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A67878	A true narrative of the Popish-plot against King Charles I and the Protestant religion as it was discovered by Andreas ab Habernfeld to Sir William Boswel Ambassador at the Hague, and by him transmitted to Archbishop Laud, who communicated it to the King : the whole discoovery being found amongst the Archbishops papers, when a prisoner in the Tower, by Mr. Prynn (who was ordered to search them by a committee of the then Parliament) on Wednesday, May 31, 1643 : with some historical remarks on the Jesuits, and A vindication of the Protestant dissenters from disloyalty : also, A compleat history of the Papists late Presbyterian plot discovered by Mr. Dangerfield, wherein an account is given of some late transactions of Sir Robert Peyton.	Habervešl z Habernfeldu, Ondřej.; Boswell, William, Sir, d. 1649.; Laud, William, 1573-1645.; Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1680 (1680)	Wing T2805; Wing H164; ESTC R21657	37,577	41

something should be made appear of a Presbyterian Plot. That one Duddel brought him 27 Letters written most by by Mr. Nevil which Mr. Turner the Lord Powis his Priest desired some Catholiques might Transcribe whereupon Mrs. Cellier sent for Mr. Singe who wrote there about a Week That the Contents of these Letters were That there Business went on well here at London as they hoped theirs did in the Country That Commissioners would shortly be ready mentioning in some of these Letters the Names of divers Persons of Quality and that they would now be their own Choosers in Matters of Government and use Papists as they pleased That these Letters were to be sent into all parts of the Kingdom where any Presbyterians liv'd and privately to be put into their Houses and then their Houses were to be searcht and these Papers produced for Evidence against them as they intended against Colonel Mansel Saturday Novem. 1. His Lordship waited on His Majesty and Council with Dangerfield's Confession and Dangerfield being again sent for to come before the Council did further declare That all the Lords in the Tower gave him Money more or less and did desire him to go to Turner the Popish Book-seller to get his Remarks on the Tryals Printed That the Lord Powis advised Lane should be sent out of the way lest if Mr. Oates should find him at his House they should all be ruin'd That he saw Sir G. Wakeman at Mr. Stamford's House the Duke of Newburgh's Agent in whose own Room he lay and that Sir George told him He hid himself there for fear of the People who had posted a threatning Paper over his Door and that he had received 500 l. by the Queens Order for his Transportation That Sir George asking his Advice how he might get away he told him He had best send for a Shallop from Calice to take him in about six Miles from Dover which he did and escaped to Newport That Dormer was Author of Traytors transform'd into Martyrs and that Gadbury had writ a Ballad and several Pamphlets That the second time he visited the Earl of Shafssbury he intended to stab him and then put out the Candle and under pretence of running down to light it have made his escape That the two Books taken whereof one was found in a Meal Tub was writ by him and that the Names therein were all Dictated to him by the Lady Powis That Mrs. Cellier and he used the words Lady Mary for the KING and Lady Anne for the DUKE In the Afternoon Mrs. Cellier was Examin'd and declar'd That Dangerfield had for some time lain at her House That she paid 3 l. 10. s. out of the Money to be distributed to Prisoners for his Release but denyed the paying of Twenty pounds or Five pounds as had been alledged That she employed Dangerfield onely to get in some desperate Debts belonging to her Husband and to Bail two or three persons out of Prison and in nothing else That she did lie at the Lady Powis but denied she sent a Note to Dangerfield in Newgate till the Note was produced and then she own'd it That she knew nothing of killing the Earl of Shaftsbury That she did indeed go to the said Earl upon business That Dangerfield did draw up Articles against Captain Richardson but not by her Order Then Dangerfield was call'd in again who said further That Banister and she visted him in the Kings-Bench and that she order'd him to get the Papers from Strode about Mr. Bedlow to which end Hitton the Priest advised that Opium should be put into Strode's Drink That Margaret Mrs. Celliers Maid brought him Opium from Mrs. Celliers Son-in-law Plasdel and that Mounson told him how to use it That Knowles and Sharp Priests told him if he continued firm to the Business he would thereby merit Heaven Mrs. Cellier confess'd That she hid the Papers in the Meal-Tub That she did agree with Mr. Dangerfield to use Lady Mary in stead of King and Lady Anne in stead of Duke And That Gadbury did Calculate Dangerfield's Nativity but said He would be hang'd Then the Lady Powis was Examined who denied all except That she paid Ten shillings per Week to Mrs. Cellier for Dangerfields Diet. That she saw him in the Stone-Gallery but was not near enough to speak to him That once and no more she discoursed him at Mrs. Celliers and that then he told her of some Treasonable Letters hid at Westminster and that the Secretary refused to give him a Warrant to search for them unless he would make Affidavit of it and that then Mrs. Cellier advised him to make use of the Custom-House Officers to search for them On Sunday Nov. 2. Mr. Gadbury was examined who acknowledged That he had seen Mr. Dangerfield once or twice at his House with Mrs. Cellier and that he thought he cast his Nativity under the Name of Thomas and that looking on his Horoscope he did say it prognosticated a bold and adventurous Man but does not remember that he told Mrs. Cellier he would be hang'd That he likewise cast the Lord Powis his Nativity and that it was a usual thing with him to cast the Nativities of such Persons of Quality whose Time of Birth he could be assured of But as to other things he said He was innocent Nov. 1. Susan Edwards Mrs. Cellier's Maid deposed That she carried Notes to Mr. Dangerfield from her Mistress when he was in Newgate as also a Guinney Twenty Shillings in Silver and two Books of Accounts As likewise a Message by word of mouth importing That Mrs. Cellier's Life lay in Mr. Dangerfield's hands And said That the Lady Powis had been three times at her Mistresses in five Weeks time that she lived there and that once she had discourse with Mr. Dangerfield Nov. 2. William Woodman deposed That Mr. Dangerfield was two Months at the Lord Powis's House and that Mrs. Cellier and he writ often and that he carried Letters from them to the Lady Powis in the Tower as also Letters from the Lady Powis to Nevile in the King's Bench to whom also he had carried Letters from Mr. Dangerfield and Mrs. Cellier Mary Ayray deposed That Duddel and she carried Notes taken by Mr. Willoughby aliàs Dangerfield at Langhorn's Trial to Mr. Nevil in the King's Bench and that they left Dangerfield at a Coffee-House in the mean time That she carried a Letter from Nevil to Mrs. Cellier and another from Mrs. Cellier to the Lady Powis That she had seen Sing often with Mrs. Cellier That Dangerfield writ the Speeches of the Five Jesuits as they were dictated to him by Mrs. Cellier That she had seen Lane by Mrs. Cellier's order called Johnson at Powis-House Bennet Duddel a Carpenter deposed That he had seen Mr. Dangerfield at Powis-house That he went with Mrs. Ayray to the King's Bench and Mr. Dangerfield stayed in the mean time at a Coffee-House there by That they brought Papers back with them and that

soon after Mrs. Ayray went to the Tower That at Powis-house he has often seen Mr. Dangerfield Mrs. Cellier and others writing That Mr. Lane lay in the house and that Mrs. Cellier was once much concerned when she thought him lost That Dangerfield once asked him if he could make a Printing-Press That he went to the Gate-house once or twice with Mrs. Ayray who carried Money to the Prisoners That by the Lady Powis's Order he made a private place in Powis-house To all these Depositions the Lady Powis being called in answered particularly To Susan Edwards That when she came to Mrs. Cellier she never lighted from her Coach To Woodman That she never receiv'd a Letter from Nevil or sent one to him That she had received several from Mrs. Cellier and perhaps she might have received one from Dangerfield That going to see the Lady Gage in the Kings-Bench some body pointed to Nevil as he stood at the Window And excepting once she never saw him besides that time To Duddel That Mrs. Ayray did bring her some Remarks upon Langhorns Tryal but she never saw any thing from Nevil To Mrs. Ayray That she never brought her any Message from Nevil Being demanded whether Mrs. Cellier had not been with her in the Tower from Mr. Willoughby She answered Yes but that she never saw Willoughby but twice Hereupon Mrs. Cellier being called and askt Whether she had not been in the Tower with the Lady Powis she stiffly denied it but being told the Lady Powis her self had own'd it she then confess'd she had been there Captain Bedford was then called in and said That he was at several Clubs with Dangerfield That he was at Thompsons the Printers where was printing The Presbyterian unmask'd That Dangerfield paid Money to Dormer in S. John's That Dangerfield would have got a List of the Club at the Kings-head but the Drawer would not give it him That at the Green Dragon he got the Names of about 60 Persons that used to meet there That he went with him to the Sun and Ship Taverns where he enquired if the Duke of Monmouth had not been there the Night before he went away That Dangerfield said Gadbury brought him acquainted with Sir Robert Peyton That Dangerfield told him the Lord Shafisbury Sir William Waller Doctor Tongue and others had private Meetings near Fox-hall about the Plot. The Earl of Peterborough being called in and having an account of what was laid to his Charge made a very plausible Speech in answer thereto and as to the business of Sir Robert Peyton he said That Mrs. Cellier told him that among others which she had brought over to be serviceable to His Majesty and the Duke Sir Robert Peyton was one who had declared to her that he would gladly come in but that he thought the Duke of that temper that he would never forget an Injury That then he assured Mrs. Cellier the Duke was no such person and then she replyed that Sir Robert would willingly meet him at Mr. Gadbury's That they did meet accordingly at Mr. Gadbury's where Sir Robert did say that he would serve the King to all purposes but seemed to doubt of the Dukes being reconciled to him That afterwards he waited on the Duke at his Lordships Lodgings and from him received all the assurance of favour he could desire These are the principal things that were acted before the King and Council the Result whereof was that the Earl of Castlemain first and after the Lady Powis was committed to the Tower Mr. Gadbury to the Gate-house Mr. 〈◊〉 and Mrs. Cellier to Newgate and several others to the Custody of Messengers About this time Sir William Waller searching a House near the Arch in Lincolns-Inn Fields leading to Duke-street seized on several Habits Vestments Crucifixes Reliques and other Popish Trinkets all very rich as allodivers Trunks and Boxes full of Books and Papers that did belong to Father Hercourt lately executed wherein are set down several great sums of Money paid by him in about 7 or 8 years last past for carrying on the Catholique Cause as likewise many other things that confirm the truth of the Kings Evidence Among the Relicks was found one great Piece of Antiquity and by computation of time near 800 years old It was a Cross of Gold weighing about 4 Ounces upon which on the one side was engraven these words Defendite Gentes hanc partem Crucis Omnipotentis in English Defend O ye Nations this part of the Omnipotent Cross On the other side were engraven the Arms of Alfred King of England who dyed in the year 901. Besides which engraving it was empail'd with divers precious Stones of a considerable value Within this Cross was another Cross of Ebony to which the Gold one seem'd to serve onely for a Case and as if it had been a little Nest of Serpentine Idolatry the Ebony Cross was inlaid with another Cross of a quite different Wood which it is suppos'd they believ'd to be a piece of our Saviour's Cross. There was also a Gold Ring with a Motto wrap'd up in white Paper upon which was written The Ring of the Bishop of Glascow with several other Curiosities which are as yet preserv'd On Novem. 5. Mr. Courtees was taken and brought before Justice Warcup who having taken his Examination sent him to the Gate-house At his Examination he gave an account of his first acquaintance with Mr. Willoughby not knowing then that he went by any other Name and that Willoughby told him that the Presbyterians were conspiring against the King and Government and were privately raising an Army and that Mr. Blood was one that gave out Commissions for that purpose and perswaded him to use his endeavour to get one and if he could do so he would bring him to the King whereby he should get 5000 l. And that upon this he made his application to Mrs. Bradley in order thereto believing what Dangerfield said and that there was really a Presbyterian Plot on foot so that what he did he said was upon a Loyal Design But there is some cause to suspect what he said if we reflect on what Mrs. Bradley deposed on Nov. 1. and what he acknowledged now viz. That the last time Mrs. Bradley saw him asking him when they should get the 5000 l. He replied that he would not meddle in it that it troubled his Conscience and that it would be Treachery if it were done and it is to no purpose to meddle in it now for there is a List found out However it be he is since bailed out of the Gate-house And for a confirmation of his Guilt is gone aside And now almost every day new Discoveries are made either of Priests or their Appurtenances Reliques and feditious Papers Dormer a Priest was seized by Dr. Oates at the Door of the Council-Chamber on Nov. 4. as he was busie in discourse with the Lady Powis and was sent to Newgate On Nov. 11. Sir William Waller seized at Turner's in Holborn several seditious and scandalous Libels Popish Books and Pamphlets as also divers Beads and Priests Habits and some Reliques one of which was a very fine Handkerchief which had been dip'd in the Blood of the five Jesuits lately executed Not long after Sir William seized on one William Russel alias Napper a Franciscan Fryar and Titular Bishop of Norwich With him were taken the Garments belonging to his Office as also the Form of an Oath of Abjuration for his Proselytes to this effect That they did from thenceforth renounce those damnable and heretical Doctrines wherein they had been educated and instructed and that they did oblige themselves under the penalty of Damnation to remainsted fast in the Faith of the Mother-Church of Rome c. Together with a Latin Prayer in the Margin whereof was written in English Whoever says this Prayer shall be free from the Plague And several Popish Books c. On Friday Nov. 21. Sir Robert Peyton Mr. Nevil Mr. Gadbury Mrs. Cellier with her Maids and others were severally Examin'd when it was sworn that Sir Robert Peyton had had frequent Conferences with Mr. Dangerfield and the further hearing of the Matter being put off till Wednesday Nov. 26. Sir Robert was then ordered to give Bail for his Appearance at the Kings-Bench-Bar the first day of the next Term to answer to such Informations as should then be brought against him by the Attorney-General Dr. Oates during these Transactions had two of his Servants Lane often mentioned in this History and Osborn confederated with one Knox belonging to the Lord Treasurers Family against him who Indicted him for no less a Crime than Sodomy But it being proved a malicious slander and his Accusers perjured Villains who were hired by the Lords in the Tower to invalidate his Evidence the Jury brought it in Ignoramus And Dr. Oates thereupon bringing in an Indictment against them in the Kings-Bench Knox and Lane Osborn being fled were tried on Tuesday Nov. 25. When the whole Design was so particularly laid open especially by Mr. Dangerfield whose Pardon was perfected the day before that every one present was convinc'd of the intended Villany and the Jury without the Lord Chief Justice's summing up the Evidence declared them guilty of the Indictment But their Sentence is deferred till next Term. We shall here close our History with our Prayers to God to bring to Light all the Dark Contrivances of Jesuits and wicked men and to their Plots and our Divis●●●●● Dangers put FINIS Ye had reason so to do It is an unanswerable Dilemma I concur totally with you in opinion assuring you that no body doth or shall know of this business and to shew my care to conceal it I received this but this Afternoon and now I make this dispatch before I sleep Herewith I send his Warrant as you advise which indeed I judge to be the better way I like your answer extreme well and do promise not to deceive your considence nor make you break your word I have sent all back I think these Apostyles will be warrant enough for you to proceed especially when I expresly command you to do so In this I am as far from condemning your judgement as suspecting your Fidelity York Sept. C. R. 13. 1640.