he would find Raleigh and take counsel
with him as to how to distribute Aremberg's bribe. On the same day
Cobham told his brother Brook of all these treasons, and persuaded him
to assent to them; afterwards Cobham and Brook spoke these words, 'That
there would never be a good world in England till the King (meaning our
sovereign lord) and his cubs (meaning his royal issue) were taken away.'
Further Raleigh published a book to Cobham, written against the title of
the King, and Cobham published the same book to Brook. Further, Cobham,
on the 14th of June, at Raleigh's instigation, moved Brook to incite
Lady Arabella to write the letters as aforesaid. Also on the 17th of
June Cobham, at Raleigh's instigation, wrote to Aremberg through one
Matthew de Lawrency, to obtain the 600,000 crowns, which were promised
to him on the 18th of June, and of which Cobham promised 8000 to Raleigh
and 10,000 to Brook.

To this indictment Raleigh pleaded Not Guilty; and a jury was sworn, to
none of whom Raleigh took any objection.

Heale, the King's Serjeant, then opened the case very shortly, merely
reciting the facts mentioned in the indictment, concluding: 'Now,
whether these things were bred in a hollow tree, I leave him to speak
of, who can speak far better than myself; and so sat down again.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL (Sir Ed. Coke[11])--I must first, my lords,
before I come to the cause, give one caution, because we shall
often mention persons of eminent places, some of them great
monarchs: whatever we say of them, we shall but repeat what
others have said of them; I mean the Capital Offenders, in their
Confessions. We professing law must speak reverently of kings
and potentates. I perceive these honourable lords, and the rest
of this great assembly, are come to hear what hath been
scattered upon the wrack of report. We carry a just mind, to
condemn no man, but upon plain Evidence.

Here is Mischief, Mischief _in summo gradu_, exorbitant
Mischief. My Speech shall chiefly touch these three points:
Imitation, Supportation, and Defence. The Imitation of evil ever
exceeds the Precedent; as on the contrary, imitation of good
ever comes short. Mischief cannot be supported but by Mischief;
yea, it will so multiply, that it will bring all to confusion.
Mischief is ever underpropped by falsehood or foul practices:
and because all these things did concur in this Treason, you