Fairburn's Edition of the Whole Proceedings on the Trial of James Watson, Senior, for High Treason: Including the Evidence of All the Witnesses; Speeches ... with the Charge to the Jury ... to which is Added the Arraignment and Discharge of Arthur Thistlewood, Thomas Preston, and John Hooper, Tried, in the Court of the King's Bench, Westminster, 1817

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J. Fairburn, Senior, 1817 - 180 páginas
 

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Página 31 - King, not having the fear of God in their hearts, nor weighing the duty of their allegiance, but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the devil, as false traitors against our said Lord the King...
Página 25 - November, .in the 5?th year of the reign aforesaid, and on divers other days and times, as well before as after, with force and. arms, at the said parish of St.
Página 25 - Realm, and did then maliciously and traitorously attempt and endeavour by force and arms to subvert and destroy the constitution and government of this Realm, as by law established, and deprive and depose our said Lady the Queen of and from the style, honour and kingly name of the Imperial Crown of this Realm...
Página 327 - ... when a man doth compass or imagine the death of our lord the King, or of our lady his Queen or of their eldest son and heir...
Página 31 - Republic, in contempt of our said Lord the King and his laws, to the evil example of all others in the like case offending, and against the peace of our said Lord the King, his crown, and dignity.
Página 325 - High Treason, within the clause of levying war; for, though they are not levelled at the person of the King, they are against his Royal Majesty; and, besides, they have a direct tendency to dissolve all the bonds of society, and to destroy all property, and all government too, by numbers and by armed force. Insurrections likewise for redressing national grievances...
Página 271 - The credit of a witness may be impeached by proof that he has made statements out of court contrary to what he has testified at the trial. But it is only in such matters as are relevant to the issue that the witness can be contradicted.
Página 31 - ... and other warlike weapons, as well offensive as defensive, being then and there unlawfully, maliciously and traitorously...
Página 31 - CD, to the evil example of all others in the like case offending, against the form of the statute in such case made and provided, and against the peace of our Lord the King, his crown and dignity.
Página 25 - The indictment charges that the prisoners did maliciously and traitorously conspire, compass and imagine, to bring and put our Lord the King to death...

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