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A85621	A great plot discovered in the north against the Honorable Houses of Parliament, and His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax's army. VVherein is declared the full proceedings of the royalists, in raising of forces for the opposing of this renowned army. With the manner how they should have surprized six strong castles in Yorkeshire, and the names of the chiefe ringleaders that should have commanded this party. Also, a remarkable passage concerning His Excellency, and his sending down a strong party of horse towards the northern parts. Decemb. 10. Published for general satisfaction, and presented to every respective county throughout the kingdom of England.		1646 (1646)	Wing G1744; Thomason E365_18; ESTC R4279	3,389	8

A GREAT PLOT Discovered in the NORTH AGAINST The Honourable Houses of Parliament and His Excellency Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX'S Army VVherein is declared The full proceedings of the Royalists in raising of Forces for the opposing of this renowned Army WITH The manner how they should have surprized six strong Castles in Yorkeshire and the Names of the chiefe Ring-leaders that should have commanded this Party ALSO A Remarkable Passage concerning His Excellency and His sending down a strong Party of Horse towards the Northern Parts DECEMB 10. Published for general satisfaction and presented to every respective County throughout the Kingdom of England LONDON Printed for William Iones 1646. A Great and Terrible PLOT Discovered in the NORTH SInce the arrivall of the last Post from the North which intimated unto us the unhappy tydings of the great Conspiracy in the North of England yet welcome Newes in the timely discovery of it we are further advertised and it is likewise signified to the honourable houses of Parliament by letters from very good hands the dangerous proceedings of the Royalists in those Parts wherein is made manifest the inveterate malice and most bloody designes of the Enemies of England For having formerly been the chiefe Instruments of involving this Kingdome in bloud by engaging a desperate warre against the VVorthies therof have since the happy sheathing of this devouring sword again endeavoured to draw it that so streames of bloud might issue forth and run down the streets of our stately Townes and Cities But God forbid for Hee having by His omnipotent Power sheathed the sword and composed the sad difference and distractions within this bleeding Kingdome were now pleased to manger their Designes and being to light the wicked Conspiracies and Intentions of the Enemies to Truth and Peace as will manifestly appeare by this ensuing Relation The Royalists in the North of England having for many weekes together laboured and endeavoured with his Majesty for the raising of Forces and providing of Armes and other Necessaries of warre having attained their desires began to pluck up their drooping Spirits and to appear in a warlike maner divers of them having obtained new Commission from his Majesty to raise Forces against the Parliament and those which have bin in Armes against the Parliament for the King flock thither and promises are made that they shall have consderation for the time they spend till they become usefull and can attain to the accomplishing of their Designes in agitation by raising of an Army to oppose the Power and Strength of his Excellency sir Tho. Fairfax The Names of the chief Ringleaders which had received their Commissions from his Majesty are sir Marmaduke Darcy sir Iordan Crosland sir William Blackston and many others But now they begin to despaire by reason that their main supportance and chiefest aymes hath taken no effect which was the surpisall of the strong Holds and Garrisons in the North now in possession of the Parliaments Forcces the Names of which together with the manner of the Scituation of them I will faithfully communicate as followeth First that impregnable Hold the Castle of Pontefract who endured more then a yeares siege by the Parliaments Forces under the Command of the right honourable the Lord Fairfax which place if it had beene again re-possess't by the enemy as was intended would have cost many thousand mens lives before the retaking of it But that which makes us most lament it that the concord and union of our distressed Kingdome should still be retarded and meet with opposition for it is intimated unto us that for the surprisall of the sorenamed Garison the Kings hand seale was not onely shewed but that his Majesty had also granted severall Commissions to men of eminency for the further prosecuting of the Design in agitation against the Parliament as is before cited But if this Plot had taken effect our renowned Parliament had lost one of the chiefest Flowers in this little Garden for it is held to be one of the strongest Castles in Europe having ten great Towres within it and scituated upon a high Rock having but two Gates to enter in at and the walls at least seven or eight yards in breadth being free from Battery by any Canon If the enemy had become Masters of this Castle they would have indangered most of the other Holds in the North as Scarbrough a place of great consequence and scituated upon a a mighty high Rock which if once being repossest of again would tend much to the prejudice of this Kingdome but especially to the Northerne Counties Also the Castle of Helmsley would have beene in great danger by reason of the innumerable sort of Papists and Malignants that are about it it is a place of great concernment having cost many mens lives in the reducing of it and much bloud spilt in the attempting thereof His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax at his besieging of the said place received a terrible wound being shot through the shoulder with a sling-bullet weighing about seven or eight pound as he was viewing the ground for raising of his Batteries and planting of his Ordnance But to conclude Skipton Castle Knaresbrough Castle and Sandall Castle is supposed would bee also endagered being places of great strength and consequence especially the two first All which is very probable would have heene attempted if they had prospered in their first Designe but being frustrated in that and many of the Complotters apprehended the rest despaire as men out of hopes betaking themselves to any corners or holes for sanctuary The rest of the Royailsts that have had formerly so many frequent meetings and divers others of the Kings Officers and Souldiers that lay hovering up and downe the Northern Parts plundering and pillaging the countries dare not appear so publikely nor appoint meetings as formerly So that it is hoped all their wicked stratagems and Conspiracies will soone bee frustrated by reason of The confident expectations we have of a firm union betwixt the two Kingdoms of England and Scotland will we hope in a very short time remove all fears and jealousies magure the malice of the adversary The receipt of the money is consented unto for so far are we from standing on punctillioes or circumstances which might retard matters of greatest concernment that it will appear to the world that we shall be most reall in our performances in pursuance whereof the Scots shall receive the first 100000. l. at North-Otherton and when they are marched out of Newcastle the other 100000. l. accepting of Hostages for the rendition of the rest of our Garisons and their quitting the whole Kingdom I had almost forgot to intimate unto you that the Scots Commissioners sent a Letter to the House of the transactions of the treaty between them and our Commissioners about the matters before recited and are pleased to declare that its far from their desire that any differences or misunderstandings arise betwixt us We hear that a faire conclusion will be made to the generall satisfaction of all good men and the establishment of Peace betwixt the two Kingdomes The money is speedily to be sent away And his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax is to send a strong party of horse consisting of 3000. for the safe conveighing of it to the North. The Parliament have also been pleased to expresse themselves concerning the Covenant as followeth We by the Covenant in the first Article which concerns Religion are to endeavour in our severall Places and Callings In the second which concerns the extirpation of Popery Prelacy Superstition Heresie Schism and prophanenesse to endeavour in like manner In the third which concerns the Rights and Priviledges of Parliament the Liberties of the Kingdoms and the preservation and defence of the true Religion and liberties of the Kingdoms and the preservation and defence of the Kings person and authority in the preservation and defence of the true Religion Liberties of the Kingdoms to indeavour in our severall Vocations The 4. which concerns Incendiaries they are to be brought to publike tryall and receive condign punishment from the supream Judicatories of both Kingdoms respectively In the fifth concerning the continuing of the peace unon of the Kingdom of England and Scotland We shall each out of us endeavour according to our Places and Interest In the sixth and last concerning the assistance and defence of all those that enter into this Covenant To indeavour according to our Places and Callings to perform whatsoever we are oblieged to by the Covenant It seems strange to us That England and Scotland being severall distinct Kingdoms and by Covenant each one being to act in his severall Place Vocation Call ng and Interest that the Kingdom of Scotland should from the Covenant entitle themselves to the right of exercising any joynt power in the Kingdom of England the expresse words of the Covenant being directly contrary to the exercise of any joynt power which was several and distinct before the making this Covenant and the joynt exercise of such power would break the Covenant because we are thereby obliged in our several Vocations mutually to preserve the Rights and Priviledges of the Parliaments the Liberties of the Kingdoms and the exercise of such a joynt power which doth give a negative voyce to another Nation in the proceedings in the Kingdoms of England Ireland would be a manifest breach of those priviledges and liberties And whereas throughout your whole Papers this joynt interest is so much inforced from the Covenant neither that word Ioyatly nor any other expression which will bear that interpretation is so much as mentioned in the Covenant and the words each one in his severall Vocation Calling Place and Interest which runs through the whole Covenant and would have cleared the meaning of it are wholly left out by you and in all your recitals of the Covenant or arguments drawn from thence there are no words to that effect FINIS