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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70211	Here is a true and just account of a most horrid and bloody plot conspired against His most sacred Majesty and His royal Highnes by the wicked contrivances of Colonel John Rumsay, Richard Nelthorp, Edward Wade, Richard Goodenough, Captain Walcot, William Thompson, James Burton, and William Hone since which time there is an account that Colonel John Rumsay is taken, and hath been upon his examination.		1683 (1683)	Wing H1547AB; ESTC R40972	4,561	6

Here is a true and just account of a most HORRID And BLOODY PLOT Conspired against his most Sacred MAJESTY And his Royal HIGHNES By the wicked Contrivances of Colonel John Rumsay Richard Nelthorp Edward Wade Richard Goodenough Captain Walcot William Thompson James Burton and William Hone. Since which time there is an account that Colonel John Rumsay is taken and hath been upon his Examination NOtwithstanding the unparaleld clemency of our most Gracious Sovereign Charles the Second by the Grace of God King of England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the Faith Such is the insatiate desire of never satisfied malignant Spirits that they cannot be contented to live peaceably under the Government of a renowned Prince the very pattern of pity and mercy but most wickedly and maliciously conspire and contrive the death of their Prince the ruine of the Nation and the loss of their own Souls as may appear by the following lines which give perfect testimony of the horrid design and bloody Plot designed to be carried on by the wicked contrivance of these Barbarous and Inhumane Wretches Namely John Rumsay Colonel Richard Rumhold Minister Richard Nelthorp Esquire Edward Wade Gentleman Richard Goodenough Gentleman Captain Walcot William Thompson James Burton and William Hone Joyner who as it is testified upon Oath did most Traiterously and Villainously design the death of his most Sacred Majesty and not contented with the blood sucking of a Monarch so matchlesly merciful did also contrive the murther and destruction of his Royal Higness James Duke of York But being by Divine Providence interpose in their wicked design and prevented of the evil hatch'd in the infernal lake by a happy and timely discovery of their dreadful enterprize they fearing that Justice the continual pursuivant of such inhumane Conspirators should overtake and lay hold of their Rebellious Contrivances have for the prevention thereof absented their habitations and absconded themselves which gives a clear and large Demonstration of their Guilt And it is very likely his Majesty will by and with the advice of his most Honourable Privy Council issue forth a Proclamation for the apprehending of the Malefactors above named that they may be brought to the Bar of Justice to receive the reward due to their Conspiracies And these persons so discovered and brought to condign punishment I hope may be an Example to all others for the future to forbear and abhore such bloody Contrivances and inhumane Barbarity as to Conspire the death of a Prince most Merciful Gracious and Pitiful but the Malignancy of these and such like Rigicides cannot nor will not be forgotten by any Loyal Subject though they may be punished according to the heinousness of the Crime I wish with all my heart it may be the last Plot that may ever be conspired against our Soveraign whose mercies are daily manifested to many offenders and whose virtues are as much admired as their impudence wondred at who do or shall ever attempt such enormities against the pattern of Princelie Monarchs It is much to be minded and observed how graciouslie God hath been pleased to protect and preserve our Soveraign King from the bold and desperate attempts of his Conspireing Enemies who wanting Grace and the Fear of God would audaciouslie presume and venture on the most execrable murther of the most merciful Prince the World could ever boast of But if we look back upon the Eye of Providence we cannot but see the great and particular kindness our most blessed Creator hath for our most Gracious King what a miraculous preservation was that at Worcester when a Prince of the greatest Splendour in Europe was forced by the rebellious though then prevailing partie to take up his Lodging in an Oaken Tree only accompanied sometimes with a few Loyal Nobles who like worthie Souls were free to participate of the deplorable sorrows his Majestie then met with What strange and wonderful designs have been since several times contrived against him whom the Heavens have preserved but we may conclude with this Ancient Proverb Si Deus pro nobis quis contra nos and it is undoubtedlie true that he that sheweth mercie shall also find mercie it hath so happened to our Soveraign And I hope the mercies of the most high will still continue to him and be multiplied more and more that our poor Nation too much divided by Faction may be blessed by the long continuance of an unparraleld Monarch whose clemencie is to be amired whose mercie is to be praised and whose Enemies hope will be defeated And those that shall either attempt or at least imagine the least harm to his Princelie person may they be utterlie confounded in their evil designs against him that poor England may again Flourish as before that hath latelie been incumbred with prodigious Conspirators hatching such wicked and hellish Contrivances that 't is a shame to all Loyal persons to reiterate or rather to harbour in the secret Corners of their Loyal hearts And I think no reasonable person can reckon less than severe punishment to be the Portion allotted for them and it is undoubtedlie a dutie incumbent uppon all persons to endeavour to make a discovery of these Malefactors which will be a piece of good Service to the Nation and unquestionablie will be well rewarded by his Majestie who was ever and wil be still an encourager of well doers and who can do more for a Prince then to studie how to detect the Villains that shall so impudentlie undertake a design so monstrous so inhumane and so diabolical But such is the unreasonableness and sordid disposition of some ill qualified and ill tempered persons that whereas they should be won by the clemencie and favourable kindness of an obliging Prince that they on the contrary are rather imboldned to presume to the greatest hight of impudence that can possibly be imagined and in stead of being won to a dutiful obedience are more and more animated to all kind of mischief that the Devil and an ill Conscience can find out or invent nor can the affability of an endearing Monarch make any impression on obdure and impenetrable hearts but they still persist in their beastly and rude behaviours till time and providence bring them too late to repent of their unjust and wicked practices Here is also an undoubted assurance of the apprehending of Collonel John Rumsey who was seized and examined of which proceedings we will give you a more perfect account by the next Windsor June the 21st 1683 This day the Sheriff and common Serjeant of London by the express Command of the Lord Mayor and the Court of Aldermen in pursuance of an Order of Common Council waited on His most gracious Majestie and with all Submission most humbly acquainted him that the Common Council had agreed to acquiesce with the Regulations required by His Majesty and had deferred the Election of Sheriffs and other Officers which usually were chosen on Midsummer-day until the 18th of July