The speech of the Earl of Argyle at his trial on the 12th of December, 1681 Argyll, Archibald Campbell, Earl of, 1629-1685. 1682 Approx. 8 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2003-11 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A25800 Wing A3678 ESTC R9109 11658255 ocm 11658255 48006 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Trials (Treason) -- Great Britain. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. 2003-04 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2003-05 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2003-08 Judith Siefring Sampled and proofread 2003-08 Judith Siefring Text and markup reviewed and edited 2003-10 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion THE SPEECH OF THE Earl of ARGYLE AT HIS TRIAL On the 12th . of December 1681. My Lord Iustice General and Remanent Honourable Lords of Iusticiary I Look upon it as the undoubted Privilege of the meanest , Subject , to explain his own words in the most benign Sense . And even when Persons are under an evil Character , the misconstruction of words , in themselves not ill , can only amount to Presumption or Aggravation , and not a Crime . But it is strangely alledged ( as well as impossible to make any that knows me believe ) that I could intend anything , but what was honest and honourable , suitable to the Principles of my Religion and Loyalty , though I did not explain my self at all . My Lord , pray be not offended , that I take up a little of your time to tell you , I have from my youth made it my business to serve his Majesty faithfully ; and have constantly to my power , appeared in his service , especially in all times of difficulty ; and have never joyned , nor complied with any Interest or Party , contrary to his Majesties Authority , but have all along served him in his own way , without a frown from his Majesty these thirty years . As soon as I passed the Schools and Colledges , I went to travel to France and Italy in the beginning of the year 1647 and continued abroad till the end of the year 1649. My first appearance in the World , was to serve his Majesty , as Collonel of his Foot-guard ; and though at that time all the Commissions were given by the then Parliament , yet I would not serve without a Commission from his Majesty , which I have still the Honour to have by me . After the misfortune of Worcester , I continued in Arms for his Majesties service , when Scotland was overrun with the Usurpers , and was alone with some of my Friends in Arms , in the year 1652. and did then keep up some appearance of Opposition to them by taking several of the Castles they had garisoned in Argyle-shire ; and taking and killing three hundred of them in one day . After which , I joyned with those his Majesty had Commissioned , and stood out to the last , till the Earl of Middleton his Majesties Liuetenent General gave me order to capitulate , which I did without any other engagement to the Rebels , but bail to live peaceably ; and did at my capitulating , relieve several Prisoners by exchange , whereof my Lord Granard out of the Castle of Edenborough was one . It is not well known that I was imprisoned by the Usurpers , who was so jealous of me , that contrary to their faith , they seized on me , and kept me from Prison to Prison , till his Majesties happy Restauration , only because I would not engage not to serve him , though there was no Oath required ? I do with all Gratitude acknowledge his Majesties Bounty and Royal Favours to me when I was pursued before the Parliament in the year 1662. His Majesty was graciously pleased not to send me down in any opprobrious way , but upon a bare verbal Bail , upon which I came down Post , and presented my self a fortnight before the time ; and having satisfied his Majesty at that time , of my entire Loyalty , I did not offer to plead by Advocates , and his Majesty was not only pleased to pardon my life , and to restore me to a Title and Fortune , but to put me in trust in his Service in the most eminent Judicatories of the Kingdom , and to heap Favours upon me beyond whatever I did , or can deserve , though I hope his Majesty hath always found me faithful and thankful , and ready to bestow all I have , or can have , for his Service ; and I hope he never had , nor never shall have ground to repent any Favour he hath done me : If I were now guilty of the four Crimes libelled , I should think my self a great Villian . In the Prosecution of the Story of my Life in the year 1666 , when the Rebellion broke out , that was repressed at Pentland Hills , upon a bare Advertisement from the now Lord Archbishop St. Andrews , without any order either from the Council or General , the intercourse being stopped , did I not bring together about two thousand men , and sent a Gentleman to General Dailyel , offering to joyn with him , if the Rebellion had not presently been happily crushed ? And when I met with considerable trouble from my Neighbours rebelliously in Arms , and had Commissions both in publick and private accounts , have I not carried dutifully to his Majesty , and done what was commanded with a just Moderation , which I can prove under the Hands of mine Enemies , and by many infallible Demonstrations ? Pardon me yet a few words . Did I not in this present Parliament shew my readiness to serve His Majesty and the Royal Family in asserting vigorously the Lineal Legal Succession of the Crown , and had a care to have it expressed in the Commissions of the Shires and Boroughs in which I had interest ? Was I not for offering proper supplies to His Majesty and his Successor ? And did I not concur to bind the Landlords for their Tenants , though I was mainly concerned ? And have I not always keep'd my Tenants in obedience to His Majesty ? I say all this , not to arrogate any thing to my self for doing what I was in Honour and Duty bound to his Majesty ; But if after all this , upon no other ground , but words that were spoken in absolute Innocence , and without the least design , except for clearing my own Conscience , and that are not capable of the ill sense wrested from them by the Libel , I should be further troubled , what assurance can any of the greatest Quality , Trust , or Innocence have , that they are secure , especially considering , that so many scruples have been started , as all know , not only by many of the Orthodox Clergy , but by whole Presbyteries , Synods , and some Bishops , which were thought so considerable , that an eminent Bishop did take the pains to write a Treatise ( which was read in Council , and allowed to be Printed , and a Copy given to me ) , which contains expressions that may be stretched to a worse sense than I am charged for . Have I not shewed my Zeal to all the ends of the Test ? How then can it be imagined , that I have any sinister design in any thing that I have said ? If I had done any thing contrary to the whole course of my Life , which I hope shall not be found , yet one Act might pretend to be excused by a Habit. But nothing being questioned but the sense of words misconstrued to the greatest beight , and stretched to imaginary inclinations , quite contrary to my scope and design ; and so far contrary , not only to my Sense , but Principles , Interest and Duty , that I hope my Lord Advocate will think he hath gone too far in this Process , and say plainly what he knows to be true by his acquaintance with me , both in publick and private , that I am neither Papist nor Phanatick , but am truly Loyal in my Principles and Practice . The hearing of this Libel would trouble me beyond most of the Sufferings of my Life , if my Innocence did not support me , and the hopes of being vindicated of this and other calumnies before this publick and Noble Auditory . I leave my Defences to these Gentlemen that plead for me : They know my Innocence , and how groundless that Libel is . I shall only say , As my Life has been most of it spent in serving and suffering for his Majesty , so whatever be the event of this process , I resolve , while I breathe , to be loyal and faithful to his Majesty ; and whether I live publickly or in obscurity , my head , my heart , nor my hand , shall never be wanting where I can be useful to his Majesties service , and while I live , and when I die , I shall pray , that God Almighty would bless His Majesty with a long , happy and prosperous Reign , and that the Lineal Legal Successors of the Crown , may continue Monarchs over all His Majesties Dominions , and be Defenders of the true Primitive Christian Apostolick Catholick Protestant Religion , while Sun and Moon endure . LONDON : Printed for Richard Ianeway , in Queens-head-Alley in Pater-noster-Row . 1682