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A97346	A chorographicall description of tracts, riuers, mountains, forests, and other parts of this renowned isle of Great Britain with intermixture of the most remarkeable stories, antiquities, wonders, rarities, pleasures, and commodities of the same. Diuided into two bookes; the latter containing twelue songs, neuer before imprinted. Digested into a poem by Michael Drayton. Esquire. With a table added, for direction to those occurrences of story and antiquitie, whereunto the course of the volume easily leades not.; Poly-Olbion. Part 1	Drayton, Michael, 1563-1631.; Hole, William, d. 1624, engraver.; Selden, John, 1584-1654.	1622 (1622)	STC 7228; ESTC S121639	31,948	398

Graces dispatch with the enclosed from His Majesty by my Secretary Oveart and shall give due account with all possible speed of the same according to His Majesties and your Graces Commands praying heartily that my endeavours which shall be most faithful may also prove effectual to His Majesties and your Grace's content with which I do most humbly take leave being always Hague Sept. 24. 1640 S. Angelo Your Graces most dutiful and humblest Servant William Boswell The Arch-Bishop's Indorsement Received Sept. 30. 1640. Sir William Boswell his acknowledgement that he hath received the King's Directions in my Letters Sir William Boswell ' s third Letter to the Arch-Bishop sent with the larger Discovery of the PLOT May it please your Grace UPon receipt of His Majesties Commands with your Grace's Letters of 9 and 18 Sept. last I dealt with the party to make good his Offers formerly put in mine hand and transmitted to your Grace This he hopes to have done by the inclosed so far as will be needful for His Majesties satisfaction yet if any more particular explanation or discovery shall be required by His Majesty or your Grace He hath promised to add thereunto whatsoever he can remember and knows of truth And for better assurance and verification of his integrity he professeth himself ready if required to make Oath of what he hath already declared or shall hereafter declare in the business His name he conjures me still to conceale though he thinks His Majesty and your Grace by the Character he gives of himself will easily imagin who he is having been known so generally through Court and City as he was for three or four years in the quality and imployment he acknowlegeth by his Declaration inclosed himself to have held Hereupon he doth also redouble his most humble and earnest Suit unto His Majesty and your Grace to be most secret and circumspect in the business that he may not be suspected to have discovered or had a hand in the same I shall here humbly beseech your Grace to let me know what I may further do for His Majesties service or for your Graces particular behoof that I may accordingly endeavour to approve my self As I am Hague Octob. 15. 1640. Your Grace's most dutiful and obliged Servant William Boswell The Arch-Bishop's Indorsment Received Octob. 14. 1640. Sir William Boswell in prosecution of the great business If any thing come to him in Cyphers to send it to him The large particular Discovery of the PLOT and Treason against the King Kingdom and Protestant Religion and to raise the Scotish Wars written in Latin Most Illusirious and Revcrend Lord WE have willingly and cordially perceived that our offers have been acceptable both to his Royal Majesty and likewise to your Grace This is the only Index to us That the blessing of God is present with you whereby a spur is given that we should so much the more chearfully and freely utter and detest those things whereby the hazard of both your lives the subversion of the Realm and State both of England and Scotland the tumbling down of his Excellent Majesty from his Throne is intended Now lest the discourse should be enlarged with superfluous circumstances we will only premise some things which are meerly necessary to the business You may first of all know that this good man by whom the ensuing things are detected was born and bred in the Popish Religion who spent many years in Ecclesiastical dignities At length being found fit for the expedition of the present Design by the counsel and mandate of the Lord Cardinal Barbarini he was adjoyned to the assistance of Master Cuneus Con by whom he was found so diligent and sedulous in his Office that hope of great promotion was given to him Yet he led by the instinct of the good Spirit hath howsoever it be contemned sweet promises and having known the vanities of the Pontifician Religion of which he had sometime been a most severe defender having likewise noted the malice of those who fight under the Popish banner felt his Conscience to be burdened which burden that he might ease himself of he converted his mind to the Orthodox Religion Soon after that he might exonerate his Conscience he thought fit that a desperate Treason machinated against so many souls was to be revealed and that he should receive ease if he vented such things in the bosom of a friend which done he was seriously admonished by the said friend that he should shew an example of his conversion and charity and free so many innocent souls from imminent danger To whose monitions he willingly consented and delivered the following things to be put in writing out of which the Articles not long since tendered to your Grace may be clearly explicated and demonstrated 1. First of all that the hinge of the business may be rightly discerned it is to be known that all those factions with which Christendom is at this day shaken do arise from the Jesuitical Off-spring of Cham of which four Orders abound throughout the World Of the first Order are Ecclesiasticks whose Office it is to take care of things promoting Religion Of the second Order are Politicians whose Office it is by any means to shake trouble and reform the state of Kingdoms and Republicks Of the third Order are Seculars whose property it is to obtrude themselves into Offices with Kings and Princes to insinuate and immix themselves in Court businesses bargains and sales and to be busied in civil affairs Of the fourth Order are Intelligencers or Spies men of inseriour condition who submit themselves to the services of great men Princes Barons Noble-men Citizens to deceive or corrupt the minds of their masters 2. A Society of so many Orders the Kingdom of England nourisheth for scarce all Spain France and Italy can yield so great a multitude of Jesuits as London alone where are found more than 50 Scotish Jesuits There the said society hath elected to it self a Seat of iniquity and hath conspired against the King and the most faithful to the King especially the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury and likewise against both Kingdoms 3. For it is more certain than certainty it self that the forenamed society hath determined to effect an universal reformation of the Kingdom of England and Scotland Therefore the determination of the end necessarily infers a determination of means to the end 4. Therefore to promote the undertaken Villany the said society dubbed it self with the Title of The Congregation of propagating the Faith which acknowlegeth the Pope of Rome the Head of the College and Cardinal Barbarini his substitute and Executor 5. The chief Patron of the society at London is the Popes Legat who takes care of the business into whose bosom these dregs of Traytors weekly deposite all their Intelligences Now the residence of this Legation was obtained at London in the name of the Roman Pontiff by whose mediation it might be lawful for Cardinal Barbarini to work

so much the more easily and safely upon the King and Kingdom For none else could so freely circumvent the King as he who should be palliated with the Popes Authority 6. Master Cuneus did at that time enjoy the Office of the Popes Legat an Universal Instrument of the conjured society and a serious Promoter of the business whose secrets as likewise those of all other Intelligencers the present good man the Communicator of all these things did revive and expedite whither the business required Cuneus set upon the chief men of the Kingdom and left nothing unattempted by what means he might corrupt them all and incline them to the pontifician party he inticed many with various incitements yea he sought to delude the King himself with gifts of Pictures Antiquities Idols and of other vanities brought from Rome which yet would prevail nothing with the King Having entred familiarity with the King he is often requested at Hampton Court likewise at London to undertake the Cause of the Palatine and that he would interpose his Authority and by his intercession perswade the Legat of Colen that the Palatine in the next Diet to treat of peace might be inserted into the Conditions which verily he promised but performed the contrary He writ indeed that he had been so desired by the King concerning such things yet he advised that they should not be consented to left peradventure it might be said by the Spaniard that the Pope of Rome had patronized an heretical Prince In the mean time Cuneus smelling from the Archbishop most trusty to the King that the Kings mind was wholly pendulous or doubt●ul Resolved That he would move every stone and apply his forces that he might gain him to his party Certainly considing that he had a means prepared For he had a command to offer a Cardinals Cap to the Lord Archbishop in the name of the Pope of Rome and that he should allure him also with higher promises that he might corrupt his sincere mind Yet a sitting occasion was never given whereby he might insinuate himself into the Lord Archbishop Free access was to be gained by the Earl and Countess of A likewise Secretary W The intercession of all which being neglected he did flie the company or familiarity of Cuneus worse than the plague He was likewise perswaded by others of no mean rank well known to him neither yet was he moved 7. Another also was assayed who hindred access to the detestable wickedness Secretary Cook he was a most bitter hater of the Jesuits whom he intercepted from access to the King he entertained many of them according to their deserts he diligently enquired into their factions by which means every incitement breathing a magnetical attractive power to the Popish party was ineffectual with him for nothing was so dear unto him that might incline him to wickedness Hereupon being made odious to the Patrons of the Conspiracy he was endangered to be discharged from his Office it was laboured for three years space and at last obtained Yet notwithstanding there remained on the Kings part a knot hard to be untied for the Lord Arch-Bishop by his constancy interposed himself as a most hard rock When Cuneus had understood from the Lord Arch-Bishops part that he had laboured in vain his malice and the whole Societies waxed boyling hot soon after ambushes began to be prepared wherewith the Lord Arch-Bishop together with the King should be taken Likewise a sentence is passed against the King for whose sake all this business is disposed because nothing is hoped from him which might seem to promote the Popish Religion but especially when he had opened his mind that he was of this opinion That every one might be saved in his own Religion so as he be an honest and pious man 8. To perpetrate the Treason undertaken the criminal Execution at Westminster caused by some Writings of Puritans gave occasion of the first Fire which thing was so much exasperated and exaggerated by the Papists to the Puritans that if it remained unrevenged it would be thought a blemish to their Religion The Flames of which Fire the Scotch Book of Prayers increases occasioned by it's alterations 9. In this heat a certain Scotish Earl called Maxsield if I mistake not was expedited to the Scots by the Popish Party with whom two other Scotish Earls Papists held correspondency He was to stir up the People to Commotion and rub over the injury afresh that he might enslame their minds precipitate them to Arms by which the hurtful disturber of the Scotish Liberty might be slain 10. By this one labour snares are prepared for the King for this purpose the present business was so ordered That very many of the English should adhere to the Scots That the King should remain inseriour in Arms who thereupon should be compelled to crave assistance from the Papists which yet he should not obtain unless he would descend unto conditions by which he should permit Universal liberty of the exercise of the Popish Religion for so the affairs of the Papists would succeed according to their desire To which consent if he should shew himself more difficult there should be a present remedy at hand The King is to be dispatched For an Indian Nut stuffed with most sharp Poyson is kept in the Society which Cuneus at that time shewed often to me in a boasting manner wherein a Poyson was prepared for the King after the Example of his Father 11. In this Scottish Commotion the Marquess of Hamilton often dispatched to the Scots in the Name of the King to interpose the Royal Authority whereby the heat of minds might be mittigated returned notwithstanding as often without fruit and without ending the Business His Chaplain at that time repaired to us who communicated some things secretly with Cuneus Being demanded of me in jest Whether also the Jews agreed with the Samaritans Cuneus thereunto answered Would to God all Ministers were such as he What you will may be hence conjectured 12. Things standing thus there arrived at London from Cardinal Richelieu Mr. Thomas Chamberlaine his Chaplain and Almoner a Scot by Nation who was to assist the College of the confederate Society and seriously to set forward the Business to leave nothing unattempted whereby the first heat might be exasperated For which service he was promised the reward of a Bishoprick He cohabited with the Society four Months space neither was it lawful for him first to depart until things succeeding according to his wish he might be able to return back again with good news 13. Sir Toby Matthew a Jesuited Priest of the Order of Politicians a most vigilant man of the chief heads to whom a Bed was never so dear that he would rest his head thereon refreshing his Body with sleep in a Chair for an hour or two neither day nor night spared his Machinations a Man principally noxious and himself the Plague of the King and Kingdom of England a most impudent

Lord Arundel asked him if he would kill the King for a good Reward to which he replyed He would kill any body but the King or his Royal Brother That then the aforesaid Lord asked him the same Question again and he answered No. Then said the Lord Powis No no my Lord Arundel does onely this to try you But my Lord continued he what would you give him to kill the King 'T is worth said the Lord Arundel 2000 l. That then the Lord Powis told him he should have 500 l. to kill the Lord Shaftsbury That Mr. Gadbury told him the Lords in the Tower were angry with him as also chiefly the Lord Castlemain for that he would not kill the King when he might easily do it and no hurt befall him That here Captain Bedford was then called in and said That he was at several Clubs with Dangerfield That he was at Thompsons the Printers where was printing The Presbyterian unmask'd That Dangerfield paid Money to Dormer in S. John's That Dangerfield would have got a List of the Club at the Kings-head but the Drawer would not give it him That at the Green Dragon he got the Names of about 60 Persons that used to meet there Th●● he went with him to the Sun and Ship Taverns where he enquired if the Duke of Monmouth had 〈◊〉 been there the Night before he went away That Dangerfield said Gadbury brought him acquainted with ●●●bert Peyton That Dangerfield told him the Lord Shaftsbury Sir William Walier Doctor Tongue and others ●ad private Meetings near Fox-ball about the Plot. The Earl of Peterborough being called in and having an account of what was laid to his Charge made a very plausible Speech in answer thereto and as to the business of Sir Robert Peyton he said That Mrs. Cellier told him that among others which the had brought over to be serviceable to His Majesty and the Duke Sir Robert Peyton was one who had declared to her that he would gladly come in but that he thought the Duke of that temper that he would never forget an Injury That then he assured Mrs. Cellier the Duke was no such person and then the replyed that Sir Robert would willingly meet him at Mr. Gadbury's That they did meet accordingly at Mr. Gadbury's where Sir Robert did say that he would s●rve the King to all purposes but seemed to doubt of the Dukes being reconciled to him That afterwards he waited on the Duke at his Lordships Lodgings and from him received all the assurance of favour he coul●●enre These are the principal things that were acted before the King and Council the Result whereof was that the Earl of Castlemain first and after the Lady Powis was committed to the Tower Mr. Gadbury to the Gate-house Mr. Rigaut and Mrs. Cellier to Newgate and several others to the Custody of Messengers About this time Sir William Waller searching a House near the Arch in Lincolns-Inn Fields leading to Duby-street seized on several Habits Vestments Crucifixes Reliques and other Popish ●●●●kets all very rich as also divers Trunksand Boxes full of Books and Papers that did belong to Father 〈◊〉 lately executed wherein are set down several great sums of Money paid by him in about 70●8 years last part for carrying on the Catholique Cause as likewise many other things that confirm the truth of the Kings evidence Among the Relicks was found one great Piece of Antiquity and by computation of time near 800 years old It was a Cross of Gold weighing about 4 Ounces upon which on the one side was engraven these words Defendite Gentes ●anc partem Crucis Omnipotentis in English Defend O ye Nations this part of the Omnipotent Cross On the other side were engraven the Arms of Alfred King of England who dyed in the year 901. Besides which engraving it was empail'd with divers precious Stones of a considerable value Within the Cross was another Cross of Ebony to which the Gold one seem'd to serve onely for a Case and as if it had been a little Nest of Serpentine Idolatry the Ebony Cross was inlaid with another Cross of a quite differ●●● Wood which it is suppos'd they believ'd to be a piece of our Saviour's Cross There was also a Gold Ring with a Motto wrap'd up in white Paper upon which was written The Ring of the Bishop of Glascow with several other Curiosities which are as yet preserv'd On Novem. 5. Mr. Courtees was taken and brought before Justice Warcup who having taken his Examination sent him to the Gate-house At his Examination he gave an account of his first acquaintance with Mr. Willoughby not knowing then that he went by any other Name and that Willoughby told him that the Presbyterian were conspiring against the King and Government and were privately raising an Army and that Mr. Blood was one that gave out Commissions for that purpose and perswaded him to use his endeavour to get one and if he could do so he would bring him to the King whereby he should get 5000 l. And that upon this he made his application to Mrs. Bradley in order thereto believing what Dangerfield said and that there was really Presbyterian Plot on foot so that what he did he said was upon a Loyal Design But there is some cause to s●●pect what he said if we reflect on what Mrs. Bradley deposed on Nov. 1. and what he acknowledged now viz. That the last time Mrs. Bradley saw him asking him when they should get the 5000 l. He replied that 〈◊〉 would not meddle in it that it troubled his Conscience and that it would be Treackery if it were done and it 〈◊〉 to no purpose to meddle in it now for there is a List sound out However it be he is since bailed out of the Gate-house And for a confirmation of his Guilt is gone aside And now almost every day new Discoveries are made either of Priests or their Appurtenances Reliques and seditious Papers Dormer a Priest was seized by Dr. Oates at the Door of the Council-Chamber on Nov. 4. 〈◊〉 he was busie in discourse with the Lady Powis and was sent to Newgate On Nov. 11. Sir William Waller seized at Turner's in Holborn several seditious and scandalous Libels Popish Books and Pamphlets as also divers Beads and Priests Habits and some Reliques one of which was a very fine Handkerchief which had been dip'd in the Blood of the five Jesuits lately executed Not long after Sir William seized on one William Russel alias Napper a Franciscan Fryar and Titular Bishop 〈◊〉 Norwich With him were taken the Garments belonging to his Office as also the Form of an Oath of Abjuration for his Proselytes to this effect That they did from thenceforth renounce those damnable and heretical Doctrines wherein they had been educated and instructed and that they did oblige themselves under the penalty of Damnation to remain stedfast in the Faith of the Mother-Church of Rome c. Together with a Latin Prayer in the Margin where of was written in English Who ever says this Prayer shall be free from the Plague And several Popish Books c. On Friday Nov. 21. Sir Robert Peyton Mr. Nevil Mr. Gadbury Mrs. Cellier with her Maids and others were severally Examin'd when it was sworn that Sir Robert Peyton had had frequent Conferences with Mr. Dangerfield and the further hearing of the Matter being put off till Wednesday Nov. 26. Sir Robert was then ordered to give Bail for his Appearance at the Kings-Bench-Bar the first day of the next Term to answer to such Informations as should then be brought against him by the Attorney-General Dr. Oates during these Transactions had two of his Servants Lane often mentioned in this History and Osborn confederated with one Knox belonging to the Lord Treasurers Family against him who Indicted him for no less a Crime than Sodomy But it being proved a malicious slander and his Accusers perjured Villains who were hired by the Lords in the Tower to invalidate his Evidence the Jury brought it in Ignoramus And Dr. Oates thereupon bringing in an Indictment against them in the Kings-Bench Knox and Lane Osborn being fled were stied on Tuesday Nov. 25. When the whole Design was so particularly laid open especially by Mr. Dangerfield whose Pardon was persected the day before that every one present was convinc'd of the intended Villany and the ●ury without the Lord Chief Justice's summing up the Evidence declared them guilty of the Indictment But their Sentence is deferred till next Term. We shall here close our History with our Prayers to God 〈◊〉 bring to Light all the Dark Contrivances of Jesuits and wicked men and to their Plots and our Divisions and D●●●●●● put FINIS