aduance another vntruth without any sign of Truth Produce any one of those many Letters for Publick satisfaction which you would not haue let passe out of your hands seing you were engaged all the first part of August in composing your Narratiue it hauing been as you say on the 13. of that month presented to his Maiesty What a commotion you haue raysed in England all the World sees How will you answer this if you cannot legally proue one word of your Deposition will your spyght against Iesuits iustify all Periuryes disturbances of the nation breaking the publick Peace Hath the hatred of the Iesuits the vertu of the tru loue of God to couer all sins 1. Pet. 4.8 If not you are in danger Narrat p. 29. § 43. F. Moore F. Sanders alias Brown were sent to Scotland to preach to the disaffected Scots c. Obseru whom you mean God knows for no Iesuit that I can hear of knows any of those names nor of any English Iesuit sent to preach in Scotland Narrat p. 29. § 44. The Iesuits purchase secrets to send to P. Leshee Keep in see the Clerks of Parliament Counsil to that intent Obseru All this is fals Neuer any Iesuits in England kept correspondence ether directly or indirectly with P. de la Chaize And it is needlesse to keep Clerks in fee whilest the common Coffee houses those Nurseryes of sedition stand Narrat p. 30. § 45. These Iesuits driue seueral trades in town as Marchants Tobacconists Goldsmiths scriueners by some scriueners they discouer Men's estates by others their Religion Which the Deponent heard from Iohn Keynes Obseru I. Keynes is not so weak as to tell such vntruth what Probability is there that Men who haue past 20. or 25 yeares poring on a book should be fit for such trades Or that some scriueners should Keep Registers of men's Religion Heretofore some as giddy headed as your self sayd all Redcoates were Iesuits you now say tradesmen are such I expect that some other one day will say the same of all the Citty country Narrat p. 30. § 46. Letters from S. Omers exprest great Ioy that Sir G. W. had taken the businesse in hand Yet ordred that Pickering William should not desist Obseru It is falsse that euer Sir G. W. vndertook that businesse as appeares by the Publick verdict of the Jury at his triall It is falsse that Pickering or William euer designed any such thing as appeared by their dying speeches it is falsse there euer was any such Letter by Protestation of the Iesuits of S. Omers see Attest E. Narrat p. 31. § 47. Because William Berry was about to print something in Vindication of the Oaths B. Langworth others Iesuits offred 10. l. to the Deponent to get him killed Obseru The Iesuits neuer thought themselues much concerned in what William Berry did or could do His vnconstant Nature appeares by his frequent changes first a Protestant Minister then a Papist after a Iesuit them a secular then a Protestant Minister then pretended Catholick Penitent And what next God knows He professes he thinks himself able to inuent a wiser Religion then ether Protestancy or Popery He was once stark mad is euer since cracked You shew in this point something of gratitude He brought you first to some Iesuits represented you as a considerable person who had lost much for your Religion was in danger on that score to requite this courtesy you bring him to Protestants to recommend him by the same topick you framed this lye representing him as a considerable man vpon whose head the Iesuits had put a Tally Thus these two scabby Creatures claw one another Narrat p. 31. § 48. Richard Heath a Lay brother of the Iesuits held treasonable discourse of the King Obseru There nether is at present or hath been these last ten yeares any Richard Heath of the society There is indeed one Heath but he hath been at Liege euer since the 2. of Ianuary 1678. so could not speak in your hearing in London on the 9. August of that year Narrat p. 31. § 49. Iohn Groues gaue the Deponent an account of the firing of Southwark as don by â—im Thre Irishmen whom Dr. Fogorthy procured That the Iesuits got 2000. l. by it gaue 1000. to the Agents Which R. Strange acknowledged Obseru Here we haue a blank accusation to be filled by any man whom you or another as malicious shall mark out for ruin Groues Fogorthy are dead the one in prison the other executed both protested their Innocency to their last breath The same doth Ric. Strang. see Attest G. Narrat p. 32. § 50. F. Ireland on the 17. of August stil nou writ from S. Omers c. Obseru How could F. Ireland write from S. Omers on that day when he was in company of Sir I. Southcot his family on the way to Tixhal went on that very day from Northampton to Couentry see Attest T. Narrat Ibidem p. 33. § 52. You giue an account of many treasonable Letters written in Cyphers in which 48. stands for the King Mum chocolate for the house of Lords barley broth for that of Commons Magpyes for Bishops c. Obseru The Iesuits neuer had any Cypher see Attest C. since 1636. they they haue had no Cypher but one whereof a copy was taken with the Prouincial's Papers To this I appeal for a further confutation of this vntruth Narrat p. 35. § 53. Smith alay-brother of the Iesuits told the Deponent as from Mr. Ienison that if the Catholicks had courage enough they myght rise cut the throates of 100000. Protestants in London Obseruat Here you deliuer three Periurys the first that Smith is a Iesuit He neuer was nor is one The 2. that Ienison sayd those words His discretion peacable quiet temper is well known to all who knew him The 3. that such a Butcherey could be effected This is a Bug beare fit to fryght only children fooles with Protestants in number compared to Papists are in London aboue two hundred to one And if we consider the aduantage of Authority Armes watches conueniences to meet which are all on their side we may reckon them 1000. nay ten thousand to one Catholicks must be mad if they entertain such a thought Protestants fooles if they apprehend it Anonimus vpon this chapter hath nothing worth answering J. P. pag. 30. reproaches the Iesuits that the Prouincial Rector of Doway as Thuanus writes got one to Assassinate William of Orange Whereas there neuer was such a thing as the Prouincial of Doway But suppose it were tru what is that to the English Iesuits now aliue who were not born when that hapned Are all the Presbiterians Murtherers because Poltrot killed a Prince neere Orleans Againe he thinks the pretended Doctor spoke too modestly when he sayd the Iesuits had 60000. l. per Annum assures they haue 500000. l.
discours confirm What sence you haue of Loyalty appears by your words here for you call concealing Treason concurring with Traitors the subject of his Majesty's Pardon Humane frailtyes as if you esteemed them little Peccadillos venial trespasses scarce sins J. P. p. 15. He came from his Fathers Education to you to S. Omers for breeding why did not you teach him better Answer Did your Salamanca Doctor of Diuinity come to learne breeding at S. Omers amongst School boyes You will find it harder to answer this question then for me to answer yours we taught no better because he was capable of no good instructions What is bred in the bone will not out of the flesh The first noysome tincture could neuer be well purged out of that vessel for that reason he was cast out that he myght not annoy others Anonimus p. 10. thinks J indict Oates's father vouches Cornelius Agrippa for it a man who was dead before ether of vs was born so could speak much to the purpose doubtlesse Papists many Encroachments vpon Princes for these thousand yeares proue say you their Inclinations for the future What will the Encroachments of Presbiterians sine they appeared proue who haue shaked not Kings but Kingship not Monarks but Monarky it selfe which Encroachments were carryed on with that stubborn violence that they produced wors effects in four years then those things you mean of Papists could in all probability haue don in four thousand To proue this we need not examin Records or read Historys our own memory furnishes examples enough which should not haue been so lyghtly past ouer had not his Majesty by an vnparalelled act of Mercy forbidden all speech of them nor mentioned did not your Impudence oblige me to it Etsâ— coram hominibus durâ— sit fâ—ons tua erubescit coram Deo mens tua Your conscience giues the lye to your words how confident soeuer they seem The disorders which hapned in Catholick times are like an Ague in the spring painfull not dangerous Leaue the body more healthy then before Those of Presbiterians are like Putrid feauers or the Plague which leaues scarce hopes of Life J. P. p. 15. The encroachments of Presbiterians are no excuse of the encroachments of Papists Answer nether did I alleadge them as such but only to shew whence Monarky is most endangered and to admonish our Pilots that to auoyd a few floating reedes they run not their ship vpon a rock You are offended I say that Disorders of Catholicks are like Agues in the spring painfull not dangerous leaue the body more healthy then before those of Presbiterians are like Putrid feauers or the Plague which leaues scarce hope of life Yet look on hystorys you will find my words tru in both parts The Barons wars left the Authority Royal much better setled then before so did the commotions of Iack straw wat Tyler That betwixt the two branches of the Royal family seemes to me no rebellion the titles of the two partyes were disputable a King was fought for by both sides yet that ended in Monarky too So France after its ciuil wars in the time of Henry 3. Henry 4. Lewis 14. was composed vnder Monarky much more absolute then euer Whereas the Presbiterians cast down King Monarky house of Lords Biâ—hops c. when did Catholicks broach such Anti-Monarkicall principles as appeare of late That the King is but one of the three estates That it is not treason to take armes against him vnlesse it be against the other two estates That the house of Commons made the King That the succession of the Crown depends on the Parliament c. Jt is nether the Tiber nor the Seine but the Leman Lake Holland Bogs which send forth these Pestilential vapours They were not heard of in our nation till some Sir Politicke would be began to dance the Geneua gig What hopes of life where the body politick abounds with such peccant humours J must take notice of your Presbiterian honesty in citing my words I sayd Papists Rebellions were like spring Agues painfull not dangerous you p. 15. l. vlt. make me say nether painfull nor dangerous As if there were any Agues not painfull This dishonest shif shew that my vindication pinches hard giues you no real ground to confute it seing you are forced to falsify my words before you can answer them Anonimus p. 11. after saying much prouing nothing concludes that Rebellions of both Papist Presbiterian are bad enough Answer we agree in that may I say they are too bad but the later are still worser of the two He aduises vs to change our Principles for his but doth not tell vs what those are The passage from a Protestant to a Presbiterian is as natural as from a Caterpiller to a Butterfly there are in ward principles in nature for this in Doctrine Religion for that Which both experience reason shew a Presbiterian is half a commonwealth man ipso facto He may therefore conclude for the embracing our Principles Lately in the low-countrys one such a freind to Iesuits as you are charged them with the first murther in the world for Cain Abel were their schollers the master gaue them a play-day that Cain might wreak his malice on his Innocent Brother Nay the eating of the forbidden fruit was charged on them too for another Iesuit Confessor of Eue told her she might eat it without scruple With a like reason you accuse Papists of what why it is known K. Iames escaped not their poison To whom is it known by what Reuelation Those of that time are silent The Parliament held a while after charged the fact vpon a great Peer no Papist But K. Charles I. who had best means to discouer the Fact most reason to examin it declared there was no such thing Vppon what Authour of equal credit is your knowledg grounded J. P. is silent here Anonimus attributes the charge of Abel's murther to a sneaking monk as if there were no other men in the Low-Countryes Then he cites whole pages out of the Mystery of Iesuitisme to as much purpose as if he had cited Tom Thomb for this would as wel haue filled vp the Page You passe then to charg Papists with our late barbarous wars which were you wise you would neuer haue mentioned Because the Papists in those hardest times complyed with their Duty to their K. Country Presbiterians failed in all The Papists say you were the contriuers of the vnnaturall war The tru Authours of it had a far different opinion who began their Rebellion by disarming Papists carryed it on by the death of Preists euen some laymen who fâ—ll into their hands would haue ended it with the extirpation of them all if fear of their fellow rebel the Independent had not diuerted their thoughts from seeking the ruin of others to seek their own preseruation Name one Papist who
court the sober part of the Parliament we neede not informe externes how things are carryed in England relating to Papists the publicke Gazets speake enough to disgrace ten Nations I think it our duty to let you in England know what opinion the learned world abroade hath of your proceedings Cease to accuse Innocents these will be silent If you continu to condemne vs as Traitors althô we are not such we satisfy the vtmost rigour of the Law by suffring the Death of Traitors in obedience to the King as Christ his Apostles did in obedience to the Emperours But to require of vs that we should owne our selues Guilty when we are not so to be offended that we should attest our Innocency is more then any Law Divine or Humane requires it is what the Pagans neuer exacted of the Primitiue Christians nor the Iews of Christ COURTEOUS READER THE Pamphlet I here examin is singular in its kind It is an Original for its Authour found none to copy I hope none will ever copy him No Work of the Ancients so like this Tru Narratiue as Lucian's Tru History both are alike Tru per Anti Phrasin Yet there are these differences betwixt them that the Tru history is Witty the Tru Narratiue stupid that delights this greiues that Laughs this bites that as Innocent as a lie can be this as malicious as the Father of lies could desire Lucian in that intended only to recreate those who neuer did him any good Oates in this designs the ruin of those who neuer did him any hurt but intended him much good if his bad nature had been susceptible of good aduice J. P. p. 7. He does well to confesse it is an Original for then we are sure it is Authors owne Answer I grant it is owne not only as to the composure or forme but also as to the matter which he is as much Author of as Homer of what he relates in the battel betwrixt the frogs mice or Heliodorus of what he writes in his Aethiopica I never saw the Man soe can know nothing of him but by heare say his Workes which discouer sufficiently his better part his soul In a Pamphlet (a) Scand Magn. p. 24. his Phisnomy is sayd to be an Index to all Villany that any Man of Letters may as plainly read ROGVE in his face as in his Brother Bedlow's shoulder It is certain that he being presented with many others to receiue the Sacrament of Confirmation to the Bishop of S. Omers his Lordship stopt when he came to Oates vutill he heard he belonged to the English Colledg was presented by its Rector The stop was noted by all present The reason of it he was pleased to declare afterwards viz that he doubted whether Oates's hart was prepared to receiue the Holy Ghost the spirit of loue in whose face he perceiued signes of great malice J. P. He Berogues the man he neuer saw vpon trust the more knaue he for pains for he is not certain of it Answ J am certaine the Author cited by me says it that is enough for me who vouch him for my warrant professe I speake only on his word He stiles himself Doctor of Diuinity says he commeneed Doctor at Salamanca Which cannot be for 1. he neuer was at Salamanca 2. none but Preists are admitted to that degree in Catholick Vniuersitys he neuer was Preist He writ to the Archbishop of Tuam to giue him Holy Orders (b) Attest A. but was refused by reason of the very ill Character which his Gracec had of Oates's life manners for which he was afterwards expelled the Colledge of Valladolid 3. He neuer had learning sufficient for any degree in a Catholick Vniuersity At Valladolid from the 18. of October when schooles begin till his dimission soon after he went as a scholler to Logick At S. Omers he was put to Rhetorick in that school there were many better schollers then he althô by reason of his age superiors did not exact of him that attendance in schools punctuality in Themes as of others Now is it probable that one who had commenced Doctor in Salamanca to that intent had performed his Exercises in Philosophy Diuinity with applause should be put to begin his Logicke amongst the Iunior sophisters or learn Humanity amongst schoole Boys His Doctorship Papists Treason were both hammered on the fame Anuil his owne Brain the one by his Pride the other by his Malice J. P. p. 8. q. The Doctor says to the first he was at Salamanca Answer Had you accepted the challenge of the accurate Autbor of the compendium of the trialls sent to Salamanca you myght haue discouered whicher says Truth if you found he had been there you had shewed one truth which we gainsay But that is not your businesse He told the lesuits at S. Omers that he had beene Burser of S. Iohn's Colledge in Cambridge I think the best indeed the only way to know whither he sayd tru would be to consult the Colledge itself If you know any better impart it to vs. J. P. He says to the second one who was only a Clericus minor was made Doctor Answ He may as well be a Clericus minor Preist as a Iesuit Preist the Clerici minores being a Congregation consisting Cheifly of Preists as well as the Society J. P. to the third he says our Graduats in our Vniuersitys are Dunces Blockheads Ignoramus's Ergo he could not rejected for insufficiency Answ He neuer was proposed for a Degree nor euer was thought fit for it He began his Logick at Valladolid his Rhetorick at S. Omers the schollers of those whome you call Dunces were his masters is it likely that the Iesuits should procure him to be made Doctor of Diuinity after send him to schools amongst the schole boys to learne the first principles of Phylosophy or his Grammer J. P. Fenwick's papers witnessed before the Lords that the Charges of his commencement were payd by the Society at London Answ shew this I will yeild the whole cause Let me tell you Sir that this is an vntruth deserues to be ranked with those of Oates Few such would qualify you for a King's euidence deserue a Pension if you haue none yet it is want of freinds not merits Anonimus p. 7. Our Attestations run vpon negatiues and ought to haue no effect vpon the Positiuity of an Oath Answ Suppose Oates should positiuely sweare he was on such a day at yorke before the Mayor Aldermen in the towne-house where he heard them speake Treason by shewing the Attestations first of the sayd Persons others present that he was not seene there by any secondly by producing those of some at London who saw him would not his false Deposition be sufficiently confuted Doubtlesse if the Accusations regard a Protestant Now because this accusation falls on Papists how
hold vp a finger The Presbiterians take armes Is a discontented party at home stirring The Presbiterians grow insolent labour not to oppose either foreigne or domestick enemy but to humble their King still ready for sedition neuer wanting will but power or rather occasion to do mischeife Yet it is these are the men whom you commend for their Loyalty I think Princes haue little reason to desire all their subiects should copy them One thing I adde that the Prologue to all their Tragedys is hath euer been a clamour against Popery In Scotland 1637. In England 1642. those designed lately 1680. Their first attacke is vpon Papists Popish Lords the next vpon Popishly affected Bishops the third vpon the King So that when you heare the cry against Popery you may conclude the Faction is teeming You accuse Ioseph Simond Carleton Compton offring a thousand pound for his Majestys discouery after his escape at Worcester for no other reason but that you know the names of no other Iesuits then aliue At that time they were both at Liege the one Prefect of studys the other Master of scripture both together had not one pound at their disposall Your own Father can informe you of Others neerer home both able willing to disburse that a much greater sum for a work so aduantageous to the good old Cause A Convent of Benedictins say you was maintained by the Vsurper Manning of the same Red letter was executed for treason That Conuent must be in Viopia for in the known world there is none such Manning whilest a Catholick had faithfully serued his Prince began to be a Traitour when he ceased to be a Catholick as he declared before his Death By your honesty in relating things done in the syght of the sun known to all men we see what credit you deserue in things don in corners known only to your self J. P. p. 16. Whether it were Ioseph Simonds Carleton Compton or no it is no matter as long as it was a Papist Which is iust as to say whether Oates speakes truth or no it is no matter You vindicate very well How do you proue that any Papists did offer that sum Can we think that those who had furnisht such vast sums to carry on the war against the King Papists when mony failed brought in their wiues Thimbles Bodkins when the work was compleated to their hands should haue a Cramp in their hands expect till the Papists wheeled about supplyed them You haue vndertaken a very hard Prouince to make good all Oates's dreames it is not to be wondred you should speak so little sense to the Purpose Anonimus is pleased very disingenuously to charg three vntruths vpon me The first that I sayd I knew those neerer hand as able willing as Simonds Compton to giue the 1000. l. I sayd only that Oates senior knew them The 2. by my answer I would haue it thought there were no such men as Benedictins in the world I sayd only there was no Conuent of theirs mantained by the vsurper I know very well several conuents of theirs but none of them had a maintenance from the vsurper The third that I passe my word for Manning's honesty whiles a Papist I sayd only that he declared so much before his death You ask very wisely What Arguments can perswade them to be tru to their Natural who professe Allegiance out of conscience to a foreign contrary soueraign I answer readily no English Papist doth so The Pope as a soueraign is no more regarded out of is Temporal Dominion by vs then the Duke of Parma or the Prince of Monaco We consider him only as the cheife Pastor head of the Church on Earth successor of S. Peter Vicar of Christ that in Spiritualls only for in Temporals he is not obeyed as appeares by the practice of Catholick Kingdoms And in this sense he is Foreign to no part of the Church all making one Vinyard in which he is the Cheife Workman one family of which he is the Father one body of which he is the head vnder Christ God Blessed for euermore Anonimus here says little but I. P. speakes enough for both p. 17. These are his words I say Bellarmin thou lyest for if the English Papist do not so he is no Papist but a mungrel It is the positiue Doctrin of the Papists that by meer Diuine Ryght the Pope is supream sole Monarch of the world that all Monarchs Princes are his Vassall's which includes his authority in temporalls as well as spiritual And then cites for proof some words of a Legat to an Emperour that he held the Empyre at the Poâ—e's pleasure Where it is hard to say whether his jgnorance or his confidence be greater His Ignorance in aduancing as apoint of our faith what nether is nor euer was an article of the Catholick Faith His confidence in speaking as if it were ex Cathedrâ I will not say but ex tripode as of a thing not to be doubted of The mean while let him but ether at Paris or Madrid or Vienna or Venice c. say that the seuerall supream Gouernours are Vassals to the Pope I will vndertake to defray all he shall spend out of those townes on his return he will hear another lesson that Papists are not Mungrels His two reasons are proportionable to the rest The first is thou Lyest Very elegant strong his other the words of the Legat which weygh little with Catholicks who owe no Obedience to own no infallibility in any legate whatsoeuer So Sir if you dam ouer ten times more yet nether my self nor any English Catholick doth acknowledge that article of our Faith that the Pope by meer Diuine ryght is sole Monark of the world that all Monarks are his vassals Then you lay down the Person of an Hystorian take vp that of a Priuy Counselour very grauely aduise the King to trust to rely on his Parliament which hath proued sometimes such a staffe to our Kings as Aegypt was to Israël Ezech. 29.6 7. not to erect an Imperial Paramount self-end or lust nor to Rule by Will but by law that it is more stately to be King of Kings that is a King without subjects then a King of slaues so you are pleased to call those who obey the lawfull commands of their soueraigns Where it is hard to say whether is greatest your Presumption in giuing these seditious aduices to his Majesty or your Folly ïn thinking them necessary or your Malice in presenting them as if they were You had seen your self represented as king in a Pack of Cards would willingly be so in reality that the King's state myght be greater not by commanding no haue a care of that but by being the first amongst such Kings as you would be And how long you will let him be first appeares
because that great man you Mr. Titus Oates was there for all who know S. Omers know there is scarse a considerable town in the low country's worse serued with Letters then that whilest it was vnder the Obedience of the Spaniards Which is in som manner amended since it changed its Master yet still it yeilds to most other townes of the same bignesse in certaine speedy correspondence Nether can you pretend it should be in consideration of the Colledg seing that of Liege take places of it But you were at S. Omers as the loadstone draws Iron soe you drew all correspondence to you Narrat p. 10. § 16. On the 3. of Ianuary in the after noon when the Letters aboue mentioned came from England E. Neuil Th. For nor in the Iesuits library at S. Omers sayd they would not let ..... the King go to his Graue in Peace that the Duke's Pasport was ready when be should appear to sail them Obseru Seing you heard these words when the Letters were receiued you neuer heard them for there were no such Letters see Attest E. K. Q. Your vntruths in this the precedent article doe interfere These Letters were written at London on the 1. or 2. let it be on the 1. it must be on the 2. early before they left London you say here they were receiued on the 3. at S. Omers in the morning for on the afternoon you heard that discourse after their receipt Now I appeal to the Post-Officers whether Letters goe at that rate as to be in little more then 24. houres carryed from London to S. Omers Vnlesse you will pretend that the Jesuits vsed some winged Mercury or Eastern Pigeons for their Messengers And if we consider that Letters from London are dated always according to the old stile days counted at S. Omers according to the new those Letters dated on the 1. or 2. receiued on the third must haue been receiued 8. or 9. days before they were written What think you sir Are not these pretry fables to trouble the world with Narrat p. 10. § 17. Letters were sent by Richard Ashby seuen other Iesuits of S. Omers by F. Williams two others of Watten to the Emperour's Confessor to acquaint the Emperour that the K. of England had treatherously plotted the ruin of the Confederates the German Empire especially that he had sticred vp the Hungarian Rebels found them mony to go on with their Rebellion c. Obseru There neuer was any such Letters or Letter as you mention Not one of all those named by you euer receiued or sent any Letter from or to the Emperour's Confessor see Attest E. K. O. Q And we need no further disproof of this fable then to see so many Iesuits writing the same Letters which is a transcendental fiction Narrat pag. 11. § 18. Letters from Talbot Arch Bp. of Dublin exprest the vigilancy of Iesuits in Ireland to prepare People to rise That in case of war with France a place should be open to receiue the French army that E. N. W. B. carryed this intelligence to F. Leshee Obseru All this is false All the Iesuits of S. Omers vnanimously protest they neuer heard of any Letters but by the Narratiue none went to Paris on any such account see Attest E. Narrat p. 12. § 19. Letters subscribed by Thom. White turned the speeches of his Majesty the Lord Chancellour the votes of Parliament into Burlesque gaue notice that Pickering's attempt vpon the King miscarryed the flint of his pistol being Loose Whose negligence afflicted them all Obseru I wonder you did not say that Mt. White writ Lamentations on so dolefull a subject as that miscarriage was but that in such a dolefull conjuncture he should be so pleasant is very extraordinary to all who know how far he was always from that Ioaking Leuity The meane while both points of this Letter were as greate news to the Iesuits at S. Omers as to any in England for not one of them euer heard of them till you began to deceiue the world with your Periuryes Narrat p. 13. § 20. Charles Peters on the 29. of Ianuary spoke treasonable words of the late King Charles I. Obseru Here is another of your groundlesse Periuryes see Attest O. The sayd Mr. Peters protests he neuer heard nor dreamt of that foul Calumny till he saw your Narratiue Which confirmes me in that opinion that these storyes you had from your Father during the troubles which now you spreade vnder the name of Iesuits to make them odious the Royal family contemptible Let those to whome it belongs consider whither this be suffrable in a Kingdom In your following Items 21.22.23 24 we haue nothing but your cold Cabbadge serued vp againe more Letters containing like treasonable matters Against all stand our old exceptions that neuer were any such Letters written Were euer any such Letters intercepted were euer any such found or any thing like them no. after two yeares a halfes search the world is as far from any lyght as at first all still relyes on your worthlesse word or more worthlesse Oath All persons named to haue ether written or receiued those Letters protest they neuer heard any thing of them but from you Soe I will score them all vp together amongst your Periuryes passe to your 25. § where there is something new Narrat p. 16. § 25. Th. White other Iesuits writ a Letter on the 10. of March in which were very reproachfull contemptible expressions of the Clergy Obseru You throw here an Apple of Discord on purpose to sow Diuision betwixt the Clergy the Society But you will misse of your aim for the words beare so euidently the Caracter of your wit that we need not seek their Authour Nether Mr. White nor Iesuit euer spoke such words or entertained such vndervaluing thoughts of that great Body in which are many men admirable for learning virtu who by their infatigable labours haue eminently deserued of God the Church their country Hence I am perswaded none of them euer harbour'd any suspicion of such words being really spoken being conscious of their own worth that they are aboue such vnworthy reproaches which none can easily beleiue were truly sayd of them but who think they deserue them Had you moderated your Malice mollified your expressions you had found more credit by aiming at lesse hurt would haue done more Whereas by ouerdoing the thing you haue don iust nothing your Calumny like the spe are in the fables cures the wound it makes Besides this we haue those generall exceptions against this pretended Letter First that many Iesuits signed it secondly that none aliue euer heard of it but out of the Narratiue see Attest E. Narrat p. 16. § 26. The Deponent saw a Letter from Th. White mentioning that Attempts had been made to assasfinate the King
Ormond And if they fayled Fogorthy should succeed And that a Legat in Ireland asserted the Popes ryght to that Kingdome Obseru Here you present another blank accusation to be filled with any Benedictin or Iesuit when you please It was accordingly charged vpon Mr. Ireland althô he was at Woluerhampton in Stafforshire on that very day see Attest T. vpon Mr. Corker of which he was at this triall acquittted as appeares by their seuerall tryals Dr Fogorthy had Cured you of a venereal sicknesse you reward him with this Accusation as Vipers bite the breast which warmes them You say you had this acount from Keynes Blundel they both are ready to swear they had had it from your Narratiue as neuer hauing heard of it till this appeared Narrat pag. 43 § 64. That Fogarthy is a maine Agent in this Hellish Plot was present when Sir G W was contracted with That he told the Deponent he had hired the four Irish Ruffians to mind the King's postures at Windsore Obseru We thought your attendance on D. Fogorthy was to get your self cured of your fulsome disease but it seemes it was to get informations of the Plot. If the other were intended you haue payd off your Doctor compleatly euen as you haue don the Jesuits who releiued you in your want Your whole report of the Pretended Consult is one vntruth The contract with Sir G. W. a second The hiring of the four Ruffians a third We haue seen what vse may be made of these blank Accusations This of the four Ruffians was filled by Ienison's naming four Innocent Persons for no other reason but that he myght get a false witnesse's reward where with to pay his debts supply his wants of mony And who can assure himself his name shall not shortly be inserted into some of the other blanks It is euident to the whole world that some Innocent Persons haue been accused condemned meerely because it pleased these King's Euidences No man can be secure who stands in the way of a Mad Dog or an Impudent lying Witnesse as long as the clamours of the Rabble are so lowd that nether Iustice nor Reason can be heard Those are wisest who embraced a voluntary Banishment foreseing no security as long as this Plague raignes Let those who stayd behind look to themselues as they can they will neuer be secure vntill you be gagged or all credit denyed you Narrat p. 44. § 65. That the Deponent at Madrid had seen the Lord Embassador Sir William Godolphin at masse was personally informed by the Arch Bishop of Tuam that the sayd Embassador holds great correspondence with that Arch-Bishop a Iesuit That a Iesuit had read to him Philosophy Diuinity That Swiman a Iesuit in a Letter to the Deponent of the 30. of Iuly new stile did specify that Sir William was as industrious as any Man could be to answer the expectation of the Society Obseru Here you giue vs as many Periuryes as Periods For 1. It is false you euer were at Madrid see Attest A. B. L. N. 2. It is false that you euer saw the Arch-Bishop of Tuam see Attest A. or F. Swiman 3. It is false you euer had any discourse with ether of them For all the time you were in Spain they were not at Valladolid nor you out of it 4. It is false you euer saw Sir William at Masse for he residing according to his souueraign's order in Madrid how could you see him who neuer were there 5. It is false that Arch-bishop the same of the Iesuit euer had any correspondence concerning affaires of state with the sayd Lord Embassador see Attest A. 6. It is false that euer F. Sviman writ any such Letter to the Deponent J challenge you to produce at lest that Letter which being directed to your selfe you myght without offence to any or suspition haue Kept And it being written at Madrid on the 30. of Iuly could not come to your hands till about the middle of August that very time or after it when your Narratiue was presented to the King It is incredible that you should make away such a Letter which would be at least some Confirmation besides your word of this great assayre of which hitherto we haue seene no other ground but that your not shewing this Letter will be looked on as a conuiction there neuer was any such Jf the Lord Arch-bishop of Tuam or that Jesuit being subiects of the King of England wayted on profred their seruice to his Majesty's Embassador they did but their Duty And if his Lordship receiued them ciuilly hauing no expresse order to the contrary I hope none are so barbarous as to blame him for it But that there euer past any intimate correspondence chiefly relating to any Publick concern it is absolutely false see Attest A. Here I must take notice of the disingenuity of the Managers of the indictment of my Lord of Stafford p. 30. 31. of that trial who produce one to proue that Oates was at Valladolid Which was neuer denyed by vs althô Mr. Treby is pleased to say p. 31. it had been controuerted whither he had euer been in Spaine So if they cannot proue what we deny they will make vs deny what they can proue Narrat p. 45. § 66. On the 22. of August in the name of the Prouincial the society mony was sent by a seruant of theirs to supply the Charges of the four Ruffians at Windsore The sum was eyghty Pound which the Deponent saw told Obseru Here is another blank to receiue any man's name for whom you or your associats shall haue a spyght A seruant of theirs such shall any man be when you please In the name of the whole Society This you say to inuolue all in the guilt althô had you had the thousanth part of that intimacy with Iesuits to which you pretend you would know that the Prouincial alone is answerable for his actions none else But where was this mony told on the 28. of Nouember it was at Wildhouse Coleman's trial p. 24. on the 7. of December it was at Harcourt's lodgings Ireland's trial p. 25. on the 13. of Iune it was againe at Wildhouse White breades trial p. 16. What do these contradictions proue but that the whole story is built on your fancy therefore shifts the scene as oft as that changes how come your Patrones to let them passe abroad vncorrected but that in this God blinded them that they myght remain to posterity an euerlasting vnanswerable proofe of the vnjustice of their Iudgments Narrat p. 45. § 67. Iohn Groue brought an order from Harcout I. K. Richard Blundel Mr. Iennison M. W. B. L. four other Iesuits that lay at Sommerset house to pray the Prouincial to acquaint Leshee how things stood in Ireland that the Deponent read the Memorial saw their names At two in the afternoon he met those Fathers at Mrs. Sanders who appointed
personated D. Iohn to whom Oates the great Negociator was directed by the Court as to the tru D. Iohn when the whole Transaction seuerall other material points of his Depositions being mentioned they demurred vpon it pretended ignorance of his euer hauing deposed any such things required witnesses c. where I say we consider this we may conclude they were very little satisfyed of the Truth of his Depositions Which is one good effect of these Writings I assure you we will make no difficulty to own what we haue all along alleadged that Oates neuer was at Madrid nor Paris that he was not in London in April or May 1678. nor Mr. Ireland after the middle of August till the 14. of September following We will not expect you should produce Witnesses to proue that these things had been sayd by the Catholicks at their seueral Trials Nor question the sincerity of our Prints when those Managers refused to stand to these Printed by publicke Authority Truth stands not in need of disingenuous vnworthy shifts which wheresoeuer they are found we may be certain they are vsed only to hood wink Iustice oppresse Innocency conclude that cause is crippled will not walk far which moues only on such Crutches FINIS ATTESTATION A. Of the Lord Arch-Bishop of Tuam That M. Oates neuer was at Madrid And concerning Sir William Godolphin BE it known vnto all Persons of what degree soeuer that I Iames Lynch D. D Arch-Bishop of Tuam hauing been desired by seuerall aswell Roman Catholicks as Protestants to declare what I know concerning Mr. Titus Oates or Titus Ambrose his Person or his hauing been in Madrid also concerning my acquaintance with the Ryght Honourable Sir William Godolphin Embasse from the most serene K. of Great Brittain c. in this court haue thought fit for their tru information of all others whom it may concern to protest declare by this writing signed by my hand as followeth That I do not know nor euer saw Mr. Titus Oates or Titus Ambrose both which appellations the same person hath named himself by do not beleiue that euer he was in Madrid for that hauing made diligent enquity to know whither he was or not by the meanes of both English Irish Scotch residing here I could neuer vnderstand that the sayd Titus came neerer to Madrid then Valladolid which are about 100. miles asunder where he liued in S. Alban's Colledge fiue months viz from the first of Iune to the 30. of Octobre 1677. without sleeping one nyght out of the same as I am informed by the testimony of graue Religious Persons both Churchmen Seculars particularly of the Rector of that Colledge others who were dayly conuersant with him during his aboad there Moreouer that I verily beleiue if the sayd Titus had come to Madrid he would not haue omitted to visit me for that he had by Letter from Valladolid pretended to my assistance towards the conferring on him holy orders which I could not allow of by reason of the very ill Character I had receiued of his life manners which afterwards caused his expulsion out of that Colledge Likewise I do Protest declare that although I doe know the most Excellent Lord Sir Will Godolphin his Majesty's Embassadr in this court yet I neuer had any intimate Communication or freindship with him nor euer made vnto or heard from the sayd Embass any publick or priuate discourse concerning any religious matter whatsoeuer nor concerning the Government or state of assayres in England Ireland or Scotland or concerning any chang made or to be made in the Government there of nor concerning any office to be exercised by him the sayd Embass in England that I neuer receiued from any Person any Letter or paper whatsoeuer directed vnto or intended for the sayd Embass All which I do declare by my Consecration ex abundami per sancta Dei Euangelia to be tru am ready to confirm the same by any oath solemn manner before any Publick Competent Authority when euer the same shall be required of me In witnesse whereof I haue here vnto set my hand seal This 10 day of February in the year of our Lord 1679. according to the new stile Place †of the seal _____ Iames Lynok Arch-Bishop of Tuam The Arch-Bishop of Tuam did sign seal this paper in the presence of William Cooke George Wakers Du Moulin Dauid Blake Francis Arther Theodore O Rorque Dauid White I Iulian Hidalgo Aluarez scriuener of his Catholick Majesty Charles H. K. of Spaine publick Notary of Cuenca its Territory do testify that on the day vnder written in my presence before the witnesses vnder written the most Illustrious Lord Iames Lynch D. D. Arch-Bishop of Tuam residing at present in this of Cuenca whom I testify that I know his Lordship sayd declared exprest that this Paper in English is a tru copy of the Original made by his Grace at Madrid in presence of the witnesses aboue named And for greater Confirmation in my presence of the witnesses following he again declared tatifyed the same all its particular contents Witnesses Iohn Hiacinthus de Velmar Antomy Lopez Peter Aluarez Hâ—dalgo Cittizons of Cuencâ— Made on the 6 of April 1679. Iulian Hidalgo We vnder written Notarys of the Citty of Cuenca do testify that Iulian Hidalgo Aluarez who hath signed this paper is a Publick Notary of this Citty whose Acts writings Instruments are held for authenticall of credit Made at Cuenca 6. of April 1679. Antony de Sepuluenda Blas Lopez de Haro Martin Gomâ—z ATTESTATION B. Of Richard Duelly that Oates neuer was at Madrid neuer saw my Lord of Tuam of his behauiour at Valladolid I Richard Duelly of Loughreagh in the County of Galloway in the Kingdom of Irland at present Resident in Madrid do declare as followeth That hauing liued in Valladolid about three yeares particularly throughout the whole year of our Lord 1677. I was there very intimately acquainted with Mr. Titus Oates who commonly past there vnder the name of Titus Ambrose that I know his hand very well haue seen seuerall papers signed by himself sometimes with the name of Titus Ambrose sometimes of Titus Oates And that the sayd Oates came to the sayd Citty directly from Bilbao immediatly entred into the Colledge of S. Alban on the 1. of Iune 1677. where he remained till 30. of October following on which day he was expelled returned directly to Bilbao where he arriued without turning out of the ordinary road between that place Valladolid which I know by relation of the Mulâ—man that accompanyed hym his own Letters written back on his arriuall at Bilbao giuing account of this Iourny And that I know he neuer came to Madrid hauing been almost dayly conuersant with him during his residence in Valladolid in which time
he was wont to expresse great resentments at the course of study he had vndertaken complaining exceedingly of the strict obseruances disciplinâ— of the sayd Colledge of the recollected manner of liuing there which he was not able to endure also that he was not preferred before the rest of the Collegians by seuerall exemptions which he pretended to by reason of his age aduances in learning as he thought especially of his great preferments which he sayd he had left in the Church of England Moreouer I declare that I know very well the most Reuerend Doctor Iames Lynch Arch-Bishop of Tuam that his Lordship was not at Valladolid any part of the time of Mâ— Oates his being there for that hauing all that time communication with his grace by Letters I was acquainted with all his motions could not but haue known it if he had come to Valladolid or had any personall meeting with Mr. Oates I neuer heard of am well assured was not possible during M. Oates his being in Spain my constant Correspondence with the one the other enabling me to know that they neuer came together all that time Likewise I do declare that I haue seen the most Excellent Lord Sir Will. Godolphin his Majesty's Embassadoâ— in this court of Madrid but that I neuer had any communication or Speech with his Excell in all my life To the truth of all which abouesayd I do voluntariy swear in verbo Sacerdotis by the Holy Ghospel will Confirme the same in any other solemne manner before any publick authority Tribunall or Court of Iustice in England or Spaine wherevnto I may be called Witnesse my hand this 10. February 1679. new stile Richard Duelly For the seal †Witnesse besides those of the other Attestation Peter Leuet this Deposition is attested by Iulian Hidalgo Aluarez his Attestation confirmed by by Blas Lopez de Haro Ant. de Sepulueda Ferdidinando Chillâ—on y Barea ATTESTATIONS C. Of many Jesuits That many Iesuits neuer signed any Letter or Patents with any superiour Nor euer was any such cyper as he mentions nor a Σ. in any of their Generals seale WHere as M. Titus Oates page 2. of his Narratiue art 3. says that twelue Missioners were sent into Spain by Richard Ashby R. Petres Nic. Blundel Ch. Peters as appeared by their Patents whereas p. 1. § 1. p. 4. § 7. p. 5. § 9. p 15. § 23. 24. p. 36. § 56. elswhere he speakes of seuerall Letters whereof each was from some superior of the Iesuits signed by him by seuerall others jointly We whose names are subscribed to the originall deed do call God to witnesse that it nether is nor euer was the custom of the Society of Iesus since its settlement to sign more then one person any deed ether Patents or Letters And that none euer sign any such thing with the Superiour And whereas p. 28. § 40. p. 33. § 51. p. 34. § 52. p. 38. § 60. p. 42. § 62. p. 46. § 67. elsewhere he speakes of a Cypher vsed by Iesuits in which 48. signifyes the King 365. Westminster 440. Windsore 666. London Barly broth the house of Commons mum chocolate the house of Lords magpyes the Bishops IHS Iesuits c. We do in a like manner declare in the Presence of Almighty God to all men that we neuer heard of any such Cypher before the Narratiue appeared that we are most certain there neuer was any such vsed by Iesuits And to confirm this we appeale to that which with other Papers was taken in the Chambers of Mr. Whitebreade Mr. Mico And where in the tryal of Mr. Coleman p. 27. he says that the Inscription of the seal of the General of the Iesuits is I. H Σ. we declare as aboue that there neuer was a Σ. in any seal that euer we yet saw of the sayd General For a confirmation of this we appeal to some Patents Letters of his found in the Chambers abouesayd In testimony of the truth of these our Protestations we haue set our hands to this Attestation Sigilli †Provincialis M. K. I. F. I. W. R. S. W. M. H. W. C. B. E. N. A. H. ATTESTATION D. Of the Citty of S. Omers that Oates was not in England during the Congregation WE the Mayer Sherifs of the Citty of S. Omers being surprized at the the report that the English Fathers residing with vs had about the beginning of the present year by the negociation of one Titus Oates in France England contriued plotted a wicked Bloody Treason against their Natural Lord the most excellent King of Great Brittain being the more amazed at it since they had giuen through a long series of yeares a rare example amongst vs not only of Learning Piety in particular but Obedience in general to all Ciuil Magistrates Gouvernours a thing which makes the whole Society of Iesus hyghly respected esteemed by most of the Christian Princes of the World we say that being surprized at this report we took as far as we could the Examination of the matter into hand therefore certisy That it hath appeared to vs by the Oaths of seuerall of the best ancientest schollers of that Seminary the whole Colledge hauing offred to make the same Oath that the sayd Titus Oates was not only effectiuely in the sayd Seminary at the end of April beginning of May 1678. but did constantly reside there from the 10. of December 1677. to the 23. of Iune following without euer being absent from thence except one nyght in Ianuary at which time he was at Watten two leagues distant from vs. The sayd Deponents also haue alleadged as a reason of this their knowledge that they lodged conuersed drank eate with the sayd Oates in the sayd Seminary all that while he being at a distinct table alone did particularly take notice that he was there in April May as aboue sayd as hauing seen him at that time constantly performe the office of Reader in the Sodality of the Students in the sayd Seminary as being present at the departure of one Killembeâ—k alias Poole an English Schollar who went from this Citty the fifth day of the sayd month of May new stile to take his Iourney into England Jn witnesse whereof we haue caused the seal of the sayd Citty to be herevnto put this 28. of December 1678. Loco †Sigilli I. Hanon ATTESTATION E. Of the Iesuits of the Seminary of S. Omers That all that Oates Charges them with in general or particular is false WHereas M. Titus Oates in his Narratiue Articles 9. 11. 12. 13. 15. 18. 19. 21. 22. 24. 25. 26. 27. 39. 50. 74. 77. charges the Fathers of this Seminary in general or some of them in particular as F. T. S. Richard Ashby N. B. G. C. with hauing receiued Letters or sent