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hA-S.
Tor 'he prosslution. In his charge d.s-y
60 mat the punishment, prescribed BY law
against traitors, shouidsbe inflicted on Nv H."
Juan Escoiquiz aud The duke del Inf.o,a
90 /; and that q more signal puuish,n, :,
should be inflicted on HE matoois ~
Ayefbe, count de Orgas, aud other mi
soners; but the eleven Judges, ses;oa
shat Dolhlng had been proven sgains, aoS
or those who had been araigned forr.
crime so a,rocious as was that expressl,,
10 the decrees Of 2O.h Oci. ADD sib NJ.
nor had any hing appeared which could
justly the slightest suspicion, nor eyeo
the shadow OF proof that any design or
astemps had been contemplated en6er q
galnst the life or throne Of his msias,y
they with unanimous censent decreeo and
snbscrlbedthe sentence. and circular l.,.
Ter, whereof here follow the coplcs.
SENTENCE.
at the royal palace of St. Lorenzo, on the
Arias Antonio Mon, deacon anu TEMPORARY
president OF the council, &c.-(liere to,ioss
the LANES of the members already Expressed
members of the royal council, appointed br
his majesty for the trial of those persons INV
confined Tor the occurrences which took place
relative TO the most serene prince of Astmi.
as (: having attended to the proceedings. in
this cause, together with the accusation bro't
by D. Simon de VEGAS, eldest member the
council, and acting as his majesty's attorney
by royal proclamation, in the decree 5Otb Of
November, wherein he attempts to impiicafe
d.. Juan Escoiquiz, arch deacon OF AIcaraz.
disnitary OF the church of Toledo, and n.
duke del lD.antaeo, is traitors, and reonires
TINT the punishment is provided by the lev de
partlda moreover, that a more sisDa M.
nlsllmcnt take place on the persons Of the
count de Orgaz, marquis de Ayexbs, Andre,
Casana, ID. Josef Gonzalez Manriaue, Pedro
CALICO, and Fernando Soldas, now prisoners,
fer inhdelity in>the exercise OF their respec.
tive Offices; and having, in like manner, At.
tended 10 til respective defences and reDre.
sensations.
1t IS the unanimous opinion of the tribunal
that charges In the accusation bro't forward
by the attorney Tor the crown, are ground.
less ard unsupported 1t is therefore decreed
that the Aforesaid persons, there the names
o: the accused are reiteratcdj be absolyed and
are hefc5y absolved, and are to be forthwith
set Of liberty. together with such others as are
In Confinement on the like charge, although
.thet be not named in the final accusation-
Commanding that the confinement suffered
byfhem, shall hot at present, nor at any fu.
sule pefiod, prove prejudicisl to the honora-
big lame winch they enjoyed previous to their
arrest. nor SHAH il impede the exercise and
,tntnuance Ill tic Offices previously occupied
bl them, nor exclude them floh the favor
and protection TO which the unaits rbir ius.
tice and ciemency of ther sovereign I, ,reto-
fore, might have, considered them entits=d.
Ordered 70 be published and posted up at III
usual places IN vlrue OF the decree OF Soth
October, 1907, &c &c.
Here follow ts names o. the Judges, &c
SIRE,
The presidnt Of the council transmits the
proceedingsn the case instituted against the
persons cf1hne;l for the occurrences relative
to the nice of hsWrias, together with the
septen- pronounced on this OCCASION in vir-
tue @ tae authority vested by your M lesty
IN ssd trlbulai.-It is the wish of this body
tht ,se same may meet with your royal ap.
,obatlon.
Z San Lorenzo, Jan. 20.
Published BY order of his majesty.