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A51831
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An exact and true narrative of the late popish intrigue, to form a plot, and then to cast the guilt and odium thereof upon the Protestants ... faithfully collected by Col. Roderick Mansell.
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Mansell, R. (Roderick)
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1680
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Wing M514; ESTC R20941
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plain demonstration Mr. Dormer being call'd in says he knows Mr. Willoughby having seen him at Mrs. Celliers from whom Willoughby once brought him five pound And that he had seen Mr. Willoughby twice or thrice at Powis house where he has been to wait upon the Lady to whom he is related and that he has been at Mrs. Celliers to see a Child brought from Peterley that is his Nephew That Mr. Web of Peterly is his Kinsman that he knows not of Mr. Jean nor any such man there having not been for these three quarters of a year at that house That he knowns nothing at all of any ground of the Presbyterian Plot mentioned by Willoughby and says he never carried to the Tower the Pamphlet call'd Traytors transform'd into Martyrs but that indeed he had one of those books and remembers he gave it to Mrs Cellier meeting her once with Willoughby in Tower-street He owns that he saw Willoughby once at the Rainbow Coffe House and there pull'd of his Hat without speaking to him that he has seen the Danby reflections but knows not who Writ them Being askt if he heard any thing of the murther of the Lord Shaftsbury he said that several Moneths ago there was such a report and that one Adamson a Watch-maker with a Barber and others in Holborn were concern'd in it but that he never heard any thing else thereof much less ever consulted such a thing with the Lady Abergaveney that he knows Turner the Bookseller and had the Pamphlet aforementioned from him but denies that ever he Writ the same or that he ever delivered five pounds to one Sharp to pray for any mans Soul Mrs. Woodman who lives in Drury-Lane at the Corner house of parkers-Lane being call'd in saith that Margaret formerly Maid to Mrs. Cellier had been without attending but would be gone thô she advised her to stay and that being out of Service she knows not where to find her The Lords bid her tell Margaret if they meet that a Messenger shall take her in Custody unless she attends the Clerk of the Council of her own accord Middlesex and Westminster The Information of Thomas Curtis of Westminster Clothworker taken this 5th day of November 1679. before me Edward Warcup Esq one of His Majesties Justices of the Peace in the said County and City This Informant saith that about half a year ago he became acquainted with Mr. Thomas Willoughby taking him to be a very civil Gentleman and not knowing that he had any other name and about the second day of October last he met the said Willoughby at the Hoop Tavern on Fish street Hill and there drank a Bottle of Rhenish Wine with him in the drinking whereof the said Willoughby told this Informant that he looked on him as an honest man and one that loved his King and Country and express'd himself to be a Protestant and much against Rebellion and he further added that he would put this Informant into a way to serve his King and Country whereunto this Informant replyed that he would serve his King and Country to the last drop of his Blood in any thing that is just to which the said Willoughby replied he would not put this Informant on any thing but what was honourable and just and he would make it easie but at that time he refused to tell the business but appointed this Informant to Dine with him at Mrs. Celliers on the next day following which this Informant did and after Dinner the said Willoughby took this Informant into a private room above and there told this Informant that there were Commissions giving out privately by the Phanaticks and perswaded this Informant to get one and if this Informant did so he would bring this Informant to the King and that it should be 5000 l. in this Informants way besides being taking care of for the future but this Informant replying he did not believe there was any such thing the said Willoughby answered he knew it to be true and that he had been at several meetings with them and named one in Holborne another which he called Sir Thomas Players or my Lord Shaftsbury's in London a third that was Sir Robert Peytons and he particularly said that Bloods party issued out these Commissions and this informant had heard before that Mrs. Cellier had harboured the Gentlemen that came over from St. Omers and that she was a Papist but the said Willoughby did never intimate to this Informant that he vvas employed by the Papists in this affair and he charged this Informant not to say any thing of this matter to Mr. Nevil because he had no correspondence vvith him nor desired any nor to Mrs. Cellier because she vvas a vvoman and then this Informant promised him to see vvhat could be done and so left him resolving not to insinuate into any secret trust on purpose to betray it about four days after vvhich this Informant returned to Mr. Willoughby and told him he had been at the Club in Westminster Market but could not learn any such thing and vvhen this Informant hath not seen the said Willoughby and this Informant vvent to Mr. Nevil and Mr. Nevil bid this Informant never to meddle with such Villanous treacherys And this Informant further saith that he likevvise told Mrs. Jane Bradley the same Story and that he heard that Mr. Bloods Party the Phanatiques had the giving out those Commissions and she then said she would use her interest with one Capt. Brown who had formerly been her Sweet-Heart to get one and the said Jane Bradly hath several times since wisht we could get the 5000 l. saying she would share therein And this Informant did tell her that he heard those Commissions were given out by Mr. Bloods Party by those people where he was concerned and that this Informant would beg his bread before he would be guilty of such treacherous designs and that it was to no purpose to meddle in it for there is a list found out as he heard And this Informant remembers the said Willoughby asked this Informant if he knew Collonel Mansel which this Informant said he did and he also told this Informant he had been in the Earl of Shaftsbury's company or Club and further saith not Jurat Die anno supradict cor me Edmund Warcup Thomas Curtis This Informant further saith that Mrs. Bradly asked him in whose name the said Commissions were to issue out where unto this Informant answerd that he heard that it was in the name of the Keepers of the Liberties of England and did further say he heard some should hold that the long Parliament was not yet dissolved But this Informant does not rember from whom he heard these particulars Jurat codem Die Edmond Warcup Thomas Curtis Fryday November 7th 1679. in the Afternoon Mr. Dangerfeild was sent for and in his presence Margaret Jenkins formerly Servant to Mr. Cellier being Sworn and Interrogated by him saith That she carried money to him
near five Pounds That he Was arrested immediately and carried to the Counter that Mrs. Celliers Maid brought him there fifty Shillings and by the means of Bannister and Scarlett he was removed to the Kings-Bench there he was visited by her with Bannister she commended his looks gave him twenty Shillings and so much afterward per week She ordered him to observe the motions of Strode who was there in Prison to get those Papers from him which concerned Bedlow That he was advised by Hitton a Preist and others to put Opium in Strode's Drink in order to search him when fast asleep for Papers That Margaret Mrs. Celliers Maid brought him Opium from her Son 's in Law Blasdell the Apothecary that Mounson told him how to use it and to drink Brandy with him in the Cellar with which Strode was only drowzy that a double Dose was sent which he put for him into a Tankard of small Beer but it tasting bitter and he being grown jealous flung Tankard and all upon the Ground he says also that Mounson gave him leave to drink and be drunk too as a thing lawful for the good of the Catholick Cause Mr. VVilloughby continued to make a Repetition of his whole Information wherein Mrs. Cellier was concerned to which she answers by denial of all falling down on her Knees beseeching his Majesty she might not be tortured for what ever she should say by reason of Torture then that she said at present would be false She denies to know any thing of Mr. Sharp the Priest at VVild-House she owns to have seen VVilloughby at Mass but never at Confession VVilloughby speaking of his Papers said that at Mrs. Celliers he had from the Lady Powis the List of the Councellors and that it came from the Tower that two thirds of that Book came from the Lady Powis and the rest of the Information from Capt. Bedford Mrs. Cellier Confesses at last that she hid the Papers in the Meal-Tub but it was his desire she acknowledges she did give him caution to call the King Lady Mary and the Duke the Lady Anne Willoughby says that Knowles the Priest and Sharp advised him on all occasions to stand firm to what he undertook and that he would thereby merit Heaven Mrs. Cellier acknowledges the business of calculating Willoughby's Nativity but that Gadburie's Papers made it appear that Willoughby was to be hanged Then was the Lady Powis called in and examined upon the Information of Mr. Dangerfield who generally denies all That she sent any Letter to Mounson in the King's Bench That Margaret ever carried any Letter from her to get the Papers out of Strode's hands or that she gave Mr. Willoughby thanks for his diligence therein She denies that she has seen him above three times in her life That she had any Letter from Mr. Jeane at Peterley by Willoughby Yet acknowledges she paid Mrs Cellier ten Shillings per week for Mr. Willoughby's Dyet She says that his Lodging at Powis House was without her knowledge She owns that about a Fortnight since she called at Mrs. Celliers that Mr. Willoughby came into the Room where she was which was the only time she convers'd with him there and then he told her of some Treasonable Letters hid at Westminster and that the Secretary had refused him a Warrant to search for them without making an Affidavit And that then Mrs. Cellier had advised him to make use of the Custom-House Officers to search for them She knows nothing of Colonel Mansfield nor of any Papers put by VVilloughby into his Chamber nor never gave him fifteen Papers and a List of Names nor mentioned any Scrivener to him to Copy any Papers She knows not she had any occasion to advise him to burn his Papers She denies giving him any Instructions and knows nothing of his going to the Earl of Shaftsbury She saw him in the Stone-Gallery but was not within distance of speaking to him She never heard of any proposition of VVilloughby's killing the King She abominates the thoughts or mention of any such wickedness and denies she ever spoke of his neglecting any opportunity as to the King or the Lord Shaftsbury and denies that VVilloughby evet told her he had been in a Room with the King alone Mr. Wood being examined says he knows Willoughby and has seen him at Mrs. Celliers and other Places but never at the Tower When Willoughby dined with the Lord Powis's Servants there he was from home he owns he paid Mrs. Cellier twenty pound for the Prisoners but denies he brought Willoughby any money for Lane MIDDLESEX and WESTMINSTER The Information of Mrs. Jane Bradley of Westminster Widow taken upon Oath this First Day of November 1679. Before me Edmond Warcup Esquire one of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace in the said County and City THis Informant saith that upon a Saturday about three weeks ago one Thomas Curtice late of Lancashire now in or about London came to Heaven where this Informant lives and as she was lighting him out of doors he told her that he heard there were Commissions giving forth and that Mr. Blood had the giving them out and added that if he could get one of them it would be Five thousand pounds in his way and that this Informant should have part of it whereupon this Informant asked him what way he propounded to get one of them who answered by Captain Brown who was one of his Country-men with whom he was acquainted Sometime after which the said Thomas Curtice brought the said Captain Brown to the same House but they then discoursed nothing of the business in her hearing but this Informant did and doth apprehend that the said Curtice meant that those Commissions were to be given out against the King And she further saith that she sent for Mr. Blood and acquainted him with the said Discourse who answered 't was very well done to tell him thereof but there was no such thing in being and about a week after Mr. Blood gave this Informant a broad piece of Gold saying you are a poor woman and directed her to know as much as she could of the matter and accordingly this Informant did enquire of the said Curtice about the 5000 l. but could get nothing out of him more than that he was well assured of the 5000 l. And she further saith that Mr. Blood and Captain Brown had been at Heaven together before that time and she remembers that she did tell the said Brown that one Lawton one Pember and one Tresby were acquainted with the said Curtice and she heard the said Lawton was a Priest-taker And further saith not at present Jurat Die Anno supradict coram me Edm. Warcup Jane Bradley The said Jane Bradley doth further say upon her Oath that the last time she spoke to the said Thomas Curtice which was when he fetcht a straw-hat from Heaven she said unto him words to this effect When is it that we must get the