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Show Voii. I. onr Defence, and rheJur; to have.rheir Char&e given them in onr Abfence? 1 f: thefe are barbarous and unJuft Proceed togs. . ~~~. Take rbem away imo the Holt; ro bear them talk aU Nt~!Jl~ 41 tl!ey !d tbnt I think doth not buome the Hanour of t1Jt Court ; and I ~hmk ;:: (i·. e. the Jury) your Jelves would be Tired o11t, and not have Patunce to bear them. h · V d"El b Obfer The Jury were commanded up to agree upon t etr er t '· t e Prifoner~ rem::tining in the fi:inK:ing Hole ; after an Hour and Half's Ttme, Eight came down agreed, but Four remained above; the Court fent an Of· ficer for rbcm and they accordingly came ·down: The Bench ufed many unworthy Th~eats to rhe Four that diffenred; and t~e R_ecorder addreffing himfelf to Bufhel, faid, Sir, You are t!Je Caufe of t}JH Dijlurbance, and .n:a~ nif<JI/y fo<w ;ourf<if nn Abettor of FaEbon; I foaU fu a il!ark ;pon }OII1i, Su. J. Robin) on. Mr. Bu(hel, I have known you neQr thJ! Jourreen . ears; you have thru!l your Je!f upon this Jury, becaufe )'_O'tl tbmk there u fome Service for you; I tell you, You deferve to be IndJlled more than any M(ut that bath been brought to the Bar this Day. · Bujhel. No, Sir John, there were Tbreefcore before me, and I would willingly have got ofF, bur could not. Bludw. I faid when I faw Mr. Bujhel, what I fee is come to pafs ; for I knew he would never yield. Mr. Bujhel, we kno~ what you are. . f.4ayor. Sirrah, You are an impudent FeUow, 1 wzll put a Mark upon you. Objtr. They ufed much menacing Language, and 'l;>ehaved r~emfelves very imperioully to the Jury, as Perfons nor more vo1d of Jufitce, than Sober Education. After this barbarous Ufage, they fent. them to confider of bringing in their VerdiEt, and after fome conftderable Ttme they returned to the Court. Silence was called for, and the Jury called by their Names. Cle. Are you agreed upon your VerdiCt ? Jury. Yes. · Ci<. Who !hall fpeak for you? jury. Our foreman. . . Ck. Look upon the Prifoners at the Bar : How fay you ? Is Wz01t1m Penn Guilty of the Matter whereof he ftands lndiE\:ed in Manner and Form, or Not Guilty? Foreman. Guilty of Speaking in Gracious-Str~tt. Court. Is that All? Fare man. That is All I have in Commiffion. Rec. You had as good fay Nothing. · . Mayor. Was it not an Unlawful A.Dtmbly? Tou mean be W(tl Speakmg to a T11mult of People there ? Foreman. My Lord, This w:Js All I had in Commiffion. Obfer .. Here ferne of the Jury feemed to buckle to the Queftions of the Court upon which Bufoel, Hammond, and forne others, oppofed them· felves; and faid, They allowed of no fuch Word, tU a_n Un/awjul Jilfembly, in tbeir Verdiil; at which the Recorder, .Ma1or, Robmfon, and Bludwortb, took great Occafton to vilify them with moll opprobrious Language; and this Verdi8: not ferving their Turns, the Recorder expreffed himfelfthus: Rec. The Law of England will not allow you to depart, till you have given in your Verditl. Jury. We have given in our VerdiEr, and we can give ia no other. . Rec. Gentlemen, you have not given in your Verdi&, amlyot~ b.rd tU good Jay Nothing; therefore go and confider it o11ce more, that we may make an End of this troublefom Bufinefs. Jury. We defire we may have Pen, Ink, and Paper. Objtr. The Court adjourns for Half an Hour; which being expired; the Court returns, and the Jury not long afrer. The Prifoners were brought to the Bar, and the Jurors Names ca.lled over. C/e. Are you agreed of your Verdict? Jury. Yes. Ck. Woo !hall fpeak for you> Jury; VoL. I. JNry. Our Foreman. . . Ci<. What fay y<>u 1 Look upon the Pnfoners: Is W,l!am Penn Guilty in Manner and Form, as he ftanda lndiaed, or not Guilty? Foreman. Here is our Verdi(\: ; holding forth a Piece of Paper to the. Clerk of the Peace, which follows : WE the Jurors, ·hereafter Named, do find William Prnn to be Guilty of Speaking or Preaching to an Affemhly, met together in GraciomStreet, the 14th of Jiugufi laft, 167o, and that William Meat/ is not Guilty of the faid IndiElmenr. Foreman, Thomas Veer, Edward B11jhe!, John Hammond, Henry Henly, Henry Michel, John Brightman, Charle.r M_iljon, Gregory Wa/k.let, John Boily, William Lever, James Dnmajk, WiYiam Plumj/ead. Obfer. This both .mayor and Recorder refenred at fo high a Rate, that they exceeded the Bounds of all Reafon and Civility. Mayor. What 1r:ill you be led by Juch a filly Fellow m Bufhel ; an impu· dent canting Fellow? 1 warrant you, You jhal/ come no more upon Juriu in liajl; you are a Foreman indeed, (addrefling hirrifelf to the Foreman) I thought you bad underjlood your Place better. Rec. Gentlemen, you .fhall not be difmifl, tiU we have a Verdifl th11t the Colirt will accept; and you fhalJ he lock'J up, without Meat, Drink, Fire, and Tobacco: You _jhaU not think tbm to obufe the Court; we will have aVer~ di{i by the Help of God, or you jhaU flarve for it. · Penn. My Jury, who are my Judges, ought not to be thus menaced; their Verdift !hould be Free, and not Compelled; the Bench ought to wait upon them, but not Foreftal them ; I do defire that Juftice may be done me, and that the Arbitrary Refolves of the Bench may not be made the Meafure of my Juries VerdiEl. · Rec. Stop that pr111ing FeUow's Mo11tb, or put him out of the Co11rt. Mayor. Tou have beard that be Preacb'd; that he gathered a Company of TumultllotJs People; and that they do not only difobey the Martial Power, but the Civil aljo. Penn. It is a gtear Miftake; we did not m::tke the Tumult, but they that interrupted us. The Jury cannot be fo ignorant, as ro think that we met there wirh :1 Deftgn to d!fturb the Civil Peace, ftnce (1fl) we were by Force of Arms kept our of our Lawful Houfc, and met as near it in the Sneer, as the Soldiers would give us Leave: And (2d) becaufe it Was no New Thing, (nor with t.hc Circumftances expreft in the IndiEtmenr, but what was ufual and cutfornary with us; ) 'tis very well known that we are a Peaceable People, :wd cannot offer Violence to any Man. ~ Ohfer. The Court being ready to break up, and willing to huddle the Prifoners to their J::til, and the Jury to their Chamber, Penn fpakeasfollows: Penn. The Agreement of Twelve Men is ::t Verdifi in Law, and ruch a one · beij"Jg given by the Jury, I require the C:/erk. of the Pence to record it, tU be wrll anfwer it 111 his Peril: And if the Jury bring in another Verdict con~ trary to·this, I affirm they are perjured Men in Law. (And looking upon the Jury, faid) You are Englifhmen, mind your Privikilge, git}e trot a'IJ/Iay your Right . Burhel, f:J c. ]\~or w;!J we ever do it. Obfer. One of rhe Jury-Men plead<d Indifpofition of Body, and therefore defircd to be difmift. Mayor. You arc a1 jlrong m ar.y of tl'etn; Starve then, and hold your Principles. Rec. Gentlemen, you 11111n he contt1rt with yo11r hard Fnu; let your fa· tie nee overc0111e it; for tbe Co11rt is re{olvedto b11ve a VerdiO. and that be} ore you cafi be difmifl. Jury. We are agreed, we are agreed, we are agreed. Obfer. |