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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28891	The information of Hubert Bourk, Gent., touching the popish plot in Ireland, carried on by the conspiracies of the Earl of Tyrone ... delivered first by this informant before the Lord Lieutenant and council in Ireland in March, 1678, and to His Majesty and both Houses of Parliament in November, 1680.	Bourk, Hubert.	1680 (1680)	Wing B3843; ESTC R19524	16,729	34

Gallaway and in a short time returned again very Brisk and Gay well Hors'd and Armed with their Cases of Pistols themselves their men and their followers These two Gallants are both Papists the one of them John Power that kill'd as they say the Lord Moone and fled into Ireland and the other a Souldier of Fortune that had left the French service in discontent Both Persons of no Estates nor any other concerns in any of the Counties aforesaid as the Informant has reason to believe but only to ride about upon Messages from the Earl of Tyrone in reference to the Plot. The Informant further saith That he hath seen and observed the Intelligencers that were sent by the Earl of Tyrone to the several Counties viz. Pierce Power alias Pierce and Grenane to the Counties of Clare and Gallaway and William Fench into another part of the said County of Clare whose answers to any that questioned them were that their business was to order and settle the Earl of Angleseys chief Rents having had but very little or nothing to do formerly in either of those two Counties Lawrence Sullivane was employed to the County of Kerry and William Butler employed by his Brother Major John Butler or the Earl of Tyrone into the County of Wexford All these Messengers were constantly employed upon Messages in the Months of May June July August September and October 1678. In which Month of October the Informant was also sent for to joyn in the said Plot by the Earl of Tyrone in reference whereunto I shall here give a Relation of what passed between his Lordship and this Informant as follows The Informant being at a place in the County of Waterford called Kill Mr. Thomas in company of one Richard Power Gent. on the last day of October 1678. which was of a Fryday and being then at Breakfast one Thomas Samson Gent. and Steward to the Earl of Tyrone came into our Company who after Breakfast was over spoke to the Informant in these words Mr. Bourk my Lord and Master desired me to pray you to come to him to Coroughmore this night or to morrow following telling me he had some earnest business to speak with you about but what it is I know not The Informant told the said Mr. Samson that he the Informant had been at that House in Kill Mr. Thomas at a Sheriffs Court all the day before and that his Horse was either strayed or stoln and farther told the said Samson that if the Informant thought that his Lordships sending for him was of any consequence or haste he the Informant would hire a Horse to wait upon his Lordship that night The said Samson answered He did not know what the matter was but that was the Message which his Lord bid him deliver Mr. Samson was but then newly come to my Lords Service so that he having summoned a Court-Baron at Kill Mr. Thomas aforesaid that day where the Informant was to appear as Attorney for the Earl of Tyrone in a Cause depending in that Court betwixt the said Earl and some of his Neighbours and Tenants concerning certain Trespasses it behoved this Informant to stay till the Court was discharged But that being done this Informant hired a Horse and went with the said Samson to my Lords House So soon as this Informant arrived there this Informant was given to understand that his Lordship was at Supper with Strangers but returned his thanks to the Informant for travelling so far in a dark night to visit his Lordship and withall to desire this Informant to come to his Lordship the next Morning Which accordingly this Informant did being the first day of November 1678. This Informant attending his Lordship upon the Morning already mentioned his Lordship bad the Informant welcome after which his Lordship asked this Informant What News This Informant answered he presumed his Lordship had the best Correspondency of any on that side the Country and that for the Informant's part he had none worth his Lordships hearing His Lordship then told the Informant that he had received Intelligence out of France wherein he understood that the French were very powerful and that Parlez vous Francois should be plentifully heard here meaning in Ireland e're long This Informant asking his Lordship what great Exploits the French King hath done Done says he he hath done wonders and we may without doubt call him the Defender of the Faith for he best deserves it and I am sure the Hand of God is with him This Informant told his Lordship that a man would be apter to think that if the French were intended that way he would rather venture upon England first than come into Ireland His Lordship answered he had received a Letter from one Robert Power who studied the Law at one of the Ihns of Court in London which declared that the French had a great stroke in England already and then said his Lordship to this Informant before you are half a year older the French will subdue England and Ireland and little harm thereby For they in England have no Faith in them for they no sooner grant a thing but they recall it again just as they have dealt with me about the Lands of Dea●e But said he before the● 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by Goge I will lose the best Blood in my Body The Informant was astonished to see in what temper his Lordship was yet told his Lordship That if the French should come there they would kill all as that were the poor Subjects His Lordship answered As for that said he I have made my Conditions for this side of the Countrey and if you will but joyn with me I will put you in a quick way to get an Estate The Informant told his Lordship That he wanted it but could not tell how to come at it Then his Lordship drew out of his Pocket a great quantity of Papers rolled up and desired the Informant to subscribe his Name in one of those Papers wherein upon a sudden glance the Informant could read the Names of Paul Strange Richard and John Power and as this Informant verily believes there were the Names of above a hundred Subscribers in all This Informant desired his Lordship to excuse him for the present alledging That he was not fit to be employed in Matters of such high concernment and the Informant said further That he never heard of any of his Name that had ever proved Traytors to their Kings and that he this Informant would not be the first With that his Lordship called this Informant Coward and drew his Sword almost out of his Scabbard to kill the Informant But as God would have it his Lordship espied a Gentleman coming towards him who was Sir John Ponsopy's Son Upon which his Lordship went to salute him and left me However after he had walked with him into his House his Lordship went himself to the Bridge of Corroghmore before the Informants face and called forth one William Power a