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A28609 The narrative of Robert Bolron ... concerning the late horrid popish plot and conspiracy for the destruction of His Majesty and Protestant religion ... together with an account of the endeavors that were used by the popish party to stifle his evidence. Bolron, Robert, fl. 1674-1680. 1681 (1681) Wing B3501; ESTC R35352 26,827 35

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had not long been but he was dealt with to turn Papist by Sir Thomas Gascoigne himself and one William Rushton a Priest in that Family and that one Anthony Fulshurst was present in Parlington-Hall when Sir Thomas and the said Rushton did use Arguments to persuade him this Informant to change his Religion and to that end Sir Thomas bade him this Informant go to one Alice Carpmell a Servant in his House and to desire her to shew him this Informent his Chappel which accordingly was performed and he gave him this Informant two Books a Catechism and a Book of Saints wherein it 's shewed that Protestants hold Papists were saved but Papists declare Protestants are Damned and therefore they told him he ought to turn Roman Catholick They also declared unto him this Informant that great Miracles were wrought by their Church which the Protestants could not perform especially One Miracle said to be done at Fra. Johnsons house in the said Parish of Berwick which was told by the said Anthony Fulshurst to the Informant to persuade him to be a Romanist and is as followeth Mary Smith then a Protestant living in Garforth near to Barwick being as it was reported possessed with the Devil Mr. Lawson a Romish Exorcist was sent for to Francis Johnsons house to dispossess the said Mary Smith to which house several Protestants did come to see it done amongst which the said Anthony Fulshurst was one being a Protestant at that time and having an English Common-Prayer Book said he would not part with it for all Sir Thomas Gaseoignes Estate The Party possessed was very unruly and told the Exorcist that he could never do no good of her unless all the Protestants and Hereticks were put out of the Room which was accordingly done except the said Anthony Fulshurst who being Sir Thomas Gascoignes Steward out of Civility they would not exclude Yet after all the rest were excluded the said Mary Smith told the Exorcist that she had yet one Friend left in the Room meaning Anthony Fulshurst who blushing askt her Where or in what he was her Friend To which she answered In being of the Protestant Religion and told him several Circumstances of his life as also of his being that day in a Field and about to come over a Style that he sat down and considered with himself which she related to him again to his great astonishment and amazement as also his good opinion of that Book in his pocket which would e're long bring him to be one of them and she thankt him kindly for his kindness in propagating their Interest and of the good esteem he had for them To which the said Anth. Fulshurst replyed That since he had been so long her Friend he would be no longer of the Protestant Religion and so went home and burnt his Common-Prayer-Book which before he so highly prized and immediately turned Roman Catholick which Argument they used as a Motive to persuade him the Informant to be a Roman Catholick And the said Anthony Fulshurst added That the Exorcist told him that the said Mary Smith was possessed with four Devils three of them he quite expulst out of her the fourth he brought into her great Toe which did lie there and do the said Mary Smith no harm which afterwards was confirmed by the said Mary Smith unto him this Informant That besides the Chapel in Sir Thomas's house he the said Sir Thomas had another private Chapel in the house of William Butcher in Barmbow which said William doth not go to Church as a Protestant and the said Sir Thomas Gascoigne does keep another private Chapel at Lasingcroft and Thomas Gascoigne Esquire his Son keeps also a private Chapel at Parlington-Hall in which said Chapel this Informant was reconciled by the said William Rushton to the Romish Church and Laurence Mowbrey came to him this Informant who was then at Garforth Cole-Pits and did tell him this Informant that Sir Thomas had sent him unto him and that he must go with him to William Rushton to be taken into the Church which was accordingly done That after this Informant had changed his Religion which was about the beginning of June 1675. he married with one Mary Baker Niece to Mris. Errington then living in Sir Thomas's house whom the said William Rushton did pervet to the Roman Catholick Religion as he told him this Informant and that upon this Informants Marriage his Wifes Aunt Mris. Errington aforesaid did give this Informant a house in Shippon in Yorshire which was held by Lease of the said Sir Thomas Gascoigne That upon some of the Proclamations for Roman Catholicks to leave London and about Christmas last to this Informants best remembrance one Mary Pressicks Wife of Tho. Pressicks who was Sempstress to the Jesuits and did use to buy several things for them as also for divers Romish Persons of Quality told this Informant that upon a mans following the said Mary Pressicks in the Street to apprehend her she looking back and espying him being conscious of her being concerned in the Plot she made haste into an Alley bolting the Door after her which the Man perceiving presently cryed out Stop the Papist stop the Plotter but She got quite away from him and durst not appear publickly but soon after with her Child hasted out of London where she had dwelt several years and came to Mr. Fulshurt in Parlington in Yorkshire and there abode about a week and then Thomas Pressicks her Husband took two Rooms in this Informants house at Shippon for her and her Child where about Candlemas last as also about Easter and Whitsuntide following this Informant discoursing with her about Coleman's death and the Priests then in hold she did inform that His Majesty being beyond Seas did promise the Monks and Jesuits that he would bring in their Religion if ever he enjoyed his own again and that it was upon hopes thereof whilst the troubles were here in England that so many of that Religion did venture their Lives and Estates for His Majesty and that thereupon the Monks and Jesuits did so plentifully supply His Majesty's wants whilst beyond the Seas but His Majesty coming home again and not performing his promises thereupon Father Harcourt who lived in Wilde-street or Duke-street London but the Informant thinks the latter and other Jesuits at Father Harcourt's Chamber which was the usual place of their meeting and elsewhere contrived this Plot as Mary Pressicks told him this Informant WHICH WAS TO DESTROY HIS MAJESTY AND SVCH OF HIS SVBJECTS AS WOVLD NOT BE OF THE ROMAN CATHOLICK RELIGION and to have ALTERED THE GOVERNMENT AND RELIGION established by bringing in THEIR RELIGION And that Father Harcourt being Confessor to the said Mary Pressicks did tell him this Informant that after the Discovery of the Plot she the said Mary Pressicks with several others did privately keep and secretly at several times help to convey the said Father Harcourt for fear he should be taken