the procuring and providing arms and offensive weapons to wit, guns muskets, pikes, and axes therewith to levy war insurrection, and rebellion against our said , within this St[ate] of against the duty, of the allegiance of the said Defendants and further to fulfil, perfect and bring to effect their most wicked treason and treasonable compassings and, imaginations aforesaid, the said Defendants as such false traitors as aforesaid on the first day of November in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred thirty eight, and on divers other days and times as well before as after at the aforesaid, with force and arms maliciously and traitorously did meet, and collect together, armed and with guns muskets pikes and axes and did then and there agree amongst themselves— and together, with divers other false traitors, traitors whose names are to the said Jurors unknown, wickedly and traitorously, to subvert, and alter and cause to be subverted and altered, the laws, legislature rule and goverment, of our said, now duly & happily established in this , did meet, and converse and collect together, a large force armed force and then & there did levy war against our said and did then there levy war against the people of this — against the allegiance of the said defendants— against form of the Statute in such case [p. 8]