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Die Sabbati 9 ̊Maij, Anno Domini, 1685 in banco Regis. Dominus Rex versus Oats.
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Die Sabbati 9º Maij Anno Domini 1685. IN BANCO REGIS Dominus Rex versus Oats THIS Day being appointed for the Tryal of the Other of the Causes between our Sovereign Lord the King and Titus Oates for Perjury The same began about Nine in the Morning and proceeded after this manner First Proclamation was made for Silence Then the Desendant was called who appearing in Person was advised to look to his Challenges But he challeng'd none only he desir'd that they might be all ask't Whether they were of the Grand Jury that found the Bill which was done And all denying it the Twelve sworn were these Jurors Sir Thomas Vernon Knight Nicholas Charleton Esq Thomas Langham Esq Thomas Hartop Francis Griffith John Kent George Toriano Henry Loades John Midgley John Pelling Thomas Short And George Peck Clerk of the Crown Gentlemen You that are sworn Hearken to the Record Memorandum That by a certain Inquisition for our Soveraign Lord the King at the Guild-Hall of the City of London and within the same City on Tuesday the 28th of October in the 36th year of the Reign of our Late Soveraign Lord Charles the Second By the Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith c. before Sir Henry Tulse Knight Mayor of the City of London Sir William Turner Knight and Sir James Edwards Knight Aldermen of the said City Sir Thomas Jenner Knight one of His Majesties Serjeants at Law and Recorder of the same City Sir Robert Jeffries Knight and Sir John Peake Knight other Aldermen of the said City and others their Companions Justices of our said Lord the King by His Majesties Letters Patents under the Great Seal of England to Enquire of several Offences in the said Letters Patents Contain'd and to hear and determine the same according to the Laws and Customs of this Kingdom by the Oaths of 12 Jurors Honest and Lawfull Men of the City of London aforesaid Who then and there being then and there Sworn and Charged to Enquire for our said Soveraign Lord the King and the Body of the said City upon their Oaths present THat at a certain Session of our said Lord the King holden for the County of Middlesex at Hicks's-Hall in St. Johns Street in the County aforesaid on Monday to wit the 16th day of December in the year of the Reign of our said late Soveraign Lord Charles the Second by the Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith c. the 30th before Sir Reginald Forster Baronet Sir Philip Mathews Baronet Sir William Bowles Knight Sir Charles Pittfield Knight Thomas Robinson Vmphrey Wyrley Thomas Harriot and William Hempson Esquires Justices of our said Lord the King to enquire by the Oaths of Honest and Lawfull Men of the County of Middlesex aforesaid and by other wayes manners and means whereby they might or could better know as well within Liberties as without by whom the Truth of the Matter might be better known and enquir'd of concerning all Treasons and Misprisions of Treasons Insurrections Rebellions Counterfeitings Clippings Washings False making and other Falsifying of the Moneys of this Kingdon of England and of any other Kingdoms and Dominions whatsoever and of all Murthers Felonies Man-slaughters Killings Burglaries and other Articles and Offences in the Letters Patents of our said Lord the King to them or any four or more of them thereupon directed specifyed As also the accessaries of the same within the County aforesaid as well within Liberties as without by whomsoever howsoever had Made Done or Committed and to hear and determine the same Treasons and other the Premisses according to the Law and Custom of this Kingdom of England assigned by the Oaths of Ralph Wain John Vaughan Richard Foster Thomas Paget Robert Newington Henry Tompkins Robert Hayes John Greenwood Peter Stinyeson Josiah 〈◊〉 Richard Richman Augustine Bear John King Nathanael Brit Francis Fisher Edward Foster and Samuel Lynn Honest and Lawful Men of the County aforesaid sworn and Charg'd to Enquire for our said Lord the King and the Body of the County aforesaid Upon their Oaths it was presented That Thomas White otherwise Whitebread late of the Parish of St. Giles's in the Fields in the County of Middlesex Clerk William Ireland late of the Parish aforesaid in the County aforesaid Clerk John Fenwick late of the same Parish and County Clerk Thomas Pickering late of the Parish aforesaid in the County aforesaid Clerk and John Grove late of the Parish aforesaid in the County aforesaid Gentleman As false Traytors against the most Illustrious and most Serene and Excellent Prince our said late Sovereign Lord Charles the Second by the Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith c. their Supream and Natural Lord not having the Fear of the Lord in their Hearts nor weighing the Duty of their Allegiance but being moved and seduced by the Instigation of the Devil the Cordial Love and true due and Natural Obedience which True and Faithful Subjects of our said Lord the King towards him our said Lord the King should and of right ought to bear utterly withdrawing and contriving and with all their might intending the Peace and common Tranquillity of this Kingdom of England to disturb and the true Worship of God within this Kingdom of England used and by Law Established to subvert and Sedition and Rebellion within this Kingdom of England to move stir and procure and the Cordial Love and true and due Obedience with true and faithful Subjects of our said Lord the King towards him the said Lord the King should and of right ought to bear utterly to withdraw put out and extinguish and our said Sovereign Lord the King to Death and final Destruction to bring and put the 24th of April in the 30th Year of the Reign of our said late Sovereign Lord Charles the Second at the Parish of St. Giles's in the Fields aforesaid in the County of Middlesex aforesaid falsly maliciously subtily advisedly and trayterously did purpose compass imagine and intend Sedition and Rebellion within this Kingdom of England to move stir up and procure and a miserable Slaughter amongst the Subjects of our said Sovereign Lord the King to procure and cause and our said Lord the King from the Regal State Title Power and Government of his Kingdom of England wholly to deprive depose cast down and disinherit and him our said Lord the King to Death and final Destruction to bring and put and the Government of the said Kingdom and the sincere Religion of God in the same Kingdom rightly and by the Laws of the same Kingdom Established at their Will and Pleasure to change and alter and the State of this whole Kingdom of England through all its Parts well Instituted and Ordained wholly to subvert and destroy and War against our said Lord the King within this Kingdom of England to Levy And to compleat and
Gospels of God was duly sworn to speak and testify the Truth the whole Truth and nothing but the Truth of and in the Premises between our said Lord the King and the said William Ireland Thomas Pickering and John Grove And that the said Titus Oates then and there in the Court of Goal Delivery aforesaid upon his Oath aforesaid upon the Indictment aforesaid at the Parish and Ward aforesaid by his own proper Act and Consent of his most wicked Mind falsly voluntarily and corruptly did say depose swear and give in Evidence to the Jurors of the Jury aforesaid then and there sworn and Empannel'd to try the Issue aforesaid between our said late Lord the King and the said William Ireland Thomas Pickering and John Grove That the said William Ireland in the Indictment aforesaid mentioned was in Town within the Cities of London and Westminster or the places adjacent to the said Cities meaning upon the first or second day of September in the Year 1678. Whereas in Truth and indeed the said William Ireland in the Indictment aforesaid mentioned was not in Town nor within the Cities of London or Westminster or the Places adjacent to the same Cities or either of them upon the first or s cond day of September in the Year 1678. And so the aforesaid Titus Oates the aforesaid seventeenth day of December in the Thirtieth Year aforesaid at the Justice-Hall aforesaid in the Court aforesaid upon the Trial aforesaid upon the Indictment aforesaid between our said late Lord the King and the aforesaid William Ireland Thomas Pickering and John Grove so as aforesaid had by his own Act and Consent and of his most wicked mind falsely voluntarily and corruptly in manner and form aforesaid did Commit Voluntary and Corrupt Perjury And the Jurors aforesaid last sworn to enquire for our said Lord the King and the body of the City of London aforesaid upon their Oathes aforesaid doe further present That at another Session of our said late Lord the King held for the County of Middlesex at Hickes's Hall in St. Johns street in the County aforesaid on Thursday to wit the 12th day of June in the 31st year of our said late Lord King Charles the second before Sir Phillip Mathews Baronet Sir Thomas Orby Knight and Barronet Sir William Pulteney Knight Sir William Bowles Knight Thomas Robinson Thomas Harriot Esquires and others their Companions by Letters Patents of our said late Lord the King to the same Justices aforenamed and others and to any four or more of them under the Great Seal of our said late Lord the King made to enquire by the Oaths of good and Lawful Men of the County of Middlesex aforesaid and by all other wayes manners and means by which they might or could better know as well within Liberties as without by whom the truth of the matter might be best known and enquired of all Treasons Misprisions of Treason Insurrections Rebellions Counterfeitings Clippings Washings False-making other Falsifyings of the Mony of this Kingdom of England and of other Kingdoms Dominions whatsoever of all Murders Felonies Man-slaughters Killings Burglaries Rapes Meetings and unlawful Conventicles Speakings of Words Combinations Misprisions Confederacies false Allegations Trespasses Riots Routs Retainers Escapes Contempts Oppressions and of other Articles and Offences in the same Letters Patents of our said Lord the King specified As also the Accessaries of the same within the County aforesaid as well within Liberties as without by whomsoever howsoever had done perpetrated or committed of other Articles Circumstances concerning the Premises howsoever and the same Treasons and other the Premises to hear and determine according to the Law and Custom of this Kingdom of England being assign'd by the Oaths of Henry Ashurst Esquire Edward Gavell John Radford John Warral William Hanmar Robert Pritchard John Tredder Gilbert Vreweyn David Collivex Abraham Harrison Charles Morgan Philip Trehearn John Collier Robert Whiterod William Webb Thomas Edwards and Abraham Tillent honest and lawful Men of the County aforesaid Sworn and Charged to enquire for our said Lord the King and the Body of the County aforesaid upon their Oaths it was presented That Thomas White late of the Parish of St. Giles in the Fields in the County of Middlesex Clerk otherwise called Thomas Whitebread late of the Parish aforesaid in the County aforesaid Clerk John Fenwick late of the Parish aforesaid in the County aforesaid Clerk William Harcourt late of the Parish aforesaid in the County aforesaid Clerk otherwise called William Harrison late of the Parish aforesaid in the County aforesaid Clerk John Gaven late of the Parish aforesaid in the County aforesaid Clerk and James Corker late of the Parish aforesaid in the County aforesaid Clerk as false Traytors against the most Illustrious most Serene and Excellent Prince our late Soveraign Lord King Charles the Second by the Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith c. Their Supreme and Natural Lord not having the fear of God in their Hearts nor weighing the duty of their Allegiance but being moved and seduced by the Instigation of the Devil the Cordial Love and true due and Natural Obedience which true and faithful Subjects of our said Lord the King towards him our said Lord the King should and of right ought to bear wholly withdrawing and contriving and withall their might intending the Peace and common Tranquillity of this Kingdom of England to disturb and the true Worship of God within this Kingdom of England used and by Law establisht to overthrow and the Government of this Kingdom of England to Subvert and Sedition and Rebellion within this Kingdom of England to move stir up and procure and the Cordial Love and true and due Obedience which true and Faithful Subjects of our Lord the King towards him the said Lord the King should and of right ought to bear utterly to withdraw put out and extinguish and our said late Lord the King to death and final destruction to bring and put the 24th day of April in the 30th Year of the Reign of our said late Lord King Charles the Second c. at the Parish of St. Giles in the Fields in the County of Middlesex aforesaid with diverse others false Traytors against our said late Lord the King to the Jurors aforesaid unknown falsly subtilly advisedly maliciously and trayterously did purpose compass imagine and intend Sedition and Rebellion within this Kingdom of England to move stir up and procure and a miserable slaughter among the Subjects of our said Lord the King to procure and cause and our said late Lord the King from the Regal State Title Power and Government of his Kingdom of England utterly to deprive depose cast down and disinherit and him our said late Lord the King to Death and final Destruction to bring and put and the Government of the same Kingdom and the sincere Religion of God in the same Kingdom rightly and by