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THE TRYAL OF John Hambden, Esq
The 28th day of November, 1683. Ann. 35. Car. 2. Reg. John Hambden Esq be∣ing brought up by Writ of Habeas Corpus, from the Tower of London, and there being an Indictment preferred against him for Misdemeanor, His Ma∣jesties Attorney General, prayed that he might be A••••igned upon it, which was done in this manner.
JOhn Hambden, You stand here Indicted by the Name of John Hambden, late of the Parish of St. Giles in the Fields, in the County of Middlesex, Gent. For that you being a Pernitious and Seditious Man, and a Person of a Wicked mind, and of an impious, unquiet, and turbulent Disposition, and contriving, practising, and falsly, unlawfully, unjustly, maliciously, turbulently, and sedi∣tiously intending the Peace of our Soveraign Lord King Charles that now is, and the common Tranquility of this Kingdom of England, to disquiet, molest, and disturb, and as much as in you lay, Sedition within this Kingdom of England, to incite, stir up, and procure, and the Government of our said Lord the King in this Kingdom of England into danger to bring, And that you the said John Hambden, your most Impious, Wicked, and Seditious Intentions aforesaid, to fulfil and perfect, and bring to effect the last day of June, in the Five and Thirtieth year of the Reign of our said Soveraign Lord the King that now is; and divers other days and times as well before as after, with Force and Arms, &c. At the Parish of St. Giles in the Fields, in the County of Middlesex, unlawfully, unjustly, maliciously, and seditiously did assemble your self, meet, consult, conspire, and confederate with divers evil disposed Subjects of our said Lord the King to the Jurors unknown, and with the said Persons did treat concerning your said most Wick∣ed and Seditious Compassings, Imaginations and Purposes aforesaid, to be executed, fulfill'd, and brought to effect; and further that you the said John Hambden your most Wicked, Impious, and Sedi∣tious Contrivances, Practices and Intentions aforesaid, to fulfil, perfect, and reduce to effect, then, and there, viz. the last day of June in the 35th. year aforesaid, and divers other days and times, as well before as after, at the Parish aforesaid, in the County aforesaid, with Force and Arms, &c. falsly, unlawfully, unjustly, maliciously, and seditiously did consult, consent, cen∣spire and confederate of an Insurrection within this Kingdom of England to be made, and of pro∣curing and providing Arms and Armed Men to be prepared in divers places within this Kingdom of Eng∣land your same most Wicked, Impious, and Seditious Intentions and Compassings aforesaid, to fulfil and perfect: And that you the said John Hambden, your most Wicked, Impious, and Seditious In∣tentions aforesaid, to fulfil and perfect, and bring to effect afterwards, viz. the last day of June, in the 35th year aforesaid, at the Parish aforesaid, in the County aforesaid, with Force and Arms, &c. falsly, unlawfully, unjustly, wickedly, maliciously, and seditiously did consult, agree, and consent that a certain Person to the Jurors aforesaid unknown, should be sent into Scotland to in∣vite and incite divers evil disposed Subjects of our said Lord the King, of his Kingdom of Scot∣land, to come into this Kingdom of England to advise and consult with you the said John Hamb∣den, and others the aforesaid evil disposed Subjects of our said Lord the King in this Kingdom of England, concerning Aid and Assistance to be expected and supplyed out of the said Kingdom of