The Tryal of Henry, Baron Delamere, For High-Treason, In Westminster-Hall, the 14th Day of January, 1685

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Title continues: "Before the Right Honourable George Lord Jeffreys, Baron of Wemm, Lord High Chancellour of England, Constituted Lord High Steward on that Occasion. On which Day, a fter a full Hearing, the Lord Delamere was Acquitted from all Matters laid to his Charge." Delamere was indicted as a participant in Monmouth's rebellion, the charge being that he travelled secretly to Cheshire to incite a rising in the north of England. While Delamere is thought to have sympathized with Monmouth's designs, he was able to explain his journey as a visit to a sick child. Show more