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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47831	A compendious history of the most remarkable passages of the last fourteen years with an account of the plot, as it was carried on both before and after the fire of London, to this present time.	L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.	1680 (1680)	Wing L1228; ESTC R12176	103,587	213

made That the Justices of the Peace in their several precincts should in the execution of their duties touching these particulars take notice of the Judges opinions and conform themselves thereto And whereas his Majesty had receiv'd a complaint in Council that several Justices of the Peace in several Counties Cities and Liberties notwithstanding the many Proclamations issu'd forth for the security of his Majesties person against the Plots of the Papists did refuse and neglect to put the same in execution It was therefore about this time order'd in Council That all his Majesties said Justices of the peace should with all care and diligence pursue his Majesties commands in the execution of the premises with further directions also to the Lord Chancellor forthwith to put out of Commission all such as should refuse or neglect their duty as persons disaffected to his Majesties Government and the Protestant Religion Yet notwithstanding all this publick diligence the Papists were still in the very face of countermanding Authority no less active to undermine the very Plot it self and utterly to extirpate the very proofs and evidence of the discovery For one James Nettervile formerly a Clerk in the Court of Claims in Dublin being at this time a prisoner in the Marshalsea sent for an acquaintance of his one Captain John Bury an Irish Gentleman and there communicated to him a great design of the Papists to turn the Plot another way that is to say to turn the Plot upon the Protestants for the destruction of the Papists To effect this the said Nettervile propos'd to the Captain that he would swear to such and such heads as should be drawn up for him to discredit and invalidate the testimony of Dr. Oates in reference to the Plot and that for his reward he should have 500 l. to be deposited in a third hand by one Russel for better security to be paid him immediately upon his doing the business This design was manag'd by the same Russel a rank Papist and an Irish man But it seems they made their addresses wrong For such was the fidelity and loyalty of the Captain to his Prince that he made a timely discovery of the contrivance and so spoyl'd the Market of those Traders in Subornation What this piece of subtilty meant may be easily conjectur'd but this was more observable that a little before this discovery several persons by these very people appointed were at the houses of certain eminent Presbyterians in London to pray their charitable Contributions toward the maintenance of Mr. Oates and Mr. Bedlow falsly pretending that the Kings allowance was not sufficient for their support But the parties to whom they made their application smelling the cheat slighted their charitable diligence and sent them away empty And indeed who knows what use they might have made of it had those persons encourag'd their design In the mean time that is to say upon the fifth of this month Robert Green Henry Berry and Lawrence Hill were brought to their Tryals at the Kings Bench Bar for the Murther of Sir Edmundbury Godfrey The names of the Jury were Sir William Roberts Sir Richard Fisher Sir Michael Heneage Sir Thomas Bridges William Avery Charles Umphrevile John Bathurst Richard Gowre Thomas Hensloe John Sharp John Haynes Walter Moyle Esquires The general Indictment was for the murther of Sir Edmundbury Godfrey one of his Majesties Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex the manner of which Murther has been already related as also the reasons for which they did it The stress of the Evidence lay upon Mr. Praunce who swore in general that he met the Murtherers in reference to the carrying on their work several times at the Plough Ale-house near Somerset-house that Girald and Kelley seduc'd him and inveigled him into the Conspiracy That Hill Girald and Green dogg'd him all Saturday from his first going out That at night they lodg'd him in a house in St. Clements That at his coming out from thence Hill ran before and gave the rest notice and then went and stay'd for his coming by That it was Hill that perswaded him to follow him into the yard under pretence of a quarrel That it was Green who threw the twisted Handkerchief about his neck and that then Hill Girald and Kelley came in to Green's assistance pull'd the Gentleman down and help'd to throttle him while Berry and Praunce watch'd the avenues into the yard And that Green afterwards for the more sure dispatch wrung his neck round That after the Murther was done all the six actors carried the body into Hills Lodgings That when the body was to be remov'd from Somerset-house which was on the Wedsnesday night following Praunce and Girald were the first that carry'd the Sedan and were reliev'd by Green and Kelley That at Soho Hill met them with the horse that there they all mounted the dead body by forcing the leggs open upon the said horse that Hill rode behind and that Green Kelley and Girald walk'd by till they came to the place where the body was thrown It was farther sworn by Mr. Praunce that after all this Girald met several persons at Bow namely Luson Vernatti Dethick and one more and there rejoyc'd together for the cleverness of the Murther committed and the good fortune they had had for the disposal of the Body Mr. Bedlow swore That after the said Sir Edmundbury Godfrey was murther'd he met one Le Faire a Priest in the Cloysters of Somerset-house by appointment and that the said Le Faire carry'd him into a Room where were several persons looking upon the body by the help of a Candle and Lanthorn and that at that time he also among the rest saw Sir Edmundbury Godfrey lye dead and that he knew him as he lay This Evidence was also fortifi'd by several other circumstances By the Constable who found the body in the same posture they themselves reported they had left it By the master of the Plough and his servant who confirm'd the several meetings of the Murtherers at the same house And by Sir Edmundbury's maid who sware to the enquiries made for her Master at his house by Green and Hill In answer to these facts thus made out Hill defended himself by affirming that Mr. Praunce had perjur'd himself by denying or recanting what he had sworn before the King but that was over-ruled by the Court for that Mr. Praunce's first Impeachment of the Conspirators was done upon oath and his recantation but only a bare denyal Green brought his witnesses to prove that he was constantly at home by nine of the clock at night and never stirr'd after that out of the house and that such a thing could not be done in the house but they must know of it but because they did not exactly make out what they averr'd there was no credit given them The most considerable testimony was that which Berry produc'd which was that of the Sentinels who kept the Guard one of which

take exceptions at our not subscribing this our Testimony being so solemnly gone about for we are ready always to do it if judg'd necessary with all the faithful suffering Brethren of the Land June 1679. This Declaration they intended to have put up at Glasgow but the Neighbouring Parts being hotly alarum'd by these ' proceedings Captain Graham of Clover-House upon intelligence of a great number of Men being gather'd together upon Loundoun Hill march'd thither with his Troop and a Company of Dragoons and there found a Body of Fourteen or Fifteen hundred Men well arm'd and in good Order The Foot were Commanded by one Weir the Horse by Robert Hamilton and three more whose names were Patton Balfour and Haxton of which the two last were deep in the Murder of the Archbishop of St. Andrews The Rebels upon the approach of Captain Graham sent out two Parties to skirmish with him which he beat into their main Body Upon which they advanc'd upon him with their whole Force Yet notwithstanding all their Number and though his own Horse were kill'd under him being soon mounted upon another he made good his ground till at last being overpower'd by Number after a great slaughter of the Rebels with the loss of his Cornet two Brigadeers eight Horse and twenty Dragoons he was forced to retreat toward Glasgow being after all this constrain'd to Fight his way thorow the Townsmen of Strevin who were got together to oppose him of whom he left ten or twelve dead upon the place The Rebels thus finding themselves superior in Force had the confidence the next day to attack the City of Glasgow at two several times But all the Streets were so well barricado'd by the Lord Ross and the Souldiers there put into so good and advantagious posture of Defence that the Rebels were beat off with a considerable loss besides many Prisoners that were taken Whereupon the Horse and Foot in the Town sally'd out upon them and forc'd them to retire But now to leave Scotland for a while let us return to London to which place Transactions no less signal call us back For upon the seventh of this Month the Marquis d'Auronches Embassador extraordinary from the Crown of Portugal made his public Entry having been receiv'd at Greenwich by the Earl of Kent and Sir Charles Cotterell Master of the Ceremonies and from thence brought by Water in the King's Barge with several others of his retinue to Tower-Hill Where when he Landed he was saluted with a discharge of several pieces of Cannon put into his Majesties Coach of State and conducted to Westminster His Equipage was very splendid consisting of six Pages who with the Gentleman of his Horse rod on Horsback and twenty Foot-men And his three Coaches one of which was more remarkable for its richness were follow'd by a numerous train of others with six Horses a piece Being come to his Lodging he was complimented from the King by the Lord Berkley of Stratton and from the Queen by Sir William Killegrew her Majesties Vice-Chamberlain The next day but one he was conducted to his Audience of their Majesties in the Banquetting-House by the Earl of Shrewsbury and Sir Charles Cotterell being splendidly attended from Westminster in the King's Coach of State As for the Papists they were still as great misbelievers as ever cry'd up the innocency of their own pretended Martyrs exclaim'd against the Injustice of their Condemnation and labour'd by all means imaginable to persuade the World into a concurrence with their pretended suggestions As that Religion seldom wants weak and improbable Arguments among the Wise to stumble mean and Vulgar Capacities Therefore it was now thought convenient to bring the rest of the crue that were in hold before the face of Justice that by their Tryals and Condemnations they might silence the folly of vain Insinuation and confirm the Impiety of those that had preceded them in Punishment To which purpose toward the middle of this month Thomas White aliàs Whitebread Provincial of the Jesuits in England William Harcourt the pretended Rector of London John Fenwick Procurator for the Jesuits in England John Gaven aliàs Gawen Anthony Turner and James Corker were brought to the Bar of the Session's-House in the Old-Baily As for Corker he presented a Petition to the Court setting forth that he was absolutely surpriz'd and unprepar'd for his Tryal and therefore besought the Court that he might not be try'd till the next Sessions To this the Court seem'd inclinable enough nor did the Attorney General gain-say it upon condition that he could really make it out that he wanted Witnesses without which he could not make his Defence However it was thought fitting that he should hear the Charge that was against him read to the end he might be able to give the Court an accompt what witnesses he had that might avail him in reference to his defence against it Which being done the former question was put to him again and then he nam'd a witness to prove that he was not in Town upon the 24th of April So that being respited till the next day the Court said nothing farther to him that sitting The other five stood charg'd of High Treason the particulars whereof were That upon the twenty fourth of April in the thirtieth Year of the King's reign they with others did Conspire to raise up Sedition and Rebellion to cause a most bloody Massacre of the King's Subjects to depose the King of his Government and bring him to an untimely Death to alter the Government and Religion establish'd by Law and to levy War against the King It was further lay'd to their Charge in the Indictment That in pursuance of their evil Intentions and the better to accomplish their Designs They met together held Consultations and agreed to murther the King and upon that bloody foundation to build the progress of their Villany which was to introduce the Superstition of the Church of Rome instead of the Religion establish'd by Law It was concluded that Grove and Pickering should commit the Murther for which Whitebread and the other persons Indicted Contracted with the one for such a number of Masses and with the other for a certain sum of Money That they did also make diligent enquiry for four other Persons unknown and when they came to them did both animate and embold'n encourage and abet them to kill the King at Windsor And all this advisedly and out of a Traiterous Malice and Hatred against the King and the National Government and Religion The Indictment being read Whitebread represented to the Court that in regard he had been try'd upon the 17th of December before upon the same Indictment at what time the Jury being impannell'd and the Evidence found insufficient which came in against him the Jury was discharged without a Verdict he was inform'd that no man could be try'd and consequently be put in jeopardy of his life twice for the same cause For which reason he made