faid, and then and there the gate aforefaid, forcibly, unlaw-
fully, riotoufly, routoufly and injurioufly did throw and fet
open ; and the jurors aforefaid further fay upon their oath
atorefaid, that Edwaid Guife, efquire, then and as yet, one
of the juftices of the faid lord tlie king, alfigned to preferve
the peace in the county aforefiid, and alio, &c. then and there
being piefent, with one W. C. then and as yet one of the con-
ftablcs of the faid lord the king, within the parilli aforefaid,
&.C. to noake his beft endeavour to fupnrefs the riot aforefaid,
and to preferve the peace of the faid lOrd the king, the faid
S. F. one of the rioters aforelaid, fo riotoufly and routoufly
adTembled with the other rioters aforefaid, not ignorant of the
premiffes,
Indiflmcnts for fcandalizing Magiftrates, kc,
premifles, but devifing, and mallcioufly and contemptuoufly
intending, as much as in him lay, to take away and contemn
the authority of the faid Edward Guife, and of all the other
jiilUces of the iaid loid the king, within the county aforefaid,
an I to bi'iDo the faid juflicc into contempt and hatred with the
lic^e fubjtdts of the faid lord the king, thefe opprobrious and
contemptuous Englifli words following, concerning the faid
jultice of the faid lerd the king, in the prefence and hearing
of divers liege fubjefts of the faid lord the king, then and
there did fay, pronounce, and with a loud voice did publilh»
to wit, " Ihircjhallhe no inorejuJtUes Img" and the jurors afore-
fad, upon their oath aforefaid, further fay that the faid N. By
and Others, &c. as aforefaid, riotoully, routoufly and imlaw-
fully afltmbltd, not weighing the duty of their allegiance, but
deviling and mslicioufly intending, not only to difturb the
peace of the faid lord the king, and the public tranquility cf
p ^ this kingdom of England, but alfp as much as in them lay, to
^* lh"» brin^ and draw the faid lord the king, into hatred, fcandal,
difaffedion, dilhonour and contempt with all his faithful fub-
jt^i ; on the day aforefaid, in the year aforefaid, at the parilh
aforefaid, &c. of their wicked minds, malicioufly, fcandaloully,
contemptuoufly and advifedly, in the prefence and hearing of di-
vers liege fubjefts of the faid lord the now king, then and there
prefent did fpeak, publifh and utter, of the faid lord the novf
kin'^, thefe opprobrious, contemptuous, fcandalous, frditious
Engliih words following, to wit, " that the king him/elf, (mean-
ing the faid lord the now king) is but a tnfpajfer here" agairift
the duty of their allegiance, ''n great contempt, Icandal, dif-
honour, derogation and infamy of the Royal Majelty of the
faid lord the now king, and in great contempt and derogation
of the authority of the faid jultice, to the great difquict, ter-
ror and fear of all the liege fubjeds of the faid lord the king,
then and there dwelling and refiding, to the evil, pernicious
9nd bad example of all others in the like cafe offending, and
againft the peace of the faid lord the now king, his crown and
dignity, &c.
The King againft Price
Michaelmas, the 36th Charles the 2d.
Inform4t*io«TAe/ow«^«fl?) 'THHAT James Price, late of, &c. '« the
#or (c^nda- county of Ha- ( JL county, die being a perfon of evil difpo-
lous words ^fyj^jfj ifr^ji^ r fuion, and a malicious brawler and flan-
ffie 5 * To wit. ) derer of perfojis of good wl honeft converfi-
peace.
Iiidi£lnients for fcandaliz ing Magiftratea, &c.
tlon and i^eputation, and alfo deviling and malicloiifly intend-
ing one A. L. then one of the jiiftices of the fald lord the
Jcing, afligncd to prefervc the peace in the county aforcfaid,
and alfo to hear and determine divers felonies, treipaflcf, and
other mifdeeds in the faid county perpetrated, to bring and
draw Into the greateft hatred, contempt and fcandal, among
the liege fubjedts of the faid lord the king, on the day and
year, &c. at, &c. in the county, &c. falfely, malicioufly, fcan-
daloufly, and of his mod wicked intention, thefe falfe, feigned,
bdious and fcandalous Englifh words following, of and con-
cerning the faid A.. L. openly and publickly in the prefence
tnd hearing of divers liege fubje<5ts of the faid lord the king,
then and there prcfent, f to wit, " thou (meaning the faid A.L.) f Did fay,
art a bribing lu/tice of the peace." Whereupon the faid A. thenP"''''*'Pf<'-
and there did qucftion the faid James, in thefe Englilh words J^^",^;;'^ ^"<*
following, to wit, " /0;a; do you (meaning the laid James) ^fce,„ to {,»
mean by that ?" to which queftion of the faid A. the faid J. wanting
then and there did anfwer in thefe Englilh words, to wit, " thou^^re, they
(meaning the faid A.) ka/t received bribes to my knowledge, (mean-^/"^ ""^ }^
ing the knowledge of him the faid J.) and I (meaning the f^id ^^ Jx °"*'"'
J.) will prove it." To the great contempt, fcandal, reproach
and diigracc of the faid A.L. to the evil example of all
others, &c. againft the peace, &c. Whereupon the faid at-
torney, &c.
• The King againft Nofworthy. • P. 75.
Eafter^ 36th Charles the 2d.
^'^^'; X "T^^J^? Wednefday, next after three weets ofinf^^mation
To wit.) -1- li-auer, in the 33d year of the reign of our lord for refleft-
Charles 2d, of England, &c. now king, &c. in the court of the ing words
faid lord the king, before the king himfclf here, one Edward 'P°'^«n of
Fitzharris, late of the parilh of St. Martin, in the fields, in p'p'^^^"""*
the county of Middlcfex, gentleman, b^ the oath of twelved,^^ iuft^ci
jurors, good and lawful men of the faid county, in the dueoJ"theK.ing'»
manner was indifted for hi^h treafon, in traiteroufly compaf-Bendi, and
iing, imagining and intending the death and final deftrudion^'^^/^^ of
of the faid lord the king, and to change, alter and entireIy^[!''J''^S«sof
i^' .. . . r- » . - _ ■'thatcourr,
'S
K
EA-
of this kingdom of England, and to move and levy war, and^^*""? ^'.'2-
rebellion, againft the faid lord the king, within this kingdom 1,1*^''^'^^"'
«f England, and that afterwards to wit, on the Wednefday ntxtil^.h-Trea-
alterton^ vrhtrc
iiididnittits for icaiidalizing MagiftraTes, Sc.
in great after one month of Eafler, in the 33d year of the reign of the
partof.tl-fiiaid lord the now king afcrefaid, in the laid court here, came
Kcord IS j^^ £-^jj Edward Fitzharris, in his proper perfon, and being
demanded of the premifTcs above charged againft him, how he
Would acquit himfelf, thereof, faid that he ought not to be
compelled to anfwcr to the indictment aforefaid, becaafe he
iaid that before the indiftment aforefaid, by the jurors afore-
faiid, in the form aforefaid found, to wit, at a parliament of
the lord the now king, begun and held at O."ford, in the
coutity of Oxford, on the day of, tic. and in the
year, &c, he the faid E. F. by the knights, citizens and bur-
^efles in the faid parliament affembled, in the name of them-
selves, and of all the commons of England, according to the
law and cuftom of parliament, of high-treafon, before the
lords and peers of this kingdom of England, in the fame par-
liament aflemblcd, was impeached, and that the faid impeach-
ment at that time did lemain and exift in its full force and
effeft, as by the record thereof, among the records of par-
liament remaining did more fully appear ; and the faid E. F.
then and there further faid, that the high-treafon in the indicl-
ment aforefaid, by the jurors aforefaid, in the form aforefaid
found, fpecified and mentioned, and the high-treafon, v.'hereof
he the faid E. F. in the parliament aforefaid, then as aforefaid
"was and ftood impeached, were one and the fame trealon, and
not another nor different, and that he the faid E. F. in the in-
di<ftment aforefaid named, and the faid E. F. in the impeach-
ment named, was one and the fame perfon, and not another, nor
different, and that this he was ready to verify, &c. whereupon
he the faid E. F. prayed judgment, if the faid court here would
any further proceed againft him upon the indiflment aforefaid,
&;c. and Robert Sawyer, knight, then and as yet attorney-
general of the faid lord the now king, who for the faid lord
the king, in that behalf profecuted, for the faid lord the king,
faid that the plea aforefaid, by the faid E. F. in I'he mannerand
form aforefaid above pleaded, and the matter therein contained
*P '76*'^'^*'^ "^•- ^"^'^'^"^ ^" ^^"^ to *; preclude the faid court heic
* from proceeding upon the indiftment aforelaid, and that this
he was ready to verify as the faid court fhould conlider, where-
upon he prayed judgment, and that the faid £. F. to that in-
dictment fhould anfvver. And the faid E. F. did fay that the
plea aforefaid, by him the faid E. F- in the manner and form
aforefaid above pleaded, and the matter in the fame contained,
were good and fufficient in law to preclude the faid court from
proceeding upon the indi(5tment aforefaid, which plea and the
matter in the fame contained, the laid E. F. was ready to ve-
rify and prove, as the faid court here fhould confider, where-
upon as before, he prayed judgment if the faki court would
proceed further upon the indiCtment aforefaid, &c. and tha.t
tfterwards to wit, oa the Saturday next after one month of
I Eafter,
Iadi(Slments for fcandalizing Magiftrates, &c.
Eafter, in the 33d year of the reign of the fair! lord the novT
king aforefaid, upon the feeing, reading and hcaiint; al and
Angular of the preiniflTes for this, becaule that it fecmed to
the faid court here, that the plea of tlie faid E F. in the man-
rer and form atorcfaid above pleaded, and the matter in the
lame plea contained, were not fufficient in hiw to preclude the
faid court of the faid lord the king here, from proccedin;5
on the indiiflmeftt aforefaid, it was confidered that the faid E,
F. to the indi(5tment aforefaid ihduld ani'wer. And that upon
the faid judgment, Francis Pemberton, knight, at the faid time
chief jullice of the faid lord the king, afligned to hold picas
before the king him fe If, Thomas Jones, knight, and Thomas
Kaymond, knt. at that time two ofhef juftices of the faid
lord the king, afligned to hold pleas before the king himfelQ
then and there judicially fat in the faid court here, and thea
and there declared, that the plea of the laid E. F. in the man-
aier and form afo:'efaid above pleaded, and the matter in the
fame contained, were not fufficient in law to preclude the faid
court of the iaid lord the king here, from proceeding upon the
the I'ndiftment aforefaid, and that the faid E. F. ought to ain-
fwer to the Indlftment aforefaid, and thereupon the faid E. F.
leing forthwith demanded of the premiffes, by the indl(ftmcnt
aforefaid above charged to him, how he would acquit himfelf
thereof, faid that he was not guilty thereof, and thereof for good
and evil, put himfelf upon the country. And that afterwards
to wit, in the term of the Holy Trinity, in the 33d year, &c,
aforefaid, in the faid court here, the faid E. F. by a certaia
ury of the country thereupon taken, between the faid lord ihe,
ing and the faid E. F. in the due manner was tried for the
high-treafon aforefaid, and upon that trial then and thtre, of
the high-treafon aforefaid, in the due manner was convi(i\ed,
and thereupon by the judgment of the faid court was at-
tainted, and that the faid Francis Pemberton, Thomas Jones
and Thomas Raymond, then as aforefaid juUices of the faid
lord the king, affigned to hold pleas before the king himfelf,
judicially fat in, the faid court here, in the terms of Eaficrand
of the Holy Trinity, at the arraignment, trial, convidion and
attainder of the faid E. F. of the high-treafon aforefaid. And
that one Edward Nofworthy, late of London, eli:\uire, well
jknowing the premiffes, and being a pernicious and feditious
man, and deviling, and malicioully intending to dillurb the
peace and public tradquility of this kingdom of England, and
the faid Francis Pemberton, Thomas Jones and Thomas Ray-
mond, to * fcandalize and bring into hatred and contempt, â– ^ p ^.^^
on the ift day of September, in the 33d yc7.r, <S:c. aforefaid, * ' '*
at Mew-Sarum, in the county of Wiits, having a difcourfe
â– with F. I. and H. H. gentlemen, of and concerning the trial
and execution of the faid E F. for the. treafon aforefaid, ia
tJnc prefcnc« and hearing of divers lif-ge fubje(SHS of chc faid
M hii
i
rndi(5lments for fcaiidalizing Magillrates, 8tc»
lord the kJno;, falfely, mallcioufly, fubtily, fcandaloully and
ieditioully did fay, aflVrt, publiih and proclaim that, " Ht
(meaning the faid E N.) did hope thai the next par lia mint woultl
hang all the pidges 7vho gave it Jor the law tt try b. F." (meaning
the faid E. F.) In contemot of the faid lord the now king,
and of his laws, to the great fcandal and dilhono'tr of the faid
Francis Pembertoa, Thomas Jones and Tht)mas Raymond, t®
the evil and pernicious example, &c. againft the peace, &Ci
whereupon the faid attorney, &c.
The King againft J. G.
Kitdryy tbe 36th of Cbarles the ad. Roll I03»
information London, 7 T^ H A T on the 19th day of O(5tober, in the
for fcanda rp^ ^j^^ jj- j^ jfnx^ &c. a certain caufe was depending i»
en'thrcourtj"^?'^^"^ '" ^^ fupreme court of the faid lord the king, of
•f Admi- the admiralty of England, within the inn of the Lords Advo-
f»lty< cates, fituate near Paul's Wharf, London, before the venerably
and excellent lord Richard Lloyd, knt. doctor of laws, furro-
gate of the honourable man, the lord Lcoline Jenkins, knight,
doftor of laws, lieutenant general and commiffary in the fu-
preme court of the admiralty of England aforefald, and of the
iaid court, judge and prefident, lawfully conttituted oa the
part of Richard Peake, proprietor of one half part of x
certain hoy or fmack, called the Providence of London, ot
which John Whitfield then was late mafter, and of her tackle
and apparel, againft the other half part of the iaid hoy or
fmack, and her tactic and appaiei belonging to the faid J. W,
and againlt the laid J. W. in particular, and all others in gene-
ral, then having or pretending to have his title or intereft in the
faid half part (jfthe laid hoy or fmack, called the Providence of
London aforefald, and further the faid attorney general of the
laid lord the now king, for the faid lord the king further
give3 the court here to underlland and to be informed, that
afterwards to wit, on the day and year aforelaid, &c. in th«
court of admiralty, in the caufe aforefaid, it was in fuch fort
proceeded, that in the faid court of the faid lord the king,
betore the judge af jrefaid, it was decreed that the hoy or
fmack aforefaid, and her tackle and apparel {hauld be reduced
into a true, full and perfe(S inventory, and falthfull/ and juflly
ilhould be lappraife'd and valued according to the uue ralue of
Indf6lments for fcandalizing Magidrates, &c
iht iame. And that afterwards to wit, on the day and year
aforefaid, &c. a certain precept of tht faid lord the king, upon
the decree aforefaid, under the feal of t' e faid comt, in the
lawful manner* iffu<d out of the faid fupreme court of ad- ,» p ^«
mlialty, direcfled to one William Joynes, gentleman, then '
marfhal of the faid court, by which piecept, reciting the de-
cree aforeiaid, in the faid court of admiralty, given as atorc-
faid, the faid lord the king commandt-d the f.id marlhal or his
deputy, that they loould n t omit, but the faid hoy or fmack,
and her tackle and apparel, fliould reduce into a true, full
and perfi2(5l invent<^ry in writing, and by five or fc ur good and
lawful men, having better knowledge chofen by the faid inar-
ihal or his deputy, faithfully and julily, according to the true
yalues of the fame, ihould apjjiailc ajid value, or lliould
caufe to be valued and appraifed, and the iaid appraifement
fublcribed with their hands, or vyitl^ the hand of one of them,
and with the hands of the faid appraifers, to the faid lord the
king, or to the judge of the court of admiralty aforefaid, or to his
furrogate into that court,immediately after the execution of the
prefents duly lliould tranfmit, which precept afterwa'ds to wit,
on the day and year, ^c at, Sec, was delivered to on." R. S.
conilituted in the due manner deputy of the f^id W J. then
marfhal, to be executed in the due form of law, and that the faid
R. S. with certain W. T. and others, &c. good and lawful men,
having better knowledge, and elcfttd appraifers in that be-
half, by the faid i\. S. did enter the faid hoy or fmack, being
then and there upon the river Thames, within the parifh and
county aforefaid, to make a true and perfe(ft inventory of the
faid hoy or fhiack, and of the tackle and apparel thereof, and
to appiaife and value the true value of the lame, according to
the cffetfl of the decree and precept aforefaid, and that one
J- C. late of the parifh, &c. well-knpwin.; the premifTcs afore-
faid, but being a pernicious and feditious man, and devifing,,
pratftifing and intending to difquiet, molell and dilturb the
f»cace of the iaid lord the now king, and t^e public tranqui-
ity of this kingdom of England, and to hring and draw the
faid court of admiralty, and the olTicers and miniffers of the
faid court into the greateft hatred, contempt and difiegaid witli
the faid lord the now king, and with the faithful fubjeifls of the
faid lord the now king, and to fulfil, perfe(fl and bring to ef-t «« f/jf/"^
{c6\ his mofl wicked and deteflable devices, practices and in- fi/ff, jfeij^n.
fentions afoiefaid, he the faid J. C. then and there to wit, «''/,.A<j'"/a.
en the faid day and year, &c. aforefaid, at, &c. filfely, unlaw- ^""f'. .""''
fully, unjuffly, malicioufly and corruptly, in the prefence and ^^ '^^'^
hearing of divers fubjeds of the faid lord the king, then andw^/t/y />/-
there prefent, § did fay, affert, and with a loud voice, d'\d /o-"''"^,"
puhlifh and declare of the faid court of admiralty, and alfo of ''^'^'".^° *'"
the offir< rs and minifters of the faid court, and to and of they^^"""^ ,
faid E,-?. and others, &c. being in the execution of the faida^e not in
M Z precept ihe original.
Indictments for fcandalizing Magiftrates, &c.
precept as aforefaid, " TTiat they the p^d R. S. and others, St.
vjere ngue^, robbers and pirates, and ihut they the fa:d li. S- and
others, &c, '•■ime to the hoy or /mack afore/aid, to rob." Ai.d iheB
and there the f^iid J. C. did fpeak to the fervant's of the laid J.
1 The ire- ^' ^^^^ piticiit. and d'd commani them, " That t key Jh'Aild dravj
cedent is their knives, atid fhould % (Ixy thje rogu.es, (nieaning the iaid K. S.
with b ar.ksand the orh' rs, &:c. being in the exeiut'on of the precept
*'i?'^'v''r' aforefaid) and that the court of admiralty zvas a r.guijh court, and
^ -ry a cheating court, and that allzuho bel' nged to that court -were rogues
^ • 19' and * Joois," (ireaning th j'>dve> and other offi ers rf the court
*?^^^^ I' '^"** of admiralty atorefad). To the great contempt, fcandal, dif-
Jome fuch i • x* ■r l j • j r j • i j r
thine r c^psragement and intaaiy ot the laid court oi admiralty, and of
©ommamled ^1^^ officers and minillers oi the faid conrt, to the evil and per-
his fer. cicious example, &c. and againfi: the peace, &c.
vaats.
The King againfi Vavafour.
JE^aJlsr, the 36,th Charles IL
Inf»rtnitlonM'iddIeJ'e>r,y 'T'HAT a certain caufe was and as yet is de=
for the like. Xo wit. y A pending in judgment, in the fupreme court
of the lord the king, of the admiralty of England, wiihia
the inn of the Lords Advocates, within the parifli, &c. before
the venerable: and excellent man, the lord Richard Lloyd, kt.
clo<5lor of l?.ws, furrogate of the honourable man, Leoline
Jenkins, knt. do^or of laws, lieutenant-general and com-
mifTary in the fupreme court of admiralty of England afore-
i*aid, and of the faid court judge and prelident lawfully con-
itituted, on the part of J. W. and R. his wife, executrix of
(the lalt will and leftament of one Y^. D. deceafgd, againlt
one-third part of the Ihip, called the William and Jane, of
"which Ihip, Giles Daniel was malter, and the tackle and ap~
parclbelonging to her,' and againlt the laid Giles in particular,
and all others in g< neral, pretending title or interelt in the laid
one-third part of the faid fhip, and alio againlt one R. C. for
his interefi: in two parts of the faid ihip, and of the tackle
and apparel belonging to the laid Ibip, in three parts to be di-
vided, and that in the faid court, in tne caule aforciaid, betore
the faid judge, it was in fuch fort proceeded, that it was decreed
â– by the faid court, that ike faid R. C. fhould have the polTefficjn
ci the faid iliip delivered to him by the marflial of the faid
couit, and that after^vaids to wit, on the day aud year, &c.
at.
Indictments for fcandalizing Magiflrates, &c.
at, &c. a certain dl/courfe was had and moved, between one
M. Vavafour, and divers other fubjefts of the faid lord the
king, of and concerning the Ihip afoiefaid, and the decree and
proceedings in the court of admiralty aforefaid, in the caufe
.aforcfaid; and that the faid M. Vavafour of London, gentle-
man, being a perfon of evil converfation, and a common dii^
turber of the peace of the faid lord the king, and fallcly, wick-
edly, unlawfully and unjuftly intending, not only the faid
Lcoline Jenkins, knt. dodor of laws, then and as yet judge
of the laid court of the loid the king of the admiialtyof
England, but alfo the jurildiftion and authority of the faid
court of the laid lord the king, of the admiralty of England,
efpecially to fcandalize, and to bring into hatred and contempt
among the fubjefts of the. laid lord the king, then and there
in the prefcnce and hearing of divers fubjetfts of the faid lord
the now king, faliely and malicioufly did fay and affert, and
with a loud voice did publiih thefe falle, malicious, icandalous,
and opprobrious Englilh words following, to wit, " Let the ad-
miralty courty and Sir Leoline Jenkins ^meaning the iaid court
of admiralty of England, and the faid Leoline Jenkins, knt.
judge of the faid court) kifs my arfe, (meaning the pofteriors of
^ie faid M. V.) / (meaning the faid M. V.) care not « turd for
them, * (meaning the faid court of admit alty of Eng'and, and* p Oq
the faid Leoline Jenkins, judge of the faid court) they (mean-
ing the faid court of admiralty of England, and the faid
Leoline Jenkins, knt^ judge of the faid court) have nothing ta
do Ttith tke Jhip," (meaning the faid Ihip William and Jane).
To the "reat fcandal and infamy of the faid Leoline Jenkins,
judge of^the faid court of admiralty aforefaid, and of the ju-
rifdidion of the faid court, in great con empt of the faid lord
the now king,-, and of his laws, to the evil example, &c.
I'he King againjl Forth.
J^JtcTy 56 Charles the 2d *
Mtddlefe.v,')VT^llA.T in the term of St. Michael, in \.\\^ "hb^^ ^^ref^^a^
To wit. j A year of the reign of the h^rd Charles the 2d, ing on ihe
king, &c. in the court of the faid lord the king, before the jury wliich
king himfelf, (the faid court being then held at Weftminfler.f""''"^ ^!"
in the county of Middlelbx) one Algernon Sidney, late of the^^"^""!^ ^'l'
■r, r o n T - • 1 n \i • 1 (• n /T- 1 II /- nev, elC|Uirc,
panih 01 oi. JMartin in the fields, in the county oi Mjd(llelcx,guiity of
eiquirCjhigh-treafon
Indidlmetits for fcandalizing Magiftrates, &c.
jtlijuirp, for Gcrtain high-trcafons touching the pcifon of the
iaid lord the ting, in the lawful manner was indiacd, and af-
terwards to wit, in the iaid term of St Michael, in the year
aortfaid, at Weftminltcr aforefaid, in the faid county of Mid-
dlefex, in the faid court of the faid lord the now king, the
faid Aloern^n Sidney, by a certain jury of the county, between
the faid lord the king and the faid Algernon Sidney taken, for
the high-treafons aforefaid, in the due manner was tried, and
afterwards convidled and attainted as by the recoidand proceed-
ings thereof in the faid court more fully appears. And that
Alex. Forth, late of the parifti of St. Martin in the fie ds, in
the county of Middlefex, joiner, well knowing the premilTes,
and being a perfon of evil name, fame and of unquiet conver-
lation ini difpofition, and deviling, pra(5lifing and molt wick*
cdly intending to difquict, moleft and difturb the peace and
public tranquility of this kingdom of England, and to bring
and draw the trial aforeiaid with the vcrdift thereon, for the