Chap. VIII. The .HIS TORY o,fthe PURITANS. 345 ea fon Jefus Chrifi." Mr. Udal wrote again Nov. 18.- and 25th. in moft queen humble and dutiful language; but the court woulddo nothing till he had ".Elizabeth, figned their fubmiflion. 15 At the dole ofthe lent aflizes being called to the bar with the refi ofthe felons, and afked what he had to fay, why judgment fhould not be given againft him, according to the verdie, he delivered in a paper confining of nine reafons ; of which thefe are theprincipal. r. " Becaufe the jury were directed only to find the fact, whether I- His realms " was author of the book; and were exprefly freed by your lordfhip from för acre' f " enquiring into the intent, without which there is no felony. Judgment. 2." The jurywere not left to their ownconfciences, but were wrought upon, partly by promifes, alluring them it fhould be no further danger " ° to me but tend to my good ; and partly by fear; as appears; in that it " has been a grief to force of them ever fince. 3... The fiatute in the true meaning of it, is thought not to reach my " cafe, there being nothing in the book fpoken of her majefly's per- " fon but in duty and honour; I befeech you therefore to confider, whe- " ther the drawing of it from her royal perfon to the bithops, as being part of her body politick, be not a violent depraving andwrefting of the " flatute. q. But if the flatute be taken as it is urged, the felony mull confrft in themalicious intent ; wherein I appeal firfl toGod, and then to all men who have known the courfe of my life, and to your lordfhips own confciences, whether you can find me guilty of any aél in all my life:. " that favoured of any malice or malicious intent againft her majefly ; of " which, if your confciences mull clear me before God, I hope you will it not proceed to judgment. 5. " By the laws ofGod, and I trufl allo by the laws of the land, the witneffes ought to be produced face to face againft me ; but I have none " fuch, nor any other things, but papers and reports of depofitions taken " by ecclelaftical commiffioners and others. This kind of evidence is " not allowed in cafe of lands, and therefore much lets ought it to be al- " lowed in cafe of life. 6. " None of the depofitions proveme dire&ly to be the author of the " book in queflion ; and the author of the chief teftimony is fo grieved, " that he is athamed tocome where he is known. 7. " Suppofing me to be the author of the bóok, let it be confidered " that the faid book for fubflance contains nothing but what is taught and " believed by the bell reformed churches in Europe, fo that in condemning " me, you condemn all fuch nations and churches as hold the fame doc- trine. If the punifhment be for the manner of writing, this may be Strype'sA,,n thought by forne worthy ofan admonition, orfine, orfame f ort inapri/on- Voi. uit. VOL. I. Y y went ; p' 22.
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