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A53414	An exact and faithful narrative of the horrid conspiracy of Thomas Knox, William Osborne, and John Lane, to invalidate the testimonies of Dr. Titus Oates, and Mr. William Bedlow by charging them with a malicious contrivance against the E. of Danby, and the said Dr. Oates with an attempt of sodomy wherein are exemplified from the originals I. Four forged letters dictated by Thomas Knox, II. Five false informations, one paper of memorials, and one other information against Dr. Oates for sodomy, forged by Knox in the names of Lane and Osborne, III. The informations, depositions, examinations, and confessions of the said Knox, Osborne, and Lane, taken upon oath before Sir William Waller and Edmund Warcup, Esq., IV. An account of some depositions taken before the Lords Committees of Secresie, relating thereunto, V. The breviates of the councel for the King at the trials of the said Knox and Lane, Nov. 25, 1679, wherein full satisfaction is given to the world of the whole cause, by the particular evidences of the witnesses in behalf of the King / published by the appointment of me, Titus Oates.	Oates, Titus, 1649-1705.	1680 (1680)	Wing O41; ESTC R4560	41,985	38

Lordships for the heinous Crime he stands guilty of John Lane Coram William Waller A third Examination of John Lane taken by me this third of May 1679. This Examinant having recollected himself further saith that the very day the Lord Treasurer came into the Black Rod Mr. Knox made this Examinant and William Osborn swear they would stand to what he had instructed them to write and said that if they should not the Lord Treasurer would die and that he would not have come in but for them hoping they would swear as they had been by the said Knox directed This Examinant further saith that on Monday last the Nurse belonging to the Goal came to him and told him he should do well to stick to Mr. Knox and that a Gentlewoman very well habited came to the Prison and bid her tell this Examinant that he should be sure to stick to Mr. Knox and not be daunted and what monies foever he should require tho it were a thousand pounds he should have it Whereupon this Examinant asked the Nurse who this Gentlewoman was to whom she replyed she would not discover her name because she would not have her name brought in question and further this Examinant saith not John Lane Coram William Waller Mr. Lane seems now to be a Penitent to have by these two last recanted his first Examination but we must not flatter our selves too much with his sincerity let us have but a little patience and we shall hear him deny what ever he has now owned and justifie what in his first Examination he had justified He has degorg'd himself in those last Papers but resolves to lick up his vomit again and tho he seems to have become a Convert will ere long prove himself an Apostate Whether he thought he should make his Fortune better by telling lyes for his Great Master than by telling truth for the Doctor or what other Reason may be assigned Certain it is that Nov. 4. 1679 before the Lords of the Council being ask'd Whether he had not made two contrary Affidavits before the House of Lords he acknowledged that out of fear he did so but that the first drawn by Willoughby as Mr. Nevil had directed was true and the other false And being flesht in Wickedness and hardened to his own ruin he proceeds to Indict Dr. Oates at the Kings Bench Bar of the horrid and abominable Crimes mentioned in the foregoing Depositions tho the Wisdom of the Jury upon the slightness and Inconsistency of his Evidence threwit out and brought in an Ignoramus I shall now present to the Reader a true Coppy of the Examination of William Osborn which opens much of this accursed design against Dr. Oates and Mr. Bedlow which tho full of now proved Truth yet the Examinant it seems desperately resolved to take his part of shame and punishment with his beloved Accomplices and is since fled from his own Oath and the Justice due to Perjury The Examination of William Osborn of Cullumpton in the County of Devon Vintener taken upon Oath in obedience to an Order of the Lords Committees for examining of Discoveries relating to the late horrid Conspiracy before Sir William Waller Baronet and Edward Wareup Esq two of His Majesties Justices of the Peace this 29th day of April 1679. Middlesex and Westminster This Examinant saith that he served Mr. Titus Oates from the tenth of December last to the latter end of March past That the said Mr. Oates paid this Examinant his Wages very honestly and his usage was civil but he sometimes corrected this Examinant for Misdemeanors at which this Examinant was offended but never intended any mischief to Mr. Oates for it And this Examinant farther saith that Mr. Oates was a passionate man yet very Religious and every morning sent all his Servants to the Kings Chappel to prayers only ordering some one of them to stay at home to dress him and he further saith that he never heard Mr. Oates say he had any design to accuse the Lord Treasurer or any ways to destroy him nor did this Examinant ever hear any discourse between Mr. Bedlow and Mr. Oates tending to any Accusation against the Lord Treasurer but this Examinant did 〈◊〉 the Information that Mr. Bedlow gave against the Lord Treasurer which Mr. Wiggins Mr. Bedlow Clerk shewed to this Examinant after the same was sworn publickly And this Examinant further saith that he never heard Mr. Oates say that he had any acc●●●●ion to make against the Queen or had made any and the worst word he ever heard him speak of the Queen was where is our Dame going which was when he saw the Guard drawn out in the Yard to attend her Majesty And this Examinant further saith that one day at Dinner when Mr. Wharton Mr. Oates his Father Dr. Jones and others were present some discourse happen'd between them about Sir John Robinson and sometime after the naming of him Mr. Oates did say these words We have not gone to bed sober these four years which Mr. Thurston Mr. Lane and this Examinant did think to be spoken of the King but this Examinant cannot say 't was spoken of His Majesty in regard he can give no reason why to apply it so And he further saith that he cannot remember or call to mind that he ever heard Mr. Oates speak any undecent words of any passages between His Majesty and Mr. Cheffinch and this Examinant further saith that he hath layen several nights with Mr. Oates but never found he afford the least lascivious or undecent action to this Examinant but did exhort this Examinant from time to time to lead a good course of Life free from doing evil and often made this Examinant to read Sermons and other Books by him And this Examinant further saith That upon the first of April last Mr. John Lane now Prisoner with this Examinant in the Gatehouse and formerly fellow servant with this Examinant to Mr. Oates brought this Examinant to Mr. Knox in the painted Chamber who thence went to the Cloysters in the Abbey with this Examinant where he discoursed about the Earl of Danby and Mr. Knox proposed then to this Examinant That if this Examinant would swear That Mr. Bedlow came to Mr. Oates his Chamber and there said that he had been with the Earl of Danby and that the Earl of Danby had promised him money to go beyond Sea and that this was a contrived story between the said Mr. Oates and Mr. Bedlow to take away the Earl of Danby's Life that in such case this Examinant should have enough to maintain this Examinant and a Footboy to attend him And this Examinant saith that he met Mr. Knox in the same Cloysters afterwards twice they two being alone when he alwayes continued his discourse and promises of what great rewards this Examinant should have if he would swear that Mr. Bedlow and Mr. Oates in this Examinants hearing contrived the design against the Lord Treasurer whereby to prove

in daily trouble and fear of our lives lest those our honest intentions should come to the ears of Mr. Oates and Mr. Bedlow whose tempers we know so well and the revenge of whose minds are so great that they would study all the ways imaginable to ruine us and take away our good names rather than so true a matter as we have already declared to you should be proved against them we therefore once more intreat the favor of you since you are the onely person we dare trust to do us the justice of a meeting and we are sure if you have any kindness for my Lord Treasurer you will not deny it us and we shall then with the same care that we have done before endeavour to clear our Consciences to you of all the matter we know spoken either against His Sacred Majesty the Lord Treasurer or any other person whatsoever which is all at present from Your faithful Friends William Osborne John Lane Pray do not fail to meet us at the Cloysters this afternoon at 4 a clock Apr. 4. 1679. I do believe this to be Lane 's and Osborne 's hand Tho. Knox. An Endorsement to the foregoing Letter Memorand That I met with Mr. Lane and Mr. Osborne according to the contents if this Letter and they there told me that Mr. Oates and Mr. Bedlow were to sup at the Palsgraves-head All this while Mr. Knox must seem to keep great state and to hold off from intermedling in an affair of so high a nature and therefore Osborne and Lane resolve to attaque him with a third Letter wherein they express the trouble of their minds for which they can find no ease till they have revealed to some person of Honour and Secresie what they knew against Mr. Oates and Captain Bedlow that so they might not draw the guilt of innocent blood upon their own heads which they must inevitably do if they suffer the Earl of Danby to perish when they understood so much of the Conspiracy of Mr. Oates and Mr. Bedlow against him as being revealed would make him appear to all the world to be innocent Numb 3. Superscribed To Mr. Knox these Apr. 6. 1679. SIR SInce our last meeting we have not any thing new to communicate unto you by reason that we had suggested all that we formerly knew into those Papers which at our first meeting we shewed unto you And as we are sure there is nothing contained in those Papers and Memorials but what is really true and what we may with a safe Conscience swear to so lest you should suspect our fidelity and stedfastness in this Affair we do now make it our request unto you that we may be speedily brought before some Person of Honour and Secresie to take our Oaths of what we have already related And I hope you will pardon us if we once again press your hastening of this matter because if it should chance to come by any accident to Mr. Oates and Mr. Bedlows ears we are confident they would with as much malice contrive our Ruine as they have already done my Lord Treasurers but we hope God will preserve us from their mercy and the Nation from believing them which is all at present from Your true Friends William Osborne John Lane Pray meet us at six a clock at the Cloysters for we have a great desire to see you and pay the Bearer I do believe this to be Lane 's hand Tho. Knox. Mr. Knox yet thought not these Letters which he had dictated to be sufficient to clear him from all suspicion of Practice and Confederacy unless he had also contrived this fourth wherein the main Artifice lay to answer an Objection why they had not revealed this great Secret to some other person long before this to which he invents an Answer for them that they had already discover'd it to one Mr. Thuer of the Guard but he being a prudent and wary person as well as Mr. Knox advised them to Secresie for their own sake but that indeed their Consciences were so clamorous that they must needs obey its dictates The Letter is as follows Numb 4. Superscribed To Mr. Knox these SIR THat you may be the better satisfied that what we have related to you is all truth and what we have done we have been urged to by our own Consciences we must needs tell you that we did reveal this matter before we ever saw you to Captain Thuer of the Guard who if you are acquainted with him would give you an account that what we say to you we had formerly told him of though at the same time he advised us to Secresie for our own sakes but our Consciences were so troubled that we could not contain it and therefore chose you who Mr. Wiggins told Mr. Lane was a very honest young man and loved my Lord Treasurer and he was sorry he was brought to trouble by him but that it was his Master Mr. Bedlow made him do it Therefore I hope you think we have no design upon you but that we will clear you and our selves whenever it shall please God that we shall be called to justifie what we have already declared Your faithful Friends William Osborne John Lane Apr. 10 1679. at 10 a clock in the morning I do believe this to be Osborne and Lane's hand Tho. Knox. HAving given a true Copy of those Letters it will be requisite to let the Reader into the inside of this Conspiracy Know then that Mr. Knox and his Crew had beaten their brains long and used better brains than their own to draw up certain Informations of the wickedness of Mr. Oates and Mr. Bedlow which they kept ready in bank against the good time they should meet with some Justice of the Peace that would serve the Design They went to Mr. Justice Cheyney at Chelsey and humbly prayed him to take their Informations upon Oath but he desired to be excused alledging that it seemed a matter of State and that it was not proper for his Cognizance They make an attempt also upon Mr. Justice Dewy who used the same Plea but yet turning every Stone they got an Affidavit lodged at last with Sir James Butler who owned before the Council-Board Novemb. 2. 1679. that he took an Affidavit of Lane about Buggery charged upon Mr. Oates and that a woman came with the same Lane to him These Informations were the life and soul of the whole Intrigue into which they had emptied whatever of malice they had conceived against the Doctor or of affection to their grand Patron the Earl of Danby and that I may not be wanting to the full satisfaction of the Inquisitive I shall give them a view of all those Informations which they kept ready cut and dryed for service upon all occasions Numb 1. The Information of Thomas Knox sworn before me this _____ day of _____ 1679. THIS Informant doth upon his Oath declare that on the first of this present April there

took him by the Privy-Members and said that he would be Friends with the Informant and at the same time when Mr. Oates's hand was in the Informant's Breeches and held him by the Members the said Mr. Oates unbutton'd the Informant's Breeches with the other hand and commanded and forced with an angry Countenance with his hand the Informant to lye down upon his Belly upon the Bed and the said Mr. Oates lay'd down by the Informants side and told the Informant that he had a mind to see whether his back-side were flea'd enough and when he saw that it look'd red he took the Informant about the middle and kiss'd him in a lascivious manner and at the same time the said Mr. Oates thrust his Belly against the said Informant's side and did with his naked Privy-Members press the said Informant's Body hard and the said Informant doth further upon his Oath declare had not a VVoman that was sweeping the next Room kept a noise which made him think the rest of the Servants were come from Prayers he would grievously have abused the Body of the Informant and would certainly have bugger'd him and the Informant durst not cry out for fear of being seiz'd by the Sentinels as aforesaid and this the said Informant doth swear he had tempted to do several other times before John Lane I do believe this to be Lane's hand Tho. Knox. The Information subscribed by Lane as Knox testifies under his own hand was after some time made upon Oath before Sir James Butler for so Lane himself confesses before the Council Novemb. 4. 1679. for which see Col. Mansell's Narrative p. 64. and Sir James Butler himself owns the taking an Affidavit of Lane about Buggery charg'd upon Mr. Oates November the second see the same Narrative pag. 50. In which Information Lane acted both maliciously against Dr. Oates and warily for himself for though he had a great mind the Doctor 's Person and Evidence should be soundly disparaged yet he loved himself too well to be hang'd and therefore he lays the Crime not to be committed which would have stretch'd his own Neck but only attempted which was enough to throw Dirt upon the Doctor 's Conversation and blemish his Testimony Now because a Crime of so high and horrid guilt so contrary to Nature and above the common Standard of Villanies would never gain credit amongst those who knew the former method of the Doctors Conversation they had drawn the Information with so good advice that there was an Answer insinuated to the common Objections that might be made against the truth of it As first why did not Lane cry out for help upon the Attempt made upon him to this you are furnish'd with an Answer it was this The Informant durst not cry out for fear of being seized by the Sentinels It seems he was more afraid of the Sentinels than of the Gallows But it might be asked Why was not the Fact committed as well as attempted to this he hints a fine Answer that had not a Woman that was sweeping kept a noise which made him think the rest of the Servants were come from Prayers he would grievously have abused the Body of the Informant This old Woman was indeed handsomely contrived and so the Poets introduce some God from Heaven to salve all Difficulties when their own Plots have render'd matters intricate but should we ask Lane how the Doctors severe whipping and lashing him with Cords was a proper inducement to Lane's yielding to his Lust which certainly would have raised other passions and why he did not swear that Dr. Oates gave him Sweet meats rather than such severe Penance I know not what he would answer but that it was an errour and they will rectifie it in the next Information It is now time having exemplified all the Letters Informations and Memorials which were drawn up by themselves and kept ready to serve the occasion to proceed to those Informations which were taken upon Oath before some or other of his Majesties Justices for the Peace only I must leave this Advertisement That the four Letters the six Informations and the Paper containing three Memorials all of them here transcribed and compared were by Knox delivered into the hands of Sir William waller and Mr. Justice Warcup as he owns upon his Oath before the said Gentlemen The Examination of Thomas Knox lately Servant to the Lord Dumblane before us Sir William Waller and Edmund Warcup Esquire two of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex and City and Liberties of VVestminster taken by us by Vertue of an Order of the Committee of Lords This Examinant saith That on the 1st of April walking in the painted Chamber W. Osborne came to him and told him that he being informed that he had lived in the E. of Danby's Family for some time he had something of moment to communicate to him which might be a means to save the Lord Treasurer whereupon this Examinant walked with the said Osborne into the Abby being in the Abby Osborne delivered Papers drawn up by way of Information being five in number none of them bearing any date and one Paper of several Memorials of John Lane and William Osborne The next day they brought him to the Cloysters in Westminster-Abby several meetings they had afterwards and four Letters they wrote to him About the fifth of April they went together to Mr. Cheyney at Chelsey one of his Majesties Justices of the Peace but he told them the business being of an high nature and matter of State he desired to be excused About a fortnight after this Examinant went to Mr. Dewe upon the same Errand and received the like Answer as Mr. Cheyney had done not long after he went likewise to Mr. Secretary Coventrey who told him that he being a Member of the House of Commons by whom the said Lord Treasurer had been Impeached he could not meddle in that business None of the forementioned Gentlemen his Majesties Justices of the Peace had a sight of any of the Papers but only upon the Information which this Examinant made in his own Name they and Mr. Secretary Coventrey made the same Answer This Examinant being something scrupulous in medling in the business they told him that they had been with Captain Thuar formerly and had acquainted him with this business and that he had advised them it being a nice business to let it alone till the heat of the Parliament should be a little over About a fortnight after that Will. Osborne and John Lane had communicated these matters to the Examinant they complaining that they knew not where conveniently to lodge this Examinant told them he would endeavour to find them Lodgings and the very same day by the direction of the Lord Dunblain's Coach-man went to the Sugar-Loaf in Pickadilly and took Lodgings on his own account for himself and two of his Friends and lay there with them At the time of their going from

the said Lodgings which was four or five days at most the said Osborne and Lane paid to this Examinant two Shillings a-piece and during the time that this Examinant was with them they constantly paid their Club. This Examinant further saith that he hath communicated this business to the Lord Latimere and that he had given the Papers before-mentioned into his hands to be perused which he hath now delivered into our Custody He likewise declares neither to have seen or heard of any body coming to them from the Lords in the Tower or knoweth of their ever having been at the Tower And further this Examinant saith that he never directly or indirectly did supply the said Osborne or Lane with any money or made them any promise of Reward whatsoever only he confesseth that at the Tun-Tavern in S. Martin's Lane he flung down a Guinney on the Table the said Lane saying he had no money and promising to repay it and further this Examinant saith not Tho. Knox. Jurat coram nobis 29. April 1679. William Waller Edmond Warcupp Memorand That after the aforesaid Examination he confessed to us both that he had written a Note this Afternoon being a Prisoner to Mr. Osborne to inform him that he would be examined this afternoon with these other words We always Clubbed and you paid two Shillings at the Sugar-Loaf Tear this He likewise confessed that he had lain in White-Fryers being again examined although before he had denied it William Waller Edmond Warcupp Lane's first Examination The Examination of John Lane Son of Richard Lane at this time one of the Yeomen of the Guard in Extraordinary to his Majesty taken in obedience to an Order of the Lords of the Committee for examining Discoveries relating to the late Horrid Conspiracy before us Sir William Waller and Edmond Warcupp Esq two of his Majesties Justices of the Peace this 29. April 1679. This Examinant saith that he lived with Mr. Oates nine Weeks about the seventh of April last he quitted Mr. Oates his service whilst he lived with the said Mr. Oates he saith he daily sent his Servants to Morning Prayers reserving one only with him to dress him This Examinant saith that whilst he was his Servant he was never charged by Mr. Oates of opening any of his Letters or of any other misdemeanour He further saith that three Informations marked the numbers 1 2 4 and the Memorial marked number 6 were written by Mr. William Osborne and were by this Examinant subscribed none saving the said Osborne being present and three of the Letters marked 2 3 and 4 were written by the said William Osborne and were by this Examinants own hand subscribed John Lane none else being present and thinks that they were truly dated when written This Examinant confesseth that he and Mr. Knox and Mr. Osborne lay privately this day fortnight in White-Fryers from the Tuesday to the Saturday following and from thence they went and lodged in a paved Alley leading out of Chancery-Lane into Lincolns-Inn-fields and there they rested all the next day which was Easter-day and the Night On Monday they removed into Pickadilly to the Sign of the three Sugar-Loaves and there continued till Friday last at which time he was taken These three forementioned Lodgings were taken by Mr. Knox and this Examinant and Mr. Osborne deliver'd their share of Charges from time to time both for Diet and Lodging to the said Mr. Knox and then the said Mr. Knox paid all the expences to the persons to whom it was due but not in their presence This Examinant saith that he Mr. Knox and Mr. Osborne once being at the One-Tun-Tavern in St. Martins-Lane Mr. Knox threw a Guinney on the Table which this Examinant saith he took up and put it into his Pocket Mr. Knox then saying that it should never be said I gave you any money And he further saith that never at any time either Mr. Knox or any other person directly or indirectly gave him either any money or promised him any Reward whatsoever for thus accusing Mr. Oates neither was he by Mr. Knox or any other person ever perswaded to swear for the Lords in the Tower or the Lord Treasurer and further this Examination saith not John Lane Jurat corum nobis Will. Waller Edmund Warcupp Hitherto we find Mr. Lane keeps close to the Cause and stands his ground only the Guinney dropt at the Tun-Tavern in St. Mertins-Lane and by Mr. Lane put into his own Pocket administers some suspicion that there was some practice in the business and especially those words which Knox dropt with the Guinney do greatly confirm it It shall never be said I gave you any money But we are now entring upon those Informations which testifie at once Mr. Lane's relentings though not his repentings and therefore I shall subjoyn two more of Mr. Lane's Examinations which will discover the depths of this Roguery though a little out of time-order Lane's second Examination A further Examination of John Lane Son to Richard Lane at this time one of the Yeomen of the Guard to His Majesty taken by me at the earnest suite and request of the said John Lane this _____ of _____ 1679. This Examinant having been this day brought to the door of the Commitee of Lords in order to a further Examination of what he had formerly deposed being brought back to the Prison without having appeared before the Lords the Committee having by reason of the King 's being come to the House adjourn'd the hearing of the Ex●minant until Fryday morning this Examinant being touched and pricked in his own Conscience with a real and hearty remorse and sorrow for the great Guilt he had contracted in falsely swearing and accusing Mr. Oates and Mr. Bedlow desired one Mr. R●cks one of the Yeomen of the Guard to endeavour to find out Sir Will. Waller to beg his pardon and to let him know that he was now fully convinced of his sin and should confess the whole naked truth though he should expose his own Reputation to ruine rather than encrease his Guilt by justifying of what in his own Conscience he is convinced to be false This Examinant declareth that the first time he ever met Mr. Thomas Knox it was at the Sign of the Hole in the Wall in Duffins Alley in Kings-street and that there Mr. Knox advised him what he should say concerning Mr. Oates in Reference to any discourse either of the King Queen or Lord Treasurer that at this Examinatnt's coming to that House he was not to ask for Mr. Knox but for the Number 3 After some discourse there how they should contrive an accusation of Mr. Oates The said Knox gave this Examinant directions how to do it and it bei●g late they broke up their meeting This first meeting happened to be on the Tuesday or Wednesday before he left Mr. Oates The second meeting was agreed to be at the Owle in King-street on the Sunday following at three of the

that the said Mr. Oates and Mr. Bedlow in this Examinants hearing should say Come let us contrive a story to ruine the Lord Treasurer and that Mr. Bedlow should within a day or two after come to Mr. Oates and say now I have found out a way to do the Rogues business for him I will swear he hath offer'd me money to go beyond Sea and that Mr. Oates should reply you could never have thought of a better way And this Examinant was to swear that all these things were spoken in this Examinants hearing And upon these Conditions Mr. Knox promis'd this Examinant sufficient reward And this Examinant saith that Mr. Lane was not to swear to these things as Mr. Knex told this Examinant And this Examinant further saith that He Mr. Lane and Mr. Knox met several times together and when Mr. Knox had any thing to say to this Examinent he took him aside in the Room and when he had any thing to say to Mr. Lane he took him aside also and so discoursed them severally But about this Tuesday was a fortnight Mr. Knox took a lodging for this Examinant Mr. Lane and himself in White Friers at the three Flower de Luces where they lodged till the Saturday night following and in that time Mr. Knox dictated to this Examinant what should be this Examinants and John Lanes Depositions and they were written once before at the one Tun Tavern in St. Martins Lane And he saith that what Mr. Lanes part in his Deposition about the Queen was to be was not spoken of till the the lodging in White Friers though the other part of the Depositions were dictated by Mr. Knox before And he further saith that the four Letters now shewed this Examinant marked 1 2 3 4 are all of this Examinants hand Writing but were directed by Mr. Knox what they should contain and were antedated several days before they were written by Mr. Knox his direction because it should appear thereby that this Examinant and Mr. Lane invited the said Mr. Knox to take their Depositions and to bring them to light as a matter of Conscience not of his Mr. Knox his own seeking and this Examinant further saith that the Informations marked 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. and the Memorials marked 6. are all of this Examinants hand Writing and were all dictated verbatim to this Examinant to be the Informations upon Oath of this Examinant and the said Mr. Lane And this Examinant saith that Mr. Knox took this Examinant and Mr. Lane in a Coach with him out of Town with an intent to have them sworn before Mr. Cheyney at Chelsea where this Examinant and Mr. Lane continoed in the Coach while Mr. Knox went out and at his return Mr. Knox told us that Mr. Cheyney would not take the Informations but advised they should be taken before one of the Privy Counsellors who should be one of the Lord Treasurers friends And this Examinant saith that afterwards they removed their Lodgings into an Alley leading into little Lincolns-Inn-fields out of Chancery Lane where they staid on Sunday was a seven night last and on Monday following they removed to Pickadilly to the three Sugar Loaves in all which time and places Mr Knox heartned up this Examinant and Mr. Lane to stand to the Depositions aforesaid promissing great rewards and bearing all their expences affording what meat or wine was desired and some Treats he bestowed which amounted to near twenty shillings a time at Taverns And this Examinant saith that Mr. Lane being taken Mr. Knox sent a Hackney-Coach to this Examinants Lodging at the said three Sugar Loaves in Pickadilly with the Lord Dumblaines Coachman and this Examinant went into the Coach and took up Mr. Knox at the Mews and then this Examinant was carried into White Friers to another Lodging where Mr. Knox Lodged with this Examinant one night being Friday night last and then he said that the taking of Mr. Lane would be for the better because they should sooner come to an end and he heartened up this Examinant and said that if this Examinant should be taken also a thousand pounds Bail would be given for this Examinants Liberty And he further saith that Mr. Knox gave this Examinant one Guinney at one time by throwing it on the table that this Examinant might take it up but it was so ordered that it should not be given this Examinant that he might safely swear no money was given him and at the last lodging in Whitefriers Mr. Knox came and lay down on a bed by the Examimant and then laid his Arm over this Examinant and let fall ten shillings which this Examinant took up also And Mr. Lane told this Examinant that Mr. Knox had given him one Guinny in the same manner by throwing it on a Table And he further saith that Mr. Knox told this Examinant that he saw Mr. Lane taken and walked by Mr. Wiggins in a Troopers Cloak at the same time And this day this Examinant being in a Room in the Gate-house a Note was brought to this Examinant it being thrust under the door wherein was written these words or to the effect following You will be examined this afternoon we always clubbed and you paid two shillings at the Sugar-Loaf Tear this but no name to it which this Examinant knows to be of Mr. Knox his hand Writing and further at present saith not William Osborn Jurat die anno praedict cor nobis William VValler Edmond VVarcup This full and authentick Confession of Osborn being taken upon Oath by two of his Majesties Justices of the Peace and that by order of the Committee of the House of Lords all men hoped would have so discouraged the Conspirators that the Doctor should have heard no more of them and the secret guilt of their Consciences would have taught their faces to blush at their own villainies and hide their heads from all Mankind for ever but Mr. Knox was not yet out of heart that their Cause and Spirits might yet be supported especially if he could keep Lane firm to the Cause tho Osborn had proved a Renegado They were all three then Prisoners in the Gatehouse tho debarred intercourse with one another least they should adjust their lies the more plausibly and confirm each other in their combin'd mischiefs Knox therefore began to tamper with the under Keeper Richard Slightham to conveigh to Lane a Message that he would stand fast to him and their Common Interest which because it discovers the desperate obstinacy of the said Knox in pursuing their villainies to the utmost I shall here exemplifie the testimony of the said Slightham under his own hand Richard Slightham Servant to Mr. Church saith that one Wednesday the thirtieth of April 1679 that he being then with Mr. _____ Knox a prisoner in the Gate-house under his said Masters Custody the said Mr. Knox desired him to go to Mr. _____ Lane than also a prisoner there and tell him that he feared