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A56171	Hidden workes of darkenes brought to publike light, or, A necessary introdvction to the history of the Archbishop of Canterbvrie's triall discovering to the world the severall secret dangerous plots, practices, proceedings of the Pope and his confederates, both at home and in forraigne parts, to undermine the Protestant religion, usher the whole body of popery into our church, and reduce all our realms to their ancient vassalage to the Sea of Rome, by insensible steps and degrees : from the first marriage treaty with Spain, anno 1617, till this present : together with the true originals of the late Scottish troubles, Irish rebellion and English civill warres: manifested by sundry ... papers, found among Secretary Windebankes, master Thomas Windebankes, the lord Cottingtons and Arch-bishop of Canterburies writings, and some late intercepted letters from forraigne parts / by William Prynne ...	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1645 (1645)	Wing P3973; ESTC R7996	362,172	332

a Deputy Lieutenant in D●●onshire and is a Colonell of a thousand trained Souldiers of that Country and is Vice-Warden of the S●●●neries and that he is suspected to be popish Recusant and that he hath not received the Communion in many yeeres last past Sir Thomas Brudenell Knight is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace and a deputy Lieutenant in Northamptonshire and that he is a suspected Recusant Sir Thomas Somerset is certified to be a Commissioner of Oyer and Termi●et in Glocestershire and that he is reported to be a Popish Recusant Sir Gilbert Ireland Knight and Richard Sherborne and Iohn ●leming Esquires are certified to be Commissioners of the peace in Lancashire and that they are suspected to be Popish Recusants Sir Francis Stoners Knight is certified to be a Justice of the peace or a Deputy Lieutenant or both in Oxfordshire and to be a Popish Recusant Sir An●hony Browne Knight is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace in the County of Norfolke and that he is reported to be a popish Recusant Sir Francis Howard Knight is certified to be a Iustice of the peace and Custos Rotulorum in Surre● and is suspected to be ill affected in Religion Sir William Powell Knight is certified to be a Iustice of the peace in Staffordshire and to be a Non-communicant and that his Wife commeth not to Church Sir Francis Lacon Knight is certified to be a Iustice of the peace in Shropshire and that he is suspected to be a popish Recusant Sir Lewis ●ewkner Knight is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace in Middlesex and that he and his Wife are justly suspected to be popish Recusants Sir William Awbercy Knight is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace in Breck● nockeshire and that he is reported to be a popish Recusant William Ie●●son Esquire is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace in Newcastle upon Tyne and that he is suspected to be popish and backwasd in Religion Sir Iohn Gage and Sir Iohn Shelley Baronets and Iohn Thecher Esquire are certified to be Commissioners of the Sewers in the County of Sussex and to be knowne Papists Sir Henry Carvell is certified to be a Captaine of a Foot-band in the County of Norfalke and to be a Commissioner of Sewers and that he is reported to be a popish Recusant Sir Thomas Wiseman Knight sonne of Sir Thomas Wiseman Knight that is a Iustice of peace is certified to be a Captaine of a Foot-band in Essex and to be a professed Papist Sir Thomas Gerard Knight is certified to be a Captaine of a Company of the Freehold-band in Lancashire and that he is suspected to be a popish Recusant Sir Iohn Philpot Knight is certified to be a Captaine of a foot Company in Hampshire and that he and his wife and his Children are Papists Sir Thomas Russell Knight is one of the Deputy Lieutenants and a Iustice of the peace within the County of VVorcester and is justly suspected to be a Papist The names of all such Persons as are cercified to be in places of charge or trust in their severall Counties and that have Wives Children or Servants that are popish Recusants or Non-communicants or that are suspected so to be SIr Henry Bedding field Knight is certified to ●e a Commissioner of the peace and Deputy Lieutenant in Norfolke and Captaine of the Lances there and that his Wife and children are reported to be popish Recusants Sir VVilliam VVrey Knight is certified to be a Deputy Lieutenant in Cornwall and that his wife is a Recusant Sir Iohn Conway Knight is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace and one of the Deputy Lieutenants in Flintshire and that his wife is held to be a popish Recusant Sir Charles Iones Knight and William Iones Esquire are certified to be Commissioners of the peace and two Deputy Lieutenants in Monmouthshire and that their wives are popish recusants Sir Ralph Conyers Knight is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace and a Deputy Lieutenant in the Bishoprick of Durham and that his wife is generally reported to be a popish recusant Sir Thomas Lamplough Knight is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace in Cumberland and that his wife is a recusant Sir Thomas Savage Knight and Baronet is certified to ●e a Commissioner of the peace in Cheshire and that his wife is suspected to be a recusant and by common same is reported that the said Sir Thomas Savage is a Deputy Lieutenant there and that he is suspected to be a Non-communicant and his children are suspected to be recusants Sir William Mossey Knight is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace in Cheshire and that his wife is a recosant Sir Hugh Biston Knight is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace in Cheshire and that his daughter and hei●e apparant is a recu●ant Sir Thomas Riddall Knight is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace in the Bishoprick of Durham and that his wife is a popish recusant Master Thomas Petre Esqu-brother of the Lord Petre is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace in Essex and that his wife and family are suspected to be recusants Sir Mar●aduke Wyvell Knight and Baronet is certified to be a Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer and lately made one of his Majesties Counsell in the North and that his wife is a popish recusant convicted Sir Iohn Townshend Knight is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace in the County of Hereford and that his wife is reported to be a Papist Sir William Norris Knight is certified to be a Justice of the peace in Lancashire and that he hath a daughter that is a recusant and that he hath two sonnes that doe serve under the Arch-dutchesse Iames Anderson Esquire is certified to be a Iustice of the peace in Lancashire and that his wife and his eldest sonne and Heire apparent are recusants Edward Morgan and George Wilbourne Esquires are certified to be Commissioners of the peace in Munmouthshire and that their wives are recusants Sir Phillip Knevit Baronet is certified to be a Iustice of the peace in Norfolke● and that his wife is a recusant Sir Iohn Tasbrough Knight and Anthony Hubbard Esquire are certified to be Commissioners of the peace in Norfolke and that their wives are reported to be recusants and Master Hubbards children are popishly educated Sir William Selby Knight and Cutbert Heron Esquire are certified to be commissioners of the peace in Northumberland and that their wives are recusants Sir Richard Tichborne Knight is certified to be a commissioner of the peace in Hampshire and that his wife is of the popish religion Sir Iohn Hall Knight is certified to be a commissioner of the peace in Hampshire and that his wife and her daughter are Papists Sir George Perkins Knight Robert Pearpoint and Fulke Cartwright Esquires are certified to be commissioners of the peace in the county of Nottingham and that their wives are thought to be

I knowing with what love and care you were pleased to comply your selfe in this worke the which besides the 〈◊〉 of charity hath been most gra●efull to his most 〈…〉 who in this 〈◊〉 with great satisfaction acknowledge the good will of his Majesty of great Britaine in the person of his Minister in these occurrences which he 〈◊〉 resisteth If in any occasion I can serve 〈◊〉 Excellence you shall find me most ready to render you pro●ss of my devotion and observance beseeching you to 〈◊〉 the favourable effects of your ●e●●gnity towards our ●athers and with this I end 〈◊〉 to you all compleat felicity Your Excellencies most devout and most humble servant in Christ ●ryar Joseph of Paris Cap●cine From Paris the 23. of Novemb. 1634. Besides Panz●●ni the Popes Nancio in England after his returne hence writ him a letter of thanks 〈◊〉 Ro●●e for the daily favours he received from him in behalfe of the Roman Catholikes whiles he continued Nuncio here of which more in due place This trade of releasing protecting Priests Iesuits and Papists this Secretary continued all his time till his slight into France upon his questioning in the Commons House for this offence What Priests and Iesuits he bailed and discharged will appeare by Master Glyns report to the House concerning it in the Commo●s Iournall 1. 〈◊〉 ●●40 and by this Catalogue of Priests discharged by him under his owne and Master Reads his Secretaries hands written since his questioning in the house of Commons and found among his other writings 1. THomas Woodward in 300. l. with two sureties to appeare upon 20 dayes warning bond dat 19. Oct. ●632 2. Henry More with two 〈◊〉 in 400. l. to appeare upon 20 dayes warning 〈…〉 1. Dec. 1633. 3. Edward 〈◊〉 with two sureties in 400. l. to appeare upon 20 dayes warning bond dat 6. Dec. 1633. 4. Thomas Leake with two sureties Deads in 400. l. to appeare upon 12 dayes warning bond dat 1. March 1633. 5. Thomas Holmes with two sureties in 300. l. to appeare upon 40 dayes warning bond dat 9. May 1634. 6. Francis Harris with two sureties in 300. l. to appeare upon 20 dayes warning bond dat 4. Iunij 1634. 7. Peter Curtis with two sureties in 300. l. to appeare upon 40 dayes warning bond dat 12. Iune 1634. ● 8. Henry Oven with two sureties in 300. l to appeare upon 20 days warning bond dat 11. of ●uly 1634. 9. Thomas Renolds with two sureties in 300. l. to appeare upon 20 dayes warning bond dat 6. August 1634. 10. Iohn 〈◊〉 with two sureties in 300. l. to appeare upon 20 dayes warning bond dat 3. Novemb. 1634. 11. Humphry T●rbervill with two sureties in 200. l. to appeare upon 30 dayes warning bond dat 1. Dec. 1634. 12. Daniel Chambers with two sureties in 300. l. to appeare upon 40 dayes warning bond dat 3. Dec. 1634. 13. William Drury with two sureties in 300. l. to appeare upon 20 dayes warning bond dat 19. Febr. 1634. 14. Edward More with two sureties 300. l. to appeare upon 20 dayes warning bond dat 24. March 16●4 15. ●onh●m●e Cooke with two sureties in 300. l. to appeare upon 10 dayes warning bond dat 19. March 1634. 16. Peter Wilford with two sureties in 500. l. to appeare upon 20 dayes warning bond dat 23. March 1634. 17. Iohn Rivers with two sureties in 300. l. to appeare upon 30 dayes warning bond dat 13. A●r. 1635. 18. I●hn Hawkeshee with two sureties in 500. l. to appeare upon 20 dayes warning bond dat 27. 〈◊〉 1635. 19. Iohn Bawles with two sureties in 300. l. to appeare upon 20 dayes warning bond dat 7. ●ug 1635. 20. Iohn Piers alias Fisher with two sureties in 500. l. to appeare upon 20 dayes warning bond dat 12. August 1635. 21. H●nry G●fford with two sureties in 500. l. to appeare upon 20 dayes warning bond dat 21. Aug. 16●5 22. VVilliam Valentine with two sureties in 200. l. to appeare upon six dayes warning bond dat 25. May 16●6 23. Edward Co●rtney with two sureties in 20000. l. to appeare upon 10 dayes warning bond dat 22. July 16●6 24. Thomas Preston with 2 sureties in 1000. l. to appeare upon 10 dayes warning bond dat 24. Apr. 2627. 25. Hen●y Morte with five sureties in 5000. l. to appeare upon 20 dayes warning bond dat 16. ●une 16●7 26. Iohn Goodman with two sureties in 500. l. to appeare upon 20 dayes warning bond dat 17. Sept. 1639. 27. Iohn Southworth Iuly 1640. This Catalogue was inclosed in this ensuing paper written with Windebankes or his Secretary R●ads owne hand which are very●●● and thus indorsed The Kings discharge to Secretary Windebanke for releasing of Priests WHereas divers Roman Catholikes as well priests as others have been at severall 〈◊〉 enlarged our of divers prisons to which they had formerly been committed they first entring into bond with sureties to appeare before the ●ords of our privy Counsell upon warning given to them to that purpose which bonds have been taken by our Trusty and right welbeloved Counsellour Sir Francis W●●debanke and one of our principall Secretaries of State and remaine with him And whereas we have also thought sit upon divers occasions to give speciall commands and directions in favour of some particular persons of the Roman Catholike Religion wherein we have used his service We doe hereby acknowledge and declare that the enlargement of the said Roman Catholikes and those other acts done in favour of those of that religion by our said Secretary NOTE have been performed by our speciall command and order given to him in that behalfe without any advice or originall motion of 〈◊〉 who hath onely moved herein as he hath been from time commanded by Vs and for which We had good grounds and reasons of State such as VVe shall Our Selfe declare when VVe shall find cause VVe doe therefore hereby fully and absolutely acquit discharge and save harmlesse the said Sir Francis Windebanke from any trouble or question to which he may be subject for or concerning the execution of our said commands and from all penalties that he may incurre by reason thereof any Law Act Statue proclamation or any other matter or thing whatsoever to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding and of thus all our Officers Ministers and Subjects whom it doth or may concerne are to take notice This discharge I find not signed by the King which makes me thinke it to be a draught prepared for his royall Signature by Windebanke since his questioning in parliament to lay all the blame of his Actions upon the King himselfe who as it seems by his following letter gave him a pas●e when he fled from the parliaments justice into France but his Secretary Master Read fearing the first passe not to be sufficient sent this ensuing passe out of France found among Mr. Thomas VVindebankes papers WHereas Our ●ight trusty and welbeloved Counsellour Sir Francis VVindebanke Knight

your Majesty must not let goe the twenty thousand pounds contribution nor yet discontent the other in matter of Religion till the Army were some way else certainly provided for and convince them both that the present quarterly payments are not so burthensome as they pretended them to bee And that by the graces they have had already more benefit then their money came to thus poysing one by the other which single might perchance prove more unhappy to deale with I will labour to make as many Captaines and Officers Burgesses Note as possibly I can who having immediate dependance upon the Crowne may almost sway the businesse betwixt the two parties which way they please In the higher House Note your Majesty will have I trust the Bishops wholly for you The titular Lords rather then come over themselves will put their Proxies into such safe hands as may bee thought of on this side and in the rest your Majesty hath such interest what out of duty to the Crown and obnoxiousnesse in themselves as I do not apprehend much any difficulty amongst them To these or to any thing else directed by your Majesty I will with all possible diligence apply my selfe so soon as I shall understand your pleasure therein Most humbly bes●●ching you will take it into your gracious Memory how much your Majesties speedy resolution in this great businesse imports the prosperity of your affaires in this place and in that respect vouchsafe to hasten it as much as conveniently may be Upon these Reasons a Parliament was accordingly summoned in Ireland the yeere following the Lord Deputy recommending by his Letters Burgesses of his owne nomination to most Townes who had little or no courage to deny any Burgesses of his recommendation Among others hee recommended one of Secretary Windebancks Sonne● then waiting on him in Ireland to bee a Burgesse there as is evident by this Copie of his Letters of recommendation found among Windebancks papers who as appeares by * Secretary Windebancks to his Son from Hampton Cou●t 27 October 1634. Wherein thus hee writes Now you are become a Parliament men I hope you will in acknowledgement of the great Honour my Lord Deputy hath done you endevour ●o doe his Majesty the best service you can other Letters was accordingly elected AFter our heartie commendations Whereas by order of the Commons House of Parliament that corporation of I●●ishe by reason of a double election of the person chosen there is now to proceed to a new election of a Burgesse to serve at the next Session of Parliament to commence the fourth of November next And for as much as Francis Windebanke Esquire is one well knowne unto us to bee able to serve you therein as a person well affected to his Majesties service and the welfare of his people wee have thought fit to recommend him to you to bee elected by you for one of the Burgesses upon this occasion wherein as you shall gaine advantage and benefit to your Corporation in such a choyce hee being one that will serve you therein without expecting any recompence towards his charges so wee for our part will take it in good part at your hands as a testimony of the due regard you have to one recommended unto you from us which we shall take an opportunitie in fit time to let you know for your advantage And so expecting your due performance hereof wee bid you farewell From his Majesties Castle of Dublin this 26 of September 1634. Copia vero ex●m Your loving Friend 〈…〉 That this Parliament was equally ballanced with Protestants and Papists how farre the said Deputie pursued obtained his forementioned designes thereby to inslave that Realm is so well known to most that I shall not insist upon it onely I shall observe that this connivence and underhand fomenting of that faction made them grow so insolent that they raised a strong mutinie even in Dublin it selfe against the Archbishop the Mayor and Justices and rescued two Priests from them which they had taken in a religious house saying open Masse and were like to stone them to death so as they were enforced to retire to the Castle for Sanctuary as appeares by this extract out of Sir Thomas Duttens Letter among Windebanks papers I presume you will heare at large the relation of our battill of stones at Dublin where the Archbishop of that towne and the Major and Captaine Cary and the Sergeant at Armes and the two pursevants escaped narrowly to have beene stoned to death on Saint Stephens day last for the two Justices sent them in a peaceable manner to surprise certaine Priests at Masse in a Religious house in Cock street Note where they tooke away their habits and pictures in peaceable manner and then laid hold of two of the Priests to bring them to the Justices to answer their exercising of Popery in so publique a manner contrary to the Kings Proclamation they were no sooner come out into the street but all the multitude of mechanicks common people fell upon them and tooke away the two Priests from them by force and followed the Mayor and the Archbiship and the rest so fast with stones all along the high street as they were forced to house themselves in Skinners Row till the Justices and wee all came from Church and rescued them and so orderly wee all went through the multitude to the Castle and in our passage there was but one stone call out of a window which lighted betweene the two Justices Wee presently made Proclamation for all people to keepe the Kings peace and their owne Houses and since have committed to prison some of the Aldermen and their Deputies and Constables for not doing their duties and many other ordinary persons whom we found to bee Actors in this Ryot wherein many were hurt but God bee thanked none were slaine But to leave Ireland for a time and returne to England you have seene before in the Articles of the marriage that the Queene was to have a Bishop and 28. Priests in her house as her Chaplaines and that this Bishop should have and exercise all Epis●●pall jurisdiction in matters of Religion After those Priests and the Bishop were accordingly come over and setled here Father Philips the Queenes Confessor and others of them grew so insolent that they began to practise and ●each Note That the Pope upon the Treaty of marriage resumed to his owne or his Delegates jurisdiction the Queens whole Family especially the institution and destitution of the Ecclesiasticks That the King of England ●ad no power to intermeddle therein for that hee was an heretick the Pope threatning to declare all Apostates who should seeke their establishment from the King They likewise maintained the lawfulnesse of deposing Kings that were hereticks concluded to excommunicate all such a● should oppose this doctrine or take the oath of allegiance in which action one Muske● a Priest and Trollop the Popish Viear

Roles 2000. l. Sir Edward Leech 2000. l. The six Clearks 6000. l. The Lady Cambden 5000. l. Baron Westo● 500. l. Baron Trevor 4000. l. Baron Hendon 3000. l. Sir Thomas Fanshew 1000. l. Sir Peter Osborne 1000. l. Sir Robert Pye 2000. l. Sir Edward Sawyer 500. l. Sir Charles Herbert 1000. l. Sir Edward Powell 2000. l. Sir Sidney Mountague 2000. l. Sir Ralph Freema● 2000. l Mr. Iohn Packer 1000. l. Morley 2000. l. Massam 4000. l. Surveyor of the Works 1000. l. Sir Richard Wynne 3000. l. Iames Maxwell 2000. l. Patrick Mall 20●0 l. Iames Leviston 1000. l. George Kirk 2000. l. William Murrey 1000. l. Henry Murrey 2000. l. E●dymion Porter 1000. l. Sir Henry Mildmay 2000. l. Sir William Vdall 1000. l. Sir Edward Varne 1000. l. Sir Richard Younge 1000. l. Mr. Audley 4000. l. Sir Miles Fleetwood 1000. l. Sir Benjamin Rudiard 500. l. The Attorny of the Wards 1000. l. Mr. Chamberlin 1000. l. The Attorny of the Dutchy 500. l. Mr. Cofferor 3000. l. Sir Thomas Merry 2000. l. Mr. Fenner 1000. l. Sir Richard Manley 500. l. Mr. Comptroler of the Works 500. l. Lord Chief Iustice Branst●n 500. l. Mr. Iustice Barkley 1000. l. Mr. Iustice Crook 1000. l. Sir Thomas Hatten 1000. l. Sir Iohn Winter 1000. l. Mr. Attorny Ball 500. l. Mr. Sollicitor Winne 500. l. Serjeant Whitfield 500. l. Mr. Iustice Iones 500. l. Mr. Henly 5000. l. Lord Chief Iustice Litleton 1000. l. Sollicitor Lane 500. l. In this Schedule there we●● divers names of Noblemen and others inserted with blanks left for the sums they were to lend And the Officers of Star-chamber Chancery other Courts here omitted were likewise therein ordered to be sent for under which the Archbishop with his own hand writ these directions To cal upon the Lord Keeper for these Names Call for Names Which cleerly manifests this sending for all these to lend the sums here specified to be his project and that he was the chief Actor in these Assessments of them The most of whom were enforced to lend 38000. l. being subscribed before the Lords of the Councell by some of these persons in one day and 10000. l. another day as appears by a Note under Windebanks hand Moreover I found this ensuing List of Names and Sums under Windebanks hand 6. March 1639. Kings Servants to be warned on Friday These in this Paper now absent to be sent for against Wednesday to Mr. Solicitor Herbert gr Sir Gdward Griffin 1000. l. gr Sir Edward Savage 500. respect ●Sir Iohn Trevor 1000. Mr. Iohn Frecheville 500. gr ●Sir Iohn Maynard 500. Sir Henry Herbert 1000. Sir Francis Vincent 500. Sir Iohn Smith 500. Sir Thomas Walsingham 500. Mr. Solicitor 500. Sir Lionel Palmage 2000. gr Mr. Thomas Fotherley 500. refus Sir William Ashton 500. Sir Thomas Richardson 1000. gr Mr. Edmund Windham 500. gr Mr. Pye 3000. Mr. Ioh Mannors of Hadden 2000. Massam 2000. He will give his own Bond the Lords will bring it down to 1000. l. Mr. William Walter 500. Mr. Edmund Dunch 500. gr Capt. Richard Crane 500. Sir Thomas Ashton 500. Mr. William Coryt●n 500. gr Sir Iames Thynne 3000. gr Sir Henry Newton 1000. resp ●Mr Henry Frederick Thynne 2000. Sir Ralph Hopton 500. Sir William Savile 1000. gr Mr. Iames Maxwell 2000. Mr. Patrick Mawle 2000. He is to do what he can gr Mr. Iames Levingston ●000 gr Mr. George Kirk 2000. gr Mr. William Murray 1000. gr Mr. Henry Murray 1000. gr Mr. Endymion Porter 1000. How much of these sums were lent or contributed I cannot certainly define but on April 13. 1640. the Parliament called about the Scots assembled wherein many Subsidies were demanded to be presently granted and levied before any grievances redressed in conclusion after much debate the Parliament on the 5. of May was suddenly dissolved and no Subsidies given but then the Convocation was continued by the Archbishops means who granted the King a large Benevolence to continue for 3. whole years in nature of 3. intire Subsidies to maintain this war against all Law to be paid in and levied under severest penalties of which more in due place and made 17. Canons exceeding prejudiciall to the Kings Prerogative the Parliaments Subjects Liberties in justifying and establishing divers Popish Innovations in Religion in affront of the Parliament upon whose dissolution divers illegall means were set on foot by Canterbury and his Confederates to raise moneyes to support this war as forced Loans divers Aldermen of London being imprisoned in the Tower for refusing to certifie names of Persons within their severall Wards for to lend by enforcing Shipmoney Coat and Conduct money in the Countries more then ever By Commanding by a speciall Proclamation Aug. 20. 1640. all the Nobility Knights Gentlemen and those who held Lands of the King to attend him at the Army with horses men and arms in this service according to their abilities and estates Hereupon a great Army was raised in the North and a bloody war likely to have ensued but that God by his overruling Providence happily appeased it without bloodshed by a Treaty first and then by an Act of Pacification and Oblivion passed in the Parliaments of both Kingdoms What Tumults and Libels the Archbishops breaking the first Pacification with the Scots and after that the Parliament occasioned to the endangering of his Person you may read out of his own Diary in the Breviate of his life pag. 22 23 which I will not repeat That he had the principall hand in exciting and directing these wars will appear by the Lord Conwayes Letters to him who had then the Command of the Northern forces the extracts of some whereof out of the very Originalls I shall here present you with The first is thus Endorsed with the Archbishops own hand Received Iunij 12. 1640. my Lord Conway his Iudgement concerning popular Tumults now in England May it please Your Grace I Have received two Letters from you Note the one by Mr. Tre●orers conveyance wherein you were pleased to let me know what the disorder at Lamb●eth was the mutinies of the base multitude are not to be feard nor to be neglected the chief inciters are to be castigated and that quickly if there were persons fitting to be Heads to a discontented multitude there were some danger if those men could not be secured but he that feares any Head that can be given to any discontented Body here in England will be afraid like boyes and women of a Turnep cut like a deaths head with a candle in it All these accidents must be overcome with patience dexterity and courage If the end whither one would go cannot be attained with that speed is desired learn of Seamen to lye by a wind and gain ground by boarding I do assure my self that if wise thoughts be with courage put in execution all difficulties will be overcome there must not be any fainting by the way if the heart fail the legs will never leap over the d●●ch

and honour your Majesty so much that I would have discovered an intended Plot Note which I doubt this next Summer will be put in execution against the State of our Kingdome of Ireland but that I am sworne the contrary I was requested after many deepe Protestations and injunctions not to make it knowne to be an actor in the designe I refused it and tooke time to consider your Majesty with your learned Councell may finde out and prevent the ensuing perills I have this day poysoned my selfe at the Kings Bench Barre to prevent the malice of Iudge loanes and of your Judges whom as I shall Answer at the dreadfull day would unjustly have deprived me of life had not my selfe prevented him he hath done this not for any benefit to the weale publike but upon particular revenge he only aimed at my blood and life I beseech your Majesty to give him my carcase to eare also a corrupter Judge I suppose the Kingdom hath not any Roberies Murthers and all manner of villany shall passe by him● undiscerned let him be but bribed otherwise the Inocents must suffer and so have I. What the party was who writ this Letter I cannot certainly determin but certaine it is he was some Souldier dwelling in Ireland at first who should have been an Actor in the Irish Rebellion was charged under an Oath of Secrecy not to reveal it above a yeare before it brake out this letter being written in 1640. before Windebankes slight and Judge Iones his death The party who writ it was it seemes examined concerning this Plot as appeares by these heades of his examination indorsed in another hand on the backe of the Originall viz. Roch a Priest that lived in Develin a Bishop called Bar●well w●ld commond him to Tyrone in Flanders * This Tyrone was Owen Oneal that had the Regiment and he should be an Actor in the d●signe THAT SHOVLD FREE THE PAPISTS IN IRELAND We may TAKE DEVELIN BY AN ANSLAT as easily as kisse a mans hand The Kingdome is so secure and the Souldiers so base AS IT IS AS EASIE TO TAKE THE KINGDOME The Souldiers are but hirelings for 13. pound a yeare and so they serve all their men and scarce pay them but you shall be better used Goe into England get up your debts AND WEE WILL IMPLOY YOV Stanley and others have beene ill used AND GIVING THEIR SERVICE TO VS HAVE RELEASED THEMSELVES OF THOSE ENEMIES SO MIGH● HEE Doe The Examination and confession indorsed on the Letter informes us of these particulars 1. That the Plotte mentioned in the Letter was to surprise Dublin and the Kingdome of Ireland too The very plot the Rebels intended endeavoured afterwards to put in execution 2ly that the end of it was to free the Papists in Ireland 3ly That they thought this Plot was as easie feasible as to kisse a mans hand 4ly That one Roch a Priest in Divelin and a Bishop called * This Barnwell was a man very Active in this Conspiracy as appeares by Maguires confession following Barnwell were the parties who acquainted him with the Plot under an Oath of secrecy would have engaged him in it 5ly That Tiroen to wit Owen Oneal the man who raised the Regiment of 3500. men desired a Recrute in the former paper was the person to whom he shold be recommended in Flanders to be a principal actor in this Plot being there enabled to raise men Armes and traine up the conspirators to the use of Armes without suspition or noise better then in any other place 6ly That they had then drawne Standley and other Souldiers to their party Seventhly that all this was confessed and discovered in manner aforesaid above a yeare before this Rebellion brake out That this Plot was thus laid and discovered before hand to Owen O Neale in Flanders will appeare by this examination taken upon Oath in Ireland The Examination of Henry Mac Cart taken before Sir Gerrald Lowther Knight Chiefe Iustice of His Majesties Court of Common Pleas and Sir Robert Meredeth Knight Chancellour of His Majesties Court of Exchequer of His Majesties Privie Councell of the Kingdome of Ireland by direction of the Right Honourable the Lords Iustices and Councell the 12th day of February 1641. VVHo being sworne and examined saith that about nine yeares since he this Examinant left the Kingdome of Ireland and went into Flanders under the command of Iames Fitz-Garret of Ballysonan in the County of Kildare and at his said Captaines landing In Flanders he and his company were put into the Regiment of Owen Roe O Neale Colonell under the Cardinall where this examinant served for about two yeares of the said time under the said Captaine Fitz-Garret and then was transferred under the command of Captaine Conn O Neale in the same Regiment and afterwards was preferred by the said Colonell Owen O Neale to be his Major Domo which Office is of the nature of Steward of his House and after was by the said Owen made Quarter-master of his Regiment in which imployment he this examinant remained untill he was sent into this Kingdom by the said Colonell Owen O Neile And this examinant saith that Sir Phelim Roe O Neale had sent a Table with a Character from this Kingdome of Ireland unto Col. Owen O Neale into Flanders the which Table was lost at the siege of Ayre And for the losse of which Character he this examinant heard the said Colonell lament much saying That all the great Townes Ports Provinces and remarkable places and persons in the Kingdome of Ireland had their particular names deciphered in that Table After which time the said Colonell received from Captaine Conn O Neale Nephew unto him the said Owen one other Table of Characters of the like contents And the said Captaine Conn was sent from Flanders into England about Lent last by the said Colonell to obtaine leave for the raising of men in this Kingdome of Ireland under pretence of carrying the said men so to be raised into Flanders Note The true intention of the raysing of those men being to set on foot the Rebellion in Ireland which hath since accordingly been done and the said Conn having spent about six weekes in England retu●ned into Flanders upon pretence of furnishing himselfe with money for the raysing of the said men but before he the said Conn returned backe for England the said Colonell Owen being on a journey unto the siege of Ayre there repaired unto him Hugh Mac Phelim Birne now a Colonell among the Rebells of this Kingdome of Ireland who formerly had been a Captaine in Tirones Regiment in Spaine and the said Hugh remained with the said Colonell Owen about foure and twenty houres most of which time they spent in private conference in which discourse he this Examinant over-heard the said Hugh say We are to adventure our lives for the succouring of a scabbed Towne of the King of Spaines where we may happily

doe and to that end Sir Phelims brother Terlagh O Neale should be sent to them and the Nu●ie which should be undertaken by Sir Conne Kenish and his Brothers for whom Sir Phelim in regard they were his Brothers in Law his deceased Lady being their Sister did undertake Moreover it was agreed that Sir Phelim Mr. Relly Mr. Coll● Mac Mahone and my Brother should with all the speed they could after that day raise all the forces they could and follow us to Dublin but to arme the men and succour us and defend and Garrison the Towne and Castle and likewise Master Moore should appoint Leinster Gentry to send like supply of men Then there was feare of the Scots conceived that they should presently oppose themselves and that that would make the matter more difficult and to avoyd which danger it was resolved on not to meddle with them or any thing belonging to them and to demeane themselves towards them as if they were of themselves which they thought would pacifie them from any opposition Note and if the Scots would not accept of that offer of Amity but would oppose them they were in good hope to cause a stir in Scotland that might divert them from them and I beleeve the ground for that hope was that two yeares before in or about the beginning of the Sco●s troubles my Lord of Tirone sent one Torilagh O Neale a Priest out of Spaine and that this I take it was the time that he was in Treaty with Cardinall Richelieu to my Lord of Argile to treat with him for helpe from my Lord for him to come into Ireland as was said for Marriage between the said Earle and my Lord of Argiles Daughter or Sister I know not which and this Messenger was in Ireland with whom Mr. Torilagh O Neale Sir Phelims Brother had conference from whom this relation was had that said Messenger went into Scotland as I did heare from the said Mr. Neale or from Emer Mac Mahone afore named I know not from which of them but what he did there I cou●d never heare by reason that my Lord of Tyrone was presently after killed They were the more confirmed therein hearing that my Lord of Argile did say neare on the same time as I ghesse and when the Army was raised in Ireland as I thinke to a great Lady in Scotland I know not her name but did heare that she was much imbarked in the troubles of that Kingdome Note then she questioning how they could subsist against the two Kingdomes of England and Ireland that if the King did endeavour to stir Ireland against them he would kindle such a fire in Ireland as would hardly or never be quenched And moreover they knew my Lord to be powerfull with the Ilanders Red-shankes in Scotland whom they thought would be prone and ready to such Actions they for the most par● disce●ded out of Ireland holding the Irish Language manners still and so we parted The next day being Wednesday from Lough Rosse every man went about his own task and so when I came home I acquainted my Brother with al that was done and what they had appointed him to doe and did like according as they appointed me send to Mr. Relly to let him know as much and the 18. of the same moneth I began my Iourney to Dublin and when I came to Dublin being the day before the appointed day of putting that resolution in execution there I met with Captaine Conn O Neale sent out of the Low Countries by Colonell O Neale who was sent after the Messenger sent by us formerly to the said Colonell was by him dispatched with his Answer to encourage us in our resolution Note and to speedy performance with assurance of succour which he said would not ●aile of the Colonells behalfe and for the more certainty of help from him and to assure us that the Colonell had good hopes to procure ayde from others he said that it was he himselfe that was imployed from him to Cardinall Richelieu twice that some men who gave very faire promises to assure the Colonells expectation Note with which he said that the said Colonell was really with himsel●e assured of the Cardinalls ayde and that he was likewise commanded by the Colonell upon our Resolution of the day to give notice thereof to him and that he would be within fourteen daies over with them with ayde but he landed nine or ten daies before and meeting with Captaine Brian O Neale who made him acquainted with what was resolved he did write all the matter to Col. O Neale so as he was sure of his speedy comming and so that Evening he and I came to meet the other Gentry and there were met Mr. Moore Col. Burne Col. Pluncket Captaine Fox and other Leinster Gentry a Captaine I thinke of the Burnes but I am not sure whether a Burne or Toole and Captaine Bryan O Neale and taking an accompt of those that should have been there it was found that Sir Phelim O Neale Mr. Col. Mac Mahone did faile of sending their men and Col. Burne did misse Sir Morgan Kennanaugh that had promised him to be there but he said he was sure he would not faile to be that night or the next morning in Town and of the two hundred men that was appointed there was only eighty present yet notwithstanding they were resolved to goe on in their resolution and all the difference was at what time of the day they would set on the Castle and after some debate it was resolved in the after-noone and the rather hoping to meete the Col. there then for they said if they should take the Castle and be enforced by any extreamity for not receiving timely succour out of the Country having them they could not want and so parred that night but to meete in the morning to see further what wrs ●o be done and immediatly thereon I came to my Chamber and about nine of the clocke Mr. Moore and Captaine Fox came to me and told me all was discovered and that the City was in Armes and the Gates were shut up and so departed from me and what became of them or of the rest I know not nor thinke that they escaped but how and at what time I doe not know because I my selfe was taken that morning To this I shall adde his Examinations taken before the Lords Iustices of Ireland and since in England The Examination of Connor Lord Magwire Baron of Eniskillin taken before us Charles Lord Lambart and Sir Robert Meredith Knight Chancell●r of his Majesties Court of Exchequer the 26. day of March 1642. by Direction of the Right Honorable the Lords Iustices and Councell VVHo being Examined saith That about the time when Mr. Iohn Bellew came out of England with ●he Commission for the continuance of the present Parliament Koger Moore in the said Moores Chamber in the house of one Peter de Costres of this City acquainted him

one of our principall Secretaries of state is to make his repaire into forraigne parts We doe hereby licence him to passe and straitly charge and command you and every of you to suffer him to goe quietly by you and to embarque himselfe at any of Our ports most convenient for his passage and to take with him his Nephew Robert Read and two other in his company together with his and their carriages without any manner of search stay or other interruption whatsoever and this shall be as well to the said Sir Francis VVindebanke Robert Read and the rest for passing as to you and every of you for suffering them to passe as aforesaid sufficient warrant and discharge Given at Our Court at White-hall the second day of December 1640. To all Admirals Vice-admirals Captaines of Our Forces Castles and Ships and to all Justices of peace Mayors Sheriffs Bayliffs Constables Customers Comptrollers and Searche●s and to all other Our Officers and Ministers whom it doth or may concerne and to every of them This countersei●ed anti-dated passe was sent to Master Thomas VVindebanke into England out of France to procure his Majesties hand and Signet to it and if any difficulty or scruple were made by the King to signe it the Queens omnipotent mediation must he used to obtainits Signature as this letter of Mr. Reads to Mr. Thomas Windebanke wherein it was inclosed will sufficiently manifest and likewise discover to the world how grosly his Majesty hath been abused by this Secretary the Arch-bishop and others of his Ministers by procuring his hand to such forged anti-dated warrants to excuse themselves and lay all the blame of their Actions upon him which should cause his Majesty to look better to them hereafter in this kind Sir MY Uncle has acquainted me with a letter he has written to my 〈◊〉 of Arundell and with the directions he has given you about it I put him in mind of some addition fit to be made to it which he likes very well and has commanded me to write to you That if her Ladiship or any other with whom shee shall please to advise can think upon any way to prevent any proclamation against him or at least to sweeten any rigorous course that may be intended against him as probably such meanes may be found now that their M. M. Majesties and the Parliament seeme to be upon better termes her Ladiship will be pleased to advance it with all her power And really I am of opinion if the King did know how much dishonour he ha● abroad by this question of the Secretary and had a true sense of master Secretaries condition both his Majesty and the Queen would be hearty in his businesse which could not but produce good effects Sir I have considered that when they fall upon our businesse they will goe neere to comfort in mine absence for which God will blesse you and move the Kings heart to take you into his princely consideration which I shall be as well contented with as if I had continued in my prosperity The being deprived of the light of my Soveraigne Lord and Masters countenance is the greatest and most bitter of my afflictions to which God will returne me if he finds it fit if otherwise I hope he will arme me with patience You will present my most humble service to my Lord Duke of Lenox the Lord Marquesse Hamilton the Earle of Manchester and his Lady with the Lord Chamberlaine Lord Goring and Lord Cottington the like to the LORD ARCHBISHOP and Lord TREASURER and any other that shall enquire of me God blesse you and send us a happy meeting so I rest YOURS c. FRAN. VVINDEBANKE Calis 6. December 1640. TOM I writ to you this afternoon already immediately upon my arrivall here and gave you account of my passage into these parts and this was by the Master of the boat that brought me hither since understanding that the Pacquet-boat is to part away from hence to morrow I thought fit to take that occasion to communicate some thoughts of mine concerning my unfortunate businesse in Parliament It is not unlikely but that the House of Commons will notwithstanding mine absence or the rather for it as taking my retreat for a confession of the charge proceed to present me to the Upper House for a Delinquent of so high a nature as never came so much as into my thoughts to be guilty of In this case you shall doe well to consider whether it will not be fit for you most humbly to move his Majesty in favour of me to deale with some of the Lords best inclined to me namely the Lord Duke of Lenox the Lord Marquesse Hamilton the Earle Marshall Lord Goring Lord Cottington and others not leaving out the Lord Chamberlaine that my charge may be set downe in writing and that I may be permitted to make my answer to it if this may be granted the next particular that will fall into consideration will be how farre his Majesty will please to advow me in the two great parts of the charge namely the enlarging of Priests and the procuring of bils of grace from his Majesty for stay of the conviction of Recusants and likewise for such letters as my selfe have written upon his Majesties commandement for stay of such indi●ements For the first of these there are 27. or 28. Bonds taken of such Priests as I have set at liberty which Bonds you shall doe well to shew his Majesty being all taken by his speciall direction and I doe not remember that any have been delivered out of prison but such as are so bound unlesse perhaps some may have been taken out of the hands of those two Hell-hounds Gray and Newton that were disabled by the Lords from prosecuting Recusants and this at the instance of the Queen to his Majesty NOTE For the second namely the stay of convictions by Bils of grace and otherwise they were all entirely moved and procured by the Queens Majesty and some of her servants and likewise of those neere his Majesty who had no small benefit by them and I had nothing at all to doe with them but in the dispatch of some of those Bils which belonged to me as Secretary and his Majesty may please to remember that before those Bils passed my hands some of them were made during life which upon my motion to his Majesty and the representation I made of that inconveniency was altered and they were granted but during pleasure so became revokable wh●●soever his Majesty should command His Majesty may likewise further please to remember that of late I did humbly represent to him the prejudice to his revenue by these bils of grace and besought him there might be a stop of them and I doe not remember that any have been granted these two or three yeers howsoever I doe religiously professe I never moved in them NOTE nor any other businesse of Recusants originally nor without his Majesties