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A32576	Plots, conspiracies and attempts of domestick and forraigne enemies, of the Romish religion against the princes and kingdomes of England, Scotland and Ireland : beginning with the reformation of religion under Qu. Elizabeth, unto this present yeare, 1642 / briefly collected by G.B.C. ; whereunto is added, the present rebellion in Ireland, the civell practises in France against the Protestants, the murthers of Henry the 3d. and Henry the 4th, by the popish French faction.	G. B. C.	1642 (1642)	Wing C35; ESTC R2608	42,356	49

as a thing devised to bring her into danger and she also was so continually set upon by seditious spirits who if they may but have accesse are able to draw the greatest Princes to destruction And what have bin their practises from time to time but to bring great personages and greatest Families to ruine Lamentable experience shews openly the fruit of their malice and mischievous plots of treason which they impiously and audaciously call and count nothing els but advancing of their Catholike cause Now the Scots-Queen led on by her blind guides dealt most importunely with the Pope and Spaniard by Sir Francis Englefield that by all meanes they would with speed undertake their intended businesse namely the invasion of our Realme For the advancing wherof the Pope and Spaniard had resolved on these points 1. That Qu. Elizabeth should be deprived of her Kingdom 2. That the King of Scots a manifest favourer of heresie should utterly be dis-inherited of the Kingdom of England 3. That the Scots-Queen should marry some noble man of England that was a Catholike 4. That this man must be chosen King of England by the Catholikes of England 5. That this choice so made must be confirmed by the Pope 6. That the children of him so chosen begotten of the Scots-Queen must be declared Successours in the Kingdom All these things were confirmed to be true by the testimony of one Hart a Priest Who was that noble English-man that should marry the Scots-Queen was much enquired after by Sir Francis Walsingham with all diligence but not certainly found out yet there was strong suspition of Henry Howard brother to the Duke of Norfolke who was noble by birth unmarried and a fast favourer of that Religion and in great grace and favour with them All these things were discovered by this Creighton the Jesuites torn Papers as afore-said And all this their plotting and contriving of France Spaine and the Pope against Queene Elizabeth and King James for no other cause but for their Religion which they had now fairely begun to establish among their people Parry executed for Treason IN the yeare 1585. William Parry a Welch-man and Doctor of Law spake against that Law which in the Parliament then held was exhibited and called it a bloudy Law Presently after he was accused of practising the Queens death He confessed voluntarily in the Tower that having obtained the Queens pardon for breaking into the chamber and wounding one Hare for which he was condemned he being a sworne servant to the Queen From England he went into France and was reconciled Afterward at Venice in consultation with Benedict Palmeus he told him that he had found out a way to help the afflicted Catholikes in England if the Pope or some learned Divines would approve it as lawfull The Jesuite Palmius approved it Next in France one Morgan drew him to consent to murder the Queen if it should prove lawfull This act the Popes Nuntio Ragazonius commended Parry afterward having accesse to the Queen shewed her all and not long after Cardinall Com● his letter approving the enterprise Now he taketh a new resolution to perform it encouraged specially by D. Alins Book teaching that Princes excommunicate are to be spoiled of their Kingdoms and lives These with many other things Parry confessed before the Lord Hunsdon Sr. Christopher Hatton and Sr. Francis Walsingham In Westminster Hall the heads of his accusation being read he confessed himself guilty He died in the Palace-yard before Westminster Hall not once calling on the name of God At this time also Henry Earle of Northumb for entring into traiterous counsels with Paget and the Guises to invade England was east into the Tower where he was found dead being shot with 3. bullets under his left pap the chamber door bolted in the inside A pistoll was found in his chamber and himself the author of his own death Thus from time to time the most noble Families of England have bin seduced and ruined by the false and bewitching counsels of Jesuits and Seminaries Savages attempt to kill the Queen NOw againe there was a most abominable treason conspired and voluntarily confessed by the conspirators One Gifford a Doctor in Divinity Gilbert Gifford and Hodgeson Priests perswaded one John Savage a bloody fellow to undertake to kill Queen Elizabeth To hide their mischievous intents more cunningly from the Queens Counsell who were very carefull to fore-see all danger they wrote a Book in which they advise the Papists in England not to goe about to hurt the Queen For they were to use no other weapons against their Prince then the Christian weapons of Teares Fasting Prayers and the like and most cunningly also these Foxes spread a rumour that George Gifford one of the Queens Pensioners had sworne to kill the Queen and for that cause had gotten from the Guises a very great summe of Mony The Easter following John Ballard an English Priest of the Colledge of Rhemes was come into England who had bin trying the minds of Papists in England and Scotland He had dealt with Mendoza the Spanish Ambassador in France Charles Paget and others for the invasion of England And although it seemed to be a very hard work yet he had sworne to use his utmost endeavour in it and also for the liberty of the Queen of Scots At Whitsuntide in a Souldiers habit and under the name of Captain Fortescue he had a conference in London with Anthony Babington a young Gentleman of Darby-shiere Romishly affected who not long before in France had conference with Thomas Morgan and the Bishop of Glasco the Scotch Queens Ambassadour He was drawn by them shewing him most assured hopes of honour from her to addict himselfe to them and by their meanes had favourable letters from her Ballard and Babington conferred together concerning the invasion of England but it was not deemed a thing could be done Queen Elizabeth being alive Then Ballard informed Babington that Savage had undertooke to kill her Babingtons advice was that it should not be committed to Savage alone least perhaps he might be hindered but to six resolute men of which number Savage should be one Vpon this Babington took into his consideration the Ports in which the invaders should land the confederates that should joyne in the act of murdering Q. Elizabeth and delivering the Scots-Queen In the mean time a letter was brought from the imprisoned Queen to Babington in a secret character blaming Babingtons long silence but he excused it because she was under the custody of Sr. Amice Paulet a severe keeper declared unto her that which Ballard and he had resolved before and that himself with one hundred more would deliver her The purpose by her letters unto Babington was commended and it was advised that it should be undertaken considerately and nothing should be moved before they were sure of externall forces that they should make an association as if they feared the Puritans that some tumults might be

as after that Earle Bothuile had a wife living when he married the Queen in so much that at the publishing of the banes of their Matrimony one stood up in the Church and forbad them It was generally thought that it was that a way might be open for the Duke of Norfolk who then made suit unto her He indeed was such a man as being of great wealth mighty in friends and singular abilities of mind could better bring about what was desired then a man of no great riches at any time but was now in extreme poverty and disgrace in the Dominions of the King of Denmark and notoriously infamous for his crimes in Scotland The Rebellion of the Earles of Northumberland and Westmerland AT this time the King of Spaine wrote unto the Duke of Norfolk to joyn with the Earles of Northumberland and Westmerland to raise a Rebellion in England and to the Earle of Ormond to do the like in Ireland These Letters were shewen unto Qu. Elizabeth by the Duke and the Earle that from hence at least might appeare their loyalty Neverthelesse whether by the advice of the Bishop of Rosse who lay as Ambassadour at London for the Queen of Scots and one Rodolf a Florentine going in the appearance of a Merchant factor or purposing of himselfe whatsoever he might pretend he privately sought to marry the Q. of Scots she being next heir to the Crown of England contrary to his promise made unto his Soveraign Q. Elizabeth The Q. of Scots and the Duke participate of one anothers mind by Letters written in hidden characters Neither was this a matter only supposed but the Dukes Secretary one Higford who was commanded by the Duke to burne such Letters as came from the Qu. of Scots but did it not and hid them under a mat in his chamber and being under examination he caused them to be produced This was when the two Earles of Northumberland and Westmerland had secretly complotted to raise Armes and not long after the Dukes apprehension they fell into open Rebellion One of the Letters which was shewen at the Dukes arraignment was to this purpose That the Qu. was sorry that the said Earles of Northumberland and Westmerland were in Armes before the Dukes forces were ready This was undertaken after that Pope Pius quintus had in Bulls from Rome printed and sent to Ridolf absolved Q. Elizabeths Subjects from their allegiance The Pope perswaded the Spaniard to assist the conspiratours that his affairs in the Netherlands might prosper the better and the French did the like that the Qu. of England might be lesse able to send aid to the Protestants in France Northumberland and Westmerland having thus taken Armes supplies and monies failing withdrew themselves into Scotland Norfolk was thrown into prison Ridolf being in custody for whom the Pope had appointed 150000. crowns to help the conspirators was for want of cleare proofe dismissed Ridolf being got out of prison afterward distributeth the 150000 crowns to the partners in the Treason He being with the Pope is sent by him to the Spaniard to presse him to give assistance to the King of Portugall also for the same purpose He wrote also to the Duke of Norfolk promising to send him aid The Popes letter to the Spaniard was that he should send an Army out of the Low-countries to invade England And this very thing the Spaniard endeavoured There was now a difference betwixt Q. Elizabeth and the Spaniard about mony sent by him to the Duke of Alva but was intercepted by the Queen and that was one pretence that the Spaniard had for his dealing against our Queen and Kingdome But the Duke of Norfolk was put to death Nor is this the Relation of an English Protestant but of a Papist a good part whereof had not bin knowne but for him one Hieronimus Calena The Book was printed at Rome by the priviledge of Pius quintus 1588. The Earles of Northumberland and Westmerland seduced by one Morton a Priest and at Duresme set up the Masse thence they marched to Clifford-moore where hearing that the Queen of Scots was removed to Coventry that the Earle of Sussex was sent with strong forces against them and that Sir George Bowes was behind them and had fortified Bernards Castle that Scroupe and Cumberland had fortified Carliel and had also an Army in readines that the souldiers of Barwick and the power of Northumberland were in New-castle besieged Bernards Castle and took it on conditions Then for feare of the Earle of Sussex they fled to Hexam thence by bie-wayes to Naworth Castle from that place into Scotland and from thence was Northumberland sent and here beheaded Westmerland escaped into the Netherlands where with a poor pension under the Spaniard he lived poorly all his days Dacres his endeavour to deliver the Scots Queen IN the Yeare 1569. Leonard Dacres second son of William Lord Dacres of Gillesland being grieved to see a very great patrimony go from him to the daughters of the Baron whom the Duke of Norfolke their Father in law had joyned in marriage with his sons grew revengefull and joyning with the Rebels endeavored to deliver the Queen of Scots yet a little before being at the Court promised to assist the Queen his Soveraign against the Rebels but treacherously he undertook to kill the L. Scroup and Bishop of Carleil to whose custody the Scottish Queen was committed but he failing in the performance took Grastock Castle holding it as his own and gathered Souldiers The L. Hunsdon met him with the trained Souldiers of Barwick and after a sharpe conflict overcommeth him and Dacres fled into Scotland from thence into the Netherlands where at Lovaine he lived and dyed poorly Fitz-Morris raiseth Rebellion in Ireland IN this Yeare Edmund and Peter Butler brethren to the Earle of Ormond joyning with James Fitz-Morris of the house of Desmond entred into a conspiracy against Qu. Elizabeth and to further it came Joannes Mendoza secretly out of Spaine The Earle of Ormond going into Ireland caused them to submit they were imprisoned and for their brother the Earles sake not brought to tryall The Lord Deputy and Sir Humphrey Gilbert through Gods assistance appeased that rebellion It is cleare enough that this rebellion in Ireland arose from the Spaniard as the first mover for to this end he sent Mendoza into Ireland and had not long before written to the Earle brother to the two Rebels to raise a rebellion in Ireland Stanleys Conspiracy IN the Yeare 1570. under a colour of delivering the Queen of Scots Thomas Stanley and Edward younger sons of the Earle of Darby Thomas Jerard Rolston Hall with others in Darby-shiere conspired but the son of Rolston which was pensioner to the Queen disclosed the conspiracy All but Hall were impisoned Hall escaped into the Isle of Man thence by the commendation of the Bish. of Rosse he was sent into Dunbretan whence the Castle being won he was brought to London and suffered death

letter in the street was delivered to the L. Mount●a●les man to put into his Masters hand It had neither date nor superscription and by the Lord was that night sent to the Earle of Salisbury who made acquainted with it the Lord Chamberlaine the Lord Admirall the Earle of Worcester and Northampton The Letter was this My Lord OVt of the love I beare to some of your friends I have a care of your preservation Therefore I would advi●e you as you tender your life to devise some excuse to shift off your attendance at this Parliament For God and Man have concurred to punish the wick●d●●sse of this time And think not slightly of this advertisement but retire your selfe into your Country where you may expect the event in safety for though there be no appearance of any storme yet I say they shall receive at●●rible blow this Parliament and yet they shall not see who hurt them This counsell is not to be contemned because it may doe you good and can doe you no harme for the danger is past so soone as you shall have burned this ●etter And I hope God will give you the grace to make good use of it to whose holy protection I commend you I 〈◊〉 ●●llowing the King read it who considering the sentence therein expressed that they should receive a terrible blow this Parliament and yet should 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 know who hurt them and j●yning it to the sent●nce for the danger is 〈◊〉 so soon as you shall have burn'd this Letter did suspect the danger mentioned to be some sodaine danger of blowing up with Powder Afterward it was determined the Lord Chamberlaine should view both above and beneath the Parliament Houses Which the L. Chamberlaine having done found in a Vault under the upper House great store of Billets faggots and Coales and casting his eye aside a fellow standing by which called himselfe Percy's man that had hired the Cellar The K. supposing that Gunpowder might be hid under that Wood and Coales caused a further search to be made Whereupon Sir Thomas Knevet went about the Parliament House with a small number to search more narrowly the mid-night next after where he found Fawkes standing without doores booted and spurd and apprehended him then in search under the Wood and Coales 36. Barrells of Gunpowder and about the Traitor three Matches and other Instruments fit for that wicked purpose were found which wicked intent of blowing up the House he instantly confessed affirming that if he had bin in the House he would not have failed to blow up both himselfe and them In this mine wrought Catesby Robert Winter Esquires Thomas Percy Thomas Winter John Wright Christ Wright Guido Fawkes Gentlemen and Bates Catesbyes man Sir Everard Digby Ambrose Rookewood Francis Tresham Esquires John Grant Gent and Robert Keys were made acquainted with the plot but wrought not in the mine After Fawkes apprehension the Traytors poast away and pretending Religion they would fight for gathered in open Rebellion all they could which number never exceeded 80. They wandered thorough Warwick-sheire to Worcester-sheire and thence to the borders of Stafford-sheire and having gotten themselves into a House they obstinately refused to yeeld to the Sheriffe but through Gods providence a lesse quantity of Powder then 2. pounds taking fire did so mangle some disable others that having begged pardon on their knees for their crime of God they desperately exposed themselves to the peoples fury 3. of the chiefe joyned back to back and two of them were killed with one shot Catesby Percy Winter was taken alive So all of them were killed beaten or taken The conspiracy of Sir Griffin Markham and others ANno Dom 1603. George Brooke Sir Griffin Markham Watson and Clerk Priests entred into a conspiracy against K. James it was said to surprise Prince Henry to keep the King and Prince in the Tower or to carry them to Dover Castle and there to obteine their own pardons a toleration for Religion and Removall of some Councellors Divers beside these were accused and condemned but Brooke confessed he did it but by a Commission from the King to try the faithfullnesse of the Kings Subjects but he could produce no such Commission Sir Griffin Markham confessed that he intended forraine Invasion and Alteration of Religion but not to destroy the King as was in the inditement Watson and Clerk confessed they drew the Gentlemen into the plot houlding the King for no King till he was Crowned Of them all only Watson Clerk and Brook suffered death The Massacre and Treason in Ireland extracted out of the Irish Remonstrance and Irelands Teares VPon the 23 day of October 1641. a most prodigious and nefarious viper gnawing the bowels of its native-parent Ireland burst out of the womb therof visibly appeared most epidemically destructive to that whole State and Kingdome It had lien long as some of the Rebels reported undiscovered but was all that while hatching by many hot and high-built hopes both by fortaine and domestick encouragements The accursed Midwives of this bastard-birth were Popish-Priests Pryers and Jesuites together with other fire-brands and incendiaries of that State and Kingdom Their hideous and hellish hopes were mightily supported and corroborated by strong assistance from Spaine France and Flanders together with deeply engaged assurance of full correspondency in England and an equivalent party in Scotland besides their great encouragements by Popish Buls from Rome authorizing the speedy and immediate Surrender of all such places of strength as they had beleagured promising free pardon of all sins whatsoever before hand committed by any of them tending to the advancement of this great work thundring or rather roaring out excommunications against any that should refuse so to joyn with them therin terming themselves the Catholike Army and the ground of their work as all their abominable and bloody plots are the Catholike-cause Their desperate and most divellish resolution was therin not to leave a drop of English blood in Ireland and so consequently not the least sparke or glimpse of the Gospell and pure Protestant Religion giving out in words and designing in their hearts that the Tower of London the Castle of Edenborough and the Castle of Dublia were to be surpized by their Faction in all these places all upon one day In all which time this therefore might the more easily have bin done especially in Ireland there was not the least feare or suspition of treachery yet there were a little before the day of this bloudy-birth secretly gathered together about 400 Irish Papists elected out of most parts of Ireland desperate and damnably bloudy minded persons designed for this horrid and hellish attempt who had all privately convayed and sheltered themselves in severall places of the City and Suburbs of Dublin waiting and expecting the time and watch-word when to give the on-set In this plot all the Popish Nobility and men of quality in Ireland were interessed and it was professed by that most