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A53369 The discovery of the Popish Plot being the several examinations of Titus Oates, D.D., before the High Court of Parliament, the Lord Chief Justice, Sir Edmund-Bury Godfry, and several other of His Majesty's justices of the peace. Oates, Titus, 1649-1705. 1679 (1679) Wing O34; ESTC R41099 37,428 50

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by Leshee the French Kings Confessor as the said Blundel told the Deponent at the same time Wapping and the Ships in the River were to be burned and in Case the Wind blew up the River the Fire to begin at a Place near Bugbies-hole and is to be carryed on by Four men they have made sure of Wapping Middle-stairs and then Four or Five more to carry it up higher The Deponent himself with Seven more were ordered to ply about the Hermitage and his business was to encourage the Seven committed to his Care and for his reward One thousand pound was promised besides Eighty pound for former service but the Deponent saith in that Paper was contained if the Wind stood contrary they should change the Fire at the same time others were to have the charge of Tooly-street Barnaby and Thomas the Apostles on the other side the Water committed to them and the Fire is to begin on Redriff side when it begins at Wapping or presently after And this is to be done when the Tides are low that the Ships get not off from the Keys in order to the Deponents managing that part of the Fire committed to his own care at the Hermitage he was ordered to remove his Lodging into Wapping as soon as Orders should be given him and should have a Priest come to him and say Mass in his Chamber for good success to the design but the Deponent saith he did not know he was to be an Agent in the business till he saw the Paper was signed by Thomas White Provincial in the name of the whole Society 72. Item That the Deponent saith that the Pope hath Issued a Bull a Coppy of which Mr. Blundel shewed this Deponent on the 30. of August and as near as he remembers bares Date November or December last in which the Pope was pleased to Order and dispose of the Bishopricks in England and other Dignities of the same as followeth arch-ARCH-BISHOPS Canterbury Cardinal Howard with an Addition of Forty thousand Crowns per annum for maintaining of a Legatine Power and Authority Yorke Perrot superior to the secular Priests who hath Power of Probate of Wills Licences for Marriages and all Episcopal Jurisdiction except Ordination and Confirmation BISHOPS London Corker President of the Benedictines Winchester White Provincial of the Jesuits Durham Strange Late Provincial of the Jesuits Salisbury Doctor Godden Norwich Napper a Franciscan Fryer Ely Vincent Provincial of the Dominicans Exeter Wolfe one of the Sherbon Peterborow Gifford a Dominican Lincoln Sir John Warner Barronet a Jesuit Chichester Morgan a Jesuit Bath and Wells Doctor Armstrong a Franciscan Fryer Carlile Wilmot a secular Priest alias Quartermain Chester Thimbleby a secular new Cannon of Cambray Hereford Sir Thomas Preston Jesuit Bristoll Mounson a Dominican Oxford Williams Rector of Watton and Master of the Novices he is to have the Denary of Chichester and is to have Precedence over Professors in Divinity and peruse their Lectures ere they read them in Publick St. Davids a secular Priest Benson St. Asaph Jones a secular Bangor Joseph Davis Kinmash a Dominican ABBOTS Of Westminster Doctor Sheldon a Benedictine Monk Of Sion house Skinner a Benedictine Of Canterbury Bettum a Sorbonist Of St. Pauls Leyborn a Secular and Secretary to the Cardinal Of Windsor Howard with Twelve Benedictine Cannons Of Chichester Morgan a secular Winchester Doctor Watkinson President of the English Colledge at Lisbourn many Dignities of the Church not here named are to be supplied by the Spaniards and other Forreigners because they have not Clergy enough to be Professors nor are there any Prebendaries or other Places undisposed and in the same Bull it was ordered that the Jesuits read Philosophy and Divinity in all great Towns and Places where they had Colledges but not give Degrees and whilst English Jesuits are imployed in Instructing in Humanity and Philosophy and others in reading Divinity Preaching and Catechizing they should be supplyed by Spanish Jesuits and other Forreigners to assist at the Altar and in the care of the Colledges 73. Item That the Deponent saw the Second of September a Pacquet out of Scotland directed to John Groves Dated August the 20. 1678. in which the Fathers from thence met at Edenborough did tell the Fathers here that they had not much to write but that Eighty thousand Catholicks in that Kingdom were ready to Rise and assist when the business should grow hot and would joyn with the disaffected Scots when required by the Scotch Jesuits and in the said Letter it was mentioned that one Westby was destroyed by one that was Servant to one Lovel a Jesuit for endeavouring to detect the Rebellion with its Authors and Contrivers to the Council of Scotland 74. Item That the Deponent saw on the ● 12 September Letters of the Fourth Stilo Novo from St. Omers written and subscribbed by Thomas Whitebread Provincial in which was given to Blundel to whom the Letter was directed that Twelve Scotch Jesuits were sent into Scotland by Order from the General of the Society and have One thousand pound given them by Leshee the French Kings Confessor to keep up the Commotion in Scotland that the French King may Land an Army in that Kingdom and that the said Jesuits had Orders to carry themselves like Non-Conformist Ministers amongst the Presbyterian Scots 75. Item That the Third of September this Deponent saw a Letter from St. Omers from the Provincial but it was Dated the First of September by which the Deponent did perceive that though the Letter was Dated from thence it came not from thence because it was Old Stile and thereby did believe the Provincial was in England Fifteenth a Letter directed to Blundel was specified that the Provincial was informed of some discoveries made at which he was somewhat surprised and upon second thoughts Ordered the said Blundel to desist the business in hand but to write to Benningfield not to take notice what Keines said it being but a conceit of his own and the said Blundel did on the Third of September write to Benningfield and did advertise him of the Provincials thoughts concerning what had past about that concern and in the Letter of the Provincial to Blundel it was ordered that thanks should be given to Doctor Fogarly for his Care in the business of 48. the King and for his forwardness to assist those in Ireland and Ordered Letters to be sent thither with all speed and give them his thanks and tell him he would not cease to pray for their good success 76. Item That the Provincial came to London on the Third day at Night and the Deponent went to his Lodging and was ordered to wait upon him next Morning 77. Item That the Deponent went on the Fourth in the Morning according to the aforesaid Orders and when the Provincial saw the Deponent he asked him with what face he could look on him since that he the Deponent had plaid him such a treacherous trick and strook