Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	duke_n	great_a	king_n	6,693	5	3.8621	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46749	The information of Robert Jennison of Grays-Inn, Gent. delivered at the bar of the House of Commons, Tuesday the ninth day of November, in the year of our Lord, 1680, perused and signed to be printed, according to the order of the House of Commons, by me William Williams, Speaker.	Jenison, Robert, 1648-1688.; Williams, William, Sir, 1634-1700.	1680 (1680)	Wing J559; ESTC R4087	5,981	11

I Appoint Thomas Newcomb and Henry Hills to Print this Information According to the Order of the HOUSE of COMMONS And that no other Person presume to Print the same Novemb. 10th 1680. Wi WILLIAMS Speaker THE INFORMATION OF Robert Jennison Of GRAYS-INN Gent. Delivered at the BAR of the HOUSE OF COMMONS Tuesday the Ninth day of November In the Year of our Lord 1680. Perused and Signed to be Printed According to the Order of the House of Commons BY ME William Williams Speaker C R HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE DIEV ET MON DROIT LONDON Printed by the Assigns of John Bill Thomas Newcomb and Henry Hills Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty 1680. THE INFORMATION OF Robert Jennison OF GRAYS-INN Gent. THis Informant saith That about the beginning of the Year 1678. he hath heard Mr. Ireland and Mr. Thomas Jennison both Jesuits Discourse of a Design by the Roman Catholicks to obtain a Liberty or a Toleration for the open Profession of their Religion here in England And the way he then heard them speak of was by Collecting a round Sum of Money among their Party and by Bribing the greatest part of the then Parliament This Informant hath likewise heard the two forenamed Persons talk of the securing the Duke of York's Succession which they told this Informant was to be done by granting our Commissions to those of that Religion to the end they might be ready to Rise upon the Death of the King He hath also heard those with other Jesuits viz. Blunden and Fenwick Discourse in General Terms of the Necessity and Usefulness to their Party of altering the Government Established and that the Roman Catholick Religion could never be settled in England till that were done and that the present Government were brought to the French Model In the month of June in the same year this Informant being at Mr. Ireland's Chamber in Russel-street Covent-garden and there hapning some Discourse That the Roman Catholick Religion would suddenly come in and be owned in England Mr. Ireland did then say That there was onely One in the way that hindred that Religion from Flourishing in England again and that it was an easie matter to Poyson the King That Sir George Wakeman might opportunely and easily do it And this Informant then demanding if Sir George Wakeman was the King's Physician Mr. Ireland did to that Question reply No but that he was the Queen's and thence might have an Opportunity to do it In August following the same day this Informant came from Windsor which he hath reason to remember by very good Circumstances this Informant went to Mr. Ireland's Chamber where he found him pulling off his Boots upon the Frame of a Table Who told this Informant He was newly come by Post from Wolverhampton in Staffordshire and that this Informant's Relations there were well and would have been glad to have seen this Informant there who after a return of Thanks and some congratulation upon his arrival told Mr. Ireland he was newly come from Windsor The said Ireland thereupon enquiring what News from thence and of the diversion of the Court the Informant made answer He understood that his Majesty took much delight in Crow-hawking and Fishing but chiefly in the latter which he used to follow early in the Morning accompanied with a small Retinue of two or three Mr. Ireland presently replyed He were easily taken off or removed To which this Informant returned and made answer God forbid After some Pause No says he I do not say 't is lawful Here hapned this Interruption This Informant then asked Mr. Ireland seeing he was newly come out of Staffordshire what his Aunt said concerning a Letter sent to her about two Months before relating to the same sum or thereabouts which this Informant had had in the mean time of him Mr. Ireland did then make answer as from her That she did not think fit to answer it and further That the old Gentlewoman was hard enough and would hold her own After this he drew down a Discourse concerning Religion which was shortly to be brought in and pressed this Informant by divers Arguments to be instrumental in it urging how Meritorous it would be and how much to the Glory of God and thereupon offered to cause the Twenty pound borrowed of him by this Informant to be remitted and forgiven him if he would be Assisting to the Taking off the King and would be one of those that would go to Windsor about it But this Informant did answer That he would not for Twenty times Twenty pound have any hand in the Death of the King Whereupon the said Ireland replyed Will you do nothing to bring in the Catholick Religion To which this Informant did say That he did not believe it would ever come in by Blood Upon which the said Ireland replyed What! would you not have Religion to Flourish in England again Whereto this Informant answered If it were done if the King were taken off so and well but this Informant said he would have no hand in it But the said William Ireland not being satisfied with this Informant's Answers pursued thus Do you know any Irish men of our Religion that are stout and couragious This Informant replyed The Irish Gentlemen were commonly so and did name Captain Levalin Mr. Thomas Brahall Mr. Karney three Irish men and Mr. James Wilson being all Gentlemen that lived in or about Grays-Inn of whose Names two of them at the least the said Ireland took particular notice in Writing to the best of this Informant's remembrance And this Informant did then tell the said Ireland That he believed no men of Estates would be concerned in that Affair and that he himself was Heir to an Estate his Brother being a Priest and he understood that Captain Levalin was Heir to a very good Estate and therefore this Informant did believe he would have nothing to do in any such matter unless the Pique which he had to the King might move him to it And this Informant saith That after he had upon the importunity of William Ireland named unto him Captain Levalin Mr. Karney Mr. Brahall and Mr. James Wilson to be stout and couragious Gentlemen the said William Ireland did ask and require this Informant to go down with the said Gentlemen to Windsor to be assistant in the Taking off the King which this Informant refused saying He would not have any hand in the Death of the King saying No men of Estates would engage therein as this Informant believed And the said William Ireland did approve of the said four persons named as aforesaid by this Informant as fit for the Design and declared that he knew Mr. Levalin and Mr. Karney before this Informant had named them By the which this Informant did apprehend that he might have communicated with them of the said Design for Windsor before the nomination aforesaid And he further saith At the same time when he came from Windsor