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A36786 The further information of Stephen Dugdale, gent. delivered at the bar of the House of Commons pursuant to an order of the said house, on the 30th of October, 1680. Dugdale, Stephen, 1640?-1683. 1680 (1680) Wing D2474; ESTC R505 8,413 23

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Heveningham and other persons that were Contributors thereabouts Mr. Peters was appointed to receive of one Mr. Gerrard his Contribution-money but being the Priest of the House Mr. Evers was willing to do it for him Mr. Gaven undertook for several private Gentl●m●n about Wolverhampton viz of Mr. Gifford of Chillington Mr. Fitz-Herbert Mr Gravener Mr. Winford Mr. Humphrey Elliot with several others of which money I received Five hundred pound at Wolverhampton of Mr. Vavasor and Mr. Gaven which Sum of Mr. Evers with other monies returned here to Mr. Harcourt and it being then asked Who was to speak to Mr. Howard for his money It was answered Mr. Broadstreet though Mr. Evers said he wou'd do it himself but for Mr. Herbert Aston who was also a Contributor in the said Design and being in debt ought to be looked on accordingly To which Mr. Vavasor replyed That it was for a good and Charitable Use and God wou'd the more encrease his store or to that purpose which monies so Collected and Received or should come in should be returned to Mr. Harcourt and Mr. Ireland who should receive Orders how they should dispose of the same and if any doubt should arise they should repair to Mr. Benefield who wou'd resolve the same That at another time Mr. Ireland told me when I came to London he wou'd give me Instructions and order how I should proceed in my Undertakings To all which I did seem very content and told me he wou'd speak to Groves that I might have notice how the Design went on for then he cou'd not tell till he had spoken to my Lord Bellasis and my Lord Arundell of Warder who would prove the Loyal'st men of Trust and Council of any persons in the World but before I received my Letter from Mr. Ireland the said Groves was in Newgate That I saw a Letter from Mr. Harcourt who told Mr. Evers That he had lately received a Letter from Mr. Warner wherein was mentioned That Mr. Warner had used all care imaginable for the helping on the design in hand and that there was Four hundred pound of the said money in Mr. Ireland's hands for that purpose and I heard Mr. Peters tell Mr. Evers that he was very glad that Mr. Whitebread was made Provincial of the Jesuits for that he wou'd be very careful in carrying the design on and a close man in his business and they then agreed that my Lord Arundell of Warder was the only man we had to trust to being a Wise man and much in favour with the Duke of York That in a little time after this Discourse had I received in a Letter of mine 3 Letters inclosed from Mr. Beningfield one from Paris and one from Mr. Harcourt that from Mr. Beningfield was to let Mr. Evers know that he had spoken with my Lord Arundel of Warder and that my Lord was very willing to assist in what was requested by Mr. Evers and Mr. Vavasor which Letters I intercepted and I never let Mr. Evers know to whom they were directed that I had received them but being not long after in Discourse with him in his Chamber I asked him what Persons of Quality or Note did besides those he had mentioned to me countenance our Design to which he answered that there were several in other places where the business went on aswel as here and at the same time told me that he had Writ to Mr. Beningfield to request my Lord Arundel of Warder to be assisting in the matter which then was in hand and I desiring to know of him whether my Lord was concerned in their Design he told me that his Lordship was to undertake the most part of the Design and with my Lord Bellasis to give Order both as to the taking the King's Life away and the Duke of Monmouth's and for the Establishing the Romish Government here That about the middle of September 1678 a Letter came to my hands of Mr. Evers which I opened the Contents whereof were to this purpose that he had been with my Lord Arundel and my Lord told him that he spoke to the person he was requested and it was both their Opinions that it was the best way to speed their Design The persons name which sent the Letter I know not for there was two Letters for his name which were I. W. That when the Design was set on foot it was not for the taking the King's Life away but to provide for themselves Money and Arms against the King died for it was always thought amongst us that the D. of M. would stand for the Crown after the King's Death and then our hopes would be frustrated for ever having here the Romish Religion established But the perceiving and seeing it was his Majesties whole Endeavours to Establish and secure the Protestant Religion so firm that it should not be removed for the future It was by Decrees thought fit that this way that is now designed and endeavoured to be carried on would most answer their wicked ends and for those that had bin active therein they agreed should have Rewards and thinking that I amongst the rest had deserved somthing Ordered I should have an equal share with one Captain Aderley who was an Agent in the said Plot but how much it should be and in what after the Design took effect was not then declared but was to be determined by the D. of Y. and my Lord Arundel and some other persons but it should be such a share as should make me and my Posterity happy Which I accepted with great thankfulness to Mr. Evers Mr. Gavan Mr. Peters and Mr. Leviston who then promised to see it fulfilled to me alledging at the same time that there would be lands enough of the Protestants to reward every one that had been active in the said Design That in the Summer 1678 I met with one Humphry Elliot who fell into Discourse with me about Mr. Ireland who said he had told him that I was to go up to London upon an occasion that would also oblige him to come up which Discourse something startled me which he perceiving told me I need not fear him for if I suffered he was like to suffer as well as I and begg'd of me not to impart my mind to any one except my Lord Stafford or Mr. Evers or whom they should appoint That for the carrying on the whole Design in several other Counties Mr. Peters Evers and Pool told me that there was for a part of Worcester appointed one Mr. Turner and three more whose names I have forgot and for a part of Darbyshire and a part of Nottinghamshire was appointed one Mr. Turner Mr. Bennet and Mr. Pool of Spnikehill and one Mr. Heaton which were to take care of their several Liberties as well for engaging persons in the Hellish Design as for raising of mony of the Gentlemen to carry it on and to give in their several accounts to the Provincial who was then appointed
THE FURTHER INFORMATION OF Stephen Dugdale GENT. Delivered at the BAR of the HOVSE of COMMONS Pursuant to an Order of the said HOUSE On the 30 th of October 1680. Novemb. the 24th 1680. By vertue of an Order of the Honourable House of Commons I appoint Tho. Parkhurst and Tho. Simmons and no others to Print my Informations Given at the Bar of that Honourable House STEPHEN DUGDALE LONDON Printed for Thomas Parkhurst at the Bible and Three Crowns in Cheapside and Thomas Simmons at the Princes Arms in Ludgate-street M. DC LXXX THE FURTHER INFORMATION OF Mr. STEPHEN DVGDALE Given to the HONOURABLE the HOUSE OF COMMONS Pursuant to an Order of the said HOUSE On the 30th of October Anno Dom. 1680. as followeth Viz. THAT about the 21 st of September 1678 I being in Company with Mr. Evers and one Hobson in Discourse had amongst us they both then declared That their Design in Carrying on the Plot was to kill the Duke of Monmouth as well as the KING which Horrid Acts the Lord Stafford about the same time proposed for me to do And that one George North who was Nephew to Pickering and Servant to my Lord Aston declared to me that they had lately taken his said Uncle who was likewise one appointed to kill the King and put him in Newgate which if true he said he thought the King deserved an Execrable Death as was intended him by reason of his Whoring and Debauchery That in September 1678 Mr. Evers told me That Mr. Beningfield had a Pacquet of Letters delivered to him from the Post-house which he feared the Lord Treasurer Danby had notice of therefore he delivered them to the Duke of York who delivered them to His Majesty who was pleased after he had read them to give them to the Treasurer not much Crediting them for that they had after such manner been transmitted to him by which unwariness the Design was undiscovered which the said Pacquet of Letters wou'd have Confirmed of the Plot. That I have received many Pacquets of Letters for Evers some of which I have broke open and found them to be and tend to the Establishing of the Romish Religion here As also several Sums of Money which by several persons imployed to put forth was for the Use of the Jesuits to carry on the Design To which end Mr. Evers told me That there was several Gentlemen in the County of Stafford had Monies in their hands though they were shy of being so known but nevertheless had entered into Covenant to do it at St. Omers To confirm which I received a Letter from Mr. Warner a Jesuit that the money should be speedily returned to Mr. Harcourt the Jesuit here That in another Letter directed to Mr. Evers which I broke open and found the same to be my Lord Stafford's hand-writing The Contents of which was That things went well on beyond the Seas for carrying on the Plot and hoped it did so here in England and for the Pardoning of those that were concerned therein Mr. Evers told me That there were several Indulgencies which he believed came from Mr. Ireland to whom they were transmitted from Rome That the night before I went away from my Lord Astons upon Discovery of the Plot I took several Letters and Papers which related thereunto and burnt them fearing the same wou'd detect me if found not then having thoughts to discover my self which if I had happily kept and preserved wou'd have much more Evidenced the whole Design in carrying on the Plot In several Letters relating to the same I have heard the Names of Oates and Bedlow named as persons therein imployed but I did not then know them That I very well remember that the Jesuits had a Meeting in London in April 1678. for that Mr. Evers and other Jesuits went up from Staffordshire unto it who desired me when I went to escape to be secret and that I should if I were ever brought to Examination deny my knowledge in every particular which I then and when I burned my Papers was resolved to do And the said Mr. Evers at several times told me That the Pope out of his Revenue had granted several Sums of money in order to put the Irish into a Condition of opposing the now Establish'd Government for it was his Gracious pleasure to consider what a Tyrannical Government they lived under To which purpose I opened a Letter from Paris which was directed to Mr. Evers the persons Name I have forgotten but it was to this purpose That he had lately received a Letter from Rome to confirm that the Pope did still hold his good purpose for the relieving the poor Irish and that they were considering how to procure them Men as well as Money but as to that and other things there wou'd shortly be an Express from thence to England which wou'd be about the latter end of March 1677 8 as I best remember and that Mr. Evers company with Mr. Cottons Mr. Vavasors Mr. Gavens and Mr. Peters were requested to be at London whither Mr. Evers and Mr. Peters went and when Mr. Evers came home again into the Countrey he told me That Mr. Ireland and Mr. Simons wou'd be in the Countrey the latter end of June for considering the best way and means for the carrying on the great Work as they called it That it was always agreed at our Meetings That to disturb the Peace in Ireland and Scotland wou'd be a means to weaken England so much that their attempts might be easier managed which cou'd not be done without a good Assistance beyond the Seas which Mr. Gaven said we needed not to fear for though they had great troubles with them both in Flanders and France and those Countries yet there wou'd not be men or money wanting to carry on their Design for the Glory of God And if so their Endeavours shou'd be no ways wanting here which was not only to kill the King but the Duke of Monmouth also but to lessen the power of the rest of the Prot●stants To which Mr. Peters asked If they were assured that the Gentlemen were all true to them in Assisting them with money for if that should fail our own Stock will serve us little Upon which I told them I wou'd give them One hundred pound more to the Four hundred pound I had before setled on them which was taken very thankfully with promises that I needed not to fear to have a free Pardon procured for my Sins past and to be a Saint in Heaven placed to all Eternity for that I had been so much Instrumental in so Pious a Work and Mr. Vavasor said That the monies which was out at Use to carry on the said Design for that there wou'd be occasion for it speedily and to that end one Mr. Jackson was Chosen by the Jesuits as likewise Mr. Evers to gather in the money about him who in his place appointed me to go to Mr. Dracott Sir James Simons Mr.