This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1701 Excerpt: ...the good of the People: Therefore before I plead, give me a Copy of the Indictment, and then I shall plead. fudge. Sirrah, Guilty, or NotGuilty i Grey. I desire first to be heard as a Christian, and then as an English-man. Judge. Do not I tell you (Sirrah) if you will plead Not Guilty, you shall be heard; but if you ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1701 Excerpt: ...the good of the People: Therefore before I plead, give me a Copy of the Indictment, and then I shall plead. fudge. Sirrah, Guilty, or NotGuilty i Grey. I desire first to be heard as a Christian, and then as an English-man. Judge. Do not I tell you (Sirrah) if you will plead Not Guilty, you shall be heard; but if you will not, -you will run your self into a Premmirt? Grey. I appeal then to God Almighty, for I shall not wrong my Conscience. Judge. It is no matter of Conscience j Guilty or Not Guilty? Grey. Not Guilty, The last day of Tryal all the three Persons aforer said being called to the Bar, after some Discourse between my Fellow-Prisoners and the Court, my self was forced from thence before I was heard, my Fellow-Prisoners eing violently thrust within the Felons Bar, but my sols, by command from the Bench, was not thrust there; but I desired to be with my Fellow-Prisoners, and to fare as they fared, and so was put in with them; but after some time (the Court being in a Confusion, and their Officers abusing my Fellow-Prisoners., by stopping their Mouths, and the common Hangman endeavoured to Gag one of them, that they might not speak in their own defence.) Then I desired I might be heard; upon-which the Court called me nearer to them: Then I approached to their Bar, and spake on, this wise, 1 desire to know whether, according to the Law of England, and the Proceedings of this Court, . ' Then I desired! them to do me and Riy FellowFrjsoners Justic?: Fp you arc to know that as we stand arraigned at this Bar, so shall you appear before the great Tribunal of God's Justice, to give an Accounts-this days Work, as also of all the Deeds 'done in the Body, whether they be good or evil; grn what measure you meet cp us, stjall be measured'to yqu aain, .. ' ' Jud...
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