607. Proceedings in the Court of Kings-Bench of the Kingdom of Ireland, against WILLIAM JACKSON, Clerk, on an Indictment charging him with High Treason : :34 & 35 GEORGE III. A. D. 1794, 1795., Court of Kings Bench, Dublin. Monday, June 2, 1794. MR. MNALLY, on the part of the rev. William Jackson, a P,riAoner in his Olajdtks gaol or Newgite, moved the Court, that Mr. From the notes of W. ItidgeWay, Wil-, Liam Lapp, and Jahn Sehoales,eSqrs. Barristers at Law. Keane, .the prisoners agent, might have at- -cogs to tie prisoner; for the purpose of receiving instrtietiong-to prepare for Hs defence, Mr. lacksOn was committed upon the 28th of April, 179V,"by virtue be 0 warrant front lord Cionthell; Chief linstice of the Kings-bench, Upon a charg1e Of high treason; Mr. Beane Was refused access to Mr: Jackson, Yilio was denied the nge Ot pen, ink-, and paper, Swears he is informed and be- " 785; .for High Treason. Mr. Attorney General. I have no objection that every reasonable access should be had to the prisoner ; but care must be taken that no improper use be made of it. The constant practice here and in England is, to admit of access at reasonable times ; but persons are not to go in or come out without being searched, if necessary, so as that no opportunity be given of conveying instruments that might assist an escape, and also that no communications may be had with the kings enemies, that being the charge against the prisoner, that he communicated with the kings enemies for the purpose of levying war against this kingdom. The counsel for the prisoner being satisfied with this declaration of Mr. Attorney General, took nothing by the motion. Monday, 30111 June, 1794. A bill of indictment having been preferred against the rev. William Jackson, before the term grand jury for the city of Dublin, and they having returned it a true bill, Mr. Jackson was this (lay brought to the bar of the court of Kings-bench, and having prayed that counsel might be assigned him, be was desired by the Court to name his counsel; he named John Philpot Curran and George Ponsonby, esqrs. two of his majestys counsel, who were assigned by the Court to be counsel for the prisoner. Clerk of the Crown. William Jackson, hold up your right hand. Mr. Jackson accordingly held up his right hand, and was arraigned upon the following indictment : County of the City / " The jurors for our lord of Dublin, to wit. S the king upon their oath present, that an open and public war on the third day of April, in the thirty-fourth year of the reign of our lord George the third, by the grace of God, of Great. Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth, and long before, and ever since, hitherto by land and by sea, was, and yet is carried on and prosecuted by the persons exercising the powers of government in France against our most serene, illustrious, and excellent prince, our said lord the now king; and that William Jackson, late of the parish of St. Andrew, in the city of Dublin, and county of the said city, Clerk, a subject of our said lord the king, of his kingdom of Ireland, well knowing the premises, lbut not having the fear of God in his heart, nor weighing the duty of his alle giance, and being moved and seduced by the instigation of the devil, as a false traitor against our said lord the now king, his supreme, true, lawful and undoubted lord, the cordial love and true and due obedience which every true and dutiful subject of our said present sovereign lord the king towards him our said lord the king should bear, wholly withdrawing, and contriving and with all his trength intending the peace and common VOL. 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I). 1794. j_78G tranquillity of this kingdom of Ireland to disquiet, molest, and disturb, and the government of our said present sovereign lord the king of this kingdom of Ireland to change, subvert and alter, and our said lord the king from the royal state, title, honour, power, imperial crown, and government of this his kingdom of Ireland to depose and deprive, and our said lord the present king to death and final destruction to bring and put, he the said William Jackson, on the said third day of April, in the said thirty-fourth year of the reign of our said lord the king, and on divers other days and times, as well before as after that day, at the parish of St. Andrew aforesaid, in the city of Dublin aforesaid, and county of the said city, with force and arms. falsely, wickedly and traitorously, did compass, imagine and intend the said le.-d the king, then and there his supreme, true and lawful lord, of and from the royal state, crown, title, power, and government of this his realm of Ireland, to depose and wholly deprive, and the same lord the king to kill and bring and put to death: and that to fulfil, perfect and . bring to effect his most evil and wicked treason, and treasonable imaginations and corn-passings aforesaid, he the said William Jackson, as such false traitor as aforesaid, during the said war between our said lord the king,, and the said persons exercising the powers of government in France, to wit, on the third day of April, in the thirty-fourth year afore said, at the parish of St. Andrew aforesaid, in the city and county of the city of Dublin aforesaid, with force and arms, falsely, maliciously and traitorously did come to and land in this kingdom of Ireland, that is to say, at Dublin aforesaid, for the purpose of procuring and obtaining information and accounts of; and concerning the situations and dispositions of the subjects of our said lord the king of his kingdom of Ireland, and of sending and causing to be sent such information and accounts. to the said persons exercising the powers of government in France, and being enemies of our said lord the king as aforesaid, with intent to aid and assist the said enemies of our said lord the king, against our said lord the king in the war aforesaid : And that afterwards and during the said war between our said lord the king and the said persons exercising the powers of government in France, to wit, on the twenty-first day of April in the said thirty-fourth year of the reign of our said lord the king, and on divers other days, as well before as after that day, with force and arms, at the parish of St. Andrew aforesaid, in the city and county of the city of Dublin aforesaid, the said William Jackson, as such false traitor as aforesaid, in further prosecution of his treason and treasonable purposes aforesaid, did, with divers other false traitors, whose names are to the said jurors unknown, falsely, wickedly, and traitorously meet, propose, consult, conspire, confederate and agree to raise, levy and make insurrection; 3 I: 787] 34 GEORGE Trial (rf the Rev. William halm [788 rebellion, and war within this kingdom of Ireland, against our said lord the king, and to cause, procure, and incite the said persons exercising the powers of government in France, being enemies of our said lord the king as aforesaid, to invade this kingdom of Ireland with ships and armed men, and to carry on the said war against our said lord the king, within this kingdom of Ireland. And that during the said war between our said lord the king and the said persons exercising the powers of government in France, to wit, on the said twenty-first day of April, in the thirty-fourth year aforesaid, at the parish of St Andrew aforesaid, in the city and county of the city of Dublin aforesaid, the said William Jackson, as such false traitor as aforesaid, and in further prosecution of his treason and treasonable purposes aforesaid, with force and arms, falsely, wickedly and traitorously did incite, exhort and counsel, and as far as in him lay, endeavour to move and persuade one Theobald Wolfe Tone to travel and go into parts beyond the seas to represent to the said persons exercising the powers of government in France, and being enemies of our said lord the king as aforesaid, that divers subjects of our said lord the king of his kingdom of Ireland were dissatisfied with the government of our said lord the king of his kingdom of Ireland, and to incite, move, and persuade the said persons exercising the powers of government in France, and being enemies of our said lord the king, to invade the kingdom of Ireland, and to raise and make war therein against our said lord the king, and that during the said war between the said lord the king and the said persons exercising the powers of government in France, to wit, on the same day and year last aforesaid, and on divers other days as well before as after the said last mentioned day, at the parish of St. Andrew aforesaid, in the city and county of the city of Dublin aforesaid, the said William Jackson as such false traitor as aforesaid, in further prosecution of his treason and treasonable purposes, with force and arms, falsely, wickedly, and traitorously did consult, combine, conspire, confederate, and agree with divers other persons whose names are to the said jurors unknown, to procure and provide a person to travel and go into parts beyond the seas to represent to the said persons exercising the powers of government in France, and being enemies of our said lord the king as aforesaid, that divers subjects of our said lord the king of his kingdom of Ireland were dissatisfied with the government of our said lord the king of his kingdom of Ireland, and to incite, move, and persuade the said persons exercising the powers ofgovernment in France, and being enemies of our said lord the king to invade this kingdom of Ireland, and to raise and make war therein against our said load the king : And that during the said war between our said lord the king and the persons exercising the powers of goYerinnent in France, to wit, on the same day and year last aforesaid, and on divers other days, as well before the said last mentioned day as after, at the parish of St. Andrew aforesaid, in the city and county of the city of Dublin aforesaid, the said William...
