half a dozen or 8. L. C. J. VVell Sir go on Dr. Oates My Lord I am now to speak to your Lordship concerning some Letters that he wrote to Rome and there was L. C. J. Had you any discourse with him concerning the matters of any of the Commissions of my Lord B●llasis and my Lord Powis Dr. Oates No my Lord I had but little skill in Military Affairs and therefore I said but little and I cannot give you an account word for word what the discourse was for it was out of my way My Lord there were several Letters which Mr. Langhorn writ to Father Le Cheese the Answers to which I saw in April and May whereupon the Fathers did desire they might have the Originals of those Copies He gave me the Originals to carry to the Fathers I think it was that very day I had been with him in the afternoon for I was with him in the morning the Fathers did read the Letters L. C. J. From whom came they Dr. Oates From Father le Cheese and from Father Anderton And le Cheese in his letter did assure him of his stedfastness and constancy to assist the Society for the carrying on the Cause And that they should not need doubt but the French King would stand by them or to that purpose I cannot remember exactly the words but it was to that effect L. C. J. But they were directed to Mr. Langhorn Dr. Oates I cannot Swear that directly but he gave them me L. C. J. Who were le Cheese and Anderton Dr. Oates The one was Confessor to the French King and the other Rector of the ●●lledge at Rome Mr. J. Atkins But you saw those in the Prisoners custody you say Dr. Oates Yes my Lord I did L. C. J. He gave them you to deliver to the Fathers to Whitebread and the Rest of them Dr. Oates Yes my Lord but I cannot say who they were directed to L. C. J. But pray repeat what was the substance of that Letter Dr. Oates My Lord as to the words of them I dare not charge my memory but ●● was to this purpose That Le Cheese would stand by the English Society and assist ●●em and that they should not need to doubt the French King or to that effect Mr. Belwood Do you remember any Letters that were writ by Mr. Coleman to Le Cheese Dr. Oates Yes my Lord I remember several Letters that Coleman writ but Mr. Langhorn was not affected in them Mr. Belwood Did he know of them Dr. Oates He gave an accompt in this letter to the Society that Coleman had wri●tters to Le Cheese and was very large and therefore he should not trouble his Re●●rence with any long Epistles Sir Cr. Levins What do you know of any money that was to be raised by the Bene●ctine Monks Dr. Oates I had forgot that L. C. J. You say that he said they should not need to doubt the French but he ●●uld stand by them with men and money for what purpose pray Dr. Oates Ile-tell you for what purpose it was the words of the letter did alledge to be for carrying on of the Cause Mr. Just Pemberton You mean the Catholick Cause Dr. Oates So it was generally understood L. C. J. But for the other money what say you Dr. Oates Mr. Langhorn was employed as Sol●citor for the Jesuits and did accom●●●y some of the Society Father Harcourt Father Fenwick Father Kaines and Father Langworth and they went and did communicate the Secret to the Benedictine Monks desiring them to stand by them with a Sum of money for the carrying on the ●●●sign now upon Mr. Langhorns solliciting them and appearing for them as I have ●●●rd 6000 l. was promised and paid L. C. J. By whom promised and paid Dr. Oates By the Benedictine Monks L. C. J. To whom Dr. Oates To the Society L. C. J. To what person Dr. Oates That I cannot say but it was said Mr. Langhorn was to receive it L. C. J. Did you see the money paid Dr. Oates No I did not L. C. J. Did you hear Mr. Langhorn confess it was paid Dr. Oates Mr. Langhorn did say in the month of July or August I cannot be posi●●●● which but thereabouts when he was spoken to about it that he would stir in it and do to the utmost of his power for the procuring of it And another thing I am sure Mr. Langhorn was very much disgusted that Sir George Wakeman was not contented with the 10000 l. Sir Cr. Levins What was the 60000 l. for Dr. Oates It was for the general Cause Sir Cr. Levins For the murther of the King Dr. Oates Yes and for the alteration of Religion Lord Chief Just North. How did it appear that Mr. Langhorn was disgusted that Sir George Wakeman would not take the 10000 l and what was it for Dr. Oates It was to poison the King and he said he was a covetous man that it was in a publick Concern and that being it was to carry on the Cause it was no matter if he did it for nothing but he said he was a narrow spirited and a narrow soul'd Physician L. Ch. J. When was it that he said he would stir for the money Dr. Oates It was in July or in August Langhorn My Lord may I ask him any Questions Mr. Just Pemberton Yes yes Mr. Langhorn you may Lord Ch. Just North. Pray Mr. Oates you saw such and such Commissions from the Superior of the Jesuits that were signed Jobannes Paulus de Oliva pray will you look upon this and see whether you know it and a Writing under the Jesuits Seal w●● shew'd him Dr. Oates This is the hand the very hand that was to the others and they had put such a Seal and that is for Mr. Stapleton to be Rector of St. Omers Sir Cr. Levins Now my Lord if you please this was not one of those Commission that Mr. Langhorn did distribute to the persons that were to have them no he would let us have none of those but it is a Commission of another nature 't is neither for a● Office civil nor military but Ecclesiastical yet it is under the same Hand and Seal Langhorn You say you came to me the first time in November and you went t● St. Omers when Sir Dr. Oates The latter end of November Langhorn When arrived you at St. Omers Dr. Oates I think it was the 10th of December new Stile I will not be positive L. C. J. All their defence lies in Catches upon a point of time in which no m●● living is able to be positive Dr. Oates My Lord if the 26th of November fell upon a Monday then it was ●● the 26th day that I set out for Dover in the Coach as near as I can remember and got to St. Omers a Friday morning following Langh A Friday after you say you got to St. Omers Dr. Oates About that

the Catholicks of England were in safety had made all Places and all Offices to be disposed of to Catholicks or such as they thought would be so that all Garrisons were either in their own hands or ready to be put into them that they had so sair an opportunity as I remember that was one of the expressions in the letter to Father Stapleton that they had so fair an opportunity having a King so easy to believe what is dictated to him by our Party that if we slip this opportunity we must despair of ever introducing Popery into England for having a King of England so easy and the French King so powerful they must not miss such an opportunity Lord Chief Just For what Mr. Bedloe To send over money for the carrying on of the Cause for they only wanted that all else was in readiness And the other letters were to the same effect though in other words That letter was in English but the letters to le Cheese and the Nuncio were both in French L. C. J But you understand French don't you Mr. Bedloe Yes my Lord I do Lord Chief Just Did he copy them out while you were there by Mr. Bedloe He registied them before me L. C. J. Did he write them into a Book and were you there all that time Mr. Bedloe Yes my Lord I and Coleman walked in the Chamber whi●st he went in and writ as he did other things for he registred all their Accompts There was not a penny of money either received or laid out nor any thing done almost in relation to this Concern but he did keep a Register of it I cannot say that ever he did talk any thing before me of the Kings death particularly but talked of the whole Design About a year and a half since Mr. Harcourt sent another Pacquet of letters by me to Mr. Langhorn to be registred he looked strangely upon me and received the letter and sent an Answer to Mr. Harcourt that Mr. Williams for I went them under the name of Captain Williams had delivered him such letters and that he should have them again to morrow after he had copied them and registred them Mr Harcourt read the letter of Answer to me and in the letter it was Mr. Williams Said I to Master Harcourt I thought I might have heen registred by my right name because when any thing should take effect and occasion serve I resolved to bear my own name Alas says he this does not signifie any thing at all for as for this Register it is not so considerable there shall be a new Register made of things of weight and moment this is only a blind Register amongst our selves The two letters that I brought from Harcourt there was one of them from Sir William Godolphin that I had brought before from Spain L. C. J. Who was that directed to Mr. Bedloe To my Lord Bellasis and about three weeks after it was that I was sent to Mr. Langhorn to have it registred the other was from the Irish Colledge of Jesuits in Salamanca The letter from the Rector did specifie that they would have my Lord Bellasis and the rest of the Lords that were concerned and the rest of the Party in England to be in readiness and to have this communicated with all expedition for now they had provided in Spain under the notion of Pilgrims for St. Jago some Irish Cashier'd Souldiers that had left their Country some for Religion and some for their Crimes and a great many Lay-brothers whom they had procured and gathered together under the notion of Pilgrims to be ready to take shipping at the Groin to land at Milford-Haven there to meet my Lord Powis and an Army that he was to raise in Wales to further this Design And these letters said they had almost brought it to a Period that they did only expect a return from England to shew in what readiness they were here that accordingly they might proceed Lord Chief Just Did Mr. Langhorn see these letters Mr. Bedloe He took these letters from me and told me Mr. Harcourt should have them again when he had transcribed them and writ a letter to Mr. Harcourt that Mr. Williams had brought him such letters Lord Chief Just And he did transcribe them Mr. Bedloe I suppose so for he afterwards sent them back to Mr. Hareourt Mr. Just Atkins Was it a good large Book that he registred them in Mr. Bedloe I know not what Book he registred them in not those letters Langhorn It is a proper Question because he said I registred those letters before him Mr. Bedloe I say I saw him in his Study transcribe Colemans letter whilst Coleman and I walked in his Chamber Lord Chief Just Into what kind of Book did he Register that Had he more Books than one pray Mr. Bedlow My Lord I cannot tell that I judge it might be the same Book I saw the Book then it was a large Parchment Book but I did not see it when Harcourts Letters were Registred When Coleman and I came thither he went into his Study 〈◊〉 and left us in the Chamber I saw him transcribing the Papers that lay before him 〈◊〉 but when I brought those Letters from Mr. Harcourt I onely delivered them sealed up● and his Answer to Father Harcourt was that Mr. Williams had brought him so many Letters and he should have them again assoon as he had transcribed them L. C. J. mr Langhorn you would do well to shew us the Book and that would make the matter plain L. C. J. North Could you see how far he had gon in the Book and what Room there was left to write other letters Mr. Bedlow It was a book at least 3 Inches thick and as near as I could guess he had gotten through 2 thirds of the Book L. C. J. But you should shew us your Book Mr. Langhorn Langhorn I say my Mord if I had such a Book it must needs be found in my Study if I had it it must be there for I never removed it L. C. J. That was not a Book fit to br left there Mr. Bedlow My Lord Pritchard did tell me that the Commissions were come and that mr Langhorn had them and things says he are now in a readiness Then said I. When shall I have my Commission Said he those that mr Longhorn hath are only for the General Officers you must have yours said he from my Lord Belasis Sir Cr. Levins Do you know any thing of any money that was to be raised by the Benedictine Monks 6000 l. or what other sum Mr. Bedlow My Lord in May 1696. among the letters I carryed to Le Cheese one of them was directed to Stapleton a Benedictine Monk to raise the mony for England L C. J. The money what money Mr. Bedlow The money they had promised to remit into England L. C. J. B● t●id they name no sum Mr. Bedlow No my Lord for they had no particular promise

April such a Consult was summoned and held it falls out that five days after a Letter is found amongst Harcourts papers a principal Person in the Design which does order the meeting upon the twenty fourth of April bing the day after St. Georges Feast and gives them a Caution that they should not come too soon to Town That they should not appear too much in London for fear of discovering the Design And of disclosing that the nature of which requires Secrecy Plainer than this is hardly to be writ from a Jesuit Especially in so dangerous a matter And what can be answered to this Letter that is found in a Priests Hand four days after Mr. Oates had given in his Information about it Put all this together and if you be satisfied herein you may judg the better as to the particular business of mr Langhorn how far the Testimony of Oates and Bedlow affect him You know what you do And for Bedloe 't is true what he says that there is nothing to be said to his Evidence because no man can prove a Negative and he swears expresly that he had this discourse with him of these Treasonable matters Killing the King and Altering Religion If this be so and you are satisfied in that particular and that a man may very well bee as to the substance I do not see any considerable Answer that is given I say once more there is the life of a Gentleman at stake and there are all our lives at the stake Follow you your consciences do Wisely do Honestly and consider what is to be done Lord Ch. Just North. With my Lords leave because there hath been mention made of this letter which goes much in Confirmation of mr Oates Testimony It is in Court but it hath not been produced at the Bar I desire it may if your Lordship please Sir Cr. Levins It is here in Court my Lord we will give your Lordship an account how we came by it Swear Sr. Thomas Doleman Which was done Sir Cr. Lev. Sir Thomas Did you find the Paper amongst mr Harcourt's Papers Sir Thomas Doleman I found this letter among the Papers of mr Harcourt that were committed to my search Lord Ch. Just When did you find it Sir Sir Thomas Doleman It was some five or six days after mr Oates had given in his information to the King and Council Lord Ch. Just Do you mark it Gentlemen After mr Oates had told the Councel of the Consult in the Twenty fourth of April is this letter found Lord Ch. Just North 'T is in Confirmation of mr Oates's Testimony Then the letter was Read being the same with that in Page 37. In the Tryal of White bread Harcourt c. L. C. J. This Letter is only as to the Plot in General and no to be applyed to mr Langhorn in particular Langhorn Mr. Oates might very well be able to speak of this meeting of this congregation as they call it before this letter was taken 't is easy to believe because mr Oates being at Saint Omers I supposed the like letters of summons might come over to Saint Omers to fetch some of them over hither L. C. J. You say well but if you have but the luck to give me an answer to a thing or two you 'l have better fortune and more skill than the Priests 'T is true he might perchance know of the Consult if he were at St. Omers But will you tell us what that Design was And what is the meaning of the putting those words into the letter That they should not come too soon to London nor appear too much about Town for fear of discovering that design which they knew required Secrecy in its own nature Langhorn My Lord I will tell you what I take to be the meaning of that letter The design was the holding of a Congregation There were diverse of them and it was like the meeting of a Dean and Chapter in a Colledge and he bids them not to come too long before the time for they were certainly in very great danger to be taken L. C J What! At that time What danger were they in then Langhorn Yes my Lord the Parliament was then sitting L. C. J. But you know what Indulgence there was to all Papists at that time if they would be but quiet Well but put it altogether they were to come to London not too soon nor to appear too much because the Parliament was sitting for fear of Discovering the Design What was that only for Mr. Whitebread and his fellows to make an Officer Can it be answered by that Langhorn Certainly their holding of a Congregation in England does require secrecy L. C. J. Gentlemen Here is the thing This is only an Evidence to the Plot in general that there is a Plot and you may make what reasonable use you think fit of it It is not a Particular Evidence against Mr. Langhorns particular person Only it shews there was a Plot and you have heard what they say to him in particular about it And I 'le tell you one thing more which if Oats swears true concerns you very much He saith they were a talking of the Ten Thousand Pounds that Sir George Wakeman was to have for Poysoning the King when their other attempts had failed and that he would not take under Fifteen Thousand Pound You mr Langhorn was very angry and said it was a base covetous thing in him and it being such a public Cause it would have been no matter if he had done it for Nothing I have repeated as much as I can well remember without any prejudice to Mr. Langhorns Testimony And so I leave it with you Than an Officer was Sworn to keep the Jury who withdrew to consider of their Verdict and the Judges also went off from the Bench. The Lord Chief Justice telling the Auditory that the day being so far spent and the Commission determining that night because of the Term Sir George Wakeman and the rest could not be tryed till next Sessions And after a short space the Jury returned and answering to their Names delivered in their Verdict Cl. of Crown Gentlemen are you all Agreed of your Verdict Omnes Yes ' Cl. of Cr. Who shall say for you Omnes Foreman Cl. of Cr. Richard Langhorn hold up thy hand look upon the Prisoner You of the Jury How say you Is he Guilty of High-Treason whereof he stands Indicted or Not Guilty Foreman Guilty Cl of Cr. What Goods or Chattles Foreman None to our Knowledg Cl. of Cr. Hearken to the Verdict as the Court hath Recorded it You say that Richard Langhorn is Guilty of the High Treason whereof he stands Indicted But you say that he had no Goods or Chattels Lands or Tenements at the time of High Treason committed or at any time since to your Knowlege And so you say all Omnes Yes Mr. Recor. It is a Verdict according to the Justice of the Evidence Vpon which there was