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A85462	Simplicities defence against seven-headed policy. Or, innocency vindicated, being unjustly accused, and sorely censured by that seven-headed church-government united in New-England: or, that servant so imperious in his masters absence revived, and now thus re-acting in Nevv-England. Or, the combate of the united colonies, not onely against some of the natives and subjects but against the authority also of the kingdom of England, ... Wherein is declared an act of a great people and country of the Indians in those parts, ... in their voluntary submission and subjection unto the protection and government of Old England ... Imprimatur, Aug. 3d. 1646. Diligently perused, approved, and licensed to the presse, according to order by publike authority.	Gorton, Samuel, 1592 or 3-1677.	1646 (1646)	Wing G1308; Thomason E360_16; ESTC R18590	106,374	127

SIMPLICITIES DEFENCE against SEVEN-HEADED POLICY OR Innocency Vindicated being unjustly Accused and sorely Censured by that Seven-headed Church-Government United in NEW-ENGLAND OR That Servant so Imperious in his Masters Absence Revived and now thus re-acting in NEVV-ENGLAND OR The combate of the United Colonies not onely against some of the Natives and Subjects but against the Authority also of the Kingdme of England with their execution of Laws in the name and Authority of the servant or of themselves and not in the Name and Authority of the Lord or fountain of the Government Wherein is declared an Act of a great people and Country of the Indians in those parts both Princes and People unanimously in their voluntary Submission and Subjection unto the Protection and Government of Old England from the Fame they hear thereof together with the true manner and forme of it as it appears under their own hands and seals being stirred up and provoked thereto by the Combate and courses above-said Throughout which Treatise is secretly intermingled that great Opposition which is in the goings forth of those two grand Spirits that are and ever have been extant in the World through the sons of men from the beginning and foundation thereof Jmprimatur Aug. 3d. 1646. Diligently perused approved and Licensed to the Presse according to Order by publike Authority LONDON Printed by John Macock and are to be sold by LUKE FAVVNE at his shop in Pauls Church-yard at the sign of the Parrot 1646. Vpon an occasionall view of this unexpected and much unwished for Story THis Story 's strange but altogether true Old Englands Saints are banisht out of New Oh Monstrous Art and cunning of the Devill What hidden paths he goes to spread his evill The Man of Sin 's the same his eldest Son Both have more shapes then be moats in the Sun Hence disappointed are the most of men When trouble 's past some thinke they rise agen Thus it befell these Pilgrims in that Land To which they fled from persecutions hand This Indians note with Papists Iews and Turks For in them all the selfe same spirit works Thus is the Name of Christ blaspem'd by these Who burthen them to whom they promise ease Oh Christ arise and spread thy glorious fame That all may know the sweetnesse of thy Name As● Affric Europe and America Expect and waite the dawnings of that day That Papists Greeks and we the Protestants Of Calvins Sect those too the Lutherans And they that are a streine above them all At Iesus feet at length may humbly fall That so such Christs which most in fancy make Whence 'tis Men think that Christendome doth shake May at th' appearing of the Lord depart And all may worship him ev'n with one heart That so the Nations may this glory see And into it at length transformed be This to effect can't be by sword of man But that which to with-stand no Kingdomes can For t is the Lords owne might the sword that doth Ev'n with two edges flow out of Gods mouth By which are slaine the wicked of each Land And will sure breake each Persecutors band Then England and Yee Nations round about That are now so lofty and so stout At length downe fall to him that 's Lord of you And learne with him like meeknesse for to show If you with iron Rods Saints breake and bruise Know then your selves that Christ you so will use R. B. A Lover of peace and one of eminent respect viewing this Treatise at the Presse kindly added this verse prefixed which hath both sodainly and unexpectedly drawn from my thoughts as here followeth as a testimony of my kind respects unto the party though but a stranger unto him it may also serve as an intelligencer what was the only ground of controversie in acting according unto and publishing of this Treatise THe serpent with a voyce so slie and fine Consults with nature as though he were divine Whil'st she doth seek for glory wealth and love In things that are below and not in that above Lending an ear to listen unto him The fruit looks fair the tree seems nothing grim And thence doth he at first begin t' arise Through earthly projects for to make man wise Whereas the light of heaven GOD himself ordain'd To be that thing whereby man is maintain'd In wisdom honor happiness and peace That doth from serpent sin death hell release And not conjectural doubtful subtil notion Set forth by art with sign of great devotion Come from the Prelates your persecuting foes Our Church as Primitive Christ Jesus doth disclose Her Ordinances pure a Church erected here Where you may worship voyd of care or fear Our Land is large Our Magistracy good Come o're to save that innocent-like blood From such as are to cruelty so bent Our ways are meek and humble to give all content Thus he appears apparrelled in white To snare in that wherein he takes delight An earthly Kingdom he would fain erect Then spiritual honor he must needs reject That when that woman appeareth in her glory With him in womb of whom intreats all story Then 's he a dragon red for to devour That child to whom is given all the power In heaven and in earth to rule as King and Lord. None to the serpent no heaven cannot afford A place of residence he must thence depart Down to the earth full sore against his heart That he a place cannot devise to frame Which from the heavens may seem to take its fame Cruel Raging Carnal now he cometh forth His slie and subtil wisdom now proves nothing worth This woman now in travel finds not time To listen unto him nought but the child is mine Which child in her can nothing else confesse But Throne of glory and bare Wildernesse Which twain together give all praise to one Then fury 's in the Serpent smooth policy is gone No middle place for Sathan now is found Not one with th' manehild down he goes to ground His cunning cannot now intice so far But Michael and his Angels wil make War With Dragon and with all his Angels great Yea overcome him never sound retreat Most of his skil he useth he knows how To talk of benefits to receive although not now And so from place and person still delights to wend Where 's outward peace there 's Christ doth he pretend And if so be that troubles do arise Himself he saves the serpent is so wise No tye to fold nor flock he then wil know Christ in an earthly peace he 'l have where e're he go Whereas our Lord his voyce doth sometimes teach Go to Decapolis and there thou shalt me preach Unto ten Cities great the number bee My Word shal reach them and I am with thee For I am truth and truth thou goest to show Which makes thee free my presence thou dost know No place can scant thee off then walke at large Doubt not I 'm

because of advantage or else to seek all occasions against them to brand them with all manner of reproach and ignominy but for the truth taught dayly in the Temple you know not how to stretch out your hand or exercise your ministery against it least it become leprous and you take it back again with losse when it appears dryed and withered and wherefore reason ye amongst your selves saying we exercise the power of our ministrations against none but such as are Delinquents whereby we clear the innocent and establish peace in our borders we demand what think you of those two witnesses prophesying in sackcloth a thousand two hundred and three●●ore dayes those two Olive trees and Candlesticks standing before the God of the earth are these guilty and vile persons out of whose hands by the power of your ministery you are delivering and releasing the world then indeed are your wayes justifiable But if these be the just chosen and peculiar friends of God yea such as without which his truth and righteousnesse are not justified his wisdome and holynesse maintained and upheld in the world in point of salvation by Christ then are your ways wicked and to be abhorred for in your professed course you are they by whom they are slain and put to death and all your glory is to keep their Corps unburied in your streets and yet you know not what you are doing no more then you know what these witnesses are whom you are altogether ignorant of for your ●●●●●ries never ●●w them and you see not but by their eyes for these are two and never more nor yet lesse yea ever the same they are Olive tree● else no witnesses and also Candlesticks else both the former fail yea are not at all we must tell you what these are else we cannot declare how ye kill them for it is not our intent to open unto you the house of the creatures the silver and the gold the spices and the precious ointment no● the house of our armor because ye take all as execrable and put all to a prophane use that cometh from us But these two witnesses are the life and death of our Lord Jesus Christ or in the true language of heaven also the strength and the weaknesse of Christ for he was crucified through weaknesse but liveth by the power of God This is the Word of the Lord in Zorob●bel not by an army nor by power and so deprives him of all strength but by a spirit that the greatest mountain o● loftiest hill in the world cannot stand before but becomes a plain which with facility and ease he passeth upon thence it is that he doth not only ●ay the top or the head stone of all but also the lowest in the foundation and then onely is the voice of shouting heard Grace grace in the house for ever and then doth the day of smal things become the day of joy and triumph yea of parting the rich spoils and prey of all the world for then he that doth but turn and lift up his eyes he cannot look besides that great flying book of the Curse that is gone forth over the whole earth without these two witnesses joyntly uttering themselves in every particular Scripture undertaken to be divulged by any no evidence nor testimony of God is given or brought in at all but a meer refuge of lyes for the souls of men to betake themselves unto without these two pipes of the Olive trees emptying into the bowl of the Candlesticks no unction nor oyl at all is found in them and that being wanting the light of the sanctuary is gone out so that the light appearing amongst you is onely the light of Baalam whose eye was open which you may read either Shethum or Sethum for that opening is nothing else but the shutting up of the holy things of God so that in seeing ye see not but communicate only in the light of that beast who puts the witnesses to death as Baalam did in the sight of that dumm beast of his whose eyes were so opened as to see the Angell before him So that while you think it is our wisdome to stoop unto you for light we never come amongst you but see our selves in a regiment of gross and palpable darknesse and discern you very plainly how you scrable upon the wall to find the door of L●ts house and cannot as also how you toil your selves to climb up into the sheepfold another way yea so many other wayes and have no sight nor discerning of the door at all by the which whosoever entreth becomes a true feeder of the flock yea none entreth in thereat but the true shepherd himselfe Most impious it is to put to death two such noble witnesses that have power to shut heaven that it rain not in the dayes of their prophesying to turn waters into blood and to smite the earth with all manner of plagues as oft as they wil whom that spirit that is amongst you kils on this wise The life and power of the Son of God as above which is infinite not admitting of circumscription or contenent for the heaven of heavens cannot contain him yet have ye not dared to grasp and inviron that power in the heavens and therefore have resolved and concluded that hee only rules upon the earth in these dayes by his Deputies Lieutenants and Visegerents whereby you limit and so destroy the holy one of Israel for give him that in one time or place which afterwards or else where yee deny unto him and you make a nullitie of him unto your selves and in so doing you kill the other witnesse namely the death or weaknesse of the Lord Jesus for you must have man to be honourable learned wise experienced and of good report else they may not rule amongst you yea and these things are of man and by man as Peeres in that they only officiate so as man may disanull and take it away againe witnesse your change of officers constantly speaking for us herein thus have you slaine also the Death or the weaknesse of Christ who professeth himselfe to be a worme and no man the shame and contempt of the people and these faithfull and true witnesses thus slaine you must of necessitie deny buriall and keepe them both in your streets in open view otherwise all your pompe and glory fals to the dust whence it came and on which it feeds nor can you send your presents one to an other of your acts of Justice power to protect wealth honour and friends wherewith you gratifie one another And where these are thus slaine and their corps lye in open view none of the Gentiles peoples tongues and kindreds suffering their corps to be put in grave there is that great Citie which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt where our Lord is crucified But after three dayes and

the world can require nothing at his hands hereby shewing also the transcendencie of that kingdome wherein his authority is exercised beyond the kingdoms of this world which must borrow one of another else cannot any be glorious in the height of glory concerning the things of this life therefore had Solomon himself Gold Silver Ivory apes and peacocks brought from other nations to augment his glory But he that is greater then Solomon beautifieth himself with none of the things of this life though he had right to them all that so he might make it manifest that his Kingdome is not of this world therefore gives charge unto his disciples that as they had freely received so they should freely give for by how much we injoyn people to contribute unto us for preaching the Gospell by so ●●ch we proclaim that we have given unto God for what we have received of him and teach others so to do namely to bring some preparations operation or fitnesse to receive his grace which is as far from man to attain unto as it was to prepare and fit himself for his creation at the first so that the benevolence of the Saints in communicating of the things of this life is ●o part of the glory or beautifying of the house of God for then a wicked man might adde somewhat thereunto no● shall the glory in the least measure be diminished when these things s●all have an end But it is a declaration of their vilification of the things of this present life as things of no account or reckoning when they come into competition with the well being of the Saints and as these things are consumed and turned into ●shes upon that golden altar so doth there ascend up a perfumatory sacrifice of sweet savour unto the Lord for according to our vilification of the things of this life so is our valuation of the Lord Iesus who is either all or none at all in our estimation and account and if he be all then he that gathereth much of the things according unto man hath nothing over or above him that hath the least and he that gathereth little hath no la●k or falls short of him that hath the most for the one and the other consume them in the act of the present supply of their necessity knowing that if they keep them in making any accoun● o● reckoning of them for the time to come they presently putrifie and corrupt Learn this parable therefore that there is ●hat in the heavenly Manna that the rebells may eat in the wilderness and die eternally as wel as that which whosoever ●a●eth sha● never die but live for ever yea there is a seed to be sown in giving away to another as well as food to receive for the nourishing of our selves and he that sows sparingly in that shall reap sparingly yea he that knows not how to minister carnall things cannot have Spirituall things ministred unto him no m●●●●h●n ● man can keep his sinne and have the righteousnesse of Christ also Those onely therefore that in giving and receiving know how to perform all in the same act as the woman in casting her two mites into the treasury and out of deep povertie can see the abounding of the riches of liberality Such can perform an acceptable service to the Lord but such as onely exercise themselves in piece mealing of the things of God and the things of man to serve at times and turns for advantage and reserve the rest this is as the cutting off of a dogs head or the offering of swines blood in the house of God how ever else where they may be done without any such abomination the Saints therefore depend not upon neither desire the worlds benevolence knowing wel what their mercies are in the winding up nor can they expect from them ought else but bonds imprisonments and spoyling of their goods which through the secret supplies their master makes unto them they suffer joyfully not looking for so much as a shoe latchet from the King of Sodom to enrich themselves with all knowing that the blessing of the Lord upon their indevours shall yield sufficient to convey them through this valley of Bac● which indevours God directeth unto times and seasons to use according to strength and constitution without any to lay tasks upon them even as he teacheth the husbandman when to throw in the cummin and the fitches though they know notwithstanding what it is to have power not to work and to lead about a wife that is a sister as well as others But I am longer in my introduction then I did intend my Question therefore in short is this namely whether I may have liberty to speak and expresse the word of the Lord in the publick congregation freely without interruption either on the Lords day or the ordinary Lecture now whilst I am kept from my family and friends with whom I have been formerly exercised for seeing our dayes as a shadow decline and we are presently withered as grasse when in a moment we go hence and are no more We are earnest therefore to expresse the word of life that fadeth not nor waxeth old as doth a garment that Gods memoriall may abide with our posterity when we are gone the way of all the earth and that you shall not need to feare my touching upon any of those things which it seems are to lie sealed as in the grave for the present I shall tell you vvhat Scripture urgeth my heart for the present to impart of God lead not into another before the opportunity be attained for we cannot treasure up to bring forth at our pleasure unto profit no more then vve can fetch down at our pleasure for our supply but onely as our God performeth both the one and the other for vve depend not upon Baal O both as Saul did but upon the Lord Iehovah as David did The Scripture intended is the founding of the fifth trumpet Revel 9 out of vvhich I ●esire as God shall assist to open and declare these points follovving 1 What the sound of the trumpet is ● who the angel is 3 why the fifth 1 What that starre is that falls from heaven to the earth 2 what the fall of it is 3 how it falls from heaven unto the earth 1 What the key of the bottomlesse pit is 2 To whom it is given 3 The manner how it is given 4 How the pit is opened 5 How it can be said to be bottomlesse seeing nothing can be without banks and bottome but the Lord himself 1 what the smoke of the bottomlesse pit is 2 The cause and manner of its rise even as the smoke of a great furnace 1 What the Sunne and the aire are 2 How they are darkened by the

Jurisdictions but also to establish what way of Religion themselves thought fit to the the taking away not only of goods but lives also of such as were otherwise minded We made answer unto the Writing they had sent unto us on this wise which Answer was made upon our removall from Mooshawset otherwise called PROVIDENCE to Shaw-omet A true Copy of our Answer to the Warrant or Writing which the men of the Massachusets sent unto us as is above noted wherein we only take up their own expressions to shew unto them the spirit and power of their Religion which they go about by these means to preserve inlarge and shew the glory of it to the world The Answer is verbatim examined by the originall Copy only marginall Notes added to help the Reader to understand our true meaning Mooshawset November the 20. 1642. To our Neighbours of the MASSACHUSETS WHereas we lately received an irregular note professing its forme from the Massachusets with four mens Names subscribed thereunto as principall authors of it of the chiefe amongst you we could not easily give credit unto the truth thereof Not only because the conveyers of it unto us are known to be men whose constant and professed acts are worse then the counterfeitings of mens hands but also because we thought that men of your parts and profession would never have prostrated their wisdome to such an act But considering that causlesse emnity you have against us the proof whereof every occasion brings forth we cannot but conclude That no act so ill which that ancient Mother will not bring forth her seed unto For we know very well that it is the name of Christ called upon us which you strive against whence it is that you stand on tiptoe to stretch your selves beyond your bounds to seek occasion against us so as you might hide your sin with Adam bearing the world in hand it is not your desire to contend with us but some civill breach in our course which you seek to redresse whereas neither you nor any in way of truth can find wherewith to bring us under the censure of a disorderly course of walking amongst them And as for the way of that ancient spirit of accusation of the brethren we weight it not knowing him to be a lyar or in the abstract a lye from the beginning yea and the father of it also which thing you cannot know though it were told unto you whereas you say Robert Cole William Arnald with others have put themselves under the government and protection of your Jurisdiction which is the occasion you have now got to contend we wish your words were verified that they were not elsewhere to be found being nothing but the shame of Religion disquiet and disturbance of the places where they are for we know neither the one nor the other with all their associates and confederates have power to inlarge the bounds by King CHARLES limited unto you Behold therefore in this your act a Map of your spiritual estate to use your own phrase for we know that the spirituality of your Churches is the civility of your Commonwealth and the civility of your Cōmonwealth is the spirituality of your Churches the wisdom of man being the whole accomplesense of them both of which tree you delight dayly to eat finding it fair and beautifull to gain conformity with your maker in these your dissembling subjects grosly profane amongst us but full of the spirit of your purity when they are with you you may remember the brand your selves have set on some of them the cause whereof was never yet removed though it abide not upon their backs nor yet the cause of your commitment of them unto Sathan according to your Law for if that were removed you should do them wrong in not resuming your vomit into its former concoction again Nor are we ignorant of those disgracefull termes they use and give out against you behind your backs Their submission therefore cannot be to any other end but to satisfie their own lusts not only conceived but in violent motion against their Neighbours who never offered the least wrong unto them only the proposition of amity is object sufficient for these mens emnity Even so the passions of sin which are by the law having force in your members you going about with great labour and industry to satisfie them by your submission unto the Word of God in your fasting and feasting in contributing and treasuring in retirednesse for study and bowing of the backs of the poor going forth in labour to maintain it and in the spirit of that hireling raising up your whole structure and edifice in all which you bring forth nothing but fruit unto death Some laboring for a price to give for the keeping of their souls in peace and safe estate and condition some to have your bodies furnished with riches honor and ease and further then the Lord Jesus agrees with these you mind him not nay you renounce and reject him and with these according to your acceptation and practice he holds no correspondency at all being the consultation and operation of that his only adversary Man being that which you depend upon and not the Lord crying out in the way of elevation and lauding his Ministers when in the mean time you know not what nor who they are professing them under a mediate call of Christ though formerly they have been called immediately by him Hereby shewing your selves to be those which destroy the sacred ordinance of God for if you make Christ to be that to day in stating of his Ministers which he was not yesterday and that in the time of the Gospel also to speak according to your law to be found in them both you therein affirme he hath been that to his Ministers which now he is not and to make the son of God to have been that which now he is not is to make a nullity of him Not to be at all For he is the Lord that changeth not no not a shadow thereof is found in him So that you plainly crucifie to your selves the Lord of glory and put him to an open shame so that as you know not how Christ conversing with his Father in heaven is found on the earth amongst the true worshippers no more do you know how in his conversing with Nicodemus on the earth he concludes himselfe to be in heaven with his Father on this foundation hangeth the whole building of your doctrine concerning the sufferings of Christ you annihilate the Crosse then the which the Saints have no other consolation and prepare no better a place then purgatory for the honourable Fathers of our Lord for ye conclude that Christ dyed in the decree and purpose of God in the time of the law but actually only when he hanged on the Cross in the dayes of Herod and Pontius

Upon the finishing of these answers on the Munday morning the Court sent for S. Gorton to come before them and when he was come the Governor asked him whether he had brought in his ansvver to the questions propounded unto him at their last sitting in writing he answered he had brought them then the Governor asked him whether he had put his hand unto them he answered he had not not thinking it would be required else he had done it the Governour called for pen and inke and caused him to put his hand unto them and then demanded them of him Gorton desired he might have liberty to read them first in the Court that he might pronounce the Phrases and words according to the true meaning and intent having had experience of wrong done in reading in way of pronunciation of things not plainly before to the giving of true intelligence to the hearers when the answers were read in the audience of the Court the Court paused and no man said any thing unto them only bade Gorton with-draw which being done they hade some consulta●ion among themselvs and shortly after called for Gorton to be brought in again Master Saltingstone found fault that it was written in the answer what is the Star of that God Remphan whereas it was in the writing your God Remphan Gorton answered the Phrase was only changed for modesty for indeed saith he it is the phrase of the Apostle your God Remphan and so it rested to clear that scruple The Governour told Gorton that they were one with him in those answers for they held as he did Gorton answered he was very glad of it for he loved not differences and divisions amongst men the Governour then asked him whether he would retract the writing that was formerly written unto them Gorton answered that nothing was written before but would suit and agree with these answers so that if there was cause to retract one there was cause to retract all the Governour said no these answers they could agree with him in but not in the former writing whereupon Master Dudley stood up seeming to be much moved and said he would never consent to it whilst he lived that they were one with him in those answers the Governour then asked Gorton what Faith was to which he answered that was nothing that concerned what they had formerly written and that he and the rest had only undertaken to answer to any thing that was in their writing the Governour told him he was bound and ought to be ready to give an answer to any that should aske him a question of the hope that is in him Gorton made answer that the difinition which the Apostle gives of faith was sufficient as he thought to give any man satisfaction he asked him what that was he told him it was this that faith is the hypostasis or subsistance of things that are hoped for and the evidence or argument demonstrative of things that are not seen nor demonstrated at all the Governour told him that was true but he could say more of faith then so Gorton told him it gave him satisfaction and being an other point then they had had to deale about since their comming amongst them and being no question produced from former writings desired to be spared from any further answer then the plain words of the Apostle whereupon Master Broadstreet made answer that he thought it was not fit to put him upon any new questions unlesse he were free to speake unto them and so they dismissed him from the Court to the Prison againe Shortly after this there was a day appointed wherein wee were to receive our sentence from the Court which was to be given in the afternoon and in the forenoon Master Cotton preached having gathered up the minds of the people in what they had observed and perceiving the people took notice that in what we dissented from them was out of tendernesse of conscience and were ready to render a reason and ground for what we held and practised divers such like things to which he answered that if we had done i● out of ignorance then there had been hopes of regaining us but if out of tendern●sse of conscience and able to render reason for what wee did and other things of like nature then were we ripened for death urging them to agree together and consent in one thing that so it might be else would not the Angels carry their soules to heaven for he was then speaking of the office of the Angels in that point and when by all their examinations in Court Inturgatories put upon us in Prison and publicke preaching they could find nothing against us for the transgressing of any of their Lawes they then proceeded to cast a lot for our lives putting it to the major vote of the Court whether we should live or die which was so ordered by the providence of God that the number of two votes carried it on our side and whereas both by Law Equitie and act of Providence they ought to have set us forthwith at liberty yet notwithstanding they proceeded further to censure namely confined us to severall Towns and to wear bolts and irons and to worke for our livings though it was i● the extremity of winter and not to speak of any of those things which they had dealt with us about and all this during the pleasure of the Court and that upon pain of death Here followeth a true Copie of the censure and of the charg as it was given unto us in writing by the Court being extant and here set down verbatim as it was given to Samuel Gorton the rest being the same but onely the change of the names For Samuel Gorton IT is ordered that Samuel Gorton shal be confined to Charlstowne there to be set on worke and to wear such bolts or irons as may hinder his escape and so to continue during the pleasure of the Court provided that if he shall break his said confinement or shall in the meane time either by speech or writing publish declare or maintaine any of the blasphemous or abominable heresies wherewith he hath been charged by the generall Court contained in either of the two books sent unto us by him or by Randall Houlden or shall reproach or reprove the Churches of our Lord Jesus Christ in these united Colonies or the civill government or the publicke Ordinances of God therein unlesse it be by answer to some question propounded to him or conference with any Elder or with any other licensed to speak with him privately under the hand of one of the Assistants that immediatly upon accusation of any such writing or speech he shall by such Assistant to whom such accusation shall be brought be committed to prison till the next Court of Assistants then and there to be tryed by a Jury whether ●e ●●th so spoken or written and upon his conviction thereof shall be condemned to death and executed Dated the 3o. of