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A63185	The tryal of Nathaniel Thompson, William Pain, and John Farwell upon an information exhibited by the Kings Attorney General against them, for writing, printing and publishing libels, by way of letters and other prints, reflecting upon the justice of the nation, in the proceedings against the murderers of Sir Edmond-bvry Godfrey : at Guild-hal on Tuesday June the 20th, 1682, where after a full hearing they were convicted : together with an accompt of several affidavits read in His Majesties Court of Kings Bench and other matters at the time of their receiving sentence : to which is added by way of appendix, several other affidavits which further confirm the testimony of Mr. Prance, given upon the tryal of Green, Berry and Hill about that murder, with some observations touching the said Thompson, Farwell and Pain.	Thompson, Nathaniel, d. 1687, defendant.; Paine, William, defendant.; Farwell, John, defendant.; England and Wales. Court of King's Bench.	1682 (1682)	Wing T2207; ESTC R18230	39,778	52

in relation to the Murther of Sir Edmondbury Godfrey before first mentioned the least item or circumstance but what will be by undeniable Evidence made out to be the truth So the said Mr. Prance having not as yet vouchsafed an Answer to that Letter he will speedily receive a further Letter relating to that Murther wherein the further truth will not only be fully set forth and other Circumstances set out And further that the said Nathaniel Thompson William Pain and John Farwell in their further prosecuting falsly wickedly and maliciously their contrivances and intentions aforesaid with force and arms c. falsly unlawfully wickedly maliciously and devillishly composed and caused to be Printed a certain other false scandalous and defamatory Libel Entituled The Loyal Protestant Intelligence c. In which last mentioned Libel amongst other things it is contained as follows Whereas Dick Janeway in this dayes Mercury promises an Answer to the late Letter to Mr. Prance c. This is to give him and all the world notice That such an Answer is impatiently expected by the Author of that Letter who questions not but to prove every Tittle of that Letter to the satisfaction of all mankind And besides he is very desirous that the Courantier according to his last Pacquet of Advice to Rome would go on and use his Interest to procure the Lord Mayor Court of Aldermen and Common Council of London to inspect the Truth of that Letter whereby it will appear inevitably that there is not one Papist or Popishly affected person concerned in that Letter or in the proof of the particulars thereof but the same with divers other material circumstances relating to the Murther of Sir E B Godfrey and the Fraud and Blind put upon the world in relation thereto will be more fully plainly and manifestly proved without giving ill Words or scurrilous Language or Reflections to any persons that really are or supposed to be therein concern'd in any circumstance whatsoever And that the said Nathaniel Thompson William Pain and John Farwell in their further prosecution aforesaid falsly wickedly and maliciously their contrivances and intentions after to wit The first day of April in the four and thirtieth year of the Reign of our said Lord the King with force and arms c. at the Parish of Saint Mary le Bow London aforesaid falsly unlawfully unjustly wickedly maliciously scandalously and devillishly made composed and caused to be Printed a certain other false scandalous and defamatory Libel Entituled the Loyal Protestant Intelligence c. In which last mentioned Libel amongst other things it is contained as follows Last Wednesday Nathaniel Thompson vpon Summons appeared before the Lords of his Majesties most honourable Privy Council about the Letters to Mr. Miles Prance concerning the Death òf Sir Edmondbury Godfrey where he justified the matter and produced the Authors who are ready to prove by undeniable and substantial Witnesses not in the least accused or suspected of Popery as the malicious Party do suggest that every Tittle and Iota of those Letters are true And that in another part of the last mentioned Libel amongst other things it is contained as follows Mr. Thompson and the Gentlemen his Friends are to attend the next Wednesday at Council where they do not doubt but that Honourable Board will put them into à Method to prove the whole or any particular which their Honours in their great Wisdom shall think convenient to be brought to the Test or Examination And further that the said Nathaniel Thompson c. the Twenty-third day of February in the abovesaid Thirty-fourth year of our said Lord the King and divers other days and times betwixt the said Twenty-third of February and the aforesaid Thirty-fourth year and the day of the exhibiting of the said Information at the Parish of St Mary le Bow London aforesaid knowingly and every of them knowing the said several Libels to be false malicious scandalous and seditious with Force and Arms c. falsly unlawfully unjustly wickedly maliciously scandalously seditiously and devillishly the said false malicious scandalous and seditious Libels uttered and published and each of them uttered and published in manifest contempt of the Laws of this Kingdom of England and the Scandal and Defamation of the publick Justice of the same to the evil Example of all others in like Case offending and against the Kings Peace his Crown and Dignity c. Then Proclamation for Information being made Mr. Thompson acquainted my Lord and the Jury with the effect of the Information as follows Mr. Thompson My Lord and you Gentlemen of the Jury This is an Information against Nathaniel Thompson William Pain and John Farwell and it is for writing and printing several Scandalous Libels about the the Death of Sir Edmondbury Godfrey In which we set forth that Green Berry and Hill were indicted for the Murder of Sir Edmondbury Godfrey and thereof convicted and attained and that the said Green Berry and Hill were executed for it that upon their Tryal for that Matter several Witnesses were examined namely Mr. Prance Bedloe Curtis and several others to prove Sir Edmondbury Godfrey murthered at Somerset-house and before the Tryal there was an Inquest taken by the Coroner of Middlesex by which it does appear that Sir Edmondbury Godfrey was murthered by several Persons unknown and that the Defendants to reflect upon the Justice of the Nation and scandalize the Witnesses produced at that Tryal and to make it believed that these Persons died Wrongfully did write and print several scandalous Libels and Letters one of them intituled a Letter to Miles Prance concerning the Murther of Sir Edmondbury Godfrey and in these Letters did suggest as if he had been felo de se and do reflect upon every one of the Witnesses as if they had contradicted themselves and also do reflect upon the Coroner as though he had bribed the Jury and do undertake by these Arguments and several others that you will hear to prove that Sir Edmondbury Godfrey murthered himself And that in another Libel that Thompson printed called his Loyal Protestant Intelligence he says he will make it out by a Cloud of Witnesses This we say is against the Peace of the King and defaming of the Justice of the Nation If we prove this matter upon them you are to find them Guilty Mr. Serj. Maynard My Lord The matter which you have now before you is as impudent a thing as ever was done Gentlemen Sir Edmondbury Godfrey was murthered and Green and the Contrivers of it have been executed for it the matter hath passed the Examination of the Parliament and the King and Council and all Now this Thompson is a Printer I may as well say a Printer of Libels for he does constantly print Libels against the Religion established and the Justice of the Nation The Jury that were impannelled upon the Coroners Inquest he says of them that they at first did agree that he murthered himself and afterwards did

I Do appoint Thomas Simmons to Print the Trial of Nathaniel Thompson William Pain and John Farwell and that no others presume to Print the same July the 8th 1682. FR. PEMBERTON THE TRYAL OF Nathaniel Thompson William Pain AND John Farwell Upon an Information exhibited by the Kings Attorny General against them for Writing Printing and Publishing Libels by way of Letters and other Prints reflecting upon the Justice of the Nation in the Proceedings against the Murderers OF Sir EDMOND-BVRY GODFREY At Guild-hal on Tuesday June the 20th 1682. Where after a full hearing they were Convicted Together with an accompt of several AFFIDAVITS read in His Majesties Court of KINGS BENCH and other matters at the time of their receiving SENTENCE To which is added by way of Appendix Several other Affidavits which further confirm the Testimony of Mr. Prance given upon the Tryal of Green Berry and Hill about that Murder with some Observations touching the said Thompson Farwell and Pain LONDON Printed for Thomas Simmons at the Princes Arms in Ludgate Street 1682. THE TRYAL OF Nathaniel Thompson William Pain AND John Farwell Trinity Term XXXIV Caroli Secundi Regis On Tuesday the 20th of June 1682 before the Right Honourable Sir Francis Pemberton Lord Chief Justice of His Majesties Court of Kings Bench by Nisi prius in the Guild-Hall of the City of London came on the Tryals of Nathaniel Thompson William Pain and John Farwel upon an Information brought against them for several Trespasses and Misdemeanours in Writing Printing and Publishing Letters Importing that Sir Edmondbury Godfrey murdered himself as also for several Falsities relating to the said matter Printed in several Papers called the Loyal Protestant Intelligence And the Jurors Names were as follow Jur. Peter Houblon John Ellis William Barret Joshua Brooks Gervas Byfield Jonathan Lee. George Widdowes William Sambrooke William Jacomb John Delmee Samuel Bayly Samuel Howard The INFORMATION was in the Attorney General 's name FOR that in Hillery Term in the 30th and 31th years of this Kings Reign in the Court of Kings Bench at Westminster by a Jury of the County of Middlesex were indicted Robert Green _____ Gerald Clerk Henry Berry Lawrence Hill Dominick Kelly and Philbert Vernatt for that they by the Instigation of the Devil c. The 12th of October in the 30th year of this Kings Reign at the Parish of St. Mary le Strand in the County of Middlesex aforesaid with Force and Arms in and upon Sir Edmondbury Godfrey Knight in the Peace of God and the King then and there being feloniously wilfully and of their malice aforethought did make an Assault and kill and murther him in this manner viz. Green did fold and fasten a Linnen Handkercheif about his Neck and therewith choaked and strangled him of which choaking and strangling he instantly died And the others viz. Gerald Berry Hill Kelley and Vernatt were present aiding abetting comforting assisting and maintaining the said Green to kill and murther the said Sir Edmondbury Godfrey in form aforesaid and so they the said Green Gerald Berry Hill Kelly and Vernatt in manner and form aforesaid him the said Sir Edmonbury Godfrey feloniously willfully and of their malice aforethought did kill and murther against the Peace of our said Lord the King his Crown and Dignity To which Indictment afterwards the said Term the said Robert Green Henry Berry and Lawrence Hill severally pleaded Not Guilty and put themselves upon the Country and after in the said Term of St. Hillary in the said Court of Kings Bench at Westminster for the Felony and Murther aforesaid by a Jury of their Country in due manner were tryed and thereof lawfully convicted and attainted as by the Record thereof in the said Court of Kings Bench at Westminster remaining more fully appears which said Robert Green Henry Berry and Lawrence Hill were afterwards executed and suffered Death according to the form and effect of the Judgment and Attainder aforesaid And whereas one Miles Prance upon the Tryal of the Indictment aforesaid was produced a Witness and sworn for the King and gave material Evidence against the said Green Berry and Hill to prove them guilty of the Felony and Murther aforesaid And one William Bedloe John Brown Elizabeth Curtis Zachary Skillarne and Nicholas Cambridge upon the Tryal aforesaid were Witnesses in like manner produced and sworn for the King and gave diverse material evidences against the said Green Berry and Hill to prove them guilty of the said Felony and Murder And whereas also the said _____ Gerald Robert Green Lawrence Hill Dominick Kelly and Philbert Vernat at the time of the Felony and Murther aforesaid were Papists and Maintainers of the Romish Superstitions And the said _____ Gerald Dominick Kelly and Philbert Vernatt have fled and not yet appeared to the said Indictment And whereas also by the Coroners Inquest taken upon the view of the Body of the said Sir Edmondbury Godfrey lying dead before John Cooper Gent. one of the Coroners of the said County of Middlesex by the Oaths of honest and lawful men of the the same County above the number of twelve persons it was found that certain Malefactors unknown Feloniously and of their malice prepense him the said Sir Edmondbury Godfrey did strangle and choak of which he dyed The said Nathaniel Thomson William Pain and John Farwel well knowing the premises and being persons Devillishly affected devising practising and with all their strength intending the peace and common Tranquillity of their Kingdom of England to disturb and as much as in them lay the due course of the Law to destroy and subvert and elude and the Justice of this Kingdom of England to defame and scandalize and as well the said Miles Prance William Bedloe John Brown Elizabeth Curtis Zachary Skillarne Nicholas Cambridge as the said John Cooper and the honest and lawful men Sworn upon Enquest aforesaid upon view of the body aforesaid to bring into the greatest hatred contempt and vile esteem with all the Kings Subjects and to deter the Kings Subjects from finding detecting and proving the designes of Papists against our Lord the King and the true Religion now by Law established and impiously and wickedly devising and intending them the said _____ Gerald Dominick Kelly and Philbert Vernat from undergoing the pains and sentence by Law upon them to be inflicted for the murther aforesaid and to aid and assist them altho' they be Guilty to be found Not Guilty thereof And to deceive and beguile the King's Subjects in the premisses with their false Affirmations and Arguments and cause and procure that it should be believed and esteemed that the said Green Berry and Hill the persons for the Murther of the said Sir Edmondbury Godfrey as aforesaid convicted and executed had been convicted and executed unjustly and that the said Sir Edmondbury Godfrey was felo de se and himself had feloniously murthered They the said Thompson Pain and Farwel their most impious wicked and diabolical intentions