Whereas , in truth , the said William Ireland did not
take his leave of him the said Titus Oates , or of any
other Person whatsoever , at his the said William Ireland
's Chamber , then being in Russel-street
aforesaid , between the said 8 th and 12 th
Day of August , in the Year of our Lord 1678 .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,71.2)
And so the said Titus Oates did then and there commit
willful and corrupt Perjury . (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.3)
And this is laid to be to the great Displeasure of Almighty God
, in contempt of the Laws of this Land , to the evil and
pernicious Example of all others in the like Case offending , and
against the King's Peace , Crown and Dignity . (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.4)
To this he has pleaded , Not Guilty .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,71.5)
If we prove it , we do not question , (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.6)
but you will find him Guilty . (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.7)
Mr. Att. Gen. May it please your Lordship , and you
Gentlemen of the Jury ; Mr. Oates stands indicted for
having perjured himself ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.8)
The Instances Gentlemen , that we charge him with , are these :
(OATES-E3-P1,4,71.9)
First , What he swore at the Trial of Ireland ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,71.10)
and we say , that at that Trial he did swear Ireland was
in Town the 1st or 2d of September , 1678 .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,71.11)
The second Instance is , what he swore at the Trial of the five Jesuits
: (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.12)
and there we say , he did swear , that Ireland was in
Town between the 8 th and 12 th of
August , and that he took his leave of him here in Town at his
Chamber in Russel-street ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.13)
and we do charge him by this Indictment , that he has forsworn himself
in both Instances : And that Ireland , Gentlemen , was
neither-1 in Town between the 8 th and 12 th
of August , nor the 1 st or 2
d of September . (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.14)
And we shall make it out very evidently : (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.15)
For , Gentlemen , as to the Proof in this Case , our Case stands thus :
(OATES-E3-P1,4,71.16)
we say , that the 3 d of August , 1678 ,
Ireland went into Hertfordshire , to a
House of my Lord Aston's , and from then went into
Staffordshire . (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.17)
I will not stand to open the Particulars where he was every Day ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,71.18)
but we shall give you an Account , in a Method very easy to be
remembered and observed , where he was till the 14 th of
September . (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.19)
But one remarkable Instance , Gentlemen , I desire to take particular
notice of ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.20)
and that is , the Time of Pancras Fair , which is upon
the 2 d of September always , a known Day
, and a known Place in that Country . (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.21)
Now we have among the rest , many Witnesses to prove , that Mr.
Ireland was there that Day , and not in Town .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,71.22)
And when we have proved this , as we shall by a whole Cloud of
Witnesses , I believe , you Gentlemen of this Jury , will no more doubt
that Mr. Oates is forsworn in these Particulars , than
the Jury yesterday did in that Particular ; nor than , I believe , the
whole Kingdom does by this time . (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.23)
Mr. Sol. Gen. My Lord , we shall go to our Evidence ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,71.24)
and first , we produce the Records of the two Trials of Ireland
, the five Jesuits . (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.25)
Swear Mr. Swift . (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.26)
Which was done .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,71.27)
Pray , Sir , put in the Records . Are those true Copies ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,71.28)
Mr. Swift . My Lord , I examined these Records with the
Originals , (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.29)
and they are true Copies {COM:sic_punctuation} ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.30)
Mr. Att. Gen. Mr. Oates , will you have
them read ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.31)
Or to save the time of the Court , will you agree them ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,71.32)
Oates . My Lord , I consent to save the time of the
Court ; if they shall be made use of for Evidence for me .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,71.33)
L. C. J. No doubt they are Evidence for you as well as
against you , when they are produced here . (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.34)
Mr. Sol. Gen. If Mr. Oates does admit the
Records then shall we go on , and prove what he did swear at those
Trials ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.35)
and for the first part of the time , which is between the 8 th
and 12 th of August , 1678 , we
desire that Mr. Thomas Harriot , and Mr.
Rainsford Waterhouse may be sworn . (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.36)
Which was done . (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.37)
Mr. Att. Gen. Mr. Harriot , pray , do you
remember at the Trial of the five Jesuits , was Mr. Oates
produced and sworn as a Witness ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.38)
Mr. Harriot . Yes , he was , My Lord .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,71.39)
Mr. Att. Gen. Do you remember what Testimony he gave
about Ireland 's being in Town , and when it was , he
said , he was in Town ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.40)
Mr. Harriot . My Lord , he did positively swear , that
Mr. Ireland , the late Jesuit , did take his leave of
him , the said Oates and others , at the said
Ireland 's Chamber in Russel-street , betwixt
the 8 th and 12 th of August
, 1678 . (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.41)
Mr. Sol. Gen. Were you of the Jury that tried the five
Jesuits , Mr. Harriot . (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.42)
Mr. Harriot . Yes , I was Foreman of that Jury .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,71.43)
Mr. Sol. Gen. What say you , Mr. Waterhouse ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,71.44)
Were you present at the Trial ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.45)
Mr. Waterhouse . Yes , I was of the Jury too .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,71.46)
Mr. Sol. Gen. What did Oates swear at
that Trial ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.47)
Mr. Waterhouse . He said , that Mr. Ireland
took his leave of him the 12 th of August
. (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.48)
My Lord Chief Justice Scroggs then asked him , are you
sure it was the 12 th ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.49)
And then he said , he would not be positive it was the 12 th
, (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.50)
but between the 8 th and the 12 th it was
, (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.51)
I am positive upon my Oath . (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.52)
Mr. Att. Gen. It is so in the Print too ,
(OATES-E3-P1,4,71.53)
but we will now go on . (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.54)
L. C. J. But will the Defendant ask these Witnesses any
Questions ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.55)
Oates . My Lord , if your Lordship please , I will ask
Mr. Harriot a Question . (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.56)
L. C. J. Ay , do ask him what you will .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,71.57)
Oates . Mr. Harriot , did I swear , that
he took his leave of me , or I took my leave of him ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,71.58)
--- Mr. Harriot . You swore , that Ireland
took his leave of you and others , between the 8 th
and 12 th of August , 1678 ;
between those two Days , and in that Year . (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.59)
Mr. Just. Withins . It is a nice Question that of your's
, Mr. Oates , upon my Word . (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.60)
Oates . My Lord , I know what reason I have to ask that
Question ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,71.61)
I am sure in Perjury , the Court ought to keep up the
Witnesses strictly to what is laid in the Indictment .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.62)
L. C. J. Well , you have his Answer according to the
Indictment . (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.63)
Oates . Pray , my Lord , be pleased to ask Mr.
Harriot this Question , Whether he took Notes of the Trial ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.64)
--- Mr. Harriot . Yes , I did so , Sir .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.65)
Oates , My Lord , I desire to know of Mr. Harriot
, Whether he has those Notes by him ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.66)
Mr. Harriot . No , Sir , I have them not here ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.67)
but I have had them by me this four or five Years , or more .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.68)
It was my manner in all the Trials , wherein I was concerned as a
Jury-Man , to read the Trials strictly over , when they were printed ,
especially where I happened to have any Notes that I took at the Trial
, and to compare the printed Trial with my Notes ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.69)
and where I found anything doubtful , I used to put a Query upon it .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.70)
And this and many other things , I found to be in the printed Trials
strictly according to my Notes . (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.71)
Oates . My Lord , I desire to know , what Trial he was
Foreman at ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.72)
Mr. Harriot . That of the five Jesuits ,
in June ; the 13 th of June
, 1679 . (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.73)
L. C. J. Have you any thing to ask Mr. Waterhouse
? (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.74)
Oates . Yes , my Lord . (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.75)
Pray , Sir , let me ask you a Question . (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.76)
Mr. Waterhouse . Ay , if you please , Sir .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.77)
Oates . Did you take Notes of that Trial you speak of ,
Sir ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.78)
Mr. Waterhouse . No , I did not . (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.79)
Oates . How come you there to remember this , that I was
so positive as to the time betwixt the 8 th and 12
th of August ? Mr. Waterhouse
. (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.80)
Because I was one of the Jury ; and because my Lord Chief Justice made
a stop , when you said , $'t $was {TEXT:'twas} the 12 th
of August , and bad you consider : (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.81)
And you consider'd , and consider'd it (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.82)
and did affirm positively , that it was between the 8 th
and 12 th of August .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.83)
L. C. J. He gives you a plain Reason for his Remembrance
. (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.84)
Oates . My Lord , I have done with him .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.85)
Mr. Sol. Gen. Then we desire Mr. Foster
may be sworn . (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.86)
Which was done .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.87)
Mr. Foster , Pray will you tell what you remember Mr.
Oates swore at Mr. Ireland 's Trial ,
about Ireland 's being in Town ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.88)
Mr. Foster . I was one of the Jury at the Trial of Mr.
Ireland , Mr. Pickering , and Mr.
Grove ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.89)
and I did see Mr. Oates sworn , as a Witness for the
King , at that Trial ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.90)
and so was Mr. Bedloe : (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.91)
And Bedloe there gave Evidence , that there was a
Meeting at Harcourt 's Chamber ; and Ireland
, Grove , and Pickering were
there : And that this was the latter End of August .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.92)
Mr. Ireland did make his Defence , as much as he could ,
to prove , that he was not in Town from the Beginning of August
to the Middle of September ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.93)
and brought divers Witnesses . (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.94)
But upon his denying to be here the latter End of August
, Mr. Oates did come and swear : (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.95)
I am certain says he that the
first and second of September he was in Town ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.96)
for then I had of him Twenty Shillings .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.97)
Oates . Was I positive , that he was here in Town the
1st or 2d of September ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.98)
--- Mr. Foster . You were positive , Sir , to the 1st or
2d ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.99)
I have it in my Notes in Writing . (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.100)
L. C. J. He tells you , it is in his Notes :
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.101)
And therefore $he $'s {TEXT:he's} sure you said so .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.102)
Mr. Att. Gen. In the printed Copy , if it be right ,
there is mention made of the Word Positive .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.103)
L. C. J. I think , that is in August ,
between the 8th or 12th , he was positive . (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.104)
Oates . Did I say these Words , I was positive ?
--- Mr. Waterhouse . (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.105)
I say , you affirmed that he was in Town the 1st or 2d of
September . (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.106)
L. C. J. It is not necessary , that you should use the
Word Positive : (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.107)
The Question is , Whether it was positively affirmed ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.108)
Mr. Just. Withins . Was not that true that you said ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.109)
Did not you affirm a positive Truth ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.110)
--- Oates . My Lord , $I $'ll {TEXT:I'll} tell you the
Reason why I ask the Question , because I have forgot myself , whether
I used the Word or no ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.111)
and therefore I ask for my own Information now . (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.112)
L. C. J. Well , ask for what Reason you will ,
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.113)
you have received an Answer to your Question ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.114)
and upon my Word he gives a notable Evidence : (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.115)
Says he , Bedloe had sworn a treasonable Practice by
Ireland , in the latter end of August .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.116)
Then Ireland comes , (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.117)
and make {COM:sic} his Defence : (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.118)
Says he , That $can $not {TEXT:cannot} be ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.119)
for I was out of Town at that time ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.120)
I was not in London all August ,
nor the beginning of September . (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.121)
Then come you in to support the Testimony of Bedloe ,
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.122)
and swear , that he was in Town the 1st or 2d of September
; (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.123)
for then he gave you twenty Shillings . (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.124)
And so you come to rivet the Matter that was sworn before by
Bedloe . (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.125)
Oates . My Lord , what I swore was Truth .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.126)
L. C. J. That is now to be tried .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.127)
Mr. Att. Gen. We have another of the Jury here , Mr.
John Byfield : (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.128)
Pray , swear him . (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.129)
Which was done . (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.130)
Mr. Sol. Gen. Well , Sir , what did you hear
Oates swear at that Trial ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.131)
Mr. Byfield . I heard the same that they have testified
before . (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.132)
L. C. J. But you must tell us what that was .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.133)
Mr. Sol. Gen. Were you a Jury-man at that Trial ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.134)
Mr. Byfield . Yes , I had a Summons to the
Old-Bailey (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.135)
--- L. C. J. But what did Oates swear ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.136)
$That $'s {TEXT:That's} the Question . (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.137)
Mr. Byfield . Mr. Oates did positively
assert , that Ireland was here in Town the 1st or 2d of
September ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,72.138)
and to confirm it , he said , he received of him twenty Shillings .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,72.139)
{COM:insert_helsinki_1}
Mr. Just. Withins . Well , what do you ask this
Gentleman , Mr. Attorney ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.142)
Mr. Att. Gen. We desire Sir Edward Southcoat
would give an account , whether he met Mr. Ireland
at my Lord Aston 's ? And when ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.143)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . I was with my Lord Aston
in his Company . (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.144)
L. C. J. When was that , Sir ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.145)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . The 4th of August I
saw Mr. Ireland at my Lord Aston 's .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.146)
L. C. J. Was it the same Ireland that was
afterwards tried and executed ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.147)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . It was the same Ireland
that was commonly reported : (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.148)
I did not see him executed . (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.149)
Mr. Att. Gen. Was it the same that was reputed to be
this old Gentlewoman's Son ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.150)
--- Sir Edw. Southcoat . Yes , it was .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.151)
L. C. J. Pray , Sir , go on with your Evidence .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.152)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . Upon Monday we began
our Journey to Tixhall , (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.153)
and went that Night to St. Albans , where we met my
Father and Mother , (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.154)
and thence we continued on our Journey the next Day .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.155)
L. C. J. Was he with you there that Day you went to
St. Albans ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.156)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . He was with us ,
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.157)
I remember very particularly . (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.158)
It was hot Weather , (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.159)
and my Lord Aston invited him into the Coach ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.160)
for before he was riding by the Coach-side , (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.161)
and there I remember a particular Discourse that he and my Lord
Aston had ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.162)
from thence we went onto Northampton ,
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.163)
and came there Tuesday Night . (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.164)
L. C. J. Was Ireland with you there ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.165)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . Ireland was with us
there . (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.166)
Oates . My Lord , I did not well observe what this
Gentleman said . (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.167)
L. C. J. Pray mind your Business yourself ,
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.168)
he speaks plain enough ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.169)
go on , Sir . (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.170)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . Mr. Ireland was with
us , I say , my Lord , all the Journey ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.171)
and I do remember it particularly by a pretty Horse Mr. Ireland
rode upon ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.172)
and I had a Dispute with my Cousin , who should buy him :
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.173)
I took particular notice every Day of him , as he rode by the Coach ,
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.174)
and conversed with him every Night in the Inn . (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.175)
We went , I say , from St. Albans to Northampton
on the Tuesday ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.176)
from Northampton we went to Coventry on
the Wednesday , and from thence to my Lord Aston
's , at Tixhall , on the Thursday
. (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.177)
L. C. J. Come , let us go by degrees .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.178)
Was Mr. Ireland with you , when you went from my Lord
Aston 's at Standen to St. Albans
? (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.179)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . Yes , he was .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.180)
L. C. J. You say it was a hot Day when you set out ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.181)
and my Lord Aston did invite him into the Coach .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.182)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . Yes , my Lord , he came into the
Coach on Monday , which was the first Day we set out ,
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.183)
and came that Night to St. Albans .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.184)
L. C. J. You lay there that Night ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.185)
--- Sir Edw. Southcoat . Yes , my Lord
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.186)
L. C. J. Where did you lie there ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.187)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . At the great Inn , at the
Bull . (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.188)
L. C. J. Ay , that is the great Inn .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.189)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . The next Night , my Lord , we came
to Northampton . (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.190)
L. C. J. Where did you lie there ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.191)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . We lay at the Sign of the
George ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.192)
it was Sir William Farmer 's House , but made use of for
an Inn , because the Town was burnt down . (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.193)
L. C. J. Was Mr. Ireland with you all
that Day ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.194)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . He rode with us all the Day .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.195)
L. C. J. And you took notice of it , because of his
Horse , you say ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.196)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . Yes , he had a very pretty Horse ,
my Lord ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.197)
and my Brother bought the Horse of him after we came back again .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.198)
L. C. J. Whither went ye the next Day ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.199)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . The next Night we lay at the
Bull in Coventry , (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.200)
and from then on Thursday , we arrived at my Lord
Aston 's at Tixhall . (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.201)
Mr. Att. Gen. My Lord , the Jury desires to know what he
says ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.202)
For they have not heard it . (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.203)
L. C. J. He says , Mr. Ireland went with
my Lord Aston in the Coach , it being a hot Day , on
Monday the 5 th of August
, from Standen , my Lord Aston 's House
in Hertfordshire , to St. Albans , and
lay there at the Bull Inn that Night ; That he went the
next Day , which was Tuesday , the 6 th
of August , with them to Northampton ;
That he rode upon a pretty Horse , which makes him remember it
particularly , and that there was Dispute on the Road , who should buy
him ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.204)
and when they came back , his Brother bought him .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.205)
He says , they lay on Tuesday Night at
Northampton , at the George , which was a
Gentleman's House , which was turned into an Inn , because of the Fire
: That he went with them the next Day to Coventry ,
which was Wednesday the 7 th of
August , and lay with them that Night at the Bull
in Coventry ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.206)
and the next Day , which was Thursday the 8 th
, they came , and Ireland with them , to my Lord
Aston 's House at Tixhall , in Staffordshire
. (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.207)
Mr. Att. Gen. Pray Sir Edward Southcoat ,
how long did he stay with you at Tixhall , at my Lord Aston
's ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.208)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . He staid with us there till the
Tuesday after ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.209)
and then we began our Journey from my Lord Aston 's
House , in Tixhall , into Wales , to
St. Winifred 's Well . (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.210)
L. C. J. That is Holy-Well , you mean .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.211)
--- Sir Edw. Southcoat . Yes , my Lord .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.212)
L. C. J. You say he staid all Friday ,
Saturday , Sunday , Monday
, and till Tuesday , after you came to my Lord
Aston 's at Tixhall ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.213)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . Yes , my Lord , he did so .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.214)
Mr. Att. Gen. So then , my Lord , we are gotten to
Tuesday the 13th of August , which is
past the time of the Perjury that is laid second in the Indictment ;
but in point of Time , is the first that happened ,
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.215)
for he swore that Ireland took his leave of him , and
others here in Town , between the 8 th and 12 th
of August ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.216)
Mr. Sol. Gen. Where did you go on Tuesday
, Sir ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.217)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . Towards Wales .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.218)
Mr. Jones . Was he at Tixhall the 12
th of August ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.219)
L. C. J. He says , he was till Tuesday
the 13 th . (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.220)
Pray let us not have the same Questions repeated over and over again .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.221)
Mr. Sol. Gen. Where did you go on Tuesday
Night ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.222)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . We went to Nantwich
, (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.223)
and lay at the Holy-Lamb there . (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.224)
L. C. J. Where were you the next Night ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.225)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . The next Day we reached to St.
Winifred 's Well . (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.226)
L. C. J. Where did you lie there ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,76.227)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . At the Star , which
is the great Inn there . (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.228)
L. C. J. It is so . (OATES-E3-P1,4,76.229)
Mr. Att. Gen. Was Mr. Ireland there with
you ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.231)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . Yes , he was .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.232)
Mr. Att. Gen. Whither did ye go then ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.233)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . We staid not but one Day at
Holy-Well ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.234)
for we arrived there pretty late at Night , (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.235)
and the Morning we spent there , (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.236)
and went away in the Afternoon , (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.237)
and came that Evening to Chester ,
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.238)
and lay there only one Night , (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.239)
and came the next Day to Tixhall again .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.240)
Mr. Att. Gen. Which was Friday the 16th
{COM:sic_no_font_change} of August
{COM:sic_no_question_mark} . (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.241)
Mr. Sol. Gen. Pray , My Lord , be pleased to ask him ,
Whether this Gentleman , Mr. Ireland , was with them all
the while , in the Journey to Holy-Well ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.242)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . Every Day particularly ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.243)
I remember it very perfectly . (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.244)
Mr. Att. Gen. After he came to Tixhall
again , how long did he tarry there ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.245)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . That I $can $not {TEXT:cannot} so
well say . (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.246)
I do remember truly , (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.247)
but he was afterwards at my Lord Aston 's at
Tixhall , (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.248)
I remember some scambling Days ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.249)
but I $can $not {TEXT:cannot} fix upon only two .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.250)
L. C. J. Which are they ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.251)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . I $can $not {TEXT:cannot} tell what
Day of the Month it was , or what Day of the Week ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.252)
but one Day that I remember him there , was Mr. Chetwind
's Race with Sir Henry Gough ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.253)
and one other Day . (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.254)
L. C. J. When was that Horse-Race ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.255)
--- Sir Edw. Southcoat . My Lord , I $can $not
{TEXT:cannot} tell what Day of the Month it was .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.256)
Mr. Att. Gen. When was the other time you speak of ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.257)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . I remember him there one
Thursday upon the Bowling-Green at
Tixhall , where there was a particular Company .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.258)
Mr. Sol. Gen. My Lord , we desire to know , when his
Brother did buy the Horse of Mr. Ireland ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.259)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . When we came back ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.260)
for he came home with us from my Lord Aston 's
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.261)
and we began our Journey , the 9 th or th
of September , from Tixhall to
Kingston ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.262)
and when we arriv'd at my Father's House , my Brother bought the Horse
of him . (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.263)
L. C. J. Did you come home back again with Mr.
Ireland , so you say ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.264)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . Yes , my Lord , we did .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.265)
L. C. J. When did you set out from Tixhall ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.266)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . The ninth of September
, my Lord , I think it was ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.267)
I am sure it was upon a Monday , the 9 th
or th . (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.268)
L. C. J. When did you come home ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.269)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . We were four Days on our Journey .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.270)
L. C. J. And did you come straight to London ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.271)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . No , we went to my Father's House
in Surrey . (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.272)
L. C. J. Which way did you come ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.273)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . The first Night we came to the
Bull in Coventry ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.274)
and from thence , the next Night , we went to the Altar-Stone
at Banbury ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.275)
and from Banbury , we came the third Day to
Agmondesham I think it is called a little Town
in Buckinghamshire ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.276)
and from thence the fourth Day , to my Father's House , by
Kingston in Surrey . (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.277)
Mr. Att. Gen. And then Ireland sold his
Brother his Horse . (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.278)
L. C. J. How long was he at your Father's House in
Surrey , Sir Edward ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.279)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . My Lord , we came on the
Thursday ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.280)
and as I take it , he went on the Saturday to
London . (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.281)
My Brother , after he had bought his Horse , lent him the Horse to Town
; (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.282)
and sent a Man with him to bring it back again . (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.283)
Mr. Att. Gen. That Saturday , my Lord ,
makes it come just to the Fourteenth of September ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.284)
and is the very Day Fortnight before Michaelmas-Day .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.285)
Oates . My Lord , I desire to ask this Gentleman ,
whether he saw Ireland all August , and
till the Fourteenth of September in Staffordshire
, and elsewhere ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.286)
And how long in Staffordshire ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.287)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . I $can $not {TEXT:cannot} say as to
any particular Days of the Month , after our coming from
Holy-Well , till our coming from Tixhall to
London . (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.288)
L. C. J. Marry , if he did , he would contradict what he
had said before : (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.289)
For , from the time of coming from Holy-Well , till the
time of coming back to London , he could tell but of two
Days , and those uncertain : (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.290)
For he remembers not by the Times , but by other particular
Circumstances . (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.291)
Oates . Pray , my Lord , be pleased to ask him this
Question , (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.292)
When was the first Day he saw him in September ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.293)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . Truly , my Lord , I remember not
any Day before we began our Journey home . (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.294)
Mr. Att. Gen. But , my Lord , this is his Testimony :
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.295)
He was in his Company till the sixteenth of August .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.296)
It is true , there were other times that he saw him at Tixhall
; (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.297)
but he $can $not {TEXT:cannot} particularly speak unto them :
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.298)
But , by and by , we shall go on to every Day , and prove particularly
where he was . (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.299)
Oates . My Lord , I desire to know , Was Sir Edw.
Southcoat at the Trial of Ireland a Witness , or
no ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.300)
--- Sir Edw. Southcoat . No , I was not , my Lord .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.301)
Oates . Were you at Whitebread 's Trial ,
Sir ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.302)
Sir Edw. Southcoat . Yes , I was ,
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.303)
and gave the same Evidence I give now . (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.304)
Mr. Sol. Gen. Then swear Mr. John Southcoat
. (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.305)
Which was done . (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.306)
Mr. Att. Gen. This is Sir Edward Southcoat
's Brother , my Lord . (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.307)
L. C. J. What , he that bought the Horse ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.308)
Mr. John Southcoat . Yes , my Lord , I bought the Horse
of Mr. Ireland . (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.309)
L. C. J. Well , what do you ask him ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.310)
--- Mr. Att. Gen. Pray , Sir , When did you meet Mr.
Ireland in August 1678 ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.311)
And where ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.312)
Mr. John Southcoat . My Lord , I met with Mr.
Ireland , upon Monday the Fifth of August
, at the Bull -Inn in St. Albans
, with my Lord Aston : (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.313)
I came thither that day with my Father and Mother .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.314)
And the next Day we went to Northampton ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.315)
and there we inn'd at the Sign of the George , Sir
William Farmer 's House , which is an House in the Road
, us'd for an Inn since the Town was burnt : (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.316)
And I conversed with him every day , in our Journey .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.317)
And from thence , the next day , we went to Coventry ,
to the Bull -Inn there ; and from thence , to my Lord
Aston 's on Thursday Night
at Tixhall : (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.318)
There we staid all Friday , Saturday ,
Sunday , and Monday .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.319)
Mr. Ireland was there ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.320)
I was with him all the while . (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.321)
And then upon Tuesday we set out for Holy-Well
in Flintshire , (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.322)
and went that Night to Nantwich to the Lamb
there . (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.323)
And the next day we went through Chester to
Holy-Well : (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.324)
We staid that Night at Holy-Well ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,77.325)
and the next day came back again towards Noon to Chester
; (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.326)
and there lay that Night : (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.327)
And then the next Night , which was Friday , we came
back again to Tixhall . (OATES-E3-P1,4,77.328)
L. C. J. Was Mr. Ireland with you both
those Journeys , all the while ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.330)
Mr. John Southcoat . Yes , my Lord , he was ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.331)
I did see him , (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.332)
and rode with him every Day . (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.333)
L. C. J. Pray , Sir , how long were you at
Tixhall , after you came from Holy Well ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.334)
Mr. John Southcoat . We staid there till we came away
for good and all . (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.335)
L. C. J. Was Mr. Ireland with you all
that time ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.336)
Mr. John Southcoat . No , he was not .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.337)
Mr. Att. Gen. Do you remember , that Mr. Ireland
came to Tixhall the Ninth of September
; and came along home with you , when you came ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.338)
Mr. John Southcoat . Yes , I remember it very well .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.339)
L. C. J. What Day did you come home , Sir ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.340)
Mr. John Southcoat . We came home in four Days .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.341)
Mr. Sol. Gen. When did he leave you ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.342)
--- Mr. John Southcoat . We came home upon
Thursday , (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.343)
and he went to London on Saturday .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.344)
L. C. J. Pray , Sir , can you recollect when you did
first see him again at Tixhall , after you came from
Holy-Well ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.345)
--- Mr. John Southcoat . My Lord , I $can $not
{TEXT:cannot} tell particularly any Day , till the Day we came away .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.346)
L. C. J. Do you remember the Horse-Match between Mr.
Chetwind and Sir Henry Gough ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.347)
--- Mr. John Southcoat . I was there , my Lord ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.348)
but I do not remember Mr. Ireland was there .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.349)
L. C. J. How long did he stay at your Father's House in
Surrey , Sir ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.350)
Mr. John Southcoat . Two Days , my Lord .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.351)
Mr. Sol. Gen. You lent him your Horse you bought of him
, I think Sir ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.352)
Mr. John Southcoat . Yes , up to London ,
I did ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.353)
and I sent my Man with him , to bring him back again .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.354)
Mr. Att. Gen. Has Mr. Oates any Questions
to ask this Gentleman ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.355)
Oates . My Lord , I desire to ask Mr. Southcoat
, Whether or no he is sure , that Ireland was in
his Company from the fifth of August to the Sixteenth ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.356)
Mr. John Southcoat . Yes , every day , I am sure of it ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.357)
I remember it very well . (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.358)
Oates . Pray , my Lord , ask him , Whether or no he
testified this that he now swears at Ireland 's Trial ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.359)
Mr. John Southcoat . My Lord , I was not at
Ireland 's Trial . (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.360)
Oates . Then I desire to ask him , Whether or no he did
testify this at the five Jesuits Trial ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.361)
Mr. John Southcoat . No , I was not sent for to any of
the Trials . (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.362)
L. C. J. I am sorry you were not , Sir :
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.363)
$'T $was {TEXT:'Twas} pity you were not there . (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.364)
It might have saved some innocent Blood . (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.365)
Mr. Att. Gen. Now swear Harrison .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.366)
Which was done . (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.367)
Mr. Sol. Gen. Pray , will you give an Account when you
saw Ireland , and where ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.368)
Harrison . In the Year of our Lord 1678 , my Master ,
Sir John Southcoat , went with my Lady , on
Monday the Fifth of August , to St.
Albans ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.369)
and we came with a Coach and four Horses : (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.370)
For my Master had an old Servant , that had a Pair of Horses , which my
Master made use of . (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.371)
And there we met my Lord Aston , in the Company of Mr.
Ireland . (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.372)
And the next Morning , my Lord Aston went with my Master
and Lady towards Tixhall : (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.373)
And I rode by , in Mr. Ireland 's Company ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.374)
and came $acquainted {TEXT:ac_uainted} with him that Day .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.375)
That Night we came to Northampton ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.376)
and there we inn'd at a Stone-House , that was used for the Inn , the
Town being burnt before . (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.377)
The next Night we went to Coventry ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.378)
and on Thursday we came to Tixhall :
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.379)
There we staid till Tuesday . (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.380)
After we went to Holy-Well ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.381)
and the Tuesday Night we lay at Nantwich :
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.382)
And thence we went to Holy-Well , (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.383)
and staid there on Wednesday Night :
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.384)
And on Thursday we came to West-Chester ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.385)
and I parted with him upon the Friday at
West-Chester . (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.386)
Mr. Att. Gen. Pray , did you know this Ireland ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.387)
Was it he that was tried and executed ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.388)
--- Harrison . I was at Mr. Ireland 's
Trial . (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.389)
L. C. J. Was it the same Man that was tried ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.390)
Harrison . My Lord , I saw him at his Trial ,
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.391)
the Hair of his Face was grown , (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.392)
and he was a little disordered ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.393)
he did not look so well , because he was not so well dress'd ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.394)
but it was the same Man , my Lord . (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.395)
Mr. Sol. Gen. Before this Man goes , we have more
Questions to ask him : (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.396)
When did you see him again , (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.397)
after you left him in Chester , you say ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.398)
Harrison . I saw him several times at Tixhall
; (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.399)
I saw him at the Bowling-green upon Thursday
; (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.400)
and I saw him when the Horse-Race was between Mr. Chetwind
and Sir Henry Gough : (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.401)
I $can $not {TEXT:cannot} tell what Day it was ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.402)
for I had no reason to keep an account of the particular Days at that
time . (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.403)
Mr. Att. Gen. Did you come up with your Master again the
9th of September ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.404)
Harrison . My Lord , I did so ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.405)
I have a Note wherein I set down the Charges at that time .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.406)
It is in this bit of Paper , which I have kept in my Almanack ever
since . (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.407)
My Lord Aston sent his Coach with us to Banbury
, where my Master's Coach was to meet him ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.408)
but came only to Coventry the first Night .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.409)
The next Night , which was Tuesday , we came to the
Altar-Stone at Banbury ,
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.410)
and there we lay : (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.411)
From thence , on Wednesday , we came to
Agmondesham , where we were ill lodged . (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.412)
The next Day we baited at Uxbridge ,
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.413)
and came to Kingston , and so to Sir John
Southcoat 's House upon the Thursday Night .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.414)
Upon the Friday Mr. Ireland sold his
Horse to Mr. John Southcoat , my Master's Son .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.415)
Upon the Saturday Morning , I came with him from my
Master's House towards London ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.416)
he did ride upon the Horse he had sold to Mr. Southcoat
, (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.417)
and so we came up to Town , (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.418)
and took water ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.419)
and I took a little Bag that belonged to Mr. Ireland
upon my Arm , (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.420)
and we landed at Somerset-House , (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.421)
and I came with him to his Lodging in Russel-Street ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.422)
and when he came there , he went up stairs , where two Women met him ,
and welcom'd him home : (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.423)
Said they , We are glad you are come , (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.424)
we thought we had lost you , because we had never heard from you all
this while . (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.425)
There I took my leave of him , (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.426)
and did not see him again till his Trial at the Old-Bailey
; (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.427)
and this was Saturday the 14th of September
. (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.428)
L. C. J. Pray let me see your Paper you speak of .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.429)
Which was delivered in , (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.430)
and the Court look'd upon it .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.431)
L. C. J. Did you write this in your Journey ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.432)
Harrison . Yes , my Lord , I did it at that time .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,78.433)
Mr. Att. Gen. Are the particular Days inserted there ,
my Lord ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.434)
L. C. J. No , they are not , Mr. Attorney
. (OATES-E3-P1,4,78.435)
Harrison . I could not write well ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.437)
it was only but Memorandums for myself .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.438)
L. C. J. What Day of the Month was the Saturday
he came to Town ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.439)
Harrison . It was the 14th of September ,
my Lord . (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.440)
L. C. J. That agrees with all that the Women said , that
he came on Saturday , a Fortnight before
Michaelmas , being the same Day of the Week as
Michaelmas-day was : (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.441)
Thus far it is as clear as the Sun at Noon-day . (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.442)
Oates . My Lord , there was a time when this was not
believed . (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.443)
L. C. J. Ay , Mr. Oates , we know there
was a time , when there were Ignoramus Juries , and
things were believed , and not believed , as the Humour went .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.444)
What can you , Mr. Oates , say to it ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.445)
I must needs tell you , prima facie , $'t $is
{TEXT:'tis} so strong an Evidence , that if you have any Sense in the
World you must be concerned at it . (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.446)
Oates . Not at all , my Lord , I know who they are , and
what is the end of it all . (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.447)
L. C. J. Upon my Faith , I have so much Charity for you
, as my Fellow-Creature , as to be concerned for you .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.448)
Oates . $'T $is {TEXT:'Tis} not two Straws matter
whether you be or no ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.449)
I know my own Innocency . (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.450)
L. C. J. Thou art the most obstinately hardened Wretch
that ever I saw . (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.451)
Oates . Pray , my Lord , ask him , Whether he did not
appear to Mr. Ireland 's Trial ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.452)
And let it be remember'd what Credit he had then for all this Story he
tells now . (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.453)
These People come here to serve a turn only , (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.454)
and care not what they swear against me . (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.455)
L. C. J. You must hold your tongue .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.456)
Oates . My Lord , I must speak the Truth ,
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.457)
and I will speak the Truth . (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.458)
L. C. J. I think there is scarce a Word of Truth comes
out of thy Mouth . (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.459)
Oates . You may think what you will , my Lord ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.460)
but these Popish Traitors , I am sure will swear any thing , and suborn
Witnesses upon Witnesses against me to overthrow the Plot .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.461)
Mr. Just. Withins . If you $can $not {TEXT:cannot}
behave yourself better than you do , we must send you elsewhere ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.462)
we must not suffer this Behaviour : (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.463)
And therefore either be quiet , (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.464)
or get you gone . (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.465)
L. $C. $J. {TEXT:L.J.C.} Let him keep himself in order ,
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.466)
and $we $'ll {TEXT:we'll} hear him . (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.467)
If he thinks by boisterous Impudency to outface Justice , we will not
suffer it . (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.468)
Go on , Mr. Attorney . (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.469)
Mr. Att. Gen. Swear Mr. George Hobson .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.470)
Which was done . (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.471)
Mr. Sol. Gen. Were you in the Journey to Tixhall
with Mr. Ireland , and my Lord Aston
in 78 ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.472)
Mr. Hobson . Yes , I was so , my Lord .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.473)
Mr. Sol. Gen. Pray tell all your Knowledge of the matter
. (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.474)
Mr. Hobson . From the 3d of August till
the 15th at Night , I was present with him every Day .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.475)
L. C. J. How do you know you were ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.476)
Mr. Hobson . That is to say , the 3d of August
he came to my Lord's House at Standen , in
Hertfordshire , in the Evening , (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.477)
and there he remained till Monday the 5th of
August ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.478)
and that Day in the Morning he went , together with other Company to
St. Albans , where we met Sir John Southcoat and his
Lady towards the Evening ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.479)
and we all lodged there , because that was the appointed Place to meet
at : (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.480)
We lodged the 6th of August at Night at
Northampton ; upon the 7th at Coventry ; upon
the 8th at Tixhall , my Lord's House , where Mr.
Ireland remained till Tuesday the 13th in the
Morning . (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.481)
And upon the 13th in the Morning we set forth with my Lady Aston
, my Lord's Mother , Sir John Southcoat , and
Mr. Ireland , and the other Company , towards a Place
called Holy-Well , where Mr. Ireland was
with the rest of the Company ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.482)
and on Thursday Night we returned back again to
Chester , (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.483)
and lay there . (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.484)
Upon Friday we came back again to my Lord's House at
Tixhall . (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.485)
After that I did not see Mr. Ireland till Monday
the 25th of August , when he came back again to
our House : (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.486)
Where he went in the mean time I $can $not {TEXT:cannot} tell .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.487)
L. C. J. Whose House is it that this Man means by our
House ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.488)
Mr. Hobson . I mean my Lord Aston 's
House , at Tixhall . (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.489)
L. C. J. You know him very well , did not you ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.490)
Mr. Hobson . Yes , my Lord , I knew him very well .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.491)
L. C. J. You say , he came back the 26th of
August to Tixhall ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.492)
Mr. Hobson . Yes , as I remember , he did so .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.493)
Mr. Att. Gen. How long after the 26th of August
was it , that you saw him at Tixhall ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.494)
Mr. Hobson . When he went away for London
. (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.495)
Mr. Att. Gen. When was that ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.496)
--- Mr. Hobson . The 9th of September .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.497)
L. C. J. Did you come along with him to London ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.498)
Mr. Hobson . No , my Lord ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.499)
I saw him go ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.500)
he was not in the Coach , (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.501)
but he was in the Company . (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.502)
Oates . My Lord , I would fain ask him a Question , When
he was first acquainted with Mr. Ireland , that he
speaks of ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.503)
Mr. Hobson . I never saw him till he came to my Lord
Aston 's , at Standen .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.504)
Oates . Were you at the Trial of Mr. Ireland
, Sir ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.505)
Mr. Hobson . No , my Lord , I was not ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.506)
I was then in Staffordshire . (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.507)
Oates . Then it is material , my Lord , for me to ask
him this Question , it relating to a particular Person ; Whether
Ireland that was executed , was the Ireland he
says he was with ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.508)
L. C. J. I will ask him , if you will .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.509)
Was that the same Man that was afterwards tried and executed .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.510)
Mr. Hobson . I believe it was , my Lord .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.511)
Oates . I insist not so much upon the Question , but
only in reference to the Witness , his Acquaintance being so short with
him . (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.512)
L. C. J. Truly , I think it is not so very short ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.513)
for he swears he was with him from the 3d of August till
the 16th every Day . (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.514)
Mr. Just. Withins . I have no great Acquaintance with
you ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.515)
but I know you , Mr. Oates , because I have seen you so
often . (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.516)
L. C. J. Is it the same Ireland that was
at the Trial ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.517)
You , Harrison , you saw him then ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.518)
Harrison . The very same , and no other .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.519)
Mr. Just. Withins . Certainly no body doubts that .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.520)
L. C. J. $'T $is {TEXT:'Tis} fit he should have this
Question answer'd , if the Witness can . (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.521)
Pray , go on , Mr. Attorney . (OATES-E3-P1,4,79.522)
Mr. Att. Gen. Swear George North .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.523)
Which was done .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,79.524)
Pray , will you give an account where you met Mr.
Ireland , and whether you was with him in his Journey ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.525)
North . My Lord , I saw him the 4th of August
, which was Sunday , at Standen ,
my Lord Aston 's House , in Hertfordshire :
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.526)
Upon the 5th he went with my Lord to St. Albans ; where
my Lord met with Sir John Southcoat and his Lady ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.527)
and I was with them . (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.528)
And from thence we went on Tuesday to the George
at Northampton : And from thence , on
Wednesday the 7th , to the Bull at
Coventry : (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.529)
And upon the 8th , we came to Tixhall , which was
Thursday . (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.530)
And from Thursday the 8th , to Tuesday
the 13th , I did see him every day at my Lord's House at Tixhall
. (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.531)
L. C. J. Whither went he then ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.532)
North . He went with my old Lady , and some other
Company , to go to Holy-Well . (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.533)
L. C. J. When did you see him again ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.534)
North . I did see him several times after that at
Tixhall : (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.535)
But I took not particular notice of him again till he went away for
London . (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.536)
L. C. J. When was that ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.537)
North . I did see him the 9th of September
. (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.538)
He came to go with Sir John Southcoat to London :
Mr. John Southcoat , and he .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.539)
I took my leave of him . (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.540)
Oates . What Religion are you of , Sir ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.541)
North . I am a Catholick , my Lord .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.542)
Oates . I desire to know , how he comes to remember this
so well ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.543)
North . I waited at the Table ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.544)
and he was every day at Dinner with my Lord . (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.545)
Oates . Were you at the Trial of Ireland
a Witness ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.546)
North . No indeed , my Lord , I was not .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.547)
Mr. Att. Gen. Swear Richard Ingletrap .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.548)
Which was done .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.549)
Mr. Sol. Gen. Pray , will you give an acconnt {COM:sic}
, whether you knew Mr. Ireland , and where you saw him ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.550)
Ingletrap . The 1st of August , my Lord ,
I was ordered to be at Standen in Hertfordshire , to
wait upon my Lord Aston , to go with him to
Tixhall . (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.551)
And the 3d of August I saw Mr. Ireland
there at Standen Lodge at my Lord's House .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.552)
The 4th Day he rested there , being Sabbath-day .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.553)
Mr. Att. Gen. What are you , an Hackney-Coachman ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.554)
Ingletrap . Yes , my Lord , I am so .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.555)
And upon the 5th , which was Monday , he went with my
Lord Aston to St. Albans ; upon the 6th
to Northampton ; on the 7th , to Coventry ; and the 8th Day , to
Tixhall Lodge . (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.556)
He was in the Company , (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.557)
and went all the way with him ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.558)
and I was there too . (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.559)
L. C. J. How long did he stay there ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.560)
--- Ingletrap . Till Tuesday the 13th .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.561)
L. C. J. Did you see him there till Tuesday ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.562)
Ingletrap . I do not say , that I did see him every Day
. (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.563)
L. C. J. Did you go with them on Tuesday
to Holy-Well ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.564)
Ingletrap . No , I did not . (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.565)
Mr. Att. Gen. But , my Lord , you observe , that is past
one of the Times that he swore Ireland was here in Town
; (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.566)
that is between the 8th and 12th of August .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.567)
L. C. J. It is so . (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.568)
Mr. Att. Gen. Pray , what Religion are you of , Mr.
Ingletrap ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.569)
Ingletrap . I am a Protestant , my Lord .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.570)
Oates . Were you at the Trial of the five Jesuits , or
that of Ireland ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.571)
Ingletrap . No , I was not . (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.572)
Oates . My Lord , I desire you would ask him , he being
a Protestant , how he came to be acquainted with Ireland
, that was a Priest ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.573)
L. C. J. Why , Mr. Oates , is there no
Conversation to be between Papists and Protestants ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.574)
Oates . Truly , very little , my Lord :
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.575)
But that is not the Point now , (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.576)
I desire to have an Answer to my Question . (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.577)
Ingletrap . There was no great Acquaintance between us ,
my Lord ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.578)
for I never saw him before that time . (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.579)
Mr. Att. Gen. Swear Andrew Wetton .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.580)
Which was done .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.581)
Did you go that Journey with my Lord Aston to
Tixhall ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.582)
Wetton . No ; I went from Tixhall to
Holy-well . (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.583)
Mr. Att. Gen. What Day did you set out from
Tixhall ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.584)
Wetton . Upon Tuesday the 13th of
August . (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.585)
Mr. Sol. Gen. Where did you lie that Night ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.586)
Wetton . At Nantwich at the
Holy-Lamb . (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.587)
And next Day we baited at Chester ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.588)
and from thence we came the next Night to Holy-Well .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.589)
There we staid all Night , and till next day at Noon .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.590)
We din'd at Holy-Well , (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.591)
and came that Night back to Chester .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.592)
And from thence , the next day , we came home to Tixhall
. (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.593)
L. C. J. Was Mr. Ireland there all the
while ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.594)
Wetton . Mr. Ireland was there ,
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.595)
I looked after his Horse . (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.596)
L. C. J. When did he come first to Tixhall ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.597)
Wetton . He came upon the 8th , (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.598)
and staid till the 13th ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.599)
and then went to Holy-Well . (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.600)
Mr. Sol. Gen. Pray , what Religion are you of ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.601)
Wetton . I am Protestant , Sir . (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.602)
Mr. Att. Gen. And the 9th of September he
came away from Tixhall to London , you
say ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.603)
Wetton . Yes ; I saw them take Coach ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.604)
and he did ride on horseback . (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.605)
L. C. J. Did you see him often at Tixhall
, between the time he came from Holy-Well and the time
he went to London ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.606)
Wetton . Yes , he was there several times ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.607)
but I $can $not {TEXT:cannot} tell the particular Days :
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.608)
But , my Lord , if you please , I can tell you the very Money he gave
me , which was a Shilling and two Sixpences , when he came back from
Holy-Well . (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.609)
L. C. J. And the 16th , you say , he came back from
Holy-Well ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.610)
Wetton . Yes , it was the 16th , upon Friday
, that he came from Holy-Well .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.611)
L. C. J. And he says , the 9th of September
he came back again from Tixhall to London
; and that he saw him several times , in the mean time , at my
Lord Aston 's House . (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.612)
Mr. Sol. Gen. So , my Lord , we are past one of the
times ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.613)
and have fix'd him at Tixhall upon the 16th .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.614)
Mr. Att. Gen. We have a Couple of Witnesses more upon
this Point , (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.615)
and then we shall go on to the 17th ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.616)
and so all along to the 9th of September .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.617)
Mr. Att. Gen. Swear Thomas Sawyer .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.618)
Which was done .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.619)
When came Mr. Ireland to Tixhall ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,80.620)
can you tell ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.621)
--- Mr. Sawyer . He came the 8th of August
to Tixhall , (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.622)
and continued there till the 13th : (OATES-E3-P1,4,80.623)
And then he went away ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.624)
but whither he went I $can $not {TEXT:cannot} tell :
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.625)
But , as I was told , it was to Holy-Well .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.626)
Mr. Att. Gen. When did he come to Tixhall
again ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.627)
Mr. Sawyer . When my old Lady Aston came
home , which was Friday the 16th .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.628)
Mr. Sol. Gen. Do you know when he left Tixhall
for good and all ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.629)
Mr. Sawyer . The 9th of September , my
Lord , he went with Sir John Southcoat to go to
London . (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.630)
L. C. J. Can you remember {COM:sic} he was there at any
time between the 16th of August , and the 9th of
September ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.631)
Mr. Sawyer . He was once or twice there ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.632)
but I $can $not {TEXT:cannot} tell the particular Days .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.633)
Mr. Sol. Gen. What Persuasion are you of , as to
Religion , Sir ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.634)
Mr. Sawyer . I am one of the Church of England
, my Lord . (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.635)
L. C. J. Truth is the same in all Persuasions .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.636)
Mr. Sol. Gen. But we would obviate Mr. Oates
's Objection that they are all Papists . (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.637)
Mr. Att. Gen. Swear Frances Allen .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.638)
Which was done .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.639)
Pray , will you give an Account , when you saw Mr. Ireland
in Staffordshire ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.640)
Mrs. Allen . He came the 8th Day of August
to Tixhall , (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.641)
and continued there the 9th , , 11th , 12th , and to the 13th in the
Morning , (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.642)
and then he did go to Holy-Well . (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.643)
Mr. Att. Gen. She will tell you of one particular
Circumstance , how she remembers him about that Time .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.644)
Mrs. Allen . The of August was
Saturday ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.645)
and that which causeth me to remember it , is this :
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.646)
There was a Woman , one Sarah Paine , I think her Name
was , which testified at the Trial , that he was in Town at that Time ;
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.647)
but he was not : (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.648)
For he was at Tixhall upon the , which was
Saturday ; and the 11th , which was Sabbath-day :
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.649)
And I saw him in the Chamber those Days . (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.650)
Mr. Att. Gen. How came you to know him so well ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.651)
Mrs. Allen . I was a Servant to my Lord Aston
, (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.652)
and look'd to Mr. Ireland 's Chamber ,
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and wash'd his Linnen ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.654)
and those Days I saw him in his Chamber . (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.655)
Mr. Att. Gen. When he went from Tixhall
to Holy-Well the 13th , when did he come back again ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.656)
--- Mrs. Allen . The 16th Day , which was Friday
. (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.657)
Mr. Att. Gen. Did he come afterwards to Tixhall
at any Time ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.658)
Mrs. Allen . He went away the 17th ,
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.659)
and I can tell you by a good Token , that he did so :
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.660)
For the 17th I carried his Clothes into his Chamber , that he was to
take with him . (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.661)
Mr. Att. Gen. When did he come again to Tixhall ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.662)
Mrs. Allen . He came several Times ,
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.663)
but truly I $can $not {TEXT:cannot} tell what Days particularly .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.664)
--- Mr. Sol. Gen. Pray when did he go away for good and
all ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.665)
Mrs. Allen . I remember his going away with Sir
John Southcoat , (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.666)
but I $can $not {TEXT:cannot} tell the Time . (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.667)
Mr. Att. Gen. Pray , what Religion are you of ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.668)
Mrs. Allen . I am a Protestant of the Church of
England ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.669)
so I was christened , (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.670)
so I have lived , (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.671)
and so I hope to die before you all . (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.672)
L. C. J. Upon my word , she is very kind ,
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.673)
she has a Mind to die before us : (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.674)
$'T $is {TEXT:'Tis} a Sign she lives a good Life , $she $'s
{TEXT:she's} so ready to die . (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.675)
Mr. Att. Gen. So , my Lord , you see , that the 17th of
August he departed from my Lord Aston 's
. (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.676)
Now we shall call Mrs. Harwell to give you an Account
whither he went on the 17th . (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.677)
Swear Mrs. Jane Harwell . (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.678)
Which was done . (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.679)
Mr. Sol. Gen. Where do you live , Mrs. Harwell ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.680)
Mrs. Harwell . I live now in Town , my Lord .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.681)
Mr. Sol. Gen. Where did you live in the Year 78 ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.682)
Mrs. Harwell . At Wolverhampton .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.683)
Mr. Sol. Gen. Did you know Mr. Ireland ,
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.684)
he that was executed ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.685)
Mrs. Harwell . Very well , my Lord .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.686)
Mr. Sol. Gen. What Time did he come to your House at
Wolverhampton ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.687)
Mrs. Harwell . The 17th of August , 1678
. (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.688)
Mr. Sol. Gen. What Day of the Week was it ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.689)
Mrs. Harwell . Upon Saturday .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.690)
Mr. Sol. Gen. From whence did he say he came at that
Time ? (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.691)
Mrs. Harwell . I do verily believe it was from
Tixhall that he came ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.692)
I $can $not {TEXT:cannot} positively say . (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.693)
Mr. Sol. Gen. How long staid he there ?
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.694)
Mrs. Harwell . He came to my House the 17th of
August , 1678 . (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.695)
He supped there that Night , (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.696)
and I think he lay in my House every Night till the 26th of the same
Month . (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.697)
Upon the 19th Day , after Dinner , I went with him a good Part of the
Town of Wolverhampton ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.698)
and upon Friday following , which was the 23d , he went
a little Way out of Town , to a Fair hard by , (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.699)
and return'd the same Day , (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.700)
and staid at my House the next Day , being Bartholomew-Day
. (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.701)
The next Day , being the 25th , being Sunday , he was at
my House , (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.702)
and he staid , as I said , every Night , (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.703)
and lay at my House ; (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.704)
and went away on Monday the 26th of August
. (OATES-E3-P1,4,81.705)
It was , to the best of my Remembrance , in the Morning .
(OATES-E3-P1,4,81.706)