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A fort Account of the TRYAL of S1MON Lord LOVAT, before his peers at Westminster Hall, (jee p. 100.) Monday, March 9, 1ft Day. BOUT ten o'clock the Lord Lovat was brought from the Tower, attended by Mr Fowler the gentleman goaler, under a ftrong guard, to Westminster Hall. Soon after, the lord high fteward, in his ftate coach, drawn by fix horfes, with five led coaches, and followed in a grand proceffioh by the Lord Chief Juftice Willes, the Lord Chief Baron Parker, and the rest of the judges, and the mafters in Chancery, went to the houfe of peers. After which, they adjourned into Westminster Hall, and being there feated in their robes, the commillion for appointing a lord high fteward was prefented to his lordship by the clerk of the crown, and by him read, and all prefent ftood uncover'd according to proclamation. Then the articles of impeachment, which had been exhibited againft Lord Lovat, with his lordship's antwer, and the replication of the commons were read. An abraft of which fee p. 150.] The Lord High Steward then acquainted him with the nature of his crime, to which he pleaded not guilty. Sir Wm Yonge in a fpeech, which lafted near three quarters of an hour, fupported the faid articles, and difplayed the great turpitude of the crimes of rebellion and high treafon, particularly, as aggravated by the circumftances charged against the lord at the bar, which, he faid, the commons were rea A B dy to prove by indubitable evidence. He was feconded by the Lord Coke, who animadverted very feverely upon Lord Lovat's conduct with refpect to his fon. Sir Dudley Rider, in a speech, which lafted an hour and an half, opened the charge,and related the feveral overt acts in order, which the witneffes for the profecution were to fupport, and read feveral letters, among which was that to Ld prefident.(Jee Vol. XVI. p.86) Sir John Strange, after a very fhort fpeech, called one Schield a witness. Here the Lord Lovat requested of the court that, as perfons in his circumftances were allowed pen, ink and paper, and to take minutes of what was faid, and as he was not able to take the benefit of this privilege himself, withCout which it would be impoffible for him to make his defence, fome other perfon might be permitted to do it for him; he also defired that his counfel might fpeak for him. D E As to taking minutes, the lord high fteward replied that the court could not formally grant fuch a requeft, but that he obferved a perfon ftanding near his lordship, who had been employed in taking notes ever fince the proceedings had been begun, and that thro' the le-. nity of the court he had not been interrupted; and that his counsel could not be allowed to speak, except a point of law fhould arife. Lord Lovat ftill perfifting in his requeft for counfel, Sir WmYonge faid, the managers of the houfe of commons could not confent to it, without going to their own houle for further inftructions. Schield, the witnefs, being brought to the bar, the Lord Lovat excepted against him, as being his tenant; and alledged that, by the laws of Scotland, tenants could could not be examined against their lord. The lord fleward replied that he knew of no fuch law in England; Lord Lovat then named a ftatute which incapacitated fuch perfons to give evidence in cafes of treafon, as would be benefited by the attainder; and feveral clau- A fes of the act were read for the prifo ner's fatisfaction: After which, the witnefs, on being asked, denied that he held any thing of the prifoner by Tack,or leafe; and being afked, at Lord Talbot's defire, if he would receive any benefit from the attainder of the un- B fortunate lord at the bar, he replied in the negative. It was moved by Sir John Strange that this witnels might be fworn in chief, which was ordered accordingly; but before this was done, Lord Lovat defired the witnefs might be asked whe- C ther he was indebted to him. Sir DudLey Rider replied that if he was, it would not difqualify him; upon which being interrupted by the prifoner, the lord fteward interpofed, and told him the managers muit not be interrupted. And the witness then kiffed the book, and being examined by Sir John Strange, depofed to the following effect, having in his hand a memorandum of his own writing to refreth his memory: That he had known Lord Lovat ever fince the year 1733, had frequently converfed with him on publick affairs, and was told by him that he had fent a leuter to Lord Seaforth, in 1719, by Lieut. M‘Kinnon, inviting him to make a new attempt, and promifing him to join him with all his men. That the witnefs made affidavit of this, and fent it to the miniftry by the D. of Athol; but that Ld Lovat had the addrefs to get clear of this difcovery. That in 1736, when he the Lord Lovat was fheriff of Inverness, he fuffered Roy Stuart to escape out of the publick goal, from whence he went directly to the faid lord's houfe, where he was entertained fix weeks, and fet out for France in his lord lip's chaife, being charged with meflages from him to the pretender, profeting his fidelity, and foliciting the post of Lieut. Gen. of the Highlands, and the title of Duke. That in 1742 he received the faid commiffion, on which he declared that he was then in a condition to humble his neighbours.That he, with fix others, figned and fealed an affociation, and fent it to Paris and Rome by Murray of Broughton, in 1740, the purport ..of which was to inform the pretender of his readiness to appear in arms for his fervice, and folliciting an invasion from France. That thefe perlons, at their meetings, drank healths, and fung catches, fuch as Confufion to the tubite horfe, and all its generation; and When JEMMY comes o'er, We fball have blood and blows good fore; which laft were originally compofed in Irish. That in 1745 he order'd his fon to read the pretender's manifefto, cd him a traytor, '&'c.That he of to which this witnefs objecting, he callfer'd this witnefs a captain's commiffion, which he refufed. That in a conversation about religion, he faid there was but one true religion, the popih; that he curfed the reformation and the revolution because it brought us because it brought in a falfe religion, in debt. That many of his tenants refufing to come into the rebellion, he threaten'd to cut them off.That he fent for his fon, the mafter of Lovat, then 19, from the univerfity of St Andrews, in order to his accepting a commiffion from the pretender, and headD ing the clan.- The witnefs having gone thro' his examination, the Lord Lovet, being afked, if he had any queftion: to put to him, reply'd, he had alleged fo many falfhoods, that he did not know what to ask him, or where to beemployed in foliciting witneffes against gin; but obferved that he had been him, which Schield denied, and Lord Lovat faid he could prove. Being cross examined, how long he had been in town, and at whofe expence he was now maintained, he anfwer'd, that he came to town on Tuesday then laft, and was maintained at the government's expence, tho' he intended to live at hisown. E F G Mr Murray,(the folicitor general) then called one Robert Frafer, who was fworn, and declared that he was no tęnant to the prisoner; but Lord Lovat excepted against him, and offer'd to prove him a tenant by the written Tack. The Earl C-ley fubmitted it, whether this could be regularly done, after the witnefs had been worn: Ld St-rd being of opinion that it might, the prifoner was directed to call his witnelles; after a fhort paule he faid they were all gone, not expecting to be caliHed that day; and defired to be indulged till the morrow; this was oppofed by the managers; Mr Noel, in particular, obferved that no judicial proceedings could be difpatch'd if fuch delays were admitted. This witness then depofed in |