RALEIGH--The king desires nothing but the knowledge of the truth, and would have no advantage taken by severity of the law. If ever we had a gracious king, now we have; I hope, as he is, such are his ministers. If there be but a trial of five marks at Common Law, a witness must be deposed. Good my lords, let my Accuser come face to face, and be deposed. LORD CHIEF-JUSTICE--You have no law for it: God forbid any man should accuse himself upon his oath! ATTORNEY--The law presumes, a man will not accuse himself to accuse another. You are an odious man, for Cobham thinks his cause the worse that you are in it. Now you shall hear of some stirs to be raised in Scotland. _Part of Copley's Examination._ 'Also Watson told me, that a special person told him, that Aremberg offered to him 1000 crowns to be in that action; and that Brook said, the stirs in Scotland came out of Raleigh's head.' RALEIGH--Brook hath been taught his Lesson. LORD HENRY HOWARD--This examination was taken before. Did I teach him his lesson? RALEIGH--I protest before God, I meant it not by any privy-counsellor; but because money is scant, he will juggle on both sides. _Raleigh's Examination._ 'The way to invade England, were to begin with Stirs in Scotland.' RALEIGH--I think so still: I have spoken it to divers of the lords of the Council, by way of discourse and opinion. ATTORNEY--Now let us come to those words, 'of destroying the king and his cubs.' RALEIGH--O barbarous! If they, like unnatural villains, should use those words, shall I be charged with them? I will not hear it; I was never any Plotter with them against my country, I was never false to the crown of England. I have spent 4000 pounds of my own against the Spanish Faction, for the good of my country. Do you bring the words of these hellish spiders, Clark, Watson, and others against me? ATTORNEY--Thou hast a Spanish heart, and thyself art a Spider of Hell; for thou confesseth the king to be a most sweet and gracious prince, and yet hast conspired against him. _Watson's Examination read._ 'He said, that George Brook told him twice, That his brother, the lord Cobham, said to him, that you are but on the bye, but Raleigh and I are on the main.' _Brook's Examination read._ 'Being asked what was meant by this Jargon, the Bye and the Main? he said, That the lord Cobham told him, that Grey and others were in the Bye, he and Raleigh were on the Main. Being asked, what exposition his brother made of these words? He said, he is loath to repeat it. And after saith, by the Main was meant the taking away of the king and his issue; and thinks on his conscience, it was infused into his brother's head by Raleigh.' _Cobham's Examination read._