him Three Blows with his Stick and a Box on the Ear and charged him with being with the King and a Minister with him whom he suspected to have informed the King of these things because that Benningfield had related in a Letter to Blundel that the Duke of York had suggested some such thing to him and did therefore Judge that it must be so by the Deponent that must have been drawn in by some person to the same but at last the Provincial told the Deponent he was willing to be reconciled to him if he would discover who the person was his Name and place of abode to the end he might be secured of him and were resolved to kill him and in the mean time the Deponent was ordered to make himself ready to go Beyond-Sea within Fourteen days as the Provincial said and that the Deponent might not cheat them they were to pay for his Coach-hire and ordered him entertainment at Sittingborne and other places on the Road to Dover and there Mr. Coniers at the Kings-head was to pay for his passage to St. Omers where the said Deponent was to remain till further Orders from the Provincial and R. Blundel was to take care of carrying on the Fire at Wapping in the Deponents Room 78. Item on the Sixth of September Pickering told the Deponent that Coniers was gone to Windsor and he said after Ten days stay he would go to the Lord Brudnels House 79. Item That about Night the Deponent attending the Provincials door and about to go in he heard White and some others whom the Deponent supposes by their Voices to be Father Micho and one Mr. Pool consulting about the disposing a person he supposes to be himself their words were these this man has betrayed us and therefore we will give a Coach-man Twenty Pound to take him up and carry him directly to Rochester to Esquire Leeds house who lives near the Town and from thence to Dover by some by way because he was acquainted at Sittingbourn and said if they could get him beyond-sea they would torment him till he had confessed to them who it was that had been with the King and informed him of the business when the Deponent heard these words he made hast away and durst not lie that night in his own Lodgings 80. Item That the Seventh of September at Night the Deponent returned to his Lodgings where he intended not to lye but only to take some necessaries for his use the next day but meeting one Grigson a Papist at whose house he had formerly lodged near the Read-Lion in Drury-lane the said Grigson told him that the Jesuits were displeased with him because he answered not their expectations in being true to them and that the Jesuits are dangerous persons and would ruin him if they could and said further that the said Grigson had known their Rogeries this Twelve or Fourteen years and the Deponent being through discourse detained by him was forced to lye in his Lodging in Drury-Lane and when the Deponent was laid down in his Bed one Stratford a person utterly unknown to the Deponent discoursed with or any otherwise provoked endeavoured to break into the house where the Deponent lay and broke down a door to get into his Lodging but was forced back because he apprehended himself to be observed by the Servants and when he saw he could not come at him to Assassinate him as he verily believes he reviled him The Deponent and brake several Quarrels of Glass in a Window under his Lodging the Deponent being therefore verily perswaded that Stratford was set on by the Jesuits to do him a mischief made his escape thence easily on Sunday Morning but durst not return thither again because that Stratford threatned to kill him now the House where the Deponent lay is a School where Blundel usually Catechized every Sunday in the Afternoon 81. Item September the Eighth whilst this Deponent was going to attend Gods worship in the City of London a Papist who goes by the Name of Nevil met him in the Strand and told the Deponent there was great murmuring amongst the Jesuits against him because a complaint was made against them by some persons of whom he was suspected one The said Nevil did tell the Deponent that it was reported he must ruin the Jesuits or they him telling him moreover that the Bishop of Rochester was made acquainted with it and said he would lead them such a Dance as they never followed since the Fool their Founder came into the World to which this Deponent made no reply but taking this person to be a Trapan when asked for his Lodging gave no account The Names of the Conspirators and where they are Jesuits THomas White Provincial England Richard Strange late Provincial England Richard Ashbey alias Thimbleby England Mr. Hartcourt Mr. Jenison in England John Keines in England William Wright in England Richard Blundel in England Gregory Pool in England Micho in England Benningfield in England Langworth in England Morgan in England Richard Peters in England Dorrington in England Lacy in England Vaughan in England Every in England Sir Thomas Preston at Leige Sir John Warner at Watton Thomas Stapleton at St. Omers Thomas Farmor at St. Omers Mr. Egglestone at Watton Mr. Sanders at Leige Edward Hull at St. Omers Coniers in England Launell and Christopher Peters at St. Omers Jenison at Watton Marsh at Ghent John Peters in England Blake alias Cross in Spain Munford in Spain Wilkinson in England Woolfe in England Nevel in England Sabrand at St. Omers Walker at St. Omers Roper at St. Omers Constable at St. Omers Canny at Rome Crane at Watton Benedictines Howard at Doway Hilchcock at Doway Anderton in England Coniers in England Rumly in England Cocker in England Skinner in England Crosby in England Mr. Reeves at Doway Carmelites Doctor Hanson in England Mr. Trevers in England Mr. Kemball in England Franciscans Mr. Napper in England Doctor Armstrong in England Dominicans Joseph David Kinmash in England Dominick in England Collins in England Vincent in England Hidden in England Mansell in England Lynsdale in England Captain Busby in England Cooper at Rome Secular Priests Perrot in England Morgan in England Willmot in England Doctor Godden in England Jones Senior in England Jones Junior in England Woolfe in France These Seven only by Information Gerrard in England Herick in England Fisher in England Jackson in England Piâ—kerd in England Sharpe in England Doctor Preston in England Scotch Jesuits Lovell Saunders More Twelve Jesuits whose Names I know not lately gone into Scotland but their Persons I know Secular persons Doctor Foggerly Sir George Wakeman Mr. Coleman John Groves Assassinates Four Irish Pickering Lay-Brothers Smith Lay-Brothers Talbot and Lynn arch-Arch-Bishops Jerom Sinman Sir William Godolphin Lord Embassador in Spain The Examination of Titus Oates before the Parliament WHo begins his Account from King James's Reign and tells them that he and His Son Prince Henry were both dispatched
in which it was ordered that if the said Father Confessor should not be ready to comply with the said Stapleton that Messengers should be forthwith sent to Father Sinman at Madrid to inform His Majesty of Spain of the said concern and to make the same relation of the business to the Arch-Bishop of Tuam in the Kingdom of Ireland now at the Court of Madrid That he the said Arch-Bishop and the said Sinman might jointly give an account to the King of Spain of the motion made or to be made to the said Father Confessor to the Duke De Villa Hermosa and also to advise the Spanish King to Seize the Estates of the English Merchants in several Factories in this Kingdom For that they have endeavoured to Transport them to England which would tend highly to the prejudice of Spain and for the Confirmation whereof they procured Letters from one Fausica sometimes an Agent in London to attest the same To which the said Fausica willingly condescended and sent his Letters to St. Omers to be sent to the Court of Spain that the Fathers might give their approbation which Letter was long and large with attestations therein made against the Merchants residents in their several Factories concerning the matter of Faith before mentioned and also other Letters to Daniel Armstrong at Valladolidd and John Armstrong at Madrid which they were ordered to Confirm this affirmation made or to be made by the Fathers in England and of the English Seminaries at St. Omers Or if the said Stapleton together with that of Fausica the above mentioned Spanish Agent now lives at Bruges in Flanders All which Letters bore Date the First Second of January 1678. Stilo Novo and were seen by the Deponent at St. Omers and in the Letters to the Two Fathers Armstrong and Cross in Spaein was contained a special Order that if the fermer could go to Madrid he should send his Attestation to Don John of Austria and to carry on which 200 l. was made over by Father Sinman and the English Fathers 16. That when the Lords came from England about the business before mentioned to St. Omers Edward Nevil and Thomas Farmer did say that they would not let this Black Bastard go so to His Grave in peace meaning the King of England for that he had cheated them so often and that now they resolved to be served so no more That this Deponent standing by said if the Duke prove slippery they both replyed that his Pas-Port was ready when ever he should appear to fail them These words were heard by the Deponent on the Third of January in the Afternoon in the Library of the Jesuits at St. Omers 17. That on the Fourth of January 1678. Stilo Novo Letters were sent from Richard Ashbey Edward Hall Edward Novil Christ Peters William Busby James Junior Thomas Farmer Michael Constable Jesuits of the English Seminary at St. Omers as also from Father Williams Rector of Watton and Master of the Novices there Sir Jo. Warner Barroner alias Clare Franois Samby alias Ditz-Biling to the Father-Confessor of the Emperours Majesty That His Majesty of Great Britain hath treatherously been the ruin of the Confederates especially of the Germain Empire and of his Catholick Princes under him and has under hand stirred up the Hungarian Rebellion against his Imperial Majesty and found them Money to go on in their Rebellion His design being not to keep any Alliance with his Imperial Majesty but only in shew that he might advance the Prince of Orange his Nephew and make him absolute and therefore prayed the States of Holland might have notice of it Which Letter was seen and perused by the Deponent it being writ in the Latine Tongue All which Letters were sent away by a Lay Brother who was a Dutch Man and when these Letters were sending away one of the Lay Brothers whose name was George did say the Prince of Orange was more fit to Roban Orchard than to be a General of an Army 18. That Letters bearing Date the 1. of January Stilo Novo arrived at St. Omers January the 20. from Arch-Bishop Talbot Arch Bishop of Dubline wherein it was expressed that the Fathers of the Society in Ireland were very vigilant to prepare the people to rise for the defence of their liberty and Religion and to recover their estates and if the Parliament that was to fit in England shall joyn with the King in declaring war against France and should put His Majesty to ingage in a War with France that a place in Ireland should be open to receive the French Kings Army when His Most Christian Majesty should think fit to Land one their And in the Letter he advised the Fathers of St. Omers to advertise Father Leshee of the same and other Jesuits that had an interest in the French King and that His Majesty of Great Britain was brought to that pass that if any Male content amongst them should not prove true to their designs His Majesty would never give ear to their information and prayed them to be diligent for now was the time or never Which Letter this Deponent saw and read and in order to the Fathers Compliance with the said Arch-Bishops Letters to Father Leshee to Paris and appointed Edward Nevil and William Busby to carry and deliver them to the said Leshee which Letters were answered with all speed by the aforesaid Messengers Jesuits as above The one of them being Prefect of Studies and the other Procurator for the Seminaries and by them writ Letters to Thomas White Provincial to the Rector of St. Omers viz. Richard Ashbey but of that to the Provincial the Deponent can give no account but of that to Ashbey the Deponent faith there was expressed in it that the General of the Society of the Jesuits would Contribute 500000. Crowns to be paid in June next coming and that his Holiness the Pope would not be wanting to supply them when they had made some progress in that glorious attempt 19. That another Packet arrived at St. Omers directed to Richard Ashbey Rector there the Date whereof is not well remembred by this Deponent but as near as he doth remember it was about the beginning of the Parliament for then came the Kings and Lord Chancellors Speeches and Votes of Parliament which were put into ridiculous Phrases in contempt of the King and both Houses of Parliament and for the Fathers and Scholars to Laugh at and then Translated into French and given to the Governor of St. Omers who sent them to the French King his Master and in the Packet was contained the account of the attempt of one Pickering a Lay Brother that waited on the Jesuites lying at Sommerset-house to Shoot the King as he was Walking in St. James's Park when he was at some distance from his Nobles and Attendants but the Flint of his Pistol being loose he did defer the Action till another opportunity and if he had done it and had
out of this World before their times by what means and by whom he gave an account how the last Rebellion begun and what the Jesuits were concerned in the death of the Late King how they Fired the City in 66. what Persons managed every street what Ingredients the Fire-works were made of and where they were made he further giveth an Account of the Firing St. Katharines and Southwark and that lately at Limehouse and several other places in the Country he acquaints them that the Rector of St. Omers gives the French King an account of the Transactions here and relates these Correspondencies in Town he tells this Conspiracy hath been hatching ever since King James's time only the Measures and Instruments have been altered according to the several ages he names the Jesuits that are in Scotland under the Character of Presbyterian Ministers to Preach up Rebellion there he saith that the French King hath already Landed a great Army in Ireland being those Forces that left Messina and it is to make them up 25000. which are to joyn with the Irish Papists in a second Massacre to Fire the City of Dublin and destroy the Duke of Ormond and his Adherents and that part of the Conspiracy was managed by Coleman and that the King was to be killed by Three persons whom he named any of them to take an Opportunity and use all means they thought most effectual that there was a Fire to be begun without Temple-bar and to be carried on to Charing-cross several Porters being assigned to manage it he saith the Cyphers used for the Kings Name in all their Breviates was 48. for the Nation 66. for the Parliament they called them Barly-broth he tells them there was such and such Jesuits in Holland to stir up Animosities among the people and to set them against the Prince of Orange The Examination of Titus Oates before the Lord Chief Justice October 24 1678. This Examinant saith that in the Moneth of May last he saw a Patent under the Seal of the Father General of the Society of Jesuat Rome called Johannis Paulus de Oliva at the Chamber of Mr. Langhorn wherein it was expressed that by vertue of a Breviat from the Pope he did constitute the Lord Arundel of Warder Lord High Chancellor of England which Patent was sent to the Lord Arundel of Warder by a Messenger who was the Son of Mr. Langhorn and this Examinant saith that he saw a Letter subscribed by the Lord Arundel of Warder as he believed wherein he acknowledged the receipt of the same Patent and accepted of the same and promised to ask acceptation of the Society This Examinant saith that in June last he saw the Patent wherein my Lord Powis was Constituted Lord Treasurer of England which Patent was carried by one Parsons Secretary to the Lord Powis from one Sanders's house in Wildstreet to be delivered to the Lord Powis and at the delivery of the Patent 300 l. was paid by Parsons to one Fenwick and Ireland to carry on the design of the Jesuits which was to rase Rebellion in the Three Kingdoms and destroy the King In the Month of July this Examinant saw a Letter subscribed Powis directed to Fenwick wherein his Lordship did own the receipt of the said Patent and did accept of the same and said he had 300. Men and Horse ready for the design and that he would venture his life and fortune for the Affair In the Month of August last This Examinant saw a Letter directed to Mr. Langhorn by the outside but within to the Society of Jesuits wherein Sir William Godolphin acknowledged he had received the like patent to be Lord Privy Seal and he accepted thereof and in July 1677. This Examinant saw the same Patent in the hands of the Arch-bishop of Evan at Madrid in Spain This Examinant saith in July last Mr. Coleman acknowledged and confessed to John Fenwick in this Examinants presence that he received the like Commission or Patent to be Secretary of State this was a good exchange This Examinant saith that in May June July and August last this Examinant saw Two Letters Signed Stafford whereby it did appear that my Lord Stafford was in the Conspiracy against His Majesty and that he had returned several Summs of Mony to the Jesuits to carry on the design these Letters were directed to Fenwick and Ireland And in August this Examinant saw another Letter directed to the same persons signed Stafford wherein my Lord writ that although he hath sent his son to Lisbone yet he would be never the worse friends to the Jesuits and this Examinant conceives the reason of that Letter was because there was a difference between the English Colledge at Lisbone and the Jesuits In July last this Examinant saw in the hands of Fenwick a Commission directed to my Lord Bellasis from the persons aforesaid to be General of the Army to be raised in England against his Majesty and in the same Month this Examinant saw a Letter directed from my Lord to Fenwick wherein his Lordship acknowledged the receipt thereof and thanked the Society for the same and he accepted of and would do what in him lay to answer their exspectation in May last this Examinant saw a patent in the hand of Mr. Langhorne to make the Lord Peters Lievtenant General of the Army and in June last this Examinant did hear my Lord Peters in the presence of Mr. Langworth his Confessor acknowledge the receipt of the same and that he accepted thereof and his Confessor presently wished him much joy thereof This Examinant in July last at the Phesant in Fullers-rents on a Sunday did give one Penny a Commission to be a Captain of Foot this Pennys Sister is Servant to the Queen as Penny said the like Commission for Mr. John Carrol to be a Captain of Horse at my Lady Dramants in July last and gave the Examinant Twenty Shillings that is to say Four new Crowns This Examinant saith he delivered a Commission to one Mr. Townly at the Red-Posts in Wildstreet to be Captain of Foot this was delivered in July or August This Examinant saith that in July last he saw Mr. Fenwick fill a blank Commission which he informed this Examinant was a Commission to Sir George Wakeman to be Physician to the Army and this Examinant saith that he knoweth that Sir George Wakeman is Physician to the Society of Jesuits and hath seen his Patent This Examinant saith that in August last there was a Consultation at which Sir George Wakeman William Herrent John Fenwick Nicholas Blundel John Keines Thomas Jenison Edward Coleman and Dr. Foggarly was present and that 15000 l. was proposed to Sir George Wakeman to Poyson the King who accepted thereof and then received of Coleman 5000 l. in part this Examinant not being well was not present at that Consultation but was informed of it by Foggarly Fenwick and Blundel and this Examinant saw the Levy thereof with Fenwicks hand and Foggarlie told this Examinant that he told Sir George Wakeman if he had such Interest at Court as Wakeman had that he would have undertaken it himself and so he told this Examinant that he would have done it Sworn before me by Titus Oates William Scrogs This following Examination taken upon Oath before us Sir Edmund Windham Sir Thomas Stringer and Sir Gilbert Gerard. AS to the circumstance of time and place this Examinant saith he cannot certainly depose as to such particulars but saith in the Moneths of June or July last this Deponent did in Wild-garden deliver to Sir Francis Ratcliff Baronet a Commission to be Major General of the Army in the presence of his Eldest Son who at the same time received from this Examinant a Commission to be Captain in the said Army and at the delivering of the said Commission Sir Francis Ordered his Son to give this Examinant Three Ginneys which he did accordingly this Examinant never saw Sir Francis Ratcliff before then other then his Son who he was very well acquainted with who told this Examinant that Sir Franois was his Father This Examinant saith that in June last he saw in the hands of Fenwick a Commission or Patent to John Lambert to be Adjutant General to the Army and in July after this Examinant saw a Letter directed to Fenwick wherein Lambert confessed the receipt of the said Commission and accepted of the same and this Examinant is well acquainted with Lamberts Hand This Examinant saw Mr. Langhorn to have a Commission to be Advocate General in his Own hands in May last This Examinant in May last saw a Commission to the Eldest Son of the Lord Arundell of Warder to be Commission General of the Army and heard he accepted of the same at the same time his Father received it This Examinant in June last saw a Commission in the hands of Fenwick to my Lord Baltimore to be Colonel of Horse in the Army and Fenwick delivered it to Groves and this Examinant went with Groves to my Lord Baltimores door and Grove carried the Commission into the house and told the Examinant he delivered it to my Lord and this Examinant within Two or Three days after saw a Letter from my Lord wherein he acknowledged the receipt of it There was a Commission to Colonel Thomas Howard delivered him by this Examinant to be Colonel in the Army but he is since dead this was delivered in June and July last in Wild Garden This Examinant in August last delivered a Commission to Mr. Leshley to be a Colonel of Horse in the Army to be raised against His Maiesty this was delivered in a house in the Strand near the Savoy and this Leshley gave this Examinant a Ginney the same time Another Commission delivered in the same Moneth to one Roper to be a Colonel by this Examinant and another to Ropers Son to be a Captain and the Father gave this Examinant Ten shillings In June or July last he delivered on to Matthew Medborn to be a Captain this was delivered at his house in Plough-yard in Fetter-lane and at the same time he gave his Examinant a Black Hat for a White one This Examinant in August last delivered a Commission to one Winter or Wittor to be a Colonel of Foot FINIS