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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63227	The tryals of Thomas Walcot, William Hone, William Lord Russell, John Rous & William Blagg for high-treason for conspiring the death of the King, and raising a rebellion in this kingdom at the Sessions-House in the Old-Baily, London, on a commission of oyer and terminer held there for the city of London and county of Middlesex, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, July 12, 13 and 14, 1683.	Walcot, Thomas, d. 1683.; Hone, William, d. 1683.; Russell, William, Lord, 1639-1683.; Rouse, John, d. 1683.; Blague, William.; England and Wales. Court of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery (London and Middlesex).	1683 (1683)	Wing T2265; ESTC R21861	139,903	84

THE TRYALS OF Thomas Walcot William Hone William Lord Russell John Rous William Blagg FOR HIGH TREASON For Conspiring The Death of the King And raising a REBELLION IN THIS KINGDOM At the Sessions-House in the Old-Baily London on a Commission of Oyer and Terminer held there for the City of London and County of Middlesex on Thursday Friday and Saturday Iuly 12 13 and 14. 1683. LONDON Printed for Richard Royston Benjamin Took and Charles Mearn M DC LXXXIII I Appoint RICHARD ROYSTON BENJAMIN TOOK and CHARLES MEARN to Print the TRYALS of THOMAS WALCOT WILLIAM HONE WILLIAM Lord RUSSEL JOHN ROUS and WILLIAM BLAGG at the Sessions in the Old-Baily and that no other do presume to Print the same Will. Prichard Mayor The Tryals c. The Tryal of Captain Thomas Walcot THursday Iuly 12. 1683. at the Sessions-House in the Old Baily London The Court being me● and Proclamation made for Attendance the Proceedings were as follow Thomas Walcot being set to the Bar and after having held up his Hand the Indictment was read as follows London The Iurors for our Sovereign Lord the King upon their Oaths Present That Thomas Walcot late of London Gent. 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 Allegeance 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 Tranquillity 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 Destraction 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 Five and Thirtieth and divers other days and times as well before as after at the Parish of S. Michael Bassishaw in the Ward of Bassishaw London aforesaid Maliciously and Traiterously with divers other Traytors to the Iurors aforesaid unknown did Conspire Compass Imagine and Intend our said Lord the King his Supreme 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 antient 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 his 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 the said Thomas Walcot as a false Traytor then and there and divers other days and times as well before as after maliciously traiterously and advisedly did assemble meet together and consult with the aforesaid other Traytors to the Iuror aforesaid unknown and with them did treat of and for the executing and perfecting their Treasons Compassings Imaginations and Purposes aforesaid and that the said Thomas Walcot as a false Traytor Maliciously Traiterously and Advisedly then and there and divers other dayes and times as well before as after did take upon himself and to the aforesaid other Traytors did promise to be aiding and assisting in the execution of the Treasons and traiterous Compassings Imaginations and Purposes aforesaid and in providing Armour and Armed Men to fulfil and perfect the said Treasons and trayterous Compassings Imaginations and Purposes aforesaid And the said most wicked Treasons and trayterous Compassings Imaginations and Purposes aforesaid to fulfil and bring to pass he she said Thomas Walcot as a false Traytor Maliciously Traiterously and Advisedly then and there did procure and prepare Arms to wit Blunderbusses Carbines and Pistols against the duty of his Allegeance against the Peace of our Sovereign Lord the King his Crown and Dignity and against the form of the Statutes in that Case made and provided c. Cl. of Cr. What saist thou Thomas Walcot Art thou Guilty of this High Treason whereof thou standest Indicted or Not Guilty Capt. Walcot Not Guilty Cl. of Cr. Culprit how wilt thou be tryed Capt. Walcot By God and my Countrey Cl. of Cr. God send thee a good Deliverance Then were William Hone John Rouse and William Blague arraign'd who pleaded Not Guilty to their Indictments and the Court adjourn'd till the Afternoon When Thomas Walcot being again brought to the Bar after some exceptions the following Jury was impannel'd Nicholas Charlton Christopher Pitts Robert Beddingfield Iohn Pelling William Winbury Thomas Seaton William Rutland Thomas Short Theophilus Man Iohn Genew Iohn Short Thomas Nicholas Cryer Oyes If any one can inform my Lords the Kings Justices c. L. C. J. Mr. Sheriffs This is an extraordinary case it is reasonable the Evidence should be well heard I require you both to keep the Court quiet Mr. Tanner swear the Kings Evidence one at a time Clerk Thomas Walcot Hold up thy hand you of the Jury look upon the Prisoner and hearken to his Charge He stands indicted by the name of Thomas Walcot Gent. prout in the Indictment before mutatis mutandis Upon this Indictment he hath been arraigned and thereunto pleaded Not Guilty and for his Tryal put himself upon his Countrey which Countrey you are Your charge is to enquire c. Mr. North. May it please your Lordship and you that are sworn the Prisoner stands charged That he being a false Traytor to the King and intending to raise War and Rebellion against the King and to bring his Majesty to an untimely death did on the second of March in the Five and Thirtieth year of the King at the Parish of S. Michael Bassishaw meet with other Traytors like himself and there conspired to bring these Treasons to effect and accordingly promised to be aiding and assisting to provide Arms for it and did actually provide several Arms as Carbines Blunderbusses and Pistols for the perpetrating this Treason This is the Charge to which he says he is Not Guilty We will call our Witnesses and prove it and then you are to find it Mr. Att. Gen. Gentlemen of the Jury the Prisoner at the Bar is accused of the highest of Crimes High Treason against his Sovereign