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<HEAD><HI>AN ACT FOR The Tryal of Sir <HI>Iohn Stowel</HI> Knight of the Bath, <HI>David Ienkins</HI> E&s;q; <HI>Walter Slingsby</HI> E&s;q; <HI>Brown Bu&s;hel, William Davenant,</HI> otherwi&s;e called Sir <HI>William Davenant,</HI> and Colonel <HI>Gerrard.</HI></HI></HEAD>
<P>_VVHereas the Parliament by their Declaration, upon the occa&s;ion of the barbarous and de|te&s;table Murther of Doctor <HI>Dori&s;laus,</HI> did then Declare and pub|li&s;h, That if the Ene|my &s;hould go on to per|petrate any &s;uch horrid and execrable Villa|nies, that then they would proceed to Execution
<PB N="914" REF="2"> of Iu&s;tice upon tho&s;e of the Enemies Party, not being admitted to Compound; &s;ince which &s;aid Declaration and publique Manife&s;tation of their ju&s;t Re&s;entment again&s;t &s;uch abominable Villa|nies, the Parliament hath under&s;tood of the late horrid and barbarous A&s;&s;a&s;sination of Mr. <HI>An|thony A&s;cham,</HI> Agent for the Parliament to the King of <HI>Spain,</HI> and of his Servant, who within few days after their Arrival in <HI>Spain,</HI> were bar|barou&s;ly and inhumanely murthered by armed men, &s;uddenly coming into their Lodgings; the Actors of which execrable wickedne&s;s, as is &s;uf|ficiently manife&s;t, whereof that Party from whom all the Troubles of this Nation have formerly &s;prung: The <HI>Parliament</HI> in pur&s;uance of their &s;aid Declaration, Do now Enact &amp; Ordain, and be it by Authority of this pre&s;ent Parliament Enacted and Ordained, That <HI>Richard Keeble,</HI> one of the Lords Commi&s;sioners of the Great Seal of <HI>England,</HI> and the re&s;t of the per&s;ons named and appointed to be Commi&s;sioners in and by one certain Act made this pre&s;ent Parliament, enti|tuled, <HI>An Act for E&s;tabli&s;hing an High-Court of Ju&s;tice;</HI> And <HI>Richard Aske</HI> and <HI>Robert Nicholas,</HI> two of the Iu&s;tices of the Vpper Bench; <HI>John Pule&s;ton</HI> and <HI>Peter Warburton,</HI> two of the Iu&s;tices of the Com|mon Pleas; <HI>Francis Thorp</HI> and <HI>Alexander Rigby,</HI> two of the Barons of the Exchequer; or any twelve or more of them, have further power and authori|ty, &amp; are hereby further authorized and required, to hear and determine all Trea&s;ons, Murthers, Felonies, Crimes and Offences done or commit|ted by Sir <HI>John Stowel</HI> Knight of the Bath, <HI>David Jenkins</HI> E&s;q; <HI>Walter Slingsby</HI> E&s;q; <HI>Brown Bu&s;hel, Wil|liam Davenant,</HI> otherwi&s;e called Sir <HI>William Dave|nant,</HI>
<PB N="915" REF="2"> and Colonel <HI>Gerrard,</HI> now Pri&s;oner in <HI>Carnar|van</HI> Ca&s;tle, or any of them, in Levying War a|gain&s;t the Parliament, or the Forces rai&s;ed by au|thority of Parliament, or being voluntary ayding or a&s;&s;i&s;ting to the late King or his Party in the Wars, either in <HI>England, Wales</HI> or <HI>Ireland,</HI> again&s;t the Parliament of <HI>England,</HI> or the Forces rai&s;ed by au|thority of Parliament; which &s;everal per&s;ons have not hitherto been admitted to Compound for their &s;aid Offences. And the &s;aid Commi&s;&s;ioners in the &s;aid la&s;t recited Act named, and the &s;aid Iudges before named, or any twelve or more of them, have further power and authority, and are hereby further authorized, To proceed to Tryal, Condemnation and Execution of the &s;aid &s;ir <HI>John Stowel, David Jenkins, Walter Slingsby, Brown Bu&s;hel, William Davenant,</HI> otherwi&s;e called Sir <HI>William Da|venant,</HI> and Colonel <HI>Gerrard,</HI> now Pri&s;oner in <HI>Car|narvan</HI> Ca&s;tle, and every of them, for the offen|ces above&s;aid whereof they &s;hall be found guilty, and to inflict upon them and every of them, &s;uch puni&s;hment either by death or otherwi&s;e, as the &s;aid Commi&s;&s;ioners or the major part of them then pre&s;ent &s;hal judge to appertain to Iu&s;tice, ac|cording to the nature of their re&s;pective offences and crimes afore&s;aid; and further, to act, do and execute all other powers and authorities for the hearing and determining the offences and Offen|ders above&s;aid, to all intents and purpo&s;es, in as full maner and form, as in and by the &s;aid recited Act is appointed and declared for the offences in the &s;aid recited Act mentioned. And it is further Enacted and Ordained by Authority afore&s;aid, That the &s;aid Act, entituled, <HI>An Act for E&s;tabli&s;h|ing an High Court of Ju&s;tice,</HI> and all the powers and
<PB N="915" REF="3"> authorities therein contained and mentioned, &s;hall continue and be of force until the <HI>29^t^h</HI> of <HI>De|cember,</HI> One thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and fifty, and no longer.</P>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE><HI>Die Martis,</HI> 9^o <HI>Julii,</HI> 1650.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>ORdered by the Parliament, That this Act be forthwith printed and publi&s;hed.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed by <HI>Edward Husband</HI> and <HI>Iohn Field,</HI> Printers to the Parliament of <HI>England,</HI> 1650.</P>
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