By W. W. Ravenhill, Esq. 



165 



In those days, no counsel could appear for the prisoners, unless 

 an argueable point of law occurred, during their trials. Two counsel 

 are mentioned who apparently went that circuit " retained for the 

 defence," — Mr. Harrison and Mr. Turner. 1 The Attorney- General 

 tells Thurloe " that Harrison who had come to Salisbury at the same 

 time he had, was too inconsiderable to have that done to him, which 

 he (Thurloe) had suggested in his letter." 2 He afterwards says 

 "that Harrison advised John Deane, telling him not to be guilty of 

 his own blood by confession." 3 Mr. Turner was a member of the 

 Middle Temple, not "he who was the late Parliament man." He 

 came to protect the interests of his brother-in-law, Edward Clarke, 

 who was amongst the prisoners at Taunton. 



On the 10 th of April the Attorney- General had written the 

 following letter to Thurloe : — 4 



" Honoured Sir 



I conceaved it necessary, as often as occasion was offered for conveyance, 

 to give you an accompt of our proceedings here. Yesterday wee spent the whole 

 day in agreeing against whome proceedings should bee, for what offences, and in 

 what manner ; the result whereof you will see in the list inclosed. Diverse of 

 those, which wee receaved from you, were and are at large, whome wee intend 

 to indict, and to proceed against them to the outlary. Some of those in your 

 list are not soe much as knowne here [!] their names nor persons; soe as * 



Did not the learned Glynne and Maynard 

 To make good subjects traytors strain hard? 

 Was not the King- by proclamation 

 Declar'd a rebel o'er all the nation ? " 



Wood's Athence, (ed. 1817,) vol. 3, p. 753. 



Fortunately for Maynard's reputation, there was, as there is, truth in absence. 

 I have examined the original editions of Hudibras, both of 1664 and 1674, and 

 can find no trace of the above passage. The author " had" may mean " was 

 presented with." 



1 3 Th. 371. This brother-in-law of Edward Clarke's was probably neither 

 Sir Edward nor Sir Christopher Turner, judges in Charles the Second's reign. 

 See Foss's Judges. 



2 We are not further enlightened, but we recollect that counsell were sent to 

 the Tower for some of their arguments. Draft Order Book of the Council of 

 State, May 18th, 1655. His Highness present. " Serjeants Maynard, and 

 Twisden, and Mr. Wadham Wyndham, committed to the tower, after being 

 severally examined, for using words tending to sedition and the perversion of the 

 present government." This was a sequel to Cony's case. 



3 3Th., 377. 4 3 Th., 361. 



* " As " is superfluous. 



