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A26159 An Account of the tryal of Charles Bateman, chirurgeon, for high treason in conspiring the death of the late King and the subversion of government, &c., who was tryed and found guilty, at Justice-Hall in the Old Bayly, on the 9th of December, 1685 : the tryals of John Holland and William Davis, for conspiring against, violently assaulting, and without any warrantable cause, imprisoning William Chancey ... who were tryed and found guilty at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bayly, on the 10th of December, 1685 : as also the tryals of John Holland, William Davis, and Agnes Wearing, for a notorious burglary and felony ... who were tryed and found guilty, at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bayly, on the 11th of December, 1685. Bateman, Charles, d. 1685.; England and Wales. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (London) 1685 (1685) Wing A415A; ESTC R35678 19,910 22

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AN ACCOUNT OF THE TRYAL OF Charles Bateman Chirurgeon FOR High-Treason IN CONSPIRING The Death of the late King And the Subversion of the Government c. Who was Tryed and found Guilty at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bayly on the 9th of December 1685. THE TRYALS OF John Holland and William Davis For Conspiring against violently Assaulting and without any warrantable Cause Imprisoning William Chancey Citizen and Mercer of London to extort a Sum of Money from him who were Tryed and found Guilty at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bayly on the 10th of December 1685. As also the Tryals of John Holland William Davis and Agnes Wearing for a Notorious Burglary and Felony Committed in the House of Leonel Gatford a Minister in Lime-street London and stealing Plate Money and Rings to the value of 300 l. who were Tryed and found Guilty at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bayly on the 11th of December 1685. LONDON Printed by E. Mallet MDCLXXXV THE TRYAL OF Charles Bateman Chirurgeon FOR High-Treason And John Holland William Davis and Agnes Wearing for a Notorious Felony and Burglary THE Sessions of Peace Oyer and Terminer and Goal Delivery of Newgate for the City of London and County of Middlesex beginning at Justice Hall in the Old Bayly on the 9th of December 1685. Charles Bateman against whom an Indictment of High-Treason had been found for Conspiring the Death of the late King c. was brought in the Custody of the Keeper of Newgate in order to his Arraignment and being ordered to hold up his hand he desired that he might first say something for himself in order to put off his Tryal but was told by Mr. Recorder he must plead before he could be heard whereupon desiring to know whether he might have the same advantage after his pleading as before as to gain longer time for his Tryal and being answered he might he held up his hand and then the Indictment was read Mr. Bateman pleaded not Guilty and desired his Tryal might be put off saying He was not prepared to make his Defence and therefore prayed a longer time saying He had been close Prisoner for the space of ten VVeeks and was over and above very much indisposed and further alledged he had had no Notice nor any Pannel of the Jury as for notice of Tryal he was answered that it was not usual to give any in that Court but that he ought to have expected it and prepared for it accordingly and as for the Pannel it was not denyed him then he prayed a Coppy of the Indictment but was told it could not be allowed and upon his further alledging his unpreparedness and no notice of Tryal and the like the King's Council urged that he had opportunity enough to take notice of his Tryal for that it was upon an Indictment of the precedent Sessions Then he asked what time he might have between his Arraignment and Tryal and was answered as much as would stand with the conveniency of the Court and after several hours Respite he a second time was brought to the Bar and then upon his humble request Pen Ink and Paper was allowed him and his Son to assist him and then were sworn to try the Issue Richard Aley Esq Richard Williams John Cannum Patrick Barret John Palmer James Raynor Edward Rhedish George Lilburn Daniel Fouls Peter Floyer Lawrence Cole John Cooper And he making no exceptions to them then the Indictment was read The Jurors c. THAT Charles Bateman late of the Parish of St. D unstans in the West in the Ward of Farringdon without Lond. Chirurgeon as a false Traytor against the most Illustrious and Excellent Prince Charles the Second late King of England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the Faith and his Natural Lord not having the fear of God in his Heart nor weighing the Duty of his Allegience but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the Devil the Cordial Love and true Due and Natural Obedience which a true and Faithful Subject of our late Lord the King towards him should and of Right ought to bear altogether withdrawing and Practising and with all his strength intending the Peace and common Tranquillity of this Kingdom to disquiet and disturb and War and Rebellion against our late Lord the King within this Kingdom to stir up move and procure and the Government of our late Lord the King of this Kingdom to subvert and our said late Lord the King from the Stile Title Honour and Kingly Name of the Imperial Crown of this Kingdom to depose and deprive and our said late Lord the King to Death and final Destruction to bring and put the 30th Day of May in the 35th Year of his Reign and divers other days and times as well before as afterwards at the Parish and Ward aforesaid Falsely Maliciously Devilishly and Traytorously with divers other Rebels and Traytors to the Jurors unkown did Conspire Compass imagine and intend our said late Lord the King then his Supream and Natural Lord not only of his Kingly State Title Power and Government of his Kingdom of England to deprive and depose but also our said late Lord the King to kill and to Death to bring and put and the Antient Government of this Kingdom to change alter and subvert and a miserable Slaughter amongst the Subjects of our said late Lord the King to cause and procure and Insurrection and Rebellion against our said late Lord the King to procure and assist and the same most Wicked Treasons and Traytorous Conspiracies Compassings Imaginations and Purposes aforesaid to effect and bring to pass He the said Charles Bateman as a false Traytor then and there to wit the said 30th Day of May in the 35th Year aforesaid and divers other days and times as well before as afterwards at the Parish and Ward aforesaid Falsely Vnlawfully most Wickedly and Traytorously Did promise and undertake to the said other false Rebells and Traytors then and there being present That He the said Charles Bateman would be assisting and aiding in the taking and Apprehending the Person of our said late Lord the King and intaking and seizing the City of London and the Tower of London the Savoy and the Royal Pallace of White-Hall against the Duty of his Allegience against the Peace c. and against the form of the Statute in this Case made and provided c. Mr. Phips Council for the King opened the Nature of it and was seconded by Mr Serjeant Selby and Mr. Charles Moloy after which Mr. Josias Keeling was sworn whose Evidence was that he had been at divers meetings and Consults where the methods had been proposed for the purposes a foresaid and more particular one time with Rumbold the Maltster since Executed for High-Treason and that then three Papers were produced by Rumbold and opened containing the Moddel of the Design to divide the City into Twenty Parts and to raise Five Hundred men in each Part to be under one Chief and Nine or Ten