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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38974	The examination of Edw. Fitzharris, relating to the Popish plot taken the tenth day of March, 1680/1 published in print by order of the House of Commons the twenty fifth of March, 1681.	Fitzharris, Edward, 1648?-1681.; Clayton, Robert, Sir, 1629-1707.; Treby, George, Sir, 1644?-1700.	1681 (1681)	Wing E3717; ESTC R14804	3,198	17

THE EXAMINATION OF Edw. Fitzharris Relating to the Popish Plot TAKEN The Tenth day of March 1680 1. Published in PRINT BY ORDER Of the HOUSE OF COMMONS The Twenty fifth of March 1681. LONDON Printed for Thomas Fox at the Sign of the Angel in Westminster-hall 1681. THE Examination OF Edward Fitz-Harris RELATING TO THE Popish-PLOT Taken the Xth of March 1680 1. WHO saith That he was Born in Ireland and is the Son of Sir Edward Fitz-Harris and that he was Bred and is a ROMAN CATHOLICK That in One Thousand six hundred sixty-two he first went out of Ireland and then went into France to learn the language as an Accomplishment being then of the age of fourteen Years IN One Thousand six hundred sixty-five He returned thence through England into Ireland where He continued till abou● One thousand six hundred sixty-eight when he went to Prague in Order to serve the EMPEROVR in His War in Hungary but there then finding a Peace concluded He came by the way of Flanders into England AND then Sir George Hamilton being about raising a Regiment of fifteen hundred Foot in Ireland for the French King's Service This Examinant obtained from Sir George Hamilton a Commission to be Captain of one of the Companies in that Regiment to be raised Whereupon He went into Ireland raised the Company and Conducted them into France and soon after His Landing there He was Reformed and Discharged of His said Command whereupon He went to Paris and having but little Money He lived there difficulty about a year IN One thousand six hundred seventy-two going to take his leave of Father Gough an ENGLISH PRIEST at Paris He said to this purpose YOU are going for ENGLAND within these two years you will see the CATHOLICK RELIGION Established there as it is in France THE Examinant asking him how that could be since the KING was a PROTESTANT He answered if the KING would not Comply there was Order taken and things so laid That he should be TAKEN OFF or KILLED THAT the DUKE of YORK was a CATHOLICK and in his Reign there would be no Difficulty of doing it This Examinant then asking him how long the DUKE had been a CATHOLICK he answered That the QUEEN MOTHER had made him so HE further said that the DECLARATION of INDULGENCE was in order to that end of Introducing the CATHOLICK RELIGION in ENGLAND AND that to the same end the War was made against HOLLAND for that HOLLAND was A NEST OF HERETICKS and if they were destroyed the work would be easily done in ENGLAND because the English or ENGLISH PROTESTANTS he said would then have no assistance from abroad AND he said that MADAM came over to Dover about this design THE Examinant coming over about the end of October one thousand six hundred seventy-two about February following had a Commission to be Lieutenant of Captain Sydenbants SYDENHAMS Company in the DVKE of ALBEMARLES Regiment which was then raised being one of the Regiments in the ARMY which was the Summer following Muster'd at Black-Heath And he says he knew many of the Lieutenant-Collonels Majors Captains and Officers of that Army to be ROMAN-CATHOLICKS That afterwards the ACT passing to disable ROMAN-CATHOLICKS to bear OFFICE He and others of them were forc'd to quit their Commands AND says That the Common Intelligence and Opinion among them was That that ARMY was raised with Design to bring in and settle the ROMAN-CATHOLICK-RELIGION in ENGLAND for which end the Invasion of HOLLAND and the awing of the CITY of LONDON were fit means BUT the measures that were thus taken being broken by means of the PEACE and by the DUKE of YORK'S as well as these and other Officers quitting all Commands and the KING failing in the Expectations they had from him the ROMAN-CATHOLICKS that were engaged in this Councel came to a Resolution to DESTROY the KING as Father Parrey Confessor to Don Francisco de Melo the PORTVGVESE-EMBASSADOR told this Examinant in One thousand six hundred seventy three AND said if all other means failed the QUEEN would procure the Doing of it AND He says this Father used this Confidence towards him because he was well acquainted with him and used to Confess to him AND this Father repeated the same Discourse to him in Summer One thousand six hundred seventy Eight with more assurance adding then that the business was now near and he should soon see it done ABOUT April One thousand six hundred seventy nine Marquess Montecuculi ENVOY from the DUKE of MODENA after having sworn him to secrecy told him That if he would undertake THE KILLING THE KING either in his own Person or by any other that he should have TEN THOUSAND POUNDS which he refusing the Marquess said If you will not The DUTCHESS OF MAZARINE understands poysoning as well as her Sister and a little Vial when the KING comes there will do it AND this Examinant had a great acquaintance with the said Marquess having first met him several times at the DUTCHESS of YORKS Chappel and afterwards Let him a House and sold him the Furniture therein and has very often eaten drank and walk'd with him AND the Marquess at the same time told him that upon KILLING THE KING the ARMY in FLANDERS and parts adjacent to FRANCE was to come over into ENGLAND to destroy the PROTESTANT PARTY and that money was levying in ITALY to recruit and supply Forces in the place of those that should so come over into ENGLAND AND That after that time there should be no more PARLIAMENTS in ENGLAND and that the DVKE of YORK was privy to all these Designs That about April One thousand six hundred and eighty he met Kelley the Priest at Calais who there in discourse with him owned that he was one of the persons concerned in the Murder of Sir EDMVND BVRY-GODFREY and that the same was done much in the manner as PRANCE had related it This Examinant hath known Kelley about twelve years in part of which time he has had intimate Conversation with him and hath sometimes confessed to him That he hath been acquainted six or seven years with Monsieur DE PVY a Servant to the Duke of York and that soon after the Murder of Sir Edmund Bury-Godfrey this De PVY told this Examinant that that Murder was consulted at Windsor And about the same time said that the DVKE was very desirous to come to the CROWN for that the KING was uncertain and did not keep touch with them And that DE PVY said there was a necessity of taking OFF the KING and that it would be soon done That the DVKE of YORK having an Estate in Ireland a part of which was this Examinants Fathers and his Examinant being acquainted with Father Bedingfield asked him how he could give Absolution to the DVKE till he had made Restitution The Father said that every Penitent was supposed to know his own sins and to make them known to his Confessor To which this Examinant replying with some warmth But since you know it you ought to take notice thereof The Father answered Be not angry for ere it be long you may be in a better condition MARCH One thousand six hundred seventy nine eighty he went to Paris to compound a Debt he owed there staying there about eight days where meeting Father Patrick who well knew this Examinant's Father and Friends and this Examinant talking of a Rupture that might be between England and France he said the French intended in such case to send Mareshal BELFONDS into Ireland with an Army of Ten thousand Foot and Two thousand Horse with Arms and Ammunition for 30000 Men more to be raised in Ire IRELAND and the Father promised this Examinant a Regiment of the Men so to be Raised and Armed in IRELAND and the Design was to restore that Kingdom to its former Owners subject to the FRENCH HE also desired him to send him all the LIBELS that came out in LONDON and said That LIBELLING the KING and the GOVERNMENT was a thing necessary to be done in order to Distaste the KING and make him Afraid and Jealous of his People THAT he knew Mr. Everard at PARIS in One thousand six hundred sixty five and hath since continued and encreased his Acquaintance with him that the Opinion of Father Patrick was an Encouragement to him to to Correspond and Concur with Mr. Everard as to the LIBEL lately written by Mr. Everard Capt. 10 Martii 1680 1. coram ROB. CLAYTON GEO. TREBY FINIS Advertisment of Two Books lately Printed ☞ Nil dictum quod non dictum prius or the Case of the GOVERNMENT of England as it is Established by Law impartially Stated and faithfully Collected from the Choicest Historians President of former Ages and Authority of Records By W. D. Esq In Octavo price 2 s. 6 d. ☞ An Account of the State of His Majesties Revenue as it was left by the Earl of DANBY at Lady-day 1679. In a Letter to a Friend occasioned by his Lordships Answer to an Examination of the State of the Case of the Earl of DANBY Written by the Honourable Sir ROBERT HOWARD Fol. price 6 d. Both Printed for Tho. Fox and Sold at the Angel in Westminster-hall