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A83974	Englands monument of mercies in her miraculous preservations from manifold plots, conspiracies, contrivances and attempts of forraigne and home-bred treacherous enemies, against the Parliament, kingdome, and purity of religion: discovering the time, persons and places of these attempts; with all their most remarkable proceedings. Published purposely to raise up the hearts of all the faithfull in the kingdome, unto a continued thankfulnesse unto God.		1646 (1646)	Wing E2998; Thomason 669.f.10[85]; ESTC R210633	8,426	2

what they would do for the Catholike cause to further which designe a Letter was f●amed from the King to the privy Councel of Scotland who returned answer they desired the King to return to his Parliament and they would do their utmost indeavour for the good of this Kingdome 22 Another designe by casting aspersions on the Parliament concerning vast sums of money to be pu●loyned from the publike and bestowed on private persons as 10000 l. to the E. of Holland 6000 to M. Pym and other persons in places of publike trust 23 The E. of Northumberland being Admirall of the Seas is disp●ced by the King and Sir Iohn Penington plac●d in his roome upon this the Parliament made the E. of Warwick Admirall but the King demanded of his Honour to deliver up his place to Sir Io. Penington on pain of high treason but this honourable Patriot with the advice of Parliament faithfully prosecutes his duty 24 Divers Letters intercepted by the Earle of Warwicke one to Capt. Slingsby desiring him rather then to discover the designe to die a Martyr in His Majesties cause 25 Beck with a P●pist with his confederates would have fired Holl in foure places and then the Kings Forces were to assault the town the signs to bee given to those that would have fi●ed the town was when they saw fire on Beverl● Minster but this was timely discovered by an Officer of the town who was sollicited by Beckwith for to act the same 26 Neutrality plotted in Yorkshire to stand neither for King nor Parliament whereby many honourable persons had ben betraid had not the Parliament declared against them 27 A ship laden with ammunition sent by the Q een was taken at Yarmouth by Captaine Iohnson with 400 barrells of powder 10 piece of Ordnance 50 Commanders many souldiers with Letters one especially from the Queen concerning the designe 28 In the middest of October a plot was invented to blow up the L. Generals Magazine by a Scotch man one David Alexander under Sir Iohn Meldrum he confest he was to have 500 l. that Sir Iohn Culpepper had given him 10 l. and the rest he was to have from a great person whom he refused to name 29 This was that Alexander who was formerly set on by Sir Iohn Hinderson to kill Sir Iohn Hinderson for a sum of money to kill Sir Iohn Hotham Alexander said it was the work of a butcher and not of a souldier 30 The designe of Sir Faithlesse Fortescues revolt at Edge-hil who ran away to the King with his whole troupe and immediately charged on the Parliaments Forces 31 A base plot acted at Brainford under a pretence of a Treaty for peace Prince Rebell thinking to archieve his designe our Forces being unprovided to march to London but let the reward of trechery and the valour of London Apprentices never be forgotten 32 A plot contrived by the Kings party for electing of new high Sheriffs the most of them being either Papists or Commissioners of Array or Deliquents but the Parliament declared by the Lawes of the Kingdome that they were not lawfully deputed to their places and by vote disabled them 33 A designe at Oxford to proceed against the Parliaments Officers and Souldiers as Traytors using them worse then the Turks would have done whereupon the Parliament declared the same Lawes here against them which by Gods mercy prevented the same 34 Sir W. Waller having entred Chichester a train of powder was laid from his lodging to part of the magazine but by diligent search prevented Anno 1643. 35 A designe against the City of London by some malignants in and about the same preferring a Petition to His Majesty at Oxford from two Aldermen and 4 Commoners to returne to the City in reply to which the King sent his messenger Capt. Herne and a speciall Common-hall was called Herne read his message and but one man appeared of the Malignant party the rest crying out they would live die with the Parliament 36 A Letter by the procurement of the City malignants dated Jan. 17. to the Citizens of London ordered that all sorts should heare it at severall Halls but the Letter being found of dangerous consequence was not suffered to be read 37 A conspiracie to betray Bristol to P. Rupert the manner thus Rupert with 4000 horse and 2000 foot were to be ready on Durdan Downes directed by Robert Yeoman Iohn Butcher and their assistants Butcher ordered a company of rude fellowes to be about the gates to let in the enemy and to give notice by the tolling of a bell when they were ready the conspirators their abettors were distinguished from the rest by a white riban in their hats using the word Charles but this being discovered not above two houres before the time of action by a poore boy Ruperts designe was frustrate 38 A villan of the Lord Roberts his Regiment who fled to the enemy was hired to blow up the L. Generals magazine and confest that he was to have 5. l. for doing it but was only hanged for it 39 London assayed to be betrayed by petitioning for peace to surprize the City and to let in the Kings Army 4000 were to be within 15 miles the same night the plot was to bee acted The actors were some members of both Houses others of the Court and City Crispe Royden Brown and Binion were to hold correspondency with both Armies the Commission of Array was to be put in execution and 17 Citizens to be of a Councell of war to execute martiall law Royden and Challenor to be the chief Waller and Tomkins were great actors their designe was to seize upon the magazine they wearing white ribans their meeting place was to be at Black-heath the parties to be seized on were the L. Say L. Wharton M. Pym M. Strode the L. Mayor the Committee for the Militia and divers others specified in their Commission M. Hern M. Hamden and the Lady Aube●y brought the Commission This plot was by Gods providence brought to light and the two chiefest Actors Tomkins and Challenor were executed 40 Hull indeavoured to be betraid by Sir Iohn Hotham Capt. Hotham and Sir Edward Roads this was discovered by M. Ripley who surprized the Block-houses castle and all the Commanders the maine Guard and all the Ordnance and sent presently to apprehend Sir Iohn who escaped out of the town but was pursued and apprehended Sir Edward Roads and Cap. Hotham were also taken and Sir Iohn and his son executed 41 A plot to betray Lincoln by two Captains belonging to Hull who attempted to let in Forces for the Qoeen who let in about 60. but the City being informed of the plot seized on these two Commanders and at 12 a clock at night thought to seize on the magazine they were discovered by a Canoneer who discharged at them the towne rose and put them all to the sword except the two Commanders Cap. Alison Capt. VVilliamson and some other of quality 42

ENGLANDS MONUMENT OF MERCIES IN HER MIRACVLOVS PRESERVATIONS FROM Manifold Plots Conspiracies Contrivances and attempts of forraigne and home-bred treacherous Enemies against the Parliament Kingdome and purity of Religion Discovering the Time Persons and places of these attempts with all their most remarkable proceedings Published purposely to raise up the hearts of all the faithfull in the Kingdome unto a continued Thankfulnesse unto GOD. W Laud A.B. of Canterbury Debuty of Ireland Prince Rupert Earle of Newcastle Sr. Bazill Brooke Lord Digbie Lady Aubignye Lord Iarmin Earle of Montross Anno 1641. 1 A Great plot to bring the English Army in the North against the Parliament and to advance this designe the Deputy of Ireland attempted his escape out of the Tower promising Sir William Balfoure 20000. l. and to marrie his son to his daughter but Sir Williams loyalty appeared above trecherie The chief Actors in this designe were Sir John Suckling Captain Chidley and Col. Goring who should be Lievtenant-Generall indeavouring to get Portsmouth into their hands and the Earl of Newcastle should have met them with 1000. horse and to further this designe the Bishops profered to maintain 1000. horse 2 Another wicked designe was to make the Scots Army n●w●e●s by many wicked suggestions but this designe prevailed not 3 The breaking forth of the rebellion in Ireland which had beene all lost in a moment had not the Lo●d miraculously delivered Dublin but the evening before by a Messengers escape who was rewarded by the Pa●liament And here note that after this Rebellion had beene broke forth foure moneths to the losse of many thousand Protestants lives yet but 14 Proclamations must be printed to proclaime them Rebells with S cretary Nicholas his hand for the Printers discharge 4 The L. Cottingtons being made high Constable of the Tower who did not a little trouble the City by planting Ordnance against it but by their care this was frustra●e 5 Cottington being displaced by the importunity of the Parliament to His Majesty one as bad as he a prisoner in Newgate not long before fitter for Newgate then the Tower Col. Lunsford who with great difficul●● by the City Parliament importuning His Majesty was at last displaced likewi●e 6 Sir Iohn Byron was put in by His Majesty who was somthing better then the former yet this crused suspition in the person and therefore the City petitioned that he might be removed also 7 In November a divellish plot to have murdered many of the Nobility with the Members of the House of Commons and some Members of the upper House many of the Papists conspired to set upon some of the strong holds in Cheshire Lancashire and the parts adjacent the plot being so contrived that at the same time the City of London should have been surprized and all the Protestants throats cut the maine plotter of this designe was the Earle of Worcester who was to supply them with Forces and two Jesuites Father Andrews and Father Iones who were apprehended according to an Order of Parliament that all those that should discover any Popish Priests or Jesuites and cause them to be apprehended should be rewarded by the Parliament Subscribed Novemb. 15 Io. Brown Cler. Parliament 8 The Popish Lords and Prelates fitting in Parliament interrupting Parliamentary proceedings being petitioned against the Petitioners were affronted by Col. Lunsford in Westminster Hall being assisted by Ruffianl●e Courtiers from White-Hall 9 The Bishops petition the King to protest against the Parliaments proceedings but the Parliament voted 12 Bishops guilty of high Treason for endeavouring to subvert the fundamentall Lawes of the Kingdome ten of which wer committed 10 The taxing and demanding of the five Members by the King coming in an hostile way to the Parliament and accusing them of high treason J●n 4. 11 The Malignants petition against the Militia of London Binion a Silkman being the chief but another Petition being framed against the former the former was censured to be burnt by the common hangman Binion fined 3000 l. and two yeares imprisonment for his insolency 12 Malignant spirits discover themselves in a Kentish Petition framed by Sir Edward Deering who for publishing that and other things was cast out of the House imprisoned in the Tower his booke burnt and the Petitioners returned with much disgrace 13 The King and Prince depart from London attended by divers Cavaliers to York who in a hostile way go to demand Hull which caused the Parliament to put the Militia in execution in most parts of the Kingdome Anno 1642. 14 A trecherous conspiracie of the Archbishop of Yorke against the Parliament in providing 150 armes with many pistolls muskets and ammunition for military affaires intending to riase a party but his designe was frustrate 15 A dangerous plot against the City of York whereby it should have been betrayed by causing of an insurrection to the amazement of the Governour the rude Apprentices running in the streets and throwing up their hats crying For the King for the King and then in the middest of the night following the Watch hearing a cry Horse Horse Armes Armes 16 A plot against Sir Iohn Hotham in the time of his fidelity and the inhabitants of Hull the designe being to fire the houses next the Fort and thereby overcome the town which they did performe but were prevented 17 The Cavaliers plots against the Parliament and sharing out the city in severall proportions beforehand which confirmed the relation from Roterdam which was to this effect that divers gentlemen and others in Roterdam resolved to come for England whereupon two ships were provided with guns of 12 foot long which shot bullets of 44. pound waight the furthering of this designe was the pawning the Jewels in which M. Webster a Merchant in Amsterdam was a great assistant P. Rupert proved a buyer to carie horse for England and Iacob Lightfoot a Merchant brought 15000 waight of powder for England and for their encouragement Iermyn sent to Roterdam 40000. gilders to be delivered to P. Rupert P. Maurice L. Devinant L. Digby Oneale Hide and divers others 18 Sir Richard Gurney L. Mayor of London proclaiming the Commission of Array in affront to the Parliament is imprisoned for the same 19 A bloudy plot attempted against Sir Thomas Fairfax Sir W. Brereton Sir Tho. Middleton Sir William Fairfax Col. Ashton Col. Mitton Col. Moore and divers more Officers in the Parliaments Army in false accusations laid against them before the Judges at the Assizes at Chester where they were arraigned of high treason for taking up armes for the Parliament the Kings Atturney was prosecutor and the Jury making oath against them in Court but God delivered them out of their hands and some of them lie in hold for the same fact 20 The Catholike cause is advanced and many Papists that would take the Oath of Allegiance and Supremacie are the greatest in the Kings favour and have power from him to exercise their Religion 21 The fifting of the Scots

The rewd women about London petition for a peace who came in an abusive way to the House of Parliament affronting them with ill language swearing that they would have a peace there was amongst them 500. whores as is conceived but some of the women came short home and some dis figured one of them without a nose 43 The Queens designe to perswade the King to come for London but was frustrate He takes his way for Glocester but they being all true it was no gaine for them to go thither 44 Kentish malignants oppose the proceedings of Parliament 2000 and more of them gathered together being led by Sir Edward Bathurst capt Stansby and M. Leigh 200 of them attempted to seize on Dartford magazine but a troupe of horse prevented that designe and by Col. Browne they were quelled at Tunbridge where many of them were slain and taken prisoners Sir Michael Livesay opposeth the rebells at Yawlding enters the town and takes a considerable prize 45 Canterbury and Feve●sham malignants begin to fortifie themselves but the well-●ff●cted of Canterbury raised 3 or 400 Dragoons and appeased them Sir Edward Hal●s and his grand-soun● were chiefe sticklers in this designe The chiefe ringleaders of this commotion were impris●ned in the Tower and other prisons 46 Oxfordian Achitophels plot to preven● traiding and commerce with and to hinder vitals from London thinking to starve it but the Countrey know that Londons pay was better then Oxfords plots and choose rather to imbrace the pay then ro reserve it for an Oxford prise 47 A plot hatcht at Oxford intended to have it perfected at London is petitioned against that the Lords would not give eare to anie such pretended peace 48 Sir Alexander Caries endeavouring to betray Plymouth discovered and he executed 49 Four Proclamations sent to the Lord Mayor of London the first to alter the monethly Fast the second to make all Irish money current in England the third to command all Counties to accept of those high-Sheriffs that were chosen at Oxford the fourth to disanull the taking of the solemne Oath and Covenant the Lord Mayor sent the Messenger to the Parliament who gave him his just reward 50 A designe against the Citie the Kings endeavour to break into the Ass●ciation to attain this Sir Ralph Hopton is desired to advance to Winchester and Chichester and so forward to Kent but this design was frustrate also 51 Malignants next plot was for Scotland the Queen Regent of France sent into Scotland to perswade the Scots from coming into England but they vowed they would maintain the true religion and the Power of Parliament to the losse of their lives 52 The King sends two Letters into Scotland to prevent their coming the first was against the Scots Proclamation for all to be in readinesse the second was against the Covenant desiring them not to aid the Parliament of England which he said were in Rebellion against him 53 The King sends into Ireland for those to come to aid him who came and landed at Bristol the King pretending they fought for him and the Parliament and would have forced an oath on them they seeing the contrarie refused and came to Colonell Massey 54 A Declaration printed at Oxford for the Irish Cessation for a year to further this designe in England which hath been acted in Ireland 55 Gl●c●ster assaved by plots by popish Winter who should have surprized the town of Glocester by the helpe of the trayterous partie in the town which the watchfull Governour hearing prevented it 56 A plot to convey away the Kings children but Letters being intercepted they were secured and the servants about them removed 57 A●other pl●t to betray N●ttingham-Castle and many circumstances used to corrupt Colonell Hutchison who was offered by Decres 10000. l. if hee would procure the same but fideli●ie scorned treachery 58 Prince Ruperts indeavour to betray Bristoll the second time but prevented 59 The Earl of Crafords proffers to Captaine Sidenham to betray Poole but this brave Captain scorned his proffers 60 The Earl of Crafords plot to betray Alisbury in bringing a written copie with large proffers signed wi●h C. R. but was denyed to his great shame 61 The Protestant R●ligion plotted against in most parts of Christendome Holland and Denmark have raised contributions to maintaine that cursed crew against the Parliament 62 Another divillish design to divide the Parliament and Cite by Col. Reed a Rebel of Ireland and Sir B●z●ll Brooke and Vilet a Gold-smith and Ril● y a B●d-maker Scout-Master-General for the Citie of London but the plott being discove●●d Reed writ a Letter with a Superscription To the man in the moone who came to Oxford and acqu●inted the King with the designe he desiring to advise with him with the assistance of the Q●een Lord Digby Dutchesse of Buckingham wife to that rebellious E. of Antrim with whom a way to send Propositions was considered a Letter is sent with manie l●ving expressions to the Lord Mayor and Alderman calling them his loving Subj●cts His Majestye sent two Signets as a New-years Guift to these Plotters but Gods providence now appears by private intelligence Rily is apprehended and examined Sir Baz●ll Bro●k being sent for confessed all sudde●l● after Vilet was apprehended who had the Kings Letter about him are confessed all these three were committed close prisoners in the Tower and Vilet was to be tried as a spy 63 A wicked plot endeavoured by the instigation of the E. ●f Bristoll and Serjeant-Major Ogell to betray the Citie of London by causing a division between the Presbyterians and Independents M. Goodwin and M. Nye are tampered with to further their designe who speedily discovered the same to the House the manner as followeth Propositions were drawne up that they would grant Toleration and divers Letters sent to those Ministers promising them preferment but this plot failed also 64 Indeavors to betray Windsor Castle bu● the Governour scorned the base treachery of such cursed Courtiers 65 In Jan. another plot to betray Alisbury by M●jo● Ogl● he promising the Governour 1000 l. for his reward whereof the Governour received 100 l. present and a brave horse and sword with a safe conduct under the Kings owne hand but the faithfull Governour discovered the same and he was rewarded according to his trechery 66 In Jan. Nottingham towne and castle is once again indeavoured to be betrayed but the faithfull Governour Col. Hutcheson scorned their trecherous designe 67 In Jan. a trecherous designe to betray Southampton by the L. Hopton and two Lords more who offered 1000 l. and His Majesties pardon under the great Seal but the worthy Governour denied to condescend to their base trecherous demand 68 In F●bruary A sad exploit performed by Bishop Vsher that in after ages may be a warning to such unfaithfull Messengers who joyning all to take the pernitious oath at Oxford wishing that all those that would not take it might die in prison whereupon many were perswaded to