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A56171	Hidden workes of darkenes brought to publike light, or, A necessary introdvction to the history of the Archbishop of Canterbvrie's triall discovering to the world the severall secret dangerous plots, practices, proceedings of the Pope and his confederates, both at home and in forraigne parts, to undermine the Protestant religion, usher the whole body of popery into our church, and reduce all our realms to their ancient vassalage to the Sea of Rome, by insensible steps and degrees : from the first marriage treaty with Spain, anno 1617, till this present : together with the true originals of the late Scottish troubles, Irish rebellion and English civill warres: manifested by sundry ... papers, found among Secretary Windebankes, master Thomas Windebankes, the lord Cottingtons and Arch-bishop of Canterburies writings, and some late intercepted letters from forraigne parts / by William Prynne ...	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1645 (1645)	Wing P3973; ESTC R7996	362,172	332

these Lords and men hold this Councell of the Army for Ireland a most pernicious Councell But I know not what better he could take for it is most dangerous to raise it in England where all the world is discontent and for to raise an Army here it were to give them the sword in their hands to defend themselves for the part of the Puritans is so great and they have such a correspondence with the Scots Not● that they begin already to break the Altars which the Bishops had erected and to accuse the Bishops of crimes and to demand the re-establishment of many silenced Ministers with a thousand other insolencies c. Your most humble and most obliged servant G. T. This 28. of Iune The same Iesuite writ another Letter in French of the same date with this superscription A Messieur Messieur La mach wherein after a pretty large relation of the Scottish affaires he hath this clause somewhat suteable to the former THey to wit the Scots will first of all have a free and full Parliament they will have a reformation of their own Church and likewise of the Church of England They will that the King resideth 6. months in their Country 〈◊〉 they will have the Arch-bishop of Canterbury as their prisoner they will banish Monsieur Con. which they call the Man of the Pope they demand the banishment of the Catholikes there this is that they demand The King hath never yet opened his mouth to his Counsell of these affaires neither hath hee consulted with any soule living hereupon Note but the Bishop of Canterbury and forasmuch as I can learne all their counsell tendeth to this that there must be an Army raised in Ireland to tame these Rebels the which Counsell men of State hold farre more dangerous and so it is feared that they may call the Palatine in for their King Your most humble and affectionate servant G T. This 28. of Iune There was another Letter of the same date writ to one Monsieur Ford at Paris by another Priest or Iesuite as I conceive but certainly a Papist wherein there are these Passages My Deare c. OVr Scots businesse troubles us shrewdly and growes worse and worse they will have a Parliament and the King for the consequence of it in this Kingdom will never permit it Not● and so they have taken a resolution to leavie an Army in Ireland so to trouble them and subdue them which is held here by wise men to be a very desperate Counsell But the King counsels NONE BUT THE ARCHBISHOP AND THE DEPUTY of Ireland which disgusts all and makes men see more weaknesse in him then was ever imagined Other newes we have none Fitton the Agent for the secular Priests at Rome is here and was presented to the King by my Lord Arundel to whom he had sent from Italy many little toyes but now he knowes he is a Priest I pray you tell my deare Amiable I thank him heartily for his note and have seene his man Iaques Depuis who is a good cutter or graver in stone and continues Catholike honest and known to the Capucins Yours as you know W. Hoill This 28. Iune A Postscript This Letter to Iohn Foord is monstrable TO FATHER SVPERIOVR because you must give him one inclosed from me This very Postscript makes me beleeve both Hoill and Foord to be Iesuites How active and industrious both the English and Scottish Iesuites were in fomenting the Scottish Commotions Warres upon what termes and designs the Papists promised the King their assistance in those warres refusing to ayde him therein except he would grant them a freetoleration of their Religion yea resolving to poyson him with an Italian figge in case he condescended not to their demands and to seize upon the Princes person and traine him up in their Religion you may read at large in my * Pag. 8 9. 13. to 25. Romes Master-piece from the discovery of one who was sent from Rome by Cardinall Barbarino into England to assist Con the Popes Nuncio and privie to the whole Plot which he revealed out of conscience How forwards the Irish Papists were to assist the King and Prelates in this unnaturall warre against the Scots and what large contributions they gave towards the maintenance of the Warre by the instigation of Sir Toby Matthewes a lesuite who went over with the Lord Deputy Wentworth into Ireland for this purpose to animate and stirre up the Popish party there to this Pontificall and Prelaticall warre their Subsidies there granted in Parliament 1639. and the Prologue thereunto with the Rise and Progresse of the Irish Rebellion published by Authority of Parliament will sufficiently demonstrate to justifie the Iesuites forementioned Letters and intelligence to be no fancie but a reall verity How the Arch-bishop carried on this designe of the warre against the Scots in England I shall give you a brief account out of his own Sir Iohn Lambs and Secretary Windebankes Papers The 9. of September 1638. The Arch-bishop received from some great man in Scotland a paper thus indorsed with his own hand 1. That the Garrison● ought to be kept at Barwick and Carlile First for Defence secondly for Nurceries 3. That the Affaires of Scotland ought not to be kept so reserved from the Councell of England And the paper begins thus That the Scottish have a great desire to ruine 102. a Character for the Arch-bishop you need not doubt it c. I beseech your Lordship not to overcharge your selfe by writing to me but at your best leisure c. After which he advised the keeping of Garrisons at Barwick and Carlile c. In December the Arch-bishop received this paper from Sir Iohn Burrowes thus in dorsed with the Bishops own hand Rece Decemb. 31. 1638. Sir Iohn Burrowes A briefe Note out of the Records what the King may doe for raising of men in case of a warre with Scotland Observations concerning warre with Scotland out of Records SUch Lords and others as had lands and livings upon the Borders were commanded to reside there with their retinue Those that had Castles neare the Borders were enjoyned to fortifie them The Lords of the Kingdome were summoned by writ to attend the Kings Army with Horse and Armour at a certaine time and place according to their service due to the King or to repaire to the Exchequer before that day there to make Fine for their said service So were all Widowes Dowagers of such Lords as were deceased So were all Bishops and Ecclesiasticall persons Proclamations were likewise made by the Sheriffs in every County that all men holding of the King by knights service or sergeancy should come to the Kings Army or make Fine as aforesaid with a strickt command that none should conceale their service under a great penalty Like Proclamations were made that all men having 40. l. land by the yeare should come to the Kings Army with Horse and Armour The Earle

not oppose them in any thing but be Newters and if in case they did that they had men enough in the Kingdom without them Moreover he said that he had spoke to a great man who then should be namelesse that would not fail at the appointed day of rising out to appear and to be seen in the Act but that untill then he was sworn not to reveal him And that was all that was done at that meeting onely that Mr. Moore should the next Lent following make a Iourny down into the North to know what was done there and that he also might inform them what he had done and so on parting Mr. Philip Relly and I did importune Mr. Moore for the knowledge of that great man that he spoke of and on long entreaty after binding us to new secrecy not to discover him untill the day should be appointed he told that it was the Lord of Mayo who was very powerfull in command of men in those parts of Co●aght wherein he lived and that there was no doubt to be made of him no more then was of himself and so we parted The next Lent following Master Moore according to his promise came unto Ulster by reason it was the time of Assizes in severall Counties there he met only with Mr. Rely and nothing was then done but all matters put off till the May following where we or most of us should meet at Dublin it both being Parliament and Terme time in the meane time there landed in Ireland one Neall O Neale Note sent by the Earle of Tyrone out of Spaine to speake with their Gent. of his name and Kindred to let them know that he had Treated with Cardinall Richelieu for obtaining succour to come for Ireland and that he prevailed with the Cardinall so that he was to have Armes Munition and Money from him on demand to come for Ireland and that he only expected a convenient time to come away and to desire them to be in a readinesse and to procure all others whom they could to be so likewise which mess●ge did set forward the proceedings very much so that Mr. Moore Mr. Relly my Brother and I meeting the next May in Dublin and the same Messenger being there too it was resolved that he should returne to the Earle into Spaine with their resolution which was that they would rise out 12. or 14. daies before or after Alhollantide as they should see cause and that he should not faile to be with them by that time there was a report at that time and before that the Earl of Tyrone was killed which was not beleeved by reason of many such reports formerly which were found to be false Note and so the Messenger departed with directions that if the Earles death were true he should repaire into the Low Countries to Colonell Owen O Neale and acquaint him with his Commission from the Earl whereof it was thought he was not ignorant and to returne an answer sent by him and to see what he would advise or would doe himselfe therein B●t presently after his departure the certainty of the Earles death was knowne and on further resolution it was agreed that an expresse Messenger should be sent to the Colonell to make all the resolutions known to him and to returne speedily with his Answer and so one Toole O Connelly a Priest as I thinke Parish Priest to Mr. Moore was sent away to Colonell O Neale in the interim there came severall Letters and Newes out of England to Dublin of Proclamations against the Catholikes in England Note and also that the Army raised in Ireland should be disbanded and conveyed into Scotland and presently after severall Colonells and Captaines landed with directions to carry away those men amongst whom Col. Pluncket Col. Birne and Captaine Breim O Neale came but did not all come together for Col. Pluncket landed before my comming out of Towne and the other two after wherein a great feare of suppressing Religion was conceived and especially by the Gent. of the P●le and it was very common amongst them that it would be very inconvenient to suffer so many men to be conveyed out of the Kingdome it being as was said very confidently reported that the Scottish Army did threaten never to lay down Armes untill an vniformity of Religion were in the three Kingdomes and the Catholike Religion suppressed and thereupon both Houses of Parliament began to oppose their going and the Houses were divided in their Opinions some would have them goe others not but what the definitive conclusion of the Houses was touching that point I cannot tell for by leave from the House of Lords I departed into the Country before the Prorogation but before my departure I was informed by Iohn Barnawall a Fryer that those Gent of the Pale and some other Members of the House of Commons had severall meetings and consultations how they might make stay of the Souldiers in the Kingdome and likewise to arme them for the defence of the 〈◊〉 being much injured both of England and Scotland then as they were informed and to prevent any attempt against Religion Note and presently after I departed into the Country and Mr. Relly being a Member of the House of Commons stayed the prorogation and on his comming into the Country sent to me to mee●e him and I came to his house where he told me that he heard for certaine that the former Narration of Barnawall to me for I did acquaint him with it was true and that he heard it from severall there also was Emer Mac Mahone made privie formerly to all our proceedings at Mr. Rellies lately come out of the Plea where he met with the afore-named Iohn Barnawall who told him as much as he formerly told me and moreover that those Colonells that lately came over did proffer their service and industry in that Act and so would raise their men under colour to convey them into Spaine and then seixe on the Castle of Dublin Note and with their Armes there to arme their Souldiers and have them ready for any action that should be commanded them but that they had not concluded any thing because they were not assured how the Gent. of the remote parts of the Kingnome and especially of Ulster would stand affected to that Act and that assurance of that doubt was all their impediment Then we three began to thinke how we might assure them of the assistance and helpe of Ulster Gent. It was thought that one should be sent to them to acquaint them therewith and they made choise of me to come by reason as they said that my Wife was allyed to them and their Country-woman and would beleeve me trust me sooner then other of their parts they or most of them being of the Pale and so without as much as to returne home to furnish my selfe for such a journey Volens nolens they prevailed or rather forced me to come to Dublin to

that the limitation of the time for the education of the Children be for six or seven yeers and in other poynts as you will find in this answer Of all which we require you to give speciall notice to that King that he may thereupon take into his Consideration the sincerity of of Our affection who have so roundly and really proceeded in this businesse so as in all reason We may and doe justly expect the like dealing from him which cannot better appeare then in the speedy dispatch thereof These resolutions he sent post into Spaine to the Lord Digby by Gresly inclosing in this Letter the Copy whereof with other ensuing papers were seized on by the sequestrators of the Lord Cottingtons goods and writings RIght trusty c. Your dispatch of the ninth of August gave us so much contentment and so great hopes of satisfaction in all those businesses which you have there to treat with that King as we could not expect any further difficulties Notwithstanding by that which hath come unto Our hands immediately after NOTE aswell by George Gage from Rome as from Our Ambassadour Sir Richard Weston at Bruxelles and our Ministers in the Palatinate We find that neither the Dispensation is granted for the march nor the treaty of Cessation so neer a Conclusion as we conceived it would have been now that the Auxiliaries and all other Obstacles are removed But on the contrary side that new delayes and excuses are invented our Garrisons in the Palatinate in the meane time blocked up and Heidelberg it selfe actually besieged Which proceeding though our Ambassadour hath expostulated with the Infanta and the Commissioners as injurious to Vs and ill-beseeming their professions hitherto yet is there not that readinesse shewed to give Us such contentment therein as we might justly expect but answers still protracted and put off for advantage whilest our Forces there remaine in great distresse and the Towne and Castle of Heidelberg likely in a few dayes to be lost for it cannot hold out longer as we are informed This dealing seems the more strange unto Vs for that the late dispatch of the King of Spaine was before the newes of this siege and that our Embassadour had propounded any thing concerning it come unto the Infanta But because you shall be particularly informed of the ●hole carriage of the businesse We have given order that Copies shall be sent you 〈◊〉 all the dispatch and then you shall see how these proceedings agree with the hopes and promises which are given Us from thence Hereupon therefore Our pleasure is that you shall immediatly and with as much speed as you may crave audience of that King and represent unto him the merit which We may justly challenge unto Our Selfe for Our sincere proceedings with the Emperour and Him in all the course of this businesse notwithstanding the many invitations and temptations which We have had to engage Our Selfe on Our Sonne in lawes part That We have had both from the Emperour and Him hopes given us from time to time of extraordinary respect howsoever Our Sonne-in-law had deserved which We have attended and expected even to the very last with much patience and in despight as it were of all the opposition that hath beene made to shake Our resolution in that behalfe If now when all impediments are removed and that the way is so prepared as that the Emperour may give an end unto the Warre and make some present demonstration of his respects towards Us in leaving Us the honour of holding those poore places which yet remaine quietly and peaceably untill the generall accommodation the same shall neverthelesse be violently taken from Vs what can we looke for when the whole shall be in his hands and possession Who am●sing Vs with a treaty of cessation and protracting it industriously as We have reason to beleeve doth in the meane time seize himselfe of the whole Country which being done Our Ambassadour shall returne with scorne and we remaine with dishonour I shall not need to furnish you with Arguments for the unfolding and laying open this unfriendly dealing more plainly unto them your owne reason and observation will find enough out of the dispatches whereof Copies are sent unto you as namely the withdrawing of the Spanish Forces and leaving the businesse wholly in the hands of the Emperour and the Duke of Bava●ia the stile of the In●anta in answering Our Ambassadour with recriminations which was not her manner heretofore the slight and frivolous answer given by the Marquesse of Bedmar unto Our Ambassadour when he acquainted him with the siege of Heidelberg The quarrellous occasion taken by the Emperour for calling the diet at Ratisbone contrary to his owne promise which in his Dispatch to Vs he confesseth to have broken as you will see by the Copy All which and many more which your owne judgement in the perusall of the dispatches will suggest unto you doe minister unto Vs cause sufficient of jealousie on the Emperours part as you shall plainly tell that King although We will not doe him that wrong as to mistrust that he gives the least consent unto it In this confidence with must earnestnesse We shall still solicite Him that for the affection He beares Us and the desire which We suppose he hath that there may continue for ever a perfect Amity betwixt Us and the whole House of Austria he will not cease to doe all good office herein letting him know directly that in these termes We cannot stand with the Emperour but that if Heidelberg be wonne and the siege continue or the Cessation be longer unnecessarily delayed We must recall Our Ambassadour from Bruxelles and treat no more as We have already given order hoping that whatsoever unkindnesse We shall conceive against the Emperour upon these occasions it shall not be interpreted to re●lect in any sort upon the entire affection that is at this present and as VVee hope shall alwaies continue betwixt Us and the Crowne of Spaine And therefore as We have sundry times heretofore promised in testimony of the sincerity of Our proceedings and of Our great desire to preserve the Amity inviolable between Us and the whole house of Austria NOTE that in case our Sonne-in-law would not be governed by Vs that then We would not onely forsake him but take part and joyne Our Forces with the Emperours against him so you may fairly represent unto that King that in like manner We have reason to expect the same measu●e from him that upon the Emperours aversnesse to a cessation and accommodation He will likewise actually assist Vs for the recovery of the Palatmate and Electorall dignity unto Our Sonne-in-law as it hath beene oftentimes intimated from Spaine To conclude We shall not need to say any more unto you touching this point but to let you see that Our meaning is to carry all things fa●re with that King and not to give him any cause of distrust or jealousie if you

and perhaps the House doth expect some such submission and will be mollified or quickned by it neverthelesse I submit it to better judgement and the life and death of it are indifferent to me and therefore I leave it entirely to your ordering I feare my arrears in the Exchequer and the houshold will be slowly paid having heard that the House of Commons have ordered that his Majesty shal be moved for the stopping of pensions due to Master Jerma●e Sir John Sucklin or my selfe but Gods will be done Your c. Francis Windebanke Paris 2. Aug. 1641. SIR c. YOU say nothing of the motion made in the House of Commons that the King should be moved to with-hold the monies he is pleased to allow Master Secretary You will receive from my Unckle a Petition which I cannot but hope will produce some good effect NOTE if it be accompanied with some hearty recommendation from the King which must be done one of th●se foure wayes either by his Majesties going to the House sending for the House to him sending for the Speaker alone or by commanding the Counsellours of the Hous● to recommend it in his name each of these foure wayes as they stand being more effectuall then the other but the latter must be done of necessity though any of the former wayes be taken for their effectuall speaking in the businesse will be of good use I doe not understand what there can be objected against the delivery of the Petition being so modest since if it doe not succeed so well as to obtaine an absolute end of the businesse yet this benefit we cannot saile of by it that he will discover so much of their inclination as to give a judgement thereupon what we are like to trust to NOTE I am confident you will find all assistance from the Queen and so God speed it when once it is delivered it must be solicited as heartily as recommended for the least flacknesse in the solicitation of it will much prejudice the businesse his Majesty appearing in it onely at the delivery of the Petition will not be sufficient but ●e must be pleased to continue his favour till it be brought to some resolution c. Sir Your c. Ro. Read Paris 2. Aug. 1641. SIR I Perswade my selfe the conjuncture is now proper for it the Petition since this late occasion hath begotten so good an intelligence between the Queen and both Houses NOTE and besides it is said they are upon Counsels in favour of the Roman Cath●liques c. Sir your c. Ro. Read Paris 9. Aug. 1641. TOm c. I returned you the Petition altered though not altogether in those words that his Majesty directed NOTE being of opinion with submission neverthelesse to better judgement that the House will never be a meanes for any pardon or abolition but if they will give way to it I can expect no more and I have reason to beleeve there will be n● impediment And for that which was formerly inserted that I desired it of them it could not well beare other sense then that I ●●aved their consents or what was in them to grant without which I knew it could not be and with which it was probable there would be no difficulty it being likewise to be pres●●●ed I could not be so ignorant in a businesse so publike and obvio●s as to thinke the power of abolition could rest onely in them but onely that their liking was necessarily to be precedent to others Howsoever I am exceeding glad the Petition was not presented and doe bold his Majesties opinion full of wisdom● and favour to me NOTE in stirring the businesse as little as may be and therefore though I send backe the Petition I wish it should be laid by and not made use of at all untill expresse order from me For the Motion you intended to make for b b To 〈…〉 a Ship I wish it had been forborne such a favour from his Majesty if he should have granted it being likely to have raised more noise and brought more prejudice upon his Majesty Yours c. Francis Windebanke Paris 23. Aug. 1641. The Petition intended to be 〈◊〉 to the House mentioned in this Letter is this following To the Right Honourable the Knights Citizens and Burgesses assembled now in Parliament The humble Petition of Francis Windebanke Knight Sheweth THat whereas the Petitioner is charged that he hath caused to be 〈…〉 and delivered out of prison sundry Romish Priests and done other things 〈◊〉 the Roman Party of which there is none that better understands how farre he is 〈◊〉 then the Kings Majesty NOTE And whereas among his many grievous sufferings since this his misfortune there is 〈◊〉 that afflicts him so much as That this honourable House hath taken offence at this or any thing else that hath passed on his Minstry wh●le he had the honour to be 〈◊〉 his Majesty He most humbly bese●●heth this honourable House in regard that his late Father and himselfe have served the Crowne of England neere these fourscore yeers and have had the honour to be implyed by the late Queen Elizabeth King Iames and his now Majesty in businesses of great trust they will be pleased to make the most favourable construction of his services seeing he had no ill intention nor hath offended willingly or maliciously and so to take him and his poore innocent Wife and Children into their commisseration that he may not con●●●e in forraigne parts that little fortune which was left him by his Father and to which he hath made so small and inconsiderable an addition that he and they must perish if he continue to languish in exile out of his owne Country And further most humbly desireth that this honourable House would be a meanes that he may have an abolition and pardon for whatsoever is past and permission to returne to safety into England to passe that little time which 〈◊〉 of his life privately in peace and in the Church of England whereof he will in life and death continue a true Member and in which he desireth to bestow the rest of his time in devotion for the prosperity thereof for the good of the State and for happinesse to attend the Councels and resolutions of this honourable House This Petition being sent into England and here approved was sent inclosed in a letter from Mr. Tho. Windebanke to Master Basely to be presented to the House when ever they should fall on his businesse of which his Secretary Read writ over his opinion in this confident manner to Master Tho Windebanke SIR c. I Being confident that there is no man 〈◊〉 England but will be satisfied in his conscience that nine moneths banishment and the losse of the Secretaries place is a farre greater punishment then any thing my Unckle has done can deserve NOTE considering all has been done upon command Sir your c. Ro. Read Paris 16. Aug. 2641.

Woman in Scotland and had maried another one Mistresse Wiseman in England with whom he cohabited here in London The Scottish Woman claymed him but she being poore and none to protect her after two yeares suite he was declared to be Wisemans husband money was his Cause for himselfe assured me it cost him in gifts feasting his Advocates and Clerks above 150. pounds What intollerable Injustice was this it being notoriously knowne that the Scottish Woman was his wife The chiefe Extortioners are the Registers of the Court Stephen Knight and his companion Brother in law to Sir Iohn Limbe When his Grace foresawe the Parliament would call them in question he presently deposed them and made the said Knight principall Proctor in his Court who fearing to be questioned for the same misdemeanours fled with his whole Family to Norwitch and there bought of that Bishop the Registers office and so is like to continue his accustomed trade of extortion except this Honourable Court call him coram to answer his innumerable oppressions which are to be seene in the Registers booke of the high Commission He hath two bonds of mine and two letters of Atturney made by me to him His ordinary course was this to take for every one twenty shillings for that he should have had but two shillings sixpence which extended to a great summe in the yeare And out of Terme he had Fees for six Clerkes and so many Promoters which went throughout England plaging the poore and inriching themselves and their Master Knight Likewise the other extortioner was Bonnyragge the greatest Knave in the Country For money he would doe any thing He carried in his Pouch a number of Citations and when he pleased for money dismissed any one A Master Quashet Mr. Smith the Iesuite and Mr. Fisher of the same Order And one Cutbert a lay brother of theirs of whom I spoke before A great number of lay persons Recusants whom I know have beene dismist by him some for forty shillings some for twentie shillings but the least was ten shillings Of a great part of Anabaptists and Brownists some that were poore he imprisoned But the rich for money escaped as themselves will depose It is fit this Bonnyragge and also the Bishop of Londons Pursivants be called in question with many other of his Promoters and under Officers As Arthur Huffe living in Saint Peters street in Westminster I come now to the fourth point concerning the Popes aspiring to the temporall government of these Kingdomes NOTE and the manner how he proceedes which I will clearely set downe You shall be informed what his Ambition was seeing himselfe exalted to Saint Peters Chaire being before Cardinall protector of the Scottish Nation And which is ominous the two former Popes Clement the eight and Paul the fifth his Predecessors having been in minoribus protectors of Scotland He thought to do something more to reduce both under one King to the Romish Church NOTE And as Clement the seaventh had by his miscarriage beene the Cause of this di●coriation from the obedience of the sea of Rome he might be the meanes of their reconciliation Wherefore he was no sooner made Pope but the same day with his owne hand a thing not accustomed he writ a letter to King Iames of good memory shewing his election promotion to saint Peters Chaire and offering his correspondency with his Majesty at the same instant he nominated Signiour Georgio Conne a Scottish youth who was Schoole fellow with his Nephew Signior Francisco afterwards Cardinall who should informe him of all important businesse of England and Scotland This Signior George was a very faire youth of some fifteene yeares of age and of a faire disposition having also accesse to his Holinesse you may understand my meaning for in minority being Legat in P●lonia hee was much suspected of incontinency And assoone as any English Scottish or Irish Runagates came to Rome he went to their lodgings in the Popes behalfe and brought them of his Holinesse Bread and Wine and other rarities as Boligman Sauseges and other dainties letting them see all the Antiquities of Rome and their Churches though they were not of their Religion and feasting them on the Popes charge when they visited the seaven Churches as the Lord Craven and others And now the Pope with his politique braine began to excogitate the meanes to have correspondency with the King by fortune there was at Rome a Hollender expert in drayning of Lands to make the Marish grounds pasturable and arrable who having got accesse to his Holynesse Informed him that all the Marish grounds in the champaigne of Rome which was above six miles might be drained and made profitable The Pope for his profit gave a great eare and understanding by this man the meanes to effect if in a short time that he needed great store of men to worke and that of all Nations the English were most expert The Pope presently takes hould thereof apprehending it as a fit occasion to treat with our K. wherefore he sends hither the Hollander in post hast by whom Signior Georgio writ to sundry of his frinds viz. to some of the Queenes Court Note by whose meanes at last he got accesse to his Majesty signifying from whence he came and the great profit which would redouud to this Kingdome if he would permit some two thousand Familyes of his People with their Wives and Children to goe and inhabit there and after successively more For he had gotten promise of the Pope that they should not be troubled but use their consciences without any vexation at all More this Hollander signified to his Majesty the great Commodity it would be to the trade in those parts for transporting from hence Cloth pewter lead and other Commodities and from thence Wines Raysins Oyles Capers and other fruits with a great quantity of Allome The businesse is remited to the Councell to consider if his Majesty might have correspondency with the Pope Note as a temporall Prince as he hath with other Princes and States who are not so potent as Holland Venice Florence c After mature deliberation it was concluded he might for the causes prementioned The Hollander returnes with speed to Rome shewing how well he had dispatched together with His Majesties Declaration and Order of the Councell with Letters and answers of sundry persons to Signior Georgio whom hee had feasted at Rome and knew of the Queenes Court being his Countrymen Then was it thought fit by those about Her Majestie to begin the Treaty and to breake that holy Ice for the Popes honours sake then was nominated Sir Robert Douglas Couzin Germain to the Marquesse Douglas an ancient friend to Father Philips and Signior Georgio a disc●eet Gentleman who had much travailed and was expert in the Italian French Spanish and Germain languages A Courtier yet modest and discreet But the Cardinall Richleau must be the man Note who should have the honour to direct him

all just occasions of Her Majesties tr●uble in such manner as may further Her content and therein Her health which will be a very great comfort and joy to our selves and the rest of His Majesties loving Subjects But notwithstanding all these Reasons the Queen though she seemed satisfied for the present continued in Her resolution * See the Breviate of the Archbishops life p. 25. and on Febr. 11th following went from Greenwich towards Dover and from thence into Holland with Her Daughter the Princesse Mary What ill offices she did there against the Parliament Kingdome by furnishing the King with Monyes Ammunition Armes Horse Men and Commanders to raise and carry on a civill War against the Parliament and His Protestant Subjects Selling and Pawning the Iewels of the Crown c is so well knowne I shall not relate it and what ill offices of like nature she is now like to do against them in France upon Her late Voyage thither time will ere long more fully discover Before the Queens first departure hence * Diurnall Occurrences p. 310. 339. in Iuly 21. 1641. There was a Petition read in the Commons House in behalfe of the Lay-Papists of England wherein they made Protestation of their fidelity to the Crowne and Kingdome and desired a mittigation of the severity of the Lawes against them but nothing was done therein August 12. 1641. The Queen Mother who had formerly desired a Gard to secure her against the feared tumults of the people and that being denyed supplies of money to transport her hence departed from White-hall towards Italy her Native Countrey attended by the Earle of Arundell and his Lady who never returned since * Ibid. p. 351. 〈◊〉 364. After this upon the 28. 30. and 31 of August and in September following upon the disbanding of the Irish Army the Spanish Ambassadour moved the King for foure thousand of the Irish to serve his Master which the King condiscended too and engaged himselfe by promise to grant But the Lords and Commons upon serious debate considering the evill consequences of it and fearing some dangerous design against the State and our Religion to be couched under it denyed to condiscend thereunto for these two principle reasons which they gave to the King and Spanish Embassadour First for that th● Spaniard was an Assistant to the Emperour against the Palsgrave and in keeping the Lady Elizabeth from being setled in her inh●ritance so that to assist him would bee to turne the points of our owne swords against our selves Secondly That they are contrary in Religion to us and that to assist them is not only matter of Conscience but it would bee of evill president if it should bee granted Whereupon it was moved that no Officers should serve the Spaniard witho●● leave and that no Marchant nor Master of ship should transport any Ammunition of War to them under penaltie and confiscation of the same and displeasure of the Parliament You have heard before what a labouring and plotting there was to keep the Irish Army from disbanding and to give a new occasion of assembling them to some parts of Ireland under pretence of transporting them into the Low Countries or Spain to serve the Spaniard but no doubt the true reason was to execute that horrid bloudy Massacre and designe of surprising Dubline Castle and all other Forts of Irealnd by the popish party in one day which was formerly plotted and intended to be put in execution the 23. of Octob. 1641 but that it was in part prevented by a timely discovery of it the very night before Dublin Castle should have beene surprised by those Popish conspirators How by whom this horrid execrable conspiracy was plotted contrived and executed you may read at large in The Rise and progresse of the Irish Rebellion in Doctor Iones his booke of Examinations and sundry other Treatises of this subject set forth by Authority of Parliament whereunto I shall only annex such supplymentall evidences concerning the Rebellion which have come unto my hands omitted for the most part by them Among Secretary Windebankes papers I found this ensuing subscribed by Daniel Oneale about the yeare 1640. which hath some relation to this Irish Rebellion Owe● O Neall by his Majesties permission about five yeares agoe raised a Regiment of 30. Companies NOTE wherein there were 3500. men by reason of the stop of supplies since the Regiment is become so weak that it is scarce 1000. strong His humble request is that being his Regiment was raised by his Majesties leave and that he intends it for his Majesties service when he has occasion for him to performe which I le ingage my life and reputation to his Majesty his Majesty would be graciously pleased to grant him a recrute NOTE of 50. men to every Company which he thinkes will purge the Kingdome rather then impoverish it and will enable him to come strong upon any summons to his Majesties service Daniell O Neille This Owen Neale as this writing Manifests about the yeare 1635. raised a Regiment of 3000. men for the service of the Kings Majesty when he had occasion for them which he transported into Flanders to serve the King of Spain for the present which Daniel Oneale petitions 1640. might be recruted to enable him to come strong upon any sommons to his Majesties service This Owen Oneal was made acquainted with the Jrish Rebellion and particularly sent to by the Lord Maguire and other the Conspirators to ayde assist them with Armes and men which he promised to send them before the Rebellion was fully concluded as the Lord Maguire himself●● con●esseth as you shall see anon which compared with the Examinations following those published by Doctor Iones and Daniel Oneiles activity to keepe on foot the Irish Army and bring the Northren Army against the Parliament will sufficiently evidence that Oneyle had some Rebellious designes both in the raising recrute of his Popish Regiment to be acted within Ireland and his Majesties Dominions upon occasion That this conspiracy was ploted and agreed on in the generall and discovered if not to his Majesty yet at least to Secretary Windebanke above a yeare before it brake forth is manifest by this letter found among Windebankes Papers thus directed To the Kings most Excellent Maiesty The King is abused The Law is wrested It slayes the Innocent It acquites the guilty T is like a spiders Webbe It catches the smalle The great ones breake through It is as it is Justly tearmed concessum Latrocinium I wonder the world is ●o ecclipst in understanding as not to certifie and prevent that that must of necessity ruine ere long the Common-wealth but your Majesty may let them rest they bring in profit to your Exchequer or Coffers but at last they will shake the foundation of your Monarchie and their owne weight will make them shrinke under their owne burthen their supporters being not able to beare up their bodyes I love

resolv●d to be surprised and taken by the Irish Papists and the Protestants in every of those Castles Forts Sea-ports and Holds Note to be then also put all to the sword by the Irish Papists in Ireland in their owne severall parts and limits by men thereunto chiefly and particularly appointed by the contrivers thereof And especially this Castle and Towne of Eniskillin with the rest will also be taken Note and all you that be Protestants in it put to the sword whereof I give you this notice advising you to get your selfe and goods out of this Towne and Castle with all expedition and sell your stocke of Cattle and whatsoever else you have in the Country for any money that you can get for them for I assure you these things that I tell you will come to passe before it be seaven daies next after this day and this Castle and Towne will be no place of refuge or safety for you wherefore I desire and advise you againe to get you hence with all speed Note for the warre against the English and Protestants will be universally raised throughout the Kingdome of Ireland which if you finde not to be true as I say before it be full fourteen daies to an end then I will give you leave to cut off my head Whereupon I presently acquainted Sir William Cole with this and even then also one Flartagh Mac Hugh a Gentleman and Free-holder of that County came to the said Sir William the said one and twentieth of October in Anno 1641. declaring upon Oath that the Plot for the surprising of the Castle and City of Dublin the Castle of Eniskillin and all the Castles and strengths in Ireland which were in the possession of Protestants in that Kingdome Note together with some further mischiefe to be done to the Protestants in generall was to be put in full execution by the Papists upon the 22. and 23. of October 1641 throughout the said Kingdome And that Bryan Mac Coconnaught Mac Gwire Esquire did send him the said Flartagh Mac Hugh to give notice and warning thereof to the said Sir William Cole whom he earnestly desired to be upon his Guard upon Friday the 22. and Saturday the 23. of October 1641. For the Lord Magwire who is gone with Mac Mahon this Prisoner now at the Ba● and others to Dublin this weeke with purpose to possesse themselves of th● Castle and City of Dublin hath written his letters lately to Conn O Rourke Owen O Rourke Murtagh Oge O Flumagon and others to goe on with that Plot in these parts and hath appointed his Brother Rory Mac Gwire in his absence to command the Irish Papists of this County of Fermanagh for the surprising of the Castles and houses of the Protestants and especially this Castle and Towne of Eniskillin And after he had ended this Relation he requested the said sir William Cole and me that his name should not be used as in discovering of the said evills least it should prove his ruine and destruction amongst his Country men and thereupon he departed promising to returne with further Intelligence of the progresse of that matter unto the said Sir William Cole Of all which the said Sir William dispatched letters of notice unto the Lords Iustices and Councell of Ireland the same day and also gave notice by severall other letters and Messengers to his Neighbours the undertakers and other Protestants in the severall parts next adjoyning to him And yet upon the 23. of October 1641. Redmond Mac Rory Mac Mahon cousen German of the prisoner at the Bar with armed multitudes and Collours displayed did enter into the Town of Clownis in the county of Monaghan and possessed themselves of the Castle and all other houses there and did rob and spoyle the Protestants viz. Edward Aldrith Esquire and others of all their money plate houshold-stuffe goods and chattels within and without doores as Robert Aldrith Gentleman Iohn Mac Reavy and others affirmed upon Oath before the said sir William Cole And upon the 23. of October 1641. or there abouts Art Roe Mac Mahon Esquire kinsman of the prisoner at the Bar did surprise and seaze upon the Castle Fort and Towne of Monaghan in the County of Monaghan did rob strip and dispoile hang and kill the Protestants there as namely Richard Blayney Esquire a Parliament man Luke Ward Gentleman and others and did then also imprison the Lady Blayney wife of Henry Lord Blayney and some of her servants and others Protestants as was also affirmed upon Oaths of the persons afore-said before the said sir William Cole And Colonell Mac Bryan Mac Mahon of Fearney being the Earle of Essex his Lands in that County another kinsman of the prisoner at the Bar did break out the same time into open Rebellion in the said County of Monaghan he being a Papist and a Member of the Parliament then in Ireland as was also affirby the persons afore-said upon Oath before the said sir William Cole And Neill Mac Kennay of the Troogh Esquire another kinsman of the prisoner at the Bar did rebell the day aforesaid in manner aforesaid in the said County of Monaghan and did seaze upon the Castle of Glosslogh and imprison Mr. Robert Barkclay a Protestant Minister and his wife after he had robbed them of all their goods he the said Minister and others did upon Oath also affirme before the said Sir William Cole and Redmond Mac Mahon cousen German of the prisoner at the Bar with Colours displayed and armed multitudes did upon the 18. day of December 1641. or there abouts come with Rory Mac Gwire with armed men in all to the number of 1500. or there abouts before the Castle of Lisgoole in the County of Fermanaugh in Ireland where they murthered and burned Thomas Grahum Gentleman Matthew Moore a Protestant Minister Richard Peasant Richard Rainebow and others to the number of one hundred thirty and one protestants or there abouts And also the same Rebells afterward viz. upon the 25. of December 1641. or there abouts after quarter given unto Tho. Trotter Francis Trotter Alexander Bell and other Protestants to the number of 152. persons or there abouts which for safety of their lives fled into the Castle of Tully in the County of Fermanagh belonging to sir Geo Hume Baronet Note did murther them all then burned the said Castle the same day which was done by the cōmand or permission of the said Rory Mac Gwire brother of the said Lord Mac Gwire by the aggravation and councel of one Patrick O Cassedie a papist Fryer who concluded his invective Exhortation in these or the like words Note I will take the sin and guilt of the bloud of these Heretiques upon my Soul and do absolve you all thereof and therefore spare not one of them This proved upon Examination of Edmond Grace Rich Fawcet and divers other English Protestants that were then present upon oath before the said Sir William Cole whose