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 OF LAWRENCE LAZY 15 Cryer. Lawrence Lazy, hold up your hand, thou ſtandeſt here indicted of High Treaſon, by tuhe name of Law- rence Lazy, of the conty of ſloth, in the town of Never-work. Whereas thou, as a falſe and wild traitor, not having the fear of thy father before thy eyes, but ſtirred up by the inſti- gation of old Ralph, haſt wickedly and maliciouſly, at ſundry times endcav- oured to overthrow and diſquiet the government of our Sovereign Lord the King, by ſtupifying the ſenſes of his loyal ſubjects, by bringing on them ſuch a ſloth and idleneſs, that it has endangered not only their welfare and health, but alſo brought them to ut- ter ruin and deſtruction. What ſayeſt thou ? Art thou guilty of theſe trez- ſons, or not guilty. Law. Not guilty my Lord. Cryer. By whom wilt thou be tried ? Law. By jury of twelve men, and the known laws of Lubberland. Cryer. I wiſh thee a good delver- ance. O yes, O yes, yes, all man- ner of perſons who have been wronged by the priſoner at the bar, let them come in, and they ſhall be heard, for