laws plead as hard for the
king. I did never hear that course to be taken in a case of
Treason, as to write one to another, or speak one to another,
during the time of their imprisonment. There hath been
intelligence between you; and what under-hand practices there
may be, I know not. If the circumstances agree not with the
Evidence, we will not condemn you.

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 a