▁had ▁sent ▁him ▁to ▁prison ▁for ▁an ▁assault . ▁Bour ke ▁was ▁acqu itted , ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁charge ▁was ▁tr ump ed ▁up . ▁Bour ke ' s ▁charges ▁against ▁T yr one ▁formed ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁alleg ed ▁" I r ish ▁plot " ▁corresponding ▁to ▁the ▁fabric ated ▁" Pop ish ▁Plot " ▁in ▁England . ▁After ▁enqu iry , ▁they ▁were ▁rem itted ▁to ▁the ▁King ' s ▁Ben ch . ▁T yr one ▁had ▁to ▁find ▁b ail , ▁and ▁was ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁Dublin ▁Castle ▁and ▁the ▁council - board ▁until ▁the ▁case ▁could ▁be ▁heard . ▁He ▁was ▁ind icted ▁for ▁a ▁tre ason able ▁consp i racy ▁at ▁the ▁Water ford ▁ass izes ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 6 7 9 , ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 6 8 0 , ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁John ▁Ke ating ▁pres iding ▁on ▁both ▁occasions . ▁Both ▁grand ▁jur ies ▁ignored ▁the ▁b ills . ▁ ▁T yr one , ▁who ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁dis charg ed ▁from ▁b ail , ▁was ▁then ▁brought ▁to ▁England ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 6 8 0 ; ▁his ▁im pe achment ▁was ▁decided ▁on ▁by ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁England , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁locked ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁Gate house ▁Pr ison . ▁Ev idence ▁was ▁given ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Sam pson , ▁T yr one ' s ▁former ▁ste ward . ▁On ▁ 3 ▁January ▁ 1 6 8 1 ▁the ▁Earl ▁pet ition ed ▁the ▁House ▁of