height. In the justiciary registers, I find a process against the underwritten person for Judaism, which being the only instance, as far as I know, of this since the Reformation, the curious reader will be content to have a view of it. I give it as it stands in the criminal books, and it is what may be a caution to parents to found their children well in our holy religion, before they suffer them to go abroad.

'profess and openly declare himself to be a Jew, and was circumcised: and having returned to Scotland, at Edinburgh, Wrightshouses, Brandsfield, and Hall-heriot, he did rail_against_our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, denying him to be God, and affirming 'him to be mere man, and a false prophet, and outragiously reviling him by such other hor'rid blasphemies as are not fit to be uttered, renouncing and cursing the holy sacrament and rite of his baptism. And he did with 'great and horrid execrations wish all manner of judgment to befal him, if ever he should return to the Christian religion, in manner at

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"Edinburgh, June 15, 1681. 6 Francis Borthwick, second son to James Borthwick of Harelaw, being often called to have compeared before the justiciary, this day and place, in the hour of cause, to have underlien the law, for the crime of blasphemy com-length mentioned in the criminal letters, mitted by him, in so far as being born of Christian parents, and baptized and educated ‹ in the Christian faith, and continuing in the open profession thereof, and communion of the Christian and Catholic church, until the of 14 years, he went abroad to foreign age places, to follow the trade of merchandize, where he was seduced to make a shameful apostacy from the most holy faith, and to

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raised at the instance of his majesty's advo. cate, and James Cockburn in Duddingstour informer against him thereanent. And being lawfully cited, and not compearing, the lords adjudged the said Francis Borthwick to be outlaw and fugitive, and all his goods and gear to be brought in for his majesty's use, 'for his contemption and disobedience; which 'was pronounced for doom.'

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402. The Trial of EDWARD Earl of WARWICK and HOLLAND, before the House of Lords, for the Murder of Richard Coote, esq. 11 WILLIAM III. A. D. 1699.

March 28, 1699. ABOUT 11 of the clock the Lords came from their own House into the court erected in Westminster-hall, for the Trials of Edward earl of Warwick and Holland, and Charles lord Mohun, in the manner following: The lord high steward's gentlemen attendants, two and two. The clerks of the House of Lords, with two clerks of the crown in the courts of Chancery and King's-bench. The masters in Chancery, two and two. Then the judges. The peers eldest sons, and peers minors, two and two. Four serjeants at arms with their maces, two and two. The yeoman usher of the House. Then the peers two and two, beginning with the youngest barons. Then four serjeants at arms, with their maces. Then one of the heralds, attending in the room of Garter, who by reason of his infirmity could not be present. And the gentleman usher of the Black Rod, carrying the white-staff before the lord high steward. Then the lord chancellor, lord high steward of England, alone.

When the lords were seated on their proper benches, and the lord high steward upon the wool-pack; the two clerks of the crown in the courts of Chancery and King's-bench, standing before the clerk's table with their faces towards the state;

The clerk of the crown in Chancery having his majesty's commission to the lord high steward in his hands, made three reverences towards the lord high steward, and the clerk of

the crown in Chancery on his knees presented the commission to the lord high steward, who delivered it to the clerk of the crown in the King's-bench, (then likewise kneeling before his grace) in order to be opened and read; and then the two clerks of the crown making three reverences, went down to the table; and the clerk of the crown in the court of King's-bench commanded the serjeant at arms to make proclamation of silence; which he did in this manner :

Serj. at Arms. O yes, O yes, O yes, My lord high steward his grace does straitly charge and command all manner of persons here present, to keep silence, and hear the king's majesty's commission to his grace my lord high steward of England directed, openly read, upon pain of imprisonment.

Then the Lord High Steward stood up, and spoke to the Peers.

Lord High Steward. (Lord Somers.) Your lordships will be pleased to stand up, and be uncovered, while the king's commission is reading.

All the Peers stood up, and were uncovered, while the Commission was read.

Clerk of the Crown. Gulielmus Tertius Dei 'Gratia Angl. Scot. Franc. et Hibern. Rex, Fidei Defensor, &c. Prædilecto et fideli Consiliar. nostro Johanni Domino Somers, Can'cellar. nostro Angl. Sciatis quod cum Edrus, Comes Warwic, et Holland, nuper de paroch.

'Sti. Martini in Campis in Com. Middlesex. et Carolus Dnus. Mohun, nuper de paroch. prædict. in Com. prædict. coram dilectis fidelib. nostris Carolo Lee, Mil. Samuel. Buck, Willielmo Withers et Francisco Tysson, Ar- ́ migeris, et aliis sociis suis Justiciar. nostris ad inquirend. per Sacramentum, probor. et lega'lium hominum de Com. nostro Middlesex.

has Literas nostras fieri fecimus Patentes,' Teste meipso apud Westmonasterium vicesimo quinto die Martii, Anno Regni nostri Undecimo.

'Per ipsum Regem propria Manu Signat.' Serj. at Arms. God save the king.

Cl. of the Cr. Serjeant at Arms, make Proclamation.

Serj. at Arms. O yes, O yes, O yes, my lord high steward of England, his grace, does straitly charge and command all manner of persons here present to be uncovered, upon pain of imprisonment.

Then the Judges and Masters in Chancery uncovered. sat down in their places upon the wool-pack,

Then the Clerk of the Crown read the Return of Certiorari, in hæc verba :

Then the herald and the gentleman-usher of prædict. ac aliis viis modis et mediis quibus the Black Rod, after three reverences, kneeling, ⚫ melius sciverint aut poterint, tam infra libertat. presented the White staff to his grace, and quam extra, per quos rei veritas melius sciri his grace removed from the Wool-pack to the * poterit et inquiri de quibuscunque Proditioni-Chair, which was placed upon an ascent just bus Misprisionibus Prodition. Insurrectionib. before the uppermost step of the Throne, and Rebellionib. Controfact. tonsur. lotur. falsis seated himself in the Chair. • fabricationib. et aliis falsitat. Monet. hujus • Regni nostri Angl. et alior. Regnor. sive Dominior. quorumcunque ac de quibuscunque • Murdris Feloniis Homicid. Interfectionibus • Burglar. Raptib. Mulier. Congregationib. et • Conventicul. illicit. verbor. prolationib. Coadunationib. Misprisionib. Confederationibus falsis Alleganciis Transgressionibus, Riotis, Routis, Retentionib. Escapiis Contempt. Falsitat. Negligentiis, Concelament. Manutenent. Oppressionibus, Cambiparciis, Deceptionib. et aliis Malefactis Offenc. et Injur. quibuscunque; necnon Accessar. eorundem infra Com. prædict. tam infra libertat. quam extra, per • quoscunque et qualitercunque habit. fact. perpetrat, sive commis. et per quos vel per quem cui vel quibus quando qualiter et quomodo et de aliis Articul. et Circumstanc. præmiss. ⚫ seu eor. alicujus vel aliquor. qualitercunque concernen. plenius veritat. et ad easdem proditiones et al. præmiss. audiend. et terminand. ⚫ secundum legem et consuetud. Regni nostri Angl. nuper assignat. de Felonia et Murdro per ipsos Edrum. Comitem Warwick. et Holland, et Carolum Dominum Mohun, Commiss. et Perpetrat. per sacrament. probor. et legal. hominum Com. nostri Middlesex. prædict. . Indictat. existant. Nos considerantes quod Justitia est virtus excellens et altissimo complacens, volentesque quod prædict. Edrus. . Comes Warwic. et Holland, et Carolus Dominus Mohun, de et pro Felonia et Murdro unde ipsi ut præfertur Indictat, existunt, coram nob. in presenti Parliament, nostro secundum leg. et consuetud. Regni nostri Angl. Audiantur, Examinentur, "Sententientur et Adjudicentur, cæteraque omnia quæ in hac parte pertinent debo. modo exerceantur et exequantur; ac pro eo quod officium Seneschalli, Augl. (cujus præsentia in hac parte requiritur ut accepimus) jam vacat, Nos de Fidelitate Prudentia provida . Circumspectione et Industria vestris pluri-bet Saltm. volen. certis de causis omnia et sinmum confidentes Ordinavimus et Constituimus vos ex hac causa Seneschallum, Angl. ad Officium illud cum omnibus eidem Officio in hac parte debit, et pertinen. (hac vice) gerend. occupand. et exercend. Et ideo vob. Mandamus quod circa præmiss. diligenter in⚫tendatis et ea omnia quæ in hac parte ad Officium Seneschal. Angl. pertinent et requiruntur (hac vice) faciatis exerceatis et exequamini cum effecty. In cujus rei Testimonium

'Gulielmus Tertius, Dei gratiæ, Angl. Scot.. Franc. et Hibern. Rex, Fidei Defens. &c. 'Justic. nostris per Literas nostras Paten. con-, 'fect. ad inquirend. per Sacrm. probor. et legal. 'hom. Com. nostri Midd. ac aliis viis mod. et, 'med. quibus melius sciverint aut poterint de, quibuscunque prodic. mispris. prodic. insurrection. rebellion, controfact. tonsur. lotur., 'falsis fabricat. et aliis falsitat. monet. hujus, Regni Angl. et alior. regnorum sive dominiorum quorumcunque ac de quibuscunq;, 'murdris, felon. homicid. interfection. burglar. 'raptibus mulierum, congregacon. et conven-, 'ticul. illicit. verborum prolationibus, coadunat. 'misprision. confederat. falsis alleganc. trans" gres. riot. rout. retention. escapiis contempt. negligenc. concelament. manutenen. oppres'sion. deception. et aliis malefactis offens. et injur. quibuscunq; necnon accessariis eorun'dem infra Com. prædict. tam infra libertates quam extra per quoscunq; et qualitercunq;. habit fac. perpetrat. sive commiss. ac de aliis, ' articulis et circumstanciis præmiss. et eorum 'quodlibet seu eorum aliquod vel aliqua quali tercunq; concernen. plenius veritat. et ad ' easdem prodition. et al. præmiss, audiend. et terminand. assign. Necnon Justic. nostris ad 'Gaol. nostram de Newgate de Prisonar. in ea 'ex existen. deliberand. assign. et eorum cuili

'gula Indictamen. et Inquisition. de quibus-
cunq; felon. et murdris, unde Edrus. Comes
Warwic. et Holland, et Carolus Dominus
'Mohun, et al. coram vobis Indictat. sunt
'necuon record. conviction. Rici. French,,
Rogeri James et Georgii Dockwra, pro felon.
et homicid. unde indictat. sunt.
'inde per quandam. Jur. Prie. inde inter nos
et præfat. Richardum French, Rogerum
'James et Georgium Dockwra, capt. convict.

Et super

tention. escapiis contemp. negligene. concelamen, manutenen. oppression. cambiparciis deception, et aliis malefact. et offene, quibuscunq; nec non accessar, eorund, infra Com. præd. tam infra Libertat, prædict, quam extra, per quoscunq; et qualitercunq; habit. fact. per petrat, sive commiss. ac de aliis articul, et cir

eorum aliquod vel aliqua qualitercunq; con

• exist. ut dicitur coram nobis et non alibi termi⚫nari vobis et cuilibet vestrum mandamus quod omnia et singula in Indictament. et Record.' 'convict. prædict. cum omnibus ea tangen. quibuscunq, nominibus iidem Edrus. Comes Warwic. et Holland, Carolus Dominus ' Mohun, Richardus, Rogerus et Georgius nuncupentur in eisdem coram nobis subcumstan. præmissa et eorum quodlibet seu sigillis vestris aut unius vestrum in oetab. Sti. Hiliarii ubicunq; tunc fuerimus in Angl.cernen. plenius veritat. et ad easdem prodi• mittat. seu unus vestram mittat, una cum hoc 'tion. et al. præmissa audiend. et terminand. brevi nt ulterius inde fieri fac, quod de jure ac secundum legem et consuetud. hujus Regni secundum legem et cons. regni nostri Angl. dict. Dom. Regis Angl. assign. et per manus "fore viderimus faciend. Teste J. Holt, Mil. suas propr. deliberaver. bic in Cur. dict. Dom. apud Westm. xxviii die Novembris, Anno Regis quoddam record. indictament. coram 'Regni nostri decimo. 'eis et aliis sociis suis nuper præantea præsent. 'et capt. versus Edrum. Comit. Warwic. et 'Holland, Carolum Dominum Mohun, de Oakehampton in Com. Devon. Ricum. French, Rogerum James et Georgium Dockwra, pro murdro cujusdam Rici. Coote, Ar. in forma juris terminand. &c. (eisdem Rico. French, Rogero James et Georgio Dockwra, prisonar. in dict. Gaol. dict. Dom. Regis de Newgate, causa in eodem indictament. content, ad touc

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'per Cur. ASTRY.

Ad Instauc. prosecutor. quoad duos Def. ‹ et ad instanc. cæterorum Def.

'J. HOLT.'

Virtute cujus brevis mihi et aliis direct. Indictament. et Inquisition. infra mentionat. "necnon record. conviction. infra nominat. Rici. French, Rogeri James et Georgii Dockwra, pro felon. et homicid. unde indictat. et superinde per quandam Jur. prie. convict.'existen.) Record. cujus quidem indictament. 'exist. cum omnibus ea tangen. coram Dom.patet in quibusdam schedul. huic annex. Rege in quibusdam Sehed. huic brevi annex. "mitto prout interius præcipitur.

Respons. Fra. Child. Mil. Major. Civit. 'Lond. un. Justic. infra script.'

dict. Dom. Regis per Literas Paten. ipsias 'Dom. Regis, eisdem Justic. prænominat, et al. ac quibuscunque quatuor vel pluribus eorum sub magno Sigillo diet. Domini Regis 'Angliæ confect. ad inquirend. per sacrament. probor. et legalium hom. Com. Middlesex. præd. ac aliis viis mod. et med. quibus melius

Midd. ss. Memorandum quod ad Sessionem 'de Oyer et Terminer Domini Regis tent. pro Com. Middlesex. apud Hicks-Hall in St. 'John-street, in Com. præd. die Mercurii scil. Midd. ss. Memorandum quod ad delibera-septimo die Decembris, Anno Regni Domini ⚫tion. gaol. Domini Regis de Newgate teut, nostri Gulielmi tertii, Dei gratia, nunc Regis pro com. Middlesex. apud Justice-hall in le Angliæ, &c, decimo, coram Carolo Lee, Mil. Old-Bailey in Suburbiis Civit. London. die 'Samuele Buck, Willielmo Withers, Francisco Veneris (scilt.) decimo tertio die JanuariiTysson, Armigeris, et aliis sociis suis Justic. Anno Regni Dom. nostri Gulielmi tertii Dei gra. nunc Regis Angl. &c. decimo, coram ‹ Fran. Child, Mil. Majore Civit. London. Edro. Ward, Mil. Capital. Baron. Secii. dict. Dom. Regis, Henrico Hatsel, Milit. un Baron., Sccii. dicti Domini Regis, Thoma Stamp, Mil. Edro Clarke, Mil. Aldris dict. Civit. London. Salathiel. Lovell, Mil. servien. dict. Dom.sciverint aut poterint tam infra libertat. quam Regis ad legem ac Recordator. dict. Civit. extra per quos rei veritas melius sciri poterit • London. et aliis sociis prædict. de prisonar. in de quibuscunque prodition. miaprision. prodi• eadem existen. deliberand. assign. ven. hic in tion, insurrection. rebellion, controfactur. tonCur. Carolus Lee, Com. Mil. Samuel Buck, sur. lotur. falsis fabrication. et aliis falsitat. Will. Withers, Fran. Tysson, Ar. Justic. dict. monet. bujus Regni diet. Dom. Regis Angl. Dom. Regis per Literas patent. ipsius Dom. et al Regnor. sive Dominior. quorumcunque • Regis eisdem Justic. prænominat. et aliis ac ac de quibuscunq; murdris, felon, homicid. inquibuscunq; quatuor vel plur. eorum subterfection, burglar, rapt. mulier. congregat. magno Sigillo dict. Dom. Regis Angl. con- 'et conventicul. illicit. verborum prolation. fect. ad inquirend. per Sacrament. probor. et 'coadunat. misprision. confederat. falsis allelegal. hom. de Com. Midd. præd. ac aliis viisgan. transgr. riot. rout. retention. escapiis conmodis et mediis quibus melius sciverint aut tempt. negligen, concelamen. manutenen, oppoterint tam infra libertat. quam extra, per pression, cambiparciis deception. et aliis maquos rei veritas sciri poterit de quibuscunq;lefactis et offensis quibuscunq; necnon accesprodition. misprision. prodition. insurrection.sar. eorundem intra Com. præd. tam infra li rebellion. controfactur. tonsur. lotur. falsis fa-bertat. quam extra, per quoscunque et quali brication. et al. falsitat. monetæ hujus Regni tercunque habit. fact. perpetrat, sive commiss. dict. Dom. Regis Angl. et al. Regnorum sive ac de aliis articulis et circumstantiis præmissa Domin. quorumcunq; ac de quibuscunq; mur- et eor, quodlibet vel aliqua qualitercunque dris, felon. homicid. interfeccon, burglar. rapt. concernen. plenius veritat. et ad easdem pro• mulier. congregac. et conventicul. illicit. ver- 'dition. et al. præmiss. audiend, et terminand. borum prolation. coadunac. misprision. con- 'secund. legem et cons. hujus Regni dicti federac. falsis alleganc, transg, riot, rout, re- Dom. Regis Angl. assign. per sacrm. Egidii

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Daus. Mohun, Ricus. French, Rogerus James * et Georgius Dockwra, præfat. Ricum. Coote, modo et forma præd. felonice voluntarie et ex 'maliciis suis præcogitat. interfecer et mur'draver. contra pacem dei. Domini Regis nune Coron, et Dignitat. suas, &c.

'bona et catalla terras sive tenementa præd. Edrus. Comes Warwici et Holland, Carolus ‹ Dnus Mohun, Ricus French, Rogerus James 'et Georgius Dockwra, tempore Feloniæ et murdri prædict. per ipsos modo et forma præd. fact. et perpetrat. sive aliquo tempore postea usque diem Captionis hujus inquisitionis habuerunt Jur. præd. penitus ignorant.

'Dimont, Robti. Giltrick, Johis Paulin, Josephi Vernon, Thomæ Smithson, Andreæ Rogers et David. Jones, proborum et legalium homin. Libertat. præd. jurat. et onerat. ad inquirend. pro dto. Dno. Rege quando 'qualiter et quomodo præfat. Ricus. Coote ad morten suam devenit dicunt super sacrm. suum præd. qd. Edrus Comes Warwic. et Holland, nuper de paroch. Sti. Martini in cujus Rei Testimonium tam præfat. Coro• Campis infra Libertat. præd. in Com. præd.nator quam Jur. præd. huic. Inquisitioni siCarolus Dnus. Mohun, nuper de paroch.gilla sua alternatim apposuerunt die anno et 'præd. infra Libertat. præd. in Com. præd. loco, primo supra dcis.

felon. et. homicidio tant. Non cul. pro murdro. Ricus. French, 13 Jan. 98. pon. se cul. de 'Catal. nulla. Judicium super indictamentum.

Rogerus James, 13 Jan. 98. pon. se cul. de felon. et homicid. tant. Non. cal. pro murdro. Catalla nulla. Judicium super dictamentum.

"Georgius Dockwra, 13 Jan. 98. pon. se cul. 'de felon. et homicid. tantum. Non cul. pro 'murdro. Catalla nulla. Judicum super In'dictamentum.

Ricus. French, nuper de paroch. præd. infra Libertat. præd. in Com. præd. gen. Rogerus ⚫ James, nuper de paroch. præd. infra Libertat. præd. in Com. præd. gen. et Georgius Dockwra, nuper de paroch. præd. infra Libertat. 'præd. in Com. præd. gen. Deum præ oculis 'suis non habentes, sed Instigatione diabolica ⚫ moti et seducti dco. tricesimo die Octobris Anno decimo supradicto, vi et armis, &c. apud paroch. præd. infra Libertat. præd. in Com. præd. in et super præfat. Ricum. Coote, in pace Dei et dci. Dni. Regis, nunc adtunc ⚫et ibm. existen. felonice voluntarie et ex maliciis suis precogit. insult. fecer. et qd. præd. Ricus. French, cum quodam Gladio (Anglice a rapier) de ferro et chalibe confect. valoris quinq; solid. quem ipse idem Ricus. French, in manu sua dextra adtunc et ibm. extract. huit. et tenuit præfat. Ricum Coote, in et 'super sinistram partem pectoris ipsius Rici. Coote, prope Os Collar (Anglice the collar bone) ipsius Rici. Coote, adtunc et ibm. felo-Tysson, Armigeris, et aliis Sociis suis Justic.

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Midd. ss. Memorandum qd. ad sessionem ‹ de Oyer et Terminer Domini Regis tent. pro 'Com. Middlesex. apud Hicks-hall in S. Johnstreet in Com. præd. die Mercurii scilt, septimo die Decembris Anno Regni Domini • nostri Gulielmi Tertii Dei gratia nunc Regis Angliæ, &c. decimo, coram Carolo Lee, Mil. Samuele Buck, Willielmo Withers, Francisco

dict. Dom. Regis per Literas Patent. ipsius Dom. Regis eisdem Justic. prænominat. et al. ac quibuscunque quatuor vel pluribus eorum sub magno Sigillo dict. Dni. Regis Angliæ confect. ad inquirend. per sacrm.

præd. ac aliis viis mod. et med. quibus me

⚫ nice voluntarie et ex malicia sua precogitat. 'percussit et pupugit dans eidem Rico. Coote, adtunc et ibm. cum gladio præd. extract. in • et super præd. sinistram partem pectoris ipsius Rici. Coote, prope dict. Os Collar ipsius Rici. Coote, unum vulnus mortale longitudinis di-probor. et legalium hom. de Com. Middlesex mid. unius pollicis et profunditatis quinq; pollicium, de quo quidem vulnere mortali præd.lius sciverint aut poterint. tam infra Libertates Ricus. Coote, apud paroch. præd. infra Libertat. præd. in Com. præd. instanter obiit. Et qd. prædicti Edrus. Comes Warwic. et • Holland, Carolus Dnus. Mohun, Rogerus 'James, et Georgius Dockwra, adtunc et ibm. 'felonice voluntarie et ex maliciis suis præ'cogitat. fuer. presentes auxiliantes abettantes 'confortantes assistentes et manutenentes præfat. Ricum. French, ad predictum Ricum. Coote, in forma præd. felonice voluntarie et ex malicia sua præcogitat. interficiend. et murdrand. Et sic Jur. præd. dicunt super sacrm. suum præd. quod præd. Edrus. Comes Warwici et Holland, Carolus Dnus. Mohun, Ricus. French, Rogerus James et Georgius Dockwra, præfat. Ricum. Coote, modo et ! forma prædict. felonice voluntarie et ex maliciis suis præcogitat. interfecer. et murdraver. contra pacem dci. Dni. Regis nunc Coron. et Dignitat. suas, &c. Et ulterius Jur.

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'quam extra, per quos rei veritas melius sciri poterit, et inquiri de quibuscunque Prodicion. Misprision. prodition. Insurrection. Rebellion. Controfactur. Tonsur. Lotur. et falsis Fabri'cation. et aliis falsitat. Monet. hujus Regni dict. Dom. Regis Angliæ et aliorum Regnorum sive Dominior, quorumcumque ac de quibuscunque Murdris Feloniis Homicidiis Interfection. Burglar. Rapt. Mulier. Congre gat. et Conventicul. illicit. Verborum prolation. coadunat. Misprision. Confederat. falsis Alleganc. Transgr. Riot. Rout. Retention. Escapiis Contempt. Negligen. Concelamen. Manutenen. Oppressionibus Cambiparciis Deception. et aliis Malefactis et Offensis quibuscunque, necnon Accessar. eorundem infra 'Com. præd. tam infra Libertat. quam extra, per quoscunque et qualitercunque habit. fact. perpetrat. sive commiss. Ac. de aliis Articulis et circumstantiis præmissa et eorum quodpræd. dicunt super sacrm. suum præd. qd.libet seu eorum aliquod vel aliqua qualiterimmediate post Feloniam et Murdrum præd. 'per ipsos modo et forma præd. fact. et perpetrat. apud paroch. præd. infra Libertat. * præd. in Com, præd. fugam fecer. Qua

cunque concernen. plenius veritat. Et ad ' easdem Proditiones et alia Præmissa audiend. 'et terminand. sedm. Legem et Cons. hujus Regni dei. Dni. Regis Angliæ assign. per