His testimony was decisive.

"Why," said judge Holloway to the Attorney, "when you had such evidence, did you not produce it at first, without all this waste of time ?" It soon appeared why the counsel for the crown had been unwilling, without absolute necessity, to resort to this mode of proof.

Pemberton stopped Blathwayt, subjected him to a searching cross examination, and insisted upon having all that had passed between the King and the defendants fully related.

"That is a pretty thing indeed," cried Williams.

"Do you think," said Powis, "that you are at liberty to ask our witnesses any impertinent question that comes into your heads ?" The advocates of the Bishops were not men to be so put down.