That they did compass, imagine, invent, devise, and intend to deprive
and depose our said Lord the King of and from the style, honour, and
kingly name of the imperial crown of this realm.
_First overt act._--That they did assemble, meet, conspire, and
consult to devise, arrange, and mature plans and means to subvert
and destroy the constitution and government of this realm, as by
law established.
_Second overt act._--That they did conspire to stir up, raise,
make, and levy insurrection, rebellion, and war against our said
Lord the King within this realm, and to subvert and destroy the
constitution and government of this realm, as by law established.
_Third overt act._--That they did conspire to assassinate, kill,
and murder divers of the Privy-Council of our said Lord the King,
employed in the administration.
_Fourth overt act._--That they did procure, provide, and have
divers large quantities of arms, in order to assassinate divers of
the Privy-Council.
_Fifth overt act._--That they did procure, provide, and have arms,
with intent therewith to arm themselves and other false traitors,
in order to raise, make, and levy insurrection, rebellion, and war.
_Sixth overt act._--That they did conspire, consult and agree to
seize and take possession of divers cannon, with intent to arm
themselves and other false traitors, in order to make war against
the King, and destroy the constitution.
_Seventh overt act._--That they did conspire to set fire to,
burn and destroy divers houses and buildings in and in the
neighbourhood of London, and divers barracks, and to provide
combustibles and materials for the purpose.
_Eighth overt act._--That they did compose and prepare, and
cause and procure to be composed and prepared, divers addresses,
proclamations, declarations, and writings, containing therein
solicitations, and incitements to the liege subjects of our
said Lord the King, to aid and assist in making and levying
insurrection, rebellion, and war, against our said Lord the
King, within this realm, and in subverting and destroying the
constitution and government of this realm, as by law established.
_Ninth overt act._--That they did compose and prepare, and cause
and procure to be composed and prepared, a certain paper writing,
purporting to be an address to the liege subjects of our said Lord
the King, containing therein that their tyrants were destroyed,
and that the friends of liberty were called upon to come forward,
as the provisional government was then sitting, with intent to
publish the same, and thereby to solicit and excite the liege
subjects of our said Lord the King to aid and assist in making and
levying insurrection, rebellion, and war against the King, and in
subverting and destroying the constitution and government.
_Tenth overt act._--That they did assemble themselves, with
arms, with intent to assassinate, kill, and murder divers of
the Privy-Council, and to raise, make, and levy insurrection,
rebellion, and war against our said Lord the King, and to subvert
and destroy the constitution and government of this realm.
_Eleventh overt act._--That they, armed and arrayed in a warlike
manner, did ordain, prepare, levy and make public war against the
King.