be_v give_v to_o all_o debauchery_n viz._n whoreing_n drink_v and_o particular_o to_o swear_v that_o to_o be_v true_a which_o be_v not_o so_o in_o which_o deposition_n he_o be_v like_o himself_o constant_o false_a for_o he_o can_v so_o much_o as_o pretend_v that_o ever_o he_o see_v i_o in_o kent_n and_o consequent_o the_o reader_n can_v but_o be_v satissy_v that_o he_o swear_v rash_o and_o false_o as_o for_o the_o matter_n of_o his_o deposition_n which_o indeed_o he_o know_v nothing_o of_o i_o refer_v myself_o to_o a_o worthy_a gentleman_n colonel_n charles_n wheeler_n and_o his_o family_n with_o who_o i_o live_v a_o year_n and_o a_o half_a and_o to_o sir_n thomas_n scot_n and_o his_o lady_n with_o who_o and_o in_o the_o neighbourhood_n i_o live_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o time_n during_o my_o residence_n in_o kent_n whether_o ever_o they_o hear_v i_o so_o much_o as_o suspect_v of_o these_o crime_n i_o know_v these_o worthy_a person_n be_v such_o friend_n to_o justice_n as_o that_o they_o will_v not_o scruple_n to_o give_v his_o doctorship_n the_o lye_n at_o our_o trial_n he_o subpenae_v some_o people_n out_o of_o kent_n who_o be_v so_o far_o from_o second_v this_o villain_n that_o they_o depose_v much_o to_o my_o advantage_n and_o i_o be_o certain_a that_o he_o can_v produce_v any_o who_o can_v just_o charge_v i_o with_o these_o vice_n or_o that_o ever_o i_o wrong_v or_o defraud_v any_o person_n or_o by_o false_a swear_v invade_v any_o man_n right_a or_o good_a name_n crime_n peculiar_a to_o this_o public_a enemy_n and_o who_o like_o the_o devil_n endeavour_n to_o have_v all_o other_o esteem_v at_o least_o if_o not_o to_o be_v like_v himself_o the_o last_o subject_n of_o his_o deposition_n against_o i_o be_v a_o narration_n of_o what_o befall_v i_o in_o ireland_n and_o in_o this_o as_o in_o all_o the_o rest_n it_o be_v high_o probable_a that_o he_o lie_v and_o swear_v false_o he_o swear_v he_o see_v a_o letter_n from_o the_o bishop_n of_o meath_z which_o say_v that_o i_o be_v indict_v and_o fine_v 200_o lb._n for_o say_v that_o oat_n be_v a_o perjure_a rogue_n and_o the_o jesuit_n who_o suffer_v just_o die_v martyr_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o popish_a plot_n for_o the_o only_a word_n of_o my_o enditement_n be_v titus_n oat_n be_v a_o rogue_n and_o the_o five_o jesuit_n martyr_n and_o not_o one_o syllable_n more_o be_v allege_v against_o i_o so_o that_o consider_v that_o reverend_a prelate_n who_o be_v a_o person_n of_o great_a integrity_n and_o justice_n i_o have_v much_o more_o reason_n to_o believe_v that_o titus_n oat_n will_v conclude_v as_o he_o begin_v a_o calumniate_a lie_a forswear_a wretch_n than_o that_o any_o thing_n shall_v be_v allege_v that_o entrenche_n upon_o the_o veracity_n and_o clear_a reputation_n of_o that_o pious_a bishop_n i_o have_v now_o do_v with_o the_o doctor_n be_v deposition_n in_o examination_n of_o which_o i_o have_v i_o hope_v with_o all_o plainness_n confute_v the_o calumny_n of_o oates_n friend_n who_o give_v out_o that_o the_o doctor_n swear_v only_o that_o he_o be_v inform_v of_o those_o thing_n he_o depose_v against_o i_o whereas_o it_o be_v clear_a to_o any_o man_n except_o a_o ignoramus_n who_o shut_v his_o eye_n and_o will_v not_o see_v that_o what_o he_o have_v deliver_v under_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o oath_n be_v in_o the_o most_o material_a part_n positive_a and_o to_o his_o own_o knowledge_n and_o i_o hope_v i_o have_v also_o with_o perspicuity_n enough_o expose_v he_o forswear_v in_o most_o of_o his_o deposition_n who_o in_o my_o conscience_n i_o believe_v and_o know_v to_o be_v so_o in_o all_o and_o every_o particular_a and_o now_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o account_n i_o can_v but_o prosess_v my_o hearty_a regret_n that_o such_o a_o monstrous_a serpent_n and_o venomous_a viper_n who_o mouth_n be_v as_o a_o open_a sepulchre_n and_o under_o who_o lip_n be_v the_o poison_n of_o asp_n shall_v be_v bring_v forth_o and_o foster_v in_o this_o our_o otherwise_o happy_a island_n who_o with_o bloody_a oath_n and_o execrable_a blasphemy_n rend_v the_o bowel_n of_o his_o mother_n and_o labour_n as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v her_o destruction_n it_o be_v matter_n of_o real_a grief_n to_o i_o that_o he_o shall_v find_v entertainment_n in_o this_o nation_n who_o have_v expose_v it_o to_o the_o scorn_n and_o derision_n of_o they_o who_o be_v round_o about_o we_o the_o steal_v away_o of_o the_o grand_a lowy_n in_o the_o french_a farce_n be_v but_o a_o imperfect_a representation_n of_o the_o silly_a senseless_a credulity_n with_o which_o this_o swear_n lie_a rascal_n have_v stain_v the_o english_a reputation_n he_o have_v six_o a_o blot_n upon_o this_o generation_n not_o to_o be_v wash_v off_o by_o all_o the_o blood_n in_o his_o vein_n he_o have_v dishonour_v the_o christian_a religion_n and_o particular_o he_o have_v affect_v the_o protestant_n with_o ignominy_n and_o shame_n he_o have_v blaspheme_v god_n and_o injure_a man_n a_o detestable_a enemy_n to_o both_o the_o reader_n i_o suppose_v consider_v how_o i_o have_v be_v damnify_v and_o exasperate_v by_o the_o malice_n of_o this_o wicked_a fellow_n will_v not_o think_v it_o strange_a if_o i_o endeavour_v to_o do_v myself_o right_a and_o apply_v myself_o for_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o law_n which_o for_o a_o while_o i_o respite_v in_o consideration_n that_o oat_n at_o that_o time_n be_v the_o king_n evidence_n and_o have_v his_o residence_n in_o his_o majesty_n palace_n which_o under_o the_o rose_n have_v frequent_o call_v to_o my_o mind_n one_o of_o the_o plague_n of_o egypt_n which_o bring_v forth_o frog_n even_o in_o the_o king_n chamber_n and_o louse_n in_o all_o their_o quarter_n but_o afterward_o when_o i_o perceive_v that_o he_o forsake_v his_o majesty_n and_o become_v witness_n for_o the_o traitor_n college_n and_o that_o afterward_o he_o be_v turn_v out_o of_o that_o royal_a entertainment_n for_o his_o ungrateful_a demerit_n and_o that_o thence_o he_o betake_v himself_o to_o the_o seditious_a and_o disloyal_a part_n of_o the_o city_n associate_a chief_o with_o those_o who_o be_v suspect_v of_o high_a treason_n and_o capital_a misdemeanour_n and_o that_o he_o be_v by_o they_o encourage_v for_o some_o swear_a job_n no_o question_n when_o time_n shall_v serve_v i_o think_v it_o they_o seasonable_a to_o expose_v he_o to_o which_o my_o resolution_n a_o strange_a accident_n do_v seem_v providential_o to_o concur_v after_o the_o arrival_n of_o the_o morocco_n ambassador_n i_o have_v the_o curiosity_n with_o other_o to_o go_v to_o see_v these_o people_n among_o who_o once_o i_o have_v be_v captive_a the_o secretary_n hamet_n lucas_n upon_o the_o first_o view_n immediate_o know_v i_o and_o seize_v i_o cry_v out_o that_o i_o be_v his_o christian_a and_o that_o he_o have_v buy_v i_o with_o his_o money_n and_o that_o i_o have_v make_v a_o escape_n from_o he_o at_o salle_n which_o unexpected_a encounter_n together_o with_o his_o confirmation_n of_o my_o former_o repute_v romantic_a escape_n and_o that_o he_o be_v not_o poison_v nor_o knock_v in_o the_o head_n by_o i_o as_o oat_n by_o malicious_a swear_v insinuate_v seem_v a_o occasion_n which_o providence_n offer_v into_o my_o hand_n to_o vindicate_v my_o own_o reputation_n and_o to_o prosecute_v this_o false_a swearer_n which_o i_o do_v by_o arrest_v he_o the_o trial_n betwixt_o titus_n oat_n and_o me._n ideclare_v against_o he_o for_o say_v that_o i_o be_v a_o popish_a priest_n and_o have_v be_v circumcise_v as_o a_o mahometan_a to_o which_o the_o doctor_n plead_v not_o guilty_a upon_o which_o we_o join_v issue_n have_v june_n the_o 30_o appoint_v for_o a_o day_n of_o trial._n the_o word_n be_v plain_o prove_v by_o the_o honourable_a ralph_n grey_n esquire_n and_o mr._n william_n durham_n a_o clergyman_n before_o who_o he_o have_v speak_v they_o after_o which_o my_o council_n be_v proceed_v to_o aggravate_v the_o charge_n by_o proof_n that_o he_o have_v not_o only_o say_v these_o word_n in_o several_a company_n and_o more_o especial_o before_o his_o majesty_n as_o captain_n george_n collingwood_n be_v there_o in_o court_n ready_a to_o attest_v though_o not_o call_v upon_o that_o he_o hear_v titus_n oat_n depose_v in_o his_o majesty_n presence_n that_o i_o be_v a_o jesuit_n and_o be_v send_v over_o from_o ireland_n under_o the_o mask_n of_o a_o clergyman_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n to_o be_v a_o spy_n as_o also_o that_o he_o have_v malicious_o swear_v to_o the_o truth_n of_o those_o calumny_n and_o slander_a expression_n against_o i_o but_o the_o council_n of_o the_o defendant_n concede_v that_o the_o word_n be_v prove_v sufficient_o beg_v leave_v to_o offer_v something_o in_o mitigation_n of_o damage_n viz._n some_o proof_n that_o titus_n if_o he_o do_v speak_v such_o word_n
oath_n with_o a_o suitable_a lie_n he_o style_v himself_o titus_n oates_n sacra_fw-la theologiae_n professor_n which_o render_v into_o true_a english_a be_v titus_n oat_n a_o damn_a liar_n for_o titus_n oat_n doctor_n in_o divinity_n be_v a_o contradiction_n to_o truth_n he_o have_v impose_v upon_o the_o nation_n assert_v upon_o the_o word_n of_o a_o priest_n that_o he_o commence_v doctor_n at_o salamanca_n whereas_o he_o have_v make_v it_o high_o probable_a that_o he_o never_o be_v there_o and_o beside_o by_o declare_v that_o he_o never_o receive_v clerical_a order_n from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n he_o have_v give_v all_o understand_a man_n a_o better_a proof_n than_o his_o oath_n that_o he_o can_v never_o be_v a_o doctor_n no_o person_n be_v qualify_v for_o that_o degree_n in_o that_o university_n who_o be_v not_o a_o romish_a priest_n it_o be_v very_o unlikely_a that_o he_o shall_v obtain_v the_o high_a honour_n of_o academical_a preferment_n in_o a_o foreign_a university_n who_o never_o deserve_v the_o grace_n of_o the_o low_a degree_n in_o the_o university_n of_o cambridge_n among_o his_o own_o countryman_n the_o doctor_n of_o salamanca_n be_v much_o fame_v for_o their_o acuteness_n and_o exact_a knowledge_n in_o scholastic_a divinity_n which_o this_o blockhead_n understand_v as_o much_o as_o he_o do_v greek_a or_o the_o chinese_n language_n which_o his_o mother_n never_o teach_v he_o and_o therefore_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n to_o i_o have_v hear_v of_o angelicus_fw-la doctor_n and_o seraphicus_fw-la doctor_n but_o i_o never_o hear_v of_o doctor_n diabolicus_fw-la until_o titus_n oat_n and_o the_o hellish_a popish_a plot_n appear_v together_o a_o damnable_a doctor_n create_v at_o the_o amsterdam-coffee-house_n or_o b_o l'_v club_n in_o the_o devil_n name_n and_o so_o let_v he_o pass_v have_v by_o this_o prefatory_n address_v of_o a_o palpable_a lie_n bespeak_v the_o reader_n belief_n to_o what_o follow_v he_o begin_v and_o swear_v four_o abominable_a rapper_n in_o a_o breath_n he_o swear_v i_o beat_v my_o tutor_n that_o i_o rob_v a_o study_n of_o book_n and_o offer_v to_o sell_v the_o book_n to_o he_o that_o during_o his_o knowledge_n of_o i_o which_o by_o his_o own_o acknowledgement_n be_v only_o for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o year_n i_o be_v maintain_v by_o some_o doctor_n of_o the_o university_n and_o yet_o during_o that_o time_n i_o be_v not_o maintain_v by_o they_o for_o they_o withdraw_v the_o maintenance_n by_o reason_n of_o my_o whore_v drink_v etc._n etc._n and_o last_o he_o swear_v that_o i_o go_v a_o deer-stealing_a these_o be_v four_o scandalous_a crime_n by_o which_o he_o begin_v and_o assault_v my_o reputation_n but_o because_o he_o know_v the_o charge_n lie_v obnoxious_a to_o be_v disprove_v and_o the_o falsity_n thereof_o may_v easy_o be_v make_v appear_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o whole_a college_n therefore_o he_o have_v recourse_n to_o the_o usual_a shelter_n of_o his_o lie_n viz._n i_o confess_v these_o thing_n to_o he_o and_o now_o he_o think_v he_o have_v entrench_v himself_o secure_a against_o the_o most_o powerful_a attack_n of_o the_o plain_a truth_n it_o be_v to_o this_o refuge_n that_o this_o impudent_a forger_n of_o falsehood_n betake_v himself_o when_o at_o my_o lord_n castlemain_n trial_n he_o be_v charge_v by_o that_o noble_a person_n with_o a_o manifest_a lie_n in_o assert_v that_o he_o be_v divorce_v he_o bring_v himself_o off_o with_o a_o retreat_n to_o the_o old_a sconce_n i_o be_o sure_a say_v he_o my_o lord_n tell_v i_o he_o be_v divorce_v but_o i_o hope_v the_o reader_n will_v be_v so_o just_a as_o to_o qualify_v this_o sort_n of_o argument_n which_o if_o admit_v without_o consideration_n be_v as_o apt_a to_o destroy_v the_o innocent_a as_o condemn_v the_o guilty_a the_o quality_n both_o of_o the_o oath_n and_o the_o swearer_n ought_v to_o be_v examine_v otherwise_o the_o most_o innocent_a person_n be_v expose_v to_o the_o malice_n of_o every_o confident_a villain_n now_o the_o doctor_n have_v swear_v against_o i_o crime_n commit_v in_o cajus_n college_n in_o cambridge_n which_o the_o college_n never_o so_o much_o as_o hear_v i_o suspect_v of_o and_o moreover_o some_o person_n of_o know_a integrity_n and_o veracity_n who_o be_v well_o acquaint_v with_o i_o and_o during_o all_o the_o time_n of_o my_o residence_n in_o cambridge_n know_v i_o intimate_o have_v think_v themselves_o oblige_v to_o do_v i_o justice_n and_o have_v upon_o oath_n in_o the_o court_n of_o delegate_n declare_v that_o they_o have_v all_o reason_n to_o believe_v i_o abuse_v by_o malicious_a slander_n see_v if_o there_o have_v be_v any_o ground_n for_o such_o aspersion_n they_o must_v of_o necessity_n have_v be_v make_v acquaint_v with_o it_o as_o who_o be_v my_o fellow-collegiate_n and_o have_v the_o opportunity_n of_o a_o converse_n four_o time_n as_o long_o as_o oat_n can_v pretend_v to_o my_o tutor_n do_v likewise_o declare_v and_o offer_v to_o make_v oath_n that_o he_o never_o know_v i_o in_o the_o least_o guilty_a of_o any_o such_o undutiful_a carriage_n as_o to_o beat_v he_o or_o any_o fellow_n in_o the_o college_n he_o moreover_o do_v attest_v and_o offer_v to_o procure_v the_o testimony_n of_o the_o whole_a college_n that_o i_o never_o be_v charge_v nor_o suspect_v of_o rob_v a_o study_n and_o whereas_o this_o impudent_a false-witness_n do_v aver_v to_o a_o person_n of_o honour_n that_o i_o rob_v my_o tutor_n study_n that_o he_o himself_o never_o have_v his_o study_n rob_v either_o by_o i_o or_o any_o other_o as_o for_o oates_n other_o charge_n that_o during_o his_o knowledge_n of_o i_o i_o be_v maintain_v by_o some_o doctor_n and_o that_o for_o my_o whore_v drink_v and_o riotous_a live_n they_o withdraw_v the_o maintenance_n the_o whole_a college_n can_v attest_v that_o i_o reside_v in_o the_o college_n till_o after_o i_o be_v bachelor_n of_o art_n and_o i_o desy_v the_o doctor_n to_o produce_v one_o cambridge_n dun_n who_o can_v charge_v i_o with_o the_o least_o debt_n when_o i_o leave_v the_o university_n and_o how_o then_o i_o shall_v be_v addict_v to_o such_o expensive_a vice_n especial_o see_v the_o doctor_n have_v be_v please_v to_o allow_v i_o but_o a_o very_a small_a competency_n to_o maintain_v they_o be_v matter_n of_o enquiry_n but_o his_o last_o charge_n be_v the_o most_o wild_a and_o extravagant_a of_o all_o viz._n deer-stealing_a i_o solemn_o profess_v i_o never_o see_v a_o deer_n during_o my_o be_v a_o member_n of_o cajus_n college_n i_o never_o see_v any_o park_n neither_o know_v i_o where_o there_o be_v any_o neither_o do_v i_o know_v or_o hear_v of_o any_o who_o be_v addict_v to_o that_o sport_n in_o the_o university_n and_o for_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o i_o assert_v here_o i_o refer_v myself_o to_o the_o arbitration_n of_o that_o society_n of_o which_o i_o have_v the_o honour_n to_o be_v a_o member_n and_o to_o all_o person_n in_o the_o university_n acquaint_v with_o i_o or_o my_o conversation_n who_o can_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v the_o only_a competent_a judge_n or_o witness_n in_o this_o affair_n and_o now_o how_o shall_v i_o ferret_v he_o out_o of_o his_o last_o hole_n namely_o his_o plea_n that_o i_o confess_v myself_o guilty_a of_o these_o crime_n to_o he_o there_o be_v no_o way_n of_o demonstrate_v the_o falsity_n of_o this_o but_o however_o i_o have_v as_o great_a probability_n thereof_o to_o offer_v as_o the_o matter_n will_v allow_v and_o i_o hope_v the_o reader_n will_v not_o expect_v more_o as_o one_a it_o be_v high_o improbable_a that_o titus_n oat_n shall_v contract_v a_o great_a acquaintance_n with_o i_o in_o one_o year_n than_o any_o of_o the_o college_n can_v do_v in_o four_o 2_o that_o i_o shall_v defame_v myself_o or_o unbosom_v myself_o to_o he_o who_o be_v of_o the_o mean_a repute_n in_o the_o college_n who_o be_v inferior_a to_o i_o both_o in_o year_n and_o in_o stand_v in_o the_o university_n and_o who_o beside_o be_v as_o to_o his_o quality_n only_o a_o poor_a sizer_n the_o son_n of_o a_o weaver_n and_o as_o to_o his_o part_n the_o most_o ignorant_a illiterate_a dunce_n uncapable_a of_o improvement_n from_o who_o converse_n there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o prospect_n of_o advantage_n and_o then_o in_o the_o three_o place_n notwithstanding_o his_o precise_a memory_n which_o have_v register_v more_o letter_n than_o ever_o langhorn_n write_v notwithstanding_o he_o can_v remember_v the_o particular_a hand-writing_n of_o a_o thousand_o man_n only_o by_o see_v they_o put_v pen_n to_o paper_n yea_o notwithstanding_o he_o swear_v he_o be_v very_o well_o acquaint_v with_o my_o character_n fifteen_o year_n ago_o which_o be_v more_o than_o i_o be_o myself_o and_o that_o we_o be_v such_o intimate_a comerade_n that_o i_o trust_v he_o with_o all_o my_o secret_n yet_o he_o unhappy_o can_v call_v to_o
mind_v who_o be_v my_o tutor_n yea_o he_o can_v tell_v whether_o i_o be_v his_o fellow-pupil_n for_o mr._n john_n ellis_n be_v his_o tutor_n which_o be_v a_o pretty_a fair_a indication_n that_o his_o memory_n be_v not_o so_o excellent_a as_o his_o lie_v for_o if_o it_o be_v defective_a where_o he_o have_v such_o convenient_a help_n it_o afford_v reason_n to_o suspect_v it_o too_o bad_a to_o remember_v where_o he_o can_v have_v but_o mean_a and_o imperfect_a assistance_n i_o have_v be_v thus_o prolix_a in_o vindicate_v the_o reputation_n of_o my_o young_a year_n from_o this_o calumniator_n aspersion_n not_o that_o i_o arrogate_v any_o supererogate_a observation_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o our_o college_n for_o i_o be_o sufficient_o sensible_a of_o the_o loss_n of_o these_o opportunity_n which_o i_o may_v have_v improve_v to_o very_o happy_a advantage_n under_o the_o excellent_a discipline_n of_o that_o learned_a society_n which_o i_o ought_v never_o to_o mention_v but_o with_o all_o resentment_n of_o gratitude_n and_o honour_n but_o that_o i_o may_v show_v unto_o the_o world_n how_o consistent_a with_o his_o principle_n this_o forswear_a villain_n have_v be_v in_o every_o particular_a against_o i_o charge_v i_o only_o with_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v false_a and_o of_o which_o the_o severe_a censor_n of_o manner_n in_o cajus_n college_n must_v pronounce_v i_o innocent_a and_o that_o titus_n oat_n must_v have_v be_v a_o perfect_a stranger_n both_o to_o my_o converse_n and_o humour_n the_o bloodthirsty_a murderer_n make_v his_o next_o attempt_n to_o take_v away_o my_o life_n he_o swear_v he_o see_v a_o letter_n subscribe_v by_o my_o hand_n in_o the_o year_n 1670_o direct_v to_o the_o rector_n of_o s._n omers_n wherein_o i_o give_v he_o a_o account_n that_o i_o have_v receive_v priest_n order_n and_o have_v sing_v high_a mass_n in_o the_o english_a college_n at_o rome_n this_o letter_n he_o swear_v he_o see_v in_o the_o year_n 1677._o if_o the_o valiant_a captain_n be_v alive_a now_o to_o second_v the_o learned_a doctor_n and_o swear_v that_o he_o see_v langhorn_n register_v this_o letter_n there_o need_v no_o more_o to_o hang_v i_o good_a god_n how_o unsearchable_a be_v thy_o judgement_n and_o thy_o way_n past_o find_v out_o who_o thus_o permit_v the_o bloodthirsty_a and_o deceitful_a man_n to_o go_v on_o still_o in_o his_o wickedness_n and_o to_o prosper_v in_o his_o villainy_n in_o respect_n of_o which_o cain_n the_o murderer_n be_v innocent_a and_o a_o saint_n if_o the_o schoolman_n and_o doctor_n of_o salamanca_n have_v give_v a_o true_a notion_n of_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n than_o i_o do_v affirm_v that_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o pardon_n for_o that_o damn_a reprobate_n a_o sham-brother_n of_o they_o doctor_n titus_n oates_n who_o sin_n wilful_o in_o despite_n of_o his_o conscience_n and_o swear_v and_o lie_v against_o his_o knowledge_n outbraving_a hell-fire_n and_o dare_v the_o vengeance_n of_o god_n for_o i_o desire_v the_o reader_n to_o take_v notice_n that_o i_o invoke_v this_o vengeance_n of_o the_o almighty_a to_o seize_v i_o immediate_o if_o ever_o i_o receive_v any_o order_n from_o the_o see_v or_o church_n of_o rome_n or_o if_o ever_o i_o receive_v any_o ecclesiastical_a ordination_n except_o of_o deacon_n an._n 1671_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o bishop_n laney_n of_o ely_n and_o of_o priest_n an._n 1672_o from_o bishop_n henchman_n of_o london_n according_a to_o the_o rite_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n now_o by_o law_n establish_v moreover_o if_o ever_o i_o write_v any_o such_o letter_n as_o oates_n swear_v i_o do_v to_o the_o rector_n of_o st._n omers_n or_o any_o other_o person_n or_o if_o ever_o oat_n see_v any_o such_o letter_n write_v by_o i_o and_o that_o i_o may_v satisfy_v the_o reader_n as_o far_o as_o i_o can_v in_o the_o proof_n of_o a_o negative_a i_o declare_v my_o name_n be_v never_o know_v to_o be_v elliot_n beyond_o sea_n as_o hundred_o can_v attest_v and_o beside_o to_o show_v that_o that_o rogue_n be_v wickedness_n be_v more_o my_o concern_n than_o the_o danger_n of_o my_o life_n i_o will_v put_v it_o to_o the_o venture_n and_o gage_v my_o life_n against_o he_o if_o the_o law_n will_v permit_v that_o he_o know_v not_o my_o hand-writing_n from_o any_o other_o which_o he_o never_o see_v if_o i_o have_v receive_v order_n from_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n i_o need_v not_o to_o be_v reordain_v our_o church_n hold_v the_o romish_a ordination_n to_o be_v valid_a but_o because_o his_o chief_a aim_n in_o his_o deposition_n be_v to_o invalidate_v my_o testimony_n he_o be_v not_o content_a to_o have_v make_v i_o a_o priest_n but_o he_o bold_o call_v god_n to_o witness_v that_o i_o be_o a_o renegado_n and_o a_o mahometan_a swear_v i_o that_o i_o be_v carry_v a_o slave_n into_o barbary_n 2_o that_o there_o as_o it_o be_v general_o and_o credible_o report_v i_o be_v circumcise_a 3ly_a that_o i_o confess_v i_o give_v poison_n to_o my_o patron_n 4_o that_o after_o that_o i_o return_v to_o rome_n 5_o that_o i_o make_v a_o recantation_n there_o 6_o that_o he_o see_v this_o recantation_n under_o my_o own_o hand_n be_v well_o acquaint_v with_o my_o character_n in_o every_o of_o which_o particular_n i_o do_v affirm_v and_o engage_v myself_o to_o prove_v titus_n oat_n to_o have_v swear_v false_o and_o i_o challenge_v all_o his_o friend_n to_o undertake_v his_o defence_n from_o the_o imputation_n of_o have_v swear_v in_o some_o of_o these_o instance_n malicious_o and_o contrary_n to_o his_o knowledge_n and_o in_o some_o other_o to_o put_v the_o best_a construction_n rash_o and_o in_o all_o false_o as_o to_o the_o first_o oat_n never_o see_v i_o in_o barbary_n therefore_o he_o swear_v beyond_o the_o sphere_n of_o his_o knowledge_n and_o howsoever_o it_o be_v material_o true_a yet_o it_o be_v formal_o false_a in_o he_o who_o swear_v at_o random_n and_o call_v god_n to_o witness_v his_o certainty_n of_o the_o truth_n in_o a_o matter_n which_o he_o can_v know_v whether_o it_o be_v true_a or_o false_a yea_o which_o he_o have_v more_o reason_n to_o believe_v to_o be_v false_a than_o true_a according_a to_o his_o own_o oath_n as_o afterward_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o deposition_n that_o after_o i_o come_v to_o england_n and_o when_o i_o live_v in_o kent_n an._n 1673_o i_o be_v much_o give_v to_o swear_v that_o to_o be_v true_a which_o be_v not_o so_o then_o thus_o i_o argue_v ad_fw-la hominem_fw-la all_o the_o intelligence_n that_o oat_n have_v of_o my_o have_v be_v in_o barbary_n and_o a_o slave_n there_o proceed_v from_o my_o own_o information_n to_o several_a person_n before_o it_o come_v to_o his_o hand_n and_o therefore_o see_v i_o be_v the_o sole_a author_n of_o the_o narrative_a of_o my_o captivity_n oat_n have_v more_o reason_n to_o believe_v it_o false_a than_o otherwise_o and_o beside_o the_o account_n of_o my_o escape_n appear_v so_o romantic_a that_o a_o great_a many_o person_n who_o hear_v it_o think_v themselves_o oblige_v upon_o good_a prudential_a consideration_n to_o suspend_v their_o judgement_n and_o to_o doubt_v whether_o ever_o i_o be_v in_o barbary_n or_o not_o so_o that_o oat_n by_o swear_v positive_o that_o i_o be_v carry_v a_o slave_n into_o barbary_n have_v swear_v to_o the_o truth_n of_o that_o which_o he_o can_v not_o be_v certain_a of_o and_o which_o he_o have_v much_o more_o reason_n to_o believe_v to_o be_v false_a 2._o as_o to_o the_o second_o particular_a that_o there_o viz._n in_o barbary_n it_o be_v general_o and_o credible_o report_v that_o i_o be_v circumcise_a this_o oath_n be_v also_o rash_a and_o therefore_o false_a and_o be_v liable_a to_o be_v prove_v so_o by_o the_o same_o mean_n as_o the_o former_a because_o oat_n never_o be_v at_o salle_n the_o place_n of_o my_o captivity_n and_o consequent_o can_v not_o certain_o know_v what_o be_v general_o and_o credible_o report_v there_o moreover_o whereas_o he_o swear_v it_o be_v general_o and_o credible_o report_v it_o seem_v very_o probable_a that_o if_o he_o swear_v true_a and_o do_v not_o contradict_v his_o conscience_n he_o can_v produce_v some_o of_o those_o person_n who_o he_o know_v to_o be_v credible_a but_o i_o challenge_v he_o and_o all_o mankind_n to_o produce_v one_o person_n who_o ever_o attest_v or_o report_v that_o i_o be_v circumcise_a until_o about_o three_o year_n ago_o titus_n oates_n bring_v this_o lie_n and_o a_o great_a many_o other_o into_o the_o world_n see_v then_o he_o can_v produce_v one_o of_o those_o many_o witness_n who_o credit_n he_o much_o rely_v upon_o its_o probable_a he_o swear_v malicious_o as_o well_o as_o false_o but_o however_o it_o be_v certain_a he_o swear_v at_o least_o rash_o to_o a_o thing_n which_o he_o do_v not_o know_v and_o therefore_o false_o 3._o
he_o swear_v i_o confess_v i_o give_v poison_n to_o my_o patron_n this_o i_o deny_v and_o oates_n be_v forswear_v in_o say_v so_o for_o i_o can_v not_o confess_v to_o oat_n because_o i_o never_o see_v he_o since_o i_o be_v at_o cambridge_n which_o be_v before_o i_o rtavail_v and_o if_o he_o only_o hear_v so_o from_o other_o therefore_o oates_n have_v swear_v rash_o to_o the_o truth_n of_o a_o matter_n which_o be_v false_a and_o of_o who_o truth_n he_o have_v no_o mean_n of_o be_v certain_a 4._o he_o swear_v that_o after_o i_o have_v be_v in_o barbary_n i_o return_v to_o rome_n this_o be_v false_a and_o the_o doctor_n in_o this_o be_v also_o forswear_v for_o i_o have_v never_o be_v in_o italy_n nor_o within_o two_o hundred_o league_n of_o any_o part_n of_o italy_n since_o i_o be_v in_o barbary_n and_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o and_o the_o moral_a impossibility_n of_o the_o contrary_n will_v be_v attest_v by_o person_n of_o worth_n and_o unexceptionable_a credit_n and_o veracity_n for_o in_o the_o year_n 1670_o doctor_n zachary_n cradock_n now_o provost_n of_o eat_v who_o be_v then_o minister_n to_o the_o english_a merchant_n at_o lisbon_n and_o mr._n bulteel_n a_o worthy_a merchant_n who_o then_o reside_v at_o lisbon_n with_o other_o do_v remember_v i_o and_o see_v i_o at_o lisbon_n in_o the_o month_n of_o june_n before_o i_o embark_v in_o that_o vessel_n in_o which_o i_o be_v take_v and_o they_o can_v attest_v that_o i_o return_v back_o to_o lisbon_n in_o september_n after_o i_o have_v make_v a_o escape_n sir_n martin_n westcomb_n consul_n of_o cadiz_n be_v able_a to_o attest_v that_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o september_n 1670_o i_o arrive_v at_o cadis_fw-la from_o mamora_n the_o place_n whither_o i_o escape_v from_o salle_n in_o a_o spanish_a barca-longa_a and_o that_o i_o bring_v a_o letter_n from_o the_o governor_n of_o mamora_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o vergavas_n governor_n of_o cadis_fw-la and_o that_o after_o a_o fortnight_n stay_n there_o he_o procure_v i_o passage_n in_o a_o dutch_a man_n of_o war_n for_o lisbon_n from_o lisbon_n i_o return_v home_o in_o another_o dutch_a man_n of_o war_n in_o which_o i_o embark_v about_o the_o middle_n of_o october_n and_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o texel_n and_o so_o to_o amsterdam_n in_o november_n about_o the_o beginning_n i_o refer_v myself_o to_o the_o testimony_n of_o dr._n marshal_n master_n of_o lincoln_n college_n in_o oxford_n than_o minister_n to_o the_o english_a at_o dort_n who_o be_v please_v to_o assist_v my_o necessitous_a condition_n and_o sir_n john_n chichely_n then_o envoy_n to_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o spanish_a netherlands_o who_o remember_v i_o and_o his_o servant_n with_o who_o sir_n john_n be_v please_v to_o grant_v i_o passage_n from_o brussels_n to_o ostend_n whence_o have_v be_v stop_v there_o a_o fortnight_n by_o bad_a weather_n i_o return_v home_o and_o land_v at_o london_n about_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o november_n 1670._o there_o be_v several_a person_n of_o quality_n and_o worth_n who_o remember_v i_o and_o upon_o oath_n can_v attest_v my_o residence_n ever_o since_o november_n 1670_o so_o that_o it_o be_v moral_o impossible_a that_o ever_o i_o shall_v have_v be_v at_o rome_n since_o i_o be_v in_o barbary_n and_o beside_o the_o business_n in_o which_o he_o engage_v i_o at_o rome_n which_o he_o swear_v in_o the_o next_o place_n require_v a_o time_n for_o its_o performance_n which_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o consider_a reader_n to_o allow_v 5._o he_o swear_v i_o make_v a_o recantation_n at_o rome_n this_o he_o swear_v positive_o and_o i_o swear_v he_o lie_v abominable_o and_o this_o the_o intelligent_a reader_n may_v be_v easy_o convince_v of_o by_o this_o short_a demonstration_n every_o one_o who_o renounce_v the_o christian_a and_o embrace_n the_o mahometan_a faith_n be_v immediate_o circumcise_a that_o be_v the_o essential_a form_n of_o iniitation_n into_o that_o religion_n and_o a_o infallible_a character_n of_o all_o its_o proselyte_n if_o therefore_o i_o be_o not_o circumcise_a than_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o i_o can_v have_v be_v a_o professor_n of_o mahomet_n law_n and_o consequent_o it_o be_v as_o impossible_a that_o i_o shall_v have_v recant_v it_o at_o rome_n but_o i_o be_o not_o circumcise_a neither_o as_o a_o proselyte_n nor_o otherwise_o which_o this_o rogue_n be_v unparalleled_a impudence_n and_o villainy_n have_v oblige_v i_o to_o prove_v by_o a_o demonstration_n not_o altogether_o so_o consistent_a i_o confess_v with_o the_o gravity_n of_o my_o profession_n yet_o such_o as_o i_o have_v no_o great_a reason_n to_o be_v ashamed_a of_o since_o providence_n have_v make_v it_o instrumental_a for_o discovery_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o preservation_n of_o my_o own_o life_n and_o rescue_v my_o fame_n from_o the_o imputation_n of_o a_o far_o great_a moral_a turpitude_n than_o any_o natural_a i_o thank_v god_n i_o be_o guilty_a of_o titus_n oat_n be_v therefore_o palpable_o forswear_v and_o to_o the_o shame_n and_o confusion_n of_o himself_o and_o all_o who_o dare_v stand_v up_o for_o he_o i_o can_v demonstrate_v it_o but_o further_a yet_o there_o be_v collateral_a argument_n to_o convince_v the_o reader_n of_o the_o falsehood_n of_o this_o his_o oath_n if_o i_o recant_v my_o apostasy_n from_o the_o christian_a religion_n how_o come_v i_o to_o escape_v the_o inquisition_n at_o rome_n which_o be_v a_o hard_a escape_n than_o from_o salle_n and_o this_o the_o doctor_n will_v be_v sure_a of_o if_o he_o be_v there_o there_o be_v none_o whether_o the_o doctor_n know_v it_o or_o no_o who_o turn_v from_o the_o romish_a religion_n to_o the_o protestant_n or_o as_o they_o term_v it_o heretical_a who_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n upon_o a_o bare_a recantation_n they_o be_v beside_o to_o endure_v a_o purgatory_n in_o the_o inquisition_n much_o more_o if_o they_o revolt_v and_o apostatise_v total_o from_o christianity_n and_o most_o especial_o if_o they_o be_v priest_n as_o the_o doctor_n swear_v i_o be_v the_o doctor_n therefore_o by_o be_v silent_a as_o to_o this_o particular_a how_o i_o get_v clear_a of_o the_o inquisition_n which_o must_v have_v be_v very_o remarkable_a have_v give_v one_o main_a argument_n that_o i_o never_o deserve_v it_o and_o therefore_o that_o i_o never_o recant_v and_o therefore_o that_o he_o be_v a_o malicious_a lie_a rogue_n 6._o he_o swear_v he_o see_v this_o recantation_n subscribe_v with_o my_o own_o hand_n and_o that_o he_o be_v well_o acquaint_v with_o my_o character_n every_o syllable_n whereof_o be_v false_a and_o he_o malicious_o contradict_v the_o truth_n swear_v contrary_n to_o his_o conscience_n for_o he_o must_v certain_o know_v that_o he_o never_o see_v that_o which_o never_o be_v and_o beside_o if_o i_o have_v make_v such_o a_o recantation_n it_o will_v have_v be_v very_o notorious_a and_o the_o news_n of_o the_o print_n at_o that_o time_n and_o for_o a_o further_a conviction_n i_o desire_v the_o reader_n once_o more_o to_o take_v notice_n that_o hundred_o can_v attest_v that_o my_o name_n be_v never_o know_v to_o be_v elliot_n beyond_o sea_n and_o oates_n be_v ignorant_a by_o what_o name_n i_o go_v and_o how_o then_o he_o shall_v know_v my_o hand_n or_o what_o i_o be_v be_v next_o to_o a_o impossibility_n in_o these_o six_o forego_v particular_n the_o doctor_n be_v manifest_o forswear_v and_o have_v show_v only_o the_o pregnancy_n of_o a_o wicked_a invention_n without_o any_o judgement_n by_o improve_n a_o innocent_a if_o not_o commendable_a passage_n of_o my_o life_n to_o a_o crime_n that_o be_v capital_a and_o make_v i_o to_o deserve_v imprisonment_n and_o death_n among_o christian_n because_o i_o make_v a_o laudable_a attempt_n to_o escape_v from_o a_o moorish_a bondage_n and_o captivity_n it_o be_v lamentable_a that_o among_o christian_n in_o england_n i_o shall_v meet_v with_o a_o faith_n worse_o than_o punic_a and_o that_o haggi_n hamet_n lucas_n a_o barbarous_a moor_n shall_v outvie_v a_o doctor_n of_o salamanca_n in_o christianity_n but_o bless_v be_v my_o good_a god_n who_o have_v deliver_v i_o from_o the_o paw_n of_o the_o lion_n and_o the_o bear_n and_o i_o trust_v will_v likewise_o deliver_v i_o from_o this_o uncircumcised_a philistine_n he_o who_o eminent_a providence_n have_v appear_v in_o my_o deliverance_n from_o the_o monster_n of_o africa_n from_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n and_o slavery_n to_o cruel_a master_n will_v likewise_o vindicate_v my_o innocence_n from_o the_o false_a swear_n of_o this_o monster_n of_o man_n who_o by_o wicked_a blasphemy_n defy_v the_o army_n of_o the_o live_n god_n he_o proceed_v on_o in_o his_o wicked_a lie_v and_o false_a sweat_a as_o if_o it_o be_v religion_n with_o he_o never_o to_o speak_v truth_n swear_v positive_o that_o a_o 1673_o when_o i_o live_v in_o kent_n i_o