under the great feal of Great Britain, to inquire, by the oath of specified fpecified and charged upon him, as by the record and proceedings thereof more fully appears.-And the said Attorney General for our faid Lord the King further giveth the Court here to understand and be informed, that the right honourable Sackville Earl of Thanet, late of Maidstone, in the county of Kent, Robert Ferguson, late of the fame place, Barrifter at Law, Thomas Gunter Browne, late of the fame place, Efquire, Dennis O'Brien, late of the fame place, Efquire, and Thomas Thompson, late of the fame place, Efquire, well knowing the premises aforefaid, but unlawfully and maliciously devifing and intending to impede the courfe of public juftice, and to break the peace of our faid Lord the King, and to interrupt and disturb the Juftices and Commiffioners of our faid Lord the King above named, and others their fellows aforefaid, in the execution of their faid office, and to prevent and hinder the due and peaceable holding of the fame feffion, did, together with divers other riotous and ill-difpofed perfons, whofe names are to the said Attorney. General as yet unknown, in open Court, at the fame feffion fo then and there holden, and at which the faid trial was fo had as aforefaid, to wit, at Maidstone aforefaid, in the prefence of the Juftices and Commiffioners of our faid Lord the King above named, and others their fellows aforefaid, and before any order or direction had been made or given by the fame Juftices and Commiffioners above named, and others their fellows aforefaid, or any or either of them, for the discharge of the said Arthur O'Connor from the cuftody of the faid Sheriff, and before the faid Arthur O'Connor was discharged from the cuftody of the faid Sheriff, to wit, on the twenty-firft day of May, in the thirty-eighth year aforefaid, at Maidstone aforefaid, in the county of Kent, with force and arms make and caufe to be made a very great riot, rout, tumult and disturbance, and with force and arms riotoufly, routously and tumultuously attempt and endeavour to rescue the faid Arthur O'Connor from and out of the cuftody of the faid Sheriff, fo that he the faid Arthur O'Connor might go at large whitherfoever he would, and also aid and affift the faid Arthur O'Connor in an attempt by him then and there made to rescue himself, and efcape and go at large from and out of the cuftody of the faid Sheriff; and the better to effect fuch rescue and escape, did then and there, at the fame feffion fo holden, and at which the faid trial was fo had as aforefaid, to wit, on the twenty-firft day of May, in the thirty-eighth year aforefaid, at Maidstone aforefaid, in the open Court aforefaid, and in the prefence aforefaid, with force and arms, and with fticks, ftaves and fifts, unlawfully, riotously, routously and tumultuously make an affault in and upon one John Rivett, one Edward Fugion, and one Thomas Adams, in the peace of God, and of our faid Lord the King then and there being, and them the faid John Rivett, Edward Fugion, and Thomas Adams, fpace of time, to wit, the ipace of one hour, to the damage of the faid John Rivett, Edward Fugion, and Thomas Adams; to the great contempt, disturbance, and interruption of the Juftices and Commiffioners above named, and others their fellows aforefaid, to the great terror of all the liege and peaceable fubjects of our faid Lord the King there being, in contempt of our faid Lord the King and his laws, to the evil example of all others in the like cafe offending, and against the peace of our faid Lord the King, his crown and dignity, And the faid Attorney General of our faid Lord the King, for our faid Lord the King, further giveth the Court here to understand and be informed, that the faid Sackville Earl of Thanet, Robert Ferguffon, Thomas Gunter Browne, Dennis O'Brien, and Thomas Thompfon, well knowing all the premifes aforefaid, but unlawfully and maliciously devifing and intending to impede the courfe of public juftice, and to rescue and cause to be refcued the faid Arthur O'Connor, fo being in the cuftody of the faid Sheriff as aforefaid, from the cuftody of the faid Sheriff, so that he the faid Arthur O'Connor might go at large whitherfoever he would, did afterwards, to wit, at the fame feffion fo then and there holden, and at which the said trial was fo had as aforefaid, and before any order or direction had been made or given by the Juftices and Commiffioners of our faid Lord the King above named, and others their fellows aforefaid, or any or either of them, for the difcharge of the faid Arthur O'Connor from the cuftody of the faid Sheriff, and alfo before the faid Arthur O'Connor was discharged from the cuftody of the faid Sheriff, to wit, on the twenty-first day of May, in the thirty-eighth year aforefaid, at Maidstone, in the county of Kent, with force and arms, aid and affift the faid Arthur O'Connor in a certain other attempt by him then and there made to rescue himself, and efcape and go at large from and out of the custody of the faid Sheriff; and the be ter to effect fuch rescue and escape as last aforefaid, did then and there, with force and arms, and with sticks, ftaves, and fifts, unlaw fully make a certain other affault in and upon the faid Thomas Adams, in the peace of God, and of our faid Lord the King then and there being, and in the aid of the faid Sheriff then and there also being, and him the faid Thomas Adams did then and there again beat, bruife, wound, and ill-treat, to the great damage of the faid Thomas Adams, to the great contempt, disturbance and interruption of the Juftices and Commiffioners above above named, and others their fellows aforefaid, in contempt of our faid Lord the King and his Laws, to the evil example of all others in the like cafe offending, and against the peace of our faid Lord the King, his crown and dignity. And the faid Attorney General for our faid Lord the King further giveth the Court here to understand and be informed, that at the faid feffion so holden, and at which the said trial was fo had as aforefaid, to wit, at Maidstone aforefaid, in the county aforefaid, the faid Sackville Earl of Thanet, Robert Ferguffon, Thomas Gunter Browne, Dennis O'Brien, and Thomas Thompfon, unlawfully and maliciously devifing and intending to break the peace of our faid Lord the King, and to interrupt and difturb the Juftices and Commiflioners of our faid Lord the King above named, and others their fellows aforefaid, in the execution of their office, and to prevent and hinder the due and peaceable holding of the faid fefion, did, together with divers other ill-difpofed perfons, whofe names are to the faid Attorney General as yet unknown, at Maidstone aforefaid, in the open Court aforesaid, and in the presence of the Juftices and Commiffioners above named, and others their fellows afore. faid, to wit, on the twenty-firft day of May, in the thirtyeighth year aforefaid, unlawfully, riotoufly, routouЛly, and tumultuously affemble and gather themselves together to break the peace of our faid Lord the King, and to interrupt, difturb, and obftrust the Juftices and Commiffioners above named, and others their fellows aforefaid, in the execution of their office, and to prevent and hinder the due and peaceable holding of the faid fellion; and being fo affembled and gathered together, did then and there, with force and arms, at the faid feilion fo then and there holden, and at which the faid trial was fo had as aforefaid, in the open Court aforefaid, and in the prefence aforefaid, with force and arms, unlawfully, riotouily, routoufly, and tumultuously make and raife, and cause and procure to be made and raised another very great noife, tumult, riot, and difturbance, and thereby for a long fpace of time, to wit, for the fpace of half an hour, interrupt, difturb, and obftruct the Juftices and Commiffioners above named, and others their fellows aforefaid, in the lawful and peaceable holding of the faid feffion, and in and upon the faid John Rivett, Edward Fugion, and Thomas Adams, in the peace of God, and of our faid Lord the King then and there being, with force and arms, did then and there make another affault, and then the faid John Rivett, Edward Fugion, and Thomas Adams, did again beat, bruife, wound, and greatly ill-treat, to the great damage of the faid John Rivett, Edward Fugion, and Thomas Adams, to the great hindrance of public juftice, to the manifest disturbance and violation of the peace of our faid Lord the King, to the great hindrance, obftruction, and contempt of the Justices and Commiffioners Commiffioners above named, and others their fellows aforefaid, to the great terror of all the liege and peaceable fubjects of our faid Lord the King there being, in contempt of our faid Lord the King and his Laws, to the evil example of all others in the like cafe offending, and against the peace of our faid Lord the King, his crown and dignity. And the faid Attorney General of our faid Lord the King, for our faid Lord the King, further giveth the Court here to understand and be informed, that at a certain other special feffion of oyer and terminer and goal delivery, holden by adjournment in and for the county of Kent, at Maidstone in the faid county, on Monday the twenty-firft day of May, in the thirty-eighth year aforefaid, before Sir Francis Buller, Baronet, one of the Juftices of our faid Lord the King of his Court of Common Pleas, John Heath, Efquire, one other of the Juftices of our faid Lord the King of his Court of Common Pleas, Sir Soulden Lawrence, Knight, one of the Justices of our faid Lord the King affigned to hold pleas before the King himfelf, Samuel Shepherd, Efquire, one of the Serjeants of our faid Lord the King learned in the law, and others their fellows Juftices and Commiffioners of our faid Lord the King, by our faid Lord the King duly affigned and conftituted to hold the fame feffion, the faid Sackville Earl of Thanet, Robert Fergus fon, Thomas Gunter Browne, Dennis O'Brien, and Thomas Thompson, unlawfully and maliciously devifing and intending to break the peace of our faid Lord the King, and to prevent and hinder the due and peaceable holding of the faid laft-mentioned feffion, did, together with divers other ill-difpofed perfons, whofe names are to the faid Attorney General as yet unknown, in open Court, at and during the continuance of the said lastmentioned feffion, and in the prefence of the Juftices and Commiffioners laft above named, and others their fellows aforefaid, to wit, on the twenty-first day of May, in the thirty-eighth year aforefaid, at Maidstone aforefaid, in the faid county of Kent, unlawfully, riotously, routoufly, and tumultuoufly, affemble and gather themfelves together to break the peace of our faid Lord the King, and to prevent and hinder the due and peaceable holding of the faid laft-mentioned feffion; and being fo affembled and gathered together, did, then and there, with force and arms, at the faid laft-mentioned feffion, in the open Court laft aforefaid, and in the prefence laft aforefaid, unlawfully, riotoufly, routoufly, and tumultuoufly make and raife, and caufe and procure to be made and raised, another very great noife, rout, tumult, riot, and difturbance, and thereby for a long space of time, to wit, the space of half an hour, interrupt, difturb, and obftruct the Juftices and Commiffioners laft above named, and others their fellows last aforefaid, in the lawful and peaceable holding of the faid laft-mentioned fession, to ་ |