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A63142	The tryal and condemnation of Edw. Fitz-Harris, Esq., for high treason at the barr of the Court of King's Bench, at Westminster, on Thursday the 9th of June, in Trinity term, 1681 : as also the tryal and condemnation of Dr. Oliver Plunket, titular primate of Ireland, for high treason ...	Fitzharris, Edward, 1648?-1681.; England and Wales. Court of King's Bench.	1681 (1681)	Wing T2140; ESTC R34666	112,815	106

Crown Henry Beiling Mr. Att. Gen. Are you a Free-holder Sir Mr. Beiling Yes Mr. Fitz-Harris Then I challenge him Cl. of Crown Benjamin Denis Mr. Att. Gen. Is he a Free-holder Mr. Denis No. Mr. Att. Gen. My Lord you ●●e what pra●●ices here are most of the Jury are no Free-holders Cl. of Crown John Pre●●on did not appear John Viner of White-Chappel Mr. Att. Gen. He hath fetch'd them from all the Corners of the Town here yet not all of them Free-holders neither Cl. of Crown Swear Mr. Viner which was done William Withers was Sworn William Cleave Sworn Thomas Goff Sworn Abraha● Graves Mr. Att. Gen. Ask him is he a Free-holder Mr. Graves No. Cl. of Crown Henry Jones Mr. Att. Gen. Is he a Free-holder Mr. Jones No. Cl. of Crown Ralp● Farr Mr. Att. Gen. Ask him the same Question Cryer Are you a Free-holder Sir Mr. Fa●r Yes Cl. of Crown Then swear him which was done Samuel Freebody Mr. Att. Gen. Are you a Free-holder Sir Freebody Yes Mr. Att. Gen. Then Swear him which was done Cl. of Crown Gilbert Vrwin of Covent-Garden did not appear Edward Watts of Westmi●ster Mr. Att. Gen. Are you a Free-holder Sir Watts Yes Mr. Att. Gen. Then we challenge you for the King Mr. Att. Gen. John Brads●aw of Holborn did not appear Isaac Heath of Wapping no Free-holder Edward Hutchins of Westmi●s●er Mr. Att. Gen. We challenge him for the King Cl. of Crown John Lo●kier of Westminster Mr. Att. Gen. Are you a Free-holder Mr. Lockier Yes Mr. Att. Gen. Then Swear him Cl. of Crown Count these Thomas Johnson Cryer One c. The Names of the 12 Sworn are these Thomas Johnson Lucy Knightly Edward Wilford Alexander Hosey Martin James John Vi●er William Withers William Cleave Thomas Go●●e Ralph Farr Samuel Freebody and John Lockier Cl of Crown Edward Fitz-Harris hold up thy hand Gentlemen you that are Sworn look upon the Prisoner and hearken to his Charge Fitz-Harris My Lord I humbly begg ●en Ink and Paper Lord Ch. Just Let him have Pen Ink and Paper Cl. of Crown You shall have them presently which were given him HE stands Indicted by the name of Edward Fitz-Harris late of the Parish of St. Martin in the Fields in the County of Middlesex Gent. for that he as a false Traitor against the most Illustrious and most excellent Prince our Soveraign Lord Charles the Second by the grace of God King of England Scotland France and Ireland his natural Lord not having the fear of God in his Heart nor weighing the duty of his Allegiance but being moved and seduced by the Instigation of the Devil the Love and true due and natural obedience which a true and Faithful Subject of our said Soveraign Lord the King towards him our said Soveraign Lord the King should and of right ought to bear wholly withdrawing and with all his might intending the Peace and common Tranquility within this Kingdom of England to disturb and w●r and Rebellion against our said Soveraign Lord the King to stir up and move and the Government of our said Soveraign Lord the King within this Kingdom of England to subvert and our said Soveraign Lord the King from the Title Honour and Regal name of the Imperial Crown of his Kingdom of England to depose and deprive and our said Soveraign Lord the King to death and final Destruction to bring and put the 22. day of February in the 33. Year of the Reign of our Soveraign Lord Charles the Second now King of England c. and divers other days and times as well before as after at the Parish of St. Martin in the Fields in the County of Middlesex Traiterously did compass imagin and intend the killing Death and final Destructon of our said Soveraign Lord the King and the Ancient Government of this his Kingdom to change and alter and wholly to subvert and him our said Soveraign Lord the King that now is from the Title Honour and Regal name of the Imperial Crown of his Kingdom of England to depose and deprive and War and Rebellion against our said Soveraign Lord the King to stir up and Levy within this Kingdom of England And his said wicked Treasons and Traiterous Compassings Imaginations and purposes aforesaid to fulfil and perfect he the said Edward Fitz-Harris as a false Traitor together with one Emund Everard a Subject of our said Soveraign Lord the King did then and there Traiterously assemble himself meet and consult and thesame his Treasons and Traiterous Compassings Imaginations and purposes thenand there to the said Edmund Everard in the hearing of diverse other Subjects of our said Soveraign Lord the King openly Maliciously Traiterously and advisedly speaking did publish and declare and to perswade and induce the said Edmund Everard to be aiding and assisting in his said Traiterous Compassings Imaginations and purposes he the said Edward Fitz-Harris as a false Traitor Maliciously advisedly and Traiterously to the said Edmund Everard a great Reward then and there did offer and promise to procure and for the further Compleating of his Treasons aforesaid and to incite the Subjects of our said Soveraign Lord the King as one man to rise and open Rebellion and Insurrection within this Kingdom of England to raise against our said Soveraign Lord the King and our said Soveraign Lord the King from the Title Honour and Regal name of the Imperial Crown of his Kingdom of England to cast down and depose he the said Edward Fitz-Harris as a false Traitor a certain most wicked and Traiterous Libel the Title of which is in these English words following The true English man speaking plain English Traiterously Maliciously and advisedly in writing to be made and expressed did then and there cause procure and publish In which said Libel the said most wicked Treasons and Traiterous Compassings Imaginations and purposes aforesaid of him the said Edward Fitz-Harris to excite and perswade the Subjects of our said Soveraign Lord the King of this Kingdom of England against our said Soveraign Lord the King to rise and Rebel and our said Soveraign Lord the King from the Style Honour and Regal name of the Imperial Crown of this his Kingdom of England to deprive and depose in writing are expressed and declared amongst other things as followeth If James meaning James Duke of York the Brother of our said Soveraign Lord the King be Conscious and Guilty Ch s meaning Charles the second now King of England is so too believe me meaning himself the said Edward Fitz-Harris both these meaning our said Soveraign Lord the King and the said James Duke of York are Brethren in Iniquity they meaning our said Soveraign Lord the King and James Duke of York are in confederacy with Pope and French to introduce Popery and Arbitrary Government as their actions meaning the actions of our said Soveraign Lord the King and James Duke of York demonstrate The Parliaments Magna Charta and Liberty of the Subject are as Heavy Yokes they

against you I thought you did more good in Ireland than hurt so I declare it L. C. J. Have you any more Witnesses If Fitz-Gerard or Commines will come we will hear them Plunket My Lord I have not any more Witnesses L. C. J. Look you Gentlemen of the Jury This Gentleman here Mr. Plunket is indicted of High-Treason and 't is for Conspiring the King's Death and endeavouring to bring the French Army into Ireland for to invade that Kingdom and to plant the Romish Religion in that Kingdom You have had Evidence against him that hath been fully examined And these things do seem to be very plain by the Witnesses That he himself hath taken a Commission or a Grant or what you will please to call it from the Pope to be Primate of Ireland that he hath taken upon him to make Laws as the Provincial and that he hath undertaken and endeavoured to settle the Popish Religion in that Kingdom and in order to that he hath invited the Aid of the French Army and that he hath for the better landing of them looked out what places were most convenient for them That he hash set a Tax upon the Clergy within his Province for the facilitating of all this and for the making preparations for the entertainment of this Army This the Wittnesses testifie against him and that there were some Towns as D●ngannon and another Town that were to be betrayed to the Frenh Now you must consider concerning these Witnesses If you believe the Evidence that hath been given and which hath been repeated by the Kings Counsel and if you believe that he did design to bring in a French Army to establish the Roman Religion there again and that he took upon him to raise money for that purpose survey'd the Ports and made such provisions as the Witnesses speak of and was in that Conspiracy you must find him Guilty I leave it to you it is a pretty strong Evidence he does not say any thing to it but that his Witnesses are not come over Plunkett I can say nothing to it but give my own Protestation that there is not one word of this said against me is true but all plain Romance I never had any Communication with any French Minister Cardinal nor other Then the Jury withdrew for a Quarter of an Hour and being returned gave this Verdict Cl. of Cr. Oliver Plunkett hold up thy hand How say you is he Guilty of the High-Treason whereof he stands Indi cted or not Guilty Foreman Guilty Plunkett Deo Gratia God be thanked Then the Verdict was Recorded and the Court rose And the Keeper went away with his Prisoner On Wednesday 15 mo Junii 1681. Oliver Plunkett was brought to the Barr to receive his Judgment Mr. Att. Gen. My Lord I pray your Judgment against the Prisoner Oliver Plunkett Cl. of Cr. Oliver Plunkett hold up thy Hand Thou hast been Indicted of High-Treason thou hast been thereupon Arraigned thou haft thereunto pleaded not Guilty and for thy Trial hast put thy self upon God and the Country which Country hath found thee Guilty what hast thou to say for thy self why Judgment of Death should not pass upon thee and Execution be thereupon awarded according to the Law Plunkett My Lord may it please your Lordship I have something to say which if your Lordship will consider seriously may occasion the Courts Commiseration and Mercy I have my Lord for this Fact been Arraigned in Ireland and brought to my Trial there At the Day of my Tryal all the Witnesses voluntarily absented themselves seeing I had Records and Witnesses to convince them evidently and shew what men they were and the prepensed Malice that they did bear to me and so finding that I could clear my self evidently they absented themselves on the day of my Tryal no Christian appeared but hither over they come and procure that I should be brought hither where I could not have a Jury that knew the Qualities of my Adversaries or who knew me or the Circumstances of the Places Times and Persons the Juries here as I say were altogether Strangers to these Affairs and so my Lord they could not know many things that conduce to a fair Tryal and it was morally impossible they should know it I have been accused principally and chiefly for surveying the Ports for fixing upon Carlingford for the Landing of the French for the having of seventy Thousand Men ready to joyn with the French for collecting Money for the Agents in this matter for the assisting of the French and this great Utopian Army A Jury in Ireland consisting of men that lived in that Country or any man in th● Wo●●d that hath but seen Ireland in a Map would easily see there was no probability that that should be a place sit for the French to Land in tho' he never was in Ireland yet by the Map he would see they must come between the narrow Seas all along to ulster and the Rocks and such places would make it very dangerous and by their own Confession it was a poor Town and of no strength a very small Garrison which had not been so if it had been a place of any Consideration And whereas I had Influence only upon one Province as is well known tho' I had the Title of Primate of all Ireland as the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury hath of all England yet the Arch-Bishop of York will not permit him to meddle with his Province and 't is well known by the Gentry there and those that are accustomed to the place That in all the Province of Ulster take Men Women and Children of the Roman Catholicks they could not make up seventy Thousand This a Jury there my Lord had known very well and therefore the Laws of England which are very favourable to the Prisoner have provided that there should be a Jury of the Place where the Fact was Committed as Sr. Thomas Gascoine as I have heard had a Yorkshire Jury tho' he was tryed at London And then after my coming here I was kept close Prisoner for six Months not any Christian was permitted to come at me nor did I know any thing how things stood in the World I was brought here the third of May to be Arraigned and I did petition your Lordship to have some time for my Tryal and I would have had it put off till Michaelmass but your Lordships did not think fit to grant so long but only till the eighth of this Month when my Witnesses who were ready at the Sea side would not come over without Passes and I could not get over the Records without an Order from hence which Records would have shewn that some of the Witnesses were Indicted and found Guilty of high Crimes some wer e imprisoned for Robberies and some of the Witnesses were ●nfamous People so I petitioned the eighth of this Month that I might have time but for twelve days more but your Lordship thought when the Motion was made that