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A77448	A brief narrative of the late treacherous and horrid designe, which by the great blessing and especiall providence of God hath been lately discovered: and for which, publike thanksgiving is by order of both Houses of Parliament appointed on Thursday the 15. of June, 1643. Together with a true copie of the commission under the great Seal, sent from Oxford, to severall persons in the citie of London. Ordered by the Commons in Parliament, that this narration and commission be read in all churches and chappels, in the cities of London and Westminster, and suburbs thereof, on the day abovesaid. H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com.	Rous, Francis, 1579-1659.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)	1643 (1643)	Wing B4614; Thomason E106_10; ESTC R19096	4,971	21

A BRIEF NARRATIVE OF The late Treacherous and Horrid DESIGNE Which by the great Blessing and especiall Providence of God hath been lately discovered And for which Publike Thanksgiving is by Order of both Houses of Parliament appointed on Thursday the 15. of June 1643. Together with a true Copie of the Commission under the great Seal sent from Oxford to severall persons in the Citie of LONDON ORdered by the Commons in Parliament That this Narration and Commission be read in all Churches and Chappels in the Cities of London and Westminster and Suburbs thereof on the day abovesaid H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. LONDON Printed for Edward Husbands and are to be sold at his Shop in the Middle Temple June 15. MDCXLIII ❧ A brief Narrative of the late Treacherous and horrid Designe AFter a continuall succession of secret Conspiracies and open Violences Plotted and Attempted against The true Protestant Religion Lawes and Liberties of this Kingdom there hath of late risen up under the plausible Pretences of Moderation and Peace a most dangerous and wicked Plot of divers Persons to joyn themselves with the Armies raised by the King and to destroy the Forces raised by the Lords and Commons in Parliament to surprise the Cities of London and Westminster with the Suburbs and by Arms to force the Parliament and in a word To have delivered up Religion Parliament Citie and Kingdom into the meer will and pleasure of the King now in the hands of most desperate and pernicious Councellors Towards the effecting whereof There was framed a mixture and conjunction of Persons of severall qualities some whereof were of both Houses of Parliament others of the Court and of the Citie who were in their respective Places and Imployments to form and perfect this Work raised out of the Ashes of the late Petition of London for Peace The Method observed by them for the Conduct and carrying on their Designe was first for severall persons in the City to dispose of themselves into a Committee being those who had been Principall Movers and Fomentors of that Petition The part which this Committe was chiefly to act was First To hold intelligence with both Armies Court and Parliament Secondly To take a generall survey of the Affections and numbers of persons within the severall Wards and Parishes of the City and places adjacent by the Weekly Bill of Mortality under three Ranks of Right men or the Kings Party of Averse men or the well affected to the Parliament of Moderate men or Neutrals as they called them Thirdly To consider of Arms Ammunition and all other Provisions of War requisite thereunto Fourthly Out of themselves to appoint some select persons to treat with Master Waller and Master Tompkins with relation to the Citie Court and Parliament as also with Crispe Roydon Broome and Benion then at Oxford Master Wallers part in this businesse was First To ingage a considerable Partie of the Lords and Commons in the Designe 2. To be the means of conveying all Councells Resolutions and Intelligences between the said party of Lords and Commons and the Committee of the Citie Master Tompkins was not only an Assistant to Master Waller in the premisses but an Instrument to convey by Hazel and others the particulars of their proceedings to the Court by addresse principally to the Lord Faulkland and to receive from Court directions Powers and Commands for the compleating of the work For preventing discovery Protestations of secrecy were taken by them to this effect As they were Christians not to disclose it Secondly No man to indeavour the ingaging above two whereby no one man could impeach many The part which was acted from the Court was 1. By Master Herne Master Alexander Hampden and others imployed upon Messages from the King to the Parliament under pretence of Treaties for Peace to convey their directions incouragements and Councells unto their Partie in London 2. To give Power and Authoritie by Commissions under the great Seal by Warrants under the Kings Hand and otherwise for setling of a Councell of Warre naming of Generalls and other Officers Execution of Marshall Law Raising of Moneyes and Provision of Arms and other necessaries 3. For the disposing of some part of the Kings forces at Oxford to be neer the Citie and in readynesse to assist the Partie here as cause should require The steps and degrees to bring this into Action were 1. A Commission under the great Seal brought from Oxford about a fortnight ago by the Lady Aubigny with the Authorities aforesaid thereby inabling and commanding them by force of Arms to destroy kill and slay the forces raised by the Parliament and their Adherents as Traitors and Rebels 2. Severall Propositions most of them agreed and resolved by Master Waller in behalf of the said Partie of the Lords and Commons and the Committee of the Citie in behalf of the Partie depending upon them for the more ready and orderly execution of the designe As first Concerning the number of men Armed Secondly The places where Magazines were laid The places for Randevouz and for retreat upon occasion The Colours the Marks and Tokens for distinction from others The strength to be relyed on within the Walls and without What to be done with the Tower Where the chief Commanders affected to the Parliament dwelt The time of executing the designe 3. A Declaration was framed by them under pretence of asserting and maintaining the heads of the Protestation thereby the better to Colour their mischievous intentions to the people 4. A Message was sent to Oxford on Saturday was fortnight to acquaint the Lord Faulkland by Hazel that the designe was come to good perfection unto which Answer was returned That they should hasten it with all speed The particulars of the designe it self were 1. To seize into their custodie the Kings Children 2. To seize severall Members of both Houses the Lord Major and Committee of the Militia under pretence of bringing them to a legall Tryall 3. To seize upon the out-Works Forts Tower of London Magazines Gates and other places of Importance in the Citie 4. To let in the Kings forces to surprise the City and to destroy all those that should oppose them by Authoritie of the Parliament 5. By force of Arms to resist all Payments imposed by Authoritie of the Houses of Parliament raised for the support of the Armies imployed for their just defence and preservation of the true Protestant Religion and Liberties of the Subject To suspend if not alter the whole Government of the Citie and with assistance of the Kings force to awe and master the Parliament All which hath been made appear to both Houses of Parliament by the Examinations and Confessions of Master Waller Master Tompkins Master Challenor Master Hazel and other persons principall Actors in the same now under restraint The publication of the evidence being deferred till after their Tryall A true Copy of the COMMISSION UNDER The GREAT SEAL Sent from Oxford to

severall Persons in the City of LONDON Charles Rex CHARLES by the grace of GOD King of England France Ireland Defender of the Faith c. To our trusty and well-beloved Sir Nicholas Crisp Sir George Stroude Knights Sir Tho Gardener Knight Recorder of London Sir George Binion Knight Richard Edes and Marmaduke Royden Esquires Tho Broom Esq Peter Paggon Charles Ginnings Sir Edw Carlton Robert Abbot Andrew King Will White Steven Boulton Robert Alden Edmund Foster Tho Blinkhorn of London Gentlemen and to all such other person and persons as according to the true intent and purport of these presents shall be nominated and appointed to be Generalls Colonells Lieutenant-Colonells Sergeant-Majors or other Officers or of Our Councell of War Greeting Whereas in Our cities of London and Westminster and Suburbs thereof our Borough of Southwark and county of Middlesex there are raised and continued great number of Military Forces both Horse and Foot who under the command of ROBERT Earl of Essex as their Generall and under the conduct of divers others pretending to derive their Authority from the two Houses of Parliament have Traiterously levied War and rebelled against Vs their naturall Leige Lord and many of our Subjects have been feduced by false informations by the practise of a few who have been the contrivers of the mischievous plots and have joyned with them either in person or by ayding of them with men money horses or other things and many of our good and loyall subjects over-awed by the power of the Rebells have been enforced to contribute to them for the maintenance of this unnaturall War and others refusing have beene Plundered and robbed of their estates and some committed to severall Prisons and other barbarously used contrary to the liberty of free-born men the laws of the Land and contrary to all humanity of which injuries and calamities falling upon our good Subjects wee are very sensible and are desirous to give relief to our good Subjects by all the best meanes we can and to resist the violence and insolencie of the Rebels and their adherents We having no other end therein but to preserve the true Protestant Religion in the integrity and purity thereof to maintaine the Laws of the Land and the liberty of persons and the property of the estates of our subjects and the just priviledges of Parliament Wee have thought fit for our better service to settle a Councell of War in or about Our City of London who may take these things into their sad considerations which may conduce best to this end and to have such Commanders and Officers setled in the places aforesaid which may both raise governe and lead such forces as may be raised there Know ye therefore that we reposing speciall trust and confidence in your fidelities industries and good discretions have made choise of nominated and appointed you to be Our Councell of War for the said cities of London and Westminster and Suburbs thereof Our said county of Middlesex and Borough of Southwark and do hereby give and grant authority to you or any four of you to make choise of such other able and discreet persons as you shall think fit to nominate under the Hands and Seal of any four of you which with your selves shall make up in all the number of Twenty one and no more And We do give and grant to you or any four of you power and authority at such times and in such places as you shall think convenient to assemble and meet together and there to consult advise and resolve of all such things and of such wayes and means as you or any four of you shall think fittest for the raising of Forces both of Horse and Foot either of the Inhabitants of the said ●ities county and Borough or any the adjacent counties or other places who will voluntarily associate themselves to that purpose and these Forces to Arm Muster Conduct Order Lead and Govern in the places aforesaid or in any the counties adjacent or elswhere in such manner as you your selves or such other able and fit persons as you or any four of you shall to that purpose appoint according to these presents shall think fit And the better to ●ffect this Our Service We do further give and grant to you or any four of you power and authority under your Hands and Seals to make choise of and appoint such a fit person as you shal think meet to be Captain Generall of all these Forces thus to be raised and such other persons as you or any four of you shall in like maner make choise of appoint to be Colonels Lieutenāt Colon Sergeant Majors over the forces in such maner in such places as you shall so appoint who by vertue thereof and by vertue of these presents shall have power and authority to do execute and performe all such things which to these severall offices and imployments according to the law martiall do belong and we do hereby promise and grant that withall convenient speed after we shall have notice from you or any 4 of you under your hands and seales of your nomination of any person or persons whose severall places we shall grant confirme unto them and every of them respectively those severall places to which you have so nominated them as a foresaid under our great Seale of England or otherwise as shall be reasonably devised and required of us And We do further by these presents give and grant unto you full power and authority by all such good wayes as you or any 4 of you under your hands shall agree upon to raise mony for the clothing arming furnishing and paying of all such souldiers as shall be thus raised and for the providing of all ammunition and other necessaries for the war all which mony upon a just account we do for us our Heirs and successors promise grant and agree well and truly to repay so soon as we shall be inabled thereunto and in the meane time to secure the same to those who for our service and by your meditation and industry shall lend or disburse the same and we do further by these presents grant that such Generals Colonels Leivtenant Colonells and other officers so by you nominated as aforesaid shall have full power and authority by vertue of the presents to lead and order the souldiers severally under their charges and with them to fight against our enemies and Rebels and them to slay destroy or them to save according to the law martiall or course of war For the doing of all which this shall be to you them and every of them a sufficient warrant willing commanding all such officers and souldiers which by vertue hereof you shall retain to obey readily to receive accomplish your directions commands and summons in all things hereto appertaining or necessary to be done as also all Majors Sheriffs justices of peace Commissioners of Array and all other our officers and loving subjects to be ayding assisting both to you and to all such officers other persons whom you shall appoint under any four of your hands and seales for the furthering and advancement of this our especiall service for which this shall be to you to them and every of them a sufficient warrant In witnesse whereof We have caused these our Letters to be made Patents Witnes Our Self at Oxford the 16 day of March in the eighteenth year of our Raigne FINIS