THE MALIGNANTS INQVEST: OR, A Jury of Cavaleirs( at Oxford) impeaching, condemning, and hanging one another.  
WHERE Ignatius Holy-water an Arch-Bishop, Cathedrall Congee an archdeacon, Sir Bounteous Project one of His Majesties privy council, Sir Bancrupt Hadland a Commissioner of Array, and Dammee Mouth-Guts in the Army, chief Commander, are legally tried and sentenced accordingly.  
LONDON, Printed by B. A. And published according to Order, March 17 ▪ 1646. 1645   

THE MALIGNANTS INQVEST.  
IT is a course very familiar amongst the most notorious malefactors at New-Gate, that about a week before the Sessions when they are certain they shall be produced upon the Stage to receive a trial agreeable to Law; and so each man be censured according to his demerit, do summon the whole crew of Malignants together; and at a public council then held( amongst themselves) nominate and appoint a part for a Recorder and Iustices, some a Clerk of the Peace, and other Officers, which attend at everp Sessions, and another part for a jury, and the rest prisoners for trial: which done, the Recorder and Iustices take their seats, the Clerk of the Peace, and other Officers, their Places of Attendance, and then with all the Ceremony ordinary at Sessions, the jury is impanelled, and the prisoners brought to trial; which done, the Recorder and Iustices, with the prisoners change seats, and so by turns, impeach and condemn one another.  
Now for that, many of these prisoners are men very knowing in the Rules of Iustice, and the methodick trials at Sessions in regard of their long experience; and because they are acquainted with each others guilt, and what can be brought in Evidence against them; do hereby give the nearest guess who shall he freed, who suffer, and by what punishment ▪  
In the very same manner it is with this black Guard of Antichrist; they conceive their time of trial cannot bee long, and that they are likely each man to be rewarded according to his offence they do here summon themselves together, and by turns sentence each other, and in all probability it follows, that these Cater-pillars being as notorious malefactors, as either now, or ever were in New-gate, and as knowing men in their wickedness of each other; & what punishment the Iustice of our English laws allow them, can with as much ease distinguish, and censure each others offences as the eldest thieves in all New-gate.  Clerk of the Peace: 
Call Ignatius Holy Water: Ignatius Holy-Water, hold up thy hand, Thou stands indicted here by the name of Ignatius Holy-water, an Archbishop; for that thou traitorously, maliciously, and wilfully, hath for the space of these many yeers last past, endeavoured to exrirpate and root out of the Church here in England the true Protestant Religion, and to that purpose hath fostered, cherished, and endeavoured, to set up in our Protestant Churches Superstitious Ceremonies, and Popish Innovations, both in thy Doctrine and Actions, by preaching and maintaining by Argument in the Pulpit and else-where Popish tenants and Ceremonies, and practising and compelling others to bee Practisers and Imitators therof, To which thou hast pleaded Not guilty, and for thy trial hath put thyself upon the jury here present.  
What say you? Is Ignatius holy-water guilty of that he stands indicted of, or not guilty.  jury, 
Guilty.  Clerk P. 
Take him jailer.  Cl. P. 
Ignatius Holy-water, thou hast been here indicted, and upon a legal trial hast been found guilty; therefore thy Sentence is this: thou art to depart hence to the place thou came from; and from thence to the place of Execution, and there to hang by the neck till thou die, And so thou mayst say we are merciful unto thee.  C. P. 
Cathedral Congee, hold up thy hand, thou ert indicted by the name of Cathedral Congee, an archdeacon: For that thou Cathedral Congee hath for the space of these many yeers last past, traitorously, maliciously, and wilfully, been the chief Aider, Assister, and Complotter with Ignatius holy-water, for the subversion of the Protestant Religion here in England, and to that purpose did contrive either to banish or silence all true Protestant Ministers that would not be practisers of pour Popish and Superstitious Ceremonies, as cringing and bowing at the Altar, that singing of Prayer, as Hymns in the choir, and playing with the Organs, in stead of Psalms to sing Anthims at the Ministers going up into the Pulpit and his coming down, the setting of Tapers upon the Communion Table, the repairing and glorious painting of Superstitious Images, which were demolished in Queen Elizabeth's dayes, and that did not wear Superstitious relics at reading at the Service: And for thy great pains herein Ignatius Holy-water allowed thee three benefice of 200. l. a year a piece, for which thou Preached it may be twice in a year, and allowed to each a poor innocent Curate to officiate for thee, and for their pains it may be allowed them some ten l. a year a piece: To which Indictment thou hast pleaded not guilty, and for thy trial put thyself this jury here present. Is Cathedrall Congee guilty, or not guilty?  jury, 
Guilty.  C. P. 
Take him jailer.  C. P. 
Ignatius Holy-water, thou hast been here indicted, and upon a legal trial hast been found guilty; Therefore thy Sentence is this, Thou art to depart hence to the place thou came from, and from thence to the place of Execution, and there to hang by the neck till thou die; And so thou may say we are merciful unto thee.  
Sir Bounteous Project hold up thy hand, Thou art indicted by the name of Sir Bounteous Project, one of his Majesties privy council; For that thou hast maliciously, and rrayterously persuaded the Kings Majesty to levy Forces against His Liege Subjects within this kingdom, and for these divers years last past, hath, and so still doth labour to raise jealousies and dissensions between the King and His People, and hath possessed His Majesty that he cannot with safety of his person live amongst them, and hath endeavouued to stir jealousies betwixt the King and His Parliament, To which Indietment thou hast pleaded not guilty, and for thy trial hath put thyself upon the jury here present.  
Is Sir Bounteous Project guilty of this Indictment, or not guilty?  jury, 
Guilty.  C. P. 
Take him jailer.  C. P. 
Sir Bounteous Project, thou hast been here indicted, and upon a legal Trial hast been found guilty; Therefore thy Sentence is this, Thou art to depart hence to the place thou came from, and from thence to take the place of Execution, and there to hang by the neck till thou die, And so thou may say, we are merciful unto thee.  C. P. 
Sir Bancrapt Hadland, hold up thy hand, Thou art indicted by the name of Sir Bancrapt Hadland, a Commissioner of Array; For that thou hath for these 4 yeares last past, being disaffected to the Protestant Religion, and the peace of this kingdom, put all the Papists and malcontented therof in a posture of war, on purpose to raise a mutiny, to the loss of both lives and estates of many of many of His Mayesties Liege and well-affected Subjects, To which Indictment thou hast pleaded not guilty, and for thy trial hath put thyself upon the jury here present.  
Is Sir Bancrapt Hadland guilty, or not guilty?  jury, 
Guilty.  C. P. 
Take him jailer.  C. P. 
Sir. Bancropt Hadland, thou hast been here indicted and upon a Legal Trial hast been found guilty, Therfore thy Sentence is this, Thou art to depart hence to the place thou came from, and from thence to the place of Execution, and there to hang by the neck till thou die, And so thou may say, wee are merciful unto thee.  C. P. 
Dammee Mourhgun hold up thy hand, Thou art indicted by the name of Dammee Mouthgun a Soldier, For that thou hast within the space of these four years last past out of a fore-thought malice murdered, slain, and destroyed many of His Majesties Liege People, and did then and there feloniously take and carry away their goods, cattels, and estates, to the utter ruin of both the widows, and fatherless children, To which Indictment thou hast pleaded not guilty, and for thy trial hath put thyself upon this jury?  
Is Dammee Mouthgun guilty, or not guilty?  jury, 
Guilty.  C. P. 
Look to him jailer.  C. P. 
Damme Mouth-gun, thou hast been here indicted, and upon a Legal Trial hast been found guilty, Therefore thy thy Sentence is this, Thou art to depart hence to the place thou came from, and from thence to the place of Execution, and there to hang by the Neck till thou diest, And so thou may say, we are merciful unto thee.   
FINIS.