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A63204 The tryal of William Hone. For high-treason, for conspiring the death of the King, &c. 1683 (1683) Wing T2236A; ESTC R219711 7,158 6

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Dublin Printed by J. Ray on Colledg green 1683. THE TRYAL OF WILLIAM HONE FOR HIGH-TREASON For Conspiring the Death of the KING c. On Thursday July 12. 1683. William Hone being set to the Bar and after having held up his Hand the following Indictment was read London THe Jurors for our Sovereign Lord the King upon their Oaths present That William Hone late of London Labourer with many other Traitors as a false Traitor against the most Illustrious and Excellent Prince our Sovereign 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 March in the Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord Charles the Second King of England c. the 35th 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 the whole Kingdom of England to cause and procure and Insurrection and Rebellion against our said Lord the King to move 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 Hone and many other Traytors as a false Traytor then and there and diverse other Days and Times as well before as after Maliciously Trayterously and advisedly he did assemble meet together and consult with divers other Evil disposed and Discontented Subjects of our said Lord the King to the Jurors as yet unknown and had Discourse and did treat of and for the executing and fulfilling their Treasons and Traiterous Compassings Imaginations and Purposes aforesaid And that the said William Hone together with many other Traytors as a false Traytor Malitiously Traiterously and Advisedly then and there and diverse other Days and Times as well before as after did take upon himself and promise to be aiding and assisting in the execution of the Treasons and Traiterous Compassings Imaginations and Purposes aforesaid And in providing of Arms and Men Armed to fulfil and perfect the said Treasons Traiterous Compassings Imaginations and Purposes aforesaid And to fulfil and bring to pass the said most horrid Treasons and Traiterous Compassings Imaginations and Purposes aforesaid he the said Willam Hone with many other False Traytors as a False Traytor Malitiously Traiterously and Advisedly then and there did procure and prepare Arms to Wit Blunderbusses Carbines and Pistols against the Duty of his Allegiance against the Peace of our Sovereign Lord the King c. and against the Form of the Statutes c. Cl. of the Crown How saiest thou William Hone art thou Guilty of this High Treason whereof thou standest Indicted or not Guilty Hone. In some measure I am Guilty Capt. Richardson You must say Guilty or Not Guilty L. Ch. J. You must plead to this and the way is to confess all or deny all Hone. I know nothing of the Arms. L. Ch. J. Are you Guilty of the Treason in conspiring the Death of the King and providing of Arms for that purpose Hone. I never provided Arms I am Guilty of the Conspiracy L. Ch. J. We can take notice of none of these odd kind of words you talk of but either plainly Guilty or Not Guilty Hone. My Lord I can truly say I am Not Guilty for I know nothing of it L. Ch. J. If you say so you say as much as is required of you at present Hone. In that understanding of it I am Not Guilty L. Ch. J Well he says he is Not Guilty Cl. of Cr Culprit How wilt thou be tried Hone. By God and my Countrie Cl. of Cr. God send thee a good Deliverance Friday July the 13th in the Morning the Court being met and Proclamation made Mr. Att. Gen. Set William Hone to the Bar. Cl. of Cr. You the Prisoner at the Bar Hold up your Hand Hone. I desire I may retract my Plea I would plead Guilty L. Ch. J. Do you confess the Indictment Hone. Yes my Lord. L. Ch. J. That is that you did conspire the Death of the King and in order to that that you did provide your self with Arms to do this wicked Act. Hone. I never did that my Lord I never provided any Arms. L. Ch. J. What were you to have done Hone. That Deposition I gave before Sir William Turner is true L. Ch. J. Tell us what you were to have done in this bloody matter Hone. I was asked by one Mr. Goodenough to go along with him and I asked him whither and he would not tell me but I understood it was to Kill the King and Duke of York but he did not tell me the place Sir Geo. Jeff. He does not confess fully we desire to trie him L. Ch. J. Look you you have pleaded Not Guilty to this Indictment the King is willing that if you be not Guilty you shall not be Condemned and therefore he does desire and command the Evidence against you should be publickly given that all Persons may see that you are not without Cause brought to Trial therefore swear the Jury The Prisoner challenged none but the Jury that were sworn were Nicholas Charlton Christopher Pitts Robert Beddinfield John Pelling William Winbury Thomas Seaton William Rutland Thomas Short Theophilus Man John Jenew John Short Thomas Nicholas Then Proclamation for Information and for those that were bound by Recognizance to appear was made Cl. of Cr. William Hone hold up thy Hand which he did You Gentlemen of the Jurie that are sworn look upon the Prisoner and hearken to his