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be_v come_v from_o london_n and_o have_v rid_v in_o the_o late_a king_n james_n guard_n and_o be_v a_o good_a soldier_n this_o informant_a further_o depose_v that_o he_o have_v frequent_o discourse_v in_o the_o company_n of_o coll._n tildesley_n mr._n girlington_n mr._n richard_n butler_n mr._n thomas_n butler_n mr._n thomas_n carus_n mr._n cole_n and_o mr._n henry_n butler_n that_o the_o french_a design_v land_v in_o cornwall_n or_o thereabouts_o and_o the_o english_a and_o irish_a in_o lancashire_n and_o this_o informant_n further_o depose_v that_o before_o his_o go_v to_o mr._n harrington_n as_o aforesaid_a mr._n george_n carus_n of_o halton_n and_o this_o informant_n design_v to_o go_v for_o ireland_n to_o receive_v order_n from_o the_o late_a king_n james_n and_o to_o bring_v they_o into_o england_n for_o which_o purpose_n this_o informant_a and_o the_o say_a mr._n carus_n go_v to_o mr._n john_n somers_n of_o kirby_n loynsdale_n and_o desire_v he_o to_o go_v to_o milthrope_n to_o provide_v a_o vessel_n to_o carry_v they_o and_o the_o say_a mr._n carus_n go_v to_o coll._n dalton_n to_o receive_v his_o advice_n who_o tell_v the_o say_a carus_n as_o he_o say_v that_o he_o will_v not_o have_v he_o go_v as_o yet_o for_o that_o very_o late_o there_o come_v a_o messenger_n from_o king_n james_n who_o bring_v word_n that_o so_o soon_o as_o they_o hear_v of_o the_o duke_n of_o berwick_n land_v in_o scotland_n they_o may_v expect_v the_o say_v king_n land_v in_o england_n and_o desire_v his_o friend_n to_o be_v in_o what_o readiness_n they_o can_v this_o informant_a further_a depose_v that_o some_o time_n after_o mr._n christopher_n carus_n send_v his_o son_n george_n carus_n to_o the_o say_a mr._n dalton_n who_o have_v a_o commission_n to_o desire_v he_o to_o provide_v for_o this_o informant_a because_o mr._n molyneux_n have_v dispose_v of_o the_o lieutenant_n place_v which_o this_o informant_n shall_v have_v have_v the_o say_a mr._n dalton_n answer_v he_o will_v take_v 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informant_n further_o depose_v that_o the_o listen_v of_o officer_n hereunto_o annex_v be_v to_o be_v under_o the_o late_a king_n james_n when_o ever_o he_o command_v they_o as_o several_a of_o they_o declare_v to_o this_o deponent_a and_o as_o this_o informant_n have_v be_v tell_v by_o other_o r._n dodsworth_n jurat_fw-la 16_o die_v may_n 1690._o coram_fw-la i_o j._n holt._n a_o list_n of_o those_o officer_n i_o know_v under_o colonel_n thomas_n tildesley_n lieutenant_z colonel_n girlington_n a_o protestant_n capt._n thomas_n tildesley_n capt._n ralph_n tildesley_n capt._n henry_n butler_n capt._n richard_n butler_n capt._n alexander_n butler_n a_o protestant_n capt._n thomas_n carus_n lieut._n william_n westby_n mr._n goodwin_n the_o priest_n be_v to_o raise_v a_o troop_n at_o his_o own_o charge_n and_o to_o put_v in_o officer_n lieut._n george_n carus_n of_o sellet_n lieut._n thomas_n butler_n cornet_n knipe_n protestant_n cornet_n coale_n protestant_n under_o colonel_n townley_n lieut._n coll._n standish_n capt._n bierley_n or_o barlow_n cornet_n woolfall_n quartermaster_n ducket_n under_o colonel_n molyneux_n lieut._n coll._n gerrard_n son_n to_o sir_n william_n gerrard_n capt._n westby_n capt._n harrington_n capt._n molyneux_n capt._n massey_n capt._n penny_n capt._n carus_n protestant_n lieut._n stanley_n lieut._n penalt_n or_o such_o like_a name_n he_o live_v in_o wales_n and_o come_v into_o my_o place_n cornet_n carus_n there_o be_v also_o one_o coll._n tempest_n in_o yorkshire_n under_o coll._n dalton_n i_o know_v none_o several_a of_o these_o officer_n i_o have_v it_o from_o their_o own_o mouth_n the_o other_o only_o by_o hearsay_n r._n dodsworth_n the_o information_n of_o edward_n brown_n of_o langtree_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o standish_n and_o county_n of_o lancaster_n this_o informant_n upon_o his_o oath_n depose_v and_o say_v that_o about_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o year_n 1690_o there_o come_v a_o man_n to_o the_o house_n of_o william_n standish_n 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of_o she_o where_o she_o buy_v the_o say_v arm_n she_o tell_v he_o at_o liverpool_n and_o this_o informant_n pay_v she_o seven_o pound_n for_o the_o say_v six_o pair_n of_o pistol_n which_o he_o buy_v of_o she_o which_o money_n he_o receive_v from_o the_o say_v mâ—_n standish_n of_o standish_n hall_n who_o about_o a_o month_n before_o have_v givin_fw-fr he_o the_o say_a sum_n to_o buy_v arm_n with_o and_o further_o say_v that_o as_o he_o be_v carry_v of_o the_o say_v six_o case_n of_o pistol_n which_o he_o buy_v as_o aforesaid_a the_o bag_n which_o they_o be_v put_v in_o burst_n he_o this_o informant_n thereupon_o go_v to_o one_o edward_n brown_n of_o round_n moor_n in_o the_o say_a parish_n of_o standish_n who_o lend_v he_o another_o bag_n and_o see_v the_o say_a pistol_n put_v therein_o after_o which_o this_o informant_n deliver_v the_o same_o into_o the_o say_a mr._n standish_n own_o hand_n thomas_n hatton_n and_o john_n sharp_a two_o of_o the_o say_a mr._n standish_n servant_n be_v 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cheshire_n where_o there_o be_v and_o this_o informant_n be_v very_o confident_a yet_o be_v lodge_v secure_v and_o keep_v great_a quantity_n of_o arm_n and_o warlike_a equipage_n of_o all_o sort_n with_o great_a number_n of_o horse_n fit_a for_o service_n and_o this_o informant_n say_v that_o if_o he_o be_v authorize_v and_o impower_v thereunto_o he_o this_o informant_n will_v undertake_v to_o seize_v and_o secure_v they_o the_o examination_n of_o john_n kelly_n take_v upon_o oath_n the_o 23._o and_o 27._o day_n of_o february_n this_o informant_n say_v that_o he_o come_v over_o to_o england_n in_o the_o irish_a army_n about_o michaelmas_n last_o be_v twelve_o month_n since_o which_o time_n he_o have_v wander_v up_o and_o down_o from_o one_o gentleman_n house_n to_o another_o and_o be_v entertain_v in_o the_o lord_n molyneux_n house_n about_o twelve_o day_n before_o christmas_n during_o which_o time_n he_o be_v there_o he_o see_v a_o letter_n from_o queen_n mary_n which_o come_v from_o 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into_o ireland_n who_o give_v the_o say_v lieut._n burke_n forty_o guinea_n which_o this_o informant_n see_v deliver_v to_o the_o say_v lieut_n burke_n which_o say_v letter_n be_v send_v immediate_o after_o the_o receipt_n of_o the_o say_a commission_n from_o ireland_n and_o far_o this_o informant_a say_v he_o be_v send_v by_o the_o lord_n molyneux_n with_o a_o letter_n to_o my_o lord_n i**t_v of_o i**t-hall_n aforesaid_a and_o also_o he_o be_v send_v with_o several_a other_o letter_n from_o place_n to_o place_n to_o several_a other_o gentleman_n the_o content_n of_o which_o letter_n this_o informant_n believe_v be_v to_o be_v in_o a_o readiness_n for_o the_o rise_a aforesaid_a and_o they_o be_v to_o repair_v to_o the_o castle_n of_o liverpool_n which_o they_o do_v conceive_v may_v easy_o be_v surprise_v where_o be_v many_o barrel_n of_o gun_n powder_n and_o arm_n that_o so_o thereby_o they_o may_v be_v furnish_v with_o ammunition_n and_o arm_n and_o further_o this_o informant_n say_v 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