case the queen against best and other a indictment for conspire false to  charge another with be the father of a bastard be good although it do not aver  that the defendant be not the father for the conspiracy be the get of the  offence London to wit heretofore that be to say on Friday the fourteenth day  of January in the second year of the reign of our lady whether by the grace of  God of England Scotland France and Ireland queen defender of the faith c at  the general modern er p quartersession of the peace of the lady the queen hold  for the city of London at the guildhall of the say city and within the same  city before John parson knight mayor of the city of London Robert Clayton  knight William Pritchard knight William gore knight alderman in the city  aforesaid and salathiel Lovel one of the sergeant at law of the say lady the  queen and recorder of the say city and other their fellow justice assign to  keep the peace in the city aforesaid and also to bear and determine diverse  felony trespass and other misdemeanour commit within the same city by the oath  of twelve juror honest and lawful man of the city of London aforesaid then and  there be swear and charge to inquire for the say lady the queen for the body  of the city aforesaid it be present that Richard best late of London yeoman  Philip Jackson late of London yeoman Richard Grimes late of London yeoman and  Elizabeth church late of London spinster otherwise call Elizabeth Ellis late  of London spinster otherwise call Elizabeth carter late of London spinster be  person of evil name fame and dishonest conversation and not endeavour to seek  their live by honest labour accord to the law of this kingdom of England but  compass devise and conspire among themselves by what unlawful mean the may  unlawful and unjust obtain and acquire into their hand and possession the good  chattel and money of the honest liege man and subject of the say lady the  queen to maintain their dishonest and diabolical course of live on the  eighteenth day of December in the second year of the reign of our lady whether  by the grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland queen defender of  the faith c false unlawful wicked and crafty contrive intend and conspire and  devise among themselves to deceive and defraud one Peter Pickering the young  of London mercer not only of his money but also to deprive he the say Peter of  his good name fame estate and credit and to bring the say Peter into the great  hatred scandal contempt and infamy among all the liege man and subject of the  say lady the queen on the eighteenth day of December in the second year  abovesaid at London aforesaid in the parish of saint Vedast otherwise foster  in the ware of Farringdon within false unlawful deceitful malicious and for  the cause of wicked gain conspire contrive consult and agree among themselves  false unjust wicked and diabolical to charge and accuse the say Peter  Pickering to be the father of a child whereof the say Elizabeth Ellis  otherwise church otherwise carter be then pregnant as they then and there  pretend and by the conspiracy among they so as aforesaid before have then and  there with force and arm c they do false and malicious affirm and every one of  they then and there do false and malicious affirm that be the say Peter then  late before have carnal knowledge of the body of her the say Elizabeth church  otherwise Ellis otherwise carter and have carnal know the say Elizabeth Ellis  otherwise church otherwise carter and that be the say Peter be the father of  the pretend child whereof the say Elizabeth church otherwise Ellis otherwise  carter then be pregnant as she assert and pretend and that for the further  execution of the premise they the say Richard best Philip Jackson Richard  Grimes and Elizabeth church otherwise Ellis otherwise carter then and there  agree and conclude among themselves that he the say Richard best shall go to  the say Peter and shall false wicked malicious and for the sake of wicked gain  shall charge and accuse he the say Peter that be the say Peter then late  before bad have carnal knowledge of the body of the say Elizabeth church  otherwise Ellis otherwise carter and have carnal know her the say Elizabeth  church otherwise Ellis otherwise carter and that he the say Peter be the  father of the say pretend child whereof they pretend that she the say  Elizabeth be pregnant and the juror aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid  further say that the say Richard best in execution of the premise and accord  to the say conspiracy consultation and agreement among they the say Richard  best Philip Jackson Richard Grimes and Elizabeth church otherwise Ellis  otherwise carter as aforesaid before bad afterward to wit on the say  eighteenth day of December in the second year aforesaid at the parish and ware  aforesaid and at diverse other place within the city aforesaid with force and  arm c false wicked malicious diabolical and for the sake of wicked gain in the  hear of many faithful liege man and subject of the say lady the queen charge  and accuse modern er p the say Peter that he the say Peter then late before  have have carnal knowledge of the body of the say Elizabeth church otherwise  Ellis otherwise carter and bad carnal know her the say Elizabeth church  otherwise Ellis otherwise carter and that be the say Peter be the father of  the say pretend child whereof they affirm the say Elizabeth church otherwise  Ellis otherwise carter then be pregnant to the great damage scandal and  defamation of the say Peter Pickering the young to the worst and most  pernicious example of all other offend in the like case and against the peace  of the say lady the now queen her crown and dignity which say indictment the  lady the now queen afterward for certain cause have cause to come to be  determine before her wherefore the sheriff of London be command that they  shall cause they to come to answer c and now to wit on Wednesday next after  five week of easter in this same term before the lady the queen at Westminster  come the aforesaid William best Philip Jackson and Elizabeth Ellis by Benedict  brown their attorney and have several hear the indictment aforesaid say that  they do not apprehend that the say lady the queen will or ought far to impeach  or occasion they the say Richard Philip and Elizabeth or any of they for the  premise because they say that the indictment aforesaid be not sufficient in  law to which they and each of they have no necessity nor be they bind by the  law of the land in any manner to answer and for the insufficiency thereof they  pray judgement and that they may be dismiss by the court here concern the  premise c and Samuel astry Knt coroner and attorney of the lady the queen in  the court of the say queen before the queen herself who prosecute for the say  lady the queen in this behalf for the say lady the queen say that the  indictment aforesaid and the matter therein contain be good and sufficient in  law to compel they the say Richard best Philip Jackson and Elizabeth Ellis to  answer the say indictment wherefore for want of a sufficient answer in this  behalf be pray judgement and that they by the court here may be convict of the  premise c