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A25882	The arraignments, tryals and condemnations of Charles Cranburne and Robert Lowick 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 were found guilty of high-treason before His Majesty's justices of Oyer and Terminer at Westminster, and received sentence the 22d. of April, 1696, and were executed at Tyburn the 29th of the said month : in which tryals are contained all the learned arguments of the King's councel, and likewise the councel for the prisoners, upon the new act of Parliament for regulating tryals in cases of treason.	Cranburne, Charles, d. 1696.; Lowick, Robert, d. 1696.	1696 (1696)	Wing A3767; ESTC R18124	90,422	76

a Design by the Proof of Bertram as well as of Harris then there are two Witnesses which is as much as the Law requires But indeed the Council have called several Witnesses to prove that the Prisoner has lived very peaceably and quietly one Woman says she has known him Twelve Years and that he lodged at her House and that he was a Man of great Temper and Candor and not disorderly but had a general good Esteem and Character And then there is another Mrs. Mosely that proves the like and says she has known him these Twenty Years and she says no Man has a better Character And Mr. Bertram hath said that he was not of a rash or bloody Temper Now Gentlemen I must leave it to you upon the Evidence that you have heard there are these Witnesses that have been produced and there are these Circumstances that appear in the Case if you are satisfied upon this Evidence that has been given that the Prisoner Mr. Lowick did consent to and engage himself in that Design of assassinating the King then you are to find him guilty if you are not satisfied you are to find him not guilty you have heard your Evidence and had best consider of it Then an Officer was sworn to keep the Jury who withdrew and staid out about half an hour and then returned Cl. of Arr. Gentlemen of the Jury answer to your Names George Ford. Mr. Ford. Here c. And so of the rest Cl. of Arr. Are you all agreed of your Verdict Jury Yes Cl. of Arr. Who shall say for you Jury Foreman Cl. of Arr. Robert Lowick hold up thy hand Which he did Look upon the Prisoner how say you Is he guilty of the High-Treason whereof he stands indicted or not guilty Foreman Guilty my Lord. Cl. of Arr. What Goods or Chattels Lands or Tenements had he at the time of the Treason committed or at any time since Foreman None to our knowledge we do not find any Cl. of Arr. Then hearken to your Verdict as the Court hath recorded it You say that Robert Lowick is guilty of the High-Treason whereof he stands indicted but that he had no Goods Chattels Lands or Tenements at the time of the High-Treason committed or at any time since to your knowledge and so you say all Jury Yes L. C. J. Holt. Discharge the Jury Cl. of Arr. Gentlemen of the Jury the Court discharges you and thanks you for your service L. C. J. Holt. Mr. Attorny Will you have the Prisoners set to the Bar Mr. Attor Yes if your Lordship please Then the Keeper of Newgate brought Rookwood and Cranburn and all three were set to the Bar. Mr. Att. Gen. If your Lordship please to give Judgment against the Prisoners that are convicted L. C. J. Holt. Ask them what they have to say for themselves in arrest of Judgment Cl. of Arr. Robert Lowick hold up thy Hand you stand convicted of High-Treason in conspiring the Death of the King by Assassination what can you say for your self why the Court should not give Judgment against you to die according to Law Then the Keeper bid him kneel L. C. J. Holt. No no he need not kneel if you have any thing to say Mr. Lowick we will hear you Lowick I throw my self upon the Kings Mercy Cl. of Arr. Ambrose Rookwood hold up thy hand which he did you stand convicted of the same High-Treason for conspiring the Death of the King by Assassination what can you say for your self why the Court should not give you Judgment to die according to the Law Rookwood All that can be said has been said already and so I shall say no more Cl. of Arr. Charles Cranburn hold up thy Hand thou standest convicted of High-Treason in conspiring the Death of the King by Assassination what canst thou say for thy self why the Court should not give the Judgment to die according to Law Cranburn I have nothing to say but what I have said already Cl. of Arr. Then Cryer make Proclamation Cryer O yes all manner of Persons are commanded to keep silence while Judgment is in giving upon pain of Imprisonment L. Ch. J. Holt. You the Prisoners at the Bar Robert Lowick Ambrose Rookwood and Charles Cranburn you have been indicted and upon full and clear Evidence have been convicted of High-Treason a Treason that was advanc'd to the highest degree both of Malice and Mischief against the King and Kingdom you design'd to assassinate the King with an intent to subvert the State and by the introducing of a foreign Power to destroy the antient Liberty and Constitution of England Our French and Popish Enemies by whom you were imployed in this bloody Enterprise did very well know that the Wisdom and Courage of his present Majesty has rescued this Kingdom from that Slavery and Oppression which they often threatened to bring upon us they knew that under his Government we have been protected in the enjoyment of our Religion Laws and Liberty for several Years and that his Majesty is the Head of the Protestant Interest and the Protector and Preserver of the Liberty of Europe and that upon the Preservation of his Life and the Safety of his Person the Good and Happiness of multitudes of People do depend which the French King's Pride and Ambition has been ready to take hold of any opportunity to enslave and oppress Your being engaged in such a horrid Design against so precious a Life and to be the bloody Instruments to give that dismal Stroke which would have brought Mistry and Desolation upon so many Men renders you worthy to undergo a greater and more severe Punishment than by the Law of England can be inflicted but that there is no greater provided for such Criminals is to be imputed to the antient Honesty and Integrity of English Men who when they fram'd this Constitution of Government never imagin'd England should produce such degenerate Wretches as would endeavour by Plots and Contrivances to betray their Country to a foreign Yoak and subject themselves and their Fellow-Subjects to the slavish Dominion of Strangers Your Crime being so great it is now high time for you seriously to reflect upon it and tho you deserve to suffer the greatest of Punishments yet I have that Compassion for your Persons that I wish heartily you would make use of that Opportunity which is now put into your Hands to repent And since you are adjudg'd by the Law unworthy to live here that you will make preparation to appear at another Tribunal where you must have another Tryal and without an hearty and sincere Repentance receive a more severe Sentence I hope this Calamity and the Judgment that is to fall upon you will be an Admonition to you to take better advice in the last part of your time which is left you than you have done in the whole course of your Lives and that you will be wiser than to follow the Direction of those Guides whose

gave it to Mr. Cranburn to carry it to Mr. Chernock what the particular Message was I cannot be positive Indeed I don't very well remember the Message but the List was carry'd to Mr. Chernock and to the best of my Memory it was to give Mr. Chernock an Account what men he was sure of for Mr. Porter told me of several disappointments he had had of Persons that had promis'd him and fail'd Mr. Phipps Can you remember what Mr. Cranburn said upon that M. De la Rue No I do not Cranburn What Message was that you say I brought from Sir George Barclay M. De la Rue I do not say that you brought any Message from Sir George Barclay Cranburn You said that I brought a Message that Sir George Barclay would see him M. De la Rue I do not say so but I say that you told Mr. Porter that Mr. Chernock sent you with a Message to let him know that Sir George Barclay was desirous to see Mr. Porter to confer about taking care of themselves Cranburn Did you hear me name Sir George Barclay's Name M. De la Rue Yes I say you told Mr. Porter that Mr. Chernock bid you caution him to take care of himself and that he wou'd go that way for Sir George Barclay and he desired to see him and Mr. Porter said it was an unreasonable thing for Mr. Chernock to desire it because they knew he was under Circumstances that it was not proper for him to go and he wondered rather they would not come to him L. C. J. Holt. What time a Day was this M. De la Rue It was about Twelve a Clock I think L. C. J. Holt. Was it after such time as the News was brought that the King did not go abroad that Day M. De la Rue Yes my Lord it was after that time Mr. Phipps Were you with Sir George Barclay when he was here in England Did you see him here M. De la Rue I did not see him on this side of the Water I knew him abroad and a great many other Unfortunate Persons that were concern'd in this Affair I knew some of them here and that they were concern'd in the Design but I did not converse with many indeed with but a very few about it for to shew that I was not a man that design'd to trappan or insnare any man I did never exchange Two Words about this Matter with any Persons that I knew were concern'd in it but Sir William Parkyns and that but in a small measure and Mr. Chernock and Mr. Porter and Mr. King and Col. Parker except what past upon the 22th between Mr. Porter and Mr. Chernock when Mr. Porter sent Mr. Cranburn to Mr. Chernock Mr. Cranburn was one who Mr. Porter called his Quarter-Master I know this Gentleman was commonly depending upon Mr. Porter but I think I never was much in his Company I did not know what Design he had upon him but I was told by Mr. Porter that he Intended to make him his Quarter-Master and I understood Mr. Porter was to have a Troop of Horse in Col. Parker's Regiment Mr. Phipps You say you knew a great many of them that were concern'd but you discours'd and conversed but with a few M. De la Rue I do so Sir Mr. Phipps How do you know that they were concern'd when you did not discourse with them M. De la Rue By Information from Mr. Chernock and Mr. Porter Mr. Phipps Do you know any thing more of Mr. Cranburn than the List and what you have said already M. De la Rue I give you an Account of all that I do know L. C. J. Holt. Answer that particular Question Do you know nothing more than what you have said M. De la Rue No my Lord I do not remember nor know any more as to Mr. Cranburn than what I have declared and I am sorry I had Occasion to declare so much Mr. Att. Gen. Then call Mr. Pendergrass who was sworn Mr. Sol. Gen. Pray will you give my Lord and the Jury an account of what you know of the Intended Assassination and how far Mr. Cranburn the Prisoner at the Bar was concerned in it Capt. Pendergrass My Lord the 13th of February last I came out of Hampshire Mr. Porter sent for me to come to Town and I met him that day at the Blue-Posts in Spring Garden and there he told me of the Assassination that was to be done on Saturday following The next day we dined at the Rose-Tavern where the Prisoner dined with us and we talk'd of the Business that was Friday the 14th and we were to be in readiness the next day to assassinate the King as he was coming from Richmond but some Company coming in afterwards we left off the Discourse and talk'd no more that Night The next day that we were to do the Business we met at the Blue-Posts in Spring-Garden and finding the King did not go abroad that Saturday we dined there at the Blue-Posts and talk'd over again of Assassinating the King and the Prisoner was by at the same time they were all mightily concerned the King did not go that Saturday but when we had dined there we had no further Discourse about the Assassination that day but every body was to prepare against the next Saturday L. C. J. Holt. Was that agreed upon then Capt. Pendergrass Yes it was by all the Company so we parted that day Some time the next Week I met Mr. Porter and Mr. Porter ask'd me if I had a Horseman's Sword I told him no Says he to Mr. Cranburn let Captain Pendergrass have one of the Horsemens Swords that you have got Says Mr. Cranburn to me if you will come to my House you shall make choice of one your self for I have several at home Said I Mr. Cranburn I cannot go that way but I 'll take one of your Choosing if so be you 'll leave it at my Lodgings He said he would do it and did he left it at my Lodgings in Suffolk-Street which Sword I have still The day following I met him and he ask'd me if I had receiv'd the Sword I said I had it and he said it was very well After this I did not see Mr. Cranburn till Saturday the 22d at which time I came to Mr. Porter's Lodgings between Nine and Ten a Clock in the Morning and the Prisoner at the Bar was there and I heard Mr. Porter give him a Message to go to Sir William Parkyns for some Horses I know not how many The Prisoner went and in some time after came back again and brought an account that the King went out that Saturday the 22d to Richmond so every body was to get ready And Mr. Cranburn said that Mr. Chernock desired that Mr. Porter would send a List of his Men upon which Mr. Porter wrote a List of his Men and gave it to the Prisoner to carry it to Mr. Chernock and bid