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A true narrative of the horrid plot and conspiracy of the popish party against the life of His Sacred Majesty, the government and the Protestant religion : with a list of such noblemen, gentlemen and others as were the conspirators, and the head-officers both civil and military that were to effect it / humbly presented to His Most Excellent Majesty by Titus Oates.
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Oates, Titus, 1649-1705.
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Wing O59; ESTC R26889
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disposing of a Person whom the Deponent supposes to be himself Their Words were these This Man hath Betrayed us and therefore we will give a Coach-man Twenty Pound to take him up and Carry him directly to Rochester to Esquire Lees House who lives near the Town and from thence to Dover by some By-way because he is acquainted at Sittingburn and said that if they could but get him on the other Side of the Water 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 went down the Stairs with all the speed he could make and durst not return to his lodgings that night but lay in another place LXXX Item That the Deponent on the Seventh of September at night returned to his lodging where he intended not to lye but only to take some Necessaries for his use the next day but meeting with one Grigson a Papist at whose house he had formerly lodged near the Red-Lyon in Drury-Lane who told him the Jesuits were displeased with him because he had not answered their Expectations in being true to them and that the Jesuits were dangerous persons and would ruin him the Deponent if they could And the said Grigson said further That he had known their Roguery these Twelve or Fourteen Years And the Deponent being through Discourse detained by the said Grigson was forced to lye in his lodging in Drury-Lane and when he was lain down in his bed one Stratford a Person utterly unknown to the Deponent and whom he never discoursed or any way provoked endeavoured to break open the house where the Deponent lay and did break down a door to get into his lodging but was forced to Retreat because he law himself observed by some of the servants of the house And when he saw he could not come to Assassinate him as the Deponent verily believes he Reviled him and broke several Quarries of Glass in a Window under the lodgings of the Deponent And therefore being verily perswaded that the said Stratford was Imployed by the said Jesuits to do him a mischief made his escape thence early on Sunday Morning and did not return thither again because the said Stratford threatned to Kill him Now the house in which the Deponent lay Was a School where the within-mentioned Blundel used to Catechize every Sunday in the Afternoon LXXXI Item The Eighth day being Sunday whilst that the Deponent was going to attend the publique Worship of God in the City a Papist who goes by the Name of Nevil as the Deponent remembers met him in the Strand and told him That there was a very great Murmuring amongst the Jesuits against him because of a Complaint that was made against them by some Persons of whom they suspected him to be one And said further That the Deponent must either destroy the Jesuits or the Jesuits destroy the Deponent And told him Moreover That the Bishop of Rochester was made acquainted with the Complaint and would lead them such a dance as they never followed since the Fool their Founder appeared in the World To which the Deponent made no Reply suspecting this Person to be a Trappan and when at parting he asked the Deponent Where he Lodged the Deponent gave him not that account as he desired A List of such Noble-men and Gentry as are in this Conspiracy whose Names occur at present LOrd Arundel of Wardour Lord Chancellor Lord Powis Lord high Treasurer of England Sr. William Godolphin Lord privy Seal Coleman Secretary of State Stafford The Sea-Officers were named to the Deponent but their Names being most French and some Irish occur not Militia Lord Bellasis Lord General Lord Peters Lieutenant General Sr. Francis Radcliff Major General John Lambert Adjutant General Langhorn Advocate General Mr. Arundel of Wardour Commissary General All these had their Commissions or Patents stamped by the General of the Jesuits Johannes Paulus d' Oliva and sent from Rome to Langhorn and were delivered to them with pleniary Indulgences sent also from Rome and additional Patents stamped by the Provincials Strange or VVhite VVhite and his Seal are taken Collonels Who have their Commissions from the Provincial Lord Baltimore Collonel of Horse at whose Lodgings Five Hundred Case of Pistols c. were found as is reported Collonel Thomas Howard deceased confessed he had received and accepted his Commission Lassels Roper VVinter or VVitter received their Commissions from the Deponent and accepted them Captains Roper Son to the Collonel afore-named Radciff Esq Medburn the Player Penny Caryl Junior Townly did also receive their Commissions from the Informant and accepted them Sir George VVakeman Physitian to the Army Irish Officers Lord Legate Bishop of Cassal in Italy Peter Talbot Lord Chancellor Richard Talbot Esq Lord General Viscount Mountgarret Lieutenant-General His Office to be Executed by Mr. Butler his Son John Pipard Esq Collonel Note That the Major Part of the Collonels appointed for the English-Army are also Irish Note also That Mr. Pierson Secretary to the Lord Powis did in the Informant's Presence promise on the Behalf of his Lord that he should raise and furnish Three Hundred Horse and had Three Hundred Armed Men ready to rise in less than Twenty Four Hours These Words were spoken a little aster the Consult to White the Provincial at Wild-House The said Lord Powis hath also Contributed Three Hundred Pound towards the Jesuits Design Note That Lord Stafford is a principal Officer of State and a chief Conspirator having Contributed several Sums of Money not remembred by the Deponent The Names of the Conspirators Benedictines Mr. Howard at Doway Mr. Hitchcock at Doway Mr Reaves at Doway Mr. Anderton in England Mr. Conyers in England Mr. Rumly in England Mr. Corker in England Mr. Skinner in England Mr. Crosby in England Carmelites Dr. Handson in England Mr. Trevers in England Mr. Kimball in England Franciscans Dr. Armstrong Mr. Napper Dominicans David Joseph Keimash in England Mr. Dominick in England Mr. Collins in England Mr. Vincent in England Mr. Fidding in England Mr. Mansell in England Mr. Lumsdale in England Mr. Bingly in England Mr. Cooper at Rome Mr. Munson in England Jesuits England Tho. White Provincial England Rich. Strange late Provincial England Rich. Ashby alias Thimbleby England Mr. Harcourt England Mr. Jennison England Mr. Keines England Mr. Wright England Mr. Blundel Mr. Pennington in England Mr. Gray Mr. Pool in England Mr. Mico in England Mr. Bennyfield in England Mr. Simmons in England Mr. Langworth in England Mr. Morgan in England Mr. Rich. Peters in England Mr. Dorrington in England Mr. Lacy in England Mr. Vanghan in England Mr. Ewry in England Mr. Conyers in England Jo. Peters in England Mr. Wilkinson in England Mr. VVolf in England Sir Tho Preston at Leige Mr. Saunders at Leige Sir Jo. Warner at Watton Mr. Williams at Watton Mr. Eggleston at Watton Mr. Janion at Watton Mr. Crane at Watton Sir
the head and also Poole the Author of Synopsis Criticorum for writing some things against them Item XXXI That Rich. Ashby Rector of S. Omers being ill that Evening with the Gout and Stone viz. June 13. desired the company of the Deponent and did tell the Deponent That Father Warren who is now Rector of the Colledge of Jesuits at Leigh did when he was Procurator at Paris reconcile the late Lord Chancellour Hyde to the Church of Rome upon his death bed which words were occasioned by the Deponent's taking notice of the Duchess of York Daughter of the said Lord Chancellour dying a Papist And the Deponent when he heard the said Ashby speak these words replyed That he never heard any thing of the return of the said Lord Chancellour Answer was made That he the said Asahby was certain that the said Lord Chancellour was reconciled by the said Warren Item XXXII That on the 23. day of June in the morning New Style the Deponent had express orders presently to go for Calice and then to take the Packquet-Boat and so away for England to attend the motions of the Fathers in London and to remain in London till he had orders from the Provincial to the contrary and gave the Deponent four pounds for his Charges and promised him 80 l. for Services already done for the Society in Spain and elsewhere And the Deponent saith That he obeyed the Orders and that night got to Calice and there met with four Jesuits that were ordered for London and on Fryday the 24th new Style the Deponent saith they took the Packquet-Boat together and arrived safely to Dover on Saturday morning where the Deponent met with John Fenwick who had brought 8 Students to Dover to transport them to S. Omers And the Deponent further saith That the four Jesuits and Fenwick who were at Dover by name of Thomson and he the Deponent took Coach about 11 or 12 of the Clock at Noon and at Borton six Miles on this side Canterbury the Coach was stopt and a Box was seized of the said John Fenwick's by the Searchers of that place and when by them opened in it they found Beads Pictures Images and Agnus Dei's which were to be given by Blundel the Catechist to young Children to encourage them to come to his Catechising Schools and to be Catechised by him Accordingly there was a Direction on the said Box fixed as To the honourable Rich. Blundel Esquire London Which Box remaineth so seized by the said Searchers and if they had searched the Pockets of the said Fenwick they had found such Letters upon him as the said Fenwick confessed to the Deponent might have cost him his life they being saith he the Concern in hand but the said Letters the Deponent did not see Item XXXIII That in the Month of July Rich. Ashby came to London with Instructions from the said Thomas Whitebread or White that the 10000 l. procured by Father Leshee and then in the hands of the Society in London should be put into the hands of one Worsly their Banker and that the said Rich. Ashby with other Fathers should treat and agree with Sir George Wakeman about the concern of poysoning the King and that if he would undertake it he should have the 10000 l. which the said Rich. Ashby told the Deponent shewing him the said Instructions by way of Memorandum in Writing In which Memorandum was contained an Item given by the said Thomas Whitebread for the procuring the Assassination of the Right Reverend Father in God Herbert Lord Bishop of Hereford for the said Bishop had been educated in the Popish Religion and was fallen and they were resolved not to pity nor spare any Apostate from the Roman Faith The said Rich. Ashby asked the Deponent whether the said Bishop were not a forward Man against Catholicks and the Deponent not knowing the said Bishop told the said Ashby he could not tell and the said Ashby did say That times now being ready to change they would be ready to give not only Aposiates but also those Hereticks that had obstinately opposed the proceedings of the Society and their Agents in propagating the Faith and Interest of the Church of Rome a just Reward for their Apostacy and infamous obstinacy and though the Parliament have taken away the Act for burning Hereticks they should not escape the Vengeance of Catholicks Item XXXIV That in the Month of July 1678. Rich. Strange the last Provincial of the Jesuits came to the Lodgings of Mr. Rich. Ashby who before he went down to the Bath lay in the new Provincial's Lodgings at Mrs. Saunders house a part of Wild-house in Wild-street and finding the Deponent with the said Ashby did desire the Deponent to meet him at his Chamber at Mr. John Groves in York-street near Covent-Garden and after a short stay at Ashbies Lodgings took his leave of the said Ashby and presently after the Deponent took his leave also of the said Ashby and followed Strange and got to his Chamber presently after him where the said Strange did encourage the Deponent to go on in assisting the Society in carrying on the Design And thereupon told the Deponent that they got 14000 l. in the Fire of London in the year 1666. The Deponent asked the said Strange how they came to effect that great and famous business The said Strange replyed That himself and one Gray and Pennington and Barton Jesuits with some others together with one Keimash a Dominican Fryar joyned with one Green and met at one William Wests house who kept de Green-Dragon in Puddle-dock The said West was by Trade a Taylor whom they employed to make them some Cloaths and there they did debate about the manner of firing the City and where they should begin and did attempt it in February 1664 5. But not being provided of assistance enough and the Thames being frozen over and the Sickness coming on a-pace they then altered their purpose And in January 1665 6. they met with this Green again who closed in with them in this Design And that they might ingratiate themselves with this Green furnished him with 30 l. he being poor yet they found him an active man and fit for their purpose And the more to engage him the said Green they pretended to hold many of the Fifth-Monarchy Principles which when Green perceived judging them to be real brought them acquainted with eight others who were zealous in the business The aforesaid Jesuits were earnest to have the business done in February before the return of the Inhabitants to London but Green did pray these persons viz. the Jesuits to suspend that resolution because that then they should be sooner discovered and such a Design must have an Uproar and besides all this the King would not be much in Town if at all till the Plague was more abated whom Green did say must be cut off too when the people were in a hurry by reason of the fire And this motion