Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	france_n	king_n	swear_v	2,584	5	8.7846	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57719	Rouse his case truly stated and written with his own hand in Newgate, two days before his execution, to prevent any false reports : wherein he gives the world an account of the place and manner how he was taken ... of his defence for himself, how he was brought in guilty, sentence past : with a declaration against things charged upon him, and a confession of his faith, with his prayer for the church of God &c. : to which is annexed a letter to his wife from Newgate.	Rouse, John, d. 1683.	1683 (1683)	Wing R2047; ESTC R25105	11,386	19

surprized also how hard it was what disadvantages I lay under to prepare for a Tryal for notwithstanding this notice I was not allowed any body to come to me nor the use of Pen Ink or Paper The Marshal received an order to bring me to Whitehall Tuseday 10. where we went tarried some Hours and ordered to appear next Morning Instead of going to White-hall Wednesday 11. an Habias Corpus was sent to carry me to Newgate About Nine in the Forenoon I was carried to Newgate where my Wife came to me and tarried about half an hour but could get no other Friend till Nine at Night nor Council to advise withal without Order of Court Captain Richardson carried me to the Old-Baley Thursday 12. and being there I found that Captain Blage and my self were put in one Indictment which was read to which we pleaded Not Guilty Then we withdrew the Bill given to the Grand Inquest who found it against us both afterwards being called again to hold up our Hands we Pleaded as before Being asked by whom we would be Tryed we answered By God and our Countrey Fryday 13. We were called again and required to take our Tryal Captain Blage asked whether we must Answer severally or jointly Sir George Jefferies said we might Answer severally then the Captain Begged Liberty to Answer for himself ●nd the Court Ordered me to take mine first but before I took my Tryal I prayed the Court for more time because of the disadvantages that I had been under however the Court would not admit of it but said I must do it now to which I submitted having no Copy of the Indictment no Councel nor other to advise withal the Indictment read and Witness called in to prove it which was viz. Thomas Lea Dyer William Leigh Captain Blage's Mate Thomas Corbin also brought not as a Material Witness in this matter as Sir George Jefferies declared but to declare words that I should speak in 81 whose Evidence could not be allowed then because Justice could not be had and at such a time when the Judge was in fear of his Life as he sate upon the Bench. Moreover Sir George Jefferies said how that I were to be Pay-master under a great now dead to a Rabble the fourth Witness was Richardson the Messenger to Witness where he took me and how I spoke of Johnson The Witnesses being Sworn the Indictment was read how that I should be Guilty as before and particularly that on the second of March last I was with divers others at such a place where Captain William Blage and had many Armes as Blunderbusses c. and contrived as before Lea Swears not a Word of this but that on the last of June we were at the Kings-head in Sweetings Alley London that we contrived taking the Tower of the City of London Whitehall St. James's that Captain william Blage his Mate and other Sea-men were Ingaged in taking the Tower how that a Golden Ball was to be thrown up upon Black-heath for to Gather Sea-men together at the drinking of a Bowl of Punch that the Aldermen were to be Kill'd His Majesty and Duke of York secured but said the truth was Mr. Rouse was not for Shedding of Blood much less Killing of the KING and his Highness the DUKE of York that Goodenough and I Discoursed about it and that Mr. Goodenough did give him thanks for his Acquaintance with me that it was contrived His Majesty was to be seized as he came from Windsor that Armes were to be sent down in Trunks that all was to be done before Mid Summer being asked who began any Discourse of this Nature whether he or I first indeed that he could not well remember the price of the Ball was valued by me at 10 s. telling of R. Goodenough of it he should say no matter if it cost 40 s. we will have it farther he swears that I should say that the King had Sworn in Spain è France to establish Popery in England and for not performing his Oath the Papists were angry with him upon all which Sir George Jefferies animadverted and aggrivated as much as possible 2. Witness was William Leigh who was Informed against by Lea as a Confederate with William Blage in contriving how to take the Tower this Witness now was brought that they might have full Evidence to Swear against me he threw that upon me which he was instigated and prompted too by Lea. 3. Witness Corbin who Swore that I should say in 81. that His Majesty had forfeited his Crown that he had no more but what a Parliament could give or take away when they pleased 4. Witness Richardson so prov'd the word Johnson whereupon Sir George Jefferies took occasion to signifie what Spirit the Prisoner was of always against the King that I had as many names as designs To all which I replied viz. first as to Lea how he was but of late acquaintance being as I well remember about May so that of the second of March must fall to ground that when he entred into a Discourse with me once and again it was about a Forraign Invasion to oppose which I discovered my tenderness again and again that what was discoursed about the Tower and Sea-men the Captain and others was by and from himself as I find he discoursed with Mr. Hone and Mr. Keeling formerly that another I nor Captain Blage did look on it for a great while but Romantick Discourse that it was never in my heart in the least to appear against His Majesty or do any thing against the Peace of his Government That Lea had been an Industrious drudge to carry on a Design and to see how it would take that it was his cunning to speak with but one very rarely at a time save Captain William Blage and his Mate was present and no other that there was never a word that ever past about any such things between Goodenough and I that I never saw him but twice after such Discourse arose and one of the times he asked me if I knew Captain Blage that he saw he was a stout Fellow and hoped he was honest I told him I knew no other and no more but the Discourse fell to the Ground that I never knew of any meeting with Captain Blage that we were never together with him that whatever it was I found Lea carried it on upon a Design to raise himself in the World That I never spoke what Corbin swore too singly and barely but as that may be hereafter that the Mate was under a surprize as to some things but that I asked him if he were acquainted with honest Hone. I deny not but not upon any account of a Design against His Majesty That when I said Johnson I had no knowledge of the Persons or there asking my name nor that was a denying of my name being asked for Witnesses let the World Judge in what capacity I were to produce any and for