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A vindication of the English Catholiks from the pretended conspiracy against the life, and government of His Sacred Maiesty discovering the cheif lyes & contradictions contained in the narratiue of Titus Oates. The 2. edition with some additions: & an answer to two pamplets printed in defence of the narrative. Jtem a relation of some of Bedlows pranks in Spain, & Oate's letter concerning him.
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Warner, John, 1628-1692.
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he was wont to expresse great resentments at the course of study he had vndertaken complaining exceedingly of the strict obseruances disciplinâ of the sayd Colledge of the recollected manner of liuing there which he was not able to endure also that he was not preferred before the rest of the Collegians by seuerall exemptions which he pretended to by reason of his age aduances in learning as he thought especially of his great preferments which he sayd he had left in the Church of England Moreouer I declare that I know very well the most Reuerend Doctor Iames Lynch Arch-Bishop of Tuam that his Lordship was not at Valladolid any part of the time of Mâ Oates his being there for that hauing all that time communication with his grace by Letters I was acquainted with all his motions could not but haue known it if he had come to Valladolid or had any personall meeting with Mr. Oates I neuer heard of am well assured was not possible during M. Oates his being in Spain my constant Correspondence with the one the other enabling me to know that they neuer came together all that time Likewise I do declare that I haue seen the most Excellent Lord Sir Will. Godolphin his Majesty's Embassadoâ in this court of Madrid but that I neuer had any communication or Speech with his Excell in all my life To the truth of all which abouesayd I do voluntariy swear in verbo Sacerdotis by the Holy Ghospel will Confirme the same in any other solemne manner before any publick authority Tribunall or Court of Iustice in England or Spaine wherevnto I may be called Witnesse my hand this 10. February 1679. new stile Richard Duelly For the seal â Witnesse besides those of the other Attestation Peter Leuet this Deposition is attested by Iulian Hidalgo Aluarez his Attestation confirmed by by Blas Lopez de Haro Ant. de Sepulueda Ferdidinando Chillâon y Barea ATTESTATIONS C. Of many Jesuits That many Iesuits neuer signed any Letter or Patents with any superiour Nor euer was any such cyper as he mentions nor a Σ. in any of their Generals seale WHere as M. Titus Oates page 2. of his Narratiue art 3. says that twelue Missioners were sent into Spain by Richard Ashby R. Petres Nic. Blundel Ch. Peters as appeared by their Patents whereas p. 1. § 1. p. 4. § 7. p. 5. § 9. p 15. § 23. 24. p. 36. § 56. elswhere he speakes of seuerall Letters whereof each was from some superior of the Iesuits signed by him by seuerall others jointly We whose names are subscribed to the originall deed do call God to witnesse that it nether is nor euer was the custom of the Society of Iesus since its settlement to sign more then one person any deed ether Patents or Letters And that none euer sign any such thing with the Superiour And whereas p. 28. § 40. p. 33. § 51. p. 34. § 52. p. 38. § 60. p. 42. § 62. p. 46. § 67. elsewhere he speakes of a Cypher vsed by Iesuits in which 48. signifyes the King 365. Westminster 440. Windsore 666. London Barly broth the house of Commons mum chocolate the house of Lords magpyes the Bishops IHS Iesuits c. We do in a like manner declare in the Presence of Almighty God to all men that we neuer heard of any such Cypher before the Narratiue appeared that we are most certain there neuer was any such vsed by Iesuits And to confirm this we appeale to that which with other Papers was taken in the Chambers of Mr. Whitebreade Mr. Mico And where in the tryal of Mr. Coleman p. 27. he says that the Inscription of the seal of the General of the Iesuits is I. H Σ. we declare as aboue that there neuer was a Σ. in any seal that euer we yet saw of the sayd General For a confirmation of this we appeal to some Patents Letters of his found in the Chambers abouesayd In testimony of the truth of these our Protestations we haue set our hands to this Attestation Sigilli â Provincialis M. K. I. F. I. W. R. S. W. M. H. W. C. B. E. N. A. H. ATTESTATION D. Of the Citty of S. Omers that Oates was not in England during the Congregation WE the Mayer Sherifs of the Citty of S. Omers being surprized at the the report that the English Fathers residing with vs had about the beginning of the present year by the negociation of one Titus Oates in France England contriued plotted a wicked Bloody Treason against their Natural Lord the most excellent King of Great Brittain being the more amazed at it since they had giuen through a long series of yeares a rare example amongst vs not only of Learning Piety in particular but Obedience in general to all Ciuil Magistrates Gouvernours a thing which makes the whole Society of Iesus hyghly respected esteemed by most of the Christian Princes of the World we say that being surprized at this report we took as far as we could the Examination of the matter into hand therefore certisy That it hath appeared to vs by the Oaths of seuerall of the best ancientest schollers of that Seminary the whole Colledge hauing offred to make the same Oath that the sayd Titus Oates was not only effectiuely in the sayd Seminary at the end of April beginning of May 1678. but did constantly reside there from the 10. of December 1677. to the 23. of Iune following without euer being absent from thence except one nyght in Ianuary at which time he was at Watten two leagues distant from vs. The sayd Deponents also haue alleadged as a reason of this their knowledge that they lodged conuersed drank eate with the sayd Oates in the sayd Seminary all that while he being at a distinct table alone did particularly take notice that he was there in April May as aboue sayd as hauing seen him at that time constantly performe the office of Reader in the Sodality of the Students in the sayd Seminary as being present at the departure of one Killembeâk alias Poole an English Schollar who went from this Citty the fifth day of the sayd month of May new stile to take his Iourney into England Jn witnesse whereof we haue caused the seal of the sayd Citty to be herevnto put this 28. of December 1678. Loco â Sigilli I. Hanon ATTESTATION E. Of the Iesuits of the Seminary of S. Omers That all that Oates Charges them with in general or particular is false WHereas M. Titus Oates in his Narratiue Articles 9. 11. 12. 13. 15. 18. 19. 21. 22. 24. 25. 26. 27. 39. 50. 74. 77. charges the Fathers of this Seminary in general or some of them in particular as F. T. S. Richard Ashby N. B. G. C. with hauing receiued Letters or sent
them of it Narrat Ibidem At which Consult held in the month of May the Deponent was present to attend the Consulters deliuered their Concerns from Company to Company Obseruat You aduance two vntruths here One that the Consult as you caââ it was held in May. It was ended on the 26. of April And very many of those assembled were at their respectiue Residences before May. Another vntruth is that you were there you were all that time at S. Omeâ How you haue altred your story Colman's triall p. 20. By a Patent from Iesuits yoâ were of the Consult Now you are cited only by the common Letter are not oâ it but attend it as Letter carryer It is strang the Iesuits whose fac totum granâ Agent you were should employ your rare talents in so mean an office whicâ any boy or common Porter would haue done Or that your hygh spirit did not disdain that employment But it seemes you would rather play small game then sit out so finding your story of the Patent your being of the Consult ridiculous you thrust your self vpon it as a mean Attendant But if this were all your employment what need of your calling from beyond seas Those who had trusted Treasonable Letters so long together to Common Posts their Factors myght haue trusted these Concerns to the first Porter they met or haue made vse of Honest William or aukward Pickering or some of those thousands whom they had engaged in the Plot. I desire you to satisfy these doubts Narrat Ibidem A little after they left the White-horse Tauern diuided themselues into soueral clubs or Companys All which did contriue the death of the King Obseru You are so puzzled with studying to hammer out your Fables that your head is giddy Iust now the Consultors were diuided into Companys in the Tauern you were busyed in carrying their Concerns from company to Company The next line they diuided into Companys after they left the Tauern But the real Truth is they neuer diuided into or met in seueral Companys that being against the nature of a Congregation according to all Orders what soeuer had been in that nature acted had been ipso facto null But what a fit subiect to deliberate on doe you the Taske-Master appoint them you relate the King's death as a thing resolued on about a twelue-month before that all their Letters to France Flandres Spaine Italy Germany Scotland Ireland seuerall parts of England spoke of it as a thing resolued on That men were hired to effect it by Pistol by Gun by Dagger by Poyson That some of these Ruffians had been punisht for not performing what they had vndertaken After all this as Consult forsooth is called Fifty of the Prime Iesuits summoned to meet to resolue it Iust as in som Barbarous nations a man suspected is hanged then his cause examined to see whether it were well don When I consider our Nation capable to be imposed vpon by such ridiculous storys I am half ashamed to own my self of it Narrat Ibidem Within three or four days after the Deponent went to S. Omers with the Fathers that came from the other side of the Water Obser You could not return with them first because you were not in England all that time Secondly because those Fathers did not return together The Rectors of Liege Watten returned immediatly to their seueral stations the one by France the other by Holland He of Gant stayd some days in England but far from London And these three were all that came from beyond seas to the Congregation Thus much of the Congregation The truth of the more essential parts is euidenced by the Attestations already drawn vp The rest will be by others when called for there being not one word related by me which is not known to many who will depose it vpon Oath when required To this Chapter of the Congregation I find little to the purpose in these two Pamphlets excepting rayling in P. very disingenious representing my mind by Anonimus Only the first p. 26. vrges that seing the meeting was not at the white-horse Tauern the Iesuits should discouer where it was And the later pag. 28. says a Traitor an English man are direct contradictions To the first I answer I do not beleiue the Iesuits will satisfy his curiosity in that it would be an ill requital of the fauour receiued from him who did not refuse their meeting vnder his roofe which would render him obnoxious to a violent malicious Faction It is enough for our purpose that by shewing the meeting was not at the white horse Tauern we conuince Oates's Periury in swearing it was there that he neuer was at it seing he knows not where it was To the second I answer it were happy for England that his words were tru that that Land had as great an Antipathy to Traytors as Ireland to venemous beasts But sure he was in a dream when he writ this velut aegri somnia vanae finguntur species Or else he dropt newly out of Viopia hearing all speak much of Loyalty and those cheifly who are most disloyal in their harts took all for gold that glisters Were they not Englishmen euen the Representatiue of all English men the Parliament who waged war on friuolous pretexts against the Late King And were they not Traitors And are not those who in all appearance endeauour to act ouer againe the like tragedy English men Nay do they not arrogate to themselues that title as peculiarly du to them whilest they terme themselues tru Patriots blast all Loyall men with the odious names of Courtiers Pensioners c What opinion hath this good man of his Readers who dares aduance such Paradoxes contrary to all sense experience as if vpon his credit we should beleiue it were bryght day at midnight well my vindication stands secure enough as long as it cannot be impugned but by such non sense CHAPTER VI. What hapned after his returne to S. Omers till he left that place NArrat p. 19. § 29. Th. White came to S. Omers on the 10. of Iune 1678 on the 11. spoke Treasonable words against the King Duke in the presence of Rich. Ashby Narrat pag. 19. § 30. Th. White told Rich. Ashby a minister had endeauoured to render Iesuits odious by Englishing their Morals the Prouincial sent the Deponent to England to kill the Translator which the Deponent vndertook to do hauing 50. l. reward promissed him by the sayd Prouincial And the Prouincial sayd hee the Society London would procure the death of Dr. Stilling fleet Pool Obseru All this was spoken by Mr. White in the presence of R. Ashby your self Now the two first are gon to receiue their reward for their Actions suffrings in the other world Yet the dying speech of the former iustifyes him the later before his death signed an