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A63176	The tryal of Henry Baron Delamere for high-treason, in Westminster-Hall, the 14th day of January, 1685, before the Right Honourable George Lord Jeffreys, Baron of Wemm, Lord High Chancellour of England, constituted Lord High Steward on that occasion on which day, after a full hearing, the Lord Delamere was acquitted from all matters laid to his charge.	Warrington, Henry Booth, Earl of, 1652-1694, defendant.	1686 (1686)	Wing T2189; ESTC R23568	84,177	92

I DO appoint Dorman Newman to Print the Tryal of Henry Baron Delamere and order that no other Person presume to Print the same March 20. 1685 6 Jeffreys Canc. THE TRYAL OF HENRY Baron Delamere FOR HIGH-TREASON In WESTMINSTER-HALL the 14 th Day of January 1685. Before the Right Honourable George Lord Jeffreys Baron of Wemm Lord High Chancellour of England Constituted Lord High Steward on that Occasion On which Day after a full Hearing the Lord Delamere was Acquitted from all Matters laid to his Charge LONDON Printed for Dorman Newman at the Kings Arms in the Poultry MDCLXXXVI THE TRYAL OF HENRY Baron of Delamere Die Jovis xiv to Januarii 1685. Cl. of Cr. SErgeant at Arms Make Proclamation Serj. at Arm. O yes O yes O yes My Lord High Steward of England his Grace doth straightly charge and command all manner of persons to keep silence and to give ear to the King's Majesty's Commission to his Grace my Lord High Steward of England upon pain of Imprisonment Then the Commission was read his Grace and all the Peers standing up bare-headed Then the Staff being carried between Garter King at Arms and the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod was with three reverences delivered upon the knee to his Grace and by him re-delivered to the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod to hold during the Service Cl. of Cr. Serjeant at Arms Make Proclamation Serg. at Arm. O yes His Grace my Lord High Steward of England doth straightly charge and command all manner of persons here present except Peers Privy Councellors and the reverend Judges now assistant to be uncovered Cl. of Cr. Make Proclamation Serg. at Arms. O Yes My Lord High Steward of England his Grace straightly chargeth and commandeth all Justices Commissioners and all and every other person and persons to whom any Writ or Precept has been directed for the certifying of any Indictment or Record before his Grace my Lord High Steward of England That they do certifie and bring in the same forthwith according to the Tenor of the same Writ and Precept to them or any of them directed upon Pain and Peril shall fall thereon Then Sir Edward Lutwich one of his Majesty's Sergeants at Law and Chief Justice of Chester delivered in his Writ and Return at the Clerks Table The Writ of Certiorari and the Return thereof were read in haec verba L. H. Steward Call the Lieutenant of the Tower to return his Precept and bring his Prisoner to the Bar. Cl. of Cr. Make proclamation Serg. at Arms. Lieutenant of the Tower of London return thy Writ and Precept to thee directed together with the Body of Henry Baron of Delamere thy Prisoner forthwith upon Pain and Peril shall fall thereon The Prisoner was brought to the Bar by the Lieutenant of the Tower The Writ and Return thereof together with his Grace's Precept and the Return thereof were read in haec verba Cl. of Cr. Make proclamation Serg. at Arms. Sir Roger Harsnet Knight Sergeant at Arms to our Sovereign Lord the King return the Precept to thee directed together with the Names of all the Lords and Noblemen of this Realm of England Peers of Henry Baron of Delamere by thee summoned forthwith upon Pain and Peril shall fall thereon The Sergeant at Arms delivered in his Precept and Return at the Clerks Table L. H. Steward Read the Precept and the Return They were read in haec verba Cl. of Cr. Make an O Yes Serg. at Arms. O Yes All Dukes Earls Viscounts and Barons of this Realm of England Peers of Henry Baron of Delamere who by Commandment of my Lord High Steward of England His Grace were summoned to appear here this Day and are now present in Court answer to your Names upon Pain and Perii will fall thereon The Peers summoned were called over and those that appeared standing up uncovered answered to their Names each making a Reverence to the Lord High Steward Cl. of Cr. Laurence Earl of Rochester Lord High Treasurer of England L. H. Treas Here. Cl. of Cr. Robert Earl of Sunderland Lord President of his Majesty's Privy Council Lord Presid Here. Cl. of Cr. Henry Duke of Norfolk Earl Marshal of England D. of Norf. Here. Cl. of Cr. James Duke of Ormond Lord Steward of his Majesty's Houshold He did not appear Cl. of Cr. Charles Duke of Somerset D. of Som. Here. Cl. of Cr. Christopher Duke of Albermarle He did not appear Cl. of Cr. Henry Duke of Grafton D. of Graft Here. Cl. of the Cr. Henry Duke of Beaufort Lord President of Wales D. of Beauf. Here. Cl. of Cr. John Earl of Mulgrave Lord Chamberlain of his Majesty's Houshold E. of Mulg Here. Cl. of Cr. Aubery Earl of Oxford E. of Oxf. Here. Cl. of Cr. Charles Earl of Shrewsbury E. of Shrews Here. Cl. of Cr. Theophilus Earl of Huntingdon E. of Hunt Here. Cl. of Cr. Thomas Earl of Pembroke E. of Pemb. Here. Cl. of Cr. John Earl of Bridgwater E. of Bridgw Here. Cl. of Cr. Henry Earl of Peterborow E. of Peterb Here. Cl. of Cr. Robert Earl of Scarsdale E. of Scarsd Here. Cl. of Cr. William Earl of Craven E. of Craven Here. Cl. of Cr. Richard Earl of Burlington He did not appear Cl. of Cr. Louis Earl of Feversham E. of Feversh Here. Cl. of Cr. George Earl of Berkeley E. of Berk. Here. Cl. of Cr. Daniel Earl of Nottingham E. of Notting Here. Cl. of Cr. Thomas Earl of Plimouth E. of Plim Here. Cl. of Cr. Thomas Viscount Falconberge L. Falconberge Here. Cl. of Cr. Francis Viscount Newport Treasurer of his Majesty's Houshold L. Newport Here. Cl. of Cr. Robert Lord Ferrers L. Ferrers Here. Cl. of Cr. Vere Essex Lord Cromwell L. Cromwell Here. Cl. of Cr. William Lord Maynard Comptroller of his Majesty's Houshold L. Maynard Here. Cl. of Cr. George Lord Dartmouth Master General of his Majesty's Ordnance L. Dartmouth Here. Cl. of Cr. Sidney Lord Godolphin L. Godolphin Here. Cl. of Cr. John Lord Churchill L. Churchill Here. Then his Grace the Lord High Steward addressed himself to the Lord Delamere the Prisoner at the Bar in this Manner L. H. Steward My Lord Delamere the King being acquainted that you stand accused of High Treason not by common Report or Hearsay but by a Bill of Indictment found against you by Gentlemen of great Quality and known Integrity within the County Palatine of Chester the place of your Residence has thought it necessary in Tenderness to you as well as Justice to himself to order you a speedy Tryal My Lord if you know your self innocent in the name of God do not despond for you may be assured of a fair and patient hearing and in your proper time a free Liberty to make your full Defence and I am sure you cannot but be well convinced that my Noble Lords that are here your Peers to try you will be as desirous and ready to acquit you if you appear to be innocent as they will to

Lord. Mr. Att. Gen. Now my Lord we call some persons to prove that that very night when Jones came to Town my Lord Delamere the Prisoner at the Bar goes out of Town without any servant changes his name and goes a by-way Swear Vaux and Edlin Vaux was sworn Lord H. Stew. Well what says this man Mr. Att. Gen. Pray give my Lords an account whether you went out of Town with my Lord Delamere and when Vaux My Lord perhaps I may not remember the very words that I gave my Evidence in before but I will repeat the Substance Mr. Att. Gen. It is not so long ago but you may easily recollect your self pray what day was it that my L. Delamere sent for you Vaux The 26 th day of May and I went out of Town the 27 th Mr. Att. Gen. You are upon your Oath and you must remember you are sworn to tell the Truth the whole Truth and nothing but the Truth Vaux Sir I shall take care to do it as far as I can remember Mr. Att. Gen. Whither was it that he sent for you Vaux To the Rummer Tavern in Queenstreet and the next day I went out of Town with him Mr. Att. Gen. What day of the Month did you go out of Town Vaux It was the 27 th day of May. Mr. Att. Gen. What time of the night was it you went out of London Vaux It was about 9 or 10 of the Clock Mr. Att. Gen. What name did my Lord Delamere then go by Vaux He went by the name of Brown Mr. Att. Gen. My Lord I would acquaint your Grace that this is an unwilling Witness and we are forc'd to pump all out of him by questions Vaux I do tell you the truth of all that I know Mr. Att. Gen. How far did you ride that night Vaux To Hoddesden Mr. Att. Gen. What time did you get thither Vaux About 12 of the Clock Mr. Att. Gen. Whither did you go then Va. We went to Hitchen and I return'd back again the next day Mr. Att. Gen. Whither was my Lord Delamere going then Vaux To see his Son that was sick in the Countrey Lord H. Stew. What he told you so did he Vaux Yes my Lord. Mr. Att. Gen. What other Company went with you Vaux Two Gentlemen the one I knew th' other I did not Mr. Att. Gen. What was the name of him you did know Vaux It was Edlin Mr. Att. Gen. Pray was that the direct Road to Cheshire that you went Vaux We made it our way Mr. Att. Gen. You made it your way but I ask you whether it be the best way Vaux It is the freest Rode from dust Mr. Att. Gen. But I ask you a plain Question upon your Oath is it the best way into Cheshire Vaux Truly my Lord I do not know that Lord H. Stew. Pray who gave you directions to call my Lord Delamere by the name of Brown Vaux Himself my Lord. L. H. Stew. Was that the first time my Lord went by that name as you know of Vaux Yes my Lord I never heard that he was called by that name till that time L. Del. I was called by the name of Brown at that time and I will give your Grace an account by and by of the reason of it L. H. Stew. Has your Lordship any Question to ask him L. Del. No my Lord. L. H. Stew. Then go on to the next Mr. Att. Gen. Our next Witness is Edlin pray swear him which was done Pray will you give my Lords and the Court an account whither you went with my Lord Delamere out of Town and when Edlin The 27 th of May last I was at the Custom-House and there came Mr. Vaux the Gentleman that was here last who told me he was going out of Town as far as Hitchen and asked me to go along with him he said he was to go that evening I asked him what time he intended to return he told me he was resolved to return the next day I told him then I would go along with him and we appointed the place of meeting to be at the Bell-Inn in Coleman-Street when I came there he said there was a friend that was going along with him one Mr. Brown we went as far as Hoddesden that night Mr. Att. Gen. Pray Mr. Edlin will you look upon that Gentleman that stands at the Bar is that he that went by the name of Brown Edlin Yes my Lord that is he Mr. Att. Gen. Well then what time did you set out Edlin It was very near nine of the Clock Mr. Att. Gen. Pray when was it that Vaux met you at the Custom-House Edlin It was about 10 of the Clock in the morning L. H. Stew. Pray did you hear or know upon the Road whither he was going Edlin My Lord I did never see my Lord Delamere before in my life L. H. Stew. But did not he tell you as he went along whither he was going Ed. He said he was going for Cheshire to see a sick Child Mr. Att. Gen. You say Sir that you went first for Hoddesden Ed. We did so my Lord. Mr. Att. Gen. Pray Sir how long were you riding that from the Bell in Coleman-Street to Hoddesden Ed. it was 3 hours I believe or about 3 hours and a half Mr. Att. Gen. Then you rid hard out of Town Ed. My Lord it was towards 9 of the Clock when we got on Horse-back and it was about 12 or a little more when we came to Hoddesden L. H. Stew. Well Mr Attorney is that all you have to ask him Mr. Att. Gen. Yes my Lord. L. H. Stew. Will you ask him any questions my Lord Delamere Lord Delamere No my Lord. Mr. Att. Gen. Then my Lord to confirm this Evidence and to explain it I shall call you a couple of Witnesses to prove that this Gentleman went by the name of Brown in the Cant of those that were engaged in this business that the name was known as his name by all the Party and called so constantly in their Letters and Messages Swear Tracey Paunceford and Thomas Babington Which was done Lord H. Stew. Which will you begin with first Mr. Att. Gen. We begin with Paunceford Pray will you give his Grace and these Lords an account what discourse you heard at Disneys concerning the Prisoner at the Bar and what name he was usually called by in your meetings Paunce My Lord I shall give as just an account as I can I was acquainted with Mr. Disney and the 14 th of June I was at his house Lord H. Stew. What June do you mean Paunce Last June my Lord and there were three more besides one Joshua Lock and a Country Gentleman that I have understood since to be one Hooper and there was one Halsey and being there Lock staid for some Declarations Lord H. Stew. What Declarations were those you speak of Paunce The Declarations of the late Duke of Monmouth Lord H. Stew. Were they Printed at that

one day to another for that is clear you may and has been practised for that is the Case of the Earl of Somerset and his Wife But the Question is Whether after the Prisoner is upon his Tryall and the Evidence for the King is given the Lords being as we may term it Charged with the Prisoner the Peers Tryers may separate for a time which is the consequent of an Adjournment to another day And my Lord the Judges presume to acquaint your Grace that this is a matter wholly new to them and that they know not upon recollection of all that they can remember to have read that either this matter was done or questioned whether it might or might not be done in any Case My Lord If the matter had been formerly done or been brought into question in any Case where it had received a determination and reported in any of our Books of Law then it would have been our duty to contribute all our Reading and Experience for the satisfaction of this great Court But being as it is a new question and a question that not only concerns the particular Case of this Noble Lord at the Barr but is to be a president in all Cases of the like nature for the future All we can do is to acquaint your Grace and my Noble Lords what the Law is in the inferiour Courts in Cases of the like nature and the Reason of the Law in those points and then leave the Jurisdiction of this Court to its proper Judgment My Lord in the first place where the Tryal is by a Jury there the Law is clear the Jury once charged can never be discharged till they have given their Verdict this is clear and the reason of that is for fear of Corruption and tampering with the Jury an Officer is sworn to keep the Jury together without permitting them to separate or any one to converse with them for no man knows what may happen for though the Law requires honest men should be returned upon Juryes and without a known Objection are presumed to be probi legales homines yet they are weak men and perhaps may be wrought upon by undue Applications This My Lord it is said fails in this Case because the Lords that are to try a Peer are Persons of that great Integrity and Honour that there is not the least presumption of their being to be prevailed upon in any such way and for that reason because of the confidence which the Law reposes and justly in Persons of their Quality they are not sworn as common ordinary Jurors are but are charged and deliver their Verdict upon Honour My Lord in the Case of a Tryal of a Peer in Parliament as your Grace was pleased to observe and as is very well known by late Experience there the matter has been Adjourned till another day and for divers days the Evidence being given in several Parcells and yet there the danger is as great if any were to be supposed of tampering But whether the Lords being Judges in that Case and in this Case only in the nature of a Jury makes the difference though in both Cases it is but like a Verdict for they give their Opinions Seriatim whether the Peer tryed be Guilty or not Guilty that they submit to your Graces consideration Upon the whole matter My Lord whether their being Judges in the one and not in the other instance alters the Case or whether the Reason of Law in inferiour Courts why the Jury are not permitted to seperate till they have discharged themselves by their Verdict may have any influence upon this Case where that reason seems to fail the Prisoner being to be tryed by his Peers that are men of unquestionable unsuspected Integrity and Honour we can't presume so far as to make any Determination in a point that is both new to us and of great Consequence in it self but think it the properest way for us having laid matters as we conceive them before your Grace and my Lords to submit the Jurisdiction of your own Court to your own determination L. H. Steward My Lords I confess I would always be very tender of the Priviledge of the Peers wherever I find them concerned but truly I apprehend according to the best of my understanding that this Court is held before me It is my Warrant that convenes the Prisoner to this Barr. It is my Summons that brings the Peers together to try him and so I take my self to be Judge of the Court. My Lords 't is true may withdraw and they may call the Judges to them to assist them which shews they have an extraordinary Priviledge in some Cases more before the High Steward than Juries have in inferior Courts in Cases of common Persons For if it be in a common Case no Jury can call either Counsell or Judges to assist them in the absence of the Prisoner but if they will have advice it must be asked in open Court in the presence of the party accused But now My Lords if you have a mind to consult with me in private as I now sit by Virtue of this Commission which is his Majesties Warrant for me to hold this Court I could not withdraw with you but you must ask all your questions of me in the presence of the Prisoner in open Court whereas if it were in full Parliament as were the Cases of my Lord Stafford and my Lord of Pembroke then he that were the High Steward might go along with you when you withdrew and consult with you and give his Opinion which I cannot do in this Case for I am bound to sit in Court while you withdraw to consider of the Evidence and am not to hear any thing said to me but what is said in open Court in the presence of the Prisoner except it be when you deliver your Verdict This I confess my Lords has a great weight with me and I know your Lordships will be very tender of proceeding in such a Case any way but according to Law For though you are Judges of your own Priviledges yet with Submission you are not Judges of the Law of this Court for that I take to be my Province Why then Suppose my Lords I should take upon me to do as my Lord Delamere desires and adjourn the Court and suppose the Law should fall out to be that indeed I ought not so to have done would it be any advantage to this Noble Peer if he should be acquitted by your Lorships after such an Adjournment might not the evil consequence of that be that he might be Indicted for the same crime and tryed again For all the Proceedings after that would be Void and lyable to be reversed And if on the other side your Lordships should think fit upon the Evidence you have now heard and what he shall say for himself to convict him after I have adjourned as is desired and I pass Judgment upon him as it will be

my Journey so soon nor with such privacy but that I had notice there was a Warrant out to apprehend me and knowing the inconveniences of lying in Prison I was very willing to keep as long out of Custody as I could and therefore I went out of the way and under a borrowed name When I came to my house in Cheshire there were not above 5 of my own Servants that saw me all the while I was there and I saw no body but them but while I was there my Wife sent me an Express that as to the Warrant she hoped it was a mistake and there was no such thing but my eldest Son was very ill and if I intended to see him alive I must make haste up this was the occasion of my quick return and I shall satisfie your Lordships by Proof that I came thither in that manner to avoid the Warrant and for no other Reason L. H. Stew. You say you went to see a sick Child in the Countrey L. Delamere May it please your Grace my Mother that is here wrote me word that my Child was not well L. H. Stew. Pray what made you come back again so soon L. Delamere Because I had an Express sent me by my Wife that my other Son vvas like to dye L. H. Stew. Call your Witness my Lord. L. Delamere Mrs. Kelsey who came in Pray will you give an account what I said when I came down vvas the occasion of my coming so privately and changing my Name Mrs. Kelsey My Lord heard he said there was a Warrant for taking of him up and he gave me that for a reason besides his little Son in the Country was ill L. H. Stew. What she lived in the Countrey did she Mrs. Kelsey My Lord I was in the house with him L. Delamere If your Lordships please my Mother may be examined L. H. Stew. Yes with all my heart She sate by him at the Bar. L. H. Stew. Pray Madam will you lift up your Voice that my Lords may hear what you say Lady Delamere My Lords This Child of his that was in the Countrey was more than ordinarily pretious to him in regard it was born to him at that time when he was an innocent honest Man as he is now a Prisoner in the Tower for high Treason above two years ago and I think it increased his affection to the Child that God had given it to him when he was in that affliction My Lord I knowing the affection that the Father and Mother both had to the Child my care in their absence I thought ought to be more exercised about him The Child sucked but I ●●w the Child decline and therefore I was of Opinion that he sho●●d be weaned and I sent up word that if they did not take car● quickly and look a little after him I was afraid he would go i● 〈◊〉 Consumption Upon this my Son came down I saw him not indeed because he was very private all the while he was in the Countrey but while he was there it pleased God to visit his eldest Son with a dangerous distemper upon which my daughter sent for him Post if he intended to see his Son alive And thereupon I think he made what haste back again he could L. H. Stew. Were you in the same house with him Madam Lady Delamere My Lord I say I did not see him all the time he was there I only tell you what I heard L. H. Stew. How long was he in the Country Lady Delamere I cannot tell exactly that I think he was not above two days L. H. Stew. He must be but one day by computation of time L. Delamere Pray My Lord I will satisfie you in that point presently Mrs. Kelsey vvill give an account what time it was that I came down and vvhen I went avvay Mrs. Kelsey My Lord came down upon the Sabbath-day night and stayed there Monday and went away the Tuesday morning L. H. Stew. Look you My Lord the 27 th of May was upon a Wednesday that night you went out of Town and wont to Hoddesden Thursday which was the 28 th you came to Hitchin at Noon Friday was the 29 th Saturday the 30 th Sunday was the 31 th then you came to your House Munday the 1 st of June Tuesday the 2 d then you came away and upon Wednesday the 3 d you were in Town so says your Brother L. Delamere It was so my Lord. L. H. Stew. Which way did you come back L. Delamere I came Post through Coventry my Lord and that was the time that Hope speaks of that I told him I had come another way into Cheshire when I came down L. H. Stew. My Lord you say you went down to secret your self from a Warrant that you apprehended was out against you and that made you go a by-way how came you then to come so publickly back the ordinary Post Rode L. Delamere If your Grace please I have told you I had an Express came from my Wife that told me it was a mistake as to the Warrant but my Child was very ill and I must make haste up L. H. Stew. Have you any more Witnesses my Lord L. Delamere Yes my Lord I desire Mr. Kelsey may be called He came in L. H. Stew. Well what say you Mr. Kelsey My Lord came down upon the Sunday night at 11 of the Clock and stayed at home all Monday and on Tuesday morning at 3 of the Clock in the morning he took Horse ●●r London and I have Letters by me that are dated the 4 th of ●●●e which was Thursday that told me my Lord was come to Town ●●e night before L. H. Stew. Whose are those two Letters Mr. Kelsey They were from my Lady and Mrs Vere Booth and both came by the same Post L. Delamere I shall call one Witness more My Lord to prove that my Child was sick here in Town and the time and that is Sir Thomas Millington who was his Physitian Sir Thomas was called and came in L. Delamere Pray Sir Thomas can you recollect your self what time my Son was ill last year Sir Tho. Millington My Lord I was sent for to my Lord Delamere's Son upon the 28 th of May and I found him then very ill and he continued so for two days Insomuch as I told my Lady Delamere his Mother that I thought the Child would not escape I told it likewise to Sir James Langham who is my Neighbour in Lincolns Inn Fields what they did upon it whether they sent for my Lord Delamere to Town or no I cannot tell but I know punctually this was the time by reason of the Bills I wrote are dated on that day otherwise I could not have remembred the time but the Bills being sent me from the Apothecary I find that date to them L. H. Stew. Pray Mr. Attorney will you call Edlin again or Vaux either of them Mr. Att. Gen. Here is Edlin my Lord. L. H.

Circumstances if your Lordships be satisfied he went for that purpose do necessarily knit the positive Testimony of Saxon and amount to a second Witness That is if Saxon's positive Testimony be true then suppose all these Circumstances that gove the Jealousie do make up a strong presumption to joyn with the positive Evidence of Saxon then you have two witnesses as the Law requires especially if the answer given by the Prisoner to those Circumstances be not sufficient as the slender account he gives of his so frequent Journeys in so short a compass of time but that there still remains some Suspicion I could have wished indeed that matter might have been made somewhat more clear that no shadow of Suspicion might remain Your Lordships are Judges And if you do not believe the Testimony of Saxon whose Testimony hath been so positively contradicted by divers Witnesses of Quality the Prisoner ought to be acquitted of this Indictment If your Lordships please You may go together and consider of it Lords Ay withdraw withdray Then the Peers withdrew in their order according to their Precedency with the Serjeant at Arms before them Lord High Steward Lieutenant of the Tower take your Prisoner from the Barr The Prisoner was taken into the little Room appointed for him at the entrance into the Court. The Peers staid out about half an hour and then returned in the same Order that they went out in and Seated themselves in their places as before Cl. Crown Serjeant at Arms take the appearance of the Peers Lawrence Earl of Rochester Lord High Treasurer of England He stood up uncovered and answered Lord Treasurer Here. And so did all the rest Lord High Steward My Lords are you agreed of your Verdict Lords Yes The Lord High Steward took their Verdict Seriatim beginning with the puisue Peer in this manner Lord High Steward How say you my Lord Churchill is Henry Baron of Delamere guilty of the High Treason whereof he stands Indicted and hath been Arraigned or not guilty The Lord Churchill stood up uncovered and laying his hand on his Breast answered Lord Churchill Not guilty upon my Honour And so did all the rest of the Peers Lord High Steward Lieutenant of the Tower bring your Prisoner to the Barr. The Prisoner was brought again to the Barr. Lord High Steward My Lord Delamere I am to acquaint you that my Noble Lords your Peers having considered of the Evidence that hath been given both against you and for you after they were withdrawn have returned and agreed of their Verdict and by that Verdict have unanimously declared that you are not guilty of the High-Treason whereof you have been Indicted and this day Arraigned And therefore I must discharge you of it Lord Delamere May it please your Grace I shall pray to Almighty God that he will please to give me a Heart to be Thankful to him for his Mercy and my Lords for their Justice And I pray God deliver their Lordships and all honest men from Wicked and Malitious Lying and False Testimony I pray God bless His Majesty and Long may he Reign Lord High Steward And I pray God continue to him his Loyal Peers and all other his Loyal Subjects Cl. Crown Serjeant at Arms make Proclamation Serjeant at Arms. Oyes My Lord High Steward of England his Grace straightly willeth and commandeth all manner of Persons here present to depart hence in Gods Peace and the Kings for his Grace my Lord High Steward of England now dissolves his Commission GOD SAVE THE KING At which words his Grace taking the white Staff from the Vsher of the Black Rodd held it over his own Head and broke it in two Thereby dissolving the Court FINIS