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A56199	Romes master-peece, or, The grand conspiracy of the Pope and his iesuited instruments, to extirpate the Protestant religion, re-establish popery, subvert lawes, liberties, peace, parliaments, by kindling a civill war in Scotland, and all His Majesties realmes, and to poyson the King himselfe in case hee comply not with them in these their execrable designes revealed out of conscience to Andreas ab Habernfeld, by an agent sent from Rome into England, by Cardinall Barbarino, as an assistant to con the Popes late nuncio, to prosecute this most execrable plot, (in which he persisted a principall actor severall yeares) who discovered it to Sir William Boswell His Majesties agent at the Hague, 6 Sept. 1640. he, under an oath of secrecie, to the Arch-bishop of Canterbury (among whose papers it was casually found by Master Pyrnne, May, 31. 1643) who communicated it to the King, as the greatest businesse that ever was put to him / published by authority of Parliament by William Prynne ...	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.; Habervešl z Habernfeldu, Ondřej.; Boswell, William, Sir, d. 1649.; Laud, William, 1573-1645.	1644 (1644)	Wing P4056; ESTC R7561	44,036	61

things The same houre I went to Master Boswell the Kings Leger at the Hage who being tied with an oath of secrecie to me I communicated the businesse to him I admonished him to weigh these things by the ballance neither to defer but act that those who were in danger might be speedily succoured He as becomes an honest man mindfull of his duty and having nearer looked into the businesse refused not to obey the monitions moreover he forthwith caused that an expresse should be dispatched and sent word back again what a most acceptable oblation this had been to the King and your Grace for which we rejoyced from the heart and we judged that a safe and favourable Deity had interposed it selfe in this businesse whereby you might be preserved Now that the verity of the things related might be confirmed some principall heads of the conspiracy were purposely pret●rmitted that the knowledge of them might bee ext●rted from the circumvented society of the conspirators Now the things will be speedily and safely promoted into act if they be warily proceeded in at Bruxels By my advise that day should be observed wherin the Packet of Letters are dispatched which under the title of To Monsieur Strario Archdeacon of Cambray tied with one cover are delivered to the postmaster such a packet may be secretly brought back from him yet it will be unprofitable because all the inclosed Letters are written Characteristically Likewise another Packet comming weekly frō Rome which is brought under this subscription To the most illustrious Lord Count Rossetti Legat for the time these are not to be neglected to whom likewise Letters writ in the same Character are included That they may be understood Reade is to be consulted with The forenamed day of dispatch shal be expected In Reades house an accumulated congregation may be circumvented which succeeding it will be your Graces part to order the businesse The intestine enemy being at length detected by Gods grace all bitternesse of minde which is caused on either side may be abolished delivered to oblivion deleted and quieted the enemy be invaded on both parts thus the King and the Kings friend and both Kingdomes neere to danger shall be preserved delivered from imminent danger Your Grace likewise may have this injunction by you if you desire to have the best advise given you by others that you trust not overmuch to your Pursevant● for some of them live under the stipend of the popish party How many Rocks how many Scillaes how many displeased Charibdes appear before your Grace in what a dangerous sea the Cockbote of your Graces life next to shipwrack is t●ssed your selfe may judge the fore deck● of the Ship is speedily to be driven to the harbour All these things I whisper into your Graces eare for I know it bound with an oath of secresie therefore by open name I would by these presents become known to your Grace Hage 14. Sept. S. N. 1640. Your Graces most observant and most officious Andrew Habernfeld Andreas ab Habernfeld a Noble Bohemian Dr. of Physick to the Queen of Bohemia his indorsement hereon Illusstrisimo ac Reverendissimo Dom. Domino G●lielmo Archiepiscopo Cantuariensi Primati Metropolitano totius Regni Angliae Dom. meo The Archbishops indorsment with his own hand Rece Octob. 14. 1640. Andreas ab Harbenfed His Letters sent by Sir W. Boswell about the discovery of the treason I conceive by the English Latin herein that he m●st needs be an Englishman with a concealed and changed name And yet it may be this kind of Latin may relate to the Italian Or else he lived some good time in England The declaration of this treason I have by His Majesties speciall command sent to Sir W. Boswell that he may there see what proofe can be made of any particulars The generall Overture and Discovery of the Plot sent with Sir William Boswels first Letter The Kings Majesty and Lord Archbishop of Canterbury are to be secretly informed by Letters 1. THat the Kings Majesty and the Lord Archbishop are both of them in great danof their live● 2. That the whole Commonwealth i● by this means endangered unlesse the mischiefe be speedily prevented 3. That these Scottish troubles are raised to the end that under this pretext the King and Archbishop might be destroyed 4. That there is a meanes to be prescribed whereby both of them in this case may be preserved and this tumult speedily composed 5. That although these Scottish tumults be speedily cōposed yet that the King is endangered and that there are many waies by which destruction is plotted to the King L. Archbishop 6. That a certaine society hath conspired which attempts the death of the King and L. Archbishop and Convulssion of the whole Realme 7. That the same society every week deposits with the President of the society what intelligence every of them hath purchased in eight daies search and then confer all into one packet which is weekly sent to the Director of the businesse 8. That all the confederates in the said conspiracy may verily be named by the poll But because they may be made knowne by other meanes it is thought meet to defer it till hereafter 9. That there is a ready meanes whereby the villany may be discovered in one moment the chiefe conspirators circumvented and the primary members of the conju●ation apprehended in the very act 10. That very many about the King who are accounted most faithfull and intimate to whom likewise the more secret things are instrusted ARE TRAYTORS TO THE KING corrupted with a forraigne Pension who communicate all secrets of greater or lesser moment to a forraigne power These and other most secret things which shall be necessary to be known for the security of the King may be revealed if these things shall be acceptable to the Lord Archbishop In the mean time if his Royall Majesty and the L. Archbishop desire to consult well to themselvas they shall keep these things onely superficially communicated unto them most secretly under deep silence not communicating them so much as to those whom they judge most faithful to them before they shall receive by name in whom they may confide for else they are safe on no side Likewise they may be assured that whatsoever things are here proposed are no figments nor fables nor vaine dreams but such reall verities which may be demonstrated in every small tittle For those who thrust themselves into this businesse are such men who mind no gaine but the very zeal of Christian charity suffers them not to conceale these things yet both from his Majesty and the Lord Archbishop some small examplar of gratitude will be expected All these Premisses have been communicated under good faith and the Sacrament of an oath to Mr. Leger Embassadour of the King of Great Brittain at the Hague that he should not immediately trust or communicate these things to any mortall besides the King and the L.

ROMES MASTER-PEECE OR The Grand Conspiracy of the Pope and his Iesuited Instruments to extirpate the Protestant Religion re-establish Popery subvert Lawes Liberties Peace Parliaments by kindling a Civill War in Scotland and all his Majesties Realmes and to poyson the King himselfe in case hee comply not with them in these their execrable Designes Revealed out of Con●cience to Andreas ab Habernfeld by an Agent sent from Rome into England by Cardinall Barbarino as an Assistant to Con the Popes late Nuncio to prosecute this most Execrable Plot in which he persisted a principall Actor severall yeares who discovered it to Sir William Boswell his Majesties Agent at the Hague 6 Sept. 1640. He under an Oath of Secresie to the Arch-bishop of Canterbury among whose Papers it was casually found by Master Prynne May 31. 1643. who communicated it to the King As the greatest businesse that ever was put to him Published by Authority of Parliament By William Prynne of Lincolnes Inne Esquire 1 COR. 4. 5. The Lord will bring to light the hidden things of Darknesse and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts and then shall every man have praise of God It is Ordered by the Committee of the House of Commons in Parliament concerning Printing this first day of August 1643. that this Book Intituled Romes Master-Peece be forthwith Printed by Michael Spark Senior Iohn White The second Edition Printed at London for Michael Sparke Senior 1644. TO The Right Honourable ROBERT Earle of WARWICK Baron of LEEZE AND LORD ADMIRALL of all the Parliaments Sea Forces Right Honourable YOur eminent zealous Sincerity and incomparable Activity both by Sea and Land in defence of our undermined endangered Protestant Religion Lawes Liberties Parliament Nation against the many late secret Plots and open Hostilities of Antichristian Romish Vipers who for sundry yeares together have desperately conspired and most vigorously prosecuted their utter extirpation and now almost accomplished this their infernall Designe unlesse Gods infinite mercy which hath never hitherto beene wanting to us in times of greatest extremity miraculously disappoint it hath induced me to dedicate this Master-p●ece of the Romanists and Jesuites Iniquity to your most Noble Patronage Wherein your Lordship may summarily behold the most horrid conspiracy against our Reformed Religion and the very life of the King our Soveraigne in case he comply not with them as now alas He doth overmuch in all things that ever was discovered to the world and clearly descry who have beene the reall originall Contrivers Fomenters of all those late bloody civill warres which have suddenly transformed our peaceable pleasant delectable Edens of England Ireland Scotland into most desolate rufull Acheldamaes yea Golgothaes to the just amazement of our selves and astonishme●t of all our Neighbour Nations who now more lament our present Infelicity then ever their envied our pristine Tranquility It was an admirable act of Divine Providence that a principall Actor in this Conspiracy sent from Rome to promote it should out of remorse of conscience prove the first Revealer of it to Sir William Boswell But it was a farre more wonderfull hand of God that after this Plot had been long concealed from publique knowledge by Canterbury who smothered it hee should unexpectedly rayse Me up from my forraigne Close Prison of Mount-Orgueil Castle in Jersey where Canterbury and his Confederates had intombed me sundry yeares as a dead man out of minde whom they remembred no more reputing me among the number of those that go down into the pit and as one quite cut off by their hands never likely to rise up again till the generall Resurrection and not only reduce me with Honour and Triumph to my Native Countrey restore me to my former liberty and Profession by the Parliaments impartiall Iustice and make my former and my fellow Sufferers unjust Censures the ruine of the S●archamber Highcommission and Prelates who censured us but likewise beyond all expectation send this Archprelate though the Kings chief Favourite a Prisoner to the Tower of London to which I was first of all committed by his malice and employ me to search his Papers there where he had formerly twice searched mine by his Instruments and therehy make Me both the Discoverer and Publisher of this second Gunpowder Plot to the world after a long concealment of it and that in a time most seasonable which otherwise in all probability had never come to light O the depth of the Riches both of the wisdome and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his Judgments and his wayes past finding out This adorable strange Providence of the God of Heaven who revealeth the deep and secret things and knoweth what is in the darknesse and makes known unto us the Kings matter as it should ascertaine us of his future Protection of our Church and State against these Romish Conspirators whose trayterous Designes hee hath formerly most admirably discovered and frustrated from time to time So it should adde much dignity and acceptation to this Discovory and enlarge our gratulations to God for it To his Blessing I shall in my Prayers recommend this Master-Piece together with your Lordships Person and all your Heroick Endeavours for our Religions our Republikes security and for ever remaine Your Lordships most affectionate Servant William Prynne SInce the first Publishing in Print of the ensuing Plot and Letters by Authority and Directions from the House of Commons which imployed me in this service I have been credibly informed by some Friends that many inoredulous over suspitious Malignants who think there is as much falshood dishonesty in others as in themselves have questioned the Truth of the ensuing Plot Letters Papers and confidently if not impudently averred them to be meere Fictions without any shadow proofe reason ground at all but their own malicious misbeliefe But to satisfie all the world in this Particular and these slanderous Infidels too if not ●rodigiously obstinate I doe here attest upon the faith and honour of a Christian First that I found all these ensuing Letters Papers in the Archbishop of Canterburies Chamber in the Tower of London under his own custody when I was unexpectedly employed by the Close Committee in that undesired service of searching it which the Archbishop himself his Servants the Gentlemen and Souldiers who then accompanied me with those who employed me can witnesse and have already oft attested Secondly that they were all Originals no● Copies under the severall hands and Seals of Sir William Boswell Knight the Kings own Leger Embassador at Hague in the N●therlands Andreas ab Habernfeld a Noble Bohemian Physitian to the Queen of Bohemia a man of known sincerity and untainted reputation The Archbishop of Canterbury who must be the sole forger of the Plot and Letters if fained and of the King himself As the Letters Papers themselves o●t viewed by divers of the Lords Commons and other persons of quality for their satisfaction all now remaining in the Custody of a

pragmaticall peremptory Iesuits who in Popish Kingdomes are in perpetuall enmity with all other orders and they with them they having beene oft banished out of France and other Realmes by the Sorbonists Dominicans and other orders no Protestants writing so bitterly against this Popish Order as themselves as some of their Priests Dominicans and other Friers have done yea the Priests and Jesuites in England were lately at great variance and persecuted and writ against one another with much violence This same then is no good argument that the Arch-bi held no correspondence with Priests and other Orders can beare no good affection to the Church of Rome in whose superstitious Ceremonies he outstripped most Priests themselves VVhat correspondency he held with Franciscus de Sancta Clara with other Priests and Doctor Smith Bishop of Calcedon whom the Jesuits likewise have persecuted and got excommunicated though of their owne Church and religion is at large discovered in a Books in●●●●led The English Pope and how well he approved of some Romish doctrines Alt●●s and Massing rites is evident by the Scottish Common-prayer-booke then found in the Archbishops chamber with all those alterations wherein it differs from the English written with his owne hand in the margin some of which smell very strongly of Popery as namely his blotting out of these words at the delivery of the Bread and Wine in the Sacrament Take and eate this in remembrance that Christ dyed for thee and feed on him in thy heart by faith with thankesgiving Take and drink● this in remembrance that Christs blood was shed for thee c. and leaving onely this former clause the better to justifie and imply a corporall presence of Christ in the Sacrament The body of our Lord Iesus Christ which was given for thee The blood of our Lord Iesus Christ which was shed for thee preserve thy body and soule unto everlasting life And this popish Rubricke therein written with his owne hand The Presbyter during the time of consecration shall stand AT THE MIDDLE OF THE ALTAR where he may with more ease and decency USE BOTH HIS HANDS then he can do if he stand at the North end with other particulars of this kind Moreover in his booke of Private devotions written with his owne hand he hath after the Romish form reduced all his prayers to Ca●●nicall houres many of them for his late good Lord and Master the Duke and Dutches of Buckingham and their family and some against the Scotch Rebels as he stiles them And in the fore-mentioned Memorials of his life written with his owne hand there are these suspicious passages among others besides the offer of the Cardinals-cap An. 1631. I●n 21. and 26. My nearer acquaintance began to settle with Do. S. God blesse us in it I●nii 25. D. S. with me at Fulham cum M● c. meant of Dr. Smith the Popish Bishop of Calcedon as is conceived Iun. 25. Mr. Fr. Windebanke my old friend was 〈◊〉 Secretary of State which place I OBTAINED FOR HIM of my gracious Master King Charles What an Arch-Papist and conspiratour he was the Plot relates and his flight into France for releasing Papists and Iesuits out of prison from executions for debts by his owne Warrants and imprisoning those Officers who apprehended them confirmes About this time Dr. Theodor Price Subdean of Westminster a man very intimate with the Archbishop and recommended specially to the King by him to be a Welsh Bishop in opposition to the Earle of Pembroke and his Chaptain Griffith Williams now an Irish Prelate soon after died a reconciled Papist and received extream● Vnction from a Priest Noscitur ex comite August 30. 1634. He hath this memoriall Saturday at Oatelands the Queen sent for me and gave 〈◊〉 thanks for a businesse with which she trusted me her promise then that she would be my friend and that I should have immediate addresse to her when I had ●ccasion All which considered together with his Chaplaines licencing divers popish Bookes with their ●xpunging most passages against Popery out of Bookes brought to the Presse and other particulars commonly knowne will give a true Character of his temper that 〈◊〉 is another Ca●●ander or middle man betweene an absolute Papist and a reall Protestant who will far sooner hug a popish Priest in his bosome then take ● Puritan by the little finger an absolute Papist in all matters of ceremony pompe and externall worship in which he was over● zealous even to an open bitter persecution of all consci●●tious Ministers who made scruple of them if not halfe an one at least in Doctrinall 〈◊〉 How far he was guilty of a conditionall voting the breaking up the last Parliament before this was called and for what end it was summoned this other memoriall under his owne hand will attest Dec. 5 1639. Thursday the King declared his resolution for a Parliament in case of the Scottish rebellion the first movers to it were my L. Deputy of Ireland my Lord Marquesse Hamilton and my selfe And a Resolution voted at the Board to assist the King in extraordinary wayes if the Parliament should prove peevish and Refuse c. But of him sufficient till his charge now in preparation and since transmitted to the Lords shall come in Observations on and from the relation of this plot FFom the relation of the former Plot by so good a hand our own three Realms and a●● forraigne Protestant States may receive full satisfaction First that there hath been a most cunning strong execrable conspiracie long since contrived at Rome and for divers yeeres together most vigorously pursued in England with all industry policy subtilty engines by many active potent confederates of all sorts all sexes to undermine the Protestant Religion re-establish Popery and alter the very frame of civill government in all the Kings Dominions wherein a most dangerous visible progresse hath been lately made Secondly That to effect this traiterous designe they have not onely secretly erected some Monasteries of Monkes Nunnes in and about London but sent over hither whole Regiments of most active subtill Iesuits incorporated into a particular new society whereof the Pope himselfe is head and Cardinall Barbarino his Vicar which Society was first discovered and some of them apprehended in th●ir private Colledge at Clerken-well together with their bookes of account Reliques and Massing Trinket● about the beginning of the second Parliament of this King yet such power favour friends they had then acquired that their persons were speedily and most indirectly released out of Newgate without any prosecution to prevent that Parliaments proceedings against them which examined this abuse and illegall release Since which this conjured society increasing in strength and number secretly replanted themselves in Queens-street and Long-acre and their purses are now so strong their hopes so elevated their designes so ripened as they have there purchased founded a new magnificent Colledge of their owne for their habitation neere the