of_o errand_n no_o less_o than_o the_o sum_n of_o 4000_o l._n to_o hire_v he_o to_o kill_v sir_n edmond_n bury_v godfrey_n and_o that_o too_o when_o himself_o be_v but_o to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o four_o or_o six_o that_o be_v to_o do_v it_o witness_v his_o oath_n before_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n william_n bedloe_n say_v on_o his_o oath_n that_o this_o examinant_n be_v treat_v with_o by_o mr._n lephaire_n and_o mr._n walsh_n jesuit_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o october_n last_o they_o offer_v he_o a_o reward_n of_o 4000_o l._n if_o he_o will_v be_v one_o of_o the_o four_o or_o six_o that_o shall_v kill_v a_o man_n that_o be_v a_o great_a obstacle_n to_o their_o design_n viz._n sir_n edmondbury_a godfrey_n as_o it_o prove_v afterward_o a_o very_a round_a sum_n together_o if_o the_o other_o five_o be_v to_o be_v as_o well_o pay_v but_o here_o the_o reader_n be_v desire_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o most_o matchless_a example_n of_o self_n denial_n in_o mr._n bedloe_n that_o perhaps_o they_o have_v meet_v with_o and_o the_o vast_a and_o wonderful_a difference_n of_o some_o man_n conscience_n those_o very_a gentleman_n to_o who_o 500_o l._n be_v less_o in_o their_o pocket_n than_o five_o pound_n in_o mr._n bedloe_n can_v notwithstanding_o bite_v at_o 20_o l._n a_o man_n to_o murder_n no_o less_o than_o a_o king_n when_o on_o the_o contrary_a mr._n bedloe_n refuse_v 4000_o l._n to_o murder_n but_o a_o poor_a justice_n of_o the_o peace_n for_o as_o we_o have_v it_o in_o his_o aforesaid_a oath_n before_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n thus_o follow_v he_o this_o deponent_a promise_a viz._n to_o lephaire_n and_o walsh_n to_o be_v one_o to_o do_v it_o upon_o their_o give_v he_o notice_n afterward_o viz._n the_o friday_n before_o sir_n edmond_n bury_n be_v miss_v mr._n lephaire_n meet_v he_o this_o deponent_a about_o four_o a_o clock_n in_o grays-inn-walk_n and_o appoint_v to_o meet_v he_o again_o the_o next_o day_n at_o the_o same_o place_n about_o the_o same_o hour_n to_o do_v that_o business_n that_o upon_o his_o take_v the_o sacrament_n to_o do_v it_o he_o this_o deponent_a shall_v have_v the_o money_n pay_v down_o but_o he_o not_o like_v the_o design_n fail_v of_o meet_v he_o etc._n etc._n be_v not_o this_o as_o i_o say_v before_o a_o wonderful_a piece_n of_o self_n denial_n but_o as_o wonderful_a as_o it_o be_v here_o be_v the_o fellow_n on_o it_o to_o come_v after_o sir_n edmondbury_n be_v murder_v this_o deponent_a meet_v lephaire_n again_o and_o be_v show_v godfrey_n dead_a body_n and_o upon_o the_o spot_n be_v offer_v half_o the_o aforesaid_a 4000_o l._n to_o be_v but_o only_o one_o of_o the_o five_o or_o six_o n_n ibid._n jur._n 12_o n_n that_o shall_v carry_v the_o body_n to_o a_o place_n where_o they_o have_v choose_v to_o lay_v he_o to_o which_o he_o seem_o agree_v but_o beg_v their_o pardon_n for_o half_a a_o hour_n tell_v they_o he_o will_v wait_v on_o they_o again_o he_o go_v away_o and_o come_v no_o more_o and_o be_v charge_v next_o day_n for_o not_o come_v according_o to_o promise_v mr._n bedloe_n give_v this_o powerful_a reason_n for_o his_o absence_n viz._n he_o be_v unwilling_a to_o come_v because_o he_o know_v the_o person_n that_o be_v kill_v a_o very_a cogent_a reason_n indeed_o but_o to_o heighten_v the_o miracle_n of_o mr._n bedloes_n refuse_v 4000_o l._n for_o a_o mâ—rder_n and_o 2000_o l._n for_o a_o porteridge_n the_o least_o of_o they_o one_o will_v think_v a_o very_a attractive_a sum_n the_o reader_n be_v to_o consider_v that_o mr._n bedloe_n at_o that_o very_a time_n be_v none_o of_o the_o squeamish_a or_o nice_a conscienced_a man_n be_v all_o along_o not_o only_o privy_a to_o all_o the_o popish_a design_n the_o land_n of_o 20_o or_o 30000_o jago_n pilgrim_n at_o milford_n haven_n 10000_o flandrian_o at_o hull_n beside_o the_o other_o army_n to_o be_v raise_v in_o england_n the_o commission_n give_v out_o and_o himself_o to_o be_v a_o commission_n officer_n and_o consequent_o to_o be_v engage_v in_o all_o the_o protestant_a bloodshed_n intend_v the_o king_n only_o except_v and_o that_o this_o man_n shall_v all_o of_o a_o sudden_a stagger_v at_o one_o poor_a heretic_n dispatch_v though_o for_o 4000_o l._n reward_n or_o if_o that_o will_v not_o down_o to_o refuse_v 2000_o l._n and_o all_o but_o for_o the_o 6_o part_n of_o the_o luggage_n of_o one_o poor_a carcase_n but_o to_o primrose-hill_n be_v not_o take_v it_o all_o together_o a_o little_a stupendous_a but_o have_v enter_v into_o so_o sad_a and_o deplorable_a a_o story_n as_o the_o murder_n of_o that_o unfortunate_a gentleman_n nothing_o methinks_v can_v strike_v a_o great_a impression_n on_o all_o tender_a heart_n than_o the_o barbarous_a circumstance_n and_o method_n use_v by_o his_o inhuman_a butcher_n for_o his_o destruction_n mr._n bedloe_n for_o example_n in_o his_o former_a examination_n before_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n nou._n 12_o have_v he_o trappane_v into_o sommerset-house_n in_o this_o manner_n lephaire_n walsh_n and_o my_o lord_n bellasis_n gentleman_n meet_v sir_n edmondbury_n about_o five_o of_o the_o clock_n by_o the_o kings-head-inn_n in_o the_o strand_n and_o pretend_v to_o bring_v he_o to_o a_o place_n near_o st._n clement_n church_n where_o they_o will_v show_v he_o a_o great_a company_n of_o the_o principal_a plotter_n against_o the_o king_n and_o surprise_n both_o they_o and_o the_o principal_a of_o their_o paper_n they_o walk_v on_o till_o they_o come_v at_o sommerset-house_n great_a gate_n and_o there_o make_v a_o halt_n desire_v he_o to_o walk_v in_o and_o take_v a_o turn_n or_o two_o with_o two_o of_o they_o till_o the_o three_o go_v and_o get_v a_o constable_n here_o after_o they_o have_v take_v a_o turn_n or_o two_o two_o more_o person_n come_v out_o and_o shove_v he_o into_o a_o room_n and_o when_o they_o have_v he_o secure_a they_o hold_v a_o pistol_n to_o his_o breast_n threaten_v to_o shoot_v he_o if_o he_o make_v any_o noise_n but_o if_o he_o answer_v their_o expectation_n they_o will_v not_o hurt_v he_o then_o ask_v he_o to_o send_v for_o the_o examinatious_a he_o have_v take_v about_o those_o that_o be_v commit_v he_o tell_v they_o it_o be_v not_o in_o his_o power_n for_o he_o have_v send_v they_o to_o whitehall_n upon_o that_o and_o his_o refuse_v to_o answer_v other_o question_n they_o seize_v he_o and_o stifle_v he_o with_o a_o pillow_n and_o so_o they_o think_v he_o have_v be_v dead_a but_o come_v into_o the_o room_n some_o time_n after_o they_o find_v he_o struggle_v and_o then_o they_o strangle_v he_o with_o a_o long_a cravat_fw-la thus_o in_o ample_a form_n from_o the_o record_n of_o mr._n bedloe_n have_v we_o the_o true_a history_n of_o this_o poor_a gentleman_n untimely_a fate_n but_o now_o after_o this_o barbarous_a manner_n of_o trappan_v he_o and_o then_o kill_v he_o stone_n dead_a one_o will_v imagine_v we_o be_v come_v to_o the_o last_o act_n of_o the_o tragedy_n but_o true_o no_o there_o be_v as_o bad_a or_o worse_o behind_o still_o for_o the_o kind_n mr._n práce_n upon_o his_o further_a discovery_n have_v more_o bloody_a scene_n of_o it_o to_o come_v yet_o upon_o his_o oath_n before_o the_o king_n and_o council_n and_o afterward_o confirm_v before_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n he_o say_v that_o hill_n 78_o lord_n journ_v jur_fw-fr dec._n 24_o 78_o green_n and_o gerald_n after_o a_o week_n or_o fortnight_n dog_v sir_n edmondbury_a godfrey_n they_o watch_v he_o at_o last_o pass_v from_o st._n clement_n till_o he_o come_v to_o the_o water-gate_n at_o sommerset-house_n about_o nine_o at_o night_n where_o hill_n make_v some_o haste_n before_o step_v within_o the_o wicket_n which_o be_v open_a and_o turn_v soon_o again_o call_v to_o sir_n edmond_n as_o he_o be_v pass_v and_o say_v there_o be_v two_o man_n quarrel_v within_o who_o may_v soon_o be_v quiet_v if_o once_o they_o see_v he_o whereupon_o he_o enter_v through_o the_o wicket_n and_o after_o he_o green_a and_o gerald_n and_o down_o all_o go_v till_o they_o come_v to_o a_o bench_n that_o be_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o deep_a descent_n and_o join_v to_o a_o rail_v next_o to_o the_o upper_a end_n of_o the_o stable_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o that_o upon_o the_o say_a bench_n there_o be_v sit_v and_o attend_v their_o come_n the_o say_a examinant_n miles_n prance_v and_o berry_n the_o porter_n of_o the_o other_o gate_n with_o a_o irishman_n who_o name_n he_o know_v not_o and_o by_o that_o time_n they_o be_v come_v half_a way_n down_o berry_n and_o prance_n rise_v up_o from_o the_o bench_n and_o one_o go_v up_o to_o the_o wicket_n and_o the_o other_o to_o the_o stone_n step_v go_v up_o to_o the_o great_a court_n to_o give_v notice_n if_o any_o come_v to_o
when_o read_v the_o father_n in_o the_o english_a seminary_n be_v in_o great_a trouble_n for_o the_o negligence_n of_o the_o say_v pickering_n and_o the_o deponent_a see_v and_o read_v they_o in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o january_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o we_o may_v be_v assure_v january_n be_v the_o month_n the_o next_o paragraph_n in_o the_o narrative_n be_v the_o subject_a of_o the_o dr_n and_o his_o confessor_n discourse_v about_o keep_v the_o king_n martyrdom_n day_n but_o notwithstanding_o this_o invincible_a demonstration_n of_o january_n packet_n the_o dr._n upon_o oath_n before_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n assure_v we_o 78._o journal_n 29._o nou._n 78._o that_o this_o attempt_n and_o fail_v of_o pickering_n gun_n be_v some_o few_o day_n before_o the_o consult_v in_o april_n and_o more_o particular_o at_o pickering_n trial_n he_o ascertain_v the_o express_a time_n to_o be_v in_o march_n be_v ask_v 24._o trial_n p._n 24._o sir_n ch._n l._n do_v you_o know_v any_o thing_n of_o pickering_n do_v penance_n and_o for_o what_o oat_n yes_o my_o lord_n in_o the_o month_n of_o march_n last_o for_o these_o person_n have_v follow_v the_o king_n several_a year_n but_o he_o at_o that_o time_n have_v not_o look_v to_o the_o flint_n of_o his_o pistol_n but_o it_o be_v loose_a and_o he_o dare_v not_o venture_v to_o give_v fire_n he_o have_v a_o fair_a opportunity_n as_o whitebread_n say_v and_o because_o he_o miss_v it_o through_o his_o own_o negligence_n he_o undergo_v penance_n and_o have_v 20_o stroke_n of_o discipline_n now_o can_v any_o thing_n in_o nature_n be_v more_o strange_a than_o that_o whitebread_n shall_v send_v the_o st._n omers_n father_n in_o january_n a_o perfect_a relation_n of_o a_o crime_n not_o commit_v till_o the_o march_n follow_v well_o but_o that_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o pope_n be_v swear_v friend_n and_o conjuration_n may_v do_v much_o otherwise_o some_o foolish_a unbeliever_n will_v not_o stick_v to_o call_v it_o a_o downright_a elliotism_n but_o alas_o to_o confute_v that_o error_n we_o be_v to_o consider_v that_o the_o confinement_n to_o unity_n time_n or_o place_n or_o any_o of_o those_o circumstantial_a poppery_n be_v a_o formality_n fit_a for_o a_o country_n assizes_n or_o a_o evidence_n against_o a_o poor_a sheep_n stealer_n or_o so_o but_o against_o that_o terrible_a thing_n call_v a_o kingkiller_n and_o such_o a_o goliath_n traitor_n as_o pickr_a so_o mean_v a_o tongue-tye_a have_v be_v much_o too_o humble_a and_o servile_a a_o imposition_n for_o the_o high_a and_o mighty_a dr._n oates_n the_o saviour_n of_o no_o less_o than_o three_o kingdom_n and_o to_o show_v you_o that_o this_o figurative_a way_n of_o speak_v be_v a_o elegance_n that_o the_o dr._n extreme_o pride_n himself_o in_o you_o shall_v have_v it_o from_o one_o end_n of_o the_o plot_n to_o the_o other_o for_o another_o instance_n at_o this_o very_o consult_v in_o his_o narative_n 28._o trial_n p._n 28._o and_o at_o pickering_n trial_n the_o assembly_n consist_v of_o fifty_o jesuit_n but_o at_o langhorn_n trial_n because_o it_o be_v prove_v there_o be_v never_o a_o room_n at_o the_o white-horse_n tavern_n that_o will_v hold_v above_o a_o dozen_o people_n than_o the_o aforesaid_a fifty_o upon_o second_o thought_n be_v dwinle_v into_o eighteen_o or_o twenty_o and_o those_o in_o several_a room_n 47._o langhorn_n trial_n p._n 47._o and_o therefore_o as_o i_o say_v before_o since_o it_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o the_o glory_n of_o so_o sacred_a a_o deliverer_n to_o be_v so_o poor_o confine_v january_n and_o march_n in_o his_o calendar_n and_o fifty_o or_o twenty_o in_o his_o arithmetic_n shall_v be_v all_o alike_o whilst_o he_o scorn_v his_o discovery_n shall_v be_v understand_v by_o vulgar_a capacity_n and_o therefore_o like_o a_o second_o revelation_n have_v wrap_v it_o in_o riddle_n and_o mystery_n beside_o the_o reader_n be_v humble_o desire_v not_o to_o be_v puzzle_v to_o imagine_v how_o mr._n pickering_n shall_v present_v a_o gun_n between_o a_o pistol_n and_o a_o carbine_n twice_o at_o the_o king_n which_o one_o time_n for_o want_n of_o prime_n and_o another_o by_o be_v charge_v with_o all_o bullet_n will_v not_o go_v off_o and_o yet_o not_o be_v apprehend_v or_o so_o much_o as_o see_v by_o any_o one_o of_o all_o the_o king_n attendance_n and_o that_o too_o in_o so_o public_a and_o open_a a_o place_n as_o st._n james_n park_n a_o place_n where_o there_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o bramble_n or_o briar_n or_o any_o one_o covert_a throughout_o it_o enough_o to_o shroud_v a_o pigmy_n much_o less_o two_o manslayer_n except_v the_o osier_n within_o the_o canal_n but_o those_o be_v moat_a round_n and_o therefore_o inaccesible_a neither_o will_v i_o have_v the_o reader_n surprise_v at_o army_n of_o pilgrim_n and_o legion_n of_o black_a bill_n and_o other_o miraculous_a tool_n use_v in_o the_o popish_a service_n for_o let_v i_o tell_v you_o time_n be_v that_o be_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o doctor_n reign_n rather_o than_o such_o a_o bloody_a assassin_n as_o pickering_n shall_v have_v want_v convenience_n for_o so_o damnable_a a_o design_n the_o doctor_n if_o occasion_n have_v be_v can_v have_v conceal_v he_o in_o a_o misty_a cloak_n or_o have_v conjure_v up_o a_o bush_n to_o hide_v he_o in_o like_o a_o second_o ionas_n goad_n that_o shall_v have_v grow_v up_o one_o day_n and_o wither_v down_o the_o next_o beside_o rather_o then_o the_o pilgrim_n shall_v have_v want_v strength_n for_o the_o work_n in_o hand_n he_o shall_v have_v make_v they_o all_o giant_n at_o least_o nay_o and_o if_o that_o will_v not_o have_v do_v before_o the_o massacre_n shall_v have_v go_v lame_a or_o the_o protestant_n have_v want_v cutthroat_n he_o shall_v have_v bring_v you_o half_a ovid_n metamorphosis_n into_o the_o plot_n and_o have_v march_v you_o a_o army_n of_o satyr_n and_o centaur_n through_o cheapside_n but_o now_o after_o the_o king_n be_v besett_n all_o round_a like_o the_o man_n in_o the_o almanac_n with_o so_o many_o pistol_n poniard_n sword_n and_o poison_n after_o the_o issue_n and_o success_n of_o all_o this_o dead_a do_v artillery_n the_o next_o great_a movement_n of_o the_o plot_n be_v when_o the_o king_n have_v have_v the_o pre-eminence_n of_o have_v his_o cutt_n first_o the_o protestant_n throat_n be_v to_o have_v be_v cutt_n next_o for_o do_v of_o which_o we_o have_v the_o drs._n listen_v of_o officer_n for_o the_o raise_n of_o a_o army_n of_o which_o the_o lord_n belasis_n be_v to_o be_v lord_n general_n lord_n petres_n lieutenant_n general_n sir_n thomas_n ratcliff_n major_a general_n etc._n etc._n and_o their_o patent_n or_o commission_n be_v sign_v by_o the_o general_n of_o the_o jesuit_n johannes_n paulus_n d'_fw-fr oliva_n and_o particular_o mr._n oat_n swear_v before_o the_o lord_n ch._n justice_n scroggs_n oct._n 24._o 58._o nar._n p._n 58._o that_o he_o see_v the_o lord_n bellasis_n letter_n to_o fenwick_n in_o the_o month_n of_o july_n 78._o to_o accknowledge_v the_o receipt_n of_o his_o commission_n and_o in_o may_v 78._o he_o see_v the_o commission_n for_o the_o lord_n petres_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o mr._n langhorn_n and_o another_o in_o july_n to_o make_v sr._n george_n wakeman_n physician_n to_o the_o army_n and_o for_o the_o inferior_a commission_n stamp_v and_o seal_v by_o whitebread_n he_o himself_o in_o these_o very_a month_n deliver_v several_a of_o they_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n this_o army_n be_v to_o be_v fix_v for_o strike_v immediate_o upon_o the_o king_n fall_v be_v consequent_o to_o be_v all_o list_a and_o arm_v in_o the_o king_n life_n time_n and_o all_o incognito_o in_o a_o protestant_a kingdom_n and_o upon_o have_v none_o but_o such_o notorious_o know_v papist_n for_o the_o commander_n it_o be_v moral_o impossible_a to_o have_v draw_v in_o any_o other_o malcontent_n into_o the_o confederacy_n beside_o the_o very_a proposal_n of_o list_v any_o of_o the_o protestant_n have_v be_v the_o way_n to_o have_v discover_v the_o conspiracy_n and_o ruin_v all_o and_o therefore_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o this_o army_n must_v necessary_o have_v consist_v of_o all_o papist_n and_o if_o the_o jesuit_n be_v so_o cocksure_a of_o the_o strength_n and_o courage_n of_o the_o popish_a party_n in_o england_n to_o think_v they_o able_a to_o give_v a_o tug_v for_o the_o pope_n restauration_n vi_n et_fw-fr armis_fw-la with_o open_a hostility_n against_o all_o the_o protestant_n in_o england_n they_o must_v certain_o be_v inspire_v with_o no_o common_a enthusiasm_n and_o take_v their_o leader_n for_o no_o less_o than_o saul_n and_o david_n expect_v to_o see_v they_o return_v flush_v with_o so_o wondrous_a a_o success_n that_o the_o very_a daughter_n of_o rome_n shall_v meet_v they_o with_o song_n and_o timbrel_n and_o give_v they_o no_o less_o a_o welcome_n than_o petres_n
disturb_v they_o and_o so_o when_o sir_n edmond_n be_v get_v to_o the_o bench_n green_n who_o follow_v he_o whip_v about_o his_o neck_n a_o large_a twist_a handkerchief_n and_o thereupon_o they_o all_o assist_v and_o drag_v he_o into_o a_o corner_n and_o twist_v his_o neck_n till_o they_o break_v it_o one_o of_o they_o thump_v he_o on_o the_o breast_n to_o make_v sure_a work_n on_o it_o and_o all_o this_o without_o one_o syllable_n of_o a_o pistol_n or_o pillow_n or_o any_o question_n ask_v he_o or_o the_o least_o dispute_n about_o send_v for_o deposition_n paper_n or_o any_o thing_n like_o it_o here_o we_o may_v observe_v how_o strange_o the_o devil_n help_v his_o servant_n hill_n green_n and_o gerald_n have_v dog_v sir_n edmondbury_a godfrey_n to_o the_o watergate_n at_o sommerset-house_n where_o neither_o of_o they_o stir_v from_o he_o to_o give_v notice_n of_o their_o come_n only_a hill_n just_o leave_v they_o to_o step_v into_o the_o watergate_n and_o out_o again_o with_o the_o story_n of_o that_o shame_n quarrel_n yet_o berry_n prance_v and_o the_o irishman_n be_v sit_v on_o the_o bench_n by_o the_o stable_n and_o attend_v their_o come_n have_v the_o knowledge_n no_o doubt_n from_o some_o infernal_a intelligence_n not_o only_o that_o hill_n green_n and_o gerald_n be_v at_o that_o time_n follow_v sir_n edmond_n from_o st._n clement_n and_o that_o sir_n edmond_n will_v take_v the_o watergate_n in_o his_o walk_n but_o also_o that_o upon_o the_o story_n of_o a_o quarrel_n within_o the_o queen_n palace_n sir_n edmond_n will_v officious_o thrust_v himself_o where_o he_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v and_o all_o to_o part_v a_o fray_n only_o with_o the_o face_n of_o a_o justice_n of_o peace_n at_o nine_o a_o clock_n in_o a_o winter_n night_n and_o that_o upon_o that_o very_a spot_n of_o ground_n within_o sight_n of_o a_o sentry_n who_o have_v ten_o time_n more_o authority_n and_o power_n to_o do_v it_o then_o he_o but_o to_o proceed_v with_o the_o villainy_n of_o these_o popish_a assassinate_v that_o very_a night_n he_o be_v convey_v out_o from_o sommerset-house_n mr._n lephaire_n court_v mr._n bedloe_n with_o 2000_o l._n to_o be_v one_o with_o himself_o mr._n walsh_n my_o lord_n bellasis_n gentleman_n and_o mr._n atkins_n mr._n peppys_n clerk_n to_o help_v convey_v he_o out_o 78_o lord_n journ_v jurat_fw-la 12_o n._n 78_o and_o the_o next_o minute_n mr._n bedloe_n be_v show_v the_o body_n of_o sir_n edmond_n and_o the_o aforesaid_a person_n all_o there_o and_o all_o ready_a and_o agree_v to_o do_v it_o but_o mr._n bedloe_n dislike_a the_o employment_n leave_v they_o by_o a_o excuse_n and_o the_o next_o day_n be_v chide_v for_o not_o keep_v his_o last_o night_n promise_n of_o return_v and_o assist_v they_o but_o mr._n prance_n do_v not_o finish_v here_o but_o find_v new_a matter_n and_o new_a night_n work_n still_o for_o he_o do_v not_o only_a all_o along_o leave_v the_o body_n in_o the_o custody_n of_o his_o own_o crew_n of_o murderer_n green_a berry_n hill_n etc._n etc._n but_o after_o many_o a_o removal_n of_o it_o upstairs_o and_o down-stair_n from_o room_n to_o room_n toss_v as_o i_o may_v say_v from_o pillar_n to_o post_n the_o aforesaid_a green_n berry_n hill_n with_o kelly_n gerald_n himself_o and_o one_o irishman_n more_o be_v the_o very_a numerical_a person_n that_o carry_v he_o to_o primrose-hill_n in_o all_o this_o admirable_a variety_n mark_v how_o pat_o it_o fall_v out_o as_o sir_n edmondbury_a be_v find_v with_o those_o two_o fold_n mark_n of_o assassination_n about_o he_o viz._n both_o strangle_v and_o run_v through_o so_o likewise_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o twofold_n be_v the_o way_n of_o trappan_v he_o twofold_n the_o fatal_a place_n and_o twofold_n his_o murder_n oh_o how_o insatiate_a be_v the_o popish_a revenge_n that_o one_o death_n can_v not_o suffice_v and_o even_o to_o the_o very_a last_o no_o less_o than_o a_o double_v set_v of_o nightwalker_n be_v employ_v for_o the_o expedition_n to_o primrose-hill_n i_o shall_v insist_v no_o far_o either_o upon_o the_o cruelty_n or_o strangeness_n of_o this_o assassination_n and_o the_o appurtenance_n thereunto_o belong_v only_o to_o reconcile_v all_o doubt_n that_o these_o seem_a extreme_n or_o what_o else_o you_o please_v to_o call_v they_o may_v not_o grate_v the_o gentle_a reader_n let_v he_o but_o inquire_v far_o and_o he_o will_v soon_o learn_v that_o by_o that_o time_n those_o three_o murderer_n green_a berry_n and_o hill_n be_v apprehend_v and_o try_v for_o the_o fact_n all_o difficulty_n be_v remove_v and_o all_o difference_n adjust_v whilst_o like_a east_n and_o west_n as_o they_o say_v differ_v but_o in_o a_o point_n or_o like_o virtue_n place_v between_o two_o vice_n the_o golden_a mean_o be_v at_o last_o find_v out_o and_o the_o aforesaid_a three_o blood_n thirster_n receive_v the_o condign_a reward_n of_o so_o outrageous_a a_o crime_n and_o i_o hearty_o wish_v that_o all_o the_o yet_o undiscovered_a aider_n abettor_n or_o actor_n in_o that_o murder_n have_v their_o as_o just_a or_o more_o just_a reward_n fiat_n lux._n but_o to_o return_v to_o our_o plot_n history_n and_o the_o conduct_n of_o those_o eternal_a blunderer_n the_o jesuit_n one_o most_o remarkable_a observation_n be_v that_o in_o all_o those_o numerous_a letter_n and_o pacquet_n see_v and_o read_v by_o dr._n oat_n deliver_v at_o valladolid_n st._n omers_n etc._n etc._n or_o elsewhere_o beyond_o sea_n or_o receive_v from_o thence_o though_o they_o contain_v no_o less_o than_o the_o whole_a sum_n of_o all_o their_o consults_z in_o england_n or_o elsewhere_o and_o all_o the_o several_a proposal_n and_o method_n for_o regicide_n massacre_n assassination_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o villainy_n whatsoever_o the_o jesuit_n in_o all_o their_o politic_n be_v such_o stupid_a inconsiderate_a fool_n as_o to_o venture_v the_o bring_n and_o carry_v of_o all_o those_o dangerous_a paper_n from_o and_o to_o all_o part_n whatever_o with_o the_o content_n except_v one_o or_o two_o in_o latin_a or_o spanish_a in_o plain_a downright_a english_a word_n at_o length_n only_o now_o and_o then_o intermix_v such_o a_o inconsiderable_a cypher_n as_o 48_o for_o the_o king_n 66_o for_o london_n or_o barleybroth_n for_o the_o parliament_n insomuch_o that_o the_o most_o dangerous_a letter_n mr._n oat_n ever_o break_v open_a without_o the_o least_o trouble_n of_o a_o key_n or_o the_o opposition_n of_o figure_n or_o character_n he_o read_v exit_fw-la tempore_fw-la nay_o mr._n dugdale_n in_o the_o 5_o jesuit_n trial_n p._n 25_o &_o 26._o intercept_v no_o less_o than_o a_o 100_o letter_n express_o upon_o oath_n direct_v to_o other_o man_n all_o contain_v treason_n in_o they_o for_o kill_v the_o king_n and_o introduce_v of_o popery_n and_o all_o too_o in_o plain_a english_a without_o any_o cypher_n at_o all_o and_o those_o letter_n more_o and_o above_o too_o send_v by_o the_o common_a post_n 78_o jurat_fw-la before_o the_o hâ—use_n of_o lord_n de._n 3_o 78_o beside_o honest_a bedloe_n the_o great_a plot_n messenger_n of_o they_o all_o swear_v he_o never_o carry_v one_o letter_n or_o packet_n that_o he_o do_v not_o break_v open_a and_o read_v and_o now_o methinks_v in_o so_o subtle_a and_o hazardous_a a_o enterprise_n never_o be_v such_o egregious_a oversight_n commit_v by_o man_n of_o the_o jesuit_n brain_n as_o to_o venture_v such_o notorious_a treason_n so_o naked_o dress_v to_o all_o accident_n that_o may_v occur_v when_o coleman_n who_o have_v not_o one_o syllable_n either_o of_o kill_v the_o king_n fire_v of_o london_n massacre_n in_o england_n scotland_n and_o ireland_n jago_n pilgrim_n french_a army_n popish_a ruffian_n black_a bill_n pistol_n poniard_n or_o poison_n not_o only_o write_v but_o receive_v all_o his_o paper_n in_o cipher_n nay_o a_o great_a many_o of_o they_o too_o from_o those_o very_a jesuit_n beyond_o sea_n who_o hand-writing_n with_o a_o 100_o time_n more_o dangerous_a content_n in_o it_o oat_n bedloe_n and_o dugdale_n daily_o see_v and_o read_v without_o the_o least_o veil_n of_o cypher_n character_n or_o disguise_n whatever_o when_o the_o intercept_n of_o but_o one_o of_o all_o those_o innumerable_a pacquet_n by_o any_o protestant_a hand_n have_v certain_o destroy_v the_o whole_a fabric_n of_o the_o plot_n and_o lay_v both_o the_o papist_n and_o their_o cause_n in_o unavoidable_a ruin_n good_a heaven_n that_o a_o cabal_n of_o such_o prodigious_a undertaker_n shall_v most_o of_o they_o be_v man_n of_o such_o infinite_a learning_n and_o yet_o to_o so_o little_a purpose_n but_o alas_o the_o jesuit_n be_v those_o hardy_a desperado_n that_o they_o write_v treason_n and_o post_v it_o about_o at_o random_n without_o either_o fear_n or_o wit_n insomuch_o that_o dugdale_n after_o intercept_n and_o break_v open_a so_o many_o of_o their_o plot_n letter_n swear_v he_o keep_v those_o he_o can_v
very_a king_n have_v not_o only_o this_o army_n ready_a to_o land_n at_o carlingford_n haven_n but_o another_o of_o 30000_o jago_n pilgrim_n to_o land_n at_o milford_n haven_n and_o 10000_o flandrian_o likewise_o to_o be_v land_a at_o bradlington_n bay_n and_o all_o this_o at_o a_o time_n when_o he_o have_v so_o many_o iron_n in_o the_o fire_n and_o his_o hand_n so_o full_a to_o secure_v his_o own_o dominion_n and_o so_o hard_a a_o tug_v at_o home_n to_o preserve_v himself_o and_o yet_o he_o have_v no_o less_o than_o three_o spare_a army_n of_o at_o least_o half_a a_o hundred_o thousand_o strong_a to_o send_v out_o abroad_o what_o in_o the_o name_n of_o dulness_n shall_v make_v this_o prince_n court_v the_o english_a arm_n to_o relieve_v man_n for_o he_o when_o he_o have_v no_o less_o than_o three_o such_o powerful_a army_n and_o all_o lie_a idle_a by_o he_o that_o one_o will_v have_v think_v may_v have_v save_v he_o that_o trouble_n well_o but_o that_o there_o be_v a_o plot_n and_o have_v be_v a_o plot._n otherwise_o mankind_n have_v be_v leave_v in_o the_o dark_a and_o not_o one_o quarter_n of_o all_o these_o apocrypha_n have_v ever_o be_v canonical_a but_o as_o ridiculous_a as_o the_o plot-craft_n have_v hitherto_o be_v we_o have_v not_o only_o the_o jesuit_n and_o the_o spanish_a king_n play_v the_o fool_n or_o madman_n but_o even_o the_o high_a and_o mighty_a king_n of_o france_n under_o the_o same_o praemunire_n for_o example_n be_v ever_o a_o soldier_n of_o his_o martial_a cunning_n so_o egregious_o out_o of_o his_o royal_a sense_n and_o all_o the_o rule_n of_o conduct_n as_o first_o to_o attempt_v the_o bring_v a_o navy_n into_o that_o very_a port_n of_o all_o ireland_n so_o notorious_o know_v to_o carry_v scarce_o water_n enough_o for_o a_o fisherboat_n much_o less_o a_o man_n of_o war_n to_o ride_v in_o and_o second_o to_o conduct_v his_o navy_n so_o far_o about_o to_o the_o very_a north_n part_n of_o ireland_n not_o only_o through_o all_o the_o dangerous_a irish_a sea_n but_o also_o in_o the_o face_n of_o all_o the_o irish_a port_n and_o consequent_o through_o the_o mouth_n of_o all_o the_o king_n man_n of_o war_n that_o lie_v in_o the_o way_n and_o by_o so_o long_a and_o hazardous_a a_o voyage_n especial_o after_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o popish_a plot_n to_o give_v the_o three_o kingdom_n sufficient_a alarm_n to_o prepare_v for_o their_o opposition_n beside_o all_o these_o gross_a unpardonable_a fault_n we_o have_v one_o yet_o more_o heinous_a piece_n of_o lunacy_n than_o story_n ever_o match_v this_o foolish_a french_a king_n be_v at_o the_o charge_n and_o trouble_v of_o man_v out_o a_o fleet_n to_o land_n a_o army_n in_o ireland_n when_o to_o the_o eternal_a shame_n of_o all_o ill_a memory_n both_o he_o and_o all_o his_o statesman_n have_v quite_o and_o clean_o forget_v they_o have_v land_a one_o there_o already_o for_o do_v not_o the_o infallible_a dr._n oates_n give_v we_o to_o know_v in_o his_o examination_n before_o the_o parliament_n in_o these_o very_a word_n that_o the_o french_a king_n have_v already_o land_a a_o great_a army_n in_o ireland_n be_v those_o force_n that_o leave_v messina_n and_o it_o be_v to_o make_v they_o up_o 25000_o which_o be_v to_o join_v with_o the_o irish_a papist_n in_o a_o second_o massacre_n to_o fire_n the_o city_n of_o dublin_n and_o destroy_v the_o duke_n of_o ormond_n and_o his_o adherent_n and_o this_o part_n of_o the_o conspiracy_n be_v manage_v by_o coleman_n &c_n &c_n nâ—w_v what_o the_o devil_n can_v make_v so_o subtle_a a_o monarch_n so_o strange_o oversee_v as_o so_o abominable_o to_o expose_v a_o navy_n and_o a_o new_a army_n to_o all_o the_o forementioned_a hazard_n when_o he_o have_v one_o so_o much_o better_a for_o his_o turn_n there_o already_o a_o army_n too_o of_o so_o vast_a a_o number_n as_o 25000_o and_o all_o discipline_v soldier_n be_v the_o very_a force_n that_o leave_v messina_n nay_o and_o to_o outdo_v all_o yet_o a_o army_n even_o miraculous_o dispose_v for_o the_o eruption_n of_o a_o massacre_n a_o army_n that_o have_v out_o go_v even_o bay_n his_o knightsbridge_n expedition_n have_v land_a march_v and_o encamp_v invisible_a be_v a_o kind_n of_o such_o heterogoneus_a animal_n that_o from_o that_o day_n to_o this_o they_o have_v never_o be_v see_v felt_n hear_v or_o understand_v but_o to_o excuse_v the_o french_a king_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o privy-counsellor_n his_o army_n be_v so_o numerous_a that_o possible_o a_o poor_a handful_n of_o 25000_o may_v not_o be_v miss_v among_o they_o otherwise_o if_o he_o have_v remember_v any_o thing_n of_o these_o 25000_o be_v land_a before_o a_o force_n of_o that_o strength_n as_o our_o salamanca_n oracle_n tell_v we_o be_v to_o fire_n dublin_n and_o destroy_v the_o duke_n of_o ormond_n and_o the_o protestant_n his_o adherent_n this_o last_o navy_n and_o army_n i_o fancy_n be_v to_o come_v like_o aesop_n in_o the_o rear_n of_o his_o fellow_n servant_n to_o do_v just_a nothing_o because_o the_o former_a have_v do_v all_o thing_n before_o thus_o be_v see_v what_o humane_a policy_n be_v hamanum_fw-la est_fw-la errare_fw-la and_o not_o only_o the_o lesser_a plotter_n the_o jesuit_n but_o the_o imperial_a plotter_n too_o even_o monarch_n themselves_o may_v once_o in_o their_o life_n be_v overtake_v now_o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o for_o our_o farther_o light_n into_o this_o conspiracy_n to_o search_v the_o mine_n from_o whence_o the_o treasure_n come_v to_o defray_v the_o charge_n expend_v and_o to_o be_v expend_v to_o support_v so_o vast_a a_o body_n of_o cutthroat_n and_o here_o upon_o due_a examination_n of_o matter_n of_o fact_n for_o the_o carry_v on_o of_o this_o fly_n plot_n we_o shall_v meet_v not_o only_o great_a head_n all_o along_o but_o great_a purse_n too_o employ_v to_o encourage_v the_o laborer_n and_o undertaker_n in_o this_o sacred_a cause_n insomuch_o that_o wherever_o the_o assurance_n of_o st._n ship_n and_o canonisation_n and_o the_o bright_a crown_n of_o paradise_n for_o their_o reward_n be_v not_o of_o itself_o alone_o a_o sufficient_a spur_n to_o their_o vigorous_a endeavour_n when_o the_o slow_a pav_n of_o heaven_n hereafter_o be_v think_v a_o bribe_n too_o little_a the_o jesuit_n never_o want_v ready_a money_n to_o make_v up_o the_o summ._n neither_o do_v we_o ever_o find_v they_o unfurnish_a where_o or_o whenever_o those_o golden_a tempter_n be_v necessary_a but_o here_o as_o in_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o affair_n we_o meet_v with_o little_a else_o then_o the_o high_a extravagance_n for_o in_o distribution_n of_o their_o favour_n to_o the_o great_a pillar_n of_o their_o cause_n we_o find_v such_o inequality_n and_o partiality_n throughout_o as_o to_o their_o eternal_a disgrace_n will_v never_o be_v forget_v for_o example_n what_o more_o unconscionable_a disproportion_n can_v there_o be_v between_o the_o 15000._o l._n contract_v for_o and_o no_o less_o than_o 10000_o l._n bid_v at_o first_o word_n to_o sir_n george_n wakâ—man_n to_o pouson_v the_o king_n and_o but_o that_o inconsiderable_a trifle_n of_o 80_o pound_n give_v to_o the_o four_o irish_a ruffian_n when_o most_o of_o they_o be_v gentleman_n of_o as_o great_a or_o great_a quality_n and_o fortune_n than_o sir_n george_n and_o the_o whole_a sum_n of_o 80._o l._n no_o more_o than_o either_o of_o they_o will_v not_o have_v value_v spend_v in_o a_o week_n nay_o and_o when_o more_o and_o above_o sir_n george_z wakemans_fw-mi undertake_n have_v not_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o their_o danger_n attend_v it_o his_o business_n be_v only_o the_o legerdemain_n of_o drip_v a_o pill_n extraordinary_a into_o the_o king_n broth_n or_o so_o and_o they_o to_o assassinate_n he_o in_o the_o face_n of_o open_a day_n or_o can_v their_o be_v a_o great_a affront_n to_o person_n of_o their_o quality_n to_o know_v that_o honest_a william_n alias_z john_n grove_n a_o poor_a retainer_n to_o the_o jesuit_n shall_v have_v fifteen_o hundred_o pound_n reward_v for_o his_o king_n kill_v work_n and_o all_o those_o four_o gentleman_n together_o have_v but_o one_o twenty_o part_n of_o the_o sum_n for_o the_o same_o service_n this_o indignity_n no_o doubt_n the_o jesuit_n be_v sensible_a of_o but_o possible_o know_v they_o to_o be_v civil_a and_o well_o breed_v gentleman_n they_o trust_v to_o their_o generosity_n to_o forgive_v it_o but_o how_o close_o fist_a so_o ever_o the_o jesuit_n be_v in_o the_o pitiful_a reward_n of_o twenty_o pound_v a_o man_n to_o person_n of_o their_o rank_n and_o character_n for_o kill_v the_o king_n yet_o not_o long_o after_o their_o bounteous_a liberality_n be_v something_o more_o openhanded_a when_o they_o offer_v william_n bedloe_n alias_o bâ—dhoe_n original_o the_o son_n of_o a_o cobbler_n 1278_o lord_n journ_v mar._n the_o 1278_o and_o at_o present_a a_o runner_n