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A56199	Romes master-peece, or, The grand conspiracy of the Pope and his iesuited instruments, to extirpate the Protestant religion, re-establish popery, subvert lawes, liberties, peace, parliaments, by kindling a civill war in Scotland, and all His Majesties realmes, and to poyson the King himselfe in case hee comply not with them in these their execrable designes revealed out of conscience to Andreas ab Habernfeld, by an agent sent from Rome into England, by Cardinall Barbarino, as an assistant to con the Popes late nuncio, to prosecute this most execrable plot, (in which he persisted a principall actor severall yeares) who discovered it to Sir William Boswell His Majesties agent at the Hague, 6 Sept. 1640. he, under an oath of secrecie, to the Arch-bishop of Canterbury (among whose papers it was casually found by Master Pyrnne, May, 31. 1643) who communicated it to the King, as the greatest businesse that ever was put to him / published by authority of Parliament by William Prynne ...	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.; Habervešl z Habernfeldu, Ondřej.; Boswell, William, Sir, d. 1649.; Laud, William, 1573-1645.	1644 (1644)	Wing P4056; ESTC R7561	44,036	61

are so conusant of it though it might not be examined when complaine● of in open Parliament by the Commons but the Assembly rather dissolved then 〈◊〉 death discussed and then the Prince yet young and well inclined to them already b● his education will soon be made an obedient son of the Church of Rome Thus th● Relator a chiefe actor in this pre-plotted Treason discovers And if his single test●mony though out of an wounded conscience will not be believed alone the ensuing circumstances will abundantly manifest the Scottish wars to be plotted and directed by them For Con the Popes Legate Hamilton the Queenes Agent mo●● of the Iesuites then about London Captain Read their Host the Lord Sterling Chamberlaine Cardinall Richelleiu his Agent with other chiefe actors in the plot● being all Scots and imploying of Maxfield and he two other active Popish Sco● Lards in raising these tumults the Earle of Arundel another principall member of this conspiracie being by their procurement made Generall of the firs● Army against the Scots and most of his Commanders Papists the Papists in a● counties of England upon the Queens Letters directed to them contributin● large summes of Money besides Men Armes and Horses to maintaine this wa● for which Master Squire of Shoreditch highly commended them in the Pulpi● as the Kings best Subjects See Master Whites first Century of scandalous Priest● P. 25 Sir Toby Matthew the most industrious conspirator in the packe makin● a voyage with the Lord Deputy into Ireland to stir up the Papists there to contr●bute Men Armes Money to subdue the Scottish Covenanters yea Marquesse Hamiltons own Chaplain imployed as the Kings Comissioner to appease these Scots holding correspondency with Con and resorting to him in private to impart the secrets of that businesse to him the generall discontent of the Papists and conspirators upon the first pacification of those troubles which they soon after infringed and by new large contributions raised a second Army against the Scots when the English Parliament refused to grant Subsidies to maintaine the war All these concurring circumstances compared with the relation will ratifie it without dispute that this war first sprung from these conspirators 9. That the subsequent present Rebellion in Ireland and wars in England originally issued from and were plotted by the same conspirators For the Scottish war producing this setled Parliament beyond the conspirators expectation which they foresaw would prove fatall to this their long agitated conspiracie if it continued undissolved thereupon some Popish Irish Commissioners comming over into England and confederating with the Dutchesse of Buckingham Captaine Read now a prisoner in the Tower and taken in the field in actuall rebellion in Ireland and other of these conspirators who afterwards departed secretly into Ireland they plotted an universall Rebellion surprisall and Massacre of all the Protestants in that Kingdome which though in part prevented by a timely discoverie which secured Dublin and some few places else yet it tooke generall effect in all other parts to the losse of above an hundred and fourtie thousand Protestants lives there massacred by them And finding themselves likely to be overcome there by the Parliaments Forces sent hence and from Scotland to relieve the Protestant party thereupon to worke a diversion they raised a civill bloody war against the Parliament here in England procuring the King after Endymion Porter a principall conspirator in the Plot had gained the custody of the great Seale of England to issue out divers Proclamations under the great Seale proclaming the Parliament themselves Traytors and Rebells yea to grant Commissions to Irish and English Papists contrary to his former proclamations to raise Popish forces both at home and in forraigne parts for his defence as his trustiest and most loyall Subjects to send Letters and Commissions of favour to the Irist Rebels and hinder all supplies from hence to the Protestant party And withall they procured the Queene by the Earle of Antrim● and Dutchesse of Buckinghams mediation to send Ammunition to the Irist Rebels and to attempt to raise an insurrection in Scotland too as the Declaration of the rise and progresse of the Rebellion in Ireland more largely discovers since which his Majesty hath condescended to Articles of Pacification with these Rebels contrary to an act of Parliament and both Houses consents wherein they are declared His Majesties GOOD Catholike Subiects of Ireland and no Rebels at all and hath sent for many thousands of them into England to massacre the Protestant English here and fight against the Parliament as they did in Ireland heretofore Seeing then all may clearely discerne the exact prosecution of this plot carried on in all these wars by the conspirators therein particularly nominated by the Queen and Popish partie in all three Kingdomes and by Papists in forraign parts who have largely contributed Men Money Armes Ammunition to accomplish this grand designe through the instigation of those conspirators in this plot who are gone beyond the Seas and have lately caused publike Proclamations to be made in Bridges and other parts of Flaunders in ●uly last as appeares by the Examination of Henry Maye since seconded by others That all people who will now give ANY MONEY TO MAINTAIN THE ROMAN CATHOLIKES IN ENGLAND should have it re-payd them againe in a yeeres time with many thanks the whole world must of necessity both see and acknowledge unlesse they will renounce their ownn eyes and reason that this conspiracy and plot is no feigned imposture but a most reall perspicuous agitated treachery now driven on almost to its perfection the full accomplishment whereof unlesse Heaven prevent it the Catholikes of England expect within the circuit of one yeere as the forenamed Proclamations intimate 10. That no setled peace was ever formerly intended nor can now be futurely expected in England or Ireland without an universall publike toleration at the least of Popery and a repeale and suspention of all Lawes against it this being the very condition in the plot which the King must condescend to ere the Papists would ingage themselves to assist him in these warres thus raised by them for this end and that none may doubt this verity the late most insolent bold demands of the Irish Rebels in the Treaty with them the most favourable Articles of Pacification granted to them the present suspention of all lawes against Priests and Recusants in all Counties under his Majesties power the uncontrolled multitudes of Masses in his Armies Quarters Wales the North and elsewhere the open boasts of Papists every where the introducing of thousands of Irish Rebels and other Fugitives to extirpate the Protestant Religion most really proclaime it And if the King after all their many yeeres restlesse labour plots costs paines and pretended fidelity to his cause against the Parliament should deny these Merit-mongers such a diminutive reward as this is the very least they will expect now they have him the Prince and Duke

ROMES MASTER-PEECE OR The Grand Conspiracy of the Pope and his Iesuited Instruments to extirpate the Protestant Religion re-establish Popery subvert Lawes Liberties Peace Parliaments by kindling a Civill War in Scotland and all his Majesties Realmes and to poyson the King himselfe in case hee comply not with them in these their execrable Designes Revealed out of Con●cience to Andreas ab Habernfeld by an Agent sent from Rome into England by Cardinall Barbarino as an Assistant to Con the Popes late Nuncio to prosecute this most Execrable Plot in which he persisted a principall Actor severall yeares who discovered it to Sir William Boswell his Majesties Agent at the Hague 6 Sept. 1640. He under an Oath of Secresie to the Arch-bishop of Canterbury among whose Papers it was casually found by Master Prynne May 31. 1643. who communicated it to the King As the greatest businesse that ever was put to him Published by Authority of Parliament By William Prynne of Lincolnes Inne Esquire 1 COR. 4. 5. The Lord will bring to light the hidden things of Darknesse and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts and then shall every man have praise of God It is Ordered by the Committee of the House of Commons in Parliament concerning Printing this first day of August 1643. that this Book Intituled Romes Master-Peece be forthwith Printed by Michael Spark Senior Iohn White The second Edition Printed at London for Michael Sparke Senior 1644. TO The Right Honourable ROBERT Earle of WARWICK Baron of LEEZE AND LORD ADMIRALL of all the Parliaments Sea Forces Right Honourable YOur eminent zealous Sincerity and incomparable Activity both by Sea and Land in defence of our undermined endangered Protestant Religion Lawes Liberties Parliament Nation against the many late secret Plots and open Hostilities of Antichristian Romish Vipers who for sundry yeares together have desperately conspired and most vigorously prosecuted their utter extirpation and now almost accomplished this their infernall Designe unlesse Gods infinite mercy which hath never hitherto beene wanting to us in times of greatest extremity miraculously disappoint it hath induced me to dedicate this Master-p●ece of the Romanists and Jesuites Iniquity to your most Noble Patronage Wherein your Lordship may summarily behold the most horrid conspiracy against our Reformed Religion and the very life of the King our Soveraigne in case he comply not with them as now alas He doth overmuch in all things that ever was discovered to the world and clearly descry who have beene the reall originall Contrivers Fomenters of all those late bloody civill warres which have suddenly transformed our peaceable pleasant delectable Edens of England Ireland Scotland into most desolate rufull Acheldamaes yea Golgothaes to the just amazement of our selves and astonishme●t of all our Neighbour Nations who now more lament our present Infelicity then ever their envied our pristine Tranquility It was an admirable act of Divine Providence that a principall Actor in this Conspiracy sent from Rome to promote it should out of remorse of conscience prove the first Revealer of it to Sir William Boswell But it was a farre more wonderfull hand of God that after this Plot had been long concealed from publique knowledge by Canterbury who smothered it hee should unexpectedly rayse Me up from my forraigne Close Prison of Mount-Orgueil Castle in Jersey where Canterbury and his Confederates had intombed me sundry yeares as a dead man out of minde whom they remembred no more reputing me among the number of those that go down into the pit and as one quite cut off by their hands never likely to rise up again till the generall Resurrection and not only reduce me with Honour and Triumph to my Native Countrey restore me to my former liberty and Profession by the Parliaments impartiall Iustice and make my former and my fellow Sufferers unjust Censures the ruine of the S●archamber Highcommission and Prelates who censured us but likewise beyond all expectation send this Archprelate though the Kings chief Favourite a Prisoner to the Tower of London to which I was first of all committed by his malice and employ me to search his Papers there where he had formerly twice searched mine by his Instruments and therehy make Me both the Discoverer and Publisher of this second Gunpowder Plot to the world after a long concealment of it and that in a time most seasonable which otherwise in all probability had never come to light O the depth of the Riches both of the wisdome and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his Judgments and his wayes past finding out This adorable strange Providence of the God of Heaven who revealeth the deep and secret things and knoweth what is in the darknesse and makes known unto us the Kings matter as it should ascertaine us of his future Protection of our Church and State against these Romish Conspirators whose trayterous Designes hee hath formerly most admirably discovered and frustrated from time to time So it should adde much dignity and acceptation to this Discovory and enlarge our gratulations to God for it To his Blessing I shall in my Prayers recommend this Master-Piece together with your Lordships Person and all your Heroick Endeavours for our Religions our Republikes security and for ever remaine Your Lordships most affectionate Servant William Prynne SInce the first Publishing in Print of the ensuing Plot and Letters by Authority and Directions from the House of Commons which imployed me in this service I have been credibly informed by some Friends that many inoredulous over suspitious Malignants who think there is as much falshood dishonesty in others as in themselves have questioned the Truth of the ensuing Plot Letters Papers and confidently if not impudently averred them to be meere Fictions without any shadow proofe reason ground at all but their own malicious misbeliefe But to satisfie all the world in this Particular and these slanderous Infidels too if not ●rodigiously obstinate I doe here attest upon the faith and honour of a Christian First that I found all these ensuing Letters Papers in the Archbishop of Canterburies Chamber in the Tower of London under his own custody when I was unexpectedly employed by the Close Committee in that undesired service of searching it which the Archbishop himself his Servants the Gentlemen and Souldiers who then accompanied me with those who employed me can witnesse and have already oft attested Secondly that they were all Originals no● Copies under the severall hands and Seals of Sir William Boswell Knight the Kings own Leger Embassador at Hague in the N●therlands Andreas ab Habernfeld a Noble Bohemian Physitian to the Queen of Bohemia a man of known sincerity and untainted reputation The Archbishop of Canterbury who must be the sole forger of the Plot and Letters if fained and of the King himself As the Letters Papers themselves o●t viewed by divers of the Lords Commons and other persons of quality for their satisfaction all now remaining in the Custody of a

for his detestable office performed wherby he had perverted a certain Minister of the Church with secret incitements to the Popish religion with all his family taking his Daughter to Wife for a recompence obtained a rent or impost upon butter which the Country people are bound to render to him procured for him from the King by some chief men of the Society who never want a spur wherby he may be constantly detained in his Office In his house the businesse of the whole Plot is concluded where the Society which hath conspired against the King the Lord Archbishop both Kingdoms meet together for the most part every day but on the day of the Carrier● or Posts dispatch which is ordinarily Friday they meet in greater numbers for then all the Intelligencers assemble and confer in common what things every of them hath fished out that Week who that they may be without suspi●ion send their secrets by Toby Matthew or Read himselfe to the Popes Legat he transmits the compacted pacquet which he hath purchased from the Intelligencers to Rome With the same Read the Letters brought from Rome are deposited under faired Titles and Names who by him are delivered to al to whom they appertain For all and every of their Names are known to him Vpon the very same occasion Letters also are brought hither under the covert of Father Philip he notwithstanding being ignorant of things from whom they are distributed to the Conspirators There is in that very ●use a publik Chappell wherin an ordinary Jesuite con●ecrates and dwels there In the said Chappell Masses are daily celebrated by the Jesuites and it serves for the baptizing of the Children of the House and of some of the Conspirators Those who assemble in the forenamed house come frequently in Coaches or on Horse back in Lay-mens habit and with a great Train wherwith they are diguised that they may not be known yet they are Jesuites and conjured members of the Society All the Papists of ENGLAND contribute to this Assembly lest any thing should be wanting to promote the undertaken Designe Vpon whose treasury one Widdow owner of the Houses wherein Secretary Windebanke now dwelleth dead above three Yeares since bestowed fourty thousand English pounds so likewise others contribute above their abilities so as the businesse may be promoted unto its desired end 16. Besides the foresaid Houses there are Conventicles also kept in other more secret places of which verily they confide not even among themselves for fear lest they should be discovered First every of them are called to certain Innes one not knowing of the other hence they are severally led by Spies to the place where they ought to meet otherwise ignorant where they ought to assemble lest peradventure they should be surprised at unawares 17. The Countesse of Arundel a strenuous She-Champion of the Popish Religion bends all her Nerves to the Vniversall Reformation whatsoever she hears at the Kings Court that is done secretly or openly in words or deeds she presently imparts to the Popes Legat with whom she meets thrice a day sometimes in Arundel ● House now at the Court or at Tarthal He scarce sucks such things by the Claw The Earl himselfe called now about three years since this year ought to go to Rome without doubt to consult there of serious things concerning the Designe with gifts and speeches the Iesuites watch diligently to their Masses At Greenwich at the Earles costs a feminine School is maintained which otherwise is a Monastery of Nunnes for the young Girls therein are sent forth hither and thither into forraine Mon●steries beyond the Seas Master Porter of the Kings Bed-chamber most addicted to the Popish religion is a bitter enemy of the King he reveales all his greatest secrets to the Popes Legat although he very rarely meets with him yes his wife meets him so much the oftner who being informed by her husband conveyes secrets to the Lega● In all his actions he is nothing inferiour to Toby Matthew it cannot be uttered how diligently he watcheth on the businesse His sonnes are secretly instructed in the Popish Religion openly they professe the Reformed The eldest is now to receive his Fathers Office under the King which shall be A Cardinals hat is provided for the other if the Designe shall succeed well Above three yeares past the said Master Porter was to be sent away by the King to Maroco but he was prohibited by the Society lest the businesse should suffer delay thereby He is a Patron of the Iesuites for whom for the exercise of Religion he provides Chappels both at home and abroad Secretary Windebanke a most fierce Papist is the most unfaithfull to the King of all men who not onely betraies and reveales even the Kings greatest secrets but likewise communicates Counsels by which the designe may be best advanced He at least thrice every week converseth with the Legat in Nocturnal conventicles and reveales those things which he thinkes fit to be knowne for which end he hired a house neare to the Legates house whom he often resorts to through the Garden doore for by this vicinity the meeting is facilitated The said Secretary is bribed with gifts to the party of that coniured Society by whom he is sustained that he may the more seriously execute his Office He sent his Sonne expresly to Rome who ought to insinuate himselfe into the Roman Pontif. Sir Digby Sir Winter Master Mountague the younger who hath been at Rome my Lord Sterling a Cosen of the Earle of Arundels a Knight the Countesse of Newport the Dutchesse of Buckingham and many others who have sworne into this conspiracy are all most vigilant in the designe Some of those are inticed with the hope of Court others of Politicall Offices Others attend to the sixteene Cardinals Caps that are vacant which are therefore detained idle for some yeares that they may impose a vaine hope on th●se who expect them The President of the aforesaid Society was my Lord Gage a Iesuite Priest dead above three yeares since He had a Palace adorned with lascivious pictures which counterfeited prophanenesse in the house but with them was palliated a Monastery wherin forty Nunnes were maintained hid in so great a Palace It is situated in Queenes-street which the statue of a Golden Queene adornes The secular Iesuites have bought all this street and have reduced it into a guadrangle where a Iesuiticall Colledge is tacitly built with this hope that it might be openly finished as soone as the universall reformation was begunne The Popes Legat useth a threefold Character or Cipher One wherewith he communicates with all Nuncioes Another with Cardinall Barbaraino onely A third wherewith he covers some greater secrets to bee communicated What soever things he either receiveth from the Society or other spies those he packes up together in one bundle dedicated under