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A76531	The Trappan trapt. Or The true relation of a cunning, cogging, confident, crafty, counterfeit, cosening and cheating knight, alias knave. Wherein is discovered his mischievous and Machivillian matchlesse mischeefs, plotted against an honest gentleman, a marchant of good repute, named Mr Iohn Marriot: dwelling neer London Bridge. Set forth for the benfit of others, who else through ignorance might easily fall into the like snares of such dissembling, vvicked, and trecherous Trappans. By W.B.	W. B.	1657 (1657)	Wing B232; Thomason E910_2; ESTC R207497	14,212	15

The TRAPPAN Trapt OR The true Relation of a Cunning Cogging Confident Crafty Counterfeit Cosening and Cheating KNIGHT alias KNAVE Wherein is Discovered his Mischievous and Machivillian matchlesse Mischeefs Plotted against an Honest Gentleman a Marchant of good Repute named Mr Iohn Marriot Dwelling neer LONDON BRIDGE Set forth for the benefit of Others who else through Ignorance might easily fall into the like snares of such Dissembling VVicked and Trecherous TRAPPANS By W. B. LONDON Printed by Joseph Moxon and sold at his Shop on Corn-hill at the Sign of Atlas 1657. The TRAPPAN Trapt IT is too apparently evidenced by sad experience that a Civil War draws a longer train or tail behind it then any other inconvenience whatsoever that can come or happen on a Common-wealth for the miserable consequences thereof are not sheathed with the bloody-drawn sword nor do the effects cease though the cause matter and manner are withdrawn from the face and body of action as may plainly appear by the truths in the insuing discourse setting forth a perfect relation of the Cheating or Trappanning courses taken by the pretenders to worth and honourable imployment as did this subject of our History now in hand One Francis Moor an Irish man who pretended that he had been a Collonel in the late King of England's service an imployment long since cashiered the honour of memory yet this Gallant continues himself in the List and doth not only make that a Cloak to cover his specious pretences of undertaking action of great concernment but to add a fair gloss to the glory of his pretended ingagements Laces that Cloak about with a more glittering cognizance and in his own defence dubbs himself Knight under the notion and title of Sir Francis Barker of Staffordshire and under the shadow together with another shell to dress his Knight-hood or knavery in viz. Dr. Barker Doctor of physick he not only deludes cheats and abuses the plainer sort of honest people but reaches to very dead I mean in the late King whose judgement is in nothing more questionable then in the imployment of such ignoble spirits to act by his Commission nor doth it yet stick there but as it were a design laid on purpose to bring a perpetual ignominy on that sad and enough abused family by such Villans who will be sure to make the King of Scots the Patron of their wickedness There is scarce a notorious piece of Debauchery acted but the contrivers are reputed or reported by themselves to be people imployed for him and indeed this is not all but that which they think will cover more Roguery then all the Kings in the World they are not ashamed to stigmatize the Army and Common-wealth of England with pretences of having been nay immediately to be Officers or Members of this now Army to carry on their divellish designs as this Pseudo Cavalier Sir Marmaduke many forms hath done when as formerly he durst lie about the City of London sometimes pretending the receit of great Arrears sometimes a great imploiment from the Lord Protector to deceive and delude poor people and make himself seem the more creditable in the eye of the World as he did some two yeers since at one Mr. Godbids an honest Tradesmans house in Red-Crosse street in London where one while he was one of the Armies Officers another time as he found the disposition of people he had commerce withall a distressed Gentleman a Cavalier and one that had suffered very much losse in his estate by the common enemy Civil War as being a Collonel for the King but when these Visards began to be pretty well worn out and fearing lest his own face should appear through in its proper colours he takes on another more dark and full of amazement than any of the rest And said he was son to the Duke of Guise in France which they might be the more apt to beleeve because he had such an incomparable use and benefit of his French tongue which he spake as absolutely as a Native French-man and sayes which is alwaies his great assilum in such extremities when nothing else will gloss his falsities that he had fought a Duel with a grand favourite of France and was so persecuted in Law for his presumption and disobedience for the King Orders having then newly made and set forth an Edict against Duels that he was inforced to take England for his shelter and though for the present hee seemed somewhat straitned for want of due supplies of monies which he said was occasioned by his sudden flight yet his mother who as he heard indeavoured with all her power and powerfull friends to procure his pardon from the King would not fail to send him all the speediest and necessary returns for supply that should be imagined fit for a person of his quality as soon as she did understand where he was and therefore pretended often to write Letters of advice into France and to receive dispatches from thence with promises of Bills for monies very suddenly till at last with these and the like insinuations he had involved himself so far into his honest Landlords pith and good opinion that he became a Faucilist and at bed and board promising at least proposing a cate of seven shillings per week an easie cate for a young Duke was entertained by his new Host as his brother or son and then after a little time was visited by many great Gallants of much seeming worth and quality who but I le warrant you by his own advice und order for the most part stood alwaies at great distance and all bare-headed giving him as much observance and respect as if he had been the real Duke himself which confirmed the honest people in their mis-beleef and himself in an imaginary Dukedom Yet because he would not seem to be what they thought he was would dismount himself from that garb of glory which he seemed to be in when the people held him in such adoration and would vouchsafe some of them to his familiarity they must stay and keep him company dine with him and passe away the time after dinner with drinking a glasse or two of Wine whereof there was no want for the young Duke could scarcely drink any thing but wine which at first himself would often send money for but afterwards there was such an intimacy of friendship and familiarity between the Host and his Guest that it was no more but Landlord I shall have such and such friends come to dine with me to day pray send for so many bottles of Wine which was without scruple performed and thus by degrees increased his credit and his score very handsomly with his Landlord and his whole family but not so fully as he thought fit til he had possest his good Creditor remembring his hasty flight that he had left his Clothes behind and therfore desires his Credit and assistance to equip him in English A la mode France and this began

that he had brought some letters from the said King to Sir Francis so that if Mr Marriot would go down with him to Corbell he should there heare all the News of affaires with the said King and furnish himself with News enough to carry home with him when he went which might be as soon as Mr Marriot pleased for that as Sir Francis told him they would come backe again either the same night or the next morning at furthest Mr Marriot who was much delighted with his new sons good Company thought for so little a time it would be uncivil to leave him therfore would not give his good Son a deniall but away presently they go and without sword or sticke or any other sort ●f A●mes put themselves into a boate together and Sir Francis his pretended 〈◊〉 in Law in their Company which was the Father of the forementioned 〈◊〉 whom Sir Francis cald wife and with in shorte space they land safe at Corbell but there was no such man there as Sir Francis had formerly spoken of But Sir Francis because he would not be much observed to walk about the town with M. Marriot as he had formerly been at Paris possesses the honest mistrustless Gentelman Mr Marriot that the expected Gentelman stayd for him at a private house a matter of a mile and half or 2 miles out of the town whether he must go to speak with him still perswading Mr Marriot that this Gentelman and himself carried on businesses of immence concerments concerning the King of Scotts Mr Marriot was easily induced to beleeve all this and as easily seduced to go along with them and having taken such a tedious Journey by water would not stick now to walk a mile or two by land partly for his own recreation and partly to satisfy the importunity of his Son Sir Francis who told him that this was the period of all his busines in France and this dispatched he would then be at his Fathers dispose if he pleased to wait on him back again even into England which Mr Marriot was not a little glad of in regard of the strangenesse of the place people and language to him utterly unknowne and therfore without any great scruple went along with him to the promised place which Mr Marriot found private indeed being a lone house in the midst of many great Vinyards and large Corn fields not any house neer it by 2 miles at least the nerest was Corbell Neither was here any accomodation but what satisfyed a poor old man and woman who merely dwelt there to look to the Vinyards yet here they stayd till it was now almost night but no Gentelman from the King of Scots to our brave Knight so sayes Mr Marriot Come Son let us return to the Town and lodge there this night for here is not any accomodation but at the Town we may refresh our selves at our pleasure and be here again to morrow but this advise suited not with Sir Francis his stratagems wherfore he replyed No No Father we will even make as good shift as we can with these honest folkes this night in this house which though it seem very bad I must tell you the King of England hath been contented with a worse and my friend will be with us betimes in the morning Mr Marriot having no mind to stay considering the lonen-nes of the place the barreness of the house and the strange and uncouth condition of the people would fain have perswaded his Son Francis to have gone to the Town but Mr Marriots mouth was quickly stopd again with the King of England c. and the like put-offs till night came on and there they must be forced to stay where at length there was a bed made where they both lay till day light next morning when on a sudden Sir Francis slides out of the bed and was making himself ready which made Mr Marriot ask him what was the reason he rose up so early it being yet not past 3 of the Clock Father quoth Sir Francis I was loath to waken you but I must rise to send a messenger for my friend to come to me and then we will be gone toward Paris This new lodging pleased not Mr Marriot so well that he would ly and take a napp in the morning but being weary of his Quarters up he gets and as he was making himself ready he looked out at the window where he saw his Son Sir Francis talking with 3 sturdy villaines all standing bare headed before his worship but what they sayd Mr Marriot Could not understand for they spoke altogether in French This made Mr Marriot begin to distrust a little Villany in his Son Franck and therefore began also to Consider with himself what to do But to put those troubles out of his thoughts at the very instant up staires comes his dear Son and his three God-fathers with each a good sower Cudgel in his hand with him and then Sir Francis goes to imbrace and kiss his Father Marriot saying Good Father be not afrayd there shall not an hair of your head be wronged onely you must stay here as my Prisoner till you have payd me 800 lb. either from Roven or London because I am to raise a Regiment for my Master the King of Scots there is He brought in to father his damnable villanies and I know you are a man of such abilities that you may well spare him such a sum hee will pay you again and this you must do before you go Neverthelesse you shall not want any accomodation befitting your Condition for I will use you as a Gentleman therfore be not afrayd Mr Marriot knew not what answere to make him at the present but after a very little deliberation quoth he Sir Francis you know very well how my estate lyes at Roven how the most part of my goods sold are at 3 moneths and 5 moneths payment and the greatest part of them are yet unfold insomuch that no money can be so speedily got in you know there is 200 lb. ready in Roven and if you will be contented with that and discharge mee I will make it over to you quoth Mr Marriot This was nothing to Sir Francis purpose and therfore he took from his Father Marriot a Silver stamp of his name which he did use to set to all Letters Acquittances and Contracts of dealing and was ever known to be sufficient Testimony of his act and deed and so writ letters presently to Roven to Mr Marriots Factors affirming this his mark to them to affirm the truth of their Contents wherein he bids them go to one Bromwells vessell that lay in Roven who had brought divers Goods of his in her from England with a Box of wearing Clothes which Sir Francis Commands to be broken open and a new suit and Cloak of Exellent good Cloth trimed richly with Gold and a Riding Coat all new to be sent imediately for Paris and orders them and all letters

and the like concerning Mr Marriot to be directed to Paris in the Foubour Saint German to a Lute makers house the like direction he gives to his friends in England so that now what ever letters must come for Mr Marriot must unknown to him be sent to Paris and by these means directly to Sir Francis his hands first by which plott Sir Francis receives and answeres Mr Marriots letters without his knowledge or least manner of suspition and this he had ordered a good while before he had secured Mr Marriot This happened on Satturday the 21 of Iune 1656. on which day Sir Francis had sent his pretended Father in law to Paris to receive and bring to him Letters that were that day to come from England and Roven to Mr Marriot as Sir Francis had appointed them Then after 3 hours stay that the fellows had made still close attending on them Sir Francis bids them go to worke in the Vinyard which was iust by the house and to be within call which they did Therby presuming he kept Mr Marriot in aw enough and then sends the woman of the house to Corbell to buy provision for the next day being Sunday and to bring Wine along with her At length all being absent but the Father and Son Come says Sir Francis Father let us go play at Cards to passe away the Time and so pulls a pair of new Cards out of his pockett with which they plaid some 2. or 3. hours still expecting the return of the woman for they were very thirsty and had no manner of drink in the house So says Mr Marriot Come son Pray let us not sit stenching up our selves within doors but walk abroad into the Vineyard and take the fresh air a little for I am very weary with playing at cards which Sir Francis would faine have put off for he was very unwilling to trust himself with Mr Marriot abroad there being many other people at work in the Vineyard beside the 3 Rogues that were his assistants so that Sir Francis told him they would walk into the fields toward Corbell to meet the woman and so come back again with her Thus Sir Francis taking a good Crabbtree Cudgell in his hand Mr Marriot having none forth they go Sir Francis always Carrying the Cudgell in the Contray hand to Mr Marriot who had much to do to draw his graceless son a quarter of a mile from the house at length Mr Marriot staying behind to make water overtakes Sir Francis but seizing on that side where the Cudgell was he wrested it out of his hands and before Mr Marriot could recover it to give him a blow therewith was Sir Francis on his knees asking his Father blessing and pardon confessing his fault and begging his life desiring that he would not kill him wich made Mr Marriot to forbear striking him and told him that as he had saved his life in the morning so he would now give him his but on this condition that he Sir Francis should return again to the house and not follow him towards Corbell for if he did he vowed he would kill him and throw him into the Corn of which Conditions Sir Francis was so much overjoyed with that he desired his Father as he still called him to Pardon him and seal it with a kisse as he was on his knees which Mr Marriot did and so they parted wherefor this time we must leave him to shift among his rogues and follow Mr Marriot to the town where we find him Iust entred Here Mr Marriot endeavors all he can to find out himself for he was at an Extream losse he knew not what to make of any body and no body knew what to make of him for he could speak never a word of French nor they could understand nere a word of English yet he Continued making of signes and crying out Angletorre which he took to be French enough for one man to be known by so that some perceiving him to bee a stranger went and Called a Cappuchine an Italian born but one that understood English very well To whom Mr Marriot relates his sad Condition and tells the whole story who being a man that wore not the habit only but had the true spirit and Charity of a man in Religious orders not onely stood in admiration at the impious villany of the treacherous knight but like a pittifull and Compassionate Father Contrives which way to relieve the poor distressed Gentelman in his so deplorable Condition and preserve him from the future dangers he was incident to by the treachery of his wicked son and his Complices and therfore he carries him first to his Convent where the rest of the Fathers at the relation of the story are in no less wonder then their Brother nor lesse Compassionate At length the good Italian got a boat for Mr Marriot and bargained with them for 14. shillings to set him safe on shore at Paris which carefully was performed by the 2 boate men But being arived he was in as great a strait as he was at his coming to Corbell for he knew not any person there neither could he speak to any to be understood but getting up into the high street had recourse to his former helps at Corbell viz. making signes and crying out Angleter Angleter and all to as little purpose as before till at last a poor Irish man coming by and hearing him to inquire for the English went to him and asked him what he would give him and he would bring him to some English Mr Marriot was as ready to give as the other to ask and insteed of 12 d. which the Irish man asked for his pains Mr Marriot gave him a peice of French money 15 d. peice with which being so well satisfyed he Carryes him to the house of the English Benedictines in the Foubour Saint Jaques To whom Mr Marriot seeing they were men again relate the whole story of the unfortunate Father and unhappy son from the first to the last even till he had brought himself in there amongst them and now desires them to get him a lodging amongst some English which imediatly they do and leave him that night to his repose but in the morning they send their servant to him to bring him to them again there to be with them till some means might be found for his safety or some friend or acquaintance of his found out that would take care to reconvey him back to Roven to his factors or elsewhere out of the danger of his dangerous Son Francis which yet in the ey of Good men seemed to threaten him Here Mr Marriot showes the forementioned letter directed to Mounseur Bond whose superscription they read to him thus For Mounseur Bond Controuler of the Queen of Englands house in the Pallace Royall in the Rue Saint Onory at Paris Although Sr Francis would have pocketed it with half that Complement This Mr Bond being a Gentelman generally beloved and known

all Paris over These Benedictines send their servant along with him to Mr Bond to whom he first delivers his Letter and then his story and danger desiring Mr Bonds advice and assistance which Mr Bond a very Courteous and Civill Gentelman readily contributed and calling severall friends of his together consulted what Course was best to be taken in this business And first they get printed 300. Bills in the French Tongue after this manner Mr William Marriott Marchant of England at present in Paris prayes all Factors of the said Citty that if any shall bring them any Letters of Exchange Drawne from London or from Roven payable to him or else from Mris Iean Marriott of London aforesayd Wife of the sayd William Marriott that they would not pay them and to detaine those that shall bring them The sayd Mr Marriott having been surprised not understanding the French tongue by persons of ill repute If they bring such letters or advise to advertise Mr Bond Controller of the Queen of Englands house at the Pallace Royall thereof he will resolve them of the reasons and the discoveries shall do an acceptable service to the Republique These bills were as it were in an instant spread throughout all Paris next they goe to search for Sir Francis and with a speciall warrant and a good guard which Mr Bond easily obtained they finde the house and therein his whore and man that wayted on Sir Francis whom they secure and searching the house farther for Sir Francis Mr Marriott finds his owne suit and cloak and the riding Coat before spoken of which hee takes away with him And seeing Sir Francis his Picture takes that away likewise but no personall or reall Sir Francis Could be found therfore they secure his man in the Pallace Royall where they detain him some 9 or 10 dayes to see if he would discover his master But it was more then he could do but he told that his Master was not gone out of the house above halfe an hour before they came to search for him With that Sir Francis his Whore and her mother threatned to prosecute Mr Marriott for the lives of their 2 husbands because they went out of Town together and they swore they had never seen them since But Mr Marriott having the better end of the staffe and a friend in Court Mr Bond who would not yet forsake him ceased not to prosecute them so close that if they had bin then taken they had both been hanged however he was resolved to try the utmost what law would do against them and prosecuted so farre that he might have had their pictures hung up in the market place and then any man might kill them and have 10 lb. for his paines This struck such a terrour in the women and so by them so frighted their husbands as they called them that then they made friends to Mr Bond who had the whole management of the busines to take up the busines before the extreamity of the law should passe upon them This was readily agreed unto by Mr Bond in regard this Sir Francis was hereby discovered to be what he really was not what he seemed to be a Knight but a Knave nay a very Rogue being an Irish man born his name More as I sayd before and had been an officer in the wars and had often acted such parts before now for he had been known twice before to have taken a Religious habit to shrowd his Villany in the like Exigents Now as I sayd having been a Collonel of the late Kings Army and there being many such in and about Paris who threatned to be the Death of Mr Marriott if he did proceed thus to disgrace them Mr Marriott was content provided that Sir Francis should come and acknowledge his fault and ask him forgiveness before some friends of her Majesties whereof Mr Bond was to be one and then he would freely forgive him This was agreed to on their part and the day and hour appointed at the Comissaryes house but Sir Francis alias Coll. Moore came not but sent a messenger with his whore to begge his excuse and desire them not to require his presence at that busines But Mr Marriott would not consent to it either he must come himself or else he would still prosecute him so at last after one or two put offs more this Moore alias Barker comes to the stake and there before all the Company did acknowledge all this that is written to be true desired Mr Marriott and Mr Bond to Pardon him which they did and Mr Marriott not only pardoned these injuryes done against him but desiring God to pardon him too forgave him the mony which he had formerly lent him from time to time and so turned him going to exercise the like plotts And so returns our story with Mr Marriott safe into England who is here and will Justify all this to be true And this story was written by a Gentleman that was an Ey and ear witness of all passages in this Relation and personally present in all after Mr Marriots return to Paris and set forth for a Caution to all Marchants Travellers and others that they may be armed and prepared to withstand the treachery and falsehood of him or any such dissembling Sycophants FINIS