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A44229	The free and voluntary confession and narrative of James Holloway addressed to His Majesty written with his own hand, and delivered by himself to Mr. Secretary Jenkins ; as also the proceedings against the said James Holloway in His Majesties King-Bench Court, Westminster, and his petition to His Majesty ; together with a particular account of the discourse as passed between the sheriffs of London and the said James Holloway at the time of his execution for high-treason at Tyburn, April 30. 1684 ; with his prayer immediately before, and the true copy of the paper delivered them at the same time and place.	Holloway, James, d. 1684.	1684 (1684)	Wing H2509; ESTC R2717	28,093	16

Just We do not mightily concern our selves what the People say I am sure not one of all that were concerned in this Conspiracy have dared to deny it absolutely though some have been prevailed upon by ill Advice to Prevaricate about it and Shuffle it off But none of them have had the Considence absolutely to deny the Truth of the Fact notwithstanding all the Calumnies and Reproaches cast upon the Government and all the arts that have been made use of to Stifle it Mr. Just With. My Lord I speak it the rather because we see what work Sir Samud harnardiston has made of it in his Letters where he calls it a Sham-Plot and says it is lost except it be sound among the Abhorrers and Addressers L. Ch. Just But now the Plot is found among the Conspirators and Traytors he may write to his Correspondents in the Country the next time It is found among the Reformers of Government and Religion that can Swallow all thing that can kill Kings and Levy War and do the Wont of Villanies to promote Religion and Reformation as they call it Let us think of some convenient day and give such Order that the Sheriffs see Execution done according to Law Mr. Att. Gen. You must first pronounce the Judgment my Lord. Mr. Just With. It is never pronounced in such a Case Mr. Attorney L. Ch. Just No we only give a Rule for Execution the Outlawry is the Judgment and that is upon the Record already Cl. of Cr. Yes my Lord we always enter it so L. Ch. Just Captain Richardson I think Wednesdays and Fridays are your usual Execution days in London are they not Cap. Richardson Yes my Lord either of them L. Ch. Just Then Wednesday seven-night Cap. Richardson Does your Lordship appoint Wednesday next L. Ch. Just No that will be too quick Wednesday seven-night Cap. Richardson What day your Lordship pleaseth I suppose I shall have a Rule Cl. of Cr. You shall have a Rule and an Habeas Corpus to deliver him as the Course is L. Ch. Just In the mean time take you Prisoner back again And accodringly be was carried back to Newgate The Petition to His Majesty Most Great and Gracious Sovereign I Your Majesties now close Prisoner in Newgate and Condemned for my Crimes which I have Consessed my self Guilty of in a Paper of my own Writing delivered to the Right Honourable the Lords of your Majesties Privy Council in which is a true and faithful Account of all that I know concerning the Late Plot with the manner How I was drawn into it and the Reasons why I did not come in at the first Discovery and cast my self at your Majesties Feet for Mercy which I hope your Majesty hath perused and find no cause to think I have reserved any thing undiscovered for when I was first taken I resolved to declare the whole Truth and nothing but the Truth which I have here done and will own to be True before any that shall offer to Contradict it or say There was no Plot and if any thing more occurs to my Memory will not fail to declare it I have now nothing to say for my self why I should not be Executed according to Condemnation but do most humbly prostrate my self at your Majesties Feet for Mercy acknowledging my hearty Sorrow for all that I have been Guilty of and rema 〈…〉 pes than that Fountain of Mercy which hath so abundantly flowed from your Majesties Sacred Breast ever since 〈◊〉 happy Restauration is not yet dry but that there is some Drops left for me which if I may be so happy as to Obtain I shall always whilst I live endeavour to Approve my self your Majesties most true and faithful Subject and I hope 〈…〉 the ends of a Pardon Which that I may so do and for your Majesties long Life P●…ble and Happy Reign shall ever Pray c. James Holloway The Discourse that passed between the Sheriffs of London and JAMES HOLLOWAY at the time of his Execution Holloway MAy I have Liberty Sir to speak what I desire to speak Mr. Sh. Daniel Yes Sir you may What you have I suppose will be by way of Discovery to the World of what you are brought here to dye for Holloway You have my Paper Captain Cap. Richardson Yes Mr. Sh. Daniel Have it you about you Cap. Richardson I have it in my Pocket Mr. Sh. Daniel Shew it him Which he did Is it your own hand Writing Holloway Yes Sir Mr. Sh Daniel Is it your own hand Writing Holloway That is my own hand Writing A Discovery of what I knew I made to his Majesty but a great many People think that I have not discovered what I knew but I have discovered what I know of the PLOT and I am heartily sorry I was any way concerned in that way as to the endeavouring any thing by Arms. I do think several things have been ill managed in England th●… have been many things done against the King and the Kingdoms Interest and I wish the King was well satisfied of it and that a course might be taken to prevent it And I think one w●y to prevent Plotting according to my week Capacity is That his Majesty would be pleased to call a Parliament and pass an Act of Oblivion for all Plotters whatsoever There was a damnable Popish Plot and I look upon the stifling of That to be the only Cause that any man did any thing in This. Had all the Popish Plotters been Mr. Sh. Daniel By the way Sir How do you know it was stifled Holloway Sir we have known that the Laws could not be suffered against them and the Parliament could not be suffered in the Prosecution of them I wish the King would consult his own Safety and the Safety of the Nation and that an Act of Oblivion might pass for I believe there are many Concerned and that there might be an end put to all News mongers that write into the Country Letters of News I look upon that to do the King and the Kingdom more hurt than any thing else Cap. Richardson Mr. Holloway I beg one thing have you discovered all I desire you would declare those you did not name their Names that if occasion were would be r●ady but that you had not spoke to them Wade and others were to maintain their Posts Holloway No Sir I had not spoke to them Cap. Richardson This you did say Holloway Yes Sir Sh. Daniel And that you promised a number of men in this Design Holloway Promise it I did propose I might do it Cap. Richardson What do you know of the Contriving the business of the RYE for Lopping or taking off the King and the Duke Holloway I was not with them till after the time a good while till about a Month or six Weeks after the time I was not acquainted with them I looked upon it as a business not likely to take any effect at all for I could never sind above Five

The Free and Voluntary Confession and Narrative OF JAMES HOLLOWAY Addressed to His Majesty Written with his own hand and Delivered by himself TO Mr. SECRETARY JENKINS AS ALSO The Proceedings against the said James Holloway in His Majesties KINGS-BENCH COURT Westminster And his Petition to His Majesty TOGETHER With a particular Account of the Discourse as passed between the Sheriffs of London and the said James Holloway at the time of his Execution for High-Treason at Tyburn April 30. 1684. With his Prayer immediately before and the true Copy of the Paper Delivered them at the same Time and Place The Confession or Narrative Great SIR I Your Majesties most humble but too much ●…lled and disobedient Subject do here most faithfully according to the best of my Remembrance give you an Account of what I knew concerning the late discovered Conspiracy how I came to be concerned how far I was concerned how it was to have been carried on in Bristol why I did not come in at the first Discovery and cast my self at your Majesties Feet for Mercy how I made my escape and whore I was till taken If I shall thro forgetfulness omit any thing that it may be thought I am privie to I shall be ready and willing truly to answer any question that shall be asked by your Majesty or any your most Honorable Privy-Council no way despairing of your Majesties Mercy but remain in hopes that that Fountain of Mercy which hath so abundantly flowed from your Sacred Breast ever since your happy Restauration is not yet dry and that there is some drops left for me who doubt not but to Serve your Majesty both at home and abroad much more Living than my Death will That which I have cause to impute the occasion of my being Concerned was my too Publick Spirit preferring your Majesties and my Countries Interest much before my own but especially in attending the two last Parliaments promoting an Act for the encouragement of the Linnen Manufacture and the preventing of Frauds in your Majesties Customes c. which would have brought in and saved to your Majesty near 200000 l. per An. and employed many thousands of Poor c. as is well known to many Worthy Persons about your Court and indeed proved my Ruino otherwise than in this Concern by bringing me into too great Acquaintance for one of my Capacity and by that to be concerned as I was My Attendance on those two Parliaments I doubt have been mis-represented How far I was Concerned After the Dissolution of the two last Parliaments I observed a great dissatisfaction in People in most parts whore I travelled but heard nothing of any Design till July 1682. when one Mr. Joseph Tyly of Bristol came from London I meeting with him asked what News he answered to this effect all bad and if some speedy course be not taken we shall be all undone for by their Arbitrary Illegal ways and by force of Arms they have got Sheriffs to their minds Witnesses they had before but wanted Jurors to believe them now they have got Sheriffs naming Mr. North and Mr. Rich who will find Jurors to believe any Evidence against a Protestant and so hang up all the Kings Friends by degrees I then told him that I thought it was impossible such things could be done but the King must hear of it no said he there 's none suffered to come near the King but those who have been declared Enemies to the King and Kingdom by Parliament naming some that were mentioned in the Printed Votes who to save themselves do indeavor to keep all such things from the Kings knowledge and perswade him against Parliaments with much more such-like discourse by which I found the same was discoursed throughout England Scotland and Ireland as a means to engage People At length he told me that the Protestant Gentry naming the Earl of Shaftsbury Lord Howard of Estrick and others were come to a Resolution seeing fair means would not do but all things on the Protestants side are misrepresented to the King by such great Criminals and none more in favor than those to take the King from his Evil Council and that by an Insurrection in several parts of England at once viz. London Bristol Taunton Exeter Chester New Castle York and some other places in the North and that there would be a considerable party ready in Scotland and another in Ireland therefore said he we must consider how to manage affairs in Bristol for if they proceed at Michaelmas in choosing Lord-Mayor as they did Sheriffs and to swearing of North and Rich it must begin in October or November otherwise there will be some Sham-Plot contrived to take off most of the Stirring Men in the last Parliaments with much other ' Discourse to the same effect adding that Mr. Wade would come down very suddenly by whom we might expect a full Account of all About the end of August as near as I can remember Mr. Wade came down who confirmed what Mr. Tyly had said but could say little as to any farther Resolution they were come to above either of any Time or Method agreed upon but that the Design went on and men were imployed in all parts to try how people were inclined who found enough ready and that there would be no want of Men if it was once begun Then we considered how it might be managed in Bristol and what number of men might be needful for the first Onset towards which he said We might depend on 150. men from Taunton or thereabouts and concluded that 350. might be sufficient to secure it without the Bloodshed of one man it being our Design to shed no Blood if possible but this we resolved not to acquaint any of our Friends with it till the day and method was resolved of which he said we should have ten or fourteen days notice and having soon considered of a Method waited in expectation of further advice but none came till November then we heard that some disappointment happening they were forced to delay it tho there was more and more cause for it The end of December or beginning of January had advice that it was deferred to the beginning of March The third of March I came to London and meeting with Mr. Wade asked him how things went who answered that he could not tell what to make of it for he could find nothing done more than was nine Months before The great Persons who were the Managers having done nothing but talkt of things But now there was some others appointed to manage it who were men of Business naming them to me viz. The Earl of Essex the Lord Howard of Estrick the Lord Grey the Lord Russel Coll. Sidney Major Wildman Mr. Hampden the younger and Mr. Charlton who he did suppose would make something of it and not do as the others had done make a years talk to ensnare many thousands of people to no purpose for these had already sent