Indictment was read being in English as fol

loweth, viz.

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The Jury prefents for the Queen: That Wil- Second Indialiam Hacket late of Oundel in the County Northampton Yeoman, as a falfe traitor against London ff. the most excellent and Chriftian Princefs our Sovereign Lady Elizabeth by the grace of God of England, France, and Ireland, Queen, defender of the Faith, &c. Having not the fear of God in his heart, nor weighing his due allegiance, but feduced by the Inftigation of the Devil, and intending wholly to withdraw, put out, and extinguish the hearty love, and the true and due obedience, which a true and faithful fubject of the Queen's fhould bear, and by law is bound to bear, towards our faid Sovereign Lady the Queen; the first day of July in the 33d year of the Reign of the Said Queen, at London, in the Parish of S. Gregory near Paul's in the Ward of Castle-Baynard London, falfly, maliciously, and traiterously intended, imagined, went about, and compaffed, the faid Queen bis Sovereign and natural liege Lady, not only from her Royal state, title, power, and government of this Realm of England, utterly to deprive, depofe, cast down, and difherit, but allo to bring and put the faid Queen's Majefty to death, and final deftruction, and fedition in the faid Realm of England to raife up, levy and make: and alfo wholly to fubvert and destroy the state of this whole Commonwealth, being in and throughout every part thereof, well constituted and ordered. And to the intent he might fulfil and bring to pass thofe his aforefaid traiterous S 3

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purposes, imaginations, compaffings, and intents, the faid William Hacket afterward, that is to Say, the faid first day of July, in the 33d year of the Reign of the Queen's Majefty that now is, did come to the mansion house of one Ralph Kayes, fituate and being in Knight-rider-ftreet in the faid Parish of St. Gregory in the Ward aforefaid: and then and there, maliciously, deviljhly, and traiterously, raced and defaced the Arms of the Queen's Majesty then and there in the faid boufe being, with this intent, traiterously to take away, put down, and overthrow the power of Authority of the faid Queen. And that the faid William Hacket for further accomplifhing and effecting of his faid traiterous purposes, imaginations, compaffings, and intents, the faid first day of July, in the faid 33d year of ber Majefies reign, in the house of the faid Ralph Kayes, fituate in the parish and ward aforesaid, did traiterously raze a certain Picture of the Queen's Majesty, then and there in the faid houfe likewife being: and then and there did maliciously and traiterously put in andthrust an Iron Inftrument into that part of the said Picture, that did repreJent the Breast and Heart of the Queen's Majesty. And afterward, that is to say, on the 16th day of July in the 33d year of the reign of the Queen's Majefty that now is, the faid William Hacket, traiterously came to the houfe of one John Walker fituate and being in the Parish of St. Mary Somerfet in the Ward of Queen-hith in London aforefaid, with intent traiterously to confer and treat with one Edmund Coppinger Gent. and Henry Arthington Gent.concerning his traiterous purposes,

purposes, imaginations, compaffings, and intents aforefaid. And that the faid William Hacket afterward, that is to say, on the 16th day of July in the 33d year of the Reign of the Queen's Majefty that now is, at London aforefaid in the boufe of the faid John Walker, in the forefaid Parish of St. Mary Somerfet in the faid Ward of Queenhith in London, of his own perverse and traiterous mind and imagination, maliciously, advisedly, exprefly, and traiterously did treat and bad conference with the faid Edmund Coppinger and Henry Arthington, by what ways, means, and manner, the faid traiterous purposes, imaginations, compaffings, and intents, might be accomplished and brought to pass. And thereupon on the faid 16th day of July, in the faid 23d year, in the faid houfe of John Walker aforefaid, fituate and being in the faid Parish of Saint Mary Somerset in the faid Ward of Queenhith London, in the prefence and bearing of the faid Edmund Coppinger and Henry Archington (being then and there in the faid houfe) the faid Hacket thefe falfe traiterous English words following, of our faid Sovereign Queen Elizabeth, falfly, maliciously, advifedly, exprefly, directly and traiterously, faid, rehearsed, published and Spoke, viz. That the Queen's Majesty, (meaning our faid Sovereign Lady Queen Elizabeth, had forfeited her Crown, and was worthy to be deprived. And that furthermore the faid William Hacket thereupon, the Said 16th day of July in the faid 33d year, in the faid boufe of John Walker fituate in the Parish of St. Mary Somerset in the faid Ward of S 4

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To this he anSwers perverfly.

Queen-hith London, maliciously, and traiterously moved and stirred up the faid Edmund Coppinger, and Henry Arthington, traitereufty and openly to publish and declare in London aforefaid, that the Queen's Majesty that now is, bad forfeited ber Crown, to the great offence and deregation of the perfon of the Queen's Majesty, and to the fubverfion of the state of this Realm of England, and contrary to the peace of our said Sovereign Lady, her crown and dignities, &c.

"And being likewife asked whether he were guilty to this Indictment or not, (belike perceiving that he was already plunged in far enough) he began then to "anfwer more perverfly,faying to the Bench, "You have wit enough to judge for me and your "felves too: Being asked the fame again, he "faid, Few words are beft; it is good to know "much and to fay little: And being divers "times asked, he ftill repeated these words. "Then being told, that if he fhould perfift "in that fort, not to plead directly as by "Law he ought, it could not ferve his turn, "for that alone was fufficient of it felf to condemn him of the Treafon: and being asked again, whether he were guilty or not, he said, Ambo. But fome further good "advertisements being given unto him, at At last pleads "laft (after much ado) he pleaded, Not guilty, to that fecond Indictment. Thereupon being asked, by whom he would be "Tried, he faid, By the Country: But being told he ought to fay, By God and by

not guilty.

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the Country, he faid, That he would be

tried by the fury. And therewithal burft He blafphemes, "out into fuch blafphemous and hellish words

Court to believe him mad.

against the Majesty of God (in truth, not cc to be heard by Christian ears, and there"fore not to be uttered or repeated here) "that they were to the great aftonishment "and horror of all, and deteftation of him "with all the hearers. It may be that he Intending to "hoped thereby to induce the Judges to an induce the opinion that he was mad and furious "albeit in his countenance, gefture, atten❝tiveness to that which was spoken, filence "when he ought, holding up his hand "when he was commanded, perceiving "the effect of all was fpoken, pertinent (though fometimes perverfe) answers, "through all that action, no tokens of any fury or madnefs at all could be noted in "him.

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"Some have imagined that the Illufion of "the Devil was fo ftrong, to perfuade him "of an immunity from all danger, accord"ing to his former conceived Opinions, "that thereby he grew to fuch a devilish "impatience against God, when as now he "faw himself to be brought to more appa"rent danger than (happily) he fuppofed "there ever would be caufe for him to fear. "Which thing feemeth more probable to "have been the occafion thereof; for that immediately after his Blafphemy, he alfo "ufed these words; God Almighty is above, and will be not revenge? But feeing he could