The tryal of Christopher Layer, Esq; at the King's Bench Bar, Westminster, for high-treason, Nov. 21. 1722. Mich. 9 Geo. I.

  • Layer, Christopher, 1683-1723.
Date:
MDCCXXXV. [1735]
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Credit: The tryal of Christopher Layer, Esq; at the King's Bench Bar, Westminster, for high-treason, Nov. 21. 1722. Mich. 9 Geo. I. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The .TRYAL of CHRISTOPHER LAYER, Efq; at the King’s-Bench for High-Treafon, Nov. 21, 17; 2, Mich. 9 Geo. I. Die Mercurii 3ip Die Offobris, 1711* N Wednesday the 31ft of Oc- M tober, Chriftopher Layer, Efq; B JP was brought to the Bar of the Court of King's Bench at Weftminfter, upon a Habeas Corpus di¬ rected to the Lieutenant of the Tower of London9 in order to be arraign’d on an Indictment for High-Treafon, in compaffing and imagining the Death of the King, found by the Grand Jury for the County of EJfex before fpeciai Com- miflioners of Oyer and Terminer. Mr. Serj. PengeUy. My Lord, we pray the Return of the Habeas Corpus may be read. Mr. Harcourt, Clerk of the Crown, reads the Return of the Habeas Corpus, by which it appear'd that the Prifoner was committed to the Tower for High-Treafon. Mr. Seri. PengeUy. Vvre pray that the Return may be fil’d. L. C. J. [Sir John Pratt.~\ Let it be fil’d. Serj. PengeUy. My Lord, there is an Indictment of High-Treafon found in the County of EJfex againft Mr. Chrif¬ topher Layer, which hath been remov’d into this Court by Certiorari; the Cer¬ tiorari, and Return thereof hath been fil’d, and the Prifoner is now brought into Court in order t^be arraign’d. L. C. J. Read the Indictment. Clerk of the Crown. Chriftopher Layer, hold up your Hand. c You Hand indidted by the Name of * Chriftopher Layery lace of the Parifti ( of St. Andrew's, Holbourn, in the * County of Middlefexs, Efq; for that ‘ you being a Subject of our molt ferene * Lord George, now King of Great 6 Britain, France and Ireland, Defender ‘ of the Faith, cftc. not having the * Fear of God in your Heart, nor 6 weighing' the Duty of your Allegi- ‘ ance; but being moved and feduced c by the Inftigation of the Devil, as a 4 falfe Traitor againft our fa id Lord the 4 King, your Supreme, True, Lawful, 4 and Undoubted' Lord; withdrawing 4 that Cordial Love, and true and due 4 Obedience, Fidelity, and Allegiance, 4 which every Subject of our faid Lord 4 the King towards Him fhould and of 4 Right ought to bear; and defigning, 4 and with all your Might traiteroufly 4 intending the Government of this 4 Kingdom,