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A67878	A true narrative of the Popish-plot against King Charles I and the Protestant religion as it was discovered by Andreas ab Habernfeld to Sir William Boswel Ambassador at the Hague, and by him transmitted to Archbishop Laud, who communicated it to the King : the whole discoovery being found amongst the Archbishops papers, when a prisoner in the Tower, by Mr. Prynn (who was ordered to search them by a committee of the then Parliament) on Wednesday, May 31, 1643 : with some historical remarks on the Jesuits, and A vindication of the Protestant dissenters from disloyalty : also, A compleat history of the Papists late Presbyterian plot discovered by Mr. Dangerfield, wherein an account is given of some late transactions of Sir Robert Peyton.	Habervešl z Habernfeldu, Ondřej.; Boswell, William, Sir, d. 1649.; Laud, William, 1573-1645.; Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1680 (1680)	Wing T2805; Wing H164; ESTC R21657	37,577	41

soon after Mrs. Ayray went to the Tower That at Powis-house he has often seen Mr. Dangerfield Mrs. Cellier and others writing That Mr. Lane lay in the house and that Mrs. Cellier was once much concerned when she thought him lost That Dangerfield once asked him if he could make a Printing-Press That he went to the Gate-house once or twice with Mrs. Ayray who carried Money to the Prisoners That by the Lady Powis's Order he made a private place in Powis-house To all these Depositions the Lady Powis being called in answered particularly To Susan Edwards That when she came to Mrs. Cellier she never lighted from her Coach To Woodman That she never receiv'd a Letter from Nevil or sent one to him That she had received several from Mrs. Cellier and perhaps she might have received one from Dangerfield That going to see the Lady Gage in the Kings-Bench some body pointed to Nevil as he stood at the Window And excepting once she never saw him besides that time To Duddel That Mrs. Ayray did bring her some Remarks upon Langhorns Tryal but she never saw any thing from Nevil To Mrs. Ayray That she never brought her any Message from Nevil Being demanded whether Mrs. Cellier had not been with her in the Tower from Mr. Willoughby She answered Yes but that she never saw Willoughby but twice Hereupon Mrs. Cellier being called and askt Whether she had not been in the Tower with the Lady Powis she stiffly denied it but being told the Lady Powis her self had own'd it she then confess'd she had been there Captain Bedford was then called in and said That he was at several Clubs with Dangerfield That he was at Thompsons the Printers where was printing The Presbyterian unmask'd That Dangerfield paid Money to Dormer in S. John's That Dangerfield would have got a List of the Club at the Kings-head but the Drawer would not give it him That at the Green Dragon he got the Names of about 60 Persons that used to meet there That he went with him to the Sun and Ship Taverns where he enquired if the Duke of Monmouth had not been there the Night before he went away That Dangerfield said Gadbury brought him acquainted with Sir Robert Peyton That Dangerfield told him the Lord Shafisbury Sir William Waller Doctor Tongue and others had private Meetings near Fox-hall about the Plot. The Earl of Peterborough being called in and having an account of what was laid to his Charge made a very plausible Speech in answer thereto and as to the business of Sir Robert Peyton he said That Mrs. Cellier told him that among others which she had brought over to be serviceable to His Majesty and the Duke Sir Robert Peyton was one who had declared to her that he would gladly come in but that he thought the Duke of that temper that he would never forget an Injury That then he assured Mrs. Cellier the Duke was no such person and then she replyed that Sir Robert would willingly meet him at Mr. Gadbury's That they did meet accordingly at Mr. Gadbury's where Sir Robert did say that he would serve the King to all purposes but seemed to doubt of the Dukes being reconciled to him That afterwards he waited on the Duke at his Lordships Lodgings and from him received all the assurance of favour he could desire These are the principal things that were acted before the King and Council the Result whereof was that the Earl of Castlemain first and after the Lady Powis was committed to the Tower Mr. Gadbury to the Gate-house Mr. 〈◊〉 and Mrs. Cellier to Newgate and several others to the Custody of Messengers About this time Sir William Waller searching a House near the Arch in Lincolns-Inn Fields leading to Duke-street seized on several Habits Vestments Crucifixes Reliques and other Popish Trinkets all very rich as allodivers Trunks and Boxes full of Books and Papers that did belong to Father Hercourt lately executed wherein are set down several great sums of Money paid by him in about 7 or 8 years last past for carrying on the Catholique Cause as likewise many other things that confirm the truth of the Kings Evidence Among the Relicks was found one great Piece of Antiquity and by computation of time near 800 years old It was a Cross of Gold weighing about 4 Ounces upon which on the one side was engraven these words Defendite Gentes hanc partem Crucis Omnipotentis in English Defend O ye Nations this part of the Omnipotent Cross On the other side were engraven the Arms of Alfred King of England who dyed in the year 901. Besides which engraving it was empail'd with divers precious Stones of a considerable value Within this Cross was another Cross of Ebony to which the Gold one seem'd to serve onely for a Case and as if it had been a little Nest of Serpentine Idolatry the Ebony Cross was inlaid with another Cross of a quite different Wood which it is suppos'd they believ'd to be a piece of our Saviour's Cross. There was also a Gold Ring with a Motto wrap'd up in white Paper upon which was written The Ring of the Bishop of Glascow with several other Curiosities which are as yet preserv'd On Novem. 5. Mr. Courtees was taken and brought before Justice Warcup who having taken his Examination sent him to the Gate-house At his Examination he gave an account of his first acquaintance with Mr. Willoughby not knowing then that he went by any other Name and that Willoughby told him that the Presbyterians were conspiring against the King and Government and were privately raising an Army and that Mr. Blood was one that gave out Commissions for that purpose and perswaded him to use his endeavour to get one and if he could do so he would bring him to the King whereby he should get 5000 l. And that upon this he made his application to Mrs. Bradley in order thereto believing what Dangerfield said and that there was really a Presbyterian Plot on foot so that what he did he said was upon a Loyal Design But there is some cause to suspect what he said if we reflect on what Mrs. Bradley deposed on Nov. 1. and what he acknowledged now viz. That the last time Mrs. Bradley saw him asking him when they should get the 5000 l. He replied that he would not meddle in it that it troubled his Conscience and that it would be Treachery if it were done and it is to no purpose to meddle in it now for there is a List found out However it be he is since bailed out of the Gate-house And for a confirmation of his Guilt is gone aside And now almost every day new Discoveries are made either of Priests or their Appurtenances Reliques and feditious Papers Dormer a Priest was seized by Dr. Oates at the Door of the Council-Chamber on Nov. 4. as he was busie in discourse with the Lady Powis and was sent to Newgate On Nov. 11. Sir William Waller seized at Turner's in Holborn several seditious and scandalous Libels Popish Books and Pamphlets as also divers Beads and Priests Habits and some Reliques one of which was a very fine Handkerchief which had been dip'd in the Blood of the five Jesuits lately executed Not long after Sir William seized on one William Russel alias Napper a Franciscan Fryar and Titular Bishop of Norwich With him were taken the Garments belonging to his Office as also the Form of an Oath of Abjuration for his Proselytes to this effect That they did from thenceforth renounce those damnable and heretical Doctrines wherein they had been educated and instructed and that they did oblige themselves under the penalty of Damnation to remainsted fast in the Faith of the Mother-Church of Rome c. Together with a Latin Prayer in the Margin whereof was written in English Whoever says this Prayer shall be free from the Plague And several Popish Books c. On Friday Nov. 21. Sir Robert Peyton Mr. Nevil Mr. Gadbury Mrs. Cellier with her Maids and others were severally Examin'd when it was sworn that Sir Robert Peyton had had frequent Conferences with Mr. Dangerfield and the further hearing of the Matter being put off till Wednesday Nov. 26. Sir Robert was then ordered to give Bail for his Appearance at the Kings-Bench-Bar the first day of the next Term to answer to such Informations as should then be brought against him by the Attorney-General Dr. Oates during these Transactions had two of his Servants Lane often mentioned in this History and Osborn confederated with one Knox belonging to the Lord Treasurers Family against him who Indicted him for no less a Crime than Sodomy But it being proved a malicious slander and his Accusers perjured Villains who were hired by the Lords in the Tower to invalidate his Evidence the Jury brought it in Ignoramus And Dr. Oates thereupon bringing in an Indictment against them in the Kings-Bench Knox and Lane Osborn being fled were tried on Tuesday Nov. 25. When the whole Design was so particularly laid open especially by Mr. Dangerfield whose Pardon was perfected the day before that every one present was convinc'd of the intended Villany and the Jury without the Lord Chief Justice's summing up the Evidence declared them guilty of the Indictment But their Sentence is deferred till next Term. We shall here close our History with our Prayers to God to bring to Light all the Dark Contrivances of Jesuits and wicked men and to their Plots and our Divis●●●●● Dangers put FINIS Ye had reason so to do It is an unanswerable Dilemma I concur totally with you in opinion assuring you that no body doth or shall know of this business and to shew my care to conceal it I received this but this Afternoon and now I make this dispatch before I sleep Herewith I send his Warrant as you advise which indeed I judge to be the better way I like your answer extreme well and do promise not to deceive your considence nor make you break your word I have sent all back I think these Apostyles will be warrant enough for you to proceed especially when I expresly command you to do so In this I am as far from condemning your judgement as suspecting your Fidelity York Sept. C. R. 13. 1640.

that she departed without attempting further Thus was his Lordship thrice by Divine Providence miraculously preserved from the bloody hands of Papists The Plot being now ripe for Execution and Treasonable Letters ready written to be conveyed into the Custody of such Persons they intended to Accuse and two or more Witnesses prepared to swear the Delivery and Receit of such Letters or Commissions against every man in their black List Dangerfield under the Name of Thomas takes a Lodging in Ax-Yard in Westminster pretending himself a Country-Gentleman where lay one Colonel Mansel whose Chamber he soon made himself acquainted with and therein conveyed about Nine or Ten of the aforesaid Treasonable Letters superscribed to several honest Gentlemen and Persons of Quality some of which were Favourers of the Dissenting Protestants When he had so done he informed some of the Officers belonging to the Custom-House That in that House there was concealed great Quantities of French-Lace and other prohibited Goods desiring them the next Morning to bring a Warrant with them and search the House which they promised At Night he brought one Captain Bedford to lie with him as is supposed that he might be a Witness against the Colonel Next Morning after the Colonel was gone forth came the Officers to search for prohibited Goods Dangerfield was very officious in assisting them to search the Colonel's Chamber and at length from behind the Bed brings forth the before-mentioned Pacquet of Letters upon which casting his Eyes and seeming surprized he cryed out Treason These are all Treasonable Letters Whereupon the Officers carried them away to the Commissioners But the Colonel coming in soon after and being acquainted with all that had past in his absence found means to retrieve them again and when he had so done he made some Enquiry after Dangerfield of whose Quality being well informed he carried the Letters to His Majesty with Protestations of his own Innocency and Dangerfield's Villany Whereupon on the 23. of October the Council ordered Dangerfield to be taken into Custody by a Messenger and after a full hearing of the Business before them Oobct 27. they Committed him to Newgate When Colonel Mansel had thus detected Dangerfield the above-mentioued Captain Bedford came in very generously of himself and confessed several things he was privy to amongst which one was That this Dangerfield would have perswaded him to swear that Sir Thomas Player spoke Treason thereby to have taken away the Life of that honest Gentleman The Letters before-mentioned gave Light enough to perceive what the Design was the Papists were then contriving Whereupon Sir William Waller who has been all along very zealous in discovering the Priests and their wicked Plots notwithstanding their Threats and Attempts to take away his Life understanding that Dangerfield used to lodge at Mrs. Celliers went thither on Wednesday Octob. 29. to search her House and that he might leave no place unsearcht he ordered a Tub of Meal to he emptied which being done at the Bottom thereof was found a little Paper-book tyed with red Ribbons wherein was a List of several Persons of Quality and others to the number of above 500. whom they designed to ruin by this their New Plot. They had set down his Grace the Duke of Monmouth for General of the Army to be raised the Lord Grey Lord Brandon and his Son and Sir Thomas Armstrong for Lieutenant-Generals Sir William Waller and Mr. Blood for Major-Generals c. the Duke of Buckingham Lord Shaftsbury Lord Essex Lord Roberts Lord Wharton and Lord Hallifax were to have been accused for the chief Counsellors and Managers of this Plot. Many other things were contained in these Papers relating to the Management of their Design Upon this Mrs. Cellier was committed to the Gatehouse Their Plot being now sufficiently laid open Dangerfield notwithstanding Mrs. Celliers Encouragement to be constant and firm to the Catholick Cause thought it time to confess the Truth and being brought before the Right Honourable Sir Robert Clayton Lord Mayor of London on Friday Octob. 31. 1679. he made a large Confession which held them from Five of the Clock in the Afternoon untill Two next Morning Part whereof was That he was sent for to the Tower whither he went in disguise where after some discourse with the Lord Powis the Lord Arundel asked him If he were willing to do any thing to advance his Fortune to which he answered he would do any thing Then the Lord Arundel asked him if he would kill the King for a good Reward to which he replyed He would kill any body but the King or his Royal Brother That then the aforesaid Lord asked him the same Question again and he answered No. Then said the Lord Powis No no my Lord Arundel does onely this to try you But my Lord continued he what would you give him to kill the King 'T is worth said the Lord Arundel 2000 l. That then the Lord Powis told him he should have 500 l. to kill the Lord Shafisbury That Mr. Gadbury told him the Lords in the Tower were angry with him as also chiefly the Lord Castlemain for that he would not kill the King when he might easily do it and no hurt befall him That here upon he asked Mr. Gadbury How no hurt should befall him when in his Opinion it could be no less than Death To which Gadbury made answer That he knew he might do it safely for at the Request of the Lady Powis he had Calculated his Nativity and that it was clear from thence That the Lord Castlemain very angrily askt him Why he was so unwilling to do that for which he was released out of Prison and fearing some mischief from him he left him and went and told Mrs. Cellier that the Lord Castlemain was angry to which she replyed That it was his custom to fall out one hour and be good friends the next That his Confessor Sharp told him he must do Penance for denying to serve God as the Scriptures taught That he askt him If they taught him to kill his King To which Sharp replyed Yes if he were condemn'd by them That when he told the Lady Powis and Mrs. Cellier of having been alone with the King in his Closet they both said What an Opportunity have you lost And the Lady Powis added How bravely might you have killed him if you had been provided That he was sent by the Lady Powis to Mr. Webb's at Petterley in Buckinghamshire with a Letter directed For Mrs. Jean which Mrs. Jean he found to be a Priest in Womans Habit. That upon reading the Letter Jean administred the Sacrament to him obliging him thereby to Secrecy and then gave him Papers containing a rough Draught of the Plot against the Presbyterians which he told him were to be drawn up into Particulars by the Lords in the Tower and Mr. Nevil in the Kings-Bench That Mr. Wood told him The Lords in the Tower had consulted that before Mr. Oates wat Indicted