Whereupon this Informant together with one Mr. Edward Ivie went to the Lord Chancellor of Ireland for Advice how to procure a Warrant for the apprehending the said Felons But in the Interim of time the Wife of Richard Powre one of the said Felons went and Inform'd the forementioned William Dobbins High Sherif of the County of Waterford that the said Felons did intend to appear against the said Earl of Tyrone Upon which the said Dobbins with the assistance of one Captain Morrice a friend of the said Earls procured a Warrant to seize upon the said Felons before this Informant should do it himself Which was done and they Committed to Newgate in Dublin which this Informant no sooner understood but he together with Mr. Hubert Bourk went to the said Persons in Newgate who acknowledged before this Informant and Hubert Bourk that they were committed to prevent the appearance against the Earl of Tyrone and Mr. Bradley and that they had the same matters to inform if they could be admitted their Liberty At the same time this Informant and Mr. Bourk being with the said Felons at the same Conference the aforesaid Mr. Dobbins and Captain Morrice came into the next Room and sent for the said Felons out of this Informants Company and there concluded an Agreement with the said Felons that they should not appear against the Earl or Mr. Bradley upon Consideration that the said Dobbins and Morrice should clear them out of Goal and obtain their acquitment from the Crime laid to their Charge Which the said Felons did acknowledge to this Informant and Mr. Bourk the next Morning The truth whereof appeared for that the said Persons were immediately Bailed by the said Dobbins and Morrice and so discharg'd out of Goal This Informant further saith that although he cannot make the Information himself yet he believes he may be able to bring sufficient Testimony of the quantity of Arms and Ammunition that was received by Mr. Bradley upon the account of the Earl of Tyrone for the service of the French King and where they were by him Concealed till occasion should require And this informant further saith that being in the City of London in April last past to complain of his own grievances and the miscarriages of the Irish Jury in the acquittal of the Earl of Tyrone his Majesty and the Council were pleased to order him back again to make out before the Lieutenant and Council in Dublin what he had here made known which accordingly he did viz. That the Major part of the said Jury were the Relations and the Dependents of the said Earl of Tyrone and Mr. William Bradley pickt and cul'd not only out of the proper County but out of several other remote parts and places of the Kingdome During which time for about a quarter of a year he was not only exposed to the Malice of his Enemies but also to very great necessities without any Allowance or Consideration from the Lord Lieutenant Whereas on the other side a poor and needy Scotchman coming in and pretending a Sham-Plot of the Presbyterians and denying the Popish Plot was immediately kindly entertain'd and cherished and well Rewarded for his pains Which said Scotchman came also at the same time to this Informant and endeavoured to perswade this Informant to joyn with him and desist from Prosecuting the Papists saying it would be far more advantagious to this Informant so to do than to Prosecute the Popish Plot in regard it was not minded as being an Affair wherein the Duke of York was concerned However in a short time after the said Scotchman gave them the slip and run away This Informant further saith that in the same year 1677. at the time when William Bradley Esquire imparted to this Informant the Design which was carried on by the Earl of Tyrone and the said Mr. William Bradley together with the rest of the Confederates the said Mr. Bradley gave this Informant to understand that the French King would send Ammunition and Arms to furnish the Army design'd for the Service of the said French King in Ireland and that there were several persons in Ireland appointed for receiving the same and that among the rest he the said Mr. Bradley was appointed for one and that he did expect the said Arms very speedily together with the Ammunition promised He also said that the Roman-Catholick Clergy both in England and Ireland made it part of their business to write Letters both to Rome and France and had their Agents abroad in those parts to sollicit and procure the raising of several thousands of pounds as well in Italy as in France to furnish and supply the wants of such as were employ'd by the Pope the French King and the rest of the Confederates And that the said Arms should be landed in the Creek of Ballirone which lay within half a mile of his House between the City of Waterford and the Town of Dungarvan which is also a Seaport-Town This Informant further saith that at the time of his Conference with the Titular Dean of Waterford Robert Powre by Name he told this Informant that one Dr. White was employed as an Agent betwixt the persons concerned in Ireland and the Pope to give the said Pope an accompt how Affairs were carried on and in what Condition the Kingdom stood The said Titular Dean also further said that there was hardly a Province in Ireland but there was one or other employ'd for that purpose This Informant further saith that about two years since the Earl of Tyrone did acknowledg to this Deponent that one James Lavalline who was to murther the King was sent over into Ireland to be there secured from being apprehended and that the said Earl did receive Letters to that purpose from his Highness the D. of York upon which he forthwith sent the said Lavalline to his Kinsman Mr. John Powre to be there kept private This Informant further saith that the persons concerned in this Conspiracy for the County of Waterford were the Earl of Tyrone William Bradley Esquire Quartermaster Ely Mr. John Butler Paul Strange Richard Powre Peirce Welsh John Powre VVilliam Powre Peirce Powre Edmund Powre VVilliam Fits Gerrald Michael Row Richard Manswell John Folio James Fumigan Denis Macnamarra John Lahor and this Informant with several others In the County of Limerick the Lord Brittas Bourk Collonel Peirce Lacy John Harly Sir John Fits-Gerrald David Fits Gerrald and several others In the County of Cork VVilliam Fits-Gerrald VVilliam Barry James Barry Theoby Roch David Coudon Denis Mac Cartie Teige Mac-Cartie and several other In the County of Kerry Sir Tirlagh Mac-Mahon Daniel Mac-Conor Teige Mac-Conor John Sulivan Derby Sulivan Daniel Sulivan and Garret Skack with several others In the County of Clare John Macnamara Tirlagh Obrian with several others FINIS ARRATA P. 9. l. 2. read for 1677. read 1679. l. 26. for Fish read Frith
which time this Informant observed that there were several Masses said particularly for the welfare and prosperity of His Royal Highness the Duke of York and of the Earl of Anglesey in several places of the said County of Waterford and in some of those Congregations this Informant has prayed himself for the said persons according to the directions of the said Priests and Dean The said titular Dean moreover said That the Earl of Anglesey being assisted by the Duke of York did endeavour that the Parliament should not sit to prevent the persecution of the Roman Catholicks And this Informant further saith That in the year 1677. the Earl of Tyrone produced unto this Informant a Letter sent over by Captain Daniel Macnamara setting forth That what he expected from His Majesty meaning the French King was granted and that Captain Garrett Fitz Girald one of the French Captains was sent over with the Articles of Agreement which were concluded on by the French King being all according to his Lordships desire which was that his Lordship should raise a thousand Men in the County of Waterford to which purpose the French King had sent his Lordship a Commission under his Hand and Seal to be a Collonel of Horse and blank Commissions to be dispos'd of as his Lordship thought convenient together with the said French King's Propositions which were That his Lordship would be satisfi'd to have the County and City of Waterford to be his Lordships lot and share for his good service And further said That if his Lordship did deserve it he would make him Lieutenant General of his Forces in that Kingdom This Informant further saith That in the same year before that the said Earl made this Informant privy unto this said Letter the said Captain Garrett Fitz Girald by whom the said Message was sent lodged at the said Earl's house for one mouth and that this Informant was several times in the said Captain's company both at Waterford and Caraghmore and that the said Captain did present the respects and service of the said Capt. Daniel Macnamara to this Informant as from a person of his familiar acquaintance and also told this Informant that he the said Capt. was sent over by his King meaning the French King with a Message to the Right Honourable Richard Earl of Tyrone This informant further saith That the said Capt. Fitz Girald desir'd this Informant to let the Brother of this Informant go along with him the said Capt. into France and that he would get him an Ensigns place in the French King's Service This Informant inform'd the said Earl of that proffer made to this Informant's Brother but the said Earl made answer that he should not go in regard he the said Earl did not know how soon an opportunity might fall to prefer him to as good a place in his Native Country This Informant further saith That the said Captain Garret Fitz Girald when he saw his time went away from the said Earls house in disguize after he had ended his business with the said Earl and took a Ship immediately for France This Informant further saith that Capt. Daniel Macnamara came out of France some time before and this Informant meeting with him in the City of Waterford after his the said Captains Landing went into one Mr. Goodricks house in Waterford to give the said Capt. his welcom into Ireland as being one of this Informants Relations and Name where he fell into a discourse with the said Capt. what his occasions of coming over were at that time The said Capt. told this Informant that he was sent over by the French King unto the Earl of Tyrone and from thence he would go to the County of Clare and County of Linmick and deliver his Message there and would immediately take shipping again at Dingleicuse and told this Informant withall he should see an alteration of the world very suddenly This Informant further saith That in the same year 1677. a friend of this Informants whose Wife had then a Child of this Informan is at Nurse had a difference with another man which occasioned a quarrel between them upon which they both falling to blows this Informants friend beat the other person who thereupon got a Warrant of the Peace against his Adversary from one Andrew Lynn Esquire which as soon as this Informant heard of he went to another Justice of the Peace one Mr. Bradley being a friend of this Informants to procure a Superfedeas of Mr. Lynn's Warrant The said Mr. Bradley presently took this Informants word for the Appearance of his Acquaintance and discharged him from the Warrant above mentioned and having so done took this Informant side and then gave him an Oath of Secresie in reference to the Plot intended and design'd in Ireland by the Earl of Tyrone and the rest of the Confederates agianst the King's Majesty At which time he imparted to this Informant that the Earl of Tyrone had receiv'd a Commission from the French King to be a Collonel of Horse in the County of Waterford and that he the said William Bradley was to be his Lieutenant Collonel and desir'd this Informant to provide himself with Horse and Arms and to procure as many as he could of those he durst to trust and that this Informant should have a Command of a Captain under the said Earl and him Whereupon this Informant did provide himself and spoke unto John Follio James Finicon and Denis Macnamara to provide themselves with such necessaries as were requisite for that purpose informing them also that Mr. Bradley had imparted several matters of concernment unto this Informant and thereupon this Informant furnish'd them all three with Arms but to the said Denis Macnamara gave both Horse and Arms. And this Informant also did accordingly impart the same matters to the said John Folio John Finicon and Denis Macnamara who being afterwards sent for by his Grace the Lord Lieutenant and Council did confess the same during this Informants Confinement and that too before this Informant had liberty to speak with them or they with him being then kept close Prisoner from any one of the King's Evidence This Informant further saith That after the aforesaid William Bradley did impart to this Informant the aforesaid Treason this Informant met with the Earl of Tyrone upon the Lands of Saveston in the County of Waterford with two of his Men viz. Thomas Powre his Gentleman and Garrett Mac Teege his Fowler and another whose name is Luke Powre this Informant having in company with him one William Powre and Boetius Clancy being then abroad a hunting with their Doggs The said Earl knowing this Informant at a distance called to him upon which this Informant went to his Lordship The said Earl then taking this Informant from the company asked him whether Mr. Bradley had imparted to him any matter of Secrecy This Informant replyed he had Thereupon the said Earl told this Informant that he must be very private
and discover it to none but those he was very well assured of After which the said Earl drew a List out of his pocket and shewed this Informant a Roll of the names of several persons that were to be superior Officers both in the County of Waterford County of Corks County of Kerry County of Limrick and County of Clare which this Informant took special notice of and knew several of the persons and amongst the rest the Earl entred this Informants Name with his own Pen and Ink in the List the said Earl telling this Informant he had his Commission sent him from the French King under hand and seal to be a Collonel of a Regiment of Horse in the County of Waterford And further added that there was hardly a County in Ireland wherein persons were not appointed and commission'd by the French King for that purpose Among the rest his Lordship named in the County of Limrick Collonel Peirce Lacy and the Lord Brittas Sir John Fitz Girald David Fitz Girald and several others In the County of Clare John Macnamara and several others In the County of Kerry Sir Turlo Mac Mahoon and several others and others in the County of Cork And for the County of Waterford the said Earl of Tyrone nam'd himself to be Coll. of Horse Mr. Bradly to be his Lieutenant Quarterm after Ely for his Major and Mr. John Butler senior to be one of his Captains having at the same time in his hand a List of the Names of several others The said Earl saying they were to raise several hunderds of Men in every County and that the superior Officers were to meet on purpose that they might return an exact Account of their Forces to the French King Which being done and all things ready the said King would land man thousands of his own Men upon the Coast of the River Shamion and as soon as they were landed the next business was to march to the City of Limrick with a Party of 500 Men divided into two parts the one Party to enter the City by Candle-light and that at several Gates in which Attempt such as best knew the City were appointed to set upon the Guards and keep them in play while the other Party which was to be hard by the City came up to their relief the Body of the Army being order'd to follow with all the speed imaginable By which means said the Earl we do not question but to possess our selves of the City and King's Castle and to expel all the English very suddenly And indeed said the Earl 't is the providence of God to bring this downfal on that unjust King the Duke of Ormond and his Children that wrong'd me in so high a nature upon the account of Villiars Therefore said the Earl go home lose no time but make your selves ready for we know not how soon occasion may require your assistance and speak to as many friends as you can which accordingly this Informant did and provided Horse and Arms for the same purpose After Discovery made hereof by Hubert Bourke as you may read in his Information who partly knew of these proceedings the said Hubert upon his Discovery was bound by Recognizance to prosecute the said Earl at the next Assizes at Waterford but for want of this Informants and other testimonies and for other Reasons mention'd in his Examination he was forc'd to absent himself from the Assizes unto which he was bound as is before mention'd In reference to which this Informant saith that in the month of August in the year 1677 when the Earl of Tyrones Trial was to be at Waterford when Mr. Hubert Bourk was also to prosecute the said Earl the said Mr. Bourk preferring a Petition to the Judges of Assize and setting forth therein that he wanted his Witnesses which were able to make out more than he could naming Mr. Tho. Sampson Mr. Ed. Ivie this Informant and some others one Robert Powre was sent from the said Earl to this Informant with an express from the said Earl that this Informant should not appear in Court for fear of being called in question upon the same account This Informant therefore absented himself for the space of that day until such time as there was intelligence brought him by Mr. Boetius Clancy that the said Bourk was run away Upon which this Informant repaired to Waterford and kept himself private for some time but sent word to the Earl of Tyrone that he this Informant was in the said City Upon which the said Earl sent one Edmund Powre to this Informant desiring him to come to his Lodging which this Informant accordingly did where he found the said Earl and the Judges of Assize at Dinner at that time Thereupon this Informant coming to the Chamber-door desited the man of the House who was one Mr. Fish to inform his Lordship that this Informant attended without Upon delivery of the said Message to the said Earl one Captain Tho. Powre one of the said Earls Relations was sent to this Informant to let him know that it was contrived by the said Earl and advised by the said Judges that this Informant should not come near the said Earl for that time for fear notice should be taken of it by some persons thaâ— were in Court and that it was directed by the said Judges that this Informant should go to Caraghmore to the said Earls house where the said Earl would have a private conference with him upon the whole Business which accordingly this Informant did and after his coming to the said Caraghmore this Informant sent word by Major John Butler to the said Earl that he this Informant was there ready to attend his Lordship Upon which the said Earl ordered a back door leading to his private Garden to be opened by which this Informant was ordered to go in to the said Garden together with the said Major John Butler After a little time the said Earl entred at another door and after some Ceremonies asked this Informant whether he the said Information gave any Tolleration to the said Bourke to produce him this Informant as a witness To which this Informant made answer no. Why said the said Earl Mr. Bradley swore to me at Mathew Hores House that you did or else that Mr. Bourke could never have known so much as he does To which this Informant swore again that he never did but that he had courted Mr. Ivie being this Informants Tenant to trappan Mr. Sampson which was the said Earls late Steward and that the said Ivie had engaged to contrive the matter so as to bring the said Sampson to Keale in Craghs house at Kilmacthomas and there to make him drunk and that he the said Ivie would make him confess that he knew nothing against the said Earl in reference to any Plot that when the said Confession was to be made Mr. Pierce Powre Mr. William Powre and this Informant were to be in a private Room next adjoining to