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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

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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
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