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The tryal and condemnation together with thee [sic] execution of Capt. Ashtoun for high-treason in conspiring the dethroning of Their Majesties and the landing of a French army in England, trayed January the 19.
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1691
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Wing T2159; ESTC R217943
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THE TRYAL AND CONDEMNATION Together with thee EXECUTION OF C Apt. ASHTOUN FOR HIGH-TREASON In Conspiring the Dethroning of Their Majesties and the Landing of a French Army in England Trayed January the 19. THe unsatisfied World being now Curious to be Informed of the Truth of the Plot wherein they have doubted of for some time let them but peruse this small Scheme of this Persons Tryal and consider the few Quotations conâained in the Letters found about his Person at the time of his Seasure Cnd then they need not any longer doubt the Truth of of the Conspiracy against the Peace and Tranquillity of Their Majesties Government in these Kingdoms whom God hath appointed Them to Rule over The Prisoner being brought to the Bar and the Jury being Impanelled the Court proceeded to have the Indictment read which were words much to the Effect following viz. THat the Prisoner not having the Fear of God before his Eyes did in and between the last September most Traiterously and Maliciously Conspire the Dethroning Their Majesties the Subversion of the Government and the Total overthrowing of the Protestant Religion by keeping Correspondence by Lerters frequently with the late King James And the Introducing of a French Army to be Landed in England and Scotland together with his wicked Advice expressed in Letters of his own Hand Writing to the French Court for the Destruction of our Fleet in our own Channel The Prisoner being desired to plead to his Indictment he pleaded not Guilty and so the Court went on to the proof of it The Attorney General opened the Case very clearly in order to the Courts going on in the Tryal The next who spoke was one of the Kings Learned Council in the Law laying the matter of Fact fully home to the Prisoner at the Bar in all its several Branches accord-to the Nature of the Crime The first thing which was produced against him in Court were Letters of his oââ Hand-Writing which were taken on him when he was apprehended by Captain âlups and committed to Prison Capââin Billups being called into Court and Examined whether these were the Lâters that he took on the Prisoner when he seazed him who gave the Court a great dâ of satisfaction as to the Truth of the matter that they were the very Letters Whereupon they proceeded to the reading of them in open Court wherein wâ contained these Treasons among others 1st That it would be convenient for the French Fleet to come into our Channel ââ prevent the Dutch Fleet from joyning ours 2dly That the late Kings Friends Encreased and had Advanced a consideraââ sum of Money to pay his Army when raised 3dly That the City of London was not so much for his Interest as might be wisââ they were 4thly That it would be necessary to send 6000 Men into Scotland to keep theâ busie There was a great deal of more Evidence produced in Court too long here to be âserted this being sufficient to satisfie any reasonable person as to the justness of his Seâtence and the Legality of the Tryal Then the Lord Chief Justice gave the Charge to the Jury in a Discourse touchiâ Nature of the Treasons laid to the Prisoners charge as to the evil that might have eâsued if his Designs had taken effect The Jury withdrew for some time and then returning brought in the Prisoner Gââty of High-Treason After some few questions ask'd the Prisoner who gave no satisfactory answer tâ what was demanded of him The Court wânt on to give Sentence which was accoââingly done in the words following That you shall return to the place from whence you came from thence to be drawâ upon a Hurdle to the place of Execution and there to be Hanged up by the Neck anâ to be cut down Alive and your Privy-Members to be cut off and Burnt before yoâ Face and your Quarters to be Disposed of as Their Majesties shall think fit and thâ Lord have Mercy on your Soul On January the 28. Captain Ashtoun was drawn upon a Hurdle to the place ââ Execution and there Hanged his Friends having beged his Body in order to its Iâterment Printed at London and Re-printed at Edinburgh Anno Dom. 1691.