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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63153	The tryal and condemnation of Sir William Parkyns, kt., for the horrid and execrable conspiracy to assassinate His sacred Majesty King William, in order to a French invasion of this kingdom who upon full evidence was found guilty of high treason, at the sessions-house in the Old-Baily, March 24, 1695/6 : together with a true copy of the papers delivered to the sheriffs of London and Middlesex, by Sir J. Freind [sic] and Sir W. Parkins, at the place of execution.	Parkyns, William, Sir, 1649?-1696, defendant.; Friend, John, Sir, d. 1696.; England and Wales. Court of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery (London and Middlesex).	1696 (1696)	Wing T2153; ESTC R17270	58,904	40

did resolve it should be done in that Place and the manner was this That Sir G. Berclay with seven or eight chosen out of the rest were to attack the King's Coach and to kill the King while the other Party were to attack the Guards and the Number in all was to be about forty This was agreed upon And the first time they agreed upon to put this barbarous Design in execution was the 15th of February upon a Saturday the day the King usually went a hunting But it happened by very great Providence that the King did not go abroad that day They contrived further to make the thing very sure that there should be two Persons whom they called Orderly Men that should be placed at Kensington to give notice when the King went abroad one Chambers and Durance a Fleming And afterwards Durance was likewise imployed to view the Place at Turnham-Green and to take notice of those Places that were most convenient for the lodging and placing of their Men two or three in a House that they might not be observed to be in a readiness the Day they were to accomplish their Design Now the 15th of February they being disappointed by the King 's not going abroad they resolved to accomplish it upon the Saturday following the King usually going a Hunting upon Saturdays and therefore that Day was pitch'd upon Accordingly on the Friday following there was another Meeting at the Nags-Head in Covent-Garden where were present Sir George Berclay Captain Porter Mr. Charnock and the Prisoner There they had some Discourse and were in doubt because of the first Disappointment they had received whether there were not some Discovery and the thing taken Air but they were soon resolved of that for it was said if the thing had been discovered they should not have been there to meet that seemed very probable and gave them new Assurance that they were not discovered and thereupon they resolved to put it in execution the next Day the Day which they had before resolved on being Saturday the 22d of February and to do it in the same manner as had been resolved on before At that meeting Captain Porter told them he had had a Misfortune that some of the Horses he had undertaken to provide were fallen Lame he acquainted the Prisoner Sir William Parkins with it and he was careful to supply him with other Horses and told him he could get him a note to one Lewis Master of the Horse to the Lord Feversham for three Horses out of his Stable and accordingly did send him a Note for three Horses to be had from thence February the 2●d in the Morning the Time appointed to put it in Execution they met together and had notice from Kensington that the King did go a Hunting and then there was great Joy among them all for then they thought they should be sure to accomplish their Design and so they ordered all things to be got ready But afterwards about twelve a Clock News came that the King did not go abroad that the Coaches were come back and the Horses all of a Foam and then they thought it had taken Air and that they were discovered and that put them into a great Consternation Now Gentlemen this is the Account you will have by the Evidence of the Conspiracy for Assassinating the King at the several Meetings at which the Prisoner was present There will be a little more Evidence if there be occasion to confirm this as to the part the Prisoner had in this barbarous Conspiracy For it will appear to you Gentlemen the Prisoner had a Commission from the late King James to raise a Regiment of Horse and had sent a Messenger on purpose to invite the late Kings James over about May or June last and he had provided many Arms for that purpose About Michaelmas last he sent a Parcel of choice Goods as he called them put into several Cases there were seven or eight of them and they were put into three large Cases and sent by his order from his House in Warwickshire to one Heywood's It seems this Heywood married Mr. Charnock's Sister and Mr. Charnock sent a Lettter to Heywood to desire him to lodg some Goods in his House of Sir William Parkins's for he durst not trust them in his own House in Warwickshire because he had no Servants to look after them and did desire they might be lodged in his House and he gave him a Letter directed to Heywood And they were accordingly carried to Heywood's and locked up and privately kept till this horrid Conspiracy came out and then the Prisoner sent his own Servant down the Tuesday after the Discovery and gave him order immediately to go down to Warwickshire to one Evans his Servant there to desire him to remove all those Goods away with all Expedition and to secure and hide them Accordingly on Wednesday the Day after he came thither and acquainted Evans with his Message and they went on Ash-wednesday in the dark with a Cart and they were desired to stay till the next Day but they could not stay longer but would have the Goods removed that very Night and accordingly they were carried from thence to Sir William Parkins's House and they were buried in the Ground to preserve them being Goods of very great Value But afterwards search being made in Sir William's House and when they came to be discovered and the Cases broke open you will hear they were Goods of great Concern of an extraordinary Nature 32 Carbines 25 Cases of Pistels and 4 dozen of Swords So that this will make it apparent without dispute how far the Prisoner has ingaged in Levying of War and encouraging an Invasion Further it will appear upon the Prisoner that he had a considerable number of Horses at his House in Hertfordshire for he had another House at Bushy in Hertfordshire some of these were brought up to the George-Inn in Holburn But there is another thing I must open to you before that of the Horses About Christmas last the Prisoner did acquaint one Mr. Sweet an Officer of the Excise I am very sorry we should have any Officers any where trusted with High-Treason as he was The Prisoner gave him an Account that he had assurance formerly that the late K. James would land but now he had it under his own Hand that he would land speedily and he had made Preparation on purpose to meet him and that great things were expected from him and that he had his own Troop ready that consisted chiefly of old Soldiers and several Persons would be Voluntiers under him He told him he was to go into Leicestershire and that there were several Gentlemen from the North and the West to meet together to settle a Correspondence and to consult of Methods how to meet the late King upon his landing And accordingly he did go and you will have an Account he came to Leicester on Friday night and Captain Scudmore went

Mr. Attor Gen. Sir William will you ask him any Questions Sir W. Parkins Did I tell you Mr. Sweet I had a Troop of Horse Mr. Sweet I will name your own words and no other you said your own Troop was composed of Old Souldiers L. C. J. Holt. How many Horses Mr. Sweet I do not hear L. C. J. Holt. How many Horses was you to bid his Man to bring to Town Mr. Sweet Three L. C. J. Holt. Was it three of his strongest Horses Mr. Sweet Yes my Lord three of his strongest Horses Mr. Attor Gen. Did he say any thing of Volunteers to joyn with him Mr. Sweet Yes he did say he knew some Old Officers who would be Volunteers and would go with him Sir Wil. Parkins Where were these words spoken Mr. Sweet In your Garden Sir Wil. Parkins In what County Mr. Sweet In Hartfordshire Sir Wil. Parkins Then my Lord I desire your Judgment whether words spoken in Hartfordshire will affect me here L. C. J. Holt. If there be a Design against the King and there be several Overt Acts some of them committed in one County and others in another the Party may be Indicted in either of the Counties and then the Overt-Act done in one County may be given in Evidence in the other And in this Case it is requisite there should be some Evidence of an Overt-Act in Middlesex as there is of several Meetings at several Taverns in Hatton-Garden at the Globe the Sun-Tavern and the Naggs-Head Now these Consults are Overt-Acts but still of the same Treason and if a Treason be committed in several Counties the Prisoner may be Indicted in any one of these Counties Sir W. Parkins Mr. Sweet you did not say that I told you I had raised a Troop or would raise a Troop L. C. J. Holt. But he does tell you farther he was with you and had Discourse with you in Norfolk-Street where you were in Company with Mr. Charnock and others Sir Wil. Parkins I do not observe that Mr. Sweet said any thing of me in NorfolkStreet Mr. Attor Gen. You told him that you had some particular business for him but that you would have pity upon his Family Mr. Attor Gen. Sir William will you ask him any more questions Sir Wil. Parkins No Sir Mr. Attor Gen. Call Ewbank He appeared and was Sworn Mr. Attor Gen. Do you know Sir William Parkins Mr. Ewbank I was his Servant a Groom to him Mr. Attor Gen. For how long Mr. Ewbank Not a Twelvemonth Mr. Attorn Gen. Give an account what Journey you took with Sir William Parkyns about Christmas last Mr. Ewbank In January last I went with him into Leicester Shire We went from his own House at Stony-Stratford and lay there all Night Mr. Attor Gen. What time was this Mr. Ewbank I do not know what time exactly Mr. Attor Gen. What Day of the Week Mr. Ewbank On Thursday Mr. Attor Gen. Whither did you go from Stony-Stratford Mr. Ewbank The next Night we went to Leicester Mr. Attor Gen. And what Gentlemen went with him Mr. Ewbank One Captain Scudmore Mr. Attor Gen. You went the next day to Leicester how long did you stay Mr. Ewbank 'Till Sunday Morning Mr. Attor Gen. What Company did you observe came to him Mr. Ewbank I knew none of them I was never there before there was one Yarbury his Man said Mr. Attor Gen. Whence came he Mr. Ewbank Out of Yorkshire Mr. Attor Gen. Was there another Mr. Ewbank There was one in black Cloaths they said he was a Minister Mr. Attor Gen. Did you see any other Mr. Ewbank I was much about my Horses I knew no body there Mr. Attor Gen. But did you see any body come Mr. Ewbank It was Market day and several came up and down Stairs whether they went to my Master or no I cannot tell Mr. Attor Gen. Whither did you come when you came back from Leicester-shire Mr. Ewbank To a Town called Susa Mr. Attor Gen. When came you back to Bushy Mr. Ewbank The Night following Mr. Attor Gen. Who came with you Mr. Ewbank Captain Scudmore Mr. Attor Gen. What time did you come back Mr. Ewbank About Eight a Clock on Monday Night Mr. Attor Gen. After this when did you bring up Horses to the George Inn for your Master and how many Mr. Ewbank Three Horses Mr. Attor Gen. What time was the first Mr. Ewbank Sometime after that I do not know exactly Mr. Attor Gen. What day of the Week Mr. Ewbank Upon Friday Mr. Attor Gen. What Month was it in Mr. Ewbank I do not remember Mr. Attor Gen. Was it Valentine's day Mr. Ewbank Yes my Lord. Mr. Attor Gen. Where did you bring them Mr. Ewbank To the George-Inn Mr. Attor Gen. Where Mr. Ewbank In Holbourn Mr. Attor Gen. Were there any Pistols Mr. Ewbank No they were left in Town Mr. Attor Gen. Where were they left Mr. Ewbank I do not know Mr. Attor Gen. When you came to Town with those three Horses did you go to your Master presently and acquaint him with it Mr. Ewbank Yes I did L. C. J. Holt. What said he Mr. Ewbank He said he thought he should go home that Night Mr. Attor Gen. Did he go home or did he change his mind Mr. Ewbank We did not go 'till Monday Mr. Attor Gen. Did he say he should go on Saturday Mr. Ewbank He then said he would go home that Night Mr. Attor Gen. When did he go Mr. Ewbank On Monday Mr. Attor Gen. Who went with him Mr. Ewbank Major Homes a fat thick Man Mr. Attor Gen. He went home with him on Monday did he Mr. Ewbank Yes Sir Mr. Attor Gen. When did he come to Town again Mr. Ewbank On Friday Morning Mr. Attor Gen. How many Horses did you bring up then Mr. Ewbank Four Horses Mr. Att. Gen. Who came with him then Mr. Ewbank Major Homes and I and another Servant Mr. A 〈…〉 How were those Horses furnished 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 With Pistols every Horse had Pistols Mr. Att. Gen. How were they furnished besides Mr. Ewbank Nothing besides Mr. Att. Gen. Did you bring any Boots Mr. Ewbank None Mr. Att. Gen. Where did you leave those Horses on Friday Night Mr. Ewbank At the George Inn. Mr. Att. Gen. What Directions had you from your Master that Night to go any where the next Morning Mr. Ewbank One came to me and said I must go to Kensington to one Brown Mr. Att. Gen. Tell whom you were to go to Mr. Ewbank To one Brown Mr. Att. Gen. What did he tell you that Brown was Mr. Ewbank He ordered me to go to such a place L. C. J. Holt. What place Mr. Ewbank To a House within a Door or two of the Gate that goes to the King's House to one Brown Mr. Att. Gen. Did he say he belonged to the King's Kitchin Mr. Ewbank The Man lay there and the Man where he lodged belonged to the King's Kitchin Mr. Att. Gen. What was your Message Mr. Ewbank It was that