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Vnto
which
is
annexed
Esther 4. vers. 13. and Isa. 12. v. 2 , 3 , 4.
Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther , Think not with thy self that thou shalt escape in the kings house , more then all the Jews . Behold , God is my Salvation : I will trust and not be afraid , for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength , and my song , he also is become my salvation . Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation . And in that day shall you say , Praise the LORD , call upon his Name , declare his doings among the people , make mention that his Name is exalted .
Hen.
Hils
John
Lilburne
Francis
West
John
Lilbnrne
,
hold
up
thy
hand
.
Englishman
;
viz.
Thomas
Gardiner
Hen.
8.
See
the
part
Inst.
fo
part
,
fo
May
12
1641.
&
Iune
3.
1642.
part
Institutes
,
Chapt.
Of
high
Treason
,
Miles
Corbet
Mr.
Lilburn
,
look
behind
you
and
see
whether
the
Dore
stands
open
or
no.
Petition
of
Right
Act
that
abolisheth
the
Star-chamber
Picture
of
the
Councel
of
State
,
June
,
1649.
Petition
of
Right
,
,
viz.
Petition
of
Right
Hide
,
April
Speeches
and
Passages
of
Parliament
Ed.
1.
29.
&
2.
Ed.
3.
2.
&
34.
Ed.
3.
Edw.
Cook
2.
Instit.
f.
48.
and
3.
f.
52.
1.
Instit.
f.
13.
Cooks
Instit
High
Treason
,
f.
26.
27
,
28.
38
,
39
,
76
,
77
Arthur
Hasleridge
Iohn
Bradshaw
Iohn
Cook
M.
Lilburne
you
very
much
abuse
and
wrong
your selfe
,
for
you
very
well
know
M.
is
now
denominated
by
another
name
,
namely
,
to
the
Councell
of
State
of
and
it
would
well
become
you
in
your
condition
so
to
have
styled
him
.
M.
Lilburn
you
are
fully
heard
.
My
Lord
,
the
Prisoner
at
the
Barre
nor
none
else
have
cause
to
complain
that
he
hath
wanted
your
patience
in
being
fully
heard
.
My
Lord
,
that
which
at
the
begining
of
his
Arraignment
you
expected
from
him
,
which
was
to
hold
up
his
hand
,
he
denyed
,
and
upon
his
denyal
,
desired
liberty
of
speech
to
speak
,
and
he
hath
injoyed
it
:
But
my
Lord
,
how
pertinent
his
discourse
is
,
to
what
was
proposed
to
him
,
the
Court
and
all
that
hear
him
will
judge
;
My
Lord
,
I
am
not
here
to
justifie
the
actings
of
those
that
here
he
hath
complained
against
;
but
they
are
a
Court
,
they
are
a
Councel
,
and
my
thoughts
are
(
and
so
ought
his
to
be
)
honorable
of
them
,
and
what
they
have
done
(
my
Lord
)
towards
him
in
ordering
this
Court
to
try
him
,
is
but
justice
:
My
Lord
,
there
is
no
speciall
Commission
of
but
a
generall
Commission
,
and
upon
that
general
Commission
,
here
is
a
special
presentment
of
M.
here
at
the
Barre
,
the
general
Commission
is
according
to
the
Law
of
the
Land
,
and
upon
that
special
presentment
it
is
expected
he
may
be
proceeded
against
according
to
Law
.
And
for
your
Commission
,
my
Lord
,
that
hath
been
read
and
published
to
the
Court
,
before
M.
came
to
the
Court
,
and
the
Court
is
satisfied
with
it
,
that
it
is
in
the
ordinary
way
,
and
I
hope
the
judgement
you
will
give
,
will
declare
it
to
be
according
to
the
Law
,
in
the
ordinary
way
:
And
as
for
the
Commission
it self
in
the
form
of
it
,
it
is
not
a
tittle
varied
from
the
ordinary
accustomed
form
.
But
my
Lord
,
the
Petition
of
the
Statutes
,
and
all
Declarations
that
have
been
spoken
of
,
they
are
all
confirmed
in
this
,
and
all
do
confirm
it
,
for
in
that
ordinary
tract
that
hath
been
practised
in
this
Nation
for
five
hundred
years
is
M.
now
to
be
tryed
,
and
that
by
the
old
good
Lawes
of
Birth-right
and
every
mans
else
;
he
has
his
Triall
,
the
beginning
of
which
hath
been
M.
presentment
,
which
is
already
found
by
the
Grand
inquest
,
who
are
men
of
Integrity
,
men
of
ability
,
men
of
knowledge
.
My
Lord
,
he
is
now
to
come
to
his
Tryal
,
not
in
an
extraordinary
way
,
but
by
a
Jury
of
good
and
Legal
men
of
the
Neighbour-hood
,
by
men
that
do
know
my
Lord
,
and
understand
what
is
fact
,
what
is
Law
and
to
do
justice
indifferently
between
both
.
And
my
Lord
,
I
do
know
,
and
publish
to
all
that
now
hear
me
,
that
the
Commission
for
Triall
of
M.
this
day
,
for
those
differences
that
arebetween
the
State
and
M.
is
free
in
Law
from
all
those
exceptions
that
he
is
pleased
to
put
upon
it
,
and
is
unquestionably
Legal
,
and
used
for
these
many
hundred
yeares
together
.
And
as
for
M.
declaring
the
fact
for
which
he
was
Originally
imprisoned
,
for
to
be
committed
in
and
therefore
there
in
Law
he
ought
to
be
Tryed
,
and
not
here
in
being
another
County
:
As
for
M.
Crimes
committed
in
his
own
Conscience
best
knows
what
they
are
;
but
M.
at
most
can
but
yet
guesse
at
what
we
intend
to
Try
him
here
for
,
or
lay
unto
his
charge
.
But
my
Lord
,
if
M.
will
please
to
put
himself
upon
his
Trial
,
according
to
Law
,
my
Lord
I
hope
the
Court
,
and
all
that
hears
and
sees
their
proceedings
will
receive
full
satisfaction
in
the
legality
and
fairness
of
their
proceedings
against
him
,
and
himself
the
benefit
of
justice
and
Law
.
I
pray
you
hear
me
a
word
,
for
now
you
speak
not
Rationally
nor
discreetly
,
you
have
had
a
fair
respect
and
hearing
,
what
you
speak
of
liberties
and
lawes
,
we
come
here
to
maintain
them
for
all
,
and
for
you
too
;
and
we
also
come
for
to
vindicate
our
actions
;
and
as
for
that
you
speak
of
in
reference
to
the
Commission
,
I
must
let
you
know
,
the
Commission
is
warrantable
by
the
lawes
of
for
this
five
hundred
years
,
nay
and
before
five
hundred
years
in
substance
:
The
second
thing
that
you
speak
to
,
is
,
that
you
were
apprehended
in
such
an
hostile
manner
,
understanding
by
law
you
should
have
been
taken
in
an
ordinary
way
by
an
ordinary
Officer
:
But
M.
in
all
apprehensions
of
Traitors
,
Fellons
,
and
Murderers
is
not
the
Power
of
the
County
to
be
raised
,
and
the
Sherife
is
to
call
and
take
what
Power
he
pleaseth
.
spare
your
felf
,
it
is
as
they
are
informed
of
the
danger
of
the
man
,
they
may
do
it
before
ever
they
see
him
.
The
next
thing
you
are
upon
,
is
the
wrong
and
injustice
that
you
received
by
the
proceedings
in
the
Star-chamber
against
you
,
you
see
the
proceedings
there
have
been
questioned
,
and
you
justified
;
if
there
be
any
thing
else
that
hath
been
by
others
in
the
North
or
elsewhere
acted
,
there
is
no
man
here
that
will
justifie
them
in
their
evil
,
but
for
a
private
man
as
you
are
to
tell
us
of
them
here
,
and
to
come
and
tell
us
to
our
faces
that
we
are
Created
and
constituted
by
the
Atturny
General
,
we
will
not
suffer
it
,
nor
further
hear
of
it
;
and
therefore
M.
although
you
have
spoken
fair
words
,
(
and
happily
more
then
your
friends
expected
from
you
)
I
must
tell
you
that
words
are
but
words
,
and
it
were
well
that
you
would
do
as
well
and
as
Rationally
as
becomes
a
Rational
man
,
as
you
have
declared
you
will
.
pray
spare
a
word
,
and
hear
the
Court
,
this
Court
sits
here
by
lawful
Authority
,
and
that
is
from
the
Parliament
,
that
are
the
Supreme
Authority
of
so
that
our
Power
is
not
derived
from
those
that
have
no
Rightful
Authority
to
constitute
us
,
but
our
Power
is
from
the
Publick
Authority
of
which
is
now
by
an
Admirable
act
of
Gods
providence
,
lately
,
but
truly
revived
,
and
settled
by
God
upon
them
.
By
that
Authority
this
Court
doth
now
sit
,
and
you
are
brought
here
before
them
that
are
most
of
us
Judges
of
the
Law
,
and
we
are
sworn
to
do
you
and
every
man
justice
and
right
according
as
his
cause
requires
;
according
to
Law
,
Judgement
,
equity
,
and
reason
.
And
it
was
said
truly
,
that
which
my
brother
(
who
now
is
dead
)
did
say
,
It
s
the
the
duty
of
the
Judges
to
be
of
Councel
with
the
Prisoner
,
at
the
Bar
before
him
,
and
to
do
that
which
they
are
sworn
to
do
,
and
that
you
shall
have
;
and
accordingly
you
have
received
more
favour
then
ever
I
heard
,
of
a
Prisoner
that
was
accused
of
Treason
in
my
life
ever
had
.
And
as
for
the
Commission
,
I
must
tell
you
,
it
is
usual
to
have
Commissions
of
and
that
even
in
Terme
time
for
high
offences
,
and
such
as
tend
to
the
destruction
of
the
Nation
,
as
did
;
and
those
that
tend
to
Capital
Treason
,
whereof
you
are
now
accused
by
a
Grand-jury
of
that
are
Free-men
of
Citizens
,
able
men
,
men
of
Religion
,
men
of
Estate
,
men
of
Conscience
,
men
of
quality
,
these
are
your
accusers
;
who
have
found
you
upon
their
Oaths
guilty
of
Treason
,
and
cry
out
to
us
the
Judges
for
justice
against
you
;
and
it
is
they
,
not
we
that
proceeds
against
you
:
And
as
for
our
Commission
,
it
is
according
to
the
good
old
Laws
of
the
Land
,
founded
upon
the
Statute
made
in
the
firsts
time
,
called
That
Statute
Authorizeth
Commissions
,
according
to
that
Commission
we
sit
by
here
this
day
;
and
the
first
was
a
wise
and
a
good
Prince
,
and
consented
to
the
People
,
to
let
them
have
such
Commissions
as
ours
we
sit
by
is
,
which
the
People
had
fought
stoutly
for
,
in
the
Barrons
wars
in
his
Fathers
time
,
and
also
in
his
,
for
he
himselfe
was
taken
Prisoner
at
in
the
County
of
and
being
a
wise
Prince
,
he
knew
that
the
love
of
the
people
was
not
more
to
be
got
then
by
wholsome
and
safe
lawes
;
that
every
mans
life
,
and
every
mans
estate
,
and
every
mans
liberty
might
be
preserved
by
,
and
not
be
subject
to
any
Arbitrary
Will
or
Power
,
but
that
the
sober
and
discreet
and
wise
Lawes
of
the
Kingdome
,
which
our
Ancestors
won
by
their
swords
,
might
be
their
protectors
;
a
speciall
,
one
of
which
was
this
Statute
of
made
in
the
Firsts
time
;
by
vertue
of
which
Statute
is
this
Commission
directed
to
the
Justices
of
the
one
Bench
and
the
other
,
and
they
be
all
here
this
day
;
but
onely
those
that
of
necessity
must
attend
at
onely
to
preserve
the
Terme
.
Nou
you
are
come
to
answer
to
that
Charge
,
which
hath
been
the
greatest
opposition
to
the
settlement
of
Government
that
can
be
,
I
mean
,
the
settlement
of
the
Supreme
Authority
of
the
Nation
,
in
the
Commons
now
assembled
in
Parliament
,
not
newly
erected
but
revived
into
the
right
place
and
hands
,
for
it
is
the
Law
of
revived
,
that
the
Supreme
Authority
is
in
the
Commons
assembled
in
the
Parliament
of
England
:
For
so
it
was
in
the
Saxons
time
,
and
in
the
Romans
time
,
and
in
all
times
it
hath
bin
as
it
is
now
;
which
will
sufficiently
justifie
our
present
Proceedings
against
you
;
and
therefore
I
say
,
for
the
Commission
it self
,
it
is
in
general
for
the
Tryal
of
all
Treasons
what-soever
:
But
the
grand
Inquest
have
found
out
no
other
Traytor
that
they
may
accuse
,
but
Master
who
is
now
here
at
the
Bar
;
But
it
is
not
a
bare
accusation
,
but
it
is
the
solemne
Verdict
of
almost
a
double
Iury
that
hath
appeared
upon
the
Roll
,
and
upon
their
Oaths
do
conceive
those
crimes
of
Treason
that
are
laid
against
you
,
to
be
of
so
dangerous
consequence
against
the
State
and
Common-Wealth
,
that
they
do
call
for
Iustice
against
you
as
a
Traytor
,
already
found
guilty
:
And
therefore
I
do
require
you
as
you
are
an
Englishman
,
and
a
rational
man
,
that
you
do
conform
your self
,
and
tell
us
plainly
what
you
will
do
,
as
in
reference
to
the
putting
your self
upon
your
Tryal
by
the
Law
,
and
hear
with
Patience
those
Offences
of
Treason
that
are
laid
to
your
Charge
.
You
go
improperly
to
work
you
shall
see
we
will
deal
very
Rationally
with
you
,
(
and
not
insnare
you
in
the
least
manner
)
if
that
be
all
.
The
holding
up
of
your
hand
,
we
will
tell
you
what
it
meanes
,
and
signifies
in
Law
;
the
calling
to
the
party
to
hold
up
his
hand
at
the
Bar
,
is
no
more
but
for
the
special
notice
that
the
party
is
the
man
inquired
for
or
called
on
,
and
therefore
if
you
be
M.
and
be
the
man
that
we
charge
,
do
but
say
that
you
are
the
man
,
and
that
you
are
there
,
and
it
shall
suffice
.
Richard
Lilburn
what
you
have
to
say
we
will
hear
presently
,
onely
take
notice
,
that
we
will
take
your
acknowledging
of
your
name
to
be
sufficient
,
if
you
will
say
that
you
are
the
man
;
you
are
called
by
your
name
,
you
have
come
and
answered
to
your
name
,
in
order
to
your
answering
,
the
Charge
to
be
read
against
you
;
do
but
this
and
it
shall
suffice
,
without
holding
up
your
hand
:
therefore
let
us
have
no
more
discourse
as
to
that
.
pray
spare
me
a
word
,
for
you
have
been
heard
with
patience
,
you
have
desired
to
have
the
Right
of
the
Law
of
and
yet
you
do
question
a
Fundamental
thing
that
hath
been
alwayes
used
in
case
of
Criminal
offences
.
By
the
Law
of
that
you
desire
to
have
the
meaning
of
it
,
is
but
just
but
you
must
know
that
the
Law
of
is
the
Law
of
God
,
and
if
there
be
any
thing
in
the
Law
of
but
what
was
by
admirable
Constitution
and
Reason
,
we
would
not
meddle
with
it
;
but
I
pray
know
this
,
that
the
Law
of
is
no
written
Law
,
it
is
the
Law
that
hath
been
maintained
by
our
Ancestors
,
by
the
tryed
rules
of
Reason
,
and
the
prime
Lawes
of
Nature
;
for
it
does
not
depend
upon
statutes
or
written
and
declared
words
Edward
Cook
fol.
332.
or
lines
;
and
this
is
our
Lawes
that
have
been
maintained
by
our
Ancestors
,
and
is
subordinate
to
the
law
●
.
Wil
of
God
;
therefore
I
say
again
,
the
Law
of
is
pure
,
Primitive
Reason
,
uncorrupted
and
unpolluted
by
humane
humors
,
or
humane
corruptions
,
Wits
,
or
Wils
;
that
s
the
Law
of
There
be
two
reasons
why
holding
up
the
hand
hath
been
used
alwayes
.
First
for
notice
that
those
that
are
called
for
Capital
and
Criminal
offences
,
that
they
hold
up
their
hands
,
is
,
to
declare
that
they
are
the
men
.
My
Lord
hath
given
you
this
one
reason
already
,
which
I
say
is
,
●hat
he
be
notified
by
holding
up
the
ᵗ
hand
to
all
the
beholders
and
those
that
be
present
&
hear
him
,
that
he
is
the
man
;
but
besides
this
,
there
is
more
in
it
,
that
s
thus
;
a
pure
innocent
hand
,
does
set
forth
a
clear
unspotted
heart
,
that
so
the
heart
and
hand
put
together
might
betoken
Innocency
.
And
therefore
hold
up
your
hand
,
that
thereby
you
may
declare
you
have
a
pure
innocent
heart
;
if
you
refuse
to
do
this
,
you
do
wilfully
deprive
your self
of
the
benefit
of
one
of
the
main
proceedings
and
customes
of
the
Lawes
of
Now
for
this
do
what
you
think
fit
.
You
must
answer
Positively
Sir
,
for
you
have
had
advice
enough
,
yea
good
advice
if
you
imbrace
it
,
it
is
good
advice
to
you
,
but
the
Court
doth
not
expect
an
answer
from
you
to
what
hath
been
already
said
to
you
,
but
they
expect
that
without
any
more
dispute
you
apply
your selfe
to
answer
according
to
that
which
you
are
advised
unto
,
do
it
if
you
will
,
and
if
you
will
but
answer
to
it
so
as
hath
been
declared
to
you
,
it
shall
suffice
;
but
so
farre
you
must
go
to
this
,
as
to
declare
whether
you
be
the
man
or
no
before
you
go
away
;
and
therefore
dispute
it
no
more
,
lest
you
deprive
your selfe
of
the
benefit
of
the
Law
.
John
Lilburn
Richard
Lilburn
So
then
you
are
the
man
.
Ask
him
again
,
hearken
M.
hearken
what
he
saies
,
and
use
that
moderation
,
and
temper
,
and
discretion
that
you
have
promised
.
Hear
the
Court
M.
there
shall
be
nothing
of
Circumvention
or
interruption
,
but
as
you
have
professed
to
be
a
Rational
and
understanding
man
in
words
,
let
your
deeds
so
declare
you
.
John
Lilburn
Richard
Lilburn
Talk
not
of
puntilios
with
us
,
nor
talk
not
of
Iudges
made
by
the
lawes
,
you
shall
not
want
law
;
but
if
you
talk
of
puntilios
here
in
this
room
,
we
will
stop
that
language
.
Hamilton
(
a
hostile
enimy
Take
it
as
you
will
,
we
have
had
patience
with
you
,
and
you
must
and
shall
have
patience
with
us
;
wee
will
passe
over
all
that
is
by
past
,
but
take
heed
by
your
surly
crosnesse
you
give
not
advantage
in
the
face
of
the
Court
,
to
passe
sentence
against
you
,
without
any
further
proceedings
,
or
proofe
of
your
actions
,
but
what
our
own
eyes
see
.
The
ceremony
is
for
your
advantage
more
then
you
are
aware
of
:
but
if
you
confesse
your selfe
to
be
Mr.
we
have
done
as
to
that
.
Mr.
Lilburn
,
at
the
beginning
you
talked
of
moderation
,
and
that
you
would
cary
your selfe
with
rationality
,
which
methinks
in
your
actions
you
fall
short
of
,
for
you
have
said
that
Mr.
Atturney
generall
was
a
very
unequall
prosecutor
of
you
,
because
you
say
he
was
the
creator
of
our
Commission
.
Pray
heare
me
,
I
heard
you
;
and
do
not
you
think
to
put
affronts
upon
us
undisserv'd
:
And
as
for
that
man
that
you
call
M.
I
tell
you
again
he
is
L.
President
of
the
Councell
of
State
of
the
Common-wealth
of
and
why
you
should
so
much
neglect
him
,
doth
not
so
much
savor
of
rationality
and
moderation
,
as
you
pretend
your selfe
to
bee
possessed
with
.
Come
,
will
you
read
the
Indictment
?
Hold
up
your
hand
and
hearken
to
your
charge
Thou
standst
indicted
of
high
Treason
by
the
name
of
late
of
London
,
Gentleman
,
for
that
thou
as
a
false
Traitor
,
not
having
the
fear
of
God
before
thy
eyes
,
but
being
stirred
up
and
moved
by
the
instigation
of
the
Devill
,
&c.
as
it
followeth
verbatim
,
in
the
second
dayes
proceedings
,
to
which
the
Reader
is
referred
.
What
saist
thou
art
thou
guilty
of
this
Treason
whereof
thou
standest
indicted
,
or
not
guilty
.
Mr.
Lilburn
,
We
shall
deale
with
you
according
to
reason
and
justice
,
and
after
such
a
manner
as
you
your selfe
shall
judge
rationall
and
right
.
You
say
you
will
deale
rationally
in
those
wayes
;
that
is
to
be
expected
from
you
the
first
in
reason
,
is
to
answer
,
and
plead
,
and
before
you
so
doe
,
you
cannot
be
heard
.
You
shall
not
be
compeld
is
this
to
answer
against
your selfe
,
to
say
you
are
not
guilty
,
by
the
lawes
of
the
Land
you
are
to
plead
to
your
charge
,
and
it
is
no
accusing
of
your selfe
to
say
guilty
,
or
not
guilty
.
To
answer
that
you
are
not
guilty
,
is
no
great
matter
,
nor
definit
in
law
.
The
law
is
plain
,
that
you
are
positively
to
answer
,
guilty
or
not
guilty
,
which
you
please
.
You
speak
well
,
but
you
must
doe
well
,
't
is
that
we
come
for
,
the
rationablenesse
of
it
is
this
,
that
you
should
shortly
answer
(
Sir
)
to
that
question
,
and
in
a
rationall
legall
way
:
when
you
have
answered
it
,
you
shal
have
liberty
to
make
your
defence
,
to
maintain
that
you
say
;
but
this
that
we
speak
now
of
,
is
a
thing
in
your
own
breast
,
in
your
own
knowledge
,
whether
you
be
guilty
of
this
that
is
laid
to
your
charge
,
or
no
:
And
if
you
be
clear
,
you
cannot
wrong
your selfe
,
nor
your
conscience
;
for
in
saying
not
guilty
,
you
know
better
what
you
say
then
any
other
doth
.
what
saist
thou
,
art
thou
guiltie
of
the
Treason
laid
unto
thy
charge
,
or
art
thou
not
guiltie
.
Mr.
Lilburn
,
we
cannot
grant
you
that
favour
,
it
is
not
consistent
to
the
law
,
whatsoever
you
say
to
the
contrary
?
Well
then
,
you
will
not
plead
?
You
shall
have
that
which
is
according
to
the
law
,
therefore
Mr.
I
advise
you
for
to
plad
,
and
you
shall
have
faire
play
,
and
no
advantage
taken
against
you
by
your
ignorance
of
the
formalitie
of
the
law
?
By
whom
wilt
thou
be
tried
?
By
whom
wilt
thou
be
tried
?
You
must
say
by
God
and
your
countrey
,
that
's
the
forme
of
the
law
?
This
is
the
form
and
law
of
the
Land
,
will
you
plead
Mr.
according
to
the
lawes
of
England
?
You
say
you
will
be
tried
by
the
lawes
of
the
Land
,
then
it
is
by
the
Countrey
,
and
so
you
may
plead
and
doe
your selfe
no
harme
;
for
by
the
Countrey
is
meant
a
Jurie
of
your
equalls
?
you
will
be
tried
by
the
law
,
and
by
the
rules
thereof
,
when
you
say
so
,
you
doe
reallie
declare
it
to
be
by
your
countrie
,
so
that
the
true
signification
of
being
tried
by
the
law
,
is
the
same
thing
in
substance
with
being
tried
by
the
rules
of
the
law
.
The
formalitie
is
shortly
this
,
to
be
tried
by
God
and
your
countrie
,
no
more
is
meant
by
it
but
thus
,
by
God
,
as
God
is
everie
where
present
,
yea
,
in
all
Courts
of
Justice
,
and
sits
and
knows
all
things
that
are
acted
,
said
,
and
done
;
the
other
part
of
it
by
your
countrie
,
that
is
,
by
your
countrie
or
neighbourhood
;
the
Countrie
is
called
Patria
,
because
your
neighbour
and
your
equals
which
you
are
willing
to
put
your self
upon
the
triall
of
;
by
force
of
that
word
,
the
Countrie
,
a
Jurie
of
the
neighborhood
for
triall
of
you
are
summoned
,
now
doe
what
you
will
.
You
have
spoken
very
well
You
have
done
like
an
English-man
so
far
as
you
have
gone
,
and
I
doe
assure
that
in
any
formalities
(
as
you
expresse
,
orcall
them
)
there
shall
be
no
advantage
againsty
ou
,
if
you
mistake
in
them
.
Now
what
you
have
the
next
to
thinke
upon
,
is
your
Jurie
of
your
countri-men
,
or
neighbours
of
your
equalls
,
and
I
promise
you
we
will
take
●are
of
that
,
that
they
shall
be
good
and
lawfull
men
of
England
?
For
●ouncell
you
need
none
,
Mr.
for
that
not
guilty
which
you
have
pleaded
,
is
that
which
lies
in
your
own
breast
,
which
rests
in
your
owne
counsell
,
and
you
know
how
it
is
,
and
can
best
plead
that
your self
,
Councell
lies
in
matter
of
law
,
not
of
fact
.
If
matter
of
law
doe
arise
upon
the
proofe
of
the
fact
,
you
shall
know
it
,
and
then
shall
have
Councell
assigned
to
you
.
speake
rationally
for
your selfe
,
when
there
comes
a
matter
of
law
,
that
you
are
able
to
say
,
this
is
for
matter
of
law
,
arising
from
matter
of
fact
,
that
hath
been
proved
or
endeavoured
to
be
proved
,
when
you
come
beyond
that
,
you
shall
have
it
as
willingly
as
you
can
desire
,
and
withall
,
this
that
you
say
concerning
your
Memory
,
which
you
say
is
not
able
to
carry
away
,
or
containe
the
particulars
of
this
Inditement
.
The
Inditement
so
much
as
will
charge
your
memory
will
be
very
short
,
for
it
is
the
publishing
of
those
books
charged
upon
you
in
the
Inditement
,
that
will
be
the
matter
which
will
stick
,
and
that
matter
will
be
very
short
,
which
we
must
prove
against
you
,
which
is
only
matter
of
fact
,
and
not
of
Law
,
And
therefore
for
fact
of
Treason
you
can
be
allowed
no
Counsell
,
but
must
plead
it
your selfe
.
It
were
reasonable
to
give
you
satisfaction
,
if
you
would
receive
it
,
you
say
you
were
present
at
my
Lord
of
Triall
,
and
you
say
he
had
Counsell
assigned
him
,
not
only
to
stand
by
him
at
the
Barre
,
but
to
repair
to
prison
to
instruct
and
advise
,
but
that
was
not
a
Tryall
in
such
a
way
as
this
is
:
It
was
a
Triall
by
way
of
Impeachment
before
the
Peers
assembled
in
Parliament
,
and
his
Attainder
was
made
up
into
an
Act
of
Parliament
,
but
that
is
not
a
Triall
at
the
common
Law
,
which
is
,
that
which
your self
have
desired
,
a
Tryall
by
lawfull
men
according
to
the
Liberties
of
the
Lawes
of
After
your
Answer
to
your
first
question
,
that
is
to
say
,
whether
you
be
guilty
or
not
guiltie
of
the
things
whereof
you
are
accused
,
no
Counsell
in
the
world
can
follow
till
the
Fact
be
proved
,
and
matter
of
Law
doe
arise
thereupon
.
So
that
the
first
thing
that
must
be
done
,
the
matter
of
Fact
must
be
proved
against
you
,
and
then
if
it
shall
appear
thereupon
to
the
Court
,
that
matter
of
Law
doth
arise
,
and
you
doe
expect
Counsell
,
we
must
and
will
performe
it
,
the
Court
are
of
your
Counsell
so
farre
as
to
fact
.
And
then
in
that
case
,
that
Law
arise
thereupon
,
you
may
and
ought
to
have
other
Counsell
assigned
,
and
doe
not
you
doubt
but
the
Court
will
be
as
carefull
of
you
,
as
you
can
be
of
your selfe
,
and
allow
you
more
favour
,
it
may
be
,
then
your
friends
doe
expect
.
Mr.
Lilburne
,
we
doe
remember
it
.
Heare
me
one
word
,
and
you
shall
have
two
.
This
that
you
did
speake
but
even
now
,
doe
not
you
thinke
that
we
have
such
bad
memories
,
as
that
we
have
alreadie
forgot
it
,
your
life
is
by
Law
as
deare
as
our
lives
,
and
our
soules
are
at
stake
if
we
doe
you
any
wrong
.
Mr.
Lilburne
you
need
not
to
say
so
,
our
soules
are
upon
it
,
and
we
are
to
stand
or
fall
by
Justice
and
righteousnesse
as
well
at
your selfe
is
.
You
were
pleased
to
mention
some
presidents
of
those
that
have
been
accused
of
high
Treason
,
that
have
had
Counsell
assigned
to
them
,
and
for
one
you
mention
,
that
of
my
Lord
of
Strafford
,
whose
T●iall
I
told
you
was
Parliamentarie
before
the
House
of
Peers
,
upon
the
impeachment
of
the
Commons
of
in
Parliament
assembled
,
and
so
it
went
on
in
a
Parliamentarie
way
,
their
proceeding
is
in
an
ordinarie
course
of
the
ordinarie
qundam
Court
of
Justice
according
to
the
common
law
.
Now
for
my
L.
of
give
me
leave
to
observe
this
;
he
had
no
Counsell
assigned
him
untill
such
time
as
questions
of
the
law
did
arise
,
which
required
Councell
,
and
then
he
had
Counsell
assigned
him
,
but
not
before
;
for
that
my
Lord
doth
not
say
,
that
you
shall
have
no
Counsell
,
but
that
you
shall
have
that
which
the
law
allows
:
and
as
for
that
which
you
speake
of
counsell
at
Oxford
,
it
could
not
be
;
but
when
upon
the
proose
of
matter
of
fact
,
it
appears
to
the
Court
,
that
there
is
any
Question
or
matter
of
law
arising
upon
the
fact
:
And
when
it
doth
so
appear
unto
us
,
then
you
shall
have
Councell
for
that
;
but
(
I
beseech
you
)
hear
me
on
,
You
are
now
come
before
us
according
to
the
common
law
,
to
be
tried
by
your
Countrie
,
there
is
now
nothing
in
question
,
but
whether
that
matter
,
that
thing
,
those
words
contained
in
the
Indictment
read
to
you
,
be
true
,
yea
,
or
no
;
that
is
,
whether
they
be
done
,
or
no
,
for
wee
will
not
give
Counsell
to
plead
to
the
matter
of
fact
contained
in
your
owne
bookes
,
which
you
remember
very
well
.
If
they
be
not
yours
upon
good
grounds
proved
before
you
,
you
are
in
no
danger
:
and
if
upon
the
proofes
of
the
words
and
deeds
done
,
there
doe
appear
matter
of
law
,
you
must
and
shall
have
counsell
;
stay
till
that
be
done
,
in
the
meane
time
the
Court
will
take
care
that
a
Jurie
shall
be
returned
of
honest
and
sufficient
legall
men
to
judge
of
the
proofes
.
If
you
will
not
be
led
by
the
proceedings
of
law
,
it
will
be
worse
for
you
,
and
you
are
to
know
this
is
not
Oxford
.
Thomas
Gardiner
whether
Mr.
will
justifie
it
or
no
,
it
is
nothing
to
us
,
for
we
are
not
to
walke
by
presidents
,
but
by
the
rules
of
the
law
,
and
the
law
will
afford
you
no
Counsell
,
but
in
points
of
law
arising
upon
proofe
of
the
fact
John
Minard
This
is
not
the
rationall
way
you
said
you
would
goe
in
.
I
will
not
be
out-voiced
by
you
,
our
lives
and
our
soules
are
upon
it
,
therefore
you
shall
have
equity
and
Justice
,
yea
,
such
as
you
desire
your selfe
;
but
you
are
now
going
to
flie
into
extravagancies
&
heats
,
which
will
manifest
the
rancour
of
the
distemper'dnesse
and
invenom'dnesse
of
spirit
which
is
within
you
:
And
besides
,
if
we
should
enter
into
it
,
we
might
agravate
your
crimes
by
your
own
words
at
the
Bar.
Take
heed
of
it
,
that
you
give
not
advantage
against
your selfe
to
your
own
ruine
.
I
desire
to
correct
a
mistake
of
yours
in
the
law
:
You
were
pleased
to
condemn
it
as
unjust
;
for
the
Atturney
Generals
speaking
with
me
,
when
your
Indictment
was
a
reading
,
you
are
to
know
,
he
is
the
prosecutor
for
the
State
here
against
you
,
and
he
must
confer
with
us
upon
severall
occasions
,
and
we
with
him
,
and
this
is
law
.
Edward
Cooke
29.
30.
fol.
49.
03.
104.
and
he
says
the
Atturney
generall
or
any
other
prosecutor
may
speak
with
us
in
open
Court
,
to
inform
us
about
the
businesse
before
us
in
open
Court
.
I
tell
you
Sir
,
the
Attourney
Generall
may
talke
with
any
in
the
Court
by
law
,
as
he
did
with
me
.
No
(
Sir
)
it
is
no
hugger
mugger
for
him
to
doe
as
he
did
:
spare
your
words
,
and
burst
not
out
into
passion
,
for
thereby
you
will
declare
your selfe
to
be
within
the
compasse
of
your
Indictment
without
any
further
proofe
;
looke
to
it
,
that
you
behave
your selfe
according
to
the
bounds
of
reason
and
law
,
and
heare
me
,
for
we
must
cause
the
Jurie
to
be
returned
.
Were
you
there
indicted
for
Treason
?
And
yet
for
all
that
you
know
it
was
no
Treason
,
&
so
did
he
too
,
for
you
know
that
you
had
committed
no
Treason
at
all
in
obeying
the
Parliaments
command
;
for
what
you
have
done
,
was
done
by
the
Parliaments
speciall
authoritie
and
command
,
and
you
had
your
commission
to
justifie
you
in
your
hostile
actions
,
and
he
knew
it
well
enough
your
Act
was
no
Treason
,
though
he
did
offer
you
counsell
,
or
else
he
durst
not
allow
you
counsell
.
It
was
no
Treason
in
you
,
and
he
that
assigned
you
counsell
knew
it
was
no
Treason
,
and
this
arraignment
of
you
was
as
illegall
as
his
assigning
you
counsell
.
For
that
matter
that
you
talke
of
,
they
knew
it
was
no
Treason
,
and
therefore
gave
you
more
priviledges
th●n
was
their
right
by
law
,
very
well
knowing
,
that
whatsoever
was
done
to
any
of
you
that
did
fight
for
the
laws
,
religion
,
and
liberties
of
their
Country
,
there
might
be
the
like
done
to
others
that
were
prisoners
in
the
Parliaments
power
,
and
this
was
the
truth
of
it
,
and
you
know
it
very
well
,
and
therefore
it
is
nothing
to
us
,
nor
in
law
his
willingnesse
.
l●x
tal
o●is
I
wonder
they
did
not
proceed
in
the
prosecution
of
the
Indictment
,
and
find
you
guilty
of
Treason
,
and
so
to
execution
.
Henry
Vane
lex
talion
is
It
was
well
for
you
,
by
your
storie
that
you
do
tell
,
that
you
had
so
fair
play
;
you
shall
have
with
us
,
who
are
upon
our
lives
&
oaths
,
as
much
as
the
law
will
afford
you
,
&
so
much
as
our
judgement
and
consciences
can
lead
us
to
,
without
doing
injustice
in
granting
more
then
the
laws
of
wil
afford
:
what
was
done
there
,
is
nothing
to
us
here
,
for
we
are
not
to
walke
by
their
president
,
but
by
our
owne
Judgments
,
according
to
the
aules
of
the
law
:
&
here
t
is
thus
far
just
,
that
upon
the
proof
of
matter
of
fact
,
if
law
do
arise
you
are
to
have
counsell
,
if
not
,
you
are
to
have
none
.
By
your
allegation
,
you
say
,
you
had
counsell
assigned
you
before
any
matter
of
fact
came
to
be
proved
,
when
as
a
Judg
of
the
law
he
could
not
but
do
it
;
but
if
he
did
it
is
nothing
to
us
,
we
cannot
do
it
;
yet
we
have
in
this
place
proceeded
legally
hitherto
with
you
,
&
when
that
matter
of
law
doth
arise
from
the
fact
,
as
you
had
counsell
there
assigned
you
,
so
shall
you
have
here
,
&
you
shal
have
faire
dealing
,
&
fair
play
according
to
law
,
which
is
absolutely
as
I
tell
you
.
Spare
your selfe
,
when
your
time
comes
you
shall
speak
.
He
asked
leave
for
me
first
:
And
Sir
it
is
easie
to
prove
the
whole
indictment
to
be
matter
of
law
.
What
impudent
follow
is
that
,
that
dare
be
so
bold
as
to
speak
in
the
Court
without
being
called
.
Mr.
by
your
own
words
you
say
you
were
told
at
Oxford
,
that
by
law
you
were
to
have
counsell
:
that
is
as
true
,
that
the
Court
is
of
counsel
for
the
prisoner
arraigned
at
the
Bar
,
&
so
we
ought
,
&
shall
permit
you
other
counsell
,
if
matter
of
law
upon
the
proof
of
the
fact
do
arise
;
but
for
any
other
counsell
to
be
assigned
you
before
that
appear
,
is
not
by
law
warranted
,
we
shal
tread
the
rules
of
justice
:
and
we
shall
doe
wrong
to
the
whole
common-wealth
,
if
we
should
allow
you
counsell
before
matter
of
law
doth
arise
from
the
proof
of
the
fact
,
and
to
allow
counsel
in
any
other
case
,
the
Court
commits
injustice
.
And
this
Mr.
I
will
promise
you
,
that
when
there
comes
matter
in
law
,
let
be
a
Lawyer
or
your selfe
,
he
shall
speake
in
your
behalfe
,
but
before
he
cannot
.
Vpon
proof
of
the
matter
of
fact
,
you
shall
hear
&
know
whether
matter
of
law
will
arise
,
and
till
the
words
be
proved
,
wee
cannot
say
whether
that
be
the
law
that
you
suppose
.
you
have
bin
arraigned
before
us
for
high
Treason
,
&
we
bid
you
forbear
those
tearms
of
yours
,
long
agoe
,
speak
that
you
doe
rationally
,
and
you
shall
have
fair
and
christian
answers
and
replies
,
as
ever
any
man-had
at
a
Bar
,
&
goe
on
,
you
shall
have
it
still
,
if
you
will
be
fair
and
rationall
,
&
not
break
out
into
extravagancies
and
bitternesse
of
spirit
.
You
have
alledged
part
of
the
Law
of
England
for
your
own
advantage
;
but
every
one
that
says
so
,
does
not
prove
it
to
be
so
:
you
have
sayd
you
will
be
tried
by
the
Lawes
of
England
,
and
yet
against
the
Lawes
of
England
you
have
utterly
refused
,
in
that
you
would
not
hold
up
your
hand
,
which
I
doe
not
know
any
English
that
ever
refused
so
to
doe
,
but
your selfe
:
you
have
been
told
by
the
Court
what
the
Law
of
England
is
,
and
yet
you
will
not
be
satisfied
.
We
are
upon
our
Oathes
,
and
therefore
will
discharge
our
consciences
,
and
that
in
,
or
more
eminent
manner
than
my
brother
did
,
although
we
doe
not
deny
your
liberty
to
speak
for
your self
.
But
now
you
who
would
have
Counsell
assigned
before
any
matter
of
Law
doth
appeare
upon
the
proofe
of
the
fact
,
which
we
cannot
doe
:
for
it
were
to
doe
injustice
,
and
to
d
ee
against
the
Law
,
which
the
Court
cannot
justifie
.
doe
as
you
would
be
done
to
:
You
say
well
,
the
law
of
God
is
the
law
of
England
,
and
you
have
heard
no
law
else
but
what
is
consonant
to
the
law
of
Reason
,
which
is
the
best
law
of
God
.
and
here
is
none
else
urged
against
you
.
The
Lawes
of
God
,
and
the
Lawes
of
Reason
,
and
the
Lawes
of
the
Land
,
are
all
joyned
in
the
Lawes
that
you
shall
bee
tryed
by
.
The
question
is
but
this
,
Whether
the
Law
of
God
and
the
Law
of
Reason
,
and
the
Law
of
Man
may
be
consonant
to
each
other
,
and
whether
the
Court
or
shall
bee
Judges
thereof
,
that
is
the
question
.
And
that
which
you
said
Mr.
Atturney
hath
had
so
much
time
against
you
,
and
opportunity
to
consult
with
all
manner
of
Counsell
to
destroy
you
,
your
secret
actions
,
though
they
are
now
come
to
publick
view
,
are
so
heynous
,
as
that
they
doe
require
time
to
put
them
into
the
most
sure
way
of
tryall
,
we
have
proved
the
clandestinesse
of
them
;
you
did
this
in
secret
,
now
it
is
come
to
the
face
of
the
world
.
Now
this
being
matter
of
fact
,
no
matter
of
law
can
appeare
till
proofe
passe
upon
it
;
you
have
had
times
to
complot
your
treasonable
venomous
Bookes
,
which
shall
be
proved
upon
you
,
and
till
this
bee
done
there
is
no
matter
of
law
to
be
lookt
at
.
This
is
the
law
of
God
,
when
a
man
hath
done
such
treasonable
things
,
he
shall
answer
directly
and
positively
,
whether
he
be
guilty
of
them
or
no
;
and
if
he
answer
,
and
they
be
not
fully
proved
against
him
,
there
needs
no
more
to
be
said
.
there
fell
some
words
from
you
even
now
,
wherein
you
think
you
have
this
hardship
put
upon
you
,
when
you
say
the
Judges
&
your
persecuters
have
had
moneths
time
to
meet
together
and
consult
together
how
to
destroy
you
:
First
,
I
would
not
have
you
to
beleeve
,
nor
the
rest
that
heare
it
,
That
that
is
true
that
you
say
:
for
I
speake
it
for
my
owne
particular
,
that
I
never
saw
your
Indictment
till
this
time
that
I
came
here
,
and
yet
you
say
we
have
had
six
moneths
together
to
frame
it
.
These
are
your
words
,
this
was
not
rightly
done
of
you
:
for
it
is
not
true
,
I
speake
in
my
own
particular
.
I
speak
as
for
my
own
particular
that
I
was
never
there
,
and
that
I
never
see
your
Indictment
till
this
time
.
Why
Mr.
might
we
not
have
such
meetings
as
those
,
your
businesses
being
a
matter
of
this
importance
as
this
is
,
through
the
haynousnesse
of
your
offence
,
and
that
it
might
be
so
grounded
as
the
Warrant
of
the
Law
is
,
the
Judges
did
meete
,
and
they
ought
to
meete
Humphery
Stratfords
H.
7.
to
consider
of
it
,
that
nothing
should
be
done
against
you
,
or
any
man
else
,
contrary
to
the
Law
;
but-yet
for
my
part
,
my
dwelling
is
out
of
I
heard
not
of
it
so
soone
as
you
speak
of
,
but
after
I
came
to
Town
,
I
confesse
I
heard
of
it
,
and
have
been
present
about
some
debates
about
it
.
These
are
but
words
,
and
flourishes
Sir
,
that
you
are
so
willing
and
ready
to
die
as
you
declare
you
are
;
but
if
you
be
,
it
is
the
better
for
you
:
And
also
it
is
well
you
have
not
to
do
with
Judges
,
that
would
be
austeare
upon
you
,
for
you
to
terme
us
to
be
men
that
come
hither
to
destroy
you
as
went
about
to
doe
you
may
judge
of
what
is
within
you
,
but
of
us
,
what
is
within
us
,
you
cannot
judge
;
you
shall
have
justice
here
in
the
face
of
the
Countrey
,
and
of
all
that
heare
us
,
these
shall
be
Judges
of
our
proceedings
towards
you
:
take
heed
,
this
language
is
but
the
sparks
of
that
venemous
heat
that
is
within
you
,
and
they
may
burst
out
to
prove
you
guilty
before
us
,
and
in
our
presence
,
of
that
you
are
charged
with
,
without
any
further
proofe
or
proceedings
;
for
you
may
doe
it
,
you
may
do
it
where
you
stand
,
and
therefore
be
advised
,
and
take
heed
what
you
say
.
You
shall
not
now
lay
it
down
,
if
you
do
not
destroy
nor
cast
away
the
Common-wealth
;
but
if
you
go
about
to
destroy
the
Common-wealth
,
the
Common-wealth
will
spue
you
up
and
destroy
you
.
We
are
willing
to
die
too
.
What
is
agreeable
to
the
Law
of
the
constant
setled
practice
of
trying
Prisoners
,
will
not
be
denyed
Mr.
but
as
for
that
priviledge
that
was
granted
unto
him
at
is
no
tye
in
Law
to
us
,
neither
was
it
ever
heard
of
in
that
any
that
did
understand
the
Law
,
did
ever
as
Mr.
now
desires
,
allow
Councell
to
a
Prisoner
for
such
an
Act
as
this
is
,
or
had
the
Copy
of
the
Indictment
,
it
shall
not
be
denyed
Mr.
which
is
his
right
by
Law
in
its
due
place
:
But
to
make
new
Presidents
and
new
Lawes
,
which
my
Lord
when
done
by
such
a
Bench
as
this
is
,
most
of
the
Judges
in
being
present
,
runs
to
all
crimminall
cases
whatsoever
,
whether
in
treason
,
murther
,
or
other
fellonies
;
its
true
,
Mr.
is
now
onely
concerned
in
it
,
but
if
granted
to
him
,
it
would
be
a
president
to
all
future
times
,
by
meanes
of
which
,
there
would
never
be
an
end
of
Tryalls
in
crimminall
Cases
.
And
it
is
a
wonderfull
strange
thing
to
me
,
That
when
the
Prisoner
hath
pleaded
the
usuall
way
,
you
proceed
not
immediately
to
tryall
,
its
true
Mr.
hath
pleaded
his
own
ignorance
,
and
therefore
desires
longer
time
;
but
my
Lord
,
to
make
a
President
of
this
nature
that
never
was
known
by
the
Lawes
of
is
very
dangerous
,
very
perilous
.
My
Lord
,
the
things
that
I
presse
is
not
in
relation
to
time
,
but
in
relation
to
the
publique
Justice
;
for
by
the
same
reason
it
s
granted
him
,
it
ought
not
to
be
denyed
to
any
man
that
asketh
it
,
neither
for
Treason
or
Felleny
,
and
of
what
evill
consequence
it
would
be
,
I
leave
your
Lordship
and
the
Court
to
judge
.
I
do
humbly
desire
that
Mr.
may
be
dealt
with
all
legall
,
just
,
and
faire
proceedings
from
the
Court
.
I
do
desi●e
accordingly
,
that
proceedings
may
for
the
Common-wealth
be
so
too
,
and
that
Mr.
may
be
without
delay
according
to
Law
,
proceeded
against
for
his
notorious
treasons
.
What
need
we
any
more
when
we
are
of
your
opinion
,
we
wish
you
may
come
as
●lerly
off
as
you
say
you
hope
to
do
?
My
Lord
,
and
that
it
may
be
so
declared
,
and
that
the
world
may
know
whether
Mr
be
an
innocent
man
or
no
,
I
pray
put
it
to
the
finall
issue
,
and
let
the
Law
udge
.
Once
you
had
,
and
it
is
but
just
you
should
,
and
I
am
sure
it
will
be
granted
unto
you
.
you
say
well
,
the
prisoner
loth
not
know
the
Law
,
you
do
not
,
and
many
others
do
not
;
but
I
tell
you
againe
,
you
know
so
much
of
the
Law
as
is
sutable
to
this
Plea
,
you
your self
know
,
whether
your
Conscience
accuse
you
guilty
of
the
fact
laid
unto
your
charge
or
not
;
for
our
parts
,
we
say
no
more
then
men
upon
their
Oaths
have
informed
us
,
upon
sufficient
testimony
of
Witnesses
,
that
what
they
had
said
,
we
should
further
informour
selves
of
,
before
your
life
be
taken
away
;
yea
such
is
the
Law
of
the
tenderest
Law
in
the
world
of
a
mans
life
.
I
say
againe
,
that
no
such
tryalls
for
life
,
is
to
be
found
in
the
world
:
as
in
in
any
place
but
in
A
mans
life
may
be
taken
away
upon
two
or
three
Witnesses
,
but
in
two
or
three
witnesses
do
not
do
it
;
for
there
is
two
Juries
besides
,
and
you
have
men
returned
,
you
have
men
upon
their
Oaths
and
Consciences
that
have
found
you
guilty
;
and
yet
when
you
have
don●
that
,
it
is
not
enough
by
the
Law
of
but
you
are
also
to
have
rationall
vnderstanding
men
of
your
Neighbours
to
heare
all
over
againe
,
and
to
passe
upon
your
life
.
This
is
not
used
in
any
Law
in
the
world
but
in
which
hath
the
righteousest
and
mercifullest
Law
in
the
world
,
and
this
we
sit
here
to
maintaine
,
and
let
all
the
world
know
it
,
that
according
to
the
rules
thereof
we
have
proceeded
against
you
.
you
were
speaking
of
the
Lawes
being
in
other
Tongues
,
those
that
we
try
you
by
,
are
in
English
,
and
we
proceed
in
English
against
you
,
and
therefore
you
have
no
cause
to
complain
of
that
.
Those
men
that
know
the
Lawes
of
England
,
know
well
,
that
it
taketh
away
no
mans
life
but
upon
clean
proofe
,
and
upon
manifest
contempts
of
the
Law
:
The
Law
is
,
Whosoever
shall
goe
such
a
way
in
a
Court
as
evidently
gives
affront
to
the
Law
,
that
such
one
takes
away
his
owne
life
;
The
facts
that
you
are
charged
with
,
if
they
had
taken
effect
,
would
have
taken
away
the
innocent
lives
of
many
.
Therefore
you
are
now
before
us
charged
with
the
fact
,
and
every
mans
conscience
knowes
whether
he
committed
the
thing
charged
upon
him
,
or
no
,
and
your selfe
does
know
whether
you
be
guilty
of
that
you
are
accused
of
,
or
no.
But
the
Court
must
not
spend
any
further
time
:
For
Mr.
Atturney
Generall
hath
returned
the
Writ
of
For
the
calling
or
summoning
of
a
Jury
of
life
and
death
.
you
say
you
well
understand
your self
:
you
knew
of
your
comming
,
and
you
knew
of
the
fact
that
you
have
committed
.
Heare
what
is
said
to
you
,
for
your
Witnesses
,
you
should
have
brought
them
with
you
,
we
'll
give
you
leave
to
send
for
them
,
we
will
give
you
time
to
do
,
to
consider
with
your self
,
what
to
say
for
your self
,
you
shall
,
till
to
morrow
a
clocke
That
's
the
time
,
we
will
give
you
no
longer
,
you
knew
of
your
comming
long
agoe
,
and
therefore
ought
to
have
come
provided
.
Never
talk
of
that
which
is
with
you
;
God
is
in
us
as
well
as
in
you
:
never
make
a
flourish
of
what
is
in
you
;
for
the
feare
of
God
is
before
our
eyes
as
well
as
yours
,
and
what
we
doe
we
shall
have
comfort
in
,
in
that
it
is
according
to
the
Lawes
of
the
Rules
of
which
we
are
sworne
to
observe
,
and
every
man
will
doe
righteous
things
as
well
as
you
.
We
will
give
you
no
more
,
you
ought
to
have
brought
them
with
you
,
you
knew
of
it
long
agoe
;
and
the
Court
cannot
,
nor
will
not
wait
upon
you
.
I
tell
you
,
That
if
the
matter
bee
proved
,
there
needs
no
counsell
.
Sir
,
you
sayd
at
first
,
you
would
speak
as
a
rationall
and
moderate
man
,
and
yet
you
will
not
bee
answered
.
If
matter
of
Law
doe
arise
out
of
your
fact
,
that
we
have
told
you
again
and
again
,
you
shall
hnue
counsell
and
time
.
Your
distemper
will
break
out
,
your
heart
is
so
full
of
boyling
malice
and
venome
,
you
cannot
contain
your selfe
.
You
speak
great
words
of
your
own
judgement
,
your
own
conscience
,
your
own
zeale
,
and
the
like
:
And
I
tell
you
,
our
Consciences
,
and
our
Religion
,
and
our
Zeale
,
and
our
Righteousnesse
,
I
hope
shall
appeare
as
much
as
yours
:
you
would
make
your selfe
Judge
in
your
own
cause
,
which
you
are
not
,
and
so
make
Ciphers
of
us
,
but
all
your
high
words
of
Conscience
and
righteousnesse
is
but
a
flourish
,
to
make
the
pleople
believe
or
be
apprehensive
as
though
we
had
none
,
you
had
all
;
but
you
shall
know
,
here
we
sit
with
as
much
tendernesse
and
integrity
as
you
stand
there
,
and
to
do
that
uprighty
which
is
according
to
Law
and
justice
.
the
Court
is
very
tender
not
to
take
up
any
of
your
time
,
you
have
heard
what
was
declared
to
you
there
,
that
hath
made
processe
against
you
returnable
,
to
morrow
at
seven
of
the
clock
,
and
therefore
to
spend
more
time
will
be
but
your
losse
and
damage
,
the
Sheriffs
of
are
to
take
care
to
returne
the
Jury
to
morrow
morning
,
and
therfore
the
Court
doth
adjurne
til
seven
a
clock
to
morrow
in
the
morning
,
and
in
the
mean
time
they
do
commit
the
prisoner
at
the
Bar
,
to
the
Lieutenant
of
the
Tower
againe
.
You
shall
not
be
denied
to
hear
it
againe
,
the
Court
desires
to
be
good
husbands
of
time
for
you
,
we
could
have
sat
long
enough
,
to
have
trifled
away
your
time
that
you
may
spend
your
meditations
,
and
take
your
friends
advice
,
do
not
stand
upon
and
destroy
your self
by
words
all
that
are
here
,
are
to
take
notice
of
it
,
that
the
prisoner
at
the
Bar
tath
had
more
favour
already
,
then
ever
any
prisoner
in
in
the
like
case
ever
had
;
for
by
the
Laws
of
in
the
matter
of
Treason
,
whereof
you
are
indicted
,
you
ought
to
have
been
tried
presently
,
imediatly
;
but
because
all
the
world
shall
know
with
what
cander
and
Justice
the
Court
do
proceed
against
you
,
you
have
till
to
morrow
morning
,
which
is
the
Courts
extraordinary
favour
,
and
the
doors
are
wide
open
,
that
all
the
world
may
know
it
.
Adjurne
the
Court.
The
Court
adjurned
till
the
next
morning
,
and
the
Prisoner
remanded
to
the
Tower
.
THe
Prisoner
being
brought
to
the
Bar
,
spake
as
followeth
:
I
am
afraid
something
troubles
you
,
I
will
have
no
body
stand
there
Robert
Lilburne
let
all
come
out
but
one
man
.
Sir
,
your
brother
shall
not
stand
by
you
there
,
I
will
only
have
one
hold
your
papers
and
books
,
and
the
rest
not
to
trouble
you
,
wherefore
the
rest
are
to
come
out
.
Edward
Cook
You
see
with
what
a
great
deal
of
favour
,
in
stead
of
a
few
words
,
we
have
heard
you
many
,
this
is
a
priviledge
;
but
this
that
you
say
upon
it
,
it
may
be
it
was
done
,
but
that
we
doe
,
shall
be
according
to
that
,
you
and
we
,
shall
find
to
he
according
the
Laws
of
the
Land
,
and
our
conscience
,
and
the
priviledge
of
the
Subject
:
that
that
they
did
before
the
Grand
Jury
,
and
the
witnesses
,
the
witnesses
are
here
sworn
in
Court
in
presence
of
the
Grand
Jury
,
so
far
we
goe
with
them
;
that
of
M.
and
M.
Justice
being
assigned
Councell
,
for
what
cause
it
was
then
they
best
know
,
it
is
nothing
that
doth
now
concerne
us
,
though
the
Treason
was
against
those
Laws
that
then
were
in
being
;
we
must
come
to
proof
,
it
may
be
he
confest
his
fact
;
if
you
will
doe
so
too
it
alters
the
case
.
When
you
come
to
tryall
,
if
we
see
there
be
need
of
Counsel
,
the
Court
will
be
instead
of
Counsel
to
you
;
nay
,
the
Court
if
they
see
any
matter
of
Law
for
Counsel
,
though
you
doe
not
ask
it
,
they
will
give
you
it
;
and
therefore
set
your
heart
at
rest
,
for
if
there
be
any
thing
rationall
in
Law
that
we
can
spie
out
,
as
well
as
your
Counsel
,
we
will
help
you
in
it
.
We
are
upon
our
lives
too
as
well
as
you
.
We
are
upon
our
lives
and
our
souls
to
all
eternity
.
I
will
hear
no
more
My
Lord
,
I
desire
the
Court
would
proceed
,
and
not
prolong
time
,
seeing
he
has
pleaded
not
guilty
,
and
confessed
something
.
Go
on
,
be
silent
M.
Sir
,
These
passionate
words
will
doe
you
no
good
,
you
had
better
forbear
them
.
Doe
you
say
that
we
doe
offer
to
take
away
your
life
,
Sir
,
if
we
doe
take
it
away
contrary
to
law
,
we
are
liable
to
smart
for
it
;
but
we
shall
judge
what
you
have
done
Sir
,
I
advise
you
,
Sir
spare
your self
with
patience
and
hear
the
Be
quiet
Sir
.
You
said
you
would
be
rationall
,
you
would
be
moderate
;
you
doe
break
out
,
you
will
doe
your self
more
hurt
then
any
here
can
doe
you
;
you
must
be
silent
and
hear
the
we
can
lose
no
more
time
to
hear
you
:
call
the
Jury
The
Iury
called
You
Master
you
must
not
talk
to
the
Prisoner
;
you
may
stand
and
hold
the
Books
;
you
did
offend
yesterday
,
but
you
shall
not
doe
so
to
day
,
for
you
shall
not
stand
near
the
Prisoner
to
talk
to
him
.
You
good
men
of
the
You
prisoner
at
the
Barre
,
these
good
men
that
are
here
presented
before
the
are
to
be
of
your
Iury
of
life
and
death
,
if
therfore
you
will
challenge
them
,
or
any
of
them
,
you
must
challenge
them
before
they
goe
to
he
sworn
,
and
then
you
shall
be
heard
.
Every
man
that
can
inform
my
Lords
the
Iustices
,
and
the
Attorny
Generall
of
this
against
Master
prisoner
at
the
Barre
,
of
any
Treason
or
fellony
committed
by
him
,
let
them
come
forth
,
and
they
shall
be
heard
,
for
the
prisoner
stands
upon
his
deliverance
;
and
all
others
bound
to
give
their
attendance
here
upon
pain
of
forfeiture
of
your
Recognisance
,
are
to
come
in
.
You
cannot
be
heard
We
give
you
too
much
time
;
you
will
speak
words
that
will
undo
you
;
is
this
your
reason
?
you
shall
talk
in
your
legall
time
,
and
take
your
legall
exceptions
,
we
will
hear
you
till
midnight
.
You
have
given
a
great
slander
,
and
that
doth
not
become
a
man
of
your
profession
;
you
speak
very
black
words
.
No
Sir
,
you
ought
not
to
have
it
.
If
you
be
your
own
judge
you
will
judge
so
,
go
on
.
It
cannot
be
granted
;
and
that
fellow
come
out
there
,
with
the
white
cap
,
pul
him
out
.
Your
words
were
never
a
slander
,
nor
never
will
be
,
hold
your
peace
Cryer
go
on
.
look
upon
the
prisoner
was
he
recorded
and
sworn
before
he
spake
or
no
?
No
my
Lord
.
The
let
him
continue
if
he
be
right
recorded
.
The
Oath
was
not
given
quite
out
.
Then
he
hath
challenged
in
time
;
let
him
have
all
the
lawfull
favour
that
may
be
afforded
him
by
law
.
Take
away
let
him
stand
a
little
by
.
Twelve
good
men
and
true
,
stand
together
and
here
your
Evidence
.
Cryer
of
the
Court
,
let
the
Jury
stand
of
the
one
side
and
of
the
other
of
the
Jury
lives
about
It
s
well
done
The
Lords
,
the
Justices
,
do
straitly
charge
and
command
all
manner
of
persons
to
keep
silence
,
while
the
prisoner
is
in
tryall
.
John
Lilburne
,
hold
up
thy
hand
.
John
Lilburne
Richard
Lilburne
You
refuse
to
hold
up
your
hand
,
and
though
you
break
the
Law
of
the
Court
will
not
break
it
.
Read
the
Indictment
John
Lilburne
John
Lilburne
John
Lilburn
An
impeachment
of
high
treason
,
against
and
his
son
in
law
Esquires
,
late
members
of
the
late
forcibly
desolved
House
of
Commous
,
presented
to
publike
view
by
Lieutenant
Colonell
close
prisoner
in
the
Tower
of
for
his
reall
,
true
and
zealous
affections
to
the
liberties
of
this
Nation
An
out-cry
of
the
young
men
and
apprentices
of
or
an
inquisition
after
the
lost
fundamentall
laws
and
liberties
of
to
the
private
soldiers
of
the
Army
,
especially
all
those
that
signed
the
sulemn
Engagement
at
the
fifth
of
but
more
especially
the
private
Soldiers
of
the
Generals
Regiment
of
Horse
,
that
healped
to
plunder
and
destroy
the
honest
and
true
hearted
Englishmen
,
traiterously
defeted
at
the
fifteenth
of
The
legall
fundamentall
liberties
of
the
people
of
revised
,
asserted
and
vindicated
John
Lilburn
John
Lilburn
Jo.
Lilburn
An
Impeachment
of
high
Treason
against
and
his
son
in
law
Esquires
,
late
members
of
the
late
forcibly
dissolved
House
of
presented
to
puhlike
view
by
Lieutenant
Colonell
close
prisoner
in
the
Tower
of
for
his
reall
,
true
and
zealous
affection
to
the
liberties
of
his
native
Country
but
my
true
friends
Iohn
Lilburn
Iohn
Lilburn
shall
here
take
upon
me
the
holdnesse
,
considering
the
great
distractions
of
the
present
times
,
to
give
a
little
further
advice
to
our
friends
aforesaid
,
from
whose
company
or
society
,
or
from
some
of
them
,
hath
been
begun
and
issued
out
the
most
transcendent
,
clear
,
rationall
and
just
things
for
the
peoples
liberties
and
freedomes
,
John
Lilburn
as
your
notable
and
excellent
Petition
of
the
20th
burnt
by
the
hands
of
the
common-hangman
,
recorded
in
my
Book
called
with
divers
petitions
of
that
nature
,
and
the
Petition
of
the
19th
of
thou
the
foresaid
William
Walwin
Richard
Overton
Thomas
Prince
John
Lilburn
John
Lilburn
John
Lilburn
Iohn
Lilburn
Iohn
Lilburn
Iohn
Lilburn
John
Lilburne
Iohn
Lilburne
Hold
a
while
,
Hold
a
while
,
Let
there
be
no
discourse
but
openly
,
for
my
adversaries
or
persecutors
whispering
with
the
Judges
,
is
contrary
to
the
Law
of
And
extreame
foule
and
dishonest
play
,
and
therefore
I
pray
let
me
have
no
more
of
that
injustice
.
By
your
favour
Prideaux
,
that
is
more
then
I
do
know
,
but
whether
it
be
or
not
,
by
the
expresse
Law
of
it
ought
not
to
be
,
therefoe
I
pray
let
me
have
no
more
of
it
.
John
Lilburne
An
out-cry
of
the
Young-men
and
apprentices
of
London
,
Or
an
inquisition
after
the
lost
fundamentall
Laws
and
Liberties
of
England
:
John
Lilburne
Thomas
Lecoies
,
Iohn
Skinner
John
Toppe
France
,
Spain
,
Denmark
,
Swethland
,
&c.
Iohn
Lilburn
Oliver
Cromwell
Henry
Ireton
Iohn
Lilburne
The
Legall
Fundamentall
liberties
of
revived
,
&c.
A
preparative
to
an
Hue
and
Cry
after
Sir
The
Agreement
of
the
People
John
Lilburne
John
Lilburne
John
Lilburne
John
Tooke
,
Thomas
Lewis
John
Skinner
Quiet
you
your self
,
we
will
quiet
them
for
you
.
Which
Country
are
you
?
so
that
you
are
to
finde
whither
he
is
guilty
or
no
,
he
having
already
pleaded
,
Not
Guilty
.
If
you
finde
that
he
is
Guilty
of
any
of
the
high
Treasons
laid
to
his
Charge
,
then
you
are
to
enquire
what
goods
,
Lands
,
or
Chattels
he
stood
possessed
of
,
when
he
committed
the
said
high
Treasons
;
but
if
you
finde
him
not
Guilty
,
you
shall
then
enqnire
whither
he
did
not
fly
for
it
,
and
if
he
did
not
fly
for
it
,
Then
you
are
to
say
so
and
no
more
,
therefore
hearken
to
your
evidence
?
If
any
man
can
give
any
Evidence
to
my
Lords
the
Justices
of
against
Mr.
let
him
come
in
and
he
shall
be
heard
.
It
is
not
a
fit
time
,
you
shall
be
heard
in
your
due
time
,
but
hear
what
the
Witnesses
saith
first
.
We
know
all
this
You
must
hear
us
,
we
hear
you
,
a
word
is
a
great
deale
,
these
things
we
have
taken
perfect
notice
of
,
the
Court
is
not
ignorant
of
them
.
Therefore
they
need
not
so
suddainly
be
repeated
to
us
againe
,
you
need
not
repeate
these
things
;
for
I
tell
you
agan●
,
they
are
all
fresh
in
our
memories
,
and
that
we
have
done
we
must
maintaine
,
or
we
have
done
nothing
.
You
shall
have
the
Lawes
of
although
you
refuse
to
own
them
,
in
not
holding
up
your
hand
;
for
the
holding
up
of
the
hand
hath
been
used
as
a
part
of
the
Law
of
yeares
,
go
on
My
Lord
The
prisoner
at
the
Barstands
Indicted
as
a
Traytor
,
for
that
he
contriving
,
and
maliciously
intending
not
only
to
disturbe
the
publicke
Peace
;
but
also
to
bring
the
Government
of
the
Nation
happily
setled
in
a
free
State
,
or
Common-wealth
,
without
a
King
,
or
an
house
of
Lords
,
and
the
Commons
in
Parliament
assembled
,
to
bring
in
disgrace
and
contempt
amongst
all
good
men
,
he
did
the
first
of
this
instant
October
,
and
divers
times
before
and
since
in
this
City
,
falsly
and
maliciously
,
advisedly
and
trayterously
by
writing
,
printing
and
openly
derlaring
,
in
and
by
one
Paper
of
his
called
,
and
by
divers
other
papers
and
books
,
whereof
one
he
calls
,
Oliver
Cromwell
Henry
Ireton
,
and
another
book
of
his
Entituled
directed
to
all
the
privat
Souldiers
of
the
Army
,
&c.
a
third
,
Arthur
Haslerigg
,
and
a
fourth
that
he
did
in
these
bookes
publish
,
that
the
said
Governement
is
tyrannicall
,
usurped
and
unlawfull
;
and
that
the
Commons
in
Parliament
assembled
,
are
not
the
Supream
authority
of
this
Nation
;
he
stands
further
indicted
,
that
he
as
a
false
Traytor
did
maliciously
,
advisedly
and
trayterously
plot
,
and
contrive
,
to
raise
force
against
the
present
Government
,
and
for
the
subversion
and
alteration
of
it
,
and
for
the
fulfilling
of
his
most
malicious
and
trayterous
designes
,
he
did
in
and
by
the
said
trayterous
Books
,
falsly
,
maliciously
and
advisedly
,
utter
and
declare
severall
most
false
and
scandalous
,
malicious
and
trayterous
words
and
writings
,
that
in
the
Indictment
are
particularly
named
and
expressed
.
And
thirdly
,
that
as
a
Traytor
not
being
an
Officer
,
nor
a
Souldier
,
or
a
member
of
the
Army
under
the
Command
of
the
now
Lord
Generall
he
did
most
maliciously
and
trayterously
endeavour
,
to
withdraw
certaine
Souldiers
of
that
Army
from
their
obedience
to
their
superiour
Officers
,
which
are
particularly
named
in
the
Indictment
,
and
that
for
the
full
accomplishment
of
his
contrivances
and
endeavours
,
he
did
maliciously
,
advisedly
and
trayterously
publish
,
and
deliver
the
poysonous
booke
called
and
in
particular
directed
by
the
Title
of
the
booke
,
to
all
the
people
of
being
for
that
end
published
by
him
to
publick
view
;
in
which
Book
are
contained
,
most
false
and
scandalous
,
malicious
,
mutinous
and
traiterous
expressions
as
in
the
Indictment
are
set
forth
;
And
further
that
in
the
said
book
which
he
called
that
the
present
Government
is
tirannicall
and
usurped
,
and
that
the
Commons
of
England
in
Parliament
assembled
,
are
not
the
Supream
Authority
,
And
he
further
stands
indicted
,
and
the
Jury
further
finds
,
and
presents
,
that
all
these
and
other
expressions
written
by
him
,
and
published
by
him
in
written
Papers
and
printed
books
,
he
hath
falsly
,
maliciously
and
trayterously
stirred
up
strife
on
purpose
,
and
to
the
intent
,
to
stir
up
and
raise
force
against
the
present
Government
,
setled
in
the
way
of
a
Common-wealth
and
free
State
,
without
King
and
Lords
,
on
purpose
,
it
to
subvert
and
destroy
.
And
further
,
he
hath
also
most
trayterously
endeavoured
to
withdraw
the
privat
Souldiers
from
their
obedience
and
subjection
to
their
superiour
Officers
;
and
all
this
in
manifest
contempt
of
the
Lawes
of
this
Common-wealth
,
in
that
behalf
made
and
provided
,
and
to
the
hazzard
of
the
overthrow
,
and
utter
subversion
of
the
said
Government
.
To
this
Indictment
the
Gentleman
hath
pleaded
not
guilty
,
and
hath
put
himself
upon
his
Conntry
,
and
if
we
can
prove
this
against
his
Plea
,
it
is
at
an
issue
.
My
Lord
,
and
you
Gentlemen
of
the
Jury
,
You
have
heard
the
Indictment
read
unto
you
,
and
you
have
heard
it
opened
unto
you
,
and
you
have
heard
what
Mr.
saies
,
that
he
did
not
plead
not
Guilty
,
and
I
hope
he
is
ashamed
of
his
Plea
,
now
he
heares
the
Indictment
opened
unto
him
.
My
Lord
,
in
this
Indictment
there
is
contained
these
severall
Grand
Treasons
.
The
first
is
,
that
he
hath
advisedly
,
traiterously
,
and
maliciously
published
,
that
the
Government
that
is
now
established
,
by
way
of
a
free
State
or
Common-wealth
,
without
either
King
or
house
of
Lords
,
is
tirannic
all
,
usurped
and
unlawfull
;
and
further
,
that
the
present
Parliament
now
assembled
,
arr
not
the
Supreame
authority
of
the
Nation
.
The
second
is
this
,
that
he
hath
plotted
,
contrived
and
endeavoured
,
to
stirre
up
,
and
raise
forces
against
the
present
Government
,
and
for
the
subversion
and
alteration
of
the
same
.
The
third
is
this
that
relates
to
the
Army
,
you
have
heard
what
his
expressions
have
been
,
and
they
have
been
read
unto
you
,
concerning
them
and
the
rest
,
that
he
,
not
being
an
Officer
or
Souldier
or
member
of
the
present
Army
,
hath
offered
to
stir
up
mutiny
in
the
Army
,
and
to
withdraw
the
Souldiers
from
their
obedience
and
subjection
to
their
superiour
Officer
,
and
thereby
to
stir
them
up
to
mutiny
and
discontent
.
These
are
the
maine
parts
,
and
substance
of
what
I
intend
to
Charge
him
with
in
the
evidence
,
to
prove
that
which
was
contained
in
the
Indictment
.
My
Lord
,
you
have
heard
in
what
hath
been
read
out
of
the
Indictment
,
what
expressions
they
are
,
those
that
are
traiterous
to
the
publicke
,
and
have
been
so
declared
,
so
judged
,
so
executed
,
these
are
here
Mr
Lilburns
engaged
true
friends
;
the
Parliament
,
the
Government
,
the
Authority
,
of
both
Parliament
and
Army
,
they
are
Tyrants
,
Vsurpers
,
Mercenaries
,
Janisaries
,
Murderers
,
Traytors
,
standing
by
their
own
power
and
swords
,
and
ever-ruling
all
by
their
Wills
;
these
are
the
expressions
that
he
hath
used
.
My
Lords
,
I
shall
not
trouble
you
with
any
thing
of
agravation
;
for
my
Lords
,
I
do
conceive
,
that
the
reading
of
the
Bookes
themselves
aggravates
every
thing
against
him
;
and
I
thinke
there
is
no
as
Mr.
so
often
stiles
himself
to
be
will
own
such
words
or
acts
as
these
are
.
And
truly
my
Lord
,
if
I
had
read
the
Books
,
and
not
known
the
person
,
I
should
not
have
thought
he
had
been
either
a
Christian
,
or
a
Gentleman
,
or
a
Civill
man
,
to
have
given
such
base
and
bitter
language
;
but
my
Lords
,
and
you
of
the
Jury
,
I
stall
hold
you
no
longer
the
evidence
being
so
plaine
,
and
the
matter
so
foule
,
that
it
will
not
admit
ouer
much
stand
in
need
of
any
dispute
,
and
to
make
it
plaine
and
cleere
to
your
judgements
,
and
Consciences
,
there
is
Witnesses
in
the
Court
evidently
to
prove
every
thing
that
will
stand
in
need
,
to
be
proved
for
the
Indictment
.
My
Lords
,
the
words
are
maliciously
,
advisedly
and
traiterously
,
I
shall
not
catch
at
words
,
but
as
himself
sayes
,
what
he
prints
is
of
mature
,
and
deliberate
consideration
,
and
such
are
his
books
in
print
;
that
himself
hath
either
printed
,
or
caused
to
be
published
.
The
first
that
he
is
Charged
withall
,
is
that
which
is
called
it
hath
a
very
dangerous
Title
,
and
in
the
Direction
especially
to
the
Souldiers
of
the
Army
,
but
especially
to
the
privat
Souldiers
of
the
Generalls
Regiment
of
horse
,
that
helped
to
plunder
the
true
hearted
men
,
traiterously
defeated
at
so
that
the
Rebels
at
were
Mr.
deare
friends
.
My
Lord
,
it
hath
not
only
a
dangerous
Title
,
but
was
published
at
a
dangerous
time
;
yea
and
for
a
dangerous
end
,
which
was
to
stir
up
the
great
mutiny
that
was
in
the
City
of
My
Lord
for
the
proof
of
this
,
we
shall
offer
this
,
That
himself
was
Capt.
associate
in
the
publishing
that
Booke
;
For
and
this
Capt.
brought
this
Booke
to
the
presse
to
be
Printed
,
we
shall
offer
unte
yon
where
he
hath
published
it
to
Souldiers
of
the
Army
,
to
engage
them
in
a
mutiny
,
and
discontent
against
their
superiour
Officers
;
therefore
in
the
first
place
call
Before
you
speak
look
upon
the
prisoner
first
,
whether
you
know
him
or
not
.
My
Lord
,
if
you
please
,
he
may
take
the
booke
in
his
hand
,
and
see
whether
he
printed
it
,
and
when
he
printed
it
,
and
who
brought
it
to
the
presse
?
I
Printed
of
this
Booke
onely
the
last
sheet
,
not
knowing
where
the
former
part
of
it
was
done
,
which
Booke
was
brought
to
me
by
Leiut
.
Col.
and
Capt.
which
Capt.
did
agree
with
me
in
the
price
,
I
was
stopt
in
the
proceedings
in
it
:
I
say
,
that
Capt.
together
with
Leiut
.
Col.
did
bring
it
to
me
,
and
that
Capt.
did
agree
with
me
in
the
price
,
but
I
was
taken
before
I
did
perfect
it
,
but
Capt.
did
indent
with
me
for
the
price
;
but
this
I
must
say
,
Leiut
.
Col.
came
alone
with
the
Copy
,
and
afterwards
at
night
he
came
againe
,
and
had
a
proof
of
it
,
and
that
he
was
present
when
it
was
corrected
.
And
when
the
first
sheet
was
printed
,
then
they
came
at
night
again
,
and
examined
the
proof
with
Capt.
and
his
Corrector
And
he
brought
the
Copy
of
the
whole
draught
of
the
Booke
unto
you
.
You
had
a
printed
sheet
of
it
and
that
was
all
.
You
look't
upon
the
sheet
that
was
printed
,
Capt.
read
the
manuscript
It
was
a
Copy
of
the
sheet
before
it
was
corrected
or
revized
.
And
Mr.
did
read
the
Originall
,
and
Leiut
.
Col.
corrected
the
Copy
While
the
examination
was
,
he
saith
you
read
the
proof
.
was
not
Mr.
there
the
second
time
at
night
,
and
did
he
not
look
upon
the
Copy
?
That
he
did
my
Lord
,
but
my
Lord
I
shall
tell
you
the
manner
of
our
Trade
in
this
particular
,
the
manner
is
,
that
after
we
have
set
a
forme
of
the
letter
,
we
make
a
proof
of
it
,
which
proof
we
have
a
Corrector
does
read
,
my
Corrector
he
had
one
being
he
Corrected
it
,
and
Capt.
lookt
upon
the
Manuscript
,
and
L.
Col.
Lilburne
had
a
Copy
of
the
same
sheet
uncorrected
,
but
he
did
not
correct
it
,
nor
read
to
the
Corrector
;
there
was
two
pul'd
off
,
the
Corrector
had
one
,
and
Mr.
had
the
other
,
and
Capt
,
look't
upon
the
Manuscript
,
and
read
it
to
the
Corrector
.
That
's
no
thanks
neither
to
you
nor
him
.
I
said
in
my
examination
,
that
it
was
a
proof
of
that
printed
which
you
had
.
you
must
desire
to
aske
him
the
question
,
and
not
you
to
demand
it
of
him
your self
.
It
was
before
the
formes
were
taken
.
There
were
onely
some
few
Copies
printed
,
and
then
I
was
seized
upon
,
and
the
formes
taken
away
before
I
had
perfected
the
sheet
;
but
this
I
say
,
he
did
not
indent
with
me
for
the
price
,
neither
had
I
the
Copy
from
Mr.
hands
,
but
from
Capt.
his
hands
You
say
that
he
had
one
proof
,
and
another
,
when
was
this
you
speak
of
?
give
us
the
time
as
near
at
you
can
?
I
can
not
say
justly
the
time
,
but
as
I
remember
,
it
was
about
weeks
since
Stand
you
aside
,
and
call
Witnesses
sworne
Do
you
declare
now
your
knowledge
.
That
which
I
call
him
for
,
is
to
this
purpose
,
that
being
a
Souldier
of
the
Army
,
one
of
them
mentioned
in
the
Judictment
,
delivered
him
one
of
the
on
purpose
to
draw
him
from
his
obedicence
to
his
superiour
Officers
.
Shew
him
the
Book
I
have
seen
the
Booke
,
but
I
had
not
the
Booke
in
my
hand
before
.
Tell
what
you
know
,
that
's
all
we
ask
you
.
About
seaven
weeks
ago
,
being
at
dinner
with
all
Souldiers
,
after
dinner
we
met
with
Leiut
Col.
knowing
of
him
,
tooke
acquaintance
of
him
.
All
Souldier
under
my
Lord
Generall
Yes
Sir
.
Goe
on
asked
me
to
go
and
drinke
a
cup
of
beere
;
we
did
so
,
and
so
when
we
went
in
,
he
asked
,
whether
we
had
seene
such
a
booke
as
the
And
Mr.
answered
,
that
he
had
seene
it
in
a
mans
hand
,
then
Leiut
.
Col.
said
,
he
had
one
in
his
packet
that
was
given
him
,
and
if
he
pleased
to
accept
of
it
he
would
give
it
him
;
so
told
him
he
had
thought
to
buy
one
of
them
;
for
he
heard
they
were
sold
in
the
City
,
but
he
would
accept
of
his
;
So
Mr.
delivered
it
to
Mr.
What
did
Master
say
further
unto
you
He
saide
,
that
you
Souldiers
keepe
us
all
in
slavery
.
There
was
some
to
be
sould
,
bat
I
forgot
the
place
.
Did
hee
name
a
place
and
person
to
you
where
you
might
have
some
of
them
.
He
did
name
a
place
,
but
I
have
forgot
it
,
where
there
were
more
bookes
to
be
sold
.
for
your
direction
you
must
make
your
question
to
us
,
and
require
us
to
aske
him
the
question
,
and
then
if
your
question
be
faire
,
it
shall
not
he
denied
you
.
To
what
end
doe
you
aske
this
.
I
tell
you
this
which
may
direct
you
afterwards
,
whosoever
began
to
discourse
first
,
if
you
did
give
them
the
booke
afterwards
,
it
is
all
one
.
And
it
shall
please
you
,
I
am
upon
my
oath
to
speake
the
truth
,
and
I
shall
desire
by
the
hlpe
of
God
so
to
doe
,
and
no
more
.
One
day
which
I
conceive
to
my
remembrance
,
was
the
day
of
last
,
we
being
upon
a
Guard
at
went
to
an
house
to
refresh
our selves
,
&
when
I
came
forth
,
I
met
with
Lieut.
Coll.
whom
I
had
formerly
known
,
and
sometimes
visited
in
his
imprisonment
,
and
whom
I
was
very
glad
to
see
,
having
a
little
before
heard
as
though
some
sudden
accident
or
mischance
had
befaln
him
,
and
I
did
aske
of
him
how
he
did
,
he
said
unto
me
he
was
wel
;
and
so
with
that
sayes
he
,
what
are
you
upon
the
guard
,
to
my
best
remembrance
this
was
his
expression
,
yet
see
whether
it
was
he
,
or
another
that
said
it
,
as
I
take
it
.
These
were
his
words
,
sayes
●e
,
I
have
almost
forgotten
you
:
Sir
,
I
was
known
to
you
formerly
,
having
sometimes
been
with
you
in
the
Tower
;
sayes
he
,
will
you
goe
drinke
?
if
you
please
we
will
,
and
so
upon
that
we
went
to
a
place
called
the
Red
Crosse
in
Newgate-market
:
and
there
were
sitting
down
to
drinke
,
having
not
much
discourse
for
the
present
,
we
sitting
still
,
he
asked
me
at
length
,
have
you
heard
of
a
booke
called
the
Sir
said
I
,
I
have
heard
of
it
,
and
have
a
louging
desire
to
buy
one
of
them
to
rend
it
,
and
my
reason
why
I
so
said
,
was
because
I
did
underst
and
it
was
to
be
sold
at
the
Exchange
,
there
I
intended
to
go
to
get
one
of
them
:
Says
he
,
I
had
one
given
to
me
,
&
if
you
will
,
I
will
give
it
unto
you
,
so
I
received
the
booke
with
thankefulnesse
,
and
further
expressing
,
which
was
something
meane
,
it
would
save
me
a
penny
in
buying
of
it
.
And
I
further
entreated
him
,
if
he
could
direct
me
,
where
I
might
buy
some
more
of
them
:
I
have
a
friend
sayes
be
in
such
a
place
,
if
you
would
goe
to
him
,
and
tell
him
that
I
am
here
,
I
should
thinke
my selfe
beholding
to
you
;
Now
the
places
name
was
bub
the
man's
name
whether
I
went
,
I
have
forgot
,
and
the
man
too
,
I
never
heard
of
the
man
before
nor
since
,
so
I
told
Mr.
Now
he
said
to
me
,
peradventure
when
you
find
that
man
,
you
may
have
some
more
of
the
bookes
;
now
these
were
the
words
to
my
best
remembrance
and
knowledge
,
as
I
desire
to
speake
with
a
pure
conscience
.
gave
you
one
of
those
bookes
.
Yes
Sir
,
and
I
put
it
into
my
pocket
,
and
when
I
had
done
,
Mr.
he
will
deliver
him
Whether
there
was
any
Bookes
or
passages
betwixt
them
;
and
upon
which
he
told
him
,
yes
,
There
is
a
booke
that
Mr.
has
,
that
has
such
a
title
.
What
did
you
with
the
booke
.
I
delivered
it
to
the
Lieutenant
.
The
same
booke
that
you
received
from
Mr.
you
delivered
to
the
Lieutenant
What
did
L.
Col.
Lilb
.
say
to
you
concerning
your
pay
,
did
not
he
aske
you
,
&c.
The
discourse
was
thus
;
sayes
he
,
you
souldiers
(
to
my
best
remembrance
)
are
the
men
that
keep
us
all
in
slavery
;
now
what
to
conceive
of
that
expression
I
must
leave
that
unto
you
:
And
as
concerning
our
pay
,
he
asked
us
,
how
is
your
pay
?
these
were
the
words
,
or
to
that
effect
,
but
there
was
money
come
for
us
,
and
ready
to
be
delivered
out
unto
us
.
was
one
of
those
that
was
in
companies
and
can
speake
to
it
.
To
my
best
remembrance
,
&
it
shall
please
you
,
't
was
the
beginning
of
I
cannot
justly
tell
what
day
,
that
I
met
with
Mr.
neare
unto
and
meeting
with
him
,
I
was
going
towards
the
Guard
,
and
so
was
Mr.
with
me
,
being
walking
forth
of
the
Lane
,
having
been
refreshing
our selves
;
and
neere
the
end
of
the
Lane
,
wee
met
Lieu.
Col.
which
Lieut.
Col.
Mr.
very
well
knew
,
and
knowing
of
him
,
asked
him
how
he
did
,
and
how
it
went
with
him
,
in
regard
he
had
heard
before
he
was
in
prison
;
and
so
I
did
not
take
any
heed
what
he
said
further
,
neither
doe
I
know
whether
Mr.
asked
Mr.
to
goe
with
him
to
drinke
,
or
Mr.
asked
him
;
but
to
the
Red
Crosse
in
we
went
to
drinke
,
and
Mr.
did
aske
Mr.
whether
or
no
he
had
seene
the
booke
which
was
called
the
answered
him
that
he
had
not
seene
the
booke
(
as
I
remember
)
but
he
had
heard
of
that
booke
that
it
was
forth
,
&
he
did
intend
to
buy
one
of
them
in
regard
they
were
publiquely
sold
abroad
;
sayes
Mr.
I
have
such
a
booke
in
my
pocket
,
which
was
given
mee
even
now
,
and
I
will
give
it
you
if
you
will
.
Whereupon
you
answered
,
and
said
,
I
have
the
booke
in
my
pocket
,
and
it
was
given
me
,
and
I
will
give
it
you
,
and
Mr.
received
it
,
and
that
was
all
,
and
presently
I
went
away
.
You
hear
Gentlemen
of
the
Jurie
,
that
it
is
the
same
book
that
he
received
from
the
hands
of
Lieut.
Col.
You
need
not
,
that
shall
be
proved
presently
.
That
booke
which
Mr.
gave
you
,
what
did
you
with
it
Mr.
It
was
delivered
unto
my
Lieutenant
,
who
stands
there
.
It
was
delivered
unto
my
Captain
upon
the
Guard
.
Tooke
the
booke
in
his
hand
,
and
said
,
this
individuall
booke
,
signed
in
severall
places
by
me
,
I
delivered
to
Mr.
Secretary
to
the
Councell
of
State
,
and
Mr.
caused
me
to
signe
it
in
severall
places
,
whereby
it
could
not
be
mistaken
,
and
that
is
the
very
individuall
book
.
My
Lords
,
and
you
Gentlemen
of
the
Jurie
,
we
have
thus
far
gone
in
the
Evidence
,
that
Mr.
brought
the
last
sheet●
of
it
to
the
Presse
,
the
first
time
he
came
with
Captain
and
he
came
the
second
time
with
him
to
examine
it
,
that
is
,
he
had
a
printed
Copy
that
was
then
printing
,
to
be
printed
,
and
was
the
Corrector
for
the
Presse
,
reading
the
Originall
copie
:
so
farre
he
is
privy
to
the
printing
of
the
booke
.
In
the
next
place
three
witnesses
,
(
Souldiers
of
the
Arm●●
)
swears
,
he
gave
them
one
of
these
bookes
,
and
one
of
them
gave
it
to
his
Lieut.
and
the
Lieut.
to
the
Captaine
,
and
the
Captain
sweares
this
individuall
booke
is
that
which
Master
gave
into
the
hands
of
Mr.
what
can
be
more
plaine
then
this
,
I
pray
you
Judge
;
for
here
is
plain
testimory
of
Mr.
delivering
this
O●●ery
to
the
Souldiers
,
&
one
of
them
to
his
Lieut.
&
his
Lieutenant
to
his
Captain
,
and
his
Captain
to
Mr.
with
maks
upon
it
,
so
this
is
by
consequence
proved
unto
you
,
this
is
the
individuall
booke
,
that
Mr
prisoner
at
the
Barre
gave
to
the
Souldiers
,
and
which
is
to
be
made
use
of
,
when
you
have
occasion
upon
the
evidence
,
to
read
it
as
now
it
is
in
the
Court
with
you
.
We
shall
cleare
that
to
you
,
when
we
come
to
make
use
of
it
.
The
next
thing
that
is
charged
upon
him
,
is
a
paper
writter
,
and
irtituled
,
my
Lord
shall
open
the
thing
to
you
being
direct
a
(
my
Lord
)
for
the
prosecution
of
Mr.
and
having
things
of
very
high
concernment
that
are
charged
against
him
,
I
did
by
word
of
mouth
send
to
have
him
come
to
me
,
which
I
understood
he
did
decline
,
because
he
had
no
warrant
;
The
Liut
.
of
the
Tower
was
pleased
to
acquaint
me
with
it
,
and
I
thereupon
directed
my
warrant
to
the
Lieutenant
to
being
him
before
me
:
and
Mr.
I
shall
goe
no
further
in
it
,
let
the
Lieutenant
of
the
Tower
speake
himselfe
.
Lieut.
of
the
Tower
you
are
questioned
about
the
that
Mr.
delivered
unto
you
,
have
you
the
originall
?
Yes
Sir
,
I
have
How
come
you
by
it
I
shall
be
short
in
what
I
say
,
because
I
will
not
trouble
the
Court.
Being
abroad
,
there
was
a
message
left
with
my
servants
,
that
I
should
bring
up
Lieut.
Col.
to
Mr.
Atturneys
chamber
in
the
Temple
,
and
when
I
came
in
,
I
had
notice
of
it
:
I
did
then
send
to
Lieut.
Col.
to
let
him
know
what
command
I
had
reciived
from
the
Atturney
generall
,
the
next
day
to
carry
up
Lieut.
Col.
to
the
Atturney
Generals
chamber
:
But
Lieus
.
Col.
not
well
understanding
whether
had
a
written
warrant
or
no
;
but
before
he
came
at
home
he
recalled
himself
,
and
came
back
,
and
desired
the
sight
of
my
warrant
,
I
told
you
before
I
had
no
warrant
,
but
by
word
of
mouth
;
why
sayes
he
,
doe
you
thinke
I
will
goe
upon
a
verball
Warrant
?
saith
he
,
I
will
not
goe
unlesse
you
force
me
;
but
the
next
day
Mr.
Atturney
Generall
was
acquainted
that
he
refused
to
come
without
a
warrnnt
.
When
the
Warrant
was
made
,
I
met
with
Lieut.
Col.
of
the
clocke
in
the
Tower
,
who
intreated
me
to
let
him
see
it
.
I
shewed
it
him
,
he
read
it
,
he
desired
a
copy
of
it
,
takes
it
;
which
when
he
had
,
he
went
from
me
,
and
about
two
hours
after
hee
came
to
me
about
one
of
the
clocke
,
and
said
I
—
pray
receive
this
from
mee
,
for
saies
he
I
doe
intond
not
to
own
the
Authority
and
power
of
that
Gentleman
that
sens
me
the
Warrant
,
whereupon
I
told
him
I
would
shew
this
same
to
the
Aturny
Generall
,
why
sais
he
,
I
give
you
it
to
that
purpose
.
When
the
time
came
,
Lieut.
Col.
did
goe
along
with
me
in
an
orderly
civill
way
:
I
had
no
body
but
my
man
,
for
I
told
him
I
will
take
no
body
but
my
man
,
if
you
will
engage
your selfe
to
me
that
you
will
returne
peaceably
,
which
be
did
,
and
so
we
went
very
orderly
to
Mr.
Atturnies
Chamber
,
which
is
all
for
that
I
can
say
.
If
you
please
that
the
Lieutenant
may
upon
his
oath
declare
whether
that
be
the
true
Originall
he
had
from
Mr.
owne
hands
or
no
It
was
never
out
of
my
custodie
since
he
gave
it
me
.
you
doe
acknowledge
it
to
be
your
own
hand-writing
,
shew
it
him
.
Would
you
had
learnd
more
Gospell
.
You
may
answer
a
question
whether
it
be
true
or
false
,
and
confesse
,
and
glorifie
God
.
You
see
the
man
,
and
the
quality
of
the
man
,
this
is
the
paper
that
he
delivered
into
his
owne
hand
,
&
that
is
sufficient
,
as
well
as
if
it
was
of
his
own
hand-writing
.
Put
it
into
the
Court.
Your
writing
or
not
writing
is
nothing
,
you
delivered
the
booke
.
Let
him
name
the
place
where
it
was
delivered
.
The
place
was
at
the
steps
,
at
the
bottome
of
the
narrow
passage
at
my
Garden
end
,
in
the
Cart
way
where
the
carriages
comes
up
.
The
Tower
is
in
Thomas
Overburies
Cooks
3d.
fol.
130.
London
some
part
of
it
,
and
some
part
in
but
unto
which
place
that
part
of
the
Tower
belongs
,
I
am
not
able
certainly
to
say
,
but
it
hath
commonly
been
reputed
in
My
Lord
,
you
may
see
the
valiantnesse
of
this
Champion
for
the
peoples
liberties
,
that
will
not
owne
his
own
hand
although
I
must
desire
you
Gentlemen
of
the
Jury
to
observe
,
that
Mr.
implicitely
confesseth
it
My
Lord
,
the
next
thing
to
prove
the
charge
against
him
is
a
very
high
one
,
it
is
stiled
Master
and
his
name
is
to
it
:
It
is
intituled
,
An
Impeachment
of
High
Treason
against
and
his
Sonne
in
law
Esquires
,
late
members
of
the
late
forcibly
dissolved
House
of
Commons
,
presented
to
publique
view
by
Lieut.
Coll.
close
prisoner
in
the
Tower
of
My
Lord
,
I
doubt
he
will
not
owne
it
,
but
yet
my
Lord
he
may
be
asked
the
question
.
You
will
not
own
it
,
the
booke
you
have
read
?
We
shall
prove
it
,
call
if
you
please
,
he
may
be
asked
where
hee
met
Mr.
the
time
when
,
what
booke
was
given
him
,
and
to
what
purpose
it
was
given
him
.
Why
,
it
was
upon
the
of
August
last
;
having
beene
in
I
met
with
Lieutenant
Col.
upon
the
Bridge
,
I
went
backe
with
him
to
his
house
at
he
had
leave
to
visite
his
Family
at
that
time
,
being
very
sicke
,
and
I
told
him
I
was
going
into
the
next
day
:
and
hee
having
heard
that
Coll.
was
then
removed
from
he
gave
me
a
book
to
carry
to
him
,
and
I
delivered
it
to
him
at
Warwick-castle
.
The
booke
that
he
gave
you
,
you
gave
to
the
Governour
,
did
you
see
any
more
of
them
.
I
never
saw
any
of
them
but
that
,
which
was
both
the
first
and
the
last
I
have
seen
of
them
.
Lander
the
Marshall
was
present
at
that
time
,
was
hee
not
?
That
I
was
,
and
I
had
it
from
him
,
and
I
delivered
the
book
to
Major
the
Governour
what
did
you
doe
with
the
book
?
I
sent
it
to
Colonell
in
a
paper
sealed
with
three
or
four
seales
.
Call
Col.
I
received
this
booke
,
sealed
in
a
letter
from
the
Governour
of
I
know
his
hand
,
and
I
know
the
day
he
sent
me
this
very
individuall
Booke
,
and
my
hand
is
at
it
,
&
the
Governour
who
sent
it
up
to
me
,
which
I
declare
to
be
the
very
individuall
booke
that
I
received
from
him
.
you
are
mistaken
,
Col.
is
a
membee
of
Parliament
,
he
is
none
of
the
Keepers
of
the
Liberties
of
but
why
will
you
put
us
to
all
this
trouble
,
to
prove
your
bookes
,
seeing
your
hand
is
to
them
;
my
Lord
,
I
had
though
the
great
Champion
of
would
not
be
ashamed
to
own
his
owne
hand
.
But
Christ
said
afterwards
,
I
am
the
Son
of
God
,
confess
Mr.
&
give
glory
to
God
.
Here
Mr.
makes
a
booke
which
was
given
to
the
hands
of
Mr.
by
Mr.
himselfe
,
Mr.
he
sweares
that
the
same
booke
he
gave
to
Col.
the
Marshall
of
the
Garrison
of
swears
that
the
same
booke
gave
to
Coll.
he
had
from
him
,
&
gave
to
Major
the
Governour
;
the
Governour
swore
that
that
booke
he
received
from
the
Marshall
,
he
sent
sealed
up
in
a
letter
to
Mr.
who
also
swears
that
that
same
booke
he
set
his
hand
to
it
to
know
it
again
by
,
and
that
the
individuall
booke
that
is
now
given
into
your
hands
,
is
the
same
booke
that
was
delivered
to
him
;
The
Title
is
an
Impeachment
of
high
Treason
against
I
have
done
you
right
in
it
,
and
no
wrong
at
all
;
for
Colonell
doth
name
it
;
The
next
is
a
very
dangerous
booke
of
his
,
called
Arthur
Haslerig
.
Mr.
Lieutenant
of
the
Tower
,
you
are
upon
your
Oath
,
I
pray
you
speake
your
knowledge
to
that
.
My
Lord
,
it
is
true
,
Lieutenant
Colonell
gave
me
in
the
Tower
such
a
booke
,
but
I
cannot
say
,
whether
that
be
the
same
Booke
that
he
delivered
to
me
,
or
no
,
I
have
such
a
booke
also
at
home
,
but
I
am
not
able
to
say
that
is
the
very
Booke
hee
gave
mee
,
and
whether
this
be
the
same
booke
,
I
know
not
.
and
Mr.
You
see
they
looke
like
men
of
quality
.
They
are
my
sorvants
Mr.
My
Lord
,
and
please
your
Lordship
,
the
last
,
the
prisoner
at
the
Bar
,
Lieutenans
Col.
being
before
Generall
:
And
I
being
by
in
the
chamber
,
I
did
see
him
deliver
this
Booke
to
Master
Atturney
Generall
,
this
specificall
booke
,
and
he
did
owne
it
,
and
called
himselfe
the
Author
of
it
,
save
only
the
Errataes
of
the
Printer
.
My
Lord
he
said
he
was
the
Author
of
that
Booke
,
the
ERRATAES
of
the
PRINTER
excepted
.
I
was
present
,
my
Lord
,
when
the
prisoner
at
the
Bar
presented
this
booke
to
Mr.
Atturney
,
and
owned
it
,
saving
the
Errataes
of
the
Printer
.
Not
to
my
remembrance
,
and
so
said
they
both
.
My
Lord
,
I
was
present
at
the
same
time
,
wh●●
.
Lieutenant
Colonell
did
present
a
booke
to
M●ster
Atturney
Generall
,
with
such
a
Title
as
this
:
And
truly
if
I
be
not
much
mistaken
,
there
was
used
by
him
these
words
,
which
are
many
:
Thus
it
was
in
the
whole
;
Sayes
hee
,
here
is
a
booke
which
is
mine
,
which
I
will
owne
,
the
Errataes
or
Errours
of
the
Printer
excepted
,
which
are
many
,
if
I
mistake
not
very
much
,
those
are
the
very
words
Master
My
Lords
,
and
you
Gentlemen
of
the
Jurie
,
you
see
that
here
are
th●e●
Witnesses
,
and
they
doe
all
agree
,
and
they
doe
all
agree
in
this
,
that
Master
the
prisoner
at
the
Barre
did
deliver
this
Booke
to
me
,
owning
it
as
his
owne
,
the
Errours
or
Errataes
of
the
Printer
only
excepted
:
And
as
for
that
Clause
which
are
many
,
only
the
Lievtenant
of
the
Tower
sweares
to
that
singly
,
and
therefore
I
desire
it
may
remaine
in
Court
,
as
that
individuall
Booke
that
th●y
see
Master
give
me
.
But
my
Lord
,
there
is
another
Booke
in
the
Indictment
,
intituled
My
Lords
,
for
this
Booke
it
ownes
Master
if
be
will
owne
it
,
it
hath
his
〈◊〉
to
it
;
but
I
have
my
lesson
from
him
:
My
Lord
,
he
will
owne
nothing
,
hee
will
publish
enough
,
but
my
Lord
●e
will
not
owne
it
〈…〉
q●●stioned
for
it
;
that
is
not
the
true
principle
of
a
true
Christian
,
nor
an
nor
a
Gentleman
And
confesse
as
little
:
My
Lord
,
for
this
you
have
two
bookes
in
proofe
before
you
:
and
the
ownes
these
very
individuall
bookes
;
for
the
Preparative
to
the
Hue
and
Cry
in
the
Marginall
note
,
at
the
second
page
,
ownes
and
avowes
this
booke
,
called
to
be
Master
And
Master
himselfe
did
owne
the
before
three
Witnesses
to
be
his
:
and
therefore
the
M.
lieutenant
of
the
that
he
received
it
from
his
owne
h●nds
.
My
Lords
,
as
for
this
booke
,
the
which
he
does
not
acknowledge
,
Wee
shall
read
the
words
in
the
Indictment
,
although
it
had
beene
as
ingneuous
for
Master
to
have
confest
it
,
as
for
us
to
have
proved
it
,
and
for
the
proofe
of
it
read
the
Title
.
Arthur
Haslerig
Read
the
Marginall
note
in
page
in
the
Margent
This
Booke
hath
Mr
name
to
it
,
and
here
in
this
his
Hue
and
Cry
he
ownes
it
,
and
the
third
page
in
the
margent
hath
it
again
.
Read
the
〈◊〉
in
the
body
of
the
booke
.
The
legall
fundamentall
liberties
of
the
people
of
revived
,
asserted
,
and
vindicated
,
Forty
nine
(
but
there
is
not
so
many
pages
in
the
booke
.
)
My
Lord
,
here
is
a
which
is
his
owne
Booke
,
though
he
will
not
owne
it
.
My
Lord
,
I
had
thought
the
great
Champion
of
for
the
peoples
liberties
,
would
never
have
beene
so
unworthy
as
not
to
have
owned
his
owne
hand
;
but
read
in
the
page
of
the
in
his
owne
written
hand
I
have
by
almost
years
dear-bought
experience
,
found
the
interest
of
some
of
my
forementioned
Judges
to
be
too
strong
for
mee
to
grapple
with
,
and
the
onely
cause
to
my
apprehension
,
that
all
this
while
keepe
me
from
my
owne
:
and
in
the
Margent
he
saith
;
see
also
the
second
Edition
of
my
forementioned
booke
,
intituled
,
Now
my
Lord
,
there
is
the
that
was
given
from
his
owne
hand
that
ownes
it
,
I
meane
this
Booke
,
called
Read
the
Title
of
it
sent
to
Colonell
Lieutenant
of
the
Tower
of
LONDON
,
on
the
fourteenth
of
by
Lieut.
Col.
Read
where
it
is
marked
But
if
you
would
produce
unto
me
a
written
Warrant
which
hath
some
more
face
of
legall
Magistracy
in
it
,
then
verball
command●
,
and
according
to
my
right
and
priviledge
let
mee
read
it
,
I
would
goe
with
you
either
by
land
or
water
,
as
you
please
,
because
I
was
in
no
capacity
to
resist
you
,
although
I
then
told
you
I
judged
a
paper-Warrant
(
although
in
words
never
so
formall
)
comming
from
any
pretended
power
,
or
Authority
in
now
visible
,
to
be
altogether
illegall
,
because
the
intruding
Generall
,
and
his
Forces
,
had
broke
and
anihilated
all
the
formall
and
legall
Magistracy
of
yea
,
the
very
Parliament
it selfe
,
and
by
his
Will
and
Sword
(
absolute
Conquerour
like
)
had
most
tyrannically
exected
,
set
up
,
and
imposed
upon
the
free
people
of
this
Nation
a
Juncto
,
or
mock
power
sitting
at
whom
hee
and
his
Associates
call
a
Parliament
,
who
like
so
many
armed
Thieves
and
Robbers
upon
the
high
way
,
assume
a
power
by
their
owne
will
,
most
traiterously
to
doe
what
they
like
.
That
's
not
the
place
,
look
towards
the
latter
end
.
Then
here
it
is
;
sure
I
cannot
chuse
but
acquaint
you
that
I
have
long
since
drawne
and
published
my
plea
against
the
present
power
,
in
my
second
Edition
of
my
Booke
of
the
which
you
may
in
an
especiall
manner
,
read
in
the
to
the
page
,
which
by
the
strength
of
the
Lord
God
omnipotent
,
my
large
experienced
helpe
in
time
of
need
,
I
will
seale
with
the
last
drop
of
my
blood
.
My
Lord
,
for
the
Book
,
called
his
name
is
to
the
Booke
;
but
I
shall
not
put
much
weight
upon
that
;
but
in
others
of
his
books
,
as
in
his
Preparative
to
an
Hue
and
Cry
,
which
he
owns
,
and
which
is
proved
he
owns
by
witnesses
.
In
severall
places
of
that
book
he
owns
this
as
his
book
,
viz.
He
calls
it
mine
,
and
his
ferementioned
booke
:
and
in
his
he
owns
it
again
,
gives
it
the
very
date
,
and
the
very
Title
that
is
in
this
Booke
:
my
Lords
,
we
have
done
with
this
.
My
Lords
,
now
shall
goe
on
to
make
use
of
it
,
and
to
shew
my
Lord
out
of
these
books
,
his
words
and
language
,
to
make
good
the
Charge
that
hath
been
read
in
the
indictment
against
Mr.
My
Lords
,
if
you
please
for
that
shall
begin
first
,
in
reading
to
the
Jury
the
very
Act
it selfe
,
which
makes
the
fact
to
be
Treason
.
My
Lord
,
for
that
,
here
is
the
Act
,
that
doth
declare
the
Common
wealth
for
the
future
to
become
hereafter
a
free
State
,
and
the
other
declaring
that
fact
to
be
Treason
,
that
shall
say
it
is
tyrannicall
or
unlawfull
,
these
are
generall
Acts
which
need
not
be
proved
;
but
if
the
prisoner
does
desire
it
,
we
shall
prove
it
.
Die
Lunae
Ordered
by
the
Commons
assembled
in
Parliament
.
My
Lords
,
I
shall
not
struggle
with
Mr.
in
plaine
termes
;
but
I
thought
when
Acts
were
published
,
the
Courts
of
Justice
were
bound
in
duty
to
take
notice
of
them
;
but
if
it
be
so
he
will
have
it
proved
,
we
will
,
although
it
be
but
a
slender
cavill
,
for
this
is
one
of
the
published
copies
.
This
is
a
true
copy
of
the
Act
of
Parliament
,
which
I
examined
with
the
Record
.
At
Westminster
,
with
the
Clerk
of
the
Parl.
The
Clerks
of
the
Parliament
are
known
to
the
City
of
here
,
you
know
it
well
enough
.
Read
,
Cerk
May
,
1649.
declared
that
the
people
shal
for
the
future
b●●
governed
by
its
own
Representatives
,
or
Nationall
meetings
in
Councell
,
chosen
and
intrusted
by
them
for
that
purpose
,
hath
been
used
by
the
Lawes
and
Statutes
of
this
Land
,
Read
the
other
statute
Ordered
by
the
Commons
assembled
in
Parliament
that
this
Act
be
forthwith
printed
and
published
.
An
Act
declaring
what
offences
shall
be
adjudged
Treason
.
Goods
and
Chattles
as
in
case
of
high
Treason
hath
been
used
by
the
Lawes
and
Statutes
of
this
Land
,
to
be
forfeit
and
lost
,
as
in
case
of
light
Treason
is
used
and
ordained
.
My
Lords
,
and
you
Gentlemen
of
the
Jury
,
you
have
heard
these
laws
read
unto
you
,
the
clauses
that
we
are
to
make
out
in
proof
against
are
these
,
That
if
any
person
shall
maliciously
or
advisedly
publish
by
writing
,
Printing
,
or
openly
declaring
,
that
the
said
Government
is
Tyrannicall
,
usurped
or
unlawfull
,
or
that
the
Commons
in
Parliament
assembled
are
not
the
Supreme
authority
of
this
Nation
,
are
Traytors
;
these
we
shall
joyne
together
with
his
books
;
My
Lord
you
are
here
in
Court
,
and
have
received
the
proofs
against
him
,
and
we
shall
now
make
it
out
,
that
he
hath
done
what
this
Statute
forbids
out
of
his
own
books
that
have
come
from
himself
,
as
the
Author
of
them
;
My
Lord
,
we
shall
begin
with
that
charge
against
him
,
in
declaring
the
government
Tyrannicall
,
usurped
and
unlawfull
,
and
for
that
end
,
see
his
Impeachment
of
Doth
your
Paper
of
the
agree
with
that
which
was
read
,
or
no.
Yes
Sir
I
do
Then
you
will
make
use
of
it
by
and
by
.
My
Lord
,
The
first
is
,
that
hath
declared
the
present
Government
to
be
tyrannicall
,
usurped
and
unlawfull
,
and
that
in
that
he
hath
so
declared
,
in
a
very
high
way
,
in
the
very
words
;
so
his
book
intituled
,
an
impeachment
of
high
treason
against
and
his
Son
in
law
&c.
Read
fol
And
so
My
Lord
,
it
is
here
exprest
to
be
a
tyrannicall
and
arbitrary
Government
,
which
are
expresly
within
the
word
of
the
Law
,
for
they
are
a
tyrannicall
Government
.
My
Lords
,
we
shall
not
stick
,
here
with
him
,
but
you
shall
see
the
whole
Course
of
all
his
pens
writing
,
hath
been
to
this
purpose
,
that
goes
very
far
,
My
Lord
,
see
the
Title
page
of
the
last
book
.
Title
page
See
fol
Read
the
Title
page
of
the
same
book
.
An
impeachment
of
high
Treason
against
and
his
Son
in
Law
Esquires
members
of
the
late
forcibly
dissolved
House
of
Commons
,
presented
to
publick
view
,
by
close
Prisoner
in
the
Tower
of
for
his
reall
,
true
and
zealous
affections
to
the
Liberties
of
his
native
Countrey
.
In
which
following
Discourse
or
impeachment
he
engageth
,
upon
his
life
,
either
upon
the
Principles
of
Law
(
by
way
of
indictment
,
the
onely
and
alone
legall
way
of
all
Tryals
in
or
upon
the
Principles
of
Parliaments
Ancient
Proceedings
,
or
upon
the
Principles
of
Reason
,
(
by
pretence
of
which
alone
they
lately
took
away
the
Kings
life
)
before
a
legall
Magistracy
,
when
there
shall
be
one
again
in
which
now
in
the
least
there
is
not
.
Indeed
,
My
Lord
,
and
you
of
the
Jury
,
is
a
very
great
Rooter
,
not
a
Leveller
,
but
a
Rooter
,
to
root
out
the
Laws
of
by
the
Rootes
There
is
not
My
Lord
,
A
legall
Magistracy
in
as
now
,
he
saith
in
the
least
there
is
not
,
if
there
be
no
Magistracy
,
I
will
conclude
,
there
is
no
Propriety
,
My
Lord
,
left
in
this
Nation
,
but
saith
,
there
is
no
Magistracy
,
and
if
so
then
no
Propriety
.
Read
the
Page
at
the
marke
My
Lord
,
here
is
words
again
to
make
good
as
aforesaid
,
that
the
Parliament
are
usurping
Tyrants
,
read
also
Page
There
is
an
pronounc'd
to
us
,
let
him
have
it
that
deserves
it
,
but
to
go
on
:
Read
the
page
of
his
book
,
called
the
Apprentices
Outcry
.
Read
page
Read
page
at
the
marke
Read
page
Take
his
preparative
to
an
hue
and
cry
after
and
read
page
Sir
Arthur
Haslerigge
Read
pag.
Read
pag.
Sir
Arthur
Haslerigge
John
Iordan
My
Lord
,
he
doth
declare
who
he
meanes
by
Juncto
:
a
member
of
the
present
Juncto
,
the
pretended
House
of
Commons
,
in
the
third
place
,
for
the
proofe
of
this
first
particular
,
I
shall
produce
his
book
intituled
,
the
legall
and
fundamentall
Liberties
of
Read
pag.
reads
,
pag.
Thomas
Pride
No
No
:
It
is
not
so
in
the
Indictment
,
it
is
no
second
Edition
,
but
the
first
.
Read
page
To
which
I
answer
,
first
,
That
,
that
Company
of
men
at
that
gave
Commission
to
the
High
Court
of
Justice
,
to
try
and
behead
the
King
,
were
no
more
a
Parliament
by
Law
,
nor
a
representative
of
the
people
,
by
the
Rules
of
Justice
and
Reason
,
then
such
a
Company
of
men
are
a
Parliament
,
or
representative
of
the
people
;
That
a
Company
of
armed
theeves
chuse
and
set
a
part
,
to
try
judge
,
condemn
,
hang
or
behead
any
man
,
that
they
please
,
or
can
prevaile
over
by
the
power
of
the
sword
,
to
bring
before
them
by
force
of
armes
,
to
have
their
lives
taken
away
upon
pretence
of
Justice
,
grounded
upon
Rules
meerly
flowing
from
their
wills
and
swords
.
Read
the
Title
page
The
legall
fundamentall
Liberties
of
the
people
of
revived
,
asserted
and
vindicated
,
or
an
Epistle
written
the
eigth
of
Arbitrary
and
Aristocraticall
prisoner
in
the
Tower
of
Speaker
,
to
the
remainder
of
those
few
Knights
,
Citizens
and
Burgesses
,
that
at
his
late
purge
,
thought
convenient
to
leave
sitting
at
as
most
fit
,
for
his
and
his
Masters
designes
,
to
serve
their
Ambitious
&
Tyrannicall
ends
,
to
destroy
the
good
old
Laws
,
Liberties
and
Customs
of
the
badges
of
our
Freedome
as
the
Declaration
against
the
King
of
the
calls
them
and
by
force
of
armes
,
to
rob
the
people
of
their
lives
,
estates
and
properties
,
and
subject
them
to
perfect
vassalage
and
slavery
,
as
he
clearly
evinceth
in
his
present
case
,
they
have
done
and
who
in
truth
no
otherwise
then
pretendedly
stile
themselves
,
the
Parliament
of
Read
page
Sir
,
For
distinction
sake
,
I
will
yet
stile
you
although
it
be
but
to
Juncto
or
Parliament
sitting
at
(
not
the
Nations
,
for
they
never
gave
him
Authority
,
to
issue
out
writs
to
elect
or
constitute
a
Parliament
for
them
,
)
and
a
little
below
in
the
same
second
page
,
I
accused
for
a
wilfull
murderer
,
and
desire
you
there
to
acquaint
your
House
therewith
,
(
who
then
had
some
little
hand
of
a
Parliament
stamp
upon
it
.
)
Read
page
The
like
of
which
Tyranie
the
King
never
did
in
his
Reigne
,
and
yet
by
S.
means
lost
his
head
for
a
Tyrant
;
but
the
thing
that
I
principally
drive
at
here
,
is
to
declare
that
and
his
Parliament
now
at
Westminster
(
for
the
Nations
it
is
not
)
having
plucke
up
the
House
of
Lords
by
the
Roots
.
So
that
if
it
be
Treason
to
call
this
a
—
a
Mock
Parliament
,
yea
and
to
say
-
and
if
this
be
true
,
for
true
it
is
,
then
there
is
neither
legal
Iustice
,
nor
Iustice
of
peace
in
England
.
Read
page
For
if
they
ever
had
intended
an
Agreement
,
why
do
they
let
their
own
lie
dormant
in
the
pretended
Parliament
ever
since
they
presented
it
;
seing
it
is
obvious
to
every
knowing
eie
,
that
from
the
day
they
presented
it
,
to
this
hour
,
they
have
had
as
much
Power
over
their
own
Parliament
now
siting
,
as
any
School-master
in
England
had
over
his
boies
.
Four
Yor
Interest
and
the
Kings
,
both
being
Interests
of
Trust
,
as
your
Declarations
do
plentifully
and
plainly
declare
;
but
especially
your
present
Iuncto's
late
Declaration
against
the
late
beheaded
King
,
and
Kingly
Government
.
Read
page
And
let
the
present
generation
of
swaying
men
,
that
under
pretense
of
good
,
kindness
,
and
friendship
,
have
destroyed
and
trod
under
foot
all
the
liberties
of
the
Nation
,
and
will
not
let
us
have
a
new
Parliament
,
but
set
up
by
the
Sword
their
own
insufferable
,
insupportable
,
tyrannical
Tyranie
.
No
,
We
do
not
offer
any
Book
but
what
is
charged
in
the
Indictment
;
for
we
do
say
,
that
he
published
those
things
among
other
clauses
and
things
in
those
Books
;
so
that
we
bring
in
no
Book
that
is
not
contained
in
the
Indictment
.
Read
page
That
so
that
might
rule
,
direct
and
counsel
their
mock-Parliament
.
Read
page
That
that
High
Court
of
justice
was
altogether
unlawful
,
in
case
these
that
had
set
it
up
,
had
been
an
unquestionable
Representative
of
the
people
,
or
a
Legal
Parliament
;
neither
of
which
they
are
not
in
the
least
,
but
as
they
have
managed
their
businesse
in
opposing
all
their
primitive
Declared
ends
,
are
a
pack
of
Trayterous
self-seeking
Tyrannical
men
,
usurpers
of
the
name
and
Power
of
a
Parliament
.
Read
page
Then
with
much
more
confidence
say
I
,
this
that
now
sits
is
no
Parliament
,
and
so
by
consequence
,
the
High
Court
of
justice
no
Court
of
justice
at
all
.
My
Lord
,
that
which
we
shall
offer
you
next
,
is
the
which
the
Lieutenant
of
the
Tower
had
from
M.
himself
,
read
at
the
mark
.
although
I
then
told
you
I
judged
a
paper
warrant
,
(
although
in
words
never
so
formal
)
comming
from
any
pretended
Power
or
Authority
in
now
visible
,
to
be
altogether
Illegal
;
because
the
intruding
General
and
his
Forces
,
had
broke
and
annihilated
all
the
formal
and
legal
Magistracy
of
yea
the
very
Parliament
it self
;
and
by
his
will
and
sword
(
absolute
Conqueror-like
)
had
most
Tyrannycally
erected
and
set
up
,
and
imposed
upon
the
free
people
of
this
Nation
,
a
Iuncto
or
mock-Power
sitting
at
whom
he
and
his
Associates
call
a
Parliament
,
who
like
so
many
Armed
Theeves
and
Robbers
upon
the
High-way
,
assume
a
Power
by
their
own
wills
,
most
traterously
to
do
what
they
like
;
yea
and
to
fill
the
land
with
their
mock
or
pretended
Magistrates
,
amongst
the
number
of
which
is
the
pretended
Aturney
General
;
in
perfect
opposition
of
whom
;
to
the
utmost
of
my
might
,
Power
,
and
Strength
;
I
am
resolved
by
Gods
graious
assistance
to
spend
my
Bloud
and
all
that
in
this
World
is
dear
unto
me
,
supposing
him
not
really
and
substantially
worthy
the
name
of
an
English
free-man
,
that
in
some
measure
in
this
particular
is
not
of
my
mind
.
My
Lord
,
in
the
case
of
this
Charge
what
M.
is
pleased
to
say
concerning
me
,
I
shall
say
no
more
but
onely
this
,
I
shall
not
do
so
by
him
,
I
shall
not
spend
my
bloud
against
him
,
you
see
what
he
saith
;
that
the
present
Government
is
Tyrannical
usuped
,
and
unlawful
;
that
the
Commons
of
in
Parliament
assembled
,
are
not
the
Supreme
Authority
,
but
a
Iuncto
,
a
mock-Power
,
a
mock-Parliament
,
a
company
of
Traytors
that
rule
meerly
by
the
dictates
of
their
own
will
;
I
could
alledge
more
of
his
books
unto
you
,
which
have
words
in
them
very
notorious
,
and
very
publique
,
he
doth
in
expresse
words
say
,
that
the
Government
is
Arbitrary
,
Tyrannical
,
and
a
new
erected
ruining
,
inflaving
,
robbing
Government
:
To
style
them
Tyrants
,
Vsurpers
,
Traytors
,
paralel
to
none
but
Murtherers
,
Robbers
,
Theeves
,
no
Parliament
at
all
,
but
Iuncto
and
Scool-boyes
,
destroyers
of
the
lawes
and
and
libertyes
of
the
Nation
,
the
present
Iuncto
(
Chimaeraes
,
fooleries
,
and
the
like
)
all
these
expressions
and
many
more
,
which
I
am
sorry
I
have
occasion
to
repeat
to
you
,
that
so
much
dirt
should
be
throwne
into
the
face
of
any
Magistrates
of
My
Lords
,
these
are
now
the
best
which
do
rule
;
My
Lords
,
I
hope
you
and
the
Gentlemen
of
the
Iury
will
take
notice
of
it
,
as
to
be
very
clear
,
pregnant
,
evident
proof
,
that
M.
hath
thus
published
;
and
thus
said
;
and
besides
this
you
see
what
he
does
go
too
,
he
denyes
all
Magistracy
so
that
now
we
are
all
alike
,
a
a
confusion
and
this
he
hath
brought
us
too
,
or
would
have
endeavoured
it
;
My
Lords
,
I
shall
not
aggravate
,
and
if
I
did
say
no
more
it
were
enough
,
but
I
come
to
the
second
general
head
of
the
Charge
,
which
is
;
That
he
hath
plotted
and
contrived
to
levy
or
raise
Forces
to
subvert
and
overthrow
the
present
established
Government
,
in
the
way
of
a
free
State
or
Common-wealth
;
My
Lords
,
if
I
should
say
nothing
more
to
the
Jury
,
this
that
hath
been
already
read
is
evident
proof
of
that
,
for
certainly
those
that
shall
say
that
the
Governours
be
Tyrants
,
that
the
Parliament
is
Trannical
,
that
they
are
men
of
bloud
,
destroyers
of
lawes
and
liberties
;
this
cannot
be
of
any
other
use
,
but
to
raise
force
against
them
,
for
subverting
and
destroying
of
them
,
as
he
himselfe
saith
,
as
so
many
Wesels
or
Pole-cats
especially
if
you
consider
to
whom
these
words
were
declared
,
to
the
Army
in
General
,
especially
to
the
Generals
Regiment
of
Horse
,
that
helped
to
plunder
and
destroy
M.
true
Friends
defeaetd
at
and
some
of
which
were
most
justly
as
Traytors
executed
.
My
Lords
,
if
I
would
say
nothing
more
to
the
Jury
but
this
,
there
is
full
and
pregnant
proof
already
;
but
yet
my
lord
further
to
shew
the
malice
of
M.
heart
,
and
that
he
did
intend
to
raise
Force
,
to
incite
and
invite
them
to
help
him
to
subvert
and
destroy
the
Parliament
,
and
for
the
proof
of
this
,
read
the
fifth
page
of
his
impeachment
of
high
Treason
against
But
my
true
friends
,
I
shall
here
take
upon
me
the
boldnes
(
in
regard
of
the
great
destractions
of
the
present
times
)
to
give
a
little
further
advice
to
you
,
from
whose
company
or
society
(
or
from
some
of
them
)
hath
begun
,
&
issued
out
the
most
transcendent
,
clear
,
rational
,
and
just
things
for
the
peoples
liberties
and
freedomes
,
that
I
have
seen
or
read
in
this
Nation
;
as
your
notable
Petition
of
burnt
by
the
hands
of
the
common
hangman
,
recorded
in
my
Book
called
with
divers
other
Petitions
of
that
nature
,
and
the
Petition
of
the
nineteenth
of
Ian.
recorded
in
the
following
discourse
page
&c.
and
the
Masculine
Petition
of
the
eleventh
of
so
much
owned
by
Petitions
out
of
several
Countyes
,
yea
and
by
the
Officers
of
the
Armyes
large
Remonstrance
,
from
Saint
of
the
sixteenth
of
of
The
substance
of
all
which
,
I
conceive
is
contained
in
the
Printed
sheet
of
paper
signed
by
my
fellow
Prisoners
M.
and
M.
and
my selfe
,
dated
the
and
intituled
The
principles
of
which
I
hope
and
desire
you
will
make
the
final
Centre
and
unwavering
standard
of
al
your
desires
hazards
,
&
indeavours
as
to
the
future
settlement
of
the
Peace
and
Government
of
this
distracted
,
wasted
,
and
divided
Nation
;
the
firme
establishing
of
the
Principles
therein
contained
,
being
that
onely
which
will
really
and
in
good
earnest
marry
and
knit
that
interest
what
ever
it
be
that
dwels
upon
them
,
unto
the
distressed
and
oppressed
Commons
or
people
of
this
Nation
;
yea
,
the
setling
of
which
principles
,
is
that
that
will
thereby
make
it
evidient
and
apparent
unto
all
understanding
people
in
the
World
,
that
the
real
and
hearty
good
and
welfare
of
this
Nation
,
hath
Cordially
and
in
good
earnest
been
that
,
that
their
soules
have
hunted
for
,
and
thirsted
after
,
in
all
the
late
bloudy
civil
Wars
and
contests
,
all
the
contests
of
the
Kings
party
for
his
will
and
Prerogative
,
being
meerly
selfish
,
and
so
none
of
the
peoples
interest
,
and
the
contest
of
the
Presbyterians
,
for
their
make-bate
dividing
hypocrytical
Covenant
no
better
in
the
least
,
and
the
present
contest
of
the
present
dissembling
interest
of
Independants
;
for
the
peoples
libertyes
in
general
,
(
read
the
following
discourse
page
meerly
no
more
but
self
in
the
highest
)
and
to
set
up
the
false
Saint
,
&
most
desperate
Apostate
,
Murderer
,
&
Traitor
by
a
pretended
election
of
his
mercenary
Souldiers
,
under
the
false
name
of
the
Godly
interest
,
to
be
King
of
(
that
being
now
too
apparently
,
all
the
intended
liberties
of
the
people
that
ever
he
fought
for
in
his
life
)
that
so
he
might
rule
and
govern
them
by
his
will
and
pleasure
,
and
so
destroy
and
envassalize
their
lives
and
properties
to
his
lusts
,
which
is
the
highest
Treason
that
ever
was
committed
or
acted
in
this
Nation
in
any
sense
or
kind
;
either
in
the
ey
of
the
Law
,
or
in
the
ey
of
the
antient
(
but
yet
too
much
Arbitrary
)
proceedings
of
Parliament
;
or
in
the
ey
of
their
own
late
declared
principles
of
reason
(
by
pretence
of
which
,
and
by
no
rules
of
Law
in
the
least
)
they
took
away
the
late
Kings
head
,
which
if
there
were
any
law
or
justice
in
to
be
had
,
or
any
Magistrates
left
to
execute
it
(
as
in
the
least
there
is
not
)
&c.
Read
page
But
the
Principles
of
the
foresaid
Agreement
being
so
detestable
and
abominable
to
the
present
ruling
men
,
as
that
which
they
know
will
put
a
full
end
to
their
Tyranny
and
usurpation
,
and
really
ease
and
free
the
people
from
oppression
&
bondage
;
that
it
is
somthing
dangerous
to
those
that
go
about
the
promotion
of
it
;
yet
I
shall
advise
and
exhort
you
vigorously
,
to
lay
all
fear
aside
,
and
to
set
on
foot
the
promotion
of
it
,
in
the
same
method
we
took
for
the
promotion
of
the
foresaid
Petition
of
laid
down
in
the
following
discourse
,
and
write
to
your
friends
in
every
Country
of
to
chuse
out
from
among
themselves
and
send
up
some
Agents
to
you
,
(
two
at
least
from
each
County
,
with
money
in
their
pockets
to
bear
their
charges
)
to
consider
with
your
culled
and
chosen
Agents
of
some
effectual
course
speedily
to
be
taken
,
for
the
setling
the
principles
thereof
,
(
as
that
only
which
in
an
earthly
Government
can
make
you
happy
)
or
at
least
to
know
one
anothers
minds
in
owning
and
approving
the
principles
thereof
;
that
so
it
may
become
to
you
and
your
friends
,
your
Center
,
Standard
,
&
Banner
to
flock
together
too
,
in
the
time
of
these
forraign
invasions
and
domestick
Insurrections
,
that
are
like
speedily
to
bring
misery
enough
upon
this
poor
and
distressed
Nation
;
and
unanimously
resolve
and
ingage
one
to
another
,
neither
to
side
with
,
or
fight
for
the
Cameroes
fooleries
and
pride
of
the
present
men
in
Power
;
nor
for
the
Princes
will
,
or
any
other
base
interest
whatsoever
(
the
which
if
you
should
fight
for
,
it
would
be
but
an
absolute
murdring
of
your
brethren
and
Country-men
you
know
not
wherefore
)
unless
he
or
they
will
come
up
to
those
just
,
Righteous
,
and
equitable
Principles
therein
contained
,
and
give
rational
and
good
security
for
the
constant
adhering
thereunto
;
and
upon
such
terms
I
do
not
see
but
you
may
justifiably
before
God
or
man
,
joyn
with
the
Prince
himself
;
yea
,
I
am
sure
a
thousand
times
more
justly
than
the
present
ruling
men
(
upon
a
large
and
serious
debate
)
joyned
with
the
grand
bloudy
Rebel
in
Ireland
;
who
if
we
must
have
a
King
,
I
for
my
part
had
rather
have
the
Prince
,
then
any
man
in
the
world
,
because
of
his
large
pretense
of
Right
,
which
if
he
come
not
in
by
conquest
by
the
hand
of
Forreigners
(
the
bare
attempting
of
which
may
apparently
hazard
him
the
loss
of
all
at
once
,
by
gluing
together
the
now
divided
people
,
to
joyn
as
one
man
against
him
)
but
by
the
hands
of
Englishmen
,
by
contract
upon
the
Principles
aforesaid
(
which
is
easie
to
be
done
)
the
people
will
easily
see
,
that
presently
thereupon
they
will
enjoy
this
transcendent
benefit
(
he
being
at
peace
with
all
forreign
Nations
,
and
having
no
regal
pretended
competitor
)
the
imediate
disbanding
all
Armies
and
Garisons
,
saving
the
old
Cinque
ports
,
&
so
those
three
grand
plagues
of
the
people
will
cease
,
Freequarter
,
Taxations
,
and
Excise
,
by
means
of
which
,
the
people
may
once
again
really
say
they
enjoy
somthing
they
can
in
good
earnest
call
their
own
,
whereas
for
the
present
Army
to
set
up
the
false
pretended
S.
(
or
any
other
)
as
their
elected
King
,
there
will
be
nothing
thereby
from
the
begining
of
the
Chapter
to
the
end
thereof
but
wars
,
and
the
cuting
of
throats
yeer
after
yeer
,
yea
,
and
the
absolute
keeping
up
of
a
perpetual
and
everlasting
Armie
,
under
which
the
people
are
absolute
and
perfect
slaves
and
vassals
,
as
by
woful
experience
they
now
see
they
perfectly
are
;
which
slavery
and
absolute
bondage
is
daylie
like
to
encrease
,
under
the
present
tyranical
and
arbitrarie
new
erected
robbing
Government
.
He
hath
blown
the
Trumpet
for
all
that
will
to
come
in
,
he
hath
set
up
his
Center
,
he
would
have
it
to
be
a
Standard
for
all
his
friends
to
flock
to
him
,
and
to
make
them
the
more
quick
in
betaking
them
to
their
Arms
,
he
hath
falsly
and
maliciously
there
said
,
that
the
Parliament
had
joyned
with
which
I
can
assure
all
that
hear
me
this
day
,
the
Parliament
alwaies
detested
,
abominated
,
disavowed
,
and
declared
against
,
and
never
had
any
thoughts
that
way
My
Lord
,
the
false
imputations
of
his
laid
upon
the
Parliament
,
are
almost
numberless
.
But
in
the
second
place
,
I
come
to
that
pretty
bauble
that
s
of
his
own
making
,
dated
at
the
Tower
of
May
and
shal
desire
your
Lordships
to
judge
whether
this
Agreement
of
the
People
which
he
made
,
and
his
friends
then
in
the
Tower
,
and
entituled
it
,
as
signed
by
them
,
for
they
called
it
,
strikes
not
at
the
very
root
of
all
Government
.
It
is
so
We
must
question
the
Author
,
the
licenser
will
not
excuse
it
,
read
page
This
agreement
being
the
ultimate
end
and
ful
scope
of
our
desires
and
intentions
concerning
the
Government
of
this
Nation
.
after
the
long
and
tedious
prosecution
of
a
most
unnatural
,
cruel
,
home-bred
War
,
occasioned
by
divisions
and
distempers
amongst
our selves
,
and
those
distempers
arising
from
the
uncertainty
of
our
Government
,
and
the
exercise
of
an
unlimited
or
Arbitrary
Power
,
by
such
as
have
been
trusted
with
Supreme
and
subordinate
Authority
,
whereby
multitudes
of
grievances
and
intellerable
oppressions
have
been
brought
upon
us
;
and
finding
after
eight
yeers
experience
and
expectation
,
all
endeavours
hitherto
used
,
or
remedies
hitherto
applyed
,
to
have
increased
rather
then
diminished
our
distractions
;
and
that
if
not
speedily
prevented
,
our
falling
again
into
factions
and
divisions
,
will
not
onely
deprive
us
of
the
benefit
of
all
those
wonderful
victories
God
hath
vouchsafed
against
such
as
sought
our
bondage
,
but
expose
us
first
to
poverty
and
misery
,
and
then
to
be
destroyed
by
forraign
enemies
.
Read
page
Agree
to
ascertain
our
Government
,
to
abolish
all
Arbitrary
Power
,
and
set
bounds
and
limits
,
both
to
our
Supreme
and
all
subordinate
Authority
,
and
remove
all
known
grievances
,
and
accordingly
do
declare
&
publish
to
all
the
World
that
we
are
agreed
as
followeth
.
That
the
Supreme
Authority
of
and
the
territoryes
therewith
incorporate
,
shal
be
and
reside
henceforward
in
a
Representative
of
the
People
,
consisting
of
four
hundred
persons
,
but
no
more
.
The
manner
of
the
choise
of
whom
,
&c.
they
leave
to
this
Parliament
.
Read
a
little
below
.
All
things
concerning
the
distribution
of
the
said
members
proportionable
the
respective
parts
of
the
Nation
,
the
several
places
for
clection
,
the
manner
of
giving
and
taking
,
of
voices
,
with
all
circumstances
of
like
nature
,
tending
to
the
compleating
and
equal
proceedings
in
elections
;
as
also
their
salary
is
referred
to
be
setled
by
this
present
Parliament
,
in
such
sort
as
the
next
Representative
may
be
in
a
certain
capacity
to
meet
with
safety
,
at
the
time
herein
expressed
;
and
such
circumstances
to
be
made
more
perfect
by
future
Representatives
.
We
agree
this
present
Parliament
shall
end
the
wednesday
in
Aug.
next
thenceforward
to
be
of
no
Power
or
Authority
;
and
in
the
mean
time
shal
order
and
direct
,
the
election
of
a
new
and
equal
Representative
,
according
to
the
intent
of
this
our
agreement
;
and
so
as
the
next
Representative
may
meet
and
sit
in
Power
and
Authority
,
as
an
effectual
Representative
upon
the
day
following
;
namely
,
the
Thursday
of
the
same
August
We
agree
,
if
the
present
Parl.
shal
omit
to
order
such
election
or
meeting
of
a
new
Representative
,
or
shal
by
any
meanes
be
hindred
from
performance
of
that
trust
,
that
in
such
case
we
shal
for
the
next
Representative
proceed
,
in
electing
thereof
in
those
places
,
and
according
to
that
manner
and
number
formerly
accustomed
in
the
choise
of
Knights
and
Burgesses
;
observing
onely
the
exceptions
of
such
persons
from
being
electors
or
elected
,
as
are
mentioned
before
in
the
and
4th
.
heads
of
this
agreement
;
it
being
most
unreasonable
,
that
we
should
either
be
kept
from
now
frequent
and
successive
Representatives
,
or
that
the
Supreme
Authority
should
fall
into
the
hands
of
such
as
have
manifested
disaffection
to
our
common
freedome
,
and
indeavoured
the
bondage
of
the
Nation
.
And
for
preserving
the
Supreme
Authority
from
falling
into
the
hands
of
any
whom
the
people
have
not
or
shal
not
chuse
.
we
are
resolved
and
agreed
(
God
willing
)
that
a
new
Representative
shall
be
upon
the
thursday
in
next
aforesaid
,
the
ordering
and
disposing
of
themselves
,
as
to
the
choise
of
a
and
the
like
circumstances
,
is
hereby
left
to
their
discretion
;
but
are
in
the
extent
and
exercise
of
Power
,
to
follow
the
direction
and
rules
of
this
agreement
;
and
are
hereby
Authorized
and
required
according
to
their
best
judgements
,
to
set
rules
for
future
equal
distribution
and
election
of
Members
,
as
is
herein
intended
and
injoyned
to
be
done
;
by
the
present
Parliament
.
Read
page
And
all
Lawes
made
,
or
that
shal
be
made
,
contrary
to
any
part
of
this
Agreement
,
are
hereby
made
nul
and
void
.
My
Lords
,
heare
by
this
agreement
of
the
People
,
that
M.
hath
published
to
the
World
,
in
which
my
L.
he
hath
designed
how
many
the
Supreme
Authority
shal
consist
of
the
time
when
the
Parl.
shal
dissolve
,
as
also
the
time
when
his
own
Parl.
shal
meet
;
this
Parl.
to
be
dissolved
the
first
wednesday
in
all
Lawes
contrary
to
this
to
be
nul
and
void
;
and
in
it
you
shal
find
some
expressions
of
Treason
in
the
height
,
that
whosoever
shal
do
contrary
to
it
,
shal
be
most
severely
punished
:
In
the
next
Book
before
this
,
it
is
desired
by
him
,
that
this
agreement
of
the
People
may
be
the
Center
the
Banner
and
Standard
of
all
his
friends
,
and
that
they
go
on
vigorously
with
it
;
which
is
my
Lord
,
to
dissolve
this
Parliament
,
and
to
put
on
this
new
one
of
M.
appointing
:
This
we
conceive
which
is
of
M.
appointing
,
would
(
if
effected
)
be
an
absolute
subversion
of
this
in
being
,
and
this
is
high
Treason
.
My
Lord
,
we
shal
go
on
with
more
yet
,
and
that
is
,
with
his
out-cry
;
my
Lord
,
if
you
please
to
see
the
title
,
and
see
to
whom
it
is
directed
,
what
was
intended
to
be
done
with
it
;
it
is
intituled
,
in
an
Epistle
to
the
Private
Souldery
of
the
Army
,
especially
all
those
that
signed
the
solemne
ingagement
at
but
more
especially
,
to
the
private
Souldiers
of
the
Generals
Regiment
of
Horse
,
that
helped
to
plunder
and
destroy
the
honest
and
true-hearted
Englishmen
,
traiterously
defeated
at
A
good
incouragement
,
they
were
Traiterously
defeated
at
but
we
are
Rebells
and
Traitors
,
and
our
Army
murderers
,
&
Butchers
,
for
giving
some
of
those
declared
Traitors
their
due
deserts
,
but
that
you
may
see
his
tendency
by
this
booke
read
,
page
,
Solemn
Engagement
at
Newmarket-Heath
,
the
of
June
Fightings
,
viz.
(
viz.
the
People
See
my
Lord
,
here
we
are
stil'd
Tyrants
,
Vsurpers
,
introducing
Government
,
oppressions
of
the
people
,
and
is
resolved
with
his
friends
to
joyn
together
,
and
to
lay
down
their
very
lives
for
this
:
This
I
think
is
a
Trumpet
blown
aloud
for
all
the
discontented
people
in
the
Nation
,
to
flock
together
,
to
root
up
and
destroy
this
Parliament
,
and
so
the
present
Government
:
but
reade
also
in
the
same
book
,
Friday
Occurrences
Tuesday
Moderate
My
Lord
,
this
is
a
loud
one
,
whom
does
he
joyne
us
withall
,
but
onely
with
those
very
men
that
justly
suffered
death
,
many
of
them
for
it
?
My
Lord
,
now
it
s
resolved
that
these
men
shall
be
closely
joyned
with
them
,
and
what
to
do
?
still
to
promote
that
which
Mr.
hath
hatched
,
and
that
must
be
the
baby
that
those
declared
open
Traytors
and
Rebells
,
that
Mr.
will
joyne
with
,
must
nourish
up
.
My
Lord
,
we
shall
go
on
further
to
shew
what
Mr.
drives
,
at
which
is
not
much
differing
from
us
,
for
he
would
have
a
free
State
,
but
,
my
Lord
,
this
that
is
now
in
being
,
it
doth
not
go
in
Mr.
way
,
and
therefore
it
must
be
overthrown
by
force
and
Armes
,
that
so
way
may
be
made
for
his
new
Common-wealth
,
we
shall
go
further
on
my
Lord
,
and
in
the
next
place
quote
his
book
entituled
,
Read
pag
reades
pag.
My
Lord
,
and
you
Gentlemen
of
the
Jury
,
you
see
Mr.
hath
been
pleased
very
often
to
give
the
name
of
Tirants
to
the
Parliament
would
give
no
other
instance
,
nor
shew
no
other
example
but
Mr.
himself
,
to
disprove
himself
,
and
with
much
confidence
affirm
it
,
that
never
State
had
before
(
neither
King
nor
State
)
since
the
foundations
of
it
:
so
much
enmity
,
nor
have
endured
with
so
much
patience
any
man
whatsoever
,
as
they
have
done
Mr.
who
notwithstanding
all
his
trayterous
provocations
,
and
trayterous
designes
,
undertaken
against
them
,
is
yet
alive
at
this
day
and
now
hath
faire
play
to
plead
for
his
life
,
I
would
take
him
for
his
own
confuter
,
and
see
by
all
that
has
been
done
by
him
,
and
see
if
he
could
make
good
his
actings
,
and
make
good
the
Parliaments
dealing
with
him
therefore
,
can
be
demonstrated
by
him
,
to
prove
them
Tyrants
.
My
Lord
,
can
hardly
forbear
to
see
,
&
hear
his
dangerous
&
desperate
expressions
,
to
invite
all
people
for
to
take
up
Arms
against
the
Parl.
to
cut
their
throats
like
Pole-cats
and
We
asels
.
My
Lords
,
here
to
stile
them
the
most
perfideous
,
perjured
,
false
,
faith
,
and
trust-breakers
,
and
Tyrants
that
ever
lived
in
the
world
;
and
to
be
the
most
abhorred
and
detested
of
all
the
people
,
above
all
men
that
ever
breathed
,
O
insufferable
,
and
the
highest
of
Treasons
!
am
confident
the
least
Lawyer
in
would
have
brought
this
within
the
Statute
of
Treason
of
the
My
Lords
,
you
shall
see
there
is
none
escapt
,
the
Parliament
with
him
are
Tyrants
Traytors
and
Vsurpers
;
and
therefore
he
stirrs
up
the
people
to
destroy
them
.
But
in
the
third
place
,
you
shall
see
what
Titles
he
gives
to
my
Lord
Generall
and
his
chief
Officers
,
that
,
my
Lord
,
he
that
reads
the
books
&
doth
not
know
the
parsons
,
he
would
think
that
they
were
monsters
and
not
men
,
although
they
are
so
famous
&
glorious
,
that
all
the
world
have
rung
of
them
to
their
praise
But
,
saith
he
,
never
was
there
more
glorious
Declarations
made
by
men
than
by
them
,
and
yet
never
performed
any
of
them
;
Nay
,
he
doth
not
only
call
them
also
Covenant
&
engagement-breakers
;
but
he
calls
the
Lord
Generall
,
Tyrant
,
Murtherer
,
and
what
not
:
and
the
Officers
,
perfideous
Officers
.
My
Lords
,
what
I
observed
in
the
last
clause
of
the
Act
is
,
that
whosoever
goes
about
to
draw
the
Souldiers
from
their
obedience
to
their
superiour
Officers
,
or
from
their
obedience
to
the
present
Government
,
that
is
high
Treason
,
and
this
likewise
we
shall
finde
him
guilty
of
,
in
his
it
is
in
the
first
side
of
the
Epistle
that
in
the
first
place
I
pitch
upon
,
read
it
.
of
the
Epistle
Oliver
Cromwell
Richard
Arnold
Which
man
my
Lord
was
condemned
for
a
mtinier
by
a
Counsell
of
Warre
,
where
the
Lord
Leiut
.
of
was
but
one
member
,
and
the
Parliament
gave
him
,
and
the
rest
of
that
Councell
thanks
,
for
shooting
that
mutinous
Souldier
to
death
.
and
yet
Mr.
calls
him
murtherer
therefore
;
and
this
is
laid
to
my
Lord
Leiuts
.
charge
for
his
part
,
My
Lords
,
Petition
of
Right
Petition
of
Right
Read
pag.
Shuttlecock
,
Roe
Hardress
Waller
Hardress
Waller
Henrie
Ireton
Reade
pag.
at
the
mark
Agreement
of
the
People
,
upon
foundations
of
just
freedome
,
Read
pag.
Korah
,
Dathan
Jack
Straw
Wat
Tyler
See
my
and
you
Gentlemen
of
the
Jurie
,
you
see
gives
the
General
and
his
Officers
,
as
bad
titles
,
as
he
can
give
the
worst
of
Rebels
and
Traitors
,
or
the
worst
of
men
;
but
we
go
on
to
his
Out-crie
,
reade
the
Title
of
it
.
An
Outcry
of
the
Young
men
and
Apprentices
of
London
,
pag.
If
it
please
you
,
my
because
the
Jurie
may
observe
it
,
The
book
is
directed
to
the
Souldiers
of
the
Armie
,
and
that
in
an
Out-crie
,
&c.
now
read
pag.
France
,
Spain
,
Denmarke
,
Swethland
,
The
Levellers
vindicated
the
case
of
their
Troops
truly
stated
Read
pag.
Real
the
Title
of
his
Impeachment
.
Oliver
Crumwell
,
&c.
Read
page
letter
like
your selves
Holland
,
pag.
(
as
in
the
second
edition
of
the
picture
of
them
,
I
have
fully
declared
)
But
I
entreat
you
seriously
to
consider
,
that
I
cannot
advise
you
to
make
addresse
to
him
either
from
Law
,
the
Parliament
,
or
from
the
prime
Laws
of
nature
and
reason
.
An
out-cry
of
the
young
men
and
apprentises
,
page
Your
heart
seems
to
us
as
obdurate
,
as
the
flinty
as
savage
and
inhumane
,
as
if
the
flesh
and
bloud
,
the
bones
and
marrow
of
the
people
were
become
your
meate
.
The
Jury
will
take
notice
,
that
this
is
directed
to
the
Souldiers
of
the
Generals
Regement
,
this
speaks
to
them
.
Now
read
page
the
My
Lord
,
and
you
Gentlemen
of
the
Jury
,
you
hear
,
what
stuff
this
of
is
,
yea
,
such
stuff
as
that
it
would
make
any
man
loath
to
hear
it
:
The
last
clause
of
the
Act
is
,
if
any
person
not
being
an
Officer
,
Souldier
,
or
Member
of
the
Army
,
shall
plot
,
contrive
or
endeavour
to
stir
up
any
mutinies
in
the
Army
,
or
to
withdraw
any
Officers
or
Souldiers
from
their
Obedience
to
their
superior
Officers
,
or
to
the
present
Government
;
It
is
high
Treason
,
you
have
here
the
severall
books
read
to
you
,
and
the
Calumniation
laid
upon
the
chiefest
of
them
to
stir
the
rest
up
to
mutinies
against
them
,
but
they
are
very
well
known
,
and
therefore
nothing
that
can
say
will
stick
upon
them
,
to
their
prejudice
.
But
my
Lord
,
you
see
here
and
you
of
the
Jury
,
how
he
appeals
from
the
Officers
to
the
Souldiers
interrogates
,
to
know
what
they
could
do
,
and
whether
they
will
acknowledge
they
will
own
them
,
&
not
fight
against
them
,
and
what
aid
and
assistance
they
will
give
to
him
and
his
friends
,
against
their
own
General
,
and
the
rest
of
their
Superiour
Officers
;
You
see
also
what
he
calls
that
noble
Generall
,
that
all
the
world
doth
honor
,
&
his
fame
wrings
through
the
world
,
and
yet
he
cals
him
a
grand
Tyrant
,
standing
by
the
power
of
his
own
will
,
and
a
strong
sword
,
a
destroyer
of
the
Parliament
,
of
the
Laws
and
Liberties
of
you
see
what
he
cals
the
common
Souldiers
:
Furies
and
Mercinary
Jannizaries
,
which
none
but
Turks
have
.
You
have
heard
the
severall
charges
proved
unto
you
,
for
my
part
I
think
it
is
as
clear
as
noon-day
.
We
have
not
raised
any
advantage
upon
any
slipping
words
that
have
slipt
from
him
,
which
we
might
have
done
,
and
I
could
I
have
urged
some
more
witnesses
,
to
have
proved
his
books
,
published
by
him
,
to
publick
view
,
though
when
he
comes
in
the
face
of
the
publick
Court
of
Justice
,
he
will
not
own
them
,
which
shewes
his
design
to
be
the
more
dangerous
;
he
will
writ
,
print
,
publish
be
sputter
,
and
reproach
:
yea
,
and
raise
Tumults
and
Rebellion
in
a
Clandestine
way
,
but
if
we
chance
to
question
him
therefore
,
he
will
not
own
it
,
you
see
we
have
been
fain
to
fetch
it
out
of
the
fire
,
and
yet
this
is
one
of
and
its
Liberties
valiant
Champions
Jesus
Christ
Jesus
Christ
Jesus
Christ
But
I
think
here
are
enough
,
and
to
many
,
and
therefore
Gentlemen
of
the
Jury
,
if
you
respect
the
Government
of
the
Parliament
,
the
Honour
of
the
Counsel
of
State
,
the
Honour
of
the
Nation
,
or
of
the
Army
,
or
the
preservation
of
the
Law
of
the
Nation
,
you
cannot
say
but
that
the
prisoner
is
guilty
of
such
Crines
and
Treasons
,
as
he
is
now
accused
of
and
accordingly
find
him
so
;
for
it
cannot
be
supposed
that
you
will
lay
him
in
a
single
Ballance
,
against
the
Honour
of
all
the
powers
in
the
Nation
,
and
also
the
peace
thereof
.
We
desire
the
Act
of
Treasons
to
make
use
of
.
but
the
Judge
sitting
as
if
he
had
neither
life
nor
soul
,
Mr
further
said
This
that
you
have
heard
,
and
that
we
have
patiently
sat
to
hear
,
and
prepared
a
stool
for
you
to
have
sat
upon
,
to
have
given
you
that
liberty
that
no
body
should
interrupt
you
more
then
us
,
you
have
heard
the
fair
course
that
hath
been
taken
in
it
;
the
Books
,
the
charges
upon
the
matter
they
are
but
three
,
they
are
not
hard
for
your
memory
;
the
particulars
of
those
we
doe
not
expect
that
the
Jury
should
remember
them
;
the
Books
are
here
,
they
have
of
them
;
but
amongst
them
there
are
many
more
,
but
free
your selfe
from
the
matter
of
fact
,
if
you
can
,
and
these
Books
,
and
when
you
have
freed
your self
from
the
matterof
fact
charged
upon
you
,
and
then
make
it
appear
that
from
the
matter
of
fast
law
arises
,
and
then
if
you
can
when
the
matter
of
fact
is
clear
,
and
law
doth
arise
,
you
shall
have
Counsel
;
and
you
shall
have
no
defact
in
us
to
interrupt
you
,
but
to
help
you
in
what
we
may
properly
know
as
our
right
to
doe
;
but
if
you
doe
not
first
clear
and
make
out
this
which
is
the
issue
upon
the
point
,
to
answer
the
matter
of
fast
;
we
cannot
allow
you
any
Counsel
:
the
thing
that
is
to
be
disputed
cannot
possible
be
much
one
your
side
,
it
will
be
but
very
short
;
for
it
is
not
possible
I
say
,
to
be
much
in
time
,
or
confusion
of
your
memory
,
to
give
an
answer
to
this
particular
matter
of
fact
:
the
first
is
the
publishing
of
those
Books
,
and
the
owning
of
them
;
and
the
next
is
the
Books
of
themselves
;
but
this
must
be
first
cleared
,
before
you
can
have
any
Counsel
assigned
you
at
all
.
my
life
Baron
Wild
Baron
Wilds
Jesus
Christ
You
are
now
at
a
full
point
,
and
this
you
have
said
now
,
you
have
said
often
and
we
have
heard
it
,
and
that
which
you
say
now
was
answered
before
.
Sir
Edw.
Cook
I
shall
add
this
more
to
it
,
that
you
at
this
time
,
have
here
such
a
Court
,
which
never
any
of
your
condition
ever
had
in
so
many
Grave
Judges
of
the
Law
.
But
this
you
have
,
&
this
is
to
take
off
or
prevent
,
that
which
you
would
do
now
,
if
there
had
been
one
Judge
&
no
more
,
and
if
you
had
not
had
this
great
presence
of
the
Court
,
you
would
have
been
malepart
,
and
have
out
talked
them
,
but
you
cannot
do
so
here
.
That
your
Tryal
is
so
publick
,
as
your
offence
,
is
for
this
end
,
that
all
men
may
take
notice
,
that
you
have
fair
play
,
&
therefore
according
to
Law
,
you
ought
to
make
your
case
in
matter
of
fact
clear
,
for
that
I
must
tell
you
againe
and
once
is
as
good
,
as
if
I
had
told
you
a
thousand
times
over
,
unlesse
you
can
clearly
do
that
,
you
say
nothing
to
it
,
if
you
will
take
that
for
clear
proofe
that
hath
been
alleaged
against
you
,
you
may
shorten
your self
:
but
otherwise
make
that
defence
that
you
judge
most
sufficient
to
disprove
the
Fact
,
for
till
that
time
,
you
are
clear
gone
in
Law
,
and
no
Councel
must
or
can
been
assigned
you
.
We
know
it
as
well
as
your self
,
you
were
here
and
stood
divers
hours
yesterday
,
and
to
day
you
have
done
the
like
,
but
we
came
before
you
,
and
stand
after
you
.
We
have
been
as
long
as
you
have
.
You
had
that
Liberty
to
,
dispute
no
more
,
we
must
go
on
.
No
you
must
dispatch
it
now
.
Judg.
Jermin
Lo.
Keeble
Judg.
Jermin
Sheriffe
Pack
How
came
the
prisoner
there
Dispatch
Sir
.
Proceed
Mr.
but
he
pressed
for
a
little
r●spit
,
which
was
granted
him
with
much
ado
,
as
also
a
chaire
to
sit
down
upon
,
but
within
a
very
little
space
the
Lord
The
Court
cannot
stay
for
you
,
proceed
on
to
answer
.
The
Court
can
stay
no
longer
,
take
away
his
Chaire
,
for
I
cannot
see
the
Bar
,
and
plead
what
you
have
to
say
,
for
it
growes
very
late
.
quietly
expresse
your self
,
and
you
do
well
,
the
Iury
are
Iudges
of
matter
of
Fact
altogether
,
and
Iudge
sayes
so
,
but
I
tell
you
the
opinion
of
the
Court
,
they
are
Iudges
of
matter
of
Law
.
Was
there
ever
such
a
damnable
blasphemous
heresie
as
this
is
,
to
call
the
Judges
of
the
Law
Cifers
?
Sir
,
I
entreat
you
give
me
leave
to
read
the
words
of
the
Law
then
,
for
to
the
Jury
I
apply
,
as
my
Iudges
both
in
the
Law
and
Fact
.
We
will
not
deny
a
tittle
of
the
Law
.
Let
all
the
hearers
know
,
the
Iury
ought
to
take
notice
of
it
,
That
the
Iudges
that
are
sworne
,
that
are
twelve
in
number
,
they
have
ever
been
the
Iudges
of
the
Law
,
from
the
first
time
that
ever
we
can
reade
or
heare
that
Law
was
truly
exprest
in
and
the
Iury
are
onely
Iudges
,
whether
such
a
thing
were
done
or
no
,
they
are
onely
Iudges
of
matter
of
Fact
.
But
I
shall
pronounce
to
cleare
the
righteousnesse
of
that
Law
,
whatsoever
others
will
pretend
against
it
,
that
know
it
not
.
Cooks
Institutes
If
you
can
canvince
us
,
that
matter
of
Law
does
concerne
you
the
Iury
,
you
say
something
.
Cooks
Institutes
,
sect
Have
we
dealt
so
fairely
with
you
all
this
while
,
Pray
be
confident
,
those
that
are
quotations
there
,
are
not
for
your
purpose
;
but
I
thought
how
good
a
Lawyer
you
were
,
for
to
set
Commentaries
upon
when
there
is
no
such
Booke
or
Commentary
:
go
to
your
matter
of
Fact
,
which
is
cleare
,
but
for
this
,
let
it
fall
downe
,
and
spare
your selfe
,
and
trouble
your selfe
no
more
with
he
has
no
Commentary
upon
But
Master
prest
to
speake
Hold
Sir
.
By
the
fancy
of
your
own
minde
,
you
would
puzzle
the
Jury
,
we
know
the
Book●
a
little
better
then
you
do
,
there
is
no
such
Booke
as
Commentary
upon
Sir
,
you
shall
not
reade
it
.
You
cannot
be
suffered
to
reade
the
Law
,
you
have
broached
an
erronious
opinion
,
that
the
Jury
are
Judges
of
the
Law
,
which
is
enough
to
destroy
all
the
Law
in
the
Land
;
there
was
never
such
a
damnable
heresie
broached
in
this
Nation
before
.
In
this
case
the
Recognitors
of
the
Assiz●
may
say
and
render
to
the
Justices
their
Verdict
at
large
upon
the
whole
matter
,
I
am
sure
you
are
in
an
errour
,
in
a
grosse
one
,
as
possible
a
man
can
be
in
,
this
is
so
grosse
,
that
I
thought
it
could
not
have
come
from
Master
that
professeth
himself
to
be
a
rationall
and
knowing
man
.
For
as
well
as
the
Jurors
may
have
Cognizance
of
the
Lease
,
they
also
as
well
may
have
Cognizance
of
the
Condition
.
Here
it
is
to
bee
observed
,
that
a
speciall
Verdict
,
or
at
large
,
may
be
given
in
any
Action
,
and
upon
any
Issue
,
be
the
Issue
Generall
or
Speciall
.
Also
in
such
Case
,
where
the
Inquest
may
give
their
Verdict
at
large
,
if
they
will
take
upon
them
the
knowledge
of
the
Law
,
upon
the
matter
they
may
give
their
Verdict
generally
.
Although
the
Jury
,
if
they
will
take
upon
them
the
knowledge
of
the
Law
,
may
give
a
generall
Verdict
.
You
have
spent
a
little
time
,
but
you
have
done
your selfe
no
good
,
I
thought
you
had
understood
the
Law
better
then
I
see
you
do
.
Edward
Cooke
Pe●ty
Tre●son
I
hope
the
Jury
hath
seene
the
Evidence
so
plain
,
and
so
●ully
,
that
it
doth
confirme
them
to
doe
their
duty
,
a●d
to
find
the
P●●s●ner
guilty
of
what
is
charged
upon
him
.
This
that
you
have
said
makes
much
for
the
Jury
.
John
Tooke
,
Thomas
Lewis
John
Skinner
John
Tooke
John
Lilburne
Apprentices
Out-cry
Thomas
Lewis
Apprentices
Out-crye
Iohn
Skinner
Salva
Libertate
Salva
Libertate
Thomas
Dafferne
Lieut.
Col.
Lilburne
London
Jury
Surry
.
Lieut.
Col.
John
Lilburne
Coll:
Aires
Lieut.
Colonell
Lilburnes
Lieutenant
Colonell
Lilburne
Colonell
Ayres
Col.
Purfroyes
Arthur
Haslerige
Lieut:
Col:
John
Lilburne
Col.
Lilburne
James
Nutley
Edward
Raddon
The
Testimony
of
Arthur
Haslerige
London
Jury
Nothing
Sir
but
this
,
our
consciences
are
befare
God
as
well
as
yours
,
and
therefore
you
need
not
speak
thus
.
Make
them
thirty
to
your
defence
,
and
you
may
speake
them
.
John
Maynard
Edwards
Cooks
primitive
Declarations
,
pag.
is
this
your
defence
When
your
matter
of
fact
is
to
defend
your self
,
and
to
answer
the
proof
upon
that
,
and
that
is
it
we
are
to
hear
,
and
not
to
hear
you
tell
the
story
of
all
your
life
;
and
then
if
we
should
reply
to
these
particular
things
,
they
will
be
such
as
most
of
them
will
vanish
,
and
do
you
no
service
,
but
take
up
a
great
deal
of
time
:
do
not
tell
us
a
story
,
but
go
on
to
finish
the
matter
of
fact
.
'T
is
nothing
to
this
;
if
it
be
any
thing
in
the
world
to
do
you
good
,
in
the
way
of
your
course
of
defence
,
you
should
have
it
.
What
is
materiall
,
you
shall
not
be
debarred
in
it
.
Edw.
Cook
part
instituts
,
That
it
is
the
Law
of
England
that
any
by
stander
may
speak
in
the
prisoners
behalf
,
if
he
see
any
thing
urg'd
against
him
,
contrary
to
Law
,
or
do
apprehend
he
fals
short
of
urging
any
material
thing
that
may
serve
for
his
defence
and
preservation
.
Gentlemen
of
the
You
have
heard
the
Evidence
,
in
behalf
of
the
State
;
You
have
heard
the
insinuations
of
the
prisoner
upon
them
,
as
calling
you
his
Fellow-Citizens
,
and
the
like
:
He
hath
said
,
and
spoken
;
we
have
proved
,
and
it
is
in
your
consciences
to
believe
proof
,
before
saying
:
the
prisoner
begun
to
cite
you
two
Acts
of
Parliament
:
the
one
in
the
of
Edw.
and
the
other
the
of
Edw.
and
by
those
two
Acts
he
would
signifie
to
you
,
that
you
should
have
two
plain
and
evident
Witnesses
to
every
particular
fact
;
yet
he
did
forget
to
cite
another
Statute
,
made
in
the
first
and
s●cond
year
of
Philip
and
Mary
,
that
overthrows
and
annihilates
those
two
Statutes
that
would
have
two
plain
witn●sses
to
every
fact
of
treason
,
and
in
all
cases
of
treason
will
have
them
freed
,
according
to
the
common
course
of
law
the
common-law
for
the
try
all
of
them
:
if
that
must
●s
materiall
,
or
if
that
stick
with
you
,
that
you
cannot
determine
it
,
my
Lords
the
Judges
will
direct
you
in
it
,
and
in
all
other
points
of
law
:
But
certainly
that
exception
was
a
little
vain
too
;
for
we
did
not
insist
with
one
particular
witnesse
in
nothing
at
all
:
For
that
of
Newcome
,
the
prisoner
did
not
repeat
fully
what
he
said
:
for
I
remember
he
said
this
,
that
Mr.
Lilburn
,
and
Capt.
Iones
,
came
together
,
and
brought
the
Copy
of
the
last
sheet
that
was
to
be
printed
:
if
one
come
with
him
,
and
the
other
del●vered
it
to
the
Printer
,
they
are
both
equally
guiltie
alike
:
they
came
again
the
same
day
at
night
,
and
when
the
first
sheet
was
printed
,
to
be
sure
,
it
was
true
and
right
,
that
Mr.
Lilburn
did
take
the
pains
to
take
one
of
the
Copies
into
his
hand
,
and
corrected
it
.
Well
Sir
,
I
leave
it
to
the
judgment
of
the
Jury
Sir
:
My
Lord
,
as
for
all
the
rest
,
and
particularly
for
that
of
the
it
is
true
,
there
is
but
one
witnesse
which
is
sufficient
enough
by
the
fore-mentioned
Act
of
Queen
but
my
Lord
,
it
is
under
Mr.
own
hand
,
he
will
not
deny
it
.
Thou
sayst
so
,
go
to
those
that
heard
me
,
they
know
what
I
said
,
why
ask
you
me
?
Do
not
interrupt
me
would
not
do
the
tenth
part
of
the
hair
of
your
head
wrong
;
but
being
intrusted
,
I
shall
do
my
duty
,
and
discharge
my
cons●●once
in
my
place
,
which
is
fully
and
plainly
to
open
that
unto
them
,
which
in
my
conscience
I
think
is
right
and
just
.
And
Mr.
came
the
second
time
For
the
that
it
was
delivered
in
the
Tower
which
is
not
in
London
,
I
hear
not
one
witness
to
prove
that
.
And
then
,
my
Lord
,
as
for
the
Agreement
of
the
People
,
sayes
it
was
dated
the
first
of
and
it
was
before
the
Act
was
made
;
that
is
dated
and
it
is
before
the
law
was
made
in
We
do
not
question
him
for
that
;
but
when
he
comes
to
bring
in
those
books
in
August
last
;
then
he
does
new
publish
that
Agreement
of
the
People
,
he
incites
them
to
set
it
up
,
as
their
Center
,
Standard
,
and
Banner
.
He
does
you
no
wrong
,
but
all
the
fair
play
that
can
be
;
he
doth
fix
that
Agreement
no
otherwise
upon
you
,
then
by
your
bookes
it
is
.
I
do
acknowledge
the
Agreement
of
the
people
that
you
are
charged
with
is
dated
the
of
May
and
that
the
evidence
may
allow
this
;
as
also
,
that
that
Agreement
of
the
People
that
was
then
published
,
and
which
you
in
your
books
did
own
,
was
and
is
signed
by
Mr.
and
Mr.
your
fellow-prisoners
,
as
well
as
your self
.
That
which
you
owned
and
signed
Mr.
upon
it
,
that
notwithstanding
all
Mr
hath
storished
and
said
;
I
will
not
say
as
he
hath
done
,
and
seeke
by
glossing
speeches
or
insinuations
,
to
wind
into
the
affections
of
the
Jury
,
as
he
cunningly
and
smoothly
hath
done
,
by
calling
them
his
fellow
Citizens
and
the
like
;
you
Gentlemen
of
the
Jury
,
you
are
to
answer
now
according
to
your
own
consciences
,
betwixt
God
and
you
;
your
oath
is
that
you
are
not
to
respect
,
favour
or
affection
,
nor
to
meddle
with
him
upon
any
respect
,
then
in
justice
;
and
as
it
is
already
clearely
witnessed
and
proved
before
you
:
My
Lords
,
you
have
heard
the
severall
charges
he
is
accused
upon
,
you
have
heard
a
great
deal
of
foul
matter
and
dirt
,
that
is
fit
for
nothing
but
to
be
cast
upon
the
ground
,
and
returnes
to
Mr
again
;
for
truly
w●en
he
cast
it
upon
the
purest
Marble
or
Brasse
,
it
fals
off
again
;
God
he
thanked
that
it
returnes
to
Mr
the
right
owner
;
the
prisoner
hath
cast
these
accusations
,
and
these
blemishes
upon
others
,
but
now
they
are
upon
the
ground
they
will
fall
off
,
&
doth
retort
and
return
upon
his
own
face
;
he
hath
taken
a
great
deal
of
pains
to
digge
deep
for
mistakes
,
nay
for
notorious
&
gross
calumniations
,
had
he
the
ingenuity
to
remember
the
words
of
the
Scripture
,
he
would
have
some
remorse
of
conscience
in
him
;
but
all
the
mischiefs
and
all
the
evils
that
,
can
be
thought
upon
,
which
he
imagined
to
heap
upon
others
,
is
now
most
justly
falne
upon
himselfe
:
It
is
said
of
those
slies
,
whose
matter
is
corruption
,
they
alwaies
light
upon
sore
places
,
upon
galled
backs
,
upon
carrion
,
other
birds
when
they
slie
upon
faire
meadowes
,
will
not
touch
these
:
Certainly
the
Parliament
of
the
Army
,
all
the
Officers
of
it
(
whose
fame
both
as
Parliament
and
Army
,
all
men
know
in
an
extraordinary
manner
)
are
now
put
in
a
ballance
against
Mr
but
for
the
Army
and
the
Officers
of
it
,
no
man
can
say
but
they
have
been
faithfull
and
true
to
their
trust
,
gallant
and
couragious
,
and
extream
succesfull
,
to
the
peace
and
happinesse
of
this
Nation
;
and
God
is
pleased
at
this
instant
to
own
them
,
and
blesse
them
in
a
miraculous
manner
.
Never
Army
hath
done
greater
things
,
and
yet
they
have
not
seaped
Mr
tongue
and
pen
,
they
have
not
scap'd
it
my
Lords
,
but
he
hath
lashed
them
to
the
purpose
:
I
shall
be
as
good
as
my
word
,
not
to
aggravate
the
offences
,
for
they
are
fo
vile
,
they
aggravate
themselves
enough
,
and
therefore
I
leave
it
thus
,
the
naked
truth
,
and
the
worth
of
it
,
as
the
Books
themselves
have
offered
themselves
;
but
shall
say
thus
much
more
,
the
honour
of
the
Parliament
of
all
the
Magistracy
therein
,
the
honour
of
the
Government
;
the
honour
and
renown
of
the
Army
,
that
hath
done
such
great
and
wonderfull
things
,
is
now
at
stake
against
Mr
and
there
being
a
law
published
that
did
give
warning
;
and
Mr
had
been
tried
for
his
life
sooner
,
upon
my
knowledge
,
say
,
Mr
had
been
sooner
tried
,
&
sooner
condemned
and
executed
,
if
the
law
had
been
sooner
made
&
published
;
but
as
he
saith
right
well
,
and
therefore
there
being
a
law
against
which
he
hath
offended
,
he
must
smart
for
it
.
And
that
law
was
published
and
proclaimed
in
this
City
,
by
means
of
which
and
others
,
had
timely
notice
that
they
should
not
doe
such
things
as
are
there
forbidden
;
it
also
told
them
the
penalties
of
it
,
which
are
those
that
are
due
for
the
highest
high
Treason
;
and
yet
notwithstanding
you
see
with
what
boldnesse
,
with
what
confidence
,
in
despight
of
all
Law
and
Authority
,
these
Books
have
been
made
and
published
by
Mr
and
whereas
he
is
pleased
to
say
many
times
that
many
men
have
petitioned
for
him
to
the
Parliament
;
he
will
not
affirm
to
you
,
that
ever
he
petitioned
himselfe
;
but
in
all
his
discourse
here
,
he
cals
them
,
nay
my
Lord
,
he
hath
not
so
much
as
owned
the
power
of
the
Court
since
he
came
before
you
;
but
hath
often
called
you
ciphers
and
the
like
.
My
Lord
,
I
have
told
you
long
,
it
is
the
Jury
that
are
Judges
upon
the
fact
;
and
to
you
I
must
appeal
for
law
,
if
you
doe
believe
,
the
evidence
is
plain
and
full
against
him
,
for
which
he
stands
indicted
,
and
so
Gon
direct
all
your
judgements
,
I
have
don●
.
Gentlemen
you
of
the
Jury
,
you
are
sworn
,
you
are
men
of
conscience
,
gravity
and
understanding
to
tell
you
of
the
duties
of
your
place
,
that
have
gone
through
it
so
often
,
is
a
vain
thing
,
the
sacrednesse
of
an
Oath
which
a
man
must
not
transgresse
in
the
least
,
not
to
save
the
world
;
you
have
gone
so
often
through
it
,
and
understand
it
,
that
I
need
say
no
more
,
the
charge
you
have
heard
,
and
the
proofs
;
but
for
proofe
single
or
double
,
or
treble
,
as
some
of
them
doe
amount
unto
a
witnesse
in
this
,
yea
,
that
doth
double
another
mans
witnesse
;
if
I
swear
this
thing
,
and
another
swear
the
same
,
a
third
the
same
,
that
is
doubled
upon
all
their
testimonies
:
hath
cited
two
Statutes
of
the
sixt
,
to
prove
there
must
be
two
witnesses
;
but
I
must
tell
him
,
were
there
but
one
to
each
fact
,
it
were
enough
in
Law
;
for
as
for
that
which
was
cited
of
King
the
sixt
,
you
have
had
it
fully
answered
by
a
later
Law
of
Queen
which
doth
over-rule
that
,
and
also
in
acts
that
the
common
Law
of
shall
be
the
rule
by
which
all
Treasons
shall
be
tried
,
which
reacheth
to
this
case
too
,
that
there
need
no
more
but
one
witnesse
,
and
this
is
Law
;
and
therefore
Gentlemen
of
the
Jury
that
must
not
stick
with
you
;
that
which
you
have
heard
,
to
concern
you
of
the
truth
of
the
matters
is
this
,
you
are
not
bound
affirmatively
to
have
two
witnesses
,
but
in
that
one
witnesse
with
the
circumstances
concurs
,
that
is
sufficient
;
that
which
should
prevail
with
you
,
is
to
consider
the
strength
of
the
accusation
,
which
rests
in
the
Books
,
and
doth
consist
of
three
heads
,
which
are
laid
down
in
the
Books
themselves
,
which
doth
in
the
first
place
,
so
firmly
expresse
,
and
so
farre
vilifie
the
Parliament
and
state
as
it
is
now
established
in
the
second
,
doth
look
unto
the
Counsels
and
incitations
of
him
for
the
stirring
up
of
tumults
,
commotions
and
wars
in
this
Nation
;
and
the
third
,
are
the
things
cited
in
his
Books
to
that
end
and
purpose
to
divide
the
Army
;
and
then
the
otherwill
take
the
better
effect
:
these
are
the
three
main
charges
,
and
these
the
Books
that
come
from
him
,
doe
so
plainly
testifie
;
that
the
Books
are
proved
to
be
his
,
you
are
fit
Judges
of
;
but
it
clearly
appears
by
those
his
Bookes
that
these
things
were
in
his
intention
.
For
that
he
sayes
,
it
is
that
does
make
a
man
guilty
,
the
mind
,
that
is
intended
as
it
is
exprest
:
Now
that
mind
is
when
there
is
faith
published
,
but
I
tell
you
this
,
these
Books
being
admitted
true
;
I
say
that
never
man
,
that
acted
the
highest
of
Treasons
as
he
hath
done
,
hath
had
so
much
liberty
as
he
hath
had
,
and
as
I
said
before
,
never
man
of
his
condition
nor
any
condition
in
that
was
indicted
in
such
a
case
,
ever
and
a
Tryall
in
such
a
Court
,
in
such
an
Auditory
,
such
a
presence
as
he
has
had
.
The
mores
your
sorrow
indeed
,
you
have
good
cause
to
be
sorrowfull
indeed
,
for
this
Act
of
yours
thus
declared
,
if
your
intentions
had
taken
effect
,
your
plot
was
the
greatest
,
that
ever
saw
,
for
it
struck
at
no
less
then
,
the
subversion
of
this
Common-wealth
,
of
this
State
,
to
have
laid
,
and
put
us
all
in
bloud
,
your
plot
was
such
,
that
never
such
was
seen
in
the
world
before
,
to
proceed
from
a
private
man
as
you
are
,
therefore
it
must
needs
be
heavy
upon
your
Conscience
,
therefore
my
Masters
of
the
Jury
,
look
into
your
Conscience
,
&
see
what
that
saith
unto
you
,
which
he
stands
so
much
upon
the
witnesses
Testimony
,
are
now
plain
and
good
in
Law
,
in
this
cause
they
are
multiplied
,
I
do
not
know
in
one
particular
,
that
there
is
a
Testimony
single
,
but
it
is
aggravated
with
many
Circumstances
,
therefore
let
not
that
trouble
you
,
you
are
the
proper
Judges
of
the
matter
of
Fact
,
being
of
the
Countrey
,
and
if
you
have
fully
apprehended
,
the
dangerous
things
plotted
in
those
boooks
of
you
will
clearly
find
,
that
never
was
the
like
Treason
hatcht
in
and
so
in
Gods
name
,
as
the
Prisoner
doth
lead
to
your
Consciences
,
so
go
and
do
.
You
Gentlemen
of
the
Jury
,
I
did
expect
it
,
it
was
expected
by
the
Court
,
that
some
matter
of
Law
,
or
some
question
of
Law
,
might
arise
upon
the
evidence
,
which
if
it
had
,
it
was
the
duty
of
the
Court
,
to
have
cleared
it
,
but
there
does
not
appear
,
and
therefore
there
is
an
end
,
as
to
the
dispute
of
the
Law
.
We
are
no
Lawyers
indeed
my
Lord
.
There
was
never
any
such
kind
of
abuse
offered
to
a
Court
as
you
have
given
,
nor
never
was
such
Language
used
to
any
Court
of
Justice
before
,
that
I
did
hear
of
as
you
have
given
,
and
certainly
,
the
Behaviour
at
the
Barre
,
doth
set
forth
what
the
humours
and
character
of
the
man
is
,
for
in
this
case
,
if
any
such
dangerous
thing
of
Acting
of
Commotion
or
Mutiny
in
the
Army
or
in
the
Nation
should
have
followed
,
it
had
been
too
late
then
,
to
have
thought
of
the
remedy
;
therefore
the
wisdom
of
the
Parliament
hath
declared
,
that
whosoever
shall
by
writing
,
prenting
,
or
by
openly
declaring
,
publish
,
that
the
present
Government
of
is
usurp'd
or
tyrannicall
,
it
is
Treason
,
there
is
the
Fact
,
upon
which
all
the
evidence
does
depend
,
and
you
are
to
judge
,
whether
in
all
those
books
there
be
not
by
a
trayterous
Fact
committed
,
and
how
clearly
this
does
appear
unto
you
,
withall
Circumstances
thereunto
belonging
,
I
leave
you
to
judge
,
and
how
short
his
pretended
replyes
are
to
be
seen
,
or
invalidate
the
strength
of
the
witnesses
,
I
also
leave
you
to
judge
.
I
say
,
I
might
easily
shew
you
,
how
short
his
prevented
answers
are
of
reall
satisfaction
,
but
I
leave
it
to
your
Judgements
.
But
in
this
businesse
the
evidences
are
sufficient
to
make
a
man
guilty
of
Treason
,
for
here
was
not
simply
a
passionate
Act
,
or
inconsiderate
speech
,
but
what
he
hath
done
,
he
hath
done
deliberately
,
and
advisedly
,
which
is
sufficient
to
make
him
or
any
man
,
that
so
doth
,
guilty
of
Treason
.
All
this
that
was
published
was
in
the
Act
is
in
preceding
.
Now
it
is
very
true
,
and
I
will
english
it
.
For
The
Act
of
a
man
does
not
make
him
guilty
,
unless
his
mind
be
guilty
;
But
I
pray
,
how
shall
any
man
know
the
guilt
of
a
mans
mind
but
by
those
polluting
and
poysonous
words
that
comes
out
of
his
mouth
?
that
's
the
mind
,
what
I
hear
a
man
say
,
I
may
lawfully
say
,
he
thinks
;
and
it
is
a
rule
in
Law
,
that
the
outward
Acts
do
shew
forth
inward
intentions
,
that
very
rule
I
will
not
speak
it
in
Latin
,
because
I
speak
to
one
that
does
say
,
he
does
not
understand
Latin
;
otherwise
I
could
speak
more
Latin
;
now
here
is
the
matter
,
whether
or
no
upon
the
whole
Evidence
that
you
have
heard
,
there
does
not
appear
sufficient
matter
to
make
this
Prisoner
guilty
,
not
of
rash
but
of
advised
and
deliberate
Treason
,
and
as
plainly
of
plotting
and
contriving
to
raise
Mutiny
and
Sedition
in
the
Army
,
thereby
totally
,
to
subvert
and
destroy
the
present
Government
,
and
truly
,
I
have
not
heard
more
of
skill
has
been
used
,
and
more
Attempts
made
then
I
think
you
have
heard
,
and
do
remember
,
I
doubt
not
,
but
as
you
will
take
care
of
the
life
of
a
man
,
that
you
must
not
take
away
the
life
of
an
innocent
,
so
you
will
be
as
carefull
of
your
own
Souls
,
and
the
publick
Safety
,
and
that
's
all
that
I
desire
,
and
I
pray
God
to
direct
you
for
the
best
.
you
must
take
some
care
to
suppresse
this
,
he
will
not
be
answered
by
us
,
I
pray
demand
Justice
of
the
Court
against
him
.
Gentlemen
of
the
Iury
,
I
know
for
my
part
in
ordinary
Iuries
that
they
have
been
permitted
to
drink
before
they
went
from
the
Barre
,
but
in
case
of
fellony
or
Treason
;
I
never
so
much
as
heard
it
so
,
or
so
much
as
ask'd
for
,
and
therefore
you
cannot
have
it
.
I
may
not
give
leave
,
to
have
my
Conscience
to
erre
.
I
dare
not
,
and
thus
if
the
rest
of
the
Iudges
be
of
Opinion
,
you
shall
have
a
light
if
you
please
,
the
fellow
that
keeps
you
shall
help
you
to
it
,
but
for
Sacke
you
can
have
none
,
and
therefore
mithdraw
about
your
work
.
The
Jury
go
forth
about
a
clocke
,
the
Court
adjourned
till
a
clock
,
and
the
Court
commands
the
Lieutenant
of
the
Tower
,
and
the
Sheriffs
to
carry
the
Prisoner
into
the
Chamber
,
which
they
did
.
The
Prisoner
stayes
about
quarters
of
an
houre
,
and
the
Iury
being
come
into
the
Court
again
,
the
Prisoner
was
sent
for
,
and
after
the
Cryer
had
caused
silence
,
the
Iuries
names
were
called
,
Are
you
agreed
of
your
verdict
?
Who
shall
speak
for
you
Our
Fore-man
hold
up
thy
hand
,
what
say
you
,
(
look
upon
the
Prisoner
,
is
he
guilty
of
the
Treasons
,
charged
upon
him
:
or
any
of
them
,
or
not
guilty
?
Not
guilty
of
all
of
them
.
Nor
of
all
the
Treason
,
or
any
of
them
that
are
layed
to
his
charge
?
No
,
of
all
,
nor
of
any
one
of
them
.
Did
he
fly
for
the
same
?
Then
hearken
to
your
verdict
,
the
Court
hath
heard
it
,
you
say
,
that
is
not
guilty
of
all
the
Treasons
,
laid
unto
his
charge
,
nor
of
any
one
of
them
,
and
so
say
you
all
,
and
that
he
did
not
flie
it
.
Yes
,
we
do
so
Gentlemen
of
the
grand
Inquest
,
the
Court
doth
discharge
you
.
And
you
Gentlemen
of
life
and
death
,
the
Court
doth
discharge
you
also
.
of
the
Tower
,
you
are
to
carry
your
Prisoner
to
the
Tower
again
,
and
is
to
guard
you
,
and
all
whom
you
shall
desire
,
are
to
assist
you
.
Whereas
Lieutenant
Colonell
hath
been
Committed
Prisoner
to
the
upon
Suspition
of
high
Treason
,
in
Order
to
his
Tryall
at
Law
,
which
Tryall
hee
hath
received
,
and
is
thereby
aquitted
.
These
are
therefore
to
will
and
require
you
upon
sight
hereof
to
discharge
and
set
at
liberty
the
said
from
his
imprisonment
,
for
which
this
shall
bee
your
sufficient
warrant
.
JUdicious
Reader
Salva
Libertate
Mr.
Prideaux
Strength
out
of
Weakness
Commission
of
Oyer
special
Commission
Petition
of
Right
quondam
fellow-Member
special
Commission
What
hath
the
good
Northern
people
done
,
that
they
onely
must
be
disfranchized
of
all
their
priviledges
by
and
the
for
to
what
purpose
serve
these
Statutes
,
if
they
may
be
fined
and
imprisoned
without
Law
,
according
to
the
discretion
of
the
said
Commissioners
what
have
they
done
?
that
they
and
they
alone
,
of
all
the
People
of
this
(
then
)
happy
Island
,
must
be
dis-inherited
of
their
Birth-right
,
of
their
Inheritance
?
Petition
of
Right
,
Anno.
(
Jesus
Christ
Octob.
1649.
Arthur
Haslerig
Thomas
May
John
Lilburn
(
out
of
your
wonted
mercy
and
clemency
)
This
was
sent
to
Col.
who
shewed
it
to
several
Parlimen
,
but
all
in
vain
,
for
nothing
would
serve
their
turn
but
his
bloud
.
The
next
in
order
,
is
that
notable
Petition
of
his
friends
,
already
in
Print
;
the
Copy
of
which
,
for
its
worth
,
I
judge
fit
here
to
insert
,
which
thus
followeth
.
To the Commons of England , Assembled in Parliament . The humble Petition of the wel-affected , in and about the City of London , Westminster , and parts adjacent ; Presenters , and Approvers of the late Petition of the 11. of September , &c. SHEWETH ,
THat as the Wisdom and Goodnesse of God is the best example to all Authorities in the World ; so those in Authority can in nothing more resemble God , then in their readinesse to heare and receive the complaints and Petitions of any that apply themselves unto them : And who in cases of dissatisfaction willingly condescend to a reasoning out of all doubts and differences , for so his goodnesse daigned to commune with his Servant Abraham , and even to a sinfull and gainsaying People he saith , come let us reason together .
And surely , if ever here were need of such a goodnesse , now is the time , when not onely complaints and distractions abound in all places , but multitudes of cordinall friends to the Parl. are exceedingly grieved and sadned in their spirits , as not seeing the Common-wealth in a condition of freedom , or exemption from grievances and burthens ( in any measure ) answerable to the many promises of the Parl. to the affections of those that have assisted them , or to the endeavours , engagements , intentions , and desires of the Army .
Every one believing , That in a very short time after the expulsion of the greater number of the Members of this honourable House ( as betrayers of their trust ) A new Representative should immediatly have been ordered , according to that Moddell of an Agreement of the People , tendered by the Councel of the Army , or in some other way : And that because that honourable Councel in their Declaration of December last , Declared , That they should not looke on the remaining part as a former standing power to be continued ; but in order unto , and untill the introducing of a more full and formall Power in a just Representative to be speedily endeavoured , by an Agreement of the People .
And we were the more confident hereof , because they had formerly declared also , That where the Supream Authority was fixt in the same Persons during their own pleasure , it rendered that Government no better then a Tyranny , and the People subject thereunto , no better then Vassals : That by frequent Elections men come to taste of subjection as well as Ru●e ( and are thereby oblieged for their own sakes to be tender of the good of the People ) so that considering those expressions , and those extraordinary things done ( declaredly ) for a speedy new Elected Parliament ; how it should come not onely to be wholly deferred , but to be matter of blame for us , or any of our friends earnestly to desire what is so evidently just and necessary in it selfe , and so essential to the liberties of the Nation , perplexeth us above measure ; and we intreat some satisfaction therein .
And truly when you had voted the People under God to be the originall of all just Power , and the chosen Representatives of the People , the Supream Authority , we conceived that you did it to convey those Righteous Principles ( which we and our friends long laboured for ) to the next full and formal Representative , and not that you intended te have exercised the supream Law-making Power .
Much lesse , that such ensnaring Lawes should ever have issued from a house of Commons , so often and so exceedingly purged , ( intentionally by the Army ) for the freedom of the Common-wealth , as is your Act against Treason , wherein contrary to the course of former Parliaments , and to Magna Charta , so many things are made Treason , that it is almost impossible for any to discourse with any affection for performance of promises and Engagements , or for the liberties of the Nation , but he is in danger of his life , if Judges and Juries should take it for good Law , which God forbid .
Also your Act for continuance and receipt of Excise ( which every one hoped upon the prevailing of the Army , would have had a finall end ) to Trade more oppressive then all the Pattents , Projects , and Shipmoney put together .
Also your Act for continuance and strict receipt of Customs was exceeding crosse to expectation , that and the other for Excise , being esteemed most destructive to all kind of Commerce , Shipping and Navigation , and are so chargeable in the Receipt , as that if what is disbursed to Offices and Collectors were raysed in an ordinary way of Subsidies , it would go very farre towards the publique charge , which it was hoped you would have seriously laid to heart , and have prepared a way to have eased the Nation of both , and to have raised all publique moneys by way of Subsidies .
It was hoped also , That you would have done something towards easing the People of the long complained burthen of Tythes , rather then to have enforced the same upon treble dammages .
It was also expected upon the prevailing of the Army , and the reducement of this honourable House , That the Printing-Presses should have been fully opened and set at free liberty , for the clear Information of the People , the stopping of them having been complained of as a great oppression in the Bishops times , and in the time of the late unpurged Parl. rather then such an Act against all unlicensed Printing , Writing or Publishing , as for strictnesse and severity was never before seene in England , and is extreamly dissatisfactory to most People .
And truly when you had declared so highly & resolvedly for the maintenance of the Law of the Land , as to the defence of every mans Liberty and Property according to that excellent Law of the Petition of Right , you may soone conceive what heart-breaking & torment of spirit was occasioned by , your seizing in an hostile manner such constant cordial Promoters of those excellent Maximes forementioned , by the commitment of them in an extrajudicial manner to an Arbitrary Prison , where they have been long time Prisoners , and most of that time close prisoners , their Chambers and Pockets search'd more then once , to find matter against them ( things altogether unparliamentary ) yea , denied a legal Tryal , no legal Crime being laid to their Charge , nor Accuser or Witnesse ever seene by them face to face , as Law requires ; and this to the Ruine of themselves and Families , as to temporall subsistance : We professe we are not able to express the grief and amazement that seized on us thereupon , and which is daily renewed upon us , in that , now after extream provocations , you seeme Resolved to take away the life of our dear friend Mr. Lilburn , and others , not by any ordinary way of Trial at the usuall Assizes , but by a speciall Commission of Oyer and Terminer , the Judges being composed of such as whose interest he hath long opposed ; a way much complained of in the corrupt times before this Parliament , and which we hoped we should have heard no more of in this Nation
And although this is too too lamentable , yet would this were all ; but if we understand the Petition of Right truly , the putting of Souldiers to death , or to other reproachful and painful punishments , by Martial-Law , in time of Peace , is not agreeable thereunto , and if we are deceived therein , the express words of that Law have deceived us .
But that such as have ventured their lives for you , and thought nothing too deere to be spent in defence of a just Parliamentary-Authority , should yet be imprisoned ( as some such there are ) in remote Castles , and used more barbarously then Mr. Burton , Mr. Prinne , and Dr. Bastwick , in the Bishops time , and how soone intended to be proceeded against , by special Commission of Oyer and Terminer , ( we cannot but feare : ) This makes our very hearts to bleed , and our Bowels to earne within us ; insomuch as if no Reason , Conscience , feare of God , or sence of Religion will put a speedy stop to these proceedings , but our most deere Friends ( because ever faithful to their Countrey ) must thus be ruined and slaughtered , under pretence of Tryalls ; we shall not desire to breath longer in this World , as seeing nothing but misery and slavery like to follow after them .
What a sad thing , we beseech you is it , that it should be thus in this Nation , in the first year of Englands liberty ( as you would have it esteemed ) which in our apprehension exceeds in misery and thraldome , the worst of Englands bondage .
For besides what hath been mentioned , what is more frequent then to txamine men against themselves , to imprison men by Votes of Committees , to seize upon mens persons by Pursuivants & Messengers , to sweare men against themselves ; Taxes and Impositions never so high , and Souldiers ( not civill Officers ) set to gather them , to the terror of the people ; and upon the least deniall , either violence or an Imprisonment certainly ensueth : Lawyers in effect are said to rule all , the Lawes are trod under foot by them , and wrested to what sence they please , and Law suites extended beyond all reason , in respect of time and charge , then ( as is verily supposed ) having m●dded the clear intentions of this House , and perverted the just intentions of the Army , poor impotent Prisoners for debt , and ( mall offences abound , and starve in prisons , through poverty & the cruelty of Lawyers and Goalers , and the poor abroad even perish for want of imployment , and through the excessive price of foode , and few or none lay these things to heart : And if any do , and become passionately affected there with , and but speak their mindes freely thereof , or ( as hath been usual and commendable ) endeavour to get People together in meetings , and propose Petitions for redresse , the Puritans were never more reproached in the Bishops times , nor the Independents and Anabaptists in the late defectiou of Parl. then now all such are , with more odious Titles ( or the same in a more odious forme , as Atheists , Levellers , Libertines , Introducers of Monarchy , Anarchy , and Confusion ; which are poysoned Arrowes shot principally at us and our Friends , though must unjustly , none hating or abhorring either the Principles or the Practice more then we or our Relations .
To our understandings , this is truly our mise rable condition , and the sad condition of the Common-wealth , and which is the more grievous , ( because in a time when upon promises made in the presence of God and with appeales to his m●st righteous judgments , we justly expected the clea●est and largest Freedoms , with even a totall redresse of all grievances , and which is no small addition to our sorrow , that we are wounded thus sorely , by the hands whence we expected our most perfect Cure .
So that what to say or do , either to help our selves or our Friends that are both in misery and danger , and the Common-wealth that lyeth in no small degree of thraldom , we are exceedingly to seeke , and therefore as in fit condition for his help only , that is a present help in time of trouble , and who maketh mans extremity his oppertunity , we most humbly and ardently beseech his divine goodnesse to vouchsafe you a true Christian like Spirit of Condescention , whereby you may be inclined to appoint some impartial persons to informe our understandings aright , of many things here complained of , that if we be , we may appear to have been mistaken , professing from our Consciences , that as yet we are confirmed in these our apprehensions of things , not onely from our own Reasons , but from the Declarations , Promises , and Engagements of Parliaments ; and we trust , this way of reasoning out of differences will appear more like unto the wayes of God , then by force or threats to stop our mouthes , or suppresse our understandings .
Also that he will both test fie and moll● fie your hearts , that you may instantly look back from whence you are fallen , To the just ends , for which the Army reserved you together , and then not despairing , but the hand that may heale ( it being Gods way ) we would beseech you to render up unto the People their long detained right of new Elections , and a new elected Parl.
To fulfill your promises concerning Magna Charta , and the Petition of Right , to unbind every burthen , and to break every yoake ; to give bread to the hungry , when you see the naked to cover him ; and not to hide your selves from those of your own flesh ( your present humble Petitioners ) though never so much scandalized and reproached : To deliver the Captive and set the oppressed free , and if for a testimony of your reall intentions herein you shall release unto us ours and the Nations true Friends , though pointed unto death or continuance in bonds , we shall rejoyce above measure at so blessed an alteration , and then shall your light break forth as the morning ; you shall finish your Course with joy , all we have shall be ever ready to preserve you ; and we shall ever pray that the Lord our God may be your exceeding great reward .
Which
yet
availed
nothing
at
all
,
but
added
to
her
sorrow
;
which
being
very
great
,
he
got
his
friends
to
intice
her
into
the
City
,
under
pretence
to
go
look
after
his
Jury
,
and
there
to
keep
her
,
till
his
intended
bitter
portion
were
over
;
but
although
many
have
said
,
he
used
foul
play
towards
his
Jury
,
which
was
of
his
Adversaries
own
calling
,
Col.
or
Sheriff
who
is
both
a
member
of
the
House
,
and
also
of
the
Councel
of
State
,
&
who
had
not
a
dram
of
affection
or
compassion
towards
him
in
the
least
,
in
the
pannelling
either
of
his
Juries
,
whose
affection
to
his
life
may
easily
be
discerned
,
by
his
pannelling
the
grand
Inquest
,
a
copie
of
whose
names
by
an
extraordinarie
strange
providence
,
is
within
these
few
hours
come
to
my
hands
,
after
all
the
ordinary
ways
were
despaired
of
,
as
being
impregnable
by
the
forceable
Engines
of
Gold
or
Silver
;
which
Inquest
are
most
of
them
,
if
not
all
,
engaged
persons
,
the
names
of
which
as
they
are
come
to
my
hands
,
thus
followes
.
Nec lex est instior ulla , Quam nens artificem arte perire sua .
T is just he should be tangled in the snare , Which for another man he did prepare ,