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A54302	The Rye-house travestie, or, A true account and declaration of the horrid and execrable conspiracy against His Majesty King William and the government collected out of original papers and unquestionable records, whereby the whole narration has undeniable clearness and strength / in a letter to the Right Reverend Father in God, Dr. Thomas Sprat ... from his Lordship's most humble servant, Thomas Percival.	Percival, Thomas, fl. 1696-1697.; Sprat, Thomas, 1635-1713.	1696 (1696)	Wing P1454A; ESTC R20526	37,925	84

Day His Majesty has gain'd this very considerable Advantage that he plainly perceives the strength of all his Enemies Arrogance lyes not now as heretofore in their extravagant Power to pack the City Juries Therefore now may not even a Lord Securely project or a Ferguson write or a Confederacy act against the Government they not having Sheriffs and a Settled Club at hand with their Corrupt Pannels to indempnify and to second and applaud their most Villainous Practices And His Majesty seems resolv'd at length after a many intollerable Provocations to strike at that which he has now found to be the very Root of the Faction and not to suffer an ill Party of Men to destroy his Government as they might have done had they been suffered to go on never so little farther uncontrouled and it is not to be doubted but the Righteousness of His Majesty's Cause will meet with an answerable Success and that so many guilty Persons will not escape unpunished who were just at the point of bringing their devilish Purposes to a quick Issue and once for all to strike boldly at the Heart of the King and Kingdom But to proceed to the History of the Times this Conspiracy was resolved upon by the French King and the late King Iames in Ianuary last and for the carrying of it on the Duke of Berwick and others were sent into England to concert the grand Point of the Assassination Their Party thenceforth gave over all their quieter and more plausible Arts of Sedition and betook themselves to more precipitate Enterprizes inflaming some to Insurrections others to Assassinations They proudly brag'd throughout the Nation that the late King Iames would be here within a Month Nay they offered to lay Wagers that within that time we should have a New Lord Keeper and Mr. F. was to be the Man They bought up Horses and Arms in all Parts of the Kingdom at the same time using innumerable Deceits to alienate the minds of His Majesty's Subjects from His Government Their pretended Protestant Clergy both Iurors and Non-Iurors talked at this time very impertinently of the horrid Murder of King Charles the First insinuating the Abdication of Iames the Second to be of the same Complexion They ridicul'd the Popish Plot in 1678 that theirs of 1695 might be less credited They took occasion to exclaim against the Rebellion in 1641 and of the Duke of Monmouth's not sticking to represent the Prince of Orange's glorious Expedition parallel thereto At other times under Umbrage of great Loyalty to King William many of them declaim'd of the Divine Right of Kings and of their unaccountableness on this side Heaven from whence this wicked Inference was made that the late King Iames still remains their rightful King Such Practices as these were found by evident Proof to have been the Principal Rise and Occasion of ripening the horrid Conspiracy in this Nation As for his Majesty's Kingdom of Scotland it is Notorious there has been long Shelter'd in it a desperate Faction of furious Zealots that under the Notion of Prelatists were growing up by degrees to a Violation at last not only of all the Rules and Institutions of true Religion but of Common Humanity Have they not proceeded to all the execrable Rage of Rapine aud Violence Their Principles are not yet entirely extinguish'd tho their Force has been Vanquish'd in open Field by God's Provindence prospering His Majesty's Arms. It is certain also the Peace of that Kingdom has been much endangered by other Factious and Seditious Spirits who tho at first they would not venture to encourage publickly the Treason yet stuck not secretly to favour and foment their Cause and would soon have own'd and headed the furious Traitors had the Plot prospered By this brief Recollection of the Troubled State of Affairs and the tumultuous temper of ill Men's Minds in His Majesty's Kingdoms of England and Scotland about the time when this Treasonable Conspiracy was in Agitation the Impartial World may perceive from what destructive Seeds of Sedition private Passions and Animosities under the disguise of Religion and the Publick Interest so Monstrous a Birth was produced In the wonderful Discovery of which detestable Confederacy and in the happy prevention of its dire Effects as all who have heard of it must acknowledg that a signal care of God's Providence has appear'd for His Majesty and these Nations preservation so it must be acknowledged by all that nothing has been done on his Majesties Part but what was agreeable to that Royal Benignity and Natural Candor of his whole Life whereof all the World even his Enemies have had such undoubted Experience Much of the Evidence was deliver'd in His Majesty's own presence The Examinations were taken by Men of unquestionable Reputation and Honour The whole proceedings has been managed with all imaginable Integrity There has been no straining or extorting of Accusations to blemish the Fame of the Innocent No Temptations of Rewards proposed no Pardon assured before-hand for discovering or aggravating the Crimes of the Guilty Some Witnesses who offer'd themselves of whom there might have been any colourable Suspition were wholly rejected Lest it should once again happen that the blasted Credit or needy Condition or Profligate Lives of the Persons deposing should derogate from the strength of their Depositions and administer any the least doubt of Subornation Those Witnesses His Majesty admitted had been generally Men strongly prepossessed in Conscience Zeal and Interest for that Party Men whose former avow'd Hatred of the Government was reason sufficient to gain them an absolute Trust with any who studied to overthrow it They were not of desperate Fortunes nor despicable Men for the most part they seperatly and singly brought in their Discoveries Divers of them had little or no Conversation or Familiarity one with another There was no shadow or possibility of a Combination between them all to discover yet such is the prevalence of self Conviction and so great the Power of Truth that all their several Discoveries did perfectly agree with themselves and with each other in all Material Parts and Circumstances It was therefore in the Year 1695 a time when all His Majesty's Dominons enjoyed a settled Peace and profound Security whilst the greatest part of the Neighbouring World was involved in Wars and Combustions that his Majesty and his Council were suddenly awaken'd with the surprizing Knowledg of this dreadful Conspiracy which had been laying very deep and broad for many Months before The Man whom God chose to make the first Discoverer was Mr. Prendergast a Person of good Credit in his Conversation but otherwise a most perverse Papist and fiercely addicted to their Cause and one of the busiest Sticklers against the Government He by his approved Activity and Violence for the French Interest was Judg'd by the Chief Conspirators fitly qualified to be admitted into their most private Consultations and accordingly thereafter they trusted

Iames's Park with that remarkable Knight Sir Iohn Fenwick who Disappear'd for some Months but was after taken at Rumney in Kent and with a certain nameless Earl on that very Sunday before Noon February 23. when their Party waited for the much long'd for News of His Majesty's Assassination But to pass on Not only the Pulpit but the Press was imploy'd for promoting this barbarous Design as I shall demonstrate to your Lordship by a few Touches out of some envenom'd Libels The Clergy says one of their Incendiaries see on what Terms they stand with their renown'd Deliverer and what great and glorious Designs he has to devour them so soon as he has Power and Opportunity He has as good a Will to the Church-Lands as to his Father's Crown But he durst never put it to the Issue lest it should discover the weakness of his Interest for the Eyes of the Nation are open'd They see themselves Cheated and Abus'd and instead of Liberties and Privileges find themselves made Tools to insatiable Ambition and a Morsel for execrable Parricide And it was the most unaccountable Infatuation to have expected otherwise that he who had Stomach enough to devour his Father would ever Stick at preying on the Wealth the Rights and Vitals of the Nation Read this envenom'd Author a little farther I entreat your Lordship The whole Nation proceeds he must be sacrificed to revenge that generous Pity and Compassion which has been shewn by the King of France to an oppressed Prince whom we have infinitly wrong'd 'T is not his Oppression but his Piety is the Ground of this Immortal Hatred and 't is manifest to all that the Noble Princely and Christian Succour he has afforded our Injur'd King is more provoking than all the Oppressions in the World Another of their Emissaries says he Challenges the whole World to produce such an Instance of Injustice and Violation of Promises as this pretended Saint and Mirror of Justice has afforded us Our Constitution both of Church and State are revers'd and quite disjointed our Liberties and Properties most unjustly invaded and more Instances of Arbitrary Power daily committed than in several of the former Reigns I proceed says this venemous Libeller to address my self to those of my Country-men who has had the misfortune to be misled that since they have had all their Expectations decceiv'd themselves gull'd out of all those real Blessings of Government they formerly enjoy'd Peace Plenty Liberty and Property and all that could render a People happy by one whom a Man would be tempted to think could never have been procreated of Human Race void of all sence of Religion Justice Honour and every Qualification that is apt to conciliate Love or Veneration from Mankind who has really forfeited the Crown by his own Act having violated the very Instrument of Government he Subcribed One who has been the Occasion of shedding more Christian Blood than has been spilt in the ten Persecutions meerly upon a sham Pretence of Religion to us That it is their Interest and indispensible Duty if they have any sence of Goodness remaining to free these Nations of such a Plague and Curse and if possible to redeem all those Blessings which have been withheld from us by his Means by atoning God Almighty by doing Justice to their highly injur'd King and Queen to themselves and to all Europe and averting those dismal Plagues which otherwise e're long will fall upon their Heads Otherwise let 'em do what they can be as obstniate malicious and revengful as they please if they be resolv'd yet to act wickedly they shall be consumed both they and their King All this was evidently with design to shake the Crown and undermine the true Protestant Religion The Truth is to such a Heighth of Arrogance were things grown on their Side that who ever shall Indifferently reflect on the Dangerous Devices Slanderous Reports and Writings and other Violent Emotions of the whole Party that Winter in the City and throughout the Kingdom they will have just cause to conclude that the Course of their Proceedings was a daring Struggle for Victory and a Decisive Contention for Mastery over the Government Yet however cunningly the Train was laid it took no effect but on themselves the Noise and Rage of all their Mutinous Routs vanished into Air. Sir Iohn Houblon the Lord Mayor together with the whole Body of the Greater Wiser and Richer Citizens understood rightly and stuck Unmovable to the Nation 's and their own true Interest Which the Conspirators perceiving many disaffected Lords and others withdrew from their Houses redoubling their Exclamations of Usurpation Tyranny Oppression and what not and still apply'd themselves with all Diligence to expedite the Rebellious Work before projected fancying that yet the whole City and Kingdom would be at the French King's Beck and upon the holding up his Finger would presently rise in Arms to extirpate the two Brothers Liberty and Property The French King had set on foot a Treaty with the Disaffected in England and sent the Duke of Berwick privily to London who held divers Meetings with the Confederates who offer'd that if that King would furnish 10000 Men they would make a Sturdy Commotion here About that time also both ways of destroying these Kingdoms were brought under their Consideration the general way of an Insurrection and the more compendious way as they call'd it of Assassinating the King in his return from Hunting The Assassination was Instantly promoted on all Hands in Town and Country immediately after which the Insurrection was to follow At last it was thought adviseable to send one to France to acquaint the late King Iames with the result of their whole Proceedings desiring him to prevail with the French King to lend him 8000 Foot 1000 Horse 1000 Dragoons and they would meet him at his Landing at the Head of 2000 Horse and knowing no one fitter to employ in such a Concern they desir'd Mr. Charnock would be the Man because they knew him to be of a fluent Tongue and subtile Brain and one of the Chief Contrivers and Managers of the whole Design he readily consented to their Desire and immediatly provided for his Departure after he had advised and encourag'd each of them to be hearty in the Cause Though Charnock was gone for a while yet the Impressions of Mischief he had left behind on the Minds of the Confederates would not so easily vanish They soon reflected on his last advice that so many having been made Conscious to the Design they should certainly find more Safety in pushing it on boldly than in too late a Retreat Upon this immediately they recover'd their Spirits and Resolutions which his Departure had somewhat damp'd thenceforth they renew'd their Consultations 'till his Return which was soon after with the Answer That the French King's Affairs being in such a Posture he could not at that time comply with their Demand which for the present

first News of the late King Iames's Landing with his Cut-Throat Army to be in readiness some to attempt the publick Magazines in and about the City whilst others in the remote Parts were to use their utmost Diligence to form themselves into a Body and join the Invasion Many Thoughts were also spent how to engage the Sea-Men to their Side Tho it must be said that their Practices with them met with the least Success of any Nor is it imaginable the brave Race of English Mariners should ever prove false to His Majesty who has cherish'd encourag'd and promoted that Profession more than all the Kings of England have done since the Conquest His Majesty well understanding that the Safety Riches and Honour of this Kingdom depend most on its Maratime Greatness However the Conspirators not in the least doubting but they should have sufficient Numbers as soon as their Friends were arrived from France to make a Stand and give time to others to come in and declare their Rendezvouses were appointed in most of the convenient Posts of London and Westminster whence they might at once attack the Bridg the Exchanges the Guards the Savoy Whitehall and the Tower And they had ready in Town and Country a considerable number of Officers to head and govern the mixt Multitude as soon as they should appear in Arms. At the same time a Party was to be ready to scowr the Streets and immediately Barricadoes were to be made The Horses of Hackney-Coaches and other Strangers were to be seiz'd on The Horse-Guards not actually Mounted to be surpriz'd in their several Stables For which end a Committee was chose who undertook to vew the Posture of their Quarters and reported back to the Principals that the seizing 'em was a thing very feasible Ferguson had also often assur'd them he could promise for a considerable Number of Men to be ready at a day and that he would make one of the same Party himself Upon supposition of this Strength their principal aim being to surprize the Tower as a Place most able to annoy them and where there lay great Magazines of Stores of Ammunition to furnish them they had many Debates on that Subject And it is very well known they had brought an Officer in Trust therein to be of their Party who was to deliver the Tower into their Hands Besides securing to themselves by these means the Cities of London and Westminster which was their greatest Care they had also under Consideration the raising Commotions at the same time in divers other Parts of England Especially those Counties of the West and North in which they believ'd the Iacobite Party to be most Numerous and most inclin'd to their Factious Interest In every County some one Great Man was to put himself at the head of the Rebellion and divers of them had their proper Stations appointed In the North they depended on a numerous Assistance having been inform'd by Sir William Parkyns who had made a Journey into that part of the Kingdom that the North was as well inclin'd to their Party as the West Most Sea-Port Towns of any considerable Strength was to be attempted particularly Portsmouth by some going into the Town on pretence of seeing the Place at the same time another Party coming in on the Market-day disguiz'd like Country-men and both together were to fall on the Guards At the same time when they were making these Preparations for an Insurrection the other Design of Assassinating His Majesty kept equal Pace with it It is manifest that the French King and late King Iames had often devised his Majesty's Murder it being indeed a Talent peculiar to them both to murder Princes and lay their Nations in Blood and Confusion That of all Men living they can most easily turn themselves into all Shapes and comply with all Dispositions to get Agents to compass their Damnable Purposes having by long practice got the skill to cover their Hooks with Baits fitting every Humour The Covetous who are no small Number of their Iacobite Party those they feed and deceive with hopes of Wealth and new Sequestrations The Ambitious with Praise and Vain-Glory The Church of England with Promises of Liberty and Religion Sometimes not refusing to stoop lower and even to serve and assist the Pleasures and Debauches of Men that way inclin'd if they find them any way useful for their purposes And now also upon this Occasion divers Ways of performing the Assassination were debated one was to make the Attempt on His Majesty as He came from Richmond by the Road. Another when He was upon Horse-back at Cue Another to Surprize Him by Ambuscade as He was diverting Himself with Shooting or Hunting in the Park by Richmond But of these Propositions Sir George Barclay approv'd of none like the last mention'd in order to which he desir'd Capt. Porter to go with Mr. Knightly to View the Ground accordingly they went and Mr. King with them At their return made their Report That the Lane between Brentford and Turnham-Green to be much more Feasible to dispatch the Business or do the Trick as they call'd it The Account they gave of the Commodiousness of the Lane for any such desperate Enterprize soon incourag'd them to fix it there It being a Place lonely and retired with a River on one Side and Pales on the other which would afford all Advantages imaginable to the Assailants and give as great Inconveniences to the Persons Attack'd The Place being agreed on it was first question'd Whether the Stroak should be struck upon His Majesty's going to or coming from Hunting But it was thought more expedient to defer it 'till His Majesty's return That Point being over they had several Meetings to consult of all the Circumstances of the Parricide The number of the Men to be Personally engag'd were Forty at least of which Number Sir George Barclay was to make up about Twenty Mr. Charnock was to furnish Eight Capt. Porter Seven Sir William Parkyns Three Men and 5 Horses To that end 2 or 3 Lists of Names were drawn up out of which choice was made of Two which were call'd Ordely Men and Quarter'd at Kensington to give Notice to the Rest when His Majesty went a Hunting The Arms to be used were Blunderbusses Musquets Pistols c. The several Parties were to be dispers'd at the Inns at Brentford and Turnham-Green that they might be in a readiness against the approach of the Fatal Hour On the day the Design was to be executed the Attempt was agreed to be made in this Manner Some one or two were to be at the Ferry to give Notice when His Majesty Landed first to Sir George Barclay then to the rest Upon Warning given of the King 's being near at hand all were to be in a readiness to Issue forth in a Moment some on Horse-back some on Foot Immediately upon the Coach's coming within the Lane they were to shut