Extract from recording ledger of the Court Clerk sitting at Carlow General Assizes on Monday 26th March 1798. Transcribed retaining the punctuation and capitalisation as recorded on the original document. Edwin Boake Papers. 1798. Committed by Philip Newtown, Esquire. John Butler being a pernicious and Seditious Man and contriving and in leading the Liege Subjects of our Lord Sovereign George the Third,King, to incite and move to hatred and dislike of the person of the King and his Government Established in his Kingdom of Ireland, on the 19th March in the 38th year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third, King at Leighlin Bridge in the presence and hearing of Divers Liege Subjects of the King Maliciously and Wickedly did publish Utter and Declare with a Loud Voice the English words following - that is to Say - " Damnation to the King" -- ( meaning our said Lord the King )- and "Damnation to the Council" - ( meaning the Privy Council of our Sovereign Lord George the Third, the King of the said Kingdom ) - to the Great Scandal and to Evil Example and against the Peace ~~ ~ And that he being such a person as aforesaid and Devising and Intending as aforesaid same day, year and place Maliciously and Wickedly did Publish Utter and Declare with a Loud Voice these English words following - " Damnation to the King" - ( meaning our said Lord the King ) - to the evil Example and against the Peace. ~ ~ Prisoner released on condition that he shall appear at the next Assizes to be held in Carlow . John Grace of Callan, County Kilkenny and Pierce Butler acted as Bondsmen, each bound in the sum of 50 pounds Sterling, on condition that John Butler shall appear at the next Assizes . [ The next case ] :- Committed by Samuel Carpenter on 21st March last. Mary Murray indicted that she on the 20th December in the 37th year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third, King, feloniously took one pound weight of Tobacco, Value 3 shillings Sterling the Goods of Thomas Proctor and against the Peace. ~ ~ Verdict: Not Guilty. . [ The next case ]:- Committed by John Steuart, Esquire, on the 13th December last. Thomas Byrne indicted that on 9th December in the 38th year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third, King, at Leighlin Bridge feloniously took one Small Sword Cane, Value 5 shillings Sterling and one Sliver Table Spoon, Value 10 shillings Sterling, the Goods of William Eccles and against the Peace. ~ ~ Tryal put off by the Crown and the prisoner admitted to Bail. John Sharp acted as Bondsman for Thomas Byrne in the sum of 20 pounds Sterling. William Eccles was Bound in the sum of 20 pounds to appear in court and prosecute Thomas Byrne in open court at a later date.