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A56199	Romes master-peece, or, The grand conspiracy of the Pope and his iesuited instruments, to extirpate the Protestant religion, re-establish popery, subvert lawes, liberties, peace, parliaments, by kindling a civill war in Scotland, and all His Majesties realmes, and to poyson the King himselfe in case hee comply not with them in these their execrable designes revealed out of conscience to Andreas ab Habernfeld, by an agent sent from Rome into England, by Cardinall Barbarino, as an assistant to con the Popes late nuncio, to prosecute this most execrable plot, (in which he persisted a principall actor severall yeares) who discovered it to Sir William Boswell His Majesties agent at the Hague, 6 Sept. 1640. he, under an oath of secrecie, to the Arch-bishop of Canterbury (among whose papers it was casually found by Master Pyrnne, May, 31. 1643) who communicated it to the King, as the greatest businesse that ever was put to him / published by authority of Parliament by William Prynne ...	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.; Habervešl z Habernfeldu, Ondřej.; Boswell, William, Sir, d. 1649.; Laud, William, 1573-1645.	1644 (1644)	Wing P4056; ESTC R7561	44,036	61

Committee of the House of Commons where any incredulous Thomas who dares trust his own senses may view them at his leasure will evidence to all who know their Hands or Seales Thirdly that the Archbishop himselfe and his Servants have confessed the verity reality of the Plot and Papers to divers who repaired to them for their own resolution therein and the Archbishop in his late Petition to the Lords in Parliament for restitution of these Papers hath againe fully acknowledged their reality Fourthly which puts all out of question had these Letters Papers been Forgeries or Impostures not reall verities his Majesty himselfe or the Oxford Mercury for him at least the Archbishop Sir William Boswell Andreas ab Habernfeld or some of their Instruments being all living and the Presses open would long ere this have detected this forgery and disclaimed these Papers and Letters in Print which neither of them have done in seven Months space whereas each of them on the contrary as I am informed have avouched these severall Letters Papers to be genuine and their own Finally it had been a strange over-sight yea madnesse in my self and a great dishonour to a most impolitique devise in the Parliament to publish forged Letters in these eminent living Persons names who want neither will meanes nor power immediately to detect refute and manifest such a grosse Imposture to all the world to the eternall infamy of the Publishers Let Malignants and Papists then with all others who have any sparks of Honesty or Policy remaining in them henceforth rest assured of the verity reality of this Plot these Papers though they have formerly doubted of them else let them perish in their groundlesse Infidelity who will neither believe the King the Archbishop Sir William Boswell nor Hab●rnfeld under their Hands and Seales nor yet the Parliament nor Discoverer of them by an admirable unexpected Divine Providence who abhorres all fictions frauds Impostures whatsoever and can doe nothing against the truth but for the truth I shall only adde this to the Premises that the multitude of his Majesties royall Letters of Grace and Discharges of Popish Recusants Priests Iesuits together with his Marriage-Articles Oathes Letter to the Pope and other evidences lately published in The Popish Royall Favourite the late horrid Rebellion in Ireland the Rebels seising of the Goods Estates and Persons of all the English Protestans there to the Kings use and their bloody massacre by blood-thirsty Papists For the exaltation of the holy Roman Catholike Church and the advancement of his Maiesties service c. And that by vertue of his Majesties speciall Commission under the Great Seale of Scotland and Letters of direction sent therewith for the effecting of this great Work which Commission together with the Arguments evidencing the reality thereof you may read at large in the Mystery of iniquity newly published pag. 34. to 42. his Majesties Articles of Pacification with those Rebels ratified under the Great Seale of England wherein he cals these bloody Rebels his Roman Catholike Subjects and good Subiects in some copies and gives them Authority to persecute his Protestant Subiects in Irelands with license to send such Agents to his Majesty from time to time as they shall think fit accepting a grant of thirty thousand eight hundred pound from them and making their base Irish money currant in England by a speciall Proclamation his sending for the Souldiers sent by the Parliament into Ireland to subdue the Rebels and for Irish Rebels too into England and that By his Maiesties speciall Commission and Authority as Mercurius Aulicus informs us twice together and administring an Oath to every Officer and Souldier that shall be transported To the utmost of his power and hazard of his life to fight against the Forces now under the conduct of the Earle of Essex and against all other Forces whatsoever that are or sha●l be raised under what pretence soever contrary to his Majesties Command or Authority in defence of our Protestant Religion Lawes Liberties All these particulars laid together will infallibly demonstrate the reality of this designe and how farre it hath prevailed even with the King himselfe whose heart and person now wholly captivated and stolne away from the Parliament and Kingdome by these Conspirators the good God rescue out of their Traytorly hands and restore unto us in d●e season which shall be the prayer of the Publishe● of this Plot William Prynne Errata COurteous Reader I pray correct these Presse-errours which during my absence at St. Albanes have through the Printers oversight escaped the Presse in this Edition Page 4. l. 1. r. suffer p. 7. l. 20. na●●ragio p. 9. l. 29. them and most p. 15. l. 6. quam p. 28. l. 3. not brooke l. 27. his zeale 1. 29. strong strang p. 29. l. 33. Chaplaine p. 31. l. 10. men these l. 15. yet come into the Kings p 34. l. 29. his destiny l. 40. reasonable l. 46. dele as p. 35. l 26. conspired In the Margin p. 22. l. 18. small r. female ROMES MASTER-PEECE IF there be any professing the Protestant Religion within the Kings Dominions or elsewhere who are yet so wilfully blinded as not to discern so so●tishly incredulous as not to believe any reall long-prosecuted conspiracy by former secret practises and the present warres to extirpate the Protestant Religion re-establish Popery and inthrall the people in all three Kingdomes notwithstanding all visible effects and transparent Demonstrations of it lively set forth in the late Declaration of the Lords and Commons concerning the Rise and Progresse of the Grand Rebellion with other Remonstrances of that nature most visibly appearing in the late Articles of Pacification made by his Majesties Authority and approbation with the Irish Rebels contrary to divers Acts of Parliament passed by the King this present Session Let them now advisedly fixe their Eyes Minds upon the ensuing Letters and Discoveries seised on by Master Prynne in the Archbishops Chamber in the Tower May 31. 1643. by Warrant from the Close Committee to search his Papers there being unexpectedly commanded on that service and then they must needs acknowledge it an indubitable verity Since Sir William Boswell the Archbishop himselfe if not his Majesty and those who revealed this Plot were perswaded of its reality upon the first Dis●overy before it brake forth openly in Ireland and England Who and what the Authour of this Discovery was who the chiefe active instruments in the Plot when and where they assembled in what vigorous manner they daily prosecuted it how effectually they proceeded in it how difficult it is to dissolve or counter-work it without speciall diligence the Relation it selfe will best discover Whose verity if any question these Reasons will inforce beliefe First That the Discoverer was a chiefe Actor in this Plot sent hither from Rome by Cardinall Barbarino to assist Con the Popes Legate in the pursute of it and privy to all the particulars therein discovered

and also the powder-plot since against King Iames and the whole Parliament our blood shall rest upon our owne heads who would not take timely notice of our incumbent dangers nor suddenly prevent them whiles we might YO have read before in the plot it selfe what an active instrument Captaine Read was in promoting this conspiracie of the Iesuites and how he was intrusted with the dispatch and delivery of all their Letters and Packets of intelligence and his house the ordinary randevouze where they weekely met yet see what a Protection this desperate Traytor obtained from his Maiesty to secure him against all apprehensions and prosecutions to advance this designe recorded in the Clerke of the Peace hi● Book for Middlesex in open sessions for his greater immunity and in the Crowne Office By the King VVHereas We have received good testimony of the Loyalty and Duty of Our trusty and welbeloved Captaine Iohn Read and because he may be subject to the penalty of the lawes for Recusancie These are to signifie that We are graciously pl●ased to extend Our speciall Grace towards him and doe hereby will command that no Inditement Presentment Information or Suit in Our name or in the name of any other be henceforth commenced prosecuted or accepted against him by any of Our Officers or Subjects whatsoever for or concerning Recusancie and if any such shall happen then Our will and pleasure is that upon sight hereof the same shall be discharged and made voyd or otherwise not prejudiciall to him Given under Our Signet at Our Court at Theobals the 13. day of Iuly in the 10 th yeere of Our Raigne To all and singular Our Iudges of Assize Iustices of Peace Maiors Sheriffes Clerkes of Assize and Peace Bayliffes Constables Informers and all other Our Officers and Ministers whom it doth or may concerne and to every of them The Examination of Henry Mayo WHo saith That on Thursday last being the twentieth of Iuly one thousand six hundred forty three he being at Bridges in Flanders heard Proclamation made in Dutch who understands it very well that all people within that City that would goe to the Governours house and give any Money to maintaine the Romane Catholiques in England they should have their Money re-paid them againe in a yeeres time with many thanks HENRY MAYO This Examination was taken before us EDWARD BOYCE JOHN BOYCE GEORGE TROTTER FINIS * Psal. 31. 12. Psal. 88. 4 5. a Rom. 11. 33. b Dan. 2. 22 23. ● C●r 13. 8. a See the Acts of the General Assembly of the ●ebels at ●ilkenny Anno 164● printed at ●ondon Marc● 6. 1643. T●e Myste●y of lniquity p. 32. 33. c. b The 48 week ending Decem ● p. 681. 685. * If a stranger were thus affected at the hearing of this Plot how should we our selves be sensible thereof * The Je●uits pl●ts are never ended till they obtaine their desired ends in all things * The Pope and Cardin●ll 〈◊〉 His Majesty and the Realme may be soone betrayed by such false attendants I beseech Your Majesty read these Letters a● they are endorsed by figures 1 2 3 c. Ye had reason so to doe It is an unanswerable Dilemma I c●ncur totally with you in opinion assuring you that no body doth or shall know of this businesse and to shew my care to conceale it I received this but this afternoon and now I make this dispatch before I sleepe Herewith I send his warrant as you advise which indeed I judge to bee the better way I like your answer extreame well and doe promise not to deceive your confidence nor make you break your word I have sent all back I thinke these Apostyles will bee warrant enough for you to proceed especially when I expressly command you to doe so In this I am as far from condemning your judgement as suspecting your fidelitie C. R. * The Kings hand and date * The Archbishops Postscript * A very good Argument of truth and reality * Therefore a man of note and imployment * Jesuites know well how to equivocate thus * If Popes must not favour pro●●stant Princes it s a miracle that they should favor them or harbour any of their agents now neer them * The papacy of Cant. and this other world is of greater value then an Italian Cardinalship * The quality of the discovere● meane● inducing him to reveale this plot * The Popes Nuncio then in England Four sorts of Jesuits * A good caveat to Nobles Gentlemen to beware they entertaine not a Jesuit or Romish spie in their houses in stead of a servant * We had need look about when so many active Traytors are harboured among us even perchance at this present Therfore both Kindoms need look to themselves Strange that such a society should be erected under the Defender of the faith A strange world when a Popes Legate shall be openly harboured so neere the King and Court and have fr●e●ccesse to both without controule If the King truly hate the Pope it will make his Instruments lesse effectuall if they come in his name Popes Instruments are ever very active Strange it was that the chiefe men should not set themselves against him his to send thē packing hence especially that the King himselfe did it not when he thus tempted assaulted him That a Popes Legat should be so familiar with the King and the King make much of him in steed of banishing him is a riddle * The Archb. therefore he had some familiarity and acquaintance at first * This offer appears under the Archbishops own hand in the Journall of his life But he kept not him from the Court. Jesuites are both diligent and able to remove their greatest opposites at Court from out of place and favour too * It is admirable this faction should be so powerfully predominant as to displace the greatest and faithfullest Officers Iesuites wil be sure to move hell when they cannot prevail with Heaven Jesuites cannot indure neuters If a man may be saved in any Religiō he may safely imbrace any and cleave close to none * The Bishops ty●●nny against Puritans the best advantage and greatest advancement of popes designes * He means the Scottish Prayer book the alterations whereof frō the English were found in the Originall copy under the Archbishops own hand whē his chamber was searched The Jesuits love to fish when the Bishops trouble the streames with their innovations and Popish Ceremonies The Iesuits the plotters chief directors of the Scotish war * The King tied to conditions by papists befor they aided him * Now practised in Oxford Wales and the Northern parts by open toleration * The more shame pity and a caveat for the Parliament henceforth to look to it * The King thē must needs be in great danger amongst Papists now * Jesuites make but a vaunt of poysoning Kings * The Jesuites it seems know very well King Iames was poysoned belike by some of their Instruments * It seems some Noblemens Chaplains are but the Popes and Jesuites intelligencers if not their confederates All forraigne popish States contribute their best assistance to reduce England to Rome * A meet guerdon for such a service * Jesuites will not give over acting till they accomplish their designes Bishops Sons oftentimes the Popes greatest Agents His industrious activity should shame our slothfulnesse The protestants want of such mutuall correspondency and intelligence is a great weakning to their cause Let them learn Wisedome by their Enemies * A fit place for their intelligence and correspondency with Ireland lying in the midst between both The Jesuites now make good use of all Nations and Instruments * O that such Romish seducers should obtaine such power and rewards for being seducing Instruments The Jesuites it seems are very powerfull at Court The Popes weekly intelligence at Rome from hence can produce no good to England Jesuites know how to conceal thei● Names and Lodgings There are more Popish Chappels in and about London then are commonly known Jesuites can counterfeit any habit or part to delude the vulgar Papists large contributions to undermine our Religion should make us liberall to defend it Jesuites are as wise as Serpents though not so innocent as Doves The Jesuits learne of the Serpent to seduce men by small instruments to their ruine Her voyage to Rome to visit the Pope made her frequently to visit his legat The Countesse belike was his forerunner thither No wonder the Earls debts be so great A School of Nunnes Is not the King in great danger who hath such a person in his Bed-chamber now keeper of the great Seal Both King and Prince have Iesuiticall agents in their Bed-chambers All businesses and imployments must be set aside to promote this plot A Iesuiticall Secretary his flight and Articles in Parliament confirme all this and more Papists spare no cost The other Conspirators names A ●●●cover for such a dish It seemes their purses were strong their hopes great His Maiesty perchance hath learnt to write Characters from him as appeares by some of his late intercepted Letters A good 〈◊〉 for England now * This must needs be the Legat or one imployed from him * Page 171. * Conference with Fisher neere the end * See the Generall Hist. of France in the life of H. 3. 4. * See the English Pope * With which his Speech in Star-chamber agrees There it is Hoc est corpus m●um c. * To elevate the Hos●ia as Papists do● * See the Articles against him in Parliament * Antiq. Eccles. Brit. p. 322. Ead. lib. 1. and Fox Acts and Mon. Vol. 1. edit ult p. 926. * 23. Eliz. c. 1. 35. Eliz. c. 1. 3. Iac. c. 3. 4 5. * See 1. 2. Phil. Mary c. 8. See the Royall Popish Favorite * Ioh. 10. 10. 11 12 13. * 2 Ioh. 10. 11. * Gratian caus 23. * Gen. 3. * 1 King 11. * Qui amat periculum peribit in 〈◊〉 * So are th● Shrewesbury printed copies See the Royall Popish favorite where it is largely proved * Grimston in his life * Fox Speed Generall hist. of France in Hen. 3. 4. * Meteran●s Grimston * See Doctor Eggl●shams Booke and the Commons charge against the Duke of Buckingham * 〈◊〉 12 10.