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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59377	The several informations of John Mac-Namarra, Maurice Fitzgerrald, and James Nash [brace] gent. relating to the horrid Popish plot in Ireland together with the resolutions of the Commons in Parliament upon the said informations, and message from the Lords spiritual and temporal in Parliament : Thursday the 6th of January.	Macnamara, John, Gent.; Fitzgerrald, Maurice.; Nash, James.	1681 (1681)	Wing S2767; ESTC R33872	9,769	16

sending over those Forces and Arms he promised and so all things were at a stand till about Michaelmas 1679. that all the fore-named persons and John Mac-Namarra of Cratelagh John Anketill of Farrihy Capt. Levalin and many others met at Mr. William Bourks House at Lisnekilly and continued there 2 or 3 days together And that the said Captain Levalin brought and produced a Commssion for the raising those 20000 Men and Uniting them with what Forces should be sent out of France and raised in other parts of the Kingdom And saith He heard that the Earl of Tyrone was to be a General Officer and Colonel Fitz Patrick and Sir William Talbot were to have some Great Commands And saith That all then present at Lisnekelly bound themselves by strict Oaths and by an Instrument under their Hands and Seals to be true and faithful and stand by each other And saith That the Plot is still going on and that they have daily hopes of the French Kings Invading And that he hath heard there was some Powder lately landed in the County of Clare side of the River Shannon and that he will labour to discover it And saith he hath some Papers which he will peruse and hopes by them other things may occur to his Memory which he will be ready to add to this Information And further saith That he hath been told that David Fitz Gerald discovered the Plot both to Sir Thomas Southwell and John Pigot Esq And this Informant saith that in case this Information should be known he and his Family are in danger of being Murdered Maurice Fitz Gerald. Taken before us this 11. Decemb. 1680. John Odell Nich Mounckton George Aylmer THE DEPOSITION OF JAMES NASH JAmes Nash of the County of Limerick deposeth That about Four Years ago Captain John Purden after he had heard Mass took this Deponent aside and after several inconsiderable discourses questioned this Deponent why he did not go into France being the only place to improve him and make him a compleat Man for that there were like to be troublesome times and there would be want of such improved Men. But being no further pressed at that time This Deponent took little notice thereof Soon after this Deponent being at Mass in the said Purden's house Burgatt a Priest applied himself to this Deponent much after the manner Purden had formerly and in conclusion commanded this Deponent to go to Captain Thomas Mac Everie's house for there he had somewhat material to impart unto him and imediately after they had dined there the said Mac Everie took this Deponent aside and after having Sworn him to secresie discoursed with him as followeth You know saith he that the King at Breda before his Restauration promised the Irish Gentry to restore them to their Estates and Religion but since this is not performed we have designed to cast off the English Bondage and free our selves from their slavery and to recover our Estates and Religion When this is done you shall have your Fathers and Uncles Estates in lieu of your Services for I intend you shall be my own Lieutenant for I am to have a Regiment by which means I shall have an opportunity to advance you for the King of France hath promised us aid of Ten thousand men and twenty thousand Arms to carry on the design At this time the said Mac Everie gave this Deponent a Case of Pistols and about Thirty Shillings in money to carry Letters to Collonel Ossulivan at Beer-Haven and directed him That if this Deponent should be questioned on the way to declare he belonged to the Army accordingly this Deponent delivered his Letters and returned with Answers Pursuant whereunto Captain Everie went to Captain Purdens House where was a great Meeting of the Popish Gentry of the Country who rejoyced much at the answer of the said Letters but what they were this Deponent knoweth not but that at that time they were sworn to Secresie upon a great Book which this Deponent thinks was the Life of the Saints viz. John Purden Thomas Mac Everie Eustauce White John Hurley John Bourke with many others which this Deponent hath forgot at present That there were several other Meetings sometimes at Mac Everie's sometimes Purdens where they usually drank a Health to the prosperity and good success of the design after which they all kneeled down and said an Ave Maria with other Prayers That this Deponent going another time to Beer-Haven with Letters saw in the Harbour a French Man of War who as this Deponent was informed came on purpose to sound the Harbour and to try the peoples minds and the posture of their Assistance if there were an occasion Upon this Deponents returning to Mr Everies with an answer there was another great meeting of the Gentry and great Rejoycing at the said Sullivanes answer Not long after this the Deponent went again to Sullivane but at his return with Letters their countenances were much changed to what they were formerly for this Deponent was given to understand that the French King being involved in a War with the Emperour Spaniard could not possibly spare those Assistances he had formerly promised for that he rather wanted Men to supply his own Army so that for a long time this Affair stept having no encouragement from abroad but of late by the Industry of the Priests and some other great Agents their designs begin to take life again having assurance that the French King being at Peace with his Neighbours will in a short time make good his promise as to his former intended aid That this Deponent reflecting with much Reluctancy on the sad Subject he was engaged in to the ruine of the Nation applyed himself to Father Brodeene the Parish Priest and in confession desired to be absolved of his so heinous offence in being assistant to the Disturbance of the Kingdom Upon which the said Priest bitterly Curst him commanding him to secresie and that if he did desist from carrying on the Design he should be eternally Damned Some little time after this Deponent being from home had his House broken open Rob'd of his Money the aforesaid Pistols and all his Papers wherein he had kept a Catalogue of all the Names and the precise times of their several Meetings Swearings c. By which this Deponent guesses that the Priest had aquainted them with his Confession THE MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS to the COMMONS January the 4th 1680. Resolved BY the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and in Parliament Assembled That they do declare that they are fully satisfied that there now is and for divers years last past there hath been a Horrid and Treasonable Plot and Conspiracy contrived and carryed on by those of the Popish Religion in Ireland for Massacring the English and Subverting the Protestant Religion and the ancient establish'd Government of that Kingdom to which their Lordships desire the Concurrence of this House The Resolution of the COMMONS upon the Consideration of the said Message January the 6th 1680. Resolved THat this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Vote with the addition of these words That the Duke of York being a Papist and the expectation of his coming to the Crown hath given the greatest Countenance and Encouragement thereto as well as to the Horrid Popish Plot in this Kingdom of England FINIS