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

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you shall have in Charge and a true Verdict give according to your Evidence so help you God Cl. of Ar. Thomas Glover Cranburne I challenge him Cl. of Ar. Dormer Sheppard He did not appear George Tredway He did not appear Matthew Bateman He did not appear Timothy Thornbury Cranburne I challenge him Cl. of Ar. James Partherich Cranburne I challenge him Cl. of Ar. Thomas Freeman He did not appear Robert Bredon Cranburne I do not Except against him he was Sworn Cl. of Ar. Joseph Blisset Crunburne I challenge him Cl. of Ar. Timothy Lannoy He did not appear John Harris He did not appear John Billiers Cranburne I have nothing to say against him he was sworn Cl. of Ar. Richard Bourn Cranburne I do not Except against him he was sworn Cl. of Ar. George Carter He did not appear Francis Chapman Cranburne I challenge him Cl. of Ar. Alexander Forth Cranburne I challenge him Cl. of Ar. Nicholas Roberts Cranburne I have nothing to say against him he was Sworn Cl. of Ar. Thomas Playstead Cranburne I challenge him Cl. of Ar. William Atlee Cranburne I challenge him Cl. of Ar. John Marsh He did not appear Andrew Cook Cranburne I do not Except against him he was sworn Cl. of Ar. John Hall Cranburne I challenge him Cl. of Ar. William Partridge Cranburne I challenge him Cl. of Ar. Peter Levigne Cranburne I challenge him Cl. of Ar. Thomas Moody Cranburne I challenge him Cl. of Ar. Richard Bealinge Cranburne I challenge him Cl. of Ar. Thomas Evans Cranburne I do not Except against him He was sworn Cl. of Ar. Thomas Ramage Cranburne I have nothing to say against him he was sworn Cl. of Ar. Edward Townsend Cranburne I challenge him Cl. of Ar. William Gunson Cranburne I challenge him Cl. of Arr. Philip Wightman Cranburne I say nothing against him he was sworn Cl. of Ar. John Wyborne Sir B. Shower I hope you take an Account of the Challenges Mr. Hardistey L. C. J. Holt. Nay you should take care of the Challenges who are his Council if he had no Council we wou'd take care of him Cryer Here is Mr. Wyborne What say you to him Cranburne I have nothing to say he was sworn Sir B. Shower I hope your Lordship will also be of Council for him L. C. J. Holt. We are to be equal and indifferent between the King and the Prisoner But you that are now his Council by Law ought to take care that he lose no Advantage Cl. of Ar. William Strode Cranburne I have nothing to say against him he was Sworn Cl. of Ar. Daniel Byfield He did not appear Benjamin Noble He did not appear Thomas White Cranburne I do not Except against him he was sworn Cl. of Ar. Cryer Countez John Caine. Cryer One c. Cl. of Ar. Thomas White Cryer Twelve good Men and true stand together and hear your Evidence The Names of the Twelve Sworn were these John Caine Esq Jur. Robert Bredon Esq Jur. John Billers Esq Jur. Richard Bourn Esq Jur. Nicholas Roberts Gent. Jur. Andrew Cook Gent. Jur. Thomas Evans Gent. Jur. Thomas Ramage Gent. Jur. Philip Wightman Gent. Jur. John Wyborn Gent. Jur. William Strode Gent. Jur. and Thomas White Gent. Jur. Cl. of Ar. Cryer make Proclamation Cryer Oyez If any one can inform my Lords the King's Justices of Oyer and Terminer the King's Serjeant or the King's Attorney General before this Inquest be taken of the High-Treason whereof the Prisoner at the Bar stands indicted let them come forth and they shall be heard for now the Prisoner stands at the Bar upon his Deliverance And al 's others that are bound by Recognizance to give Evidence against the Prisoner at the Bar let them come forth and give their Evidence or else they forfeit their Recognizance L. C. J. Holt. Mr. Attorney Do you think we shall be able to try the other to Night Mr. At. Gen. That is according as this holds my Lord. L. C. J. Holt. I speak it for the Ease of the Jury that they might be dispatch'd and not attend another Day Mr. At. Gen. I doubt we cannot try any more than this to Night L. C. J. Holt. Well it is no great Matter it will be but a Morning Work it may be too great a Stress and a Hurry to do any more to Night and therefore we will discharge the Jury for to Night those of them that are not sworn but we will be here to Morrow-Morning by seven a Clock and therefore pray Gentlemen attend early Cl. of Ar. Charles Cranburne Hold up thy Hand which he did You that are sworn look upon the Prisoner and hearken to his Cause He stands indicted by the Name of Charles Cranburne late of the Parish of St. Paul Covent-Garden in the County of Middlesex Yeoman for that he with Christopher Knightly late of the same Parish and County Gentleman Robert Lowick late of the same Parish and County Gentleman and Ambrose Rookwood late of the same Parish and County Gentleman the Fear of God in their Hearts not having nor weighing the Duty of their Allegiance but being mov'd and seduc'd by the Instigation of the Devil against the most Serene most Illustrious most Clement and most Excellent Prince our Sovereign Lord William the third by the Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith c. their supreme true rightful lawful and undoubted Lord the Cordial Love and the true and due Obedience Fidelity and Allegiance which every faithful Subject of our said Lord the King that now is towards him our said Lord the King shou'd bear and of Right ought to bear withdrawing and wholly to extinguish intending and contriving and with all their Strength purposing designing and conspiring the Government of this Kingdom of England under him our said Lord the King that now is of Right duly happily and very well establish'd altogether to subvert change and alter as also our said Lord the King to Death and final Destruction to put and bring and his faithful Subjects and the Freemen of this Kingdom of England into intolerable and most miserable Slavery to Lewis the French King to subjugate and enthral the 10th day of Feb. in the 7th year of the Reign of our said Lord the King that now is and divers other days and times as well before as after at the Parish of St. Paul Covent-Garden aforesaid in the County aforesaid Falsly Maliciously Devilishly and Trayterously did compass imagine and contrive purpose design and intend our said Lord the King that now is to slay kill and murder and a miserable Slaughter among the faithful Subjects of him our said Lord the King throughout this whole Kingdom of England to make and cause and their said most Wicked Impious and Devilish Treasons and Trayterous Compassings Contrivances and Purposes aforesaid to fulfil perfect and bring to effect they the said Christopher Knightley Robert Lowick Ambrose Rookwood and Charles Cranburne and very many other
challenge him Cl. of Arr. Benjamin Boltby Lowick I do not except against him He was Sworn Cl. of Arr. Elias Fletcher Lowick I have nothing to say against him He was Sworn Cl. of Arr. Cryer countez George Ford. Cryer One c. Cl. of Arr. Elias Fletcher Cryer Twelve Good Men and True stand together and hear Your Evidence L. C. J. Holt. Now the rest of the Jury that have appeared are Discharg'd Cl. of Arr. Cryer make Proclamation Cryer Oyez If any one can Inform My Lord 's the King's Justices of Oyer and Terminer the King's Serjeant or the Kings Attorney General before this Inquest be taken of the High Treason whereof the Prisoner at the Barr stands Indicted let them come forth and they shall be heard for now the Prisoner stands at the Bar upon his Deliverance and all others that are bound by Recognizance to give Evidence against the Prisoner at the Bar let them come forth and give their Evidence or else they forfeit their Recognizance The Names of the Twelve Sworn are these George Ford. Esq Jur. Thomas Trench Esq Jur. John Wolfe Esq Jur. John Raymond Esq Jur. George Hawes Esq Jur. Matthew Bateman Esq Jur. Thomas Ramage Gent. Jur. William Wild. Gent. Jur. William Pitts Gent. Jur. William Smith Gent. Jur. Benjamin Boltby Gent. Jur. and Elias Fletcher Gent. Jur. Cl. of Arr. Robert Lowick hold up thy hand which he did You that are Sworn look upon the Prisoner and hearken to his Cause He stands Indicted by the Name of Robert Lowick late of the Parish of St. Paul Convent-Garden in the County of Middlesex Gentleman for that he together with Christopher Knightley late of the same Parish and County Gentleman Ambrose Rookwood late of the same Parish and County Gentleman and Charles Cranburne late of the same Parish and County Yeoman not having the Fear of God in their Hearts nor weighing the Duty of their Allegiance but being moved and seduced by the Instigation of the Devil as false Traytors against the most Serene most Illustrious most Mild and most Excellent Prince our Soveraign Lord WILLIAM the III. by the Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith c. their Supreme True and Rightful Lawful and Undoubted Lord the Cordial Love and True and Due Obedience Fidelity and Allegiance which every Subject of our said Lord the King that now is towards him our said Lord the King should then of right ought to bear withdrawing and utterly to extinguish intending and Contriving and with all their strength Purposing Designing and Conspiring the Government of this Kingdom of England under him our said Lord the King that now is our right duly happily and very well established altogether to subvert change and alter as also the same our Lord the King to Death and final Destruction to put and bring and his faithful Subjects and the Freemen of this Kingdom of England into intollerable and most miserable Slavery to Lewis the French King to subengate and inthral the 10th day of February in the Seventh Year of the Reign of our Soveraign Lord the King that now is and diverse other days and times as well before as after at the Parish of St. Pauls Covent-garden aforesaid in the County aforesaid falsely malitiously devilishly and traiterously did Compass Imagine and Contrive Purpose Design Intend our said Lord the King that now is to Kill Slay and Murder and miserable Slaughter among the faithful Subjects of our said Lord the King throughout this whole Kingdom of England to make and cause and the same their most wicked impious and devillish Treasons and traiterous Compassings Contrivances and Purposes aforesaid to fulfil perfect and bring to effect they the said Christopher Knightly Robert Lowick Ambrose Rookwood and Charles Cranburn and very many other false Traitors to the Jurors unknown afterwards to wit the same Tenth Day of February in the Year abovesaid at the Parish aforesaid in the County aforesaid and divers other Days and Times as well before as after there and elsewhere in the same County falsly malitiously advisedly secretly and traiterously and with Force and Arms did meet together propose treat consult consent and agree him our said Soveraign Lord the King that now is by lying in Wait and Wild to assassinate kill and murder and that execrable horrid and detestable Assassination and Killing the sooner to execute and perpetrate afterwards to wit the same Day and Year and divers other Days and Times at the Parish aforesaid in the County aforesaid traiterously did treat propose and consult of the Ways Manner and Means and the Time and Place where when how and in what manner our said Lord the King so by lying in Wait the more easily they might kill and did consent agree and assent that Forty Horsemen or thereabouts of whom the said Christopher Knightly Robert Lowick Ambrose Rookwood and Charles Cranburn would be Four and every one of them traiterously took upon himself to be one with Guns Muskets and Pistols loaden with Gun powder and Leaden Bullets and with Swords Rapiers and other Arms armed should lye in Wait and be in Ambush the same our Lord the King in his Coach being when he should go abroad to set upon and that a certain and competent number of those Men so armed should set upon the Guards of him our said Lord the King then attending on him and being with him and should fight with them and overcome them whilst others of the same Men so arm'd him our said Lord the King to assassinate kill slay and murder and they the said Christostopher Knightly Robert Lowick Ambrose Rookwood and Charles Cranburn their Treasons and all their Traiterous Intentions Designs and Contrivances aforesaid to execute perpetrate fulfil and bring to effect afterwards to wit the aforesaid 10th day of February in the Seventh Year abovesaid at the Parish aforesaid in the County aforesaid divers Horses and very many Arms Guns Pistols Rapiers and Swords and other Weapons Ammunition and Warlike things and Military Instruments falsly malitiously secretly and traiterously did obtain buy gather together and procure and did cause to be bought obtain'd gather'd together and procured with that Intent them in and and about the detestable horrid and execrable Assassination Killing and Murder of our said Lord the King that now is as aforesaid to use imploy and bestow and the same promises the more safely and certainly to execute do and perpetrate he the aforesaid Christopher Knightly with one Edward King lately of High Treason in contriving and conspiring the Death of our said Lord the King that now is duly convicted and attainted by the Consent and Assent of divers of the Traitors and Conspirators aforesaid the said tenth day of February in the Seventh Year abovesaid traiterously did go and come to the place proposed where such intended Assassination Killing and Murder of our said Lord the King by lying in Wait should be done perpetrated and committed to view
a Design by the Proof of Bertram as well as of Harris then there are two Witnesses which is as much as the Law requires But indeed the Council have called several Witnesses to prove that the Prisoner has lived very peaceably and quietly one Woman says she has known him Twelve Years and that he lodged at her House and that he was a Man of great Temper and Candor and not disorderly but had a general good Esteem and Character And then there is another Mrs. Mosely that proves the like and says she has known him these Twenty Years and she says no Man has a better Character And Mr. Bertram hath said that he was not of a rash or bloody Temper Now Gentlemen I must leave it to you upon the Evidence that you have heard there are these Witnesses that have been produced and there are these Circumstances that appear in the Case if you are satisfied upon this Evidence that has been given that the Prisoner Mr. Lowick did consent to and engage himself in that Design of assassinating the King then you are to find him guilty if you are not satisfied you are to find him not guilty you have heard your Evidence and had best consider of it Then an Officer was sworn to keep the Jury who withdrew and staid out about half an hour and then returned Cl. of Arr. Gentlemen of the Jury answer to your Names George Ford. Mr. Ford. Here c. And so of the rest Cl. of Arr. Are you all agreed of your Verdict Jury Yes Cl. of Arr. Who shall say for you Jury Foreman Cl. of Arr. Robert Lowick hold up thy hand Which he did Look upon the Prisoner how say you Is he guilty of the High-Treason whereof he stands indicted or not guilty Foreman Guilty my Lord. Cl. of Arr. What Goods or Chattels Lands or Tenements had he at the time of the Treason committed or at any time since Foreman None to our knowledge we do not find any Cl. of Arr. Then hearken to your Verdict as the Court hath recorded it You say that Robert Lowick is guilty of the High-Treason whereof he stands indicted but that he had no Goods Chattels Lands or Tenements at the time of the High-Treason committed or at any time since to your knowledge and so you say all Jury Yes L. C. J. Holt. Discharge the Jury Cl. of Arr. Gentlemen of the Jury the Court discharges you and thanks you for your service L. C. J. Holt. Mr. Attorny Will you have the Prisoners set to the Bar Mr. Attor Yes if your Lordship please Then the Keeper of Newgate brought Rookwood and Cranburn and all three were set to the Bar. Mr. Att. Gen. If your Lordship please to give Judgment against the Prisoners that are convicted L. C. J. Holt. Ask them what they have to say for themselves in arrest of Judgment Cl. of Arr. Robert Lowick hold up thy Hand you stand convicted of High-Treason in conspiring the Death of the King by Assassination what can you say for your self why the Court should not give Judgment against you to die according to Law Then the Keeper bid him kneel L. C. J. Holt. No no he need not kneel if you have any thing to say Mr. Lowick we will hear you Lowick I throw my self upon the Kings Mercy Cl. of Arr. Ambrose Rookwood hold up thy hand which he did you stand convicted of the same High-Treason for conspiring the Death of the King by Assassination what can you say for your self why the Court should not give you Judgment to die according to the Law Rookwood All that can be said has been said already and so I shall say no more Cl. of Arr. Charles Cranburn hold up thy Hand thou standest convicted of High-Treason in conspiring the Death of the King by Assassination what canst thou say for thy self why the Court should not give the Judgment to die according to Law Cranburn I have nothing to say but what I have said already Cl. of Arr. Then Cryer make Proclamation Cryer O yes all manner of Persons are commanded to keep silence while Judgment is in giving upon pain of Imprisonment L. Ch. J. Holt. You the Prisoners at the Bar Robert Lowick Ambrose Rookwood and Charles Cranburn you have been indicted and upon full and clear Evidence have been convicted of High-Treason a Treason that was advanc'd to the highest degree both of Malice and Mischief against the King and Kingdom you design'd to assassinate the King with an intent to subvert the State and by the introducing of a foreign Power to destroy the antient Liberty and Constitution of England Our French and Popish Enemies by whom you were imployed in this bloody Enterprise did very well know that the Wisdom and Courage of his present Majesty has rescued this Kingdom from that Slavery and Oppression which they often threatened to bring upon us they knew that under his Government we have been protected in the enjoyment of our Religion Laws and Liberty for several Years and that his Majesty is the Head of the Protestant Interest and the Protector and Preserver of the Liberty of Europe and that upon the Preservation of his Life and the Safety of his Person the Good and Happiness of multitudes of People do depend which the French King's Pride and Ambition has been ready to take hold of any opportunity to enslave and oppress Your being engaged in such a horrid Design against so precious a Life and to be the bloody Instruments to give that dismal Stroke which would have brought Mistry and Desolation upon so many Men renders you worthy to undergo a greater and more severe Punishment than by the Law of England can be inflicted but that there is no greater provided for such Criminals is to be imputed to the antient Honesty and Integrity of English Men who when they fram'd this Constitution of Government never imagin'd England should produce such degenerate Wretches as would endeavour by Plots and Contrivances to betray their Country to a foreign Yoak and subject themselves and their Fellow-Subjects to the slavish Dominion of Strangers Your Crime being so great it is now high time for you seriously to reflect upon it and tho you deserve to suffer the greatest of Punishments yet I have that Compassion for your Persons that I wish heartily you would make use of that Opportunity which is now put into your Hands to repent And since you are adjudg'd by the Law unworthy to live here that you will make preparation to appear at another Tribunal where you must have another Tryal and without an hearty and sincere Repentance receive a more severe Sentence I hope this Calamity and the Judgment that is to fall upon you will be an Admonition to you to take better advice in the last part of your time which is left you than you have done in the whole course of your Lives and that you will be wiser than to follow the Direction of those Guides whose