case thomas BENSTEDS case to attack a privy counsellor in a tumultuous and  warlike manner with intent to change the measure of government be high treason  hawk ch S foster hale dougl king v Lord George Gordon dougl a traitor may be  indict arraign and try under a special commission of oyer and terminer on the  same day break prison by which traitor escape be hightreason Thomas bensted  die Jupiter post enclosed space termini be indict and arraign before special  commissioner of oyer et terminer in Southwark wherein all the justice and  baron be in commission and present at which time upon conference with all the  justice it be resolve first that go to Lambethhouse in warlike manner to  surprise the archbishop who be a privycounsellor it be with drum and a  multitude as the indictment be to the number of three hundred person be  treason a second that the sit and enquiry and trial of the prisoner all upon  one day by virtue of the commission of oyer and terminer without any  commission of gaoldelivery be good enough notwithstanding the yearbook of  Henry pl which be hold to be no law three it be resolve by ten of the say  justice seriatim that the break of a prison wherein traitor be in durance and  cause they to escape be treason although the party do not know that there be  any traitor there upon the case in the yearbook I Henry pl b and so to break a  prison whereby felon escape be felony without know b they to be imprison for  such offence a this point be not mention in the report of the case by sir  William Jones the cause and circumstance of this tumult be state to have be  that on the that of may the king sudden dissolve the parliament and suffer the  convocation still to sit to the general dissatisfaction of the nation the  blame and odium of both these unpopular measure be lie upon laud the  archbishop of Canterbury on Saturday that may a paper be post up at the  exchange exhort the apprentice to rise and sack the archbishop house on the  Monday follow and accord on the night of that very day a attack be make upon  archbishop laud in his palace at Lambeth by above five hundred person with  open profession and protestation that they will tear the archbishop to piece  on the Thursday follow the special commission be open and proceed on bensted a  ringleader in the tumult be convict and within a very few day afterward  execute foster Hume Rushw p Whitlock p Dagdale and see Mr justice foster  observation on this case discontent p to and discontent b say vide hawk p c ch  S croak car er p croak car trinity term car in the king bench sir John  Brampston Knt chief justice sir William Jones Knt sir George croak Knt sir  Robert Berkley Knt justice sir John bank Knt attorney general solicitor  general