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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25875	The arraignment, tryal and condemnation of Robert Earl of Essex and Henry Earl of Southampton, at Westminster the 19th of February, 1600 and in the 43 year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth for rebelliously conspiring and endeavouring the subversion of the government, by confederacy with Tyr-Owen, that popish traytor and his complices ... were the 5th of March ... arraigned, condemned, and executed ...	Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1566-1601.	1679 (1679)	Wing A3758; ESTC R18141	22,973	32

The Arraignment TRYAL AND CONDEMNATION OF Robert Earl of Essex AND HENRY Earl of SOVTHAMPTON At Westminster the 19th of February 1600. and in the 43 year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth For Rebelliously Conspiring and Endeavouring the Subversion of the Government by Confederacy with TYR-OWEN that Popish Traytor and his Complices of whom these following viz. Sir Christopher Blunt Sir Charles Danvers Sir Gillie Merrick and Henry Cuffe Were the 5th of March following by a special Commission of Oyer and Terminer Arraigned Condemned and Executed The PEERS had to their Assistance the Learned JUDGES Counsel for the Queen Sir Henry Yelverton the Queens Serjeant Sir Edward Cook the Queens Attorney General afterwards Lord Chief Justice of England Mr. Bacon afterwards Lord Chancellor London Printed for Tho. Basset at the George in Fleet-street Sam. Heyrick at Grayes-Inn-Gate in Holborn and Matth. Gillyflower in Westminster-Hall 1679. THE Arraignment AND TRYALL OF Robert Earl of Essex AND HENRY Earl of SOVTHAMPTON At Westminster the 19th of February 1600. and in the 43 year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth A Spacious Court was made in Westminster-Hall where the Lord Treasurer Buckhurst sate as High Steward of England under a Canopy of State where sate also about the Table the Earls Barons and Judges of the Land according to their degrees The Judges were these The Lord Chief Justice Popham and the Lord Chief Justice Anderson The Lord Chief Baron Justice Gawdie Justice Fenner Justice Walmesley Justice Warberton Justice Kingsmill Mr. Baron Clarke These sate all in the Court next the Barr before the High Steward Seven Sergeants at Arms came in with Maces before the High Steward and laid them down before him in the Court The King at Arms stood on the one side of the High Steward by his Chair of Estate and one of Her Majesties Gentlemen-Ushers with his White Rod in his hand on the other side The Clerk of the Crown and his Assistant sate before him to read the Common Indictments and Examinations The Captain of the Guard Sir Walter Rawleigh and Forty of the Queens Guard were there to attend the Service Then the Sergeant at Arms made three O Yes and Proclamation That the Lord High Steward of England commanded Silence and to hear the Commission read upon pain of Imprisonment Then the Clerk of the Crown read the Commission whereunto the Earl of Essex was very attentive Another Proclamation was made That the Lord High Steward of England commanded all Justices to whom any Writs had been directed for this Service to bring them in and certifie the same Another Proclamation was made by a Sergeant at Arms That the Lieutenant of the Tower of London should return his Precept and bring forth his Prisoners Robert Earl of Essex and Henry Earl of Southampton Then the Lord High Constable of the Tower the Lieutenant of the Tower and the Gentleman Porter who carried the Ax before the Prisoners came first in and the Prisoners followed and made their appearance at the Barr the Gentleman Porter with the Ax standing before them with the Axes edge from them and so the Lieutenant delivered his Precept into the Court. The two Earls which were Prisoners kissed one anothers hands and embraced each other Another Proclamation was made That the Sergeant at Arms to the Queens Majesty do return his Precept of the Names of all the Peers of Robert Earl of Essex and Henry Earl of Southampton the which he delivered into the Court accordingly Another Proclamation was made That all Earls Viscounts and Barons of the Realm of England which were Peers of Robert Earl of Essex and Henry Earl of Southampton and summoned to appear this day do make answer to their Names upon pain and peril that will fall thereon Then the Lords were called and answered and appeared as followeth Edward Earl of Oxford Gilbert Earl of Shrewsbury William Earl of Derby Edward Earl of Worcester George Earl of Cumberland Robert Earl of Sussex Edward Earl of Hartford Henry Earl of Lincoln Charles Earl of Nottingham Thomas Viscount Bindon Thomas Lord De la Ware Edward Lord Morley Henry Lord Cobham Henry Lord Stafford Thomas Lord Gray Thomas Lord Lumbley Henry Lord Windsor William Lord Shandois Robert Lord Rich. Thomas Lord Darcy George Lord Hunsdon Oliver Lord St. Johns of Bletso Thomas Lord Burleigh William Lord Compton Thomas Lord Howard Baron of Walden Then the Earl of Essex desired to know of my Lord Chief Justice whether he might Challenge any of the Peers or No whereunto the Lord Chief Justice answered No And Mr. Attorney General alledged a Case in Henry the Eighths time of my Lord Darcy whereupon the Earl bade them go on When the Lord Gray was called the Earl of Essex laughed upon the Earl of Southampton and jogged him upon his sleeve Then they were called to hold up their Hands at the Barr which they did And then the Clerk of the Crown read the Indictments That being done they were bid to hold up their hands again which they did and another Indictment was read whereunto the Earl of Essex was attentive After which the Clerk of the Crown asked them whether they were Guilty or Not Guilty they pleaded Not Guilty and for their Tryals they put themselves upon God and their Peers They spake this severally Then my Lord High Steward in a few words gave the the Peers a Charge requiring them to have a due regard of their Consciences Sergeant Yelverton's Speech First he began to open the Evidence and shewed the effect of the Indictment and held it in his hand and said as followeth May it please your Grace speaking to the High Steward about the eighth of February last my Lord of Essex there Prisoner at the Barr went about with Armed men very rebelliously to dis-inherit the Queen of her Crown and Dignity which when it came to Her Majesties Ear She of Her abounding mercy sent to see if it were possible to stop the Rebellion and who did She send She sent my Lord no worse persons than my Lord Keeper my Lord Chief Justice of England the Earl of Worcester and Sir William Knowles all which went in Her Majesties name and commanded the Earls and their Adherents very strictly to dissolve their Assemblies and to lay down their Arms but he knowing it very treacherously imprisoned the said Lords and Councellors by her Majesty so sent and altogether refused Her Majesties Authority and divers of their Confederates cry'd out Kill them Kill them thereby putting Her Majesties Council in fear of their Lives and withall left them with Sir Jo. Davis to keep safe lest they themselves should miscarry in the City but my Lord I must tell you this by the way that my Lord of Essex can no way excuse nor shadow this his Rebellious Purposes nor turn his Actions to any other intent for the sending of Temple his Secretary into London the night before manifesteth his determination without scruple or question for by that means he