Newport Chartists Vol.1, p.6

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traitorously did assemble meet conspire and consult amongst themselves and together with divers other false Traitors
whose Names are to the Jurors unknown to seize and take possession by Force of the Town of Newport in the county
aforesaid and of the Post Office there and to stop and cut off all Communication between Newport aforesaid and the other
Parts of this Kingdom by means of Her Majesty's Mails or by the Post or otherwise AND FURTHER TO FULFIL
perfect and bring to effect their most evil and wicked Treason and Treasonable Compassing Imagination Invention
Device and Intention aforesaid they the said John Frost Charles Walters John Lovell Richard Benfield John Rees George
Turner otherwise called George Cole Zephaniah Williams Edmund Edmunds Jenkin Morgan Solomon Britan [Briton] William
Jones James Aust John Rees and David Jones

as such false Traitors as last aforesaid on the said Fourth day of November in the year aforesaid and on divers other
days and times as well before as after with Force and Arms to wit at Newport aforesaid in the county aforesaid
maliciously and traitorously did assemble meet conspire and agree among themselves and together with divers
other false Traitors whose Names are to the said Jurors unknown to attack and fight with the Soldiers of our said Lady
the Queen then and there being at Newport aforesaid in the county aforesaid and to attack assault and obstruct the
Magistrates and Justices of the Peace and Constables of our Lady the Queen then and there being at Newport aforesaid
in the county aforesaid and to stir up raise make and levy Insurrection Rebellion and War against our said Lady the
Queen within this Realm and to subvert and destroy the Constitution and Government of this Realm as by Law
established and to alter and change the Laws of this Realm by Force AND FURTHER TO FULFIL perfect and
bring to effect their most evil and wicked Treason and Treasonable Compassing Imagination Invention Device and
Intention aforesaid they the said John Frost Charles Walters John Lovell Richard Benfield John Rees George Turner
otherwise called George Cole Zephaniah Williams Edmund Edmunds Jenkin Morgan Solomon Britan [Briton] William Jones
James Aust John Rees and David Jones

as such false Traitors as last aforesaid on the said fourth day of November in the year aforesaid and on
divers other false days and times as well before as after with Force and Arms at Newport aforesaid in the county
aforesaid maliciously and traitorously did purchase procure provide and have divers large Quantities of Arms to
wit Swords Pikes Guns and Pistols and other Weapons of Offence and divers large Quantities of Ammunition to wit
Gunpowder Leaden Bullets and Slugs with intent therewith to arm and array themselves and other false Traitors
in order to attack fight and kill and destroy the Solders Troops and Forces of our said Lady the Queen and other
Her liege and faithful Subjects and to raise make and levy Insurrection Rebellion and War against our said Lady he
Queen within this Realm and to subvert and destroy the Constitution and Government of this Realm as by Law
established and to alter and change the Laws of this Realm by Force AND FURTHER TO FULFIL perfect and bring
into effect their most evil and wicked Treason and Treasonable Compassing Imagination Invention Device and Intention
aforesaid they the said John Frost Charles Walters John Lovell Richard Benfield John Rees George Turner otherwise
called George Cole Zephaniah Williams Edmund Edmunds Jenkin Morgan Solomon Britan [Briton] William Jones James Aust
John Rees and David Jones

as such false Traitors as last aforesaid on the said fourth day of November in the year aforesaid with Force and Arms at
Newport aforesaid in the county aforesaid maliciously and traitorously together with a very great number to wit two
thousand and more of the Subjects of our said Lady the Queen whose Names are to the said Jurors unknown then and there
assembled with divers offensive Weapons to wit Guns Pistols Pikes Swords Bludgeons Sticks and Staves did parade and
march with great Noise and Violence in through and along divers public highways towns villages and places in the county
aforesaid to wit at Newport aforesaid in the county aforesaid and did then and there attack and beset the Houses and
Habitations of divers liege Subjects of our said Lady the Queen and did then and there force and oblige divers liege
Subjects of our said Lady the Queen inhabiting and dwelling in such Houses and Habitations and other of Her Majesty's
liege Subjects then and there being to march along with and join them the said John Frost Charles Walters John Lovell
Richard Benfield John Rees George Turner otherwise called George Cole Zephaniah Williams Edmund Edmunds Jenkin
Morgan Solomon Britan [Briton] William Jones James Aust John Rees and David Jones

and the said other persons so assembled as
aforesaid and did then and there with Force and Violence seize and take divers large Quantities of Arms to wit one hundred
Guns and one hundred Pistols and other offensive weapons of and from divers liege Subjects of our said Lady the
Queen and against their will with intent by and with the said last-mentioned Arms further to arm themselves and
other false Traitors in order to attack fight with kill and destroy the Soldiers Troops and Forces of our said Lady the
Queen and other Her liege and faithful Subjects and to raise make and levy Insurrection Rebellion and War against our
said Lady the Queen within this Realm and thereby to subvert and destroy the Constitution and Government of this
Realm as by Law established and to alter and change the Laws of this Real by Force to wit at Newport aforesaid
in the county of Monmouth aforesaid AND FURTHER TO FULFIL perfect and bring to effect their most evil and
wicked Treason and Treasonable Compassing Imagination Invention Device and Intention aforesaid they the said John
Frost Charles Walters John Lovell Richard Benfield John Rees George Turner otherwise called George Cole Zephaniah
Williams Edmund Edmunds Jenkin Morgan Solomon Britan [Briton] William Jones James Aust John Rees and David Jones

as such false Traitors as last aforesaid on the said fourth day of November in the year
aforesaid with Force and Arms at Newport in the aforesaid in the county aforesaid together with a great multitude of false
Traitors whose Names are to the said Jurors unknown to the number of two thousand and more armed and arrayed in
a warlike manner that is to say with Guns Pistols Pikes Swords Clubs Bludgeons and other Weapons of offence
maliciously and traitorously did in an hostile manner and warlike array march into and enter the town of Newport in
the county aforesaid and then and there make a forcible and violent Attack upon a certain Dwelling House there
situate in a certain part of the said town in which said Dwelling House divers of the Magistrates and Justices
of the Peace of our said Lady the Queen and divers of the Soldiers and Constables of our said Lady the Queen were
then and there assembled and then and there with great Force and Violence attempted and endeavoured to break and
enter and did then and there break and enter the said Dwelling House whilst the said Magistrate and Justices of
the Peace and the said Soldiers and Constables were therein as aforesaid and then and there with great Force
and Violence attacked and with the said Guns and Pistols then and there loaded with gunpowder and Bullets fired upon
the said Magistrates and Justices of the Peace and the said Soldiers and Constables so being in the said Dwelling House
as aforesaid and then and there wounded and beat divers of the said Magistrates and Justices of the Peace and the
said Soldiers and Constables to wit at Newport aforesaid in the county aforesaid AND FURTHER TO FULFIL perfect
and bring to effect their most evil and wicked Treason and Treasonable Conspiracy Imagination Invention Device and
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