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THen and there the Prisoner appearing, and the usual Formalities being passed, and the Jury sworn, (but their Names not inserted in the printed Trial) the Indictment was read;
which was for High-Treason, for conspiring the Death of the King, and subversion of the Government and Protestant Religion: And to this end expending divers Sums of Mony to se∣veral Persons to procure them to kill the King, and to impose the said Treasons upon the Pres∣byterians, &c.—
For the Proof whereof, Mr. John Gadbury de∣posed, That he knew nothing of this Plot, nor of any Contrivance of Mrs. Cellier's to kill the King, but rather the contrary, she being con∣cern'd to bring Sir Robert Peyton over to the King's Interest; and told him, that one Smith and Phillips were willing to tell some Stories of Mr. Oates and Mr. Bedloe, and that he had heard Mr. Dangerfield talk of a Nonconformist's Plot that would take off the Popish Plot. That upon the going over of one Clay, she said she heard there were several Priests and Jesuits coming over. That she fear'd the Nation would be destroy'd before the Popish Plotters were, because abun∣dance of the best of the Nation went into other Nations, and spent their Mony abroad, which weakened the Nation. That meeting him in Westminster-Abbey, she in discourse said, that place had been filled with Benedictine Monks, as the Temple had with Fryers; and, said she, what if it should be so again? That he had been ac∣quainted with her 10 or 12 Years; and when the King was ill at Windsor, she did move some Questions to him about the Life of the King, but he refused to tell her any thing; and then she said she would consult some other Astrologer; at the same time discoursing him about Danger∣field, how to get him out of Prison.
Then Mr. Dangerfield came forth as a Witness against her; whom she excepted against, for that he had been Whipp'd, Transported, Pil∣loried, and Perjured; and by a Witness proved his Conviction of Felony; &c.
To which he pleading the King's Pardon, was sent away to fetch it; and in the mean time Tho∣mas Williamson deposed, That Mrs. Gellien em∣ployed him to get Dangerfield out of Prison, who∣soever staid behind.
Margaret Jenkins swore, She never saw Mrs. Cellier and Dangerfield together but twice, and it was a Year ago, at the Lady Powis's House; and she never heard any Discourse about the Plot.
Susan Edwards swore, That she had oft seen them together, and had heard her say, That the Popish Plot would turn to a Presbyterian Plot.
Bennet Dowdal swore, That he had oft seen them together, but never heard them talk of the Plot.
Then the Court expected Mr. Dangerfield's re∣turn; and in the mean time a Copy of a Re∣cord from Salisbury was read, of his standing in the Pillory for uttering false Guinies; as also a Copy of a Record of an Outlawry for Felony. —After about half an hours stay, Mr. Danger∣field returned and brought his Pardon, which was read, and the word Felony omitted; and his Pardon being thereby judged defective, his Evi∣dence was laid aside: And so there being but one Witness, the Jury return'd her Not Guilty; so she was acquitted, and Dangerfield, for want of present Bail, was committed.