were principally connected with, and who received their authority from the Prisoner, were those who were concerned in the rebellions of 606, and of every succeeding century, in Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Holland, Sweden, England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and most of the nations of Europe.

My Lords, and Gentlemen of the Jury, It is not possible that any mortal being, in the space of one hundred years, could state a tenth part of the treasons and murders which the Prisoner at the bar has committed. The most youthful and able counsel would grow grey-headed in the court, while barely citing the acts done by him only during the space of half a century. The court itself could not contain half the rebel proclamations, or Popes' Bulls, which he has published to the world, the design of which will evidently appear to be, the subversion of his Majesty's Government, and the promotion of rebellion in all the earth.

And in order to effect his treasonable designs, he imbrued his hands in the blood of thousands of his fellow-creatures; crimes that do not, that cannot admit of the smallest extenuation. The Prisoner at the bar stands charged with committing several overt-acts of High Treason, by which he has manifested the wickedness and tritorous imaginations of his heart. I shall briefly state a few of the overt-acts, and if you believe the evidence, you will be convinced, Gentlemen of the Jury, it is your duty to find the Prisoner Guilty.

There are several counts in this indictment.. That of compassing and imagining the death of the King. Of usurping his Sovereign Power: Adhering to the King's enemies. Counterfeiting the King's great seal of Heaven. Levying war against the King. Deposing several Emperors and Kings. Abolishing the laws of our beloved Sovereign, and substituting his own. Offering rewards to encourage rebellion. The murder of many hundred thousand subjects of our Lord the King. And others stated in the indictment now read.

Gentlemen of the Jury, the overt-act of levying war, is a compassing and imagining the death of the King, although it may not be carried into effect. I shall not make many observations upon it, as it must be comprehended by any sensible man; for in the language of the law, the levying war is held to be the compassing and imagining the death of the King, although it may not immediately be carried into execution, yet, it may ultimately attach to his person. Any conspiracy, by force of arms, to alter the laws, the constitution, the government of our Lord's kingdom, leads to the general destruction of the King, although it doth not to the life of his Majesty. Thus those who have been acknowledged as the subjects of our Sovereign, by lifting up their rebellious arms against his government, are said to Crucify or Kill him again, and to bring him to open shame. The intention to alter by force of arms, the constitution of his kingdom, is one of the overt-acts laid in the

indictment, as a means to compass the death of the King.

I shall proceed to lay the evidences before you, in support of the charges laid in the indictment. I shall briefly mention the evidences and the facts, and the circumstances, that I am instructed to say, they will prove; and it is for you, Gentlemen of the Jury, to judge what inferences and conclusions you may draw. I state the nature of the evidences that will be produced, merely for the purpose of your understanding more satisfactorily the nature of the testimony the witnesses may give; and your verdict will be according to those evidences, and according to the credit that you may give them, of which you are the constitutional judges.

We shall produce witnesses to prove, that the Prisoner at the bar lived at Rome in the year of our Lord 606; and that he did usurp the title of Universal Bishop, and was known by the name of. Pope Boniface III. That he continued to change, and alter his name from time to time. That he did arrogate to himself the government of our Lord the King. That he did associate with other false traitors. That he did levy war against our Sovereign. That he did issue out many thousand rebellious proclamations. That he did with fire and sword put many of his Majesty's loyal subjects to death, in a manner enough to make human nature shudder. That he did counterfeit the handwriting of our beloved Lord. That he did depose Emperors and Kings. That

he did abolish the

laws and constitution of the kingdom of God. And that he did commit treason and rebellion in every age of the world, from the time he first usurped his treasonable authority.

Gentlemen of the Jury, we might follow the Prisoner at the bar, from name to name, and from century to century, to the present period, and glance at a small share of his history, and thereby give a comparative view of his tragical cruelties. But your time is precious, we shall therefore let the witnesses speak, and doubt not but to prove, that the Prisoner is one of the greatest culprits ever brought to the bar. We shall now call the evidences, and show by them, that the Prisoner at the bar is guilty of the charges laid against him in the indictment. It is for you to decide upon the guilt or innocence of the Prisoner, as you on your oath shall be of opinion is agreeable to the case. If the charge is not supported, you will of course acquit him.

MR HISTORICAL TRUTH being called and sworn, was examined by the Attorney-General.

QUEST. Have you been acquainted with Antichrist, the Prisoner at the bar?

ANS. Yes. I have known him for many centuries. He has often employed my pen.

Q. Where did he live when you knew him?
A. At the City of Rome, in Italy.

Q. Do you recollect at what period you first became acquainted with him?"

A. I knew him before he claimed the title of Universal Bishop, but from the time he usurped it, I have taken particular notice of him.

Q. In what year did he first assume that title? and what name did he then go by?

A. In the year of our Lord 606. He was then known by the name of Pope Boniface III.

Q. Are you acquainted with any circumstances that contributed to the establishment of the Prisoner by that title?

A. I am.

Q. Will you briefly state them to the court?

A. Yes. I recollect well, that for a long time, there was much dispute between the Prisoner at the bar, and another person, who went by the name of the Bishop of Constantinople, about who should have the title and power connected with it, as head of the Church. The Emperor of Rome, Mauritius, with all his family, consisting of six sons and two daughters, being murdered by Phocas, who usurped the Roman Government; and who being sanctioned by the Prisoner, he, in return, conferred on him the title of Universal Bishop.

Q. Do you recollect on what pretext the Prisoner at the bar founded his claim to this title?

A. On a supposition that the Apostle Peter had been at Rome to found the Church of Rome, as Mother and Mistress of all Churches. And that our Lord the King had delegated him with power to invest his successors with the title of Vicar of Christ, &c.