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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27155	A bloudy plot, brought to light by Gods providence wherein was intended a great insurrection, and rising of the papists in divers counties of this kingdome, on Thursday, October 18, 1641 : one Mr. Beale over-hearing their discourse, which is here related, according to the true copy by him presented to the Parliament, with number, and names of some papists that are committed about the said plot, and why : whereupon is added, a religious and grave speech spoken by Sir Robert Phillips in Parliament for the drawing up of the Remonstrance ready to the King.	Beale, Thomas, 17th cent.; Philips, Robert, d. 1650?	1641 (1641)	Wing B1559; ESTC R7399	3,041	8

A BLOUDY PLOT Brought to light by Gods providence Wherein was intended A great insurrection and rising of the Papists in divers Counties of this Kingdome on Thursday October 18. 1641. ONE Mr BEALE Over-hearing their Discourse which is here related according to the ttue Copy by him presented to the PARLIAMENT With the Number and Names of some Papists that are committed about the said Plot and why Whereunto is added A RELIGIOUS AND GRAVE SPEECH Spoken by Sir Robert Philips in Parliament for the drawing up of the Remonshrance ready to the King Printed according to the true Coppie presented to the High Court of Parliament by the Author himselfe 1641. A True DISCOVERY Of a bloudy Plot ON Munday about one or two of the clocke in the Afternoone Thomas Beale walking in the fields beyond the Pest-house hearing the Discourse perceived their names the one to be George the other philips George VVHat a wicked thing was it that that plot did not take effect Philip Oh 't was a wicked thing indeed but I hope it was dismissed that a better might take place George I hope it will prove a better if it be not unluckily prevented Philip For my part I doe not fully understand the matter for I came but last night to Town and as soone as I came to my Lords they told me I must needs come againe this morning and when I came I was conveyed up into the Lords chamber and there was my Lord and Father Iones and Father And●ewes and Father Andrewes related to me what service I was for but yet I could not fully understand the scope of it George No why thou knowest whether thou carriedst thy Letters Phil. Yes I carryed Letters into Buckinghamshire and into Warwickshire and into Worcestershire but I did not know for what but at one place I was bravely entertained at Mr. Sh as soone as ever he read the letter he caused me to he set to dinner and when I had dined hee gave me a Letter to deliver to my Lord and a piece for my selfe and charged mee to make all speed I could to London againe but prethee why dost thou bring me to stand here George I stand here because in yonder path pointing to the rode way before him I promised to stay for Dick Jones thou knowest him doest not Phil. Yes as well as I know thee George He 's a good lusty fellow thou knowest he is appointed to kill that raskally puritan Pym him that hath bin the chiefe cause of our misery Phil. But I feare still the puritans will prevaile George Tush tush prevaile how can that be being we have so many friends both in the lower the upper house and when all these base puritans are killed then on a sudden all the City will be in a tumult and then on the instant will there be risings in ● severall places of the land to my knowledge in Buckinghamshire in Warwickshire in Worcestershire in Lancashire the other two places I romember not phil Yea marry Sir this sounds well if wee can but escape we shall all be made men George If we escape we shall be brave fellowes Lords and Knights and Gentlemen and we have as brave wayes to escape as ever men had for wee can quickly change our names and our cloaths and our face too and with that he plucked a false beard out of his pocket saying am I the man I was putting it on as I conceive Phil. That is a dainty way indeed we may thank Father Andrews for that trick for if we have but the least time presently we can change our shapes but if we should be taken 't is but our lives and then wee shall be Saints for wee to day tooke the holy Sacrament on it and were shrieved George So did we on Saturday I was the 37 man and vve had forty shillings a man and when that vvas gone vvee might come and fetch more Phil. I thinke I was the last of all for after I was in my Lords Chamber I staid till 5 more came and I understood that Father Iones said we were all I was last set downe was the hundred and eight and we had all 40 s. a piece shaking his pockets but how cunning Father Iones was he set downe all our names on the one side and just against them the names of them we should kill but prethee who must kill the Lords Geor O they be brave fellowes in their scarlet Coates and their Cloaks lined with plush they had ten pounds a man and if we should prevaile we shall every man have the possessions and lands of him that we kil'd there be 4 Londoners Tradesmen that are to kil ● the puritan Citizens Phil. I doe but thinke what a racket there will be when this is done though all be not killed yet it will make such a tumult for the time that it will make them have little mind to send to Ireland Geor. Ay that was Father Andrewes his wit to prevent sending to Ireland and I hope if they prevaile there we shall not need to feare here Phil. Thou knowest him that thou art for ay as well as I know thee and I swearing most bloudily will be his death though it cost me my life a thousand times hee is a great fa●-guts fellow either comming downe staires or in their Coaches or at any other place Having spoken thus he that they looked for Dick Iones it seemeth did appeare which caused George suddenly to leape up saying now he is comming and by his suddaine starting he deseryed me on the other side of the bank which when he had he desperately swore he would end me first and with that stepping up the banke on the sudden ere I could recover my legs which were so nummed with kneeling that indeed for the time I could not stand he drew his repier and ran me through my cloake short coat breeches shirt and breeches on the other side and by the almighty providence of God ran betwixt my thighes and yet did me no hurt at all so thinking he had ended me for indeed I lay still being in such a sudden feare with the ●ight and hearing him speake so bloudily and fearing a second blow hee leaped backe againe and ran away out of my sight before ever I could recover my senses to take notice which way he ran but as soone as ever I came to my selfe I posted to the Parliament House and first related it to Alderman Somes he and Mr. Pymme satisfied the Lower House of it where I was examined and afterward in the Lords House three severall times since that the place hath bin seriously viewed both by Lords and Commons and the truth made apparant and I hope some of the Plotters taken which I pray God they may be if it please him for Jesus Christ his sake to whom be praise for ever Amen THE NAMES of the Papists Committed I. ON the aforesaid 18. day of November there was one Sherborne a Recusant brought as a Delinquent to the House for saying his Son had hurt a man in the fields therfore he had sent him out of the towne that he might not be questioned for it was conceived that his Son had hurt Mr. Beale and that he knew of the Conspiracie II. AFterwards on Saturday following the House of Commons was turned into a Committee to receive the Names of such eminent Recusants as beare any Office in the severall Counties or were any wayes suspected dangerous And they reported to the House the names of above threescore which afterwards at a Conference were delivered to the Lords desiring that there might be care taken of them especially of one Liltle living about Rachston The Lords taking it into consideration dispatched a Messenger for the bringing of the said Liltle to the House Sir Rohert Philips his worthy Speech in Parliament IF ever there were a necessity of dealing plainly and truly now is the time There hath bin admission of Papists priests and Jesuits as if it were in Spaine or France this increase of papists is by conivance of persons in Authority Nine hundred and forty persons in houses of Religion in the Netherlands being English Irish and Scots and maintained by the papists in England And of this I shall deliver the particulars that wee may frame a Remonstrance to the King that unlesse there be some better performance of his Majesties so many gratious Answers to our Petitions our religion will be past recovery FINIS