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in_o a_o flat_a contradiction_n to_o what_o he_o swear_v in_o my_o lord_n staffords_n trial_n i_o have_v a_o charge_n of_o high_a treason_n say_n oat_n against_o that_o man_n one_o mr._n hutchison_n a_o evidence_n against_o he_o for_o seduce_v i_o from_o my_o religion_n my_o lord_n i_o will_v swear_v he_o turn_v i_o to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o i_o desire_v it_o may_v be_v record_v lord_n castlemain_n trial_n fol._n 51._o upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n his_o lordship_n be_v acquit_v with_o honour_n and_o to_o the_o confusion_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o it_o be_v but_o a_o bare_a justice_n abstract_v from_o all_o other_o consideration_n to_o say_v that_o no_o man_n lâ—ving_v perhaps_o have_v give_v a_o more_o vncontestable_a proof_n of_o his_o faith_n and_o affection_n to_o the_o crown_n than_o himself_o and_o as_o to_o mr_n lydcot_n now_o sir_n john_n lydcot_n and_o worthy_o advance_v to_o a_o more_o honourable_a station_n it_o be_v beyond_o question_n that_o he_o behave_v himself_o in_o this_o office_n towards_o both_o the_o government_n and_o my_o lord_n castlemaine_n with_o a_o resolution_n and_o integrity_n answerable_a to_o the_o character_n of_o a_o man_n of_o honour_n there_o have_v be_v so_o many_o hare_n start_v in_o my_o way_n and_o the_o change_n of_o subject_n have_v carry_v i_o into_o so_o many_o digression_n that_o i_o have_v almost_o forget_v one_o passage_n which_o though_o former_o cite_v can_v be_v well_o pass_v over_o in_o this_o place_n there_o be_v certain_a query_n offer_v to_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o by_o the_o sheriff_n of_o london_n and_o midl_n dec._n 23._o 1680._o about_o the_o king_n prerogative_n in_o dispense_v with_o any_o part_n of_o the_o sentence_n upon_o my_o lord_n stafford_n upon_o which_o occasion_n sir_n w._n i._o deliver_v his_o opinion_n and_o advice_n in_o these_o word_n it_o be_v probable_a that_o the_o royal_a power_n have_v always_o dispense_v with_o such_o sentence_n former_o and_o if_o so_o stafford_n this_o house_n lie_v not_o under_o any_o obligation_n to_o offer_v at_o any_o opposition_n nor_o concern_v themselves_o herein_o especial_o at_o this_o time_n when_o such_o a_o dispute_n may_v end_v in_o prevent_v the_o execution_n of_o the_o say_a lord_n stafford_n and_o therefore_o i_o humble_o conceive_v you_o may_v do_v well_o to_o give_v your_o consent_n that_o the_o say_v write_v be_v execute_v according_a to_o its_o tenure_n collection_n p._n 215._o here_o be_v a_o indubitable_a prerogative_n subject_v to_o a_o question_n the_o resolution_n give_v be_v that_o it_o be_v probable_a etc._n etc._n mr_n attorney_n advice_n be_v not_o to_o offer_v at_o any_o unseasonable_a opposition_n for_o fear_v my_o lord_n stafford_n life_n may_v be_v save_v by_o it_o therefore_o say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d give_v your_o consent_n for_o the_o avoid_v of_o confusion_n i_o have_v interject_v where_o there_o be_v room_n convenient_a for_o it_o some_o remark_n and_o reflection_n upon_o the_o attorney_n general_n state_n of_o the_o evidence_n and_o upon_o the_o progress_n of_o his_o animadversion_n in_o the_o further_a prosecution_n of_o that_o pretend_a popish_a cause_n as_o well_o in_o the_o quality_n of_o a_o king_n council_n upon_o the_o trial_n of_o green_n berry_n and_o hill_n as_o in_o that_o afterward_o of_o a_o principal_a manager_n of_o the_o evidence_n against_o my_o lord_n stafford_n this_o do_v not_o yet_o hinder_v the_o save_v to_o myself_o the_o liberty_n of_o a_o word_n or_o two_o more_o upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n at_o last_o there_o be_v three_o general_a point_n that_o fall_v natural_o under_o consideration_n in_o this_o place_n first_o do_v the_o king_n witness_n as_o the_o law_n term_n they_o agree_v in_o their_o evidence_n or_o not_o 2_o lie_n if_o they_o do_v not_o agree_v where_o and_o how_o do_v that_o appear_v do_v they_o swear_v one_o thing_n at_o one_o time_n and_o another_o thing_n at_o another_o be_v not_o their_o evidence_n in_o court_n the_o same_o with_o that_o before_o the_o king_n and_o council_n the_o king_n justice_n of_o the_o peace_n the_o two_o house_n and_o the_o committee_n 3_o lie_n be_v sir_n w._n i._n sufficient_o arm_v and_o instruct_v with_o all_o necessary_a power_n and_o paper_n for_o the_o perfect_a understanding_n of_o the_o matter_n both_o in_o the_o whole_a and_o in_o every_o part_n to_o these_o three_o question_n i_o return_v these_o three_o answer_n clash_n first_o that_o there_o be_v disagreement_n and_o inconsistency_n in_o the_o evidence_n both_o joint_o and_o several_o that_o be_v utter_o impossible_a to_o be_v reconcile_v 2_o lie_n i_o appeal_v for_o the_o proof_n of_o this_o to_o the_o council-book_n the_o lord_n journal_n and_o the_o print_a trial_n even_o under_o all_o their_o partiality_n where_o their_o deposition_n many_o time_n be_v no_o more_o
watch_n and_o keep_v he_o so_o strict_o at_o the_o college_n in_o st_n omers_n till_o june_n 1678._o old_a style_n that_o they_o thereon_o most_o confident_o build_v their_o late_o disprove_v assertion_n that_o he_o never_o stir_v thence_o upon_o the_o clause_n above_o lie_v the_o main_a stress_n of_o the_o cheat_n and_o it_o needs_o to_o be_v very_o particular_o expound_v oat_n be_v hard_o put_v to_o it_o to_o prove_v himself_o in_o london_n at_o the_o consult_v in_o april_n and_o may_v 1678._o his_o pretext_n for_o want_v of_o witness_n be_v that_o he_o be_v charge_v to_o lie_v close_o and_o keep_v private_a but_o he_o make_v a_o shift_n however_o to_o bring_v four_o person_n at_o his_o trial_n to_o speak_v to_o that_o point_n two_o of_o they_o contradict_v a_o three_o and_o a_o 4_o the_o swear_v to_o the_o wrong_a year_n see_v otes'es_n trial_n fol._n 91._o a_o perjury_n in_o fine_a be_v prove_v against_o he_o upon_o the_o oath_n of_o two_o and_o twenty_o witness_n fol._n 87._o and_o what_o do_v tong_n now_o but_o know_o and_o wicked_o upon_o this_o pinch_v cover_v and_o support_v a_o perjury_n he_o impute_v his_o want_n of_o evidence_n to_o his_o lie_v so_o close_o infer_v that_o if_o he_o can_v see_v no_o body_n no_o body_n can_v see_v he_o and_o suggest_v that_o he_o be_v here_o in_o april_n or_o may_v 1678._o go_v over_o to_o st_n omers_n soon_o after_o and_o then_o come_v back_o again_o in_o june_n or_o july_n as_o be_v set_v forth_o in_o his_o defence_n thus_o far_o tongue_n on_o otes'es_n behalf_n though_o his_o soul_n and_o conscience_n know_v to_o the_o contrary_a the_o pinch_z of_o the_o question_n be_v brief_o this._n be_v oat_n in_o england_n april_n 24._o as_o he_o swear_v he_o be_v and_o do_v tong_n know_v certain_o whether_o he_o be_v here_o or_o no_o it_o be_v a_o strange_a thing_n that_o oat_n shall_v go_v to_o sir_n richard_n barker_n where_o tong_n lodge_v be_v see_v there_o by_o some_o of_o his_o servant_n and_o moreover_o ask_v of_o 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over_o sea_n a_o second_o time_n and_o return_v about_o june_n 1678._o from_o hence_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o plot_n be_v a_o contrivance_n a_o popish_a plot_n the_o pretext_n oat_n swear_v to_o it_o at_o his_o second_o return_n which_o be_v june_v 1678._o it_o have_v be_v his_o three_o return_n if_o he_o have_v come_v over_o in_o april_n for_o he_o give_v no_o evidence_n upon_o oath_n till_o september_n follow_v these_o be_v proof_n not_o to_o be_v contest_v property_n but_o now_o to_o reason_v a_o little_a upon_o the_o matter_n oat_n go_v abroad_o upon_o tongue_n errand_n and_o have_v tong_n still_o for_o his_o confident_a his_o councillor_n and_o his_o friend_n can_v it_o be_v think_v now_o that_o if_o oat_n have_v come_v back_o in_o april_n flush_v with_o intelligence_n big_a with_o a_o discovery_n and_o full_o freight_v with_o the_o commodity_n he_o go_v over_o for_o that_o tong_n i_o say_v shall_v hear_v no_o news_n of_o he_o till_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o june_n or_o 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entice_v in_o he_o say_v by_o gerald_n and_o kelley_n fol._n 14._o but_o it_o be_v le_fw-fr phaire_n pritchard_n keines_n and_o several_a other_o priest_n that_o treat_v with_o bedloe_n about_o the_o murder_n trial_n fol._n 28._o and_o then_o upon_o the_o lord_n journal_n nou._n 12._o 1678._o he_o speak_v as_o if_o it_o be_v only_a le_fw-fr phaire_n and_o walsh_n that_o offer_v he_o 4000_o l._n to_o help_v forward_o with_o it_o but_o it_o be_v gerald_n and_o vernatti_n that_o speak_v of_o a_o great_a reward_n to_o prance_v trial_n fol._n 22._o prance_n say_v that_o it_o be_v he_o himself_o green_n hill_n gerald_n and_o kelley_n that_o put_v the_o body_n into_o the_o sedan_n and_o help_v it_o away_o out_o of_o the_o house_n all_o set_n our_o hand_n to_o it_o he_o say_v trial_n foe_n 19_o
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the_o instrument_n sir_n edmund_n be_v to_o be_v dogged_a however_o and_o we_o shall_v find_v as_o much_o difference_n about_o the_o time_n the_o manner_n of_o it_o and_o the_o particular_a person_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o heel_n of_o he_o as_o about_o any_o thing_n else_o bedloe_n before_o the_o lord_n say_v nothing_o more_o of_o dog_v he_o then_o that_o le_fw-fr phaire_n walsh_n and_o my_o lord_n bellassi_n be_v gentleman_n meet_v he_o by_o the_o kings-head_n in_o the_o strand_n cross_v the_o street_n about_o five_o afternoon_n and_o so_o by_o a_o very_a pitiful_a wile_n trepan_v he_o into_o somerset-house-court_n and_o there_o do_v his_o business_n he_o say_v indeed_o upon_o the_o trial_n that_o he_o be_v send_v to_o insinuate_v himself_o into_o sir_n edmund_n be_v acquaintance_n pag._n 29._o but_o still_o not_o one_o word_n of_o this_o before_o the_o lord_n he_o say_v further_a that_o he_o have_v be_v six_o or_o seven_o day_n together_o with_o he_o at_o his_o house_n upon_o pretence_n of_o get_v warrant_n for_o the_o good_a behaviour_n against_o person_n that_o there_o be_v none_o such_o wherein_o he_o must_v manifest_o forswear_v himself_o whether_o he_o do_v so_o or_o not_o for_o godfrey_n be_v not_o a_o man_n to_o grant_v any_o such_o warrant_n but_o upon_o oath_n he_o say_v further_a that_o he_o be_v with_o five_o jesuit_n at_o the_o greyhound_n tavern_n on_o the_o friday_n and_o send_v his_o boy_n to_o see_v if_o sir_n edmund_n be_v at_o home_o ib._n but_o not_o a_o syllable_n of_o this_o neither_o in_o his_o other_o deposition_n and_o then_o to_o talk_v of_o his_o boy_n too_o the_o boy_n of_o a_o fellow_n that_o be_v but_o new_o spew_v out_o of_o a_o almsbasket_n the_o whole_a remainder_n of_o his_o evidence_n be_v only_o the_o old_a story_n make_v worse_a but_o prance_v for_o all_o this_o i_o warrant_v you_o have_v he_o dogged_a into_o red-lyon-field_n fol._n 15._o and_o afterwards_o by_o girald_n green_n and_o hill_n into_o st._n clement_n and_o so_o back_o again_o to_o somersethouse_n but_o a_o word_n or_o two_o now_o to_o the_o desperate_a provocation_n to_o this_o bloody_a revenge_n bedloe_n say_v before_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o be_v to_o be_v put_v out_o of_o the_o way_n because_o of_o some_o examination_n that_o he_o have_v take_v tend_v to_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o popish_a design_n nou._n 12._o 1678._o but_o prance_v before_o the_o lord_n swear_v it_o be_v out_o of_o malice_n for_o be_v cross-grained_a to_o the_o queen_n and_o her_o servant_n bedloe_n make_v no_o more_o on_o it_o upon_o the_o trial_n then_o that_o there_o be_v a_o very_a material_a man_n to_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o way_n one_o that_o have_v all_o the_o enformation_n that_o mr._n oat_n and_o dr._n tong_n have_v give_v in_o and_o if_o the_o paper_n be_v not_o take_v from_o he_o the_o business_n will_v be_v obstruct_v and_o go_v near_o to_o be_v discover_v p._n 30._o but_o bedloe_n be_v still_o for_o give_v he_o quarter_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o for_o do_v it_o by_o fair_a mean_n or_o by_o foul_a according_a as_o he_o shall_v behave_v himself_o but_o not_o a_o word_n of_o that_o neither_o upon_o the_o trial_n beside_o that_o in_o the_o lord_n journal_n he_o be_v stifle_v betwixt_o two_o pillow_n and_o in_o the_o trial_n they_o have_v strangle_v he_o he_o say_v but_o he_o know_v not_o how_o p._n 32._o and_o in_o one_o word_n bedloe_n and_o prance_v do_v both_o agree_v at_o the_o court_n of_o king_n bench_n to_o destroy_v he_o outright_a without_o offer_v any_o term_n or_o condition_n for_o the_o save_n of_o his_o life_n contrary_a to_o what_o bedloe_n swear_v before_o the_o lord_n the_o two_o witness_n be_v as_o much_o divide_v too_o about_o the_o place_n where_o he_o be_v murder_a and_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o execution_n but_o they_o both_o agree_v that_o he_o be_v murder_v at_o somersethouse_n prance_v will_v have_v the_o deed_n to_o be_v do_v upon_o the_o descent_n by_o the_o stable_n and_o that_o he_o be_v 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