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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40885	The narrative of Segnior Francisco de Faria, interpreter and secretary of languages unto Gasper de Abrev de Freitas, late Ambassador in Ordinary from the crown of Portugal, to His Most Sacred Majesty of England wherein is contained the several informations given upon oath before the Right Honourable the Lords Committees, for examinations touching the horrid Popish Plot, and reported to the Lords spiritual and temporal in Parliament assembled, and afterwords to the Commons of England in Parliament assembled.	Faria, Francisco de, b. 1653.	1680 (1680)	Wing F426; ESTC R7380	21,930	46

directions to one of the Harbingers to provide Lodging for four Irish Gentlemen for which as this Informant beleives the said Antonio Fernandez was imprisoned in Newgate and to be tryed at Westminster before the Lord Chief Justice Scroggs as this Informant heard but he being out upon Bayl he came to vvait upon the Ambassador who ask him whether or no he had spoken to any of the four Irish Gentlemen at Windsor who replyed yes he had to one of them but he was sure the Rogue the Cook that had accused him could not hear him direct the said Person to see him at Night to which the Ambassador presently replyed Segnior Fernandez you shall not be Canoniz'd or suffer Martordom this bout for we have taken care that nothing shall appear against you which proved true the Ambassador giving this Informant a Guiney that day he was to be tryed and he did attend at Westminister and there saw him in Court and nothing did appear against him and this Informant further sayeth that Dr. Mendez before mentioned was once in the absence of this Informant Interpreter betwixt the said Ambassador and the Lady Abergavenny and that the said Dr. Mendez about a Month after the said Ambassador was gone for Portugal was passing in his Coach by the Shop of one Mr. Phillips on Ludgate-Hill where the said Dr. Mendez espying this Informant he took him into his Coach and as they rode together this Informant complained that the Ambassador was not so kind to him at his departure as he expected adding that he knew enough against the said Ambassador to ruine him and should he discover it would hurt many in England and the Dr. made answer I hope you will be more honest than to discover any thing and this Informant believes that if the said Dr. Mendez were Examined he would own the same This Informant further sayeth that before the said Ambassador went out of England he this Informant having much trouble upon his Spirits arising from the Knowledge of the things he hath now discovered to ease his Mind did write down the Heads of the same in Portuguese upon a Piece of Paper and delivered the same to his Mother to lay up carefully for him and more especially what related to the Design against the Earl of Shaftbury Dr. Oats and Mr. Bedlow and a Country Justice which Paper was Svvorn unto in the House of Peers on Fryday the 19th of November 1680. Sworn by Order of the Lords Committees for Examinations c. the 10th of December 1680. before me Edmund Warcupp Esq The following INFORMATION was delivered in the Spanish Language fairly written by Mr. John Faria my Father to his Majesty and the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament Assembled who were pleased to Command Mr. William Blathwaire to Translate the same into English which was done and the same Sworn unto in the Lords House his Majesty present upon the 19th Day of Nov. 1680. THIS Informant sayeth that at the first Arrival of Gasper de Abreu de Freitas the last Ambassador in Ordinary from Portugal at the Court of England this Informant went to visit him as having had an old Acquaintance with the said Ambassador at the time when he was here before in the Quality of Envoy extraordinary to his Maejesty of Great Brittain whom God preserve And the said Ambassador asking the Informant about his Son Francisco de Faria whom he had a mind to make his Secretary of Languages as being skilled in the English French and Portugeze Languages whereupon this Informant carryed his said Son to the Ambassadors House and left him there to be his Interpreter and this Informant continuing often to visit the Ambassador who used to complain much in his Discourse of the great Persecution which he said the Roman Catholicks lay under in the Kingdom of England and that all was occasioned by Mr. Oats and Bedlow who were base Rogues and Villains and that for their having caused so great Mischiefs they deserved to be killed swearing by God that he would take care to have them killed and this Informant hearing the Ambassador use at several times this Sort of Discourse this Informant told him as he used to be very free with the Ambassador That his Ambassy in England was about the affair of the Kingdom of Portugal and that he needed not trouble himself with any Body else and that he should let the King of Englands Subjects live in Peace to which the said Ambassador replyed that for those great Mischiefs those Rascals had brought upon the Roman Catholicks they deserved to be killed And this Informant further sayeth that a Month or five Weeks before the said Ambassador took leave of his Majesty of Great Brittan upon his Return to Portugal the aforesaid Francisco de Faria brought to the House of this Informant some Papers belonging to his said Son that this Informant might keep them for him and amongst the rest there was one which the Informant saw written with the Hand of the said Francisco de Faria wherein were several Memorandums written in the Portuguese Tongue with the Names of English Persons as may be seen by the said Paper which the said Francisco de Faria took away afterwards out of the House of the said Informant And this Informant further sayeth that at that time when the Book made by Mr. Oats was published in French being a Narrative of the Plot the said Ambassador sent to buy one of them which the Informant translated and read out of the French into Portuguese unto the Ambassador who then spake verily angerly of Mr. Oats and sayed that the Jesuits that had suffered died as Martyrs whereunto this Informant replyed that if they were so Zealous of their Religion it had been better for them to have exercised it in Flanders and in other Parts since they well knew that if they were found in England they were to be punished with Death by the Laws of the Kingdom and the Ambassador did also say that Coleman had suffered only for endeavouring to bring the Roman Catholick Religion again into England and the Informant also sayeth that the Paper annexed to which he has put his Hand is the same Paper of Memorandums before mentioned which the said Francisco de Faria brought to the House of this Informant SIGNED John de Faria Translated out of Portuguese TO take care to Kill Oates To Kill Bedlow To take care to Kill Lord Shaftsbury To take care to Kill the Justice of Peace that lives in the Country A Complement to the Queens Doctor A Complement to the Lord Scroggs The Letter that I was to send to Flanders by a man About Friar Paulino the Letter he wrote and sent to Portugal About Madam Abergavenny and what she said to the Ambassador The Porter of Summerset-House To take care to Kill Oats and Bedlow To take care to Kill Lord Shaftsbury Madam Abergavenny what she said The following INFORMATION being Sworn unto at the same time and the Matter

Veneris 19 Die Novembris 1680. Ordered that Segnior Francisco de Faria have the leave of the House to Print his Narrative William Goldesbrough Cler. Dom. Com. By Vertue of the Order above I do appoint Randal Taylor near Stationers Hall to Print this my Narrative and that no other Person or Persons do Print the same December 14th 1680. Francisco de Faria THE NARRATIVE Of SEGNIOR Francisco de Faria Interpreter and Secretary of Languages unto GASPER de ABREV de FREITAS Late Ambassador in Ordinary from the Crown of PORTUGAL To his Most Sacred MAJESTY of ENGLAND Wherein is contained the several Informations Given upon Oath before the Right Honourable the Lords Committees for Examinations touching the horrid Popish Plot and reported to the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament Assembled And Afterwards to the Commons of England in Parliament Assembled LONDON Printed by John Gain for Randal Taylor and to be Sold at his House near STATIONERS-HALL 1680. Dedicatoria Ala Sacra y Real Majestad del Serenissimo Rey de la Gran Bretana Carlos Segundo SAcro Rey Soberano y Poderoso aquien Dios coloco Mages tuoso Enel trono Real conlafirmesa de Vuestra Real Corona y Su grandesa Magestad tan Augusta y tan benigna que es aclamada como tan Divina Sol Britano que alumbra quanto encierra Lo felice de toda Ingalaterra Monarcha tan dichoso enlas acciones que todas per lo Regio Son blasones Magnanimo Senor de quien pudiera Alexandro aprender en Vuestra Sphera ' Exemplo de piedad con Alma pura imitador de Dios en tal Ventura ' Atlante a Vuestros Reynos tan Lusidos que por Vuestros del Orbe Son'temidos Glorioso en Vitorias Soblimadas Como Lo disen tantas celebradas CARLOS invicto que Venera el Mundo por Ser CARLOS Segundo Sin Segundo Siendo este nombre poderoso y Solo Su a la bansa de Vnpolo a otro polo Acuyos Reales pies Vmildemente o' grande Rey de luz Resplandeciente LLega Submisso y llega arrodillado Vn Corason Senor todo postrado Implorando la gracia dela mano de Vuestra Majestad Rey Soberano Conque podre ' con onra tan crecida a mano tan Real dever La Vida ' Porque Vos como Dios bien podeisdarla Como de Vmilde polvo llevantarla ' Ya esta Suerte entonces my esperansa tendra ' ma's animosa confiansa Parapostrar a Vuestros pies rendido este informe Leal de my nacido Que Dedica Consagra my Valia al amparo de Vuestra Hyerarchia Senor en este Livro Va ' compuesto Loque en Vuestra presencia tengo expuesto Y por que el Mundo sepa su defensa Sale en publico oy de exacta ymprensa A servir qual espejo enque se vea El Vasallo fiel quando lo sea Con temor deque puede Vuestro a sero por de CARLOS Segundo ser primero Sin que llege a encontrarlo elmalificio quando teneys per Vos a Dios propicio Pues este Dios Senor enquien seencierra el Govierno del Cielo y dela tierra Que a Israel Liberto de Cauptiverio que a Pharao quito ' Vida y Imperio Que a Abraham asistio ' per tantas Vias que a David Socorrio ' contra Golias Que a Daniel libro ' de Los Leones y hiso tantos milagros amillones Sea el que guarde a Vuestra Real Persona para Gloria y honor de su Corona Con vida tan Felice y memorada que enlargos Siglos Sea dilatada Con sucecion dichosa que es La Gloria para Triumphar del tiempo con victoria Con Vna pas ' tan firme ytan amable que En Vuestros Reynos sea perdurable Yassy vendreis a ser Rey Glorioso el Monarcha del Mundo mas famoso Que es to de quante puede en breue Suma Dictar la Idea y escrivir la pluma SENOR El mas humilde Vasallo de Ueustra Sacra Real Magestad que besa Sus Reale pies Francisco de Faria THE Informations OF Francisco de Faria Interpreter c. THE Popes of Rome ever since the Loss of the Brittish Teritories have alwayes had an eager desire to reduce to their Pontifical Obedience those golden Rivolets and silver Streams that from thence were wontto run into the main Ocean of their Babilonish Treasury England and Ireland were those Fortunate Islands that fed their Lazie irreligious Monks with Fat of most fruitful Soyles and cram'd the Papal Coffers with the Spoils of two populous and wealthy Nations And therefore some of those mock-show Pontiffs imediately made it their business to recover so great a loss by force of Armes exhorting and animating their Slave the Spaniard to a general Invasion which proving insuccesful they have been Clandestinly restless ever since by mysterious Plots and Contrivances against the Lives of several Successive Princes to compass that by Fraud and Secret Violence which they could not bring about by open Force There is no question to be made that this late dismal and horrid Plot against the Life and Government of his most sacred Majesty now Reigning was forged in the same Mint and had its rise from the same Diabolical Councels at Rome else it would be almost impossible that the Venome of papistical Influence should spread it self into the Brests of Forreign Princes to undertake the Support of Rebel Subjects plotting against their Native Soveraignes to contribute toward the management of such Designs and to Authorize their Ambassadors to be the double diligent Solicitors for the Lives of Criminals condemned by the Law of this Land So that this Information of mine seems to be altogether new as relating to the Person of a publick Forreign Minister who under the Covert and Sacred protection of the Law of Nations rather acted as a Violator of that Law than in prosecution of his publick Duty The evil Practices of this publick Minister I am now by publick Warrant to make known to the World for general Satisfaction by the name of Francisco Faria particularly employed in the Service of the said Ambassador as shall be related in order by which I came to the Knowledge of what I here divulge for Sacred and Undeniable Truth Know then that I Francisco de Faria was born at Fernambuco in Brazile a Province of Southern America under the Diminion of the King of Portugal in the Year 1653 from whence I was by my Parents brought into Holland in the tender year of my Infancy and continued there till the year 1662 at what time I came hither into England from hence having a desire to see the World I travelled through the most considerable Parts of it and by that means attained to the Knowledge of seven or eight Languages returning back from Flanders into England in the Year 1678 I was presently admitted into the Service of Don Gasper de Abreu de Freitas then newly arrived at London in the quality of

Service and that two sufficient men should joyn with this Informant for the killing of Oats and Bedlow But the said Bedlow being about that time in Ireland the said Murder was deferred and a report being spread that Bedlow was dead in Ireland the said Lord Ambassador said to this Informant What a Fool were you had you killed him you had gained that Money which I promised But afterwards understanding that Bedlow was not dead the said Ambassador renewed his Solicitations to this Informant to prosecute the Death of Oats and Bedlow assuring this Informant that he would make good his Promise of the said Sum of Money to them which should kill them That he would besides pay this Informants Debts and take this Informant with him into Portugal Upon which Discourse this Informant took the boldness to tell the Ambassador That the Death of Godfrey had done much hurt to the Catholick Interest and he much feared that the Death of Oats and Bedlow would bring greater hurt To which the Ambassador replyed he feared not that and if Oats and Bedlow and Shaftsbury were out of the way the Parliament might come when they please whereupon this Informant asked How shall Shaftsbury be killed He replyed the Lord Shaftsbury goes often into the Country and I know you are excellent at hand-Granadoes you shall throw one of them into Shaftsbury's Coach which will destroy all that are in the Coach upon the breaking and you and your Companions shall have Fire-Arms to kill if the other do not full Execution And the Amabssador added that he had provided two other Persons Men of Honour to joyn with this Informant in that Service but named them not nor the Reward that was promised to be given for it and then ordered this Informant to provide a Man who could speak French and Dutch to to carry a Letter into Flanders Whereupon this Informant applyed himself to one Salter who keeps a Sempsters Shop in Drury-Lane to carry the Letter Who saying he could not go because he had Horses lame which this Informant's Servant observing said Sir if you please my Husband shall go but this Informant refused him as not speaking French nor acquainted with the Countrey And this Informant did according to the Ambassador's Order offer the said Salter 10 l. to undertake the Journey because he was acquainted with the Countrey c. February last past the said Ambassador left England and returned to Portugal leaving this Informant on a sudden with very little Money after his many Promises to take this Informant with him into Portugal and to get the Prince to provide plentifully for him in Portugal Upon which this Informant recollecting the said former Passages and fearing lest he should be accused though Innocant went to his own Father declaring the Offers made to this Informant for the killing the Persons aforesaid but his Father and Mother advised him to throw Ashes upon it for none that have discovered are secure because some are of one Mind and some of another and this Informant then left a Note with his Mother signifying that if this Informant were killed it must be by the Portugals and he would lay his Death to them because of the Passages aforesaid and did the like with Mrs. Mary Sears who finding this Informant in a very disturbed Condition observing that in his Frenzy Fits he spoke of the Death of Oats Bedlow and Shaftsbury so far prevailed with this Informant when out of his Frenzy Fits as to make him relate the whole Story to her who then perswaded this Informant to keep all secret lest he brought himself into Troubles But this Informant hearing about the 16th of April last That a certain Gentleman of note was wounded almost to death did recollect that one Wyard had tempred him to Bastmado such a kind of Person which this Informant had before viz. In the beginning of March told unto the said Mrs. Mary Searr for an account whereof this Informant refers himself to his Information taken before Sir Phillip Mathews a Copy whereof this Informant delivered this day to the said Committee of Lords And this Informant did also repair about the first of May last to the Earl of Clarendon and in writing gave the said Earl under his hand a paper containing the matter about the Wounding the said Gentleman and hopes the said Earl will produce the said Paper to which this Informant refers To which this Informant added by Word of Mouth That the Earl of Shaftsbury was in danger of his Life to which Earl this Informant repaired because he was going into Flanders and fearing he might be accused for the wounding of the said Gentleman during his absence desired that that Writing delivered to the Earl of Clarendon might clear his Innocency and this Informant further sayeth that the Lady Abergavenny sent for this Informant into Lincolns-Inn-Fields this last Summer was a twelve month and then told this Informant the Lord Powis would speak with him in the Tower To which this Informant answered he would but acquainted the said Ambassador therewith His Excellency forbid him to go wherewith this Informant also acquainted the said Earl of Clarendon who seemed to know the Lady Abergavenny saying she was his Neighbour and he farther sayeth that a certain Person came to the Ambassador and in the Informant's Presence told the Ambassador that 〈◊〉 Roberts Porter to the Water-Gate at Somerset House was apprehended upon which this Informant observed the Ambassador to look very pale and thereupon asked the Ambassador My Lord is he concerned in this Business with me to which the Ambassador replyed He is a Man of Courage and will undertake any thing And in May last this Informants's Brother Abraham de Farid coming to London this Informant told the Ambassador of it Who asked if he were a Catholick and being answered thereto his Excellency asked if he were a Man of Courage Whereunto this Informant replyed We are all well born and bred And his Lordship replyed I would have him in this affair with us were I sure of him and commanded this Informant to send him to him And this Informant told his said Brother that the Ambassador would speak with him But this Informant was not with him when he went to the Ambassador nor knoweth what passed betwen them And this Informant further faith That upon the day of Sir George Wake-Man's Trial the Ambassador sent him in his Coach to wait upon the Lord Chief Justice Scroggs and sent up VVord by one of his Gentlemen That one from the Portugal Ambassador vvould speake vvith him The Servant brought ansvver That he could not see the Ambassador that day because he should be engaged upon the Trial of Sir Gorge Wakeman all the day Which the Ambassador being acquainted vvith his Lord ship sent this Informant to hear the Trial. And this Informant stood by Sir George all the Trial and gave him vvhite Paper to vvrit upon and employed one Mr. Cooper●a Scrivener in Drury-Lane