THE TRYAL OF Richard Langhorn Esq COUNSELLOR at LAW FOR Conspiring the DEATH of the KING Subversion of the Government and Protestant Religion Who upon Full Evidence was found Guilty of HIGH TREASON And received Sentence accordingly at the Sessions in the Old Bayley holden for London and Middlesex on Saturday being the 14th of June 1679. Published by Authority DVBLIN Reprinted 1679. THE TRYAL OF RICHARD LANGHORN Esq Vpon Saturday the 14th of June 1679 at the Sessions in the Old-Bayley London the Court according to their adjournment the preceeding day met and proceeded to the Trial of Richard Langhorn Esq in this manner Cl. of Cr. SEt Richard Langhorn to the Bar. Richard Langhorn hold up thy hand which he did Thou standest indicted in London by the name of Richard Langhorn late of London Esq For that you Ric. Langhorn the elder as a false Traitor of the most Illustrious Serene and Exullent Prince Charles the Second by the Grace of God King of England Scotland France Ireland Defender of the Faith your Supream and Natural Lord not having the fear of God in your heart nor weighing the duty of your Allegiance but being moved seduced by the instigation of the Devil the cordial love true due natural Obedience which true and faithful Subjects of our said Sovereign Lord the King towards him do ought to bear altogether withdrawing and devising and with all your strength intending the Peace and common Tranquility of this Kingdom to disturb and the true Worship of God within this Kingdom used and by Law established to overthrow and Sedition and Rebellion within this Kingdom to stir up and procure and the true love duty and obedience which true and faithful Subjects of our said Lord the King towards him do and of right ought to bear to withdraw relinquish and extinguish on the 30th day of September in the 30th year of his Majesties Reign at London in the Parish of St. Dunstans in the West in the Ward of Faringdon without London aforsaid falsly maliciously subâ—illy and traiterously with many other false Traitors of our Sovereign Lord the King unknown did purpose compass imagine intend consult and agree to stir up Sedition and Rebellion within this Kingdom of England against our said Soveraign Lord the King and a miserable slaughter amongst the Subjects of our said Lord the King of his Kingdom of England to procure and cause and our said Sovereign Lord the King from his Kingly State Title Power and Government of his Kingdom of England toâ—â—lly to deprive depose and disinberit and our said Soveraign Lord the King to death and final destruction to bring and put and the Government of this Kingdom to subvert and â—â—ange and the true Worship of God in this Kingdom by Law established and uâ—ed to alter and the State of this Kingdom in all the parts thereof well instituted totalâ—â—y to subvert and destroy and War-within this Kingdom of England to procure and levy â—nd the same most wicked-Treasons traiterous imaginations purposes compassings and aâ—â—uments aforesaid and to perfect and fulfil You the said Richard Langhorn afterwards to wit the 30th day of September in the 30th year aforesaid and diverse other times before at London c. falsly advisedly maliciously subtilly and traiterously did compass contriue and write two Letters to be sent to certain Persons unknown at Rome and at Saint Omers in parts beyond the Seas to procure the adherence aid and â—ssistance of the Pope and of the French King and others to you the said Richard Langhorn and other false Traitors unknown the true Worship of God within this Kingdom of England by Law establishâ—d and used to the Superstition of the Church of Rome to alter and the Government of this Kingdom of England to subvert and our said Soveraign Lord the King to death and final destruction to bring and put and that you the said Richard Langhorn in further prosecution of the said Treason traiterous imaginations intentions and agreements aforesaid on the day and year aforesaid and the said other days and times before at London c. did compass contrive and write two other Letters to be sent to Rome in parts beyond the Seas to one Christopher Anderton then Rector of the English Colledge at Rome aforesaid a other Letter to be sent to St. Omers in parts beyond the Seas to divers persons unknown there residing by the said respective Letters traiterously you did advise the said Pope and Christopher Anderton and other persons unknown residing beyond the Seas of the ways and manner to be taken for accomplishing the said most wicked Treasons for altering the true Worship of God in this Kingdom established and used to the Superstition of the Church of Rome and for subverting the Government of this Kingdom and for the death and destruction of our said Lord the King and to the intent that the said Christopher Anderton and others unknown should give their aid assistance and adherence and should procure other aid assistance and adberence to you the said Richard Langhorn and other false Traitors unknown to alter the true Worship of God aforesaid to the Superstition of the Church of Rome and to subvert the Government of this Kingdom of England and to put our said Soveraign Lord the King to death and that you the said Richard Langhorn afterwards to wit the day and year aforesaid at London c. traiterously did deliver the Letters aforesaid to be sent to the said Christopher Anderton and others persons beyond the Seas to perfect theÌ„ traiterous purposes aforesaid and that you the said Richard Langhorn further to fulfil and accomplish the same most wicked Treasons traiterous imaginations purp ses and compassings aforesaid afterwards the said 30th day of September in the 30th year aforesaid at London c. five Commissions in Writing made by Authority derived from the See of Rome for constituting Military Officers for leading the Forces to be levyed in this Kingdom against our said Soveraign Lord the King for the altering the Protestant reformed Religion to the use and Superstition of the Church of Rome and for subverting the Government of this Kingdom of England traiterously you did receive and five other Commissions in writing made by Authority derived from the See â—â— Rome for constituting Civil Officers for Governing this Kingdom after the most wicked Treasons and traiterous imaginations purposes and compassings aforesaid were fulfilled and accomplished then and there traiteroâ—sly you dâ—d receite And that you the said Richard Langhorn afterwards to wit the day and year aforesaid at London c. The said several Commessions so received to divers false Traitors of our Soveraign Lord the King unknown falslâ— knowingly and traiterously did distribute give and dispose for constituting Officers as wâ—â— Military as Civil to the traiterous purposes aforesaid And that you the said Richard Langhorn aâ—â—e wards on the day and year aforesaid at London c. a Commission 〈◊〉 constitute and authorise
unto be Advocate General of the Army to be levied in this Kingdâ—m to war against our said Soveraign Lord the King falsly traiteroâ—sly and against the dâ—ty of your All giance from a cortain personâ—u known did receive and had and the saâ— Commission then and there falsly advisedly and Traiterously did inspect and read and in your custody keep and to the same Commission Traiterously did give your consent to the intent that you the said Richard Langhorn should have and Execute the place and Office of Advocate General of the Army aforesaid after the Army aforesaid should be rais'd against our said Soveregin Lord the King by you the said Richard Langhorn and other false Traitors unknown in Execution of the said Tratiterous Compassings Imaginations and Agreements aforesaid And that whereas William Ireland John Grove and Thomas Pickering and other false Traitors of our Sovereign Lord the King unknown on the 24th af April in the 30th Year aforesaid in the County of Middlesex did consult to bring and put our said Sovereign Lord the King to Death and final Destruction and to change and alter Religion in this Kingdom of England Rightly and by Law Established to the Superstition of the Church of Rome at London c. had Notice of that Consultation and the same Consultation for the Dâ—struction of the King and for the alteration of Religion in this Kingdom rightly Established to the Superstion of the Church of Rome and the Treasonable Agreements had in that Consultation on the said 30th day of September in the 30th Year aforesaid from our said Sovereign Lord the King Advisedly and Traiterously did conceal and to that Consultation Traiterously â—â— did consent And the said William Ireland John Grove and Thomas Pickring on the day and Year last aforesaid at London the Treasons aforesaid to perpetrate and perfect malieiously Subtilly and Traiterously you did Abet Counsel maintain and comfort and that you the said Richard Langhorn afterwards to wit the said 30th day of September in th 30th Year aforesaid at London c. falsly subtilly and Traiterously you did move and sâ—licit the Benedictine Monks unknown to experd and pay the some of Six Thousand Pounds to precure a person Traiterously to Kill and murder our said Soveraign Lord the King And whereas Edward Coleman and other false Traitors of our said Sovereâ—gn Lord the King unknown on the 29th of September in the 30th Year aforesaid in the County of Middlesex Traiterously had conspired and consulted to procure Rebellion and Sedition within this Kingdom of England against our said Sovereign Lord the King and him from his Kingly state and Government of this his Kingdom of England to deprive and disinherit and to bring and put him to final Death and Destruction and the Government of this Kingdom of England to alter and the true Religion in this Kingdom of England by Law Established to alter and change And whereas he the said Edward Coleman had Traiterously written four Letters to Monsieur Le Cheese then Counsellor of the French Kings to procure the aid assistance and adherance of the French King to perfect and accomplish the Traiterous imaginations aforesaid you the said Richard Langhorn afterwards to wit the said 30th day of September in the 30th year aforesaid at London c. well knowing the Treasonable matters in the same Letters contained to the same Letters did consent and then and there falsly subtilly advisedly maliciously and traiterously did abet counsel maintain and comfort the said Edward Coleman to perpetrate and accomplish the Treason aforesaid against the duty of your Allegiance against the peace of our Soveraign Lord the King his Crown and Dignity and against the form of the Statute in this case made and provided Cl. of Cr. How sayest thou Richard Langhorn art thou guilty of this High-Treason whereof thou standest Indicted or not gullty Langhorn Not Guilty Cl. of Cr. Culprit how wilt thou be tried Langhorn By God and my Country Cl. of Cr. God send thee a good deliverance Then the Petty Jury impannelled for this Trial was called the Prisoner put to his Challenges but challenging none the 12 Sworon were thesâ— JURY Arthur Yong Edward Becker Robert Twyford William Yapp John Kirkham Peter Piokering Thomas Barnes Francis Neeve John Hall George Sitwell James Wood Richard Cawthorne After which Proclamation for information was made in usual manner Cl. of Cr. Rich. Langhorn hold up thy hand which he did You of the Jury look upon the Prisoner hearken to his Cause He stands Indicted in London by the name of Rich. Langhorn late of London Esq for that as a false Traitor c. put in the Indictment Mutatis Mutandis against the form of the Statute in that case made provided Upon this Indictment he hath been Arraigned thereunto hath pleaded Not guilty your charge is to enquire whether he be guilty of the High-Treason whereof he stands indicted or not guilty if you find him guilty then you are to enquire what goods or chattels lands or Tenements he had at the time of the High-Treason committed or at any time sinces if you find him not guilty you shall enquire whether he fled for it if you find that he fled for it you are to enquire of his Goods Chattels as if you had found him guilty If you find him not guilty nor that he did fly for it say no more and hear your Evidence Then Roger Belwood Esq of Counsel for the King in this Cause open'd the Indictment thus Mr. Belwood May it please your Lordship and you Gentlemen of the Jury The Prisoner at the Bar Mr. Langhorn stands Indicted of High Treason it is for conspiring the Murder of the King endeavouring an alteration in the Government in Church and State And the Indictment sets forth that the 30th of August in the 30th year of the King he other false Traitors did agree to stir up Sedition and Rebellion in the kingdom to cause a great slaughter of his Majesties Subjects to introduce the Superstition of the Church of Rome and depose and Murther the King and to alter the Government in Church State And 't is there said that to accomplish these Evil Designs he writ Two Letters to be sent to Rome and St. Omers the effect of which letters was to procure the assistance of the Pope the French King to alter the Religion Established by Law in this Kingdom to Romish Superstition to Subvert the government to put the King to death that in further prosecution of these Traiterous designs he writ Two other letters to be sent to Rome to one Christopher Anderton Rector of the English Colledge a Jesuit Two other to be sent to St. Omers and in these letters he took upon him to advise the way means by which these treasons might be effected that these several letters were sent delivered by him received The indictment further sets forth that in
but only that they did make their â—usiness to raise what they could L. C. J. â—nd what was iâ— Do you know of any sum of money that was raised and by whom Mr. Bedloe Le. Cheese told me himself that they had no reason to suspect him or his Interest with the French King for he had laid that sure enough And that when he found a fit opportunity the mony was ready to be remitted into England and that he had remitted some of it already to mr Coleman and Ireland L. C. J. You know not but by what le Cheese told you Mr. Bedloe No. L. C. J. He speaks what le Cheese told him that he would raise mony and that he had sent some to Mr. Coleman and Ireland Mr. Bedlow Yes and that the rest should follow when he found there was absolute eccasion but he would not part with his mony till they had assurance of their bring in readiness here and likely to further and carry on the design Mr. J. Atkins Mr. Bedloe had you any discourse with the prisoner about any Commissions Mr. Bedloe No my Lord 't is at least a year and an half since I saw him L. C. J. Did he ever own any Commissions he had Mr. Bedloe No Prichard told me he had some L. C. J You have seen the Commissions have you not Mr. Bedlow No I never saw any in Mr. Langhorns hand L. C. J. Where did you see them then Mr. Bedlow Sir Henry Tichbourn did shew me three Commissions in Paris Signed by the Genneral of the Order and sealed with the Jesuits Seal which made me take up this paper which hath been shewn tho it were a thing indifferent yet because was written with the same hand and Sealed with the same Seal that the Commissions were that I saw at Paris Mr. Belwood Did Mr. Langhorn know any thing of the Treason to murther the King by Pickering and Grove Mr. Bedlow That I do know only by report but when Grove Pickering and Conyers were going to New-Market I was at Harcourts Chamber and I had a Design to go to Windsor to observe what they did and I did ask Father Harcourt to give me leave to goo see a friend of mine take shipping at Plymouth to send some Commendations by him to my Friends in Italy then sayes Father Harcourt you cannot be spared you must not go now for we don't know what return these Gentlemen will make of their journy and what occasion there may be for you if there should be any good effect of it then said I I will go and write and send it by a friend down to be sent into Italy but said he you must stay a while till I come back again I am going to Mr. Langhorns Chamber in the Temple to take the Minutes of what they have done this morning that was he contrivance of sending down those people to New-Market to assâ—ssinate the King Mr. Just Atkins That is no Evidence against the Prisoner because it is by Hear-say L. C. J. It is right and the Jury ought to take notice That what another man said is no Evidence against the Prisoner for nothing will be Evidence against him but what is of his own knowledge But I desire Mr. Bedloe as well as you can you would repeat the effect of one of the most material Letters Mr. Langhorn did transcribe Mr. Bedlow Though I was not so exact a French man in the nicety of the Tongue yet I understood enough to learn the sence of those Letters The English Letter from Stapleton which he transcribed was to this effect That Coleman and Harcourt naming themselves We that is We and the Jesuites and it was to the Rector of the English Monks in particular but I missed of the Rector and Mr. Stapleton receiv'd it I say the Effect of that Letter was they would have a certain answer from them Langhorn when was it Mr. Bedlow It was in 76 Lord Ch. Just What was the effect say you Mr. Bedloe The effect was that they would have a final Answer from those Religious at Doway and Paris to know how far they had proceeded with the English Relâ—ous and all their Friends beyond Sea in making Collections and remitting of money for there was only money wanting for the Armes of the Catholicks were all ready and they had all a good mind to the Business their Arms and hearts were ready and the easiness of the King of England and the strength of the power of France made it anâ— oppertunity not to be neglected That the Garrisons were ready to be put into such hands as they could trust Lord Ch. Just Was there such an expression in the Letter upon your Oath that they had such Arms and that the Garrisons were ready to be put into their hands and whose hands they were ready to be put into Mr. Bedloe Yes my Lord there were such expressions and they would have the Garrisons only in such haâ—ds as they could trust Lord Ch. Just And did he transcribe those Letters Mr. Bedloe He did transcribe those 3. while we were in his Chamber Mr. Just Pemberton Was there any mention of Exciting the French king by power to invande this Kingdom Mr. Bedloe There was in the French Letter to Monsieur Le Cheese which he transcribed too Langhorn That was in French he says L. C. J. I suppose you understand French too or else you could not do what you did Langhorn I Understand Law French L. C. J. Mr. Bed did you never hear him discourse in French Mr Bed No my Lordâ— Dr. Oates I cannot write nor read French but I can Translate it Mr. Recorder If you have any questions to ask him you may ask him Langhorn How many were the Letters that then I transcribed Mr. Bedloe There were there my Lord one was to the English Monks at Paris another was to Monsieur Le Cheese another to the Pope's Nuntio Langhorn Were they long or short ones I ask for this reason because I observe that in the Narrative Coleman's Letters are very long of what length might they be Mr. Bedloe They were the best part of half a sheet of paper for Mr. Coleman writâ—â— curious fine small hand and would put a great deal of Business into a little paper the Popes Nuntio's Letter was very short L. C. J. Did he transcribe them all before you went a way Mr. Bedloe whilst we walked in his Chamber he Registred them we took a great many turns about in the Chamber and I saw the papers before him and his Book Langhorn Did those Letters express what the money was to be raised for or did they leave it to be understood my meaning my Lord of my question is this whether Mr. Coleman writ to him to hasten the money and said it was for such a particular use or only in general L. C. J. He hath answered it already but he will do it again Mr. Bedlow my Lord though it was not expressed in the
I would not discover my Evidence against the Lords He goes now to expatiate upon the Informations but I hope the Court will excuse me because I reserve it for another Trial. Langhorn I desire Mr. Lydcot may be asked whether he did not hear Master Oates at a former Trial say for so I find it in the Narrative it was at Colemans Trials that he came to me the next day after the Consult and communicated it to me and that he never saw me afterwards L. C. J. Do you know any Testimony Mr. Oats gave concerning Mr. Langhorn Langhorn You are not the person that took the Trial are you Lydcot I know nothing of the business at all I was at the Trial but I cannot particularly speak what was said there Langhorn The persons that took the Trial were summoned to be here Call Mrs. Sylliard But she appeared not Call Mr. Blayney L. C. J. Here is Mr. Blayney what would you ask him Langhorn I would know of him what Mr. Oates hath testified concerning me L. C. J. Do you know what Mr. Oates said concerning Mr. Langhorn Mr. Blayney When my Lord L. C. J. Nay I cannot tell Langh At Colemans Trial Sir Mr. Blayney My Lord I was present at Colemans Trial and I remember Mr. Oates did say son ething about Mr. Langhorn but I have not my Book here I cannot tell what it was Langhorn Here is the Book Sir here is his Narrative Mr. Blayney That was not printed by my Copy Sir Langhorn Who were they that did take it Mr. Blayney Of my own knowledg I don't know whose Copy it was but by hear say L. C. J. It was taken as well as it could be taken but you must not urge that which is but an Historical Narrative against him M. Just Pemberton Mr. Langhorn do you think to convict a man by an History To say that a man is forsworn because he does not swear as that History says he did swear L. C. J. We will do you all the right and give you all the fair play we can but we are of opinion that it signifies nothing that you can make no use of it Langhorn If I can have no light how can I imagine what they will charge me with L. C. J. Have you in any other Case observed it If a man be indicted of Felony or Treason any Capital Crime he is clapt up and is not permitted to have a Copy of the Indictment nor he cannot by Law Langhorn They know something of what they are accused for they are confronted before a Justice of Peace Mr. Justice Pemberton Why I 'll suppose you had been examined do you think your Examination would have been Evidence for you here Then one Elizabeth Sylliard was called but affirming That She durst not speak unless the Court would promise her protection against the Rabble because some of the Witnesses had been abused which the Court not being able to do otherwise than by promising to punish those that offered to meddle with her if she brought them before them She was by Mr. Langhorns consent set aside and not examined Langhorn She comes in relation to a point that happened at Readings Trial where Mr. Bedloe did depose That he did not say all he could have said against Mr. Whitebread and Mr. Fenwick but he knew more against them than he gave in Evidence at their first Trials Mr. Justice Pemberton What is that to you Langhorn That I take to be a kind of Perjury in him for they are sworn To speak the Truth the whole Truth and nothing but the Truth Lord Chief Justice Is this mateiral in your Case what he said about Whithebread and Fenwick Langhorn It makes it material to make him uncreditable Lord Chief Justice Mr. Whitebread made that objection but he was answered for he was told that he could not tell all that he knew at that time because he was in treaty with Mr. Reading about the lessening his Evidence against them and the Lords in the Tower and the Lords were to judge what measure they should have from him by his kindness to Whitebread and Fenwick If you have no more the Kings Counsel will go on Sir Cr. Levins My Lord Gentlemen of the Jury you have heard the Evidence that Mr. Langhorn hath given for the making of his defence which hath been principally to reflect upon Mr. Oates and he first calls mr Hilsly to prove that whereas mr Oates did swear he came over with him he affirms he did not but it falls out that mr Oates hath counterproved him by such a circumstance as does contradict him in what he says for speaking of the loss of his money Hilsly said some body else had told him of it but producing his Witness for that he only offirms that Mr. Oates in his company was told that mr Hilsly had lost his money but not how nor where but mr Oates gives you a particular circumstance that he was cheated by a person he lent his money to and that left him to pay the reckoning which m. Hilsly does confess was true and which he could not hear from the others for the others did never know it Gentlemen they have brought you a great many other witnesses to prove that Mr. Oates was not in England on the 24th of April the time he says he was and they all agree to that time â—ho ' as to other times they are not so exact but we shall give you as plain and as full an Evidence that he was here at that time as that you are there now and shall very fully satisfie you in it For that of Sir John Warner and Sir Thomas Proston they are matters that were transacted beyond Sea to be sure they did not come over by those Names no more did mr Oates himself therefore it would be hard to find out these Persons or to give you so particular an account of them that were thus in Disguises and had changed their Names but truly if that were a matter done in England it were far more easie for us to confront their Testimony in that for matters that are done here â—ye more ready for our proof than those that are done beyond Sea for the last woman that he called which was the woman about the White Horse Tavern her Evidence would have gone as punctually for truth if it had been a matter done in Flanders as any thing could be in the world but it happening to be near home it hath the ill fortune to meet with a very sudden Answer which is a manifest proof how they stretch to help themselves and in my opinion this contradiction overthrows all their Evidence Gentlemen we will call our Witnesses and prove it as plainly as any thing can be in the world that Mr. Oates was here at that time First swear VVill. VValker which was done Lord Ch. J. Do you know Mr Oats Mr Walker Yes Sir I have known him seven or eight years Lord C. J. VVhen did you
further prosecution of these traiterous imaginations of his he did receive 5 several commissions in writing by authority derived from the See of Rome those were for the making of military Officers to execute these treasons by force of Arms that he did likewise receive 5 other Commissions for constituting Civil Officers in this Realm after the Treason was Committed And that amongst the rest he did receive for himself one Commission to be Advocate general of the Army that was to be rais'd And the Indictment further Charges upon the Prisoner that to accomplish these treasons whereas Ireland Pickering Grove other false traitors had consulted these treasons which I before mentioned Mr. Langh had Notice of the treasons did consent to them abet them that he did solicit the Benedictine Monks to advance 6000 l. for the murther of the King for the Alteration of Religion for the Subversion of the Government in Church and State And further whereas Mr. Coleman who was Executed for Treason had with others conspired the death of the King and the introducing of Popery and has writ a letter to the French Confessor Le Cheese for Aid and assistance that the Prisoner at the Bar had notice of this and that he did consent to it and did abet it This Gentlemen is charged to be Traiterously and devilishly done against the Prisoners Allegiance and the form of the Statute To this he hath pleaded Not Guilty but if we prove these Treasons or any of them you are to find him Guilty Then Sir Creswel Levins one of his Majesties Learned Council in the Law opened the Charge thus prout Sir Cr. Levins May it please your Lordship and you Gentlemen of the Jury Mr. Lang. is Indicted for Treason for having a part in that general Treason that you have heard several times before of and some persons there were Indicted Tried and convicted yesterday for that Treason that Mr. Lang. had an hand in for the Indictment does set forth that there were letters written by him to Rome to the same purpose of which Gentlemen you have heard so often and will hear again This Treason was no less than to murther the King to alter the Religion to overturn the Law to raise an Army by force to effect all this and in short to do all the mischief that men if it be lawful to call such creatures men could do That there was In order to this consultations held the 24th of April among the Jesuits there it was resolved that the King should be killed there were persons appointed to do it that was Pickering and Grove but they failed therein and they prosecuted it at Windsor but happening to fail there also they followed him to New-market and ordered that it should be done there And when all this failed they took another course his Majesty was to be poisoned and as I said before to make all this good an Army was to be raised of 50000 men in England to perfect this work but if that would not do they were to have Forces from beyond Sea to joyn with them And Mr. Langhorn he writ letters to procure these Forces and he not only did so but he found the effect of his letters and received Commissions from beyond Sea whereof one was for himself to be Advocate general of the Army All these things are laid to Mr. Langhorn's Charge But I le begin first and shew you before I come to the particular Evidence against Mr. Langhorn some Evidence of the general design and therefore we will call some witnesses to do that in the first place and then bring it down to Mr. Langhorn himself Call Mr. Dugdale Mr. Prance who were both sworn Mr. Dugdale first stood up Sir Cr. Levins Come Sir what do you know of any design to murther the King speak what you know concerning the Plot and conspiracy Mr. Dugdale I was in several Consultations for alteration of this present Government for the introducing of Popery and for the murther of the King I was a person in most of the consultations to the same purpose and heard the very words used and was â—ited to be instrumental in it and was to have a sum of money to be one of them that â—hould do It. I was to be an actor in it and was to have a place appointed to do it Mr. J. Atkins What were you hired to do Mr. Dugdale I was to kill the King Sir Cr. Levins And who were the persons that put you upon it Mr. Dugdale There was Mr. Ewers Mr. Gaven Mr. Luson and Mr. Vavasor Sir Cr. Levins What were these men Mr. Dugdal They are all Jesuits Sir Cr. Levins Do you know any thing of an Army that was to be raised to effect it Mr. Dugdale They always did speak of an Army that was to be raised but it was not actually to be done till the King was killed that was the last Conclusion it was inâ—eâ—d at first concluded on to raise an Army but the last Consultation was that there should no Aâ—ms appear till the King was killed Sir Cr. Levins You do not know any thing of Mr. Langhorn in particular do you Mr. Dugdal No I do not know any thing in particular of him I have heard of him Lord Ch. Jâ—st North Why you brought him only to prove the general Design Mr. Dugdal There was a Mâ—ssâ—cre to be and then there should be an Army a pretty good considerable Army there was no certain number that I could hear of but those that did escape the Massacre should be cut off by the Army L. C. J. North. Where were these Consultations Mr. Dugdale One was at Tixal another was at Boscobel at my Lord Aston's and Mr. Gerrards L. C. J. Where were these places Mr. Dugdal In Staffordshira Mr. J. Aâ—kins Pray who were to be Massacred in the first place Mr. Dugdale All Protestants and those we could not be sure of to be Papists Mr. Belwood Pray Sir what do you know of any Letter to be writ to mr Ewert concerning Sâ—r Edmund-bury Godfreys death Mr. Dugdale I do remember a Letter that came to mr Ewers from mr Harcourt which did express and begin thus This very Night Sir Edmond-bury Godfreyâ— dispatched with some other words of like imporâ— and then I sent to Mr. Ewers about it And do you think this will carry on the Design I will be hang'd if it don't spoil in Nâ— said he he was a person that used to be very severe against debauch'd lewd persons and so it will be laid as if they had done it out of Revenge L. C. J. North. What day of the week was that Letter dated Mr. Dugdale It was as I can very well make it out on Saturday Lord Ch. Just North. And when was it received Mr. Dugdale It was received on Monday night Lord Ch. Just North What were the contents of it do you say Mr. Dugdale It began thus This very night Sir
Edmond-bury Godfrey is dispatched L. C. J. North. Who did it come from Mr. Dugdal It came from mr Horcourâ— Sir Cr. Levins They themselves know that he was not found here in London 〈◊〉 Thursday Mr. Dugdale I could not hold it run so much in my mind but the next morning going to an Ale houss hard by I there spoke of it and immediately it was carryed to mâ— Chetwin and he was here yesterday to make it out that I so did Lord Ch. Just North. But why did they kill him was it expressed why Mr. Dugdale I had several time heard he was too much privy to their Consultationâ— L. C. J. North. That is you mean he had had too much discovered to him Mr. Dugdale And so they were afraid of mr Coleman too that he carried things to high and he was out of their favour for 2 years Sir Ger Levins Then call mr Prance Pray Sir what can you say Mr. Prance There was one mr Mâ—ssenger a Gentleman of the Horse to my Loâ—â— Arundel of Warder who was employed by my Lord Arundel of Warder and my Loâ—â— Powis and he was to kill the King and to have a very good reward for the doing it and I was told so by my Lords Butley I after wards metwith this Messenger and aâ—â— asked him what his reason was that he would kill the King He told me he was off it now Sir Cr. Levins But what was to be done after they should kill the King Mr. Prance Presently there should be an Army of 50000 men raised to be governed by my Lord Arundel and my Lord Powis and them I have heard mr Fenwik and mr Ireland and Grove to speak of this at the same time together Sir Cr. Levins What was that Army to be raised for Mr. Prance To settle the Catholick Religion Lord Ch. Just What was to be come of other Persons Mr. Prance They were to be killed and ruined all So Fenwick told me L. C. J North. Look you mr Langhorn these Witnesses speak nothing to you in particular but onely that there was a Conspiracy in general to kill the King and introduce Popery If you will ask them any Question you may Langhorn No my Lord they not accusing me I have nothing ro say to them Mr. Prance I heard one mr Hâ—rcourt say that the King was to be killed by several before one mr Thompson twice in his own Chamber in Duke-street And I heard Fenwick say that mr Langhorn was to have a great hand in it Laugborn Is that all you have to say as to me Mr. Prance It is all that I know of Then the Lord Chief Justice Scroggs came in Sir Cr. Levins Now my Lord we will call the Evidence that shall prove the particular matters of the Indictment as of writing the Letters beyond Sea of his receiving Commissions of his distributing them here to the several persons to whom they were directed of his Soliciting for the mony the 6000 l. to be raised by the Benedictine Monks which was either for a particular purpose to poison the King or to carry on the design in general And first we call Dr. Oates who was sworn and stood up Sir Cr. Levins Sir you hear what the matter is as to Mr. Langhorn be pleased to tell the Court whether you knew he writ any Letters and received any Commissions speak your whole knowledge Dr. Oa I hope your Lordship will-be pleased to give me leave to use my own method Lord Ch. Just Ay Ay take your own way Mt. Oates Dr. Oates Then I begin thus In the month of April 1677 I went into the Kingdom of Spaint in the month of September following the sons of Mr. Langhorn came into the Kingdom of Spain it was September or sooner but I will not be possitive as to the time of their coming the one was a Scholar of the English Colledge at Madrid the other was a Scholar of the English Colledge at Valadolid They came there to study Phylosophy in order to their receiving of the Preisthood my Lord my occasions called me into England in the month of November following and coming into England mr Lan. sons did give me some letters to mr Lang. their Father and assoon as I had rested my self for a day or two after my journey I came to mr Lang horns's house in Sheerlane Now mr Lang. Wise being a zealous Protestant I did whisper his footboy or his servant boy in the ear that he should go and whisper his master Mr. Lang. and â—ell him there was one would speak with him from his sons mr Lang by his son did desire me to meet him at his chamber in the â—Temple in the Inner-Temple-Lane it was I think I know the chamber however and accordingly I did meet mr Langh that night by the. means of his half Brother who is brother I think by the mother and not by the Father his name is Smithson when I came into mr Langh chamber their chambers being directly oposite one to another I was treated by mr Langh with a great deal of civility I delivered mr Langh the letters from his sons I told him that I thought his sons would enter into the society mr Langh was mightily pleased with the news being himself a great Votary for the Society that his sons would enter into it Now may it please your Lordship m. Langh did say he thought if they did continue in the world that is â—ecular Priests they would suddenly have very great promotion in England for he said Things would not last long in this posture that is at that time he then spoke I speak the words now that he said then And now my Lord I was with mr Langhorn another time while I was in England but in the latter end of November old stile in the beginning of December new stile I went to St. Omers and there were Letters that he delivered me looking upon the Prisoner a pacquet to carry to St. Omers And when the pacquet was opened there was a letter signed Richard Langhorn in which he gave the Fathers at St. Omers great thanks for the great care had of and kindness they shew'd to his sons and that what they had been out of pocket for their Viaticum in order to their journey into Spain which wss 20 l. he promised them they should be repaid it in this letter he did expresly say that he had written to Father Le Cheese in order to our conceâ—ns those were his words Now my Lord the letter that he writ to Father Le Cheese I saw not but only this letter I saw which gave an account of that letter he had writ to Father Le Cheese and he said mr Coleman had been very large with him therefore it would not be necessary for him to trouble his Reverence with any large epistles at that time my Lord there was another letter and I think that was in the month of March or April I cannot be
positive as to the particular time but it was upon this remarkable circumstance mr Langhorn had a son that had been in Rebellion and had turned Souldier or some such thing in France and this young Gentleman came to St. Omers being the place where he had been educated and mr Langhorn by the intercession of the Fathers there did order him 5 l. to bring him over into England upon promise of his sons submission who had been very extravagant in several respects In this letter my Lord mr Langhorn did express his great care for the carrying on of the design of the Catholicks and several other expressions there were in it bad enough which I cannot now call to mind but they were to this effect The Parliament began to flag in promoting the Protestant Religion and now they had a fair opportunity to begin give the blow what that blow was I leave to the Court to the Jury to expound L. C. J. But was that an expression in the letter Dr Oates It was my Lord But it was a very large letter I can't give a particular account of every thing in it my Lord in the month of April or the beginning of May your Lordship remembers there was a consult that hath been Sworn here in this Court to which Consult Lord Ch. Just Pray speak it out Dr. Oates There were several of us came over from St. Omers and from other parts beyond the Seas to this Consult at which Consult Mr Langhorn was not present but I had orders from the Provincial to give Mr Langhorn an account of what Resolutions and passages and minutes passed at this Consult and this I did as well as I could and when I did so Mr. Langhorn lift up his hands and his eyes and prayed to God to give it good success My Lord while I was at Mr. Langhorns Chamber giving this account I saw several Parchments lying upon the Table in his Study L. C. J. You had best tell the effect of the account you gave Mr. Langhorn in his Chamber that you speak of Dr. Oates My Lord I told him who went Procurator to Rome that was one Father Cary I told him what was the Resolve of the Consult concerning the death of the King L. C. J. Did you so Dr. Oates Yes my Lord I did I told Mr. Langhorn that several of the Fathers were to be admonished for their irregular living as they termed it and to this Mr. Langhorn did reply as near as I can remember that he found some of them did not live up to the rules of the Society L. C. J. Pray tell us more particularly what you told him And tell us as near as you can as you told it him then the business of the Plot upon the King Dr. Oates I told him the Resolve of the Society and of that Consult and what was that which was resolved that Pickering and Grove should go on to attempt to assasinate the Kings person and what was to be their Reward th' one was to have that is Grove 1500 l. and the other that is Pickering was to have 30000. Masses he lift up his hands and eyes when I told him this and I told him more particularly than I can now remember and he lift up his hands and Eyes and prayed God that it might have good success L. C. J. Did you tell him they had Signed to this agreement Dr. Oates Yes my Lord I told him that they had all Signed it Langhorn When was this Dr. Oates It was the latter end of April or beginning of May. Langhorn How long after they had Signed the Consult Dr. Oates A day or two after Langhorn Dr. Oates Do you know the day of the month you have asserted the day of the month formerly pray do it now Mr. J. Pemberton Let him go on you shall ask him what Question you will by and by another to my Lord Powis the one was to be Lord High Chancellor and the other to be Lord High Treasurer there was a Commission for my Lord Bellasis to be General another for my Lord Peter to be Lieutenant-General and there were other Commissions of which I cannot remember the particular names but there was a Commission for Coleman to be Secretary of State and there was a Commission for the Prisoner at the Bar to be Advocate of the Army L. C. J. By what Authority were those Commissions Dr. Oates They were by Authority derived from the See of Rome by virtue of a Breve from the Pope directed to the General of the Society and they were Signed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and with the mark of the Cross through the IHS and they were Signed Jo hannes Paulus de Olivas L. C. J. North That is the Jesuits mark Dr. Oates Yes my Lord. L. C. J. North Where did you see those Commissions Dr. Oates In Mr. Langhorns Study of his Chamber in the Temple L. C. J. Where Did they lie open that any one might see them Dr. Oates They lay upon a corner of his Desk folded up L. C. J. How came you to see them Dr. Oates My Lord if your Lordship please I will tell your Lordship how I came to see them We had notice they were come by a Letter from one Father Anderton and he called these Commissions Patents and if it please your Lordship I did ask Mr. Langhorn whether he had received them he told me yes then I asked him whether he would do me the favour to let me see them and because I had been privy to the Consults and came to wait upon him by Order of the Provincial he did let me see them L. C. J. And you saw them in his Study upon his Desk Dr. Oates Yes my Lord I did And particularly one more I can tell of which his Son was to deliver to a Son of my Lord Arundel of Warder L. C. J. How many Commissions were there Dr Oates I cannot say about 7 or 8 I think I did see and looked over Mr. J. Atkins And you knew what they were Dr. Oates Yes for those that I saw that I can remember L. C. J. What was my Lord Powis to be Dr. Oates Lord High-Treasurer L. C. J. And what my Lord Arundel Dr. Oates Lord High-Chancellor of Engl◠L. C. J. And what my Lord Stafford Dr. Oates As to my Lord Stafford I cannot give so good an account but as I remember he was to be a Pay-Master in the Army or some such Office relateing to the Army L. C. J. North What was the Prisoner at the Bar to be Dr. Oates A Judge in the Army or an Advocate General so they called him L. C. J. You saw most of these Dr. Oates I saw several of them most of them in his custody I cannot say all There was more than for these Lords for other inferior Officers L. C. J. How many might there be of them as near as you can guess Dr. Oates I think he told me they were about 50. L.
C. J. VVhat number did you see Dr. Oates I saw about half a dozen or 8. L. C. J. VVell Sir go on Dr. Oates My Lord I am now to speak to your Lordship concerning some Letters that he wrote to Rome and there was L. C. J. Had you any discourse with him concerning the matters of any of the Commissions of my Lord Bâ—llasis and my Lord Powis Dr. Oates No my Lord I had but little skill in Military Affairs and therefore I said but little and I cannot give you an account word for word what the discourse was for it was out of my way My Lord there were several Letters which Mr. Langhorn writ to Father Le Cheese the Answers to which I saw in April and May whereupon the Fathers did desire they might have the Originals of those Copies He gave me the Originals to carry to the Fathers I think it was that very day I had been with him in the afternoon for I was with him in the morning the Fathers did read the Letters L. C. J. From whom came they Dr. Oates From Father le Cheese and from Father Anderton And le Cheese in his letter did assure him of his stedfastness and constancy to assist the Society for the carrying on the Cause And that they should not need doubt but the French King would stand by them or to that purpose I cannot remember exactly the words but it was to that effect L. C. J. But they were directed to Mr. Langhorn Dr. Oates I cannot Swear that directly but he gave them me L. C. J. Who were le Cheese and Anderton Dr. Oates The one was Confessor to the French King and the other Rector of the â—â—lledge at Rome Mr. J. Atkins But you saw those in the Prisoners custody you say Dr. Oates Yes my Lord I did L. C. J. He gave them you to deliver to the Fathers to Whitebread and the Rest of them Dr. Oates Yes my Lord but I cannot say who they were directed to L. C. J. But pray repeat what was the substance of that Letter Dr. Oates My Lord as to the words of them I dare not charge my memory but â—â— was to this purpose That Le Cheese would stand by the English Society and assist â—â—em and that they should not need to doubt the French King or to that effect Mr. Belwood Do you remember any Letters that were writ by Mr. Coleman to Le Cheese Dr. Oates Yes my Lord I remember several Letters that Coleman writ but Mr. Langhorn was not affected in them Mr. Belwood Did he know of them Dr. Oates He gave an accompt in this letter to the Society that Coleman had wriâ—tters to Le Cheese and was very large and therefore he should not trouble his Reâ—â—rence with any long Epistles Sir Cr. Levins What do you know of any money that was to be raised by the Beneâ—ctine Monks Dr. Oates I had forgot that L. C. J. You say that he said they should not need to doubt the French but he â—â—uld stand by them with men and money for what purpose pray Dr. Oates Ile-tell you for what purpose it was the words of the letter did alledge to be for carrying on of the Cause Mr. Just Pemberton You mean the Catholick Cause Dr. Oates So it was generally understood L. C. J. But for the other money what say you Dr. Oates Mr. Langhorn was employed as Solâ—citor for the Jesuits and did accomâ—â—â—y some of the Society Father Harcourt Father Fenwick Father Kaines and Father Langworth and they went and did communicate the Secret to the Benedictine Monks desiring them to stand by them with a Sum of money for the carrying on the â—â—â—sign now upon Mr. Langhorns solliciting them and appearing for them as I have â—â—â—rd 6000 l. was promised and paid L. C. J. By whom promised and paid Dr. Oates By the Benedictine Monks L. C. J. To whom Dr. Oates To the Society L. C. J. To what person Dr. Oates That I cannot say but it was said Mr. Langhorn was to receive it L. C. J. Did you see the money paid Dr. Oates No I did not L. C. J. Did you hear Mr. Langhorn confess it was paid Dr. Oates Mr. Langhorn did say in the month of July or August I cannot be posiâ—â—â—â— which but thereabouts when he was spoken to about it that he would stir in it and do to the utmost of his power for the procuring of it And another thing I am sure Mr. Langhorn was very much disgusted that Sir George Wakeman was not contented with the 10000 l. Sir Cr. Levins What was the 60000 l. for Dr. Oates It was for the general Cause Sir Cr. Levins For the murther of the King Dr. Oates Yes and for the alteration of Religion Lord Chief Just North. How did it appear that Mr. Langhorn was disgusted that Sir George Wakeman would not take the 10000 l and what was it for Dr. Oates It was to poison the King and he said he was a covetous man that it was in a publick Concern and that being it was to carry on the Cause it was no matter if he did it for nothing but he said he was a narrow spirited and a narrow soul'd Physician L. Ch. J. When was it that he said he would stir for the money Dr. Oates It was in July or in August Langhorn My Lord may I ask him any Questions Mr. Just Pemberton Yes yes Mr. Langhorn you may Lord Ch. Just North. Pray Mr. Oates you saw such and such Commissions from the Superior of the Jesuits that were signed Jobannes Paulus de Oliva pray will you look upon this and see whether you know it and a Writing under the Jesuits Seal wâ—â— shew'd him Dr. Oates This is the hand the very hand that was to the others and they had put such a Seal and that is for Mr. Stapleton to be Rector of St. Omers Sir Cr. Levins Now my Lord if you please this was not one of those Commission that Mr. Langhorn did distribute to the persons that were to have them no he would let us have none of those but it is a Commission of another nature 't is neither for aâ— Office civil nor military but Ecclesiastical yet it is under the same Hand and Seal Langhorn You say you came to me the first time in November and you went tâ— St. Omers when Sir Dr. Oates The latter end of November Langhorn When arrived you at St. Omers Dr. Oates I think it was the 10th of December new Stile I will not be positive L. C. J. All their defence lies in Catches upon a point of time in which no mâ—â— living is able to be positive Dr. Oates My Lord if the 26th of November fell upon a Monday then it was â—â— the 26th day that I set out for Dover in the Coach as near as I can remember and got to St. Omers a Friday morning following Langh A Friday after you say you got to St. Omers Dr. Oates About that
my self of Something whereby I might forfeit my living for my Lord I have a right in a point of Equity still to that living but only for going beyond Sea withou leave of my Ordinary I am not now Vicar of Langhorn When did you come to your Vicaridge Dr. Oates In 1672. Langhorn You became a Papist in 1677. I ask this Question whether he did leave his living before he turned Papist Dr. Oates my Lord I am not willing to answer that Question L. C. J. When did you leave your living did you leave it before you went away Dr. Oates It was not very long before but the reason why I am not willing to tell when I left the Parish I left it in the charge of mr Thomas Turner Vâ—car of Mâ—lton I did go near about Chichester and served a sequestration there The Air was not a good Air in that part of Kent and I had not my health and that was one reason and for other reasons best known to my self Langhorn After he became a Papist I desire to know whether he became a Jesuit Were you in any Order there L. C. J. Mr. Langh it is not a proper Question we ought not to ask it him You are a man of the law and therefore you know it is not fair to ask any person a Question about a criminal matter that may bring himself in danger Langhorn I take him to be out of danger he hath his Pardon L. C. J. I don't know what his pardon is nor how far it reaches nor whether this be contained in it but if Mr. Oates pleases to answer that Question he may Mr. Jus. Dolben Though he hath his pardon he may be in danger of the Ecclesiastical Censure L. C. J. He says he will not Langh I l'e give you another reason why I ask it because in one of his Narratives he seems to call himself so he says There came over 9 of us Jesuits I suppose him to be one of that Order this I took to be a ground why I might properly call him so L. C. J. Narratives are no Evidence at all Langhorn But that gave me an occasion to ask the Question Dr. Oates I cannot answer it because it tends rather to raise a debate in the Court than conduces to the Question to acquit or condemn the Prisoner Mr Just Pemberton You are not bound to answer it L. C. J. He tells you he is not bound by law to answer and he refuses to answer Langhorn I desire to know whether he ever saw me or conversed with me from the time he acquainted me with the Consult and saw the Commissions in my chamber L. C. J. How often did you converse with mr Langhorn Dr. Oates After I returned again in July and August once or twice L. C. J. How often in April and May. Dr. Oates Twice I think about the time of the Consult L. C. J. And when you came over again how often Dr. Oates Twice more I think Twice or thrice L. C. J. So then he hath been four or five times in your company Dr. Oates He would not lâ—t â—â—e come to his house for he used to say his Wife was but aumes aâ—â— turned from a Devil and therefore he would not have me come thither Langhorn I hope he will not go out of the Court L. C. J. No he will staâ— here but you have done with him at present have you not Lanhorn Yes my Lord I have Sir C. Levins Sweaâ— Mr Bedloe which was done L. C. J. Mr Bedloe I ask you but one short Question because I would not interrupt you afterwards That Paper that you saw signed by the Superior of the Jesuits where had you it Mr. Below I had it at Mr. Daniel Arthur's Langhorn What is that L. C. J. It is an instrument signed and Sealed just as the things were which Mr. Oates says he saw you in your Chamber L. C. J. North And besides you must take notice that this was found a long time after Mr. Oates had given his testimony publickly for his closet was not searched till a great while after L. C. J. It is to shew you what Seals they used to have to their Commissions Mr Oates describes several Commissions that he saw in your study so sealed and subscribed and after the searching Mr. Arthurs study being a Papist that Commission is found there Now though it be a thing of a private concern a Church matter not relating to the matters in Question yet this very Commission is so subscribed and so signed and sealed as Mr. Oates had described those to be before in your chamber Mr. Bedlow Because it was exactly the hand and seal that I saw to the commissions in Paris I did take particular notice of the Paper and brought it to the Council L. C. J. Well Sir now go on with your Evidence Mr. Bedlow First my Lord I 'll only ask this Question of the Court whether a known Roman Catholick may take Notes of the Evidence in such a cause L. C. J. Truly no I think not Mr. Bedlow There is an honourable Lady in that Gallery the Lady Marchionis of Winchester that hath took Notes all this Trial. L. C. J. She will do her self nor no body else any great hurt by what she writes Mr Bedloe I only speak it for the information of the Court. Lord Chief Just A Womans Notes will not signifie much truly no more than her tongue Mr. Bedloe My Lord about three years since I was sent by Mr. Harcourt and Mr. Coleman to le Cheise with some letters for the carrying on of this Design With these letters Mr. Coleman asked me if I could go with him as far as the Temple I have no particular acquaintance with Mr. Langhorn I was but twice at his Chamber once with Mr. Harcourt and once with Mr. Coleman I waited upon Mr. Coleman to Mr. Langhorns Chamber in the Temple There did he register such letters as Mr. Coleman brought to him and afterwards Mr. Coleman sealed them up and gave them me to carry to le Cheese L. Ch. Just How do you say when you went with Mr. Coleman to Mr. Langhorns Chamber were the letters writ there Mr. Bedloe The letters were writ first at Colemans house and brought open by Coleman to Mr. Langhorn and he read them and registred them and then Coleman sealed them up and gave them to me to carry away Langhorn What letters were these Lord Ch. Just Do you know what the effect of those letters were Mr. Bedloe The letters were read some of them at the King-Benâ—b Bar at Colemans Trial There was one of them writ by Mr. Harcourt another by Mr. Coleman to le Cheese Mr. Just Pemberton What was the effect of them Mr. Bedloe Only to let le Cheese know that they waited only now for his Answer how far he had proceeded with the French King for the sending of money for they only wanted money all other things were in readiness That
saw them not did you Mr. Buss No they were in charge of this Anthony that is now in some place in the Queens Chappel Mr. Just Atkins Did he speak to Anthony to have a care of them or to you Mr. Buss To Anthony he was the person that was to take care of them Lord Chief Just Is Anthony a Papist Mr. Buss Yes a very strong Papist and we used to be often together but now he is jealous and will not come near me to talk with me as we used to do Lord Chief Just Now I understand the reason of it why he did not ask the Question it was not likely he should for it was not spoken to him but he stood by all the while the discourse was to Anthony another man and it was to him that he spoke to have a care of the four Irish men for they would do their Business What did Anthony say Mr. Buss He promised he would have as much care of them as of his own life Lord Chief Just Where is this Anthony to be found Mr. Bedloe My Lord Anthony is a Portuguese and the Queens Confessors man Lord Chief Just When did you see him Mr. Bedloe He was seen this morning they call him Signior Antonio L. C. J. North You should have an Order to take this same Anthony into Custody but in order to the finding of him let him go to my Lord Ossâ—ry Lord Chief Just Mr. Tisser we give you an Order for the taking of this Signior Antonio you will find him at Somersethouse for the doing of this we do advise you to wait upon my Lord Ossory and tell him that you have such an Order but that out of Reverence to the Queen we have also ordered you to wait upon him to desire him to send him L. C. J. North What is become of this Hankinson Mr. Buss He is abroad beyond the Seas my Lord for he said he was come thither to take leave of his Friends and was to go the next morning into Surrey and so away L. C. J. Well what have you now to say Mr. Langhorn Langhorn I conceive this last Witness says nothing to me Lord Chief Just North He speaks only to the Plotin general as the first Witnesses did but that which is upon you is as to Mr. Oaies who speaks to every Article of the Indictment expresly and Mr. Bedloe says he did not only see you transcribe and copy out that treasonable letter but he carried other letters to you which you promised to transcribe and these are Overt-acts that make you a Party to the Treason Lord Chief Just Besides your Discourse with Coleman after the letters were transcribed Langhorn These two Gentlemen were Farties in this supposed Crime the two Witnesses which do concern me are Mr. Oates and Mr. Bedloe and they both of them clearly appear to have been in the same Treason that I suppose they charge me with I desire to know whether they have had their Pardon or no L. C. J. I believe they have Mr. Oates and Mr. Bedloe Have you your Pardons Mr. Bedloe Yes my Lord I have three Dr. Oates I have two Pardons under the Broad Seal but I don't know what is in them L. C. J. North. But make your Objection how you will whether they had or whether they had not they are Witnesses Mr. Bedloe I never gave any Evidence till I had my Pardon Mr. Langhorn I ask for this reason I look upon your Lordship and the Court as my Counsel to advise me in matters of Law whether these be good Witnesses or not L. C. J. We do tell you that if we had not judged them to be Witnesses we would not have heard them Langhorn They come under the same reason of Law with an Approver having had their Pardon I don't say they are directly Approvers but I conceive they come under the same reason of Law with them and then if the Approver be pardoned by the Law the Appellee ought to be discharged methinks by the same reason these men having been participes Criminis and having got their Pardons ought not to be such substantial Witnesses against the Prisonet at the Bar. But my Lord I have one thing yet further to ask I desire to know whether they have not received any Rewards or Gratifications for the Discovery they have made and the Service they have done And whether they do not expect further Rewards L. C. J. Is there any Allowance to be made to you Dr. Oates I have received a Reward by disbursing 6 or 700 l. out of my pocket and I don't know when I shall see it again Mr. J. Pemberton Mr. Langhorn does suppose that the Witnesses are corrupted and bribed Do you think Mr. Langhorn that the King will bribe his Witnesses Langhorn My Lord I only propose it as a Question L. C. J. Would you answer that Question your self L. C. J. North If you can suppose there was any Subornation or Corruption call your Witnesses and prove it but for their receiving sustenance and maintenance from the King that is but reasonable and can be no Objection And you your self know that an Approver while he is in that service hath a Peny a day which in ancient times was a great matter for livelihood and sustenance so that any Reward that they have if you can prove it by Contract or Subornation you cannot make an Objection Langhorn My Lord I am informed by a Prisoner in the Goal that Mr. Bedloe hath hath received 500 l. L. C. J. If you can prove any ting do prove what you can Mr. Recorder That 500 l. was about a particular Fact L. C. J. But pray what is his Name Langhorn His Name is Mr. Reading L. C. J. North He is an infamous person he hath stood in the Pillory we cannot take him for a Witness but now I 'll tell you for the 500 l. 't is a thing we all know of It was a reward for a particular business not relating to the Plot but it was for the discovery of the murtherers of Sir Edmondbury Godfrey Mr. J. Atkins I think Mr. Prance is here that will give an account of that for Bedloe discoversed him M. Bedloe I am so far from having any benefie by this Discovery that I am 700 l. out of pocket Mr. J. Ellys You shall have the liberty to make what good defence you can for your self and prove what you can you must not go this way to work Lord Chief Just 'T is pretty reasonable for us to give a publick satisfaction to all the world that we do nothing under-hand but that we do in this Case as in all other cases any thing that is fit to be answered they shall answer and perchance in this Case something more than can be strictly required of us 'T is notorious enough that Mr. Oates and Mr. Bedloe have been fed at the Kings charge and it cannot be objected against them and need not be wink'd at for
they were parties in the Plot. And when they come to make the Discovery without which we should never have known the Plot for yow know 't is hard to discover any Crime Forgery or the like but by one that hath been privy to it and a guilty person yet these men always have been and are in Law Witnesses and 't is just they should have a Competency to maintain them since they came for the publick Good to make such Discoveries Lord Chief Just North And that particular Sum of money was paid to Mr. Bedloe in pursuance of the Kings Proclamation which we all know which was all publickly done Langhorn The Reason why I press this was because of the Proclamation which was to invite Persons to come touching the discovery of this Plot and to encourage them to it by a promise of reward I think it may be reasonable enough where any person that is charged with a Crime doth absent to propose a Reward for the bringing him in But I think it is hard that when a Prisoner is in Custody Witnesses should be brought in against him by such means Lord Chief Just North You do artificially go off from the Point Answer the Evidence that hath been given against you and you shall be heard but you labour very much and trouble your self to make answer to another matter that is not pertinent Lord Chief Just Does your Desence consist wholly of this sort of matter objecting the incompetency of the Witnesses Can you make no Answer to the Fact Langhorn I must tell your Lordship my whole Defence must run to disable the Witnesses for my Lord I was committed to Newgate the 17th of October and I have been kept there a close Prisoner till this day was seven-night or Friday the last week I never conversed with any Friend or any Relation nor knew any thing of News only with some few persons sent by Authority of the House of Commons or the Council And I was never examined by any since I was committed I never heard what was charged against me and I could not foresee what these men could testifie because I was not confident whereupon they would proceed therefore I can have no Desence unless it be by lessening their Credit 't is impossible I should L. C. J. Do lessen it if you can If you have any Witnesses to take off their Credit or contradict them call them Mr. Just Atkins But I would say one thing to you Mr. Langhorn you seem to put a very ill Construction upon the Kings Proclamation as if it were to 〈◊〉 vite and encourage persons to come and sweaâ— about a Plot where there was none it was to invite people to make a further Discovery of Plot that lay close and we could not fully discover for the preservation of the King and Kingdom withoâ—â— such a means Langhorn He did propose a Reward Mr. Just Atkins Ay in order to a further Discovery of that Plot which we had Evidence of before Mr. J. Pemberton And so you would be close in all your Accounts and none should be rewarded that could make us any discovery of them but presently their Testimony must be gone 'T is very fine but the Court over-rules it L. C. J. Mr. Langhorn whatsoever your object of this kind does fly in the face and reflect upon the integrity and wisdom of King Lords and Commons L. C. J. North. For it was done by the advice of all Three L. C. J. If you 'l go on and prove any thing but pray don't spend our time to no purpose Langhorn Call Parry and Townely and Doddington and the rest Dr. Oates Mr. Lord here are papists come into the Court with their Swords on L. C. J. They will not draw them here Lord Major 'T is Well enough 't is well enough Dr. Oates you are sase enough here L. C. J. Who will you have first Langhorn I would h ave Hilsly set up Which was done L. C J. What Would you ask him Langhorn Your Lordship hath heard Dr. Oates affirm he came over such a time in the Pacquet Boat with mr Hilsly I desire to know whether that be true or no L. C. J. I can help you in that for we had him his Companions here yesterday but however we will hear them again if you will have them Do you know mr Oates Hilsly I do my Lord very well L. C. J. When did you come over from St. Omers Hilsly I came over the 24th of April N. S. L. C. J. Did mr Oates come with you Hilsly No he did not Dr. Oates No my Lord he did leave me there but I overtook him at Calis L. C. J. Look you there now you did leave him there but he overtook you at Calis Did you leave him there Hilsly I did leave him there L. C. J. Ay but he over took you then did he not Hilsly No he did not L. C. J. He answers as he did yesterday that â—he did not come over with him you lost your mony did you not Hilsly Yes I did L. C. J. How did you lose it Did you lose it at play Hilsly 'T is to matter how I lost it I did not lose it at play Dr. Oates I'â—l tell the Court if your Lordship please how he lost it he lent a great-deal of mony to a Gentleman who went away with his mony and left him to pay the Reekoning L. C. J. What say you to that Hilsly That is very true and I confess it but what is all this nothing to the matter he was told this by some body else I never saw him nor ever-any man in the Ship saw him come over with me L. C. J. I'â—l tell you what then first here is something now that you would not confess yesterday nor indeed would you confess it now I asked you how you lost your moâ—y you see mr Oates can tell you how it was tho' you wont tellius so that tho this be a secret he knows it and how could he know this secret unless he were there¿ Hilsly There is one that I met by the way that did tell him this Story Thâ—n one Gifford stoed dâ—â—â—pâ— L. C. J. Did you see mr Oâ—seâ— Gifford Yes my Lord. L. C. J. What discourse had you with him concerning Hilsly Gifford Why he told us of his departure L. C. J. When Gifford After he was gone away L. C. J. How long after Gifford Three or four days L. C. J. What said he to you Gifford He only told us he was gone L. C. J. What else said you of him Gifford He only said he departed out of the Colledge then L. C. J. What did you say to mr Oates about it Gifford I don't remember what I said in particular L. C. J. Hilsly call up the other person that you say told mr Oates Hilsly He is not here my Lord but here is one that was in the company when he told it L. C. J. Who was by Gifford Mr. Burnaby who
came thither the first of May. L. C. J. Hearken to me when you talked with Mr Oates concerning mr Hilsly's being gone from the Colledge was there any body by Gifford I cannot tell L. C. J. Was mr Burnaby by when mr Oates and you talked about Mr. Hilsly Then another Witness started up 3d. VVit Yes my Lord there was mr Oates with me and mr Burnaby put himself into our Company in the Garden and he acquainted me with this Story L. C. J. What said he 3d. Witness He said he met this Gentleman and that this Gentleman was cheaâ—ed of his money L. C. J. How did he tell you he was cheated 3th VVit I dont know the occasion but he said a fellow cheated him of the mony L. C. J. Was that all he said 3d. Whitness Yes my Lord but I do not remember upon what occasion he said he was cheated by a shirking fellow L. C. J. Did he name the place he met him at 3d. Witness I don't know my Lord whether he mentioned it or no. L. C. J. So that mr Oates names the place which he was never told and unless he was there how could he then tell it 3d. Witness But this does not prove that I speak against my Conscience that doâ—s â—ot argue L. C. J. Look you the answer is this mr Langhorn You would charge mr Oates â—â—th falsity in saying he came over in the Pacquet-Boat with Hilsly and you call up â—â—m and he says he did nor come but he left him at St Omers mr Oates comes and â—â—d says 't is true he left me there but I over-took him at Calis by this very token â—â—â—d he you were cheated of your mony by a person that you lent it to who went aâ—â—ay left you to pay the Reckoning When I asked mr Hilsly how he could tell if it were â—â—ue that he was not with him he answered he was told it by another but when I come 〈◊〉 know what that other person said it was no more than this he said in mr Oats hearâ—â—g mr Hilsly was cozened of his mony but did not say how nor by whom nor where 〈◊〉 Langhorn Now to prove that what mr Hilsly said is true and that therefore mr â—â—tes his knowledge must come by another hand I desire that the Witness may be askâ—â—â— how long mr Oates was at St. Omers L. C. J. How long was mr Oates at St. Omers 3d. Witness From December till June he was there except one particular day that 〈◊〉 went to Watton L. C. J. And you saw him almost every day 3d. Witness Yes I did L. C. J. You have 15 or 16 Witnesses that will say all this but yet if you will we â—â—ll call them L. C. J. When went he away do you know that 3d. Wit He went in June I cann't certainly say the day L. C. J. Well call another 3d. Witness Pray my Lord let me speak if your Lordship please to let me give you my Reason why I might see him I saw him in the Refectory he had a little Table by himself distinct from the rest and dining together in a publick place it was impossible but we should see his place empty if he were gone and I know the number of my own Schoole and can tell whether any one be absent L. C. J. What because he sat at a Table by himself therefore you think he was there all the while 3d. Witness Certainly if I may believe mine own eyes I saw him there every day Lord Ch. Baron Were you there every day your self 3d. Witness Yes my Lord I was I did not miss one day I had no Infirmity Langhorn My Lord mr Oates hath affirmed that there was with him when he came over in April Sir Robert Brett L. C. J. He says only he believes so he says positively he came over in the company of Sir John Warner Sir Thomas Preston he thinks also Sir Robert Brett but is not positive Langhorn This he affirmed both in his Narrative upon Oath in the Lords-house L. C. J. Shew any thing that he was sworn to here Mr. J. Atkins But what says this lad more let him speak for he is very full of it 3d. Winess The first day of May I saw him in the Garden with a Lay Brother at Kittlepins in the view of all the Colledge Langhorn Let us examine him as to persons and then refer it to the Lords Register L. C. J. Why If you will prove something mr Oates hath sworn there that you can contradict first prove what he swore and then contradict it Mr. J. Pemberton Pray take notice you must not go to oppose him in any thing of that Oath unless he hath sworn it here whatsoever there be there except he hath sworn the same here 't is in vain to object it for he cannot be intended to have Witness to make good what he swore there Sir Cr. Levins Let us hear what he does offer Langhorn Under favour mr Oats hath acknowledged what he swore there was true L. C. J. You are mistaken mr Langhorn indeed when you asked him that Question he said as far as what concerned what he swore here was true and he is bound at this time to answer no more Langhorne Then as to Sir John Warner I desire my Witnesses may be examined L. C. J. I suppose they may be here and say the same they did yesterday that he did not stir from his house at Watton all April and May. 4th Witness Yea my Lord he lived there all that while L. C. J. What Year 4th Witness In year 1678. L. C. J. That is the time that Oates says he came over with him You saw him all most every day did not you 4th Witness Yes I did only four days that I was absent being sent by him to Stâ—â— Omers at a great Feast L. C. J. And when you came back you found him there 4th Witness Yes I lidâ—â— L. C. J. You are his Gardner are you not 4th Witness Yes I am L. C. J. Did you stay all those four days at St. Omers 4th Watness I was sent to the high Kirk and carried some Instruments for the musick and there I stayed four days and the last day of April and the first and second and third of May. And I saw mr Oates there in the house and I saw him going into 〈…〉 L. C. J. He says that Sir John Warner was at home all April and May that he himself was absent but four days that he left him there and when he came back found him there and that in the four days he was at St. Omers he saw Mr. Oates which was the last of April the first second and third of May. You don't know when mr Oate went away 4th Witness No my Lord not I. Mr. J. Pemberton Was Sir John Warner there all June 4th Witness My Lord I can't tell that I only speak to April and May. L C. J. Those are the two
come for Sir what is your Name E. Castlemain My Name is Castlemain L. C. J Are you my Lord of Castlemain E of Castlemain Yes my Lord I am L. C. J. Does your Lordship come as a witness for Mr. Langhorn Mr. Langhorn do you call my Lord of Castlemain Langhorn My Lord I do not know what he comes for whether he comes as a witness for me or not perhaps he may E. of Castlemain My Lord I come to wait upon your Lordship and the Court to give you an account that some of the witnesses that were summoned here for the Prisoners are so beaten and abused without that they dare not come to give their Evidence for fear of being killed L. C. J. That is a thing that is not to be suffered let us but see my person that dares but offer to meddle with them and I 'le assure you we will take care to see them punished according as they do deserve L. C. J. North 'T is a very unjustifiable thing a thing that we will very severely punish if they be hindred of free ingress and regress Mr. Just Atkins Indeed 't is a very horrid thing that they should be so abused they ought to have their liberty of coming and giving their Evidence here without any molestation E. of Castlemain I can assure your Lordship that one of them was so beaten and bruised that we cannot tell but it may cost him his life L. C. J. Nay we must look to such a thing as that for it is by no means to be allowed of If your Lordship will but tell us who they are let us but know them and we will take care for the punishment of them for we will shew our selves just and fair and give them all the fair play that can be Mr. Just Pemberton Mr. Langhorn have you any more Witnesses Langhorn Call the woman that kept the white-horse-Tavern who stood up Lord Chief Just To what purpose do you call this woman Langhorn I desire my Lord to ask one Question of Mr. Oates touching the Consult at the white-horse Tavern in the Strand How many persons met there Dr. Oates Before that Question be asked I pray your Lordship would ask her when she came to the white-horse-Tavern to keep it Witness I don't keep it now L. C. J. When did you keep it Witness I kept it in June and I left it the beginning of July Dr. Oates She does not come to the time Lord Chief Just Did you keep it all the year before that Witness I kept it seven years before till July last Langhorn I would know of him How many might be there at that time L. C. J. What number of persons do you say met at that Consult Dr. Oates That Question if it please your Lordship hath no reference to this Trial neither is it at all material but because I have given the Prisoners so much freedom they impose upon me with questions Lord Chief Just 'T is a Question they cannot expect a precise Answer to from you But yet I would have you give them as satisfactory an Answer as you can what number there might be there at a time Dr. Oates My Lord I think there might be at the white-horse-Tavern at a time about eighteen or twenty Lord Chief Just Were they in one Room or in several Room Dr. Oates They were in two or three Rooms Witness Is this Mr. Oates my Lord L. C. J. Yes that he is L. C. J. Was there no body never in your Tavern but who you knew what can you tell all the people that were ever in your Tavern Witness The most of my Company were people that I knew L. C. J. What is your Company Witness Those that frequented my house L. C. J. Can you say who was in your house April 24 1678 Witness No my Lord I will not undertake that but I will give you as true an account as I can Langhorn I 'll tell you why I ask this Question Mr. Oates did say in his Depositions before the Lords there met fifty L. C. J. At several times in the day Langh But this must all be in the morning L. C. J. Who so suppose there met of that Company twenty in the morning and then some went away and others came in their Room and so they did for divers times in the day is not this properly said of me that there might be about fifty at that Consult Langhorn He saith in Colemans Trial there met fifty upon the 24th of April and afterwards they adjourned into lesser Colloquies Dr. Oates I say they met there the 24th day but the Consult was not dissolved till the 26th day at night Lord Chief Just North You must go only upon what is sworn now And we ask the Question upon your Proposal How many were there at a time and he says about eighteen or twenty at a time Now if he proves there were eighteen at one time twenty at another time and ten at another that makes about fifty L. C. J. Good woman is your house a little house Witness 'T is a small inconsiderable house there is not a Room in it that will hold above a dozen I never remembred so great a Company was in my house at one time but once in all my seven years and that was a Jury of the Parish and they could not be together but were divided into three Rooms Then there stood up a Stranger who was sworn L. C. J. Well Sir do you know the White Horse Tavern in the Strand 1 Witness Yes my Lord I do very well Lord Chief Just Do you know the biggest Room in the House 1 Witness Yes I do my Lord. Lord Chief Just How many my dine there 1 Witness It may be twenty people I have seen a dozen or sixteen there often Lord Chief Just Did you know the Tavern a year ago 1 Witness Yes my Lord this was a year ago Then a second witness stood up in the Court and said that twenty five or thirty might dine in one Room that was backward and another that was forward And a third attested that he was at a wedding and there did dine above twenty in one Room next the street Mr Recorder If she make a Jury to be in three Rooms that i but four in a Room Mr. Just Pemberton Those Juries are sixteen generally or more Langhorn My Lord I don't know this Tavern my self but I thought it very considerable if they had not a Room that would hold such a number as he spoke of fifty Lord Chief Just But you see how unfortunately it happens the matter had not been much if it had been proved but it is very unlucky that these persons should be here in Court by whom the other is contradicted it had been better it were never medled with That she should be so peremptory in what standers by know to be false makes this contradiction in one thing to give a suspicion that all your witnesses may be
false in all the rest Sir Cr. Levins Here is a Gentleman of good Quality that saith there have been fifty in a Room Langhorn My Lord I hope neither the Court nor the Jury will reflect upon me for this Lord Chief Just No it can't do that but it reflects upon your Evidence especially this woman Langhorn I have been a Prisoner so long and I know nothing but what Friend and Relations inform me Lord Chief Just The thing was reasonably offered but it proves so unfortunately will not hold Have you any more witnesses to call Langhorn Yes my Lord. L. C. J. I pray call them Langhorn My Lord I desire I may examine them after the Kings Counsel have done Mr. J. Pemberton You may say what you will for your desence but you must examine no new witnesses then Mr. Langhorn Langhorn I must ask this Gentleman a Question or two if the Court think sit L. C. J. Propose them to the Court what is it you would have Langhorn My Lord it is in relation to a matter that happened at Irelands Tryal I know not whether it be proper but the Question I would ask is whether Ireland were here in August or no Lord Chief Just He hath given you no occasion to ask this Question at this Tryalâ— And is there any reason that we should examine him to such a thing Do you thinâ— it reasonable or according to Law that Mr. Oates should be examined in your Tâ—â— a concerning what he then said of Irelands being here in August or not being here when 't is no part of his accusation that he brings against you Can he be imagines to be prepared for such a Justification since he does not at all give any Evidence of is here L. C. J. N rib Since he gave not any occasion or use for such a proof now at this time 't is not sit he should be examined about it Indeed yesterday he gave it in Evidence because it concerned a circumstance of time that related to the Prisoners theâ— to be tried Lord Chief Jast 'T is true as my Lord says That it was yesterday proper because he gave Evidence that Fenwick and Ireland were here in August together Now this did some way concern him but you have no concern at all in it Mr. Just Pemberton That brought it in at that time but this is a foreign matter it cannot be here Lord Chief Just Have you any more witnesses master Langhorn Lang. My Lord Mr. Oates hath affirmed when I asked him touching his receiving Reward he said he had his Reward for he had been out of purse six or seven hundred pound and it is my desire to examine a couple of witnesses touching the probability of that for he was so very poor before this happened that it is impossible without â— Purse being made for him to lay out fix or seven hundred pound Lord Chief Just Look you here is the thing he gives you an Answer to which he was not in the least bound nor is it to be charged by you he sayes he is out 700 l. but that is not any Evidence nor is the Jury to take notice of it nor is it to affect him And would you have him give us an account how he came by that money Langhorn My Lord I 'll tell you how far it concerns me the proving of his Indigency before this thing happened will concern me thus far L. C. J. If you should prove this man in an indigent condition what is that to the present purpose it goes to no part of the Evidence Langkorn My Lord I ask the Question for this Reason for certainly if he were so very indigent it cannot be imagined in probability that any man would trust him with such a great sum unless it were to give this Evidence Lord Chief Just If you have any more witnesses call them and make an end of them if not then you may observe what you will to the Court and Jury after the Kings Council have done Mr. Just Pemberton But all your witnesses you must call now Langhorn Doth your Lordship debar me from using this Copy of the Record of the House of Lords L. C. J. To what purpose would you have it read Linghorn Because Bedloe therein says that he had no person more to charge either in the house or out of the house than what he then charged L. C. J. What then Langhorn I was not one of those persons then he knew nothing against me L. C. J. 'T is but a memorial taken by a Clerk and do you think that his Omission shall be conclusive to us Langhorn 'T is the journal of the Lords House my Lord. L. C. J. North But can you think that can be used as Evidence here If you had an Affidavit signed by the party and had witnesses to prove that he did make such an Oath you say something Mr. Just Pemberton You cannot read that against his Testimony you understand that being a Lawyer If you have any witnesses call them but you pick out collataral matters and spend our time to no purpose L. C. J. Really if it were a thing conducing to the point I would very much stretch but it being such a kind of thing as this is he says he had nothing to say against any bedy else and I was not named then what is this to the Fact you are charged with Mr. J. Pembert Why it may be he did not remember it then will you conclude him that he should never remember it or speak of it L. C. J. You see that now at these Trials he says sometimes this is all I can remember at present but by and by he recollects himself would you hinder him from saying then what he remembers L. C. J. North Besides upon an Affidavit or an Answer in Cliancery we never allow it unless we have the party to prove that he took the Oath Langh I desire to know of Mr. Oates whether he did distribute any of these Commissions and to whom for he hath said I did Dr. Oates That which I say is this those Commissions that I named they were distributed but the persons I do not know I know the Commissions were for those five persons and in July or August he did say he had distributed them but he said not to whom only one indeed the sent by his Son to the eldest Son of the Lord Arundel of Warder to be Commissary General and he came back and said it was delivered Langhorn You do not speak of any other Dr. Oates I do not recollect that I know of any other Langhorn I ask for this reason because in the Lords house he hath charged me that I sent my Lord Arundels Commission and that I sent it by my son and that he saw a letter in my Chamber of the receipt of it Dr. Oates My Lord there is some part of the Evidence that does reflect upon the Lords which I charge not upon Mr Langhorn because
see him in England last year Mr Walker I saw him the latted end of March 1678. or towards the middle of April following I saw him then in a disguise in so much as that I knowing what he was what he had been I could not a great while recollect the face of the man it was a great trouble tom that having known him so many years I should not then know him I went home but could not recollect my self that night but before I rose again the next morning I did recollect my self that it was Titus Oats and I presently turned my self out of my bed and went to a Gentlewon an whose name I did not then well know to inquire of her about it After the Salutation said I How does Mr Oats said she knocking her hand upon the Counter He is an undone man VVhy what is the matter said I He is turned said she to the Church of Rome Do you know where he is said I No said she but he is lurking up and down the Town and only dares appear in the evenings Well then said I I saw him later than you did for I saw him between St. Martins lane and Leicester house yesterday but he was in a disguise and I told her what habit he was in L.C.J. What time was that Mr. Walker It was about ten of the Clock in the morning Lord Chief Just But what time of the year was it M. Walker It was the litter end of March or the middle of April Mr. Just Pemberton It was before the end of April Mr. Walker Ay Ay my Lord. Lord Chief J. And that contradicts all your Witnesses for they say that he was there all March and all April and all May nay from December to June Langhorn He hath said the latter end of March or the middle of April I would have him be as certain as he can Lord Chief Just He cannot be certain for those things in point of time you know and all mankind must agree that a thing done a year ago that was of no greater importance at that time cannot so easily be remembred or that he should take such special notice of the critical day What man in the world does remember or take notice so as to charge himself in what week or what month such an accidental thing as this happened But to satisfie M. Langhorn I ask you can you speak any more particularly than you have done Mr. Walker Because I would not be mistaken or do any one any wrong I do rather take an uncertain time then a certain but I do think it was in the month of April and towards the middle of the month that is all I can say Langhorn But how â—â—he sure since he is so uncertain in his memory that this was 1078. and not 1677 Mr. Walker Because my Lord it was but a little more than a year since I am able to judge of the year as well as another Lord Chief Just Do you remember what you went about Mr. Walker I was wont about that time of year to receive money of my Lord. Thomas Howard and upon that Errand I come to Town then Lord Ch. Just But are you sure it was Mr. Oates that you saw Mr. Walker Yes my Lord for according to my apprehension I did know the face when I first saw it but I could not recollect who it was till I had refreshed my memory and the next morning I did so and then concluded it was he Mr. Just Dolben How came you hither Mr. Walker I was brought here for a VVitness Mr. Just Dolben Did you discover this to Mr. Oates or did mr Oates first come to you to put you in mind of it Mr. Walker I had discoursed with some persons about it a while after the Plot was discovered and so I suppose it came by accident to him Then Mrs. Ives was sworn and stood up Lord Ch. Just Well mistress what say you Mrs. Ives This is the Gentleman that told me this business Lord Ch. Just What did he tell you Mrs. Ives He asked me when I saw Titus Oates I told him I had not seen him a long time that he was gone beyond Sea he asked me if I never saw nor heard from him since I told him No but of late some of his friends had told me that he was about the Town and that they had seen him but they did not know the place where he lodged Then said he I have seen him since you for I was yesterday going into Lâ—ieâ—ster fields and going along I saw him for he was in Colloured Cloths and very much altered from what he had been Lord Ch. Just When was this How long was it agoe Mrs. Ives It was about the middle of April was twelve-month and I remember it by a very good token for his Father mr Oates came then to my house to see me and that is the first month that our new thin Cheeses come in and I did then ask him if he would not come in and eat some new thin Cheese and when he was come in and sate down eating of Cheese and drinking a draught of drink I was a saying to him pray Sir when did you see your Son Said he I have not seen him of late I heard from him a little while ago but I have not seen him Then said I I can tell you news of him Here was such a Gentleman in my Shop that says he met him in Leicester field but in a disguiâ—e and he told me what habit he was in Sir Cr. Levins Set up Butler Who was Sworn L. C. J. How long have you known mr Oates Butler I have known him two or three years before he went to Sea L. C. J. When did you see him last year Butler When he came back he came to my masters house the beginning of May last was twelve month L.C.J. Who is your master Butler Sir Richard Barker my Lord. L. C. J. What did he come there for Butler He came to enquire for Doctor Tongue L.C.J. Did you know him Butler Yes I did L. C J. Are you sure that 's he Butler This is the Gentleman L. C. J. And what said he Butler I was in the Gate about my Coach and he comes in and asked me if Dr. Tongue was within I told him no at present I did not know him because he was in such a disguised habit I knew him very well before because he went in such an habit he does now but this is the man and Titus Oates is his name Said I mr Oates you are welcome into England again but he took no notice but went forward into the house but he made but a little stay there and came out again it seems somebody had affronted him and laughed at him because he was more like a Shepherd than a Minister His hair was cut and had a gray Coat on and plain Shooes and a flopping Hat and so he went out of the Gate and would
not take any notice of me or what I said Langhorn How does he know it was in 1678 and not 1677. He says it was in the month of May was twelve-month Butler I know it by this circumstance In February I went down into Lincolnshire and I came up again the same month Sir Rich. Barker was then sick and in the Country and there he was a great while and when he came to Town I did acquaint my master that Dr. Oates was there to enquire for Dr. Tongue in the strangest habit that ever I saw mâ—n in in my life L. C. J. How long after he had been there was it that you did tell your master Buil It was as soon as my master came back as soon as I saw him it might be a week C. L. J. Was it about a week or a fortnight Butler I do not know exactly Which was done Mr Belwoed Then swear Gicily Mayo L. C. J. Do you know master Oates Mayo I never saw his face before that time nor had I taken notice of him then but that there was a young man that lived with Sir Richard Barker who had a great acquaintance with him and seeing him in that Garbe he called me to the window and said mr Oates surely is turn'd Quaker or Jesuit by the change of his habit no said Iâ— he is ro Quaker for he hath got a Perriwig on L. C. J. Maid when was this Mayo This was before Whitsontide L. C. J. Which Whitsontide Mayo Whitsontide was twelve-month Lord. Ch. Just How long before that was it Mayo It was a matter of a fortnight before as I remember L. C. J. Are you sure you know him now Mayo Yes this is the man L. C. J. Did you tell your master of it Mayo I was not so well acquainted with him as to speak to Sir Richard Barker about it but the other Servants they told him Mr. Belwood Set up Philip Page Who was sworn Do you know mr Oats Page Yes my Lord I have known him these five years L. C. J. When did you see him Page About May was twelvemonth L. C. J. Where Page In Sir Richard Barker's house L. C. J. Are you sure this was the man Page Yes I am sure it was he Langhorn What time in May was it Page About the beginning of Mâ—â— L. C. J. And you take it upon your Oâ—th that you saw Mr. Oates the beginning â— May waâ— twelvemonth in Sir Richard Barker's house Page Yes my Lord I do Mr. Just Atkins What is become of the Bâ—â— that spoke to the woman about him Mayo He is dead my Lord. Sir Cr. Levins Then swear Sir Richard Barker Which was done L. C. J. Do you know Dr. Oates Sir Sir Richard Barker I have known him these many years I have known him from a Child L. C. J. Did you see him about a year ago Sir Richard Barker my Lord I did not see him then I was out of town but as the servants tell your Lordship so they told me when I came home that mr Oates had been there in a strange kind of habit that he was either turned Quaker or Jesuite I did very much admire at it sor I had seen his Father but a little while before and he told me nothing of it I had a mind to have give him a Living while he was in our Church L. C. J. When did your Servants tell you they saw him Sir Richard Barker They told me when I came home which was in the latter end of Whisun-week or the beginning as I remember L. C. J. Was it in Whitsuntide Sir Rich. Barker It was about that time they told me the odd kind of posture he was in and that young Fellow that they speak of told me several passages of Mr. Oates He is now dead L. C. J. But when did they speak of it to you Sir Rich. Barker My Lord when I came home two or three of them told me of it with great admiration as they have told your Lordship and the Court and I said to one of them What! did he leave no message They told me he enquired for Dr. Tonge and asked for me but that was all that they told me L. C. J. Come was it in May Sir Rich. Barker Yes my Lord it was May was twelvemonth L. C. J. How do you know it was in May was twelvemonth Sir Rich. Barker It was last year about the beginning of May. L. C. J. North Nay he tells you this when you asked him the Question whether he knew Mr. Oates Yes said he I did know him sormerly and when he was of our Church I did intend to have given him a Benefice Langhorne Certainly his change that is his becoming a Roman Catholick could not be a thing so strange that he should intend then to give him a Benefice Mr. J. Aikins But hark you Sir I suppose you remember it by your own Sickness very well Sir Rich. Barker Yes my Lord very well I had a little distemper upon me and Dr. Needham of the Charter-house came to see me and I Jay sick a matter of six or seven Weeks and the latter end of my sickness I continued taking of Physick till I came to Town L. C. J. But you are sure of the year by that Sir Rich. Barker Yes my Lord and Yesterday I should have acquainted your Lordship and the Court that there are some persons not unknown to some of the Bench if not near ally'd to them and that is Sir William Tyrrills Family of Lincolnshire his Grandson who had been at Cambridge and then came to visit me though I happened not to be at home they being my Wives Relations and it was before Witsontide because he came to take the advantage of that Season of the Year and he had conversed with Mr. Oates but he is not in Town at present and there are two or three of the University that conversed with Mr. Oates at that time Mr. J. Pemberton Are they here Sir Rich. Barker I only tell it you for a Circumstance Sir Cr. Levins Then set up Mr. Clay Who was sworn L. C. J. Do you know Mr. Oates Mr. Clay Yes I know him very well L. C. J. How long have you known him Mr. Clay Since last April was a Twelve-month L. C. J. Where did you see him then Mr. Clay I saw him at Mr. Howards my Lord. L. C. J. What Howard one of my Lord of Norfolks Brothers Mr. Clay Yes my Lord. L. C. J. What is his Christian Name Mr. Clay His Name is Mr. Charles Howard my Lord. L. C. J. Where was it Mr. Clay In his house L. C. J Where was his house Mr. Clay It was part of Arundel House 't is now made a new Street L. C. J. Did you speak with him there Mr. Clay Yes we saluted one another and he said Your Servant Sir I am sure I saw him there L. C. J. How often did you see him in that House Mr. Clay Twice L.
C. J. In April and May. Mr. Clay Yes in April and in the beginning of May. Langhorn I asked you if you do remember any circumstance of it to bring this to your memory L. C. J. By what token do you remember it that it was April and May. Mr. Clay By this Token that Mr. Charles Howard told me he was one that was come from beyond the Seas from St. Omers and said he he hath some thoughts of being a Jesuite but I think I shall divert him from that Lord Ch. Just How do you know that it was that month Mr. Clay It was in the latter end of April and beginning of May. Mr. Just Dolben Are you sure it was last year Mr. Clay Yes I am it was in the year 1678. Langhorn Was it at Dinner or no mr Clay No no. Langhorn Did he dine there that day Mr. Clay I did not see him at Dinner but I saw him there twice Lord Ch. Just Are you a Roman Catholick Mr. Clay Yes I am of the Church of Rome but not of the Court of Rome Lord Ch. Just That is no new distincton Lord Ch. Just North No they have the Court of Rome distinct from the Church and particular Favourites of it as other Princes have and there are those that profess themselves of that Religion that won't acknowledge the exorbitant Power that the Pope claims Langhorn Will your Lordship please to ask him whether he does remember that mr Oates did at that time play with mr Howard's Sor and instruct him and talk to him about his learning and put questions to him Lord Ch. Just Did you taâ—k or put any questions to mr Howard's Son about learning his Book Mr. Clay Not any thing that I heard Langhorn Was mr Howard's son there Mr. Clay No not in the Room as I think I cannot tell certainly my memory is frail Then mr Smith was called and sworn Lord Ch. Just How long have you known Dr. Oates Mr. Smith I knew him before the Fire he was my Scholar at the School where I was Usher Mr. Just Pemberton What time did you see him last year Mr. Smith The beginning of May. Mr. Just Pemberton How do you know that Mr. Smith He came to see me and dined with me L. C. J. Where Mr. Smith At Islington at my house there L. C. J. How long was he with you Mr. Smith Three or four hours L. C. J. What time was it Mr. Smith It was as I take it the first monday in May and I give this reason for my remembrance why it was in May because we dined by the Fire side being a little cold of which we took particular notice L. C. J. And you wondered that you should dine by the Fire side in May Langhorn Was it on a monday in May Mr. Smith It was on the first monday in May to the best of my remembrance L. C. J. Was there none of the Family there besides Mr. Smith Yes there was my Wife there L. C. J. Why did you not bring her to testifie the same Dr. Oates He cannot find his Wife L. C. J. North How long do you say was he with you Dr. Oates Three or four hours L. C. J. What did you talk of Mr. Smith We talked about his Travels about his journy into Spain and to Valledolid and Sallamanca Mr. Just Pemberton Was he in a Priests Habit or in another Habit Mr. Smith My Lord he was in a Cinnamon-coloured Suit trim'd with green Ribbons Sir Cr. Levins We have done with our Evidence my Lord. L. C. J. Now Mr. Langhorn the Kings Council have done with their Witnesses Langhorn Pray call Mr. Charles Howard and his wife L. C. J. I do not think Mr. Charles Howard will appear L. C. J. North I believe he does not think it safe to come here we know upon what account But upon caling after a while he did appear and stood up L. C. J. Well what have you to say to Mr. Howard Langhorn The Question that I would ask him is this it hath been affirmed here by Mr. Clay that old Gentleman that about the end of April or beginning of May last was a Twelvemonth he did meet Mr. Oater at Mr. Howards House I would know the truth of it L. C. J. Mr. Howard you have heard the Question do you know Mr. Oates Mr. Howard Yes my Lord very well L. C. J. How long have you known him Mr. Howard Above two years L. C. J. When was he at your house Mr. Howard My Lord he hath been at Arundel house about two years ago and several times since L. C. J. Was he there about a year ago Mr. Howard thereabouts he was L. C. J. Do you think he was there about May was Twelve-month Mr. Howard My Lord after July I remember he was there L. C. J Was he there in May Mr. Howard No my Lord not to my Remembrance Langhorn Pray Sir When did your Son dye Mr. Howard The Fisth of May was two year 1677. L. C. J. Why how does that appear to be any thing in this case he did not say that Mr. Howards Son was there Langhorn He said he was in the House but he could not tell whether he was in the Room or no. L. C. J. You asked him whether he talked any Latin or asked him any Questions and he says he cannot tell whether the Son were there in the Room or no. L. C. J. North He says About two years ago I remember he was at my house and about a year ago which contradicts all your Witnesses Langhorn No he says About two year ago I remember he was there and about a Twelve-month ago after July but he cannot remember whether he was here in April and May was a Twelve-month Mr. Howard Mr. Oates was in my lodging in April 1677 and then my Child was alive and dined together with him and Mr. Clay L. C. J. That is two years ago Mr. Howard Yes my Lord two years ago Mr. Oates was there with Mr. Clay but not since L. C. J. Call Mr. Clay again to confront him in that Dr. Oates I did not know Mr. Clay two years ago L. C. J. You are mistaken I believe for Mr. Clay does pretend that he did but just begin to know Mr. Oates in April was a Twelve-month and so Oats swear too Mr. Just Pemb. And he says he knows nothing whether you had a Child died or no. L. C. J. When was the time that you first knew Mr. Oates Mr. Clay The latter end of April last year L. C. J. Did you ever know him before that time Mr. Clay I never did L. C. J. Do you remember that ever you dined with him Mr. Clay I do not remember the day exactly and I do not remember that ever I dined with him Mr. J. Pemberton But he is positive that he did not know him but a year ago L. C. J. Do you remember whether Mr. Howards Son was alive Mr. Clay He had a Son
alive at that time Dr. Oates He had one Son indeed that died a year before Mr. Clay and I met there Mr. Howard I speak of my eldest Son who died two years ago Mr. Clay I never knew him L. C. J. Well 't is plain there was a mistake in it he spoke of a Son that was then and is now alive and you speak of your eldest Son that died two years ago Have you any more Witnesses Mr. Langhorn Langhorn No My Lord I have no more witnesses L. C. J. Well would you say any thing If you would say what you have a mind to say Langhorn My Lord I am charged here by two Witnesses the first is Mr Oates If I can prove any one point in answer to that which he hath given in Evidence not to be true then I conceive my Lord he ought to be set aside And I think it hath been clearly proved That whereas he said Sir Tho. Preston came over with him in April it hath been clearly proved he was then at L ige and whereas he hath affirmed Sir John Warner Mr. Poole and two or three more that were at St. Omers came over with him I have proved that not to be true beyond any contradiction Then as the witnesses about his own not coming over in April Mr. Hilsly says he came not over with him in the Pacquet Boat and the other says that he was sick in the Infirmary after Mr. Hilsly came away These points being thus proved I think there can be no credit given to what he says for I can say and I know it to be truth that from November 1677 to this very day I never saw him I have been a close Prisoner so long and have had but one weeks time to provide and therefore must be sain to take such information as my Friends and Relations could pick up to answer what he hath said in his Narratives supposing he would have said the same here therefore I am not able to make any better defence L. C. J. Did you never know Mr. Oats Langh I have seen him once or twice L. C. J. When was that Langhorn In Michaelmas Term 1677. L. C. J. Upon what occasion Lang. He brought me a letter from one of my Sons my younger Son in Spain and then he told me he was going to St. Omers He said he could not be settled in any of the Colledges in Spain and therefore he would go to St. Omers and from that day I never saw him till I saw him in the Court I hope truly I have well proved that he was not here in England when he says he was but that I must leave to the Jury But surely these Boys cannot be supposed to have any design or to be bribed by any Reward for I never saw the Face of any of them till now L. C. J. North They are all Papists and speak in a general Cause Langhorn If that be an Objection against them I think it is hard if they are not to be believed because they are Papists and Friends then the other on the contrary are not to be believed because they are Enemies I think it is clear that he did not lodge â—t Groves house and I think it is clear that he did not come over in the Pacquet Boat with Mr. Hilsly and that Sir Tho. Preston did not come over with him nor Warner nor Pool and if any of these points be clear for me I think his Testimony ought to be set â—side Now as to what Bedloe says in truth it is impossible for me to examine any Witnesses and that I think will be your Lordships Opinion it will not seem probable that one that was in my way of practice should become a Clerk to register letters and to keep Accounts of any particular Religious Order as he makes me to do or 〈◊〉 I were that I should admit Mr. Bedloe to be privy to those Accounts but that I â—â—ust leave to the Court my Lord 't is impossible to prove a Negative Mr. Bedloe 〈◊〉 a person that I have no acquaintance with truly I do not know that ever I saw him before this time in all my life though it is possible I may have seen him but I do â—ot know that ever I did Now that I should admit such a person to such a privacy 〈◊〉 Accounts of this nature if I were guilty of them seems very improbable but â—â—t as I said it is impossible to prove a Negative If I had known what he would â—â—ve charged upon me before perhaps I might have made a better defence and for â—ose Witnesses that I have had they were prepared by such Friends as thought they â—ould be useful for me These men have had time to get their Witnesses together never saw one of mine till they came into the Court I hope my Lord I shall find no disadvantage in my coming here upon the account of my Religion for that would seem as if you condemned me meerly for that I disclaim all Principles of Disloyaly â— I do assure your Lordship I do believe it is Damnation to any one that shall go about tâ— kill the King or deprive him of his Government I shall leave the rest to your Lord ship and the Jury The Lord Chief Justices Directions to the Jury against Mr. Langhorn Lord Chief â—ust Look you Gentlemen You have had an Accompt in the fiâ—â—â— Part of the Evidence in general That there was a general Design of bringing in Popery and in order to that as the best and quickest means to accomplish it to de stroy the King And without doubt they were in the right for that matter To destroy the King was the most effectual Course to introduce Popery they could take Whether they would do it or no is not now any Question but how much Mr. Langhorn the Prisoner at the Bar is concerned in it and that depends upon the Testimony of Witnesses The Testimony that Mr. Oates gives against him amounts but to thus much i cannot affirm says he that Mr. Langhorn was at the Consult on the twenty fourth of April at the White-Horse Tavern where they signed the Agreement to destroy the King But this I can say That the next day or within a day or two I went by Order from the Fathers Whitebread and Harcourt to Langhorns Chamber and acquainted him with what they had agreed upon And he swears that Mr. Langhorn did lift up his Hands and Eyes and pray to God to give them good Success He tells you further That after some Talk with him about bringing in of Popery and destroying of the King he had also Discourse concerning several Commissions that he saw about seven or eight of them and that he told him he had more One for my Lord Bellasis to be General and one for himself to be Advocate-General with others but those he says he saw and perused then And though he does not know of the delivery of those several Commissions yet
April such a Consult was summoned and held it falls out that five days after a Letter is found amongst Harcourts papers a principal Person in the Design which does order the meeting upon the twenty fourth of April bing the day after St. Georges Feast and gives them a Caution that they should not come too soon to Town That they should not appear too much in London for fear of discovering the Design And of disclosing that the nature of which requires Secrecy Plainer than this is hardly to be writ from a Jesuit Especially in so dangerous a matter And what can be answered to this Letter that is found in a Priests Hand four days after Mr. Oates had given in his Information about it Put all this together and if you be satisfied herein you may judg the better as to the particular business of mr Langhorn how far the Testimony of Oates and Bedlow affect him You know what you do And for Bedloe 't is true what he says that there is nothing to be said to his Evidence because no man can prove a Negative and he swears expresly that he had this discourse with him of these Treasonable matters Killing the King and Altering Religion If this be so and you are satisfied in that particular and that a man may very well bee as to the substance I do not see any considerable Answer that is given I say once more there is the life of a Gentleman at stake and there are all our lives at the stake Follow you your consciences do Wisely do Honestly and consider what is to be done Lord Ch. Just North. With my Lords leave because there hath been mention made of this letter which goes much in Confirmation of mr Oates Testimony It is in Court but it hath not been produced at the Bar I desire it may if your Lordship please Sir Cr. Levins It is here in Court my Lord we will give your Lordship an account how we came by it Swear Sr. Thomas Doleman Which was done Sir Cr. Lev. Sir Thomas Did you find the Paper amongst mr Harcourt's Papers Sir Thomas Doleman I found this letter among the Papers of mr Harcourt that were committed to my search Lord Ch. Just When did you find it Sir Sir Thomas Doleman It was some five or six days after mr Oates had given in his information to the King and Council Lord Ch. Just Do you mark it Gentlemen After mr Oates had told the Councel of the Consult in the Twenty fourth of April is this letter found Lord Ch. Just North 'T is in Confirmation of mr Oates's Testimony Then the letter was Read being the same with that in Page 37. In the Tryal of White bread Harcourt c. L. C. J. This Letter is only as to the Plot in General and no to be applyed to mr Langhorn in particular Langhorn Mr. Oates might very well be able to speak of this meeting of this congregation as they call it before this letter was taken 't is easy to believe because mr Oates being at Saint Omers I supposed the like letters of summons might come over to Saint Omers to fetch some of them over hither L. C. J. You say well but if you have but the luck to give me an answer to a thing or two you 'l have better fortune and more skill than the Priests 'T is true he might perchance know of the Consult if he were at St. Omers But will you tell us what that Design was And what is the meaning of the putting those words into the letter That they should not come too soon to London nor appear too much about Town for fear of discovering that design which they knew required Secrecy in its own nature Langhorn My Lord I will tell you what I take to be the meaning of that letter The design was the holding of a Congregation There were diverse of them and it was like the meeting of a Dean and Chapter in a Colledge and he bids them not to come too long before the time for they were certainly in very great danger to be taken L. C J What! At that time What danger were they in then Langhorn Yes my Lord the Parliament was then sitting L. C. J. But you know what Indulgence there was to all Papists at that time if they would be but quiet Well but put it altogether they were to come to London not too soon nor to appear too much because the Parliament was sitting for fear of Discovering the Design What was that only for Mr. Whitebread and his fellows to make an Officer Can it be answered by that Langhorn Certainly their holding of a Congregation in England does require secrecy L. C. J. Gentlemen Here is the thing This is only an Evidence to the Plot in general that there is a Plot and you may make what reasonable use you think fit of it It is not a Particular Evidence against Mr. Langhorns particular person Only it shews there was a Plot and you have heard what they say to him in particular about it And I 'le tell you one thing more which if Oats swears true concerns you very much He saith they were a talking of the Ten Thousand Pounds that Sir George Wakeman was to have for Poysoning the King when their other attempts had failed and that he would not take under Fifteen Thousand Pound You mr Langhorn was very angry and said it was a base covetous thing in him and it being such a public Cause it would have been no matter if he had done it for Nothing I have repeated as much as I can well remember without any prejudice to Mr. Langhorns Testimony And so I leave it with you Than an Officer was Sworn to keep the Jury who withdrew to consider of their Verdict and the Judges also went off from the Bench. The Lord Chief Justice telling the Auditory that the day being so far spent and the Commission determining that night because of the Term Sir George Wakeman and the rest could not be tryed till next Sessions And after a short space the Jury returned and answering to their Names delivered in their Verdict Cl. of Crown Gentlemen are you all Agreed of your Verdict Omnes Yes ' Cl. of Cr. Who shall say for you Omnes Foreman Cl. of Cr. Richard Langhorn hold up thy hand look upon the Prisoner You of the Jury How say you Is he Guilty of High-Treason whereof he stands Indicted or Not Guilty Foreman Guilty Cl of Cr. What Goods or Chattles Foreman None to our Knowledg Cl. of Cr. Hearken to the Verdict as the Court hath Recorded it You say that Richard Langhorn is Guilty of the High Treason whereof he stands Indicted But you say that he had no Goods or Chattels Lands or Tenements at the time of High Treason committed or at any time since to your Knowlege And so you say all Omnes Yes Mr. Recor. It is a Verdict according to the Justice of the Evidence Vpon which there was
which you and all men must appear And I hope all persons that stand by will take notice that it is not the Principles â—f the Protestant Religion to murder any let it be upon their own Heads that process it for we abhor these things And we hope these publick Testimonies of our Religion and this fair sort of Tryal will not only confirm those that are Protestants â—ow but will prevail upon those whom they have inveigled into their Perswasion to â—esert such a Religion till such time as they alter their Principles from the bloodiness and inhumanity they are stained with and which these men have instilled into all their Proselites And this I thought fit to premise to you in great Compassion and Charity And I pray God it may have that effect which I designed that is that is may put you in mind of that great immortality that you are to enter upon ere long And thus having given you this hint and the Law having had its Course upon you you have been fairly tryed fully heard and have nothing to say why that Judgment should not be pronounced which the Law hath designed against such Offenders I am therefore in the Name of the Court to do the Duty which the Law requires of the Court and I do in the Name of the Court pronounce this to be your Sentence That you be conveyed from hence to the Plate from whence you came and from thence you be drawn to the place of Execution upon Hurdles that you be there severally hang'â— by the Neck that you be cut down alive that your Privy Members be cut off that your Bowels be taken out and burnt in your view that your Heads be sever'd from your Bodies that your Bodies be divided into four Quarters and your Quarters to be on the Kings Dispose And the God of infinit merey be mereiful to your Souls After which there was a very great Acclamation Whitebread My Lord since we have not long to live we desire we may have the benefit of the Company of our Friends that they may be permitted to come at us Mr. Recorder Yea 't is fit they should have the Comfort of their Friends and Relations and God forbid but we should do all we can to make their Passage as comfortable as may be You must keep that Decorum that becomes such as are in your Condition You know you are under the publick notice of the World therefore you must use the Liberty that is granted to you with that moderation and prudence that 't is fit to use such a Priviledge with for I shall not deny you any lawful Favor Langhorn Sir There will be more people come to me than ordinary in regard of their business that I have had in my hands I desire they may have the liberty to come to me Mr. Recorder I would not deny Mr. Langhorn any thing that I could grant him â— it be any business that any person would have an accompt of which you have been concerned in for them they may be permitted to come to you Capt. Richardson There is no body to be in private with him to say any thing but what I sha'l hear Langhorn Yes my Lord I hope my Wife and Children may Mr. Recorder Yes God forbid but he should have his Wife and Children with him Langhorn Or any others that come about business Mr. Recorder Yes Captain with the Caution I have given you Then the Court adjourned for London to Guild-Hall the Fourteenth of July and for London and Middlesex in the Old Bayley the Sixteenth of July next And the Prisoners were carried back to the Goal FINIS