By W. W. Ravenldll, Esq. 



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indictment ; and wee hope to make an end tomorrow about noone, and the next 

 day (Saturday April 14th,) to beginne our journey towards Exceter, and to lodge 

 ; at Dorchester on the sabbath day." * 



All the others included in the indictment with Deane and Kensey 

 who did not appear and surrender, were to be outlawed, that their 

 property might be seized, as their persons could not ; except Sir 

 John Moore, the bill against whom was ignored ; and St. Loe, who 



1 was staying with his friend, Captain Horsington, 1 at Sarum, and 

 never brought to trial as he had turned " Protector's evidence/'' 



On the Friday Morning (April 1 3th,) the Grand J ury found true 

 bills for high treason against Henry and Edward Zouch ; John 

 Thorpe; Henry Lawrence; John Fryer; William Willougb by; and 



I Edmond Mackes, who were in custody ; and Thomas Chivers ; 

 John Seymour; Richard Greene; and John Cotterell, who were at 



| large. 2 The trials of those present were at once proceeded with. 

 The Zouches and Willoughby were acquitted. With regard to one 

 of the two former, Mr. Attorney was not well pleased at the in- 

 dependence of the jury. 

 He says 



" I cannot acquit that jury for acquitinge Henry Zouche, having clear evidence 

 against him, and being a bold confident young fellow, and likely to engage in 

 such actions and highway robbing. I reserved Lavington and Heywood out 

 of your list, for this fellow and some others, who testified fully and positively 

 against him, and soe did Westfield, whom you sent from London, and in my 

 chamber, Collier that you sent downe, and one Tarrant, that Major Boteler 

 produced, affirmed the same ; but the two last minced their evidence at the 

 barr, saying, they were much mistaken if they saw him not. This brought a 

 jealousie upon the rest ; but if those had not been produced, the others without 

 them would have convicted them ; but labouring it seems too much in it, and 



« endeavouring to make it very clear, because upon their examination they 

 denied them to be in the companie of the rebells, and declared in what other 



I particular place they were, though they offered not one tittle of proof to any 



, one place, yet the jury some of them being neighbours untohim, acquitted them ; 

 in all other things they did well. I shall not put his highness to much charge 

 about witnesses ; all those that are suspected to be in the rising, I make to 



j beare their own charges. I have bound divers to appeare at Exeter that knowe 



i the prisoners there. " f 



•3 Th. 371, 372. 



1 Ibid, 374. 2 Tbid, 377. 



+ Ibid., 378 and 379. 



