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A short account of the late Presbyterian and Shaftburian-plot, seasonably discovered and now published for the satisfaction of all inquisitive and impartial readers
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1681
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Wing S3539; ESTC R11163
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to kill the L. Shaftsbury and why p. 22 23. Dangerfield was after this offered 500 l. to kill the Earl of Shaftsbury because it was taken for granted if they were rid of him they should find it no hard matter to bear down all the rest of their Opposers This Money was to be paid him by a Virginia-Merchant when he heard of the Lord Shaftsbury's Death and should receive a Note from Dangerfield that the Money should be paid to his use The Duke how to be perswaded of a Presbyterian Plot 8. Advice was then given to Dangerfield to go forwards with all speed to set some Intrigue on foot against the Presbyterians for the Duke being expected in Town something must be done to make His Royal Highness believe the Presbyterians were carrying on a Design against the King and Government In order to which Dangerfield was commanded to use all the speed he could to find out some idle persons that appeared well in Apparel and give them Money to go to the Coffee-houses and make enquiry of all the Clubs and Meetings that were about the Town and get the Names of such as frequented them and endeavour to learn how things went in all parts of the Town The Presbyterian◠Plot believed by some p. 30. Dangerfield was now very busie in visiting most Coffee-houses who there found many persons hot against the Presbyterians some saying the Plot was now most apparently discovered to be theirs Dangerfield being sent for to give the Duke an account of this New-Plot he had the following Instructions given him An Abbreviation of the Meal-Tub Plot al. the Presbyterian Plot p 30 31. Four Clubs or Meetings Sir Robert Peyton's at the Kings-Head Tavern Mr. Bennet s at the Green-Dragon Sir Francis Clark s at the Sun-Tavern Col. Blood 's at Westminster-Market The three first being the Council-Meetings and the last the Messengers for the Countries at present but when occasion shall require they shall be Field-Officers Mr. Goodings promise to support D. M. if Banished Major Alsop's promise to me for a Commission Friday the 12th of September M. went to Sir Thomas Player The manner of sending Messengers to all parts of England The manner of all their Meetings and how they converse with one another for the concurrence of matters The manner of their contributing and to what purpose Money is raised The posture they were in for a rising if His Majesty had died and how they had a considerable Army posted in and about the Town for that purpose The contrivance of the Bill against The design to rise in the North in order to joyn with an Army of Scots commanded by Goodine s and others accounts about their Government For Councel Lord Hallifax Lord Shaftsbury Lord Radnor Lord Essex Lord Wharton Duke of Buckingham and others Duke of Monmouth General Lieutenant Generals Lord Grey of Warke Lord Gerrard and his Son Sir Thomas Armstrong Collonel Blood Sir William Waller and others Major Generals Collonel Mansel Quarter-Master General Most of the Field Officers meet at Blood s Club as Sir William Waller Coll. Mansel Col. Brown Col. Barrington Col. Hart Col. Jenks Major Coult and others at Cities and great Towns in the Countries The Detachment to be made from His Majesties Guards c. and also from the Trained-Bands and Militia both in City and Countrey Alsop promiseth to bring me to my Lord Shaftsbury L. Shaftbury to give Dangerfield a Commission p. 31. to be employed for an Intelligencer and to have his promise for a Commission Dangerfield acquaints the Duke with this Sham-Plot and after that being introduced to the King he had the following instructions given him by the Popish-party Dangerfield instructed to charge the Presbyterians with a Design to alter the Government and bring in a Common-wealth viz. That he should be sure to lay all the burthen he could upon the Presbyterians but particularly upon the Lord Gray L. Howard of Escrick D. of Monmouth D. of Buckingham Sir William Waller Col. Blood and some others and that he should explain to His Majesty the meaning of the several Contents of the Paper he had before presented to the Duke and how the Presbyterians were resolved to use their utmost endeavours for the subverting the present Government and setting up a Commonwealth once more and setting the D. of Monmouth in it and that the L. Shaftsbury and other persons of Quality were issuing out Commissions to that purpose and had promised some to divers persons This Story Dangerfield told the King and not long after wrote His Majesty a Letter to New-Market L. Shaftsbury to give out Commissions p. 35. That he had discovered a great correspondence between the Presbyterians and the Dutch L. Shaftsbury to be stab'd p. 37. Dangerfield now receives fresh Orders to murder the E. of Shaftsbury in order 〈◊〉 unto is sent to Father Sharp to Confess and Receive which he did and was by him conjured by all that was good to use all possible speed to Stab the said Lord for which purpose Mrs. Cellier furnished him with a French-Dagger but he being struck with a sudden fear and horrour of mind was utterly disabled from doing the mischief intended Lord Shaftsbury charged for promising Dangerfield an employ p. 38. Dangerfield after this was order'd to wait upon the King to tell him that the L. Shaftsbury had promised him an employ and that he would take care of him and after that sent a second time to the L. Shaftsburies to make a second attempt and to frame a Discourse to him to this effect That he was now come with something that very nearly concerned both his Lordships Honour and Person viz. For High-Treason with Letters under his own hands to prove it p. 38. That if his Lordship should be sent for before the King and Council and there have several accusations of High-Treason brought in against him and thereupon be committed to the Tower and that the evidence to maintain those accusations should prove to be Letters written by his Lordship 's own hands that then he hoped his Lordship would believe he was his faithful Servant This Dangerfield undertook and was furnished a second time with a Dagger by Mrs Cellier to dispatch the L. Shaftsbury but the former trouble and confusion of mind seized him so that he could not act the bloody Tragedy designed The Design against Col. Mansell how first contrived p. 41. This bloody design failing Mr. Dangerfield was order'd to get an acquaintance with Col. Mansel and to take him to a Tavern and drink smartly and then take an opportunity to lodge Treasonable Papers in some part of his Cloaths and immediatly upon his pretence of having spoke Treason call a Constable and have him apprehended and search'd and carry the Papers to the King and Council and so have him Committed Which saith he if I had done the Plot had gone on What would have followed its taking effect p. 41. and I was to have moved the King and Council to have impowred me to make search in many other Gentlemens Lodgings and Houses both in City and Countrey but being afterwards advised rather to take Chambers How the Design against Col. Mansel was acted with Dangerfield's being Discovered and Committed p. 42 43 44 49. where Colonel Mansel lodged he found an opportunity of fixing the Treasonable Papers behind the Colonels Beds-head which being afterwards discovered by himself and the Custom-house Officers employed by him Col. Mansel by his great Care and Prudence proved before the King and Council that they were lodged where found by Dangerfield and upon this proof a Warrant was made for his Commitment to Newgate for forging of Letters importing High-Treason and fixing the same privately at Mr. Mansel's Chamber to render him Guilty thereof without cause After this upon a full hearing of the several Informations and Examinations this was the result of the Council Whitehal Novemb. 2. 1679. The result of the Council upon hearing several Informations and Examinations with Mr. Dangerfield's Information Mr. Thomas Dangerfield having been Examined the 27th past by the Lords of His Majesties Privy-Council concerning certain Dangerous and Treasonable Papers seized in Mr. Roderick Mansels Chamber which it appeared to their Lordships had been conveyed thither was thereupon by Order of the Board comitted to Newgate And having since given in an Information to the Lord Mayor of London of several Treasonable Practices against His Majesties Person and Government and of his having been prevailed with by several of the Popish Religion to counterfeit the above-mentioned Papers and Letters by which divers Noblemen and other Protestants were to have been brought under a Suspicion of carrying on a Plot against His Majesties Government c. Haec meminisse Juvat FINIS LONDON Printed for Rich. Baldwyn 1681.