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<HEAD>ENGLANDS MONUMENT OF MERCIES, IN HER MIRACVLOVS PRESERVATIONS FROM Manifold Plots, Con&s;piracies, Contrivances and attempts of forraigne and home-bred treacherous Enemies, again&s;t the Parliament, Kingdome, and purity of Religion: Di&s;covering the Time, Per&s;ons and places of the&s;e attempts; with all their mo&s;t remarkable proceedings. Publi&s;hed purpo&s;ely to rai&s;e up the hearts of all the faithfull in the Kingdome, unto a continued Thankfulne&s;&s;e unto GOD.</HEAD>
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<FIGDESC>depiction of various enemies of the Crown</FIGDESC>
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<HEAD>W: Laud A.B. of Canterbury</HEAD>
<FIGDESC>depiction of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury (1573-1645)</FIGDESC>
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<HEAD>Debuty of Ireland</HEAD>
<FIGDESC>depiction of the Lord Deputy of Ireland</FIGDESC>
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<HEAD>Prince Rupert</HEAD>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Prince Rupert</FIGDESC>
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<HEAD>Earle of Newcastle</HEAD>
<FIGDESC>depiction of the Earl of Newcastle</FIGDESC>
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<HEAD>S^r. Bazill Brooke</HEAD>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Sir Basil Brooke of Madeley(1576-1646)</FIGDESC>
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<HEAD>Lord Digbie</HEAD>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Lord Digby</FIGDESC>
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<HEAD>Lady Aubignye</HEAD>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Katherine Stuart, Lady Aubigny (1618-50)</FIGDESC>
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<HEAD>Lord Iarmin</HEAD>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Lord Jermyn</FIGDESC>
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<HEAD>Earle of Montro&s;s</HEAD>
<FIGDESC>depiction of the Earl of Montrose</FIGDESC>
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<DIV2 N="1641" TYPE="year">
<HEAD>Anno 1641.</HEAD>
<P N="1">1 _A Great plot to bring the Engli&s;h Army in the North again&s;t the Par|liament, and to advance this de&s;igne, the Deputy of Ireland attempted his e&s;cape out of the Tower, promi&s;ing Sir <HI>William Balfoure</HI> 20000. l. and to marrie his &s;on to his daughter: but Sir <HI>Williams</HI> loyalty appeared above trecherie. The chief Actors in this de&s;igne were Sir <HI>John Suck|ling,</HI> Captain <HI>Chidley,</HI> and Col. <HI>Goring,</HI> who &s;hould be Lievtenant-Generall, (in|deavouring to get Port&s;mouth into their hands) and the Earl of <HI>Newca&s;tle</HI> &s;hould have met them with 1000. hor&s;e; and to further this de&s;igne, the Bi&s;hops profered to maintain 1000. hor&s;e.</P>
<P N="2">2 Another wicked de&s;igne was to make the Scots Army n<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">w<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">e<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">s, by many wicked &s;ugge&s;tions: but this de&s;igne prevailed not.</P>
<P N="3">3 The breaking forth of the rebellion in Ireland, which had beene all lo&s;t in a mo|ment, had not the Lo<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">d miraculou&s;ly deli|vered Dublin but the evening before, by a Me&s;&s;engers e&s;cape, who was rewarded by the Pa<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">liament. And here note, that after this Rebellion had beene broke forth foure moneths, to the lo&s;&s;e of many thou&s;and Prote&s;tants lives, yet but 14 Proclamati|ons mu&s;t be printed to proclaime them Re|bells, with S cretary <HI>Nicholas</HI> his hand for the Printers di&s;charge.</P>
<P N="4">4 The L. <HI>Cottingtons</HI> being made high Con&s;table of the Tower, who did not a little trouble the City, by planting Ord|nance again&s;t it, but by their care this was fru&s;tra<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">e.</P>
<P N="5">5 <HI>Cottington</HI> being di&s;placed by the importunity of the Parliament to His Ma|je&s;ty, (one as bad as he, a pri&s;oner in New|gate not long before, fitter for Newgate then the Tower) Col. <HI>Lunsford,</HI> who with great difficul<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters"> by the City &amp; Parliament, importuning His Maje&s;ty, was at la&s;t di&s;|placed likewi<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">e.</P>
<P N="6">6 Sir <HI>Iohn Byron</HI> was put in by His Ma|je&s;ty, who was &s;omthing better then the former, yet this cru&s;ed &s;u&s;pition in the per|&s;on, and therefore the City petitioned, that he might be removed al&s;o.</P>
<P N="7">7 In November a divelli&s;h plot to have murdered many of the Nobility, with the Members of the Hou&s;e of Commons, and &s;ome Members of the upper Hou&s;e; many of the Papi&s;ts con&s;pired to &s;et upon &s;ome of the &s;trong holds in Che&s;hire, Lanca&s;hire and the parts adjacent, the plot being &s;o contrived, that at the &s;ame time the City of London &s;hould have been &s;urprized, and all the Prote&s;tants throats cut: the maine plotter of this de&s;igne was the Earle of <HI>Worce&s;ter,</HI> who was to &s;upply them with Forces, and two Je&s;uites, Father <HI>Andrews</HI> and Father <HI>Iones,</HI> who were apprehended according to an Order of Parliament, that all tho&s;e that &s;hould di&s;cover any Popi&s;h Prie&s;ts or Je&s;uites, and cau&s;e them to be apprehended, &s;hould be rewarded by the Parliament. Sub&s;cribed,</P>
<P><HI>Novemb.</HI> 15 <HI>Io. Brown Cler. Parliament.</HI></P>
<P N="8">8 The Popi&s;h Lords and Prelates fitting in Parliament interrupting Parliamentary proceedings, being petitioned again&s;t, the Petitioners were affronted by Col. <HI>Lun&s;|ford</HI> in We&s;tmin&s;ter Hall, being a&s;&s;i&s;ted by Ruffianl<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">e Courtiers from White-Hall.</P>
<P N="9">9 The Bi&s;hops petition the King to prote&s;t again&s;t the Parliaments proceed|ings, but the Parliament voted 12 Bi&s;hops guilty of high Trea&s;on, for endeavouring to &s;ubvert the fundamentall Lawes of the Kingdome, ten of which wer committed.</P>
<P N="10">10 The taxing and demanding of the five Members by the King, coming in an ho&s;tile way to the Parliament, and accu&s;ing them of high trea&s;on. J<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">n. 4.</P>
<P N="11">11 The Malignants petition again&s;t the <HI>Militia</HI> of London, <HI>Binion</HI> a Silkman being the chief, but another Petition being fra|med again&s;t the former, the former was cen&s;ured to be burnt by the common hang|man, <HI>Binion</HI> fined 3000 l. and two yeares impri&s;onment for his in&s;olency.</P>
<P N="12">12 Malignant &s;pirits di&s;cover them|&s;elves in a Kenti&s;h Petition framed by Sir <HI>Edward Deering,</HI> who for publi&s;hing that and other things, was ca&s;t out of the Hou&s;e, impri&s;oned in the Tower, his booke burnt, and the Petitioners returned with much di&s;grace.</P>
<P N="13">13 The King and Prince depart from London, attended by divers Cavaliers to York, who in a ho&s;tile way go to demand Hull, which cau&s;ed the Parliament to put the <HI>Militia</HI> in execution in mo&s;t parts of the Kingdome.</P>
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<DIV2 N="1642" TYPE="year">
<HEAD>Anno 1642.</HEAD>
<P N="14">14 A trecherous con&s;piracie of the Archbi&s;hop of Yorke again&s;t the Parlia|ment, in providing 150 armes, with many pi&s;tolls, muskets and ammunition for mili|tary affaires, intending to ria&s;e a party, but his de&s;igne was fru&s;trate.</P>
<P N="15">15 A dangerous plot again&s;t the City of York, whereby it &s;hould have been be|trayed, by cau&s;ing of an in&s;urrection, to the amazement of the Governour; the rude Apprentices running in the &s;treets, and throwing up their hats, crying, <HI>For the King, for the King;</HI> and then in the mid|de&s;t of the night following, the Watch hearing a cry, <HI>Hor&s;e, Hor&s;e, Armes, Armes.</HI></P>
<P N="16">16 A plot again&s;t Sir <HI>Iohn Hotham</HI> (in the time of his fidelity) and the inhabitants of Hull, the de&s;igne being to fire the hou&s;es next the Fort, and thereby overcome the town, which they did performe, but were prevented.</P>
<P N="17">17 The Cavaliers plots again&s;t the Par|liament, and &s;haring out the city in &s;everall pro|portions beforehand, which confirmed the relation from Roterdam, which was to this effect: that divers gentlemen and others in Roterdam re&s;ol|ved to come for England, whereupon two &s;hips were provided with guns of 12 foot long, which &s;hot bullets of 44. pound waight, the furthering of this de&s;igne was the pawning the Jewels, in which M. <HI>Web&s;ter</HI> a Merchant in Am&s;terdam was a great a&s;&s;i&s;tant. P. <HI>Rupert</HI> proved a buyer to carie hor&s;e for England and <HI>Iacob Lightfoot</HI> a Mer|chant brought 15000 waight of powder for England; and for their encouragement <HI>Iermyn</HI> &s;ent to Roterdam 40000. gilders to be delivered to P. <HI>Rupert,</HI> P. <HI>Maurice,</HI> L. <HI>Devinant,</HI> L. <HI>Digby, Oneale, Hide,</HI> and divers others.</P>
<P N="18">18 Sir <HI>Richard Gurney</HI> L. Mayor of London proclaiming the Commi&s;&s;ion of Array in affront to the Parliament, is impri&s;oned for the &s;ame.</P>
<P N="19">19 A bloudy plot attempted again&s;t Sir <HI>Tho|mas Fairfax</HI> Sir <HI>W. Brereton,</HI> Sir <HI>Tho. Middleton</HI> Sir <HI>William Fairfax,</HI> Col. <HI>A&s;hton,</HI> Col. <HI>Mitton,</HI> Col. <HI>Moore,</HI> and divers more Officers in the Par|liaments Army in fal&s;e accu&s;ations laid again&s;t them before the Judges at the A&s;&s;izes at Che&s;ter, where they were arraigned of high trea&s;on for ta|king up armes for the Parliament, the Kings At|turney was pro&s;ecutor, and the Jury making oath again&s;t them in Court, but God delivered them out of their hands, and &s;ome of them lie in hold for the &s;ame fact.</P>
<P N="20">20 The Catholike cau&s;e is advanced, and many Papi&s;ts that would take the Oath of Allegiance and Supremacie, are the greate&s;t in the Kings fa|vour, and have power from him to exerci&s;e their Religion.</P>
<P N="21">21 The fifting of the Scots, what they would do for the Catholike cau&s;e, to further which de|&s;igne a Letter was f<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">amed from the King to the privy Councel of Scotland, who returned an&s;wer, they de&s;ired the King to return to his Parliament, and they would do their utmo&s;t indeavour for the good of this Kingdome.</P>
<P N="22">22 Another de&s;igne by ca&s;ting a&s;per&s;ions on the Parliament, concerning va&s;t &s;ums of money to be pu<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">loyned from the publike, and be&s;towed on private per&s;ons, as 10000 l. to the E. of <HI>Hol|land,</HI> 6000 to M. <HI>Pym,</HI> and other per&s;ons in places of publike tru&s;t.</P>
<P N="23">23 The E. of <HI>Northumberland</HI> (being Admi|rall of the Seas) is di&s;p<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ced by the King, and Sir <HI>Iohn Penington</HI> plac<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">d in his roome, upon this the Parliament made the E. of <HI>Warwick</HI> Admirall, but the King demanded of his Honour to deliver up his place to Sir <HI>Io. Penington</HI> on pain of high trea&s;on, but this honourable Patriot with the ad|vice of Parliament faithfully pro&s;ecutes his duty.</P>
<P N="24">24 Divers Letters intercepted by the Earle of <HI>Warwicke,</HI> one to Capt. <HI>Slingsby</HI> de&s;iring him (ra|ther then to di&s;cover the de&s;igne) to die a Martyr in His Maje&s;ties cau&s;e.</P>
<P N="25">25 Beck with a P<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">pi&s;t, with his confederates, would have fired Holl in foure places, and then the Kings Forces were to a&s;&s;ault the town, the &s;igns to bee given to tho&s;e that would have fi<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ed the town was when they &s;aw fire on Beverl<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> Min|&s;ter, but this was timely di&s;covered by an Officer of the town, who was &s;ollicited by <HI>Beckwith</HI> for to act the &s;ame.</P>
<P N="26">26 Neutrality plotted in York&s;hire, to &s;tand neither for King nor Parliament, whereby many honourable per&s;ons had ben betraid, had not the Parliament declared again&s;t them.</P>
<P N="27">27 A &s;hip laden with ammunition (&s;ent by the Q een) was taken at Yarmouth by Captaine <HI>Iohn&s;on,</HI> with 400 barrells of powder, 10 piece of Ordnance, 50 Commanders, many &s;ouldiers with Letters, one e&s;pecially from the Queen concerning the de&s;igne.</P>
<P N="28">28 In the midde&s;t of October a plot was in|vented to blow up the L. Generals Magazine by a Scotch man, one <HI>David Alexander,</HI> under Sir <HI>Iohn Meldrum,</HI> he confe&s;t he was to have 500 l. that Sir <HI>Iohn Culpepper</HI> had given him 10 l. and the re&s;t he was to have from a great per&s;on, whom he refu&s;ed to name.</P>
<P N="29">29 This was that <HI>Alexander</HI> who was for|merly &s;et on by Sir <HI>Iohn Hinder&s;on</HI> to kill Sir <HI>Iohn Hinder&s;on</HI> (for a &s;um of money) to kill Sir <HI>Iohn Hotham, Alexander</HI> &s;aid, it was the work of a butcher, and not of a &s;ouldier.</P>
<P N="30">30 The de&s;igne of Sir <HI>Faithle&s;&s;e Forte&s;cues</HI> re|volt at Edge-hil, who ran away to the King with his whole troupe, and immediately charged on the Parliaments Forces.</P>
<P N="31">31 A ba&s;e plot acted at Brainford under a pre|tence of a Treaty for peace, Prince Rebell, think|ing to archieve his de&s;igne (our Forces being un|provided) to march to London; but let the re|ward of trechery, and the valour of London Ap|prentices never be forgotten.</P>
<P N="32">32 A plot contrived by the Kings party, for electing of new high Sheriffs, the mo&s;t of them being either Papi&s;ts or Commi&s;&s;ioners of Array, or Deliquents, but the Parliament declared by the Lawes of the Kingdome, that they were not law|fully deputed to their places, and by vote di&s;abled them.</P>
<P N="33">33 A de&s;igne at Oxford to proceed again&s;t the Parliaments Officers and Souldiers as Traytors, u&s;ing them wor&s;e then the Turks would have done, whereupon the Parliament declared the &s;ame Lawes here again&s;t them, which by Gods mercy prevented the &s;ame.</P>
<P N="34">34 Sir <HI>W. Waller</HI> having entred Chiche&s;ter, a train of powder was laid from his lodging to part of the magazine, but by diligent &s;earch prevented.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="1643" TYPE="year">
<HEAD>Anno 1643.</HEAD>
<P N="35">35 A de&s;igne again&s;t the City of London, by &s;ome malignants in and about the &s;ame, preferring a Petition to His Maje&s;ty at Oxford from two Aldermen and 4 Commoners, to returne to the City, in reply to which the King &s;ent his me&s;&s;en|ger Capt. <HI>Herne,</HI> and a &s;peciall Common-hall was called, <HI>Herne</HI> read his me&s;&s;age, and but one man appeared of the Malignant party, the re&s;t crying out, they would live &amp; die with the Parliament.</P>
<P N="36">36 A Letter (by the procurement of the City malignants) dated Jan. 17. to the Citizens of London, ordered that all &s;orts &s;hould heare it at &s;everall Halls, but the Letter being found of dan|gerous con&s;equence, was not &s;uffered to be read.</P>
<P N="37">37 A con&s;piracie to betray Bri&s;tol to P. <HI>Rupert</HI> the manner thus: <HI>Rupert</HI> with 4000 hor&s;e and 2000 foot were to be ready on Durdan Downes, directed by <HI>Robert Yeoman, Iohn Butcher,</HI> and their a&s;&s;i&s;tants, <HI>Butcher</HI> ordered a company of rude fellowes to be about the gates to let in the enemy, and to give notice by the tolling of a bell, when they were ready; the con&s;pirators &amp; their abettors were di&s;tingui&s;hed from the re&s;t by a white riban in their hats, u&s;ing the word <HI>Charles,</HI> but this being di&s;covered not above two houres before the time of action by a poore boy, <HI>Ruperts</HI> de&s;igne was fru&s;trate.</P>
<P N="38">38 A villan of the Lord <HI>Roberts</HI> his Regiment who fled to the enemy was hired to blow up the L. Generals magazine, and confe&s;t that he was to have 5. l. for doing it, but was only hanged for it.</P>
<P N="39">39 London a&s;&s;ayed to be betrayed, by petition|ing for peace, to &s;urprize the City and to let in the Kings Army, 4000 were to be within 15 miles the &s;ame night the plot was to bee acted. The a|ctors were &s;ome members of both Hou&s;es, others of the Court and City, <HI>Cri&s;pe, Royden, Brown</HI> and <HI>Binion,</HI> were to hold corre&s;pondency with both Armies, the Commi&s;&s;ion of Array was to be put in execution, and 17 Citizens to be of a Councell of war to execute martiall law, <HI>Royden</HI> and <HI>Chal|lenor</HI> to be the chief, <HI>Waller</HI> and <HI>Tomkins</HI> were great actors, their de&s;igne was to &s;eize upon the magazine, they wearing white ribans, their meet|ing place was to be at Black-heath, the parties to be &s;eized on were the L. <HI>Say,</HI> L. <HI>Wharton, M. Pym, M. Strode,</HI> the L. Mayor, the Committee for the <HI>Militia,</HI> and divers others &s;pecified in their Com|mi&s;&s;ion. M. <HI>Hern,</HI> M. <HI>Hamden,</HI> and the Lady <HI>Au|be<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">y</HI> brought the Commi&s;&s;ion. This plot was (by Gods providence) brought to light, and the two chiefe&s;t Actors <HI>Tomkins</HI> and <HI>Challenor</HI> were exe|cuted.</P>
<P N="40">40 Hull indeavoured to be betraid by Sir <HI>Iohn Hotham,</HI> Capt. <HI>Hotham,</HI> and Sir <HI>Edward Roads,</HI> this was di&s;covered by M. <HI>Ripley,</HI> who &s;urprized the Block-hou&s;es, ca&s;tle, and all the Commanders, the maine Guard, and all the Ordnance, and &s;ent pre&s;ently to apprehend Sir <HI>Iohn,</HI> who e&s;caped out of the town, but was pur&s;ued and apprehended; Sir <HI>Edward Roads</HI> and Cap. <HI>Hotham</HI> were al&s;o ta|ken, and Sir <HI>Iohn</HI> and his &s;on executed.</P>
<P N="41">41 A plot to betray Lincoln by two Captains belonging to Hull, who attempted to let in Forces for the Qoeen, who let in about 60. but the City being informed of the plot, &s;eized on the&s;e two Commanders, and at 12 a clock at night thought to &s;eize on the magazine, they were di&s;covered by a Canoneer, who di&s;charged at them, the towne ro&s;e and put them all to the &s;word, except the two Commanders, Cap. <HI>Ali&s;on,</HI> Capt. <HI>VVilliam|&s;on,</HI> and &s;ome other of quality.</P>
<P N="42">42 The rewd women about London petition for a peace, who came in an abu&s;ive way to the Hou&s;e of Parliament, affronting them with ill language &s;wearing that they would have a peace, there was among&s;t them 500. whores as is con|ceived, but &s;ome of the women came &s;hort home, and &s;ome di&s; figured, one of them without a no&s;e.</P>
<P N="43">43 The Queens de&s;igne to per&s;wade the King to come for London, but was fru&s;trate. He takes his way for Gloce&s;ter, but they being all true, it was no gaine for them to go thither.</P>
<P N="44">44 Kenti&s;h malignants oppo&s;e the proceed|ings of Parliament, 2000 and more of them gathe|red together being led by Sir <HI>Edward Bathur&s;t,</HI> capt. <HI>Stansby,</HI> and M. <HI>Leigh,</HI> 200 of them attemp|ted to &s;eize on Dartford magazine, but a troupe of hor&s;e prevented that de&s;igne, and by Col. <HI>Browne</HI> they were quelled at Tunbridge, where many of them were &s;lain and taken pri&s;oners. Sir <HI>Michael Live&s;ay</HI> oppo&s;eth the rebells at Yawlding, enters the town, and takes a con&s;iderable prize.</P>
<P N="45">45 Canterbury and Feve<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;ham malignants be|gin to fortifie them&s;elves, but the well-<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ff<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">cted of Canterbury rai&s;ed 3 or 400 Dragoons and appea|&s;ed them. Sir <HI>Edward Hal<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">s</HI> and his grand-&s;oun<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> were chiefe &s;ticklers in this de&s;igne. The chiefe ringleaders of this commotion were impri&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ned in the Tower and other pri&s;ons.</P>
<P N="46">46 Oxfordian Achitophels plot to preven<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> traiding and commerce with, and to hinder vitals from London, thinking to &s;tarve it, but the Coun|trey know that Londons pay was better then Oxfords plots, and choo&s;e rather to imbrace the pay, then ro re&s;erve it for an Oxford pri&s;e.</P>
<P N="47">47 A plot hatcht at Oxford intended to have it perfected at London, is petitioned again&s;t, that the Lords would not give eare to anie &s;uch pre|tended peace.</P>
<P N="48">48 Sir <HI>Alexander Caries</HI> endeavouring to be|tray Plymouth, di&s;covered, and he executed.</P>
<P N="49">49 Four Proclamations &s;ent to the Lord May|or of London the fir&s;t to alter the monethly Fa&s;t, the &s;econd to make all Iri&s;h money current in England, the third to command all Counties to accept of tho&s;e high-Sheriffs that were cho&s;en at Oxford, the fourth to di&s;anull the taking of the &s;olemne Oath and Covenant, the Lord Mayor &s;ent the Me&s;&s;enger to the Parliament, who gave him his ju&s;t reward.</P>
<P N="50">50 A de&s;igne again&s;t the Citie, the Kings en|deavour to break into the A&s;&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ciation, to attain this Sir <HI>Ralph Hopton</HI> is de&s;ired to advance to Winche&s;ter and Chiche&s;ter, and &s;o forward to Kent: but this de&s;ign was fru&s;trate al&s;o.</P>
<P N="51">51 Malignants next plot was for Scotland, the Queen Regent of France &s;ent into Scotland to per&s;wade the Scots from coming into England, but they vowed they would maintain the true re|ligion and the Power of Parliament to the lo&s;&s;e of their lives.</P>
<P N="52">52 The King &s;ends two Letters into Scotland to prevent their coming, the fir&s;t was again&s;t the Scots Proclamation for all to be in readine&s;&s;e, the &s;econd was again&s;t the Covenant, de&s;iring them not to aid the Parliament of England, which he &s;aid were in Rebellion again&s;t him.</P>
<P N="53">53 The King &s;ends into Ireland for tho&s;e to come to aid him, who came and landed at Bri&s;tol, the King pretending they fought for him and the Parliament, and would have forced an oath on them, they &s;eeing the contrarie, refu&s;ed and came to Colonell <HI>Ma&s;&s;ey.</HI></P>
<P N="54">54 A Declaration printed at Oxford for the Iri&s;h Ce&s;&s;ation for a year, to further this de&s;igne in England, which hath been acted in Ireland.</P>
<P N="55">55 Gl<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">c<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;ter a&s;&s;aved by plots by popi&s;h Win+ter who &s;hould have &s;urprized the town of Glo|ce&s;ter, by the helpe of the trayterous partie in the town, which the watchfull Governour hearing, prevented it.</P>
<P N="56">56 A plot to convey away the Kings children, but Letters being intercepted they were &s;ecured and the &s;ervants about them removed.</P>
<P N="57">57 A<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">other pl<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">t to betray N<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ttingham-Ca|&s;tle, and many circum&s;tances u&s;ed to corrupt Co+lonell <HI>Hutchi&s;on,</HI> who was offered by Decres 10000. l. if hee would procure the &s;ame, but fideli<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ie &s;corned treachery.</P>
<P N="58">58 Prince <HI>Ruperts</HI> indeavour to betray Bri|&s;toll the &s;econd time, but prevented.</P>
<P N="59">59 The Earl of <HI>Crafords</HI> proffers to Captaine <HI>Sidenham</HI> to betray Poole, but this brave Captain &s;corned his proffers.</P>
<P N="60">60 The Earl of <HI>Crafords</HI> plot to betray Ali&s;|bury in bringing a written copie with large prof|fers &s;igned wi<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">h <HI>C. R.</HI> but was denyed to his great &s;hame.</P>
<P N="61">61 The Prote&s;tant R<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ligion, plotted again&s;t in mo&s;t parts of Chri&s;tendome, Holland and Den|mark have rai&s;ed contributions to maintaine that cur&s;ed crew again&s;t the Parliament.</P>
<P N="62">62 Another divilli&s;h de&s;ign to divide the Par|liament and Cite by Col. <HI>Reed</HI> a Rebel of Ireland and Sir <HI>B<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">z<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ll Brooke,</HI> and <HI>Vilet</HI> a Gold-&s;mith and <HI>Ril<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> y</HI> a B<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">d-maker, Scout-Ma&s;ter-General, for the Citie of London, but the plott being di&s;|cove<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters">d, <HI>Reed</HI> writ a Letter with a Super&s;cription <HI>To the man in the moone,</HI> who came to Oxford and acqu<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">inted the King with the de&s;igne, he de|&s;iring to advi&s;e with him, with the a&s;&s;i&s;tance of the Q<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">een, Lord <HI>Digby,</HI> Dutche&s;&s;e of Bucking|ham, wife to that rebellious E. of <HI>Antrim,</HI> with whom a way to &s;end Propo&s;itions was con&s;ide|red, a Letter is &s;ent with manie l<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ving expre&s;&s;ions to the Lord Mayor and Alderman, calling them his loving Subj<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">cts; His Maje&s;tye &s;ent two Sig|nets as a New-years Guift to the&s;e Plotters, but Gods providence now appears by private intelli|gence, <HI>Rily</HI> is apprehended and examined, Sir <HI>Ba|z<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ll Bro<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">k</HI> being &s;ent for confe&s;&s;ed all &s;udde<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">l<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">, after <HI>Vilet</HI> was apprehended, who had the Kings Letter about him, are confe&s;&s;ed all: the&s;e three were committed clo&s;e pri&s;oners in the Tower, and <HI>Vilet</HI> was to be tried as a &s;py.</P>
<P N="63">63 A wicked plot endeavoured by the in&s;tiga|tion of the E. <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">f <HI>Bri&s;toll,</HI> and Serjeant-Major <HI>O|gell,</HI> to betray the Citie of London, by cau&s;ing a divi&s;ion between the Presbyterians and Indepen|dents, M. <HI>Goodwin</HI> and M. <HI>Nye</HI> are tampered with to further their de&s;igne, who &s;peedily di&s;covered the &s;ame to the Hou&s;e, the manner as followeth. Propo&s;itions were drawne up that they would grant Toleration, and divers Letters &s;ent to tho&s;e Mini&s;ters promi&s;ing them preferment: but this plot failed al&s;o.</P>
<P N="64">64 Indeavors to betray Wind&s;or Ca&s;tle, bu<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> the Governour &s;corned the ba&s;e treachery of &s;uch cur&s;ed Courtiers.</P>
<P N="65">65 In Jan. another plot to betray Alis|bury by M<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">jo<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> <HI>Ogl<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">,</HI> he promi&s;ing the Go|vernour 1000 l. for his reward, whereof the Governour received 100 l. pre&s;ent and a brave hor&s;e and &s;word, with a &s;afe con|duct under the Kings owne hand; but the faithfull Governour di&s;covered the &s;ame and he was rewarded according to his tre|chery.</P>
<P N="66">66 In Jan. Nottingham towne and ca|&s;tle is once again indeavoured to be betray|ed, but the faithfull Governour Col. <HI>Hut|che&s;on</HI> &s;corned their trecherous de&s;igne.</P>
<P N="67">67 In Jan. a trecherous de&s;igne to be|tray Southampton by the L. <HI>Hopton,</HI> and two Lords more, who offered 1000 l. and His Maje&s;ties pardon under the great Seal, but the worthy Governour denied to con|de&s;cend to their ba&s;e trecherous demand.</P>
<P N="68">68 In F<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">bruary, A &s;ad exploit per|formed by Bi&s;hop <HI>V&s;her,</HI> that in after ages may be a warning to &s;uch unfaithfull Me&s;|&s;engers, who joyning all to take the per|nitious oath at Oxford, wi&s;hing that all tho&s;e that would not take it, might die in pri&s;on; whereupon many were per&s;wa|ded to take it, &s;ome &s;ince being much per|plexed in minde concerning it, and &s;ome dying in that condition.</P>
<P N="69">69 In February, Another de&s;igne was to prevent the Scotti&s;h march, <HI>Rupert</HI> that Rebell to meet them with twelve &s;hips of Iri&s;h Rebells, but was prevented by Captain <HI>Swanley.</HI></P>
<P N="70">70 In the &s;ame moneth a third de&s;igne again&s;t Nottingham ca&s;tle; divers hor&s;es la|den with &s;acks, and about 30 Cavaliers in womens apparell, and others like poore countrey-men, as if they had been going to Nottingham market, but they being di&s;co|vered, were all taken pri&s;one s, and more that were coming to a&s;&s;i&s;t them in that de|&s;igne.</P>
<P N="71">71 In March, a Divelli&s;h plot to betray Weymouth and Melcombe <HI>Regis</HI> to Sir <HI>Lewis Dives,</HI> the manner thus; that the gates were to be &s;et open to let in Sir <HI>Lew|is Div<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters">,</HI> and the <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 span"> to &s;ur|prize the Forts, which was done, and the town&s;men were to a&s;&s;i&s;t them, and th<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters"> they might the better bee knowne, <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"> word was <HI>Crab Church,</HI> and the &s;igne was a handkerchiefe about their armes, but the plot being di&s;covered, and God giving courage to the Souldiers, they were beaten out, and the chief Con&s;pirators executed.</P>
<P N="72">72 Gloce&s;ter is again attempted to be betraid by <HI>Edward Stanford</HI> a Papi&s;t, E&s;|quire, labouring with a Captain belonging to Col. <HI>Ma&s;&s;ey</HI> profering him 5000 <ABBR>l.</ABBR> and whereof he received 200 l. in hand, but he di&s;covered the de&s;igne.</P>
<P N="73">73 A plot in Scotland by the Marque&s;&s;e <HI>Huntley,</HI> L. <HI>Montro&s;&s;e,</HI> and the Earle of <HI>Craford,</HI> by a &s;ad in&s;urrection to force the Scots our of England: but the noble Earle of <HI>Argile</HI> and the Earl of <HI>Calendar</HI> went with a &s;trong party to repell them, &amp; took all their ordnance, arms, and ammunition.</P>
<P N="74">74 Sunderland delivered from a plot in|tended by the Mayor of Newca&s;tle, but di&s;|covered by the Seamen on the river, who planted two pieces of Ordnance, and be|took them&s;elves to their Armes, for which &s;ervice the Hou&s;e ordered them 200. <ABBR>l.</ABBR></P>
<P N="75">75 A bloudy exploit in Cornwall in|tended again&s;t Major Gen. <HI>Skippon,</HI> to have put all to the &s;word, and having taken 30. put 28 to the &s;word, whereupon the Ma|jor declared hee would live and die with them before they &s;hould &s;uffer under &s;uch bloudy rebells.</P>
<P N="76">76 Plots attempted again&s;t the towne and ca&s;tle of Stafford, but prevented by Sir <HI>W. Brereton.</HI></P>
<P N="77">77 D<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ver attempted to be betraid, but by Gods mercy prevented.</P>
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<P N="78">78 Abbington a&s;&s;ayed to be betraid by <HI>Digby,</HI> who <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ff<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">red Major Generall <HI>Brown</HI> 10000 l. but he &s;corned his trecherous pro|<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">er, and <HI>Digby</HI> was repul&s;ed with great di&s;grace.</P>
<P N="79">79 Alesbury &s;hould likewi&s;e have been betrayed, but by Gods mercy prevented.</P>
<P N="80">80 Reading indeavoured to be betraid, but prevented by the mercy of God.</P>
<P N="81">81 Plymouth in danger to be betraid into the hands of mercile&s;&s;e enemies, but by the faithfull Governour prevented.</P>
<P N="82">82 Lime was in great danger to be be|traid, but the faithfull Governour Captain <HI>Lemon</HI> di&s;c<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">v<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">red the de&s;igne, who was profered 1000. l. to yeeld it to the Kings &s;ervice, which town the King valued as his Crowne.</P>
<P N="83">83 Buckingham&s;hire Malignants dan|gerous petition pre&s;ented to the Commi&s;|&s;ioners at Vxbridge, on purpo&s;e to di&s;&s;olve the Treaty.</P>
<P N="84">84 A cur&s;ed de&s;igne to draw the hearts of the people from the Parliament, per|&s;wading them that the Parliament &s;ought to in&s;lave them, whereupon the Parliament put forth a Declaration to the contrary, which did not a little content them.</P>
<P N="85">85 The Kings de&s;igne for Yorke pre|vented by Major-Generall <HI>Poyntz,</HI> the King near Donca&s;ter makes Proclamation for all to come in unto him, but they know|ing his &s;ervice, would not obey his com|mand.</P>
<P N="86">86 The peace with the Iri&s;h Rebels.</P>
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<P><ADD>Septemb: 21^t^h</ADD> Printed for <HI>S. W.</HI> and <HI>I. P.</HI> and are to be &s;old at their &s;h<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ps in great Wood&s;treet, and in the great Old-Baily, neere the Se&s;&s;ions-Hou&s;e. 1646.</P>
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