OBSER. The Court being ready to break p, and willing to huddle the Prisoners to heir Goal, and the Jury to their Chamber, Penn spoke as follows:

PEN. The Agreement of Twelve Men s a Verdict in Law, and such a one being given by the Jury, I require the Clerk of the Peace to record it, as he will answer it at his Peril. And if the Jury bring in another Verdict contradictory to this, I affirm they are perjur'd Men in Law. And looking upon the Jury, said, You are Englishmen, mind your Privilege, give not away your Right.

BUSH. &c. Nor will we ever do it. OBSER. One of the Jury-men pleaded Indisposition of Body, and therefore desired to be dismist.

MAY. You are as strong as any of them; starve with them; and hold your Principles.

e agreed. SER. The Court swore several Perto keep the Jury all Night without Drink, Fire, or any other Accommo; they had not so much as a Chamberho' desired.

7. O Yes, &c.

SER. The Court adjourns till Seven : Clock next Morning (being the 4th nt, vulgarly call'd Sunday) at which he Prisoners were brought to the Bar: Court sat, and the Jury called to bring ir Verdict.

7. O Yes, &c.

Silence in the -, upon pain of Imprisonment.

Jury's Names called over.

ER. Are you agreed upon your Ver

IVIAY. 10 an uniawiul Assembly

BUSH. No, my Lord, we give no other erdict than what we gave last Night; we ave no other Verdict to give.

MAY. You are a factious Fellow, I'll ke a Course with you.

BLOOD. I knew Mr. Bushel would not ield.

BUSH.

Sir Thomas I have done accord

ng to my Conscience.

MAY. That Conscience of yours would ut my Throat.

BUSH. No, my Lord, it never shall. MAY. But I will cut yours so soon as

can.

REC. He has inspired the Jury; he has the Spirit of Divination, methinks I feel nim. I will have a positive Verdict, or you shall starve for it.

PEN. I desire to ask the Recorder one Question, Do you allow of the Verdict given of William Mead?

you make of the Jury and Magna ta but a meer Nose of Wax.

EAD. How! is Not guilty no Verdict? CC. No, 'tis no Verdict.

N. I affirm, that the Consent of a Jury Verdict in Law; and if William Mead ot guilty, it consequently follows, that clear, since you have indicted us of a piracy, and I could not possibly conalone.

SER. There were many Passages, that I not be taken, which past between the and the Court. The Jury went up , having received a fresh Charge from Bench, if possible to extort an unjust ict.

Y. O Yes, &c. Silence in the Court. Call over the Jury. Which was

UR.

ER. What say you? Is William Penn Ey of the Matter whereof he stands ind, in Manner and Form aforesaid, or Guilty?

niist i nave anything to do in the City, will have an eye upon you.

MAY. Have you no more Wit than to e led by such a pitiful Fellow? I will cut is Nose.

PEN. It is intolerable that my Jury hould be thus menaced: Is this according o the Fundamental Laws? Are not they ny proper Judges by the great Charter of England? What hope is there of ever havng Justice done, when Juries are threatned, and their Verdicts rejected? I am concerned to speak and grieved to see such Arbitrary Proceedings. Did not the Lieuenant of the Tower render one of them worse than a Felon? And do you not plainly seem to condemn such for factious Fellows, who answer not your Ends? Unhappy are those Juries, who are threatened to be fined, and starved, and ruined, if they give not in Verdicts contrary to their Consciences.