The  gentleman  at  the  bar  cannot  attempt
to  mitigate  his  offence,  by  saying  he  wouul
not  directly  assassinate  the  king,  but  would  be
the  man  to  asssist  in  raising  arms ;  this  makes
him  equally  guilty.  To  conspire  to  raise  arms
against  the  King,  certainly  that  is  as  great  a
declaration  of  his  ima^nation  of  his  heart  to
kill  the  kiug«  as  any  tbtng  in  the  world  :  and
this  being  proved  upon  him,  there  is  no  room
&r  any  ob|ections  for  him  to  make ;  some  he
hath  made,  not  worth-  the  mention ;  but  be-
cause they  are  those  he  thinks  to  put  his  life
upon,  I  will  take  notice  of  them  to  you.
He  says,  the  witnesses  are  not  to  be  cr^
dited,  because  they^have  been  concerned  in
the  same  conspiracy.
