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Eikōn vasilikē tetartē, or, The picture of the late King James further drawn to the life in which is made manifest by several articles, that the whole course of his life hath been a continued conspiracy against the Protestant religion, laws and liberties of the three kingdoms : in a letter to himself : the fourth part / by Titus Oates ...
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Oates, Titus, 1649-1705.
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and committed for High Treason and you had two Villaiâ—◠〈…〉 him out of his Life just before I discovered the Plot and when 〈…〉 your â—â—pish Witnesses disappeared and Clapool in January or February following was 〈◊〉 I have said pretty much of that business in my first Parâ— to which 〈…〉 4. Give me leave to add another Particular and that is you did no◠〈…〉 true blew Church of England Protestants that were aiding and abâ—tting youâ— Popish Crew in the Country of which there might be many Instances given 〈…〉 not too much burden your Sacred Soul I will only mention this One 〈…〉 out by Mr. Dugdale against Sr. Thomas Whitgrave of Bridgford in the County of Stafford who was a Person applyed unto on the Papists behalf to evade the Penaâ—â—iâ—s and Punishments of the Penal Laws against Papists as a Justice of the Peace in open Sessions assisting the Papists on all occasions particularly directing Presentments against Papists to be omitted which he had to the Knowledg of this Dugdale practised for ten Years together and also he was one that laboured with the Inhabitants of the Town of Stafford to choose the Lord Stafford for their Steward and further acquainted the House that this Whitgrave received Money of the Lord Aston for his said Practices on the behalf of the Papists and not only so but that he the said Whitgrave had for some time before the Discovery of the Popish Plot fraudulently purchased divers Papists Estates to the value of 40000 l. and upwards to defraud the King and that he was acquainted with the Secrets of the Papists and with the Orders and Decrees of the Popish Priests as he was told and could if he might have been heard have proved the same 6. The next Witness that I shall use is John Smith this Man upon his Return to England was planted as a Priest in the House of Mr. Robert Jenison before mentioned who wâ—â—â—he fourth Witness and in his time there was a great Collection of Money on fooâ—â—mongst the Popish Party to the promoting of which Collection the Assistance â—â— Mr. Smith was desired but he did not only refuse but disswaded Mr. Jenison and 〈◊〉 â—amily where he then was from contributing Money upon any occasion 't is true â—â—â—retence for which this Money was raised was the Repair of the English Colâ—â—â—â— â—oway but the Collection was so universal and the Sum collected so great that 〈…〉 could not believe that such a Treasure could be all sacrificed to the repair of a Câ—â—â—ge but feared that there was some design on foot for the carrying on of which so large a Sum of Money was raised but the thing dyed with Mr Smith and revived not till the Discovery of the Popish Plot then Mr. Smith did not only acquaint the Parliament with this Passage but gave in an Information that tended mightily to corroborate Mr. Jenison's Evidence which is as follows Part of the Information of John Smith of Walworth in the County Palatine of Durham Gent. taken upon Oath the 8th day of September 1679 before me Edmund Warcupp Esq One of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace in the said County and City THis Informant that Mr. Robert Jenison came to his Fathers Midd. ss House in Sept. 1678 where after he had been some Days Sir Edward Smith came to Walworth and produced a Letter signifying a Discovery of a Popish Plot in London and upon Inquiry who were in it Ireland and Whitebread were named about three or four days after which Mr. Robert Jenison before his Father Sisters and this Informant said That he believed there was something of a Plot for that he had heard Mr. Ireland say it was an easie matter to take off the King whereupon this Informant asked what that Ireland was who answered that he was a Jesuit and his Cosen and Mrs. Katharine Jenison his Sister asked when he saw Mr. Ireland Who answered a little before he came out of Town at his Lodging in Russelstreet which was on the day that himself came from Windsor and the same day that Mr. Ireland came post out of Staffordshire and that he then found him pulling off his Boots Mrs. Katharine Jenison asked him how her Aunt in Staffordshire did Who replied Mr. Ireland said she was well and that he had been with her in Staffordshire at that time This Informant then asked him what a kind of man Mr. Ireland was Who answered that he was a fine Countenanced smiling man and Swore if he be Guilty of this Plot I will never trust a smiling man again thereupon this Informant asked him what he thought of him Who answered I doubt there is some Guilt in him because he had inquired of him when he came from Windsor how the King diverted and how he was attended whereunto he answered in Hawking and Fishing attended only with three or four Persons Mr. Ireland replied he would go so slenderly guarded he were easily taken off and then he paused but sometime after Mr. Jenison repeated that he feared there was something in that Plot for that Mr. Ireland had said to him at another time That there was but One in the way and were he removed the Catholic Religion might flourish again in England whereupon this Informant said those were damnable suspicious things which Mr. Ireland had spoken about the King thereupon old Mr. Jenison rose up and swore Mr. Ireland was a Rogue and so left the Room and determined the discourse at that time but sometime after in this same Month this Informant walking on the Leads with Mr. Robert Jenison discoursing of the Jesuits being in the Plot the said Robert Jenison told this Informant that Mr. Ireland had at another time told him that Sir George Wakeman was a fit Person to Poyson the King being the Queens Physitian and a Papist upon which this Informant said he hoped the King would not take Physic of any Papist in regard they might be Jesuitically inclined and the Jesuits were against Monarchy in temporal Princes though appointed by God himself upoâ— which the said Mr. Robert Jenison asked are the Jesuits against Monarchy whereto this Informant replied you may easily Judge that by their taking off many Kings and Princes and by their holding it lawful for the Pope to deprive Kings of their Kingdoms and to dispose of them at his pleasure so that though a King be the Annointed of the Lord and One that should not be touched with violent Hands yet not only his Kingdom but his sacred Life lies at the Popes Pleasure Mr. Jenison answered doth the Pope allow of this This Informant answered yes they have often practised it in this and other Kingdoms and thereby brought more Schism and Division into the Church than ever was before such damnable things were practised by the Pope and his Emissaries whereto Mr. Jenison replied you Seculars are generally against the Jusuits and in many things against the Pope whereunto this Informant replied if you please to consider
ruine any Man that stands in either of your ways the Doctrine you have been taught will induce any thinking Man to believe your Practice and both your Practises and his do sufficiently prove the Damnableness of the Doctrin you have received 3. A third Testimony that I shall urge in this case is the Evidence that was given in by William Johnson and Joseph Wright upon the Fifteenth day of May 1679 before the Lords Committees sitting in the Lord Privy Seals Lodgings who say that one Jonathan Smith a Papist supposing these two Informants to be of the same Religion said that he knew the King was a Papist and the rest of the Nobles of the Kingdom also and that there was scarce one of them but that had Romish Priests in their Houses this Smith also declared that he had his Maintenance from the Lord Stafford's House that Mr. Smith the then Steward to the Lord Stafford was his Uncle and believed that several Priests were in the Lord Stafford's House Upon which the Lords Ordered to search the Lord Stafford's House and to seize all dangerous Papers and Persons but notice being given to the Conspirators the Priests and Papers were conveyed to St. Jameses to be graciously disposed of as you should think fit and when the Lords had notice of it there could be nothing further done in the Affair because your Brother the King to give the Rogues a Taste of his Royal Favour raised the Parliament and sent them home when they were in the midst of their Work in Discovering the horrid Villanies of your self and Party 4. That Evidence that Mr. Prance gave in to the then Marquiss of Winchester now Duke of Bolton on the Nineteenth of March 1678 9 The said Marquiss being then One of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex and City and Liberty of Westminster THIS Examinant saith That he and Mr. Maddison a Barber in Holborne and Mr. Staley were Drinking at the Cross Keys Tavern over against Staleys House about a Fortnight before the said Staley was taken where complaining of the great Persecution that the Papists lay under and if that they did not take some speedy course to destroy their Enemies they should be ruined the said Staley and Maddison resolved to Kill the Earl of Shaftsbury as the ring leader of the Mischief that would fall upon them Maddison said that he would engage three to wit Adamson a Watchmaker and Prosser a Silversmith and Bradshaw an Upholster and the said Maddison coming afterwards to this Deponents Shop shewed the Deponent a Pistol he had prepared for that Purpose this Deponent further saith That meeting the said Adamson at one Pettleyes at the White-posts in Veres-street and discoursing of News Adamson said they should be undone if they did not look about them therefore they were resolved to Kill the Lord Shaftsbury he also speaking the same thing to this Deponent at the Grid-iron in Holborn this Deponent further saith That the aforesaid Prosser told him he was undone and that he intended to Kill the Lord Shaftsbury for he with other of the Lords intended to undo the Lord Arundel of Wardour who was one of his best Customers the said Prosser telling the said Deponent another time That he was to be an Ensign under the Lord Arundel this Deponent further saith That Bradshaw in discourse with him saith that he would make no more to kill a Protestant than to kill a Dog or a Cat and that he was resolved to Kill some of the busie Lords but the first should be the Lord Shaftsbury and the said Bradshaw also shewed him the Deponent a Pistol at the same time this Deponent further saith that he the Deponent and Mr. Messenger Prosser and Maddison were at Bradlies in Holborn about five weeks before Staley was taken where the said Messenger was complaining of the severity of the Laws against the Papists and much fearing they would be put in Exeâ—ution against them by some that were no lovers of them and particularly by the Lord Shaftsbury who did most busie himself about them said that there must be speedy Course taken to prevent it And this Deponent further saith that some time after the said Prosser told him that the said Messenger was the Person that Promoted the killing the Lord Shaftsbury the Deponent further saith That Mr. Goseen told him both in Covent Garden and in the Deponents Shop that the King and Parliament would undo them and that if he were to kill a Man he would as soon kill the King as any Man and if he had him in Spain he would have killed him ere this This Deponent further saith that about six Months since he heard Mr. Matthews the Lord Peters Priest say that his Lord and the Lord Belasys with some other Lords would have a great Army and that he hoped the Catholick Religion would be setled in England This Deponent further saith That about a Year since he heard Mr. Singleton a Priest say in the presence of Mr. Hall that he hoped he should be setled in a Parish Church before a twelve month and that he did not fear but that the Catholic Religion would Reign in England and that he would not make any more matter of Stabbing forty Parliament Men than to eat his Dinner This Deponent saith that he hath also heard Mr. Byflet and Dr. Guilding say several times that they turned divers People from the Protestant Religion and that they hoped they should turn many more the Deponent also believeth that the said Hall knows where the said Singleton Byfleet and Guilding are for that they used to be always at Halls house and the said Hall always received the Money for the said Singleton which was to be distributed for Masses for the Dead This Deponent further saith that Mr. Groves told him that this was no Plot but a Plot of the Protestants own making and when his Vncle was Condemned he said they were all Rogues that Swore against him the Deponent then asking him what he thought of the four thousand Men which he knew were to be raised the said Groves replied that might be in Jest the Deponent further saith that Mr. Ridley a Chyrurgeon at the Lord Baltimores house in Wild-street told him several times that he hoped to be Chyrurgeon to a Catholic Army in England and that the Lord Belasis would stand his Friend in the Concern This Deponent further saith that the Lord Arundel of Wardours Butler told him that Mr. Messenger was to kill the King and that he was to have a good Reward if he saved his Life and if he were killed the said Reward should be distributed amongst such Friends as he should appoint by the Lord Arundel the Earl Powys and the rest of the Lords that were in the same Plot This Deponent further saith that meeting with Mr. Messenger after that he asked the said Messenger why he would kill the King the said Messenger answered who told you of it the