mensis Decembrꞌ anno primo suprat', Justice Hall præd', coram præfat' Justic' dicti Dom' Regis ult' nominat', et ad eundem diem Mercur' 30 diem ejusdem mensis Decembr' anno suprad', ad dictam deliberation' gaolæ dicti Dom' Regis adtunc tent' per adjornainent' præd' pro com' præd', apud Justice Hall præd', coram præfat' Justic' dicti Dom' Regis ult' nominat', præfat' Justic' dicti Dom' Regis per dictas literas paten' ipsius Dom' Regis, sub magno sigill' Angl', ut præfertur confect', per manus suas propr' deliberaver' indictament' præd' hic in cur' de record', in forma juris terminand', &c. Ac superinde ad istam eandem deliberat' gaol' dicti Dom' Regis de Newgate tent' per adjorn' præd', pro com' præed', apud Justice Hall præed', præd' die Mercur' 30 die ejusdem mensis Decembr' anno primo suprad', coram præfat' Justic' dicti Dom Regis, ad præed' gaolam ipsius Dom' Regis de Newgate præd', de prisonar' in eadem existin' deliberand' assign', ven' præed' Johannes Hampden sub custod' Benjamin' Thorowgood, et T. Kinsey, Mil' Vic' Com' Mid' præd' in cujus custod' ex causa præd' præantea commiss' fuit, ad barr' hic duct' in propr' persona Et stasua, qui committitur præfat' Vic', &c. tim de præmiss' in indictament' præd' specificat' ei superius imposit', allocut' qualit' se velit inde acquietari, idem Johannes Hampden dic quod ipse non potest dedicere, quin ipse est culpabil' de alta proditione præed' in indictament' præed' spec' ei superius imposit' modo et forma prout per indictament' præd' superius versus eum supponitur, et altam prodition' præed' in indictament' præed' expresse cognovit: Et statin quæsit' est de præfat' Johanne Hampden, si quid pro se babeat, vel dicere sciat, quare cur hic ad judic' et execution' de eo super conviction' suam præd' et cognition' suam propr' altæ proditionis præed' indictament' præd' superius spec' procedere non debeat, qui nihil ulterius dic' præterquam ut prius dixerat, super quo vis', et per cur' hic intellectis omnibus et singulis præmiss' cons' est per cur' bic, quod præd' Jobannes, Hampden ducatur ad gaol' dicti Dom' Regis de Newgate unde ven' et ibidem super traham ponatur, et abinde ad locum execution' trahatur, et ibidem per collum suum suspendatur, et vivens ad terr' prosternatur, et quod secreta membra sua amputentur, et interiora extra ventrein suum capiantur, et in ignem ponantur, et ibidem comburentur, et quod caput ejus amputetur, quodque corpus ejus in quatuor partes dividatur, et quod caput et quarteria sua ponantur ubi Dominus Rex ea assign' voluerit: Et modo, scil' die Mercur' prox' post quinden' Pascha isto eodem termino, coram Do' Rege apud Westm' ven' præd' Johannes Hampden, juxta formam recognition' per ipsum et pleg' suos in hac parte prius cognit' in propr' persona sua, qui committitur Mar', &c. et adtunc et ibidem per cur' dicti Dom' Regis hic quæsit' est de eodem Johanne Hampden, si quid pro se habeat' vel dicere sciat, quare cur' hic ad execution, super judic' præed' in forma præd'

reddit' procedere non debeat, qui statim die' quod dictus Dominus Rex nunc, ex gra' sua speciali, ac ex certa scienc' et mero motu suis, per suas literas paten' sub magno sigillo suo Angliæ, geren' dat' apud Westm' 19 die Febr', anno regni dicti Dom' Regis nunc secundo, pardonavit, remisit, relaxavit ac per præsentes pro se, hæredibus, et successoribus suis, pardonavit, remisit et relaxavit Johanni Hampden nuper de paroch' sancti Ægidii campis in com' Midd', Gen' seu quocunque al' nomine vel cognitione, seu adition' nominis vel cognitionis aut loci, idem J. sciatur, censeatur, vocetur, sive nuncupetur, aut nuper sciebatur, censebatur, vocabatur, sive nuncupabatur, omn' et omnimod' proditiones, misprision' prodition', transgr', malefacta, crimina, et offens' quæcunque, per se solum, sive cum aliqua al' person' vel aliquibus al' person' contra dictum Dom' Regem, vel præcharissimum fratrem suum, Carolum secund' nuper Regem Angliæ, &c. defunct' ante 25 diem Januar ult', quandocunque, qualitercunque, seu ubicunque fact', commiss', sive perpetrat', licet idem J. H. de præmiss', vel aliquo præmiss' indictat', arrestat', appellat', rectat' impetit', attinct', convict', condempnat', utlagar', sive adjudicat' existit, vel non existit, aut inde indictari, arrestari, appellari, rectari, impetiri, attingi, convinci, utlagari, condempnari, sive adjudicari, contigerit in futuro, ac omnia et singula indictament', judicia, condempnationes attinctur', executiones, fines, imprisonamen', punition', pœnas mortis, pœnas corporal', et omn' al' poen' et pœnalitat' quæcunque super vel versus præd' Johannem H. de, pro, sive concernen' præmiss' seu eor' aliquo habeat' fact', reddit', sive adjudicat', aut in posterum habend', fiend', reddend', sive adjudicand', necnon oninia et singula utlagar versus dict' J. H. ratione sive occasione præmiss', seu eor' aliquor' vel alicujus cor' promulgat', sive in posterum promulgand', ac omnia et omnimod' sect', querel', fines, forisfactur', impetitiones, seisuras, process', et demand' quæcunque, quæ dictus Dominus Rex versus ipsum ratione præmiss', seu eor' alicujus habuit, habet, seu in futuro habere poterit, aut hæred' et successor' ejus ullo modo habere poterint in futuro, sectamque pacis suæ, quæ ad dict' Dom' Regem versus præfat' J. H. pertinent seu pertinere poterit, ratione præmiss', seu eor' aliquor vel alicujus eor', et firmam pacem suam ei inde dedit et concess' per præsentes: Et idem J. H. profert hic in cur' literas paten' præed' præmiss' testificant', in hæc verba: Jacobus secundus, Dei gra' &c. omnibus ad quos præsentes literæ nostræ pervenerint, salutem. Sciatis quod nos de gra' nostra special', ac ex certa scienc' et mero motu nostris pardonavimus, remisimus, et relaxavimus, ac per præsentes pro nobis, hæred', et successor' nostris pardonamus, remittimus, et relaxamus J. H. de paroch', &c. Gen', seu quocunq; al' nomine vel cognitione seu additione nominis, vel cognitione, aut loci idem J. sciatur, censeatur, vocetur, sive nuncupetur, aut nuper sciebatur, censebatur, vocabatur, vel nuncupa

batur, omn' et omnimod' prodition', misprision' prodition', transgr', malefacta, crimina, et offens' quæcunque per se solum, sive cum aliqua al' persona, vel aliquibus al' personis contra nos vel præcharissimum fratrem nostrum Carolum secund' nuper Regem Angliæ, &c. defunct', ante 25 diem' Januar' jam ult' elaps', quandocunque, qualitercunque seu ubicunque fact', commiss', sive perpetrat', licet idem J. H. de præmiss' vel aliquo præmiss' indictat', arrestat', appellat', rectat', impetit', attinct', convict,' condempnat', utlagat', sive adjudicat' existit, vel non existit, aut inde indictari, arrestari, appellari rectari, impetiri, attingi, convinci, utlagari, condempnari, sive adjudicari, contigerit in futuro, ac omnia et singula indictament', judic', condempnationes, attinctur', executiones, fines, imprisonament', punition', pœnas mortis, | poenas corporal', et omnia al' pœnas et poenafitat' quæcunque super vel versus præd' J. H. de, pro, sive concernen' præmiss' seu eor' aliquo habit', fact', reddit', sive adjudicat', aut in posterum habend', fiend', reddend', sive adjudicand', necnon omnia et singula utlagar' versus dict' J. H. ratione sive occasione præ miss' seu eor' aliquor' vel alicujus eor' promulgat' sive in posterum promulgand' ac omn' et omnimod' sect', querel', fines, forisfactur', impetitiones, consuras, process' et demand' quæ cunq; quæ nos versus ipsum ratione præmiss', seu eor' alicujus habuimus, habemus seu in futuro sectamq; pacis nostræ, quæ ad nos versus præfat' J. H. pertinet seu pertinere poterit ratione præ miss' seu eor' aliquor', vel alicujus eor' firmam pacem nostram ei inde damus et concedimus per præsentes, nolentes quod idem J. H. per vicecom', justiciar', ballivos, aut al' ministros, hæred' seu successor' nostror' occasione præmiss' seu eor' alicujus molestetur, occasionetur, perturbetur, seu in aliquo gravetur, volentes quodq; bæ literæ nostræ paten' (quoad omnia et singula præmiss' superius mentionat') bon', firm', valid' et effectual' in lege sint et erint, licet crim' et offens' præed' minus certe specificat' exist': Quodque hæc pardonatio nostra in omnibus curiis nostris et alibi interpretetur et adjudicetur in beneficentissimo sensu pro firmior' relaxatione, pardonatione, et exoneratione præd' J. H. ac etiam placitetur et allocetur in omnibus cur' nostris, absque aliquo brevi de allocatione in ea parte prius obtent' seu obtinend', non obstante aliquo defectu ant aliquibus defectibus in his literis patentibus content', aut aliquo statut', act', ordinatione, seu provisione, proclamatione, sive restriction', aut aliqua al' re, causa, vel materia quacunq; in contrar' inde in aliquo non obstante. In cujus rei testimon' has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes. T. meipso apud Westm', 19 die Feb' anno regni nostri secundo. Quar' quidem literar' paten' prætextu idem J. H. pet' quod ipse de præmiss' per cur' hic exoneretur. Super quo vis' et per cur' hic intellectis omnibus et singulis præmiss' cons' est, quod præed' J. H. eat inde sine die, &c. Et postea, scil', die Lunæ prox' post crastin' As cension' Dom', isto eodem term', coram Dom' rege apud Westm' ven' præd' J. in propr' per

sona sua, et profert hic in cur' quoddam breve Dom' Regis nunc clausum, Justic' suis hie direct', qui sequitur in hæc verba: Jacobus secundus, &c. Justic' nostris ad placita coram nob' tenend' assign', salutem. Quia in record' et process', ac etiam in redditione judic' cujusdam indictament' coram Justic' nostris ad gaolam nostram de Newgate de prisonar' in eadem existen' deliberand' assign', versus J. H. de paroch', &c. in com' Midd', Gen', pro altis proditionibus contra person' Dom' Caroli secundi nup' Regis Angliæ, fratris nostri præcha+ rissimi, unde coram eis nup' attinct' fuit, ut dicitur, error interven' manifest', ad grave dampn' ipsius Johannis, sicut ex querela sua accepimus: Nos error' si quis fuerit, modo debito corrigi, et eidem Johanni plenam et celerem Justic' fieri volentes in hac parte, vobis mandamus, quod si judic' inde reddit' sit, tunc visis et examinat' record' et process' præed', quae corami nob' certis de causis Venire fecimus, et coram vobis jam resident, ut dicitur, ulterius inde pro errore ill' corrigend' fieri faciatis, quod de jure et secund' legem et consuetud' regni Angl fuerit faciend'. Test' meipso apud Westm' 14 die Maii, anno regni nostri secund'. Et sup' hoc idem J. H. dic', quod in record' et process' præed', necnon in redditione judicii attinctur' præd' manifest' est errat' in hoc videlicet, quod ubi per indictament' præed' mentionatur quod deliberatio gaolæ in recordo judicii, et attinctur' præd' mentionat', tent' fuit pro com' Midd' apud Justice Hall in le Old Baily, in suburbiis civit' London', non apparet per record' præed' quod Justice Hall, nec le Old Baily, sunt in com' Midd', ideo in eo manifest' est errat'. Erratum est etiam in hoc, videlicet, quod indictamentum præd' mentionatur fore capt' 7 die Decemb' in record' præed' mentionat', coram Justic' de audiend' et terminand' in recordo præd' mentionat', et per eos fore deliberand' Justic' ad goal' deliberation' in eodem recordo specificat', 30 die Decembr' tunc postea in forma juris terminand', sed non apparet per record' convictionis præed', quod sessio de audiend' et terminand' habuit aliquod adjornament' vel continuation' usque dictum 30 diem Decembr', ideo in eo manifest' est errat'. Erratum est etiam in hoc, quod verba vi et armis, &c. omittuntur in indictament' præed', ideo in eo manifest est errat'. Errat' est etiam in hoc, quod constat per record' præd', quod process' et judic' præed' sunt intrat' et recordat' sup' record' Justiciar' de audiend' et terminand', et non super record' Justic' goal' deliberand', ideo in eo manifest' est errat'. Errat' est etiam in hoc, videl', quod non apparet per record' præed', per qualem authoritat' Justic' ad gaol' deliberation' in record' præed' mentionat', process' et judic' præd' reddider' versus ipsum præd' J. H. sup' indictament' præed', ideo in eo manifest' est errat'. Errat' est etiam in hoc, quod sup' reddition' judic' in record' præd' mentionat' non apparet quis fuit, qui ex parte Dom' Regis pro eodem Dom' Rege pet' judic' sup' conviction' de materiis in indictament' præd' mentionat', ideo in eo manifest' est errat'. Erratum est

ON the 28th of February, 1684-5, Mr. | Baxter was committed to the King's-Beach prison by the lord chief justice Jeffreys's warrant, for his Paraphrase on the New-Testament, printed a little before, which was called a scandalous and seditious book against the government. On the 6th of May, which was the first day of term, he appeared in Westminster-Hall, and an information was ordered to be drawn up against him. May 14th, he pleaded Not Guilty to the information. May 15th, he being much indisposed, moved by his counsel, that he might have farther time given him for his trial; but it was denied him; and Jeffreys* cries out in a passion, "I will not give him a minute's time more to save his life. We have had (says he) to do with other sort of persons, but now we have a saint to deal with; and I know how to deal with saints as well as sinners. Yonder (says he) stands Oates in the pillory,+ (as he actually did at that very time in the New Palace-Yard,) and and he says be suffers for the truth, and so says Baxter; but if Baxter did but stand on the other side of the pillory with him, I would say, two of the greatest rogues and rascals in

"Before this magistrate was brought for trial, by a jury sufficiently prepossessed in favour of Tory politics, the Rev. Richard Baxter, a dissenting minister; a pious and learned man, of exemplary character, always remarkable for his attachment to monarchy, and for leaning to moderate measures in the differences between the church, and those of his persuasion. The pretence for this prosecution was, a supposed reference of some passages in one of his works, to the bishops of the Church of England; a reference which was certainly not intended by him, and which could not have been made out to any jury that had been less prejudiced, or under any other direction than that of Jefferies. The real motive was, the desire of punishing an eminent dissenting teacher, whose reputation was high among his sect, and who was supposed to favour the political opinions of the Whigs. He was found guilty, and Jefferies, in passing sentence upon him, loaded him with the coarsest reproaches and bitterest taunts. He called him sometimes, by way of derision, a saint, sometimes, in plainer terms, an old rogue; and classed this respectable divine, to whom the only crime imputed, was the having spoken disrespectfully of the bishops of a communion to which he did not belong, with the infamous Oates, who had been lately convicted of perjury. He finished with declaring, that it was public notoriety, that there was a formed design to ruin the king and the nation, in which this old man was the principal incendiary. Nor is it improbable that this declaration, absurd as it was, might gain belief, at a time when the credulity of the triumphant party was at its height." Fox's Historical work, p. 96.

See his two Trials for Perjury, vol. 10, pp. 1079, 1227, of this Collection. VOL. XI.

the kingdom stood there." On May 30th, in the afternoon, he was brought to his trial before the lord chief justice Jeffereys at Guildhall. Sir Henry Ashhurst, who could not forsake his own and his father's friends, stood by him all the while. Mr. Baxter came first into court, and with all the marks of serenity and composure, waited for the coming of the lord chief justice, who appeared quickly after with great indignation in his face. He no sooner sat down than a short cause was called and tried; after which the clerk began to read the title of another cause: You blockhead you, (says Jeffreys) the next cause is between Richard Baxter and the king;' upon which Mr. Baxter's cause was called. The passages mentioned in the information, were his paraphrase on Matth. v. 19. Mark ix. 39. Mark xi. 31. Mark xii. 38, 39, 40. Luke x. 2. John xi, 57, and Acts xv. 2. These passages were picked out by sir Roger L'Estrange, and some of his companions and a certain noted clergyman (who shall be nameless) put into the hands of his enemies some accusations out of Rom. xiii. &c. as against the king, to touch his life; but no use was made of them. The great charge was, "That in these several passages he reflected on the prelates of the Church of England, and so was guilty of sedition, &c." The king's counsel opened the information at large with its aggravations. Mr. Wallop, Mr. Williams, Mr. Rotheram, Mr. Atwood, and Mr. Phipps, were Mr. Baxter's counsel, and had been feed by sir Henry Ashburst.

Mr. Wallop said, "That he conceived, the matter depending being a point of doctrine, it ought to be referred to the bishop his ordinary; but if not, he humbly conceived the doctrine was innocent and justifiable, setting aside the Innuendos, for which there was no colour, there being no antecedent to refer them to (that is, no bishop or clergy of the Church of England named). He said the book accused, i. e. the Comment on the New Testament, contained many eternal truths: but they who drew the information, were the libellers, in applying to the prelates of the Church of England those severe things which were written concerning some prelates, who deserved the character he gave. My lord (says he), I humbly conceive the bishops Mr. Baxter speaks of, as your lordship, if you have read church-history, must confess, were the plagues of the church and the world." "Mr. Wallop, (says the lord chief justice) I observe you are in all these dirty causes; and were it not for you, gentle.

"We could never find (though great inquiry has been made among the dissenters) that this trial was ever taken in short-hand, which is a great pity, because it must have been very curious; so have inserted this short account, which shews the temper of the chief justice, and the cruel usage of the prisoner, taken from Calamy's Life of Baxter." Former Edition.

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