"Third. To excite discontent and disaffection amongst divers of her Majesty's subjects serving in her Majesty's army.
"Fourth. To cause and procure, and aid and assist in causing and procuring, divers subjects of her Majesty unlawfully, maliciously, and seditiously to meet and assemble together in large numbers, at various times and at different places within Ireland, for the unlawful and seditious purpose of obtaining, by means of the intimidation to be thereby caused, and by means of the exhibition and demonstration of great physical force at such assemblies and meetings, changes and alterations in the government, laws, and constitution of the realm by law established.
"Fifth. To bring into hatred and disrepute the courts of law established in Ireland for the administration of justice, and to diminish the confidence of her Majesty's subjects in Ireland in the administration of the law therein, with the intent to induce her Majesty's subjects to withdraw the adjudication of their differences with, and claims upon, each other, from the cognisance of the said courts by law established, and to submit the same to the judgment and determination of other tribunals to be constituted and contrived for that purpose."
[This count sets out as overt acts of the above design, numerous meetings, speeches, and publications.]
The second count was the same as the first, omitting the overt acts.
The third count was the same as the second, only omitting from the fourth charge the words "unlawfully, maliciously, and seditiously."
The fourth count was the same as the third, omitting the charge as to the army.
The fifth count contained the first and second charges set forth in the first count, omitting the overt acts.
The sixth count contained the fourth charge set forth in the first count, omitting the words "unlawfully, maliciously, and seditiously," and the overt acts.
The seventh count was the same as the sixth, adding the words "and especially, by the means aforesaid, to bring about and accomplish a dissolution of the legislative union now subsisting between Great Britain and Ireland."