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A23810	An Abstract of several examinations taken upon oath in the counties of Monmouth and Hereford, and delivered in to the Honourable House of Commons reported by Sir John Trevor, chair-man to the committee for drawing reasons to be given to the lords at a conference to prevent the growth and increase of popery ; together with the account given to the House of Commons the 12th of April, 1678, by John Arnold and John Scudamore, Esqs., of the encouragement given to popery in the counties of Monmouth and Hereford.	Trevor, John, Sir, 1637-1717.; Arnold, John, Justice.; Scudamore, John.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1680 (1680)	Wing A120; ESTC R6638	11,153	20

AN ABSTRACT of Several Examinations Taken upon OATH in the Counties of Monmouth and Hereford And Delivered in to the HONOURABLE HOVSE of COMMONS Reported by Sir JOHN TREVOR Chair-man to the Committee for drawing Reasons to be given to the LORDS at a Conference to prevent the Growth and Increase of POPERY Together With the Account given to the HOUSE of COMMONS the 12th of April 1678. By JOHN ARNOLD And JOHN SCVDAMORE Esqs Of the Encouragement given to POPERY in the Counties of MONMOVTH and HEREFORD London Printed for J. C. by John Gain and to be Sold at his House in Merchant-Tailers Rents at the Lower End of Moor-Lane 1680. Mercurij 27 die Martij 1678. Resolved c. THAT a Conference be desired with the Lords concerning the Danger the Nation is in by the Growth of Popery and for providing Remedies to prevent the same An Address with Reasons thereunto of the 21th of February 1670 to prevent the Growth of Popery was Read Resolved c. That a Committee be appointed to consider of the said Address and Reasons and thereout and upon the Debates of the House to prepare Reasons to be offered at the said Conference and it is referred To Sir Thomas Meers Coll. Burch Sir Charl. Harbord Sir John Knight Lord Cavendish Sir Tho. Clerges Sir Adam Brown Sir Francis Rolls Serjeant Gregory Sir Trevor Williams Mr. Vane Sir John Trevor Sir Tho. Lee Mr. Powel Sir Tho. Littleton Sir Rich. Temple Mr. Vaughan Mr. May Sir John Hotham Sir Will. Wentworth Sir Gilbert Gerard Sir Tho. Higgons Mr. Hopkins Sir Eliab Harvy or any five of them And they are to Meet this Afternoon at three of the Clock in the Speakers Chamber and have Power to send for Persons Papers and Records Ordered That the Committee last appointed do summon Mr. Arnold and Mr. Sceudamore and take their Answers to the Papers now delivered in Will. Goldsbrough Cler. Dom. Com. In the Speakers Chamber Mercurij 27th die Martij 1678. At the Committee appointed to consider of an Address with Reasons thereto of the 21th of February 1670 to prevent the Growth of Popery and thereout and upon the Debates of the House to prepare Reasons to be offered at a Conference and to summon Mr. Arnold and Mr. Sceudamore and to take their Answers to the Papers delivered in to the House Sir John Trevor in the Chair Ordered The the said Mr. Arnold and Mr. Sceudamore be summoned personally to attend this Committee on Thursday the 17th of April next at three of the clock in the Afternoon in the Speakers Chamber to give their Answers to the Papers delivered into the House before this Committee having notice hereof by shewing them this Order signed by the Chairman of this Committee and this they are not to fail in but to observe and do in pursuance of an Order of the House of Commons John Trevor Lunae 29 Aprilis 1678. Sir John Trevor reports from the Committee appointed to prepare and draw up Reasons to be offered at a Conference with the Lords concerning the Danger the Nation is in by the Growth of Popery and for providing Remedies to prevent the same and to Summon Mr. Arnold and Mr. Scudamore and to take their Answers to the Papers delivered to M. Speaker That the Committee met several times and that they had perused several Papers and Records and had taken the Answers of Mr. Arnold and Mr. Scudamore and the Informations of several others and had several Informations exhibited to them taken upon Oath before Justices of the Peace And that the Committee ordered him to make a Report consisting of several Particulars disposed under three Heads which Report he read in his place and afterwards delivered the same in at the Clerks Table The First Head The Names of Popish Priests by whom kept the Chappels and other Places where Mass is said and resorted to in the County of Monmouth John Arnold of Lanvihangel in the County of Monmouth Esq late Justice of Peace there by his Examination saith That he hath known Mr. David Lewis for seaven or eight Years who hath been for all that time and before reputed a Jesuit and Provincial of the Jesuits in the County of Monmouth That for several Years past he lived at Lanternam House then in Jointure to the Lady Morgan which by her Death about two or three Years since came to Sir Edward Morgan where the said David Lewis publicksaid Mass as has been credibly informed by persons that were present thereat he likewise saith that he hath seen the Chappel Altar and Ornaments in the said House for the Celebration of Mass that the said David Lewis lives now near Lantarnam aforesaid and doth also as he hath been informed say Mass at a Pepish Chappel near Mr. Gunters House in Abergavenny Town Charles Morgan Gentleman by his Examination upon Oath saith that David Lewis a Popish reputed Priest doth often frequent the House of one Mr. Thomas Gunter of Abergavenny William James by his Examination upon Oath saith that he hath known David Lewis to be a Bopish Priest this Sixteen Years and believes him to be the Superiour of all the Jesuits in North and South-Wales he and his Wife have received the Sacrament of him hath seen him administer to above an Hundred Persons hath seen him Christen several Children and Marry several Persons at a Chappel in Lantarnam-House and at the Houses of Andrew and Edward Williams that great number resort to Lantarnam to hear Mass deposeth further that he hath given several Angels to the said David Lewis to pray for the Soul of his Father-in-law after he was dead that his Father-in-law told him and his Wife that he was fain to give Fifty Pounds to the said David Lewis to be disposed to pious Uses and that if he did not give it he should neither have the Sacrament nor Absolution and that he further saith that he knows William Cornelius who hath officiated as Clerk at Mass to the said David Lewis this Fifteen or Sixteen Years and that the said William Cornelius was both a Constable and Churchwarden for the Parish of Langattock Dorothy the Wife of William James deposeth that she hath known David Lewis to be a Popish Priest these twenty Years hath seen him say Mass at Lantarnam and elsewhere she and her Husband having received the Sacrament from him and hath seen him administer it to several persons and Marry and Christen several times She knowes that one William Cornellius hath officiated as Clerk to the said David Lewis for fixteen years past and above Mr. Arnold faith that he hath known Captain Silyard four or five years that he hath been Informed by the Minister of Lanarth and others that he is a Romish Priest and doth openly say Mass in that Parish to which great numbers do resort that most of the Parish are Papists Tho. Watkins Vicar of Lanarth upon his Oath Deposeth That one Silyard a reputed Popish Priest resides in the said Parish Mr.

that Thomas Andrews a reputed Poish Priest says Mass very often at William Davids House of Bettus as he hath been informed Mr. Samuel Watkins Vicar of Lantilio Gressenny upon his Oath depofeth that mr Andrews a reputed popish Priest is entertained at mr Anthony Powels at Killough where he hath seen him and that he sayeth publick Mass there and that mr Hall a reputed popish Priest is entertained at mr James Pricards House of Blaen Liman where mass is publickly said and hath been Informed that another reputed popish Priest called mr Laurance Watkings frequents the House of mr Walter Powel Mr. Roger Seys upon his Oath deposeth that he heard it proved before several Justices of the peace of the County of Monmouth that Mr. Laurence Watkins was a popish Priest and did officiate at the House of Mr. Charles Scudamore deceased and further deposeth that Thomas Powel a reputed popish Priest liveth at the House of the Lady Jones of Treowen which is distant abont a quarter of a mile from the parish Church of Dingestow to which Church as he is informed there do not resort above sixteen or rweuty persons or thereabouts when there do resort to the house of the said Lady Jones threescore or thereabouts all which do pass and repass through the Church Yard of Dingestow asoresaid at the Time of Divine Service Mr. Charles Morgan upon his Oath deposeth that Mr. Williams a reputed popish priest frequenteth a House called Lantrothy Mr. Arnold says that he hath seen a hundred papists meet on the top of an high Hill called St. Michaels Mount where is frequent meetings eight or ten times in the year as he is informed Mass is said and sometimes Sermons are preached there John Scudamore of Kentchurch in the County of Hereford Esq faith that he saw very great numbers of people at their Devotion on the top of a high hill in Monmouth shire called St. Michaels Mount where there is a ruinous Chappel and a Stone with crosses on it which he took to be an Altar and he hath seen people with Beads in their Hands kneeling towards the said Stone both within and without the Chappel and he hath been informed that Mass is often faid there and some papists have affirmed in his presence that they have heard as good Sermons preached as ever they heard in their Mr. Arnold saith that he knows that Combe House in Hereford-shire and several Lands belonging unto it of a considerable value is commonly reputed to be a Covent of Jesuites and he hath heard some of the Papists themselves call it the Colledge of the Combe and he hath been informed that there are commonly five or six Jesuites rosrding there and there is a publick Chappel and Mass constantly said therein Mr. Scudamore sayes that at a House called the Combe in the County of Hereford Several Priest are maintained and kept there and that it is commonly reported that it is a House or Colledge for that purpose William James of Langatock in the County of Monmouth upon his Oath deposeth that he hath heard severall of the papish Priests say that if they could not live in those parts they would repair to the Combe in Hereford-shire and believes the said Combe to be a Covent and that the Lands thereunto belonging belong to the Priests and that they do keep or lately did keep Husbandry there Mr. Charles Morgain upon his Oath deposeth that Combe House in the County of Hereford near the dwelling House of Henry Milborn Esq a Justice of the Peace is reputed to be a popish Covent where several popish reputed Priests Did latly inhabit viz Mr. James Mr. Humphreys Mr. Dracyot and Mr. Harris Three worthy members of this House living in or near Hereford-shire informed the Committee that Combe-House aforsaid and the Lands thereunto belonging is commonly reputed to belong to the popish priests The second Head The names of Justices of Peace and others that are Papists or suspected Popists and their proceedings in favour of popish Priests and popish Recusants Mr. Arnol says That he know's Sir Edward Morgan of Lantarnam in the County of Monmoth Barronet that he hath seen in his house att Lantarnam a popish Chappell with Altar and Ornamenttherein for the celebration of Mass wherein Mass is said as he hath been informed by such as have bin present thereat that he heard the said Sir Edward Morgan affirm himself to be a Roman Catholicke that he is yet continued in Commission of the Peace and is reputed to be a Deputy Lieutenant Mr. Arnold sayes That about ten yeares since he knew William Jones of Lanarth Esquir that he was a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant of Monmothshire hath bin infromed by worthy Members this House that before and at the time of his Death he was a Papish he hath heard some Papists bragg that he dyed a Papist and that his Son is now bred in a Colledge of Jesuites in France or else where in forraigne parts he says that he hath been informed by the Ministers and others that most of that Parish are Papists he says that though severall Warrants have issued from the Justice to have accounts of defaults for not comming to Church no returnes cold be had for these two or three yeares last past the Church wardens and Constables being Papists Mr. Thomas Watkins Vicar of the Parish of Lanarth upon his Oath says there are above fourscore reputed Popish recusants within his parish besides Children and Servants three reputed Popish Priests resideing and Officiateing there viz. One Sylliard who was lately Tutor to Mr. Jones's two Sons who are now beyond Sea as he verily believes One Walter Harris residing at one Mrs. Milborn's House in Clithia a Hamlelt of Lanarth and Andrews at Bettus Mr. Charles Morgan upon his Oath deposeth that Mr. Sylliard a reputed Popish Priest lives with Mrs. Jones of Lanarth Widdow to Mr. William Jones of Lanarth who was a Justice of Peace Mr. John Greenhaugh Vicar of Abergavenny and Lantilio Portholy in the County of Monmouth upon his Oath deposeth that there is or hath of late been one Mr. Evans a reputed popish Priest entertained at the House of Charles Proger Esq in the said Parish of Lantilio who is a Justice of Peace and that he hath seen great numbers of Men and Women resort thither to Mass as he conceives Mr. Arnold says that he hath been informed that Mass was very lately and publickly said at Lantrothy a House belonging to Rowland Prichard Esq now a Justice of Peace of Monmouthshire where one Thomas Elliot a Popish Priest formerly committed to Hereford Goale as such doth officiate that he informed the said Mr. Prichard of it and that it was dangerous to him and Scandalous to Religion to suffer it the said Mr. Prichard answered that he had Ten Pounds Rent extraordinary for it and that would do him more good than the Scandal could hurt him that Mr. Prichard is Nephew to Mr. Henry Milborn Mr. Charles Morgan