Reports of Cases in the Courts of Star Chamber and High Commission (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 edition. Excerpt: ...to declare it to him; The Bishop asked him why he would make an act of such a matter against soe eminent a person upon such accusations? And it was noted by the Councell that this being supposed to be done by the Deane, the examination thereof (the Deane being a partie) belonged to the Bishop onlie. Edward Cotton saith he did not say positivelie Mr Travers would take some desperate course to revenge himself, but he spake those words of his own conceipt onlie. William Cotton saith the Deane held the paper soe fast that he would not let it goe till he had a coppie. One deposeth that he heard Mr Travers say he would runne this course and put home this accusation to the Deane; and said that Sr John Drake tould him, the Deane should not be soe forward about all men to seeke such accusations against another, for his man Frost tould him that his daughter was begotten with child by him: that this was the reporte at the last Assizes. Frost being served with a Subpoena, he said he would talke with his master and consider of it; and a message was sent by Mr Travers that she should stand stronglie in it, and it should be well enough. Mr Pecke the Vicar and preacher of Colhampton came to the said Katherine lyinge in childbed the day after she was delivered of her childe, being the 19th day of Sept. He was her Pastor, and hearing that she did accuse her master the Deane of Exeter he thought good to aske her of it, and she said first it was her master, but being put to it, if Christ should come into the chamber and aske her the question, Who was the father of the childe. Whom would you name, What would you sale? she answered I hope I should speake the truth. That presentlie after the Midwife mre Din-ham talked with her, but after she had donne with her he asked...