personated D. Iohn to whom Oates the great Negociator was directed by the Court as to the tru D. Iohn when the whole Transaction seuerall other material points of his Depositions being mentioned they demurred vpon it pretended ignorance of his euer hauing deposed any such things required witnesses c. where I say we consider this we may conclude they were very little satisfyed of the Truth of his Depositions Which is one good effect of these Writings I assure you we will make no difficulty to own what we haue all along alleadged that Oates neuer was at Madrid nor Paris that he was not in London in April or May 1678. nor Mr. Ireland after the middle of August till the 14. of September following We will not expect you should produce Witnesses to proue that these things had been sayd by the Catholicks at their seueral Trials Nor question the sincerity of our Prints when those Managers refused to stand to these Printed by publicke Authority Truth stands not in need of disingenuous vnworthy shifts which wheresoeuer they are found we may be certain they are vsed only to hood wink Iustice oppresse Innocency conclude that cause is crippled will not walk far which moues only on such Crutches FINIS ATTESTATION A. Of the Lord Arch-Bishop of Tuam That M. Oates neuer was at Madrid And concerning Sir William Godolphin BE it known vnto all Persons of what degree soeuer that I Iames Lynch D. D Arch-Bishop of Tuam hauing been desired by seuerall aswell Roman Catholicks as Protestants to declare what I know concerning Mr. Titus Oates or Titus Ambrose his Person or his hauing been in Madrid also concerning my acquaintance with the Ryght Honourable Sir William Godolphin Embasse from the most serene K. of Great Brittain c. in this court haue thought fit for their tru information of all others whom it may concern to protest declare by this writing signed by my hand as followeth That I do not know nor euer saw Mr. Titus Oates or Titus Ambrose both which appellations the same person hath named himself by do not beleiue that euer he was in Madrid for that hauing made diligent enquity to know whither he was or not by the meanes of both English Irish Scotch residing here I could neuer vnderstand that the sayd Titus came neerer to Madrid then Valladolid which are about 100. miles asunder where he liued in S. Alban's Colledge fiue months viz from the first of Iune to the 30. of Octobre 1677. without sleeping one nyght out of the same as I am informed by the testimony of graue Religious Persons both Churchmen Seculars particularly of the Rector of that Colledge others who were dayly conuersant with him during his aboad there Moreouer that I verily beleiue if the sayd Titus had come to Madrid he would not haue omitted to visit me for that he had by Letter from Valladolid pretended to my assistance towards the conferring on him holy orders which I could not allow of by reason of the very ill Character I had receiued of his life manners which afterwards caused his expulsion out of that Colledge Likewise I do Protest declare that although I doe know the most Excellent Lord Sir Will Godolphin his Majesty's Embassadr in this court yet I neuer had any intimate Communication or freindship with him nor euer made vnto or heard from the sayd Embass any publick or priuate discourse concerning any religious matter whatsoeuer nor concerning the Government or state of assayres in England Ireland or Scotland or concerning any chang made or to be made in the Government there of nor concerning any office to be exercised by him the sayd Embass in England that I neuer receiued from any Person any Letter or paper whatsoeuer directed vnto or intended for the sayd Embass All which I do declare by my Consecration ex abundami per sancta Dei Euangelia to be tru am ready to confirm the same by any oath solemn manner before any Publick Competent Authority when euer the same shall be required of me In witnesse whereof I haue here vnto set my hand seal This 10 day of February in the year of our Lord 1679. according to the new stile Place †of the seal _____ Iames Lynok Arch-Bishop of Tuam The Arch-Bishop of Tuam did sign seal this paper in the presence of William Cooke George Wakers Du Moulin Dauid Blake Francis Arther Theodore O Rorque Dauid White I Iulian Hidalgo Aluarez scriuener of his Catholick Majesty Charles H. K. of Spaine publick Notary of Cuenca its Territory do testify that on the day vnder written in my presence before the witnesses vnder written the most Illustrious Lord Iames Lynch D. D. Arch-Bishop of Tuam residing at present in this of Cuenca whom I testify that I know his Lordship sayd declared exprest that this Paper in English is a tru copy of the Original made by his Grace at Madrid in presence of the witnesses aboue named And for greater Confirmation in my presence of the witnesses following he again declared tatifyed the same all its particular contents Witnesses Iohn Hiacinthus de Velmar Antomy Lopez Peter Aluarez Hâ—dalgo Cittizons of Cuencâ— Made on the 6 of April 1679. Iulian Hidalgo We vnder written Notarys of the Citty of Cuenca do testify that Iulian Hidalgo Aluarez who hath signed this paper is a Publick Notary of this Citty whose Acts writings Instruments are held for authenticall of credit Made at Cuenca 6. of April 1679. Antony de Sepuluenda Blas Lopez de Haro Martin Gomâ—z ATTESTATION B. Of Richard Duelly that Oates neuer was at Madrid neuer saw my Lord of Tuam of his behauiour at Valladolid I Richard Duelly of Loughreagh in the County of Galloway in the Kingdom of Irland at present Resident in Madrid do declare as followeth That hauing liued in Valladolid about three yeares particularly throughout the whole year of our Lord 1677. I was there very intimately acquainted with Mr. Titus Oates who commonly past there vnder the name of Titus Ambrose that I know his hand very well haue seen seuerall papers signed by himself sometimes with the name of Titus Ambrose sometimes of Titus Oates And that the sayd Oates came to the sayd Citty directly from Bilbao immediatly entred into the Colledge of S. Alban on the 1. of Iune 1677. where he remained till 30. of October following on which day he was expelled returned directly to Bilbao where he arriued without turning out of the ordinary road between that place Valladolid which I know by relation of the Mulâ—man that accompanyed hym his own Letters written back on his arriuall at Bilbao giuing account of this Iourny And that I know he neuer came to Madrid hauing been almost dayly conuersant with him during his residence in Valladolid in which time
he was wont to expresse great resentments at the course of study he had vndertaken complaining exceedingly of the strict obseruances disciplinâ— of the sayd Colledge of the recollected manner of liuing there which he was not able to endure also that he was not preferred before the rest of the Collegians by seuerall exemptions which he pretended to by reason of his age aduances in learning as he thought especially of his great preferments which he sayd he had left in the Church of England Moreouer I declare that I know very well the most Reuerend Doctor Iames Lynch Arch-Bishop of Tuam that his Lordship was not at Valladolid any part of the time of Mâ— Oates his being there for that hauing all that time communication with his grace by Letters I was acquainted with all his motions could not but haue known it if he had come to Valladolid or had any personall meeting with Mr. Oates I neuer heard of am well assured was not possible during M. Oates his being in Spain my constant Correspondence with the one the other enabling me to know that they neuer came together all that time Likewise I do declare that I haue seen the most Excellent Lord Sir Will. Godolphin his Majesty's Embassadoâ— in this court of Madrid but that I neuer had any communication or Speech with his Excell in all my life To the truth of all which abouesayd I do voluntariy swear in verbo Sacerdotis by the Holy Ghospel will Confirme the same in any other solemne manner before any publick authority Tribunall or Court of Iustice in England or Spaine wherevnto I may be called Witnesse my hand this 10. February 1679. new stile Richard Duelly For the seal †Witnesse besides those of the other Attestation Peter Leuet this Deposition is attested by Iulian Hidalgo Aluarez his Attestation confirmed by by Blas Lopez de Haro Ant. de Sepulueda Ferdidinando Chillâ—on y Barea ATTESTATIONS C. Of many Jesuits That many Iesuits neuer signed any Letter or Patents with any superiour Nor euer was any such cyper as he mentions nor a Σ. in any of their Generals seale WHere as M. Titus Oates page 2. of his Narratiue art 3. says that twelue Missioners were sent into Spain by Richard Ashby R. Petres Nic. Blundel Ch. Peters as appeared by their Patents whereas p. 1. § 1. p. 4. § 7. p. 5. § 9. p 15. § 23. 24. p. 36. § 56. elswhere he speakes of seuerall Letters whereof each was from some superior of the Iesuits signed by him by seuerall others jointly We whose names are subscribed to the originall deed do call God to witnesse that it nether is nor euer was the custom of the Society of Iesus since its settlement to sign more then one person any deed ether Patents or Letters And that none euer sign any such thing with the Superiour And whereas p. 28. § 40. p. 33. § 51. p. 34. § 52. p. 38. § 60. p. 42. § 62. p. 46. § 67. elsewhere he speakes of a Cypher vsed by Iesuits in which 48. signifyes the King 365. Westminster 440. Windsore 666. London Barly broth the house of Commons mum chocolate the house of Lords magpyes the Bishops IHS Iesuits c. We do in a like manner declare in the Presence of Almighty God to all men that we neuer heard of any such Cypher before the Narratiue appeared that we are most certain there neuer was any such vsed by Iesuits And to confirm this we appeale to that which with other Papers was taken in the Chambers of Mr. Whitebreade Mr. Mico And where in the tryal of Mr. Coleman p. 27. he says that the Inscription of the seal of the General of the Iesuits is I. H Σ. we declare as aboue that there neuer was a Σ. in any seal that euer we yet saw of the sayd General For a confirmation of this we appeal to some Patents Letters of his found in the Chambers abouesayd In testimony of the truth of these our Protestations we haue set our hands to this Attestation Sigilli †Provincialis M. K. I. F. I. W. R. S. W. M. H. W. C. B. E. N. A. H. ATTESTATION D. Of the Citty of S. Omers that Oates was not in England during the Congregation WE the Mayer Sherifs of the Citty of S. Omers being surprized at the the report that the English Fathers residing with vs had about the beginning of the present year by the negociation of one Titus Oates in France England contriued plotted a wicked Bloody Treason against their Natural Lord the most excellent King of Great Brittain being the more amazed at it since they had giuen through a long series of yeares a rare example amongst vs not only of Learning Piety in particular but Obedience in general to all Ciuil Magistrates Gouvernours a thing which makes the whole Society of Iesus hyghly respected esteemed by most of the Christian Princes of the World we say that being surprized at this report we took as far as we could the Examination of the matter into hand therefore certisy That it hath appeared to vs by the Oaths of seuerall of the best ancientest schollers of that Seminary the whole Colledge hauing offred to make the same Oath that the sayd Titus Oates was not only effectiuely in the sayd Seminary at the end of April beginning of May 1678. but did constantly reside there from the 10. of December 1677. to the 23. of Iune following without euer being absent from thence except one nyght in Ianuary at which time he was at Watten two leagues distant from vs. The sayd Deponents also haue alleadged as a reason of this their knowledge that they lodged conuersed drank eate with the sayd Oates in the sayd Seminary all that while he being at a distinct table alone did particularly take notice that he was there in April May as aboue sayd as hauing seen him at that time constantly performe the office of Reader in the Sodality of the Students in the sayd Seminary as being present at the departure of one Killembeâ—k alias Poole an English Schollar who went from this Citty the fifth day of the sayd month of May new stile to take his Iourney into England Jn witnesse whereof we haue caused the seal of the sayd Citty to be herevnto put this 28. of December 1678. Loco †Sigilli I. Hanon ATTESTATION E. Of the Iesuits of the Seminary of S. Omers That all that Oates Charges them with in general or particular is false WHereas M. Titus Oates in his Narratiue Articles 9. 11. 12. 13. 15. 18. 19. 21. 22. 24. 25. 26. 27. 39. 50. 74. 77. charges the Fathers of this Seminary in general or some of them in particular as F. T. S. Richard Ashby N. B. G. C. with hauing receiued Letters or sent
Attestation that all this is false See Attest E. Narrat p. 19. § 30. R. Ashby told the Deponent that the Rector of Liege when he was Procurator at Paris did reconcile the late Lord Chancelour Hyde vpon his death bed Obseru When your Narratiue first appeared this was news to all Iesuits in the World The Rector of Liege declared he neuer had the honour to see that Lord in his life althô he would always haue been ready to do him any seruice Narrat p. 20. § 32. On the 23. of Iune the Deponent was sent for England to attend the Motions of the Fathers in London with 4. l. for his charges a promise of 80. l. for his seruices in Spaine else where c. Obseruat Your Memory is as bad as your Will For not only in Ireland's triall pag. 20. but in the foregoing page of this Narratiue you told vs you were designed to kill the Translator of the Iesuits morals with a promise of 50. l. if you did it Now that Commission is forgotten the Reward too and another pitcht vpon to attend the motion of the Fathers Tru it is they did lend or giue you 4. l. to bear your charges to London ether out of Compassion to a man who myght otherwise haue starued by the way or vpon your promise to repay it when you sold your library Whitebreads tryal p. 43. But it is false they recommended any businesse to you besides the care of your saluation which they thought you stood in need of It is also fals they euer promist you 80. l. or that you euer did them any seruice in Spaine except it was in exercising their Patience by your vnsufferable manners Conuersation You arriued at Valladolid on the 1. of Iune 77. betwixt four fiue in the euening from which time till October the 18. when schooles began you did nothing but eate drink sleep Then you went to Logick school till being found incorrigible on the 30. of October following you were dismist What seruices here are to deserue a Reward For a further proofe of your lack of sincerity in this Relation Many still aliue can witnesse that things past in a far different manner betwixt you Mr. White This good man being Prouincial arriuing at S. Omers receiued an humble addresse from you to be admitted into the Society He had then no acquaintance with but little knowledg of you yet that little did not recommend you much So for that time he dismist you with some good words in general some good aduice took time to informe vpon the place of your behauiour This he quickly found to haue been intolerable as well to superiours as to equalls your words offensiue your carriage insolent your whole life irreligious without any sign of the fear of God or respect of men much better then your self He found you had often been admonisht to correct these faults but in vain for the hopes of your amendment vanisht assoon as the fear of a present dismission was past althô with whining faces great exteriour submission sober protestations you had promist amendment had profred to submit to any correction they should enjoin for what was past But of this last superiours made no other vse then to comfort themselues with hopes that you myght be at last brought to a more Christian disposition for they would not permit you should vndergo the Pennance inflicted on Children althô you seemingly desired it really deserued it The mean while in discourse with some aliue to whome you discouered your desires of being a Iesuit they giuing you little encouragement to hope for good successe as indeed those who knew you had reason you sayd I shall ether be a Iesuit or a Iudas And to another you sayd If am not a Iesuit I shall be damned When the Prouincial had informations as far as was necessary to frame a Iudgment of your good parts qualitys he caused you to be called to his Chamber hauing told you what was blamed in you aduised you to be for the future more considerate in your words ciuil in your behauior otherwise you would draw on your selfe some Mischiefe or at least be vnfit for any ciuil Company he told you he thought it not conuenient to admit you into the society This refusall you took as a great affront don to a man of your parts that after all your hypocritical insinuations you should be reiected So in a great Passion you sayd By the liuing God I will be reuenged The nyght before you went from S. Omers you were found vpon the Altar in the Sodality Church with your armes streched out And being asked what you did there at that vnseasonable time it was late you answerd I am taking my leaue of Iesus Christ Vpon this I will make no Commentarys nor guesse at your meaning or intention but only relate as an extrauagant Action as indeed all yours are I am of opinion that those who conuerse with you in England since your return thither can encrease this legend if they please By this manner of your commission from S. Omers the Reader will easily see how falsse all your following relations are of the Confidence of Iesuits with you their communicating their Letters Treasonable Designs to you see Attest X. So this myght serue for a generall answer Yet I will follow you My Anonimus freind touches this Chapter p. 29. very gingerly as being afraid to burn his fingers J. P. like a man of more mettle falls on most desperately but to as little purpose for hauing endeauoured to diuert his Reader with S. Francis wife stop my mouth with a Rasher of Bacon he very grauely assures all I say of his demanding to be admitted into the Society is fabulous because our Attestations assure he was admitted into the Colledge six months before I perceiue he makes no distinction betwixt being admitted as Scholler into that Seminary being admitted into the Society as if all the schollers were Iesuits Whereas not one of the schollers ether is or euer was one many neuer had the least thought ofentring into the Society This he might haue learnt of his freind client Mr. Oates had he desired to know the truth The Reader may by this grosse errour learn how little these men regard what they say whilest they contradict vs. What I sayd here is tru our Attestations are tru too one truth cannot destroy another though one falshood doth as we find in Oates's Depositions He entred the Seminary at S. Omers on the tenth of December 1677. as a Scholler continued so till Iune following He pretended then to be admitted into the Society demanded it of the then Prouincial Who refused it as thinking him vnfit not only for the Society but also for the Colledge it self the Schollers for that reason ordred him to be sent away out of the Colledge If I. P haue any
Ormond And if they fayled Fogorthy should succeed And that a Legat in Ireland asserted the Popes ryght to that Kingdome Obseru Here you present another blank accusation to be filled with any Benedictin or Iesuit when you please It was accordingly charged vpon Mr. Ireland althô he was at Woluerhampton in Stafforshire on that very day see Attest T. vpon Mr. Corker of which he was at this triall acquittted as appeares by their seuerall tryals Dr Fogorthy had Cured you of a venereal sicknesse you reward him with this Accusation as Vipers bite the breast which warmes them You say you had this acount from Keynes Blundel they both are ready to swear they had had it from your Narratiue as neuer hauing heard of it till this appeared Narrat pag. 43 § 64. That Fogarthy is a maine Agent in this Hellish Plot was present when Sir G W was contracted with That he told the Deponent he had hired the four Irish Ruffians to mind the King's postures at Windsore Obseru We thought your attendance on D. Fogorthy was to get your self cured of your fulsome disease but it seemes it was to get informations of the Plot. If the other were intended you haue payd off your Doctor compleatly euen as you haue don the Jesuits who releiued you in your want Your whole report of the Pretended Consult is one vntruth The contract with Sir G. W. a second The hiring of the four Ruffians a third We haue seen what vse may be made of these blank Accusations This of the four Ruffians was filled by Ienison's naming four Innocent Persons for no other reason but that he myght get a false witnesse's reward where with to pay his debts supply his wants of mony And who can assure himself his name shall not shortly be inserted into some of the other blanks It is euident to the whole world that some Innocent Persons haue been accused condemned meerely because it pleased these King's Euidences No man can be secure who stands in the way of a Mad Dog or an Impudent lying Witnesse as long as the clamours of the Rabble are so lowd that nether Iustice nor Reason can be heard Those are wisest who embraced a voluntary Banishment foreseing no security as long as this Plague raignes Let those who stayd behind look to themselues as they can they will neuer be secure vntill you be gagged or all credit denyed you Narrat p. 44. § 65. That the Deponent at Madrid had seen the Lord Embassador Sir William Godolphin at masse was personally informed by the Arch Bishop of Tuam that the sayd Embassador holds great correspondence with that Arch-Bishop a Iesuit That a Iesuit had read to him Philosophy Diuinity That Swiman a Iesuit in a Letter to the Deponent of the 30. of Iuly new stile did specify that Sir William was as industrious as any Man could be to answer the expectation of the Society Obseru Here you giue vs as many Periuryes as Periods For 1. It is false you euer were at Madrid see Attest A. B. L. N. 2. It is false that you euer saw the Arch-Bishop of Tuam see Attest A. or F. Swiman 3. It is false you euer had any discourse with ether of them For all the time you were in Spain they were not at Valladolid nor you out of it 4. It is false you euer saw Sir William at Masse for he residing according to his souueraign's order in Madrid how could you see him who neuer were there 5. It is false that Arch-bishop the same of the Iesuit euer had any correspondence concerning affaires of state with the sayd Lord Embassador see Attest A. 6. It is false that euer F. Sviman writ any such Letter to the Deponent J challenge you to produce at lest that Letter which being directed to your selfe you myght without offence to any or suspition haue Kept And it being written at Madrid on the 30. of Iuly could not come to your hands till about the middle of August that very time or after it when your Narratiue was presented to the King It is incredible that you should make away such a Letter which would be at least some Confirmation besides your word of this great assayre of which hitherto we haue seene no other ground but that your not shewing this Letter will be looked on as a conuiction there neuer was any such Jf the Lord Arch-bishop of Tuam or that Jesuit being subiects of the King of England wayted on profred their seruice to his Majesty's Embassador they did but their Duty And if his Lordship receiued them ciuilly hauing no expresse order to the contrary I hope none are so barbarous as to blame him for it But that there euer past any intimate correspondence chiefly relating to any Publick concern it is absolutely false see Attest A. Here I must take notice of the disingenuity of the Managers of the indictment of my Lord of Stafford p. 30. 31. of that trial who produce one to proue that Oates was at Valladolid Which was neuer denyed by vs althô Mr. Treby is pleased to say p. 31. it had been controuerted whither he had euer been in Spaine So if they cannot proue what we deny they will make vs deny what they can proue Narrat p. 45. § 66. On the 22. of August in the name of the Prouincial the society mony was sent by a seruant of theirs to supply the Charges of the four Ruffians at Windsore The sum was eyghty Pound which the Deponent saw told Obseru Here is another blank to receiue any man's name for whom you or your associats shall haue a spyght A seruant of theirs such shall any man be when you please In the name of the whole Society This you say to inuolue all in the guilt althô had you had the thousanth part of that intimacy with Iesuits to which you pretend you would know that the Prouincial alone is answerable for his actions none else But where was this mony told on the 28. of Nouember it was at Wildhouse Coleman's trial p. 24. on the 7. of December it was at Harcourt's lodgings Ireland's trial p. 25. on the 13. of Iune it was againe at Wildhouse White breades trial p. 16. What do these contradictions proue but that the whole story is built on your fancy therefore shifts the scene as oft as that changes how come your Patrones to let them passe abroad vncorrected but that in this God blinded them that they myght remain to posterity an euerlasting vnanswerable proofe of the vnjustice of their Iudgments Narrat p. 45. § 67. Iohn Groue brought an order from Harcout I. K. Richard Blundel Mr. Iennison M. W. B. L. four other Iesuits that lay at Sommerset house to pray the Prouincial to acquaint Leshee how things stood in Ireland that the Deponent read the Memorial saw their names At two in the afternoon he met those Fathers at Mrs. Sanders who appointed
stupidest sillyest creatures that walk on the face of the Earth For such must be the cheifest of tâ—â—m if what is here sayd be tru What I know of that meeting is this You made your addresses again to Mr White after his return to London to be admitted into the society But your Petition was as coldly receiued as before Then you desired à Gentleman to intercede for you ether to procure your admission or a Pension to subsist with beyond seas told him that if either of these things were granted you would giue vp to him an Accusation consisting of aboue fifty articles which at the next Parliament would be exhibited against the Iesuits which you sayd you knew would be beleiued althô they conâ—ained not one word of Tâ—uth We haue since learnt by Printed Pamphlets composed by such as had reason to know all the particulars that some part of this Narratiue had been presented to his Majesty before you in your preface to the Reader say so too haply Mr. White had receiued some inkling of it by that you had engaged your selfe to make it as good as little wit great Mâ—lice perjury could What could then haue moued you to renew that request which you were sure would be rejected I know not vnlesse it be that had either of the two things been granted you would haue thence either confirmed your intimacy with Iesuits or alleadged it as a bribe profred to corrupt you At least for these reasons Mr White resolued to leaue you to your own courses to vent your malice as you had begun would continu relying the mean while vpon his own Innocency the Iustice of the nation the Mercy of the King arming himsâ—lf as he had reason with Patience to suffer what extremity myght befall him his Accordingly he kept his ordinary lodging remoued no Papers left all those vnder his conduct in their ordinary stations c. Which had he or they been conscious of the least Guilt could neuer be This alone to Posterity will be a conuincing proofe of his Innocency were there nothing else Narrat p. 55. § 18 On the 6. of September Piâ—kering told the Deponent that Coniers was gon to Windsore would thence go to my Lord Brudnel's house Obseru This Periury is incredible for by that time all about the Court many Papists in the suburbs knew you to haue malicious designes But this vntruth may comfort the Iesuits because others are represented as great fooles or Mad men as themselues Narat p 55. 79. § The Deponent at nyghâ— heard White others talke of disposing of a Person wâ—o had betrayed them by feeing a Coach man to take him vp carry him beyond seas there make him confesse who had been with the King Hearing this he slank away changed his lodging that nyght Obseru What should so fryght you now who were so vnconcerned before when the Prouincial declared to you that very method of conueyghing you away I cannot guesse vnlesse it were that before you were certainly meant here you knew it only by conjectures no body being named Narrat p 56 § 81. That the Deponent returned to his lodging the day following where Grigson told him the danger he wâ—s in for offending â—he Iesuits That that nyght one Stratford employed by Iesuits assaulted the house with intention to kill him broke down a dore but being obserued by seruants he broke some quarryes of Glasse retired Obseru Your suddain return to your own lodging your inclination to the sex giues occasion to surmise your loging abroad that nyght to haue proceeded from something else then fear of Iesuits Otherwise you would not so soon haue exposed your precious self to such mercilesse Ruffians as it seemes the Iesuits are especially your fear being renewed by Grigion Suppose your lodging was really assaulted of which J doubt as hauing no ground to beleiue it besides your Lying word how do you know the Assailant was Stratford or that he is a Papist or intended to kill you not to steal or that he was set on by Iesuits Why was not he pursued or taken in Flagranti being obserued by many seruants Here you slept as all great wits do sometimes or else you would after your ordinary manner haue introduced some Iesuit acquainting you with all But which is more in Irland's tryal you swore White breade was the man who assaulted your lodging And when any man else is to be tried it shall be he if you haue no other matter against him Narrat p. 57. § 81. The eyght day Neuil a Papist told the Deponent he must either destroy the Iesuits or they would destroy him Item that the Bishop of Rochester sayd he the Bishop would lead them such a dance as they neuer followed since the sool their Founder appeared in the world Obseru You haue made as good vse as you could of that freindly aduice haue don more towards the ruin of Iesuits then could haue been imagined considering the cleernesse both of their Innocency of your vntruths Perjurys Yet your worke is not don some Iesuits are yet aliue the world begins to be weary of shedding their Innocent blood to satisfy your desire of Reuenge Which is an Antidote against your Poyson As to the Bishop of Rochester I neuer heard he had a Papist of his bosome counsel nor that he thought the Iesuits Founder a Foole the wise learned world of which he is a Part hath a far different opinion of the Iesuits Founder It is also news that he or any other Protestant Bishop amongst whom I scarce reckon him of Lincolne lead this dance if any did they soon desisted foreseing it would dance them out of their Reuenues Churches the whole state into Confusion At which the Presbiterian Party whose Instrument you are aimes which they endeauour by a Persecution of Papists in 1679. as they compast it by another lesse violent 1642. J. P. p. 33. aduises me to come to Newgate where I may learn a better way of Pleading It seemes his going thither was not only to suborn Witnesses perswade honest men such as Medburn to turn Knyghts of the Post He went to learn Eloquence substantiall ways of Pleading I perceiue he is so perswaded perswaded of the advantages of that Schoole that he endeauours to draw others to it too But I think no honest man wil follow his counsail but leaue that place to such as it is intended for such as his freind Oates himself P. 35. You are to consider whom this braine of a Taylor calls the Rabble None but the Lords Commons of England the whole body of the Nation Answer This is a most malicious slaunder I mean only those factious fellows who at the Old Bayly houted shouted clamoured as if they had been at a Beare baiting Those who offred violence struck wounded were like to Kil the Wit-nesses who were
to Litchfeild dined at the George were shew'd the Minster by Mr. Shirly Schoolmaster of the place his Wife their Kindred returned to Woluerhampton Monday the 26. J went back to Tixhal Tuesday the 27 I was at the Horse-race at Edginhil where Sir H. Goff distanced Mr. Chetwins Wednesday the 28. I dined at Bellamour inuited by Mr. Walter Aston with others Thursday the 29. at Tixhal Bowling Green I saw Mr. Chetwin spoke particularly with Sir Thomas Whitgraue Mr. Iohn Powtrel his Brother William of Westhalam in Darby shire Mr. Walter Mr. Iohn Aston Mr. Fowler his Sons c. that nyght went home with Mr. Heueningham Sir Iames Simons his Son-in law to Aston part of the way with Mr. Draycot one Mr. Collier Friday the 30 stayd there Saturday the 31. I went home with Mr. Richard Gerard of Hilderston Sunday the first stayd there Monday the 2. with him I dined at one Mr. Cromptons with Mr. Bidle my Lady Goring's Son-in law through Stafford Pancridge came that nyght to Boscobel Tuesday the 3. of September stayd there Wednesday the 4. came again to Weluerhampton to my Aunt at Mr. Thomas Giffords stayd there the 5. 6. Saturday I went back to Tix-hal Sunday the 8 stayd there Monday the 9. with Sir Iohn Southcot my Lady Children Seruants I came to the Bull as I take it at Couentry Tuesday the 10. we lodged at the Altar-stone in Banbury Wednesday the 11. I met Robert Hill Mr. Benjamin Hinton's man vpon the Road spoke to him baited at Alisbury lodged about 11. miles beyond I haue forgot the town Inn. Thursday the 12. we bayted at Kingston came home to Mestham Friday the 13. I stayd there sold my horse for 7. l. to Mr. Iohn Southcot Saturday the 14. I came vpon him with William Sir Iohn's man to leade him back set vp in Southwarke came ouer to Somerset-house Stayres to my Lodging at the White-hart with the sayd William This 23. of December 1678. W. Ireland ATTESTATION V. Of Mr. G. Coni. Extracted out of a Letter dated 26. February 1680. Hond Sir THough I haue seen the Book Oates's Narratiue yet I neuer thought it worth the while to read Romances at this age Yet to Comply with your desire I will giue you a tru full account of what I know of M Oates About the 9. or 10. of August was a twelue month I went to wish a good iourny to two Gentlemen of my acquaintance then in London there I found a third Gentleman also of my acquaintance a Fourth whose face I had neuer seen After the ordinary ciuilitys declaration they had no businesse together I made one of the Conuersation The Discourse was common Innocent where this Fourth person brought in something out of scripture concerning the tribe of Benjamin so far from any thing of what was talked of deliuered his notions with so ill a Grace that I entertained this opinion of him that he was a weake forward Man That discourse being soon ended I afterwards learnt he had been a Parson was turned Roman Catholick had been some time at S Omers his name Oates To my knowledge I neuer had heard of the name of Oates before nor saw him since till About the beginning of September following walking alone in Grays-Inn-Walkes betwixt 11. 12. this Mr. Oates thrust himself alone into my Company when hauing giuen the same Character of himself he fell in my Iudgment to downryght begging for hauing told me he had lost 4. or 500 l. a year in Benefices for his Religion what considerable Preferments My Lord Bp. of London had offred him to return to the Ch. of England how he wondred no better Prouision was made in the Roman Church for Persons so well qualified as himself That his Faculty in Preaching was much taken notice of his Cheife employ hauing been to preach before the IVDGES He told me he was reduced to that necessity that he was forced some times to take such a Walk insteed of his dinner desired me of all kindness to preferr him to some Gentleman to teach his children meat drink lodging 10. l. a year would satisfy him This hond Sir in the presence of God is all I know of that Mr. Oates or any of his name all the times I euer to my knowledge saw him all the discourse I euer had with him You cannot doubt how willing I was to ridd my self of such a Man who for ought I knew myght be any thing as well as what he represented himself to me or others with whom he found more beleife then with me or a better opinion of his parts vertu so with the Ordinary Ciuilitys I dismist my self of him I am Your c. G. C. P. S. I am informed this Oates swore against Coniers that he manifested his treasonable design in Grays-Inn-walks Nothing but a Mad-man could doe so in a place of as Publicke resort as a Market ATTESTATION X. Of Ioseph Forster WHereas Titus Oates in his Narratiue art 10. sayes hee went to Paris and about the 18. of December 1677. deliuered there certain letters to P. Le Shee as hee cals the Confessor to the King of France Item art 29. that hee with 8. or 9. others went from S. Omers to London and met in Consult with Mr. Thomas Whitebread and other Iesuits and that within 3. or 4. days after hee returned to S. Omers with the said Fathers who went with him J. Ioseph Forster haueing been constantly Porter of the English Colledge at S. Omers when T. Oates arriued there on the 10. of December 1677. sty No. about 3. or 4. a clock after Dinnar and continued in that Office till the 21. of Iune 1678. without being absent if at al aboue one half day from the Gate al that time do declare in the presence of God Almighty that the said Titus Oates neuer went out of the Colledge but onely once to Watten where he stayed onely one night or two at most of which I am most certain because by reason going about the house to cal people to the Gate I frequently met him Moreouer during his aboad at S. Omers he sate alone at a table almost opposite to that where I sate and this euery day except some 5. or 6 on which he was sick in the Infirmary and the two days he was at Watten and I think also some few days whilst he was in the spiritual exercises that he came to the second Table Al which I declare to be true vpon my hopes of salvation So the contents of the 10. and 29. Articles are meer lyes I do in a like manner declare in the presence of Almighty God that neither Sr. Robert Bret Bart nor F. Antony Pool nor F. Edward Neuil went from the said Colledge to England vpon Score of the Congregation or Consult as he cals it which I know because I converst