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A44229	The free and voluntary confession and narrative of James Holloway addressed to His Majesty written with his own hand, and delivered by himself to Mr. Secretary Jenkins ; as also the proceedings against the said James Holloway in His Majesties King-Bench Court, Westminster, and his petition to His Majesty ; together with a particular account of the discourse as passed between the sheriffs of London and the said James Holloway at the time of his execution for high-treason at Tyburn, April 30. 1684 ; with his prayer immediately before, and the true copy of the paper delivered them at the same time and place.	Holloway, James, d. 1684.	1684 (1684)	Wing H2509; ESTC R2717	28,093	16

The Free and Voluntary Confession and Narrative OF JAMES HOLLOWAY Addressed to His Majesty Written with his own hand and Delivered by himself TO Mr. SECRETARY JENKINS AS ALSO The Proceedings against the said James Holloway in His Majesties KINGS-BENCH COURT Westminster And his Petition to His Majesty TOGETHER With a particular Account of the Discourse as passed between the Sheriffs of London and the said James Holloway at the time of his Execution for High-Treason at Tyburn April 30. 1684. With his Prayer immediately before and the true Copy of the Paper Delivered them at the same Time and Place The Confession or Narrative Great SIR I Your Majesties most humble but too much ●…lled and disobedient Subject do here most faithfully according to the best of my Remembrance give you an Account of what I knew concerning the late discovered Conspiracy how I came to be concerned how far I was concerned how it was to have been carried on in Bristol why I did not come in at the first Discovery and cast my self at your Majesties Feet for Mercy how I made my escape and whore I was till taken If I shall thro forgetfulness omit any thing that it may be thought I am privie to I shall be ready and willing truly to answer any question that shall be asked by your Majesty or any your most Honorable Privy-Council no way despairing of your Majesties Mercy but remain in hopes that that Fountain of Mercy which hath so abundantly flowed from your Sacred Breast ever since your happy Restauration is not yet dry and that there is some drops left for me who doubt not but to Serve your Majesty both at home and abroad much more Living than my Death will That which I have cause to impute the occasion of my being Concerned was my too Publick Spirit preferring your Majesties and my Countries Interest much before my own but especially in attending the two last Parliaments promoting an Act for the encouragement of the Linnen Manufacture and the preventing of Frauds in your Majesties Customes c. which would have brought in and saved to your Majesty near 200000 l. per An. and employed many thousands of Poor c. as is well known to many Worthy Persons about your Court and indeed proved my Ruino otherwise than in this Concern by bringing me into too great Acquaintance for one of my Capacity and by that to be concerned as I was My Attendance on those two Parliaments I doubt have been mis-represented How far I was Concerned After the Dissolution of the two last Parliaments I observed a great dissatisfaction in People in most parts whore I travelled but heard nothing of any Design till July 1682. when one Mr. Joseph Tyly of Bristol came from London I meeting with him asked what News he answered to this effect all bad and if some speedy course be not taken we shall be all undone for by their Arbitrary Illegal ways and by force of Arms they have got Sheriffs to their minds Witnesses they had before but wanted Jurors to believe them now they have got Sheriffs naming Mr. North and Mr. Rich who will find Jurors to believe any Evidence against a Protestant and so hang up all the Kings Friends by degrees I then told him that I thought it was impossible such things could be done but the King must hear of it no said he there 's none suffered to come near the King but those who have been declared Enemies to the King and Kingdom by Parliament naming some that were mentioned in the Printed Votes who to save themselves do indeavor to keep all such things from the Kings knowledge and perswade him against Parliaments with much more such-like discourse by which I found the same was discoursed throughout England Scotland and Ireland as a means to engage People At length he told me that the Protestant Gentry naming the Earl of Shaftsbury Lord Howard of Estrick and others were come to a Resolution seeing fair means would not do but all things on the Protestants side are misrepresented to the King by such great Criminals and none more in favor than those to take the King from his Evil Council and that by an Insurrection in several parts of England at once viz. London Bristol Taunton Exeter Chester New Castle York and some other places in the North and that there would be a considerable party ready in Scotland and another in Ireland therefore said he we must consider how to manage affairs in Bristol for if they proceed at Michaelmas in choosing Lord-Mayor as they did Sheriffs and to swearing of North and Rich it must begin in October or November otherwise there will be some Sham-Plot contrived to take off most of the Stirring Men in the last Parliaments with much other ' Discourse to the same effect adding that Mr. Wade would come down very suddenly by whom we might expect a full Account of all About the end of August as near as I can remember Mr. Wade came down who confirmed what Mr. Tyly had said but could say little as to any farther Resolution they were come to above either of any Time or Method agreed upon but that the Design went on and men were imployed in all parts to try how people were inclined who found enough ready and that there would be no want of Men if it was once begun Then we considered how it might be managed in Bristol and what number of men might be needful for the first Onset towards which he said We might depend on 150. men from Taunton or thereabouts and concluded that 350. might be sufficient to secure it without the Bloodshed of one man it being our Design to shed no Blood if possible but this we resolved not to acquaint any of our Friends with it till the day and method was resolved of which he said we should have ten or fourteen days notice and having soon considered of a Method waited in expectation of further advice but none came till November then we heard that some disappointment happening they were forced to delay it tho there was more and more cause for it The end of December or beginning of January had advice that it was deferred to the beginning of March The third of March I came to London and meeting with Mr. Wade asked him how things went who answered that he could not tell what to make of it for he could find nothing done more than was nine Months before The great Persons who were the Managers having done nothing but talkt of things But now there was some others appointed to manage it who were men of Business naming them to me viz. The Earl of Essex the Lord Howard of Estrick the Lord Grey the Lord Russel Coll. Sidney Major Wildman Mr. Hampden the younger and Mr. Charlton who he did suppose would make something of it and not do as the others had done make a years talk to ensnare many thousands of people to no purpose for these had already sent

that were concerned in it Mr. Sh. Dashwood But did they not tell you at some one time they were concerned in such a thing Holloway Yes Sir they did so They told me more than once Mr. Sh. Daniel In Bristol or in London Holloway In London Mr. Sh. Dashwood Mr. Holloway you have a Liberty to say any thing you have a mind to Holloway I have little to say more upon that Account I am sorry I was concerned in that way to do such a thing as to take up Arms. But as to the Design I had and the PLOT I was acquanted with it was nothing against the Kings Life Cap. Richardson Sure at was the same PLOT while there was a Design to seize the King and take him from evil Company Holloway We had a Design to take them that were Guilty of the Popish Plot and were Enemies to the Privileges and Liberties of the Subject Mr. Sh. Daniel And as a thing that tended to that the King was to be seized till he consented to these things Holloway It was supposed by them that told me of it that many things that have been acted of late were done contrary to the Kings knowledge and that the King knew nothing of it and I am perfectly of that belief too That many things are done contrary to the Kings knowledg And I was farther informed That if the King could be but once acquainted with these things that the King would presently come in to those that should stand for his assistance and give up all those Offenders to Justice Mr. Sh. Daniel And if you could not tell him otherwise you would take him first and tell him afterwards Holloway You may interpret it how you please Sir It was that all such Differences amongst the Kings Subjects might be prevented for the future for I believe there were never greater Differences in the Spirits of men though some think the Times were never better than now because all things go according to their own humour but I suppose many in the Nation are satisfied that many things have been done contrary to Law Mr. Sh. Daniel Was it sit you should set up for a Politician or a Statesman Holloway No Sir I did not take it upon me that was for the Scriblers that write News I do not reckon my self worthy to direct in such a Case Mr. Sh. Daniel Mr. Holloway you don't remember to give the Names of those Persons you spake of Holloway It would be a folly for me Sir to go to abuse men that I did not know whether they would be concern'd or no. Mr. Sh. Dashwood But that there were Persons that would be concern'd you say Holloway That we did think so and if we should name every one that we thought would be concerned I believe we might name three parts of London Cap. Richardson I hope you are in a great mistake there Holloway For that Design I believe above three parts would be for I never had any Design but for the King and the Kingdoms Interest though I know that Design that was carried on by Ramsey and West was a very heinous Design but I believe they would not have found many in England that would have been for it I never heard of above Five fo●…t Mr. Sh. Daniel Were you acquainted with Wale●t Holloway I was in his Company once or twice but I heard him speak against it Mr. Sh. Daniel Was you ever with my Lord Shaftsbury Holloway No Sir I was never with my Lord Shafisbury but once and that was about a Design I was promoting in Parliament about the Linnen Manufacture Mr. Sh. Daniel Was you ever with my Lord of Essex Holloway Never but once and that was about that business Mr. Sh. Daniel Were you ever acquainted with my L. Russel Holloway Never with him at all Mr. Sh. Dashwood You were saying you knew the Names of Five Who were they that were to be concern'd in that matter Holloway I have declared them to His Majesty Mr. Sh. Daniel Did you know Ferguson Holloway I knew him Sir but I know Ferguson to be against any such Design and indeed we did look upon it to be a thing that would come to no effect Mr. Sh. Dashwood Do you mean the Seizing the King Holloway I mean the Insurrection Mr. Sh. Daniel Did you know of any Mony raised or promised to buy Arms Holloway No Sir never I heard of Mony that was to be raised but I did not know who was to raise it Mr. Sh. Daniel It is not our business to ask you many Questions if you have any thing to say you may Mr. Sh. Dashwood If you have any thing to say for the discharge of you Conscience do it Holloway I thank God I never had any Design against His Majesties Person what I intended was only for the good of the King and Kingdom and I did take it that it would have been so and I am very sorry that any things should have gone contrary to Law as they have done and I hope care will be taken to prevent any such things for the future Mr. Sh. Dashwood The King hath said he will govern according to Law he hath done so and will do so Holloway That I leave to the Judgment of all many know better than I. Mr. Sh. Daniel Such Glossy Pretences are very strange to carry on such a Design for the Seizing a Sovereign Prince that you have Sworn Allegiance to or ought to have done Holloway I think those Pretences the Grounds that we went upon were no Glossy Pretences at all Mr. Sh. Daniel I think it is that when things are not done as you would have them you must immediately Rebel Holloway No Sir not that we did not design a Rebellion Mr. Sh. Daniel The seizing the King is certainly a Rebellion and one of the highest steps of Rebellion Holloway We say this that all ways were used against Protestants several Sham-Plots but no justice could be had against Papists Mr. Sh. Daniel Several of them were Executed here Holloway There were some Executed at first Sir but afterwards when so many great Persons came to be concerned there was nothing could be had against them Mr. Sh. Daniel There were mighty searches made about London for that great number of Papists talkt on Holloway There were a great many seized Sir but what became of them Mr. Sh. Daniel Generally Tryed and brought to condign Punishment You would not have had every Irish man believed against honest men Some people were called Papists in Masquerade Holloway Irish men were believed against Protestants after they had turned about and had Sworn against Papists they were believed then It was well observed that while the Irish Evidences did continue in the first Discourse of the Popish Plot and in the first Evidence then it is well known they were slighted and all cried out against but when they came to Swear against Protestants then things were altered presently Mr. Sh. Dashwood I Pray God all mens

him a sense of his Sins and a sense of whose Servant he is Lord make him thy true and faithful Servant Lord bless all thy People wheresoever they are and continue thy Gospel every where let it not be rooted out O Lord thou knowest what Contrivances have been made against it Lord continue it here let it Flourish more than ever it hath done Lord make England a Place thou wilt delight to dwell in and make them know than hast not dealt so with overy Nation Lord hear the Prayers of all thy People Lord continue the Gospel in England Let not Popery let not Arbitrary Government come in O Lord there are good Laws in England Lord let them be put in Excecution Lord hear me for thy Mercies sake I am now ●…ing unto thee Lord I have but a minute or two to be here let thy Spirit receive me to thee I commit my Spirit Lord hear me and answer me for thy Sons sake who is at thy right hand interceeding for me to whom with thee and thy Eternal Spirit be al Honour and Glory and Praise both now and evermore Then being asked who was in Council at the delivery of the Letter he answered Holloway There was the Duke of York and the Lord Keeper I did not deliver it It was intercepted in a Letter or given i● I did not know how it was for I have been kept so that I had not the Liberty to see any Friend till yesterday in the afternoon I had the Liberty of 2 or 3 hours with my Wise Cap. Richardson You had your Wife with you before and your Sister and some other Friends Holloway But that was never without a Keeper Sir Cap. Richardson You are in the right Mr. Sh. Daniel They do not use to allow men under you Circumstances such a Liberty as you talk of Holloway I Pray God that no other people may concern themselves with publick Affairs out of their own way and that the Scriblers might be put down for they do more hurt to the Kingdom than any thing else Mr. Sh. Daniel Have you any thing more to say Holloway No Sir Mr. Sh. Daniel Then God have Mercy upon your Soul The PAPER delivered to the Sheriffs APRIL 26. 1684. TO stop the Mouths c. of all Pamphleteers and News-Scriblers who have done more Prejudice to his Majesty and Kingdoms by their Impudent endeavours to Sham all Plots and to fill the Country with False News than they will ever be able to Retrieve and to satisfie all I leave behind me I thought good to draw up a short Account of what I knew of the Late Protestant Plot how I came to be Concerned what Induced me to it and how far I was Concerned also my now Opinion of it c. It was my Unhappiness to have too Publick a Spirit for one of my Capacity and as soon as I came to be a Free-man to prefer the Kings and Kingdoms Interest before my own for having some knowledg in Linnen Cloath upon the Prohibition of French Linnens c. I thought the Linnen Manufacture might be brought to Perfection in England to the very great advantage of the Poor and so made some tryal of it in Warwickshire where I employed some Hundreds of Poor and in about Eighteen Months time brought it to such Perfection that I could make as good Cloath as the French and so well Imitate it that few could know it from French but the Prohibition being not so strict as at first seemed to be French Cloath was brought in Cheaper than ever so that I was forced to leave off with loss but considering that by an Act of Parliament for its encouragement in a method I had thought upon it might be setled much to the Kings and Kingdoms Interest advancing the Kings Revenue near two hundred thousand Pounds a Year and would have employed about 80 Thousand Poor people and about 40 Thousand Acres of Land concerning which I was about June 1680. brought acquainted with the Earl of Essex to whom I related the business who immediately had me to the now Earl of Rochester then President of the Treasury and he had me to Sir Edward Deering who when they understood my Proposals gave me something to bear my Charges and encouraged me to attend the next Parliament to endeavour the Promotion thereof which I did almost the whole Session and brought to the Speakers Chamber some of the Cloath which was compared with French c. and the Design well approved of by all which brought me into too large Acquaintance for one of my Capacity from whom I heard too much as hath proved for my Interest of things that were then in hand concerning the Popish Plot which prevented the doing any thing as to my Design So after that I was encouraged to attend the Oxford Parliament which I did and was desired there by the Earl of Clarendon and others to prepare a Bill the Heads of which I drew up though it proved to no purpose but my Ruin I wish my King and Country might reap the Benesit of what I pay so dear for The more I knew during my Attendance on those two Parliaments the more was desirous to know and did by some Scriblers and News-mongers constantly know most Publick Assairs that were Acted which they undertake to represent according to their own homour many Actions being represented very Illegal much against the Protestant Interest in favour of Papists c. Shamming the Popish Plot and laying Sham-Plots upon Protestants abusing the Rights and Priviledges of the Subject the Truth of which I leave to the Judgment of all but hearing many such like things was easily prevailed with to be Concerned in the PLOT according as it was proposed to me viz. About July 1682. I met with a Person who then being come from London gave me a Relation at large concerning the Election of Sheriffs that had been in June the manner of which is well known to all he represented it to me as a very Illegal Action and that there was a Devilish Design of the Papists in it to Cut off the Kings Friends the Stirring men in both the last Parliaments as to the Prosecution of the Popish Plot who I always took to be both the Kings and the Nations Friends That there was Witnesses had been ready a long time to Swear against them but they could not get Jurors to believe them but now they had by force of Arms c. got Sheriffs who would find Juries to believe them and so Hang them up at their Pleasure that there was none but bad Counsel about the King who kept all Ill Actions from his knowledge and if they proceeded to Swear North and Rich at Michaelmas and to chuse Lord Mayor as they had done Sheriffs the Protestant Gentry were resolved naming some to remedy what was Designed by an Insurrection in several parts of England and if possible to get the King off from his Evil Counsel and bring all