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england_n	earl_n	king_n	marshal_n	3,214	5	10.8407	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53407	Eikōn vasilikē tetartē, or, The picture of the late King James further drawn to the life in which is made manifest by several articles, that the whole course of his life hath been a continued conspiracy against the Protestant religion, laws and liberties of the three kingdoms : in a letter to himself : the fourth part / by Titus Oates ...	Oates, Titus, 1649-1705.	1697 (1697)	Wing O40; ESTC R7727	224,388	196

this was in the Year 1674 in the Month of April I told him No. Why then said he the Dutch War is to no purpose Why said I was our engaging in a War against the Dutch to bring in Popery Well well said the Fryar you will see in time In some few days we had notice of a Peace with the Dutch of which I told the said Fryar What then said he our great King of France is not at peace with him and he must do the work In the Year 1675 I had obtain'd an Interest with Henry Duke of Norfolk then Earl of Norwich and earl-Earl-Marshal of England who was very kind to me upon the account of my contending earnestly for his Right of presenting to a Living in the Diocess of Chichester to which Living the then Bishop a turbulent man pretended a Right of Collating and in the Year 1676 I was made Chaplain to the said Duke of Norfolk I think the whole Family will bear witness of my Fidelity to him and his Children In the Service of the said Duke I came acquainted with several Priests and being then resolv'd upon a strict enquiry into their designs against us our Religion Laws and Liberties I met with one Berry a Priest that had been a Jesuite but had left that Order thro' some discontent and madness that had seiz'd the poor Wretch I found him a poor zealous man whose Zeal was far beyond his Knowledge but this Berry brought me acquainted with Mr. Langworth a Jesuite and John Keins and Will. Morgan that was then Priest to the Lord Powys both Jesuites who gain'd my Consent to go over to the Church of Rome and truly a few Arguments prevail'd with me because I had a de●ire to see what they were doing so that in some measure I might prevent that impending danger that seem'd to threaten England with no less than an ●●recoverable ruine But this as I said before was my great Evil tho' my design in it was honest just and good and Sir you know that it did turn to a good account and would have turn'd to a better account had not I met with your Opposition who was concern'd in all and your Brother in every part but that of his own Life But in short I was by this Langworth reconcil'd to the Church of Rome he was Father-Confessor to the Lord Pe●re and his Family Upon my being reconciled I was brought to Richard Strange then Provinciate of the Jesuites who admitted me into the Society and when I was admitted it was resolv'd by the Jesuites that I should pass the time of my Novitiate abroad in dispatching business for the Society which I cheerfully accepted as an advantageous Opportunity of doing that for which I was reconcil'd and admitted into their Order and therefore accordingly they provided for me When I had paid Mr. Luke Roach Commander of a Biscay Merchant bound for Bilboa the said Strange the Provincial gave me One hundred Pistols for my supply in order for my passage into Spain and for my necessary Expences there and order'd me what other Monies I should need I then apply'd my self to a certain Nobleman who was privy to my being reconciled to the Church of Rome and had much pressed me to it in order to see what Work your Rogues were at He paid into my hands ●oo Guineas which I chang'd here in England and receiv'd Bills upon Father Swina● the Procurator-General for the English and Irish Jesui●es who paid me in Doll●rs ●o my Hearts content What Letters they sent by me you shall have ●n account of in their proper place And when I had got a competent Knowledge of their Design then on foot which was to murder your Brother because he had so often deceiv'd them for they assur'd me he had been reconcil'd to their Church and that upon his Reconciliation the Society in Spain had contributed 3000 Pistols to his support which was paid in by Father Cou●tney some time Provinciate of the English Jesuits I saw several Letters written by your Brother to one Father Knot in which the King your Brother testified his Zeal for the Catholick Religion and promis'd to restore it whenever he should come to the enjoyment of his Right in England and till he had an Opportunity to do it they should have all the Connivance in the World and if the Case should go so hard wi●h him when he came to the Crown that he could not bring about their desires to make their Religion to be the Religion of the Government yet they should have an Indulgence that should be an Equivalent and however they should not be excluded from Offices and Imployments of Trust and that they had his Heart and Soul In a word I was engag'd with the Jesuites two Years and I found it high time to discover what I had learnt from them and your Servant Coleman who you know was a main Agent in this Hellis● Design I had a hopeful Prospect of being countenanc'd by your Brother and you and sometimes the thoughts of the Difficulties I was like to meet withal would make me tremble I apply'd my self to my noble Friend of whose Mony I had spent One thousand Pounds in the Discovery and he bid me be of good courage and I should carry my Point to the confusion of them all I also communicated the business to Dr. ●ong●● and ●e to Mr. Christopher Kirk●y and Mr Kirk●y communicated the same to the King and intrusted the then Lord ●reasurer 〈◊〉 the discovery 〈…〉 that the Discoverer should keep in w●th the Jesuites and observe the●● Motions and from time to time discover w●at he had learned from them But K●●k●y could not but see your Brother's coolness in the Affair therefore to just●●e himself on the sixth of September he had my Narrative attested by my Oath before Sir Edmund-Bury Go●fr●y and when you and the whole Court came from Windsor I was before Godfrey the 28th day in the Morning being Saturday and swo●● to a compleat Narrative of the Popish Design and at Night I attended the Privy-Council where I gave an account of so much of the whole Affair as was convenient so the whole Board saw that the Jesuites and Papists who were in strict Alliances with the other Conspirators to root out the Protestant Religion and Government And tho' all the Conspirators of the French Interest were in the Grand Plot yet you know there were some of the Jesuites and Priests and Noblemen and Gentlemen of the Romish Communion in conjunction with your self had no Patience to stay the ordinary course to establish Popery and Arbitrary Power which the other Rogues had resolved upon at White-hall to be done in its due time and to go on gradually being well assur'd of your Game if it was not spoil'd thro' rashness and therefore some of your French Pensioners were not made privy to the Secrets of som● of the Priests and Jesuites Councels at St. James's Weld-house and elsewhere for you know