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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67856	A narrative of the phanatical plot, setting forth the treasonable and wicked designs which they have been carrying on against the King & government, ever since the last Westminster Parliament with an account of the treacherous contrivances against several worthy persons, and the measures which they used to take off the Kings evidence by subornation : to which is added a relation of the evil practices of John Rowse (who was lately executed at Tyburn), William Lewis (who stands convicted), and others / by John Zeale, Gent.	Zeale, John.	1683 (1683)	Wing Z10; ESTC R21676	44,301	46

But since He doth not We must for our own Preservations These to the best of my remembrance were the very words of our Discourse at that time or to this effect And it being towards five in the Afternoon be told me He was to meet some Eminent Citizens at six a Clock at the Amsterdam Coffee-House concerning raising Money to supply the Evidence upon which he took his leave of me telling me That I should see or hear from him very speedily And the next News I heard he was Committed to the Tower for High Treason And some days after which was about the latter end of June 1681. Mr. Ivy came to my Lodging in the Old-Palace-yard and in discourse began to tell me of Loyalty And what a good thing it was to be true to the King saying He believed it lay in my Power to do His Majesty a great deal of good service if I would discover what I knew To which I reply'd It may be I could do the King Service if I were encouraged in it said he I do believe in my Conscience that you know a great many Villanies and evil practices of Mr. Lewis I answered I did Then said he if you will go and declare the same before the Secretary of State or Committee of Councel I dare say notice will be of it for I have already discovered several evil practices that were acted in the City as raising Moneys for the supply of the Evidence and endeavouring to Suborn them and other Treasonable passages which I would no longer conceal At that I promised I would go and declare what I knew and draw it up in writing for that time we parted And about a day or two after Mr. Lewis came to my Chamber very much dissatisfied telling me He heard that I had given in an Information against him I reply'd I had not though really at that time I had finished two Sheets of Paper in order to discover his evil practices but hearing some person coming up Stairs whilst I was writing I hid the Papers under the Bed when he saw the Pen and Ink upon the Table his great Guilt as I imagine caus'd him to have a jealousy of me and looking in several places of the Room for Papers yet could not find any Mr. Turbervile to the best of my remembrance was with him To all Mr. Lewis's discourse I made him little or no answer so they both went their way towards evening he came again and declared If I discovered what I knew of him I should certainly be De-Witted but on the other side if I would stand by him and not discover what I knew against him he would put me in a way to make my self telling me that he had sent a Letter to the King of great Moment and that His Majesty imparted it to no person but the Bishop of Canterbury who as he told me had a Copy of the said Letter And several other perswasions he us'd to draw me off from discovering what I knew against him he also desired me to go over the Water with him to Collonel Rich which I did and being there he went and discoursed the Collonel at his Door for a considerable time in the mean while I walk'd in the yard the Collonel call'd me to him and desired me To tell him whether I knew any thing to the contrary of what Mr. Lewis had Sworn against the Lord Arrundel of Wardor was true I told him I knew nothing to the contrary because I was very well satisfied that the Collonel was Lewis's great Friend therefore I did not think it convenient to declare the truth of that matter at that time although Lewis prest to have me Sworn we it I leave the World to Judge why Mr. Lewis should perswade me to go over and desire Collonel Rich to ask me the aforementioned questions if Lewis had not been satisfied in his Conscience that I knew it was all false and a contrivance Then we took leave of him and came over the Water where he gave me a Shilling and told me He would provide me a Lodging in the City likewise he said He thought it was not safe for me or at least himself to be at that end of the Town Notwithstanding on Saturday following I went before a Committee of Lords at the Secretaries House and there declared the evil practices of Mr. Lewis further giving their Lordships an account that he told me I should be De-Witted if I discovered what I knew of him all this Discourse was in the hearing of Mr. Ivy And finding there was little notice taken of it by the perswasions of Mr. Lewis I went into the City to Lodge with his Brother in Fetter-lane where he came immediately to me and put me upon accusing the Witnesses that had Sworn against the Earl of Shaftsbury this being three or four days after his Lordship was last Committed to the Tower desiring me to draw up my Information with all expedition against Mr. Ivy and about the same time brought one Captain Clynton to my Chamber who he reported to be a great Friend of the Earl of Shaftsbury's and neither of them would leave me till I had done the same which was composed in two Sheets the same Evening we took Coach and went to the Recorders Chamber Sir Robert Clayton being present where I was Sworn and several of the Whigs being by to see the same for their own satisfaction and from thence we went to the Kings-Arms-Tavern where they called for Wine and laid down 6 s. more than the Reckoning for my Supply telling me I should be better Rewarded that Evening Mr. Lewis declar'd to me They were all persons well affected to the Cause Then I repair'd to my Chamber where I had not long been but Captain Clynton came and desired me to go to the Flower-de-luce in Fetter-lane which I did where he told me That there would be a Person come speedily to us with 20 s. for me And being there for some time Captain Clynton wondred at his long stay and admired at it that they should be so Timerous Since I had done them such good service that day saying He would go himself and see for the said Money which he did and in a little time he returned to me not finding the person but desired me to Dine with him the next day at the same House which I did there he declared to me That he should envy my Happiness when a Parliament sat he likewise told me That he would provide a Beeing for me at a Relations of his where I should be private until that time and that he had a very good Horse in Town which with his Person should be at the Earl of Shaftsbury 's Service whilst he had breath in his Body to oppose those whom his Lordship did saying it was plainly to be seen that the King and Court designed to cast the Odium of the Popish Plot upon the Presbyterians c. From thence we went to the Castle-Tavern

Indicted upon Subbornation of Perjury as he inform'd me accordingly I appeared and that day Mr. Baldron was taken by a Constable and carried into Court from thence committed to New-Prison Baldron desired me to go to the Earl of Shaftsbury and acquaint them how it was with him and desired them to procure him Bail for his Enlargement I accordingly at his request went where I found Mr. Everard Mr. Harrington and several others at Dinner in Mr. Stringers Chamber I acquainted them of the matter which struck them into a great dump notwithstanding they told me that Bail should be had immediately after Dinner so I took my leave and going down Stairs Mr. Harrington came after me and desired me not to declare to any person living where I had been or who I saw together and the next day according to appointment we all met at the Castle-Tavern without Newgate and being at Dinner News was brought us that Mr. Baldrone was carried before the King and Council and had discovered the Intregues in the City at which they were all at a stand so Mr. Everard desired us to go to the Old-Baily and swear to the Indictments which were drawn up against Justice Warcup and several of the Witnesses for the King which accordingly we did Sherift Bethel conducting us into Court where one Mr. Whitton Councellor Smiths Clerk preferred the Indictments desiring the Witnesses might be Sworn but the Court rejected it upon which the said Mr. Witton and one Mr. Sangar who belonged to the Earl of Shaftsbury desired us all to go out of the Court upon which we did and went to the Dog-Tavern within Sudgate where I ask'd Mr. Witton why he desired us to come away so suddenly he replyed he saw some of the Kings Messengers in Court and he fear'd that there might be Warrants against some of us further declaring that if we should desert them their business would be at a great loss desiring us that appeared for Witnesses to take other Sodgings that night for fear of being surprized so then Mr. Langar gave us Crowns a piece to lodge where we would and also gave us Notes to meet at the Queens-Arms Tavern in Newgate street the next morning which accordingly we did there the said Mr. Whitton desired me to accuse Justice Warcup of Subornation of Perjury so that a Bill might be preferred against him at the Old Baily but that was not effected that day Mr. Everard told me that evening that money would be very sppeedily produced for my supply therefore desired me not to be dismaid but have a little Patience and within a day or two after I met Sheriff Bethel coming out of the Amsterdam Coffee-house who ask'd me what News there was stirring I told him all that I knew was that all those that stood by the City were so much slighted that they had not wherewithal to subsist he reply'd that it should be otherwise very speedily saying that if I would print my Information given into the Lord Mayor and other Papers that I could produce I should not want Money Besides saith he it will be good service to the Cause now in hand I answered him Sir I know not who will stand by me he said We will all stand by you and I my self will assist you to the utmost of my Power and Ability telling me That he himself was in danger of being Sworn against He also desired me To Accuse the Lords of the Councel that I was examined before I ask'd him what I should Accuse them of he said Of suborning you to Swear against the Protestants I told him that I had cleared their Honours in my Information against Mr. Ivy he said that was no matter further saying That the Information lay in their own hands and that they would insert what was most to their own advantage if I would consent thereto he like wise said That there was no worse men in the Nation to the Protestants then most of His Majesties Privy-Councel further adding That they were very odious in the eyes of a Parliament and when one met they would find it so I told him that I had revealed my self to a Member of Parliament a week before the Earl of Shaftsbury was Committed to the Tower Sheriff Bethel desired of me to know who it was I told him that it was Justice Rich How said he you could not have reveal'd your self to a worse man I desired to know the reason he reply'd That he was a great enemy to all persons that opposed the Duke of York's Interest I told him I was very sorry for that he reply'd It was very true Therefore said he I must desire you and Mr. Lewis to appear against him at the next Election of Southwark and incense the People against him so that he may no more be chosen to serve in Parliament and I will stand by you upon all occasions About the same time I met with Mr. Dangerfield at the Amsterdam-Coffee-House who told me That it was now come to pass what he himself was put upon I desired to know what it was He told me That the King Himself offered him almost two years before what Money or Preferment he would desire if he would Swear to a Presbyterian Plot and stand by it I replyed is it not enough for you to Accuse the Duke but you must Accuse the King likewise at which he answered Damn me I have my Pardon and I will declare nothing but what a Parliament shall like for it is them that will stand by the Evidence and not the Court you may plainly see it And in Bartholomew-fair time one Mr. Shewen Mr. Lewis and my self went to the Castle-Tavern in Fleet-street where Shewen treated us and there declared That he had been a considerable time in private with a Secretary of State we asked upon what account he was there he said For nothing as he knew but that Sheriffe Bethel had often desired him to swear that a Secretary of State would have perswaded him to Swear against the Protestants in the City and about the same time one Mr. Lune told me That he was hired by Mr. Hoskins that belonged to the Earl of Shaftsbury to go down to Oxford to make provision for the Witnesses that appeared for the City And Mr. Lune hath also supply'd me with Money and several other such like practices were continually us'd in the City during my correspondency with them in so much that I was resolv'd not to conceal those evil practices any longer but discover them in the Right of the King And one day in my Chamber being then drawing up an Information of what I knew Mr. Lewis came in and desired to know what I was writing I told him nothing but the Intrigue of the City Why said he do you intend to discover them I told him yes if I liv'd he reply'd If you be so resolved that you will do it make an end of them and let me carry them to Collonel Rich I told