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Iustice Iermin. Your words were never a slander, nor never will be, hold your peace⟨.⟩ Cryer go on.
Cryer. Stephen Blyth, look upon the prisoner.
Abraham Seal, ⟨J⟩ohn King, Nicholas Murren, (Thomas Dariel) the prisoner excepted against him) Edward Perkins, Francis Peale.
Iustice Iermine, was he recorded and sworn before he spake or no?
Cryer, No my Lord.
Iustice Iermin, Then let him continue if he be right recorded.
Cryer, The Oath was not given quite out.
Iustice Iermin, Then he hath challenged in time; let him have all the lawfull favour that may be afforded him by law.
William Comins sworn, Simon Weedon sworn.
L. Col. Lilb. Hee’s an honest man, and looks with an honest face, let him go.
Henry Tooley sworne, Arthur Due (excepted against.)
L. Keeble, Take away Mr Due, let him stand a little by.
Henry Hanson put by being sick, one that could not hear excepted against, John Sherman, Ralph Head, Roger Jenkinson, Josias Hamond, Richard Allen, John Mayo, Roger Seares, Henry Hanson, excepted against, Edmund Kinyzer sworne.
The Jury Called.
Clerk, Twelve good men and true, stand together and here your Evidence.
Just: Jermin, Cryer of the Court, let the Jury stand six of the one side and six of the other.
Clerke,
| 1 Miles Petty | 7 Ed: Perkins |
| 2 Stephen Iies | 8 Ralph Packman |
| 3 John King | 9 William Comins |
| 4 Nicholas Murrin | 10 Simon Weedon |
| 5 Thomas Drinty | 11 Henry Tooley |
| 6 Edmund Keyzer | 12 Abraham Smith. |
of the Jury, six lives about Smithfield, one in Gosling-street, two in Cheap-side, two in Bred-street, and one in Friday-street.
Just: Jermin, Its well done.
Cryer, The Lords, the Justices, do straitly charge and command all manner of persons to keep silence, while the prisoner is in tryall.
Mr Broughton, John Lilburne, hold up thy hand.
L. Col: Lilb: As I did yesterday, I acknowledge my selfe to be John Lilburne Free-man of London, son to Mr Richard Lilburne, of the County of Durham, and sometime Lieutenant Collonel in the Parliament Army.
