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A40610	A full discovery of the late fanatical plot in Scotland, or, The Deposition of Mr. William Carstares when he was examined before the Lords of Secret Committee given by him and renewed upon oath, upon the the 22 of December, 1684, in presence of the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council.	Carstares, William, 1649-1715.	1685 (1685)	Wing F2347; ESTC R215432	4,524	2

A FULL DISCOVERY OF THE Late Fanatical PLOT IN SCOTLAND OR The Deposition of Mr. William Carstares when he was examined before the Lords of Secret Committee given in by him and renewed upon Oath upon the 22. of December 1684. in presence of the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council Edinburgh-Castle September 8. 1684. MR. William Carstares being Examin'd upon Oath conform to the Condescention given in by him and on the Terms therein mentioned Depons That about November or December 1682. James Stuart Brother to the Laird of Cultness wrot a Letter to him from Holland importing that if any considerable Sum of Money could be procured from England that something of importance might be done in Scotland The which Letter the Deponent had an inclination to inform Shepard in Ab●-Church-lane Merchant in London of but before he would do it he wrot to Mr. Stuart above-named to know from him if he might do it and Mr. Stuart having consented he Communicat the said Letter to Mr. Shepard who told the Deponent that he would Communicat the Contents of it to some persons in England but did at that time name no body as the Deponent thinks Some time thereafter Mr. Shepard told the Deponent that he had Communicat the Contents of the Letter above-named to Collonel Sidney and that Collonel Danvert was present and told the Deponent that Collonel Sidney was averse from imploying the late Earl of Argile or meddling with him judging him a man too much affected to the Royal Family and inclined to the present Church-Government yet Mr. Shepard being put upon it by the Deponent still urg'd that one might be sent to the Earl of Argile but as Mr. Shepard told him he was suspected upon the account of his urging so much yet afterwards he pressed without the Deponents knowledge that the Deponent being to go to Holland however might have some Commission to the Earl of Argile which he having informed the Deponent of the Deponent told him that he himself would not be concerned but if they would send another he would introduce him but nothing of this was done upon which the Deponent went over without any Commission from any body to Holland never meeting with James Stuart above-named He was introduced to the Earl of Argile with whom he had never before conversed and did there Discourse what had past betwixt Mr. Shepard and him and particularly about remitting of Money to the said Earl from England of which the said Mr. Stuart had written to the Deponent namely of 30000 pounds Sterling and of the raising of 1000 Horse and Dragoons and the securing the Castle of Edinburgh as a matter of the greatest importance The method of doing this was proposed by the Deponent to be one Hour or thereby after the relieving of the Guards But the Earl did not relish this Proposition as dangerous and that the Castles would fall of consequence after the work abroad was done James Stuart was of the Deponents Opinion for seizing the Castle because it would secure Edinburgh the Magazines and Arms as to the 1000 Horse and Dragoons My Lord Argile was of opinion that without them nothing was to be done and that if that number were raised in England to the said Earl he would come into Scotland with them and that there being so few Horse and Dragoons to meet them he judg'd he might get the Countrey without trouble having such a standing Body for their Friends to Rendezvouze to and the said Earl said he could show the Deponent the convenient places for Landing if he understood and as the Deponent remembers where the Ships could attend The Deponent remembers not the names of the places The Deponent spoke to the Lord Stairs but cannot be positive that he named the Affair to him but found him shy but the Earl of Argile told him he thought Stairs might be gain'd to them And that the Earl of Lowdoun being a man of good Reason and disoblig'd would have great influence upon the Country and recommended the Deponent to Major Holms with whom the Deponent had some acquaintance before and had brought over a Letter from him to the Earl of Argile but the Deponent had not then communicate any thing to the said Holms James S●uart laid down a way of correspondence by Cyphers and false Names and sent them over to Holms and the Deponent for their use which Cyphers and Names are now in the hands of His Majesty's Officers as the Deponent supposes and did desire the Deponent earnestly to propose the 30000. pound Sterling above-named to the Party in England and did not propose any less for as the Earl told the Deponent he had particularly calculate the Expence for Arms Ammunition c. But James Stuart said that if some less could be had the Earl would content himself if better might not be but the Earl always said that there was nothing to be done without the body of Horse and Dragoons above mentioned During the time of the Deponent his abode in Holland tho he had several Letters from Shepard yet there was no satisfactory account till some time after the Deponent parted from the Earl of Argyle and was making for a Ship at Roterdam to transport himself to England James Stuart wrot to him that there was hopes of the Money The next day after the Deponent came to England he met with Sir John Cochran who with Commissar Monro and Jervisw●od was at London before he came over and depons that he knows not the account of their coming more than for the perfecting the Transaction about Carolina and having acquainted Sir John Cochran with the Earls demands of the 30000. pound Sterling and the 1000. Horse and Dragoons Sir John carried him to the Lord Russel to whom the Deponent proposed the Affair but being an absolute Stranger to the Deponent had no return from him at that time but afterwards having met him accidently at Mr. Shepards house where he the Lord Russel had come to speak to Shepard about the Money above named as Mr. Shepard told the Deponent The Deponent when they were done speaking desired to speak to the Lord Russel which the Lord Russel did and having reiterate the former Proposition for the 30000. pound Sterling and the 1000. Horse and Dragoons he the Lord Russel told the Deponent they could not get so much raised at the time but if they had 10000. pound to begin that would draw People in and when they were once in they would soon be brought to more but as for the 1000. Horse and Dragoons he could say nothing at the present for that behoved to be concerted upon the Borders The Deponent made the same proposal to Mr. Ferguson who wa● 〈◊〉 ●oncerned in the Affair and zealous for the promo●ing of it This Mr. Ferguson had in October or November before as the Deponent remembers in a Conversati●●●ith the Deponent in Cheap-side or the Street somewhere thereabout said that for the saving of innocent Blood it would

be necessary to cut off a few insinuating the King and Duke but cannot be positive whether he named them or not to which the Deponent said that 's work for our wild People in Scotland my Conscience does not serve me for such things after which the Deponent had never any particular discourse with Ferguson as to that matter but as to the other Affair Ferguson told the Deponent that he was doing what he could to get it effectuate as particularly that he spoke to one Major Wildman who is not of the Deponent his acquaintance Ferguson blamed always Sidney as driving designs of his own The Deponent met twice or thrice with the Lord Melvil Sir John Cochran Jerviswood Commissar Monro the two Cessnocks Montgomery of Langshaw and one Mr. Veatch where they discoursed of Money to be sent to Argyle in order to the carrying on the Affair and tho he cannot be positive the Affair was named yet it was understood by himself and as he conceives by all present to be for rising in Arms for rectifying the Government Commissary Monro Lord Melvil and the two Cessnocks were against medling with the English because they judged them men that would talk and would not do but were more inclined to do something by themselves if it could be done The Lord Melvil thought every thing hazardous and therefore the Deponent cannot say he was positive in any thing but was most inclined to have the Duke of Monmouth to head them in Scotland of which no particular method was laid down Jerriswood the Deponent and Mr. Veatch were for taking the Money at one of these Meetings It was resolved that Mr. Martin late Clerk of the Justice Court should be sent to Scotland to desire their Friends to hinder the Countrie from Rising or taking rash Resolutions upon the account of the Council till they should see how matters went in England The said Martin did go at the Charges of the Gentlemen of the Meeting and was directed to the Laird of Polwart and Torwoodlie who sent back word that it would not be found so easy a matter to get the Gentrie of Scotland to concur But afterwards in a Letter to Commissar Monro Polwart wrot that the Countrey was readier to concur than they had imagined or something to that purpose The Deponent as above-said having brought over a Key from Holland to serve himself and Major Holms he remembers not that ever he had an exact Copy of it but that sometimes the one sometimes the other keeped it and so it chanced to be in his custody when a Letter from the Earl of Argile came to Major Holms intimating that he would join with the Duke of Monmouth and follow his Measures or obey his Directions this Mr Veatch thought fit to communicate to the Duke of Monmouth and for the Understanding of it was brought to the Deponent and he gave the Key to Mr. Veatch who as the Deponent was informed was to give it and the Letter to Mr. Ferguson and he to show it to the Duke of Monmouth but what was done in it the Deponent knows not The Deponent heard the Design of Killing the King and Duke from Mr. Shepard who told the Deponent some were full upon it The Deponent heard that Aron Smith was sent by those in England to call Sir John Cochran on the account of Carolina but that he does not know Aron Smith nor any more of that matter not being concerned in it Shepard named young Hamden frequently as concerned in these Matters Signed at Edinburgh Castle the 8 of Semptember 1684. and renewed the 18 of the same Moneth William Carstares PERTH CANCELL I. P. D. Edinburgh-Castle 18 September 168● MR. William Carstares being again Examined adheres to his former Deposition in all the parts of it and Depones he knowes of no Correspondence betwixt Scotland and England except by Martin before named for those Gentlemen to whom he was sent were left to follow their own Methods Veatch sometimes as the Deponent remembers stayed sometimes at Nicolson Stabler's House at London-wall sometimes with one Widow Hardcastle in More-fields The Deponent did Communicate the Design on foot to Doctor Owen Mr. Griffill and Mr. Meed at Stepney who all concurred in the promoting of it and were desirous it should take effect and to one Mr. Fre●h in the Temple Councellor at Law who said that he would see what he could do in reference to the Money but there having gone a Report that there was no Money to be raised he did nothing in it nor does the Deponent think him any more concerned in the Affair Nelthrop frequently spoke to the Deponent of the Money to be sent to Argile whether it was got or not but the Deponent used no freedom with him in the Affair Goodenough did insinuate once that the Lords were not inclined to the thing and that before they would see what they could do in the City The Deponent saw Mr. Ferguson and Mr. Ramsay lurking after the Plot broke out before the Proclamation having gone to Ferguson in the back of Bishop-gate street at some new Building whether he was directed by Jervisswood who was desirous to know how things went Ramsay was not of the Deponent his acquaintance before but they knew as little of the matter as the Deponent This is what the Deponent remembers and if any thing come to his Memory he is to deliver it in betwixt and the first of October And this is the Truth as he shall Answer to God William Carstares PERTH CANCELL I. P. D. At Edenburgh the 22. of December 1684. THese fore-going four Pages Subscribed by Mr. William Carstares Deponent and by the Lord Chancellor were acknowledged on Oath by the said Mr. William Carstares to be his true Depositions and that the Subscriptions were his in presence of us Undersubscribers William Carstares PERTH CANCELLARIUS David Falconer QUENSBERRY George Mekenzie ATHOL Edinburgh Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to his most Sacred Majesty Reprinted at London for Walter Davis in Amen-Corner 1685.