As the poison had not been administered, Goodman could be prosecuted only for a misdemeanour.

He was tried, convicted and sentenced to a ruinous fine.

He had since distinguished himself as one of the first forgers of bank notes.

[593] Sir William Parkyns, a wealthy knight bred to the law, who had been conspicuous among the Tories in the days of the Exclusion Bill, was one of the most important members of the confederacy.

He bore a much fairer character than most of his accomplices; but in one respect he was more culpable than any of them.