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London, England, 1817-10-27 00:00:00

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VAUGHAN.

I live at GreenvVich, in the, parish of
this county ; I am an • engineer,- in the employ-
!tient of Mr. Jessop, of Butterley Works. On the
morning of the Bth of June, about eleven or
twelve o'clock ,1 went 'to. the White nurse, kept
!.).y Mrs. Wcightman ;. I went into the kitchen
first, and afterwarils went into- the -parlour, upon
being told by Mrs. Weightman .that there were
two men from Butterley there that I knew. • I and
ft man named Elsden,.•who.accompanied me, went
into the room. •We found about twenty persons

theie, amongst whom were John Coke,• Maid!)
and William Turner, john 'and Robert Moore,
Ormond Booth, George Weightmon, and two
others of the name of Welglittnan, brothers.
There was also another man there ranted M'Kes-
sick. Brandreth, the,-prisoner., .was there ; a map
was hid out before him, and he was pointing out

the plaices to which the party. who were with bitn
were to go ; the men were taild.rlg together. There
was some poetry that Brandrcth read, and was to

lis effect

" Every man his slcill mnst try,
He-must turn ont, ,Thdeny t
soldier must he dreint,
Ile must turn out, and 6,.:ht- fikbread;
The time is come, you -plaili;ST ti C,
When Governulent .opposed- must be."

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;The men said, ("film no gUou could be done
until the time was that thev•h.:ll overthrown the
Government." . They said they had lio•doubt they
ihoult! succeed in what they were gulag. tU no.—!-
They.said that every village.; and every part about
" must kill their own vermin." No explmna-

lion lens then given as to what whs meant by. the
'vont "vermin:" hut afterwartlS they said, 4 he first
place they were to go to from thence was Wang.
field, and they were to set a bundle of straw on
fire before Colonel Halton's door, a Magistrate of

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this county ; that when he cattle out, on the
straw taking fire; they would shoot him. The
Sheffield and, Chesterfield people were to meet
them at Burterley. When they got to the latter
place they were to kill Mr. Jessop, the proprie-
tor of the works ; Mr. Goodwin, the manager;
and Mr. Ragg, also employed in. those works.--
When these persons were put to death, the insure
gents were to take possession of BUtterley works:
They were to make their own iron at the works,
when they were taken. Williatif Turner then pro.
(reed a p which was delivered to a person
who sat by him. It was stated in Brandreth's
presence bow many guns every man bad in the
parish of Wingfield. Turner said the Wingfield

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men were the best met, becatise they had more
guns than the Ripley men. He said they had a
parcel of pikes to the number of forty, in a stone
quarry ; which prikes were for the purpose of
protecting them against those who obstructed or
attacked them. There was an agreement that all •
'were to meet at ten o'ekek the next 'night at
Wingfield, to go, as Brandreth said, to Notting-
ham. It was said by the prisoner that they were
to go to Nottingham to take the place, and that
the inbabitartts of that town. were to join them ;
every man was to have plenty of rum, and IOU
guineas each ; they were to go down the river
Trent on a journey of pleasure, when they got to
Nottingham ; GeOrge Wcightman, stn. was to
go' to Nottingham to see how matters went on ;
the expense of his journey was to be collected in
the room. Brandreth said he wanted a barrel of
gunpowder to learn the men how to make car-
tridges ; there was a barrel of gunpowder which
the prisoner wished to have produced ; ,it was said
that there were plenty of charches on the road that
they
,might get lead from ; this was said by -the.'
prisoner, who added, that there would be no good
done till Gtivernment was overthrown. was at
the White Horse from 12 to 4 ; during' that time
Brandreth was the leader there, and Tomer used
to fly to him when he wanted any thing.. The
number of the company present did not exceed.2o.,
but some -came in and went out. occasionally.•-•,--
The mo-tt,;as often produced; and handed about
the room, 'to spew the'places that Brandreth had
pricked out with a pin, and marked with crosses
'on the back of it. Brandreth said there was ItO
doubt they should succeed in what they were .go.-
ing to undertake. Brandreth and J. Moore talked
seeretly,_but I did not know what they said. .
CrosseXamined • by .M 7-• Duzatux.N.,-7-,1, was there
four hours. I was- a • constable. at • that time.---
Twenty was the grcatrst number of persons as-
sembled there at one time,' Martin, the last. Wi-
tness, .went away, half an hour. before me.. The
prisoner did not leave the room more than once
'or twice. He left the recim• twice ; but he .did
not stay longer than to get a drop of something.
Turner, on these occasions, asked where the pd.
soner was; but I don't:know whether Martin an-

"Iffiteetetthe-Atieittoli.' The pritottirlifltslseplitit
'when it tots said that "there were forty pikes:ill n
'stout tiltiarry7 ditt`not iotorrn a Magisfrate-iif
'these prtsceeding,s. Martin and I told 'thettllhat
there-were cottstahles in the room, and they shad
-berter Ihi tind wt litev said. They seemed th'say
that they wotilA put Martin and 4 up the chimney.,
*The prlsouertirrearened to kill any one that ina,cra;
any tlibet“sine of them. I was afraid to divulge'
any thing,,.heceose I..was,ltaillY frightened. 'flue
place 'teas. Popt4ous
• liOnse tvas by the rii.gr site.., auct n:J.ch- tretvient,6t.,
-but the men said t!i atth'irY did not tZeep any thing
sk.cret that They ther.
AVeighttnan that went During•
Ilie'time, Mat tin staid, I had pn,gpportunity. of
all that ,
Re7eiaihiiied by Mr, Serjedni VitudE4AN.—The
room would not hold more than2o people,
y6son that indneed •13failtfretit to
.threaten any owe
-)trlio divulged any:thiyie, about tha.t meeting was
because 1 and Martin iveie strangers. 1 had
vnlp been made. a special Cmiitable two days. The
•Tetison Brandreth smi (bit' he did not make any
'thing secret was, becalise 'e'very body would be
obliged to 'rise :and join them. . •
-4—Stitemax, examined, by Mr.. 'CLARKS, King s
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Coun6el.•

--tived.at South ‘Vingfield in June last ; lodged
With Joseph, lion' li"; was at his door on Thursday
• •:fnight the 9th• of June, at about half-past eight ;
-iftw Brandreth there`; George• Weightman *as
..with him; asked .:them where they were going ?
Prantireth said, to an old barn
.tip in the fields, artd
added, that there was a meeting there of Crich,
rentridge,- Wingfield and -Alfretom parishes..—
There were arms and ammunition, and more would
' be, taken'pn theyway as they scent CO Nottingham.
ba-nd- of music .etas to inet Mein; ab well'as
'-,thousands more Who wereron•Nottingham Forest.'
•iVitness'asked them 'they must do for provi-
-Sions When so many thousands were gthered to-
Ort;e:r rHe said there miald be breadand beef;
snit half 'pin't -of rnrn"•fOr 'eachr man. • Witness
then'asked`whatould beComeof the Women and
• Chi-I,lre'n`? Ele said there "would he a •Pl'ovisi•onal
Government -ent' do•wo to relieve the wires and
ehihlren of thwe who 'acre going aWay.• An 'Old,
'Wwrianclapped l
tiiin On the shoulder and said, my
lad, we have got.a lti agiSti•ate bete ; he said, you
will have it differen t'opelhat4lll allo,w yOu plenty.
On further cO•tiveratiO'n., Ilrandieth said, khat
'4Eniiland',' Ireland, and France 'were to rise that
.night. and that elOodrini'• men woold 'come from
'the north And sweep all before . them., 'and. every
niap,lhat would. wotilil be 0100)110 'the
IVitness said, if they did ri,e the
sltip-
'ping wnaild comer-and' heat them all. G. Wei;r !a-
vian then said, Crime along, 1 ant 4ready half
an hour too late ", Ilrandreth said to ‘rrituess,
" Come along'kvithats, aiin you shall'Ove a good
gnu ;"—he did not •go with them, and they went
away towards thetarn. • -- • •••
Cross eraijaned by .4*. Crtriss.tsTever knew the
'l-iiisi3iiCr" before, 'aiad 'yet he anwerek4 all the noes-
lions that were pnt.ti) him; 'Witness did'oot think
,ol,g(iing lie'iliongkt' he must be either
deliOtr'or'diadrtolthi-uk or Such things ; he slitV no
int Are of trier till 'he was in cuSioff.
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.T.Ho*As TURNER, arconiikOd by Mr. GURNIIY•
.Was apprehended-on this htisines*, atitt.rettodin.
ell in custody ever since. Previous, ro being
'apprehended-, he lived at. South Wingfield ‘',v:irh
his father, he was a frame,work•knitter-., tie w-us
at Smith, Wingfield on the
.9th of Jape.. He left
Itlilathees house a little before nine, he was.Re-
-entirpanied•by Samuel Ludlam and John,Walker.
wett to the trneetippliowse.,, close
.to
Halton's gates; saw Turner, George
IVeightman, anal a strange man, 200 or 300. yards•
from-the village. This strange peen he afterwards
fkinntl to be the Nottingham Captain—the prisoner
was the•man. They were all three armed with
gulls. When witness joined them, they an went
together to HOnt'S barn, in a field of ,Colonel`
Hatton's. iitiore rthey•went there, William Tor-

ner wits loading his. gun with a bullet,! .George
NVe m said, Come along, I expect. an_ en-