A TRUE NARRATIVE Of The TRIAL Of Titus Oats for Perjury At the KING S-Bench-Barr at Westminster On Friday the 8th. of May. 1685  
PErjury is one of the most detestable Crimes, especially when it's complicated with Murder; for it violates at once all Laws Humane and Divine, unhinging the whole society of the World. This day being the eighth day of this present month of May, 1685. was Convicted of this most abominable Crime. Titus' Oats formerly known by the name of the Salamanca Doctor, one who by his Perjury and Lies inflamed and liked to have overthrown three most flourishing Kingdoms: The manner thus;  
About nine of the Clock in the Forenoon the Court sat, where was the Right Honourable Sir George Jefferies Kt. and Bar. Lord Chief Justice of England, Judge Witthins, Judge Holloway, etc. being on the Bench, and the Jury called, Oats excepted against some of them for being of the Grand Jury, when the Indictment was found, and it was admitted for a just Bar; then the Indictment was read in Latin and English; the substance of which was, that whereas Titus Oats had sworn, and caused to be put to Death several Persons, namely the Five Jesuits, Pickering, Groves and Ireland, etc.  
He swore that he was at a Confult at the White-Horse. Tavern in the Strand, where he being present, and carrying the Papers i● which the Death of King Charles the Second of Blessed Memory, from one Chamber to another, where he said they all unanimously Signed the King's Death on the 24th. of April Anno Dom. 1678. The Falsities of which was proved by these following Evidence, etc. Were not here named, being all persons of Quality and Estates, who happened to be Students at St Omers at that time that Oats was there. First Mr. Hillsly deposed that he came from St. Omers the very day that Mr. Oates pretended that the Consult was in the Strand, and that he left Mr. Oates there; and whereas Oates had formerly Sworn that he came over with Hillsly: Hillsly swore he did not see him all the way: Then Mr. Barnaby swore that he met Mr. Hillsly by the way and he saw not Oats with him, and that going on to St Omers and arriving there within two days after he had met Mr. Hillsly in Kent, he found Mr. Oates at St. Omers, so that he possibly could not be here in London, all the rest of the Witnesses for the King, swore that Oats coming to St. Omers about December 1677 never was to their knowledge out of the Seminory till the the Midsummer 1678, But one night which was at Watton, a place about two Leagues from St. Omers, and they saw him every day either at Meat or Play, and that he was so remarkable for his odd Carriage, that they took particular notice of him, especially he sitting at a particular Table, and not among the Boys by reason of his Age. This was attested by above 20 Witnesses, viz. Lord Gerrard Bromely,— Gerrard Esq— Hagerston, Esq— Wright Esq— Price, Mr. Arundel— Turbervill Esq— Thornton Esq— Pool Esq Mr. Dorrel and one Mr. Morgan, one that was then a Papist, but is now a Church of England Minister, etc.  
Mr Oates' Questions put to them, was, what Religion they were of, and how long they were there, and what they did there; and offered to ask some things, which was, my Lord Chief Justice told him, not proper nor fit for them to answer, because of Penal Statutes against Papists: He behaved himself with his wont Confidence, and seemed to have more Brass in his Face than ever; but my Lord Chief Justice kept him within his bounds, and gave him all the fair Play imaginable, before he began his particular Defence; he made a long canting Harangue how he had been believed by Parliaments, and how several Judges had spoke formerly of him, and particularly my Lord Chief Justice; all which being not admitted as Evidence, he was directed by the Court, to prove his being here in April the 24th. 78. he produced one Mrs. Cicely Majo; who swore that about that time she saw him in a Disguise at Sir Richard Barkers House: He having on a Grey Hat, no Hair, a pitiful Grey Suit. Sir Robert's Coachman, swore he saw him there in a black Hat, a long black Periwig and a Cinnamon Suit; besides they disagreed in several things, and so they being but otherwise despicable People, their Evidence was looked upon as nothing worth; and they contradicted Oates' own Testimony, for he swore he was back at St. Omers in the beginning of May, and my Lord Chief Justice asked Oats where he Lodged when he pretended to be here in April and the beginning of May. that he might produce the People of the House to be Evidence for his being here; but he shuffled and would assign none, which was looked on by all as a clear Conviction. After this▪ Mr. Oats to make a Noise caused to be called a many great Names to show what Authority his Evidence once had viz. my Lord Devonshire, my Lord Clay, who said it was so long since, that they could give small account of it; my Lord Huntingdon said it is true, he once believed something which he swore, but he did now on his Conscience believe him to be an errand Rogue, and a spiller of Innocent blood.  
My Lord Baron Montague being called by Oats, he gave him a slender Character, and that formerly he did not hear him.  
Mr, Williams, Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir George Treby were called, but said little or nothing.  
After Mr. Oates had done with his Evidence, Mr. Attorney General brought in more Evidence for the King, some to prove, others to Corroborate. The witness to prove where first Sir George Wakeman, who was formerly quitted at the Old-Bayly: After Sir George was sworn, he was asked by the Court with what Mr Oats, had formerly sworn against him, viz. of taking 500 l. to poison the King; and he answered by Vittue of the Oath he had taken, it was all false. My Lord Castlemain attested the same as to the Treason Oates had formerly Charged him with, then one Mr. Smith, formerly Schoolmaster in Islington was produced, and it was proved that he confessed himself Perjured in Favor of Oates' Testimony in the Trial of the Five Jesuits being induced by Fear and Gain.  
The same was proved upon Mr: Clay who was induced by threars and promises of Oats and Sir William Waller, this was proved by one Mr. Davenport a keeper of the ●●…l who heard him threaten Clay, with Death, unless he would second his Evidence, and he being an Old Weak man, was drawn in. After the Evidence on both sides had made an end, My Lord Chief Justice told the Prisoner he had free Liberty to make what Exceptions he pleased, Who then began a long and Malapert Harangue; the chief drift of which was to prove that the Papists ought not to be Credited because they were Papists, and for this produced some Records and Statutes.  
And to this he was answered by my Lord Chief Justice, that by the same Reason all the Dissenters from the Church of England ought to be excepted.  
And that it was impossible at that Rate that any man should have Right done him. Oats was for the most part all along his Speech Impertinent and saucy, so that my Lord threatened to turn him out of the Court, and after he had spent something more than half an hours time he withdrew of himself, and went out of the Hall, with his Guards along with him, as he came towards the middle of the Hall, the People began to shout, and so shouted him quite out of the Hall.  
After a little space of Silence, the Solicitor General began ●o sum up the whole, and continued for three quarters of an hour, When he had done, my Lord Chief Justice began a most Eloquent and Emphatical Speech.  
Amongst other things, telling the Jury, that this was a cause that the Honour of the whole Nation was concerned in, not to let a person so publicly infamous, escape Justice. That he was a person of an hardened impudence and Conscience, and not worthy of the Name of the Church of England, that he was Guilty of ipilling Innocent Blood, and had spared no person though never so nearly related to the Crown. And after he had exactly and particularly Summed up all the witnesses on both sides▪ He concluded with these Words, That he was the blackest Villain upon the Face of the Earth.  
As these Prodigious Crimes do plainly manifest to every unprejudiced person  
The Speech being e●●…ed, the Jury withdrew, and after a certain space of time returned again, and brought him in Guilty of the Indictment.  
And thus, this Fa●●…ioso, who sought to get an infamous Fame, by inflaming these Kingdoms, like him that thought to Eternise his name, by Burning of the Temple of Diana, he is like to have a never Dying Name, in an Eternal Infamy.   

Dublin reprinted. 1685.