AN
ACCOUNT
OF
THE
SENTENCE
That
Passed
upon
William
Ld.
Russell
,
Thomas
Walcot
,
John
Rouse
,
and
William
Hone
,
at
the
Sessions-House
in
the
Old-Bayley
,
on
the
14th
of
this
Instant
July
,
1683
,
for
High-Treason
,
in
Traiterously
Conspiring
the
Death
of
the
King
,
to
Leavy
War
,
and
Raise
a
Rebellion
,
&c.
Entred
according
to
ORDER
.
WIlliam
Lord
Russel
,
Thomas
Walcot
,
John
Rouse
,
and
William
Hone
,
having
been
Convicted
of
High
Treason
,
for
Conspiring
the
Death
of
the
King
,
&c.
were
this
14th
of
July
brought
into
the
Court
to
receive
Sentance
of
Death
;
and
the
Lord
Russell
being
set
before
the
Bar
,
the
Clerk
demanded
(
seeing
he
was
found
Guilty
of
High-Treason
,
and
by
the
Law
ought
to
dye
)
what
he
had
to
say
,
why
Judgement
should
not
pass
against
him
,
&c.
To
which
he
replyed
,
That
he
did
not
conceive
a
design
to
Leavy
War
was
a
direct
intent
to
Murther
the
King
,
with
which
in
the
Indictment
he
was
charged
,
and
therefore
desired
that
his
Indictment
might
be
read
,
which
was
by
the
Court
accordingly
granted
:
After
which
he
declared
,
that
he
had
been
informed
,
that
Leavying
of
War
did
not
comprehend
the
killing
of
the
King
;
to
which
the
Court
replyed
,
that
the
Verdict
had
passed
,
and
that
,
both
the
Court
and
his
Lordship
were
bound
by
Law
to
stand
to
,
as
not
being
in
their
power
to
alter
;
and
that
seeing
it
was
the
Kings
pleasure
to
demand
Judgement
by
his
Attorney
General
,
it
was
the
part
of
the
Court
to
give
that
Judgement
as
the
Law
had
allotted
for
Crimes
of
that
nature
,
desiring
him
to
think
of
another
state
;
and
Mr.
Attorney
openly
demanding
Judgement
,
Mr.
Recorder
in
the
name
of
the
Court
pronounced
the
Sentance
,
That
He
William
Russell
Esq
;
should
be
lead
to
the
place
from
whence
he
came
,
and
from
thence
be
drawn
upon
a
Hurdle
to
the
place
of
Execution
,
and
there
to
be
Hanged
up
by
the
Neck
,
then
to
be
cut
down
alive
,
his
Bowels
to
be
taken
out
,
and
his
Privy-Members
to
be
cut
off
and
burned
before
his
Face
,
his
Head
to
be
severred
from
his
Body
,
and
his
Body
to
be
devided
in
four
quarters
,
and
to
be
disposed
of
at
the
pleasure
of
the
King
:
After
which
,
his
Lordship
returned
to
Newgate
.
Then
Thomas
Wallcot
,
William
Hone
,
and
John
Rouse
were
set
to
the
Bar
,
and
in
like
manner
demanded
what
they
could
say
in
stay
of
Execution
?
Upon
which
the
two
former
,
viz.
Wallcot
and
Hone
desired
only
that
their
Friend
might
come
freely
to
visit
them
,
which
by
the
Court
was
granted
;
after
which
Hone
desired
time
to
Repent
.
The
latter
,
viz.
Rouse
,
made
a
long
preamble
,
but
to
no
purpose
.
After
which
,
Mr.
Recorder
passed
the
same
Sentance
upon
them
as
had
passed
upon
the
Lord
Russell
,
earnestly
admonishing
,
that
as
their
Crimes
were
great
,
and
of
the
highest
nature
,
that
so
their
Repentance
might
be
accordingly
.
Sentance
passed
,
they
returned
from
whence
they
came
,
to
expect
the
just
reward
of
their
Treason
.