The finger of God is heere It hath found credit Indeed our Nation or a great part of it hauing rejected many Diuine sauing Truths reuealed by the H. Ghost the spirit of Truth preacht by the Apostles the Doctors of Truth handed down to vs by the Church the Pillar of Truth deserues such blindness as to beleiue improbale Lyes suggested by the Deuil the Father of Lyes desiuered by you who are a faithfull Disciple of that Faithlesse master to whose instructions of Lying you haue always adhered in whose school you are such a Proficient that no hystory to my remembrance furnishs your equall Hear the Apostle Quia charitatem veritatis non receperunt vt salui fierent ideo mittet illis Deus operationem erroris vt credant MENDACIO Vt iudicentur omnes qui non crediderunt veritati sed consenserunt iniquitati Because they receiued not the loue of Truth that they myght be saued therefore God shall abandon them to the Working of Errour illusion so that they shall beleiue a LYE that all may bee Iudged damned who would not beleiue the Truth brt consented to this vnjustice 2. Thessal 2.10.11 Narrat p. 62. Titus Oates Clerk maketh Oath that the Information set down in these Papers containing 81. articles all written subscribed by his own hand are tru in the whole in euery particular thereof 7. September Titus Oates Obseru Here is a Periury not vnlike to Hobs's Leuiathan for he represents this as one Body composed of many thousands of Persons so is this one PERIURY Composed of many thousands of Periuryes You swear all you haue sayd is tru we know will prooue all is false You stand alone in asserting the Truth of this Oath we shew its falshood by many Witnesses To you lying Perjury is as familiar as eating or Breathing our Witnesses are of vnblemisht Reputation You story is incredible morally impossible ours euidently probable morally certain your Tale is euery day changed as being the Ofspring of your fancy hauing no substance but from it ours always the same as being grounded on reall Facts In fine all your Art though directed by some more Wise then your self seconded by Bedlow such fellows could neuer make out the Truth of any one materiall point questioned by vs nor the Falshood of any materiall point alleadged in our Defence So the lying spirit doth euidently discouer it selfe in your Narratiue the spirit of Truth is as cleerely seen in our Apology We suffer with Truth we suffer for Truth Truth will free vs Veritas Liberabit vos Ioan. 8.32 J P. 40. Not finding what to say to this Chapter is content to let it passe Yet he very wittily as he thinks retorts the Wise man's saying vpon me for says he there is some Truth in Homer's Aesops fables ergo there is some Truth in this Plot. What say you Courteous Reader to this Is this not a man who can draw oile out of a Pumice stone proue the snow is Black well J will grant them alike tru The truth in Homer's fables is that they are vntru storys of the Gods that of Oates's Narratiue is that they are vntru storys of God's seruants Those had all their Being from the Poet these had theirs from the Deponent those are sacrilegious vntruths of God these are a sacrilegious taking God to Witnesse Vntruths Jn Aesop's Fables vnder false storys of Beasts Birds are couched some Passions of men moral directions precepts these are wanting in the Narratiues vnder which is couched only Oates's ground lesse spyght to those who neuer did him any hurt an endlesse malice of the implacable enemys of the Catholick Church That Noble-man spoke a great truth who sayd We who haue no Religion are going to Persecute those who are thought to haue some Yet in Aesop there is one fable much like their proceeding with vs viz that a wolfe accused a Lamb of troubling the water with which he was to quench his Thirst And althô the Lamb replyed that could not be because the place where he drunk was much lower then that where the Wolfe was yet this play was ouer born the Lamb sentenced to Death worryed Anonimus tells we p. 35. I bewray my nest But he is very much mistaken I do only shew what he some factious spirits doe to the defiling of it Jf this be a fault Daniel was to blame who trauerst the sentence of the wicked Iudges past vpon chast Susanna Hester is vnexcusable in pleading the Innocency of her Nation after a solemne sentence had been pronounced against it by Assuerus All the Christians are to be condemned who assert the Innocency of Christ his Apostles notwithstanding their conuictions condemnations by the Supreme Magistrates of those times Are we returning to the Pagan superstition when Rapes thefts murthers Adulterys were consecrated when committed by those men whom the credulous vulgar adored as Gods Doth God Alm-contrary to scripture admit of any distinction of Persons Is not his Law Common to all And if it be broken by any how great soeuer may not he be minded of his Duty Nay is there not an obligation imposed on all Church men others to mind them of it with that Respect which is du to their calling was Nathan was Elias were the other Prophets blame worthy who admonisht Dauid Achab others Princes Preists People of their faults How shall we excuse S. Paul's second Chapter to the Romans our B. Sauiours rebukes of the Scribes Pharisys the writings of the Prophets Moyses in which are recorded the sins of the People of God Are all these foul birds that bewray their own nest Jf so which are the clean Where will these men's extrauagancyes end To what absurdityes will they lead their silly Disciples When they shall shew vs greater Authority then that of the Holy Scriptures greater precedents then those of Christ his Apostles the Prophets better rules of morality then those of God his Diuine spirit we will own our selues Guilty althô we are not so But not till then CHAPTER X. A word of Aduice to the Deponent I Haue followed you through all your wandrings with greater tediousnesse then may be imagined finding no entertainment all the way but euident vntruths infamous perjurys sometimes some insipid lests It hath been some labour to examin all the particular Facts you mention when Persons concerned are at so great a distance Yet I haue gone thorough all willingly for the publick satisfaction for a cleer conuiction of such as though there was some fire where there was so much smoke if still there are any such in the world I hope it may be for your own good too who by this discouery of so many shamefull Periuries being disabled to follow the trade of a Witnesse may be obliged to take to some more honest though lesse gainfull way of liuing This may be
in the Park on his way to the Parliament by William Pickering but opportunity did not offer it self for which the former was chidden the later had twenty strokes with a Discipline Obseru Here is another sleeuelesse fable of which no body euer heard but by your Narratiue I defire you to giue the world a reason why William should only be Chidden Pickering whipt or vpon what score Mr. White should be more meek to one ouer whom he had iurisdiction then another ouer whom he had none For William was you say his man Pickering was of another order Again why should he be angry with them if opportunity did not offer its self If you had sayd an opportunity presented it self was let slip you had sayd something which myght displease a man so hot vpon that design as you describe M. White to be I suppose in the fuller account you threaten the world with you will correct this absurdity as you haue done already some others in this To this I find no reply but only in I. P. that Pickering was vnder the hire of the Iesuits in Anonimus that he was a bigotted Preist Which are as much to the purpose as Grantham steeple to Godwinsanas althô granted to be tru when really they are false for Pickering was not Preist but a Lay-Brother neuer was taken from the Chappel by Iesuits Narrat p. 17. § 27. Letters from T. White others of the 5. of April gaue an account that W. M. M. L. were returned from Ireland who sayd 40000. Irish horse foot were ready to rise at ten days warning that many Persons had receiued Commissions from the General of the Iesuits And that the Prouincial summoned a General Consult to be held at London And that the Deponent was summoned to assist at it as a Messenger from Father to Father Obseru You haue not a word of Truth in all this Item except the calling of the Congregation which was not don in April but in March to the end those who were at a great distance myght prepare for the Iourny so euen in that you embroder a ly vpon a tru ground F. Louel neuer was in Ireland nor F. Morgan in that or the two precedent yeares The 40000. men were neuer any where but in your addle head false Narratiue It would haue cost you no more to haue put 400000. all had been alike tru Of the Commissions I shall speak here after Of the Congregation in the following Chapter CHAPTER V. Of the Congregation THere hauing been an account giuen to the publick of this Congregation which you impertinently call a Consult no exception made against any part of it as I am sure none can with Truth I will giue a summary of it which shall ground our tru Answers to your vntruths Prouincial Congregations all ouer the Society are held euery three yeares by their respectiue Prouincials And the yeare 1678. was of course assigned for them So the Congregation was nothing peculiar to England for the same time like Congregations were held all ouer Europe in each Prouince of the Iesuits And the like Congregations haue been held by the English Iesuits euery three yeares since they were a Prouince by themselues will be as long as they continue so vnlesse some very extraordinary thing hinder it The intent of these Congregations is exprest in these words of their Constitutions Ad eligendos tertio quoque anno Procuratores Formulâ Congreg Prou. c. 1. p. 51. to choose one whom they cal Procurator to go to Rome to inform their General of their priuate affayres For Confirmation of this I appeal to the Constitutions of the Iesuits which are in the hands of many Protestants may be found in S. Paule's Church yard as I hear to the Testimony of any Iesuit liuing The number of which it is Composed is not to exceede forty which is made vp out of first the actuall superiors secondly the Procurators of the Prouince thirdly so many of the ancientest Profest Fathers as with the others make vp that number And of iust so many that held in 1678. was composed This Congregation had but two meetings on the 24. 26. of April stilo veteri And seuerall of those who met on that very day 26. of April left the town all hastned away assoon as possible The Rector of Liege had the longest Iourny yet was at that place on the 16. May stil◠vet as may be seen by the Day book of that Colledg althô he had a very slow passage by sea stayd one whole day at Roterdam another at Antwerp a third at Brussels The truth of all these particulars concerning the Congregation will be attested by all those who were present at it are still aliue I now return to reuiew what lyes our Deponent frames on this occasion Narrat p. 18. § 28. April the 24. 1678. stil nou F Warren Rector of Liege Sir Th. Preston Baronet F. Marsh Rector of Gant F. Williams Rector of Watten Sir Iohn Warner Baronet Sir Robert Bret Baronet F. Poole Edward Neuil in all with the Deponent about nine or ten went from S. Omers towards London Obseru Here you giue vs almost as many vntruths as words For first the Rector of Liege was not of the number nor neer S. Omers At Antwerp he took shipping for Holland see Attest I. 2. Sir Thomas Preston neuer stirred all that time from Liege see Attest H. 3. Sir Iohn Watner remained at Watten supplyed the Rector's place see Attest F. 4. Sir Robert Bret F. Pool Edward Neuil you Mr. Oates continued at S. Omers see Attest D. E X. I think it superfluous to mind the Reader of your contradiction in relating your fellow trauellors hauing conuinced you of so many Periuryes already How in Colman's trial p. 29. you make Pool a monk one Charges of the number yet I am assured there are no such men in the world And you made of two Rectors four men or else your Arithmetick is like your sincerity for soe you reckon The Rector of Liege F. Warren the Rector of Watten F. Williams And you say they were nine vnlesse these two make four there will be but seuen I intend cheifly to examin your Narratiue soe passe that ouer Narrat p. 18. § 28. These met in London in Consult with Iohn Fenwick F. Blundel F. Gray others to the number of Fifty Iesuits at the White horse Tauerne in the strand Obseru Here you Depose three vnthruths The 1. that these three Person I named were of the Congregation Not one of them was there The 2. that there were Fifty Iesuits There was only forty according to their Constitutions could be no more Form Cong Prou. The 3. that they met as the White-horse Tauerne They are all ready to swear they neuer met there seuerall haue protested to me they did not know of any such Tauern in the strand till you informed
him a meeting at four in the afternoon at Mr. Keynes's where he saw Letters from Blundel I. F. one from F. Ireland at S. Omers Had an account of fourscore Letters written to the 〈◊〉 in England one to Mr. Peters That I. K. Mr. Coniers were designed for 440. by which is meant Windsore Obseru Here are many Periuryes The first that four Iesuits lodged at somerset House I am credibly informed that not one English Iesuit lodged there at that time or thereabouts The 2. that there was any such message It is a meer fable see Attest R. S. The 3. that F. Ireland writ from S. Omers In his triall he was sayd to be in London about that time Yet he was nether at S. Omers nor London but in Staffordshire see Attest T. so all that Letter is feyghned vnlesse you will haue him in many places at once which you deny Christ's body can be The 4. that you saw Letters from Blundel Blundel was one of those who met you the same of J. F. But it seemes they writ their Letters brought them themselues The 5. that they would haue any informations sent by P. de la Chaize to the King of France The 6. that 440. stands for Winsore There neuer was amongst Iesuits any such Cypher see Attest C. Narrat p. 48. § 68. The same day the Deponent went to Dr. Tonge's but not finding him he went into Gray's-Inne Walkes met there with Mr. Coniers who shew'd him a Dagger with which he intended to kill the King by stabbing through his cloake And that thence he went to Dr. Tonge's met him Obseru Is it not strang that a man who two days before on the 20. of August as may be seene § 62. was resolued to Keepe his way so secret as to say he would burne his shirt if it knew any thing of it would so frankly discouer it brandish his Dagger that in a place as open as a favre He had been mad if he had done soe those are fooles who can beleiue he did Mr. Coniers giues a far different account of that conference that you complained of your Pouerty which forced you to walke there sometimetimes in stead of a dinner that you wondred no better Prouision was made in the Roman Church for men of your parts that you had been employed to preach before the Iudges that you had lost 4. or 500. l. a yeare for your Religion that the Bishop of London offred you great preferments vpon condition you would return to the Ch. of England c. And desired him to prefer you to teach some Gentleman's children that meate drink 10. l. a yeare would satisfy you see Attest V. Narrat p. 48. § 69. The same day the Deponent met with Blundel with a bag of Teuxbury Mustard-bals a notable biting sawce who sayd he would furnish Westminster when he had enough the Deponent says they were Fire-bals Obseru Blundel protests he neuer dealt about Fire balls nor euer heard of Tewxbury mustard balls but from the Narrat 〈…〉 est S. He had no cloake but a Jumpe he filled that pretty well himself no room left vnder it for such a bag containing mustard balls designed for a great citty And if you say he carryed it on his back you may adde to the other trades of the Iesuits that of Porters Jt seemes this 22. of August was pretty well employed althô you had nether eate nor drunk nor stopt all the day long you go to Mr. Harcourt's in Duke streete Wildhouse in both places find the same Persons prouiding the same 80. guinys for the Ruffians Cilman giuing the same Guiny to the Messenger thence you go to Fenwick's lodging there you heare the commission sent to Fenwick to desire the Prouincial to informe Leshee with the Irish affayres That you read the Memorial saw the names Thence you go to Mrs. Sanders meet the ten fathers hear the contents of the memorial the Instructions from their mouths After you go to Mr. Keynes's Meet with D. Fogorthy see Letters from Bedding-fild Blundel Fenwick another to Bedding-field Take an à ccount of fourscore other Letters their contents to whom directed how sent away c. Item of another Letter to Mr. Peters with its contents saw it vncyphred Then you post to meete with D. Tonge but missing him at his lodging away you hasten to Grays-Inne Walkes meete with Mr. Coniers from whom you receiue an account of his stay in town of his design to Assassinate the King the Dagger prouided for it where this was bought its Price the manner of vsing it Then you return to Dr. Tonge meet him After that you meete with Blundel a bag of Mustard balls or Fireballs or what you please A biting sawce it was indeed after such labour it was time to think of meat as well as sawce Sure this day had been as long as that on which Iosue fought the Palestins your selfe as bury as Menechmus seeking his Brother But you are a Poet haue a Tragedy in hand can dispose order the stage as you please appoint your Actors to meete you when where you please lay what you please Certainly neuer more vnlikely Fable then this was feyghned by any Poet. Narrat p 48 § 70. On the 24. of August Blundel told the Deponent that the Catholicks would shorten the Kings days that Protestant Religion stood on its last legs Obseru You haue nether Honesty to tell Truth nor wit to feyghn a probable lye nor discretion to hold your Tongue Had you produced this saying at the bâ—ginning it had been tolerable but to bring it in after you had produced Benedictins Dominicans Carmelits Iesuits who not agreeing in it Blundel with the rest communicating the substance contriuances of the Plot to you then I say to put these words into his mouth as containing some news is like the rest sensâ—â—â—sse Narrat p. 48 § 71. Blundel shewd the Deponent a paper describing the manner of firing Westminster In this his taske was assigned althô it had neuer been proposed to or accepted by him 1000. l. promist him besides the 80. l. for his seruice in Spaine which it seemes the Iesuits haue not payd nor I beleiue euer will which paper signed by Th. White Obseru Blundel protests he neuer heard of any such Paper Fenwick's chamber was searched all his Papers seized on carefully examined nothing like this found So I leaue you to make it out by any thing besides your word which there is little reason to esteem Narrat p 50. § 72. Blundel shewd the Deponent a Bull by which the two Arch-Bishopricks 21. Bithopriches two Abbys six Deanryes are disposed of Nay there is not one Prebendary or other place vndisposed Obseru You shew as much skill in the Cancellaria of Rome as in the Secretaria of the Iesuits That such Benefices should be