Life-guards going abroad, or of the sadling of the Pad Nags.
That the first time they tode forth to kill him, was the latter end
of September last (viz) the saturday after he had left going to Hampton-Court.
That the second time was when he rode to Kensington, and thence,
the back way to London.
That the second time was when he rode to Kensington, and thence,
the back way to London.
The third time, when he went to Hide-Park in his Coach.
The fourth time, when he went to Turnham-Green; and so by
Acton home, at which time they rode forth to kill him, and resolved
to break through all difficulties to effect it.
The fifth time, when he rode into Hide-Park, where His Highness
alighting, asked him the said Cecil, whose horse that was he rode on,
Sundercomb being then on the out-side of the Park; and then Cecill
was ready to have done it, but doubted his horse, having at that time
got a cold.
That Sundercomb rode forth once himself to kill His Highness, and
told Cecill of it.
That all proving ineffectual. They resolved to desist till the Spring,
and in the mean time to fire White-hall.
That the said Cecill put on a thin Holland Shirt, and thin clothes
for his better escape, when he rode forth to kill His Highness; and
prepared his horse as if he had been to run a race
To prove the taking of the house and Banquetting-house at Hammersmith,
of Henry Busby, Coachman to the Earl of Salisbury;
there was beside Cecill, the testimony, of Henry Busby himself,
William Page, and William Neal, Sundercombs servant.
To prove the Basket of stuff for firing the Chappel, there was
the testimony of Cecill and Toope, and others who were persons of
quality.
To prove the buying and keeping of the horses there was the testimony
of Henry Busby who sold them one horse for fourscore,
pound, also of William Page, and William Neal, Sundercombes
servant.
To prove the Hinges of Hide Park gate filed off, and the Pales
cut, there was the testimony of John Cecill and Thomas Shell.
The Prisoner seeing the evidence so clear against him, had nothing
material to say for himself by way of defence, yet carried himself
very insolently at the Bar, and when the Court asked him touching
any of the matters proved against him, he would confidently deny
what was laid to his charge; And after all the Evidence given, and the
Prisoner heard what he had to fly for himself; the Court summed up
the whole to the Jury of Life and Death, and declared; That by
the Common Law to compass or imagine the death of the chief magistrate