charge all along, or at the mighty weight of the defence, though the accusers themselves had bin men of repute and probity. For, after a sober and close consideration (to which nothing can more conduce than an Abstract, or Compendium) what have they lay'd at the dores of Catholicks, that, by its monstrous and disagreeing parts, shows not it self to be wholly vain and chimerical?_ Et in alio loco ejusdem libri continetur prout sequitur, _There is not one Witness against us, who has not either bin a most Profligated Wretch, by the unanimous Consent of all that knew him, or given at least Prognosticks by his Poverty or Temper, that the first Opportunity would infallibly make him so._ In magnum vilipendium scandalum et contemptum testium dicti domini regis versus proditores prædictos in contemptum dicti domini regis et gubernationis suæ ac legum suarum, in malum exemplum omnium aliorum in tali casu delinquentium, ac contra pacem dicti domini regis nunc, coronam et dignitatem suas &c. 244. The Weekly Packet of Advice from Rome, or the History of Popery. August 1, 1679. For publishing this periodical Henry Carr was tried at the Guildhall, London, in 1680, and found guilty. The following is a copy of the information against him:-- Londonia Scilicet--Memorandum quod Samuelis Astry armiger coronator et attornatus domini regis in curia ipsius domini regis coram ipso rege qui pro eodem domino rege in hac parte sequitur in propria persona sua venit hic in curiam dicti domini regis coram ipso apud Westmonasterium die Mercurii proximo post octabas Purificationis Beatæ Mariæ Virginis isto eodem termino et pro eodem domino rege dat curiæ hic intelligi et informari quod cum quædam designatio anglice _a plott_ proditoriæ conspirationis nuper habita fuit infra hoc regnum Angliæ inter diversos falsos proditores hujus regni Angliæ ad interficiendum et murdrandum dominum nostrum Carolum Secundum supremum dominum suum et gubernationem hujus regni Angliæ et sinceram Dei religionem infra hoc regnum Angliæ bene et pie stabilitatam subvertere et distruere et Romanam religionem infra hoc regnum Angliæ inducere cumque etiam diversi proditores pro alta proditione prædicta legittimo modo convicti et attincti fuerunt et aliæ personæ pro alta proditione prædicta per debitam legis formam triati et acquetati fuerunt quidam tamen Henricus Carre de parochia Sancti Sepulchri Londoniæ generosus præmissorum non ignarus sed machinans et malitiose intendens gubernationem dicti domini regis hujus regni sui Angliæ et administrationem justitiæ in eodem regno scandalizare et in odium et contemptum ducere primo die Augusti anno regni dicti domini regis nunc tricesimo primo apud parochiam Sancti Sepulchri Londoniæ prædictæ quoddam falsum scandalosum et malitiosum librum intitulatum _The weekly Pacquet of Advice from Rome or the History of Popery_ malitiose et illicite