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A narrative of the Irish popish plot for the betraying that kingdom into the hands of the French, massacring all Englidh Protestants there, and utter subversion of the government and Protestant-religion, as the same was successively carryed on from the year 1662 : given in to both Houses of Parliament / by David Fitzgerald.
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Fitzgerald, David.
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Wing F1072; ESTC R7381
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thereabouts and that the said Sir Thomas John Piggot John Purdon John Bourke and several others were all the day before until ten of the Clock at night contriveing together which way they might prevent my informing against them or take away my life their skill a little time after I found out by experience some of their own Company sending me a full account of their proceedings from time to time they haveing at last concluded to charge me with high Treason but God be praised they could not Impeach me of a meaner Crime at the last there was an Instrument procured who as I have been told received five pound in money a weather-beaten Perriwig and a cast suite of Cloathes and that the said Instrument by name Walter Huet a Glasier should give his Information before Simon Eyton and John Piggot Esquires and before no others one being my Father-in-Law and the other being my Brother-in-law think-that they would for my sake Compound and Patch up the business and stifle the Evidence of the said Huet or Thwart me in the Prosecution of the Conspiracy aforesaid but finding nothing done in it that night next morning having some occasions to speak with the high Sheriff I had ordered one of my own Servants to meet me with Fresh Horses in the Road at a place called Bruree in order to go that night straite to the Duke of Ormond at Thomas Town and went then to the Sheriff and after I had done with him rid away and met my Servant at the place appointed who told me that most of the Gentlemen of that part of the County were in Rakeal Nameing Collonel Eyton Sir John Fitz-Gerald Major Fitz Gerald Mr. Piggot and at least twenty more and that it was reported that I Fled upon the the accompt of High Treason sworne against me by Walter Huet and that I was gone to the Duke of Ormonds in hopes to discharge my self thereof and impeach them Taking the thing Immediately into consideration I did conceive my self in danger and returned back to the Sheriff again who did very well approve of my returne then I took Pen and Ink and writ some part of depositions and desired him to send an express to the Duke of Ormond that night which was done and I went my self to this meeting in Rakeal in the Road I met Sir John Fitz Gerald Galloping towards me at a high rate and Sir Thomas Southwels man besides his own Servants with him he told me that he was very glad to meet me and that I saved him that Journy and that he had no other business but to follow me to the Duke of Ormond at the request of Sir Thomas Southwel and several others and told me that there was high Treason sworn against me by Walter Huet before Simon Eyton and John Piggot Esquires I told him I did not value what any man in the Kingdome could swear or say against me Sir John saying then that it was the desire of Sir Thomas Southwel and the rest that I should Omit proceeding any further in the said designe and that they would prevail with Walter Huet to desist his prosecuting me I told him that I never did exceed the Limits of the Law and did understand the liberty of a Subject and as long as I kept my self within the bounds thereof that I did not value any malicious contrivance or prosecution then the said Sir John returned into Town along with me and I being fully satisfied by what Sir John told me Profered Major Fitz Gerald Mr. John Hurly securities and that the said Magistrates had received an Information against me of Treason I went to them where they were in the presence of Sir John Fitz-Gerald Major Fitz-Gerald Mr. John Hurly Mr. White and several others gave one of the said Magistrates my Sword to another my Pistols and submitted my self to the Law and asked them whether I was baileable Whereupon they said I was not then the Information was repeated over by the said Huet in these words WALTER HVET'S Information THat in March 1677 he heard Mr. Fitz-Gerald say meaning me that he wished for the King in France to be landed in Ireland with threescore or fourscore thousand men and that Mr. Fitz Gerald said that he himself would raise men and help the French against our Majesty the King of England Huers Information against me and that he the said Huet did aske Mr. Fitz-Gerald what would maintain such a great Army in Ireland and that Mr. Fitz-Gerald told him the King of Englands Revenue that then the said Huet should aske Mr. Fitz-Gerald what he would availe by that and that Mr. Fitz-Gerald said that thereby he could repossess himself of his Estate which he has been unjustly kept out of this was on Munday the 30th of August 1679. Then I spoke to the Two Magistrates in this manner Gentlemen you see what Walter Huet swears against me as well as you have been pleased to examine him the particulars of what he had Sworn against me I shall desire that you will reexamine him to shew reasons why he did not declare this since March 1677 before this time being August 1679 They knowing that I seldome or never missed one Assizes or Sessions in Limerick for several years before The said Huet being commanded to shew his reasons why he did not prosecute me sooner said that he did conceive that I was a Resolute Gentleman and that he was afraid that I should runn him through or Pistol him then I desired that he may be questioned why he did not being once at the Assizes at Limerick and seeing me there at the Bench he said then that he thought I had too many Friends there and that he did suppose they would not take notice of him then I desired to know what Motives induced him now more than at any time past to come before them Two Magistrates which he knew to be the nearest Friends that I had then said he I give no more reasons then I have and so parted That night I had liberty of the Magistrates to go home to my own house without any Guards next day I returned to them and desired that they should send their Warrant with me to Limerick and had a Guard to attend me thither of thirty horse the Assizes being just comeing on three daies after at which I expected my Trial after I got into Limerick and was received by the Marshal there all persons in the Counties of Limerick and Clare admiring what my Crimes should be I had several of the best of them come to me there to know what the occasion should be In the mean while the Sheriff having sent part of my Depositions to his Grace the Duke of Ormond as I formerly mentioned by express his Grace upon perusal thereof sent Special Orders to the said Sheriff that he should on sight thereof come along with me to Clonmel where his Grace was then the Judges being then upon the Circuit the said
the said Neal that I did resolve to Travel into France the said Neale said that he did prevail with a great many young Gentlemen to venture their Fortunes abroad and that he did believe if they did generally know in Vlster how the Game was playing for them that there would be hardly any left in the whole County but would all unanimously go for France but added that he did conceive it would be of dangerous consequence to him to declare what his knowledge was of the affairs abroad and how likely they were to have good success in their undertakings if they did prove obedient to such as were intrusted to give them timely notice and that it was for want of good and prudent management Viz. Costellows the last design so long in agitation was discovered These Officers being crossed in their Voyage and their men dispersed went back into France again from whence about a year after the said Lieutenant Hurly returned into Ireland and resided in New-Castle or thereabouts for half a year or upwards where it was credibly reported that he did train up several Gentlemen by teaching them to Exercise Pike and Musket And it was generally affirm'd then amongst the Papists that in several parts of Ireland the like method was used in order to being in readiness to receive Commands from such as were appointed for the carrying on the said Conspiracy in the Kingdom of Ireland About the year 1675 Captain John Lacy came out of France into Ireland giving an account of the affairs abroad to Bishop Mullowny and the rest of the Popish Clergy in that Country giving them full assurance The Romish Religion in Ireland established that all was working on for the better chargeing and commanding them to be very urgent with the people and to omit no opportunity and that they should suddenly see their Religion better setled in Ireland than ever before and that they would be rid of that yoke of Heresie which they had so long suffered under and that now the minute was nigh at hand on which their Fortune depended or their utter Destruction These words he did utter in the presence of several of the Clergy as I have been told by the said Mullowny and others and the said Lacy declared the same in effect in my company About the said year News came fresh into Ireland That the King of England was very ill and the report sometime after was strong that His Majesty was dead some affirming that if he was not that it was impossible for him ever to recover which gave great incouragement to their design The King fell ill which gave much encouragement to the said design At which time there flocked great multitudes out of France into Ireland giving notice That they would be in Arms and such as had none should use their endeavours to procure some and that the time was come on which they would execute their designs But His Majesty by God's Mercy recovering from the said Distemper gave them much discouragement for that time instead of their former hope His Majesty being well recovered from his sickness gave much discouragement to the party s insomuch That those desperate persons returned into England as we in Ireland supposed and continued there some time before the Parliament assembled and then returned into Ireland with no less hopes of good success than formerly declaring to the people there that there was great industy used in preparing a Bone to throw between both Houses of Parliament which gave the Malecontents there The Officers gone out of Ireland hopes that by means thereof they would bring their horrid designs long in agitation to effect That is to say to abolish the Laws established and the Protestant Religion and upon the Ruines thereof to erect Popery and establish Arbitrary Government Again returned with new hopes But coming short of their wicked expectations they returned into France About the year 1676 I saw Doctor Creagh otherwise called the Titular Bishop of Cork Bishop Creagh came out of France and Rome who as I was told by one Doctor Stretch was newly come from France and Rome afterwards in Limerick happening to be in the company of the aforesaid Bishop Mullowny who was my former acquaintance and knew that I was privy to several passages and intrigues of this kind he told me that they had received further intelligence concerning the said affairs by Bishop Creagh and several others of the Popish Clergy who were lately arrived in Ireland and that they had instructions to proceed and authority from his Holiness the Pope for to quit and discharge the Roman Catholicks of Ireland from their Allegiance to the King of England saying That the King of England had no Right to Ireland but what he had from the Pope and that the King being an Heretick the same right returned to the Pope again and said the French were not then in a condition to perform what was formerly agreed upon Bishop Mullowny This is the same Mullowny that fomented the former Rebellion saying That the Articles in order to the carrying on of the said design were in the hands of the Titular Arch-Bishop of Tuam and did not question but every point therein mentioned should be faithfully performed adding that there were those in England appointed for to supply His Majesties Wants One Lynch and keep off Parliaments until this were accomplished It was a general rumour throughout Ireland amongst the Popish Clergy and Gentry for several years before especially 1675 and 1676 That his Royal Highness in 1677 ensuing at the furthest should be King As soon as I had this intelligence from the said Mullowny and others I acquainted John Piggott Esq a Justice of the Peace Acquainted John Piggott Esq with the said particulars with that in particular in the aforesaid years who being examined before the Lord Lieutenant and Council in November 1679 did not only acknowledg the same but gave it in his Examinations under his Hand and Seal and so far I refer my self to the said Examinations which are now in the custody of Sir John Davis Secretary of State in the Kingdom of Ireland How this and a French design and the Plot discovered against His Majesties Life here in England doth agree I will not take upon me to determine but refer the inferences to the Judicious Reader On or about the 2d of November 1677 Collonel Pierce Lacy invited me to go with him to Limerick he being then to treat about the said design with the Lord Brittas Mr. John Macnamarra of Crattellagh and several others who were engaged in carrying on the same as I have been told by the said Lacy Bishop Mullowny and many more of the Popish party About January 1677 The Lord Brittas Captain Thomas Bourk and several others with them came into the Barony of Conollue in the County of Limerick where they had several private Consultations one whereof was at the House of