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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76640	A true relation of a wicked plot intended and still on foot against the city of Glocester, to betray the same into the hands of the Cavaliers. Discovered by Captaine Backhouse who was wrought upon to have betrayed the same by the sollicitation of one Edward Stanford Esquire, a grand Papist but a lieut: colonell amongst the Cavaliers; and by himselfe set forth to give the Parliament and his Excellencie satisfaction and the better to vindicate his owne integrity. Together with severall letters from my Lord Digby and Sir William Vavasour to Capt. Backhouse concerning the said designe. 4. Maii. 1644. It is this day ordered by the committee of the House of Commons for printing, that this relation be printed by Edward Husbands. Jo. White.	Backhouse, Robert, d. 1645.; Digby, Kenelm, Sir, 1603-1665.; Vavasour, William, Sir, d. 1659.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons. aut	1644 (1644)	Wing B265; Thomason E45_12; ESTC R2502	27,077	33

your care be to preserve me from any of your Scouts for I must ride from any two or more that I shall see but I shall be glad to see you as for the three hundred pounds you writ me word you have it Sir I must tell you that since this businesse hath been working in my head which I have pretty well perfected now I have been inforced to take up money at a hard hand to doe the things I intended And it is impossible that you can imagine the sundry waies that I have layed in my head and partly put in action to further and prepare mine owne secret intentions And truely Sir I must tell you the money is so necessary to me that n●x● unto my fidelity promise and ingagement to my Lord Digby and your selfe it is the chiefe moving wheele and if there be the least jealousie of my fidelity I shall desire you as my truest friend in the world to let me know and then I shall crave onely favour to have all papers burnt my counsells kept liberty to bewaile mine owne unhappinesse and that I may serve them and you in some other businesse of lesser trust wherein mine integrity may more appeare with lesse suspition If the summe I desire in hand be thought too great an adventure I would have you consider mine adventure the least line of any of my Letters being sufficient to have me hanged and this I have and must commit into severall mens bosomes whom I never saw but build my faith upon your judgement and integrity without any jealousie or feare which I should not doe were you not Master Stanford for that which you write of the danger in the passage how easie a matter will it be for you to command a dozen honest men to ride a long almost to Tewksbury to guard a little money that you may pretend you are sending to pay to save the forfeiture of a morgage And if you appoint but the day how easie is it to me to send my Troope to Tewksbury to meete a little money which is to be paid unto me upon a bond I le stand to the hazard on our side and I know you may secure it on yours Well I leave the businesse to your consideration but for my self I am devoted to your service whilst I am R. B. 3. Ian. 1643. About the 7. Ian. Master Stanford sent me a Message by the friend who brought the first Letter to me by word of mouth to meete him in Corselane the day following where accordingly we met my Lieutenant scouting behind me the while to prevent my own surprisall where I received 200. l. of him and his promise to discharge me of a bond of 50. l. wherein I was formerly bound to one Font a great Papist and a very friend of his At which time the Plot was layed by him Sir Will. Vavasour and others who were then lately come to Tewksbury That I should endeavour to draw the Governour out of the Garrison with a very stong party towards Berkley with assurance that the Castle should be rendred which Master Stanford told me should really be so that the gaining of Glocester might be the more facile in whose absence I must undertake to get the Gate opened and the Word delivered to them which Plot when I heard it proposed I much approved but withall I advised that the Forces might suddenly be drawn off from Tewksbury assuring him that whilst they lay there I should not be able to draw out the Governour which he promised should be done assoone as he spake with Sir William Vavasour This Plot if it had beene thus prosecuted by them had been by Gods mercy of great gaine to us For we thereupon resolved to have sent a Garrison into Berkley Castle and with silent Forces from Presbury Garrison to have possessed Tewksbury and by speedy retreating to have made that good also But it so fell out that they fell off and deserted their owne Plot as will appeare by the sequell But one thing was remarkable that at this meeting Master Stanford never so much as moved me to any asseveration of fidelity to him but desired me to send unto him within two dayes which I did as followeth Sir I Have sent according to my promise but the Governour is so intent and serious in wayring upon the Forces at Tewksbury that until they be removed it will be vaine to move him to draw out any other way but when they are Marcht a day or two I am confident that I shall perswade his march to Berkley especially if he may have any assarance of their rendring the Castle which you told me would be and which will occasion him to stay a day or two to settle the same who otherwise out of his care of Gloucester is apt and wont to make speedy retreats when he is abroad Sir if you come to Newnham towards Saturday or Sunday Sir Iohn Winter may send you in a man to me to appoint when I may meete you in Huntloys wood or on the hill beyond Huntley after you have conferred with him whose secresie I shall desire you much to engage and then I shall agree more fully with you on all Circumstances Sir I beseech you know and rest assured that I am Your most humble Servant in much care till c. 11. Ian. 1643. To which Letter I received this answer DEARE Robin the reason why you have stayed so long for an answer is this Sir William Vavasor sent to the Governour of Berkley Castle to draw out his whole Garrison which he refusing to do without the Kings or Princes speciall Command We shall now flye to one of your former propositions being confident you will not faile to make good any one of them which was that you would at any time draw out your own Troop with one more which shall be put in the Reare of our horse and your self to leade our Forlorne hope into the Town which if you will do send but this Messenger with a note to Sir William Vavasour what day you will meete him and I will not faile to be there this you must be sure to do on Wednesday next for the businesse will admit of no delay Yours E. S. 16. Ian. With this Letter I received a Letter from Sir William Vavasour as followeth Sir William Vavasours first Letter SIr I was so confident of your reallity in endeavouring to performe what you have undertaken that I immediately sent Orders to Berkley Castle to the Governor who wil not obey my orders so fully as to draw out the whole Garrison without his Majesties speciall Orders a great part he will but would have a Reason I have drawn great part of the foote towards Parshoe and endeavoured to have marched with the residue and all the horse But Sir Walter Pie and some other Commissioners were so opposite to it that unlesse they might know and approve of my designe they would not consent to it which I thought might