Die
Lunae
,
xix
Januarii
,
1690.
The
Court
being
Sate
,
the
Jury
was
called
over
,
and
the
appearance
of
those
who
answered
Recorded
,
Then
Mr.
Ashton
and
Mr.
Ellyot
were
brought
to
the
Bar
;
but
Mr.
Ellyot
was
ordered
to
be
carried
back
to
Newgate
,
the
King's
Councel
resolving
to
try
Mr.
Ashton
by
himself
.
Cl.
of
Ar.
JOHN
ASHTON
,
hold
up
thy
Hand
.
[
Which
he
did
.
]
Those
Men
that
you
shall
hear
called
,
and
personally
appear
,
are
to
pass
between
our
Soveraign
Lord
and
Lady
our
King
and
Queen
,
and
you
upon
your
Tryal
of
your
Life
and
Death
.
If
therefore
you
will
challenge
them
,
or
any
of
them
,
your
time
is
to
speak
as
they
come
to
the
Book
to
be
Sworn
,
and
before
they
be
Sworn
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Pray
stay
a
little
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
What
say
you
,
Mr.
Ashton
?
Mr.
Asht
.
My
Lord
,
I
humbly
desire
your
Lordship
will
allow
me
the
benefit
of
Pen
,
Ink
,
and
Paper
.
L.
C.
J.
H.
Pray
let
him
have
Pen
,
Ink
,
and
Paper
.
Mr.
Asht
.
And
likewise
that
you
would
give
my
Sollicitor
leave
to
be
as
near
me
as
possibly
he
can
,
only
to
refresh
my
Memory
,
if
I
should
forget
any
thing
.
L.
C.
J.
H.
That
is
a
thing
you
cannot
of
right
demand
,
the
other
of
Pen
,
Ink
,
and
Paper
you
may
.
Mr.
Asht
.
My
Lord
,
I
shall
acknowledge
it
as
a
very
great
Favour
.
L.
C.
J.
H.
That
is
an
Innovation
that
ought
not
to
be
,
the
Court
cannot
allow
it
.
Mr.
Asht
.
I
acknowledge
it
a
Favour
,
but
if
the
Court
thinks
it
not
fit
to
allow
it
,
whatsoever
your
Lordship
shall
order
I
readily
submit
to
.
L.
C.
J.
H.
You
shall
have
Pen
,
Ink
,
and
Paper
;
and
what
is
fit
for
the
Court
to
do
they
will
do
it
.
L.
Ch.
Bar.
If
the
Witnesses
say
any
thing
that
you
do
not
hear
,
you
must
speak
to
the
Court
,
and
you
shall
have
them
say
it
over
again
.
Pen
,
Ink
,
and
Paper
was
given
to
the
Prisoner
.
Cl.
of
Arraign
.
Sir
William
Hedges
,
Knight
.
He
appeared
.
Mr.
Asht
.
My
Lord
,
I
would
not
trouble
your
Lordship
and
my self
with
unnecessary
Challenges
;
I
intend
to
put
my self
with
an
intire
dependance
upon
the
first
Twelve
Men
that
appear
,
be
they
who
they
will
.
L.
C.
J.
H.
What
you
please
for
that
matter
,
you
have
your
own
choice
.
Mr.
Asht
.
Whoever
they
are
,
I
submit
to
them
;
I
know
them
not
.
Cl.
of
Arr.
Swear
Sir
William
Hedges
.
Which
was
done
.
And
so
were
the
Eleven
next
succeeding
in
the
Pannel
;
and
the
Names
of
the
Twelve
Sworn
follow
.
Jur.
-
Sir
William
Hedges
,
Knight
.
-
John
Wolstenholm
,
Esq
-
James
Boddington
,
Esq
-
Thomas
Johnson
,
Esq
-
Ralph
Bucknall
,
Esq
-
Lucy
Knightley
,
Esq
-
Thomas
Cuthbert
,
Esq
-
John
Herbert
,
Esq
-
John
Tully
,
Esq
-
Thomas
Smith
,
Esq
-
William
Withers
,
Esq
and
-
Daniel
Thomas
,
Esq
Then
the
Jury
were
Numbered
,
and
Proclamation
made
for
Information
and
Evidence
in
the
usual
manner
.
Mr.
Asht
.
Gentlemen
of
the
Jury
,
if
your
desire
Pen
,
Ink
,
and
Paper
,
I
hope
the
Court
will
take
care
to
provide
them
for
you
.
L.
C.
Just.
Holt.
Ay
,
ay
,
let
the
Gentlemen
of
the
Jury
have
Pen
,
Ink
,
and
Paper
.
Which
was
done
.
[
Which
he
did
.
Cl.
of
Arr.
John
Ashton
,
hold
up
thy
Hand
.
Gentlemen
,
you
that
are
sworn
,
look
upon
the
Prisoner
,
and
hearken
to
his
Cause
:
He
stands
Indicted
by
the
Name
of
John
Ashton
,
late
of
the
Parish
of
St.
Pauls
Covent-Garden
,
in
the
County
of
Middlesex
,
Gent.
For
that
he
,
together
with
Sir
Richard
Grahme
,
late
of
the
Parish
of
St.
Anne
,
in
the
Liberty
of
Westminster
,
Barronet
,
who
stands
Convicted
of
High
Treason
,
and
Edmund
Ellyot
,
late
the
Parish
of
St.
James
,
in
the
said
Liberty
,
Gent.
For
that
they
as
false
Traytors
,
&c.
(
Prout
in
the
Indictment
,
mutatis
mutandis
,
)
and
against
the
Form
of
the
Statute
in
that
Case
made
and
provided
.
Upon
this
Indictment
he
has
been
Arraigned
,
and
thereunto
hath
Pleaded
Not
Guilty
,
and
for
his
Tryal
hath
put
himself
upon
God
and
the
Country
,
which
Country
you
are
;
your
Charge
is
,
to
enquire
whether
he
be
Guilty
of
the
Felony
and
High
Treason
whereof
he
stands
Indicted
,
or
not
Guilty
;
If
you
find
him
Guilty
,
you
are
to
enquire
,
what
Goods
or
Chattels
,
Lands
or
Tenements
he
had
at
the
time
of
the
Felony
and
High
Treason
Committed
,
or
at
any
time
since
;
If
you
find
him
Not
Guilty
,
you
are
to
enquire
whether
he
fled
for
it
;
If
you
you
find
that
he
fled
for
it
,
you
are
to
enquire
of
his
Goods
and
Chattels
,
as
if
you
had
found
him
Guilty
;
If
you
find
him
not
Guilty
,
nor
that
he
did
fly
for
it
;
you
are
to
say
so
,
and
no
more
,
and
hear
your
Evidence
.
Mr.
Knap
.
May
it
please
your
Lordship
,
and
you
Gentlemen
of
the
Jury
;
This
is
an
Indictment
of
High
Treason
against
John
Ashton
,
the
Prisoner
at
the
Bar
,
and
the
Indictment
,
Gentlemen
,
Charges
him
,
That
he
,
as
a
false
Traytor
against
their
present
Majesties
King
William
and
Queen
Mary
,
his
Supreme
and
Natural
Lord
and
Lady
,
not
weighing
the
Duty
of
his
Allegiance
,
did
upon
the
Twenty
Ninth
of
December
last
past
,
together
with
Sir
Richard
Grahme
,
who
stands
Convicted
,
and
one
Edmund
Ellyot
,
and
divers
others
ill
disposed
Persons
unknown
to
the
Jury
,
did
Conspire
,
Imagine
,
and
Intend
to
depose
,
and
deprive
the
King
and
Queen
,
and
to
bring
them
to
Death
and
Destruction
,
and
to
subvert
and
alter
the
Government
;
and
to
cause
War
and
Rebellion
within
this
Kingdom
against
their
Majesties
;
and
to
bring
these
Intentions
and
Purposes
to
pass
,
the
Prisoner
,
with
the
rest
of
them
,
did
prepare
diver
Notes
,
Papers
,
Letters
,
and
Memorandums
in
Writing
,
which
were
to
instruct
the
French
King
,
and
other
Enemies
of
the
King
and
Queen
,
of
the
number
of
their
Majesties
Men
of
War
,
how
they
were
Mann'd
,
and
the
Names
of
the
Commanders
of
several
of
them
,
and
to
inform
them
how
the
Castles
and
Forts
of
Portsmouth
,
Southsea
,
and
Gosport
were
fortified
,
and
how
they
might
be
surprised
by
the
King's
Enemies
,
and
of
the
Times
,
Wayes
and
Means
how
they
might
invade
the
Kingdom
,
in
order
to
depose
the
King
and
Queen
;
and
to
Procure
and
Incite
such
an
Invasion
,
and
further
to
bring
these
Purposes
to
pass
,
the
Prisoner
and
the
other
Traytors
did
secretly
conceal
,
and
detain
in
their
custody
several
Bills
of
Exchange
for
the
payment
of
Money
to
the
King's
Enemies
,
and
the
several
Letters
,
Notes
,
and
Memorandums
before
mentioned
,
which
were
for
the
purposes
I
before
opened
to
you
;
and
further
to
bring
these
Purposes
,
and
Treasonable
Intentions
to
pass
,
they
did
for
one
Hundred
Pound
hire
and
prepare
a
Ship
,
which
was
to
carry
them
secretly
out
of
this
Kingdom
into
France
,
with
an
intent
there
to
deliver
these
Instructions
,
and
Memorandums
,
and
Bills
of
Exchange
into
the
Hands
of
their
Majesties
Enemies
;
and
did
hire
a
Boat
to
carry
them
to
the
Ship
,
and
did
enter
into
it
at
St.
Clements
Danes
,
within
your
County
,
and
rowed
to
the
Ship
,
and
went
on
Board
the
Ship
,
and
there
with
the
Bills
of
Exchange
,
Notes
,
and
Memorandums
,
they
set
sail
to
go
to
France
,
in
order
to
deliver
them
to
the
French
King
,
and
other
Enemies
of
the
King
and
Queen
;
and
the
Indictment
does
further
set
forth
,
that
there
hath
,
and
still
is
a
War
between
the
French
King
and
our
King
and
Queen
,
and
that
he
and
his
Subjects
are
Enemies
to
the
King
and
Queen
and
their
Subjects
;
and
that
during
this
War
,
the
Prisoner
,
together
with
the
rest
that
were
before
named
,
were
adhering
to
the
King
and
Queen's
Enemies
in
this
War
;
and
in
pursuance
thereof
,
did
prepare
such
Letters
and
Instructions
before
opened
,
and
had
,
and
concealed
in
their
custody
,
and
hired
a
Ship
and
a
Boat
,
and
went
into
the
Ship
,
and
set
sail
in
order
to
go
for
France
,
to
aid
and
assist
the
King's
Enemies
there
with
Money
,
Intelligence
,
and
Counsel
;
and
this
is
●aid
to
be
against
the
Duty
of
his
Allegiance
,
against
the
Peace
of
the
King
and
Queen
,
their
Crown
and
Dignity
,
and
against
the
form
of
the
Statute
in
that
case
made
and
provided
.
To
this
he
hath
pleaded
Not
Guilty
;
if
we
prove
him
Guilty
,
you
are
to
find
him
Guilty
.
Mr.
Serj.
Thomps
.
May
it
please
your
Lordship
,
and
you
Gentlemen
of
the
Jury
,
The
Prisoner
at
the
Bar
stands
Indicted
of
a
very
heinous
Offence
,
no
less
than
High-Treason
,
the
greatest
Offence
that
can
be
committed
against
any
Humane
Law
.
You
have
heard
the
Particulars
in
the
Indictment
read
.
I
will
not
trouble
you
with
any
Repetition
,
but
go
to
open
the
Evidence
according
to
the
Steps
that
are
obvious
in
the
case
.
You
have
heard
in
general
the
Design
was
to
depose
this
King
and
Queen
,
which
the
Law
expounds
to
be
to
bring
them
to
Death
and
Destruction
:
You
have
heard
it
was
to
alter
the
Government
,
and
cause
a
Rebellion
in
the
Kingdom
,
and
to
bring
in
Foreign
Power
;
and
these
are
laid
to
be
the
Heads
of
the
Offences
that
the
Prisoner
stands
charged
with
.
Gentlemen
,
the
first
step
that
was
made
in
this
matter
was
by
the
Prisoner
at
the
Bar
;
for
there
was
one
Mr.
Burdett
,
which
it
seems
had
been
one
of
his
Acquaintance
,
and
had
undertaken
to
bring
him
acquainted
with
a
Person
that
could
furnish
him
with
a
Ship
;
and
in
order
to
that
,
one
Mrs.
Pratt
,
that
had
the
management
of
the
Smack
which
belonged
to
her
Husband
,
she
,
by
Burdett's
means
was
brought
to
Burdett's
House
,
where
met
Mr.
Ashton
,
the
Prisoner
at
the
Bar
,
and
they
had
some
Treaties
about
the
hiring
of
a
Ship
;
the
purpose
declared
by
the
Prisoner
then
was
to
hire
a
Ship
to
go
to
any
part
of
France
,
and
he
would
give
a
considerable
Reward
for
it
;
he
said
it
was
for
himself
and
Three
more
.
They
did
not
come
to
any
conclusion
about
hiring
the
Ship
then
;
but
there
was
an
Appointment
made
to
have
the
Master
of
the
Ship
to
meet
with
them
at
the
Wonder
Tavern
in
Ludgate-street
,
and
in
order
to
that
,
Paseley
that
is
the
Master
,
and
the
Woman
came
there
,
and
met
with
Mr.
Ashton
;
but
because
Mr.
Burdett
was
not
there
,
they
came
only
to
this
proposal
,
one
Hundred
and
Fifty
Pound
was
demanded
for
the
Hire
of
this
Vessel
;
but
there
being
no
conclusion
then
made
,
they
thought
it
better
to
do
it
at
Burdett's
House
;
and
about
a
day
after
they
came
to
Mr.
Burdett's
,
and
then
it
hapned
that
Ellyot
,
one
of
the
Persons
that
is
Indicted
,
but
not
one
before
you
,
came
thither
too
;
and
at
that
time
it
was
agreed
to
give
one
Hundred
Pound
for
the
Hire
of
the
Ship
.
Ninety
Three
Guineys
were
deposited
in
Mrs
Burdett's
Hands
;
and
there
was
a
Token
past
betwixt
them
by
the
breaking
of
a
Sixpence
,
one
part
whereof
was
to
lye
with
Mr.
Ashton
,
and
the
other
with
Mrs.
Burdett
;
and
whenever
the
Master
of
the
Vessel
brought
back
the
broken
piece
of
Sixpence
that
Mr.
Ashton
had
,
then
was
she
to
pay
the
Money
,
that
being
the
sign
that
they
had
attained
their
Ends
,
and
were
safely
landed
in
France
.
The
next
step
they
take
,
is
this
,
They
appoint
to
meet
at
the
Seven
Stars
in
Covent-Garden
,
thither
the
Master
of
the
Vessel
and
the
Woman
were
to
come
,
and
that
was
near
the
time
,
that
very
day
that
they
designed
to
go
dow●
and
there
was
Mr.
Ashton
,
and
Mr.
Ellyot
,
but
the
other
Person
did
not
appear
as
yet
,
there
the
Sea-men
were
Ordered
to
go
along
with
them
,
and
thence
they
went
down
to
the
Water
side
,
to
Surrey
Stairs
,
and
the
Waterman
was
called
,
and
in
the
mean
time
came
my
Lord
Preston
and
his
Man
to
them
,
and
they
four
did
go
in
that
Boat
,
by
the
Direction
of
the
Master
,
and
were
carryed
on
Board
his
Smack
.
After
they
came
on
Board
(
for
I
would
note
the
particular
Circumstances
)
they
were
very
apprehensive
of
Danger
,
for
they
knew
what
they
went
about
,
their
own
Guilt
gave
them
Reason
of
Fear
,
and
when
they
came
near
a
Man
of
War
,
which
lay
at
Anchor
in
Long-Reach
in
the
River
,
they
desired
the
Master
to
hide
them
,
that
they
might
be
safe
from
any
Search
,
and
they
were
hid
and
put
close
under
the
Hatches
for
some
time
;
afterwards
when
they
came
to
another
place
of
Danger
,
it
was
by
the
Block-Houses
at
Graves-end
,
(
as
they
apprehended
)
there
they
desired
to
be
hid
again
,
and
so
they
were
put
in
that
place
where
they
were
in
very
difficult
Circumstances
under
the
Hatches
,
and
there
they
remained
till
a
Pinnace
,
that
had
been
sent
to
enquire
after
them
,
came
and
Boarded
this
same
Vessel
.
Upon
its
Boarding
of
them
,
the
Captain
made
a
search
,
and
found
these
Gentlemen
,
My
Lord
Preston
,
Mr.
Ashton
,
and
Mr.
Ellyot
,
and
I
suppose
his
Man
also
,
all
hid
under
the
Hatches
.
Then
the
next
thing
which
is
observable
,
Gentlemen
,
and
the
Great
Matter
that
will
shew
where
the
Treason
was
,
is
this
,
there
was
a
Bundle
of
Papers
that
was
on
Board
,
ready
prepared
,
if
they
had
not
been
surprized
,
but
could
have
had
an
Opportunity
for
it
,
to
have
been
cast
Over-Board
,
and
there
was
Lead
fixt
to
it
,
to
have
sunk
it
,
and
Mr.
Ashton
the
Prisoner
at
the
Bar
,
was
the
Person
that
concealed
this
Bundle
of
Papers
,
betwixt
his
Body
and
his
Coat
,
and
from
thence
it
was
taken
by
the
Captain
that
took
them
.
When
they
were
so
taken
,
the
Captain
,
according
to
his
Duty
,
was
bringing
the
Prisoners
to
Whitehall
,
they
desired
to
go
on
Shore
at
Graves-End
,
but
the
Captain
did
not
think
that
so
fit
,
but
carryed
them
on
Board
the
George
Frigot
,
and
then
you
will
hear
these
Gentlemen
did
fall
into
a
Treaty
with
the
Captain
,
to
suppress
these
Papers
,
and
one
Instance
I
remember
they
did
tell
him
,
that
since
there
were
a
parcel
of
Papers
that
he
had
taken
out
of
my
Lord
Preston's
Pocket
,
he
might
take
off
the
Lead
and
fix
it
to
those
Papers
,
and
sink
the
others
;
and
what
should
he
have
for
it
?
they
promised
him
great
Rewards
,
they
told
him
he
might
be
a
Great
Man
,
he
had
an
Opportunity
of
making
his
Fortune
;
and
when
that
would
not
do
,
they
used
many
Threatnings
to
him
,
all
which
will
appear
in
the
several
Circumstances
that
the
Witnesses
will
tell
you
of
.
I
come
,
Gentlemen
,
in
the
last
place
to
shew
you
,
That
all
the
whole
Conspiracy
,
all
this
Treason
,
did
lye
hid
under
this
Bundle
of
Papers
that
were
taken
from
Mr.
Ashton
,
and
so
he
might
very
well
be
afraid
of
having
them
opened
,
for
there
you
will
find
a
formed
Design
,
to
alter
this
Government
by
a
French
Power
and
Assistance
;
and
they
contain
so
many
Particulars
,
that
in
regard
,
I
would
not
do
the
King's
Evidence
injury
on
the
one
hand
,
nor
the
Prisoner
on
the
other
,
I
will
forbear
repeating
the
Particular
Instances
.
Gentlemen
,
You
will
have
all
the
Letters
and
Papers
Read
,
but
in
the
General
,
I
must
needs
say
,
you
will
find
it
manifest
,
that
there
is
a
black
and
wicked
Conspiracy
to
introduce
a
Foreign
Power
,
to
Establish
the
Protestant
Religion
,
and
that
by
a
Popish
Interest
,
and
to
settle
our
Laws
,
Liberties
,
and
Properties
,
by
a
French
Army
.
And
let
them
pretend
what
they
will
for
the
Protestant
Religion
,
when
you
hear
these
Papers
read
,
no
body
will
imagine
it
was
to
any
other
purpose
,
(
if
the
Plot
had
taken
Effect
,
)
but
to
have
what
Religion
,
what
Laws
,
the
French
King
had
pleased
to
impose
upon
us
.
If
the
Prisoner
be
Guilty
,
Gentlemen
,
of
these
Matters
,
I
know
you
will
do
your
Duty
;
but
if
he
be
not
Guilty
,
God
forbid
that
you
should
find
,
him
Guilty
.
L.
Ch.
J.
Holt.
Call
your
Witnesses
,
Brother
.
Mr.
Serj.
Thompson
.
We
begin
with
Mrs.
Pratt
.
She
was
Sworn
.
Sir
W.
Wil.
Look
you
,
Mrs.
Pratt
,
here
is
now
another
Gentlemen
at
the
Bar
to
be
Tryed
,
against
whom
you
are
called
as
a
Witness
.
Mrs.
Pratt
.
Yes
,
my
Lord
.
Sir
W.
Wil.
Pray
hear
what
we
ask
you
.
Pray
do
you
give
the
Court
and
the
Jury
an
account
,
what
Treaty
you
have
had
with
that
Gentleman
,
about
a
Vessel
to
go
to
France
,
and
what
was
done
in
it
.
Mrs.
Pratt
.
If
it
please
you
,
my
Lord
,
I
was
sent
for
to
Mr.
Burdett's
House
in
Queen-street
by
Cheap-side
,
to
know
whether
he
could
have
a
Smack
to
go
for
France
;
I
told
him
yes
,
I
could
help
him
to
one
;
he
told
me
,
there
were
two
or
three
Gentlemen
bound
for
France
,
as
Merchants
to
fetch
Silk
,
and
I
was
at
Mr.
Burdett's
two
or
three
times
,
and
at
last
Mr.
Ashton
met
me
there
.
L.
Ch.
J.
Holt.
Look
upon
the
Gentleman
,
is
that
he
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
Yes
,
that
is
the
Gentleman
,
and
he
met
me
there
,
and
meeting
with
Mr.
Ashton
,
he
hired
the
Vessel
;
but
first
of
all
,
he
desired
us
to
meet
at
the
Dog-Tavern
upon
Ludgate-Hill
,
to
make
the
Bargain
,
and
we
did
meet
there
,
and
were
there
about
an
hour
,
or
an
hour
and
a
half
,
and
Mr.
Burdett
did
not
come
;
and
the
next
Morning
,
Mr.
Ashton
desired
me
to
meet
him
at
Mr.
Burdett's
again
;
and
the
next
Morning
I
met
at
Mr.
Burdett's
,
and
there
we
made
the
Bargain
for
100
l.
and
there
was
Sixpence
broke
in
two
pieces
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Was
the
Hundred
Pound
paid
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
Yes
,
but
we
agreed
on
the
Tuesday
Morning
,
and
there
was
a
Sixpence
broken
in
two
,
and
Mr.
Ashton
had
both
the
Six-pences
in
his
hand
,
and
the
Tuesday
night
the
Hundred
Pound
was
paid
at
Mrs.
Burdett's
.
Mr.
Sol.
Gen.
Who
was
by
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
There
was
one
Mr.
Ellyot
,
and
the
Master
of
the
Smack
,
and
Mrs.
Burdett
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Did
they
pay
the
Money
in
Gold
or
Silver
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
This
Gentleman
,
Mr.
Ashton
,
told
the
Money
,
there
was
93
Guineys
and
a
Sixpence
,
and
Mr.
Ashton
gave
one
half
of
the
broken
Sixpence
with
the
93
Guineys
to
Mrs.
Burdett
;
and
when
the
Master
of
the
Vessel
brought
the
other
half
of
the
Sixpence
,
or
I
,
either
of
us
,
we
were
to
have
the
100
l.
Sir
W.
Wil.
Pray
to
what
Place
did
they
hire
the
Ship
to
go
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
To
France
.
Sir
W.
W.
Who
hired
the
Ship
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
That
Gentleman
.
Sir
W.
W.
Who
paid
the
Money
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
That
Gentleman
,
Mr.
Ashton
.
S.
W.
Wil.
To
what
hand
was
the
Money
paid
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
It
was
paid
in
Mrs.
Burdett's
Bed-Chamber
,
into
her
Hand
.
S.
W.
W.
Who
broke
the
Sixpence
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
Mr.
Ashton
,
that
day
the
Bargain
was
made
.
S.
W.
Wil.
Who
carried
it
away
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
When
the
Money
was
paid
,
Mr.
Ashton
had
one
,
Mrs.
Burdett
had
the
other
part
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
To
which
part
of
France
were
you
hired
to
go
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
To
any
part
where
they
could
touch
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Pray
did
they
give
you
any
Note
about
any
thing
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
Yes
,
they
gave
me
one
Note
to
meet
at
the
Dog-Tavern
,
and
another
to
meet
at
the
Seven
Stars
in
Covent
Garden
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Who
gave
you
the
Notes
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
Mr.
Ashton
and
Mr.
Ellyot
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Look
upon
that
Note
.
Which
she
did
.
Mrs.
Pratt
.
This
to
my
best
remembrance
Mr.
Ashton
wrote
,
I
cannot
well
remember
the
Hand
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Did
Mr.
Ashton
desire
to
meet
at
the
Dog-Tavern
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
Yes
,
and
he
did
meet
at
the
Dog-Tavern
,
but
Burdett
did
not
.
L.
C.
J
Holt.
When
did
you
meet
at
the
Dog-Tavern
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
On
the
Monday
Night
before
New-Years-Day
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
When
was
the
Money
paid
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
On
Tuesday
Night
,
at
Mrs.
Burdetts
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
After
the
Money
was
paid
,
what
did
you
do
the
next
day
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
Mr.
Ashton
Ordered
a
Note
to
be
written
,
to
meet
at
the
Seven
Stars
in
Covent-Garden
,
at
one
Mr.
Rigby's
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
At
what
time
were
you
to
go
to
Rigby's
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
A
Wednesday
Night
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
But
at
what
time
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
Some
time
about
Ten
a
Clock
,
and
we
came
there
accordingly
?
Mr.
Sol.
Gen.
Who
was
with
you
at
Rigby's
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
There
was
the
Master
of
the
Vessel
,
Mr.
Ashton
,
and
Mr.
Ellyot
,
and
two
Gentlemen
more
,
that
I
never
saw
before
,
nor
since
.
Sir
W.W.
I
ask
you
again
,
who
first
Treated
with
you
about
Hiring
this
Vessel
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
Mr.
Burdett
first
Treated
with
me
about
it
.
Sir
W.W.
Who
next
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Sir
W.W.
Who
made
the
Bargain
with
you
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Sir
W.W.
Who
paid
the
Money
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Sir
W.W.
What
can
you
say
more
?
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Pray
let
me
ask
you
,
when
you
came
to
Mr.
Rigby's
,
in
what
manner
did
you
go
away
from
his
House
,
and
what
was
said
at
parting
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
Mr.
Ashton
was
not
there
himself
at
first
,
but
he
and
Mr.
Ellyot
,
and
two
other
Gentlemen
were
there
afterwards
,
and
Mr.
Ashton's
Wife
said
something
about
Papers
hove
in
a
Hat
at
Court
,
and
about
some
bodies
being
chosen
;
and
one
of
the
Gentlemen
said
there
was
nothing
in
that
,
I
was
one
that
was
Chosen
last
Year
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Did
Ashton
and
Ellyot
go
out
together
from
Mr.
Rigby's
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
I
did
not
see
them
go
.
Mr.
Trevor
.
Had
you
any
directions
from
Mr.
Ashton
,
to
send
for
a
Hamper
or
a
Trunk
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
Yes
,
that
was
at
Mr.
Burdett's
House
.
Mr.
Trevor
.
When
was
that
Hamper
and
Trunk
to
be
sent
for
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
On
the
Wednesday
Night
before
we
went
to
Rigby's
House
.
Sir
W.W.
Do
you
know
one
William
Pasely
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
Yes
.
Sir
W.W.
Was
he
with
them
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
Yes
,
he
was
with
them
.
Sir
W.W.
What
occasion
brought
him
thither
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
I
carryed
him
to
Mrs.
Burdett's
House
.
Mr.
Trevor
.
Pray
did
the
Prisoner
desire
to
see
the
Master
of
the
Vessel
,
or
speak
with
him
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
Yes
,
and
when
I
brought
him
,
he
said
he
liked
him
very
well
.
Mr.
Trevor
.
What
is
the
Master's
Name
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
William
Paseley
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Had
you
any
Discourse
with
Mr.
Ashton's
Wife
after
they
went
away
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
We
had
little
discourse
,
onely
she
gave
me
some
Victuals
and
Drink
;
and
she
said
she
hop'd
I
would
not
tell
of
her
Husband
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
What
else
did
she
say
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
She
hoped
God
would
deliver
them
out
of
the
Lyon's
Mouth
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Did
she
say
any
thing
about
Cock
Crowing
.
Mrs.
Pratt
.
Yes
,
she
said
she
thought
she
should
have
no
good
Luck
for
the
Cock
crowed
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Who
was
by
in
the
Chamber
when
the
Money
was
paid
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
There
was
the
Master
of
the
Vessel
by
,
and
Mrs.
Burdett
.
Juryman
.
My
Lord
,
I
heard
her
say
somewhat
of
some
Papers
,
which
I
do
not
very
well
understand
.
Does
she
know
of
any
Papers
that
the
Prisoner
had
?
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
That
was
only
about
the
Two
Notes
.
L.
Ch.
Just.
Holt.
She
talks
of
Papers
being
shaken
in
a
Hat
,
but
nothing
can
be
made
of
it
.
L.
C.
J.
Pollexfen
.
If
you
would
ask
her
any
Questions
before
she
goes
,
now
is
your
time
to
doe
it
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
My
Lord
,
I
desire
she
may
stand
up
again
.
Mrs.
I
ask
you
a
Question
,
not
so
much
in
kindness
to
my self
,
as
Justice
to
another
Gentleman
.
You
say
Mr.
Ellyot
writ
one
of
the
Notes
.
Mrs.
Pratt
.
Yes
,
as
I
remember
,
it
was
that
to
meet
at
Mr.
Rigby's
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
I
doe
it
to
justifie
that
Gentleman
,
I
take
that
Note
upon
my self
;
and
you
say
I
hired
the
Ship
,
and
Mr.
Ellyot
was
by
.
L.
Ch.
Just.
Holt.
Look
you
,
Mr.
Ashton
,
Mr.
Ellyot
is
not
now
upon
his
Tryal
,
it
concerns
you
only
to
ask
such
Questions
as
relate
to
your self
.
What
is
said
now
concerning
Mr.
Ellyot
,
goes
for
nothing
against
him
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
My
Lord
,
I
doe
it
only
to
doe
him
Justice
.
L.
Ch.
Just.
Holt.
But
you
are
to
ask
Questions
only
for
your self
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Remember
,
good
Woman
,
you
are
upon
your
Oath
;
and
have
a
care
of
forswearing
your self
;
my
Bloud
is
at
stake
.
Mrs.
Pratt
.
I
am
sure
I
say
nothing
but
the
Truth
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Did
I
ever
speak
to
you
of
going
to
France
.
Mrs.
Pratt
.
Yes
,
you
did
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
As
I
hope
for
Salvation
I
did
not
.
Mrs.
Pratt
.
And
another
thing
you
told
me
more
;
if
I
help'd
this
well
away
,
you
would
help
me
to
the
earning
of
a
1000
l.
before
Lady-day
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Gentlemen
,
as
to
what
was
said
of
that
kind
,
of
helping
her
to
a
1000
l.
is
no
great
matter
to
the
thing
in
Hand
;
for
if
I
was
minded
to
go
out
of
the
Kingdom
,
it
was
necessary
to
use
all
Arguments
I
could
,
to
persuade
her
to
help
me
to
go
away
.
L.
Ch.
Just.
Holt.
Mr.
Ashton
,
you
must
stay
your
time
before
you
speak
to
the
Jury
▪
make
your
Observations
upon
the
Evidence
to
your self
,
you
shall
be
heard
at
large
all
that
you
can
say
in
your
proper
time
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
I
do
assure
my self
,
my
Lord
,
of
all
the
favour
that
can
be
shewn
to
a
Man
in
my
Circumstances
.
L.
Ch.
Just.
Holt.
You
shall
have
all
that
is
just
,
I
do
assure
you
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
My
Lord
,
I
am
glad
in
the
Circumstances
I
am
in
,
that
I
am
to
be
tryed
before
your
Lordship
.
But
,
good
Woman
,
by
Virtue
of
the
Oath
that
you
have
taken
,
did
I
ever
speak
to
you
directly
or
indirectly
of
going
to
France
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
Yes
,
and
you
askt
for
a
hole
to
hide
what
you
might
have
occasion
to
keep
secret
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
But
I
ask
you
,
about
going
to
France
;
did
I
speak
to
you
about
going
to
France
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
Yes
,
you
did
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Then
,
as
I
hope
to
be
sav'd
,
I
never
spoke
directly
or
indirectly
of
going
to
France
to
her
.
Mrs.
Pratt
.
You
were
not
to
go
for
Holland
nor
Flanders
,
I
am
sure
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Nay
,
I
did
take
it
for
granted
,
that
you
did
know
before
I
met
you
,
that
we
were
to
go
to
France
;
but
I
never
spoke
to
you
of
it
in
my
Life
,
that
I
am
sure
of
;
but
I
only
urge
this
to
let
your
Lordship
know
,
that
Woman
has
forgotten
her self
.
L.
Ch.
Just.
Pollixfen
.
Mr.
Ashton
,
You
will
have
all
lawfull
favour
;
but
your
time
for
arguing
upon
the
Evidence
is
not
come
.
Mr.
Serj.
Thompson
.
You
must
ask
your
Questions
now
,
and
make
your
Observations
afterwards
;
you
must
reserve
your self
for
that
,
till
after
we
have
done
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
But
then
,
my
Lord
,
I
shall
have
too
many
things
for
my
Memory
to
retain
;
and
therefore
I
beg
leave
,
as
they
occur
to
my
Memory
now
,
and
as
the
Witnesses
go
along
,
to
make
my
Observations
.
Mr.
Ser.
Tremain
.
Mrs.
Pratt
,
Pray
,
when
the
Vessel
was
hired
,
and
you
were
told
it
was
to
go
to
France
,
what
Persons
did
Mr.
Ashton
say
were
to
go
with
him
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
Three
Persons
he
said
were
to
go
,
but
he
did
not
name
them
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Then
set
up
William
Paseley
.
(
Which
was
done
.
)
Sir
W.
Williams
.
What
can
you
say
of
any
for
the
hiring
of
a
Vessel
?
Paseley
.
I
did
not
know
the
Vessel
was
hired
before
I
came
thither
.
Mr.
Serj.
Thompson
.
Prithee
tell
us
what
thou
does
know
.
Paseley
.
The
Woman
came
to
me
when
I
was
at
Billingsgate
,
and
said
I
must
go
a
little
way
along
with
her
:
and
as
we
were
going
she
told
me
it
was
to
go
to
Mr.
Burdett's
in
Queen-street
;
and
when
we
came
there
,
Ellyot
and
Ashton
were
not
within
:
But
by
that
time
we
had
been
there
a
little
while
,
in
came
Mr.
Ashton
,
and
presently
after
him
Mr.
Ellyot
;
and
Mr.
Ashton
bid
the
Woman
give
him
the
Money
out
of
the
place
where
it
was
.
Juryman
.
My
Lord
,
we
do
not
hear
him
.
Sir
W.
Williams
.
Pray
begin
again
,
and
speak
out
.
Pasely
.
I
met
with
this
Woman
at
Billingsgate
,
and
she
told
me
I
must
go
a
little
away
along
with
her
.
L.
Ch.
Just.
Holt.
That
Woman
,
name
her
.
Pasely
.
Mrs.
Pratt
;
and
I
went
along
with
her
,
and
askt
her
where
she
was
going
;
she
said
up
into
Queen-street
:
And
coming
to
Queen-street
,
we
went
to
Mr.
Burdett's
House
,
I
was
never
there
in
my
Life
before
.
When
I
came
there
Ashton
nor
Ellyot
were
either
of
them
there
;
after
a
little
while
in
came
Ashton
,
and
presently
after
in
came
Ellyot
,
and
he
went
up
Stairs
into
the
Bed-Chamber
;
and
being
in
the
Bed-Chamber
,
they
brought
the
Money
out
,
rolled
up
in
a
half
sheet
of
Paper
,
set
up
an
edge
,
and
told
it
out
at
the
Window
.
L.
Ch.
Just.
Holt.
Who
told
it
?
Paseley
.
Ashton
told
the
Money
out
;
and
after
the
Money
was
told
,
he
pulled
out
two
pieces
of
a
Six-pence
,
and
when
he
had
pulled
out
the
two
pieces
of
Six-pence
,
he
gives
one
half
to
this
Mrs.
Burdett
,
and
the
other
half
he
kept
himself
;
and
he
bid
her
pay
this
same
Money
,
when
the
other
half
Six-pence
that
Ashton
kept
came
to
this
Woman
,
to
match
that
which
she
had
;
and
after
the
Money
was
told
,
we
stayed
but
a
small
while
there
,
and
came
down
Stairs
;
and
when
we
came
down
Stairs
we
went
down
to
Billingsgate
.
I
think
John
Fisher
was
there
,
and
we
carried
away
with
us
a
Trunk
and
a
Hamper
;
John
Fisher
carryed
the
Trunk
,
and
another
Man
the
Hamper
;
and
after
that
we
had
carryed
the
things
on
Board
,
I
came
up
to
the
House
again
;
and
after
I
came
up
to
the
House
,
they
directed
us
to
go
to
the
Seven
Stars
in
the
little
Piazza
,
there
was
a
Note
written
to
direct
us
,
which
ordered
us
to
go
thither
betwixt
10
and
11
at
Night
.
When
we
came
there
,
I
think
there
was
neither
of
them
there
at
present
,
but
by
that
time
we
had
been
there
a
small
space
,
in
they
both
came
,
and
sat
down
;
and
a
Gentleman
came
in
and
said
the
Cock
crowed
;
and
therefore
they
should
have
no
good
luck
.
And
then
they
talkt
about
Papers
being
tossed
in
a
Hat
,
I
dont
know
what
,
and
in
came
two
Gentlemen
more
,
just
before
we
went
away
,
to
see
them
;
and
after
those
Gentlemen
had
seen
them
,
they
staid
but
a
little
while
.
Says
Ellyot
to
me
,
Master
,
come
along
with
me
;
so
I
went
along
with
him
,
and
we
came
to
Surrey
Stairs
;
and
on
the
Corner
on
the
left
hand
,
there
was
an
Ale-house
.
He
called
the
Waterman
out
of
the
Ale-house
,
and
he
bid
me
go
before
,
and
I
went
down
;
and
by
the
time
that
I
had
gotten
down
,
the
Waterman
came
and
halled
his
Wherry
to
,
and
I
went
in
;
and
by
that
time
I
was
gotten
to
the
Stern
,
down
came
Ashby
and
Ellyot
,
and
my
Lord
,
and
his
Man
.
L.
C.
Just.
Holt.
You
mean
Ashton
,
not
Ashby
?
Paseley
.
Yes
,
my
Lord
,
that
is
the
Man
.
And
after
they
had
got
into
the
Wherry
,
and
were
seated
,
they
bid
the
Waterman
put
off
from
Land
,
and
so
we
went
through
Bridge
;
and
after
we
were
through
Bridge
,
we
got
on
board
the
Smack
,
and
they
got
into
the
Cabin
;
and
when
they
were
got
into
the
Cabin
,
I
called
my
Men
,
and
bid
them
hale
up
the
Anchor
,
and
they
did
so
;
it
proved
to
be
but
little
Wind
,
but
that
Tide
we
got
below
half-way
Tree
,
and
were
forc'd
there
to
drop
our
Anchor
,
and
stay
till
the
next
Morning
:
the
next
Morning
we
weighed
Anchor
,
and
by
that
time
it
was
Nine
a
Clock
,
we
got
to
Long-Reach
,
where
lay
the
George
Man
of
War
,
and
there
they
hid
.
Mr.
Soll.
Gen.
And
how
was
the
hiding
,
pray
?
Mr.
Paseley
.
It
was
down
in
the
Quarters
under
the
Hatches
.
Mr.
Soll.
Gen.
Why
did
they
hide
?
Paseley
.
We
reckoned
they
would
come
on
Board
a
Pressing
,
and
they
bid
me
show
my
Protection
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Did
they
desire
to
be
hid
?
Paseley
.
Yes
,
and
after
we
came
by
the
George
Man
of
War
,
they
came
up
again
,
and
remained
afterwards
in
the
Cabin
,
till
we
came
almost
to
Gravesend
:
a
little
before
we
came
to
Gravesend
,
they
all
hid
again
;
and
,
when
they
were
hid
,
remained
hid
all
,
I
think
,
but
only
Ellyot
;
I
think
,
he
popt
up
;
and
they
were
resolved
to
go
eat
their
Victuals
;
but
then
I
told
them
,
there
was
a
Barge
a
coming
,
and
so
he
went
down
again
,
and
there
they
remained
,
till
they
were
taken
,
for
the
Barge
was
on
Board
presently
,
and
found
them
there
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
What
kind
of
place
was
it
,
that
they
were
hid
in
?
Paseley
.
They
could
not
sit
,
nor
stand
upright
in
it
,
but
lay
all
along
,
or
lean'd
on
their
Elbows
.
L.
C.
Just.
Holt.
What
did
they
lie
upon
there
,
pray
?
Paseley
.
There
was
Ballast
,
and
slit
Deal
a
top
of
the
Ballast
.
Mr.
Serj.
Thompson
.
Well
,
what
happened
when
the
Captain
came
on
board
?
Paseley
.
When
Captain
Billop
came
on
board
,
Master
,
says
he
,
you
have
got
a
couple
of
stout
young
Men
,
I
must
press
them
,
or
to
that
effect
.
I
hope
not
so
Captain
,
said
I.
Why
,
what
have
you
to
shew
,
says
he
?
I
told
him
,
I
had
a
Protection
.
Let
me
see
it
,
says
he
:
So
I
shew
him
my
Protection
,
and
he
looks
in
it
.
Well
,
says
he
,
Master
,
I
must
look
farther
,
and
went
to
rights
to
the
Place
where
they
lay
,
and
found
them
lying
all
together
.
After
they
were
taken
,
and
were
come
out
,
Captain
Billop
commanded
them
into
his
Boat
,
and
commanded
me
,
and
my
two
Men
,
to
go
into
the
Barge
;
afterwards
he
set
his
Man
on
shoar
at
Hungerford
Stairs
;
and
when
we
came
to
Whitehall
Bridge
,
the
Gate
was
not
opened
,
and
we
stayed
a
little
while
at
Whitehall
Bridge
;
and
when
we
came
a
shoar
,
Ellyot
gave
me
half
a
Crown
,
and
bid
me
say
,
when
I
came
upon
my
Examination
,
that
we
were
bound
for
Flanders
,
and
not
for
France
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Where
were
you
bound
for
,
pray
?
Paseley
.
They
examined
me
in
the
Chamber
,
when
they
paid
the
Money
,
if
I
knew
they
went
to
France
;
and
I
told
them
,
yes
,
very
well
.
M.
S.
Thompson
.
Did
they
desire
you
to
go
to
any
particular
Port
in
France
?
Paseley
.
No
,
we
were
to
touch
at
any
Place
we
could
.
Sir
W.
Williams
.
Did
they
mention
any
thing
of
Flanders
to
you
?
Pasely
.
No
,
they
did
not
.
L.
C.
Just.
Holt.
Did
any
body
mention
going
to
France
to
you
?
Paseley
.
Yes
,
they
did
.
They
askt
me
,
whether
I
could
carry
them
to
France
safe
.
L.
C.
Just.
Holt.
Who
did
ask
you
that
?
Paseley
.
Ellyot
or
Ashton
,
one
of
the
two
,
I
cannot
directly
say
which
;
but
if
I
be
not
mistaken
,
it
was
Ashton
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
When
you
came
from
Rigby's
at
the
Seven
Stars
,
Who
came
away
with
you
?
Paseley
.
Ashton
and
Ellyot
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Did
Ellyot
and
Ashton
both
come
out
with
you
?
Paseley
.
Yes
,
they
did
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
And
did
they
part
,
after
they
were
come
out
?
Paseley
.
Yes
,
Ashton
did
go
away
from
us
presently
after
we
were
come
out
.
Mr.
Serj.
Thompson
.
When
you
came
on
Board
,
had
you
any
Discourse
with
Ashton
,
about
going
to
France
?
Paseley
.
No
,
not
that
I
remember
.
L.
C.
Just.
Holt.
Did
you
go
on
foot
,
from
the
Seven
Stars
?
Paseley
.
Yes
.
L.
C.
Just.
Holt.
And
did
they
part
,
after
you
came
out
?
Paseley
.
Yes
,
they
did
.
L.
C.
Just.
Holt.
And
who
went
with
you
,
did
you
say
?
Paseley
.
Ellyot
came
with
me
.
L.
C.
Just.
Holt.
Whither
went
Mr.
Ashton
then
?
Paseley
.
I
cannot
tell
,
my
Lord
.
Mr.
Soll.
Gen.
What
did
he
say
to
you
,
when
he
went
from
you
?
Paseley
.
He
bid
me
go
along
with
Ellyot
.
L.
C.
Just.
Holt.
Was
Mr.
Ashton
there
as
soon
as
you
?
Paseley
.
Not
quite
;
but
by
that
time
the
Waterman
had
got
the
Boat
to
the
shoar
,
and
I
in
the
Stern
,
they
were
all
come
down
.
L.
C.
Just.
Holt.
When
Ashton
came
,
who
came
along
with
him
?
Paseley
.
I
saw
them
all
upon
the
Stair-head
;
I
was
in
the
Boat
when
they
came
.
I
never
saw
my
Lord
,
till
he
was
upon
the
Stairs
.
Juryman
.
My
Lord
,
I
desire
to
ask
him
,
What
the
Summ
of
Money
was
,
that
was
paid
at
Burdett's
?
Pasely
.
It
was
93
Guineas
and
six
Pence
.
L.
C.
Just.
Holt.
Who
brought
it
?
Paseley
.
It
was
laid
down
in
the
Window
.
L.
C.
Just.
Holt.
But
I
ask
you
,
who
brought
it
?
Paseley
.
I
did
see
Ashton
bring
it
,
and
lay
it
down
in
the
Window
,
and
he
told
it
out
,
and
put
it
up
again
,
and
gave
it
to
Mrs.
Burdett
.
Juryman
.
My
Lord
,
I
desire
to
know
,
what
is
the
usual
Rate
to
go
to
Flanders
;
What
may
a
Smack
and
three
Men
deserve
?
Paseley
.
Truly
I
cannot
tell
,
I
never
went
upon
my
own
account
in
my
life
.
L.
C.
Just.
Holt.
Mrs.
Pratt
,
what
say
you
,
what
is
the
usual
Rate
to
go
to
Flanders
or
Holland
?
Mrs.
Pratt
.
I
believe
they
may
go
for
a
matter
of
20
l.
or
30
l.
L.
C.
Just.
Holt.
You
hear
them
,
Gentlemen
,
what
they
say
.
Juryman
.
Yes
;
but
,
my
Lord
,
he
says
,
he
gave
them
notice
the
Barge
was
a
coming
.
I
desire
to
ask
him
.
Did
he
know
there
was
a
design
to
search
him
or
no
?
Paseley
.
Sir
,
I
knew
that
there
was
a
search
for
Seamen
.
L.
C.
Just.
Holt.
But
did
you
know
there
was
to
be
a
search
,
in
order
to
the
taking
these
Gentlemen
on
board
you
?
For
that
is
the
Question
,
I
believe
,
the
Jury
wou'd
ask
you
.
Pasely
.
No
,
I
did
not
know
it
.
Mr.
Soll.
Gen.
But
you
say
,
these
Gentlemen
desired
to
be
hid
?
Pasely
.
Yes
.
Mr.
Soll.
Gen.
And
you
hid
them
according
to
their
desire
?
Pasely
.
Yes
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Before
you
went
on
Board
,
had
you
any
discourse
of
hiding
?
did
they
ask
you
for
a
place
to
hide
in
?
Paseley
.
Yes
,
they
did
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Who
did
?
Paseley
.
Ashton
and
Ellyot
both
askt
if
there
were
a
place
in
the
Ship
to
hide
them
,
and
I
told
them
,
yes
,
there
was
.
L.
C.
Just.
Pollexfen
.
Mr.
Ashton
,
will
you
ask
him
any
Questions
?
Mr.
Ashton
.
My
Lord
,
I
desire
to
ask
him
this
Question
.
Did
we
desire
you
to
come
and
hide
us
,
or
did
you
desire
us
to
go
down
?
Paseley
.
You
desired
this
of
us
,
that
if
we
saw
any
Man
of
War's
Boat
we
would
tell
you
,
that
you
might
be
hid
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Pray
repeat
that
over
again
,
did
they
desire
you
to
give
them
Information
when
any
Boat
was
coming
,
that
they
might
hide
,
or
did
you
desire
them
to
hide
your Self
?
Paseley
.
They
desired
it
of
me
.
Mr.
Serj.
Thompson
.
Then
set
up
Charles
Betsworth
.
Mr.
Serj
Tremain
.
Before
Betsworth
is
examined
,
I
would
ask
Pasely
one
Question
?
was
there
any
Coat
left
on
board
you
?
Pasely
.
Yes
,
there
were
two
Coats
of
the
Waterman's
left
on
Board
,
and
I
took
them
and
lockt
them
up
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Is
that
the
Man
that
owned
the
Coats
?
Paseley
.
Yes
,
it
is
.
Sir
Will.
Williams
.
Then
,
Betsworth
,
will
you
give
an
Account
of
what
you
know
against
the
Prisoner
at
the
Bar
?
Betsworth
.
I
cannot
tell
,
my
Lord
,
I
never
saw
the
Gentleman
in
my
life
before
,
that
I
know
of
.
Sir
Will.
Williams
.
Prethee
hear
,
Friend
,
tell
what
you
know
of
carrying
any
Gentlemen
on
Board
the
Smack
.
Betsworth
.
If
it
please
your
Lordship
,
I
was
going
home
from
our
Stairs
about
7
or
8
a
Clock
in
the
Evening
;
that
is
,
from
Surrey-Stairs
,
and
a
Gentleman
called
Sculler
.
Said
I
to
him
,
Sir
where
do
you
go
says
he
?
As
far
as
the
Tower
,
said
I.
'T
is
against
Tide
,
I
cannot
go
;
it
will
be
ten
a
Clock
before
it
be
high
Water
.
Says
he
,
will
you
go
with
us
at
that
time
?
Said
I
,
what
will
you
give
me
?
Will
you
give
me
half
a
Crown
?
then
i
'll
carry
you
down
,
for
I
cannot
stay
out
so
late
for
nothing
.
Yes
,
says
he
,
I
will
give
it
you
.
Then
I
came
and
brought
my
Boat
to
the
Shoar
;
he
asked
me
then
what
my
Name
was
;
I
told
him
Charles
Betsworth
.
Says
he
,
will
you
be
sure
to
stay
till
we
come
?
Yes
,
said
I
,
if
you
will
be
sure
to
come
;
and
if
I
be
not
here
,
I
will
be
at
such
a
House
,
an
Ale-house
,
that
was
there
by
;
the
sign
of
the
Swan
:
So
I
staid
,
and
carryed
a
Fare
or
two
over
the
Water
,
and
about
11
a
Clock
comes
a
Gentleman
down
,
and
calls
Charles
;
and
I
went
out
a
doors
down
towards
my
Boat
,
and
there
comes
one
Gentleman
down
,
and
a
kind
of
a
Seaman
,
as
I
thought
;
and
the
Seaman
went
into
the
Stern
,
and
the
Gentleman
sate
at
the
Back-board
,
and
there
was
three
Gentlemen
more
came
down
the
Stairs
into
the
Boat
;
one
had
a
whitish
Cloak
,
and
the
other
a
loose
Coat
;
and
they
brought
a
leather
Bag
that
would
hold
about
a
Peck
;
so
I
put
off
with
them
,
and
rowed
down
the
River
,
and
all
that
I
heard
them
say
,
was
when
we
came
under
the
Temple
;
says
one
of
the
Gentlemen
,
when
do
you
hear
the
King
goes
away
?
Says
another
of
them
,
he
goes
away
a
Tuesday
;
and
when
we
got
through
Bridg
,
one
of
the
Gentlemen
askt
where
the
Vessel
lay
,
and
the
Man
in
the
Stern
said
on
Southwark
side
,
over
against
the
Tower
,
and
when
we
came
a
little
below
Battle-bridge
near
Pickle-Herring-Stairs
,
the
Master
said
,
there
lies
the
Vessel
,
and
it
had
a
long
Pendant
and
a
top
Sail
loose
;
so
they
paid
me
before
they
came
on
Board
,
and
when
they
were
got
a
Board
,
away
rowed
I
;
and
when
I
came
to
Land
,
and
take
out
my
Sculls
and
things
,
there
I
mist
my
Cloths
;
and
I
rowed
after
them
,
thinking
they
could
not
be
got
far
;
but
when
I
came
to
the
place
where
they
went
on
Board
,
the
Vessel
was
gone
,
and
I
rowed
down
as
low
as
Limehouse-Reach
,
and
in
Black-Hall-Reach
I
overtook
a
Vessel
,
which
I
thought
was
the
Vessel
.
I
askt
them
who
they
belonged
to
,
and
they
said
they
came
from
Horseliedown
,
and
I
made
answer
I
brought
two
Fares
on
Board
a
Vessel
at
Pickle-Herring-Stairs
;
and
had
forgot
to
take
my
Cloths
that
they
had
;
they
made
answer
,
I
brought
no
Fare
on
Board
them
,
so
I
rowed
on
farther
beyond
Barkinshelf
,
and
because
there
was
no
Wind
,
I
thought
none
could
have
gone
beyond
that
Place
,
and
therefore
resolved
to
row
back
again
when
it
was
Flood
;
and
I
rowed
up
to
Greenwich
,
but
could
not
meet
with
the
Vessel
;
and
I
heard
nothing
of
my
Cloths
,
till
last
Friday
was
Seaven-night
I
had
my
Cloths
brought
me
.
Sir
Will.
Williams
.
Can
you
say
this
Gentleman
Mr.
Ashton
,
the
Prisoner
at
the
Bar
;
was
one
of
them
that
you
carryed
on
Board
the
Smack
?
Betsworth
.
No
,
I
know
never
a
one
of
them
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
But
you
say
the
Persons
that
you
took
in
at
Surrey-Stairs
carryed
away
your
Cloths
with
them
?
Betsworth
.
Yes
,
Sir
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Then
I
ask
you
,
Paseley
,
Is
that
one
of
the
Persons
that
he
brought
on
Board
your
Smack
?
Paseley
.
Yes
,
he
was
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
How
many
came
on
Board
the
Smack
?
Paseley
.
Four
;
My
Lord
Preston
,
Mr.
Ashton
,
Mr.
Ellyot
,
and
my
Lord
Preston's
Man
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Did
you
take
in
your
Pendant
?
Paseley
.
Yes
,
I
did
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
When
did
you
take
it
in
?
Paseley
.
Assoon
as
we
weighed
Anchor
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
How
came
you
to
take
it
in
?
Paseley
.
Ellyot
spoke
to
me
,
to
take
it
in
?
L.
C.
Just.
Holt.
Look
you
,
Pasely
,
you
were
by
when
the
Ship
was
hired
.
Paseley
.
Yes
,
I
was
by
when
the
Money
was
paid
.
L.
C.
Just.
Holt.
Did
they
mention
how
many
were
to
go
in
the
Smack
?
Paseley
.
He
said
,
they
were
three
of
them
,
not
four
,
as
I
remember
,
that
were
to
go
.
Sir
Will.
Williams
.
Will
you
ask
him
any
think
Mr.
Ashton
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
No
,
Sir
:
But
I
desire
the
Woman
may
not
go
out
of
Court
.
L.
C.
Just.
Holt.
No
,
no
;
she
shall
stay
.
M.
S.
Thompson
.
Then
call
John
Fisher
,
and
James
Amonds
.
(
Fisher
stood
up
.
)
Sir
Will.
Williams
.
Pray
do
you
acquaint
the
Court
and
the
Jury
what
you
know
of
this
matter
,
whether
you
carryed
any
things
on
Board
the
Smack
,
and
what
;
and
who
came
on
Board
,
and
what
hapned
.
Fisher
.
My
Lord
,
a
matter
of
six
Hours
before
they
came
on
Board
,
my
Master
carryed
me
a
Shoar
,
and
brought
me
to
Mr.
Burdett's
House
,
and
gave
me
a
Trunk
,
and
I
went
with
it
,
and
another
Man
with
a
Hamper
,
and
brought
them
on
Board
;
and
about
11
or
12
a
Clock
,
my
Master
comes
and
brings
Mr.
Ashton
and
the
other
aboard
;
and
he
bid
me
go
forward
,
and
heave
up
the
Anchor
,
and
so
I
did
,
and
we
went
down
the
River
;
but
we
could
go
but
a
little
way
because
there
was
no
Wind
;
and
when
we
came
to
Half-way-tree
,
the
Tide
Turning
,
we
were
forced
to
cast
Anchor
again
,
and
stay
till
the
Morning
;
and
in
the
Morning
we
weighed
Anchor
again
about
8
a
Clock
,
and
about
9
we
came
into
Long-reach
,
where
lay
the
George
Man
of
War
,
and
then
Mr.
Ashton
and
they
hid
;
and
when
we
came
below
them
again
,
they
came
up
again
till
we
came
almost
near
the
Block-Houses
at
Gravesend
,
and
there
they
hid
again
;
and
Mr.
Ashton
I
think
came
up
afterwards
,
and
bid
me
go
down
to
the
Hamper
,
and
fetch
them
up
some
Victuals
for
their
Dinner
,
and
I
went
down
and
fetcht
up
some
Beef
,
and
Mr.
Ashton
took
hold
of
it
;
and
I
took
a
Bottle
of
Wine
or
two
out
;
and
just
before
I
brought
all
the
Victuals
up
,
the
Barge
was
spied
a
coming
to
us
;
and
then
he
went
down
again
:
And
there
they
hid
,
and
the
piece
of
Beef
was
a
top
of
them
.
Captain
Billop
,
when
he
came
near
,
waved
his
Hat
,
to
bid
us
lie
by
;
and
we
did
lie
by
,
till
he
came
up
to
us
;
and
when
he
came
up
to
us
,
says
he
,
Master
,
you
have
gotten
a
couple
of
good
likely
Men
,
worth
the
coming
on
Board
for
,
says
the
Master
.
I
hope
Captain
,
you
wont
press
them
,
says
he
.
What
have
you
to
keep
you
clear
,
says
he
?
I
have
a
Protection
.
Have
you
,
says
the
Captain
?
Let
me
see
it
:
So
he
shewed
him
the
Protection
,
and
he
read
both
our
Names
in
it
.
Then
,
says
he
,
Master
,
I
must
look
farther
;
and
he
went
down
to
the
Quarter
Hatches
,
and
took
them
up
,
just
where
they
lay
.
First
my
Lord
came
out
;
and
he
searcht
them
all
,
as
they
came
out
.
Mr.
Ellyot
came
out
next
,
and
Mr.
Ashton
stay'd
within
,
being
the
last
Man
.
And
after
he
had
searcht
them
,
and
done
what
he
pleased
;
he
got
all
the
Papers
and
Writings
:
then
he
commanded
us
all
to
go
into
the
Barge
;
and
they
came
on
Board
the
George
Frigat
in
Long-Reach
.
And
at
the
Ship
,
Mr.
Ellyot
came
to
us
;
and
bid
us
say
,
we
were
going
for
Flanders
.
And
after
we
came
to
Whitehall
,
Mr.
Ashton
gave
me
a
half
Crown
Piece
,
and
bid
me
say
,
we
were
bound
for
Flanders
,
and
not
for
France
.
L.
C.
Just.
Holt.
Was
that
after
they
were
taken
,
or
before
?
L.
C.
Just.
Pollexfen
.
When
was
the
first
time
,
that
they
would
have
you
say
,
they
were
bound
for
Flanders
?
Fisher
.
It
was
on
board
the
George
Frigat
in
Long-Reach
.
L.
C.
Just.
Holt.
Who
was
it
that
bid
you
say
so
?
Fisher
.
Mr.
Ellyot
and
Mr.
Ashton
both
,
in
the
Ship
's
Steerage
,
where
they
came
to
us
.
L.
C.
Just.
Pollexfen
.
Where
was
the
next
Place
,
that
they
bid
you
say
so
?
Fisher
.
At
Whitehall
Bridge
Ashton
gave
me
a
half
Crown
Piece
,
and
bid
me
say
so
.
Juryman
.
Did
he
speak
that
aloud
,
or
softly
at
Whitehall
?
Fisher
.
He
whispered
it
in
my
Ear.
L.
C.
Just.
Holt.
Did
they
ever
say
they
were
bound
for
Flanders
,
till
after
they
were
taken
?
Fisher
.
No.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
What
manner
of
Place
was
this
that
they
hid
in
?
Fisher
.
An
ugly
hole
▪
where
a
Man
has
no
room
to
lie
along
at
ease
;
he
can
neither
stand
upright
,
nor
sit
upright
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Did
you
see
the
Waterman
that
brought
them
on
Board
?
Fisher
.
No.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Was
there
any
Waterman's
Coat
left
?
Fisher
.
Yes
,
there
was
two
.
L.
C.
Just.
Holt.
But
didst
thou
see
the
Boat
?
Fisher
.
We
were
a
sleep
when
they
came
on
Board
,
and
the
Boat
was
put
off
assoon
as
ever
they
came
on
Board
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Then
assoon
as
ever
they
were
on
Board
,
you
got
up
the
Anchor
,
and
pulled
in
the
Pendant
?
Fisher
.
Yes
,
We
immediately
hove
up
the
Anchor
,
and
took
in
the
Pendant
.
Mr.
S.
Tremain
.
Did
any
Sculler
hale
you
afterwards
,
as
you
were
going
down
?
Fisher
.
Yes
,
as
we
were
going
down
there
did
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
What
did
you
say
to
him
?
Fisher
.
I
was
not
steering
then
;
but
this
other
Man
made
answer
.
L.
Ch.
Just.
Holt.
Mr.
Ashton
,
Will
you
ask
him
any
thing
?
Mr.
Ashton
.
When
I
gave
you
the
Half
Crown
that
you
speak
of
,
what
did
I
say
to
you
?
Fisher
.
You
bid
me
when
I
came
to
be
examin'd
,
say
we
were
going
to
Flanders
,
and
not
to
France
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
What
did
I
say
else
?
Fisher
.
You
bid
me
take
that
Half
Crown
for
to
Night
,
to
help
to
bear
Charges
,
and
to
Morrow
you
would
take
farther
care
of
us
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
I
told
you
you
were
Prisoners
now
,
and
I
gave
you
that
;
and
told
you
I
would
take
farther
care
of
you
.
Fisher
.
You
did
not
say
we
were
Prisoners
,
but
you
said
you
gave
me
that
to
help
bear
Charges
for
that
Night
,
and
on
the
Morrow
you
would
take
farther
care
of
us
.
Mr.
Serj.
Thompson
.
Then
set
up
James
Amonds
.
Sir
W.
Williams
.
Are
you
sworn
Friend
?
Amonds
.
Yes
,
Sir
.
Sir
W.
Williams
.
Then
let
the
Court
and
the
Jury
know
what
you
can
say
in
this
matter
.
Amonds
.
My
Lord
,
they
came
on
Board
about
11
or
12
a
Clock
at
Night
,
I
was
a
sleep
in
the
Cabin
,
and
heard
a
Boat
coming
on
Board
,
and
I
turn'd
out
,
and
before
I
could
get
out
of
the
Cabin
,
they
were
got
aboard
,
and
I
see
no
Boat
,
nor
nothing
.
So
,
says
the
Master
,
go
forward
and
heave
up
the
Anchor
;
and
after
we
had
heaved
up
the
Anchor
,
I
goes
into
the
Skip
to
tow
the
Vessel
down
,
because
there
was
no
Wind
,
and
we
would
not
let
the
Vessel
go
foul
on
the
Ships
that
were
in
the
River
,
and
a
little
after
we
came
on
Board
again
;
and
when
I
came
on
Board
again
,
they
were
all
on
Board
,
all
four
.
After
that
comes
a
Water-man
,
and
I
was
at
the
Helm
steering
,
and
he
called
out
to
us
!
Oh
hoe
,
says
he
;
did
not
I
bring
a
Parcel
of
Gentlemen
on
Board
this
Smack
?
Not
as
I
know
of
,
said
I
,
Says
he
,
I
carryed
a
Parcel
of
Gentlemen
on
Board
some
Smack
,
that
had
a
Pendant
out
,
and
I
know
not
where
it
is
;
they
carryed
my
Cloaths
on
Board
with
them
.
Said
I
,
I
know
nothing
of
it
,
nor
I
did
not
;
for
I
saw
neither
Water-man
,
nor
Boat
;
so
away
the
Waterman
goes
,
and
we
went
down
the
River
,
and
when
we
came
to
Half-way
Tree
,
we
came
to
Anchor
,
and
my
Master
went
and
laid
himself
down
,
the
Tide
being
almost
done
,
and
there
being
no
Wind
,
and
Mr.
Ashton
and
they
lay
in
the
Cabin
;
and
says
Mr.
Ashton
to
me
,
take
care
of
us
now
,
and
we
will
take
care
of
you
hereafter
;
says
he
,
we
shall
help
you
to
many
a
Freight
,
and
many
a
Pound
.
Ay
,
ay
,
said
I
,
you
will
be
taken
care
of
to
be
sure
at
Day
break
,
or
when
the
Day
comes
on
;
about
8
a
Clock
,
we
hove
up
the
Anchor
again
,
and
fell
down
as
low
as
Long-Reach
,
where
the
George
Frigat
lay
;
and
when
we
came
there
,
they
went
down
to
hide
in
the
quarter
Hatches
.
I
steered
it
down
still
;
and
when
we
were
got
past
that
Man
of
War
,
the
Hatches
were
taken
up
,
and
they
came
up
again
out
of
the
Quarters
,
and
sate
in
the
Cabin
again
,
and
we
had
a
fresh
Gale
of
Wind
,
and
run
down
to
Gravesend
quickly
,
and
when
we
came
near
the
Block-houses
,
said
I
,
we
are
almost
at
the
Block-houses
;
then
said
they
we
will
go
down
again
and
hide
a
little
;
and
so
they
did
till
they
were
past
there
,
then
resolving
to
go
to
Dinner
.
L.
Ch.
Just.
Holt.
What
time
a
day
was
this
?
Amonds
.
About
11
a
Clock
,
as
near
as
I
can
guess
.
Mr.
Soll.
Gen.
Well
,
they
did
go
down
to
hide
then
,
did
they
?
Amonds
.
Yes
,
they
did
go
down
and
hide
,
and
came
up
again
,
I
am
sure
some
of
them
;
I
heard
some
of
them
in
the
Cabin
.
Mr.
Soll.
Gen.
Well
,
what
followed
?
Amonds
.
After
they
were
gotten
up
,
and
past
Gravesend
,
this
Man
was
sent
for
Victuals
for
them
,
and
so
he
fetch'd
them
some
Roast
Beef
,
and
some
other
things
;
and
just
as
the
Roast
Beef
was
going
into
the
Cabin
,
said
I
,
Here
comes
a
Barge
off
,
to
press
.
So
when
I
cried
,
The
Barge
was
a
coming
,
they
took
the
Victuals
down
into
the
Quarters
,
and
there
lay
they
,
and
the
Victuals
a
top
of
them
.
And
when
the
Barge
came
near
us
,
the
Captain
waved
his
Hat
to
command
us
to
lie
by
.
Said
I
,
We
must
lie
by
,
for
the
Barge
is
coming
up
to
us
.
And
we
clapp'd
the
Hel●●-a-lee
,
and
lay
by
;
and
after
we
were
laid
by
,
the
Barge
came
on
Board
us
.
Says
the
Captain
of
the
Barge
,
You
have
got
a
couple
of
likely
,
good
Men
,
Master
,
said
he
Ay
,
says
the
Master
;
but
I
hope
you
won't
press
them
.
Says
the
Captain
,
Have
you
got
any
thing
to
keep
you
clear
?
Yes
,
if
it
please
you
,
noble
Captain
,
I
have
got
a
Protection
.
I
am
sorry
for
that
,
says
he
,
and
comes
on
Board
,
for
he
stay'd
all
this
time
in
the
Barge
;
and
smiling
upon
him
,
he
comes
on
Board
,
and
,
says
he
,
Come
,
let
's
see
your
Protection
.
And
the
Master
shew'd
it
him
,
and
he
read
it
.
Says
the
Captain
,
I
must
look
a
little
farther
.
And
he
goes
into
the
Cabin
,
and
took
up
the
Hatches
,
and
there
lay
all
these
Gentlemen
.
They
were
something
longer
a
coming
up
than
he
would
have
had
them
;
so
says
the
Captain
to
his
Men
in
the
Barge
,
Come
on
Board
,
and
see
who
is
here
.
And
so
some
of
his
Men
did
come
on
Board
;
and
,
to
the
best
of
my
remembrance
,
my
Lord
was
the
first
Man
that
came
up
:
And
when
my
Lord
came
up
,
the
Captain
run
his
Hands
into
his
Coat-Pockets
,
to
feel
for
Papers
,
as
I
suppose
;
and
my
Lord
desired
the
Captain
to
be
kind
,
and
take
nothing
away
.
Says
he
,
I
'll
take
nothing
but
Papers
;
't
is
Papers
I
look
for
:
And
he
pull'd
out
a
Watch
,
and
gave
it
him
again
.
After
that
,
Ellyot
came
out
;
and
whether
he
found
any
thing
upon
Mr.
Ellyot
,
or
no
,
I
cannot
tell
.
Mr.
Ashton
was
the
last
that
came
up
;
and
when
he
came
up
,
a
Water-man
of
the
Captain
's
calls
to
him
,
and
says
,
That
Gentleman
that
came
up
last
has
put
something
in
his
Bosom
,
but
what
I
can't
tell
.
So
the
Captain
took
Mr.
Ashton
by
the
Arm
,
and
turn'd
him
about
;
and
,
says
he
,
What
did
you
put
in
your
Bosom
?
Says
Mr.
Ashton
,
Nothing
but
my
Handkerchief
;
and
pull'd
out
his
Handkerchief
,
and
shew'd
him
.
Then
the
Captain
put
his
Hand
in
,
and
pull'd
out
Papers
,
with
a
piece
of
Lead
tied
to
them
.
And
that
is
all
that
I
saw
.
Mr.
S.
Tremain
.
But
tell
us
what
happen'd
afterwards
.
Amonds
.
When
that
was
done
,
the
Captain
commanded
us
all
into
his
Barge
;
and
I
row'd
,
and
some
of
the
rest
row'd
,
it
being
cold
Weather
,
till
we
came
up
to
London
.
After
we
came
up
to
London
,
they
did
not
say
any
thing
to
me
,
because
I
was
a
rowing
till
then
.
It
seems
they
did
give
them
some
Money
,
but
they
gave
me
none
,
not
till
I
came
into
Whitehall
;
and
then
my
Lord's
Man
came
to
me
,
and
call'd
me
a
one
side
;
says
he
,
Here
's
Half
a
Crown
,
will
serve
you
to
Night
;
and
be
sure
,
when
you
come
to
be
examined
,
that
you
say
,
you
were
bound
for
Flanders
,
and
not
for
France
,
and
you
will
be
taken
farther
care
of
to
Morrow
.
Mr.
S.
Tremain
.
What
manner
of
place
is
that
Quarter-Hatches
?
Amonds
.
They
could
neither
fit
,
nor
stand
upright
in
it
.
Mr.
S.
Thompson
.
What
did
they
lie
upon
?
Amonds
.
There
were
three
or
four
flit
Deals
that
were
laid
over
the
Ballast
,
but
it
seems
they
had
shuffl'd
'em
on
the
one
side
when
they
were
taken
,
for
the
Ballast
lay
open
.
Mr.
S.
Tremain
.
Did
the
Water-man
that
brought
these
Men
on
Board
you
,
leave
his
Coat
there
?
Amonds
.
I
did
not
see
the
Boat
,
nor
the
Water-man
;
and
therefore
I
am
not
able
to
say
any
thing
about
it
.
Mr.
Sol.
Gen.
How
came
the
Pendant
to
be
taken
down
?
Amonds
.
I
can't
tell
that
,
I
was
in
the
Skiff
when
it
was
taken
down
.
Jury-man
.
My
Lord
,
I
do
not
very
well
understand
how
the
Papers
came
to
be
taken
away
from
Mr.
Ashton
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
He
tells
you
,
Mr.
Ashton
was
seen
to
put
his
Hand
with
something
into
his
Bosom
;
and
being
tax'd
with
it
,
he
said
it
was
his
Handkerchief
;
and
the
Captain
put
in
his
Hand
,
and
pull'd
out
a
Bundle
of
Papers
.
Jury-man
.
Did
he
see
Ashton
take
away
the
Papers
from
any
other
place
?
Amonds
.
No
,
an
't
please
your
Honour
,
I
did
not
see
them
till
they
were
taken
out
of
his
Bosom
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Did
you
see
Captain
Billop
take
the
Papers
from
out
of
Mr.
Ashton's
Coat
?
Amonds
.
Yes
,
I
did
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Where
were
they
before
they
spy'd
the
Barge
a
coming
?
Amonds
.
If
it
please
your
Honour
,
I
heard
'em
talk
;
I
thought
they
had
been
up
,
but
it
seems
there
was
but
one
of
'em
up
when
they
said
,
The
Barge
was
coming
a-board
:
I
was
at
the
Helm
,
and
heard
'em
talk
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Then
you
knew
nothing
of
these
Papers
,
but
when
you
saw
'em
taken
out
of
Ashton's
Bosom
?
Amonds
.
No
,
my
Lord
.
Sir
Wi.
Williams
.
If
you
will
ask
him
any
thing
,
Mr.
Ashton
,
now
you
may
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Pray
Friend
,
Had
not
I
been
up
first
,
and
search'd
before
the
Papers
were
taken
?
Amonds
.
Not
as
I
know
of
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Did
not
I
go
down
into
the
Hold
to
take
my
Hat
,
and
call
to
you
,
and
desired
that
I
might
go
down
for
my
Hat
?
Amonds
.
I
can't
tell
;
for
when
I
saw
the
Papers
taken
from
you
,
I
was
in
the
Stern
;
I
was
not
down
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Had
not
I
been
search'd
first
?
Amonds
.
Not
that
I
know
of
,
till
you
were
in
the
Stern
.
Mr.
S.
Thompson
.
Then
swear
Captain
Billop
.
Which
was
done
,
he
standing
up
by
the
Sheriff
.
Mr.
S.
Tremain
.
Captain
,
I
suppose
you
may
be
heard
from
that
place
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
My
Lord
,
I
desire
the
Witness
may
come
down
,
else
I
shall
not
be
able
to
distinguish
what
he
says
:
It
is
the
proper
place
for
him
,
I
think
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Let
him
come
down
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
I
humbly
desire
,
my
Lord
,
that
the
Witnesses
may
all
be
obliged
to
stay
in
Court
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Let
them
all
stay
.
Sir
Wi.
Williams
.
You
are
sworn
,
Sir
:
Are
you
not
?
Capt.
Billop
.
Yes
,
I
am
.
Sir
Wi.
Williams
.
Then
,
pray
,
will
you
give
an
Account
where
you
took
these
Persons
,
how
you
took
'em
,
what
you
found
,
and
how
you
disposed
of
it
.
Capt.
Billop
.
Must
I
begin
from
the
Beginning
?
Sir
Wi.
Williams
.
Yes
;
Tell
your
whole
Knowledge
,
in
Order
of
Time
,
as
it
fell
out
.
Capt.
Billop
.
What
,
from
the
Time
I
went
out
?
Mr.
S.
Thompson
.
Make
it
as
short
as
you
can
.
Sir
Wi.
Williams
.
Yes
,
you
must
tell
all
;
for
you
speak
now
to
a
new
Jury
,
and
here
is
another
Prisoner
at
the
Bar
to
be
tried
.
C.
Billop
.
The
last
of
December
,
about
Two-a-Clock
,
or
between
One
and
Two
,
my
Lord
of
Danby
came
to
me
at
one
of
the
Doors
of
the
House
of
Lords
,
and
told
me
,
his
Father
must
speak
with
me
;
and
he
carry'd
me
up
to
my
Lord
Linsey's
Chamber
;
and
in
a
little
time
my
Lord
President
came
there
,
and
told
me
,
he
heard
there
were
divers
Persons
that
had
Papers
of
dangerous
Consequence
,
and
were
going
to
France
,
and
desired
me
to
use
my
Skill
for
my
seizing
and
securing
of
the
Papers
.
I
began
then
to
talk
of
what
was
proper
for
such
an
Undertaking
;
and
I
told
my
Lord
,
I
thought
the
best
way
,
was
to
go
to
Woolwich
or
Dep●ford
,
and
to
take
a
Man
of
War's
Pinnace
with
us
:
Upon
that
,
my
Lord
of
Danby
being
by
,
said
,
he
knew
of
a
Boat
that
he
could
have
,
which
was
my
Lord
Duke
of
Grafton's
;
and
my
Lady
Dutchess
had
lent
it
him
,
and
he
would
go
,
and
get
it
ready
:
Upon
this
my
Lord
President
said
,
he
would
give
me
a
Note
of
the
Name
of
the
Vessel
,
and
where
she
went
out
;
and
likewise
a
Letter
to
another
Person
,
that
would
instruct
me
farther
,
and
shew
me
the
Vessel
;
accordingly
my
Lord
President
gave
me
the
Letter
,
and
I
went
away
to
look
for
the
Person
,
but
could
not
find
him
.
My
Lord
Danby
came
to
Tower-Wharf
himself
with
the
Boat
;
and
I
left
a
Man
there
to
bring
me
word
,
when
the
Boat
came
up
at
the
Place
where
I
was
;
and
Captain
Stringer
,
and
Sir
Thomas
Taylor
came
there
to
me
.
After
my
Lord
of
Danby
had
told
me
what
I
had
in
the
Boat
,
I
told
him
,
I
thought
there
were
not
Arms
enough
;
and
therefore
it
were
best
to
go
to
the
Tower
,
to
borrow
some
Arms
from
thence
:
When
we
came
to
the
Tower
,
my
Lord
Lucas
was
not
come
in
;
and
when
I
had
staid
a
little
time
,
he
did
come
in
:
And
when
I
had
acquainted
him
with
my
business
,
he
sent
for
an
Officer
of
the
Guard
,
and
there
we
borrowed
some
Arms
,
a
Blunderbuss
of
his
,
and
a
Carbine
,
and
the
like
;
and
about
Eleven-a-Clock
,
or
somewhat
past
,
we
put
off
from
Tower-Wharf
.
It
was
calm
,
and
we
rowed
down
towards
Gravesend
;
and
we
went
aboard
a
Vessel
or
two
,
but
was
not
willing
to
lose
much
time
,
because
I
was
resolved
to
take
them
before
they
were
gotten
too
far
:
So
we
rowed
away
for
Gravesend
,
where
I
refresh'd
my
Men
,
and
afterwards
went
down
into
the
Hope
;
and
I
did
judge
,
that
no
Vessel
that
could
come
from
London
that
Tide
could
be
a-head
of
me
.
I
went
on
board
several
Vessels
that
lay
in
the
River
,
in
order
unto
the
pressing
of
Men
;
and
I
went
on
board
all
sorts
of
Vessels
,
because
I
would
give
no
Suspicion
of
what
I
was
about
;
and
having
been
on
board
of
several
,
I
pressed
two
or
three
Barkin
Men
;
and
one
particularly
,
that
knew
all
the
Vessels
upon
the
River
;
and
I
made
him
to
row
very
near
to
me
,
that
I
might
talk
to
him
;
I
had
got
the
Names
of
a
great
many
Smacks
,
and
gave
it
out
,
that
I
would
press
a
Smack
to
carry
for
a
Tender
to
my
Ship
,
when
the
Fleet
went
out
;
and
naming
this
Smack
that
I
was
to
go
to
search
,
I
told
him
,
I
heard
such
a
Smack
sailed
well
,
and
I
had
Thoughts
of
pressing
her
;
he
told
me
,
She
was
old
;
but
said
I
,
She
will
serve
a
Summer
well
enough
;
and
that
is
it
I
intend
to
press
,
if
I
can
find
her
.
Says
he
,
I
'll
shew
you
her
,
I
know
her
when
I
see
her
;
so
we
went
on
board
several
Vessels
,
as
we
went
along
.
And
as
we
were
rowing
along
before
,
we
came
to
the
Nest
Point
by
Tilbury
Fort
,
we
saw
several
Smacks
coming
down
the
River
;
and
when
we
came
about
the
Point
,
the
headmost
Smack
of
all
,
the
Fellow
,
lookt
out
,
and
said
,
Yonder
is
the
Thomas
and
Elizabeth
.
Then
I
called
to
one
of
my
Men
to
wave
,
and
bring
them
to
lie
by
,
which
they
did
,
and
they
lay
by
till
I
came
on
board
.
When
I
came
on
board
,
I
saw
two
lusty
Men
stand
by
the
Master
;
said
I
,
Master
,
you
have
got
two
good
lusty
Fellows
that
would
serve
the
King
;
but
I
'll
be
kind
and
civil
to
you
,
I
'll
take
but
one
.
Says
the
Master
,
I
hope
not
so
;
for
I
have
a
Protection
;
and
with
that
,
I
came
on
board
,
and
took
his
Protection
in
my
Hand
,
and
read
it
.
As
soon
as
I
had
read
it
,
I
ask'd
him
,
if
he
had
no
more
Men
upon
Deck
than
what
I
saw
.
He
said
,
No
;
then
,
said
I
,
I
must
look
a
little
farther
.
And
I
went
into
the
Quarters
,
and
took
up
the
Scuttle
,
and
the
Hatches
,
and
I
saw
some
Gentlemen
lie
.
Oh
,
said
,
I
,
What
a
pretty
Posture
is
this
?
Where
are
we
a
going
?
Gentlemen
,
you
must
turn
out
.
The
first
that
came
to
hand
was
my
Lord
Preston
;
but
I
did
not
know
him
then
,
nor
some
time
after
I
was
in
the
Boat
with
him
:
So
I
took
hold
of
him
,
and
help'd
him
up
;
and
when
he
was
up
,
said
I
,
Sir
,
I
must
search
you
.
Says
he
,
I
hope
you
will
take
nothing
from
me
.
Nothing
,
said
I
,
but
Papers
:
So
I
search'd
all
his
Pockets
;
and
as
I
found
any
Papers
,
I
put
them
into
my
own
Coat-pocket
.
And
I
took
his
Watch
,
and
pull'd
it
out
,
and
gave
it
him
again
:
After
that
I
had
search'd
him
,
came
up
Mr
Ellyot
the
first
Man
,
and
the
next
was
Mr.
Ashton
,
who
crouded
up
while
Ellyot
came
up
,
in
his
Night-Cap
.
I
think
,
Mr.
Ashton
,
you
had
your
Night-Cap
on
.
So
Mr.
Ashton
goes
down
again
,
and
puts
on
a
Periwig
,
I
think
;
but
coming
up
again
,
one
of
my
Sea-men
sees
him
take
something
,
and
put
it
into
his
Bosom
:
He
follows
Mr.
Ashton
quick
,
and
pulls
me
by
the
Coat
;
and
,
says
he
,
That
Gentleman
has
got
something
in
his
Bosom
:
So
I
took
hold
of
him
,
and
turned
him
round
;
said
I
,
Mr.
Ashton
,
what
have
you
got
in
your
Bosom
?
Nothing
,
says
he
,
but
a
Handkercheif
;
and
immediately
he
put
his
Hand
into
his
Bosom
,
and
pluck'd
out
the
Handkercheif
,
and
shew'd
me
.
As
soon
as
he
had
pulled
out
the
Handkercheif
,
I
put
my
Hand
into
his
Bosom
,
and
there
I
met
with
the
Pacquet
that
had
the
Lead
affixed
to
't
;
and
pulling
it
out
,
I
clapp'd
it
into
my
own
Pocket
;
for
I
thought
that
was
the
Matter
of
Moment
that
I
was
to
secure
.
So
I
ordered
them
to
go
into
the
Boat
,
and
the
Master
of
the
Vessel
to
let
go
his
Anchor
;
and
two
Men
I
left
in
the
Vessel
,
whom
I
ordered
to
search
,
and
to
secure
what
they
found
till
farther
Order
;
and
I
left
two
Musquets
with
them
.
And
after
we
were
in
the
Boat
,
they
desired
to
have
somethings
handed
in
,
which
I
gave
Order
for
,
a
Hamper
,
and
a
Night-bag
;
and
away
we
put
off
from
the
Vessel
,
and
rowed
up
;
it
was
against
Tide
,
and
very
cold
Weather
.
In
a
little
time
Mr.
Ellyot
called
one
of
the
Gentlemen
,
My
Lord
;
then
I
whispered
him
,
and
ask'd
him
who
that
Lord
was
,
and
he
told
me
,
It
was
my
Lord
Preston
.
Then
I
saluted
my
Lord
;
and
my
Lord
was
pleased
to
say
,
he
was
very
well
satisfied
they
were
fallen
into
the
Hands
of
a
Civil
Gentleman
.
So
rowing
up
against
Tide
,
and
it
being
a
Westerly
Wind
,
which
blow'd
very
fresh
,
My
Lord
desired
that
I
would
let
them
stop
at
Gravesend
,
till
the
Tide
turned
,
that
they
might
refresh
themselves
.
I
begged
his
Pardon
,
and
said
,
there
was
a
Ship
in
Long
Reach
,
the
George-Frigot
,
and
we
would
stop
there
;
and
I
did
not
doubt
,
but
I
would
command
the
great
Cabin
for
his
Accommodation
;
and
there
he
might
have
any
thing
that
he
wanted
.
My
Lord
seemed
contented
with
it
;
but
before
we
came
on
Board
the
Man
of
War
,
there
happened
a
great
deal
of
Discourse
betwixt
us
of
several
things
.
Sir
Wi.
Williams
.
Pray
repeat
it
as
well
as
you
can
remember
what
Discourse
happened
.
Capt.
Billop
.
Truly
my
Lord
Preston
being
cold
,
and
the
Hamper
standing
by
,
says
he
,
Captain
Billop
,
we
have
not
eaten
,
we
will
eat
if
you
will
.
and
there
was
a
piece
of
Bief
at
the
top
of
the
Hamper
,
and
Bottles
of
Wine
;
and
I
opened
the
Hamper
,
sitting
fairest
for
it
,
and
handed
out
the
Beef
,
the
Bread
,
and
the
Bottles
;
and
after
we
had
eaten
what
we
would
,
my
Lord
ordered
the
rest
to
be
given
to
the
Men
that
were
the
Boats
Crew
,
and
after
we
had
done
this
,
and
taken
out
a
Bottle
or
two
,
and
shut
up
the
Hamper
again
,
my
Lord
Preston
drank
to
me
once
or
twice
,
and
seem'd
very
well
satisfy'd
and
pleas'd
with
his
Usage
.
He
told
me
he
was
sensible
of
my
Civilities
;
and
if
ever
it
lay
in
his
Power
,
he
would
not
forget
me
.
So
we
drank
again
,
and
talk'd
again
;
but
before
we
came
to
the
Ship
,
My
Lord
Preston
told
me
,
that
if
ever
it
lay
in
his
Power
,
he
would
be
sure
to
make
an
acknowledgment
of
the
Civility
I
had
shew'd
him
.
And
to
the
best
of
my
Memory
,
he
had
this
Expression
,
If
there
ever
was
any
thing
he
could
serve
me
in
,
he
would
do
it
with
all
his
Heart
,
if
I
would
but
dispose
of
the
Packet
.
Mr.
S.
Thompson
.
What
would
Mr.
Ashton
have
had
you
done
?
What
did
he
say
to
you
?
Capt.
Billop
.
Mr.
Ashton
said
,
it
would
do
me
no
good
to
injure
so
many
Gentlemen
;
and
desired
me
that
I
would
throw
the
Packet
over-board
.
Mr.
S.
Tremain
.
What
did
he
mean
by
so
many
Gentlemen
?
Capt.
Billop
.
My
Lord
,
I
cannot
tell
,
but
that
was
his
Expression
.
Mr.
S.
Tremain
.
Who
desired
you
to
throw
the
Packet
over-board
?
Capt.
Billop
.
Mr.
Ashton
did
several
times
.
Mr.
S.
Tremain
.
What
did
he
say
to
you
?
What
Arguments
did
he
use
?
Capt.
Billop
.
My
Lord
,
it
was
so
many
times
over
,
and
so
much
mixture
of
Discourse
we
had
,
that
I
am
not
able
to
tell
the
Particulars
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
But
what
Arguments
did
he
use
?
Capt.
Billop
.
I
don't
know
that
he
used
any
more
great
Arguments
,
more
than
what
I
have
told
you
already
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Say
that
again
that
you
said
before
.
Capt.
Billop
.
He
said
,
't
would
do
me
no
good
to
injure
so
many
Gentlemen
.
Prethee
,
Captain
Billop
,
says
he
,
throw
it
over-board
.
Mr.
S.
Tremain
.
What
did
he
say
farther
?
Capt.
Billop
.
I
'll
tell
you
,
if
you
'll
give
me
leave
.
Mr.
Ashton
did
say
,
a
little
after
this
,
with
a
great
deal
of
Insinuation
,
Captain
Billop
,
What
if
you
should
turn
about
,
and
go
along
with
us
?
No
,
Mr.
Ashton
,
said
I
,
that
I
cannot
do
.
Says
Mr.
Ellyot
,
Prethee
,
throw
the
Packet
over-board
.
This
they
did
as
we
came
up
the
River
;
and
't
is
the
most
that
I
can
remember
,
till
we
came
on
board
the
George
;
and
when
we
came
on
board
the
George
,
Ellyot
called
me
into
the
Steerage
,
and
desired
me
,
of
all
Love
,
that
I
would
dispose
of
the
Packet
:
And
he
said
,
that
now
I
had
an
Opportunity
to
make
my self
as
rich
,
and
as
great
,
as
I
would
,
and
no
body
could
see
it
,
if
I
did
throw
it
away
.
While
I
was
in
the
Ship
,
Mr.
Ashton
,
my
Lord
,
and
Mr.
Ellyot
,
were
with
me
,
in
the
Steerage
.
Said
I
,
I
shall
be
taken
notice
of
,
to
be
whispering
;
pray
forbear
.
Ashton
then
spoke
to
me
again
,
to
desire
me
to
throw
the
Packet
over
board
;
by
this
time
the
Victuals
was
handed
in
,
and
there
we
eat
and
drank
,
and
my
Lord
smoked
a
Pipe
of
Tobacco
,
before
the
Tide
turned
;
and
when
the
Tide
made
,
we
went
into
the
Boat
again
,
and
rowed
up
towards
London
,
and
they
were
using
these
sorts
of
Arguments
over
and
over
again
.
And
once
Mr.
Ellyot
,
I
think
't
was
,
to
the
best
of
my
remembrance
,
told
me
,
Now
you
have
it
in
your
Power
to
make
your
Fortune
,
and
may
be
as
great
a
Man
,
and
as
rich
a
Man
as
you
can
desire
.
And
Mr.
Ashton
said
some
Words
something
to
the
same
purpose
;
Prethee
,
said
he
,
throw
it
over-board
:
What
Good
will
it
do
you
?
So
I
refusing
of
it
,
as
I
did
many
times
,
Mr.
Ellyot
told
me
,
that
I
might
take
the
Letters
that
were
taken
in
my
Lord
Preston's
Pocket
,
and
tye
the
Lead
to
them
,
and
throw
the
Packet
over-board
.
No
,
said
I
,
Mr.
Ellyot
,
Sure
,
you
would
take
the
King's
Council
to
be
a
very
odd
sort
of
Men
,
that
they
cannot
find
out
such
a
thing
as
this
.
Prethee
,
dear
Billop
,
said
he
,
throw
it
over-board
.
Many
times
whispering
me
in
the
Ear
;
and
so
did
Mr.
Ashton
many
times
,
saying
,
You
may
do
us
a
great
Kindness
in
it
.
And
we
drank
,
and
had
several
Intermissions
;
and
they
at
me
again
,
and
I
denied
them
,
and
they
desisted
;
and
then
they
at
it
again
:
And
Mr.
Ellyot
then
told
me
,
Prethee
,
dear
Billop
,
throw
it
over-board
.
Said
I
,
Mr.
Ellyot
,
If
I
should
be
so
great
a
Villain
to
do
such
a
thing
,
if
ever
it
was
your
Day
,
would
you
trust
me
again
?
Put
it
to
be
your
own
Case
.
Says
he
,
You
have
Gentlemen
to
deal
withal
.
But
,
said
I
,
I
will
never
put
it
into
your
Power
.
Mr.
Ellyot
seem'd
to
be
angry
at
this
,
and
said
,
Every
Dog
had
his
Day
.
Said
I
,
I
hope
never
to
see
it
your
day
:
But
I
pray
,
forbear
this
Discourse
;
let
me
beg
that
of
you
;
for
I
do
not
desire
to
be
provoked
to
use
you
otherwise
than
a
Gentleman
.
And
after
that
,
they
never
urged
me
more
to
throw
the
Packet
over-board
:
But
Mr.
Ellyot
was
angry
,
and
very
much
disturbed
,
and
wished
a
Thunderbolt
might
strike
the
Boat
,
and
sink
it
.
So
I
brought
them
up
,
through
London-Bridge
,
and
they
said
no
more
about
the
Packet
;
but
Ellyot
wished
,
that
London-Bridge
might
have
fallen
on
our
Heads
.
At
length
,
I
brought
them
to
Whitehall
;
and
I
put
my
Man
a-shore
at
Hungerford-stairs
,
that
he
might
get
before
,
and
give
the
Porter
notice
at
Whitehall-Bridge
,
that
he
might
open
the
Gate
.
I
brought
my
Lord
Preston
,
and
the
rest
,
to
the
Bridge
;
and
while
I
was
arming
my
Men
,
to
guard
them
up
to
my
Lord
Nottingham's
Office
,
I
suppose
they
then
took
the
Opportunity
to
give
the
Men
Money
,
getting
near
to
them
;
I
know
nothing
of
that
:
But
I
carried
them
up
to
my
Lord
Nottingham's
,
and
there
I
delivered
them
,
and
the
Packet
to
my
Lord
.
After
some
time
,
the
Packet
lay
upon
the
Table
,
and
my
Lord
Nottingham
sends
me
for
my
Lord
Preston
.
When
my
Lord
Preston
came
in
,
I
withdrew
without
bidding
,
and
the
Packet
lay
upon
the
Table
,
unopen'd
:
And
when
my
Lord
Preston
came
out
,
I
went
in
on
my self
,
and
the
Packet
lay
in
the
same
Place
and
Posture
,
and
not
open'd
.
And
I
stay'd
while
Mr.
Ashton
was
call'd
in
,
and
my
Lord
Nottingham
ask'd
him
a
great
many
Questions
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Pray
repeat
those
Questions
,
Captain
Billop
;
and
what
Answers
I
made
.
Capt.
Billop
.
Truly
,
my
Memory
does
not
serve
me
to
remember
all
of
them
,
and
I
was
in
a
very
uneasie
Condition
at
that
time
,
and
would
much
rather
have
been
in
my
Bed
,
than
any
where
else
:
For
the
Night
before
I
went
down
,
I
had
a
Plaster
of
Spanish
Flies
●ut
to
my
Back
,
and
they
had
raised
a
great
Blister
,
and
it
had
not
been
dressed
so
long
,
that
the
Napkin
that
was
applied
stuck
so
to
it
,
that
the
Flesh
was
jagged
,
and
I
was
in
a
great
deal
of
Pain
,
so
that
I
did
not
mind
,
so
much
as
I
should
have
done
at
another
time
,
what
was
said
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
But
pray
,
Captain
,
remember
as
much
as
you
can
what
pass'd
.
Capt.
Billop
.
But
I
'll
tell
you
what
I
remember
;
I
remember
my
Lord
Nottingham
asked
,
who
I
took
the
Packet
from
?
And
you
owned
,
I
took
it
from
you
.
Sir
Wi.
Williams
.
Pray
Mr.
Ashton
,
give
us
leave
to
have
done
with
him
,
and
then
you
shall
ask
him
what
you
please
.
Pray
go
on
,
Captain
Billop
.
Capt.
Billop
.
Then
my
Lord
Nottingham
sent
for
Mr.
Ellyot
in
,
and
ask'd
him
whither
he
was
going
?
And
he
said
,
For
Flanders
.
My
Lord
asked
him
,
what
he
was
going
there
for
?
He
said
,
He
was
going
to
seek
his
Bread
;
he
was
turned
out
of
all
at
home
,
and
he
had
rather
go
abroad
to
seek
his
Bread
,
than
stay
at
home
to
starve
.
Mr.
S.
Tremain
.
Was
this
the
Lead
,
that
you
took
fix'd
to
the
Packet
?
Capt.
Billop
.
Yes
,
Sir
;
that
is
the
Lead
.
Mr.
S.
Tremain
.
Did
you
take
that
Lead
,
with
the
Packet
,
out
of
Mr.
Ashton's
Bosom
?
Capt.
Billop
.
This
was
tied
fast
to
the
Packet
that
was
taken
out
of
Mr.
Ashton's
Bosom
.
These
honest
Men
saw
me
take
it
.
Sir
Wi.
Williams
.
Now
,
if
you
have
a
mind
to
ask
him
any
Questions
,
you
may
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Pray
,
Captain
Billop
,
Did
not
you
search
me
before
you
took
the
Packet
upon
me
?
Capt.
Billop
.
No
,
not
that
I
remember
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Had
not
you
taken
some
other
Papers
from
me
before
?
Capt.
Billop
.
No
,
Sir
;
I
took
none
from
you
but
the
Packet
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Pray
recollect
your self
,
for
perhaps
my
Life
may
turn
upon
it
:
You
are
as
much
a
Witness
for
me
,
as
for
the
King
;
you
are
to
swear
the
Truth
,
and
the
whole
Truth
.
Capt.
Billop
.
And
I
will
do
you
all
the
Justice
I
can
,
I
will
assure
you
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Answer
his
Question
,
Captain
Billop
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Was
not
I
the
first
Man
that
spoke
to
you
after
we
came
up
?
Capt.
Billop
.
No
;
Mr.
Ellyot
was
the
first
Man
that
spoke
to
me
,
that
I
knew
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Did
not
I
ask
you
to
give
me
leave
to
go
down
for
my
Hat
?
Capt.
Billop
.
Truly
,
I
don't
remember
that
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Did
not
you
reply
,
That
the
Man
should
go
down
and
fetch
my
Hat
?
Capt.
Billop
.
'T
is
likely
I
might
,
but
I
don't
remember
it
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Had
not
you
search'd
me
then
,
and
taken
Papers
from
me
?
Capt.
Billop
.
No
,
Mr.
Ashton
;
for
,
upon
the
Oath
that
I
have
taken
,
I
took
no
Papers
that
I
remember
,
but
the
Papers
that
I
took
out
of
my
Lord
Preston's
Pocket
,
and
the
Packet
that
I
took
out
of
your
Bosom
;
for
my
Lord
Nottingham
ask'd
me
,
if
that
Packet
was
all
the
Letters
I
took
?
I
told
him
,
No
;
and
shew'd
him
the
Papers
I
took
out
of
my
Lord
Preston's
Pocket
,
and
they
prov'd
to
be
of
no
Consequence
,
and
my
Lord
Nottingham
gave
them
me
again
,
and
I
carried
them
to
my
Lord
Preston
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Did
not
I
go
down
into
the
Hole
for
my
Hat
?
Capt.
Billop
.
I
believe
you
might
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
And
was
it
not
after
that
,
that
you
took
the
Papers
out
of
my
Breast
?
Capt.
Billop
.
Yes
,
I
believe
it
was
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Where
is
your
Man
that
call'd
to
you
,
and
said
,
I
put
something
in
my
Breast
?
Capt.
Billop
.
Here
he
is
,
by
me
,
if
you
would
ask
him
any
thing
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
You
say
,
I
spoke
to
you
about
disposing
of
these
Papers
:
Pray
,
from
the
Time
that
we
came
into
your
Boat
,
before
we
came
on
Board
the
George
Man
of
War
,
did
I
speak
to
you
?
Capt.
Billop
.
Yes
,
of
the
Packet
you
did
:
You
said
,
What
Good
would
it
do
me
to
injure
so
many
Gentlemen
?
Mr.
Ashton
.
There
pass'd
no
more
than
general
Discourse
before
we
came
on
Board
?
Capt.
Billop
.
Yes
,
Mr.
Ashton
;
I
'll
tell
you
another
thing
you
put
me
in
mind
of
.
When
you
saw
that
,
though
you
were
so
eager
with
me
,
nothing
would
prevail
,
you
said
,
I
know
Captain
Billop
,
and
have
known
him
many
Years
;
and
nothing
will
prevail
on
him
,
if
he
have
no
mind
to
it
:
And
I
know
,
if
he
will
serve
us
,
he
will
serve
us
generously
,
and
like
a
Gentleman
.
Sir
Wi.
Williams
.
Speak
that
again
.
Capt.
Billop
.
He
said
,
I
know
Captain
Billop
;
if
he
will
serve
us
,
he
will
do
it
generously
,
and
like
a
Gentleman
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Who
said
so
?
Capt.
Billop
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Did
I
speak
to
you
to
dispose
of
the
Papers
after
we
came
from
on
Board
the
Ship
?
I
suppose
you
remember
it
was
cold
,
and
the
Tilt
was
call'd
for
,
to
be
lay'd
over
us
,
and
I
fell
asleep
;
and
you
know
I
never
wak'd
,
nor
spoke
,
till
I
came
to
London-Bridge
.
Capt.
Billop
.
Yes
,
yes
;
we
had
the
Tilt
over
us
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Pray
speak
your
Questions
out
,
that
we
may
hear
'em
,
Mr.
Ashton
.
Capt.
Billop
.
Mr.
Ashton
did
go
to
sleep
a
great
while
,
but
he
had
many
times
urg'd
me
,
and
spoke
to
me
to
throw
the
Papers
over-board
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Who
was
it
that
told
you
,
Every
Dog
had
his
Day
?
Capt.
Billop
.
That
was
Ellyot
.
Sir
Wi.
Williams
.
Was
there
any
Discourse
about
Turning
of
the
Tide
?
Capt.
Billop
.
Mr.
Ellyot
said
,
You
have
now
an
Opportunity
to
make
your
own
Fortune
,
and
you
may
be
as
great
,
and
as
rich
as
you
please
;
for
't
is
impossible
the
Tide
can
run
long
this
way
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Did
Mr.
Ashton
say
any
thing
about
going
along
with
them
?
Capt.
Billop
.
Yes
:
You
may
remember
,
Mr.
Ashton
,
that
you
said
,
Come
,
go
along
with
us
;
you
may
do
as
well
there
,
or
better
than
you
do
here
.
Mr.
S.
Tremain
.
Did
he
tell
you
,
where
you
were
to
go
with
'em
?
Capt.
Billop
.
No
,
Sir
;
nor
I
did
not
ask
him
the
Question
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Pray
,
When
did
you
give
my
Lord
Nottingham
these
Papers
?
Capt.
Billop
.
Do
you
mean
that
Bundle
that
I
took
out
of
your
Bosom
?
Mr.
Ashton
.
Yes
.
Capt.
Billop
.
As
soon
as
ever
I
follow'd
my
Lord
Nottingham
into
his
Room
,
I
pull'd
'em
out
,
and
gave
'em
him
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Did
not
you
go
out
of
my
Lord
Nottingham's
Room
,
and
give
my
Lord
Nottingham
some
loose
Papers
?
Capt.
Billop
.
Yes
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
After
this
,
Was
not
my
Lord
Preston
call'd
in
to
be
examin'd
?
Capt.
Billop
.
Yes
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
How
long
was
my
Lord
Preston
in
the
Room
,
while
you
were
out
?
Capt.
Billop
.
I
can't
tell
very
well
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Pray
,
Sir
,
answer
that
Question
.
Capt.
Billop
.
I
believe
it
might
be
half
a
quarter
of
an
Hour
:
I
do
not
think
it
was
much
more
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
I
believe
you
must
remember
some
sort
of
Discourse
that
was
betwixt
you
and
Captain
Ellyot
,
even
to
a
Quarrel
almost
.
And
did
you
not
speak
to
my
Lord
Nottingham's
Servants
,
to
fetch
your
Hat
out
of
my
Lord
Nottingham's
Room
.
Capt.
Billop
.
Yes
,
I
do
remember
that
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
This
must
be
a
good
considerable
Time
:
It
was
all
the
Time
that
my
Lord
Preston
was
within
with
my
Lord
Nottingham
,
that
you
were
out
?
Capt.
Billop
.
Yes
,
it
was
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
And
all
that
while
was
not
the
Bundle
of
Papers
out
of
your
sight
?
Capt.
Billop
.
It
lay
upon
the
Table
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Pray
,
answer
my
Question
:
Was
it
not
out
of
your
sight
?
Capt.
Billop
.
Yes
,
it
was
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Yes
,
yes
;
it
must
be
,
for
he
was
out
of
the
Room
.
Mr.
S.
Tremain
.
When
you
came
into
the
Room
,
did
you
find
the
Papers
in
the
same
Condition
?
Capt.
Billop
.
Yes
,
they
were
unopen'd
,
except
that
my
Lord
had
taken
off
the
Lead
,
and
a
little
Paper
fell
loose
from
the
rest
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Pray
,
take
notice
of
that
,
Gentlemen
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
But
pray
don't
infer
more
from
thence
than
it
will
bear
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
It
seems
some
of
the
Papers
were
taken
out
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
He
does
not
say
any
such
Thing
,
that
some
of
the
Papers
were
taken
out
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
He
says
,
Something
was
cut
,
and
some
Papers
fell
out
.
C.
Billop
.
There
was
a
little
Paper
or
two
tyed
to
the
great
Pacquet
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
What
became
of
them
?
C.
Billop
.
They
we
cut
loose
,
but
not
opened
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
How
can
you
tell
they
were
not
opened
?
C.
Billop
.
Because
I
stood
by
when
they
were
cut
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
But
how
can
you
tell
that
;
for
you
see
the
little
Papers
taken
,
and
they
were
loose
from
the
others
?
C.
Billop
.
They
were
taken
from
the
great
Bundle
before
I
went
out
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Had
not
my
Lord
opened
those
Papers
before
you
came
in
?
C.
Billop
.
No.
Mr.
Ashton
.
How
can
you
tell
that
?
C.
Billop
.
I
tell
you
,
as
near
as
I
can
judge
,
they
lay
in
the
same
Posture
that
I
left
them
in
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Was
the
Pacquet
sealed
when
you
took
it
?
C.
Billop
.
No
;
but
it
was
tyed
.
There
were
several
Letters
in
it
that
were
sealed
;
it
was
tyed
up
very
hard
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
I
do
not
Question
but
my
Lord
Nottingham
will
do
me
the
Justice
to
say
how
long
he
was
in
the
Room
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
You
must
not
Comment
,
nor
make
your
Observations
till
your
proper
time
.
Jury-man
.
Pray
,
my
Lord
,
I
desire
he
may
be
asked
who
was
with
my
Lord
Nottingham
when
my
Lord
Preston
was
there
.
C.
Billop
.
There
was
no
Body
else
then
.
Jury-man
.
Then
't
is
not
probable
they
were
altered
before
Capt.
Billop
came
in
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
But
I
hope
Probabilities
shall
not
be
Evidence
to
condemn
any
Man
.
Jury-man
.
Those
Two
little
Papers
you
speak
of
,
were
they
severed
from
the
Pacquet
?
C.
Billop
.
I
cannot
tell
whether
they
were
or
no
;
they
seemed
loose
upon
untying
the
Bundle
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Were
they
cut
in
your
presence
?
C.
Billop
.
Indeed
,
my
Lord
,
I
cannot
say
that
I
did
see
them
cut
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Pray
take
notice
of
that
,
Gentlemen
of
the
Jury
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
They
are
Twelve
honest
Gentlemen
,
they
will
do
you
right
.
L.
C.
J.
Pollexfen
.
Observe
what
the
Witness
says
;
he
says
,
That
he
does
not
remember
that
they
were
cut
in
his
presence
,
but
he
does
not
say
,
they
were
not
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
If
he
does
not
swear
they
were
,
it
is
reasonable
to
conclude
they
were
not
cut
in
his
presence
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
He
says
,
the
great
Pacquet
was
not
opened
,
the
Two
little
Papers
were
loose
from
the
rest
of
the
great
Bundle
.
C.
Billop
.
There
might
be
Two
or
Three
of
them
,
less
or
more
,
I
cannot
tell
.
Mr.
S.
Thompson
.
You
will
be
further
satisfied
in
this
Matter
upon
my
Lord
Nottingham's
Evidence
,
I
suppose
.
Mr.
S.
Tremain
.
We
have
done
with
Capt.
Billop
for
the
present
.
Pray
call
Johnson
.
(
Who
was
Sworn
.
)
Sir
W.
Williams
.
Were
you
at
the
taking
of
that
Gentleman
,
and
the
others
in
the
Smack
?
Johnson
.
Yes
,
I
was
.
Sir
W.
Will.
Then
pray
give
an
Account
of
the
Matter
how
it
was
.
Johnson
.
We
went
down
in
a
Pleasure
Boat
and
went
to
the
Tower
,
went
set
through
Bridge
against
Tyde
,
my
Lord
of
Danby
was
with
us
;
and
when
we
came
to
Tower
Wharf
there
they
went
to
the
Tower
for
Arms
,
and
we
stayed
till
Ebbing
Water
,
and
Rowed
to
Graves-end
;
and
when
we
came
to
Graves-end
we
went
on
Board
several
Ships
,
and
I
thought
we
were
going
a
Pressing
;
and
we
stayed
at
Graves-end
the
time
of
the
writing
of
a
Letter
,
and
then
we
went
both
into
the
Boat
again
,
and
Rowed
after
a
Smack
that
had
gained
of
us
,
but
that
not
being
the
Smack
we
turned
back
again
,
and
then
it
was
high
Water
:
And
when
we
came
to
the
upper
end
of
the
Hope
we
saw
several
Smacks
coming
,
and
there
was
a
Fisher-man
on
Board
that
said
,
that
was
the
Smack
the
Captain
enquired
after
,
that
was
coming
down
there
;
and
when
they
came
on
Board
the
Captain
said
there
were
two
or
three
brave
Men
,
and
he
hoped
he
could
spare
one
of
them
;
and
the
Master
said
he
hoped
he
would
take
none
of
them
because
they
had
a
Protection
,
which
he
shewed
to
the
Captain
.
Then
the
Captain
went
in
and
bid
me
take
some
small
Arms
and
go
on
Board
with
him
,
and
told
the
Master
he
must
look
a
little
further
;
and
the
Boards
were
taken
up
,
and
I
saw
a
great
piece
of
roast
Beef
,
and
under
that
my
Lord
Preston
,
and
Mr.
Ellyot
,
and
this
Gentleman
Mr.
Ashton
:
My
Lord
Preston
came
up
first
,
and
Mr.
Ellyot
next
to
him
;
and
I
see
this
Gentleman
take
up
something
and
put
it
into
his
Bosom
,
and
I
told
the
Captain
of
it
,
and
he
asked
him
what
it
was
,
and
he
said
nothing
but
his
Handkerchief
,
and
plucked
out
the
Handkerchief
;
but
the
Captain
put
his
Hand
into
the
Bosom
and
pulled
out
something
else
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
What
was
it
?
Johnson
.
It
was
a
parcel
of
Papers
tied
up
with
a
piece
of
Lead
tied
to
it
,
for
I
came
up
close
after
him
and
see
him
take
it
up
.
Sir
W.
Will.
What
else
were
there
found
with
the
Papers
,
was
not
there
some
Seals
?
Johnson
.
That
was
afterwards
;
but
when
the
Captain
asked
him
what
he
had
gotten
in
his
Bosom
,
he
pulled
out
his
Handkerchief
,
and
said
nothing
but
his
Handkerchief
;
but
the
Captain
took
the
other
Papers
out
of
his
Bosom
and
so
I
went
down
and
there
were
the
Two
Seals
,
and
I
took
them
up
;
and
when
I
came
up
Ellyot
had
a
pair
of
Black
Whiskers
on
,
and
he
borrowed
a
pair
of
Scissers
and
cut
them
off
,
and
said
he
should
remember
me
again
if
ever
he
lived
,
he
should
know
me
by
my
Tooth
being
out
.
And
coming
up
into
Long-reach
,
Ellyot
was
a
cold
,
and
got
to
the
Oar
and
Rowed
,
and
said
you
row
as
if
you
were
Rowing
to
Prison
;
and
he
wished
that
a
Thunder
Bolt
might
drop
into
the
Boat
,
and
that
London-bridge
might
drop
down
upon
his
Head
.
And
when
we
came
up
to
Whitehall
I
stood
a
Guard
over
them
.
Jury-man
.
Did
you
see
Captain
Billop
take
the
Pacquet
of
Letters
from
that
Gentleman's
Breast
?
Johnson
.
Yes
,
I
did
.
Jury-man
.
Did
you
belong
to
Captain
Billop
?
Johnson
.
Yes
,
I
was
one
of
the
Boats
Crew
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Had
not
I
been
up
and
searched
before
?
Johnson
.
Yes
,
I
think
you
had
been
up
before
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
And
then
you
saw
me
take
up
the
Pacquet
off
from
the
Ballast
?
Johnson
.
Yes
,
I
saw
you
take
it
out
of
the
Ballast
and
put
it
into
your
Bosom
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Gentlemen
,
I
hope
,
you
will
be
pleased
to
take
notice
of
that
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
No
doubt
of
it
they
will
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Did
not
that
bundle
of
Papers
that
was
taken
out
of
my
Breast
,
did
not
they
lie
near
to
the
place
where
the
Seals
lay
?
Johnson
.
Yes
,
it
lay
just
by
them
.
Mr.
S.
Thompson
.
Pray
set
up
Capt.
Billop
again
.
(
Which
was
done
.
)
When
you
brought
these
Papers
to
Whitehall
,
Capt.
Billop
,
who
did
you
deliver
them
to
?
C.
Billop
.
To
my
Lord
Nottingham
.
Mr.
S.
Thompson
.
After
he
received
them
,
what
did
he
with
them
?
C.
Billop
.
After
he
had
examined
all
these
Gentlemen
he
went
to
opening
of
the
Papers
,
and
he
desired
me
to
stay
in
the
Room
till
they
were
opened
,
which
I
did
;
and
my
Lord
upon
looking
on
some
of
the
Papers
said
,
if
this
Pacquet
had
gone
we
had
quickly
been
visited
by
the
French
.
With
that
I
took
them
up
,
and
lookt
into
them
.
My
Lord
said
,
I
might
look
into
as
many
of
the
Papers
as
I
pleased
;
but
I
was
very
Uneasy
and
full
of
Pain
,
and
had
more
mind
to
be
gone
,
and
be
a
Bed
,
than
a
looking
into
Papers
;
but
several
of
the
Papers
I
did
look
into
,
and
several
I
put
my
Mark
upon
;
and
the
next
at
the
Council
,
what
of
them
I
did
know
I
did
put
my
Mark
upon
.
Mr.
S.
Thompson
.
After
my
Lord
Nottingham
had
perused
them
,
what
did
he
do
with
them
?
C.
Billop
.
My
Lord
put
them
up
in
a
Cover
,
and
tyed
them
with
a
Piece
of
Twine
,
and
put
his
Seal
upon
them
,
and
gave
them
me
,
and
desired
me
to
carry
them
to
my
Lord
President
;
which
I
immediately
did
,
and
without
stopping
carried
them
to
my
Lord
President
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
When
was
this
,
Sir
?
Was
it
that
very
Night
that
we
were
brought
to
Whitehall
?
C.
Billop
.
Yes
.
Mr.
S.
Tremain
.
Then
we
must
desire
my
Lord
Nottingham
to
be
Sworn
.
The
Earl
of
Nottingham
Sworn
.
Mr.
S.
Thompson
.
Will
your
Lordship
please
to
give
the
Court
an
Account
how
these
Papers
came
to
your
Lordship
,
and
how
your
Lordship
disposed
of
them
.
E.
of
Nott.
Capt.
Billop
came
to
my
Office
—
Mr.
Ashton
.
I
humbly
desire
your
Lordship
would
please
to
speak
louder
;
for
I
cannot
hear
your
Lordship
,
and
I
fear
the
Jury
cannot
.
E.
of
Nott.
I
speak
as
loud
as
ever
I
can
,
but
I
have
a
great
Cold.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
You
may
hear
my
Lord
very
well
,
if
the
Court
be
but
silent
.
L.
Nott.
Capt.
Billop
brought
to
me
a
Pacquet
tyed
about
with
a
Packthread
,
to
which
there
was
a
Piece
of
a
Leaden
Pipe
fixed
,
in
which
Pacquet
there
was
stuck
in
another
Paper
,
I
think
there
was
but
that
one
besides
the
Cover
,
but
what
it
was
particularly
I
do
not
remember
,
this
Pacquet
was
laid
upon
the
Table
while
he
was
by
;
and
I
called
in
my
Lord
Preston
,
not
being
willing
to
make
him
stay
,
and
after
I
had
some
Discourse
with
my
Lord
to
examine
him
what
Account
he
could
give
of
these
Proceedings
;
then
I
called
in
your self
Mr.
Ashton
,
and
Capt.
Billop
was
by
also
,
but
the
Pacquet
so
tyed
with
the
Packthread
I
cut
open
in
Billop's
presence
with
a
Pair
of
Scissers
;
the
same
Papers
that
were
in
that
Pacquet
,
together
with
the
little
Paper
that
was
stuck
in
,
I
tyed
up
,
I
am
sure
I
sealed
them
in
a
Sheet
of
Paper
,
and
gave
them
back
again
to
Capt.
Billop
to
carry
them
to
my
Lord
President
.
Sir
W.
Will.
Capt.
Billop
,
you
have
already
declared
that
all
you
received
from
my
Lord
Notingham
you
carried
to
my
Lord
President
.
C.
Billop
.
All
the
Papers
that
I
received
from
my
Lord
Nottingham
,
just
as
I
received
them
sealed
with
my
Lord's
Seal
,
I
went
directly
to
my
Lord
Presidents
,
and
gave
them
him
.
Sir
W.
Will.
Pray
,
my
Lord
,
did
your
Lordship
deliver
to
Capt.
Billop
all
the
Papers
that
you
received
from
him
?
E.
of
Nott.
My
Lord
all
the
Papers
that
Capt.
Billop
brought
to
me
that
were
in
the
Pacquet
(
for
he
brought
some
Letters
that
he
took
out
of
my
Lord
Preston's
Pocket
that
were
of
no
Consequence
)
but
all
the
Papers
that
were
in
the
Pacquet
I
delivered
back
to
Capt.
Billop
Sealed
as
I
received
from
him
,
and
no
more
and
no
others
;
for
the
other
Letters
they
being
from
my
Lord
Preston's
Children
,
and
not
relating
to
the
Publick
,
I
gave
them
to
him
to
give
my
Lord
Preston
again
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
My
Lord
,
I
humbly
beseech
your
Lordship
to
tell
the
Court
how
long
my
Lord
Preston
was
with
your
Lordship
in
the
Room
.
E.
of
Nott.
Truly
I
am
not
able
to
tell
you
particularly
how
long
it
was
,
I
believe
it
might
be
about
a
quarter
of
an
Hour
,
or
scarce
so
much
.
Jury-man
.
Was
there
no
body
with
your
Lordship
,
when
Capt.
Billop
was
out
,
but
only
my
Lord
Preston
?
E.
of
Nott.
No
,
not
that
I
know
of
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
My
Lord
,
I
have
one
Favour
more
to
beg
of
your
Lordship
,
I
humbly
pray
your
Lordship
will
please
to
tell
the
Court
and
Jury
what
Answer
I
gave
to
your
Lordship
,
when
you
asked
me
how
I
came
by
those
Papers
.
E.
of
Nott.
As
near
as
I
remember
the
Account
that
you
gave
of
them
was
,
That
you
went
down
again
after
you
were
come
up
,
as
you
said
,
to
fetch
your
Hat
;
and
that
when
you
did
go
down
into
the
little
Hole
to
fetch
your
Hat
you
brought
up
these
Papers
with
you
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
My
Lord
,
this
was
the
Account
I
did
give
.
Now
this
very
well
corresponds
with
that
Man's
Evidence
,
that
says
he
saw
me
take
up
the
Papers
and
put
them
into
my
Breast
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
He
does
say
so
,
and
this
does
all
very
well
agree
.
Mr.
Soll.
Gen.
Now
we
desire
my
Lord
President
would
please
to
be
Sworn
.
The
Lord
President
Sworn
.
Mr.
S.
Thompson
.
Pray
,
my
Lord
,
will
your
Lordship
please
to
declare
to
the
Court
what
Papers
Capt.
Billop
brought
to
your
Lordship
,
and
how
your
Lordship
disposed
of
them
.
L.
Pres
.
Capt.
Billop
did
bring
me
a
Pacquet
tied
with
a
Packthread
,
and
that
was
sealed
with
my
Lord
Nottingham's
Seal
,
I
knew
it
to
be
his
Seal
;
and
he
told
me
that
my
Lord
Nottingham
commanded
him
to
bring
that
Pacquet
to
me
.
I
opened
the
Pacquet
,
and
perused
all
the
Papers
;
it
was
very
late
and
I
locked
them
up
till
Morning
,
and
I
then
carried
those
very
Papers
to
the
King
,
and
in
the
King's
Closet
,
at
Kensington
,
the
King
read
some
of
them
,
and
in
my
sight
,
for
I
never
parted
from
the
King
,
but
was
by
all
the
while
:
The
King
put
up
all
the
Papers
again
,
and
commanded
me
to
call
a
Cabinet
Council
,
and
to
let
them
be
delivered
there
to
the
Council
;
accordingly
I
did
deliver
them
Paper
by
Paper
,
and
they
were
all
marked
there
by
my
Lord
Sydney
,
who
is
here
present
;
and
they
were
then
delivered
into
the
Hands
of
my
Lord
Sydney
.
L.
C.
J.
Pollex
.
Will
you
please
to
ask
my
Lord
any
Questions
,
Mr.
Ashton
?
Mr.
Ashton
.
My
Lord
,
if
your
Lordship
will
be
pleased
to
pardon
me
,
I
would
ask
your
Lordship
,
Did
any
of
your
Lordships
Servants
,
or
Family
read
any
of
these
Letters
?
L.
Pres
.
No
,
not
one
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Were
they
locked
up
where
any
of
your
Lordships
Secretaries
,
or
Servants
could
come
to
them
?
L.
Pres
.
No
,
I
lockt
them
up
in
a
strong
Box
in
my
Closet
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
My
Lord
,
I
only
desire
this
Favour
further
of
your
Lordship
.
Your
Lordship
at
the
Committee
of
the
Council
was
pleased
to
ask
me
,
how
I
came
by
those
Papers
;
I
presume
you
may
remember
,
and
I
pray
your
Lordship
to
declare
,
what
answer
I
gave
.
L.
Pres
.
Truly
,
Mr.
Ashton
,
to
tell
you
the
Truth
,
I
do
not
remember
the
Particulars
,
I
remember
you
denied
every
Thing
;
I
can
only
say
that
in
the
general
,
but
what
you
said
in
particular
I
cannot
remember
.
L.
C.
J.
Pollex
.
Do
you
put
my
Lord
in
mind
,
if
you
can
;
See
whether
he
does
remember
it
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
My
Lord
,
I
only
desire
to
ask
my
Lord
President
,
whether
I
did
not
tell
him
I
went
down
after
I
had
been
fearcht
into
the
Hold
,
and
there
I
see
the
Papers
lye
,
and
brought
them
up
,
and
put
them
into
my
Breast
;
and
they
were
no
sooner
in
my
Hands
but
Capt.
Billop
had
them
in
his
;
for
the
Man
called
and
said
,
This
Gentleman
has
Something
in
his
Breast
,
and
the
Captain
put
in
his
Hand
and
pulled
it
out
.
L.
Pres
.
Truly
,
Mr.
Ashton
,
I
do
not
remember
the
Words
that
you
used
,
but
remember
you
said
Something
to
which
I
made
answer
,
What
makes
it
matter
,
They
were
found
upon
you
,
and
taken
out
of
your
Bosom
,
do
you
look
to
it
how
you
came
by
them
.
I
do
not
remember
what
you
said
,
for
I
cannot
remember
particular
Words
,
but
I
believe
you
might
say
some
such
Thing
.
Mr.
Soll.
Gen.
Then
,
pray
my
Lord
Sydney
,
will
you
be
pleased
to
be
Sworn
.
The
Lord
Sydney
Sworn
.
Mr.
S.
Thompson
.
Will
your
Lordship
be
pleased
to
declare
what
Papers
you
received
from
my
Lord
President
?
L.
Syd
.
At
the
Cabinet
Council
my
L.
President
delivered
a
Pacquet
of
Papers
,
I
received
them
every
one
there
,
and
markt
them
,
and
put
them
in
my
Pocket
.
Mr.
S.
Trem.
Did
your
Lordship
deliver
them
to
any
Person
afterwards
?
L.
Syd
.
The
next
Day
,
or
the
Day
after
,
I
gave
them
to
Mr.
Bridgman
to
Copy
out
,
and
he
delivered
them
back
to
me
again
.
Mr.
Soll.
Gen.
Pray
,
my
Lord
,
give
me
leave
to
ask
this
Question
—
Mr.
S.
Thomps
.
Your
Lordship
had
markt
them
before
you
delivered
them
to
Mr.
Bridgman
to
Copy
?
L.
Syd
.
Yes
,
I
markt
them
at
the
Council
Table
,
at
my
L.
Nottingham's
Office
.
Mr.
Soll.
Gen.
My
Lord
,
those
Papers
that
you
markt
were
they
the
same
Papers
that
my
Lord
President
brought
,
and
delivered
in
at
the
Council
?
L.
Syd
.
Yes
,
the
very
same
.
Jury-man
.
My
Lord
,
shall
we
have
leave
to
ask
my
Lord
Sydney
a
Question
?
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Ay
;
What
is
it
?
Jury-man
.
Pray
,
my
Lord
,
did
the
Pacquet
come
to
you
Sealed
?
That
which
was
taken
from
this
Gentleman
,
was
it
Sealed
when
it
came
to
you
?
Mr.
Soll.
Gen.
No
,
it
had
been
opened
by
my
Lord
Nottingham
,
and
my
Lord
President
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Sir
,
you
are
under
a
Misapprehension
of
the
Matter
.
My
Lord
Nottingham
after
he
had
opened
them
sealed
them
up
again
,
and
delivered
them
to
Capt.
Billop
;
Capt.
Billop
carried
them
sealed
to
my
Lord
President
,
my
Lord
President
opens
them
and
lays
them
up
,
they
were
never
out
of
his
Possession
,
he
carries
them
to
the
King
,
the
King
read
some
of
them
in
his
Lordship's
presence
,
he
delivers
them
at
the
Cabinet
Council
to
my
Lord
Sydney
,
and
my
Lord
Sydney
swears
he
read
them
there
,
markt
them
,
and
,
when
he
had
done
,
put
them
in
his
Pocket
.
Mr.
Soll.
Gen.
My
Lord
Sydney
,
will
your
Lordship
be
pleased
to
look
upon
these
Papers
,
and
see
if
these
be
part
of
them
.
L.
Syd
.
I
know
them
very
well
,
I
have
read
them
Ten
times
,
I
markt
them
at
the
Council
,
and
that
is
my
Mark
.
Mr.
Soll.
Gen.
Pray
,
my
Lord
,
are
those
Two
Papers
that
you
have
in
your
Hand
,
Two
of
those
Papers
that
my
Lord
President
delivered
at
the
Cabinet
?
L.
Syd
.
Yes
,
that
they
are
.
Mr.
Soll.
Gen.
My
Lord
President
,
will
you
please
to
look
upon
them
?
(
Which
his
Lordship
did
.
)
L.
Pres
.
These
are
Two
of
the
same
Papers
that
Capt.
Billop
brought
me
.
Mr.
Soll.
Gen.
Now
we
shall
desire
to
have
them
read
,
but
give
me
leave
to
observe
to
you
,
That
one
of
them
is
a
Copy
of
the
other
;
only
in
the
one
some
Words
are
written
short
,
that
are
written
out
at
length
in
the
other
.
Jury-man
.
Pray
,
my
Lord
,
I
desire
to
ask
,
Are
they
of
the
same
Hand
?
Mr.
Soll.
Gen.
No
,
they
are
of
different
Hands
.
Mr.
S.
Thomps
.
Pray
,
Gentlemen
of
the
Jury
,
take
notice
,
and
observe
these
Papers
,
for
there
is
a
great
deal
of
Matter
of
great
Moment
in
them
;
for
you
cannot
expect
the
King's
Council
should
repeat
every
Thing
that
is
in
so
many
Papers
as
we
shall
read
;
it
is
impossible
we
should
take
notice
of
all
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Or
I
either
;
therefore
pray
,
Gentlemen
,
observe
what
is
read
,
for
I
shall
be
able
only
just
to
state
the
Evidence
to
you
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
My
Lord
,
I
hear
them
say
one
of
those
Papers
is
a
Copy
of
the
other
;
I
desire
the
Original
may
be
read
,
and
not
the
Copy
.
Mr.
S.
Thomps
.
Who
knows
which
is
the
Original
?
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Look
you
,
Mr.
Ashton
,
we
don't
know
which
is
the
Original
,
or
which
is
the
Copy
,
they
are
both
found
together
,
they
contain
the
same
Matter
and
the
same
Words
:
It
may
be
you
can
tell
which
is
the
Original
.
Mr.
S.
Thomps
.
You
may
look
upon
them
your self
,
and
tell
us
which
is
the
Original
if
you
please
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
That
is
very
well
observed
,
Sir
.
That
is
throwing
Water
upon
a
dead
Mouse
.
Then
I
desire
both
of
them
may
be
read
.
Mr.
Soll.
Gen.
Indeed
,
Mr.
Ashton
,
I
think
there
is
a
particular
Reason
why
you
should
not
desire
to
have
the
Copy
read
,
because
least
it
should
prove
to
be
your
own
Hand
writing
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Pray
let
both
be
read
.
Cl.
of
Peace
reads
.
The
result
of
a
Conference
—
Mr.
S.
Trem.
Pray
attend
,
for
this
is
the
Scheme
of
the
whole
Work
.
Cl.
of
Peace
reads
.
The
result
of
a
Conference
,
&c.
And
the
other
was
likewise
read
as
before
.
L.
C.
J.
Pollex
.
Pray
let
Mr.
Ashton
see
that
Paper
.
The
Paper
was
handed
to
Mr.
Ashton
,
being
one
of
the
Papers
before
read
.
L.
C.
J.
Pollex
.
Mr.
Ashton
,
look
upon
that
same
Paper
a
little
,
satisfy
your
own
Mind
a
little
whose
Hand
that
Paper
is
in
.
Look
upon
it
well
,
I
would
have
you
be
satisfied
about
it
.
Look
particularly
upon
the
latter
part
of
it
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
My
Lord
,
I
have
lookt
upon
it
,
I
have
seen
it
all
.
L.
C.
J.
Pollex
.
Come
then
give
it
me
back
again
,
and
think
of
it
a
little
in
your
own
Heart
.
Mr.
Soll.
Gen.
My
Lord
Sydney
,
pray
,
will
your
Lordship
look
upon
this
Paper
.
L.
Syd
.
This
is
one
of
the
Papers
that
was
among
the
rest
,
delivered
by
my
Lord
President
at
the
Cabinet
.
Mr.
Soll.
Gen.
Pray
shew
it
my
Lord
President
;
What
says
your
Lordship
to
it
?
L.
Pres
.
This
was
one
of
the
Papers
I
gave
my
Lord
Sydney
,
and
was
brought
me
in
the
Pacquet
by
Capt.
Billop
.
Cl.
of
Peace
reads
.
That
the
King
would
return
with
a
Design
of
making
an
entire
Conquest
of
his
People
—
Mr.
S.
Thomps
.
Pray
,
my
Lord
,
give
me
leave
,
before
it
be
read
,
to
acquaint
the
Jury
what
this
is
,
that
they
may
make
the
better
Observations
upon
it
.
This
,
Gentlemen
,
is
the
Heads
of
a
Declaration
that
was
intended
to
be
Published
when
the
French
came
;
and
you
will
see
what
it
is
when
it
is
read
.
Pray
observe
it
.
Cl.
of
Peace
reads
.
That
the
King
will
return
,
&c.
As
before
.
Mr.
S.
Trem.
The
next
Paper
is
an
Account
which
they
had
taken
with
them
of
the
Force
of
the
Kingdom
,
of
the
Ships
,
particularly
how
many
in
Number
,
what
Rates
,
what
were
in
Repair
,
what
out
of
Repair
,
and
what
a
Building
,
Pray
shew
it
my
Lord
Sydney
.
L.
Syd
.
This
is
another
of
the
Papers
that
I
received
from
my
Lord
President
,
and
Markt
at
the
Cabinet
.
Mr.
S.
Thomps
.
Then
shew
it
my
Lord
President
.
L.
Pres
.
This
is
one
of
the
Papers
that
were
in
the
Pacquet
,
that
Capt.
Billop
brought
me
.
Cl.
of
Peace
reads
.
Mr.
Soll.
Gen.
Pray
,
my
Lord
Sydney
,
look
upon
these
Papers
,
and
tell
where
your
Lordship
had
them
.
The
Papers
was
shewn
both
to
the
Lord
President
and
the
Lord
Sydney
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
My
Lord
President
says
he
received
them
from
Capt.
Billop
,
and
gave
them
to
my
Lord
Sydney
;
and
my
Lord
Sydney
says
they
are
the
same
he
received
from
my
Lord
President
.
Jury-man
.
Are
those
the
Papers
that
have
been
read
,
my
Lord
?
Mr.
J.
Eyres
.
No
,
but
they
both
say
the
same
as
to
those
that
have
been
read
.
Jury-man
.
They
pray
,
my
Lord
,
What
are
those
Papers
that
are
going
to
be
read
?
Mr.
S.
Trem.
These
are
Two
Letters
,
Gentlemen
,
that
are
written
,
giving
an
account
how
the
Affairs
in
England
stood
,
with
reference
to
the
Persons
Concerns
that
they
are
written
to
;
and
there
is
a
particular
Passage
in
one
of
them
,
How
their
young
Master
prevailed
in
its
Interest
,
and
got
ground
of
his
Adversaries
.
If
you
observe
them
,
you
will
easily
understand
what
is
meant
by
them
.
Cl.
of
Peace
reads
.
This
is
directed
for
Mr.
Redding
,
New-years
Eve
,
Though
the
Bearer
of
this
,
&c.
As
before
.
Cl.
of
Peace
reads
.
This
is
directed
for
Mrs.
Redding
.
As
it
is
impossible
for
me
to
express
,
&c.
As
before
.
Mr.
Soll.
Gen.
Now
we
desire
my
Lord
Sydney
and
my
Lord
President
would
look
upon
these
Papers
.
Jury-man
.
My
Lord
,
I
desire
the
former
part
of
that
last
Letter
may
be
read
again
.
Which
was
done
.
L.
Syd
.
These
I
had
from
my
Lord
President
.
L.
Pres
.
And
I
had
them
out
of
the
Pacquet
that
Capt.
Billop
brought
me
.
Mr.
S.
Trem.
If
your
Lordship
please
I
will
open
them
to
the
Jury
.
Here
are
Two
Letters
,
in
one
of
them
there
is
an
Account
given
that
they
were
heartily
sorry
they
were
disappointed
,
and
that
they
had
not
been
here
already
,
but
hoped
they
will
be
here
as
fast
as
they
can
;
that
the
Match
was
concluded
,
the
Settlement
prepared
,
and
no
doubt
but
the
Daughters
Portion
would
be
well
Secured
,
if
they
would
come
quickly
.
Cl.
of
Peace
reads
.
Dec.
31.
1690.
'T
is
directed
for
Mrs.
Charlton
.
I
must
not
let
this
Bearer
depart
Madam
,
&c.
As
before
.
Mr.
S.
Trem.
That
Letter
tells
you
that
the
Daughters
Portion
would
be
well
Secured
;
this
that
we
now
produce
will
tell
you
,
how
it
shall
be
Raised
.
It
says
,
the
old
Tenants
are
weary
of
their
Master
,
and
a
little
Matter
,
if
he
would
but
appear
in
Westminster-ball
,
would
redeem
the
Estate
;
and
the
Cause
might
be
brought
to
a
final
hearing
before
the
end
of
Easter
Term
,
if
they
made
haste
,
and
it
were
well
Sollicited
.
Cl.
of
Peace
reads
.
This
is
directed
for
Mr.
Jackson
.
Dec.
31.
1690.
The
Bearer
hereof
will
give
you
,
&c.
As
before
.
Mr.
Soll.
Gen.
We
must
desire
my
Lord
President
and
my
Lord
Sydney
would
be
pleased
to
look
upon
these
Papers
.
L.
Pres
.
I
received
these
from
Capt.
Billop
in
the
Pacquet
,
and
gave
it
to
my
Lord
Sydney
.
L.
Syd
.
These
are
some
of
the
Papers
I
had
from
my
Lord
President
.
Mr.
S.
Trem.
The
Letters
we
now
produce
to
be
read
seem
to
be
written
by
a
Man
that
was
involved
in
a
great
Trade
,
that
had
great
Projects
in
his
Head
,
and
drawn
many
Schemes
in
his
own
Brain
how
to
carry
on
the
Trade
,
he
directs
what
sort
of
Wares
he
would
have
sent
,
what
was
proper
for
their
Markets
,
that
he
had
got
many
a
new
Customer
,
and
hoped
they
should
not
be
disobliged
;
that
all
must
be
sent
before
the
First
of
March
,
at
least
before
the
Tenth
,
or
the
whole
Summer
Profits
would
be
lost
.
Cl.
of
Peace
reads
.
31
Dec.
—
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Read
the
Superscription
first
.
Cl.
of
Peace
.
There
is
no
Subscription
,
my
Lord
,
at
all
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Well
,
read
on
.
Cl.
of
Peac
reads
.
31
Dec.
The
Interruption
of
the
former
Correspondence
had
a
very
ill
Effect
many
ways
,
&c.
As
before
.
Mr.
S.
Trem.
Gentlemen
,
doubting
that
that
Letter
might
not
be
pressing
enough
,
here
is
another
to
the
same
effect
.
Cl.
of
Peace
reads
.
Dec.
31.
It
is
a
Presumption
incident
to
those
that
are
any
ways
upon
the
Spot
,
&c.
As
before
.
Mr.
S.
Trem.
One
would
imagine
this
Letter
were
written
by
some
Person
that
used
to
talk
Cant
,
that
he
is
so
ready
at
it
.
Mr.
Soll.
Gen.
Pray
,
my
Lord
President
,
what
says
your
Lordship
to
these
Papers
?
L.
Pres
.
These
Two
Letters
were
in
the
same
Bundle
that
Capt.
Billop
delivered
to
me
,
and
I
delivered
them
to
my
Lord
Sydney
.
L.
Syd
.
These
are
some
of
the
Papers
I
had
from
my
L.
President
,
at
the
Cabinet
.
Mr.
S.
Trem.
That
first
of
these
Papers
is
a
Letter
wherein
the
Party
gives
an
Account
of
his
own
Condition
here
,
and
how
he
would
Venture
to
bring
about
what
was
desired
.
Cl.
of
Peace
reads
.
31
Dec.
1690.
Was
my
Condition
more
desperate
and
uneasie
than
it
is
,
&c.
As
before
.
Mr.
S.
Trem.
This
little
Paper
was
inclosed
in
the
other
.
Cl.
of
Peace
reads
.
I
beg
,
&c.
As
before
.
Mr.
S.
Trem.
Now
shew
this
Paper
to
my
Lord
President
,
and
my
Lord
Sydney
.
Which
was
done
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
My
Lord
President
,
and
my
Lord
Sydney
,
swears
the
same
for
this
Paper
,
as
for
the
rest
.
Mr.
S.
Trem.
This
Paper
shews
they
were
going
about
a
Deed
that
they
did
not
desire
to
have
known
;
't
is
a
Key
how
to
explain
their
Meaning
.
Cl.
of
Peace
reads
.
For
Mrs.
Anne
Russel
,
&c.
As
before
.
Then
Three
other
Papers
were
shewn
to
and
sworn
by
the
Lord
President
,
and
the
Lord
Sydney
,
to
be
part
of
the
same
Papers
.
Mr.
S.
Trem.
The
Papers
that
we
now
are
going
to
read
are
these
.
Gentlemen
,
here
is
a
Letter
of
Recommendation
in
behalf
of
one
Mr.
Orbinet
,
which
is
a
Name
they
pretended
of
some
Person
that
was
at
Paris
,
or
to
go
there
;
and
't
is
written
by
one
Mr.
Dellivere
to
his
Correspondent
there
,
and
he
tells
him
,
the
Bearer
had
Something
to
disclose
to
him
,
and
that
he
might
have
an
entire
Confidence
in
him
:
But
the
Letter
of
Recommendation
alone
,
without
a
Sum
of
Money
,
they
reckoned
would
meet
with
a
bad
Welcome
in
France
,
and
therefore
they
take
500
l.
with
them
,
and
here
are
Two
Bills
to
pay
it
.
Then
Mr.
Humphrey
Levermere
was
sworn
to
interpret
them
,
being
in
French
,
(
which
he
did
)
and
read
them
as
in
the
former
Tryal
.
Jury-man
.
Were
these
Bills
found
in
that
Pacquet
?
Mr.
S.
Trem.
Yes
,
Yes
;
they
are
sworn
to
by
both
those
Lords
.
Mr.
Soll.
Gen.
Now
,
pray
my
Lord
,
will
you
please
to
look
upon
these
Papers
.
The
Lord
President
,
and
Lord
Sydney
both
,
testified
,
That
those
were
part
of
the
Papers
.
Mr.
S.
Thomp
.
This
next
Paper
that
we
give
in
Evidence
is
very
short
.
It
seems
to
be
a
Table
for
the
Memory
of
the
Person
that
was
to
carry
it
;
They
are
short
Heads
for
the
Memory
,
consisting
of
a
great
many
Particulars
;
You
will
make
your
Observations
upon
them
,
and
what
Judgment
you
think
fit
of
them
.
Mr.
S.
Trem.
My
Lord
,
I
desire
to
take
Notice
of
these
Papers
that
we
are
now
going
to
read
;
you
will
observe
these
Things
in
them
,
which
are
worth
your
remarking
,
Gentlemen
;
because
these
Papers
that
we
now
read
to
you
are
of
themselves
sufficient
to
prove
every
Article
in
the
Indictment
:
For
these
Papers
give
an
Account
of
the
Ships
,
their
Number
and
Force
,
the
Forts
of
the
Kingdom
,
how
they
are
Manned
,
how
they
may
be
Surprized
,
where
the
French
Fleet
should
Fight
,
where
they
should
Assault
us
,
how
they
should
hinder
the
Dutch
and
English
Fleets
from
Joyning
,
what
Number
of
Soldiers
would
be
sufficient
,
and
what
Number
of
Ships
in
Newcastle
to
plague
the
City
of
London
,
how
to
manage
this
whole
Affair
;
and
it
gives
Characters
of
the
Clergy
of
England
,
and
particularly
of
the
City
of
London
,
and
says
,
they
are
the
Worst
of
Men.
Mr.
Serj.
Thomson
.
No
Brother
,
't
is
the
worst
of
all
the
Clergy
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Come
,
read
them
.
Clerk
of
the
Peace
reads
.
Lady
D.
2000
l.
&c.
(
as
before
.
)
The
Jury
desired
to
see
the
last
Papers
,
and
had
them
delivered
to
them
.
Mr.
Soll.
Gen.
Then
we
rest
it
here
,
to
see
what
the
Prisoner
will
say
to
it
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Mr.
Ashton
,
the
Kings
Council
have
done
their
Evidence
for
the
King
,
what
have
you
to
say
for
your self
?
Mr.
Ashton
.
My
Lord
,
I
humbly
desire
to
know
of
your
Lordship
,
whether
all
the
Letters
are
read
,
that
were
read
at
the
Tryal
of
my
Lord
Preston
?
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
What
is
that
material
to
you
,
whether
they
be
or
not
?
Mr.
Ashton
.
My
Lord
,
I
am
informed
that
there
were
several
Letters
,
that
particularly
name
my
Lord
,
implying
him
to
be
the
Bearer
,
and
I
desire
those
Letters
may
be
read
.
Mr.
Serj.
Thompson
.
With
all
my
heart
,
if
you
do
desire
it
,
it
shall
be
read
,
we
do
not
think
it
material
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
I
do
desire
it
,
it
will
be
plain
,
I
believe
,
from
thence
,
that
I
could
know
nothing
at
all
of
this
matter
;
and
if
your
Lordship
please
,
my
Lord
,
to
observe
it
,
three
or
four
of
these
last
Papers
,
as
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
observed
,
were
the
Ground-work
of
all
this
Business
,
which
refers
to
Portsmouth
and
South-Sea
,
and
some
other
Papers
;
these
I
think
,
with
Submission
,
were
proved
to
be
the
Hand
of
another
Gentleman
,
and
I
desire
it
may
be
proved
again
to
the
Jury
,
by
which
I
think
it
will
be
plain
,
that
they
do
not
affect
me
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Look
you
,
Mr.
Ashton
,
it
is
not
proved
to
be
your
Hand
,
nor
pretended
to
be
so
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
But
positively
proved
to
be
another's
Hand
,
as
I
am
informed
,
and
't
is
that
which
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
observed
was
the
Ground-work
for
carrying
on
the
whole
Design
,
I
presume
the
Witnesses
are
in
Court
that
proved
it
then
,
and
I
hope
your
Lordship
will
be
so
kind
as
to
let
it
be
proved
now
;
they
did
prove
it
to
be
another
Persons
Hand
upon
a
Tryal
not
long
ago
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
If
you
have
a
mind
to
call
any
Witnesses
to
prove
the
Papers
to
be
another's
Hand
,
you
may
call
them
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
I
hope
the
King's
Witnesses
are
now
in
Court
that
did
prove
them
to
be
his
Hand
Writing
,
and
they
'll
prove
it
now
I
suppose
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
If
you
have
a
mind
you
may
call
them
,
they
have
not
a
mind
to
produce
them
for
the
King
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
I
know
not
where
they
are
my
Lord
.
Pray
Mr.
Aaron
Smith
,
be
you
so
kind
as
to
call
them
.
L.
C.
J.
Polexfen
.
You
should
have
sent
and
Subpena'd
them
to
be
here
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Mr.
Warr
is
there
,
my
Lord
,
I
desire
he
may
be
ask'd
the
Question
;
and
I
believe
Mr.
Blane
is
in
the
Court
,
pray
let
him
be
ask
▪
d.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Mr.
Warr
,
you
are
called
by
the
Prisoner
,
as
a
Witness
,
to
prove
my
Lord
Preston's
Hand
.
Mr.
Ashton
,
Mr.
Warr
,
Mr.
Townsend
and
Mr.
Blane
,
I
desire
may
be
all
ask'd
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Mr.
Ashton
,
you
have
insisted
upon
it
,
that
these
Papers
were
my
Lord
Preston's
own
Writing
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
My
Lord
,
I
do
insist
upon
it
,
to
know
whether
they
were
not
proved
to
be
his
hand
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Yes
,
they
were
so
,
't
is
agreed
.
Mr.
Serj.
Thompson
.
We
do
grant
the
King's
Witnesses
proved
,
that
they
did
believe
them
to
be
my
Lord
Preston's
Hand
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
The
King's
Council
do
admit
,
that
these
three
last
Papers
were
not
your
Hand
,
but
they
admit
them
to
be
my
Lord
Preston's
Hand
,
and
't
is
very
well
done
of
them
to
admit
it
;
so
that
now
it
is
to
be
taken
for
granted
,
that
those
three
last
Papers
were
my
Lord
Preston's
Hand
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Then
,
my
Lord
,
I
desire
the
Substance
of
those
Papers
may
be
the
●ore
press'd
upon
the
Jury
,
because
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
observed
that
the
〈◊〉
Design
in
the
Scheme
of
it
lay
in
those
Papers
,
and
they
are
not
my
〈◊〉
,
but
another's
;
and
for
what
is
in
them
,
I
know
nothing
,
nor
am
concern'd
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
What
have
you
farther
to
say
,
Sir
?
Mr.
Sol.
Gen.
You
mentioned
another
Letter
which
you
did
desire
should
be
read
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Ah!
two
or
three
where
my
Lord
is
named
.
Mr.
Sol.
Gen.
This
is
the
Letter
I
suppose
you
mean
,
the
Clerk
shall
read
it
.
Clerk
of
the
Peace
reads
.
Sir
,
I
vow
to
you
,
I
do
not
repine
at
having
lost
all
for
your
sake
,
&c.
(
as
before
)
Mr.
Ashton
.
Gentlemen
,
I
hope
you
will
observe
,
in
that
Letter
my
Lord
is
called
the
Bearer
;
and
it
tells
that
he
brings
Papers
with
him
,
by
which
it
is
plain
,
that
you
cannot
imagine
I
could
know
any
thing
of
these
Papers
.
And
Gentlemen
,
it
has
not
appeared
by
any
Evidence
that
has
been
given
,
that
I
knew
any
thing
more
,
than
that
they
were
unfortunately
found
upon
me
:
But
with
Submission
,
I
believe
there
is
another
Letter
,
if
I
am
inform'd
right
,
wherein
my
Lord
is
named
,
and
called
,
my
Lord
the
Bearer
.
Mr.
Sol.
Gen.
Sir
,
I
do
assure
you
now
,
we
have
,
to
my
Observation
,
read
every
Letter
,
and
every
Paper
,
that
was
read
on
Saturday
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Mr.
Sollicitor
,
I
am
satisfied
,
for
I
am
confident
you
would
not
affirm
it
if
it
were
otherwise
.
L.
C.
J.
Polexfen
.
There
is
not
any
Letter
that
says
my
Lord
the
Bearer
,
but
my
Lord
will
give
you
an
account
,
so
and
so
;
the
Bearer
will
tell
you
these
and
these
things
;
will
you
have
it
read
again
?
You
shall
if
you
will
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
I
am
unwilling
to
take
up
your
Lordships
time
,
unless
the
Jury
desire
to
have
it
read
again
.
Jury-Man
.
Pray
my
Lord
,
when
that
Letter
was
read
on
Saturday
,
how
was
it
construed
by
the
Court
?
How
did
they
take
it
then
?
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
We
did
take
it
then
,
because
my
Lord
was
mentioned
,
that
he
might
possibly
be
the
Bearer
.
L.
C.
J.
Polexfen
.
It
is
very
probable
,
and
so
it
was
understood
then
,
that
the
Lord
mentioned
in
the
Letters
was
my
Lord
Preston
,
and
so
that
my
Lord
was
the
Bearer
that
could
give
an
account
of
the
Countesses
Condition
;
and
in
the
beginning
of
those
Papers
that
are
of
my
Lords
Hand
,
there
is
mentioned
so
much
Money
for
the
Lady
D
—
which
is
my
Lady
Dorset
I
suppose
,
that
is
there
meant
,
and
that
writ
that
Letter
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
No
,
my
Lady
Dorchester
.
L.
C.
J.
Polexfen
.
Dorchester
,
I
cry
your
mercy
;
and
it
is
probable
the
same
reason
is
a
reason
still
to
make
it
believed
that
my
Lord
Preston
was
meant
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
I
think
my
Lord
Chief
Justice
was
pleased
to
observe
,
as
I
have
been
informed
,
in
giving
his
Charge
to
the
Jury
,
that
these
Papers
,
some
of
them
naming
my
Lord
,
must
be
meant
of
my
Lord
Preston
,
there
being
no
other
Lord
but
he
;
and
he
likewise
gave
another
reason
,
says
he
,
they
lay
by
my
Lord's
Seals
that
were
produced
,
and
therefore
it
was
plain
,
they
could
not
be
Ashton's
nor
Elliot's
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
No
not
so
,
but
my
Lord
might
be
concern'd
,
because
my
Lord's
Seals
were
there
where
the
Papers
were
found
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
I
am
wrong
inform'd
if
those
were
not
the
words
my
Lord
Chief
Justice
Polexfen
used
.
L.
C.
J.
Polexfen
.
What
do
you
say
were
the
words
?
if
you
will
repeat
them
,
I
'll
tell
you
as
near
as
I
can
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Your
Lordship
seem'd
to
infer
,
that
my
Lord
being
nam'd
,
and
the
Bearer
in
the
same
Paper
,
that
of
Consequence
that
must
be
my
Lord
Preston
,
and
the
Papers
must
be
his
;
and
you
did
give
another
reason
for
it
,
to
enforce
it
,
that
the
same
Man
that
saw
me
take
them
up
,
saw
them
lye
by
the
Seals
,
which
were
proved
to
be
my
Lord
Preston's
,
from
whence
your
Lordship
did
say
,
it
is
plain
they
were
my
Lord
Preston's
,
and
that
Ashton
or
Elliot
could
not
be
concerned
in
them
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
You
mistake
that
matter
,
sure
there
was
not
any
such
word
said
,
for
that
Evidence
that
tended
to
convict
my
Lord
Preston
,
did
by
no
means
tend
to
acquit
you
;
the
question
then
was
,
how
far
my
Lord
Preston
was
concerned
;
my
Lord
insisted
upon
it
,
says
he
,
They
were
not
taken
from
me
but
from
Mr.
Ashton
;
there
the
Question
was
not
about
you
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
I
humbly
hope
,
my
Lord
,
you
will
forgive
me
for
ins●●●●●●
upon
these
Matters
,
because
I
am
for
my
Life
.
L.
C.
J.
Polexfen
.
I
would
do
you
all
the
right
I
can
,
I
assure
you
,
Mr.
Ashton
;
but
certainly
there
was
no
such
thing
said
as
you
have
mentioned
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
My
Lord
,
I
do
not
question
but
you
will
do
me
right
,
and
I
thought
so
,
when
I
chose
the
Jury
out
of
the
first
that
appeared
,
without
challenging
any
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Well
Sir
,
pray
go
on
to
your
Defence
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
My
Lord
,
my
own
Defence
will
be
very
weak
upon
the
whole
,
for
I
am
very
Illiterate
and
Unskill'd
in
the
Laws
,
but
where
I
do
fail
of
taking
Advantage
,
to
observe
what
may
be
for
my
Advantage
,
I
hope
your
Lordships
will
be
so
kind
to
me
,
as
well
as
just
(
I
may
call
it
)
to
your selves
,
being
upon
your
Oaths
,
as
to
take
notice
of
it
.
My
Lord
in
the
first
place
—
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Before
Mr.
Ashton
proceeds
,
I
would
observe
one
word
in
a
Letter
that
has
been
read
,
which
is
one
of
these
Papers
,
it
says
,
I
say
nothing
of
another
Gentleman
that
takes
opportunity
to
see
those
parts
,
but
he
has
shewn
a
Zeal
and
Sincerity
in
the
affair
equal
to
most
.
Mr.
Serj.
Thompson
.
You
hear
,
Gentlemen
,
that
there
is
notice
taken
of
another
Person
besides
the
Bearer
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Pray
,
my
Lord
,
is
it
any
Consequence
that
I
must
be
the
Person
that
must
be
meant
,
or
that
I
must
know
what
the
Contents
of
the
Letters
was
?
There
was
another
besides
me
,
and
so
it
is
not
plain
who
was
meant
,
or
if
I
were
the
Man
meant
in
this
Letter
,
it
must
not
therefore
follow
that
I
must
know
of
it
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
I
did
not
mention
it
as
a
Proof
that
you
were
the
Person
meant
,
but
only
to
shew
that
there
was
another
Person
besides
,
my
Lord
,
taken
notice
of
in
them
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
I
must
confess
,
I
think
Mr.
Ashton
observes
right
,
it
does
not
concern
him
,
for
as
well
as
he
was
there
,
there
was
another
,
and
it
is
uncertain
whether
it
relates
to
him
or
the
other
,
and
so
it
signifies
nothing
at
all
;
that
's
my
mind
.
Pray
go
on
,
Mr.
Ashton
Mr.
Ashton
.
My
Lord
,
upon
the
whole
I
have
this
to
observe
,
first
as
to
my
business
of
going
into
France
,
I
must
ingenuously
own
it
,
though
I
protest
to
you
I
never
own'd
it
nor
named
it
to
the
Woman
though
she
had
sworn
it
,
but
yet
I
do
now
.
My
design
was
to
go
to
France
,
and
I
had
very
great
and
good
Reason
for
it
,
I
think
,
I
had
endeavonred
all
ways
I
could
in
the
World
to
procure
a
Pass
to
go
to
France
,
't
is
very
well
known
,
I
did
business
under
Lieutenant-General
Worden
that
died
half
a
year
ago
,
his
Accounts
are
now
depending
,
and
such
Accounts
as
may
be
prejudicial
in
some
points
to
his
Family
to
whom
I
have
always
own'd
and
must
a
great
Obligation
,
and
would
be
very
glad
upon
all
occasions
to
serve
it
,
and
all
the
Branches
of
it
;
this
was
not
the
whole
nor
the
only
design
I
had
in
going
thither
,
but
I
had
likewise
some
business
of
my
own
,
I
have
a
considerable
Sum
of
Money
owing
me
,
if
it
be
necessary
to
prove
it
,
I
can
prove
it
by
a
Bond
from
a
Person
that
is
there
;
a
great
Sum
it
is
,
a
very
considerable
one
to
me
at
least
.
And
,
my
Lord
,
I
did
think
if
I
did
not
go
my self
it
was
impossible
for
me
to
do
any
thing
in
that
Affair
,
and
that
was
the
true
and
only
Reason
of
my
design
in
going
to
France
,
having
been
out
of
hopes
of
getting
any
other
Convenience
otherways
;
this
was
not
a
Design
just
now
formed
,
as
if
I
were
just
now
upon
some
Plot
concerning
the
Publick
,
but
it
has
been
my
design
ever
since
Lieutenant-General
Worden
died
,
and
he
upon
his
Death-bed
ingaged
me
to
do
it
;
and
I
once
went
down
,
hoping
to
have
gone
from
Dover
,
and
there
I
was
apprehended
and
taken
.
And
,
my
Lord
,
I
have
used
all
manner
of
Endeavours
to
go
other
ways
,
but
they
have
always
failed
me
,
and
this
way
I
hoped
would
have
taken
:
my
Lord
,
I
do
own
I
did
hire
the
Boat
,
and
I
did
pay
the
Money
,
but
with
Submission
,
I
think
that
is
not
any
manner
of
Treasonable
Act
,
my
Lord
;
perhaps
it
is
an
ill
Act
,
but
it
does
not
amount
in
least
to
Treason
going
to
the
King's
Enemies
,
suppose
I
went
upon
that
account
,
that
is
no
manner
of
Treason
in
the
World
,
carrying
Papers
to
the
King's
Enemies
,
except
it
be
proved
that
I
was
privy
to
them
,
and
knew
the
Contents
of
them
,
if
Lawyers
inform
me
right
,
is
not
Treason
;
then
what
remains
?
'T
is
true
,
I
must
own
the
Papers
were
found
upon
me
,
and
I
believe
there
is
no
body
that
has
heard
the
Evidence
that
has
been
given
,
but
must
readily
conclude
that
I
found
them
in
the
place
where
the
Sea-man
says
I
took
them
up
;
and
besides
,
my
Lord
,
there
is
not
any
manner
of
proof
so
much
as
aim'd
at
by
the
King's
Council
in
all
their
Evidence
,
that
I
was
privy
to
any
one
of
these
Papers
;
so
that
,
my
Lord
,
I
think
there
is
very
little
proved
upon
me
at
all
;
I
had
the
misfortune
to
be
taken
in
this
Company
that
was
going
where
these
Papers
were
taken
,
it
's
true
,
but
they
have
not
attempted
to
prove
that
I
was
privy
to
or
knew
any
thing
of
them
at
all
,
nor
that
I
was
more
concern'd
than
that
they
were
taken
in
my
Stomach
;
this
is
all
I
have
to
observe
upon
the
whole
;
as
to
the
business
of
the
Indictment
there
are
great
and
grevious
Aggravations
in
it
,
and
such
as
I
am
not
able
to
comprehend
the
meaning
of
,
the
Words
confound
me
;
and
therefore
I
humbly
desire
your
Lordship
to
tell
me
upon
what
Statute
I
am
Indicted
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
I
'll
tell
you
,
Mr.
Ashton
,
you
are
Indicted
upon
the
25th
of
Edward
the
Third
,
for
conspiring
,
compassing
and
imagining
the
Death
of
the
King
and
Queen
,
and
for
that
purpose
going
into
France
,
and
endeavouring
to
incite
the
French
King
to
invade
the
Kingdom
,
and
telling
him
how
he
should
do
it
,
and
letting
him
know
in
what
State
and
Condition
the
Kingdom
was
,
and
how
fit
to
be
invaded
.
M.
Ashton
.
Pray
,
my
Lord
,
is
that
at
all
proved
upon
me
?
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
That
is
the
Question
that
the
Jury
are
to
judge
of
upon
the
Evidence
that
has
been
given
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
As
to
that
of
compassing
the
Death
of
the
King
and
Queen
,
I
am
ignorant
of
dealings
in
Law
;
but
I
conceive
there
are
several
Species
of
Treason
mentioned
in
that
Act
of
the
25
of
Edward
III.
and
as
to
the
imagining
the
Death
of
the
King
,
that
's
only
to
be
proved
by
some
Overt
Act
:
Now
I
think
nothing
at
all
has
been
proved
of
any
open
Act
conducing
to
prove
the
imaginary
or
compassing
the
Death
of
the
King
or
Queen
,
no
manner
of
Consultation
or
Treasonable
Act
at
all
,
and
therefore
,
my
Lord
,
I
do
not
see
that
there
is
any
great
matter
that
is
proved
upon
me
,
and
I
hope
you
are
of
that
Opinion
too
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Mr.
Ashton
,
that
you
may
not
go
away
with
a
Mistake
,
any
that
design'd
the
Deposition
of
the
King
and
Queen
,
and
the
Invasion
of
the
Kingdom
,
which
is
proved
by
any
Overt
Act
it
is
sufficient
to
prove
that
they
compass
and
imagine
the
Death
of
the
King
and
Queen
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
I
presume
it
may
be
so
,
I
believe
that
may
be
the
Construction
of
the
Law
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
And
I
make
no
question
but
those
that
you
have
consulted
with
have
told
you
as
much
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Truly
as
to
Counsel
my
Tryal
has
been
as
hard
as
ever
Man
met
withal
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Why
do
you
say
so
,
Mr.
Ashton
?
the
Court
has
not
been
hard
upon
you
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
My
Lord
,
I
do
not
complain
of
the
Court
,
but
as
to
the
matter
of
time
,
I
had
notice
by
that
Gentleman
,
Mr.
Bale
,
to
prepare
for
my
Tryal
,
and
that
was
on
Friday
,
and
not
before
.
L.
C.
J.
Polexfen
.
Friday
was
Sevenight
,
you
mean
,
I
suppose
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Yes
,
I
do
mean
Friday
was
Sevenight
I
was
then
a
close
Prisoner
,
I
had
not
the
opportunity
or
liberty
of
seeing
any
Christian
Soul
,
I
spake
to
him
then
,
and
told
him
,
Mr.
Bale
,
this
is
very
short
notice
;
pray
be
so
kind
as
to
move
my
Lord
that
I
may
have
Council
;
truly
he
was
Civil
enough
,
and
said
,
he
would
do
all
he
could
;
says
he
,
will
you
give
me
the
Names
of
your
Council
?
so
I
gave
him
the
Names
of
four
,
and
of
a
Sollicitor
;
but
I
never
heard
more
of
him
in
the
matter
:
I
did
with
all
my
Industry
and
Skill
give
my
Friends
notice
,
but
I
was
under
great
difficulty
,
for
I
had
not
the
liberty
of
Pen
,
Ink
,
nor
Paper
,
nor
a
Man
to
send
upon
a
Message
on
Saturday
;
I
gave
my
Friends
notice
of
it
,
upon
Sunday
,
which
was
no
very
good
Day
for
business
,
they
apply'd
themselves
to
my
Lord
Sidney
,
whose
Favour
and
Kindness
I
shall
always
own
as
long
as
I
live
,
he
gave
me
all
the
dispatch
possible
,
and
got
me
an
Order
to
see
my
Wife
that
day
,
though
it
was
Sunday
;
the
next
day
I
made
Application
to
have
my
Council
come
to
me
,
that
was
Monday
,
he
with
the
same
readiness
procured
that
,
but
it
was
Tuesday
in
the
Afternoon
before
I
could
see
any
living
Soul
but
my
Wife
and
some
of
the
Council
that
I
desired
would
not
readily
come
to
me
,
and
it
was
Wednesday
before
I
did
see
any
body
of
them
,
and
so
I
had
but
Wednesday
and
Thursday
to
consult
with
them
in
.
On
Friday
I
was
brought
here
,
and
I
endeavour'd
to
procure
a
Copy
of
the
Pannel
,
that
I
might
inform
my self
of
the
Characters
of
the
Men
that
were
to
be
my
Jury
;
and
my
Lord
,
I
would
desire
you
to
give
me
leave
to
clear
one
Point
,
which
through
Inadvertency
slipt
from
me
about
the
time
that
I
desir'd
to
send
to
enquire
about
the
Jury
.
I
did
not
mean
as
was
apprehended
,
to
send
to
them
to
take
them
off
,
but
I
only
meant
to
enquire
after
their
Characters
;
this
was
done
upon
Friday
;
I
had
not
a
Copy
of
the
Pannel
till
last
Friday
,
when
we
were
Arraigned
in
Court
,
it
was
Two
of
the
Clock
before
the
Pannel
was
given
us
,
it
was
between
Three
and
Four
when
we
came
to
Newgate
;
we
were
to
come
upon
our
Tryal
the
next
Morning
by
Eight
of
the
Clock
;
so
that
before
the
Copies
could
be
transcribed
for
us
,
there
were
left
but
six
Hours
for
us
to
enquire
into
the
Morals
of
so
many
Men
,
of
whom
some
liv'd
eight
,
some
ten
,
some
fifteen
Miles
out
of
Town
;
for
my
part
I
was
not
able
to
enquire
after
any
one
,
and
that
your
Lordship
may
think
by
my
taking
the
first
Twelve
that
appeared
,
and
believing
my self
Innocent
of
this
matter
,
I
resolved
to
put
my self
upon
my
Tryal
by
any
twelve
indifferent
English-Men
;
I
only
beg
if
I
have
omitted
any
thing
in
reference
to
my self
,
or
misbehaved
my self
,
with
respect
to
the
Bench
,
that
you
would
please
to
set
me
right
,
and
consider
that
I
stand
here
for
my
Life
;
and
to
grant
me
your
Pardon
for
any
thing
wherein
I
have
offended
your
Lordships
,
to
whom
,
and
to
the
Jury
,
I
refer
my
Cause
;
only
I
beg
leave
to
call
two
or
three
Witnesses
,
I
know
it
hath
been
allowed
before
in
such
cases
,
to
give
some
short
account
of
my
Life
and
Conversation
,
because
it
hath
been
reflected
upon
me
that
I
was
a
Papist
,
because
I
designed
to
go
into
France
;
but
I
believe
there
is
not
any
Man
,
whose
Devotion
to
the
Protestant
Religion
established
by
Law
,
is
greater
than
mine
hath
been
,
or
to
whom
that
Religion
is
Dearer
than
to
my self
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
You
are
not
accused
of
any
such
thing
,
no
body
pretends
you
are
a
Papist
,
but
call
whom
you
will
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Pray
call
Dr.
Bursh
,
Dr.
Lake
,
Dr.
Fitz-Williams
and
Dr.
Davenant
.
There
is
Dr.
Fitz-Williams
;
I
beg
the
Favour
of
you
Dr.
Fitz-Williams
to
give
the
Court
an
account
of
your
Acquaintance
with
me
,
and
particularly
about
my
Religion
.
Dr.
Fitz-Williams
.
Will
your
Lordship
give
me
leave
,
my
Lord
?
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Ah!
Come
,
what
do
you
know
of
Mr.
Ashton
?
Dr.
Fitz-Williams
.
I
suppose
,
my
Lord
,
that
he
calls
me
in
as
a
Witness
to
his
Religion
,
and
to
his
Morality
,
I
think
so
;
with
my
Lord's
Permission
I
will
give
the
truest
Testimony
I
can
:
I
have
known
him
some
time
,
he
used
to
be
frequently
at
the
Service
of
the
Church
in
the
Protestant
part
of
the
Family
,
at
St.
James's
,
where
I
was
Chaplain
;
during
the
time
I
was
there
,
I
observed
him
to
be
a
frequent
Receiver
of
the
Holy
Communion
;
and
as
far
as
I
could
observe
,
lived
answerable
to
what
he
professed
to
be
,
a
Sincere
Member
of
the
Church
of
England
,
and
a
Serious
Christian
for
his
Sincerity
and
Zeal
for
the
Protestant
Religion
:
I
can
give
this
Instance
,
he
had
an
Aunt
that
had
a
Relation
to
that
Family
,
one
Mrs.
Du-pee
,
whom
he
thought
did
warp
a
little
towards
Popery
,
and
he
desired
me
,
about
five
Years
ago
,
to
have
recourse
to
her
,
and
desired
to
know
if
she
were
dissatisfied
with
any
Point
of
Religion
in
the
Church
of
England
,
in
Communion
with
which
she
lived
visibly
,
and
I
would
do
my
endeavour
to
satisfie
her
,
as
I
do
not
doubt
but
I
could
.
She
was
desirous
to
know
who
was
the
Person
that
sent
me
:
I
told
her
I
came
of
my
own
Head
in
the
greatest
part
;
but
I
suppress'd
the
Interposition
of
Mr.
Ashton
for
several
Reasons
,
and
told
her
,
I
had
great
Suspition
of
her
inclining
the
other
way
;
and
I
had
great
reason
for
it
,
because
of
her
Husband
,
who
was
a
Papist
,
and
the
great
Resort
of
Popish
Priests
to
their
Lodgings
.
She
told
me
then
,
she
was
satisfied
in
every
thing
,
and
if
she
had
any
Dissatisfaction
she
would
send
for
me
and
give
me
an
account
.
Some
Months
after
I
came
to
St.
James's
to
wait
,
and
observing
her
to
be
absent
more
than
usually
before
,
from
Prayers
in
the
Chappel
,
I
went
to
her
,
and
asked
her
the
reason
:
She
told
me
,
it
was
because
she
was
making
some
Linnen
for
her
Master
King
James
,
which
was
to
be
made
in
haste
:
But
she
then
design'd
to
go
for
Flanders
quickly
;
and
Mr.
Ashton
about
that
time
,
or
two
or
three
days
after
,
told
me
his
Aunt
was
gone
to
France
,
and
spoke
it
with
very
great
concern
,
and
that
he
believed
,
under
the
Pretence
of
calling
over
her
Younger
Son
,
she
was
gone
to
declare
her self
a
Papist
,
and
he
was
very
much
troubled
at
it
.
This
I
know
for
his
Zeal
for
the
Protestant
Religion
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
When
was
this
,
Doctor
?
Dr.
Fitz-Williams
.
This
was
,
my
Lord
,
about
five
Years
ago
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
That
is
,
as
to
the
business
of
my
Aunt
I
suppose
,
I
know
not
how
he
comes
to
mention
it
,
but
as
to
my
Life
and
Morals
,
you
can
give
a
later
account
.
Dr.
Fitz-Williams
.
My
Lord
,
I
have
Administred
the
Sacrament
to
him
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
What
Questions
do
you
farther
ask
him
,
Mr.
Ashton
?
or
can
you
say
any
more
,
Doctor
?
Dr.
Fitz-Williams
.
No
,
my
Lord
,
I
can
say
no
more
,
but
that
he
received
the
Sacrament
about
half
a
Year
ago
.
Mr.
Serj.
Thompson
.
We
have
not
objected
any
thing
,
as
to
his
Religion
,
at
all
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
But
I
know
it
has
been
a
Reflection
that
has
gone
about
of
me
,
that
I
am
a
Papist
,
therefore
I
beg
leave
to
prove
my
Religion
and
Conversation
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Nay
,
call
whom
you
will
,
you
shall
not
be
hindered
,
take
what
Course
you
please
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Pray
,
Doctor
,
you
say
he
has
received
the
Sacrament
lately
;
when
was
that
,
and
where
?
Dr.
Fitz-Williams
.
It
was
at
Ely
Chappel
within
this
six
or
seven
Months
.
L.
C.
J.
Polexfen
.
Have
you
been
lately
conversant
with
him
?
Dr.
Fitz-Williams
.
Truly
,
my
Lord
,
I
have
not
been
very
lately
.
L.
C.
J.
Polexfen
.
Pray
what
have
you
heard
him
say
,
concerning
his
Affection
to
King
William
and
Queen
Mary
?
Dr.
Fitz-Williams
.
I
do
not
remember
any
thing
at
all
of
that
.
L.
C.
J.
Polexfen
.
Have
you
heard
him
say
any
thing
to
the
contrary
?
Dr.
Fitz-Williams
.
No
,
I
cannot
remember
that
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
What
have
you
heard
him
say
about
his
Affection
to
K.
James
?
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Do
not
ask
him
that
,
there
may
be
a
Snare
in
that
Question
.
Jury-M
.
You
say
,
Doctor
,
that
he
received
the
Sacrament
six
Months
ago
in
Ely
Chappel
;
Did
you
deliver
the
Sacrament
to
him
there
?
Dr.
Fitz-Williams
.
No
,
I
did
not
.
Jury-M
.
Pray
,
Doctor
,
were
the
Prayers
that
were
used
at
that
time
altered
▪
as
they
are
now
in
the
Common-Prayer-Book
?
Dr.
Fitz-Williams
.
I
cannot
say
they
were
.
L.
C.
J.
Polexfen
.
Did
you
ever
see
him
Drink
King
James's
Health
?
Dr.
Fitz-Williams
.
I
do
not
use
to
Drink
Healths
,
I
came
here
only
to
do
an
Office
of
Justice
and
Kindness
to
Mr.
Ashton
,
to
testifie
about
his
Religion
and
Conversation
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
But
answer
the
Question
,
Did
you
ever
see
him
drink
K.
James's
Health
?
Dr.
Fitz-Williams
.
I
cannot
remember
I
ever
did
.
Jury-M
.
Was
King
William
and
Queen
Mary
Pray'd
for
in
those
Prayers
?
Dr.
Fitz-Williams
.
I
cannot
say
they
were
.
Mr.
Just.
Eyres
.
But
the
Jury-M
.
Question
was
,
whether
King
William
and
Queen
Mary
were
Pray'd
for
?
and
whether
the
Prayers
were
as
they
are
now
altered
?
Dr.
Fitz-Williams
.
My
Lord
,
I
say
I
don't
remember
there
was
any
Names
mentioned
,
as
the
Prayers
are
now
altered
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
That
's
very
well
.
Dr.
Fitz-Williams
.
I
did
neither
read
the
Prayers
,
Sir
,
nor
Administer
the
Communion
at
that
time
.
L.
C.
J.
Polexfen
.
But
you
were
not
at
the
Prayers
as
they
are
now
altered
,
I
perceive
.
Dr.
Fitz-Williams
.
Yes
,
I
have
,
several
times
.
Mr.
Serj.
Thompson
.
Not
with
that
Gentleman
,
Mr.
Ashton
.
Dr.
Fitz-Williams
.
But
I
have
been
an
hundred
times
at
the
Prayers
as
they
are
now
altered
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
I
desire
Dr.
Lake
,
who
is
there
upon
the
Bench
,
that
he
may
be
asked
what
he
knows
of
me
.
Mr.
Ser.
Tremain
.
But
I
have
one
question
to
ask
of
Dr.
Fitz-Williams
before
he
goes
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
What
will
you
ask
him
?
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
I
would
ask
you
,
Sir
,
one
question
,
Have
you
taken
the
Oaths
to
this
King
and
Queen
?
Dr.
Fitz-Williams
.
No
,
I
have
not
,
Sir
,
that
's
my
Unhappiness
,
but
I
know
how
to
submit
and
live
peaceably
under
them
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
But
there
is
one
Dr.
Lake
that
has
taken
them
,
he
'll
give
you
an
account
what
he
knows
of
me
.
Dr.
Fitz-Williams
.
If
any
one
can
say
I
have
done
or
acted
any
thing
against
the
Government
,
I
will
readily
submit
to
be
punished
for
it
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Well
,
Dr.
Lake
,
what
say
you
?
Dr.
Lake
.
My
Lord
,
I
have
known
Mr.
Ashton
above
these
sixteen
Years
,
we
liv'd
together
in
the
same
Family
several
of
them
;
I
always
observed
him
to
be
a
Person
of
exemplary
Piety
and
singular
Devotion
;
he
duly
came
to
the
Prayers
of
the
Church
twice
a
day
,
and
to
the
Sacrament
once
a
Month
;
he
has
taken
occasion
,
that
I
know
several
times
,
both
at
St.
James's
and
at
Edinburgh
,
to
testifie
his
Zeal
against
Popery
;
and
I
am
apt
to
think
,
that
he
has
suffered
sometimes
for
doing
so
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Dr.
Bursh
,
Pray
,
as
to
my
Religion
,
I
beg
you
to
give
an
account
what
you
know
of
me
,
particularly
something
you
may
remember
of
me
,
of
my
perhaps
over-heat
against
Popery
.
Dr.
Bursh
.
My
Lord
,
I
have
long
known
Mr.
Ashton
,
the
Prisoner
at
the
Bar
,
and
till
within
these
two
years
frequently
conversed
with
him
;
and
while
I
did
so
,
I
believed
him
a
good
Protestant
,
and
I
have
so
many
Instances
of
it
,
and
particularly
before
some
upon
whom
his
Fortune
depended
;
but
as
to
any
thing
of
late
,
I
can
say
nothing
,
because
our
Conversation
has
ceased
.
Mr.
Serj.
Thompson
.
Dr.
Bursh
,
have
you
known
any
thing
of
Mr.
Ashton's
Conversation
for
two
years
past
?
Dr.
Bursh
.
No
,
Sir
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Have
you
any
thing
more
,
Mr.
Ashton
?
Mr.
Ashton
.
No
,
my
Lord
,
I
have
nothing
more
,
unless
your
Lordship
desire
any
thing
more
of
this
Nature
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Call
whom
you
will
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Here
is
one
Mr.
Tomlinson
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Come
,
what
say
you
,
Sir
?
Mr.
Tomlinson
.
My
Lord
,
I
waited
upon
Major
Gen.
Worden
when
he
was
Sick
,
and
there
read
the
Prayers
of
the
Church
,
and
Mr.
Ashton
was
a
constant
Attender
upon
the
Publick
Prayers
at
the
Visitation
of
the
Sick
,
and
was
very
Devout
;
that
's
all
I
can
say
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
When
was
this
?
Mr.
Tomlinson
.
It
was
in
the
Sickness
of
Major
Gen.
Worden
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
How
long
ago
was
that
?
Mr.
Tomlinson
.
It
was
about
half
a
year
ago
.
L.
C.
J.
Polexfen
.
Were
those
Prayers
as
they
are
altered
now
or
not
?
Mr.
Tomlinson
.
It
was
only
the
Visitation
of
the
Sick
,
and
the
Collect
for
the
Morning
and
Collect
for
the
Evening
,
because
the
General
's
Sickness
was
such
,
that
he
could
not
bear
long
Prayers
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Sir
,
have
you
been
acquainted
with
the
Prisoner
any
time
?
Mr.
Tomlinson
.
About
eight
Months
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Have
you
any
more
Witnesses
,
Mr.
Ashton
?
Mr.
Ashton
.
No
,
my
Lord
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Then
I
would
have
you
to
answer
me
this
one
thing
;
why
were
you
so
desirous
,
and
used
such
Importunity
,
that
the
Papers
should
be
thrown
over
Board
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
My
Lord
,
that
is
a
Point
I
ought
to
have
spoke
to
,
to
clear
my self
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
It
seems
material
,
and
I
would
not
have
it
forgot
,
if
you
can
answer
it
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
I
humbly
thank
your
Lordship
,
and
whatsoe'er
my
Fate
is
,
I
cannot
but
own
I
have
had
a
fair
Tryal
for
my
Life
,
and
I
thank
your
Lordship
for
putting
me
in
mind
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
And
take
this
other
thing
with
it
,
why
did
you
desire
Captain
Billop
to
go
along
with
you
where
you
were
going
?
Mr.
Ashton
.
He
has
Sworn
it
,
my
Lord
,
that
I
did
so
,
but
as
I
hope
for
Salvation
,
if
I
were
to
dye
immediately
,
I
do
not
know
that
I
spoke
to
him
of
any
such
thing
;
how
was
it
possible
that
I
should
prevail
with
him
?
or
how
was
it
likely
that
I
should
force
him
to
go
along
with
us
,
when
he
had
about
twelve
or
fourteen
Men
with
him
Armed
,
and
we
unarm'd
?
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Nay
,
it
was
not
Forcing
,
it
was
but
Perswading
him
to
go
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
My
Lord
,
I
do
not
know
any
thing
of
it
,
I
'll
assure
you
;
but
as
for
endeavouring
to
perswade
him
to
throw
the
Packet
over-board
,
I
must
own
I
did
endeavour
to
perswade
him
to
it
;
and
I
do
presume
there
is
no
body
in
Court
,
that
had
been
engaged
with
a
Person
so
Unfortunate
,
that
would
not
have
done
the
same
thing
for
any
common
Friend
,
not
knowing
what
the
Contents
of
those
Papers
were
,
seeing
them
in
that
Posture
,
especially
when
I
saw
some
body
else
so
near
me
,
so
uneasie
and
concern'd
to
have
them
seen
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Then
,
Mr.
Ashton
,
there
's
another
thing
which
you
open'd
,
which
I
would
have
you
prove
;
you
say
you
were
to
go
into
France
upon
the
Affairs
of
Col.
Worden's
Family
;
first
you
say
Col.
Worden
had
a
great
account
to
make
up
;
how
will
you
make
that
out
?
Mr.
Ashton
.
My
Lord
,
if
your
Lordship
please
,
I
will
prove
here
in
Court
,
though
it
is
a
sort
of
surprize
upon
me
;
that
there
is
a
great
Account
depending
,
I
believe
I
may
appeal
to
Mr.
Sollicitor
himself
,
who
knows
that
there
is
a
Petition
in
the
House
of
Commons
,
now
depending
,
from
the
Queens
Tradesmen
and
Debtors
,
whom
she
owed
68000
l.
she
did
Assign
the
Arrears
of
some
growing
Rents
for
the
Satisfaction
of
this
Debt
;
but
the
King
and
Government
have
not
thought
fit
to
let
it
be
applied
to
her
use
,
or
to
the
paying
of
those
Debts
she
assign'd
it
to
.
Nay
it
has
gone
further
,
I
can
appeal
to
several
Persons
,
there
is
one
Man
by
chance
in
the
Court
,
that
I
believe
does
know
that
I
promised
and
engaged
,
and
actually
have
paid
a
great
part
of
this
Debt
;
for
believing
that
the
Money
was
good
upon
the
Assignment
,
I
have
actually
paid
some
of
these
Men
out
of
my
own
Pocket
,
and
perhaps
more
than
became
me
to
venture
;
I
think
it
may
very
well
call
my
Discretion
into
question
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Who
will
you
have
called
,
Mr.
Ashton
?
Mr.
Ashton
.
My
Lord
,
here
is
Mr.
Spalding
,
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
That
the
late
Queen
does
owe
People
Mony
,
that
I
believe
is
true
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Pray
,
Mr.
Spalding
,
will
you
give
the
Court
an
account
,
whether
there
is
any
Money
due
from
the
Queen
to
you
.
Mr.
Spalding
.
My
Lords
,
and
you
Gentlemen
of
the
Jury
,
I
have
a
Debt
due
to
me
from
the
late
Queen
,
as
her
Coach-Harness-maker
,
it
is
470
l.
or
something
thereabouts
,
and
Mr.
Ashton
has
paid
me
part
of
this
Debt
;
this
I
do
own
.
Mr.
Ser.
Tremain
.
Pray
,
how
long
have
you
been
acquainted
with
Mr.
Ashton
,
Sir
?
Mr.
Spalding
.
A
dozen
years
,
Sir
.
Mr.
Ser.
Tremain
.
Have
you
had
any
Intimacy
with
him
?
Mr.
Spalding
.
He
and
I
have
been
very
well
acquainted
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Have
you
seen
Mr.
Ashton
write
at
any
time
?
Mr.
Spalding
.
Yes
I
have
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Do
you
know
his
Hand
?
Mr.
Spalding
.
Yes
,
I
think
I
do
.
L.
C.
J.
Polexfen
.
Pray
how
came
Mr.
Ashton
to
pay
you
that
part
of
your
Money
?
Mr.
Spalding
.
I
press'd
Mr.
Ashton
,
and
told
him
my
Necessities
,
and
he
did
advance
me
this
Money
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
How
much
did
he
advance
?
Mr.
Spalding
.
Almost
400
l.
L.
C.
J.
Polexfen
.
When
was
it
he
paid
it
you
?
Mr.
Spalding
.
Almost
a
Year
ago
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Did
he
pay
it
out
of
his
own
Pocket
?
Mr.
Spalding
.
I
believe
so
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
I
believe
so
;
or
was
it
Money
that
he
had
returned
to
him
?
Mr.
Spalding
.
I
believe
it
was
out
of
his
own
Pocket
,
my
Lord
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Why
do
you
believe
so
?
Mr.
Spalding
.
Truly
I
believe
it
was
out
of
his
own
Pocket
.
L.
C.
J.
Polexfen
.
Pray
who
was
to
repay
him
?
Mr.
Spalding
.
About
that
very
time
we
were
Petitioning
the
House
of
Commons
,
that
we
might
have
our
Debts
secured
,
and
our
Money
out
of
the
Arrears
of
Rents
due
to
the
late
Queen
,
according
to
her
Assignment
;
and
we
so
far
press'd
the
matter
,
that
there
was
a
Clause
inserted
into
the
Bill
for
the
securing
of
our
Debt
;
but
upon
the
next
day
,
or
the
day
following
,
the
Parliament
was
Prorogu'd
.
L.
C.
J.
Polexfen
.
Which
way
did
he
expect
to
be
repaid
?
Mr.
Spalding
.
I
'll
tell
you
which
way
,
I
suppose
,
my
Lord
.
L.
C.
J.
Polexf
.
Did
he
not
tell
you
which
way
?
Mr.
Spald
.
No
,
he
never
told
me
.
L.
C.
J.
Polexfen
.
Mr.
Ashton
,
did
you
never
tell
him
how
you
should
be
repaid
?
Mr.
Ashton
.
My
Lord
,
I
hoped
to
be
repaid
,
and
concluded
I
should
,
out
of
the
Arrears
of
Rent
in
the
Tenants
Hands
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
But
you
were
very
kind
to
pay
Money
out
of
your
own
Pocket
upon
such
Hopes
.
Mr.
Serj.
Tremain
.
Pray
Sir
will
you
look
upon
that
Paper
;
do
you
know
the
Hand
?
Mr.
Spalding
.
No
,
Sir
,
I
do
not
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
I
suppose
he
did
compound
with
you
.
L.
C.
J.
Polexfen
.
This
does
shew
an
extraordinary
kindness
towards
some
sort
of
People
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
If
he
Discounted
the
Interest
to
the
time
that
we
reckoned
it
would
be
paid
,
you
know
that
Prejudice
would
be
to
him
,
and
not
to
me
;
it
may
indeed
prove
a
Prejudice
at
last
,
if
the
Debt
be
not
paid
,
because
the
Receipt
is
Conditional
;
if
it
be
not
allowed
him
,
she
shall
Discount
to
me
again
.
L.
C.
J.
Polexfen
.
Was
there
no
Money
return'd
over
from
the
Queen
,
K.
Jame's
Q
—
n
that
was
?
Mr.
Ashton
.
No
my
Lord
directly
nor
indirectly
,
not
one
Penny
,
I
believe
they
are
not
in
a
Condition
to
return
Money
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Well
Mr.
Ashton
,
what
have
you
more
?
Mr.
Ashton
,
I
have
nothing
more
to
say
,
I
submit
my
Cause
to
your
Lordship
.
L.
C.
J.
Polexf
.
Look
you
Mr.
Ashton
,
as
to
some
things
that
you
have
mentioned
:
First
,
there
's
no
body
questions
but
you
are
a
Protestant
;
nay
,
as
far
as
I
discern
,
so
they
are
all
that
are
concern'd
in
this
Matter
.
The
whole
design
shows
that
they
are
all
so
careful
of
the
Protestant
Religion
,
that
they
design
to
restore
and
establish
it
by
the
King
of
France
;
so
that
it
appears
they
are
all
Protestants
concern'd
in
this
Project
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Pray
,
my
Lord
,
who
is
it
that
proposes
that
?
L.
C.
J.
Polexfen
.
The
Papers
that
were
carrying
to
France
,
Mr.
Ashton
,
you
have
heard
them
read
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
I
hope
,
my
Lord
,
that
no
doubtful
Insinuations
or
Suggestions
are
to
effect
me
?
Mr.
S.
Tremain
.
There
is
a
Gentleman
that
was
called
to
by
the
Prisoner
,
it
may
be
,
he
knows
his
Hand
;
pray
Dr.
Fitz-Williams
look
upon
that
Paper
,
you
have
been
acquainted
with
him
many
years
,
do
you
know
his
Hand
?
Dr.
F.
Williams
.
No
Sir
,
I
do
not
know
his
hand
,
I
never
did
see
him
write
,
I
cannot
say
I
ever
received
a
Letter
from
him
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
I
entirely
submit
my
Cause
to
your
Lordship
and
the
Jury
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt
,
Then
you
have
done
Mr.
Ashton
?
Mr.
Ashton
,
Yes
.
Mr.
Just.
Eyres
.
Mr.
Ashton
,
because
you
cannot
reply
again
upon
my
Lord
Chief
Justice
,
after
he
has
summed
up
the
Evidence
.
There
's
another
thing
that
I
would
put
you
in
mind
of
,
that
you
may
give
an
Answer
to
it
.
Captain
Billop
swears
before
the
Papers
were
found
upon
you
(
and
it
seems
to
stick
upon
you
)
when
he
was
informed
by
the
Sea-men
,
that
you
had
put
something
in
your
Bosom
,
and
he
ask'd
you
what
it
was
,
you
said
nothing
but
your
Handkerchief
?
Now
,
if
you
knew
not
what
was
in
the
Papers
,
how
came
you
to
deny
you
had
any
thing
in
your
Bosom
?
Mr.
Ashton
,
For
the
same
Reason
that
I
would
have
endeavoured
to
have
had
them
thrown
over-board
,
out
of
kindness
to
the
Person
with
whom
I
hapned
to
be
taken
.
L.
C.
J.
Polexfen
.
Consider
Mr.
Ashton
,
what
a
strange
many
of
things
you
run
upon
:
First
,
you
would
have
it
believed
,
That
you
had
a
mind
to
go
into
France
upon
your
own
account
.
Mr.
Ashton
,
I
do
own
that
.
L.
C.
J.
Polexfen
.
Next
then
,
That
you
hired
a
Vessel
for
you
and
Ellyott
.
Why
would
you
have
Ellyott
to
go
with
you
into
France
?
Mr.
Ashton
,
I
would
not
have
him
,
he
desired
the
Favour
of
going
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt
,
Who
desired
my
Lord
Preston
to
go
,
or
did
he
desire
to
go
with
you
?
Mr.
Ashton
,
I
had
not
seen
Mr.
Ellyott
of
Three
Months
before
I
went
into
the
City
to
hire
the
Boat
.
L.
C.
J.
Polexfen
.
Why
would
you
have
my
Lord
Preston
go
with
you
?
Mr.
Ashton
,
Why
would
I
have
my
Lord
Preston
go
with
me
?
My
Lord
,
I
hop'd
to
have
got
my
Passage
free
with
a
Person
of
my
Lord's
Quality
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt
,
Then
you
hired
this
Vessel
for
my
Lord
Preston
?
Mr.
Ashton
,
No
my
Lord
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Was
it
my
Lord's
Money
or
your
own
that
you
paid
?
Mr.
Ashton
,
The
Money
I
paid
,
but
how
I
should
be
repaid
I
cannot
tell
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt
,
Would
you
for
your
own
Convenience
pay
a
Hundred
Pounds
for
a
Boat
to
go
to
France
,
and
yet
hope
to
get
your
Passage
free
by
taking
in
my
Lord
Preston
.
Mr.
Ashton
,
Truly
my
Lord
,
I
cannot
tell
how
it
would
have
been
,
at
the
utmost
,
we
could
but
have
paid
our
share
of
it
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt
,
But
you
can
tell
me
if
you
will
,
I
ask
you
,
how
it
was
agreed
among
you
?
Mr.
Ashton
,
Truly
my
Lord
,
as
I
hope
to
be
saved
,
I
cannot
tell
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt
,
Then
there
is
another
thing
,
why
did
you
desire
one
of
the
Sea-men
to
say
,
That
you
were
to
go
to
Flanders
and
not
to
France
,
and
give
him
Half
a
Crown
to
say
so
?
Mr.
Ashton
,
I
presume
your
Lordship
knows
that
it
is
a
Fault
,
though
it
be
not
a
Treasonable
Fault
to
go
into
France
.
L.
C.
J.
Polexfen
,
But
Mr.
Ashton
,
Truth
is
the
thing
that
we
are
enquiring
after
;
and
,
that
is
the
thing
we
would
have
prevail
,
and
I
hope
shall
in
all
Cases
:
If
you
are
not
Guilty
,
we
hope
it
will
prevail
of
your
side
,
if
you
are
guilty
we
hope
it
will
prevail
on
the
other
side
.
Now
how
likely
is
it
that
you
should
get
into
this
same
Company
by
chance
without
a
Previous
Agreement
;
you
sent
something
from
Burdet's
,
a
Hamper
and
a
Trunk
,
and
afterwards
some
other
things
went
from
Rigby's
,
who
is
your
Father-in-Law
.
Mr.
Ashton
,
No
,
There
was
nothing
at
all
carried
from
Mr.
Rigby's
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt
,
Yes
,
the
Leather
Bag
,
I
believe
,
but
another
thing
is
this
,
That
if
it
be
possible
you
will
do
well
to
give
an
answer
to
,
why
did
you
enquire
for
a
hiding
Place
?
Why
did
you
ask
the
Master
of
the
Ship
whether
there
was
a
convenient
Place
to
hide
in
?
Mr.
Ashton
,
As
to
that
Matter
,
my
Lord
,
I
had
heard
of
diverse
People
,
that
actually
had
Passes
,
and
were
going
to
Flanders
,
yet
were
stopp'd
and
brought
to
Town
again
.
I
believe
my
Lord
Nottingham
has
bail'd
many
a
One
,
and
your
Lordship
knows
it
to
be
so
,
and
has
bailed
many
your self
;
and
therefore
I
had
great
reason
upon
that
account
to
endeavour
secrecy
as
much
as
I
could
.
L.
C.
J.
Polexfen
,
Mr.
Ashton
,
as
I
remember
,
you
said
your self
you
were
once
before
a
going
over
,
and
had
the
Misfortune
to
be
stopt
,
now
to
venture
the
Second
time
without
a
Pass
,
was
something
strange
,
why
had
you
not
gone
and
applied
your self
to
the
Secretary
for
a
Pass
?
Mr.
Ashton
,
I
had
made
all
the
Application
,
I
could
to
my
Lord
Nottingham
,
I
cannot
say
in
my
own
Name
,
because
I
was
sure
before
hand
,
I
should
be
denied
;
but
I
did
by
other
hands
endeavour
to
have
got
a
Pass
to
have
gone
into
Flanders
,
because
it
was
of
extraordinary
consequence
to
me
,
as
I
tell
your
Lordship
,
to
go
quickly
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
If
you
had
such
an
occasion
to
go
,
and
had
made
it
out
to
the
Secretary
,
and
given
Security
,
you
might
have
got
it
sure
.
L.
C.
J.
Pollexfen
,
One
word
further
,
Why
should
you
be
so
much
concerned
to
have
these
Papers
thrown
Over-board
?
Mr.
Ashton
,
Perfectly
out
of
Friendship
,
and
had
I
been
Travelling
with
your
Lordship
or
any
Man
else
that
had
been
so
unfortunate
,
I
would
have
done
the
same
.
L.
C.
J.
Pollexfen
.
Well
,
Have
you
any
more
to
say
for
your self
.
Mr.
S.
Tremain
.
Mr.
Ashton
,
call
what
Witnesses
you
will
,
and
speak
as
long
as
you
will
for
your self
,
you
shall
be
heard
at
large
.
Mr.
Ashton
,
Mr.
Serjeant
,
I
thank
you
heartily
,
I
have
no
more
to
say
at
present
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Then
the
King's
Council
desire
to
speak
a
Word
to
the
Jury
.
Mr.
S.
Thompson
.
May
it
please
your
Lordship
,
and
you
Gentlemen
of
the
Jury
:
It
falls
out
to
be
my
Duty
to
Sum
up
the
Evidence
that
has
been
given
,
I
opened
the
Cause
at
the
beginning
to
you
,
and
I
opened
it
at
large
,
and
many
Particulars
there
were
mentioned
,
and
truly
,
I
do
not
think
we
have
failed
in
the
Proof
of
any
one
;
I
know
you
are
Men
of
that
Observation
,
that
I
need
not
,
nor
shall
take
upon
me
to
repeat
all
the
Particular
Circumstances
,
but
as
near
as
I
can
,
I
shall
touch
upon
the
Heads
of
the
Evidence
,
and
do
it
with
as
equal
regard
to
my
Duty
,
and
as
much
tenderness
to
the
Prisoner
as
any
one
can
do
.
Gentlemen
,
In
the
First
place
,
you
see
what
the
Indictment
is
for
;
't
is
for
a
High-Treason
of
a
very
Great
Nature
,
no
less
then
the
Deposing
the
King
and
Queen
and
Subverting
this
Government
,
and
that
by
a
French
Power
and
Interest
:
If
Inviting
an
Invasion
,
and
giving
an
Account
of
the
Weakness
,
and
where
the
Strength
of
the
Government
lay
,
carrying
Papers
to
Sollicite
the
French
to
come
and
to
incite
this
Nation
into
Rebellion
,
that
so
they
might
depose
this
King
,
and
set
up
the
late
King
James
again
.
If
these
be
High-Treason
,
as
doubtless
they
are
,
then
Gentlemen
,
how
far
forth
the
Prisoner
at
the
Bar
had
a
share
in
it
,
I
must
refer
to
you
from
what
we
have
proved
.
He
is
the
Man
,
it
seems
,
that
made
the
first
step
,
for
you
may
remember
it
was
proved
that
he
met
this
Woman
at
Burdet's
in
the
City
,
for
the
hiring
of
this
Ship
,
and
after
Two
or
Three
Meetings
more
,
they
come
to
a
Conclusion
,
and
93
Guinies
and
Six
Pence
are
deposited
to
make
up
a
100
l.
which
was
the
Price
agreed
upon
,
and
that
was
actually
paid
by
Mr.
Ashton
,
this
is
Sworn
to
be
so
.
The
next
thing
is
,
to
what
purpose
this
Money
was
paid
,
and
the
Ship
hired
,
that
is
directly
Sworn
,
it
was
to
carry
Mr.
Ashton
and
Two
or
Three
more
of
his
Friends
,
not
naming
of
them
,
and
they
were
to
go
to
France
,
one
of
the
Witnesses
says
,
to
any
Port
in
France
,
it
was
not
directly
declared
to
what
Part.
This
I
say
was
the
purpose
,
for
which
the
Money
was
paid
,
and
the
Vessel
hired
,
and
this
was
to
carry
you
Mr.
Ashton
and
Two
or
Three
more
Friends
of
his
into
France
.
It
is
true
,
Mr.
Ellyott
afterwards
did
meet
Mr.
Ashton
,
and
I
think
was
by
at
the
Bargain
making
,
or
at
leastwise
,
when
the
Money
is
paid
,
I
will
not
be
positive
in
that
,
because
I
would
do
him
no
wrong
,
he
being
to
make
his
Defence
hereafter
.
Mr.
Ashton
,
No
,
he
was
not
by
,
I
made
the
Bargain
my self
.
Mr.
S.
Thompson
.
Then
afterwards
I
remember
one
Circumstance
when
he
hired
this
Ship
,
he
was
to
hire
a
Ship
that
had
a
Place
to
hide
in
,
and
so
he
must
needs
know
upon
what
Design
,
I
say
,
by
that
he
must
needs
know
,
that
there
was
a
Matter
of
great
Moment
which
he
was
to
transact
,
for
he
was
to
have
such
a
Ship
as
he
might
hide
in
.
After
this
Ship
was
hired
then
they
met
in
Covent-Garden
,
and
there
they
take
Order
with
the
Man
to
go
down
with
them
to
the
Stairs
,
where
the
Water-men
was
called
,
indeed
Mr.
Ashton
did
part
from
them
in
the
Way
,
but
presently
after
came
to
them
at
the
Stairs
,
and
there
came
my
Lord
Preston
and
his
Man
,
who
together
with
Ellyott
,
that
was
there
before
,
I
think
before
,
all
Embark't
in
the
Boat
,
and
were
carried
to
the
Ship
,
and
made
all
the
hast
away
they
could
for
France
.
When
they
were
there
,
and
came
to
a
Place
of
Danger
,
near
a
Ship
of
War
,
there
was
care
taken
,
according
as
they
had
enquired
of
the
Master
of
the
Ship
before
,
that
they
should
be
hid
,
and
hid
they
were
.
Afterwards
,
when
they
were
past
that
Danger
,
when
they
came
to
the
Block-House
at
Graves-end
,
there
they
thought
fit
to
hide
again
,
and
did
so
,
and
there
they
concealed
themselves
,
till
they
were
surprized
in
that
Place
by
Captain
Billop
.
My
Lord
,
after
such
time
as
Captain
Billop
had
surprized
them
,
he
tells
you
,
how
he
came
down
after
this
Smack
,
you
see
what
happened
;
my
Lord
Preston
first
came
up
,
and
after
he
had
Search'd
my
Lord
Preston
,
Ellyott
came
up
and
he
was
searcht
,
and
after
Mr.
Ashton
was
once
come
up
,
he
went
down
to
fetch
his
Hat
,
and
there
was
seen
to
take
up
this
Bundel
of
Papers
,
and
there
the
Papers
upon
search
were
found
in
Mr.
Ashton's
Breast
.
This
being
so
found
in
his
Breast
,
you
have
heard
what
applications
were
made
by
this
Gentleman
,
to
get
these
Papers
cast
Over-board
,
and
what
Promises
were
made
to
the
Captain
,
and
what
likelihood
there
was
of
making
his
Fortune
,
if
he
would
go
along
with
them
or
throw
away
the
Pacquet
.
You
hear
,
Gentlemen
,
that
after
they
came
to
White-hall
,
one
of
the
Men
Swear
,
that
this
Gentleman
gave
them
Money
,
that
they
should
say
,
they
were
not
hired
for
France
;
but
for
Flanders
.
These
,
Gentlemen
,
are
the
several
Circumstances
that
do
appear
in
this
Case
,
which
shew
the
mighty
care
and
dilligence
that
was
used
to
get
those
Papers
suppressed
that
had
been
thus
taken
,
or
to
get
them
again
into
their
own
Custody
,
and
that
is
a
Matter
that
shews
how
far
this
Gentleman
was
concerned
in
this
Design
,
and
taking
all
these
things
together
,
I
think
there
can
no
greater
Evidence
be
given
,
that
Mr.
Ashton
was
in
this
contrivance
,
that
he
was
concerned
in
the
Message
,
that
he
was
to
be
sent
,
and
all
this
business
that
was
thus
to
be
done
,
was
as
much
Guilty
,
as
my
Lord
Preston
,
who
now
stands
convicted
for
it
.
And
the
Court
will
tell
you
,
Gentlemen
,
there
are
no
accessorys
,
in
Treason
,
all
are
Principals
,
though
it
be
not
actually
proved
,
that
this
Gentleman
did
not
know
all
these
Papers
what
they
were
,
yet
in
Case
he
hired
a
Ship
for
himself
,
and
the
Lord
,
whose
Papers
they
were
to
go
in
,
and
take
such
notice
of
the
Papers
as
to
take
care
of
them
,
to
suppress
and
conceal
them
,
that
is
an
Evidence
of
his
knowledge
of
the
Importance
of
them
,
and
if
so
;
he
will
be
equally
Guilty
of
the
High-Treason
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
I
doubt
that
.
Mr.
S.
Thompson
.
My
Lord
,
I
would
not
willingly
press
any
thing
further
,
then
the
Nature
of
the
thing
will
bear
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Pray
go
on
,
Brother
,
we
are
only
talking
among
our selves
.
Mr.
S.
Thompson
.
The
next
thing
is
this
,
that
is
to
be
considered
,
that
after
such
time
as
these
Papers
came
to
be
laid
open
,
what
is
it
that
appear
among
them
?
Truly
I
shall
not
take
upon
me
to
repeat
so
much
as
the
substance
,
much
less
the
Particulars
of
the
several
Papers
,
but
,
〈◊〉
must
say
,
that
there
does
appear
to
be
a
Formed
Design
of
Subverting
the
Government
,
of
deposing
this
King
and
Queen
,
and
of
bringing
us
all
into
War
and
Rebellion
and
Blood-shed
,
all
this
under
a
pretence
of
Establishing
the
Protestant
Religion
,
and
our
Legal
Government
again
(
tho
I
can
see
no
means
they
had
to
depend
upon
for
it
)
but
by
a
Popish
Interest
and
a
French
Power
,
and
how
far
that
is
possible
or
probable
to
promote
such
an
end
by
such
means
,
I
leave
to
your
consideration
.
Gentlemen
,
you
have
heard
all
the
Particular
Papers
read
,
here
was
the
Resolution
of
a
Consult
▪
and
Conference
,
where
this
Project
was
designed
,
here
were
Heads
of
a
Declaration
,
that
was
to
be
framed
to
make
the
Credulous
believe
,
what
mighty
things
should
be
done
upon
their
New
Revolution
,
you
see
,
what
Letters
have
been
produced
,
and
cannot
but
easily
apprehend
what
is
the
Import
and
Meaning
of
them
.
I
resolve
,
as
I
said
,
not
to
mention
the
Particulars
,
but
there
is
scarce
One
Line
among
them
,
but
what
is
Treason
,
for
it
all
tends
to
this
Purpose
and
Design
,
to
depose
the
King
and
alter
the
Present
Government
.
Now
upon
the
whole
Matter
,
Gentlemen
what
this
Gentleman
has
said
,
I
confess
to
me
seems
strange
,
he
said
indeed
at
first
,
that
he
had
no
Defence
at
all
,
or
that
which
was
very
weak
,
and
so
it
should
seem
,
the
Truth
was
,
for
you
see
what
his
Defence
has
been
.
He
says
,
that
he
went
into
France
,
that
he
owns
that
he
was
going
thither
,
but
what
was
it
to
do
,
it
was
to
settle
some
Accounts
with
the
Family
of
Collonel
Worden
,
and
to
receive
a
Sum
of
Money
that
was
owing
to
him
by
a
Person
there
.
Gentlemen
,
if
the
Design
had
so
much
Innocency
in
it
,
certainly
he
might
have
had
a
Pass
,
at
least
,
there
was
no
need
of
hiring
a
Vessel
at
such
an
extravagant
rate
,
there
was
no
necessity
of
hiding
in
this
secret
manner
,
and
no
necessity
of
impossible
suggestions
,
and
prefering
Great
Rewards
for
the
disposing
of
,
and
concealing
,
these
Papers
.
Gentlemen
,
You
will
remember
many
Particulars
more
,
which
have
not
slipt
your
Observation
,
I
shall
not
take
upon
me
to
repeat
them
,
but
leave
them
to
your
consideration
.
Only
this
,
I
must
say
,
That
this
is
a
Treason
of
a
very
high
Nature
,
a
Treason
to
depose
a
King
that
has
ventured
all
he
had
,
〈◊〉
his
Life
has
been
in
Danger
,
and
his
Blood
has
been
spilt
to
Establish
this
Government
,
and
our
Religion
,
and
our
Laws
,
and
yet
it
seems
there
are
Men
that
think
this
may
be
better
done
by
a
Popish
Interest
and
French
Power
,
which
I
think
no
body
of
either
Wisdom
or
Honesty
can
imagin
,
or
will
engage
in
,
and
therefore
I
leave
it
to
your
determination
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Gentlemen
of
the
Jury
,
you
understand
,
that
Mr.
Ashton
is
now
Tryed
for
High
Treason
,
it
is
mentioned
in
the
Indictment
,
to
be
for
Conspiring
the
Death
,
and
Deposing
of
the
King
and
Queen
,
and
for
that
purpose
,
he
did
endeavour
to
go
into
France
,
and
to
carry
divers
Proposals
in
Writing
,
and
several
Memorials
to
shew
how
this
Kingdom
might
be
Invaded
by
the
French
.
To
prove
this
,
the
Evidence
that
has
been
produced
and
given
by
the
King's
Council
has
been
long
,
and
consists
of
Two
Parts
,
Witnesses
,
Viva
Voce
,
that
have
told
you
how
Mr.
Ashton
designed
a
Voyage
to
France
,
and
that
he
hired
a
Ship
for
that
purpose
,
and
several
Papers
were
taken
out
of
his
Bosom
.
In
the
first
place
,
the
Witnesses
tell
you
,
that
about
the
latter
end
of
December
last
,
Mr.
Ashton
,
and
Mr.
Ellyott
came
to
Bardett's
House
,
where
they
met
with
Mrs.
Pratt
,
and
Burdett
having
before
that
spoken
to
her
about
a
Smack
that
she
called
the
Thomas
and
Elizabeth
.
Then
there
was
a
Meeting
appointed
between
her
and
Mr.
Ashton
at
the
Wonder
Tavern
,
where
they
did
Treat
and
Debate
about
the
hire
of
it
,
afterwards
they
came
back
to
Burdett's
again
,
and
there
the
Agreement
was
made
betwixt
the
Woman
and
Mr.
Ashton
,
the
Prisoner
at
the
Bar
,
to
have
a
Hundred
Pounds
.
Ninety
Three
Guinies
and
Six
Pence
was
fetcht
down
by
Mr.
Ashton
and
told
out
,
and
deposited
in
the
Hands
of
Mrs.
Burdett
,
then
there
was
a
Six
Pence
broken
,
and
one
part
Mrs.
Burdett
had
,
and
the
other
part
Mr.
Ashton
had
,
and
when
either
the
Master
or
Mistress
Pratt
should
bring
the
part
of
the
Six
Pence
that
Mr.
Ashton
kept
,
to
Mrs.
Burdett
,
the
Hundred
Pounds
was
to
be
paid
.
And
this
Agreement
being
made
,
't
is
possitively
Sworn
,
that
they
did
ask
,
whether
there
was
a
Hiding
Place
in
the
Vessel
?
an
Answer
was
made
,
There
was
one
,
and
thereupon
a
Note
was
given
,
that
the
Master
and
Mistress
Pratt
should
go
to
the
Seven-Stars
in
Covent-Garden
.
Upon
Wednesday
Night
,
they
went
there
according
to
the
Direction
,
where
meets
Ashton
and
Ellyott
,
but
before
that
,
there
was
a
Boat
hired
at
Surrey-Stairs
to
carry
them
down
to
the
Ship
through
Bridge
,
over-against
the
Tower
,
but
the
Tide
not
serving
till
about
Ten
a
Clock
at
Night
,
they
had
agreed
with
a
Water
man
for
Half
a
Crown
to
carry
them
,
and
he
was
to
stay
till
the
Tide
served
.
And
when
they
went
out
from
Rigby's
they
parted
,
Ellyott
and
the
Master
went
together
,
Mr.
Ashton
did
not
go
with
them
,
but
came
near
about
the
same
time
to
Surrey-Stairs
,
where
they
took
Water
.
Being
aboard
,
it
was
observed
that
all
these
Gentlemen
were
very
timerous
,
and
seemed
to
be
much
frighted
at
the
sight
of
any
Vessel
,
from
which
there
was
any
apprehension
of
their
being
taken
notice
of
;
and
,
therefore
they
went
down
under
the
Quarter-Hatches
,
which
is
a
Place
very
inconvenient
for
such
Persons
,
where
none
could
stand
or
sit
upright
,
but
they
were
forced
to
lye
upon
the
Boards
,
or
upon
the
Balla●●●
.
It
seems
some
intimation
was
given
that
some
Gentlemen
had
an
intention
to
go
into
France
to
prosecute
some
Treasonable
Design
;
And
Captain
Billop
being
employed
to
pursue
them
,
which
he
did
in
a
Pinnace
,
when
he
came
near
the
Vessel
where
they
were
,
he
called
to
the
Vessel
,
and
under
pretence
of
Pressing
Sea-men
,
he
went
on
Board
;
The
Master
of
the
Vessel
said
he
had
a
Protection
from
the
Admiralty
;
so
that
there
was
no
cause
for
them
to
fear
pressing
,
nor
indeed
was
there
any
for
Gentlemen
to
fear
it
,
they
being
not
lyable
to
be
pressed
.
When
the
Captain
came
near
the
Ship
,
and
declared
his
intent
of
coming
on
board
,
these
Gentlemen
were
gone
under
the
Quarter-Hatches
again
,
Captain
Billop
coming
on
board
,
and
speaking
about
pressing
of
the
Men
,
and
saying
,
there
was
a
Couple
that
would
make
good
Sea-men
for
the
King
;
the
Master
shewed
his
Protection
,
and
then
the
Captain
said
he
would
search
further
in
the
Ship
,
and
so
he
did
,
and
then
he
pulls
up
the
Boards
,
and
there
he
finds
all
these
Gentlemen
,
who
were
called
up
one
after
another
,
and
searcht
by
the
Captain
.
Gentlemen
,
There
is
one
of
the
Witnesses
tells
you
,
that
when
they
were
come
up
,
he
saw
a
Pacquet
that
lay
in
this
very
place
under
the
Quarter-Hatches
,
unto
which
was
tyed
a
peice
of
Lead
,
which
Mr.
Ashton
takes
up
and
puts
in
his
Bosom
,
with
which
the
Captain
being
acquainted
.
Inquiry
is
made
by
him
,
what
Mr.
Ashton
had
there
?
Mr.
Ashton
said
it
was
his
Handkerchief
,
and
nothing
but
that
which
he
pulled
out
:
But
Captain
Billop
puts
his
hand
in
his
Bosom
between
his
Coat
and
his
Body
,
and
takes
out
the
Pacquet
,
and
carried
these
Gentlemen
on
Board
the
George
Frigat
,
where
they
stayed
till
the
Tyde
served
to
bring
them
to
White-hall
.
But
before
they
came
on
board
the
Frigat
,
Mr.
Ashton
was
very
importunate
with
him
to
throw
this
Pacquet
into
the
Water
;
when
they
were
on
board
the
George
Frigat
,
and
in
the
Cabin
alone
,
they
continue
their
importunity
.
Now
,
say
they
,
we
have
you
here
,
and
you
are
alone
,
pray
will
you
throw
this
Pacquet
over-board
;
and
particularly
,
Mr.
Ashton
said
it
would
do
the
Captain
〈◊〉
good
to
injure
so
many
Gentlemen
,
and
Mr.
Ellyott
would
have
per●●ded
the
Captain
to
take
the
Lead
that
was
tyed
to
the
Pacquet
,
and
ty●●●●o
some
Letters
that
was
taken
out
of
my
Lord
Preston's
Pocket
,
and
throw
the
Pacquet
over-board
;
and
then
have
informed
the
King
and
Council
,
that
those
Letters
was
the
Pacquet
taken
out
of
Ashton's
Bosom
:
But
the
Captain
very
honestly
rejected
all
their
Motions
of
that
kind
.
Truly
,
Gentlemen
,
my
Memory
will
not
serve
me
to
repeat
all
the
Particulars
,
but
I
question
not
your
Notes
will
bring
them
to
your
Minds
.
Mr.
Ellyott
,
it
seems
,
was
so
mightily
concerned
at
their
being
taken
with
these
Papers
,
that
when
they
shot
London-bridge
,
he
wisht
the
Bridge
might
have
fallen
upon
them
and
knockt
them
on
the
Head
;
and
,
when
they
were
got
through
,
he
wisht
a
Thunder-bolt
would
fall
down
into
the
Boat
and
sink
them
:
That
,
indeed
,
was
Mr.
Ellyott
,
and
not
Mr.
Ashton
;
but
Mr.
Ashton
was
as
much
concerned
about
disposing
of
the
Pacquet
as
Mr.
Ellyott
.
At
White-hall
this
Pacquet
is
opened
,
and
you
have
several
Papers
produced
in
Evidence
and
read
to
you
,
you
have
heard
what
Evidence
has
been
given
,
that
these
are
the
very
Papers
that
were
in
the
Pacquet
thus
taken
.
First
of
all
Captain
Billop
tells
you
he
carried
them
to
my
Lord
Nottingham
,
and
that
they
lay
there
in
his
Office
;
he
withdraw
indeed
while
my
Lord
Nottingham
examined
my
Lord
Preston
,
but
the
Pacquet
was
not
opened
in
the
interim
,
but
there
was
only
a
Paper
stuck
on
the
out-side
that
my
Lord
had
taken
off
before
the
Captain
returned
into
the
Room
,
and
there
the
Pacquet
remained
intire
.
He
says
,
my
Lord
Nottingham
opened
the
Pacquet
and
put
up
all
the
Papers
that
were
in
the
Pacquet
in
his
presence
into
a
Cover
again
,
and
sealed
them
up
with
his
Seal
.
My
Lord
Nottingham
says
positively
,
he
did
put
up
all
the
Papers
that
were
in
the
Pacquet
again
,
all
and
no
more
,
except
the
Cover
,
and
that
he
sealed
up
and
delivered
it
to
Captain
Billop
.
Captain
Billop
says
,
he
took
these
very
Papers
from
my
Lord
Nottingham
,
and
as
he
received
them
,
carried
them
without
opening
to
my
Lord
President
.
My
Lord
President
says
;
he
lockt
them
up
unopened
in
a
close
Cabinet
in
his
Closet-room
,
where
no
body
comes
;
there
they
were
that
Night
,
and
the
next
Day
he
carried
them
intire
to
the
King
,
and
some
of
them
were
read
by
the
King
,
in
the
Presence
of
my
Lord
President
;
and
,
they
were
all
taken
away
again
by
his
Lordship
,
no
more
nor
no
less
;
and
,
my
Lord
President
brought
them
all
to
the
Cabinet-Council
,
where
they
were
read
,
and
were
delivered
to
my
Lord
Sidney
.
My
Lord
Sydney
swears
,
these
Papers
now
produced
,
are
the
same
Papers
he
had
from
my
Lord
President
,
and
my
Lord
President
swears
,
that
they
are
the
same
he
received
by
Billop
from
my
Lord
Nottingham
,
and
my
Lord
Sydney
markt
them
.
So
that
there
can
remain
no
doubt
of
these
being
the
same
Papers
,
that
were
contained
in
the
Pacquet
,
that
was
taken
out
of
the
Bosom
of
Mr.
Ashton
.
Then
,
as
to
the
Matter
of
the
Papers
,
I
think
it
is
plain
beyond
all
contradiction
,
that
the
Import
of
them
is
Treasonable
:
They
shew
a
Design
of
invading
the
Kingdom
by
a
Foreign
Force
,
and
of
Deposing
the
King
and
Queen
from
the
Government
,
and
of
setting
the
late
King
upon
the
Throne
.
It
is
agreed
,
as
it
is
mentioned
,
at
a
Conference
,
between
several
Noblemen
and
Gentlemen
,
that
were
of
the
Whigg
and
Tory
Party
,
as
they
call
them
,
that
the
late
King
was
to
be
restored
,
though
by
a
French
Power
.
It
was
impossible
for
them
to
effect
it
,
by
going
plainly
to
work
,
and
saying
in
plain
Words
,
the
French
should
invade
us
.
It
was
to
be
done
in
this
manner
.
The
French
King
must
pretend
by
all
means
to
be
our
Friend
and
a
Mediator
,
betwixt
the
late
King
and
the
People
of
England
,
and
this
was
out
of
design
,
plainly
to
get
a
Party
of
the
Kingdom
,
to
joyn
with
them
;
the
most
credulous
and
inconsiderate
sort
of
People
;
who
when
they
should
be
seduced
into
a
Belief
of
the
French
King
's
great
Kindness
.
It
was
not
doubted
but
there
would
be
a
Conjunction
between
them
and
the
French
Forces
,
to
restore
the
late
King
.
And
to
procure
such
a
Perswasion
in
the
People
;
the
French
King
was
to
shew
himself
kind
to
the
English
Protestants
,
to
appear
and
act
another
part
than
he
had
formerly
done
;
he
was
to
permit
them
the
Exercise
of
the
Protestant
Religion
,
thereby
to
perswade
many
,
that
his
Persecution
of
his
own
Subjects
,
the
Hugonots
,
was
not
out
of
any
Aversion
to
the
Protestant
Religion
,
but
only
to
their
Antimonarchical
and
Resisting
Principles
.
Then
an
Inconvenience
is
to
be
removed
;
for
they
complain
,
that
they
are
too
full
of
Bigottry
at
St.
Germains
,
and
too
bare-faced
:
For
they
make
an
open
Profession
of
Popery
,
and
speak
truly
what
they
do
intend
;
but
say
they
,
if
they
will
have
the
Design
take
effect
,
they
must
be
more
Close
and
Secret
:
For
the
Folly
and
Bigottry
at
St.
Germains
,
was
a
very
great
Obstruction
.
Therefore
,
they
proposed
,
that
some
Persons
might
be
substituted
as
Agents
to
Correspond
here
,
that
understood
the
Temper
of
the
Nation
,
and
what
would
easiliest
prevail
with
the
People
:
And
a
Model
was
to
be
framed
at
St.
Germains
,
the
Protestants
are
to
be
seemingly
caressed
,
Seven
or
Nine
to
be
of
the
late
King's
Councel
,
that
so
we
might
believe
,
that
he
was
ours
in
Interest
again
,
and
that
we
have
a
Relation
to
him
.
And
if
things
were
carried
with
such
cunning
and
subtilty
,
they
hoped
to
delude
a
great
many
People
over
into
the
Interest
of
the
late
King
;
but
,
if
they
went
bare-faced
,
it
would
cause
such
great
Jealousies
,
that
they
must
totally
despair
of
Success
.
Yet
they
did
not
hope
by
these
Artifices
to
obtain
so
many
Friends
here
,
as
might
have
been
sufficient
to
accomplish
their
Design
;
but
they
must
have
recourse
to
a
forreign
Force
,
particularly
a
French
Force
.
For
says
one
of
the
Papers
,
Vse
Foreigners
to
expel
Foreigners
;
that
is
,
Use
French
Foreigners
to
expel
Dutch
Foreigners
,
who
are
our
Allyes
,
and
are
falsly
accused
by
them
to
have
trampled
upon
the
Rights
and
Liberties
of
the
Nation
.
There
is
one
Argument
used
to
encourage
People
to
assist
the
French
in
the
Invasion
of
their
own
Country
,
which
I
cannot
omit
,
namely
,
That
as
soon
as
the
French
,
with
a
considerable
Expence
of
Men
and
Mony
,
had
restored
the
Protestant
Religion
,
the
late
King
to
the
Crown
,
and
the
People
to
their
Liberties
,
then
he
would
withdraw
all
his
Forces
,
and
reap
no
Profit
or
Advantage
by
his
Success
.
I
must
confess
,
this
carries
so
little
of
Persuasion
in
it
,
that
it
is
ridiculous
to
think
thereby
to
impose
upon
any
number
of
Men.
But
notwithstanding
the
weakness
of
their
Arguments
,
it
is
apparent
they
were
in
good
earnest
;
the
Papers
give
an
account
to
the
French
,
in
what
state
and
condition
our
Forts
were
,
Portsmouth
not
man'd
with
above
500.
and
Gosport
how
weakly
fortifyed
.
It
was
a
happy
juncture
between
this
and
the
first
of
March
,
when
Advice
is
given
to
make
use
of
the
Opportunity
.
For
Men
cannot
give
,
but
Men
may
use
Opportunities
,
and
something
was
to
be
done
forthwith
,
and
the
Goods
must
be
got
in
readiness
,
particularly
the
Linnen
and
the
Copper
are
mentioned
,
which
are
mysterious
and
dark
Expressions
,
and
you
may
put
a
Construction
upon
them
as
well
as
I
;
for
they
are
written
in
a
style
of
Trade
,
as
if
there
were
a
Correspondence
between
two
Tradesmen
,
and
the
Linnen
and
the
Copper
are
ordered
to
be
brought
before
the
10th
.
of
March
.
But
however
obscure
some
of
these
Expressions
are
,
there
are
others
that
are
more
plain
,
That
the
French
Fleet
must
be
out
in
April
at
farthest
,
and
are
to
come
before
the
Conjunction
between
the
English
and
the
Dutch
,
and
Jennings
,
Strickland
,
or
Trevannian
are
to
come
from
St.
Mallo's
in
one
Night
,
and
to
fight
the
English
Fleet
in
the
Chops
of
the
Channel
,
and
not
to
come
so
high
as
Beathy
,
where
they
came
the
last
Year
.
And
there
is
an
account
given
,
in
what
condition
and
state
our
Navy
was
,
how
many
Ships
,
what
Rates
,
how
Man'd
,
and
who
the
Officers
;
and
then
as
the
French
were
to
be
in
readiness
to
come
in
April
,
so
they
say
our
Fleet
was
not
to
be
out
till
June
.
Gentlemen
,
There
are
a
great
many
other
Particulars
;
but
these
are
enough
,
nay
half
of
them
were
enough
to
make
any
Man
guilty
of
Treason
,
that
was
concerned
in
them
,
or
that
had
a
hand
in
carrying
or
making
use
of
them
.
Besides
,
there
are
other
Letters
which
can
import
nothing
,
but
the
Writer
was
of
the
late
King's
Interest
;
one
directed
to
Mr.
Redding
,
the
other
to
Mrs.
Redding
;
and
these
were
to
go
to
France
to
let
them
know
how
zealous
he
was
in
his
Duty
,
and
how
the
interest
of
the
young
Master
increased
.
The
Letters
have
these
Expressions
:
That
though
the
Family
were
decreased
,
yet
our
Interest
is
increased
,
which
is
yours
,
and
I
speak
in
the
Plural
Number
,
because
I
speak
the
Sentiments
of
my
elder
Brother
,
and
the
rest
of
our
Relations
,
and
desire
them
to
believe
they
were
zealous
and
cordial
in
their
Duty
to
Mr.
Redding
.
Now
what
Interpretation
you
will
make
of
this
,
I
'll
leave
to
you
.
Then
there
is
another
Letter
to
Mrs.
Charlton
,
and
another
to
Mr.
Jackson
,
and
divers
other
things
that
have
been
read
,
and
amongst
the
rest
,
hath
been
read
the
Heads
of
a
Declaration
at
large
,
shewing
what
should
be
done
,
and
what
Methods
should
be
taken
in
order
to
the
restoring
the
late
King
,
and
deposing
this
.
And
there
is
also
mention
made
in
a
Paper
,
how
divers
Persons
,
who
were
to
be
pardoned
,
as
particularly
,
all
Justices
of
the
Peace
actually
in
Commission
are
not
to
be
excepted
;
Outlaws
are
to
be
pardoned
;
Chimney-Money
to
be
taken
away
;
and
all
that
come
in
within
One
and
Twenty
Days
are
to
be
forgiven
.
So
that
it
is
plain
,
these
Letters
import
a
Design
to
depose
the
King
and
Queen
,
and
the
Kingdom
to
be
invaded
by
Foreigners
,
only
a
little
to
colour
the
matter
,
not
to
lose
the
pretence
of
a
Protestant
Interest
altogether
,
there
was
to
be
5
or
6000
Swedes
to
be
made
use
of
in
the
Invasion
.
Gentlemen
,
if
there
was
a
Design
of
an
Invasion
,
be
it
by
Papists
,
or
by
Protestants
,
if
any
Act
was
done
tending
thereunto
,
it
is
High
Treason
within
the
Statute
of
25
E.
3.
For
purposing
and
intending
to
depose
the
King
and
Queen
,
manifested
by
any
Overt-Act
,
hath
been
always
held
to
be
High
Treason
.
This
,
Gentlemen
,
is
the
Sum
and
Substance
of
the
Evidence
that
has
been
given
at
the
Bar.
Mr.
Ashton
says
for
himself
,
it
is
true
,
saith
he
,
my
Design
was
to
go
to
France
,
I
was
so
unfortunate
as
to
have
the
Papers
taken
about
me
.
I
did
take
them
up
;
but
,
says
he
,
it
is
not
at
all
proved
that
any
one
of
the
Papers
that
are
now
produced
are
my
hand
:
Which
is
true
:
There
is
no
such
Proof
.
The
next
thing
is
,
that
Mr.
Ashton
being
ask'd
,
What
occasion
he
had
to
go
to
France
?
He
says
,
he
had
formerly
a
Relation
to
Coll.
Worden
,
and
did
transact
and
had
the
Management
of
his
Affairs
,
which
were
very
great
.
Coll.
Worden
died
half
a
year
ago
,
and
he
enjoin'd
him
upon
his
Death-bed
to
go
into
France
about
settling
some
Accompts
of
his
,
and
he
was
desired
by
the
Family
of
Coll.
Worden
so
to
do
.
This
Mr.
Ashton
alledges
;
but
he
has
not
proved
it
.
'T
is
very
strange
,
that
if
Mr.
Ashton
was
to
go
to
France
to
negotiate
that
Affair
for
Colonel
Worden's
Family
,
none
of
that
Family
should
be
produced
to
prove
,
that
Coll.
Worden
gave
him
such
Directions
,
or
that
the
Family
desired
him
to
go
into
France
upon
that
account
.
Then
Mr.
Ashton
hath
endeavoured
to
give
another
reason
for
his
Voyage
into
France
;
he
affirms
,
he
had
some
Affairs
of
his
own
with
relation
to
the
late
Queen
,
he
was
concerned
for
her
,
and
she
did
owe
Monies
here
,
and
he
paid
several
Debts
to
Tradesmen
,
particularly
400l
.
she
owed
to
the
Coach
Harness
Maker
;
and
he
having
paid
it
,
went
over
to
reimburse
himself
:
The
Tradesman
was
produced
,
and
he
says
,
Mr.
Ashton
did
pay
the
Mony
a
Year
ago
;
but
whether
Mr.
Ashton
had
Effects
from
the
late
Queen
,
or
paid
it
out
of
his
own
Pocket
,
does
not
appear
;
Mr.
Ashton
says
,
he
paid
it
out
of
his
own
Pocket
,
which
is
very
extraordinary
,
that
he
should
be
so
kind
to
pay
what
he
was
not
obliged
to
pay
,
and
have
no
security
to
reimburse
himself
.
So
that
,
Gentlemen
,
you
had
best
consider
whether
there
be
any
thing
at
all
said
or
proved
,
that
can
justifie
Mr.
Ashton's
going
to
France
,
or
whether
there
be
any
good
reason
offered
for
it
.
Then
Ashton
has
called
Witnesses
to
prove
,
that
he
was
alwaies
a
Protestant
,
though
he
did
live
in
a
Popish
Family
,
where
they
did
incourage
Papists
and
discountenance
Protestants
;
for
which
he
had
the
ill
will
of
those
he
did
depend
upon
.
Gentlemen
,
all
that
is
agreed
,
and
it
is
not
a
question
in
this
Case
;
whether
Mr.
Ashton
be
a
Protestant
or
a
Papist
;
but
the
Question
is
,
whether
he
be
guilty
of
High
Treason
,
from
which
the
being
a
Protestant
does
not
secure
a
Man
.
But
Gentlemen
,
if
Mr.
Ashton
had
no
Knowledg
upon
what
design
the
other
Persons
were
to
go
into
France
,
though
he
had
actually
gone
into
France
,
it
had
been
a
Crime
in
this
Juncture
of
Affairs
,
yet
not
High
Treason
;
but
to
go
on
into
France
,
and
carry
a
Treasonable
Scheme
of
a
Design
and
Project
of
an
Invasion
,
that
is
Treason
.
Now
the
Question
is
,
whether
Mr.
Ashton
went
with
such
a
Purpose
or
not
,
you
are
to
consider
;
I
would
not
lead
you
into
any
strain
of
the
Evidence
,
but
only
state
it
how
it
stands
.
It
is
plain
he
was
concerned
all
along
in
hiring
the
Smack
,
and
as
the
King's
Counsel
observed
to
you
,
the
Price
was
something
extraordinary
,
they
were
to
pay
100l
.
for
the
Voyage
,
to
which
was
added
some
Encouragement
to
the
Woman
,
that
if
she
performed
this
Voyage
well
,
she
might
get
1000l
.
before
Lady
Day
,
and
the
Mony
was
paid
by
Mr.
Ashton
,
and
he
was
taken
aboard
the
Vessel
.
Mr.
Ashton
was
much
concerned
to
secure
the
Papers
,
by
taking
them
out
of
the
place
where
they
lay
,
upon
the
Ballast
under
the
Quarter-Harches
,
and
after
they
were
taken
out
of
his
Bosom
,
he
was
very
importunate
,
and
so
often
with
Captain
Billop
to
throw
them
over-board
.
And
why
should
he
be
so
earnest
and
concerned
,
unless
he
very
well
knew
and
was
acquainted
with
the
contents
of
those
Papers
.
And
he
gave
one
of
the
Seamen
2s
,
6d
.
to
say
they
were
bound
for
Flanders
:
Unless
it
was
a
matter
of
great
Importance
he
went
about
,
and
that
was
not
fit
to
be
known
;
why
should
he
deny
it
,
or
labour
to
have
it
concealed
?
An
100l
.
to
be
paid
for
this
Voyage
,
was
,
upon
a
joint
Account
,
as
well
for
my
Lord
Preston
as
for
Ashton
and
Elliot
;
Mr.
Ashton
did
pay
the
Money
,
and
he
does
not
make
it
appear
whose
it
was
.
Gentlemen
,
it
rests
upon
you
to
consider
the
Evidence
you
have
heard
,
whether
it
is
sufficient
to
induce
you
to
believe
Mr.
Ashton
was
going
into
France
with
these
Papers
,
to
carry
on
the
Design
of
Deposing
the
King
and
Queen
,
and
invading
the
Kingdom
:
If
you
are
not
satisfied
in
your
Consciences
that
he
i●
〈◊〉
then
;
find
him
not
Guilty
.
On
the
other
side
,
if
you
are
satisfied
that
he
is
Guilty
,
I
do
not
question
but
you
will
find
him
so
.
L.
C.
J.
Pollixfen
.
Look
you
,
Gentlemen
of
the
Jury
,
My
Lord
has
rightly
repeated
and
stated
the
Evidence
to
you
,
I
shall
only
say
but
a
very
few
Words
to
it
.
Mr.
Ashton
,
as
at
first
he
did
,
so
in
his
Defence
has
complained
of
a
very
speedy
Tryal
,
and
would
insinuate
something
of
Favour
that
he
might
find
for
that
Reason
.
It
does
appear
he
had
notice
of
his
Tryal
sufficient
,
and
had
Time
enough
to
prepare
for
it
:
But
there
is
one
thing
extraordinary
has
happened
to
his
Advantage
,
which
I
would
desire
may
be
taken
notice
of
.
If
he
had
been
tryed
on
Saturday
,
perhaps
he
had
had
more
reason
to
complain
than
now
he
has
;
for
he
has
now
(
and
you
see
he
uses
it
,
and
wisely
enough
too
)
the
Advantage
that
happened
to
him
upon
my
Lord
Preston's
Tryal
;
and
he
has
had
time
since
Saturday
to
prepare
for
this
days
Work
,
so
that
there
is
no
hard
Point
upon
him
as
to
that
Matter
,
but
he
has
had
pretty
good
Fortune
therein
.
Next
he
does
insinuate
that
he
is
a
Protestant
:
Gentlemen
,
the
Law
does
not
distinguish
between
a
Protestant
Traytor
and
a
Papist
Traytor
;
if
he
has
committed
such
an
Offence
,
as
by
the
Law
is
High
Treason
,
the
Law
does
not
distinguish
,
nor
may
we
.
And
Protestants
may
serve
Papists
Designs
,
though
they
do
not
directly
intend
it
.
Therefore
the
Evidence
to
prove
him
a
Protestant
is
nothing
before
you
;
for
the
Matter
is
only
whether
he
be
guilty
of
this
Crime
or
not
.
In
the
Tryal
of
my
Lord
Preston
,
then
the
Labour
was
,
that
My
Lord
was
not
the
Man
that
was
concerned
,
as
the
Bearer
of
this
Pacquet
of
Letters
or
Writings
wherein
the
Treason
is
contained
;
but
then
it
was
Mr.
Ashton
,
the
Pacquets
were
found
about
him
;
but
now
it
is
not
Mr.
Ashton
,
but
my
Lord
Preston
,
and
this
is
now
the
Question
before
you
,
that
he
stands
upon
.
But
if
so
be
they
were
all
concerned
in
the
Carriage
and
transporting
of
this
Business
,
then
they
are
all
alike
guilty
of
Treason
,
and
therefore
they
cannot
shuffle
it
from
one
to
another
.
Now
there
appears
some
Reason
why
they
would
not
all
agree
to
be
tryed
together
;
for
now
it
is
but
turning
it
from
My
Lord
Preston
upon
Ashton
,
and
Mr.
Ashton
upon
my
Lord
Preston
,
and
Elliot
upon
either
of
them
,
and
so
by
this
means
all
might
escape
,
if
this
were
sufficient
to
serve
their
turn
.
But
the
Question
before
you
,
is
,
whether
all
these
Persons
are
not
all
in
all
equally
concerned
,
and
't
is
the
Evidence
that
must
be
your
Guide
and
ours
;
for
it
is
not
Mr.
Ashton's
Affirmation
,
that
he
had
Business
to
go
into
France
,
and
he
happened
unluckily
to
fall
into
these
Mens
Company
,
that
will
be
a
sufficient
Excuse
,
unless
he
prove
it
.
It
had
been
an
easie
matter
for
him
to
have
proved
,
if
he
had
been
going
into
France
upon
Business
for
Colonel
Worden
;
but
at
length
that
is
turned
off
,
and
then
the
pretence
for
going
is
,
to
recover
some
Mony
he
had
owing
to
him
there
,
and
that
he
had
payed
for
another
Person
.
Had
he
Paper
of
Instructions
of
this
kind
?
Had
he
any
one
Witness
of
this
thing
?
The
Merchandize
that
he
carryed
out
with
him
is
of
another
import
.
Where
were
the
Notes
or
Bonds
that
he
was
to
recover
?
Where
is
the
Accompt
that
he
had
to
make
up
with
any
body
beyond
Sea
?
There
is
no
manner
of
Evidence
of
any
such
thing
.
Next
Gentlemen
,
do
but
consider
,
if
the
Man
were
so
innocent
as
he
would
insinuate
,
as
if
he
had
not
gone
with
the
rest
upon
this
Errand
,
how
came
the
Man
to
have
so
heavy
a
Concern
upon
him
?
Why
should
he
go
to
take
up
these
Papers
,
if
they
were
not
his
Brats
?
Why
should
he
clap
them
into
his
Bosom
,
if
he
knew
nothing
what
was
in
them
?
Why
was
his
concern
so
great
to
have
them
thrown
overboard
?
Gentlemen
,
if
you
expect
that
the
Hearts
of
Men
should
be
proved
otherwise
than
as
Men
,
guess
by
one
anothers
meanings
;
by
their
Actions
't
is
impossible
to
convict
any
Man
of
a
Crime
;
for
if
his
own
Affirmation
shall
be
a
Defence
,
he
will
never
want
a
Defence
to
keep
himself
from
being
convicted
:
But
that
is
not
what
the
Law
gives
credit
to
;
it
must
be
Proof
and
Evidence
that
you
are
to
judg
upon
.
But
of
all
he
pretends
to
he
proves
nothing
.
How
came
he
acquainted
with
my
L.
Preston
?
Sure
he
was
a
Man
sufficiently
known
in
the
World
?
Why
should
he
go
with
him
and
Mr.
Ellyott
?
Are
they
not
all
known
?
Are
they
not
Persons
much
of
the
same
Disposition
,
and
much
in
the
same
Imployment
?
He
had
been
taken
a
little
before
,
he
says
himself
,
and
was
hindred
from
going
;
and
he
had
strange
ill
luck
,
if
there
was
nothing
else
in
the
business
than
what
he
pretends
.
Gentlemen
,
in
short
,
if
you
do
find
by
the
Evidence
,
that
he
was
going
upon
a
good
and
an
honest
Design
,
and
that
he
knew
nothing
of
the
Danger
that
was
in
these
Papers
,
and
that
these
Persons
were
in
,
by
reason
of
these
Papers
,
and
yet
would
go
about
to
have
these
Papers
concealed
,
and
endeavour
to
have
them
thrown
away
,
without
knowing
what
was
in
them
:
These
are
Evidences
that
will
be
good
for
you
to
go
by
,
if
you
have
any
such
;
but
to
take
his
Affirmation
,
because
he
says
it
,
when
he
proves
nothing
,
that
is
no
Evidence
to
go
by
.
I
leave
it
to
you
,
as
my
Lord
has
done
.
If
you
are
satisfied
upon
that
Evidence
that
he
is
guilty
;
I
doubt
not
you
know
and
will
do
your
Duty
,
and
will
find
him
so
;
and
if
you
have
no
such
Evidence
,
or
any
to
prove
the
contrary
,
that
he
is
not
guilty
,
then
you
ought
to
find
him
so
too
.
Mr.
Ashton
,
I
beg
your
pardon
for
one
word
.
L.
Ch.
J.
Holt
,
What
would
you
say
?
Mr.
Ashton
,
My
Lord
,
I
shall
reckon
it
a
particular
Favor
,
if
you
will
pardon
me
one
word
,
after
your
Lordship
has
given
the
Charge
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt
,
Well
,
what
say
you
?
Mr.
Ashton
,
I
think
,
with
Submission
,
that
there
is
no
proof
I
knew
or
was
privy
to
the
Contents
of
any
of
these
Papers
.
L.
C.
J.
Pollexfen
,
Pray
Mr.
Ashton
,
shew
any
Man
any
Reason
,
if
you
can
,
why
did
you
go
down
and
catch
up
these
Papers
,
if
you
did
not
know
what
was
in
them
;
they
might
be
for
your
Advantage
to
be
shewn
,
for
any
thing
you
pretend
to
know
.
Mr.
Ashton
,
I
did
it
for
my
L.
Preston's
Sake
,
whose
Hand
was
proved
,
and
he
stands
convicted
as
the
Bearer
of
those
Papers
.
Mr.
J.
Eyres
,
But
you
forget
one
thing
that
was
plainly
proved
,
Mr.
Ashton
,
that
when
you
importun'd
Capt.
Billop
to
throw
away
the
Papers
,
you
used
this
as
an
Argument
,
It
would
do
him
no
good
to
injure
three
honest
Gentlemen
.
Mr.
Ashton
,
I
did
not
say
so
,
my
Lord
,
that
I
know
of
,
tho
indeed
he
has
sworn
it
.
L.
Ch.
J.
Holt
,
Look
you
,
Mr.
Ashton
,
you
have
been
heard
as
long
as
you
did
desire
to
speak
,
and
were
askt
over
and
over
again
,
whether
you
had
any
more
:
You
are
not
now
saying
any
new
Matter
;
if
you
could
urge
any
thing
that
had
been
omitted
,
which
made
for
your
Advantage
,
I
believe
the
Court
would
indulge
you
,
tho
it
〈◊〉
●gainst
the
Course
.
Mr.
Ashton
,
My
Lord
,
I
say
〈…〉
●●thing
under
my
Hand
,
there
is
no
Privity
proved
;
does
Supposition
〈◊〉
a
Man
?
And
is
there
any
thing
but
Supposition
against
me
?
There
is
not
my
Hand
proved
in
any
of
the
Papers
.
I
beseech
your
Lordship
and
the
Jury
to
observe
that
.
L.
Ch.
J.
Holt
,
Your
being
in
the
Company
,
and
being
so
concerned
,
and
importunately
endeavouring
to
have
them
thrown
overboard
;
the
hiring
the
Vessel
to
go
with
these
Treasonable
Papers
to
an
Enemies
Country
,
and
the
Papers
found
about
you
,
is
Fact
proved
,
and
is
left
to
the
Gentlemen
of
of
the
the
Jury
to
consider
of
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
But
does
all
this
amount
to
more
than
Suspicion
?
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Look
you
,
Mr.
Ashton
,
if
you
speak
after
we
have
charged
the
Jury
,
you
will
give
us
an
Occasion
of
speaking
to
answer
you
;
the
Gentlemen
of
the
Jury
are
Men
of
Understanding
,
they
have
very
well
observed
the
Evidence
,
and
I
perceive
they
have
been
very
extraordinary
intent
upon
it
,
they
will
be
able
to
make
a
right
Judgment
,
no
Question
of
it
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
All
that
I
desire
,
is
;
there
is
nothing
proved
upon
me
,
of
my
knowing
what
was
in
these
Papers
.
Mr.
J.
Eyres
.
And
there
is
that
which
is
very
considerable
too
,
that
't
is
plain
,
what
you
say
about
Coll.
Worden's
Account
,
is
but
a
Pretence
,
for
which
you
were
searcht
,
there
was
not
one
Paper
nor
one
bit
of
Account
found
about
you
,
nothing
but
this
Bundle
of
Treasonable
Papers
and
Letters
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
My
Lord
,
I
humbly
begg
you
will
observe
what
is
for
me
,
as
well
as
what
is
against
me
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Gentlemen
of
the
Jury
,
do
you
think
you
shall
stay
out
any
Time
,
the
Court
desires
to
know
it
,
because
they
will
order
themselves
accordingly
.
Juryman
.
My
Lord
we
do
not
know
till
we
come
together
.
L.
C.
J.
Holt.
Nay
,
take
your
own
Time
,
only
the
Court
would
comply
with
your
conveniency
in
the
Adjournment
.
Then
the
Jury
withdrew
,
and
the
Court
adjourn'd
for
half
an
Hour
,
and
when
they
were
returned
,
the
Jury
came
in
to
give
their
Verdict
,
and
being
called
over
,
answered
to
their
Names
.
Cl.
of
Arr.
Gentlemen
,
are
you
all
agreed
of
your
Verdict
?
Jury
.
Yes
.
Cl.
of
Arr.
Who
shall
say
for
you
?
Jury
.
Our
Foreman
.
Cl.
of
Arr.
John
Ashton
hold
up
thy
hand
.
[
Which
he
did
]
Look
upon
the
Prisoner
;
How
say
you
?
Is
he
Guilty
of
the
High
Treason
whereof
he
stands
indicted
,
or
not
Guilty
?
Foreman
.
Guilty
.
Cl.
of
Arr.
What
Goods
or
Chattels
?
&c.
Foreman
.
None
that
we
know
of
.
Maj.
Richardson
,
Look
to
him
,
he
is
found
guilty
of
High
Treason
.
Cl.
of
Arr.
Then
hearken
to
your
Verdict
,
as
the
Court
hath
recorded
it
.
You
say
that
John
Ashton
is
guilty
of
the
High
Treason
whereof
he
stands
Indicted
,
but
that
he
had
no
Lands
nor
Tenements
,
Goods
nor
Chattels
,
at
the
time
of
the
High
Treason
committed
,
nor
at
any
time
since
to
your
knowledg
,
and
so
you
say
all
?
Jury
,
Yes
.
L.
C.
J.
Pollexfen
,
Gentlemen
,
I
think
truly
you
have
gone
according
to
your
Evidence
,
which
the
Law
requires
you
to
do
,
and
that
is
it
which
will
preserve
us
all
.
And
tho
it
be
truly
a
thing
that
falls
hard
upon
the
particular
Men
that
are
concerned
in
such
things
;
yet
notwithstanding
,
we
must
have
more
consideration
of
the
general
Good
,
and
Preservation
,
and
the
Support
of
the
Government
,
and
that
the
Law
have
its
due
Course
,
than
of
any
particular
Man's
Case
,
as
to
the
hard
Point
of
it
▪
We
must
look
to
these
things
,
or
there
will
be
no
living
in
the
〈…〉
Sir
W.
Hedges
,
My
Lord
,
we
〈…〉
of
your
Lordship
that
we
may
be
dismist
from
further
attendan●●
〈…〉
L.
C.
J.
Pollexfen
.
Ay.
Cl.
of
Arr.
Gentlemen
,
you
are
dismist
,
and
the
Court
thanks
you
for
your
Service
.
Then
the
Court
adjourned
for
an
Hour
,
and
then
the
Lord
Mayor
and
Deputy
Recorder
,
with
several
of
the
Justices
and
Aldermen
returned
into
the
Court
,
and
after
Proclamation
for
Silence
,
Order
was
given
to
bring
the
Lord
Preston
,
and
Mr.
Ashton
to
the
Bar.
[
which
was
done
]
The
Lord
Preston
standing
without
the
Bar
,
and
Mr.
Ashton
within
.
Cl.
of
Arr.
Sir
Richard
Grahm
,
hold
up
your
hand
.
[
Which
he
did
.
]
John
Ashton
,
hold
up
your
hand
.
[
Which
he
did
.
]
My
Lord
Preston
,
You
stand
convicted
of
high
Treason
,
for
conspiring
the
Death
of
the
King
and
Queens
Majesties
,
for
adhering
to
the
King's
Enemies
,
and
endeavouring
to
subvert
the
Government
:
What
can
you
say
for
your self
,
why
the
Court
should
not
proceed
to
give
Judgment
against
you
of
Death
according
to
the
Law
?
Lord
Preston
.
'T
is
true
,
my
Lord
,
the
Jury
have
found
me
guilty
of
the
Treason
assigned
in
the
Indictment
.
My
Lord
,
it
is
a
Treason
of
a
very
heavy
and
black
Nature
,
't
is
of
such
a
Nature
,
that
if
I
had
been
conscious
to
my self
to
have
deserved
,
I
should
be
very
willing
to
undergo
that
Judgment
that
is
like
presently
to
pass
upon
me
.
It
is
to
endeavour
to
bring
in
the
King
of
France
to
Conquer
and
Invade
this
Kingdom
;
't
is
a
thought
I
always
abhorred
;
I
love
my
Religion
,
my
Family
,
my
Country
too
well
to
attempt
or
endeavour
any
such
thing
;
I
must
appeal
to
your
Lordship
,
though
now
perhaps
it
is
too
late
,
whether
the
Treason
that
is
laid
against
me
has
been
perfectly
proved
;
for
in
the
Case
of
proving
Hands
,
and
particularly
in
the
Case
of
Collonel
Sidney
,
It
was
disallowed
that
comparison
of
Hands
should
be
Evidence
;
there
ought
to
be
at
least
one
if
not
two
Evidences
to
prove
the
writing
of
it
.
My
Lord
,
I
know
this
is
too
late
,
I
should
have
offered
this
to
the
Jury
before
,
but
being
in
the
Crowd
and
in
great
disorder
by
standing
so
long
,
I
had
not
strength
or
ability
enough
to
urge
it
as
I
should
.
I
have
nothing
more
to
say
in
the
Case
but
submit
to
that
Judgment
that
the
Law
has
assigned
.
Mr.
D.
Recorder
.
My
Lord
Preston
,
Your
Lordship
knows
the
proceedings
of
the
Law
in
such
Cases
;
there
is
no
averring
against
the
Verdict
of
the
Jury
,
they
have
found
your
Lordship
guilty
,
and
the
Law
says
,
that
Judgment
must
be
given
upon
you
according
to
that
Verdict
.
Lord
Preston
.
Mr.
Recorder
,
I
do
not
aver
against
the
Verdict
.
I
own
it
is
too
late
,
I
should
have
offered
it
before
,
and
I
submit
to
the
Judgment
of
the
Law
.
Cl.
of
Arr.
John
Ashton
,
hold
up
thy
hand
.
[
which
he
did
.
]
You
are
in
the
same
Case
with
the
Prisoner
last
before
you
.
What
can
you
say
for
your self
,
why
Judgment
should
not
be
given
against
you
,
to
die
according
to
Law
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
My
Lord
,
I
would
humbly
desire
I
might
have
a
sight
of
my
Indictment
;
I
have
some
reason
perhaps
to
believe
that
I
am
found
guilty
upon
an
Erroneous
Indictment
,
and
if
it
be
so
,
I
would
desire
to
have
Councel
to
argue
the
Errors
of
the
Indictment
.
Mr.
D.
Record
.
You
have
heard
it
twice
read
in
English
,
and
once
in
Latin
,
and
that
is
all
that
is
allowed
to
any
one
in
Your
Case
,
I
never
knew
the
Record
of
any
Indictment
shewn
to
any
Prisoner
at
the
Bar.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Suppose
there
be
any
Error
in
it
.
Mr.
D.
Record
.
I
am
not
to
suppose
any
such
thing
,
if
there
is
any
,
it
has
been
read
to
you
,
assign
it
and
the
Court
will
consider
of
it
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
If
I
can
assign
the
Errors
in
the
Indictment
,
may
I
have
the
advantage
of
it
then
?
Mr.
D.
Record
.
If
there
be
〈…〉
you
will
have
the
advantage
of
them
:
If
you
will
assign
them
;
if
there
be
none
,
you
can
have
none
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Then
I
say
,
if
there
be
words
in
the
Indictment
that
there
are
no
such
Words
in
Nature
,
then
,
Sir
,
I
am
told
it
is
a
Vicious
and
Erroneous
Indictment
,
and
that
is
enough
to
viciate
the
Indictment
.
Mr.
D.
Record
.
No
such
Words
in
Nature
?
It
is
hard
to
tell
what
you
mean
by
that
;
perhaps
there
are
terms
of
Art
in
the
Law
,
which
though
you
are
not
acquainted
with
,
we
are
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Then
there
are
such
Words
in
Nature
.
Mr.
D.
Record
.
That
is
an
insensible
Expression
,
Words
in
Nature
!
Mr.
Ashton
.
I
am
informed
that
even
a
Letter
in
an
Indictment
is
enough
to
viciate
it
,
or
if
it
be
false
Latin
,
that
will
make
it
an
Erroneous
Indictment
.
Mr.
D.
Record
.
No
,
that
is
not
so
;
but
if
you
will
tell
me
what
that
Letter
is
,
I
'll
tell
you
what
I
say
to
it
;
it
may
,
or
it
may
not
be
material
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
We
know
it
was
lately
disputed
in
a
Case
of
this
Nature
at
this
Place
,
and
I
am
informed
the
Court
were
of
Opinion
,
if
it
had
been
in
the
Body
of
the
Indictment
,
it
had
been
an
Error
.
Mr.
D.
Record
.
If
you
please
to
tell
me
wherein
the
Error
in
your
Indictment
consists
,
I
may
be
able
to
give
you
a
good
Answer
to
it
,
or
you
will
have
the
advantage
of
it
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
I
say
it
consists
in
this
,
the
Word
Cymba
is
written
with
an
S
in
the
Indictment
,
whereas
it
should
be
with
a
C.
Mr.
D.
Record
.
How
do
you
know
it
?
Mr.
Ashton
.
It
is
no
matter
how
I
know
it
,
I
have
some
reason
to
know
it
,
it
may
be
.
Mr.
D.
Record
.
Mr.
Hardesty
,
look
upon
the
Record
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
With
Submission
,
that
is
an
Error
,
for
there
is
no
such
word
as
Cymba
with
an
S.
Cl.
of
Arr.
It
is
a
long
Indictment
;
will
you
please
to
ask
him
where
about
it
is
.
Mr.
D.
Record
.
Mr.
Ashton
,
will
you
tell
me
where
't
is
written
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
In
the
Indictment
when
you
come
to
speak
of
Cymba
a
Boat
.
Mr.
D.
Record
.
By
the
sound
I
cannot
distinguish
whether
it
be
S
or
C.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Sir
,
I
hope
you
will
do
me
the
Justice
to
examine
the
Indictment
it self
.
Mr.
D.
Record
.
The
Clerk
is
looking
upon
it
;
how
is
it
Mr.
Hardesty
?
Is
it
with
an
S
or
a
C
?
Cl.
of
Arr.
It
is
with
a
C.
Mr.
D.
Record
.
The
Clerk
has
read
it
,
and
he
certifies
me
it
is
in
both
places
with
a
C
which
is
true
Latin
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Is
it
in
all
places
with
a
C
?
Cl.
of
Arr.
I
have
lookt
in
two
places
and
't
is
right
;
I
'll
look
further
,
if
you
please
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Pray
do
.
[
which
he
did
.
]
Cl.
of
Arr
,
It
is
with
a
C.
in
all
places
.
Mr.
D.
Record
.
The
Clerk
tells
me
it
is
the
same
,
and
right
in
every
place
,
and
he
has
lookt
over
all
the
Indictment
,
as
to
the
matter
.
Mr.
Ashton
.
Then
Sir
I
submit
to
it
.
Mr.
D.
Record
.
Make
Proclamation
for
Silence
;
[
which
was
done
.
]
Mr.
D.
Record
.
My
Lord
Preston
,
or
rather
Sir
Richard
Grahme
,
and
Mr.
John
Ashton
,
Ye
have
been
Indicted
,
Arraigned
and
Convicted
of
High
Treason
against
their
present
Majesties
King
William
and
Queen
Mary
,
whom
God
preserve
.
Ye
have
had
a
long
,
and
a
fair
,
and
favourable
Tryal
as
any
Persons
that
ever
have
been
tryed
at
this
Bar.
The
Jury
that
has
passed
upon
your
Lives
and
Deaths
has
convicted
you
;
and
the
Court
are
now
to
do
their
last
Act
▪
which
is
to
pronounce
that
Sentence
that
the
Law
does
inflict
upon
〈…〉
as
ye
stand
Convicted
of
.
It
is
a
great
trouble
to
me
to
〈…〉
Judgment
that
is
so
heavy
upon
you
;
but
I
must
say
,
the
Evidence
〈◊〉
has
been
given
against
you
,
was
so
clear
,
and
I
suppose
not
only
convincing
to
the
Twelve
Men
that
tryed
you
,
but
to
all
By-standers
,
that
I
can
do
it
with
that
satisfaction
that
becomes
one
who
is
intrusted
with
the
King's
Justice
,
that
the
Law
may
obtain
,
and
that
there
should
be
no
Interruption
of
Justice
.
And
the
Sentence
that
the
Law
has
declared
should
be
pronounced
in
this
Case
,
is
this
:
That
Ye
do
respectively
go
to
the
place
from
whence
Ye
came
;
from
thence
to
be
drawn
upon
a
Sledge
to
the
place
of
Execution
,
to
be
there
hang'd
up
by
the
Neck
,
to
be
cut
down
while
Ye
are
yet
alive
,
to
have
your
Hearts
and
Bowels
taken
out
before
your
Faces
,
and
your
Members
cut
off
and
Burnt
,
Your
Heads
severed
from
your
Bodies
,
Your
Bodies
divided
into
four
Quarters
,
Your
Heads
and
Bodies
respectively
to
be
disposed
of
according
to
the
King's
Will
and
Pleasure
;
and
the
Lord
have
mercy
upon
your
Souls
.
Then
the
Prisoners
were
conveyed
away
to
Newgate
,
the
Place
from
whence
they
came
.