William Prat proceedingsdefend in the Parish of St. James in the County of Middlesex , indicted, for that he July the 15th endeavoured to stir up Sedition in the Kingdom, and by false and scandalous Speeches and Words to render her most gracious Majesty, our present Queen, odious in the Opinions of all her liege Subjects , saying as follows; The Queen is the Pope's Bastard, and that it was no Treason to speak against her by reason she was never Crown'd; and he would be the death of those that caused the D. of Monmouth's Death, tho' he was forthwith to be pared to death with a Razor for it. Upon his Tryal it was positively proved, that he said all the aforesaid Words; and farther, that he was told by a Privy Counsellor, that the Queen had often petitioned the King to take away the Life of the D. of M. speaking divers other very scurrilous words against Authority. The Prisoner could produce no Witnesses to speak in his behalf, neither in Confutation of the Crimes laid to his Charge, nor of his Reputation; all that he said was, he was no ways guilty, but had always bore very loyal thoughts of the King, Queen, and Government; but produced no Evidence, and so he was brought in Guilty .

[Whipping. See summary.]