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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84218	An exact relation of the tryall & examination of John Morris, governour of Pontefract-Castle, at the assizes held at York: together with his speeches, prayers, and other passages immediately before his death, the 23. of Aug. 1649. Whereunto is added, the speech of Cornet Blackburne, executed at the same time.	Morris, John, 1617?-1649.; Blackborne, Michael, d. 1649.	1649 (1649)	Wing E3699; Thomason E572_27; ESTC R201952	8,072	11

AN EXACT RELATION OF THE TRYALL EXAMINATION OF JOHN MORRIS Governour of Pontefract-Castle At the Assizes held at York Together with His Speeches Prayers and other passages immediately before his death the 23. of Aug. 1649. Whereunto is added The Speech of Cornet BLACKBURNE Executed at the same time Printed in the Yeare 1649. An Account of the Passages concerning the Tryall of Col IOHN MORRIS and Cornet BLACKBURNE at the Assizes at the Castle of York before Iohn Puleston and Baron Thorpe Justices of Assizes the 16. of August Anno Dom. 1649. COlonel Morris being demanded to hold up his hand refused and the Indictment was read against him for Treason for leavying War against the late King and the Parliament upon Stat. Ed. 5. The Court desired him to plead Guilty or Not Guilty Col. Morris Ans My Lords under correction I conceive this Court hath not power to try me in this case I being a Martiall man I ought to be tryed by a Councel of War Court Sir What doe you say Are you guilty or not guilty This is the second time you have been asked Sir if you will not answer the third time we shall know what to doe Are you guilty or Not guilty Col. Morris My Lords I still conceive I ought not to be tryed here if I have done any thing worthy of death I appeale to a Martiall Court to my Lo Fairfax Major Generall or a generall Councel of War You have not any president for it either for you to try me in this way or me to suffer by it Court Are you guilty or not guilty This is the third time Col. Morris My Lords if your Honours will force me to plead I conceive I am not guilty Court How will you be tryed Col. Morris My Lords I was never at any Bar before I am ignorant herein Court Tell him what to say Upon that some neere him tell him By God and the Country Col. Mor. By God and the Country After that challenge is made for Col Morris to except against any of the Jury Master Brooke a great man for the Cause comes first retorned to be sworne as Fore-man of the Jury Col Mor. My Lords I except against this Brooke Court Sir he is sworne and you speake too late Col Mor. My Lord I appeale to himselfe whether he be sworne or no. Mr. Brook Sir I am not to answer you but the Court My Lord I did not kisse the Booke Court Sir that is no matter it 's but a Ceremony Col Mor. My Lords I beseech your Honours that I may except against him I know him as well as I know my right hand to be my Enemy Clark of assize Sir he is recorded sworne there is do disputing against the Record Col Mor. My Lords I must Submit to your Honours after that Col Morris challenges 16 Men and my Lord Puleston thinking Col Morris tedious in excepting against so many Answers Sir keep within your compasse or I will give you such a blow as will strike off your head Col Mor. My Lords I desire nothing but Justice for by the Statute of 14 Hen. 7. fol. 19. I may lawfully challenge 35 men without shewing any cause to the contrary Court It is granted After a full Jury the Indictment read and Evidence for the State very full that Col Morris was Governour of Pontefract which Morris being very Modest and Civill did not contradict any thing untill his time of answer Col Mor. My Lords I humbly desire a Coppy of my Indictment that I may know what to answer I conceive I may pleade speciall as well as Generall Court Sirs you cannot by the Law Col Mor. My Lords I conceive there is point of Law in it and I humbly desire to have Councell for I conceive by the Law being attainted for High Treason I ought to have Councell by the Statute 1 Hell 7. fol. 23. Court Sir I tell you you cannot have it Col Mor. Then my Lords I conceive I am not any way guilty to the Indictment for Treason My Lords It is said to be against the King his Crowne and against his Peace whereby my Lords I can make it appeare I have acted onely for the King and nothing against him which may appeare hereby by my Commission The Court looks upon it and Answers Court Sirs you are deceived this is false it is from the Prince Col Mor. My Lords It is very well knowne my Lord Fairfax hath his Commission derived from the Parliament and upon that he grants Commission to his Officers which is all one and the same The Prince hath his from his Father and I have mine from the Prince which is full Power he being Captain Generall of his Majesties Forces Court Sir have you nothing else to say Col Mor. My Lords under Correction I conceive it is sufficient for by the same power all Judges Justices of Peace your Lordships your Predecessors and all other Officers did act by the same power and all processe and writs of Law were acted and Executed in his name and by his Authority Court His power was not in him but the Kingdome for he was in trust for the Kingdome the Kings High-way and the Kings Coyne being so called is not his owne but his Subjects and his Naturall power and Legall power are different Col Mor. My Lords under Correction I conceive his Legall and Personall power are undevisable all one and cannot be seperated Court Sirs all is one if the King bid me kill a man Is this a sufficient Warrant for me to pleade no Sir it is unlawfull Sir have you no more Col Mor. Sirs I beseech your Honours give me leave I am upon my Life Court Speake what you will Sir you shall be heard Col Mor. Your servant my Lord then my Lords I conceive I have acted nothing against the Parliament for that which I acted It was for the King and since the abolishing of Regall power I have not medled with any thing against the Parliament for that act was but inacted the 14 of Iuly last and before that time and act of Abolishing Kingly-government that Princely Palace which I kept by his Commission was demollished my Lords I beseech your Honours that my Commission may be read to give satisfaction to the Court. My Lord Puleston Sir it will doe you no good you may as well shew a Commission from the Pope all is one Col Mor. My Lords I desire your Lordships doe me that Justice My Lord Thorpe For my part I am willing if my Brother be not against it My Lord Puleston Sir we held it for Law to be void it is to no purpose Col Mor. Then if your Lordships be not pleased to doe me that justice that it may be read I desire it may be restored me againe Upon that Col Morris received his Commission unread My Lords it seemeth strange that your Honours should doe that which was never done the like before never any of