The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-11-11
mo 70.
TRIAL OF WA. RALEIGH.

FL 1Ht lpilphlns splrlitu hIdfnhlie shtfch"
part of The trial Of Sir Walter Rsleigh,wn
extract from Blishtrd Ambition,p a n",rt
lately publ he'd III I.uud"n. The yulgp
huIl ,ng insolenc. of toke then only Al
tornry General, is disgusting .p. einrn III
the nannrr in which justice was Al that
time dispensed In England. II Il bsllcvrd
Ia be- historically correct. The trial has
nearly drawn In a CLOSE, aud Raleigh con.
linucs IL protest his innocence with great
spni AID c"lleciednrss of MUD.
Sir Waiter Raleigh interrupted him, say
Iug, You 30 me wrong my nasier.'
"toke did not drgn To reply Otherwise
than by saying, Thou art the most vile
and rNrrrablr traitor that ever lived"
Iuu speak ihdiscre,tly, balbafously.
and unri,il, - SAID Rbl,,gh.
To winch Coke reph,d d, i want words
sufficient To express thy vigorous trea-
sons"
! think you want words indeed" re-
rltU Raleigh, +" for )ou have spoken one
tang hall u dozen times"
| Thou art an od'ous fellow exclaimed
Coke, "lhy nam. ~ hateful 10 all the realm
OF England for thy pride"
at will ~ ns.'l 10 prove measuring cast
b"Necn yeu and me, Mr.. Attorney,' SAID
| Raleigh.
"1here never lived n vilrr viper upon
the fare of the earth THAR thou,' retorted
Coke, taking nj the sa,nt time from his
pocket, II letter from Lord Cobhnm,m here
IN he accused Raleigh III having be.n the
origin of his ruin.
! You have heard strange tale Of n
strange man, said Raleigh, WHEN The At
tornry General finished, nov, hc thinks
he hath matter enough Ia destroy me but
the king and NIL Of you shall witness, by our
deaths, which WAS the ruin of the either. 1
bid poor fellow throw In u letter In his
window, written for this purpose, You
ynoW you have undons me, nov WRITE three
lines Ia Justify me- IN this will die. He
hath done mc wrong"
1.-THE chief Justice Popham, who had
prescr, ed M extraordinary sllenc. for some
time, now spokr, asking the prinoner--
" But what say you of the letter, and tho
pension of fifteen hundred n year ~
~ say thnt Gotham is base, dishonora-
Bile poor soul, - answered Raleigh
Is he base % rctorted Coke, /" return
Il in thy throat on his bchnlf but for thee.
he had been n good subject"
The Lord Chief Justice wasiaso of this
opinion, for he backed the Attorney Gent,
raj by declaring to Raleigh a perceive
you are nnt 50 CLEAR a man as you have
protested all this while, for you should
have discovered these matters 10 the
King"
Raleigh, who had been interrupted when,
h" declared that M had employed poor
fellow TO throw u letter in at Lord Cob
hnm's window, asking him to write three
lines to justify him, now pullrda letter out
Of his pocket, which Lord Cobham had
written TO him, purely jusiifcatory and
looking Lord Cecil in the face, desired his
Lordship To read il, because be- alone knew
Lord Cobham's hand.
Cecil took the letter, aCknou lodged il To-
be the writing of Lord Gotham, and read
rs follows: Seeing myself so near my
end, for the discharges Of my conscience.
and freeing myself from your blood " hich-
else would cry vengeance against Inc, pro-
test upon my salvation, never practissd
by Spain, with your procurement God 40
comfort me In my affection, rs you are n 4.
true SUBJECT for amy thing know. | will :
say as Daniel, puruS Srm Sdrguine hujsS:-
SO God have mercy upon my soul as
know Of no treason by yoti.o
The commissioners looked in eath oths-
cr's faces, and appeared chop.fallen tiIe .
Attorney General whispered To Setjuant-1
Philips, re adjusted his gown anti was pre- q.
pairing TO speak, when Raleigh exclaimed. .
Now, wonder how many souls this boor--
man hath lie damns ont in this letter and
another in that"
The " hole court, Judges, commissioners 81,
counsel, and The spectators, who were no -.-
merous and of noble blood, now stemed
much agilaled, aud, 10 an Indifferent person, .
the prisoners aoqniltal would have been
manifest especial, -. the Attorney Gene
raj closed his case, by alleging "that Lord
C0bham's last letter had been politically
and cunningly urged from him, and that the ,
first was simply the truth" and lest il
should seem Doubtful that the first letter
was drawn from Lord Gotham by promise
OF mercy or hope Of favor; the Lord Chief
Justice, DESTROYS that the jury might be sa-
tisied therein, demanded a confederation
Of this matter; phercupon the Earl of De-
'onsnre declared, that the same WAS mere
y voluntary, and not extracted from Lord
Chbham upon any hopes or promise ofpar-
don.
This was the last evidence offered the,
prisoner bad defended himself, the Chief
Justice had summed up, aud marshaa
was sworn 10 keep the jury private. They
departed and siald not a quarter of an
hour, but returned, and gave their verdict
GClLTY.*
Coke, uHbse unseemiy and outrageou, rio
iencf 'n conducting The prosecution against Ea-
leigh, stump'him one ofthe most infamous tools
thm erer serrtdh e pHrpOse Of tyrannic pouey,
no sooatt heard the ronriciion pronounced, has
he srciaimed, " .Now shah Jesus Christ be glo.
ifcd"