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A94854	The tryal of Richard Langhorn Esq; counsellor at law, for conspiring the death of the King, subversion of the government, and Protestant religion who upon full evidence was found guilty of high treason, and received sentence accordingly, at the sessions in the Old Bayley, holden for London and Middlesex, on Saturday, being the 14th. of June 1679. / Published by authority.	Langhorne, Richard, 1654-1679.; England and Wales. Court of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery (London and Middlesex)	1679 (1679)	Wing T2213; ESTC R215250	74,675	63

THE TRYAL OF Richard Langhorn Esq COUNSELLOR at LAW FOR Conspiring the DEATH of the KING Subversion of the Government and Protestant Religion Who upon Full Evidence was found Guilty of HIGH TREASON And received Sentence accordingly at the Sessions in the Old Bayley holden for London and Middlesex on Saturday being the 14th of June 1679. Published by Authority DVBLIN Reprinted 1679. THE TRYAL OF RICHARD LANGHORN Esq Vpon Saturday the 14th of June 1679 at the Sessions in the Old-Bayley London the Court according to their adjournment the preceeding day met and proceeded to the Trial of Richard Langhorn Esq in this manner Cl. of Cr. SEt Richard Langhorn to the Bar. Richard Langhorn hold up thy hand which he did Thou standest indicted in London by the name of Richard Langhorn late of London Esq For that you Ric. Langhorn the elder as a false Traitor of the most Illustrious Serene and Exullent Prince Charles the Second by the Grace of God King of England Scotland France Ireland Defender of the Faith your Supream and Natural Lord not having the fear of God in your heart nor weighing the duty of your Allegiance but being moved seduced by the instigation of the Devil the cordial love true due natural Obedience which true and faithful Subjects of our said Sovereign Lord the King towards him do ought to bear altogether withdrawing and devising and with all your strength intending the Peace and common Tranquility of this Kingdom to disturb and the true Worship of God within this Kingdom used and by Law established to overthrow and Sedition and Rebellion within this Kingdom to stir up and procure and the true love duty and obedience which true and faithful Subjects of our said Lord the King towards him do and of right ought to bear to withdraw relinquish and extinguish on the 30th day of September in the 30th year of his Majesties Reign at London in the Parish of St. Dunstans in the West in the Ward of Faringdon without London aforsaid falsly maliciously sub●illy and traiterously with many other false Traitors of our Sovereign Lord the King unknown did purpose compass imagine intend consult and agree to stir up Sedition and Rebellion within this Kingdom of England against our said Soveraign Lord the King and a miserable slaughter amongst the Subjects of our said Lord the King of his Kingdom of England to procure and cause and our said Sovereign Lord the King from his Kingly State Title Power and Government of his Kingdom of England to●●lly to deprive depose and disinberit and our said Soveraign Lord the King to death and final destruction to bring and put and the Government of this Kingdom to subvert and ●●ange and the true Worship of God in this Kingdom by Law established and u●ed to alter and the State of this Kingdom in all the parts thereof well instituted total●●y to subvert and destroy and War-within this Kingdom of England to procure and levy ●nd the same most wicked-Treasons traiterous imaginations purposes compassings and a●●uments aforesaid and to perfect and fulfil You the said Richard Langhorn afterwards to wit the 30th day of September in the 30th year aforesaid and diverse other times before at London c. falsly advisedly maliciously subtilly and traiterously did compass contriue and write two Letters to be sent to certain Persons unknown at Rome and at Saint Omers in parts beyond the Seas to procure the adherence aid and ●ssistance of the Pope and of the French King and others to you the said Richard Langhorn and other false Traitors unknown the true Worship of God within this Kingdom of England by Law establish●d and used to the Superstition of the Church of Rome to alter and the Government of this Kingdom of England to subvert and our said Soveraign Lord the King to death and final destruction to bring and put and that you the said Richard Langhorn in further prosecution of the said Treason traiterous imaginations intentions and agreements aforesaid on the day and year aforesaid and the said other days and times before at London c. did compass contrive and write two other Letters to be sent to Rome in parts beyond the Seas to one Christopher Anderton then Rector of the English Colledge at Rome aforesaid a other Letter to be sent to St. Omers in parts beyond the Seas to divers persons unknown there residing by the said respective Letters traiterously you did advise the said Pope and Christopher Anderton and other persons unknown residing beyond the Seas of the ways and manner to be taken for accomplishing the said most wicked Treasons for altering the true Worship of God in this Kingdom established and used to the Superstition of the Church of Rome and for subverting the Government of this Kingdom and for the death and destruction of our said Lord the King and to the intent that the said Christopher Anderton and others unknown should give their aid assistance and adherence and should procure other aid assistance and adberence to you the said Richard Langhorn and other false Traitors unknown to alter the true Worship of God aforesaid to the Superstition of the Church of Rome and to subvert the Government of this Kingdom of England and to put our said Soveraign Lord the King to death and that you the said Richard Langhorn afterwards to wit the day and year aforesaid at London c. traiterously did deliver the Letters aforesaid to be sent to the said Christopher Anderton and others persons beyond the Seas to perfect thē traiterous purposes aforesaid and that you the said Richard Langhorn further to fulfil and accomplish the same most wicked Treasons traiterous imaginations purp ses and compassings aforesaid afterwards the said 30th day of September in the 30th year aforesaid at London c. five Commissions in Writing made by Authority derived from the See of Rome for constituting Military Officers for leading the Forces to be levyed in this Kingdom against our said Soveraign Lord the King for the altering the Protestant reformed Religion to the use and Superstition of the Church of Rome and for subverting the Government of this Kingdom of England traiterously you did receive and five other Commissions in writing made by Authority derived from the See ●● Rome for constituting Civil Officers for Governing this Kingdom after the most wicked Treasons and traiterous imaginations purposes and compassings aforesaid were fulfilled and accomplished then and there traitero●sly you d●d receite And that you the said Richard Langhorn afterwards to wit the day and year aforesaid at London c. The said several Commessions so received to divers false Traitors of our Soveraign Lord the King unknown falsl● knowingly and traiterously did distribute give and dispose for constituting Officers as w●● Military as Civil to the traiterous purposes aforesaid And that you the said Richard Langhorn a●●e wards on the day and year aforesaid at London c. a Commission 〈◊〉 constitute and authorise

my self of Something whereby I might forfeit my living for my Lord I have a right in a point of Equity still to that living but only for going beyond Sea withou leave of my Ordinary I am not now Vicar of Langhorn When did you come to your Vicaridge Dr. Oates In 1672. Langhorn You became a Papist in 1677. I ask this Question whether he did leave his living before he turned Papist Dr. Oates my Lord I am not willing to answer that Question L. C. J. When did you leave your living did you leave it before you went away Dr. Oates It was not very long before but the reason why I am not willing to tell when I left the Parish I left it in the charge of mr Thomas Turner V●car of M●lton I did go near about Chichester and served a sequestration there The Air was not a good Air in that part of Kent and I had not my health and that was one reason and for other reasons best known to my self Langhorn After he became a Papist I desire to know whether he became a Jesuit Were you in any Order there L. C. J. Mr. Langh it is not a proper Question we ought not to ask it him You are a man of the law and therefore you know it is not fair to ask any person a Question about a criminal matter that may bring himself in danger Langhorn I take him to be out of danger he hath his Pardon L. C. J. I don't know what his pardon is nor how far it reaches nor whether this be contained in it but if Mr. Oates pleases to answer that Question he may Mr. Jus. Dolben Though he hath his pardon he may be in danger of the Ecclesiastical Censure L. C. J. He says he will not Langh I l'e give you another reason why I ask it because in one of his Narratives he seems to call himself so he says There came over 9 of us Jesuits I suppose him to be one of that Order this I took to be a ground why I might properly call him so L. C. J. Narratives are no Evidence at all Langhorn But that gave me an occasion to ask the Question Dr. Oates I cannot answer it because it tends rather to raise a debate in the Court than conduces to the Question to acquit or condemn the Prisoner Mr Just Pemberton You are not bound to answer it L. C. J. He tells you he is not bound by law to answer and he refuses to answer Langhorn I desire to know whether he ever saw me or conversed with me from the time he acquainted me with the Consult and saw the Commissions in my chamber L. C. J. How often did you converse with mr Langhorn Dr. Oates After I returned again in July and August once or twice L. C. J. How often in April and May. Dr. Oates Twice I think about the time of the Consult L. C. J. And when you came over again how often Dr. Oates Twice more I think Twice or thrice L. C. J. So then he hath been four or five times in your company Dr. Oates He would not l●t ●●e come to his house for he used to say his Wife was but aumes a●● turned from a Devil and therefore he would not have me come thither Langhorn I hope he will not go out of the Court L. C. J. No he will sta● here but you have done with him at present have you not Lanhorn Yes my Lord I have Sir C. Levins Swea● Mr Bedloe which was done L. C. J. Mr Bedloe I ask you but one short Question because I would not interrupt you afterwards That Paper that you saw signed by the Superior of the Jesuits where had you it Mr. Below I had it at Mr. Daniel Arthur's Langhorn What is that L. C. J. It is an instrument signed and Sealed just as the things were which Mr. Oates says he saw you in your Chamber L. C. J. North And besides you must take notice that this was found a long time after Mr. Oates had given his testimony publickly for his closet was not searched till a great while after L. C. J. It is to shew you what Seals they used to have to their Commissions Mr Oates describes several Commissions that he saw in your study so sealed and subscribed and after the searching Mr. Arthurs study being a Papist that Commission is found there Now though it be a thing of a private concern a Church matter not relating to the matters in Question yet this very Commission is so subscribed and so signed and sealed as Mr. Oates had described those to be before in your chamber Mr. Bedlow Because it was exactly the hand and seal that I saw to the commissions in Paris I did take particular notice of the Paper and brought it to the Council L. C. J. Well Sir now go on with your Evidence Mr. Bedlow First my Lord I 'll only ask this Question of the Court whether a known Roman Catholick may take Notes of the Evidence in such a cause L. C. J. Truly no I think not Mr. Bedlow There is an honourable Lady in that Gallery the Lady Marchionis of Winchester that hath took Notes all this Trial. L. C. J. She will do her self nor no body else any great hurt by what she writes Mr Bedloe I only speak it for the information of the Court. Lord Chief Just A Womans Notes will not signifie much truly no more than her tongue Mr. Bedloe My Lord about three years since I was sent by Mr. Harcourt and Mr. Coleman to le Cheise with some letters for the carrying on of this Design With these letters Mr. Coleman asked me if I could go with him as far as the Temple I have no particular acquaintance with Mr. Langhorn I was but twice at his Chamber once with Mr. Harcourt and once with Mr. Coleman I waited upon Mr. Coleman to Mr. Langhorns Chamber in the Temple There did he register such letters as Mr. Coleman brought to him and afterwards Mr. Coleman sealed them up and gave them me to carry to le Cheese L. Ch. Just How do you say when you went with Mr. Coleman to Mr. Langhorns Chamber were the letters writ there Mr. Bedloe The letters were writ first at Colemans house and brought open by Coleman to Mr. Langhorn and he read them and registred them and then Coleman sealed them up and gave them to me to carry away Langhorn What letters were these Lord Ch. Just Do you know what the effect of those letters were Mr. Bedloe The letters were read some of them at the King-Ben●b Bar at Colemans Trial There was one of them writ by Mr. Harcourt another by Mr. Coleman to le Cheese Mr. Just Pemberton What was the effect of them Mr. Bedloe Only to let le Cheese know that they waited only now for his Answer how far he had proceeded with the French King for the sending of money for they only wanted money all other things were in readiness That the Catholicks of England were in safety had made all Places and all Offices to be disposed of to Catholicks or such as they thought would be so that all Garrisons were either in their own hands or ready to be put into them that they had so sair an opportunity as I remember that was one of the expressions in the letter to Father Stapleton that they had so fair an opportunity having a King so

but only that they did make their ●usiness to raise what they could L. C. J. ●nd what was i● Do you know of any sum of money that was raised and by whom Mr. Bedloe Le. Cheese told me himself that they had no reason to suspect him or his Interest with the French King for he had laid that sure enough And that when he found a fit opportunity the mony was ready to be remitted into England and that he had remitted some of it already to mr Coleman and Ireland L. C. J. You know not but by what le Cheese told you Mr. Bedloe No. L. C. J. He speaks what le Cheese told him that he would raise mony and that he had sent some to Mr. Coleman and Ireland Mr. Bedlow Yes and that the rest should follow when he found there was absolute eccasion but he would not part with his mony till they had assurance of their bring in readiness here and likely to further and carry on the design Mr. J. Atkins Mr. Bedloe had you any discourse with the prisoner about any Commissions Mr. Bedloe No my Lord 't is at least a year and an half since I saw him L. C. J. Did he ever own any Commissions he had Mr. Bedloe No Prichard told me he had some L. C. J You have seen the Commissions have you not Mr. Bedlow No I never saw any in Mr. Langhorns hand L. C. J. Where did you see them then Mr. Bedlow Sir Henry Tichbourn did shew me three Commissions in Paris Signed by the Genneral of the Order and sealed with the Jesuits Seal which made me take up this paper which hath been shewn tho it were a thing indifferent yet because was written with the same hand and Sealed with the same Seal that the Commissions were that I saw at Paris Mr. Belwood Did Mr. Langhorn know any thing of the Treason to murther the King by Pickering and Grove Mr. Bedlow That I do know only by report but when Grove Pickering and Conyers were going to New-Market I was at Harcourts Chamber and I had a Design to go to Windsor to observe what they did and I did ask Father Harcourt to give me leave to goo see a friend of mine take shipping at Plymouth to send some Commendations by him to my Friends in Italy then sayes Father Harcourt you cannot be spared you must not go now for we don't know what return these Gentlemen will make of their journy and what occasion there may be for you if there should be any good effect of it then said I I will go and write and send it by a friend down to be sent into Italy but said he you must stay a while till I come back again I am going to Mr. Langhorns Chamber in the Temple to take the Minutes of what they have done this morning that was he contrivance of sending down those people to New-Market to ass●ssinate the King Mr. Just Atkins That is no Evidence against the Prisoner because it is by Hear-say L. C. J. It is right and the Jury ought to take notice That what another man said is no Evidence against the Prisoner for nothing will be Evidence against him but what is of his own knowledge But I desire Mr. Bedloe as well as you can you would repeat the effect of one of the most material Letters Mr. Langhorn did transcribe Mr. Bedlow Though I was not so exact a French man in the nicety of the Tongue yet I understood enough to learn the sence of those Letters The English Letter from Stapleton which he transcribed was to this effect That Coleman and Harcourt naming themselves We that is We and the Jesuites and it was to the Rector of the English Monks in particular but I missed of the Rector and Mr. Stapleton receiv'd it I say the Effect of that Letter was they would have a certain answer from them Langhorn when was it Mr. Bedlow It was in 76 Lord Ch. Just What was the effect say you Mr. Bedloe The effect was that they would have a final Answer from those Religious at Doway and Paris to know how far they had proceeded with the English Rel●ous and all their Friends beyond Sea in making Collections and remitting of money for there was only money wanting for the Armes of the Catholicks were all ready and they had all a good mind to the Business their Arms and hearts were ready and the easiness of the King of England and the strength of the power of France made it an● oppertunity not to be neglected That the Garrisons were ready to be put into such hands as they could trust Lord Ch. Just Was there such an expression in the Letter upon your Oath that they had such Arms and that the Garrisons were ready to be put into their hands and whose hands they were ready to be put into Mr. Bedloe Yes my Lord there were such expressions and they would have the Garrisons only in such ha●ds as they could trust Lord Ch. Just And did he transcribe those Letters Mr. Bedloe He did transcribe those 3. while we were in his Chamber Mr. Just Pemberton Was there any mention of Exciting the French king by power to invande this Kingdom Mr. Bedloe There was in the French Letter to Monsieur Le Cheese which he transcribed too Langhorn That was in French he says L. C. J. I suppose you understand French too or else you could not do what you did Langhorn I Understand Law French L. C. J. Mr. Bed did you never hear him discourse in French Mr Bed No my Lord● Dr. Oates I cannot write nor read French but I can Translate it Mr. Recorder If you have any questions to ask him you may ask him Langhorn How many were the Letters that then I transcribed Mr. Bedloe There were there my Lord one was to the English Monks at Paris another was to Monsieur Le Cheese another to the Pope's Nuntio Langhorn Were they long or short ones I ask for this reason because I observe that in the Narrative Coleman's Letters are very long of what length might they be Mr. Bedloe They were the best part of half a sheet of paper for Mr. Coleman writ●● curious fine small hand and would put a great deal of Business into a little paper the Popes Nuntio's Letter was very short L. C. J. Did he transcribe them all before you went a way Mr. Bedloe whilst we walked in his Chamber he Registred them we took a great many turns about in the Chamber and I saw the papers before him and his Book Langhorn Did those Letters express what the money was to be raised for or did they leave it to be understood my meaning my Lord of my question is this whether Mr. Coleman writ to him to hasten the money and said it was for such a particular use or only in general L. C. J. He hath answered it already but he will do it again Mr. Bedlow my Lord though it was not expressed in the

Edmond-bury Godfrey is dispatched L. C. J. North. Who did it come from Mr. Dugdal It came from mr Horcour● Sir Cr. Levins They themselves know that he was not found here in London 〈◊〉 Thursday Mr. Dugdale I could not hold it run so much in my mind but the next morning going to an Ale houss hard by I there spoke of it and immediately it was carryed to m● Chetwin and he was here yesterday to make it out that I so did Lord Ch. Just North. But why did they kill him was it expressed why Mr. Dugdale I had several time heard he was too much privy to their Consultation● L. C. J. North. That is you mean he had had too much discovered to him Mr. Dugdale And so they were afraid of mr Coleman too that he carried things to high and he was out of their favour for 2 years Sir Ger Levins Then call mr Prance Pray Sir what can you say Mr. Prance There was one mr M●ssenger a Gentleman of the Horse to my Lo●● Arundel of Warder who was employed by my Lord Arundel of Warder and my Lo●● Powis and he was to kill the King and to have a very good reward for the doing it and I was told so by my Lords Butley I after wards metwith this Messenger and a●● asked him what his reason was that he would kill the King He told me he was off it now Sir Cr. Levins But what was to be done after they should kill the King Mr. Prance Presently there should be an Army of 50000 men raised to be governed by my Lord Arundel and my Lord Powis and them I have heard mr Fenwik and mr Ireland and Grove to speak of this at the same time together Sir Cr. Levins What was that Army to be raised for Mr. Prance To settle the Catholick Religion Lord Ch. Just What was to be come of other Persons Mr. Prance They were to be killed and ruined all So Fenwick told me L. C. J North. Look you mr Langhorn these Witnesses speak nothing to you in particular but onely that there was a Conspiracy in general to kill the King and introduce Popery If you will ask them any Question you may Langhorn No my Lord they not accusing me I have nothing ro say to them Mr. Prance I heard one mr H●rcourt say that the King was to be killed by several before one mr Thompson twice in his own Chamber in Duke-street And I heard Fenwick say that mr Langhorn was to have a great hand in it Laugborn Is that all you have to say as to me Mr. Prance It is all that I know of Then the Lord Chief Justice Scroggs came in Sir Cr. Levins Now my Lord we will call the Evidence that shall prove the particular matters of the Indictment as of writing the Letters beyond Sea of his receiving Commissions of his distributing them here to the several persons to whom they were directed of his Soliciting for the mony the 6000 l. to be raised by the Benedictine Monks which was either for a particular purpose to poison the King or to carry on the design in general And first we call Dr. Oates who was sworn and stood up Sir Cr. Levins Sir you hear what the matter is as to Mr. Langhorn be pleased to tell the Court whether you knew he writ any Letters and received any Commissions speak your whole knowledge Dr. Oa I hope your Lordship will-be pleased to give me leave to use my own method Lord Ch. Just Ay Ay take your own way Mt. Oates Dr. Oates Then I begin thus In the month of April 1677 I went into the Kingdom of Spaint in the month of September following the sons of Mr. Langhorn came into the Kingdom of Spain it was September or sooner but I will not be possitive as to the time of their coming the one was a Scholar of the English Colledge at Madrid the other was a Scholar of the English Colledge at Valadolid They came there to study Phylosophy in order to their receiving of the Preisthood my Lord my occasions called me into England in the month of November following and coming into England mr Lan. sons did give me some letters to mr Lang. their Father and assoon as I had rested my self for a day or two after my journey I came to mr Lang horns's house in Sheerlane Now mr Lang. Wise being a zealous Protestant I did whisper his footboy or his servant boy in the ear that he should go and whisper his master Mr. Lang. and ●ell him there was one would speak with him from his sons mr Lang by his son did desire me to meet him at his chamber in the ●Temple in the Inner-Temple-Lane it was I think I know the chamber however and accordingly I did meet mr Langh that night by the. means of his half Brother who is brother I think by the mother and not by the Father his name is Smithson when I came into mr Langh chamber their chambers being directly oposite one to another I was treated by mr Langh with a great deal of civility I delivered mr Langh the letters from his sons I told him that I thought his sons would enter into the society mr Langh was mightily pleased with the news being himself a great Votary for the Society that his sons would enter into it Now may it please your Lordship m. Langh did say he thought if they did continue in the world that is ●ecular Priests they would suddenly have very great promotion in England for he said Things would not last long in this posture that is at that time he then spoke I speak the words now that he said then And now my Lord I was with mr Langhorn another time while I was in England but in the latter end of November old stile in the beginning of December new stile I went to St. Omers and there were Letters that he delivered me looking upon the Prisoner a pacquet to carry to St. Omers And when the pacquet was opened there was a letter signed Richard Langhorn in which he gave the Fathers at St. Omers great thanks for the great care had of and kindness they shew'd to his sons and that what they had been out of pocket for their Viaticum in order to their journey into Spain which wss 20 l. he promised them they should be repaid it in this letter he did expresly say that he had written to Father Le Cheese in order to our conce●ns those were his words Now my Lord the letter that he writ to Father Le Cheese I saw not but only this letter I saw which gave an account of that letter he had writ to Father Le Cheese and he said mr Coleman had been very large with him therefore it would not be necessary for him to trouble his Reverence with any large epistles at that time my Lord there was another letter and I think that was in the month of March or April I cannot be