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A25874	Cooke, Peter, d. 1696.	The arraignment, tryal, and condemnation of Peter Cooke, Gent. for high-treason, in endeavouring to procure forces from France to invade this kingdom, and conspiring to levy war in this realm for assisting and abetting the said invasion, in order to the deposing of His sacred Majesty, King William, and restoring the late King Who upon full evidence was found guilty at the Sessions-House in the Old-Baily, on Wednesday the 13th of May, 1696. And received sentence the same day. With the learned arguments both of the King's and prisoner's council upon the new Act of Parliament for regulating tryals in cases of treason. Perused by the Lord Chief Justice Treby, and the council present at the tryal.	1696		.xml	application/xml	45297	2450	83	And further , That the said Peter Cook , during the War aforesaid , to wit , the aforesaid First Day of July , in the Seventh Year abovesaid , and divers other Days and Times before and after , at London aforesaid , in the Parish and Ward aforesaid , to the said Foes and Enemies of the same our Lord the King , did Adhere , and was Assisting : And his aforesaid most Wicked and Devilish Treasons , and Trayterous Compassings , Contrivances , Intentions , and Purposes aforesaid , to Fulfil , Perfect , and bring to Effect , and in Prosecution , Performance , and Execution of that Trayterous Adhering , He the said Peter Cook , as such a False Traytor , during the War aforesaid , to wit , the same First Day of July , in the Year abovesaid , at London aforesaid , in the Parish and Ward aforesaid , and divers other Days and Times , as well before as after , there , and elsewhere in London aforesaid , Falsly , Maliciously , Advisedly , Secretly , and Trayterously , and by Force and Arms , with one Robert Chernock , Sir John Friend and Sir William Parkyns , Knights , ( which said Robert Chernock , Sir John Friend , and Sir William Parkyns , were lately severally Duly Convicted and Attainted of High Treason , in Contriving and Conspiring the Death of our said Lord the King that now is ) and with divers other False Traytors to the Jurors unknown , did Meet , Propose , Treat , Consult , Consent , and Agree to Procure from the aforesaid Lewis the French King , of his Subjects , Forces and Soldiers , then and yet Foes and Enemies of our said Sovereign Lord William , now King of England , &c. great Numbers of Soldiers and Armed Men , this Kingdom of England to Invade and Fight with , and to Levy , Procure , and Prepare great Numbers of Armed Men , and Troops , and Legions against our said Lord the King that now is , to Rise up and be Formed , and with those Foes and Enemies , at and upon such their Invasion and Entry within this Kingdom of England , to Join and Unite , Rebellion and War against our said Lord the King that now is , within this Kingdom of England , to Make , Levy , and Carry on the same : our Lord the King so , as aforesaid , to Depose , and Him to Kill and Murther : And further with the said False Traytors , the same First Day of July , in the Year abovesaid , at London aforesaid , in the Parish and Ward aforesaid , Trayterously did Consult , Consent , and Agree to send the aforesaid Robert Chernock as a Messenger from him the said Peter Cock , and the same other Traytors , as far as , and into , the Kingdom of France , in Parts beyond the Seas , unto James , the Second , late King of England , to Propose to him , and to Request him to obtain from the aforesaid French King the aforesaid Soldiers and Armed Men for the Invasion aforesaid to be made , and Intelligence and Notice of such their Trayterous Intentions and Adherings , to the said late King James the Second , and the said other Foes and Enemies , and their Adherents , to give and shew , and them to inform of other Things , Particulars , and Circumstances thereunto Referring , for the Assistance , Animating , Comforting , and Aid of the said Foes and Enemies of the said Lord the King that now is , in the War aforesaid : And to Stir up and Procure those Foes and Enemies the readilier , and more boldly , this Kingdom of England to Invade , the Treasons , and Trayterous Contrivances , Compassings , Imaginings , and Purposes of the said Peter Cook aforesaid , to Perfect and Fulfil ; also the same First day of July , in the Seventh Year abovesaid , at London aforesaid , in the Parish and Ward aforesaid , He , the said Peter Cook , divers Horses , and very many Arms , Guns , Muskets , Pistols , Rapiers , and Swords , and other Weapons , Ammunition , and Warlike Matters , and Military Instruments , Falsly , Maliciously , Secretly , and Trayterously , did Obtain , Buy , Gather together , and Procure ; and to be Bought , Gathered together , Obtained , and Procured , did Cause , and in his Custody had , and detained to that Intent , To use the same in the said Invasion , War , and Rebellion against our said Lord the King that now is , Him , our said Lord the King , of and from the Regal State , Crown , and Government of this Kingdom of England , to Depose , Cast down , and Deprive , and Him to Kill and Murther ; and the Designs , Intentions , and all the Purposes of him the said Peter Cook aforesaid , to Fulfil , Perfect , and fully to bring to Effect , against the Duty of his Allegiance , and against the Peace of our said Sovereign Lord that now is , his Crown and Dignity , as also against the Form of the Statute in such Case made and provided . Be it remember'd , that Sir Robert Sawyer , Knight , Attorney General of our Lord the King that now is , who for the same our Lord the King in this part sueth , came here in the Court of our said Lord the King , before the King himself at Westminster , on Thursday next after three Weeks of St. Michael , the same Term ; and for the same our Lord the King , brought here into the Court of our said Lord the King , before the said King , then and there , a certain Information against Cardell Goodman , late of the Parish of St. Martin in the Fields , in the Country of Middlesex , Gentleman , which Information follows in these Words .	cache/A25874.xml	txt/A25874.txt
