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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70691	The narrative of Col. Tho. Blood concerning the design reported to be lately laid against the life and honour of His Grace George, Duke of Buckingham wherein Colonel Blood is charged to have conspired with Maurice Hickey, Philip le Mar, and several others, to suborn the testimony of Samuel Ryther and Philemon Coddan to swear buggery against the said duke : together with a copy of the information exhibited in the Crown-office against the said Colonel Blood, Hickey, Le Mar, and the rest.	Blood, Thomas, 1618?-1680.	1680 (1680)	Wing N171; ESTC R23268	30,087	35

further say upon Oath that the aforesaid Maurice Hickey otherwise called Maurice Higgins Robert Smith otherwise called Robert Jones John Haley Thomas Curtis Thomas Blood Edward Christian Arthur Obryan Philip le Marr and Jane Bradley Afterwards to wit within the time aforesaid to wit within the seventeenth day of March in the thirtieth year of the King aforesaid and the day of taking this Inquisition at the Parish of St. Martins in the Fields aforesaid in the County of Middlesex aforesaid Falsly unlawfully unjustly wickedly corruptly devillishly and in prosecution of the Conspiracy aforesaid and in Order to fix and secure them the aforesaid Philemon Coddan and Samuel Ryther to perform and execute their malicious devices practices and conspiracies aforesaid have made composed and writ and caused to be drawn and writ a certain false and scandalous writing in Paper The Tenor of which Writing follows in these English Words and Figure following Whereas Samuel Ryther and Philemon Coddan Gentlemen in St. Martins Parish in the Fields do hereby confess and declare That Sarah Harwood of the City of London Gentlewoman did confess before us That the Lord Duke of Buckingham was with his Privy Members as far in both her Privy Parts as he could go with forcible entrance stopping her Breath and that the said Lord Duke of Buckingham hath since conveyed the said Sarah Harwood out of the way by which means the King lost his Evidence And do further declare That since that time the said Duke did order the said Sarah to be murdered and since the time is murdered or sold beyond Sea And do further declare That the said Duke hath committed the said Sin of Sodomy with several more which we are ready to prove when we are required as the Kings Evidence Witness our Hands this 12 day of Jan. 1679. And notwithstanding all and singular the Matters in the said Writings contained were and still are altogether false and scandalous and untrue yet Maurice Hickey otherwise called Maurice Higgins Robert Smith otherwise Robert Jones John Haley Thomas Curtis Thomas Blood Edward Christian Arthur Obryan Philip le Marr and Jane Bradley afterwards to wit within the time aforesaid to wit within the seventeenth day of March in the aforesaid thirtieth year of the King and the day of taking of this Inquisition at the Parish of St. Martins in the Fields aforesaid in the County of Middlesex aforesaid unlawfully unjustly wickedly corruptly devillishly and in prosecution of the Conspiracy aforesaid against the aforesaid George Duke of Buckingham's Life Estate and Honour this writing in Paper to the said Samuel Ryther then and there did produce shew and offer and every one of them then and there unlawfully unjustly corruptly wickedly devillishly and in prosecution of the Conspiracy aforesaid hath produced shewn and offered the aforesaid Note of the aforesaid Samuel Ryther And then and there falsly unlawfully unjustly wickedly corruptly and devillishly in prosecution of the Conspiracy aforesaid did offer and promise to give to the said Samuel Ryther a Purse of Gold containing three hundred pieces of Gold of the value of three hundred pounds and every one of them did then and there promise to give if he the said Samuel Ryther would sign and subscribe the aforesaid Writing with his own Name and Hand which the said Samuel Ryther then and there refused to do All which contrivances conspiracies subornations and unlawful practices of the aforesaid Maurice Hickey otherwise Maurice Higgins Robert Smith otherwise Robert Jones John Haley Thomas Curtis Thomas Blood Edward Christian Arthur Obryan Philip le Marr and Jane Bradley tend to the great hazard of the Life and destruction of the aforesaid George Duke of Buckingham and the manifest perversion of the Justice of this Kingdom of England to the ill example of all others in the like Case transgressing and against the Peace of our Lord the King his Crown and Dignity When Mr. Blood smelt of this Indictment and that for proof of the Contents thereof it was reported that it was given out by Mr. Christian and others concerned that among other Places of consultation The Crown in Ram Alley in Fleestreet and the Bear in Holborn both Victualling Houses were said and nominated and that Mr. Blood and Mr. Christian have consulted in those two places as well as treat the said two Persons with money Treats Junkets and other encouragements and large plights and promises of preferment c. in the Custom-House in order with the more ease to prevail with them to be suborned as Witnesses in this matter He carried with him five substantial people and went to both places for well he might without blush innocent man and directed the said five people to examine whether they knew of Mr. Blood or ever saw him with any body there to which the people reply'd as well they might No Do you know him no said they did you over see this man here said they pointing at Mr. Blood no never in our Lives All which he is ready to justify when need is Besides it is very well known that this Mr. Christian and Blood could never to this day lay up their Horses together as the old saying is so that it is very improbable that he should coact with one in an Intreague of this make to whom he always grudged the civility of drinking either publickly or privately Furthermore if any House in London or England of any good repute can say or give any Testimony that he has ever seen Mr. Blood and these Fellows together in company of Mr. Christian by himself or all three together Mr. Blood will contentedly acquiesce under the severest censure To come to my L. Mayors Warrant when his Lordship Issued it for the apprehending Mr. Blood others of his Crew pursuant to the complaint of Coddan and Ryther it was reported you may immagine by whom that Mr. Blood nor the other Persons of Mr. Blood 's company said to be mention'd therein durst come into his Lordships Liberty for fear of being taken up When the same came to be understood by one of the Parties he presently went into the City and having waited some short time about his Lordships house he was introduced to his Lordship and told his Lordship that hearing it spread abroad that he Issued a Warrant against him he was come to know of his Lordship what it was for I do Replyed my Lord Issue a great many Warrants that I do not remember who they are against Why replied Blood 's Friend reading in the Intelligence that your Lordship had a Warrant against Mr. Blood and Friends I thought it might be my self whereupon my Lord sent his Clerk to know whether by his Entries any Warrant appeared issued against one of that name who went accordingly and brought word that he did not find any and when there is said the Clerk I 'le send word I lodge replied Blood 's Friend at Grayes-Inne and if there be or when there is any thing of this kind