The tryal of Christopher Layer, Esq; at the King's Bench Bar, Westminster, for high-treason, Nov. 21. 1722. Mich. 9 Geo. I.

  • Layer, Christopher, 1683-1723.
Date:
MDCCXXXV. [1735]
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Credit: The tryal of Christopher Layer, Esq; at the King's Bench Bar, Westminster, for high-treason, Nov. 21. 1722. Mich. 9 Geo. I. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    € Kingdom, under our faid Lord the 4 King duly and happily eftablilhed, to 4 change, alter and lubvertj and our 4 laid Lord the King of and from the ' Title, Honour, Royal Eftate, Empire 4 and Government of this Kingdom to 4 depofe and deprive ; and our faid * Lord the King to Death and final 4 Deftru&ion to bring and draw, and 4 the Perfon during the Life of the late 4 King James the Second, pretended to 4 be Prince of Wales; and after the 6 Deceafe of the faid late King, pre- 4 tending to be, and taking upon him- 6 felt the Stile and Title of King of 4 England, by the Name of James the ‘ Third, to the Crown, Royal State and * Dignity of King of this Kingdom, 4 and to the Empire, Government, and 6 PofTeflion of the fame, to exalt and 4 bring, the Twenty-fifth Day of Au- 4 gufi, in the Ninth Year of the Reign 4 of our laid Sovereign Lord the King 6 that now is; and at divers other Days 4 and Times, as well before as after, 4 at Layton-fione in the faid County of 4 jEffex, falfly, malicioufly, devilifhly, 6 and traiteroully, did compafs, imagine, 4 and intend, our faid Lord the King, 6 your fupreme, true, lawful, and ui\- 5 doubted Lord, of and from the Title, 4 Honour, Royal Eftate, Empire and 5 Government of this Kingdom to de- 6 pofe and deprive j and our faid Lord 6 the King to Death and final Deftruc- 4 tion to pur and bring. And that you < the faid Chriftopher Layer, to accom- * plifh and bring about your faid Trea- * fon, and devililh and traiterous In- * tents and Purpofes, did, with divers * other falfe Traitors, to the Jurors 4 unknown, on the faid Twenty-fifth * Day of Augufi, in the faid Ninth Year 4 of the Reign of our faid Lord the 4 King, and at divers other Days and 4 Times, as well before as after, al 6 Layton-fione, aforefaid, in the laid 4 County of Effex, by Force and Arms. 4 &c. falfly, malicioufly, devilifhly, anc * traitoroufly meet, propofe, con ful t 4 confpire, confent, and agree, tc 4 move, raife, and levy Infurredtion, 4 Rebellion and War, within this 4 Kingdom againft our faid Lord the 4 King, for the traiterous Purpofes a- 4 forelaid. And that you the faid 4 Chriftopher Layer, for the more effec- 4 tual compleating and perfedting the 4 faid Treafon and traiterous Intentions 4 and Purpofes, on the faid Twenty- 4 fifth Day of Augufi, in the Ninth 4 Year aforefaid, at Layton-fione afore- 4 faid, in the faid County of Effex, by 4 Force and Arms, &c. malicioufly and c traiteroully did publilh a certain mali- 4 cious, feditious, and traiterous Wri- 6 ting, containing and purporting [a- 4 mongft other Things] an Exhortation, 4 Incitement, and Promifes of Rewards, 6 the faithful Subjedls of our faid Lord 6 the King, to perfuade, move and ex- 4 cite, to take up Arms, and to levy 6 and make War within this Realm, a- 4 gainfi: our faid Sovereign Lord the c King, for the traiterous Purpofes and 4 Intentions aforefaid. And that you 4 the faid Chrifiopher Layer, for the 4 more effedtual compleating and per- 4 feffing the faid Treafon and traiterouj 4 Intentions and Purpofes, mentionec * aforefaid, with other falfe Trai- 4 tors, to the Jurors unknown, on the * faid Twenty-fifth Day of Augufi, ir 4 the Ninth Year aforefaid, and at di- 4 vers other Days and Times, as wel 4 before as atner, at Layton-fione afore* 4 faid, m the laid County of Effex, b} 4 Force and Arms, &c. falfely, malici 4 oufly, devililhly and traiteroully di< 4 meet, propofe, confult, confpire, con 4 fen «