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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63205	The tryal of William Staley, goldsmith for speaking treasonable words against His Most Sacred Majesty and upon full evidence found guilty of high treason : and received sentence accordingly, on Thursday, November the 21th, 1678.	Staley, William, d. 1678, defendant.	1678 (1678)	Wing T2237; ESTC R228446	8,697	14

of God The Prisoners words were again The King of England is the greatest Heretick and the greatest Rogue in the World there 's the Heart and here 's the hand that would kill him my self Prisoner Here 's the Hand and here 's the Heart which would kill my self not would kill him my self L. Chief Just What Jesuit taught you this trick It is like one of them it is the Art and Interest of a Jesuit so to do The Statute Read L. Chief Just Have you any thing more to say for your self than what you have already said Court Sir John Kirk do you understand French One of the Jury I do my Lord the words have been interpreted all right L. Chief Just Let me ask you one Question When you said the King was a great Heretick and a Rogue and there 's the heart and here 's the arm that would kill him my self was it not the King you would kill Prisoner I have this to say in Justification of my self and Allegeance to my Prince and King that I never thought nor imagined or contrived any way but have been a true Subject to the King upon all occasions I am sorry it proves so Gods will be done my Soul depends upon it I am a dying man by the Statute never with Intention or any thought or ill will spake I any word about this matter L. Chief Just Out of the abundance of the Heart the Mouth speaks the Statute hath been read which hath made it criminal Call a witness for the Prisoner Prisoner The old Man to whom I spake is not here I had so short notice of my Tryal that I could not find him Attor Gen. That old Man hath been examined upon Oath The Prisoner shall see the examination if he please he shall have it read if he will not I will not press to have it read Here the examination being shewn the Prisoner he gave it back to Mr. Attorny General again then the Prisoner called for a witness who was present in Court One Anselm Spake They came to my house where I live at the Cross-keys in Covent Garden about eight a clock in the morning these two Gentlemen the day they took him away was the day after these words were spoke and he was kept prisoner from eight till eleven of the Clock without any Constable they had five Bottles of Wine and bespake meat but they did not stay to eat the meat L. Ch. Just How came you to stay so long Witness I was two hours in looking for a Constable they would not come with me without a warrant from a Justice of Peace L. Ch. Just Who told you you had best take it up Prisoner The middlemost man the first witness Witness We were about three long hours I sent out this Gentleman for a Constable in the mean time the Prisoners Father sent his Maid for him to come home I told him he should not go if he desired to eat we would eat there I sent to VVhite-Hall and desired a guard the Officer of the guard told the messenger it was the Constables part Court Call another Witness for the Prisoner VVitness for the Prisoner I have heard him often declare as much Loyalty to his Prince as any person One day we fell into a discourse of these affairs the business of the Jesuites which are a people he did as much condemn as any for in Padua he saw so many cheats that he forsook the Jesuitical Religion and if he knew any of the persons concerned in this plot he would be the Executioner himself and vvhoever comes to reign aftervvards they shall never enjoy so much peace as novv and I heard him often say he vvould lose his blood for the King and heard him speak as Loyally as I ever heard any man speak in my life L. Ch. Just That is vvhen he spoke to a Protestant Court Have you any thing else to say for your self or have you any more Witnesses that you would have examined on your behalf Prisoner No. Lord Chief Justice his Speech THe Statute hath been read which was made since the King came in for the preservation of his person and during his life the Parliament thought it reasonable even to make desperate words to be Treason although there was no other thing but words that is such words as if the thing had been done would be Treason the speaking it is Treason When we come to observe the manner of this speaking methinks there is no great difficulty to satisfie the Jury that they were spoke advisedly and maliciously They were in a publick house and by accident heard they concealed them not a moment and not from the man that did not understand French To hear a man say in a great passion that his King was a Heretick and the greatest Rogue in the world and that he would kill him to write down the words presently they slept not upon it they found out who he was the next day they came to attach him they kept him for what till they could get a Constable So that here is nothing doubtful either in the circumstance or substance of his Case so that you cannot have a plainer proof in the World then there is in this For my own part when it is in the Case of a man's life I would not have any compliance with the rumors or disorder of times that should be an evidence against him but would have a verdict depend upon the Witnesses that swear the fact down right upon him You and we all are sensible of the great difficulties and hazards that is now both against the Kings person and against all Protestants and our Religion too which will hadly maintain it's self when they have destroyed the men but let 'em know that many thousands will lose their Religion with their lives for we will not be Papists let the Jusuits press what they will who are the foundations of all this mischief in making proselites by telling them do what wickedness you will it 's no sin but we can save you and if you omit what we Command we can damn you This they will not own when it comes to be an objection and penal upon them but they will never get the Pope of Rome to declare he hath not a power to Excommunicate what he calls a Heretick King and if he does that the Subject is not discharged from his obedience they would do great service to their Papist friends if they could obtain such an Edict They print preach dispute and maintain otherwise and thereby lead people to their own destruction and the destructions of others Excuse me if I am a little warm when perils are so many their Murthers so secret that we cannot discover the murther of that Gentleman whom we all knew so well when things are transacted so closly and our King in so great danger and Religion at stake T is better to be warm here than in Smithfield But that the man might have justice done him he hath had his Witnesses and might have had this old Man if he had named him to Mr. Richardson and to shew what fair play he has had Mr. Attorny tells you the old Man hath been examined upon Oath and offers him the Copy of his Examination to use but he thinks not fit to use it for his defence therefore nothing is smothered The offence you have heard in words plain enough unless the sence is perverted by Jesuitical cunning and equivocation the best part of their learning and honesty They swear it expresly That the King was a Heretick and the greatest Rogue in the World and here 's the heart and hand that he would kill him himself and hath and can have no other signification The Statute saith Advisedly and Maliciously The manner of speaking and the words spoke prove both When a Papist once hath made a Man a Heretique there is no scruple to murther him Whoever is not of their Perswasion are Hereticks and who ever are Hereticks may be murthered if the Pope commands it for which they may become Saints in Heaven this is that they have practised If there had been nothing of this in this Kingdome or other parts of the World it would be a hard thing to impose it upon them but they ought not to complain when so many instances are against them Therefore discharge your Consciences as you ought to do if guilty let him take the reward of his Crime and you shall do well to begin with this man for perchance it may be a terrour to the rest Vnless they think they can be saved by dying in the Roman Faith tho with such pernicious and traiterous words and designes as these are let such go to Heaven by themselves I hope I shall never go to that Heaven where Men are made Saints for killing Kings William Staly hold up your hand Court Is William Staly gulty of the High Treason whereof he hath been Indicted Jury Guilty Court What Goods Chattels Lands or Tenements Jury None L. Ch. Just Novv you may die a Roman Catholique and vvhen you come to die I doubt you vvill be found a Priest too Kings Councel I pray Judgement according to the Verdict Court You have been indicted of high Treason you have put your self upon your Country vvhich Country have found you guilty vvhat have you to say for your self vvherefore the Court should not proceed to Judgement against you Prisoner I have nothing to say L. Chief Justice I pronounce Judgement upon you You are here found guilty by the Jury of high Treason for saying you vvould kill the King vvith other irreverent vvords but the matter vvhich makes you a Traitor is proved upon you by most apparent evidence The matter manner and all the circumstances of it make it plain you may harden your heart as much as you vvill and lift up your eies but you seem instead of being sorrovvful to be obstinate betvveen God and your Conscience be it I have nothing to do vvith it my duty is to pronounce Judgement upon you according to Lavv vvhich is this The SENTENCE You shall return to the Prison from thence shall be drawn to the place of Execution where you shall be hanged by the Neck cut down alive your Quarters shall be severed and be disposed of as the King shall think fit and your Bowels burnt and so the Lord have mercy upon your Soul FINIS