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A63228	The tryals of VVilliam Ireland, Thomas Pickering, & John Grove, for conspiring to murder the King who upon full evidence were found guilty of high treason at the session-house in Old-Bailye, Dec. 1, 1678, and received sentence accordingly.	Ireland, William, 1636-1679.; Pickering, Thomas, d. 1679.; Grove, John, d. 1679.; England and Wales. Court of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery (London and Middlesex).	1678 (1678)	Wing T2269; ESTC R33696	62,044	58

false Traytors of the most Illustrious Se●●ene and most Excellent Prince Our Soverign Lord Charles the II. by the Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith c. Their supreme and natural Lord not haveing the Feare of God in their hearts nor the Duties of their Allegeance any ways weighing but being moved and Seduced by the instigation of the Devil the cordial love and true due and natural obedience which true and faithful Subjects of our said Soveraign Lord the King towards our said Soverign Lord the King should and of Right ought to bear altogether withdrawing endeavouring and with their whole strength intending the peace and common tranquillity of this Kingdom of England to disturbe and the true worship of God within this Kingdom of England used and by Law established to overthrow and to move stir up and procure Rebellion within this Kingdom of England and the cordial love and true and due obedience which true and saithful Subjects of our said Soveraign Lord the King towards our said soveraign Lord the King should and of Right ought to bear wholly to withdraw vanguish and extinquish and our said Sovereign Lord the King to death and final destruction to bring and put the 24th day of April in the year of the Reign of our said Sovereign L Charles the II by the Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King defender of the saith c. the 30th at the Parish of St. Gyles in the Fields aforesaid in the County of Middlesex aforesaid falsly maliciously deceitfully advisedly and Trayterously they did propose compa●●e imagine and intend to stir up move and procure sedition and Rebellion within this Kingdom of England and to procure and Cause a miserable slaughter among the Subjects of our said Sovereign L. the King and wholly to deprive depose throw down and disinher it our said Sovereign Lord the King from his Royal State Title Power and Government of this his Kingdom of England and him our said Soveraign Lord the King to put to death and utterly to destroy the Government of this Kingdom of England and the sincere Religion worship of God in the same Kingdom rightly and by the Laws of the same Kingdom established for their will and pleasure to change and alter and wholly to subvert and destroy the state of the whole Kingdom being in all parts thereof well instituted and ordered and to Levy War against our said Soveraign Lord the King within this his Realm of England And to fulfil and bring to pass these their most wicked Treasons and Trayterous designs and purposes aforesaid they the said Thomas White allas Whitebread William Ireland John Fenwick Thomas Pickering John Grove and other false Tr●●ytors unknow●● the said so ●● and Tweentieth day of April in the said 30th year of the Reign of our said Lord the King with force and arms c. at the parish of St. Giles in the Fields aforesaid in the County of Midelesex aforesaid falsly maliciously deceitfully advisedly devillish●●y and traiterously did assemble unite and gather themselves together and then and there falsly maliciously deceitfully advisedly devillishly and traiterously they did consult and agree to put and bring our said Soveraign Lord the King to death final destruction and to alter and change the Religion rightly and by the Laws of the same Kingdom established to the superstition of the Church of Rome and that sooner to bring to pass and accomplish the same their most wicked Treasons and traiterous imaginations and purposes aforesaid they the said Thomas White otherwise Whitebread William Ireland John Fenwick Thomas Pickering John Grove and other false Traitors of our said Sovereign Lord the King unknown afterwards to wit the said 24th day of April in the said 30th year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord the King at the said parish of St. Giles in the Fields in the County of Midlesex aforesaid falsly deceitfully advisedly maliciously devillishly and traiterously they did consult and agree that they the said Thomas Pickering and John Grove should kill and murther our said Sovereign Lord the King And that they the said Thomas White otherwise Whitebread William Ireland John Frenwick and other false Traitors unknown should therefore say celebrate and perform a certain number of Masses then and there agreed on among them for the good of the soul of the said Thomas Pickering and should therefore pay to the said John Grove a certain sum of money then and there also agreed on among them And further that the said Thomas Pickering and John Grove upon the agreement aforesaid then and there falsly deceitfully advisedly maliciously devillishly traiterously did undertake and to the said Thomas White otherwise Whitebread William Ireland John Fenwick and other false Traitors of our said Sovereign Lord the King unknown then and there falsly deceitfully advisedly maliciously devillishly and traiterously they did then and there promise that they the said Thomas Pickering and John Grove our said Sovereign Lord the King would kill and murther And further that they the said Thomas White otherwise Whitbread William Ireland John Fenwick Thomas Pickering and John Grove and other false Traitors of our said Sovereign Lord the King unknown afterwards to wit the said 24th day of April in the thirtieth year of the Reign of our said Soverign Lord the King at the said parish of St. Giles in the Fields in the County of Middlesex aforesaid falsly deceitfully advisedly maliciously devillishly and traiterously did severally plight their Faith every one to other of them and did then and their swear and promise upon the Sacrament to conceal and not to divulge their said most wicked Treasons and traiterons compassings consultations and purposes aforesaid so among them had traiterously to kill and murther our said Sovereign Lord the King and to introduce the Roman Religion to be used within this Kingdom of England and to alter change the true Reformed Religion rightly and by the Laws of this Kingdom of England in this same Kingdom of England established And further that they the said Thomas Pickering and John Grove in execution of their said Traiterous Agreement afterwards to wit the same 24th day of April in the said thirtieth year of the Reign of our said Sovereign Lord the King and divers other days and times afterwards at the said parish of St. Giles in the Fields in the said County of Middlesex falsly deceitfully advisedly maliciously devillishly and traiterously they did prepare and obtain to themselves and had and did keep Musquets Pistols Swords Daggers and other offensive and cruel weapons and instruments to kill and murther our said Sovereign Lord the King And that they the said Thomas Pickering and John Grove afterwards to wit the said four and twentieth day of April in the said thirtieth year of the Reign of our said Sovereign Lord the King and divers days and times afterwards with force and arms c. at the said

Serj. Baldwyn What do you know of the Ruffains that went down to Windsor what success had they Mr. Oates I can give no Account of that because in the beginning of September this Gentleman that had been in England some time before was come to London and the business had taken Air and one Beddingfield had written to him that the thing was discovered and that none but such a one could do it naming me by a name that he knew I went by Whitebread When was that Sir Mr. Oats In the month of September last I came to the Provincial's chamber the 3th of September when I came I could not speak with him for he was at supper but when he had surp'd I was admitted in and there he shewed me the letter that he had received from Beddingfield Whitebread Where did you see it Mr. Oats You read it to me when you chide me and beat me and abused me L. C. J. What did he chide you for Mr Oates He did charge me with very high language of being with the King with a minister and discovering the matter I was so unfortunate that the Gentleman who was with the King did wear the same colour'd cloathes that I did then wear And he having given an Account that the party wore such cloathes the suspicion was laid upon me Now my Lord I had not then been with the King but another Gentleman had been with him from me with the draught of some papers concerning this Business which I had drawn up and I was ready to appear when I should ●●e called to justifie them only I did not think fit to appear immediately And my Lord this Beddingfield he had gotten into it that it was discovered and writ the Provincial word he thought it was by me When he had received this letter he asked me with what Face I could look upon him since I had betrayed them so my Lord I did profess a great deal of innocency because ●● had not then been with the King but he gave me very ill language and abused me and I was afraid of a worse mischief from them for I could not but conclude that if they dealt so cruelly with those that only writ against them I could scarce escape of whom they had that Jealousie that I had betrayed them And my Lord though they could not prove that I had discovered it yet upon the bare suspition I was beaten and affronted and reviled and commanded to go beyond Sea again nay my Lord I had my lodging asaulted to have murthered me if they could Whitebread By whom Mr. Oats By Mr. Whitebread and some of them Whitebread Who beat you Mr. Oates Mr. Whitebread did Mr. Serj. Baldwyn Was it Pickering or Grove that had the Flint of his Pistol loose Mr. Oates Pickering Pickering My Lord I never shot off a pistol in all my life L. C. J. What say you to the fourscore pounds Mr. Oates My Lord I will speak to that that was given to the four Ruffians that were to Kill the King at VVindsor Now my Lord that money I saw L. C. J. Where did you see it Mr. Oates at Harcourts Chamber L. C. J. Where is that Mr. Oates In Dukestreet near the Arch L. C. J. Who was it given by Mr Oates VVilliam Harcourt L. C. J. did you see the four fellows Mr. Oates No my Lord I never did nor never knew their names L. C. J Who was the money given to Mr. Oates A messenger that was to carry it down to them L. C. J. VVho was that messenger Mr. Oates One of theirs that I do not know and I durst not be too inquisitive my Lord for fear of being suspected L. C. J. VVho was by when the money was paid Mr. Oates Coleman that is executed and my Lord there was this Mr. Fenwick by that is the Prisoner at the Bar Fenwick VVhen was this Mr. Oates In the month of August Fenwick VVhere Mr. Oates At Harcourt's chamber Fenwick I never saw you there in all my ●●●e Are you sure I was by when the money was there M. Oates Yes you were L. C. J. Mr. Fenwick You shall have your time by and by to Ask him any question Mr. Oates let me ask you once again when there was the appointment made for Grove and Pickering to Kill the King who s●●gn'd it Mr. Oates At least forty signed it L. C. J. Did the other three sign it Mr. Oates Yes my Lord all of them L. C. J. Name them Mr. Oates There was VVhitebread Fenwick and Ireland L. C. J. And you say you went from place to place and saw it signed Mr. Oates Yes my Lord I did L. C. J. Were you attendant upon them Mr Oates My Lord I ●●ver was since the year 1666. L. C. J. At whose Lodging did you use to attend upon the Consultation M. Oates At the Provincials chamber Mr. VVhitebread L. C. J. Where was it first signed Mr. Oates at the Provincials chamber Sir Cr. Levings Who carried it from Lodging to Lodging Mr Oates I did L. C. J. When was it Mr. Oates The 24th of April Mr. J. Bertue You say you carried the result from place to place pray tell us wh●● that result was Mr. Oates They knew what it was for they read it before they signed it Mr. J. Atkins But tell us the contents of it Mr. Oates The contents of that Resolve was this I le tell you the substance though●● cannot tell you exactly the words that Pickering and Grove should go on in their attemp●● to Assassinate the Person of the King as near as I can remember it was so that the form●● should have 30000 Masses and the Latter 1500 pounds and the whole consult did consent to it and signed the agreement that was made with them and did resolve up●● the Kings death all in one resolve L. C. J. Where was this agreed upon at the White-horse Tavern Mr. Oates No my Lord after they had agreed at the VVhite Horse Tavern that Mr. C●● should go procurator to Rome and some other small particulars which I cannot now ●● member they did adjourn from the VVhite-Horse-Tavern and met at several Chamber some at one place and some at another L. C. J. But you say Mico did draw up the resolution where was that M. Oates At Mr. VVhitebreads chamber for he was Socius and Secretary to the Provicial L. C. J. Were Ireland and Fenwick present when Mico drew it up Mr. Oates No my Lord but they were at their own chambers after it was drawn ●● there and signed by Mr. VVhitebread and those of the consult in his chamber it was caried to the several consults L. C. J. What all the same day Mr. Oates Yes my Lord. L. C. J. And you went along with it Mr Oates Yes my Lord I d●● Mr Just Bertue I only ask you were all the five Prisoners privy to it or do you dis●●guish of any of them and which Mr. Oates They were all privy to

Englands as the Protestant Religion Here Whitebread would have interrupted him My Lord I am so well satisfied in their denyalls that I cannot but believe they who can give a dispensa●●ion and have received the sacrament to kill a King and destroy a whole Kingdom doe not scruple to give a dispensation for a little lye to promote such a design for so much ●●s this Expiates any lye or greater Crime Sir Cr. Levines Pray Sir will you be pleased to tell your whole knowledge concerning the Prisoners at the B●●rr Mr. Bedlow The first le●●er ●●●●rr●●e●● wa●● from Mr. Harcourt at his house next door to the Arch in Dukes-street He hath been Procurator for the Jesuits about 6. years H●● employed me first and sent for me ov●●r for I was the●● L●…nt in Flanders and coming home to receive my pay that was due to me L. C. J. How long is it a goe Mr. Bedlow Michaelmus last was 4. years when I came to Dunkirke I went to visit the English N●●nnery there the Lady Abbesse finding me very plyable inclineable made very much of me and I did adhe●●e to her sh●● k●●pt ●● 6. we●●kes in the covent afterwards when I went away recommended me to Sir John Warner as an instrument fit to be employed in the carrying of letters or doing any th●●ng that would promote the design against England He kept me at S. Omers a forthn●●g●●t and a●… me to Father Harcourt to be instructed in my employment It was th●●n win●●● the next spring he sends me into England with divers letters whereby Mr. Harcourt I was empl●●yed to carry several letters to Morton and Doway and o●●her places that summe●● I was s●●nt into England without an answer but afterwards in 76 which was the ●●xt summer I was to carry another Pacquett of l●●t●●s to the Monks at Paris who s●●nt it to other English Monks in France L. C. J. Who sent that pacquet of letters in 76 M●● Bedlow I had it from mr Harcourt and it was written by Harcourt Pritchard Carry L. C. J. To whom Mr. Bedlow To the Engl●●sh Monk●● i●● France and in it there was a letter ●●o ●● Ch●●se Upon the receipt of these l●●t●●ers at Paris ●● Ch●●se had a co●●sul●●tion with the M●●nk●● 〈…〉 a French Bishop or two about them I did not then speak French ●●●ugh to ●…d what it was they said but it was interpreted to me by mr Stapleton an English Monk who told me that it was a letter from my Lord Bellasis and others of the Catholick Religion English Gentlemen who were contrivers of the Plot here to satisfie them in what state things stood in England as to Popery I was sent back again with a pacquett of letters directed to mr Vaughan of Courtfield in Monmouthshire L. C. J. From whom was that Mr. Bedl●●w From the English Monks at Paris From that consultation I went to Ponthois I there received other letters to carry into England I had a course to open their letters and read what was in them and in those letters was contained That the Prayers of that house were for the prosperity of that design and they would not fail to be at the consultation at of Warwickshire Gentlemen I fell sick at Monmouth and Mr. Vaughan sent to me a Iesuit to confess me but I was well before he came and so was not confessed by him I now come to the later times L. C. J You must speak it over to the Jury that they and the prisoners may hear you Mr. Bedlow The 25th of May 77. which was last year I was sent over with an other Pacquet of Le●●ters I had no letters of consequence forward and therefore did not call then at Wotton but I called upon the Lady Albesse at Dunkirk and I went thence to Bridges and to Ghent where I had some letters for the English N●●nns which I delivered to them When I came to Doway I found there that the Monks were gone that was Sheldon Stapleton and Latham but the letters were directed to Paris and therefore I made hast and at Cambray I overtooke them And the letters were to give an account of the consultation held in the Gallery at Sommerset-house all tending to the destruction of the Protestant Religion and killing the King but I doe not think fit to declare here who were the persons that were present at that consultation At Cambray they were very joyful that there was so good a proceeding in England At Paris when the letters were shewed there was a letter written in a language which I did not understand but as I was told in that letter they were charged in Paris by my Lord Bellasis that they did not proceed according to their promise to them in England But said Mr. Stapleton to me my Lord Bellasis nor the society in England need not to write thus to us for We are not so backward but we can lend men and money and Armes too and will upon occasion From thence they sent me to Spain with a letter to an Irish Father I did overtake him at Sa Mora. From thence I went with another letter to the Rector of a Colledge of Irish Jesuits in Salamanca by their contrivance I was sent to St. Jago in Spain where was another Colledge of Irish Jesuits There I staid till I had an answer to Sir Willi Godolphin and when I had the answer to that Letter I went for the letter from the Rector at Salamanca the Jesuits there told me they would take care to send their own answer another way And when they had made me that promise I came away for England and landed at Mill-ford-haven All this reaches to none of these persons in particular But what I now shall say shall be about them only it was necessary I should speak of what I have said L. C. J. The meaning of all this is only to shew the Jury and satisfie them that he was an Agent for these men and hath been employed by them for five years together and he names you the particular places whither he hath been sent to shew you the reasons of his knowledge in this matter and upon what account he comes to be informed of this design Mr. Bedlow Having received the Newes of that country I did there take water and landed againe at P●●nsans and when I came to London I gave the Letter to Mr. Harcourt What was in that Pacquet I cannot particularly tell for I was not so inquisitive a●● to look into the contents of it but I know it was tending as all the rest did to the carrying on of this Plot Afterwards I was employed by Mr. Harcourt and Mr. Coleman to go to ●●me parts of England to communicate the letters to some of the popish party L. C. J. Now turn to the Jury Mr. Bedlow The Summer was past in the doing of that in the beginning of August last there was a Consultation and a close one at Mr. Harcourts Chamber so as

THE TRYALS OF VVILLIAM IRELAND THOMAS PICKERING JOHN GROVE For Conspiring to Murder the KING Who upon Full Evidence were found Guilty of High Treason At the SESSION-HOUSE in Old-Bailye Dec. 17. 1678 and received Sentence accordingly Reprinted at Dublin M DC LXXVIII The TRYALS of William Ireland Thomas Pickering and John Grove ON Tuesday the Seventeenth day of December One Thousand Six Hundred Seventy and Eight Thomas White alias Whitebread William Ireland John Fenwick Thomas Picker●●ng ●●nd John Grove were brought from his Majesties Gaol of Newgate to the Sessions-house ●●t ●●stice-Hall in the Old-Baily being there Indicted for High Treason for contriving and ●●ot ●●iring to Murder the King to receive their Tryal and the Court proceeded thereupon ●●s ●●lloweth The Court being Set Proclamation was made for Attendance Thus. Clerk of Crown Cry●●r make Proclamation Cryer O yes O yes O yes All manner of Persons that have any thing to do at this General Sessions of the Peace holden for the City of London Sessions of Oyer and Termi●●er and Gaol Delivery of Newgate holden for the City of London and County of Middlesex draw near and give your attendance for now the Court will proceed to the Pleas of the Crown for the same City and County God Save the King Clerk of Crown Cryer make proclamation Cryer O yes All manner of Persons are commanded to keep Silence upon pain of impri●●onment Peace about the Court. Clerk of Crown Cryer make Proclamation Cryer O yes You Good men of the County of Middlesex that are Summoned to appear ●●ere this day to Enquire between our Soveraign Lord the King and the prisoners that are 〈…〉 shall be at the Bar. Answer to your names as you shall be called every one at the first ●●all and Save your issues The Jurors being called and the Defaults recorded the Clerk of the Crown called for ●●he Prisoners to the Bar viz. Thomas White alias Whitebread William Ireland John Fenwick Thomas Pickering and John Grove and Arraigned them thus Clerk of Crown Thomas White alias Whitebread hold up thy hand Which he did William Ireland hold up thy hand Which he did John Fenwick hold up thy hand Which he did Thomas Pickering hold up thy hand Which he did John Grove hold up thy hand Which he did You stand indicted by the names of Thomas White alias Whitebread late of the Parish of St. Giles in the fields in the County of Middlesex Clerk William Ireland late of the same Parish and County Clerk John Fenwick late of the same Parish and County Clerk Tho●●● Pickering late of the same Parish and County Clerk and John Grove late of the same ●…h and County Gent. For that you five as false Traitors c. against the peace of our So●●raign Lord the King his Crown and Dignity and against the Form of the Stature in ●●hat Case made and Provided How sayst thou Thomas VVhite alias Whitebread art thou Guilty of this H●●gh Treason whereof thou standest Indicted or not Guilty Whitebread Not Guilty Clerk of the Crown Culprit how wilt thou be Tryed Whitebread By God and my Country Clerk of Crown God send thee a good deliverance How sayst thou William Ireland a●● thou Guilty of the same High Treason or not Guilty Ireland Not Guilty Clerk of Crown Culprit how wilt thou be tryed Ireland By God and my Countrey Clerk of Crown God send thee a good Deliverance How saist thou John Fenwick a●● thou guilty of the same High Treason or not Guilty Fenwick Not Guilty Clerk of Crown Culprit how wilt thou be Tryed Fenwick By God and my Countrey Clerk of Crown God send thee a good deliverance How saist thou Thomas Pickering a●● thou Guilty of the same High Treason or not Guilty Pickering Not Guilty Clerk of Crown Culprit how wilt thou be Tryed Pickering By God and my Country Clerk of Crown God send thee a good deliverance How saist thou John Grove art tho●● Guilty of the same High Treason or not Guilty Grove Not Guilty Clerk of Crown Culprit how wilt thou be Tryed Grove By God and my Countrey Clerk of Crown God send thee a good Deliverance You the Prisoners at the Bar those men that you shall hear called and do Personally appear are to pass between o●● Soveraign Lord the King and you upon Tryal of your several Lives and deaths if therefore you or any of you will Challenge them or any of them your time is to speak unto them as they come to the Book to be Sworn before they be sworn Sir Philip Mathews to the Book Sir Philip Mathews I desire Sir William Roberts may be called first Which was granted Clerk of Crown Sir William Roberts to the Book Look upon the Prisoners you shall wel●● and truly Try and true deliverance make between our Soveraign Lord the King and th●● Prisoners at the Bar whom you shall have in your charge according to your Evidence S●● help you God The same Oath was administred to th the Rest the Prisoners challenging none and thei●● Names in Order were thus JURY Sir William Roberts Baronet Sir Philip Mathews Bar Sir charles Lee Knight Edward VVilford Esq John Foster Esq Joshua Galliard Esq John Byfield Esquire Thomas Egglesfield Esq Thomas Johnson Esq John Pulford Esq Thomas Earnesby Esq Richard VVheeler Gent. Clerk of Crown Cryer count these Sir VVillam Roberts Cryer One c Clerk of Crown Richard VVheeler Cryer Twelve Good Men and True stand together and hear your Evidence Clerk of Crown Cryer make Proclamation Cryer O yes If any one can inform my Lords the Kings Justices the Kings Serjeant the Kings Attorney or this Inquest now to betaken between our Sovereign Lord the King and the Prisoners at the Bar let them come forth and they shall be heard for now the Prisoners stand at the Bar upon their deliverance and all others that are bound by Recognizance to give Evidence against any of the Prisoners at the Bar let them come forth and give their Evidence●● or else they forfe●●t their Recognizance And all Jury men of Midd●●esex that have been summoned and have appeared are not sworn may depart the Court and take their eases Cl of Crown Make proclamation of Silence Cryer O yes All manner of Persons are commanded to keep Silence upon pain of imprisonment Cl of Crown Thomas white alias Whitebread hold up thy hand which he did and so of the rest You that are sworn look upon the Prisoners and harken to their Cause You shall understand that they stand Indicted by the names of Thomas White otherwise Whitebread late of the Parish of St. Gyles in the Fields in the county of Middlesex Clerk William Ireland late of the same Parish in the County aforesaid Clerk John Fenwick late of the same parish in the County aforesaid Clerk Thomas Pickering late of the same parish in the County aforesaid Clerk and John Grove late of the same parish in the County aforesaid Gentleman For that they as

Patent he sent Orders to one George Conyers a Jesuit at St. Omers to preach upon St. Thomas of Canterburys day and by virtue of this Order George Conyers did preach against Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy and did in his Doctrine call them Anti-Christian and devillish My Lord in the month of January this Mr. Whitebread did send several Letters to St. Omers in which Letters there was contained Intimation of his Intent to proceed against the Kings Person to assassinate Him which Letters were written to Richard Asby My Lord in the month of February there comes an Order from him as Provincial for several of the Jesuits to make their appearance at London to be there at a Consult to be held the 24th of April Old stile Lord Ch. Just Where was Whitebread then Mr. Oates He was then in London My Lord as I suppose by the dateing of his Letters My Lord from Mr. Whitebread after this Summons we received a second Summons which came the 5th of April New stile and upon the Summons there were Nine did appear at London the Rector of Liege Sir Thomas Prest●●n the Rector of Ghent whose name is Marsh the Rector of Wott●●n whose name is Williams and to one Sir John Harper and two or three more from St. Omers and there was a special Order given us My Lord to keep our selves close lest we should be suspected and so our Design disclosed My Lord upon the four and twentieth of April Old stile we did appear in the Consult The Consult was begun at the White horse-Tavern in the Strand and there they met in several Rooms they came on by degrees and as the new ones came on the old ones those that had been there before them fell off And there was one John Cary appointed to go Procurator for Rome and he was so appointed by the suffrages of the three Prisoners at the Bar Whitebread Ireland and Fenwick It was afterwards adjourned into several Colloquies or little meetings one meeting was at Mrs. Sanders house that butts upon Wild-house a second was at M. Ireland's a third was at Mr. Harcourt's a fourth was at Mr. Grove's and other meeting or meetings there were but I cannot give a good accompt of them My Lord after they had thus met and debated the state of Religion and the life of the King they drew up this Resolve it was drawn up by one Mico who was Secretary to the Society and Socius or Companion to the Provincial L. Ch. Just When was that done Mr. Oates That day my Lord the Resolve my Lord was this as near as I can remember the words It is resolved that Thomas Pickering and John Grove shall go on in their Attempt to assassinate the King whether they used the word Assassinate I can't remember but the meaning was they should make an Attempt upon his person and that the Reward of the one that is Grove should be Fifteen hundred pounds and that Pickerings Reward should be Thirty thousand Masses My Lord after this Resolution was signed by Whitbread it was signed by Fenwick and Ireland and by all the four Clubs I saw them sign it for I carried the Instrument from one to another L. Ch. Just What was it they signed Mr. Oates The Resolve of the Consult L. C. Just What that which was drawn up by Mico Mr. Oates Yes my Lord that which was drawn up by Mico Whitebread Doth he say that he saw them sign it Mr. Oates Yes I did see them sign it Jury We desire he may be asked where he saw them sign it Mr. Oates Mr. Whitebread signed it at that part of the Consult that was at his Chamber Ireland did sign it at that part of the Consult that was at his Chamber Fenwick signed it at that part of the Consult that was at his Chamber Whitebread Were you at all these places Mr. Oates I went with it from place to place but I mention no more now but only these Whitebread You were not at all these places and saw them sign it were you Mr. Oates Yes I did see them sign it at all those places My Lord in the month of May Mr. Whitebread came over as Provincial from England to St. Omers to begin his Provincial Visitation and with him came Cary and his Companion Mico Cary left St Omers to begin his Journy to Rome Whitebread after he had given an Accompt of what proceedings the Catholicks of England had made in order to disturb the peace of the Kingdom what moneys had been gathered what suffrages dispersed what means have been used what Noblemen had joyned in this execrable Plot he did then my Lord order me to come for England L. Ch. Just Whitebread did Mr. Oates Yes my Lord Whitebread did And my Lord the business I was to come into England for was to murder one Dr. Tongue a Dr. in Divinity who had written a Book called The Jesuits Morals that is to say Translated them out of French into English my Lord I came over into England on the the 23th of June New stile I came out of St. Omers that is the 13th in the stile of England on the 24th New stile I took the Packet Boat at Calice the 25th New stile I met with Mr. Fenwick at Dover He was come down with certain youths to send them to St. Omers and had ordered their passage My Lord with Mr. Fenwick and some other persons we came to London in a Coach and six miles as near as I remember it on this side Canterbury at a place called Bolton our Coach was stopt by the searchers and there they did examine a Box that was in the Coach directed for the honourable Richard Blundel Esq this Box when they opened it they found full of Beads Crucifixes Images and other sorts of Trompery that I cannot give a good account of it 's he can give the best Mr. Fenwick went by the name of one Thompson and did personate one Thompson as Living near the Fountain Tavern at Charing-Cross and did order the searcher to write to him there as by the name of Thompson When the Box was seized they being prohibited Goods Mr. Fenwick did say that if they had searcht his Pockets they had found such Letters about him as might have cost him his life but his Letters did escape searching We came that night to Sittenburgh and lay there on Sunday the 26th new stile as near as I remember and I think we staid there till the afternoon We took Coach in the afternoon and came as far as Dartford On Munday morning we came into London and my Lord when we came into London and had continued there some dayes I now return to Mr. Whitebread There came one Ashby to town he had been sometime Rector of St. Omers and was come to England sick of the Gout and was to go to the Ba●●h to be Cured And he brought instructions with him from Whitebread and the instructions contained in them these particulars

instructions or memorials or what ●●se they called them First that Ten Thousand pounds should be proposed to Sir George Wakeman for the Killing of the King Secondly that care should be taken for the murder of the B●●shop of Hereford Thirdly that care should be taken for the murder ●●f Doctor 〈…〉 s●●t Fourthly that though this proposal was made to Sir George Wakeman 〈…〉 Pickering and Grove should go on still in their Attempts my Lord afterward 〈…〉 taken and Copied out and disperst to the several conspirators in the King●●●●…mes I cannot call to mind But Coleman made several Copies and dispe●●st them 〈…〉 ●●hen the 10000 l was proposed to Sir George VVakma●● but it was refused L. C. J. What it was too Li●● Mr. Oates Yes my Lord it was too Little Then Writebread he Writ from St. Omers that in case 10000 l. would not do 15 should be proposed and after that he had had that proposed he accepted of that L. C J. Were you by when he accepted it Mr. Oates No my Lord I was not But it appeared upon their entry Books and it appear'd by a Letter from this Gentleman Mr. VVhitebread wherein he did shew great deal of Joy for Sir George VVakemans accepting of the 15 thousand Pounds My Lord After this was agreed upon that Sir George Wakeman should have 15000 and 5000 of it was paid by Coleman or his Order Thus the state of affairs stood till August Then one Fogarthey who is dead came to a consult of the Jesuits with the Benedictus Now at this consult the Prisoner at the Bar Fenwick was he was one and Harcourt was another and in this consult there were four Ruffians recommended to them L. C. J. By whom Mr. Oates By Fogarthey they were recommended but accepted of by these consulto●● and consented to by Fenwick they were sent away and the next day after 4 score pound was sent them the most part of it was Gold and Coleman was there and gave the messenger a Guiny to expedite his Errand my Lord In the month of August there came other Letters from Whitebread wherein he did give an account of what care he had taken of the Scotch Business and he ordered one Moor and one Sanders alias Browne to go down to Scotland and he did order the Rector of London then VVilliam Harcourt to send them and he did so send them the 6th of August in the name of the Provincial Whitebread From whence I pray Mr. Oates From London and they went to prosecute and carry on the design which Fenwick and Ireland had plotted of a Rebellion amongst the disaffected Scots against the Governors appointed them by the King and they sent down Ministers to Preach under the notion of Presbyterian Ministers in order to get the disaffected Scots to rise by insinuating the sad condition they were likely to be in by reason of Episcopal Tyranny as they termed it And that they were resolved to dispose of the King and they did intend to dispose of the Duke too in case he did not appear Vigorous in promoting the Catholick Religion I speak their own words L. C. J. Have you done with your Evidence What do you know of the Prisoners at the Bar name them all Mr. Oates There is Whitebread Ireland Fenwick Pickering and Grove Lord Ch. Just Are you sure Pickering and Grove accepted of the Terms Mr. Oates Yes my Lord I was there L. C. Just Where was it Mr. Oates At Mr. Whitebreads Lodgings at Mrs. Sanders house As for Grove indeed he did attend at that time upon Fenwick at his Chamber but after the consult was over he came to Whitebread's Lodgings and did take the Sacrament and the Oaths of secrecy upon it and did accept it and agree to it L. C. Just Were you there when he took the Sacrament Mr. Oates Yes my Lord I was L. C. Just Who gave you the Sacrament Mr. Oates It was a Jesuit that goes by the name of one Barton Whitebread my Lord before I forget it I desire to say this He says that at such and such consults in April and May he was present and carryed the Resolutions from one to an other There are above a hundred and a hundred that can testifie he was all that while at St. Omers Pray tell me when I received the Sacrament Mr. Oates At the same time Whitebread What day was that Mr. Oates The 24 h. of April Whitebread Was I there Mr. Oates you were there Whitebread I take God to witness I was not L. C. Just Mr. Whitebread you shall have time to make your Answer But Mr. Oates pray Mr. Oates when was Mr. Cary dispatched away to Rome and what was his Errand Mr. Oates my Lord I 'le tell you he was approved of to go to Rome the 24●●h of April in the Month of May or June Whitebread brings Cary over to St. Omers and one Mico his Secretary or companion with him L. C. J. When was it Mr. Oates In the month of May or June he was brought over by the Provincial Then went away on his Journy and at Paris received 2●● l. to bear his charges Mr. Finch What do you know of any attempts to Kill the King at St James Park Mr. Oates I saw Pickering and Grove several times Walking in the Park together with their Screw'd Pistols which were longer then Ordinary Pistols and shorter then some Carbines They had Silver Bullets to shoot with and Grove would have had the Bullets to be champ't for fear that if he should shoot if the Bullets were round the wound that might be given might be cured L. C. J. Did Grove intend to champ them Mr. Oates He did say so L. C J. Did he shew you the Bullets Mr. Oates I did see them Grove When was this Mr Oates I saw the Bullets in the month of May and in the month of June Whitebread Pray where did you see them Mr. Oates in Groves Possession Whitebread At what times Mr Oates in the month of May Whitebread Then was he Actually himself at St. Omers Was it in May or June Mr. Oates The latter end of May or June I saw them then twice if not thrice But Pickering's I saw in August Sir Cr. Levings do you know any thing of Pickerings doing Penance and for what Mr. Oates Yes my Lord In the Month of March last for these Persons have followed the King several years but he at that time had not look't to the Flint of his Pistol but it was Loose and he durst not venture to give fire He had a fair opportunity as Whitehread said and because he mist it through his own negligence he under went Penance and had 20 or 30 stroaks of discipline and Grove was chidden for his carelessness L. C. J. That was in March last Mr. Oates Yes my Lord. L. C. J. How do you know that Mr Oates By Letters that I have seen from Mr. Whitebread these I saw and Read and I know Whitebread's hand Mr.