place_n where_o it_o be_v do_v mr._n solicitor_n general_n here_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o prevarication_n in_o this_o matter_n and_o i_o will_v observe_v to_o your_o lordship_n how_o they_o do_v use_v the_o court_n ill_o in_o it_o pray_v my_o lord_n what_o be_v it_o we_o be_v upon_o we_o be_v prove_v that_o these_o seven_o lord_n the_o bishop_n sign_v this_o paper_n and_o i_o think_v we_o have_v prove_v it_o sufficient_o out_o of_o their_o own_o mouth_n but_o say_v they_o it_o be_v not_o sign_v in_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n but_o in_o the_o county_n of_o surrey_n all_o this_o be_v but_o imagination_n and_o they_o will_v have_v the_o court_n to_o imagine_v it_o too_o for_o how_o do_v they_o prove_v it_o they_o will_v have_v your_o lordship_n and_o the_o jury_n believe_v that_o it_o be_v sign_v elsewhere_o because_o my_o lord_n archbishop_n have_v not_o be_v out_o of_o his_o house_n in_o some_o month_n before_o it_o be_v all_o but_o inference_n and_o argument_n and_o imagination_n but_o still_o gentlemen_z do_v you_o answer_v what_o i_o object_v to_o you_o do_v it_o not_o lie_v in_o their_o power_n to_o show_v where_o it_o be_v sign_v here_o be_v six_o more_o beside_o the_o archbishop_n where_o be_v it_o sign_v by_o they_o here_o be_v six_o of_o the_o bishop_n that_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v where_o they_o sign_v it_o but_o they_o confess_v at_o white-hall_n in_o middlesex_n that_o they_o do_v set_v their_o hand_n mr._n sergeant_n levinz_n ay_o they_o do_v so_o and_o what_o then_o mr._n solicitor_n general_n ay_o and_o ay_o too_o if_o they_o do_v so_o the_o presumption_n and_o common_a intendment_n upon_o such_o evidence_n be_v that_o be_v be_v do_v in_o the_o place_n where_o it_o be_v own_v and_o the_o rather_o for_o that_o reason_n that_o i_o say_v before_o that_o it_o lie_v in_o their_o knowledge_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v incumbent_n upon_o they_o to_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n so_o that_o this_o objection_n i_o take_v rather_o to_o be_v a_o invention_n of_o the_o counsel_n than_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o fact_n because_o they_o that_o can_v make_v this_o out_o do_v not_o and_o as_o to_o what_o they_o say_v of_o my_o lord_n archbishop_n that_o he_o have_v not_o be_v out_o of_o door_n for_o so_o long_o who_o can_v prove_v such_o a_o thing_n certain_o my_o lord_n be_v able_a to_o come_v for_o any_o thing_n that_o appear_v he_o have_v be_v here_o twice_o and_o he_o be_v able_a to_o come_v to_o the_o council-board_n but_o when_o all_o be_v do_v my_o lord_n archbishop_n be_v certain_o able_a to_o put_v this_o matter_n out_o of_o doubt_n for_o he_o may_v easy_o prove_v it_o if_o the_o fact_n be_v so_o and_o that_o will_v satisfy_v the_o court_n and_o every_o body_n that_o it_o be_v sign_v by_o he_o at_o lambeth_n if_o he_o design_n to_o deal_v sincere_o with_o your_o lordship_n and_o the_o court_n and_o the_o jury_n but_o certain_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v prove_v by_o a_o circumstance_n such_o a_o one_o as_o this_o be_v but_o he_o ought_v to_o give_v your_o lordship_n and_o the_o jury_n satisfaction_n about_o this_o fact_n he_o ought_v to_o say_v it_o be_v true_a i_o do_v sign_n it_o but_o it_o be_v at_o lambeth-house_n that_o indeed_o will_v be_v a_o downright_a stroke_n to_o we_o but_o to_o go_v upon_o a_o supposition_n that_o because_o my_o lord_n archbishop_n be_v not_o out_o of_o his_o house_n for_o so_o long_o together_o therefore_o they_o be_v all_o not_o guilty_a be_v a_o very_a hard_a and_o foreign_a inference_n my_o lord_n there_o be_v another_o matter_n that_o they_o insist_v upon_o and_o that_o be_v about_o the_o publication_n that_o be_v as_o plain_a as_o any_o thing_n can_v be_v that_o here_o be_v a_o full_a proof_n of_o a_o publication_n for_o if_o the_o paper_n be_v libellous_a wherever_o that_o paper_n be_v that_o be_v a_o publishing_n wherever_o the_o paper_n travel_v how_o far_o soever_o it_o go_v it_o be_v a_o publication_n of_o it_o by_o these_o person_n that_o sign_v it_o i_o believe_v no_o body_n think_v that_o this_o shall_v fly_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n but_o some_o body_n bring_v it_o to_o he_o and_o certain_o my_o lord_n if_o your_o opinion_n shall_v be_v that_o this_o paper_n be_v libellous_a then_o where_o ever_o it_o be_v it_o be_v a_o publishing_n which_o be_v our_o offence_n wherever_o it_o be_v find_v it_o be_v a_o publâ—…tion_n for_o there_o be_v the_o mistake_n of_o these_o gentleman_n they_o fancy_v that_o unless_o there_o be_v a_o public_a delivery_n of_o this_o paper_n abroad_o nothing_o can_v be_v a_o publication_n but_o i_o rely_v upon_o it_o they_o set_v their_o name_n to_o it_o make_v it_o their_o paper_n and_o wherever_o it_o be_v afterward_o find_v that_o do_v follow_v the_o paper_n wherever_o it_o go_v and_o be_v a_o publication_n of_o it_o it_o be_v in_o their_o power_n be_v their_o own_o contrivance_n it_o be_v make_v and_o form_v by_o themselves_o and_o no_o body_n will_v believe_v when_o it_o be_v their_o own_o hand_n that_o they_o put_v to_o it_o that_o any_o body_n else_o can_v have_v any_o power_n over_o it_o for_o aught_o appear_v no_o body_n else_o be_v at_o work_n about_o it_o and_o when_o there_o be_v so_o many_o learned_a prelate_n that_o have_v sign_v such_o a_o paper_n no_o one_o can_v believe_v they_o will_v let_v it_o go_v out_o of_o their_o hand_n but_o by_o their_o consent_n and_o direction_n be_v not_o this_o a_o proof_n of_o the_o publishing_n do_v they_o give_v your_o lordship_n any_o evidence_n that_o they_o have_v stifle_v this_o paper_n if_o they_o have_v so_o do_v they_o have_v say_v something_o but_o will_v any_o body_n believe_v that_o this_o thing_n be_v do_v in_o vain_a can_v any_o body_n assign_v a_o reason_n why_o so_o solemn_a a_o thing_n as_o this_o shall_v be_v do_v to_o no_o end_n and_o purpose_n why_o a_o paper_n shall_v be_v frame_v that_o rail_v at_o the_o king_n two_o declaration_n why_o a_o paper_n that_o give_v reason_n why_o they_o can_v not_o read_v it_o in_o their_o church_n and_o sign_v with_o such_o solemnity_n by_o all_o these_o noble_a lord_n we_o submit_v this_o to_o you_o in_o point_n of_o law_n and_o the_o law_n be_v plain_a in_o it_o that_o if_o this_o paper_n be_v libellous_a and_o it_o be_v find_v in_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n there_o be_v a_o publication_n of_o that_o libel_n i_o shall_v mention_v to_o your_o lordship_n that_o case_n of_o williams_n which_o be_v report_v in_o the_o second_o part_n of_o roll'_v report_n mr._n finch_n make_v use_v of_o it_o in_o the_o case_n of_o sidney_n it_o be_v the_o great_a case_n rely_v upon_o and_o that_o guide_v and_o govern_v that_o case_n as_o i_o apprehend_v from_o the_o verdict_n and_o judgement_n that_o be_v give_v in_o it_o this_o case_n be_v 15_o jacobi_fw-la it_o seem_v williams_n be_v a_o barrister_n of_o the_o inner-temple_n and_o it_o seem_v be_v a_o high_a catholic_n for_o opinion_n and_o judgement_n he_o be_v expel_v the_o house_n and_o he_o be_v so_o expel_v be_v a_o sort_n of_o a_o vertuoso_fw-la wâ—…ote_v a_o book_n call_v baalam_n ass_n and_o therein_o he_o make_v use_v of_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o prophet_n daniel_n and_o he_o make_v application_n of_o it_o according_a to_o his_o own_o particular_a fancy_n he_o write_v there_o that_o this_o world_n be_v near_o at_o a_o end_n and_o he_o say_v those_o ill_a day_n be_v come_v that_o that_o prophecy_n have_v speak_v of_o and_o because_o of_o the_o impurity_n of_o prince_n and_o priest_n and_o people_n and_o other_o thing_n that_o happen_v those_o be_v the_o worst_a of_o day_n and_o therefore_o the_o last_o and_o that_o certain_o we_o have_v the_o worst_a prince_n that_o ever_o be_v in_o the_o world_n when_o he_o write_v this_o book_n what_o do_v he_o do_v he_o be_v a_o little_a more_o close_a than_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n and_o pin_n it_o up_o or_o seal_v it_o up_o and_o it_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o king_n and_o what_o be_v this_o more_o than_o the_o case_n before_o your_o lordship_n they_o indeed_o say_v i_o do_v this_o by_o way_n of_o advice_n to_o the_o king_n so_o say_v he_o i_o do_v this_o by_o way_n of_o advice_n to_o the_o king_n for_o god_n forbid_v that_o any_o of_o this_o shall_v happen_v to_o the_o king_n and_o so_o what_o he_o do_v be_v by_o way_n of_o advice_n and_o he_o pray_v god_n to_o avert_v it_o from_o he_o here_o be_v as_o good_a a_o prayer_n as_o there_o be_v in_o this_o paper_n and_o there_o be_v a_o good_a design_n he_o make_v use_v of_o the_o prophet_n daniel_n and_o apply_v his_o word_n well_o what_o be_v do_v upon_o it_o this_o be_v
to_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n that_o no_o advantage_n shall_v be_v take_v of_o what_o they_o say_v and_o i_o say_v the_o king_n make_v no_o such_o promise_n mr._n serj._n pemberton_n we_o do_v not_o ask_v you_o the_o question_n but_o we_o only_o tell_v you_o what_o use_v we_o will_v have_v make_v of_o another_o question_n mr._n pollixfen_n mr._n blathwayt_v i_o see_v you_o can_v very_o well_o distinguish_v what_o question_n be_v to_o be_v answer_v i_o ask_v you_o in_o short_a upon_o your_o oath_n when_o they_o be_v first_o call_v in_o what_o be_v say_v to_o they_o and_o what_o be_v answer_v by_o they_o l._n c._n iust._n here_o have_v be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o wrangle_v but_o this_o be_v a_o fair_a question_n and_o may_v reduce_v we_o to_o order_v again_o tell_v we_o oâ—…er_v again_o from_o the_o beginning_n what_o pass_v when_o my_o noble_a lord_n the_o bishop_n come_v in_o the_o first_o second_o and_o three_o time_n when_o they_o be_v examine_v about_o this_o paper_n mr._n blathwayt_n my_o lord_n i_o shall_v comply_v with_o your_o lordship_n direction_n i_o apprehend_v i_o be_o to_o answer_v together_o concern_v the_o first_o second_o and_o three_o come_n in_o of_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n into_o the_o council_n the_o first_o time_n as_o i_o say_v before_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n be_v unwilling_a to_o own_o the_o paper_n and_o do_v say_v they_o humble_o hope_v his_o majesty_n will_v not_o take_v advantage_n against_o they_o but_o that_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o obey_v his_o command_n the_o second_o time_n they_o be_v call_v in_o they_o do_v repeat_v it_o again_o that_o they_o hope_v his_o majesty_n will_v not_o take_v advantage_n against_o they_o after_o that_o there_o be_v mention_n make_v of_o the_o paper_n be_v publish_v i_o remember_v my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n say_v they_o have_v not_o publish_v it_o sir_n r._n sawyer_n be_v that_o all_o mr._n att._n gen._n you_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o hear_v all_o i_o think_v l._n c._n iust._n how_o do_v you_o expect_v to_o be_v answer_v your_o question_n if_o you_o interrupt_v they_o go_v on_o mr._n blathwayt_n mr._n blathwayt_n sir_n i_o say_v last_o that_o they_o have_v pray_v the_o king_n that_o no_o advantage_n may_v be_v take_v against_o they_o for_o what_o they_o shall_v say_v there_o be_v mention_n make_v of_o the_o paper_n its_o be_v publish_v and_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n do_v say_v they_o have_v not_o publish_v it_o and_o his_o grace_n my_o lord_n archbishop_n say_v it_o be_v write_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o that_o he_o have_v not_o make_v use_n of_o his_o clerk._n sir._n r._n sawyer_n be_v that_o all_o you_o can_v remember_v that_o pass_v at_o that_o time_n mr._n blathwayt_n this_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o what_o i_o remember_v l._n c._n iust._n be_v this_o the_o three_o time_n mr._n blathwayt_n no_o that_o be_v the_o second_o time_n my_o lord_n mr._n pollixfen_n if_o there_o be_v not_o some_o order_n in_o this_o evidence_n my_o lord_n we_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o observe_v any_o thing_n upon_o it_o pray_v what_o be_v do_v afterward_o mr._n blathwayt_n my_o lord_n chancellor_n upon_o their_o come_n in_o do_v require_v they_o to_o answer_v whether_o they_o do_v own_o that_o paper_n or_o not_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n do_v own_o the_o paper_n mr._n pollixfen_n do_v you_o remember_v in_o what_o word_n or_o expression_n as_o near_o as_o you_o can_v they_o do_v own_v it_o mr._n soll._n gen._n be_v this_o a_o practice_n to_o be_v endure_v mr._n finch_n why_o he_o may_v apprehend_v and_o take_v that_o to_o be_v a_o own_n of_o it_o which_o be_v not_o mr._n soll._n gen._n have_v not_o he_o swear_v the_o manner_n of_o it_o and_o almost_o the_o very_a word_n mr._n serj._n levinz_n we_o desire_v nothing_o of_o he_o but_o that_o he_o will_v tell_v we_o what_o word_n they_o say_v when_o they_o own_v it_o mr._n blathwayt_n it_o be_v the_o three_o time_n that_o they_o come_v in_o that_o they_o own_v it_o mr._n serj._n pemberton_n why_o what_o do_v they_o say_v mr._n blathwayt_n my_o lord_n chancellor_n require_v they_o to_o answer_v whether_o they_o own_v the_o paper_n or_o no._n mr._n serj._n pemberton_n what_o do_v they_o say_v then_o mr._n blathwayt_n as_o near_o as_o i_o can_v remember_v his_o grace_n and_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n do_v own_o the_o paper_n mr._n serj._n pemberton_n what_o word_n do_v they_o own_v it_o in_o tell_v the_o manner_n of_o it_o mr._n soll._n gen._n what_o be_v this_o to_o the_o purpose_n mr._n finch_n mr._n blathwayt_v do_v you_o take_v note_n of_o what_o pass_v there_o mr._n blathwayt_n i_o answer_v sir_n i_o do_v not_o take_v note_n for_o i_o attend_v the_o king_n at_o his_o elbow_n and_o do_v not_o take_v note_n mr._n finch_n you_o know_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o council_n in_o such_o case_n very_o well_o mr._n att._n gen._n then_o we_o ask_v you_o for_o the_o king_n because_o they_o shall_v not_o inflame_v people_n by_o such_o a_o expression_n in_o what_o word_n do_v they_o own_v it_o if_o you_o can_v remember_v mr._n blathwayt_n sir_n i_o have_v declare_v my_o memory_n as_o well_o as_o i_o can_v when_o the_o other_o clerk_n come_v to_o be_v examine_v if_o they_o can_v tell_v any_o more_o let_v they_o mr._n soll._n gen._n but_o we_o will_v have_v no_o discourse_n to_o inflame_v the_o world_n do_v the_o king_n promise_n or_o declare_v that_o no_o advantage_n shall_v be_v take_v of_o their_o confession_n l._n ch._n iust._n i_o will_v ask_v he_o that_o question_n what_o be_v the_o manner_n that_o my_o lord_n chancellor_n express_v himself_o in_o to_o they_o when_o they_o come_v in_o the_o three_o time_n mr._n blathwayt_n assoon_o as_o my_o lord_n chancellor_n have_v require_v they_o to_o declare_v whether_o they_o own_v that_o paper_n as_o well_o as_o i_o remember_v his_o grace_n take_v the_o paper_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o it_o be_v hand_v over_o or_o show_v to_o my_o lord_n the_o hold_v it_o forth_o to_o the_o court._n bishop_n and_o they_o own_v and_o declare_v so_o just_a as_o if_o they_o shall_v lay_v it_o before_o the_o court_n just_o so_o i_o do_v not_o recollect_v myself_o of_o all_o the_o circumstance_n that_o pass_v i_o only_o can_v tell_v you_o the_o substance_n mr._n soll._n gen._n he_o do_v not_o remember_v what_o they_o say_v particular_o mr._n att._n gen._n mr._n solicitor_n i_o know_v well_o enough_o what_o they_o mean_v by_o the_o question_n i_o know_v they_o will_v fain_o possess_v the_o world_n with_o a_o belief_n that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o promise_n make_v they_o and_o yet_o they_o be_v prosecute_v notwithstanding_o that_o promise_n therefore_o i_o do_v ask_v you_o mr._n blaithwayt_v and_o for_o the_o king_n honour_n i_o must_v ask_v it_o do_v the_o king_n make_v any_o promise_n or_o declaration_n that_o no_o advantage_n shall_v be_v take_v or_o use_v make_v of_o it_o mr._n blathwayt_n the_o king_n do_v not_o make_v any_o promise_n or_o declaration_n that_o no_o advantage_n shall_v be_v take_v or_o use_v make_v of_o it_o mr._n soll._n gen._n he_o only_o put_v they_o upon_o it_o whether_o they_o do_v own_v it_o or_o not_o mr._n att._n gen._n i_o ask_v you_o upon_o your_o oath_n do_v my_o lord_n archbishop_n own_o it_o to_o be_v his_o head-writing_n mr._n blathwayt_n yes_o he_o do_v and_o say_v he_o write_v it_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o will_v not_o let_v his_o clerk_n write_v it_o mr._n att._n gen._n do_v he_o own_o the_o whole_a to_o be_v his_o handwriting_n or_o not_o mr._n blathwayt_n yes_o he_o do_v mr._n att._n gen._n do_v every_o one_o of_o the_o bishop_n own_o their_o name_n subscribe_v to_o it_o mr._n blathwayt_n yes_o mr._n soll._n gen._n then_o my_o lord_n we_o pray_v now_o that_o it_o may_v be_v read_v l._n c._n iust._n i_o suppose_v now_o they_o will_v be_v content_a it_o shall_v be_v read_v mr._n finch_n if_o your_o lordship_n please_v to_o favour_v i_o one_o word_n i_o think_v it_o can_v yet_o be_v read_v and_o my_o objection_n be_v this_o l._n c._n iust._n i_o think_v you_o have_v make_v all_o your_o objection_n before_o as_o to_o the_o read_n of_o it_o mr._n finch_n pray_v my_o lord_n spare_v we_o here_o be_v two_o part_n of_o this_o information_n the_o one_o be_v for_o consult_v and_o conspire_v to_o diminish_v the_o king_n royal_a prerogative_n and_o for_o that_o end_n they_o do_v make_v and_o write_v a_o seditious_a libel_n the_o other_o part_n be_v that_o they_o do_v publish_v this_o seditious_a libel_n we_o be_v hitherto_o upon_o the_o first_o part_n the_o make_n and_o write_v of_o it_o both_o part_n be_v local_a until_o they_o have_v prove_v the_o make_n and_o write_v of_o it_o to_o have_v be_v in_o middlesex_n it_o
the_o proceed_n and_o trial_n in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o most_o reverend_a father_n in_o god_n william_n lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_z and_o the_o right_n reverend_a father_n in_o god_n william_n lord_n bishop_n of_o st._n asaph_n francis_z lord_n bishop_n of_o ely_n john_n lord_n bishop_n of_o chichester_n thomas_n lord_n bishop_n of_o bath_n and_o wells_n thomas_n lord_n bishop_n of_o peterborough_n and_o jonathan_n lord_n bishop_n of_o bristol_n in_o the_o court_n of_o kings-bench_n at_o westminster_n in_o trinity-term_n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n james_n the_o second_o annoque_fw-la dom._n 1688._o license_v and_o enter_v according_a to_o act_n of_o parliament_n london_n print_v for_o thomas_n basset_n at_o the_o george_n in_o fleet_n street_n and_o thomas_n fox_n at_o the_o angel_n in_o westminster-hall_n 1689._o to_o his_o most_o illustrious_a highness_n william_n henry_n prince_n of_o orange_n may_v it_o please_v your_o highness_n how_o deep_o the_o design_n be_v lay_v and_o with_o what_o violence_n carry_v on_o by_o those_o who_o late_o steer_v the_o helm_n of_o this_o state_n for_o the_o subversion_n of_o the_o establish_v religion_n and_o government_n of_o these_o three_o kingdom_n be_v already_o sufficient_o well_o know_v to_o your_o highness_n among_o the_o rest_n one_o of_o their_o chief_a contrivance_n be_v by_o a_o malicious_a and_o illegal_a prosecution_n to_o have_v extinguish_v the_o brigth_a luminary_n of_o the_o english_a church_n to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o benight_a people_n may_v the_o more_o easy_o after_o that_o have_v be_v mislead_v into_o the_o pitfall_n of_o superstition_n and_o slavery_n but_o as_o heaven_n begin_v their_o disappointment_n in_o elude_v both_o at_o once_o there_o subtlety_n and_o malice_n by_o the_o speedy_a deliverance_n of_o the_o seven_o renown_a sufferer_n from_o the_o jaw_n of_o their_o oppressor_n so_o the_o utter_a dissolution_n of_o their_o arbitrary_a command_n and_o domineer_a power_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o the_o same_o providence_n be_v full_o complete_v great_a sir_n by_o your_o deliberative_a prudence_n and_o undaunted_a courage_n to_o your_o illustrious_a highness_n therefore_o the_o oblation_n of_o these_o sheet_n contain_v a_o exact_a account_n of_o the_o prosecution_n and_o trial_n of_o those_o heroic_a prelate_n be_v most_o just_o due_a as_o be_v that_o wherein_o your_o highness_n may_v in_o part_n discern_v the_o justice_n of_o the_o cause_n you_o have_v so_o generous_o undertake_v and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o without_o reason_n that_o the_o english_a nation_n so_o loud_o implore_v your_o timely_a assistance_n a_o clear_a convincement_n that_o it_o be_v not_o ambition_n nor_o the_o desire_n of_o spacious_a rule_n but_o a_o noble_a and_o ardent_a zeal_n for_o the_o most_o sacred_a worship_n of_o god_n which_o rouse_v your_o courage_n to_o rescue_v a_o distress_a land_n who_o religion_n law_n and_o liberty_n be_v just_o ready_a to_o have_v be_v overwhelm_v with_o french_a tyranny_n and_o romish_a idolatry_n therefore_o that_o the_o nation_n may_v long_o continue_v under_o the_o protection_n of_o your_o glorious_a administration_n be_v the_o prayer_n of_o great_z sir_n your_o highness_n most_o humble_a most_o faithful_a and_o most_o obedient_a servant_n tho._n basset_n tho._n fox_n december_n 13._o 1688._o not_o long_o after_o the_o trial_n of_o his_o grace_n the_o lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o the_o other_o six_o bishop_n and_o while_o the_o passage_n thereof_o be_v fresh_a in_o my_o memory_n i_o peruse_v that_o copy_n of_o this_o proceed_v and_o trial_n which_o mr._n ince_n their_o lordship_n attorney_n have_v cause_v to_o be_v take_v for_o their_o use_n and_o i_o have_v also_o late_o read_v over_o the_o same_o again_o as_o intend_v to_o be_v print_v by_o mr._n basset_n and_o mr._n fox_n and_o i_o do_v think_v it_o to_o be_v a_o very_a exact_a and_o true_a copy_n of_o the_o say_v proceed_v and_o trial_n according_a to_o the_o best_a of_o my_o judgement_n have_v be_v very_o careful_a in_o peruse_v thereof_o joh._n powel_n these_o peer_n be_v present_a on_o the_o 15_o day_n of_o june_n 1688._o when_o the_o lord_n the_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n be_v bring_v into_o court_n from_o the_o tower_n upon_o the_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la viz._n lord_n marquis_n of_o hallifax_n lord_n marquis_n of_o worcester_n earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n earl_n of_o kent_n earl_n of_o bedford_n earl_n of_o dorset_z earl_n of_o bullingbrook_n earl_n of_o manchester_n earl_n of_o burlington_n earl_n of_o carlisle_z earl_n of_o danby_n earl_n of_o radnor_n earl_n of_o nottingham_n lord_n viscount_n fauconberge_n lord_n grey_n of_o ruthyn_n lord_n paget_n lord_n chandoys_n lord_n vaughan_n carbery_n these_o peer_n be_v present_a on_o the_o day_n of_o the_o trial_n be_v the_o 29_o of_o june_n 1688._o and_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n peter_n and_o st._n paul._n viz._n lord_n marquis_n of_o hallifax_n lord_n marquis_n of_o worcester_n earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n earl_n of_o kent_n earl_n of_o bedford_n earl_n of_o pembroke_n earl_n of_o dorset_z earl_n of_o bullingbrook_n earl_n of_o manchester_n earl_n of_o rivers_n earl_n of_o stamford_n earl_n of_o carnarvan_n earl_n of_o chesterfield_n earl_n of_o scarsdale_n earl_n of_o clarendon_n earl_n of_o danby_n earl_n of_o sussex_n earl_n of_o radnor_n earl_n of_o nottingham_n earl_n of_o abington_n lord_n viscount_n fauconberge_n lord_n newport_n lord_n grey_n of_o ruthyn_n lord_n paget_n lord_n chandoys_n lord_n vaughan_n carbery_n lord_n lumley_n lord_n carteret_n lord_n ossulston_n it_o be_v possible_a more_o of_o the_o peer_n may_v be_v present_a both_o day_n who_o name_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o crowd_n can_v not_o be_v take_v de_fw-fr termino_fw-la sanctae_fw-la trinitatis_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la jacobi_n secundi_fw-la regis_fw-la quarto_fw-la in_o banco_n regis_n die_fw-la veneris_fw-la decimo_fw-la quinto_fw-la die_fw-la junii_fw-la 1688._o dominus_fw-la rex_fw-la versus_fw-la archiep._n cantuar._n &_o al._n sir_n robert_n wright_n lord_n chief_a justice_n mr._n justice_n holloway_n mr._n justice_n powell_n mr._n justice_n allybone_n judge_n this_o be_v the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o term_n his_o majesty_n attorney_n general_n as_o soon_o as_o the_o court_n of_o king_n bench_n be_v sit_v move_v on_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o king_n for_o a_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la returnable_a immediate_a direct_v to_o the_o lieutenant_n of_o the_o tower_n to_o bring_v up_o his_o grace_n the_o lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o st._n asaph_n ely_z chichester_n bath_n and_o wells_n peterborough_n and_o bristol_n which_o be_v grant_v and_o with_o great_a dispatch_n about_o eleven_o a_o clock_n the_o very_a same_o day_n the_o lieutenant_n return_v his_o writ_n and_o bring_v the_o say_a lord_n archbishop_n and_o bishop_n into_o court_n where_o be_v set_v down_o in_o chair_n set_v for_o that_o purpose_n mr._n attorney-general_n move_v the_o court._n viz._n mr._n att._n gen._n my_o lord_n i_o pray_v that_o the_o writ_n and_o retorn_a may_v be_v read_v by_o which_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n be_v bring_v hither_o lo._n ch._n iust._n read_v the_o retorn_a clerk_z reads_z the_o retorn_a which_o in_o english_a be_v as_o follow_v viz._n i_o sir_n edward_n hales_n baronet_n lieutenant_n of_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n name_v in_o the_o writ_n to_o this_o schedule_n annex_v to_o our_o mâ—…_n serene_a lord_n the_o king_n do_v most_o humble_o certify_v that_o before_o the_o come_n of_o the_o say_v write_v to_o wit_n the_o eight_o day_n of_o june_n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o our_o lord_n james_n the_o second_o king_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n william_n lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n william_n lord_n bishop_n of_o st._n asaph_n francis_z lord_n bishop_n of_o ely_n john_n lord_n bishop_n of_o chichester_n thomas_n lord_n bishop_n of_o bath_n and_o wells_n thomas_n lord_n bishop_n of_o peterborough_n and_o jonathan_n lord_n bishop_n of_o bristol_n mention_v in_o the_o aforesaid_a writ_n be_v commit_v and_o deliver_v to_o and_o be_v retain_v in_o my_o custody_n by_o virtue_n of_o a_o certain_a warrant_n under_o the_o hand_n and_o seal_n of_o george_n lord_n jeffries_n baron_n of_o wem_n lord_n high_a chancellor_n of_o england_n robert_z earl_n of_o sunderland_n lord_n precedent_n of_o the_o privy_a council_n of_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n henry_n lord_n arundel_n of_o warder_n keeper_n of_o the_o pivy_n seal_n of_o our_o say_a lord_n the_o king_n william_n marquess_z of_o powis_n john_n earl_n of_o mulgrave_n lord_n great_a chamberlain_n of_o england_n theophilus_n earl_n of_o huntingtou_n henry_n earl_n of_o peterborough_n william_n earl_n of_o craven_n alexander_n earl_n of_o moray_n charles_n earl_n of_o middleton_n john_n earl_n of_o melfort_n roger_n earl_n of_o castlemain_n richard_n viscount_n preston_n george_n lord_n dartmouth_n sidney_n lord_n godolphin_n henry_n lord_n dover_n sir_n john_n earn_o knight_n chancellor_z of_o the_o
exchequer_n of_o our_o say_a lord_n the_o king_n sir_n edward_n herbert_n knight_n chief_z justice_n of_o the_o common_a bench_n of_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n and_o sir_n nicholas_n butler_n knight_n lord_n of_o his_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy_a council_n to_o i_o direct_v the_o tenor_n of_o which_o warrant_n follow_v in_o these_o word_n viz._n these_o be_v in_o his_o majesty_n name_n and_o by_o his_o command_n to_o require_v you_o to_o take_v into_o your_o custody_n the_o person_n of_o william_n lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n william_n lord_n bishop_n of_o st._n asaph_n francis_z lord_n bishop_n of_o ely_n john_n lord_n bishop_n of_o chichester_n thomas_n lord_n bishop_n of_o bath_n and_o wells_n thomas_n lord_n bishop_n of_o peterborough_n and_o jonathan_n lord_n bishop_n of_o bristol_n for_o contrive_v make_v and_o publish_v a_o seditious_a libel_n in_o write_v against_o his_o majesty_n and_o his_o government_n and_o they_o safe_o to_o keep_v in_o your_o custody_n until_o they_o shall_v be_v deliver_v by_o due_a course_n of_o law_n for_o which_o this_o shall_v be_v your_o sufficient_a warrant_n at_o the_o council_n chamber_n in_o white-hall_n this_o eight_o day_n of_o june_n 1688._o and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o take_n and_o detain_v etc._n etc._n lord_n ch._n iust._n well_o what_o do_v you_o desire_v mr._n attorney_n mr._n att._n gen._n we_o pray_v for_o the_o king_n that_o the_o return_n may_v be_v file_v l._n ch._n iust._n let_v it_o be_v file_v mr._n att._n gen._n by_o this_o retorn_a your_o lordship_n observe_v what_o it_o be_v my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n be_v commit_v to_o the_o tower_n for_o it_o be_v by_o warrant_n from_o the_o council_n board_n where_o when_o their_o lordship_n appear_v they_o be_v not_o please_v to_o give_v their_o recognizance_n to_o appear_v here_o as_o they_o be_v require_v by_o the_o king_n to_o do_v and_o there_o upon_o they_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o tower_n and_o now_o come_v before_o the_o court_n upon_o this_o retorn_a of_o the_o king_n be_v write_v of_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la and_o by_o the_o retorn_a it_o do_v appear_v it_o be_v for_o contrive_v write_v frame_v and_o publish_v a_o seditious_a libel_n against_o his_o majesty_n and_o the_o government_n my_o lord_n it_o be_v our_o duty_n who_o be_v the_o king_n council_n pursuant_n to_o our_o order_n to_o prosecute_v such_o kind_n of_o offence_n and_o when_o the_o proper_a time_n shall_v come_v for_o we_o to_o open_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o offence_n your_o lordship_n will_v then_o judge_v what_o reason_n there_o be_v for_o this_o prosecution_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n what_o we_o be_v now_o to_o offer_v to_o your_o lordship_n be_v the_o officer_n of_o this_o court_n have_v a_o information_n against_o his_o grace_n the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n which_o we_o desire_v may_v be_v read_v to_o they_o and_o pray_v that_o they_o may_v plead_v to_o it_o according_a to_o the_o course_n of_o the_o court._n sir_n rob._n sawyer_n if_o it_o please_v your_o lordship_n to_o spare_v we_o a_o word_n for_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n mr._n att._n gen._n my_o lord_n we_o pray_v for_o the_o king_n the_o information_n may_v be_v read_v sir_n rob._n sawyer_n we_o define_v to_o be_v hear_v a_o word_n first_o mr._n soll._n gen._n we_o oppose_v your_o speak_v any_o thing_n till_o the_o information_n have_v be_v read_v sir_n rob._n sawyer_n but_o what_o we_o have_v to_o offer_v be_v proper_a before_o it_o be_v read_v mr._n att._n gen._n your_o time_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v sir_n robert._n sir_n rob._n sawyer_n yes_o this_o be_v our_o proper_a time_n for_o what_o we_o have_v to_o say_v and_o therefore_o we_o move_v it_o now_o before_o there_o be_v any_o other_o proceed_n in_o this_o matter_n mr._n soll._n gen._n it_o be_v irregular_a to_o move_v any_o thing_n yet_o pray_v let_v the_o information_n be_v read_v first_o mr._n s._n pemberton_n if_o your_o lordship_n please_v to_o spare_v we_o we_o will_v offer_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v fit_a for_o we_o to_o do_v sir_n rob._n sawyer_n and_o now_o be_v our_o proper_a time_n for_o it_o mr._n soll._n gen._n gentleman_n you_o do_v know_v the_o way_n of_o proceed_v in_o such_o case_n better_o than_o so_o i_o be_o sure_a as_o for_o you_o sir_n robert_z sawyer_z you_o have_v often_o oppose_v any_o such_o motion_n as_o irregular_a and_o i_o hope_v the_o case_n be_v not_o alter_v however_o you_o may_v be_v the_o course_n of_o the_o court_n be_v the_o same_o sir_n rob._n sawyer_n with_o submission_n if_o your_o lordship_n please_v to_o spare_v i_o a_o word_n that_o which_o i_o will_v move_v be_v to_o discharge_v my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n upon_o this_o return_n and_o from_o their_o commitment_n upon_o this_o warrant_n mr._n att._n gen._n sure_o these_o gentleman_n think_v to_o have_v a_o liberty_n above_o all_o other_o people_n here_o be_v a_o information_n which_o we_o pray_v my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n may_v hear_v read_v and_o plead_v to_o mr._n soll._n gen._n certain_o sir_n rob._n sawyer_n you_o will_v not_o have_v do_v thus_o half_a a_o year_n ago_o sir_n rob._n sawyer_n what_o will_v not_o i_o have_v do_v i_o move_v regular_o with_o submission_n to_o discharge_v my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n from_o their_o commitment_n if_o they_o be_v not_o here_o legal_o imprison_v now_o they_o be_v before_o your_o lordship_n upon_o this_o writ_n than_o you_o will_v give_v we_o leave_v to_o move_v for_o their_o discharge_n before_o any_o thing_n else_o be_v say_v to_o they_o and_o that_o be_v it_o we_o have_v to_o say_v to_o demand_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o court_n upon_o this_o return_n whether_o we_o be_v legal_o imprison_v mr._n att._n gen._n under_o favour_n my_o lord_n neither_o the_o court_n nor_o they_o be_v ripe_a for_o any_o motion_n of_o this_o nature_n yet_o mr._n s._n pemberton_n if_o we_o do_v not_o move_v it_o now_o it_o will_v afterward_o i_o fear_v be_v too_o late_o mr._n soll._n gen._n these_o gentleman_n be_v very_o forward_o but_o certain_o they_o mistake_v their_o time_n this_o be_v a_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la that_o be_v bring_v by_o the_o king_n and_o not_o by_o the_o prisoner_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v too_o soon_o till_o they_o see_v what_o the_o king_n have_v to_o say_v to_o they_o mr._n att._n gen._n your_o lordship_n can_v as_o yet_o be_v move_v for_o your_o judgement_n about_o the_o legality_n of_o this_o commitment_n because_o this_o writ_n be_v grant_v upon_o our_o motion_n who_o be_v of_o council_n for_o the_o king_n and_o upon_o this_o writ_n they_o be_v bring_v here_o and_o what_o be_v it_o we_o desire_v for_o the_o king_n certain_o nothing_o but_o what_o be_v regular_n we_o have_v here_o a_o information_n for_o the_o king_n against_o my_o lord_n and_o we_o desire_v they_o may_v plead_v to_o it_o mr._n s._n pemberton_n good_a my_o lord_n will_v you_o please_v to_o hear_v we_o a_o little_a to_o this_o matter_n l._n c._n iust._n brother_n pemberton_n we_o will_v not_o refuse_v to_o hear_v you_o by_o no_o mean_n when_o you_o speak_v in_o your_o proper_a time_n but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o now_o for_o the_o king_n be_v please_v by_o his_o attorney_n and_o solicitor_n to_o charge_v these_o noble_a person_n my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n with_o a_o information_n and_o the_o king_n council_n call_v to_o have_v that_o information_n read_v but_o you_o will_v not_o permit_v it_o to_o be_v read_v mr._n s._n pemberton_n pray_v my_o lord_n spare_v we_o a_o word_n if_o we_o be_v not_o here_o as_o prisoner_n regular_o before_o your_o lordship_n and_o be_v not_o bring_v in_o by_o the_o due_a proâ—…_n of_o the_o court_n then_o certain_o the_o king_n council_n or_o the_o court_n have_v no_o power_n to_o charge_v we_o with_o a_o information_n therefore_o we_o beg_v that_o you_o will_v hear_v we_o to_o that_o in_o the_o first_o place_n whether_o we_o be_v legal_o here_o before_o you_o mr._n soll._n gen._n these_o gentleman_n will_v have_v their_o proper_a time_n for_o such_o a_o motion_n hereafter_o mr._n pollexfen_n no_o mr._n soll._n this_o be_v without_o all_o question_n our_o only_a time_n for_o it_o we_o shall_v have_v no_o time_n afterward_o mr._n att._n gen._n yes_o you_o will_v for_o what_o do_v we_o who_o be_v of_o council_n for_o the_o king_n now_o ask_v of_o the_o court_n but_o that_o this_o information_n may_v be_v read_v when_o that_o be_v do_v if_o we_o move_v to_o have_v my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n plead_v than_o they_o may_v move_v what_o they_o will_v but_o before_o we_o make_v that_o motion_n they_o can_v break_v in_o upon_o we_o with_o their_o motion_n and_o with_o submission_n to_o your_o lordship_n whether_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n be_v due_o commit_v
be_v not_o yet_o a_o question_n mr._n finch_n but_o it_o be_v and_o this_o the_o fit_a time_n for_o it_o mr._n soll._n gen._n pray_v will_v you_o hear_v we_o quiet_o what_o we_o have_v to_o say_v and_o then_o answer_v we_o with_o reason_n if_o you_o can_v i_o think_v we_o be_v in_o a_o proper_a way_n but_o they_o be_v not_o my_o lord_n for_o as_o i_o say_v my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n be_v bring_v by_o the_o king_n write_v upon_o our_o motion_n for_o the_o king_n not_o upon_o they_o and_o now_o we_o have_v they_o here_o before_o the_o court_n we_o for_o the_o king_n will_v charge_v they_o with_o a_o information_n which_o information_n that_o they_o and_o the_o court_n may_v know_v what_o it_o be_v they_o be_v charge_v with_o we_o pray_v it_o may_v be_v read_v to_o they_o by_o the_o clerk_n and_o when_o it_o be_v read_v let_v these_o gentleman_n say_v what_o they_o will_v for_o they_o they_o shall_v have_v their_o time_n to_o speak_v but_o certain_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o obstruct_v the_o king_n proceed_n nor_o oppose_v the_o read_n of_o the_o information_n to_o these_o noble_a lord_n who_o be_v bring_v here_o in_o custody_n into_o court_n to_o this_o very_a purpose_n that_o they_o may_v be_v charge_v with_o this_o information_n mr._n s._n pemberton_n but_o we_o have_v somewhat_o to_o say_v before_o you_o can_v come_v to_o that_o mr._n solicitor_n mr._n soll._n gen._n you_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v hear_v as_o yet_o m._n s._n pemberton_n under_o favour_n we_o ought_v to_o be_v hear_v sir_n rob._n sawyer_n my_o lord_n mr._n solicitor_n have_v oppose_v our_o be_v hear_v but_o we_o now_o desire_v he_o will_v hear_v our_o answer_n to_o it_o and_o that_o which_o we_o have_v to_o say_v be_v this_o that_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n be_v not_o here_o regular_o in_o the_o court_n to_o be_v charge_v with_o a_o information_n and_o if_o the_o law_n be_v not_o with_o we_o in_o this_o point_n as_o we_o doubt_v not_o to_o make_v appear_v it_o be_v no_o question_n but_o when_o your_o lordship_n have_v hear_v what_o we_o have_v to_o say_v you_o will_v give_v a_o right_a rule_n in_o it_o my_o lord_n we_o say_v that_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o law_n no_o man_n ought_v to_o be_v charge_v with_o a_o information_n or_o indictment_n by_o the_o express_a statute_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o unless_o he_o come_v into_o court_n by_o legal_a process_n that_o be_v a_o stand_a rule_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o this_o and_o all_o other_o court_n be_v pursuant_n to_o it_o now_o in_o this_o court_n you_o have_v several_a process_n that_o go_v out_o of_o this_o court_n and_o he_o that_o come_v as_o take_v by_o virtue_n of_o a_o capias_fw-la or_o a_o attachment_n after_o a_o summons_n or_o by_o venire_fw-la in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o subpoena_n i_o say_v he_o that_o come_v in_o upon_o these_o process_n may_v be_v charge_v with_o a_o information_n but_o where_o a_o person_n be_v in_o prison_n commit_v by_o another_o jurisdiction_n and_o another_o authority_n then_o that_o of_o this_o court_n when_o the_o â—…risoner_n be_v bring_v here_o by_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la the_o first_o thing_n the_o court_n have_v to_o do_v be_v to_o inquire_v whether_o he_o be_v legal_o commit_v to_o that_o end_v the_o return_n be_v file_v and_o the_o party_n have_v leave_v to_o make_v his_o exception_n to_o it_o as_o we_o do_v in_o this_o case_n my_o lord_n be_v bring_v here_o upon_o a_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la the_o return_n of_o which_o have_v be_v read_v and_o now_o the_o return_n be_v file_v we_o be_v proper_a to_o move_v that_o my_o lord_n may_v be_v discharge_v for_o you_o now_o see_v what_o they_o be_v commit_v for_o it_o be_v for_o a_o misdemeanour_n in_o make_v and_o publish_v a_o libel_n that_o be_v the_o matter_n for_o which_o they_o be_v commit_v and_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o return_v likewise_o that_o they_o who_o be_v thus_o commit_v be_v peer_n of_o the_o realm_n for_o so_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n all_o be_v and_o for_o a_o misdemeanour_n they_o ought_v not_o by_o law_n to_o have_v be_v commit_v l._n c._n i._n you_o go_v too_o far_o now_o sir_n robert_n sanyer_n i_o will_v willing_o hear_v you_o whatsoever_o you_o have_v to_o say_v but_o than_o it_o must_v be_v in_o its_o due_a time_n mr._n att._n gen._n this_o very_a discourse_n indeed_o i_o have_v hear_v have_v pass_v up_o and_o down_o the_o town_n for_o law_n we_o may_v see_v now_o whence_o they_o have_v it_o mr._n sol._n gen._n i_o know_v it_o have_v heretofore_o be_v urge_v by_o i_o but_o deny_v by_o they_o who_o now_o urge_v it_o and_o i_o be_o glad_a that_o they_o now_o learn_v of_o i_o to_o tack_n about_o l._n c._n i._n look_v you_o gentleman_n do_v not_o fall_v upon_o one_o another_o but_o keep_v to_o the_o matter_n before_o you_o mr._n s._n pemberton_n so_o we_o will_v my_o lord_n if_o the_o king_n council_n will_v let_v we_o first_o we_o say_v we_o be_v bring_v here_o upon_o a_o return_n of_o a_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la there_o be_v neither_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o commitment_n cause_v to_o imprison_v we_o nor_o be_v there_o by_o the_o warrant_n any_o cause_n to_o detain_v we_o in_o prison_n and_o for_o that_o beside_o what_o have_v be_v hint_v at_o we_o say_v further_o that_o here_o it_o be_v return_v that_o we_o be_v commit_v by_o such_o and_o such_o person_n lord_n of_o the_o privy_a council_n but_o the_o return_n do_v not_o say_v that_o it_o be_v do_v by_o they_o as_o lord_n of_o the_o privy_a council_n which_o must_v be_v in_o council_n for_o if_o it_o be_v not_o in_o council_n they_o have_v not_o power_n to_o make_v such_o a_o warrant_n for_o the_o commitment_n of_o any_o person_n and_o that_o we_o stand_v upon_o here_o be_v a_o return_n that_o be_v not_o a_o good_a return_n of_o a_o legal_a commitment_n and_o therefore_o we_o pray_v my_o lord_n may_v be_v discharge_v mr._n pollexfen_n pray_v my_o lord_n spare_v i_o a_o word_n that_o be_v the_o thing_n we_o humble_o offer_v to_o your_o lordship_n consideration_n and_o under_o favour_n i_o think_v we_o be_v proper_a both_o as_o to_o the_o matter_n and_o as_o to_o the_o time_n the_o return_n be_v now_o file_v before_o you_o if_o by_o this_o return_n there_o appear_v to_o have_v be_v such_o a_o cause_n to_o commit_v these_o lord_n to_o prison_n as_o be_v legal_a than_o we_o acknowledge_v they_o may_v in_o a_o legal_a course_n be_v bring_v to_o answer_v for_o their_o offence_n but_o with_o submission_n it_o appear_v not_o by_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o this_o return_n that_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n be_v commit_v by_o the_o order_n of_o the_o privy_a council_n all_o that_o be_v say_v be_v that_o they_o be_v commit_v by_o my_o lord_n chancellor_n and_o those_o other_o person_n name_v lord_n of_o the_o privy_a council_n which_o we_o conceive_v be_v not_o a_o good_a return_n for_o they_o can_v do_v nothing_o as_o lord_n of_o the_o privy_a council_n except_o only_o as_o they_o be_v in_o council_n and_o by_o order_n make_v in_o council_n except_o that_o do_v appear_v they_o have_v no_o power_n to_o commit_v then_o take_v the_o case_n to_o be_v so_o here_o be_v a_o man_n commit_v by_o one_o that_o have_v no_o authority_n to_o commit_v he_o and_o he_o be_v bring_v by_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la into_o this_o court_n what_o shall_v the_o court_n do_v with_o he_o shall_v they_o charge_v he_o with_o a_o information_n no_o it_o do_v appear_v that_o he_o be_v never_o in_o custody_n but_o under_o a_o commitment_n by_o those_o who_o have_v no_o legal_a power_n to_o commit_v he_o and_o therefore_o he_o must_v be_v discharge_v and_o that_o we_o pray_v for_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n what_o the_o king_n council_n may_v have_v to_o say_v to_o they_o afterward_o by_o way_n of_o information_n or_o otherwise_o they_o must_v take_v the_o regular_a method_n of_o the_o law_n to_o bring_v my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n to_o answer_v but_o as_o the_o case_n stand_v here_o before_o you_o upon_o this_o return_n it_o do_v appear_v they_o have_v no_o authority_n to_o commit_v they_o by_o who_o warrant_n they_o be_v commit_v and_o therefore_o this_o court_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v but_o to_o discharge_v they_o mr._n finch_n i_o beg_v your_o lordship_n leave_n to_o say_v one_o word_n far_o on_o the_o same_o side_n i_o think_v with_o humble_a submission_n this_o be_v the_o most_o proper_a time_n for_o we_o to_o make_v this_o motion_n for_o here_o be_v a_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la return_v this_o return_n be_v file_v and_o then_o the_o king_n council_n move_v to_o charge_v my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n with_o a_o information_n that_o motion_n of_o they_o we_o say_v be_v too_o soon_o
unless_o my_o lord_n be_v here_o in_o court_n i_o mean_v legal_o in_o court_n for_o no_o man_n be_v in_o court_n so_o as_o to_o be_v liable_a to_o be_v charge_v with_o a_o indictment_n or_o information_n that_o be_v not_o bring_v into_o court_n by_o legal_a process_n or_o as_o a_o prisoner_n upon_o a_o legal_a commitment_n then_o my_o lord_n with_o humble_a submission_n we_o say_v that_o it_o do_v appear_v by_o this_o return_n that_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n be_v not_o here_o legal_o in_o court_n because_o this_o commitment_n of_o they_o be_v not_o a_o legal_a commitment_n and_o two_o objection_n we_o have_v to_o it_o the_o one_o be_v that_o the_o person_n commit_v have_v no_o authority_n to_o commit_v for_o the_o return_n say_v that_o it_o be_v by_o virtue_n of_o a_o warrant_n under_o the_o hand_n of_o such_o and_o such_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o council_n and_o they_o we_o say_v have_v no_o authority_n to_o do_v this_o the_o other_o objection_n be_v that_o the_o fact_n for_o which_o they_o be_v commit_v they_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v be_v imprison_v for_o the_o fact_n charge_v upon_o they_o be_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o a_o bare_a misdemeanour_n and_o for_o such_o a_o fact_n it_o be_v the_o right_n of_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n as_o peer_n of_o the_o realm_n that_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v serve_v with_o the_o usual_a process_n of_o subpoena_n and_o not_o to_o be_v commit_v to_o prison_n these_o be_v the_o two_o objection_n that_o we_o have_v to_o this_o return_n and_o this_o be_v under_o favour_n the_o proper_a time_n for_o we_o to_o make_v this_o objection_n before_o the_o king_n council_n can_v charge_v my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n with_o a_o information_n l._n ch._n iust._n what_o say_v you_o to_o it_o mr._n attorney_n mr._n att._n gen._n with_o submission_n my_o lord_n these_o gentleman_n have_v out_o of_o course_n and_o preposterous_o let_v themselves_o in_o to_o this_o discourse_n and_o when_o all_o be_v do_v we_o must_v recur_v to_o that_o which_o we_o move_v to_o your_o lordship_n before_o to_o desire_v that_o your_o lordship_n will_v order_v the_o information_n to_o be_v read_v and_o when_o we_o call_v my_o lord_n to_o plead_v to_o the_o information_n then_o will_v be_v their_o proper_a time_n to_o make_v this_o objection_n for_o it_o be_v a_o strange_a thing_n certain_o for_o man_n to_o make_v objection_n before_o they_o know_v what_o it_o be_v that_o they_o be_v charge_v with_o they_o say_v the_o ground_n of_o their_o motion_n be_v because_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n be_v here_o in_o court_n upon_o the_o return_n of_o a_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la and_o therefore_o they_o come_v in_o upon_o a_o commitment_n as_o they_o say_v for_o that_o which_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v commit_v for_o at_o all_o and_o we_o can_v charge_v they_o unless_o they_o be_v proper_o in_o court._n now_o for_o that_o it_o be_v true_a if_o that_o commitment_n of_o they_o be_v the_o only_a thing_n that_o be_v here_o before_o the_o court_n than_o the_o court_n will_v if_o that_o commitment_n be_v illegal_a discharge_v they_o of_o that_o but_o when_o a_o man_n be_v present_a here_o in_o court_n bring_v into_o court_n let_v he_o come_v how_o he_o will_v he_o be_v not_o to_o have_v any_o long_a time_n than_o that_o instant_a to_o appear_v to_o and_o be_v charge_v with_o the_o information_n it_o be_v true_a upon_o a_o subpoena_n which_o be_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o summons_n there_o a_o man_n have_v as_o it_o be_v a_o essoyn_n and_o may_v make_v his_o excuse_n and_o he_o shall_v have_v time_n but_o when_o he_o be_v present_a in_o court_n either_o as_o a_o person_n privilege_v as_o a_o officer_n or_o as_o a_o prisoner_n he_o shall_v be_v charge_v present_o and_o these_o gentleman_n be_v not_o to_o let_v themselves_o into_o invective_n against_o the_o commitment_n thereby_o to_o keep_v off_o their_o be_v charge_v with_o the_o information_n beside_o that_o it_o be_v strange_a these_o gentleman_n shall_v know_v the_o privilege_n of_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n as_o peer_n better_a than_o all_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o council_n who_o be_v most_o of_o they_o themselves_o peer_n and_o they_o that_o make_v the_o objection_n shall_v have_v consider_v whether_o these_o lord_n that_o make_v the_o commitment_n do_v not_o think_v themselves_o concern_v in_o all_o the_o privilege_n of_o peerage_n as_o well_o as_o these_o seven_o noble_a lord_n sir_n rob._n sawyer_n be_v that_o a_o answer_n to_o our_o objection_n mr._n attorney_n mr._n att._n gen._n i_o say_v it_o be_v a_o strange_a objection_n and_o i_o answer_v it_o be_v out_o of_o due_a time_n for_o this_o we_o say_v that_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n be_v now_o here_o in_o court_n as_o prisoner_n upon_o a_o commitment_n and_o we_o desire_v to_o charge_v they_o with_o a_o information_n you_o be_v not_o to_o examine_v the_o matter_n of_o their_o commitment_n and_o therefore_o i_o do_v insist_v upon_o it_o that_o the_o information_n shall_v be_v read_v and_o then_o you_o will_v consider_v whether_o they_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o plead_v to_o it_o mr._n finch_n my_o lord_n i_o hope_v mr._n attorney_n general_n will_v not_o think_v legal_a objection_n to_o be_v invective_n mr._n att._n gen._n true_o i_o know_v not_o what_o you_o call_v legal_a objection_n i_o do_v not_o think_v you_o be_v so_o nor_o do_v i_o think_v legal_a objection_n be_v invective_n but_o i_o use_v that_o expression_n as_o very_o proper_a for_o what_o you_o urge_v against_o the_o commitment_n l._n c._n i._n nay_o gentleman_n dont_fw-fr quarrel_n about_o word_n mr._n finch_n my_o lord_n we_o will_v not_o willing_o have_v word_n give_v we_o to_o quarrel_v at_o mr._n soll._n gen._n my_o lord_n the_o question_n be_v whether_o we_o be_v in_o the_o right_a method_n of_o practice_n as_o to_o the_o course_n of_o the_o court_n or_o they_o it_o may_v be_v these_o gentleman_n think_v to_o make_v we_o angry_a and_o take_v advantage_n of_o our_o be_v in_o a_o passion_n mr._n finch_n mr._n solicitor_n we_o desire_v to_o have_v our_o objection_n answer_v mr._n soll._n gen._n nay_o if_o you_o begin_v to_o be_v angry_a gentleman_n we_o can_v be_v angry_a too_o l._n c._n i._n i_o will_v have_v neither_o of_o you_o be_v angry_a mr._n soll._n gen._n it_o seem_v they_o will_v have_v a_o answer_n to_o their_o objection_n but_o will_v not_o suffer_v we_o to_o give_v it_o they_o will_v first_o examine_v whether_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n have_v be_v due_o commit_v that_o we_o say_v be_v not_o to_o be_v do_v by_o the_o court_n as_o yet_o your_o lordship_n see_v they_o be_v actual_o in_o custody_n by_o a_o commitment_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o council_n that_o appear_v by_o the_o return_n before_o your_o lordship_n and_o for_o what_o they_o be_v commit_v what_o do_v we_o now_o pray_v for_o the_o king_n first_o we_o move_v for_o a_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la then_o that_o this_o information_n may_v be_v read_v and_o all_o be_v in_o order_n to_o bring_v this_o fact_n for_o which_o they_o be_v commit_v to_o a_o trial_n it_o be_v say_v upon_o the_o return_n they_o be_v send_v to_o the_o tower_n for_o contrive_v write_v and_o publish_v a_o seditious_a libel_n against_o the_o king_n person_n and_o government_n which_o i_o think_v be_v crime_n enough_o for_o a_o man_n to_o deserve_v to_o be_v commit_v for_o they_o will_v have_v you_o to_o discharge_v these_o lord_n from_o this_o commitment_n the_o return_n as_o they_o say_v be_v not_o legal_a before_o the_o information_n be_v read_v but_o we_o think_v their_o motion_n be_v irregular_a for_o here_o be_v a_o crime_n charge_v in_o the_o commitment_n and_o upon_o that_o commitment_n they_o be_v here_o now_o as_o criminal_n before_o your_o lordship_n and_o mr._n attorney_n have_v exhibit_v a_o information_n for_o the_o king_n which_o be_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o declaration_n at_o the_o king_n suit_n and_o that_o in_o this_o court_n which_o be_v the_o supreme_a court_n now_o in_o be_v for_o the_o trial_n of_o matter_n of_o this_o nature_n we_o will_v come_v to_o that_o question_n whether_o they_o be_v legal_o commit_v when_o there_o be_v a_o proper_a time_n for_o it_o but_o now_o we_o find_v my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n in_o court_n upon_o a_o commitment_n for_o a_o great_a crime_n i_o repeat_v it_o again_o it_o be_v for_o contrive_v write_v and_o publish_v a_o seditious_a libel_n against_o the_o king_n person_n and_o against_o the_o king_n government_n and_o whether_o the_o king_n counsel_n shall_v not_o have_v leave_n to_o make_v out_o this_o charge_n by_o a_o information_n sure_o can_v be_v no_o question_n at_o all_o in_o this_o court_n i_o hear_v they_o mention_v the_o statute_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o but_o that_o be_v
not_o at_o all_o to_o the_o purpose_n that_o be_v but_o what_o be_v offer_v in_o another_o case_n that_o may_v be_v remember_v and_o offer_v by_o way_n of_o plea_n and_o press_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o earnestness_n but_o reject_v by_o the_o court_n and_o now_o what_o can_v not_o be_v receive_v then_o by_o way_n of_o plea_n these_o gentleman_n will_v by_o their_o importunity_n have_v you_o receive_v by_o way_n of_o parole_n at_o the_o bar_n i_o suppose_v the_o design_n be_v to_o entertain_v this_o great_a auditory_a with_o a_o haraâ—…gue_n and_o think_v to_o persuade_v the_o weak_a man_n of_o the_o world_n for_o the_o wise_a be_v not_o to_o be_v impose_v upon_o that_o they_o be_v in_o the_o right_n and_o we_o in_o the_o wrong_n under_o favour_n my_o lord_n we_o be_v in_o the_o right_n for_o the_o king_n we_o desire_v this_o information_n may_v be_v read_v and_o let_v they_o plead_v what_o by_o law_n they_o can_v to_o it_o according_a to_o the_o course_n of_o the_o court_n but_o that_o which_o they_o now_o urge_v be_v untimely_a and_o out_o of_o course_n sir_n rob._n sawyer_n my_o lord_n we_o offer_v this_o to_o your_o lordship_n mr._n att._n gen._n why_o gentleman_n you_o have_v be_v hear_v before_o your_o time_n already_o mr._n s._n pemberton_n pray_v my_o lord_n give_v we_o leave_v to_o answer_v what_o the_o king_n counsel_n have_v object_v l._n c._n i._n the_o king_n counsel_n have_v answer_v your_o objection_n and_o we_o must_v not_o permit_v vie_v and_o revying_a upon_o one_o another_o if_o you_o have_v no_o more_o to_o say_v but_o only_o as_o to_o the_o matter_n that_o have_v be_v urge_v you_o have_v be_v hear_v to_o it_o on_o both_o side_n already_o mr._n s._n pemberton_n i_o will_v if_o you_o please_v answer_v what_o have_v be_v object_v by_o the_o king_n counsel_n and_o state_n the_o case_n aright_o mr._n iust._n allybone_n brother_n pemberton_n i_o do_v not_o apprehend_v that_o the_o objection_n you_o make_v against_o this_o commitment_n have_v any_o weight_n in_o it_o the_o objection_n as_o i_o take_v it_o be_v this_o that_o these_o lord_n be_v not_o legal_o commit_v because_o they_o be_v commit_v say_v the_o return_n by_o such_o and_o such_o lord_n of_o the_o council_n particular_o name_v and_o it_o do_v not_o specify_v they_o to_o be_v unite_v in_o the_o privy_a council_n now_o true_o with_o i_o that_o seem_v to_o have_v no_o weight_n at_o all_o and_o i_o will_v tell_v you_o why_o if_o my_o lord_n chief_a justice_n do_v commit_v any_o person_n and_o set_v his_o name_n to_o the_o warrant_n he_o do_v not_o use_v to_o add_v to_o his_o name_n lord_n chief_a justice_n but_o he_o be_v know_v to_o be_v so_o without_o that_o addition_n and_o will_v you_o have_v a_o different_a return_n from_o the_o lieutenant_n of_o the_o tower_n to_o a_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la than_o the_o warrant_n itself_o will_v justify_v the_o lord_n do_v not_o use_v to_o write_v themselves_o privy_a counsellor_n they_o be_v know_v to_o be_v so_o as_o well_o as_o a_o judge_n who_o only_o write_v his_o name_n and_o do_v not_o use_v to_o make_v the_o addition_n of_o his_o office._n sir_n rob._n sawyer_n pray_v my_o lord_n give_v i_o leave_v to_o be_v hear_v to_o this_o i_o think_v true_o it_o be_v a_o weighty_a objection_n for_o under_o favour_n we_o say_v it_o must_v upon_o the_o return_v here_o appear_v that_o they_o be_v legal_o commit_v before_o you_o can_v charge_v they_o with_o a_o information_n i_o do_v not_o take_v exception_n to_o the_o warrant_n because_o it_o be_v subscribe_v by_o such_o lord_n and_o they_o do_v not_o write_v themselves_o lord_n of_o the_o council_n they_o need_v not_o do_v that_o and_o the_o return_n have_v aver_v that_o they_o be_v so_o but_o the_o return_v aught_o to_o have_v be_v that_o it_o be_v by_o order_n of_o the_o privy_a council_n and_o so_o it_o must_v be_v if_o they_o will_v show_v my_o lord_n to_o be_v legal_o commit_v that_o they_o be_v commit_v by_o order_n of_o the_o privy_a council_n and_o not_o by_o such_o and_o such_o particular_a person_n lord_n of_o the_o privy_a council_n so_o in_o the_o case_n put_v by_o mr._n justice_n allybone_n of_o a_o commitment_n by_o your_o lordship_n or_o any_o of_o the_o judge_n it_o must_v be_v return_v to_o be_v by_o such_o a_o warrant_n by_o such_o a_o one_o chief_a justice_n for_o that_o show_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o person_n commit_v and_o then_o your_o lordship_n name_n to_o it_o indeed_o be_v enough_o without_o the_o addition_n but_o if_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v by_o the_o return_n that_o there_o be_v sufficient_a authority_n in_o the_o person_n to_o commit_v your_o lordship_n can_v take_v it_o to_o be_v a_o legal_a commitment_n but_o now_o in_o this_o case_n they_o can_v have_v no_o authority_n to_o commit_v but_o in_o council_n and_o this_o return_n seem_v to_o make_v it_o do_v by_o they_o as_o particular_a person_n and_o that_o be_v not_o a_o good_a return_n with_o your_o lordship_n favour_n upon_o which_o these_o reverend_a and_o noble_a lord_n can_v be_v detain_v in_o prison_n but_o what_o do_v they_o on_o the_o other_o side_n say_v to_o this_o why_o we_o shall_v be_v hear_v to_o it_o anon_o but_o my_o lord_n they_o very_o well_o know_v it_o will_v be_v too_o late_o for_o that_o effect_n which_o we_o desire_v of_o our_o motion_n and_o therefore_o we_o lay_v the_o objection_n before_o you_o now_o in_o its_o proper_a time_n say_v we_o you_o ought_v not_o to_o read_v any_o information_n against_o we_o because_o we_o be_v not_o legal_o here_o before_o the_o court_n and_o sure_a that_o which_o be_v say_v by_o the_o king_n council_n that_o your_o lordship_n may_v charge_v any_o one_o that_o you_o find_v here_o in_o court_n which_o way_n soever_o he_o come_v in_o can_v be_v legal_a mr._n att._n gen._n who_o ever_o say_v so_o sir_n robert_n sawyer_n i_o apprehend_v you_o say_v so_o mr._n attorney_n or_o else_o you_o say_v nothing_o mr._n att._n gen._n sir_n robert_n sawyer_n you_o of_o that_o side_n have_v a_o way_n of_o let_v yourselves_o in_o to_o say_v the_o same_o thing_n over_o and_o over_o again_o and_o of_o make_v we_o to_o say_v what_o you_o please_v sir_n rob._n sawyer_n true_o i_o do_v apprehend_v you_o lay_v down_o that_o for_o doctrine_n which_o i_o think_v a_o very_a strange_a one_o for_o we_o say_v with_o your_o lordship_n favour_n he_o that_o be_v in_o court_n without_o a_o legal_a process_n be_v not_o in_o court_n so_o as_o to_o be_v charge_v with_o a_o information_n s._n pemberton_n my_o lord_n it_o be_v not_o the_o body_n be_v find_v here_o that_o entitle_v the_o court_n to_o proceed_v upon_o it_o but_o the_o person_n accuse_v be_v to_o be_v bring_v in_o by_o legal_a process_n then_o if_o we_o be_v not_o here_o by_o legal_a process_n the_o information_n can_v be_v charge_v upon_o we_o and_o if_o we_o suffer_v it_o to_o be_v read_v it_o will_v be_v too_o late_o for_o we_o to_o make_v this_o objection_n l._n c._n i._n that_o you_o have_v all_o say_v over_o and_o over_o and_o they_o have_v give_v it_o a_o answer_n mr._n att._n gen._n pray_v mr._n sergeant_n will_v you_o make_v a_o end_n you_o have_v repeat_v your_o objection_n over_o and_o over_o i_o know_v not_o how_o often_o and_o will_v never_o be_v content_v with_o our_o answer_n mr._n i._o allyb._n sir_n rob._n sawyer_n that_o which_o you_o say_v in_o answer_n to_o the_o case_n i_o put_v methinks_v do_v not_o answer_v it_o for_o if_o the_o return_v be_v as_o good_a that_o it_o be_v by_o a_o warrant_n from_o such_o a_o one_o lord_n chief_a justice_n as_o if_o my_o lord_n chief_a justice_n have_v add_v the_o title_n of_o his_o office_n to_o his_o own_o name_n when_o he_o subscribe_v the_o warrant_n then_o this_o return_v that_o this_o be_v do_v by_o such_o and_o such_o lord_n of_o the_o council_n must_v be_v as_o good_a as_o if_o they_o have_v add_v that_o to_o their_o own_o name_n sir_n rob._n sawyer_n that_o be_v not_o our_o objection_n mr._n att._n gen._n your_o objection_n have_v be_v hear_v and_o answer_v we_o pray_v the_o information_n may_v be_v read_v mr._n serj._n pemberton_n no_o we_o be_v not_o come_v to_o that_o yet_o mr._n i._o allyb._n pray_v will_v you_o have_v a_o averment_n by_o the_o lieutenant_n of_o the_o tower_n in_o his_o return_n to_o a_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la that_o it_o be_v do_v by_o they_o in_o the_o council-chamber_n mr._n finch_n my_o lord_n the_o difference_n be_v this_o with_o submission_n a_o commitment_n by_o sir_n rob._n wright_n ch_n justice_n be_v a_o good_a commitment_n and_o a_o return_n of_o that_o nature_n be_v a_o good_a return_n because_o he_o be_v chief_a justice_n all_o over_o
in_o my_o case_n and_o you_o be_v one_o of_o they_o that_o prosecute_v i_o for_o aught_o i_o know_v or_o if_o you_o do_v not_o prosecute_v i_o you_o preach_v against_o i_o or_o if_o you_o do_v not_o some_o of_o your_o tribe_n do_v but_o so_o my_o lord_n it_o be_v in_o many_o other_o case_n within_o time_n of_o memory_n sir_n robert_n sawyer_n have_v pass_v a_o compliment_n upon_o i_o of_o my_o great_a skill_n in_o parliament_n matter_n but_o true_o there_o need_v no_o great_a skill_n in_o matter_n where_o the_o law_n be_v so_o plain_a a_o peer_n they_o agree_v may_v be_v in_o prison_n for_o treason_n felony_n or_o breach_n of_o the_o peace_n but_o that_o breach_n of_o the_o peace_n i_o say_v they_o be_v where_o the_o law_n require_v surety_n of_o the_o peace_n but_o be_v there_o any_o certainty_n where_o surety_n of_o the_o peace_n shall_v be_v require_v and_o where_o not_o then_o i_o will_v put_v this_o cafe_z these_o lord_n have_v contrive_v and_o publish_v a_o seditious_a libel_n against_o the_o king_n and_o his_o government_n and_o whether_o this_o be_v not_o such_o a_o breach_n of_o the_o peace_n as_o will_v require_v surety_n of_o the_o peace_n be_v the_o question_n before_o you_o and_o it_o plain_o appear_v to_o be_v so_o in_o sir_n baptist_n hick_n case_n in_o hobbart_n if_o a_o man_n write_v a_o private_a letter_n provoke_v another_o to_o fight_v although_o there_o be_v no_o fight_v this_o be_v a_o breach_n of_o the_o peace_n now_o a_o letter_n can_v do_v no_o wrong_n in_o that_o kind_n but_o as_o it_o incite_v and_o stir_v up_o to_o fight_v which_o may_v occasion_v bloodshed_n and_o i_o think_v there_o can_v be_v a_o great_a breach_n of_o the_o peace_n than_o for_o a_o man_n to_o come_v to_o the_o king_n face_n and_o publish_v a_o libel_n against_o he_o and_o yet_o according_a to_o their_o doctrine_n this_o man_n shall_v go_v away_o and_o you_o shall_v not_o take_v he_o up_o but_o take_v a_o subpoena_n against_o he_o and_o wait_v for_o the_o delay_n of_o all_o the_o ordinary_a process_n and_o they_o tell_v you_o another_o thing_n that_o a_o capias_fw-la do_v not_o lie_v upon_o a_o information_n against_o the_o person_n of_o a_o peer_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o precedent_n of_o any_o such_o thing_n but_o i_o will_v pray_v they_o to_o remember_v the_o case_n of_o my_o lord_n lovelace_n about_o some_o three_o year_n ago_o for_o break_v a_o footman_n head._n it_o seem_v if_o a_o man_n libel_n the_o king_n in_o his_o own_o presence_n that_o be_v not_o so_o great_a a_o matter_n as_o a_o little_a correction_n to_o a_o insolent_a footman_n but_o there_o he_o be_v bind_v in_o a_o recognizance_n to_o appear_v here_o in_o this_o court_n and_o according_o he_o do_v appear_v and_o be_v charge_v with_o a_o information_n and_o as_o to_o that_o precedent_n i_o do_v believe_v sir_n robert_n sawyer_n and_o mr._n finch_n will_v contradict_v i_o this_o be_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o this_o king_n there_o be_v likewise_o my_o lord_n of_o pembrooke_n case_n who_o go_v to_o a_o disorderly_a house_n and_o there_o fright_v some_o people_n and_o we_o move_v the_o court_n and_o have_v a_o attachment_n against_o he_o for_o a_o misdemeanour_n and_o he_o be_v glad_a to_o compound_v the_o thing_n or_o it_o have_v not_o end_v so_o soon_o as_o it_o do_v and_o yet_o if_o a_o lord_n come_v to_o the_o king_n person_n and_o affront_v he_o to_o his_o very_a face_n will_v not_o a_o attachment_n lie_v against_o he_o for_o it_o certain_o it_o will._n my_o lord_n we_o have_v go_v out_o of_o the_o way_n too_o much_o already_o and_o these_o gentleman_n will_v lead_v we_o far_o but_o we_o hope_v your_o lordship_n will_v reduce_v we_o to_o the_o method_n of_o the_o law_n here_o be_v a_o information_n which_o we_o desire_v may_v be_v read_v if_o they_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o plead_v to_o it_o their_o time_n for_o that_o will_v come_v after_o it_o be_v read_v if_o they_o think_v they_o have_v be_v illegal_o imprison_v it_o appear_v plain_o upon_o this_o return_n who_o they_o be_v that_o do_v commit_v they_o here_o be_v a_o great_a many_o noble_a lord_n to_o answer_v a_o action_n of_o false_a imprisonment_n if_o these_o lord_n think_v fit_a and_o may_v have_v these_o learned_a gentleman_n that_o be_v very_o well_o able_a to_o advise_v they_o what_o they_o shall_v do_v in_o it_o sir_n robert_n sawyer_n we_o pray_v your_o lordship_n judgement_n whether_o the_o case_n put_v by_o mr._n solicitor_n be_v like_o our_o case_n mr._n soll._n gen._n they_o be_v as_o like_v as_o sir_n robert_n sawyer_n be_v to_o mr._n attorney_n that_o be_v sir_n robert_n sawyer_n those_o case_n be_v of_o apparent_a breach_n of_o the_o peace_n so_o likewise_o be_v my_o lord_n of_o devonshire_n case_n but_o certain_o that_o be_v not_o at_o all_o like_a this_o mr._n finch_n with_o your_o lordship_n favour_n i_o will_v add_v but_o one_o word_n and_o i_o will_v repeat_v nothing_o of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v all_o that_o i_o shall_v say_v be_v this_o there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o difference_n between_o a_o actual_a breach_n of_o the_o peace_n and_o that_o which_o in_o the_o bare_a form_n of_o a_o information_n be_v a_o breach_n of_o the_o peace_n by_o construction_n of_o law_n it_o be_v contra_fw-la pacem_fw-la suppose_v it_o be_v lay_v that_o a_o man_n do_v vi_o &_o armis_fw-la speak_v word_n will_v that_o make_v the_o word_n a_o breach_n of_o the_o peace_n mr._n soll._n gen._n it_o must_v be_v vi_fw-la &_o armis_fw-la and_o certain_o be_v a_o breach_n of_o the_o peace_n mr._n finch_n if_o a_o man_n write_v a_o petition_n be_v the_o pen_n and_o ink_n that_o he_o use_v the_o arm_n mr._n soll._n gen._n my_o lord_n i_o hope_v mr._n finch_n remember_v what_o i_o hear_v he_o say_v in_o algernoon_n sidney_n case_n scribere_fw-la est_fw-la agere_fw-la mr._n finch_n i_o think_v it_o be_v so_o mr._n solicitor_n but_o every_o action_n be_v not_o a_o breach_n of_o the_o peace_n ld._n ch._n iust._n we_o let_v my_o brother_n deliver_v their_o opinion_n i_o will_v give_v you_o i_o mr._n iust._n allyb._n the_o single_a question_n now_o be_v whether_o or_o no_o that_o which_o mr._n solicitor_n be_v please_v to_o name_n as_o the_o crime_n and_o lay_v it_o to_o the_o charge_n of_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n that_o be_v a_o seditious_a libel_n be_v a_o breach_n of_o the_o peace_n i_o do_v confess_v that_o there_o be_v little_a of_o argument_n to_o be_v draw_v from_o form_n of_o indictment_n and_o i_o shall_v put_v no_o great_a stress_n upon_o the_o word_n vi_fw-mi &_o â—…mit_fw-la where_o the_o fact_n will_v not_o come_v near_o it_o but_o if_o a_o commitment_n may_v ensue_v as_o they_o seem_v to_o agree_v wherever_o surety_n of_o the_o peace_n may_v be_v require_v nothing_o seem_v more_o important_a to_o i_o than_o that_o surety_n of_o the_o peace_n shall_v be_v require_v where_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n of_o sedition_n in_o the_o case_n and_o wherever_o there_o be_v a_o sedition_n act_n i_o can_v tell_v how_o to_o make_v any_o other_o construction_n of_o it_o but_o that_o it_o be_v a_o actual_a breach_n of_o the_o peace_n that_o be_v my_o opinion_n mr._n iust._n powell_n i_o be_o of_o the_o same_o opinion_n in_o this_o point_n too_o as_o i_o be_v in_o the_o other_o point_n before_o it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o great_a consequence_n i_o think_v upon_o the_o former_a point_n but_o now_o it_o appear_v to_o i_o to_o be_v of_o far_o great_a consequence_n than_o it_o do_v at_o first_o for_o here_o all_o the_o great_a high_a and_o noble_a peer_n of_o england_n be_v concern_v in_o it_o as_o to_o theâ—…_n privilege_n our_o predecessor_n in_o this_o court_n heretofore_o will_v not_o determine_v the_o privilege_n of_o the_o peer_n but_o leave_v they_o to_o themselves_o to_o make_v what_o judgement_n they_o please_v of_o they_o i_o think_v true_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o that_o weight_n that_o it_o may_v be_v very_o fit_a for_o the_o court_n to_o take_v time_n to_o consider_v of_o it_o and_o i_o declare_v for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o will_v not_o take_v upon_o i_o to_o deliver_v â—…y_a opinion_n in_o a_o matter_n of_o this_o consequence_n before_o i_o have_v consult_v all_o the_o book_n that_o can_v give_v i_o any_o light_n in_o the_o case_n mr._n iust._n allybone_n brother_n powell_n i_o be_o not_o determine_v limit_v or_o cramp_v the_o privilege_n of_o peer_n but_o i_o be_o only_o consider_v whither_o or_o no_o a_o seditious_a libel_n be_v a_o breach_n of_o the_o peace_n it_o be_v agree_v to_o be_v on_o all_o hand_n a_o breach_n of_o the_o peace_n be_v there_o any_o thing_n that_o will_v require_v surety_n of_o the_o peace_n to_o be_v
aforesaid_a william_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n of_o lambeth_n in_o the_o county_n of_o surrey_n william_n bishop_n of_o st._n asaph_n of_o st._n asaph_n in_o the_o county_n of_o flynt_n francis_n bishop_n of_o ely_n of_o the_o parish_n of_o st._n andrew_n holbourn_n in_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n john_n bishop_n of_o chichester_n of_o chichester_n in_o the_o county_n of_o sussex_n thomas_n bishop_n of_o bath_n and_o wells_n of_o the_o city_n of_o well_n in_o the_o county_n of_o somerset_n thomas_n bishop_n of_o peterburgh_n of_o the_o parish_n of_o st._n andrew_n holbourn_n in_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n and_o jonathan_n bishop_n of_o bristol_n of_o the_o city_n of_o bristol_n do_v consult_v and_o conspire_v among_o themselves_o to_o diminish_v the_o regal_a authority_n &_o royal_a prerogative_n power_n and_o government_n of_o our_o say_a lord_n the_o king_n in_o the_o premise_n and_o to_o infringe_v and_o clude_v the_o say_a order_n and_o in_o prosecution_n and_o execution_n of_o the_o conspiracy_n aforesaid_a they_o the_o say_v william_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n william_n bishop_n of_o st._n asaph_n francis_z bishop_n of_o ely_z john_n bishop_n of_o chichester_n thomas_n bishop_n of_o bath_n and_o wells_n thomas_n bishop_n of_o peterburgh_n and_o jonathan_n bishop_n of_o bristol_n on_o the_o say_v eighteen_o day_n of_o may_n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o our_o say_a lord_n the_o king_n aforesaid_a with_o force_n and_o arm_n etc._n etc._n at_o westminster_n aforesaid_a in_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n aforesaid_a false_o unlawful_o malicious_o seditious_o and_o scandalous_o do_v frame_v compose_v and_o write_v and_o cause_v to_o be_v frame_v compose_a and_o write_v a_o certain_a false_a feign_a malicious_a pernicious_a and_o seditious_a libel_n in_o writing_n concern_v our_o say_a lord_n the_o king_n and_o his_o royal_a declaration_n and_o order_n aforesaid_a under_o pretence_n of_o a_o petition_n and_o the_o same_o false_a feign_a malicious_a pernicious_a and_o seditious_a libel_n by_o they_o the_o aforesaid_a william_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n william_n bishop_n of_o st._n asaph_n franois_n bishop_n of_o ely_n john_n bishop_n of_o chichester_n thomas_n bishop_n of_o bath_n and_o wells_n thomas_n bishop_n of_o peterburgh_n and_o jonathan_n bishop_n of_o bristol_n with_o their_o own_o hand_n respective_o be_v subscribe_v on_o the_o day_n and_o year_n and_o in_o the_o place_n last_o mention_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o our_o say_a lord_n the_o king_n with_o force_n and_o arm_n etc._n etc._n do_v publish_v and_o cause_n to_o be_v publish_v in_o which_o say_v false_a feign_a malicious_a pernicious_a and_o seditious_a libel_n be_v contain_v the_o humble_a petition_n etc._n etc._n prout_fw-la before_o in_fw-la the_o petition_n to_o these_o word_n reasonable_a construction_n in_o manifest_a contempt_n of_o our_o say_a lord_n the_o king_n and_o of_o the_o law_n of_o this_o kingdom_n to_o the_o evil_a example_n of_o all_o other_o in_o the_o like_a case_n offend_v and_o against_o the_o peace_n of_o our_o say_a lord_n the_o king_n his_o crown_n &_o dignity_n etc._n etc._n whereupon_o the_o say_a attorney-general_n of_o our_o say_a lord_n the_o king_n on_o behalf_n of_o our_o say_a lord_n the_o king_n pray_v the_o advice_n of_o the_o court_n here_o in_o the_o premise_n and_o due_a process_n of_o law_n to_o be_v make_v out_o against_o the_o aforesaid_a william_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n william_n bishop_n of_o st._n asaph_n francis_z bishop_n of_o ely_z john_n bishop_n of_o chichester_n thomas_n bishop_n of_o bath_n and_o wells_n thomas_n bishop_n of_o peterburgh_n and_o jonathan_n bishop_n of_o bristol_n in_o this_o behalf_n to_o answer_v our_o say_a lord_n the_o king_n in_o and_o concern_v the_o premise_n etc._n etc._n t._n powy_n w._n williams_n to_o this_o information_n the_o defendant_n have_v plead_v not_o guilty_a and_o for_o their_o trial_n have_v put_v themselves_o upon_o their_o country_n and_o his_o majesty_n attorney-general_n likewise_o which_o country_n you_o be_v your_o charge_n be_v to_o inquire_v whether_o the_o defendant_n or_o any_o of_o they_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o matter_n contain_v in_o this_o information_n that_o have_v be_v read_v unto_o you_o or_o not_o guilty_a if_o you_o find_v they_o or_o any_o of_o they_o guilty_a you_o be_v to_o say_v so_o and_o if_o you_o find_v they_o or_o any_o of_o they_o not_o guilty_a you_o be_v to_o say_v so_o and_o hear_v your_o evidence_n cryer_n make_v proclamation_n cryer_n o_o yes_o if_o any_o one_o will_v give_v evidence_n on_o behalf_n of_o our_o sovereign_a lord_n the_o king_n against_o the_o defendant_n of_o the_o matter_n whereof_o they_o be_v impeach_v let_v they_o come_v forth_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v hear_v mr._n wright_n may_v it_o please_v your_o lordship_n and_o you_o gentleman_n of_o the_o jury_n this_o be_v a_o information_n exhibit_v by_o his_o majesty_n attorney-general_n against_o the_o most_o reverend_a my_o lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o six_o other_o honourable_a and_o noble_a bishop_n in_o the_o information_n mention_v and_o the_o information_n set_v forth_o that_o the_o king_n out_o of_o his_o clemency_n and_o benign_a intention_n towards_o his_o subject_n of_o this_o kingdom_n do_v put_v forth_o his_o royal_a declaration_n bear_v date_n the_o four_o day_n of_o april_n in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n entitle_v his_o majesty_n gracious_a declaration_n to_o all_o his_o love_a subject_n for_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n and_o that_o afterward_o the_o twentyseventh_a of_o april_n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n he_o publish_v another_o declaration_n both_o which_o have_v be_v read_v to_o you_o and_o for_o the_o further_a manifestation_n and_o notification_n of_o his_o grace_n in_o the_o say_a declaration_n bear_v date_n the_o twentyseventh_a of_o april_n last_o his_o majesty_n do_v order_n that_o the_o say_a declaration_n shall_v be_v read_v on_o the_o twenty_o and_o twentyseventh_a of_o the_o same_o month_n in_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o westminster_n and_o ten_o mile_n about_o and_o on_o the_o three_o and_o ten_o of_o june_n throughout_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n and_o that_o the_o right_a reverend_n the_o bishop_n shall_v send_v the_o say_a declaration_n to_o be_v distribute_v throughout_o their_o respective_a diocese_n to_o be_v read_v according_o but_o that_o the_o say_a archbishop_n and_o bishop_n the_o eighteen_o of_o may_n in_o the_o say_v four_o year_n of_o his_o say_a majesty_n reign_n have_v conspire_v and_o consult_v among_o themselves_o to_o diminish_v the_o king_n power_n and_o prerogative_n do_v false_o unlawful_o malicious_o and_o scandalous_o make_v compose_v and_o write_v a_o false_a scandalous_a malicious_a and_o seditious_a libel_n under_o pretence_n of_o a_o petition_n which_o libel_n they_o do_v publish_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o say_a king_n the_o content_n of_o which_o libel_n you_o have_v likewise_o hear_v read_v to_o this_o they_o have_v plead_v not_o guilty_a you_o gentleman_n be_v judge_n of_o the_o fact_n if_o we_o prove_v this_o fact_n you_o be_v to_o find_v they_o guilty_a mr._n at._n gen._n may_v it_o please_v your_o lordship_n and_o you_o gentleman_n of_o the_o jury_n your_o have_v hear_v this_o information_n read_v by_o the_o clerk_n and_o it_o have_v be_v likewise_o open_v to_o you_o at_o the_o bar_n but_o before_o we_o go_v to_o our_o evidence_n perhaps_o it_o may_v not_o be_v amiss_o for_o we_o that_o be_v of_o council_n for_o the_o king_n now_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o cause_n to_o settle_v the_o question_n right_o before_o you_o as_o well_o to_o tell_v you_o what_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n be_v not_o prosecute_v for_o as_o what_o they_o be_v first_o i_o be_o to_o tell_v you_o and_o i_o believe_v you_o can_v yourselves_o but_o observe_v that_o my_o lord_n be_v not_o prosecute_v as_o bishop_n not_o much_o less_o be_v they_o prosecute_v for_o any_o point_n or_o matter_n of_o religion_n but_o they_o be_v prosecute_v as_o subject_n of_o this_o kingdom_n and_o only_o for_o a_o temporal_a crime_n as_o those_o that_o have_v injure_v and_o affront_v the_o king_n to_o his_o very_a face_n for_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v do_v in_o his_o own_o presence_n in_o the_o next_o place_n they_o be_v not_o prosecute_v for_o any_o noâ—…easance_n or_o not_o do_v or_o omit_v to_o do_v any_o thing_n but_o as_o they_o be_v actor_n for_o ceâ—…ring_v of_o his_o majesty_n and_o his_o government_n and_o for_o give_v their_o opinion_n in_o matter_n whole_o relate_v to_o law_n and_o government_n and_o i_o can_v omit_v here_o to_o take_v notice_n that_o there_o be_v not_o any_o one_o thing_n which_o the_o law_n be_v more_o jealous_a of_o or_o do_v more_o careful_o provide_v for_o the_o prevention_n and_o punishment_n of_o than_o all_o accusation_n and_o arraâ—…ents_n of_o the_o government_n no_o man_n be_v allow_v to_o
be_v not_o evidence_n upon_o this_o information_n mr._n soll._n gen._n we_o have_v prove_v it_o write_v and_o publish_v in_o middlesex_n mr._n serj._n pemb._n the_o contrivance_n and_o writing_n of_o a_o libel_n be_v in_o itself_o penal_a and_o they_o may_v be_v punish_v for_o it_o if_o they_o be_v find_v guilty_a now_o if_o they_o can_v give_v a_o undeniable_a evidence_n concern_v the_o publish_n of_o it_o that_o be_v nothing_o to_o this_o point_n but_o if_o they_o shall_v not_o give_v such_o evidence_n or_o any_o evidence_n at_o all_o of_o the_o publication_n yet_o if_o it_o be_v prove_v that_o it_o be_v write_v and_o contrive_v by_o they_o they_o will_v be_v guilty_a for_o so_o much_o if_o it_o be_v a_o libel_n and_o this_o we_o say_v be_v local_a as_o well_o as_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o therefore_o we_o insist_v upon_o it_o that_o the_o writing_n and_o contrive_v must_v as_o well_o be_v prove_v to_o be_v in_o middlesex_n as_o the_o publication_n for_o all_o be_v local_a l._n c._n iust._n there_o be_v no_o publish_n yet_o prove_v mr._n serj._n levinz_n it_o be_v true_a my_o lord_n here_o be_v nothing_o of_o a_o publication_n yet_o with_o your_o lordship_n favour_n for_o their_o answer_n to_o his_o majesty_n in_o council_n be_v that_o they_o do_v not_o publish_v it_o all_o that_o be_v say_v yet_o be_v that_o they_o own_v the_o paper_n to_o be_v their_o hand_n my_o lord_n do_v the_o own_n of_o that_o own_o that_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n or_o that_o it_o be_v contrive_v or_o make_v there_o no_o sure_o upon_o this_o evidence_n the_o place_n be_v clear_o at_o large_a my_o lord_n this_o may_v have_v be_v do_v in_o the_o county_n of_o surrey_n or_o somerset_n or_o any_o other_o county_n their_o information_n be_v that_o they_o do_v consult_v and_o contrive_v to_o diminish_v the_o king_n prerogative_n at_o westminster_n in_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n and_o there_o they_o do_v write_v and_o cause_n to_o be_v write_v this_o libel_n and_o there_o they_o do_v publish_v it_o suppose_v it_o shall_v be_v grant_v that_o it_o be_v prove_v that_o this_o be_v the_o archbishops_n handwriting_n and_o these_o be_v their_o name_n to_o it_o be_v there_o any_o one_o evidence_n that_o any_o thing_n of_o this_o be_v do_v in_o middlesex_n and_o my_o lord_n that_o be_v the_o thing_n they_o be_v to_o prove_v mr._n summer_n if_o your_o lordship_n please_v all_o matter_n of_o crime_n be_v so_o local_a that_o if_o it_o be_v not_o prove_v to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o county_n where_o it_o be_v lay_v the_o party_n accuse_v be_v as_o innocent_a as_o if_o he_o never_o have_v do_v the_o thing_n and_o with_o submission_n it_o be_v the_o very_a point_n of_o the_o information_n that_o it_o be_v prove_v they_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o fact_n in_o the_o place_n where_o it_o be_v lay_v to_o be_v do_v l._n c._n iust._n this_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n over_o and_o over_o again_o but_o i_o be_o content_a to_o hear_v you_o mr._n summer_n at_o any_o time_n i_o have_v tell_v you_o my_o opinion_n about_o read_v of_o the_o paper_n already_o if_o you_o will_v have_v it_o again_o you_o may_v mr._n pollixfen_n pray_v good_a my_o lord_n spare_v we_o before_o it_o be_v read_v mr._n iust._n holloway_n mr._n pollixfen_n you_o have_v not_o yet_o have_v the_o direction_n of_o the_o court_n for_o the_o read_n of_o it_o mr._n att._n gen._n my_o lord_n when_o this_o paper_n be_v read_v which_o we_o pray_v it_o may_v be_v we_o will_v answer_v their_o objection_n but_o at_o present_a we_o say_v they_o be_v out_o of_o time_n mr._n pollixfen_n good_a lord_n what_o a_o â—…ange_a thing_n be_v this_o we_o object_n against_o the_o read_n of_o it_o and_o you_o will_v answer_v we_o after_o it_o be_v read_v mr._n soll._n gen._n certain_o my_o lord_n we_o have_v do_v enough_o to_o prove_v that_o this_o be_v a_o paper_n own_a by_o they_o in_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n and_o we_o pray_v it_o may_v be_v read_v l._n ch._n iust._n true_o i_o be_o of_o the_o same_o mind_n i_o be_v before_o that_o it_o be_v too_o soon_o to_o make_v the_o objection_n and_o that_o the_o paper_n ought_v to_o be_v read_v mr._n soll._n gen._n we_o submit_v to_o your_o rule_n mr._n pollixfen_n if_o it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o the_o court_n i_o have_v nothing_o to_o say_v mr._n iust._n powell_n my_o lord_n the_o contrivance_n and_o publication_n be_v both_o matter_n of_o fact_n and_o upon_o issue_n join_v the_o juror_n be_v judge_n of_o the_o fact_n as_o it_o be_v lay_v in_o the_o information_n but_o how_o can_v they_o be_v judge_n of_o a_o matter_n of_o fact_n do_v in_o another_o county_n and_o it_o must_v be_v presume_v in_o favour_n of_o innocence_n not_o to_o be_v do_v in_o this_o county_n but_o in_o another_o except_o they_o prove_v it_o mr._n att._n gen._n we_o be_v not_o yet_o ripe_a for_o argue_v that_o point_n mr._n soll._n gen._n we_o be_v speak_v only_o to_o the_o court_n now_o for_o the_o read_n of_o this_o paper_n and_o the_o jury_n be_v not_o judge_n of_o that_o whether_o the_o paper_n ought_v to_o be_v read_v or_o no_o that_o be_v mere_o a_o matter_n of_o law_n and_o under_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o court_n and_o therefore_o i_o pray_v since_o it_o be_v now_o in_o your_o lordship_n judgement_n whether_o that_o paper_n shall_v be_v read_v that_o you_o will_v please_v to_o order_v it_o to_o be_v read_v l._n c._n iust._n i_o can_v only_o give_v you_o my_o own_o opinion_n let_v my_o brother_n give_v they_o mr._n iust._n holloway_n there_o be_v no_o body_n against_o the_o read_n of_o it_o my_o lord_n i_o suppose_v my_o brother_n powell_n be_v not_o against_o its_o be_v read_v mr._n iust._n powell_n but_o they_o say_v the_o king_n counsel_n must_v make_v it_o out_o first_o that_o the_o write_n of_o it_o and_o the_o conspire_v about_o it_o be_v in_o the_o county_n of_o midds_n or_o there_o can_v be_v no_o judgement_n so_o much_o as_o to_o read_v it_o mr._n pollixfen_n my_o lord_n if_o the_o objection_n be_v save_v to_o we_o we_o shall_v not_o so_o much_o oppose_v the_o read_n it_o only_o we_o will_v not_o be_v surprise_v in_o point_n of_o time_n mr._n iust._n powell_n nay_o if_o they_o consent_v to_o the_o read_n we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o hinder_v it_o l._n c._n iust._n brother_n i_o believe_v they_o know_v well_o enough_o what_o they_o have_v to_o say_v for_o their_o client_n let_v the_o paper_n be_v read_v clerk_z reads_z the_o humble_a petition_n of_o william_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n sir._n r._n sawyer_n read_v the_o whole_a petition_n pray_v my_o lord_n that_o the_o whole_a may_v read_v read_v the_o top_n first_o sir_n to_o who_o it_o be_v direct_v l._n c._n iust._n read_v the_o whole_a clerk_z reads_z to_o the_o king_n be_v most_o excellent_a majesty_n the_o humble_a petition_n of_o william_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o of_o divers_a of_o the_o suffragan_n bishop_n of_o that_o province_n now_o present_a with_o he_o in_o behalf_n of_o themselves_o and_o other_o of_o their_o absent_a brethren_n and_o of_o the_o clergy_n of_o their_o respective_a diocese_n humble_o show_v that_o the_o great_a averseness_n they_o find_v in_o themselves_o to_o the_o distribute_v and_o publish_v in_o all_o their_o church_n your_o majesty_n late_a declaration_n for_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n proceed_v neither_o from_o any_o want_n of_o duty_n and_o obedience_n to_o your_o majesty_n our_o holy_a mother_n the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v both_o in_o her_o principle_n and_o in_o her_o constant_a practice_n unquestionable_o loyal_a and_o have_v to_o her_o great_a honour_n be_v more_o than_o once_o public_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v so_o by_o your_o gracious_a majesty_n nor_o yet_o from_o any_o want_n of_o due_a tenderness_n to_o dissenter_n in_o relation_n to_o who_o they_o be_v willing_a to_o come_v to_o such_o a_o temper_n as_o shall_v be_v think_v fit_a when_o that_o matter_n shall_v be_v consider_v and_o settle_v in_o parliament_n and_o convocation_n but_o among_o many_o other_o consideration_n from_o this_o especial_o because_o that_o declaration_n be_v found_v upon_o such_o a_o dispence_a power_n as_o have_v be_v often_o declare_v illegal_a in_o parliament_n and_o particular_o in_o the_o year_n 1662._o and_o 1672_o and_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o your_o majesty_n reign_n and_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o so_o great_a moment_n and_o consequence_n to_o the_o whole_a nation_n both_o in_o church_n and_o state_n that_o your_o petitioner_n can_v in_o prudence_n honour_n or_o conscience_n so_o far_o make_v themselves_o party_n to_o it_o as_o the_o distribution_n of_o it_o all_o over_o the_o nation_n and_o the_o solemn_a publication_n of_o it_o once_o and_o again_o even_o in_o
own_o act_n and_o dead_a it_o be_v true_a if_o my_o lord_n have_v publish_v a_o paper_n that_o be_v contrive_v by_o some_o of_o their_o council_n it_o have_v be_v some_o excuse_n and_o they_o must_v have_v only_o suffer_v for_o that_o publication_n in_o the_o place_n where_o it_o be_v do_v but_o they_o be_v here_o for_o write_v this_o they_o have_v own_v in_o this_o county_n and_o therefore_o iâ—…â—…es_v upon_o they_o to_o prove_v it_o do_v elsewhere_o there_o be_v another_o objection_n my_o lord_n make_v that_o here_o be_v no_o evidence_n of_o a_o publicationâ—…_n my_o lord_n i_o take_v it_o to_o be_v a_o publication_n in_o itself_o be_v it_o possible_a for_o a_o man_n to_o write_v a_o libel_n to_o set_v his_o name_n and_o part_n with_o it_o and_o it_o come_v to_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n that_o this_o be_v not_o a_o publication_n it_o be_v not_o their_o say_n we_o do_v not_o publish_v it_o that_o will_v excuse_v they_o for_o can_v there_o be_v a_o great_a publication_n in_o itself_o than_o this_o when_o man_n have_v set_v their_o hand_n to_o it_o and_o own_v their_o name_n what_o make_v the_o fact_n in_o this_o case_n if_o a_o deed_n he_o deny_v to_o be_v factum_fw-la of_o such_o a_o one_o what_o be_v the_o proof_n of_o it_o but_o set_v the_o hand_n and_o seal_n and_o the_o delivery_n there_o be_v own_v the_o paper_n and_o set_v their_o hand_n be_v a_o publication_n in_o itself_o and_o therefore_o they_o can_v make_v any_o such_o objection_n my_o lord_n if_o there_o be_v occasion_n we_o have_v authority_n enough_o to_o this_o purpose_n and_o we_o will_v give_v they_o scope_n enough_o if_o they_o will_v argue_v this_o matter_n and_o if_o they_o have_v any_o evidence_n we_o desire_v to_o hear_v what_o they_o can_v say_v to_o it_o mr._n att._n gen._n as_o for_o this_o matter_n of_o fact_n my_o lord_n if_o i_o take_v it_o right_n they_o do_v not_o controvert_v the_o publishing_n but_o say_v they_o pray_v make_v it_o out_o where_o it_o be_v write_v or_o compose_v i_o confess_v this_o will_v be_v a_o business_n worth_a the_o while_n for_o all_o person_n that_o act_n in_o this_o manner_n and_o be_v concern_v in_o make_v of_o libel_n to_o understand_v for_o their_o advantage_n no_o man_n doubt_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o treason_n but_o it_o be_v local_a then_o put_v the_o case_n a_o man_n be_v find_v in_o middlesex_n with_o a_o treasonable_a paper_n in_o his_o pocket_n i_o do_v not_o make_v a_o comparison_n as_o if_o this_o be_v such_o a_o paper_n i_o hope_v i_o be_o not_o so_o understand_v but_o i_o only_o put_v it_o as_o a_o case_n and_o that_o the_o law_n be_v so_o be_v beyond_o all_o controversy_n then_o the_o man_n be_v indict_v here_o in_o midds_n for_o frame_v and_o compose_v such_o a_o treasonable_a libel_n and_o he_o come_v to_o be_v try_v and_o say_v he_o pray_v prove_v where_o i_o make_v and_o compose_v it_o for_o though_o you_o find_v it_o in_o my_o pocket_n in_o the_o county_n of_o midds_n yet_o i_o may_v do_v it_o in_o the_o county_n of_o york_n upon_o my_o word_n this_o have_v be_v a_o very_a good_a defence_n for_o mr._n sidney_n who_o be_v indict_v convict_v and_o attaint_v for_o make_v a_o treasonable_a paper_n which_o be_v find_v in_o his_o study_n may_v not_o he_o have_v put_v the_o same_o objection_n may_v not_o mr._n sidney_n have_v say_v it_o be_v great_a pity_n he_o do_v not_o understand_v it_o pray_v prove_v where_o i_o do_v it_o for_o i_o do_v it_o elsewhere_o than_o in_o this_o county_n mr._n sol._n gen._n he_o do_v say_v it_o i_o remember_v mr._n att._n gen._n true_o my_o lord_n i_o will_v not_o hear_v any_o answer_n give_v to_o this_o for_o it_o will_v make_v the_o king_n in_o a_o very_a woeful_a case_n here_o be_v a_o paper_n that_o be_v find_v in_o the_o county_n of_o midds_n and_o this_o be_v there_o own_a by_o you_o to_o be_v write_v and_o subscribe_v by_o you_o pray_v do_v you_o prove_v it_o that_o it_o be_v write_v elsewhere_o mr._n serj._n pemb._n my_o lord_n we_o will_v do_v it_o we_o will_v be_v govern_v by_o mr._n attorney_n for_o once_o mr._n serj._n levinz_n we_o will_v prove_v that_o my_o lord_n archbishop_n be_v not_o in_o middlesex_n in_o seven_o month_n before_o and_o true_o i_o think_v mr._n attorney_n case_n of_o a_o paper_n find_v about_o a_o man_n or_o in_o his_o custody_n will_v not_o come_v up_o to_o our_o case_n for_o be_v this_o paper_n find_v about_o we_o sure_o that_o be_v not_o pretend_v mr._n serj._n pemb._n your_o lordship_n see_v by_o the_o very_a frame_n of_o the_o petition_n that_o this_o petition_n which_o they_o call_v a_o libel_n be_v make_v after_o the_o king_n order_n concern_v read_v this_o declaration_n now_o we_o shall_v prove_v that_o my_o lord_n archbishop_n who_o hand-writing_n they_o prove_v this_o to_o be_v be_v not_o out_o from_o lambeth-house_n in_o two_o month_n before_o nor_o till_o he_o be_v before_o the_o council_n sr._n rob._n sawyer_n which_o be_v long_o after_o that_o time_n when_o it_o be_v make_v mr._n serj._n pemb._n so_o that_o this_o can_v be_v write_v in_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n call_v francis_n nicholls_n mr._n nicholls_n be_v swear_v sir_n r._n sawyer_n do_v you_o remember_v the_o 18_o of_o may_v last_v mr._n nicholls_n yes_o sir._n sir._n r._n sawyer_n pray_v how_o be_v it_o with_o my_o lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n at_o that_o time_n and_o before_o that_o do_v he_o go_v abroad_o mr._n nicholls_n my_o lord_n i_o be_o very_o sure_a that_o my_o lord_n his_o grace_n of_o cant._n who_o i_o have_v serve_v in_o his_o bed_n chamber_n this_o seven_o year_n never_o stir_v out_o of_o the_o gate_n of_o lambeth_n house_n since_o michaelmas_n last_o sir_n r._n sawyer_n till_o when_o mr._n nicholls_n mr._n nicholls_n not_o till_o the_o time_n he_o be_v summon_v before_o the_o council_n mr._n serj._n pemb._n now_o i_o hope_v we_o have_v give_v they_o a_o full_a proof_n that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v in_o middle_n call_v thomas_n smith_n mr._n smith_n be_v not_o examine_v mr._n finch_n true_o my_o lord_n i_o think_v that_o what_o we_o have_v prove_v or_o what_o proof_n we_o further_o offer_v of_o my_o lord_n of_o canterbury_n not_o be_v in_o middlesex_n for_o so_o long_a a_o time_n be_v ex_fw-la abundanti_fw-la and_o we_o need_v it_o not_o for_o with_o humble_a submission_n in_o point_n of_o law_n it_o be_v incumbent_n upon_o they_o that_o be_v to_o prove_v the_o charge_n in_o the_o information_n to_o prove_v where_o it_o be_v do_v because_o the_o locality_n of_o it_o be_v part_n of_o the_o thing_n they_o ought_v to_o prove_v it_o in_o its_o nature_n it_o be_v local_a there_o be_v a_o place_n assign_v in_o the_o informâ—…ion_n and_o unless_o they_o prove_v it_o be_v do_v in_o the_o place_n that_o they_o have_v lay_v they_o have_v not_o prove_v the_o charge_n in_o the_o information_n now_o my_o lord_n they_o have_v not_o make_v any_o proof_n of_o that_o and_o for_o proof_n of_o publication_n i_o think_v they_o have_v offer_v none_o to_o your_o lordship_n they_o never_o do_v call_v it_o so_o yet_o and_o true_o i_o never_o do_v hear_v or_o know_v that_o the_o own_n of_o their_o hand_n at_o the_o council-table_n be_v a_o publication_n of_o a_o libel_n it_o be_v own_v the_o write_n but_o it_o be_v not_o a_o own_n where_o the_o write_n be_v make_v but_o where_o it_o be_v write_v and_o where_o it_o be_v make_v be_v of_o necessity_n to_o be_v prove_v before_o the_o charge_n upon_o a_o record_n in_o a_o court_n of_o justice_n can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v make_v out_o it_o be_v a_o local_a charge_n and_o in_o justice_n the_o locality_n must_v be_v prove_v or_o the_o information_n fail_v my_o lord_n they_o have_v offer_v no_o proof_n to_o it_o and_o they_o have_v not_o yet_o go_v to_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o information_n for_o as_o to_o the_o publication_n of_o it_o there_o be_v not_o a_o tittle_n of_o proof_n offer_v but_o only_o the_o own_n of_o their_o hand_n upon_o their_o examination_n at_o the_o council_n and_o no_o man_n do_v ever_o yet_o think_v that_o the_o answer_v a_o question_n and_o own_v a_o paper_n at_o the_o council-table_n upon_o a_o question_n put_v by_o the_o king_n himself_o be_v a_o publication_n of_o a_o libel_n mr._n sergeant_n baldock_n pray_v my_o lord_n hear_v i_o a_o word_n to_o that_o though_o the_o thing_n be_v never_o so_o local_a yet_o there_o must_v be_v some_o place_n where_o a_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v be_v do_v then_o if_o nothing_o else_o appear_v but_o what_o be_v do_v in_o westminster_n in_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n unless_o they_o show_v the_o contrary_a that_o must_v be_v the_o very_a
never_o publish_v for_o the_o question_n be_v before_o the_o court_n whether_o this_o seal_v of_o it_o up_o and_o not_o deliver_v it_o to_o any_o other_o body_n be_v a_o publication_n the_o court_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o very_a write_n of_o it_o be_v a_o publication_n they_o do_v not_o value_v the_o delivery_n of_o it_o to_o the_o prince_n but_o it_o be_v prove_v he_o write_v it_o and_o that_o make_v it_o treason_n my_o lord_n we_o have_v case_n enough_o in_o my_o lord_n hobart_n for_o this_o matter_n sir_n baptist_n hick_n case_n and_o my_o lady_n hattâ—…n's_n case_n there_o be_v only_o a_o letter_n seal_v up_o and_o deliver_v to_o the_o party_n l._n c._n i._n you_o need_v not_o trouble_v yourself_o about_o that_o mr._n solicitor_n mr._n sol._n gen._n if_o the_o case_n then_o be_v thus_o i_o take_v it_o it_o will_v turn_v upon_o this_o fact_n they_o have_v give_v your_o lordship_n no_o proof_n where_o this_o paper_n be_v sign_v by_o they_o here_o be_v seven_o person_n that_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o it_o and_o here_o be_v only_o one_o person_n who_o they_o have_v insist_v to_o be_v infirm_a and_o keep_v his_o house_n for_o a_o great_a while_n together_o we_o say_v the_o publishing_n follow_v the_o libel_n wherever_o it_o go_v the_o libel_n be_v in_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n they_o have_v confess_v it_o in_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n and_o they_o do_v not_o distinguish_v where_o it_o be_v do_v then_o if_o they_o will_v not_o distinguish_v upon_o the_o evidence_n no_o man_n ought_v to_o distinguish_v but_o aught_o to_o presume_v it_o be_v do_v in_o that_o place_n where_o they_o own_v it_o mr._n attor_n gen._n i_o do_v not_o apprehend_v we_o be_v get_v so_o far_o that_o they_o oppose_v we_o in_o the_o publication_n sir_n rob._n sawyer_n yes_o we_o do_v for_o you_o have_v give_v no_o evidence_n of_o it_o mr._n attor_n gen._n sure_o my_o lord_n for_o that_o we_o have_v give_v a_o sufficient_a evidence_n and_o they_o have_v give_v some_o proof_n of_o it_o as_o to_o my_o lord_n archbishop_n that_o because_o he_o have_v not_o be_v from_o lambeth_n therefore_o he_o do_v not_o publish_v nor_o can_v cause_v it_o to_o be_v publish_v for_o your_o lordship_n see_v by_o this_o information_n they_o be_v not_o only_o to_o answer_v the_o publicavit_fw-la but_o also_o the_o publicari_fw-la causavit_fw-la for_o do_v you_o doubt_v gentleman_n of_o the_o law_n in_o this_o case_n that_o if_o i_o compose_v a_o libel_n in_o surrey_n for_o example_n and_o send_v a_o person_n over_o into_o middlesex_n i_o be_o not_o guilty_a of_o the_o publishing_n sir_n rob._n sawyer_n that_o be_v not_o your_o case_n mr._n attorney_n mr._n finch_n that_o be_v clear_a if_o it_o be_v so_o but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o mr._n attor_n gen._n my_o lord_n archbishops_n case_n signify_v nothing_o if_o we_o show_v it_o be_v publish_v in_o middlesex_n and_o you_o give_v no_o evidence_n to_o the_o contrary_a but_o it_o may_v be_v there_o and_o i_o be_o sure_a as_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n there_o be_v no_o evidence_n at_o all_o give_v here_o be_v a_o petition_n that_o we_o say_v be_v a_o libel_n they_o it_o may_v be_v will_v make_v that_o a_o question_n this_o be_v deliver_v to_o the_o king_n be_v own_o hand_n in_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n and_o there_o be_v as_o many_o case_n as_o any_o one_o man_n can_v name_v that_o this_o amount_n to_o a_o publication_n by_o the_o party_n for_o if_o i_o send_v a_o letter_n by_o the_o post_n seal_v that_o no_o body_n can_v see_v but_o the_o party_n himself_o and_o he_o that_o write_v it_o it_o be_v adjudge_v over_o and_o over_o again_o it_o be_v a_o libel_n mr._n justice_n powel_n that_o you_o need_v not_o labour_n mr._n attorney_n for_o that_o be_v the_o case_n of_o williams_n of_o essex_n but_o how_o do_v you_o apply_v it_o to_o the_o case_n now_o before_o we_o mr._n attor_n gen._n that_o be_v a_o answer_n to_o their_o objection_n as_o to_o the_o publication_n mr._n justice_n powel_n but_o what_o say_v you_o to_o the_o first_o part_n you_o have_v not_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v write_v in_o middlesex_n mr._n attor_n gen._n there_o be_v the_o case_n of_o barrow_n and_o lewellin_n in_o hobart_n and_o likewise_o the_o case_n of_o sir_n baptist_n hicks_n which_o be_v report_v both_o in_o hobart_n and_o in_o popham_n and_o in_o popham_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o case_n there_o be_v a_o remarkable_a passage_n say_v that_o case_n if_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v punishable_a at_o the_o suit_n of_o the_o king_n there_o will_v be_v no_o remedy_n for_o the_o party_n can_v bring_v a_o action_n because_o he_o can_v be_v no_o witness_n for_o himself_o and_o it_o be_v only_o know_v betwixt_o they_o two_o but_o a_o witness_n for_o the_o king_n he_o may_v be_v to_o prove_v his_o own_o receipt_n of_o the_o letter_n and_o the_o party_n hand_n mr._n justice_n powel_n you_o need_v not_o labour_v that_o point_n i_o will_v tell_v you_o mr._n attorney_n for_o the_o law_n be_v very_o clear_a in_o that_o point_n i_o think_v if_o you_o bring_v it_o home_o to_o your_o case_n mr._n attor_n gen._n then_o here_o be_v the_o case_n in_o short_a my_o lord_n that_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n have_v cause_v to_o be_v make_v and_o write_v this_o petition_n they_o be_v make_v party_n to_o it_o by_o set_v their_o name_n and_o this_o be_v a_o continue_a act_n whatsoever_o be_v write_v there_o be_v my_o lord_n archbishops_n write_v wherever_o it_o go_v as_o i_o will_v put_v you_o a_o case_n that_o be_v very_a well_o know_v if_o i_o take_v away_o good_n from_o a_o man_n in_o the_o county_n of_o cumberland_n and_o i_o be_o find_v with_o they_o in_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n it_o be_v a_o continue_a act_n and_o make_v all_o but_o one_o felony_n and_o i_o shall_v be_v try_v here_o in_o middlesex_n for_o it_o if_o a_o man_n write_v a_o thing_n in_o one_o county_n and_o it_o be_v send_v and_o disperse_v in_o another_o county_n that_o still_o continue_v to_o be_v his_o fact_n though_o it_o may_v be_v the_o first_o part_n be_v not_o in_o the_o same_o county_n with_o the_o other_o but_o suppose_v all_o this_o while_n that_o part_n shall_v not_o affect_v my_o lord_n of_o canterbury_n the_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v publish_v do_v mr._n justice_n powel_n do_v you_o think_v mr._n attorney_n that_o write_v in_o one_o county_n be_v such_o a_o continue_a act_n that_o he_o may_v be_v say_v to_o write_v it_o in_o another_o county_n mr._n attor_n gen._n sir_n i_o take_v it_o where_o there_o be_v a_o complicate_v crime_n of_o write_v and_o publish_v a_o libel_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o it_o be_v in_o one_o county_n and_o the_o carrying_z it_o on_o be_v in_o another_o that_o be_v a_o continue_a act_n and_o may_v be_v try_v in_o either_o county_n l._n c._n i._n it_o be_v all_o one_o act_n of_o libel_v as_o they_o say_v mr._n iust._n holloway_n in_o case_n of_o felony_n it_o be_v so_o take_v in_o one_o county_n and_o be_v find_v with_o the_o good_n in_o another_o it_o be_v felony_n in_o either_o county_n mr._n iust._n powel_n but_o in_o that_o case_n they_o be_v two_o felony_n for_o it_o be_v robbery_n in_o the_o one_o county_n and_o but_o bare_a felony_n in_o the_o other_o mr._n sol._n gen._n suppose_v that_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n sign_v this_o paper_n in_o another_o county_n and_o my_o lord_n archbishop_n consent_v to_o have_v it_o send_v into_o middlesex_n be_v not_o this_o a_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v publish_v in_o another_o county_n mr._n iust._n powel_n yes_o it_o may_v be_v if_o you_o prove_v his_o consent_n mr._n sol._n gen._n then_o suppose_v further_o which_o may_v very_o well_o consiâ—…t_v with_o my_o lord_n archbishops_n evidence_n of_o his_o not_o be_v out_o of_o lambeth_n in_o so_o long_a time_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o bishop_n may_v sign_v it_o in_o middlesex_n or_o it_o may_v be_v in_o that_o place_n and_o then_o they_o carry_v it_o by_o my_o lord_n consent_v over_o hither_o into_o this_o county_n be_v not_o this_o a_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v publish_v the_o delivery_n with_o his_o consent_n certain_o be_v a_o proof_n of_o that_o for_o our_o information_n go_v two_o way_n for_o make_v contrive_v write_v and_o publish_v that_o be_v one_o and_o then_o for_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v make_v contrive_v and_o publish_v that_o be_v the_o other_o and_o if_o i_o prove_v that_o he_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v publish_v he_o may_v be_v find_v guilty_a as_o to_o that_o part_n and_o not_o guilty_a as_o to_o the_o other_o for_o the_o information_n be_v not_o so_o entire_a but_o that_o the_o king_n have_v his_o choice_n if_o the_o archbishop_n have_v
of_o the_o letter_n and_o that_o be_v not_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o judgement_n give_v against_o he_o there_o that_o it_o be_v the_o publication_n of_o a_o libel_n but_o the_o very_a fact_n be_v a_o particular_a offence_n for_o say_v the_o court_n there_o if_o you_o will_v send_v a_o letter_n to_o a_o private_a man_n and_o that_o be_v a_o letter_n that_o will_v provoke_v he_o to_o break_v the_o peace_n that_o be_v a_o offence_n punishable_a in_o the_o star-chamber_n but_o that_o be_v not_o the_o reason_n which_o be_v allege_v because_o no_o action_n will_v lie_v for_o want_n of_o proof_n but_o quite_o the_o contrary_a because_o they_o may_v produce_v the_o porter_n or_o party_n that_o bring_v it_o and_o prove_v it_o that_o it_o come_v from_o this_o man_n hand_n and_o i_o do_v not_o question_v but_o that_o in_o the_o king_n bench_n at_o this_o day_n if_o a_o man_n will_v write_v a_o letter_n private_o to_o provoke_v another_o man_n to_o fight_v there_o will_v lie_v a_o information_n but_o not_o for_o a_o libel_n for_o there_o it_o will_v be_v necessary_a for_o to_o make_v it_o a_o offence_n that_o there_o be_v a_o publication_n for_o that_o be_v the_o very_a form_n of_o the_o crime_n and_o upon_o that_o ground_n be_v all_o those_o judgement_n against_o libel_n in_o the_o star-chamber_n my_o lord_n i_o agree_v to_o write_v a_o letter_n to_o the_o king_n of_o another_o person_n or_o to_o make_v a_o petition_n to_o the_o king_n concern_v another_o person_n as_o of_o my_o lord_n chancellor_n or_o the_o judge_n or_o the_o like_a to_o complain_v to_o the_o king_n of_o they_o scandalous_o with_o provoke_v and_o revile_v language_n that_o be_v a_o publication_n and_o so_o if_o i_o write_v a_o letter_n to_o one_o man_n of_o another_o if_o there_o be_v scandal_n in_o a_o letter_n that_o be_v a_o pubâ—…cation_n of_o a_o libel_n and_o that_o be_v the_o difference_n that_o have_v be_v always_o take_v where_o it_o be_v essential_a to_o make_v it_o a_o libel_n that_o there_o be_v a_o publication_n such_o a_o publication_n must_v be_v prove_v and_o the_o delivery_n of_o a_o letter_n to_o a_o man_n that_o concern_v himself_o be_v no_o publication_n but_o in_o this_o case_n they_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v deliver_v to_o the_o king._n mr._n serj._n pemberton_n my_o lord_n with_o your_o lordship_n leave_n i_o take_v it_o that_o they_o have_v give_v no_o manner_n of_o evidence_n of_o a_o publication_n to_o say_v the_o writing_n and_o subscribe_v of_o their_o name_n to_o a_o paper_n be_v a_o publication_n of_o that_o paper_n be_v such_o a_o doctrine_n true_o as_o i_o never_o hear_v before_o suppose_v this_o paper_n have_v lie_v in_o my_o study_n subscribe_v by_o i_o but_o never_o go_v further_o will_v this_o have_v be_v a_o publication_n they_o never_o say_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o to_o algernoon_n sidney_n case_n there_o be_v no_o colour_n for_o it_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o publication_n but_o it_o be_v a_o overt_a act_n of_o treason_n to_o compose_v such_o a_o book_n they_o have_v prove_v by_o our_o confession_n here_o that_o we_o have_v subscribe_v this_o paper_n they_o will_v take_v it_o now_o that_o therefore_o it_o must_v be_v presume_v we_o send_v this_o to_o the_o king_n and_o so_o surmise_v we_o into_o a_o information_n for_o make_v and_o publish_v a_o libel_n which_o we_o send_v to_o the_o king_n but_o they_o do_v not_o prove_v it_o at_o all_o my_o lord_n there_o be_v a_o thousand_o way_n that_o it_o may_v come_v into_o middlesex_n and_o perhaps_o come_v to_o the_o king_n hand_n too_o without_o our_o knowledge_n of_o delivery_n and_o sure_o you_o will_v not_o presume_v these_o noble_a person_n without_o evidence_n to_o be_v guilty_a of_o such_o a_o offence_n as_o this_o be_v suggest_v to_o be_v so_o that_o my_o lord_n and_o gentleman_n of_o the_o jury_n it_o be_v impossible_a for_o you_o to_o find_v this_o a_o publication_n in_o middlesex_n and_o for_o the_o other_o thing_n the_o write_v this_o paper_n they_o that_o will_v make_v it_o a_o offence_n must_v prove_v where_o it_o be_v do_v mr._n ser._n levinz_n my_o lord_n the_o answer_n that_o i_o shall_v give_v to_o what_o have_v be_v say_v on_o the_o other_o side_n be_v very_o short_a the_o case_n that_o have_v be_v cite_v be_v all_o law_n but_o not_o one_o tittle_n to_o this_o purpose_n in_o sir_n baptist_n hicks_n case_n and_o williams_n case_n it_o be_v prove_v they_o all_o send_v they_o to_o the_o place_n whither_o they_o be_v direct_v but_o be_v there_o a_o tittle_n of_o proof_n that_o these_o bishop_n send_v it_o here_o in_o all_o those_o case_n they_o must_v send_v it_o either_o by_o a_o porter_n or_o a_o carrier_n and_o they_o send_v it_o as_o their_o own_o act_n and_o when_o it_o come_v there_o by_o their_o send_n that_o be_v sufficient_a proof_n of_o their_o act_n in_o the_o place_n whither_o it_o be_v send_v and_o for_o sidney_n case_n there_o be_v treason_n in_o the_o very_a libel_n and_o book_n that_o he_o make_v and_o he_o be_v not_o indict_v for_o publishing_n but_o for_o treason_n in_o the_o place_n where_o it_o be_v find_v because_o it_o be_v find_v in_o his_o possession_n but_o be_v this_o ever_o in_o my_o lord_n archbishop_n possession_n in_o middlesex_n or_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o be_v they_o publish_v of_o it_o if_o it_o have_v than_o it_o have_v be_v their_o act_n clear_o but_o that_o be_v the_o thing_n wherein_o they_o be_v defective_a that_o they_o do_v not_o prove_v that_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n send_v or_o bring_v it_o here_o but_o upon_o the_o question_n ask_v they_o by_o the_o king_n they_o acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v their_o hand_n so_o that_o my_o lord_n there_o be_v no_o proof_n of_o any_o fact_n do_v here_o but_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o a_o fact_n do_v no_o body_n know_v where_o upon_o the_o king_n question_n here_o in_o middlesex_n be_v that_o any_o proof_n of_o this_o information_n mr._n finch_n pray_v my_o lord_n spare_v i_o a_o word_n on_o the_o same_o side_n let_v we_o see_v what_o the_o evidence_n be_v the_o evidence_n be_v this_o that_o the_o king_n bring_v the_o paper_n to_o the_o council-table_n and_o the_o bishop_n own_v their_o hand_n to_o it_o this_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o evidence_n and_o all_o that_o be_v to_o prove_v the_o form_n and_o make_v a_o libel_n in_o middlesex_n and_o the_o publication_n of_o that_o libel_n and_o what_o be_v therefore_o infer_v from_o thence_o why_o have_v prove_v that_o the_o king_n bring_v the_o paper_n to_o the_o council-table_n and_o the_o bishop_n own_v their_o hand_n therefore_o first_o the_o bishop_n make_v this_o libel_n in_o middlesex_n second_o they_o bring_v it_o to_o the_o council-table_n and_o publish_v it_o at_o the_o council-table_n or_o else_o there_o be_v no_o proof_n at_o all_o for_o here_o be_v nothing_o of_o evidence_n give_v of_o any_o fact_n but_o because_o they_o acknowledge_v it_o therefore_o they_o make_v it_o therefore_o they_o give_v it_o to_o the_o king_n in_o middlesex_n this_o be_v good_a evidence_n if_o they_o have_v have_v the_o help_n of_o a_o supposition_n to_o make_v it_o good_a but_o they_o want_v that_o nor_o must_v any_o such_o thing_n be_v admit_v but_o i_o think_v they_o be_v such_o gross_a false_a consequence_n that_o i_o doubt_v not_o you_o will_v be_v of_o opinion_n here_o be_v no_o proof_n of_o a_o publication_n in_o middlesex_n and_o then_o there_o be_v no_o proof_n at_o all_o against_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n mr._n pollixfen_n i_o must_v confess_v i_o hear_v they_o say_v two_o act_n prove_v a_o publication_n in_o this_o case_n the_o one_o be_v the_o write_n of_o the_o libel_n and_o the_o subscribe_v if_o so_o than_o i_o think_v upon_o the_o evidence_n that_o have_v be_v give_v the_o court_n must_v needs_o be_v satisfy_v that_o the_o write_n of_o it_o be_v in_o surrey_n the_o next_o be_v their_o own_v their_o hand_n for_o there_o be_v no_o act_n do_v that_o appear_v or_o any_o evidence_n against_o they_o of_o any_o act_n do_v from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o write_n to_o the_o time_n that_o they_o be_v ask_v be_v this_o your_o hand_n sure_o no_o man_n will_v ever_o think_v this_o to_o be_v a_o publication_n where_o one_o be_v ask_v by_o authority_n whether_o such_o a_o paper_n be_v his_o hand_n and_o he_o acknowledge_v 〈◊〉_d in_o answer_n to_o that_o question_n to_o turn_v this_o to_o be_v a_o crime_n i_o think_v it_o can_v never_o be_v do_v nor_o never_o be_v do_v before_o then_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o case_n that_o they_o can_v hold_v to_o for_o evidence_n and_o proof_n against_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n but_o the_o write_n and_o that_o be_v apparent_a to_o
have_v be_v in_o surrey_n or_o otherwise_o they_o must_v hold_v that_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o king_n question_n this_o be_v my_o hand_n be_v a_o publication_n but_o true_o my_o lord_n i_o think_v neither_o of_o these_o will_v do_v but_o my_o lord_n to_o i_o this_o be_v a_o great_a evidence_n in_o itself_o against_o the_o proof_n of_o a_o publication_n the_o care_n and_o wariness_n that_o have_v be_v use_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v nothing_o at_o all_o of_o this_o matter_n know_v from_o the_o time_n that_o it_o be_v write_v to_o the_o time_n that_o they_o come_v to_o be_v examine_v and_o summon_v to_o appear_v as_o offender_n my_o lord_n the_o nature_n of_o libel_n be_v to_o publish_v and_o proclaim_v scandal_n and_o defamation_n or_o else_o it_o lose_v its_o end_n and_o consequent_o its_o name_n this_o as_o it_o stand_v upon_o their_o evidence_n be_v a_o monstrous_a proof_n for_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n against_o the_o king_n council_n for_o it_o seem_v it_o be_v a_o very_a private_a matter_n so_o cautious_o and_o wary_o carry_v that_o there_o be_v not_o any_o evidence_n of_o the_o fact_n but_o only_o the_o name_n of_o the_o person_n that_o write_v it_o till_o they_o come_v to_o be_v examine_v by_o the_o great_a authority_n be_v this_o your_o hand_n and_o than_o they_o own_v it_o so_o to_o be_v how_o can_v this_o be_v take_v to_o be_v a_o publication_n and_o it_o will_v be_v a_o thing_n of_o wonderful_a consequence_n if_o a_o answer_n to_o a_o question_n put_v by_o authority_n shall_v amount_v to_o a_o crime_n as_o it_o will_v in_o this_o case_n that_o will_v be_v as_o if_o authority_n that_o shall_v be_v employ_v to_o do_v right_o will_v be_v turn_v to_o do_v the_o great_a wrong_n for_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o all_o man_n to_o answer_v when_o examine_v by_o a_o lawful_a authority_n and_o it_o will_v never_o be_v offer_v at_o sure_a in_o any_o other_o case_n if_o a_o man_n come_v before_o a_o magistrate_n and_o confess_v any_o thing_n that_o indeed_o be_v evidence_n but_o be_v not_o a_o crime_n for_o there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o difference_n between_o evidence_n and_o the_o crime_n but_o that_o this_o shall_v be_v both_o a_o evidence_n and_o a_o crime_n too_o be_v i_o think_v a_o very_a strange_a construction_n and_o for_o the_o other_o part_n the_o writing_n of_o it_o i_o suppose_v the_o court_n be_v satisfy_v that_o it_o be_v in_o another_o county_n sir_n geo._n treby_n i_o desire_v your_o lordship_n to_o spare_v i_o a_o word_n which_o i_o think_v have_v not_o be_v observe_v by_o the_o council_n that_o have_v speak_v before_o the_o question_n that_o remain_v be_v whether_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n do_v publish_v this_o paper_n this_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o fact_n that_o lie_v upon_o the_o prosecutor_n to_o prove_v now_o i_o think_v they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o have_v prove_v that_o the_o bishop_n do_v publish_v it_o that_o on_o the_o contrary_a they_o have_v prove_v that_o their_o lordship_n do_v not_o publish_v it_o the_o evidence_n they_o have_v offer_v for_o this_o matter_n be_v a_o confession_n this_o confession_n be_v testify_v by_o mr._n blathwayt_n and_o he_o say_v the_o bishop_n be_v ask_v at_o the_o council_n whether_o they_o do_v subscribe_v and_o publish_v this_o paper_n and_o that_o their_o answer_n be_v that_o they_o do_v subscribe_v but_o not_o publish_v it_o now_o a_o confession_n must_v be_v take_v together_o and_o must_v be_v admit_v to_o be_v entire_o true_a by_o they_o that_o produce_v it_o they_o shall_v never_o be_v allow_v to_o take_v out_o and_o use_v one_o piece_n and_o wave_v the_o rest_n why_o then_o by_o this_o evidence_n of_o confession_n take_v as_o it_o ought_v it_o appear_v that_o the_o bishop_n though_o they_o do_v subscribe_v do_v not_o publish_v the_o paper_n so_o that_o i_o say_v the_o king_n counsel_n have_v hereby_o plain_o prove_v that_o the_o bishop_n do_v not_o publish_v this_o paper_n and_o yet_o this_o be_v the_o only_a evidence_n upon_o which_o they_o will_v infer_v that_o they_o do_v publish_v it_o mr._n att._n gen._n look_v you_o it_o do_v lie_v upon_o you_o gentleman_n to_o prove_v it_o be_v do_v elsewhere_o than_o in_o middlesex_n mr._n finch_n sure_a mr._n attorney_n be_v in_o jest_n mr._n att._n gen._n no_o i_o be_o in_o good_a earnest_n all_o the_o proof_n that_o we_o have_v give_v have_v be_v in_o middlesex_n and_o you_o can_v best_o tell_v whether_o you_o do_v it_o in_o middlesex_n or_o no._n mr._n finch_n my_o lord_n we_o have_v do_v as_o to_o this_o objection_n for_o we_o say_v they_o have_v not_o prove_v their_o case_n l._n ch._n iust._n mr._n finch_n you_o may_v observe_v and_o i_o be_o sure_a you_o do_v observe_v as_o well_o as_o any_o body_n in_o all_o case_n but_o i_o say_v you_o may_v observe_v that_o they_o be_v off_o of_o every_o thing_n but_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v publish_v now_o that_o do_v lie_v upon_o the_o king_n counsel_n to_o prove_v that_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n do_v cause_v it_o to_o be_v publish_v for_o their_o own_n of_o their_o hand_n do_v not_o amount_v to_o a_o publication_n mr._n s._n pemberton_n my_o lord_n we_o be_v upon_o this_o point_n with_o they_o whether_o here_o be_v any_o evidence_n of_o a_o publication_n at_o all_o mr._n iust._n powell_n pray_v let_v we_o clear_v this_o first_o for_o if_o there_o be_v no_o publication_n there_o can_v be_v no_o cause_v of_o it_o to_o be_v publish_v mr._n att._n gen._n my_o lord_n if_o you_o think_v fit_a we_o shall_v go_v on_o and_o reserve_v this_o point_n till_o afterward_o mr._n sol._n gen._n they_o may_v make_v objection_n if_o they_o think_v fit_a l_o 〈◊〉_d iust._n so_o they_o may_v and_o they_o say_v if_o these_o objection_n be_v with_o we_o we_o need_v go_v no_o far_o mr._n s._n pemberton_n but_o my_o lord_n if_o they_o be_v not_o with_o we_o we_o have_v a_o reserve_v to_o give_v a_o far_a answer_n to_o it_o and_o to_o offer_v evidence_n against_o the_o evidence_n they_o have_v offer_v mr._n sol._n gen._n with_o all_o our_o heart_n give_v in_o evidence_n what_o you_o can_v mr._n att._n gen._n then_o pray_v my_o lord_n let_v we_o go_v on_o to_o answer_v this_o objection_n l._n ch._n iust._n pray_v do_v mr._n attorney_n mr._n att._n gen._n my_o lord_n and_o gentleman_n of_o the_o jury_n i_o will_v first_o observe_v how_o far_o we_o have_v go_v that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o paper_n write_v be_v clear_a beyond_o all_o question_n and_o write_v by_o my_o lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o that_o it_o be_v sign_v by_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o bishop_n but_o not_o in_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n and_o that_o this_o paper_n be_v publish_v be_v agree_v on_o all_o hand_n mr._n iust._n holloway_n no_o they_o do_v not_o agree_v that_o mr._n att._n gen._n do_v i_o say_v it_o be_v publish_v by_o they_o but_o there_o be_v such_o a_o paper_n publish_v mr._n s._n pemberton_n no_o we_o say_v it_o be_v never_o publish_v at_o all_o l._n ch._n iust._n pray_v brother_n pemberton_n be_v quiet_a if_o mr._n attorney_n in_o open_v do_v say_v any_o thing_n that_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o say_v i_o will_v correct_v he_o as_o i_o will_v do_v any_o body_n that_o do_v not_o open_a thing_n right_a as_o they_o be_v prove_v but_o pray_v do_v it_o you_o that_o be_v at_o the_o bar_n interrupt_v one_o another_o it_o be_v unbecoming_a man_n of_o your_o profession_n to_o be_v chap_a in_o and_o snap_v at_o one_o another_o go_v on_o mr._n attorney_n mr._n att._n gen._n i_o say_v that_o the_o paper_n be_v prove_v to_o be_v write_v and_o sign_v by_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n that_o i_o take_v for_o grant_v and_o that_o the_o paper_n so_o sign_v and_o write_v be_v now_o publish_v to_o the_o world_n be_v also_o evident_a but_o the_o question_n be_v who_o it_o be_v do_v by_o or_o who_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v do_v we_o be_v reduce_v to_o that_o question_n now_o first_o it_o be_v agree_v on_o all_o hand_n that_o if_o i_o send_v a_o letter_n to_o a_o private_a man_n contain_v scandalous_a thing_n in_o it_o though_o there_o be_v no_o proof_n more_o but_o that_o it_o be_v send_v seal_v and_o receive_v by_o the_o party_n in_o that_o case_n it_o be_v a_o fault_n punishable_a in_o the_o star-chamber_n as_o a_o crime_n but_o now_o that_o this_o be_v receive_v by_o the_o king_n and_o write_v by_o they_o there_o be_v no_o room_n for_o doubt_n for_o you_o hear_v it_o be_v produce_v by_o the_o king_n at_o the_o council-board_n and_o they_o ask_v upon_o it_o if_o it_o be_v their_o hand_n that_o the_o king_n do_v receive_v it_o there_o be_v no_o room_n for_o question_n or_o that_o they_o do_v write_v it_o but_o
the_o question_n be_v from_o who_o the_o king_n have_v it_o i_o be_o sure_a they_o must_v show_v that_o some_o body_n else_o do_v it_o and_o unless_o they_o do_v show_v that_o i_o hope_v there_o be_v no_o manner_n of_o question_n but_o it_o come_v from_o they_o and_o they_o do_v it_o though_o no_o man_n live_v know_v any_o thing_n of_o this_o matter_n but_o who_o they_o think_v fit_a to_o communicate_v it_o to_o yet_o still_o they_o put_v the_o king_n upon_o the_o necessity_n of_o show_v this_o power_n in_o order_n to_o his_o obtain_n satisfaction_n for_o it_o or_o else_o he_o must_v remain_v under_o the_o indignity_n without_o reparation_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v put_v upon_o they_o to_o clear_v the_o fact_n for_o if_o he_o do_v not_o produce_v it_o then_o must_v the_o king_n put_v up_o the_o high_a injury_n and_o affront_n that_o perhaps_o a_o man_n can_v give_v the_o king_n to_o his_o face_n by_o deliver_v a_o libel_n into_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o if_o he_o do_v produce_v it_o then_o say_v they_o that_o be_v not_o our_o publication_n we_o prove_v it_o to_o be_v your_o writing_n and_o sign_v and_o we_o prove_v it_o to_o come_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n against_o who_o it_o be_v compose_v for_o we_o say_v it_o be_v a_o libel_n against_o his_o majesty_n his_o government_n and_o prerogative_n if_o then_o all_o those_o case_n that_o have_v be_v cite_v be_v law_n then_o sure_o there_o never_o be_v a_o strong_a case_n in_o the_o world_n than_o this_o and_o i_o hope_v the_o law_n go_v a_o little_a far_o in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o king_n than_o it_o do_v in_o the_o case_n of_o a_o private_a man_n no_o man_n must_v think_v by_o policy_n to_o give_v private_a wound_n to_o the_o government_n and_o disparage_v the_o administration_n of_o it_o and_o then_o when_o he_o be_v call_v in_o question_n about_o it_o say_v he_o pray_v prove_v that_o i_o publish_v it_o or_o else_o you_o shall_v not_o punish_v i_o for_o it_o we_o prove_v you_o frame_v it_o and_o write_v it_o and_o sign_v it_o and_o we_o prove_v it_o come_v to_o the_o king_n hand_n of_o who_o it_o be_v compose_v must_v we_o produce_v two_o witness_n of_o the_o delivery_n of_o it_o to_o the_o king_n sure_o there_o will_v be_v no_o need_n of_o any_o thing_n of_o that_o mr._n sol._n gen._n my_o lord_n we_o have_v reduce_v it_o now_o to_o a_o very_a narrow_a question_n for_o as_o mr._n attorney_n have_v say_v my_o lord_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n be_v the_o author_n of_o this_o paper_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o they_o sign_v it_o and_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o their_o sign_v of_o it_o though_o it_o be_v at_o lambeth_n as_o they_o say_v be_v a_o publish_n of_o it_o but_o however_o this_o be_v plain_a and_o manifest_a that_o this_o paper_n be_v publish_v and_o that_o this_o paper_n be_v publiâ—…d_v in_o middlesex_n that_o be_v as_o plain_a too_o now_o then_o there_o be_v nothing_o leave_v but_o this_o question_n whether_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n who_o frame_v the_o thing_n who_o write_v the_o thing_n who_o sign_v the_o thing_n be_v not_o the_o occasion_n or_o cause_n of_o its_o publication_n or_o privy_a or_o consent_v to_o it_o my_o lord_n i_o will_v reduce_v it_o to_o a_o very_a plain_a point_n for_o we_o be_v upon_o a_o rational_a question_n before_o a_o rational_a court_n and_o a_o rational_a jury_n whether_o these_o lord_n do_v all_o of_o they_o in_o the_o county_n of_o surry_n consent_n to_o the_o publish_n of_o this_o paper_n in_o middlesex_n for_o it_o be_v publish_v in_o middlesex_n that_o we_o see_v and_o if_o they_o be_v guilty_a of_o that_o part_n of_o the_o information_n of_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v publish_v now_o what_o do_v they_o say_v to_o it_o say_v they_o it_o be_v agree_v that_o it_o be_v publish_v in_o middlesex_n but_o it_o be_v not_o prove_v to_o be_v publish_v by_o we_o lord_n ch._n iust._n no_o they_o do_v not_o say_v so_o they_o agree_v it_o be_v in_o middlesex_n but_o not_o publish_v mr._n iust._n powel_n mr._n solicitor_n they_o do_v agree_v it_o be_v in_o middlesex_n but_o not_o publish_v to_o be_v sure_a not_o by_o they_o lord_n ch._n iust._n mr._n solicitor_n i_o will_v tell_v you_o what_o they_o stand_v upon_o they_o say_v you_o ought_v to_o prove_v it_o to_o be_v deliver_v to_o the_o king_n by_o the_o bishop_n or_o some_o body_n employ_v by_o they_o for_o upon_o that_o go_v the_o resolution_n that_o be_v in_o william_n case_n that_o he_o send_v it_o to_o the_o king_n but_o here_o be_v no_o body_n that_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v deliver_v to_o the_o king_n in_o this_o case_n so_o that_o how_o it_o come_v to_o the_o king_n non_fw-fr constat_fw-la mr._n sol._n gen._n there_o will_v be_v the_o question_n between_o we_o whether_o this_o be_v not_o a_o publication_n sir_n rob._n sawyer_n pray_v mr._n solicitor_n prove_v your_o case_n before_o you_o argue_v it_o lord_n ch._n iust._n first_o settle_v what_o the_o case_n be_v before_o it_o be_v either_o prove_v or_o argue_v mr._n sol._n gen._n my_o lord_n i_o will_v put_v you_o the_o case_n here_o do_v appear_v in_o middlesex_n a_o paper_n that_o be_v a_o libel_n in_o itself_o and_o this_o libel_n be_v prove_v to_o be_v write_v and_o form_v by_o these_o person_n this_o libel_n come_v into_o middlesex_n the_o question_n be_v whether_o they_o be_v privy_a to_o it_o i_o say_v in_o point_n of_o presumption_n it_o must_v come_v from_o they_o lord_n ch._n iust._n i_o can_v suppose_v it_o i_o can_v presume_v any_o thing_n mr._n sol._n gen._n my_o lord_n i_o speak_v of_o that_o which_o be_v a_o common_a presumption_n a_o natural_a presumption_n what_o we_o common_o call_v a_o violent_a presumption_n which_o be_v a_o legal_a presumption_n and_o have_v always_o be_v allow_v for_o evidence_n now_o whether_o there_o be_v not_o such_o a_o presumption_n in_o our_o case_n as_o to_o induce_v your_o lordship_n and_o the_o jury_n to_o believe_v that_o it_o can_v be_v otherwise_o or_o at_o least_o to_o put_v the_o labour_n upon_o they_o to_o show_v how_o it_o come_v out_o of_o their_o study_n and_o how_o it_o come_v to_o the_o king_n hand_n for_o it_o be_v in_o their_o power_n to_o show_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o matter_n how_o it_o be_v if_o they_o do_v not_o the_o presumption_n will_v lie_v upon_o they_o that_o the_o paper_n come_v to_o the_o king_n that_o be_v plain_a enough_o and_o its_o come_n to_o the_o king_n hand_n be_v a_o plain_a proof_n of_o a_o publication_n in_o middlesex_n and_o who_o shall_v bring_v it_o to_o the_o king_n but_o these_o gentleman_n in_o who_o power_n it_o be_v there_o be_v no_o man_n undertake_v to_o say_v he_o lose_v it_o than_o what_o else_o be_v to_o be_v believe_v but_o that_o it_o come_v from_o they_o i_o speak_v of_o common_a supposition_n and_o belief_n they_o may_v very_o well_o show_v it_o if_o it_o be_v not_o so_o all_o that_o we_o can_v say_v in_o it_o be_v here_o be_v a_o paper_n in_o middlesex_n this_o you_o agree_v be_v once_o your_o paper_n and_o in_o your_o power_n pray_v show_v what_o become_v of_o it_o it_o lie_v upon_o you_o to_o clear_v this_o doubt_n mr._n recorder_n my_o lord_n there_o be_v but_o this_o question_n in_o the_o case_n the_o question_n be_v not_o whether_o the_o own_n it_o be_v a_o publication_n but_o whether_o here_o be_v any_o evidence_n that_o they_o do_v deliver_v it_o to_o the_o king_n now_o if_o they_o do_v deliver_v it_o to_o the_o king_n that_o will_v be_v agree_v to_o i_o to_o be_v a_o publication_n mr._n ius_n holloway_n no_o doubt_n of_o it_o if_o you_o can_v prove_v it_o mr._n recorder_n pray_v sir_n spare_v i_o that_o they_o do_v it_o you_o have_v this_o evidence_n first_o that_o they_o be_v the_o author_n of_o this_o paper_n by_o their_o own_o confession_n that_o this_o be_v in_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n and_o that_o when_o they_o be_v ask_v concern_v it_o they_o own_v it_o to_o be_v their_o hand_n write_v now_o whether_o you_o can_v in_o the_o least_o question_n after_o all_o this_o their_o deliver_n of_o it_o to_o the_o king_n or_o that_o it_o come_v to_o the_o king_n hand_n without_o their_o knowledge_n or_o consent_n be_v that_o which_o lie_v before_o your_o lordship_n for_o your_o judgement_n lord_n chief_z justice._n i_o will_v ask_v my_o brother_n their_o opinion_n but_o i_o must_v deal_v true_o with_o you_o i_o think_v it_o be_v not_o evidence_n against_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n mr._n iust._n holloway_n true_o i_o think_v you_o have_v fail_v in_o your_o information_n you_o have_v not_o prove_v any_o thing_n against_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n in_o
chancellor_n use_v mr._n s._n levinz_n pray_v do_v not_o twist_v a_o man_n so_o mr._n solicitor_n mr._n sol._n gen._n and_o you_o be_v not_o to_o untwist_v a_o man_n neither_o mr._n serjeant_n mr._n att._n gen._n do_v you_o remember_v that_o the_o king_n say_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o paper_n be_v deliver_v to_o he_o mr._n blathwait_n the_o king_n have_v say_v it_o several_a time_n i_o believe_v i_o have_v hear_v he_o say_v it_o ten_o time_n at_o least_o mr._n att._n gen._n do_v he_o say_v it_o at_o that_o time_n mr._n blathwait_n i_o can_v positive_o say_v that_o he_o do_v sir._n mr._n s._n pemb._n he_o can_v answer_v it_o why_o will_v you_o press_v it_o mr._n blathwait_n my_o lord_n here_o be_v the_o clerk_n of_o the_o counsel_n that_o be_v then_o in_o wait_v he_o take_v minute_n and_o perhaps_o can_v remember_v more_o than_o i_o mr._n sol._n gen._n here_o they_o cry_v he_o can_v answer_v it_o as_o if_o they_o can_v tell_v what_o he_o can_v answer_v better_a than_o himself_o pray_v mr._n bridgman_n be_v there_o any_o question_n to_o this_o purpose_n either_o from_o my_o lord_n chancellor_n or_o from_o the_o king_n whether_o that_o be_v the_o paper_n that_o be_v present_v by_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n or_o deliver_v by_o the_o king_n for_o i_o see_v you_o be_v very_o nice_a as_o to_o word_n and_o you_o do_v very_o well_o but_o be_v there_o not_o a_o question_n to_o that_o purpose_n mr._n bridgm._n sir_n i_o do_v not_o remember_v for_o i_o speak_v to_o the_o best_a of_o my_o remembrance_n in_o all_o this_o matter_n i_o say_v i_o do_v not_o remember_v that_o that_o question_n be_v ask_v in_o those_o very_a word_n but_o i_o do_v remember_v something_o be_v say_v to_o that_o purpose_n but_o by_o who_o i_o can_v particular_o say_v sir_n rob._n sawyer_n to_o what_o purpose_n mr._n sol._n gen._n it_o be_v very_o strange_a that_o they_o will_v let_v the_o witness_n speak_v but_o be_v continual_o interrupt_v he_o sir_n rob._n sawyer_n mr._n solicitor_n no_o body_n interrupt_v he_o l._n c._n i._n why_o do_v not_o i_o behave_v myself_o between_o you_o all_o as_o i_o ought_v to_o do_v pray_v sir_n rob._n sawyer_n sit_v down_o you_o can_v be_v content_v when_o the_o man_n do_v you_o no_o harm_n mr._n sol._n gen._n pray_v consider_v do_v my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n say_v any_o thing_n or_o be_v there_o any_o discourse_n concern_v the_o paper_n whether_o it_o be_v deliver_v to_o the_o king_n or_o no_o mr._n bridgm._n mr._n solicitor_n i_o have_v tell_v you_o as_o near_o as_o i_o can_v what_o i_o do_v remember_v i_o know_v not_o by_o who_o it_o be_v say_v but_o that_o question_n or_o to_o that_o purpose_n be_v ask_v whether_o that_o be_v the_o petition_n they_o deliver_v but_o i_o do_v not_o remember_v whether_o the_o question_n be_v direct_o ask_v or_o answer_v there_o be_v something_o about_o it_o and_o several_a passage_n there_o be_v but_o whether_o speak_v by_o my_o lord_n chancellor_n or_o who_o i_o can_v remember_v mr._n sol._n gen._n you_o say_v there_o be_v that_o which_o sufficient_o denote_v a_o question_n to_o that_o purpose_n and_o they_o say_v nothing_o against_o it_o mr._n bridgm._n no_o there_o be_v no_o denial_n of_o it_o mr._n s._n g._n i_o see_v you_o do_v not_o remember_v the_o particular_a word_n nor_o do_v we_o desire_v it_o of_o you_o mr._n bridgm._n they_o do_v not_o deny_v it_o nor_o confess_v it_o mr._n sol._n gen._n then_o in_o your_o apprehension_n do_v they_o own_o that_o they_o deliver_v that_o paper_n to_o the_o king_n l._n c._n i._n you_o must_v not_o ask_v that_o mr._n solicitor_n it_o be_v not_o a_o fair_a question_n to_o ask_v he_o what_o he_o apprehend_v mr._n sol._n gen._n he_o say_v it_o before_o himself_o l._n c._n i._n but_o his_o apprehension_n be_v no_o evidence_n and_o it_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o a_o lead_a question_n which_o we_o must_v not_o allow_v of_o mr._n sol._n gen._n then_o if_o your_o lordship_n do_v not_o like_v it_o i_o will_v not_o ask_v it_o but_o i_o will_v ask_v he_o another_o question_n l._n c._n i._n ay_o ten_o if_o you_o will_v so_o they_o be_v fair_a one_o mr._n sol._n gen._n be_v it_o upon_o the_o first_o or_o second_o time_n of_o their_o be_v examine_v mr._n bridgm._n i_o can_v tell_v it_o be_v not_o the_o first_o time_n all_o of_o it_o i_o believe_v for_o at_o the_o first_o time_n my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n make_v some_o scruple_n of_o answer_v or_o own_v any_o thing_n and_o whatsoever_o they_o own_v they_o say_v they_o hope_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v make_v use_n of_o to_o their_o prejudice_n i_o remember_v no_o reply_n that_o be_v make_v nor_o any_o thing_n far_o only_o my_o lord_n chancellor_n say_v they_o be_v not_o to_o capitulate_v with_o their_o prince_n but_o they_o be_v require_v to_o answer_v the_o question_n that_o be_v ask_v they_o mr._n sol._n gen._n what_o be_v those_o question_n mr._n bridgm._n i_o have_v tell_v you_o already_o as_o well_o as_o i_o can_v remember_v mr._n sol._n gen._n but_o do_v you_o take_v it_o upon_o the_o main_a that_o they_o own_v the_o delivery_n of_o that_o paper_n to_o the_o king_n mr._n iust._n pow._n mr._n solicitor_n you_o have_v be_v tell_v you_o be_v to_o ask_v no_o such_o question_n s._n r._n saw._n nor_o never_o be_v there_o such_o wire-drawing_a of_o a_o witness_n in_o this_o world_n before_o l._n ch._n iust._n pray_v sit_v still_o sir_n rob._n sawyer_n you_o be_v not_o to_o teach_v we_o what_o we_o be_v to_o do_v mr._n solicitor_n must_v ask_v question_n that_o be_v proper_a for_o he_o and_o not_o such_o as_o these_o but_o the_o court_n must_v correct_v he_o and_o not_o you_o mr._n sol._n gen._n mr._n bridgman_n be_v very_o cautious_a and_o he_o be_v to_o be_v commend_v for_o it_o but_o we_o will_v get_v the_o truth_n out_o of_o he_o if_o we_o can_v pray_v sir_n if_o you_o can_v remember_v recollect_v yourself_o whether_o by_o any_o question_n to_o that_o purpose_n it_o be_v believe_v that_o they_o do_v own_o the_o delivery_n of_o the_o paper_n to_o the_o king._n mr._n bridgm._n i_o tell_v you_o mr._n solicitor_n as_o to_o that_o at_o first_o that_o i_o do_v not_o remember_v the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o question_n but_o i_o believe_v there_o be_v no_o body_n doubt_v that_o that_o be_v not_o the_o paper_n mr._n sol._n gen._n you_o speak_v well_o in_o your_o way_n but_o these_o gentleman_n be_v very_o unwilling_a you_o shall_v tell_v your_o opinion_n l._n ch._n iust._n his_o opinion_n be_v no_o evidence_n therefore_o you_o must_v not_o ask_v any_o such_o question_n mr._n solicitor_n mr._n bridgm._n assoon_o as_o the_o petition_n be_v deliver_v within_o a_o few_o hour_n after_o i_o see_v it_o the_o king_n show_v it_o to_o several_a people_n and_o he_o say_v it_o be_v the_o petition_n the_o bishop_n have_v deliver_v he_o take_v it_o into_o his_o own_o custody_n and_o afterward_o command_v i_o to_o write_v a_o copy_n of_o it_o and_o there_o be_v no_o copy_n make_v of_o it_o but_o that_o one_o but_o notwithstanding_o that_o i_o do_v remember_v i_o do_v see_v a_o copy_n of_o the_o petition_n within_o a_o day_n or_o two_o after_o it_o be_v present_v about_o the_o town_n mr._n sol._n gen._n pray_v how_o many_o day_n be_v this_o before_o the_o discourse_n in_o counsel_n upon_o their_o examination_n mr._n bridgm._n how_o many_o day_n be_v what_o sir_n mr._n sol._n gen._n when_o the_o king_n give_v the_o paper_n to_o be_v copy_v mr._n bridgm._n it_o be_v upon_o the_o sunday_n mr._n sol._n gen._n but_o you_o say_v as_o you_o believe_v it_o be_v in_o a_o few_o hour_n after_o the_o paper_n be_v deliver_v to_o the_o king_n that_o you_o do_v see_v it_o mr._n iust._n powel_n but_o what_o make_v he_o say_v that_o this_o be_v deliver_v to_o the_o king_n but_o only_o hear-say_n lord_n ch._n iust._n pray_v mr._n solicitor_n will_v you_o produce_v that_o which_o be_v evidence_n and_o not_o spend_v our_o time_n in_o that_o which_o be_v not_o mr._n sol._n gen._n my_o lord_n i_o will_v make_v no_o more_o of_o it_o than_o it_o be_v mr._n s_o levinz_n it_o be_v a_o shameful_a thing_n to_o offer_v such_o thing_n in_o a_o court_n of_o justice_n mr._n s._n pemberton_n it_o be_v a_o practice_n that_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v endure_v lord_n ch._n iust._n pray_v brother_n be_v quiet_a or_o i_o will_v turn_v he_o loose_v upon_o you_o again_o if_o you_o will_v not_o be_v quiet_a what_o be_v the_o matter_n can_v you_o let_v we_o alone_o we_o shall_v do_v every_o body_n right_o come_v to_o shorten_v this_o matter_n i_o ask_v you_o but_o this_o one_o question_n and_o that_o may_v satisfy_v any_o one_o that_o have_v honesty_n about_o he_o do_v you_o
remember_v whether_o or_o no_o they_o be_v ask_v if_o that_o be_v the_o petition_n that_o they_o deliver_v to_o the_o king_n mr._n bridgm._n my_o lord_n i_o have_v answer_v that_o question_n as_o direct_o as_o i_o can_v i_o do_v not_o positive_o remember_v that_o that_o be_v the_o question_n lord_n ch._n iust._n mr._n solicitor_n general_n you_o must_v be_v satisfy_v when_o proper_a question_n be_v fair_o answer_v and_o therefore_o pray_v be_v quiet_a mr._n att._n gen._n however_o we_o pray_v we_o may_v ask_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o clerk_n of_o the_o counsel_n it_o may_v be_v they_o may_v remember_v more_o sir_n john_n nicholas_n you_o be_v at_o the_o council-table_n that_o day_n my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n be_v examine_v about_o this_o paper_n sir_n john_n nicholas_n yes_o sir_n i_o be_v mr._n att._n gen._n pray_v do_v you_o observe_v that_o the_o king_n produce_v the_o petition_n sir_n john_n nicholas_n no_o indeed_o i_o do_v not_o see_v it_o mr._n att._n gen._n do_v you_o observe_v any_o thing_n that_o pass_v there_o in_o discourse_n mr._n sol._n gen._n do_v you_o observe_v any_o question_n that_o be_v ask_v the_o bishop_n either_o by_o the_o king_n or_o by_o my_o lord_n chancellor_n sir_n john_n nich._n i_o think_v my_o lord_n chancellor_n do_v ask_v they_o if_o that_o be_v their_o hand_n to_o the_o petition_n and_o they_o own_v it_o mr._n sol._n gen._n do_v you_o remember_v whether_o they_o own_v that_o they_o deliver_v that_o paper_n to_o the_o king_n lord_n ch._n iust._n i_o will_v ask_v you_o sir_n john_n nicholas_n do_v my_o lord_n chancellor_n ask_v they_o this_o question_n be_v this_o the_o petition_n you_o deliver_v to_o the_o king_n sir_n john_n nicholas_n i_o do_v not_o remember_v that_o then_o there_o be_v a_o great_a shout_n mr._n sol._n gen._n here_o be_v wonderful_a great_a rejoice_v that_o truth_n can_v prevail_v mr._n s._n pemberton_n no_o mr._n solicitor_n truth_n do_v prevail_v mr._n sol._n gen._n you_o be_v all_o very_a glad_a that_o truth_n be_v stifle_v mr._n serjeant_n mr._n s._n trinder_n pray_v sir_n john_n nicholas_n let_v i_o ask_v you_o one_o question_n be_v there_o any_o discourse_n about_o deliver_v that_o petition_n to_o the_o king_n sir_n john_n nicholas_n indeed_o i_o do_v not_o remember_v it_o mr._n sol._n gen._n there_o be_v mr._n pepy_n we_o will_v examine_v he_o mr._n pepy_n swear_a lord_n ch._n iust._n come_v i_o will_v ask_v the_o question_n be_v you_o by_o at_o the_o council-board_n when_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n be_v commit_v mr._n pepy_n yes_o i_o be_v lord_n ch._n iust._n what_o be_v the_o question_n that_o be_v ask_v either_o by_o the_o king_n or_o by_o my_o lord_n chancellor_n mr._n pepy_n my_o lord_n i_o will_v remember_v as_o well_o as_o i_o can_v the_o very_a word_n and_o the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o question_n be_v i_o think_v my_o lord_n do_v you_o own_o this_o paper_n i_o do_v not_o remember_v any_o thing_n be_v speak_v about_o the_o deliver_n but_o i_o believe_v it_o be_v understand_v by_o every_o body_n at_o the_o table_n that_o that_o be_v the_o paper_n that_o they_o have_v deliver_v lord_n ch._n iust._n well_o have_v you_o do_v now_o but_o to_o satisfy_v you_o i_o will_v ask_v this_o question_n be_v this_o question_n ask_v my_o lord_n be_v this_o the_o paper_n you_o deliver_v to_o the_o king_n mr._n pepy_n no_o my_o lord_n mr._n att._n gen._n pray_v sir_n do_v you_o remember_v whether_o the_o king_n himself_o ask_v the_o question_n mr._n pepy_n you_o mean_v i_o suppose_v mr._n attorney_n that_o these_o be_v the_o word_n or_o something_o that_o import_v their_o deliver_v it_o to_o the_o king._n mr._n att._n gen._n yes_o sir._n mr._n pepy_n true_o i_o remember_v nothing_o of_o that_o mr._n sol._n gen._n do_v you_o observe_v any_o discourse_n concern_v their_o delivery_n of_o it_o to_o the_o king._n mr._n pepy_n indeed_o mr._n solicitor_n i_o do_v not_o mr._n att._n gen._n swear_v mr._n musgrave_n mr._n musgrave_n sworn_n lord_n ch._n iust._n you_o hear_v the_o question_n sir_n what_o say_v you_o to_o it_o mr._n musg_n my_o lord_n i_o will_v give_v as_o short_a a_o acount_n of_o it_o as_o i_o can_v the_o first_o time_n after_o his_o majesty_n have_v produce_v the_o petition_n and_o it_o be_v read_v at_o the_o board_n his_o grace_n my_o lord_n arch_a bishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o the_o other_o six_o reverend_a lord_n bishop_n be_v call_v in_o and_o it_o be_v ask_v of_o they_o if_o they_o own_v that_o or_o if_o it_o be_v their_o hand_n my_o lord_n archbishop_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o rest_n do_v decline_v answer_v upon_o the_o account_n that_o they_o be_v there_o as_o criminal_n and_o be_v not_o oblige_v to_o say_v any_o thing_n to_o their_o own_o prejudice_n or_o that_o may_v hurt_v they_o hereafter_o but_o if_o his_o majesty_n will_v command_v they_o and_o if_o he_o will_v promise_v that_o no_o advantage_n shall_v be_v make_v of_o whatsoever_o they_o confess_v than_o they_o will_v answer_v the_o question_n his_o majesty_n make_v no_o answer_n to_o that_o but_o only_o say_v he_o will_v do_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v according_a to_o law_n whereupon_o the_o bishop_n be_v order_v to_o withdraw_v and_o be_v call_v in_o a_o second_o time_n the_o petition_n be_v show_v to_o they_o and_o they_o be_v ask_v if_o they_o do_v own_v it_o or_o if_o it_o be_v their_o hand_n and_o i_o think_v my_o lord_n archbishop_n do_v say_v then_o we_o will_v rely_v upon_o your_o majesty_n or_o some_o such_o general_a thing_n be_v say_v and_o then_o they_o do_v all_o own_o it_o that_o it_o be_v their_o hand_n i_o can_v say_v the_o petition_n be_v read_v to_o they_o mr._n iust._n pow._n mr._n blathwait_n as_o i_o remember_v it_o be_v the_o three_o time_n mr._n musgrave_n it_o be_v the_o second_o time_n to_o the_o best_a of_o my_o remembrance_n lord_n ch._n iust._n pray_v sir_n be_v there_o any_o question_n to_o this_o purpose_n be_v this_o the_o paper_n you_o deliver_v to_o the_o king_n mr._n musg_n i_o do_v not_o remember_v that_o ever_o any_o such_o direct_a question_n be_v ask_v mr._n iust._n allybone_n but_o as_o my_o brother_n pemberton_n do_v very_o well_o before_o distinguish_v there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o difference_n between_o the_o own_n the_o subscription_n of_o a_o paper_n and_o between_o the_o own_n of_o that_o paper_n mr._n pepy_n do_v say_v that_o they_o do_v own_o the_o paper_n and_o upon_o my_o word_n that_o will_v look_v very_o like_o a_o publication_n mr._n musg_n i_o remember_v my_o lord_n there_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n a_o question_n ask_v because_o several_a copy_n have_v go_v about_o the_o town_n whether_o they_o have_v publish_v it_o and_o my_o lord_n archbishop_n do_v say_v he_o have_v be_v so_o cautious_a that_o he_o have_v not_o admit_v his_o own_o secretary_n but_o write_v it_o all_o himself_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o bishop_n do_v say_v they_o do_v not_o publish_v it_o nor_o never_o give_v any_o copy_n of_o it_o mr._n att._n gen._n my_o lord_n i_o confess_v now_o it_o be_v to_o be_v leave_v to_o the_o jury_n upon_o this_o point_n whether_o there_o not_o be_v a_o positive_a witness_n that_o be_v by_o when_o the_o thing_n be_v do_v yet_o upon_o this_o evidence_n the_o jury_n can_v find_v any_o otherwise_o than_o that_o the_o thing_n be_v do_v true_o i_o think_v we_o must_v leave_v it_o as_o a_o strong_a case_n for_o the_o king_n i_o can_v have_v wish_v indeed_o for_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o every_o body_n that_o the_o proof_n will_v have_v come_v up_o to_o that_o but_o we_o must_v make_v it_o as_o strong_a for_o the_o king_n upon_o the_o evidence_n give_v as_o it_o will_v bear_v now_o my_o lord_n take_v all_o this_o whole_a matter_n together_o here_o be_v a_o paper_n compose_v frame_v and_o write_v by_o seven_o learned_a man_n and_o this_o must_v be_v write_v by_o such_o person_n sure_a for_o some_o purpose_n it_o be_v direct_v as_o a_o petition_n to_o the_o king_n and_o this_o petition_n do_v come_v to_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n for_o the_o king_n produce_v it_o in_o counsel_n and_o my_o lord_n archbishop_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o bishop_n own_v their_o hand_n to_o it_o than_o the_o question_n be_v my_o lord_n whether_o or_o no_o there_o be_v any_o room_n for_o any_o body_n live_v to_o doubt_v in_o this_o case_n that_o this_o be_v not_o deliver_v by_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n to_o the_o king_n though_o it_o be_v not_o a_o conclusive_a evidence_n of_o a_o positive_a fact_n yet_o unless_o they_o show_v something_o on_o the_o other_o side_n that_o may_v give_v way_n for_o a_o supposition_n to_o the_o contrary_a that_o it_o come_v out_o of_o their_o hand_n by_o surprise_n or_o
you_o but_o all_o that_o i_o be_v go_v to_o say_v will_v have_v amount_v to_o no_o more_o than_o this_o that_o there_o be_v no_o evidence_n against_o we_o we_o must_v of_o course_n be_v acquit_v mr._n just._n holloway_n my_o lord_n do_v intend_v to_o have_v say_v as_o much_o as_o that_o i_o dare_v say_v l._n c._n iust._n well_o gentleman_n of_o the_o jury_n we_o have_v have_v interruption_n enough_o mr._n soll._n gen._n my_o lord_n i_o must_v beg_v your_o pardon_n for_o interrupt_v you_o now_o and_o i_o be_o very_o glad_a these_o gentleman_n have_v give_v we_o this_o occasion_n because_o we_o shall_v now_o be_v able_a to_o clear_v this_o point_n there_o be_v a_o fatality_n in_o some_o cause_n my_o lord_n and_o so_o there_o be_v in_o this_o we_o must_v beg_v your_o patience_n for_o a_o very_a little_a while_n for_o we_o have_v notice_n that_o a_o person_n of_o very_a great_a quality_n be_v come_v that_o will_v make_v it_o appear_v that_o they_o make_v their_o address_n to_o he_o that_o they_o may_v deliver_v it_o to_o the_o king._n l._n c._n iust._n well_o you_o see_v what_o come_v of_o the_o interruption_n gentleman_n now_o we_o must_v stay_v then_o there_o be_v a_o pause_v for_o near_o half_a a_o hour_n mr._n att._n gen._n pray_v my_o lord_n put_v the_o case_n that_o a_o man_n write_v a_o libel_n in_o one_o county_n and_o it_o be_v find_v in_o another_o be_v not_o he_o answerable_a unless_o he_o can_v show_v something_o that_o may_v satisfy_v the_o jury_n how_o it_o come_v there_o mr._n soll._n gen._n ought_v he_o not_o to_o give_v a_o account_n what_o become_v of_o it_o l._n c._n iust._n no_o look_v you_o mr._n attorney_n you_o must_v look_v to_o your_o information_n and_o then_o you_o will_v find_v the_o case_n that_o you_o put_v do_v not_o come_v up_o to_o it_o it_o be_v for_o write_v compose_v and_o publish_v and_o cause_v to_o be_v publish_v and_o all_o this_o be_v lay_v in_o middlesex_n now_o you_o have_v prove_v none_o of_o all_o these_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o county_n mr._n att._n gen._n they_o do_v in_o middlesex_n confess_v it_o be_v they_o l._n c._n iust._n ay_o but_o the_o own_n their_o hand_n be_v not_o a_o publication_n in_o middlesex_n and_o so_o i_o shall_v have_v tell_v the_o jury_n mr._n finch_n i_o beg_v your_o lordship_n pardon_n for_o interrupt_v you_o mr._n att._n gen._n but_o my_o lord_n do_v it_o not_o put_v the_o proof_n upon_o they_o to_o prove_v how_o it_o come_v out_o of_o their_o hand_n into_o the_o king_n hand_n l._n c._n iust._n no_o the_o proof_n lie_v on_o your_o part_n mr._n pollixfen_n pray_v my_o lord_n give_v we_o your_o favour_n to_o dismiss_v we_o and_o the_o jury_n mr._n soll._n gen._n my_o lord_n our_o witness_n will_v be_v here_o present_o mr._n att._n gen._n sure_o my_o lord_n the_o presumption_n be_v on_o our_o side_n mr._n iust._n powell_n no_o the_o presumption_n be_v against_o you_o for_o my_o lord_n archbishop_n live_v in_o surry_n and_o it_o be_v prove_v be_v not_o out_o of_o lambeth-house_n since_o michaelmass_o till_o he_o come_v before_o the_o council_n mr._n s._n pemb._n pray_v good_a my_o lord_n we_o stand_v mighty_o uneasy_a here_o and_o so_o do_v the_o jury_n pray_v dismiss_v we_o l._n c._n iust._n i_o can_v help_v it_o it_o be_v your_o own_o fault_n then_o there_o be_v another_o great_a pause_v lord_n chief_z justice._n sir_n bartho_n shore_n now_o we_o have_v time_n to_o hear_v your_o speech_n if_o you_o will._n mr._n poâ—…fen_n my_o lord_n there_o be_v no_o body_n come_v nor_o i_o believe_v will_v come_v mr._n soll._n gen._n yes_o he_o will_v come_v present_o we_o have_v have_v a_o messenger_n from_o he_o call_v mr._n graham_n 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v go_v and_o say_v he_o will_v come_v present_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d my_o lord_n he_o will_v bring_v ouâ—…_n witness_n with_o he_o then_o there_o be_v another_o 〈◊〉_d mr._n s._n pemb._n my_o lord_n this_o be_v very_o unusual_a to_o stay_v thus_o for_o evidence_n l._n ch._n iust._n it_o be_v so_o but_o i_o be_o sure_a you_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v any_o â—…avour_n mr._n solicitor_n be_v you_o assure_v that_o you_o shall_v have_v this_o witness_n that_o you_o speak_v of_o mr._n soll._n gen._n yes_o my_o lord_n he_o will_v be_v here_o present_o l._n ch._n iust._n we_o have_v stay_v a_o great_a while_n already_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v â—…it_v that_o we_o shall_v have_v some_o oath_n make_v that_o he_o be_v come_v mr._n sol._n gen._n the_o crier_n tell_v you_o that_o mr._n graham_n do_v acquaint_v he_o that_o he_o will_v return_v present_o l._n ch._n iust._n give_v he_o the_o book_n mr._n soll._n gen._n let_v your_o lefthand_n give_v your_o right-hand_n the_o oath_n the_o crier_n swear_v l._n ch._n iust._n by_o the_o oath_n that_o you_o have_v take_v do_v mr._n graham_n tell_v you_o there_o be_v any_o further_a witness_n come_v in_o this_o case_n cryer_n yes_o my_o lord_n he_o do_v he_o go_v out_o of_o the_o hall_n and_o return_v when_o your_o lordship_n be_v direct_v the_o jury_n and_o he_o ask_v i_o what_o the_o court_n be_v upon_o and_o i_o tell_v he_o you_o be_v direct_v the_o jury_n and_o then_o he_o say_v my_o lord_n sunderland_n be_v a_o come_n but_o he_o will_v go_v and_o prevent_v he_o and_o afterward_o he_o return_v and_o find_v your_o lordship_n do_v not_o go_v on_o to_o direct_v the_o jury_n he_o say_v he_o will_v go_v again_o for_o my_o lord_n sunderland_n who_o he_o have_v send_v away_o and_o he_o be_v now_o go_v for_o he_o and_o he_o say_v he_o will_v bring_v he_o with_o he_o present_o l._n ch._n iust._n well_o then_o we_o must_v stay_v till_o the_o evidence_n for_o the_o king_n come_v for_o now_o there_o be_v oath_n make_v that_o he_o be_v come_v and_o after_o a_o considerable_a pause_n the_o lord_n precedent_n come_v mr._n attor_n gen._n my_o lord_n we_o must_v pray_v that_o my_o lord_n precedent_n may_v be_v swear_v in_o this_o case_n on_o behalf_n of_o the_o king._n the_o lord_n precedent_n swear_v mr._n attor_n gen._n my_o lord_n with_o your_o lordship_n favour_n i_o will_v ask_v my_o lord_n precedent_n a_o question_n your_o lordship_n remember_v where_o we_o leave_v this_o cause_n we_o have_v bring_v it_o to_o this_o point_n that_o this_o petition_n come_v to_o the_o king_n hand_n that_o it_o be_v a_o petition_n write_v by_o my_o lord_n archbishop_n and_o subscribe_v by_o the_o rest_n of_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n but_o there_o be_v a_o difficulty_n make_v whether_o this_o petition_n thus_o prepare_v and_o write_v be_v by_o they_o deliver_v to_o the_o king_n and_o whether_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n be_v concern_v in_o the_o do_n of_o it_o and_o be_v privy_a oâ—…_n party_n to_o the_o delivery_n now_o that_o which_o i_o will_v ask_v your_o lordship_n my_o lord_n precedent_n be_v whether_o they_o do_v make_v their_o application_n to_o your_o lordship_n to_o speak_v to_o the_o king._n mr._n soll._n gen._n do_v they_o make_v their_o application_n to_o your_o lordship_n upon_o any_o account_n whatsoever_o l._n precedent_n my_o lord_n my_o lord_n bishop_n of_o st._n aâ—…ph_n and_o my_o lord_n bishop_n of_o 〈◊〉_d come_v to_o my_o office_n and_o tell_v i_o they_o come_v in_o the_o name_n of_o my_o lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o four_z other_o of_o their_o brethren_n and_o themselves_o with_o a_o petition_n which_o they_o 〈◊〉_d to_o deliver_v to_o his_o majesty_n and_o they_o do_v come_v to_o i_o to_o know_v which_o be_v the_o best_a way_n of_o do_v it_o and_o whether_o the_o king_n will_v give_v they_o leave_v to_o do_v it_o or_o not_o they_o will_v have_v have_v mâ—…_n râ—…d_v tâ—…ir_a petition_n but_o i_o refuse_v it_o and_o say_v i_o think_v it_o do_v not_o at_o all_o belong_v to_o i_o but_o i_o will_v let_v the_o king_n know_v their_o desire_n and_o bring_v they_o a_o answer_v immediate_o what_o his_o pleasure_n be_v in_o it_o which_o i_o do_v i_o acquaint_v the_o king_n and_o he_o command_v i_o to_o let_v my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n know_v they_o may_v come_v when_o they_o please_v and_o i_o go_v back_o and_o tell_v they_o so_o upon_o which_o they_o go_v and_o fetch_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o when_o they_o come_v immediate_o they_o go_v into_o the_o bedchamber_n and_o 〈◊〉_d another_o room_n where_o the_o king_n waâ—…_n this_o be_v that_o i_o know_v of_o the_o matter_n mr._n soll._n gen._n about_o what_o time_n be_v this_o pray_v my_o lord_n l._n precedent_n i_o believe_v there_o can_v not_o be_v much_o time_n between_o my_o come_n from_o the_o king_n and_o their_o fetch_v their_o brethren_n and_o go_v in_o to_o the_o king._n mr._n soll._n gen._n they_o be_v with_o the_o king_n that_o
be_v a_o libel_n although_o it_o 〈◊〉_d true_a that_o they_o do_v so_o deliver_v it_o first_o my_o lord_n there_o be_v a_o little_a disingenuity_n offer_v to_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n in_o only_o set_v forth_o part_n and_o noâ—…_n the_o whole_a in_o only_o recite_v the_o body_n 〈◊〉_d not_o the_o prayer_n but_o my_o lord_n with_o your_o lordship_n favour_n take_v the_o petitionary_a part_n and_o add_v it_o to_o the_o other_o it_o quite_o alter_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n for_o it_o may_v be_v a_o complaint_n without_o seek_v redress_n may_v be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d â—…atter_n but_o here_o take_v the_o whole_a together_o it_o appear_v to_o be_v a_o complaint_n of_o a_o grievance_n and_o a_o desire_n to_o be_v ease_v of_o it_o with_o your_o lordship_n favour_n the_o subject_n have_v a_o right_a to_o petition_v the_o king_n in_o all_o their_o grievance_n so_o say_v all_o our_o book_n of_o law_n and_o so_o say_v the_o statute_n of_o the_o thirteen_o of_o the_o late_a king_n they_o may_v petition_v and_o come_v and_o deliver_v 〈◊〉_d â—…tion_n under_o the_o number_n of_o ten_o as_o heretofore_o they_o may_v have_v do_v say_v the_o statute_n so_o that_o they_o all_o time_n have_v have_v a_o right_a so_o to_o do_v and_o indeed_o if_o they_o have_v not_o it_o be_v the_o most_o lamentable_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n that_o man_n must_v have_v grievance_n upon_o they_o and_o yet_o they_o not_o to_o be_v admit_v to_o seek_v relief_n in_o a_o humble_a â—…ay_n now_o my_o lord_n this_o be_v a_o petition_n set_v forth_o a_o grievance_n and_o pray_v his_o majesty_n to_o give_v relief_n and_o what_o be_v this_o grievance_n it_o be_v that_o command_n of_o he_o by_o that_o order_n make_v upon_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n to_o distribute_v the_o declaration_n and_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v read_v in_o the_o church_n and_o pray_v my_o lord_n let_v we_o consider_v what_o the_o effect_n and_o consequence_n of_o that_o distribution_n and_o reading_n iâ—…_n it_o be_v to_o tell_v the_o people_n that_o they_o need_v not_o submit_v to_o the_o act_n of_o unifarmity_n noâ—…_n to_o any_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v about_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n for_o they_o be_v suspend_v and_o dispense_v with_o this_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n must_v do_v if_o they_o obey_v this_o order_n but_o your_o lordship_n see_v if_o they_o do_v it_o they_o lie_v under_o a_o anathema_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 1_o eliz._n for_o there_o they_o be_v under_o a_o curse_n if_o they_o do_v not_o look_v to_o the_o preservation_n and_o observation_n of_o that_o act_n but_o this_o command_n to_o distribute_v and_o read_v the_o declaration_n whereby_o all_o these_o law_n be_v dispense_v with_o be_v to_o let_v the_o people_n know_v they_o will_v not_o do_v what_o that_o act_n require_v of_o they_o now_o with_o your_o lordship_n favour_n my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n lie_v under_o this_o pressure_n the_o weight_n of_o which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d grievous_a upon_o they_o they_o by_o petition_n apply_v to_o the_o king_n to_o be_v ease_v of_o it_o which_o they_o may_v do_v aâ—…_n subject_n beside_o my_o lord_n they_o be_v peer_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o be_v most_o of_o they_o sit_v as_o such_o in_o the_o last_o parliament_n where_o as_o you_o have_v hear_v it_o be_v declare_v such_o a_o dispensation_n can_v not_o be_v and_o then_o in_o what_o a_o case_n shall_v they_o have_v be_v if_o they_o shall_v have_v distribute_v this_o declaration_n which_o be_v so_o coâ—…_n to_o their_o own_o act_n in_o parliament_n what_o can_v they_o have_v answer_v for_o themselves_o have_v they_o thus_o contribute_v to_o this_o declaration_n when_o they_o have_v themselves_o before_o declare_v that_o the_o king_n can_v not_o dispense_v and_o that_o be_v no_o new_a thing_n for_o it_o have_v be_v so_o declare_v in_o a_o parliament_n before_o in_o two_o session_n of_o it_o in_o the_o late_a king_n reign_n within_o a_o very_a little_a time_n one_o of_o another_o and_o such_o a_o parliament_n that_o be_v so_o liberal_a in_o their_o aide_n in_o the_o crown_n that_o a_o man_n will_v not_o think_v they_o shall_v go_v about_o 〈◊〉_d deprive_v the_o crown_n of_o any_o of_o its_o right_n it_o be_v a_o parliament_n that_o do_v do_v as_o great_a service_n for_o the_o â—…own_n as_o â—…ver_v any_o do_v and_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o suspect_v that_o if_o the_o king_n 〈◊〉_d have_v such_o a_o power_n they_o will_v have_v appear_v so_o earnest_a against_o it_o but_o my_o lord_n if_o your_o lordship_n please_v these_o be_v not_o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o matter_n for_o we_o have_v show_v you_o from_o the_o fifteen_o of_o richard_n the_o second_o that_o there_o be_v a_o power_n grant_v by_o the_o parliament_n to_o the_o king_n to_o dispense_v with_o a_o particular_a act_n of_o parliament_n which_o argue_v that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v without_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o in_o 1662._o it_o be_v say_v express_o that_o they_o can_v be_v dispense_v with_o but_o by_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n it_o be_v say_v so_o again_o in_o 1672_o the_o king_n be_v then_o please_v to_o assume_v to_o himself_o such_o a_o power_n as_o be_v pretend_v to_o in_o this_o declaration_n 〈◊〉_d yet_o upon_o information_n from_o his_o house_n of_o parliament_n the_o king_n declare_v himself_o satisfy_v that_o he_o have_v no_o such_o power_n cancel_v his_o declaration_n and_o promise_v that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v draw_v into_o consequence_n or_o example_n and_o so_o the_o commons_o by_o their_o protestation_n say_v in_o richard_n the_o second_o time_n that_o it_o be_v a_o novelty_n and_o shall_v not_o be_v draw_v into_o consequence_n or_o example_n now_o my_o lord_n if_o your_o lordship_n please_v if_o this_o matter_n that_o be_v command_v the_o bishop_n to_o do_v be_v something_o which_o the_o law_n do_v not_o allow_v of_o sure_o then_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n have_v all_o the_o reason_n in_o the_o world_n to_o apply_v themselves_o to_o the_o king_n in_o a_o humble_a manner_n to_o acquaint_v he_o why_o they_o can_v not_o obey_v his_o command_n and_o to_o seek_v relief_n against_o that_o which_o lie_v so_o heavy_a upon_o they_o true_o my_o lord_n mr._n attorney_n be_v very_o right_a in_o the_o open_n of_o this_o cause_n at_o first_o that_o be_v that_o the_o government_n ought_v not_o to_o receive_v affront_n no_o nor_o the_o inferior_a officer_n be_v not_o to_o be_v affront_v a_o justice_n of_o peace_n so_o low_a a_o man_n in_o office_n be_v not_o for_o a_o man_n to_o say_v to_o a_o justice_n of_o peace_n when_o he_o be_v execute_v his_o office_n that_o he_o do_v not_o do_v right_a be_v a_o great_a crime_n and_o mr._n attorney_n say_v right_a in_o it_o but_o suppose_v a_o justice_n of_o peace_n be_v make_v of_o a_o warrant_n to_o a_o constable_n to_o do_v something_o that_o be_v not_o legal_a for_o he_o to_o do_v if_o the_o constable_n shall_v petition_v this_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n and_o therein_o set_v forth_o sir_n you_o be_v about_o to_o command_v i_o to_o do_v a_o thing_n which_o i_o conceive_v be_v not_o legal_a sure_o that_o will_v not_o be_v a_o crime_n that_o he_o be_v to_o be_v punish_v for_o for_o he_o do_v but_o seek_v relief_n and_o show_v his_o grievance_n in_o a_o proper_a way_n and_o the_o distress_n he_o be_v under_o my_o lord_n this_o be_v the_o bishop_n case_n with_o submission_n they_o be_v under_o a_o distress_n be_v command_v to_o do_v a_o thing_n which_o they_o take_v not_o to_o be_v legal_a and_o they_o with_o all_o humility_n by_o way_n of_o petition_n acquaint_v the_o king_n with_o this_o distress_n of_o they_o and_o pray_v he_o that_o he_o will_v please_v to_o give_v relief_n my_o lord_n there_o be_v no_o law_n but_o be_v either_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n or_o the_o common_a law_n for_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n there_o be_v none_o for_o such_o a_o power_n all_o that_o we_o have_v of_o it_o in_o parliamentary_a proceed_n be_v against_o it_o and_o for_o the_o common_a law_n so_o far_o as_o i_o have_v read_v oâ—…it_n i_o never_o do_v meet_v with_o any_o thing_n of_o such_o a_o nature_n as_o a_o grant_n or_o dispensation_n that_o pretend_v to_o dispense_v with_o any_o one_o whole_a act_n of_o parliament_n i_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o hear_v of_o any_o such_o thing_n mention_v by_o any_o of_o the_o king_n council_n but_o here_o my_o lord_n be_v a_o dispensation_n that_o dispense_v with_o a_o great_a many_o law_n at_o once_o true_o i_o can_v take_v upon_o i_o to_o tell_v how_o many_o there_o may_v be_v forty_o or_o above_o for_o aught_o i_o know_v therefore_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n lie_v under_o such_o a_o grievance_n as_o this_o and_o under_o such_o a_o pressure_n be_v order_v
because_o he_o wish_v he_o have_v such_o a_o power_n this_o must_v be_v declare_v in_o parliament_n that_o he_o have_v no_o such_o power_n be_v the_o speech_n of_o the_o prince_n a_o declaration_n in_o parliament_n all_o the_o speech_n that_o be_v make_v upon_o the_o open_n of_o the_o parliament_n will_v you_o say_v they_o be_v declaration_n in_o parliament_n then_o the_o chancellor_n or_o the_o keeper_n speech_n or_o the_o lord_n privy_a seal_n must_v be_v a_o declaration_n in_o parliament_n whoever_o speak_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o king_n if_o he_o do_v not_o speak_v that_o which_o be_v law_n and_o right_n be_v questionable_a for_o it_o and_o several_a have_v be_v impeach_v for_o so_o do_v for_o they_o look_v not_o upon_o it_o as_o the_o king_n speech_n except_o it_o be_v according_a to_o law_n nothing_o can_v turn_v upon_o the_o prince_n but_o what_o be_v legal_a if_o it_o be_v otherwise_o it_o turn_v upon_o he_o that_o speak_v it_o i_o never_o do_v hear_v that_o a_o speech_n make_v by_o the_o chancellor_n and_o i_o will_v appeal_v to_o all_o the_o lord_n that_o hear_v i_o in_o it_o be_v a_o declaration_n in_o parliament_n then_o my_o lord_n we_o come_v to_o the_o business_n in_o 1672._o which_o with_o that_o in_o 1662._o and_o that_o in_o breda_n show_v that_o this_o of_o the_o king_n be_v be_v not_o such_o a_o novelty_n but_o have_v be_v do_v often_o before_o in_o 1672._o the_o king_n be_v in_o distress_n for_o money_n be_v entangle_v in_o a_o dutch_a war_n and_o want_v supply_v he_o capitulate_v with_o his_o commons_o you_o have_v hear_v it_o read_v and_o upon_o the_o commons_o address_v he_o assert_v it_o to_o be_v his_o right_n and_o make_v his_o complaint_n to_o the_o lord_n how_o the_o commons_o have_v use_v he_o for_o when_o he_o give_v they_o a_o fair_a answer_n they_o reply_v and_o there_o be_v conference_n with_o the_o lord_n about_o it_o but_o at_o length_n it_o all_o end_n in_o a_o speech_n by_o the_o king_n who_o come_v and_o tell_v they_o of_o his_o present_a necessitieâ—…_n and_o so_o he_o be_v mind_v to_o reâ—…_n a_o little_a at_o the_o instigation_n of_o the_o commons_o and_o he_o have_v a_o good_a lump_n of_o money_n for_o it_o will_v this_o amount_v to_o a_o declaration_n in_o parliament_n can_v my_o lord_n the_o bishopâ—…_n fancy_n or_o imagine_v that_o this_o be_v to_o be_v impose_v upon_o the_o king_n or_o upon_o the_o court_n for_o a_o declaration_n in_o parliament_n then_o last_o of_o all_o for_o that_o in_o 1685._o in_o this_o king_n time_n what_o be_v it_o the_o commons_o make_v a_o address_n to_o the_o king_n and_o complain_v to_o his_o majesty_n of_o some_o of_o his_o officer_n in_o his_o army_n sayâ—…_n that_o may_v pretend_v to_o have_v a_o dispensation_n something_o of_o that_o nature_n contrary_a to_o the_o test_n act_n and_o what_o be_v do_v upon_o it_o they_o make_v their_o application_n to_o the_o king_n and_o the_o king_n answer_v they_o and_o that_o be_v all_o but_o since_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o in_o the_o court_n i_o will_v take_v notice_n that_o it_o be_v very_o well_o know_v by_o the_o case_n of_o godding_n and_o hales_n the_o judgement_n of_o this_o court_n be_v against_o the_o opinion_n of_o that_o address_n but_o what_o sort_n of_o evidence_n be_v all_o this_o will_v you_o allow_v all_o the_o address_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o to_o be_v evidence_n give_v i_o leave_v to_o say_v it_o my_o lord_n if_o you_o suffer_v these_o vote_n these_o copy_n of_o imperfect_a bill_n these_o address_n and_o application_n of_o one_o or_o both_o house_n to_o the_o king_n to_o be_v evidence_n and_o declaration_n in_o parliament_n then_o what_o will_v become_v of_o the_o hiss_v bill_n of_o exclusion_n shall_v any_o body_n mention_v that_o bill_n of_o exclusion_n to_o be_v a_o declaration_n in_o parliament_n if_o so_o then_o there_o be_v declaration_n against_o declaration_n the_o declaration_n of_o the_o commons_o against_o the_o declaration_n of_o the_o lord_n i_o know_v not_o what_o judgement_n my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n may_v be_v of_o now_o concern_v those_o thing_n of_o vote_n and_o address_n be_v declaration_n in_o parliament_n but_o i_o be_o sure_a they_o have_v speak_v against_o it_o heretofore_o nay_o i_o be_o sure_a some_o of_o they_o have_v preach_v against_o it_o and_o if_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n have_v say_v these_o be_v declaration_n in_o parliament_n and_o they_o be_v not_o declaration_n in_o parliament_n and_o if_o they_o accuse_v the_o king_n of_o have_v do_v a_o illegal_a thing_n because_o he_o have_v do_v that_o which_o have_v be_v declare_v in_o parliament_n to_o be_v illegal_a when_o it_o be_v never_o so_o declare_v than_o the_o consequence_n be_v very_o plain_a that_o they_o be_v mistake_v sometime_o and_o i_o suppose_v by_o this_o time_n they_o believe_v it_o i_o dare_v say_v it_o will_v not_o be_v deny_v i_o that_o the_o king_n may_v by_o his_o prerogative_n royal_a issue_n forth_o his_o proclamation_n it_o be_v as_o essential_a a_o prerogative_n as_o it_o be_v to_o give_v his_o assent_n to_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n to_o make_v it_o a_o law._n and_o it_o be_v another_o principle_n which_o i_o think_v can_v be_v deny_v that_o the_o king_n may_v make_v constitution_n and_o order_n in_o matter_n ecclesiastical_a and_o that_o these_o he_o may_v make_v out_o of_o parliament_n and_o without_o the_o parliament_n if_o the_o king_n may_v do_v so_o and_o these_o be_v his_o prerogative_n then_o suppose_v the_o king_n do_v issue_n forth_o his_o royal_a proclamation_n and_o such_o in_o effect_n be_v this_o declaration_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n in_o a_o matter_n ecclesiastical_a by_o virtue_n of_o his_o prerogative_n royal_a and_o this_o declaration_n be_v read_v in_o the_o council_n and_o publish_v to_o the_o world_n and_o then_o the_o bishop_n come_v and_o tell_v the_o king_n sir_n you_o have_v issue_v out_o a_o illegal_a declaration_n be_v contrary_a to_o what_o have_v be_v declare_v in_o parliament_n when_o there_o be_v no_o declaration_n in_o parliament_n be_v not_o this_o a_o diminish_v the_o king_n power_n and_o prerogative_n in_o issue_v forth_o his_o declaration_n and_o make_v constitution_n in_o matter_n ecclesiastical_a be_v not_o this_o a_o question_n of_o his_o prerogative_n do_v not_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n in_o this_o case_n raise_v a_o question_n between_o the_o king_n and_o the_o people_n do_v not_o they_o as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lie_v stir_v up_o the_o people_n to_o sedition_n for_o who_o shall_v be_v judge_n between_o the_o king_n and_o the_o bishop_n say_v the_o king_n i_o have_v such_o a_o power_n and_o prerogative_n to_o issue_v forth_o my_o royal_a proclamation_n and_o to_o make_v order_n and_o constitution_n in_o matter_n ecclesiastical_a and_o that_o without_o the_o parliament_n and_o out_o of_o parliament_n say_v my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n you_o have_v do_v so_o but_o you_o have_v no_o warrant_n for_o it_o say_v the_o king_n every_o prince_n have_v do_v it_o and_o i_o have_v do_v no_o more_o than_o what_o be_v my_o prerogative_n to_o do_v but_o this_o say_v the_o bishop_n be_v against_o law._n how_o shall_v this_o be_v try_v shall_v not_o the_o bishop_n have_v have_v the_o patience_n to_o have_v wait_v till_o a_o parliament_n come_v when_o the_o king_n himself_o tell_v they_o he_o will_v have_v a_o parliament_n in_o november_n at_o further_a l._n ch._n iust._n pray_v mr._n solicitor_n come_v close_o to_o the_o business_n for_o it_o be_v very_o late_o mr._n sol._n gen._n my_o lord_n i_o beg_v your_o patience_n you_o have_v have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o patience_n with_o they_o pray_v spare_v i_o a_o little_a i_o be_o say_v when_o the_o king_n himself_o tell_v they_o that_o he_o will_v have_v a_o parliament_n in_o november_n at_o further_a yet_o they_o have_v no_o patience_n to_o stay_v till_o november_n but_o make_v this_o application_n to_o he_o be_v not_o this_o raise_n a_o question_n upon_o the_o king_n prerogative_n in_o issue_v forth_o declaration_n and_o upon_o the_o king_n power_n and_o right_n in_o matter_n ecclesiastical_a and_o when_o i_o have_v say_v this_o that_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n have_v so_o do_v if_o they_o have_v raise_v a_o question_n upon_o the_o right_n of_o the_o king_n and_o the_o power_n of_o the_o king_n in_o matter_n ecclesiastical_a than_o they_o have_v stir_v up_o sedition_n that_o they_o have_v so_o do_v be_v pretty_a plain_a and_o for_o the_o consequence_n of_o it_o i_o shall_v appeal_v to_o the_o case_n in_o the_o 2_o cro._n 2._o jac._n 1._o that_o be_v a_o plain_a direct_a authority_n for_o i_o mr._n iust._n powel_n nay_o mr._n solicitor_n we_o all_o very_a well_o know_v to_o deny_v the_o king_n authority_n in_o temporal_n and_o spiritual_n as_o by_o act_n of_o
not_o sign_v it_o or_o write_v it_o but_o have_v cause_v it_o to_o be_v publish_v he_o may_v be_v find_v guilty_a of_o so_o much_o but_o if_o he_o be_v guilty_a of_o any_o one_o of_o these_o thing_n it_o be_v enough_o and_o if_o he_o be_v guilty_a of_o none_o of_o the_o other_o thing_n lay_v in_o the_o information_n yet_o if_o he_o be_v guilty_a of_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v publish_v by_o his_o consent_n that_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o bishop_n shall_v do_v it_o that_o will_v be_v enough_o to_o maintain_v this_o information_n then_o my_o lord_n be_v there_o any_o evidence_n bring_v against_o what_o we_o have_v prove_v that_o he_o do_v not_o consent_v mr._n just._n powel_n but_o where_o be_v this_o consent_n of_o his_o give_v mr._n solicitor_n mr._n sol._n gen._n pray_v good_a sir_n give_v i_o your_o favour_n i_o think_v i_o be_o in_o a_o plain_a case_n mr._n serj._n pemberton_n so_o you_o be_v true_o mr._n sol._n gen._n why_o good_a sir_n you_o ought_v to_o make_v out_o the_o locality_n if_o you_o will_v take_v advantage_n of_o it_o mr._n serj._n pemberton_n that_o be_v very_a well_o indeed_o this_o be_v the_o first_o time_n i_o ever_o hear_v that_o doctrine_n mr._n sol._n gen._n i_o can_v help_v that_o but_o certain_o the_o law_n be_v plain_a we_o have_v prove_v there_o be_v such_o a_o fact_n as_o this_o do_v and_o they_o do_v not_o go_v about_o to_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v do_v elsewhere_o than_o where_o we_o have_v lay_v it_o for_o if_o they_o do_v their_o witness_n will_v be_v cross-examined_n by_o we_o and_o then_o we_o know_v what_o will_v become_v of_o they_o than_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o matter_n will_v come_v out_o therefore_o i_o will_v make_v all_o this_o constare_fw-la the_o archbishop_n may_v be_v at_o lambeth_n and_o yet_o guilty_a in_o middlesex_n by_o his_o concurrence_n with_o what_o be_v do_v in_o middlesex_n and_o i_o say_v my_o lord_n this_o be_v natural_a upon_o the_o evidence_n that_o have_v be_v give_v because_o when_o they_o be_v interrogated_a at_o the_o council_n and_o confess_v the_o paper_n to_o be_v they_o they_o make_v no_o such_o explanation_n of_o their_o confession_n of_o which_o they_o can_v make_v any_o advantage_n in_o their_o defence_n here_o have_v be_v no_o body_n produce_v that_o prove_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v out_o of_o middlesex_n so_o that_o still_o if_o he_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o fact_n prove_v he_o must_v be_v guilty_a in_o middlesex_n sergeant_n baldock_n and_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v in_o this_o case_n but_o that_o my_o lord_n archbishop_n may_v write_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o middlesex_n though_o he_o be_v at_o lambeth_n so_o long_o as_o the_o witness_n speak_v of_o mr._n just._n powel_n how_o do_v you_o make_v out_o that_o brother_n serj._n baldock_n he_o may_v do_v it_o when_o he_o câ—…me_v over_o to_o the_o council_n sir_n rob._n sawyer_n he_o must_v do_v it_o after_o it_o be_v present_v serj._n baldock_n may_v he_o not_o be_v so_o long_o here_o on_o this_o side_n the_o water_n as_o to_o make_v such_o a_o short_a thing_n as_o this_o before_o it_o be_v deliver_v half_n a_o quarter_n of_o a_o hour_n will_v have_v do_v it_o l._n ch._n iust._n that_o be_v a_o thing_n not_o to_o be_v presume_v brother_n especial_o since_o he_o be_v prove_v not_o to_o have_v be_v in_o middlesex_n for_o so_o long_o together_o sir_n rob._n sawyer_n mr._n sergeant_n be_v mighty_o mistake_v for_o it_o be_v not_o pretend_v that_o it_o be_v deliver_v at_o the_o time_n when_o the_o archbishop_n and_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n be_v before_o the_o council_n mr._n recorder_n either_o the_o make_v and_o contrive_v or_o the_o publish_v of_o this_o libel_n will_v do_v upon_o this_o information_n for_o they_o shall_v be_v take_v to_o be_v one_o continue_v complicate_v act_n and_o then_o the_o party_n may_v be_v try_v in_o either_o of_o the_o county_n as_o the_o king_n will_v as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o treason_n it_o have_v be_v over_o and_o over_o again_o adjudge_v that_o if_o a_o man_n do_v one_o act_n of_o treason_n in_o one_o county_n and_o afterward_o go_v into_o another_o county_n and_o do_v another_o act_n of_o treason_n the_o jury_n of_o either_o of_o the_o county_n may_v inquire_v of_o the_o fact_n do_v in_o the_o other_o if_o they_o then_o shall_v take_v those_o two_o as_o several_a act_n they_o be_v several_a offence_n and_o they_o may_v be_v find_v guilty_a of_o the_o one_o and_o acquit_v of_o the_o other_o but_o if_o they_o be_v take_v as_o one_o continue_a act_n they_o be_v but_o one_o offence_n and_o the_o jury_n of_o either_o county_n may_v try_v it_o if_o then_o in_o this_o case_n the_o jury_n of_o this_o county_n may_v take_v notice_n of_o the_o publication_n which_o be_v here_o as_o certain_o they_o may_v if_o they_o will_v agree_v as_o the_o law_n certain_o be_v that_o the_o write_n of_o a_o letter_n will_v be_v a_o sufficient_a publication_n if_o the_o matter_n be_v libellous_a and_o there_o be_v multitude_n of_o precedent_n for_o that_o and_o that_o the_o bare_a set_n of_o a_o man_n hand_n have_v be_v adjudge_v to_o be_v a_o publication_n then_o give_v i_o leave_v my_o lord_n to_o bring_v it_o to_o a_o similar_v case_n suppose_v a_o man_n write_v a_o scandalous_a letter_n from_o london_n to_o a_o judge_n or_o magistrate_n in_o exeter_n and_o send_v it_o by_o the_o post_n and_o the_o letter_n be_v receive_v from_o the_o post_n at_o exeter_n and_o there_o open_v will_v any_o man_n make_v a_o question_n whether_o the_o gentleman_n that_o send_v the_o letter_n may_v not_o be_v indict_v and_o prosecute_v for_o a_o libel_n at_o exeter_n where_o the_o libel_n be_v receive_v mr._n just._n powel_n there_o be_v no_o question_n of_o that_o mr._n recorder_n that_o come_v not_o home_n to_o the_o fact_n in_o our_o case_n undoubted_o in_o the_o case_n that_o you_o put_v the_o law_n be_v as_o you_o say_v but_o it_o be_v far_o different_a from_o this_o case_n l._n ch._n iust._n there_o be_v no_o body_n oppose_v the_o publication_n but_o the_o frame_n of_o it_o where_o it_o be_v make_v mr._n recorder_n suppose_v then_o the_o party_n be_v at_o exeter_n and_o he_o be_v interrogated_a before_o the_o magistrate_n whether_o that_o be_v his_o hand_n or_o no_o and_o he_o shall_v own_v it_o to_o be_v his_o hand_n can_v any_o body_n doubt_v whether_o his_o own_n that_o to_o be_v his_o hand_n will_v be_v a_o sufficient_a evidence_n to_o prove_v a_o publication_n mr._n just._n powel_n but_o be_v that_o any_o evidence_n where_o it_o be_v write_v or_o if_o it_o be_v not_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v receive_v at_o exeter_n will_v that_o be_v a_o proof_n of_o a_o publication_n at_o exeter_n l._n ch._n iust._n they_o do_v not_o deny_v the_o publication_n sir_n rob._n sawyer_n we_o do_v deny_v that_o there_o be_v any_o publication_n and_o they_o have_v prove_v no_o place_n where_o it_o be_v make_v mr._n sol._n gen._n my_o lord_n we_o be_v not_o for_o turn_v my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n out_o of_o the_o way_n of_o proof_n that_o be_v usual_a in_o such_o case_n let_v they_o take_v it_o if_o they_o will_v that_o this_o be_v contrive_v and_o make_v in_o surrey_n but_o can_v they_o publish_v it_o in_o middlesex_n without_o commit_v a_o offence_n and_o that_o be_v it_o we_o stand_v upon_o we_o be_v not_o for_o lay_v a_o great_a load_n upon_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n than_o our_o proof_n will_v answer_v sir_n rob._n sawyer_n we_o thank_v you_o for_o your_o compliment_n mr._n solicitor_n mr._n sol._n gen._n be_v this_o a_o fare_n way_n of_o interrupt_v we_o when_o we_o be_v speak_v dare_v any_o one_o have_v serve_v you_o so_o when_o you_o be_v in_o the_o king_n service_n we_o will_v make_v our_o duty_n as_o easy_a as_o we_o can_v to_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n and_o it_o may_v be_v easy_a than_o other_o man_n will_v have_v make_v it_o but_o my_o lord_n let_v it_o be_v a_o doubtful_a case_n that_o we_o can_v tell_v which_o county_n it_o be_v make_v and_o contrive_v in_o if_o it_o be_v make_v and_o contrive_v in_o another_o county_n yet_o when_o they_o bring_v it_o into_o middlesex_n there_o be_v a_o publication_n in_o middlesex_n and_o if_o my_o lord_n of_o canterbury_n consent_v to_o it_o and_o if_o he_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v publish_v how_o can_v any_o body_n ever_o get_v he_o off_o from_o that_o cause_v of_o it_o to_o be_v publish_v here_o be_v a_o paper_n that_o must_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v my_o lord_n archbishop_n paper_n now_o either_o the_o world_n must_v look_v upon_o it_o to_o be_v a_o imposture_n put_v upon_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n or_o a_o real_a paper_n make_v by_o they_o if_o it_o be_v a_o imposture_n