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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47869	The history of the Plot anatomised: or the late sham fanatical-plot, briefly and plainly laid open Wherein, those worthy patriots who were charged therewith, are vindicated from the malicious and false aspersions cast upon them by a late author. In a letter to a friend.	L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.	1689 (1689)	Wing L1259A; ESTC R179472	22,315	34

day and night two Sentinels with Iron pricks to keep him from sleeping who when-ever he began to slumber job'd him with those Iron pricks Now a Gentleman tortured in this manner you may be sure though he endured so long a time that he extracted Admiration even from his Enemies though their cruel Hearts harboured no such Guests as Pity and Compassion yet he could not long subsist and therefore was necessitated to condescend to their Demands Mr. Carstairs though he was exempted from the Boot as may be supposing him none of the best of Horsemen yet his Thumbs severely paid of it they having squeezed them thirteen or fourteen times the pain whereof did so torture him that as is reported his shrieks might have been heard a quarter of a Mile off and when he was wearied out with their Cruelty he promised to confess to them what he knew provided they would not make use of it against any man which they did and yet they made use of it against Mr. Bailie of Jerviswood And they not only broke their promise to him but also left out and put in sentences and words may be to make it better sense that our Author might have the less Trouble in composing his History which mightily altered the sense of his Deposition and taught them to speak more of a Plot than ever he did himself And the said Mr. Carstares after having acquainted his Friends as I have heard it of several of their own Mouths knowing that having been so Ingenuous as to tell his Friends how he had been abused in this particular he might have been brought before my Lord's Inquisitors to have been examined again quickly withdrew himself from that Kingdom Now as to the rest of the Evidence there you may easily be persuaded that they seeing what treatment those two had would take what care they could to save themselves from the like and so what pain might extort from the former fear might do the same from them And if served in their Evidence as Mr. Carstare's was they durst not say any thing against it as remaining still there and so further questionable for it By what has been above said it plainly appears that there was no design of taking off the King concluded upon in either of their Meetings but that it was first mentioned in discourse by the Evidence as the most compendious way to free themselves and the Nation from the Fears they at that time were possessed with but that very few of the rest ever assented to so barbarous a design but expressed their greatest detestation of it nor can they be blamed so much for not discovering of it especially seeing they knew it could not be accomplished without their Aid Nor is it probable that either my Lord Russel or any of their Club had it ever directly communicated to them whatever my Lord Howard would suggest to the contrary in the words immediately following those last mentioned in my Lord Russel's Tryal viz. that upon the day that the King came from New-Market they dined together the Duke of Monmouth and the Lord Gray with others being there that a Notion was conveyed among them by whom he does not mention and therefore 't is most probable 't was done by himself that some bold Action should be done that day which says he comparing it with the King 's coming they concluded it was designed upon the King and that my Lord Gray affirmed with an Oath that if they attempted any such thing it could not fail That they were in great Anxiety of Mind till they heard the King's Coach was come to Town and that Sir Tho. Armstrong not being there he was supposed to be one of the Party Now why such a Notion should be conveyed among them at that time I cannot understand especially when it was false there having been no preparation made thereto except it was conveyed to ensnare them and that by his Lordship himself and I am apt to think that to use his own words in his Supplement this might be the first time it was mentioned and that when his Lordship could not have such entertainment for it amongst those Lords as he wished he committed it to his Brethren the Evidences to have the Notion conveyed by them to the others who he thought would entertain it more favourably One thing the Reader may take notice of that his Lordships words in the Relation of it are very ambiguous and may be taken in several senses particularly these words We were in great Anxiety of Mind till we heard the King's Coach was come in c. But I shall not further trouble the Reader with it not doubting but that every honest English man is by this time satisfied of the Innocency of all the Gentlemen that suffered as to the pretended design of taking off the late King. As to the other part of the Accusation viz. Levying War with design to alter the Government if every thing be duly weighed we shall find this nothing near as it was represented to be tho' there is not the least doubt but they have had some Consultations among them as to the securing their Religion and Properties in a time when there were such apparent dangers hanging over their Heads and that in those Meetings many things might be proposed pro and con But that Noble-men of that Integrity and Religion as the Earl of Essex and my Lord Russel were should be concerned in any design to overturn the Government no man that was ever intimate with them will believe It is too plain now that those whom it most concerned to support the Government and Established Religion were the persons that made the greatest breaches therein and that their Illegal Proceedings gave just ground of fear and suspicion of a design on foot by them to overturn the old Establishment and to introduce Popery and Slavery For in the first place the Popish Plot was endeavoured by all means to be stifled and several attempts made to turn it upon Protestants and tho' it pleased God several times to bring to Light their hidden Contrivances yet were they still countenanced by Authority and tho' there had been some of the Branches lopt off yet all persons that were not wholly blinded might easily have seen that the Body it self remained untouched yea rather cherished And it is well known how those that were most active against it were discountenanced Parliaments were dissolved and laid aside as finding that it was impossible to support that Cause and carry on their Designs so long as that great Court fate All underhand means were used to divide Protestants among themselves and to stir up Feuds and Animosities between them which they so far prevailed in that one party of them used their utmost endeavour to ruine another never considering the common Enemy that was hovering over their heads to devour both Manifest Breaches were made upon their Priviledges by endeavouring to set up such publick Ministers as would be wholly