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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43957	The History of the whiggish-plot, or, A brief historical account of the charge and deefnce [sic] of [brace] William Lord Russel, Capt. Tho. Walcot, John Rouse, William Hone, Captain Blague, [brace] Algernoon Sidney, Esq., Sir Sam. Barnardiston, John Hambden, Esq., Lawrence Braddon, Hugh Speak, Esq. together with an account of the proceedings upon the outlawry against James Holloway, and Sir Thomas Armstrong : not omitting any one material passage in the whole proceeding : humbly dedicated to His Royal Highness.	Turner, John, b. 1649 or 50.	1684 (1684)	Wing H2190B; Wing T3309_CANCELLED; ESTC R41849	81,748	75

House which ranges in the same Row with Southampton House he found there the Duke of Monmouth the Earl of Essex the Lord Russel Colonel Sidney and Mr. Hambden That Mr. Hambden took upon him to open the Mr. Hambden opens the Sessions Sessions and in his Discourse recapitulated some Design that had been chiefly carryed on before by the E. of Shaftsbury before that time Dead He also took notice of the ready disposition of the minds of Men to go on with it and gave one instance of his Judgment of it That being a Design Communicated to so many there had not so much as a whisper gone about it From whence he took an Occasion to tell the rest That it was absolutely necessary that there should be some Council which should be as a Spring a little to govern the motions of the rest there being divers things which if not taken care of by particular persons the whole would miscarry That from thence the said Mr. Hambden made a Transition to some particular things which were principally to be taken care of The time when the places where and the persons by whom these things were to be carryed on which lead into a particular consideration of some of those Heads For the time that it should be shortly least the minds of Men should chil and then as to the place where whether in the City or Country or both joyntly In which some Opinions were given but not settled to any Resolution being committed to all their thoughts to Consult of afterwards They were also to consider what Magazines were to be got and with what they should be gotten and that was Money Upon which there was a considerable sum propounded to be rais'd to which purpose the Duke of Monmouth to the best of the Witnesses remembrance propounded the raising of twenty five or thirty thousand Pounds after which it was considered how this Money should be rais'd without drawing Observation and Jealousie That these were the heads then agreed upon to be afterwards considered But the Resolutions taken at present were How to make A Coalition with Scotland debated a Coalition of Counsels with Scotland for which purpose some fit Persons was to made choice of to be sent thither That these were the debates of the first Meeting That about a fortnight or three weeks after all the same Persons met again at Southampton-House at the Lord Russels where it was warmly urg'd by Mr. Hambden though at that time thought unseasonably That since they were now united into such an undertaking it could not be expected but that it would be a Question put to many of Some things unseasonably urged by Mr. Hambden them To what end all this was where they intended to terminate and into what they intended to resolve That they were Questions which he meaning Mr. Hambden met with and every one would meet with from those Persons whose asistance was to be expected and that if there were any thing of personal interest design'd there were but very few of those whose Hearts were with them but would fall off and that therefore they were to resolve themselves into such Principles as should put the Liberties and Properties of the People into such hands as should not be easily invaded by such as were intrusted with the Supream Authority of the Land and that at length it was mentioned to resolve all into the power of a Parliament That this being propounded All to be resolved into the Power of the Parliament which sounded harsh to some of the rest by Mr. Hambden sounded a little harshly to some of the rest However it was consented to that it was nothing but a publick Good which all intended That after this the Council debated about sending into Scotland and settling a Correspondency with the Earl of Argile That other Gentlemen were nam'd as the Lord Melvin Sir John Cockram and the Cambells Which Col. Sidney undertakes to send into Scotland being propounded it was offer'd by Colonel Sidney that he would take care of the Person and that he had one in his thughts whom he thought to be a fit Person Being ask'd by the Attorny General what Aaron Smith was to The Duke of Monmouth undertakes to bring up the Lord Melvin do the Witness made Answer That there was no particular deed for him more then to carry a Letter That the Duke of Monmouth undertook to bring the Lord Melvin hither because he had a particular dependency upon him but that to Sir John Cockram a Letter was to be sent under the Disguise of carrying on some business of Carolina which Letter as he thought was wrote by the Lord Russel as being personally known to him an● none of the rest of the Cabal Being ask'd to what purpose those Gentlemen were to come up he Answered To acquaint them how they found Scotland tempered and what Opportunities there were of putting them into a Commotion how Men might be rais'd how they would fall under Argile and also to keep time and place with England That after this he was with Colonel Sidney when he was going Col. Sidney puts a parcel of Guineys in his pocket for Aaron Smith into London at what time he took out about sixty Guineys as he thought and put them in his Pocket which he said were to give Aaron Smith but whether he gave them or not he could not tell However after that he was sent in pursuance of their debate as Colonel Sidney told him upon Inquiry and withal that he had not heard of him but once in three Weeks vvhen he Aaron Smith sent in purs●ance of the ●ebates vvas at New-Castle That after this his Occasions call'd him into the Country and aftervvards he vvent to the Bath The Lord Howard having thus concluded the Court demanded of Colonel Sidney vvhether he had any Questions to ask the Witness vvho reply'd that he had no Questions to ask him Upon vvhich the Attorney General reply'd Silence You knovv the Proverb After vvhich Sir Andrew Foster and Mr. Atterbury vvere called The Scotch Gentlemen prov'd to be in London to prove that the Scotch Gentlemen came up presently after Aaron Smith vvas sent and first Sir Andrew declared That about the end of the Spring or beginning of Summer Sir John Cockram Commissionary Monro and the tvvo Cambells Father and Son came up hither That he did not see the Senior Cambell but the Younger he saw upon the Day of the Lord Russels Tryal but that he saw the other two as he thought a little before the Discovery Being ask'd what they pretended to come about He made The pretence of their coming Answer That Sir John Cockram and Manro pretended they came about making a purchase in Carolina and shew'd him a Commission to that purpose from the Persons said to be concerned in the Design Being ask'd what became of those Gentlemen upon the rumour of the Plot He Answer'd That Sir John Cockram absconded

be forc'd to take the Office of Sheriffs upon them which if they refused to do they should be used as the rest and that Sir Thomas Gold Sir John Shorter or Alderman Cornish should be set up for Lord Mayor but rather Alderman Cornish as the fitter Person That being asked by the Witness what they intended to do with the Kings Natural Sons they said they were good lusty Fellows and would serve for Porters or Watermen and that for the Lady Ann they would marry her to some Country Gentleman for a Breed to keep out Forraign Pretences Being ask'd what he knew as to the C●ntinu●tion of the Rising The Design continu'd and carryed on by the Lords c. and whether it were continu'd He made Answer That about Christmas Colonel Rumsey told him there was a Design carrying on among the Lords and Great Men by whom he always understood the Duke of Monmouth the Lords Russel Grey and Howard Colonel Sidney Mr. Wildman and Mr. Hampden for an Insurrection which was Design'd to be done about March That Colonel Rumsey and he Discoursing of it the Colonel thought fit to draw up some things that were to be requir'd in behalf of the People which was done but that the Lord Russel said it was rejected in regard that all should be left to the Parliament That at the Young Devil Tavern he met with the Prisoner at Mr. Holloway proposes to try what Forces they could raise without assistance from Scotland the Bar Colonel Rums●y Mr. Wade Mr. Goodenough and one Holloway a Merchant of Bristol where Mr. Holloway propos'd That since the Scotch Business was broken off they should try what Forces they could Raise here He farther added That the City was to be divided into twenty parts and every twentieth part into fourteenths and fifteenths and the Streets and Lanes were allotted out That one Principal Man was to have a twentieth part and so many Men under him and that they might not interfere one with another they bought a great Map of the City That at one of the Meetings Mr. Goodenough Reported That there were 1500 Men out of two of the Hamlets and that there were several Meetings about this Affair And being ask'd whether the Prisoner was at those several Meetings He Answered Yes and that he shew'd himself ready to act his part Being ask'd whether they met after the Discovery He Answered That on the Monday Morning next after the Discovery A Meeting after the Discovery of which he had notice upon the Sunday before he met pretty early at Captain Walcot's Lodging whether soon after came all the rest who had agreed to meet but that they Design'd to go beyond Sea But understanding the Messengers were abroad and believing the River was beset every Man shifted for himself That being thus retired they got Mr. Keeling into the City that Rumbold Discours'd him in the presence of several Persons but that Mr. Keeling wished a great many Imprecations upon himself if he had Discover'd That then after some Discourse of Killing him they propos'd to him to go out of Town which he refused That the same Night they trac'd him from place to place and finding that he was gone to the Secretaries Lodgings they took it for granted that the Discovery was made and that every Man must shift for himself That upon that Mr. Wade said That if the Duke of Monmouth would go into the West they might try a push for it still and that the Prisoner at the Bar said That he was satisfi'd God would deliver the Nation but that he Walcot satisfyed that God did not like the present Instruments but would deliver the Nation did not approve of the present Instruments Thus the sum of what was fastned upon the Prisoner was That he was at several Consults about Killing or Securing the King That he went down to Rumbold's House to view the place where it might be done with most safety and that he undertook to Fight the Guards if he might have a considerable number of Men. To this Captain Walcot Pleaded That he never was at Rumbold's House but once as he Travell'd from York by Norwich and so to London To which Colonel Rumsey Reply'd That the Prisoner did buy a Horse and said he intended to go down and to the best of his Remembrance said He was down But that he bought a Horse which cost him 20 l. for that purpose he was certain But the Prisoner still denying the Matter of Fact and Pleading that he lay Sick of the Gout all the while the King was at New-Market a Letter was produc'd under his own hand to Sir Lionel Jenkins Secretary of State purporting A Letter under his hand to Sir Lionel Je●kins produced That being troubled to see himself in His Majesties Proclamation he resolv'd to lay himself at His Majesties Feet let him do with him what he pleas'd and acknowledging his Crime which he says was the first that he had Committed since his Majesties Restauration he purposed to Discover to him all that he knew Relating to England Ireland and Scotland which he supposed might be more then the Original Discoverer was able to acquaint His Majesty with And farther That if His Majesty thought fit he would follow those Lords and Gentlemen who were fled and as soon as he could would inform His Majesty what measures they intended to take next Otherwise he Resolved to give His Majesty no farther trouble but to lye at his Mercy let him do with him what he pleas'd Then Captain Richardson being Sworn made Oath That on Cpt. Walcot sends for Captain Richardson Sunday Night Captain Walcot sent for him and seemed very desirous to wait upon His Majesty and to unbosom himself to the King That Yesterday Morning his Son coming to him he sent his Clark along with him to his Father who Discovered a little Paper in his Hand which he had intended to have given to his Son which afterwards the Prisoner desired him to make no use of since he had Discovered it The Letter was to Captain Tracy his Landlord to speak to Colonel Rumsey to be tender of him and to tell him he had Ground enough to serve the King upon other Men and to speak to Mrs. West to desire the same thing of her Husband and that the last words of the Note were If you cannot be private leavè the Issue to God To the whole the Prisoner Pleaded That the Witnesses had The Prisoner pleads his being out of England made long Speeches though very little and yet too much Relating to him Of a Design to Assassinate the King and carry on a War when he was out of the Kingdom Of a Declaration drawn up at Mr. Shepherd's House and of things not being ready upon Mr. Trenchard's failing when he was in Holland That as to his undertaking to Charge the Guards when he came into England it was an improbable thing for that he knew there was no