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CLER. Bring William Penn and William Mead to the Bar.

MAYOR. Sirrah, who bid you put off their Hats? Put on their Hats again.

OBSER. Whereupon one of the Officers putting the Prisoners Hats upon their Heads (pursuant to the Order of the Court) brought them to the Bar.

RECORD. Do you know where you are?
PEN. Yes.

RECORD. Do not you know it is the King's Court?

PEN. I know it to be a Court, and I suppose it to be the King's Court.

RECORD. Do you not know there is Respect due to the Court?

PEN. Yes.

RECORD. Why do you not pay it then?
PEN. I do so.

RECORD. Why do you not pull off your Hat then?

e came into the Court with our Hats off hat is, taken off) and if they have been at on since, it was by Order from the ench; and therefore not we, but the Bench ould be fined.

MEAD. I have a Question to ask the Rerder. Am I fined also?

RECORD. Yes.

MEAD. I desire the Jury, and all People

take notice of this Injustice of the Rerder; who spake to me to pull off my at? and yet hath he put a Fine upon my ead. O fear the Lord, and dread his ower, and yield to the Guidance of his oly Spirit, for he is not far from every e of you.

The Jury sworn again.

OBSER. J. Robinson, Lieutenant of the ower, disingenuously objected againstshel, as if he had not kiss'd the Book, and erefore would have him sworn again;

The Clerk read the Indictment, as aforesaid.

CLERK. Cryer, Call James Cook into the Court, give him his Oath.

CLERK. James Cook, lay your Hand upon the Book.

The Evidence you shall give to the Court, betwixt our Sovereign the King, and the Prisoners at the Bar, shall be the Truth, and the whole Truth, and nothing but the Truth. So help you God.

COOK. I was sent for, from the Exchange, to go and disperse a Meeting in Gracechurch-Street, where I saw Mr. Penn speaking to the People, but I could not hear what he said, because of the Noise; I endeavoured to make way to take him, but I could not get to him for the Crowd of People; upon which Capt. Mead came to

ht be there?

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About three or four Hundred

OURT. Call Richard Read, give him Oath.

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LEAD being sworn was ask'd, what do w concerning the Prisoners at the Bar? LEAD. My Lord, I went to Gracechurchet, where I found a great Crowd of ple, and I heard Mr. Penn preach to n; and I saw Capt. Mead speaking to utenant Cook, but what he said, I could tell.

IEAD. What did William Penn say? EAD. There was such a great Noise, I could not tell what he said. [EAD. Jury, observe this Evidence, He n he heard him Preach, and yet faith, oth not know what he said.

ry, take notice, he swears now a clean rary thing to what he swore before the yor when we were committed: For now wears that he saw me in Gracechurch

READ.
PENN.

About four or five hundred.

Day it was?

I desire to know of him what

READ. The 14th Day of August.

PEN. Did he speak to me, or let me know he was there; for I am very sure I

never saw him.

CLER. Cryer, call

Court.

CLER. Give him his Oath.

into the

My Lord, I saw a great Number of People, and Mr. Penn I suppose was speaking; I see him make a Motion with his Hands, and heard some Noise, but could not understand what he said. But for Capt. Mead, I did not see him there.

REC. What say you, Mr. Mead, were you there?

MEAD. It is a Maxim in your own Law, Nemo tenetur accusare seipsum, which if it be not true Latin, I am sure it is true Eng

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