1913.] SIR EDMUND, HIS SON. 59 



Jacob Leisler, wrote to the Bishop of Salisbury a letter 

 artfully calculated to prejudice the Court still further against 

 him, by saying that " Andros did continue praying for the 

 Prince of Wales, and that God would give King James 

 victory over his enemys." (1) 



It has hitherto been stated that, on arrival, Sir Edmund 

 was released without examination, but among the MSS. at 

 Montville (now alas ! destroyed in the fire last year), I found 

 the following account of the trial. It is unsigned, but was 

 evidently compiled from notes taken on the spot by one of Sir 

 Edmund's old friends or relations, probably a Priaulx or a Le 

 Marchant. 



" Memorandum of the Proceedings in the Council Chamber 

 before the Committee of the Plantations, between S r Edmond 



Andros, the other Gentlem n and the Agents for N. England. 

 "April 1690. S r Edmond and the others arrived the 6th Aprill 

 „ 7th. to London, and the 7th d° there issued a sumons 

 from ye Lords of the abovesaid Committee unto 

 the Agents which was served upon them by one 

 of the Messengers of the Councill on the Royal 

 Exchange, for to appeare at the Councill Board 

 „ 10th. on thursday the 10th of the same instant, for to 

 put in what they had against Sir Edmond &c, 

 which they accordingly did, but prayed time for 

 to put their complaints in forme, sayeing they 

 were but newly arrived from the sea, and had 

 not time to prepare. Accordingly itt was order'd 

 that they should have time given them to next 

 „ 17th. thursday, be ye 17th ditto, also to file their Ac- 

 cusations with ye Clerke of ye Councill on the 

 Monday before ; that S r Edmond might have a 

 coppy and time to answer, as also that the matters 

 should be argued by two Councill rs only on each 

 side. T'was also ordered that the Agents should 

 file their Credentials, by which they were em- 

 powered to come in behalf on N. England. They 

 accordingly filed with ye said Clerke what they 

 could say, but were wiser than to file their cre- 

 dentials. The Day appointed S r Edmond &c. ap- 

 peared with their Councills, as also the Agents 

 with theirs, the objections being read, their 

 Credentials were demanded but none was filed, 

 tho' they had promised to do itt, and had gave 

 in their Names as Agents of New England the 

 thursday before ; but now denyed they were any- 

 wayes concerned for New England, and that if 

 (1) New York Colonial Documents III., p. 855. 



