A bloody PLOT, Brought to light by God's providence: Wherein was intended, A great insurrection, and rising of the Papists in divers Counties of this kingdom, on Thursday, October 18. 1641.  
ONE Mr BEALE overhearing their Discourse, which is here related, according to the ttue Copy, by him presented to the PARLIAMENT.  
With the Number, and Names of some Papists that are committed about the said Plot: and why?  
Whereunto is added, A RELIGIOUS AND GRAVE SPEECH Spoken by Sir Robert Philips in Parliament, for the drawing up of the Remonshrance ready to the King.  
Printed according to the true copy, presented to the High Court of Parliament, by the Author himself, 1641.   

A True DISCOVERY Of a bloody Plot.  
ON Monday about one or two of the clock in the afternoon, Thomas Beale walking in the fields beyond the Pest-house, hearing the Discourse, perceived their names, the one to be George, the other fillips.  George. 
What a wicked thing was it, that that plot did not take effect?  Philip, 
Oh 'twas a wicked thing indeed! but I hope it was dismissed, that a better might take place.  George. 
I hope it will prove a better, if it be not unluckily prevented.  Philip. 
For my part I do not fully understand the matter, for I came but last night to Town, and as soon as I came to my Lords, they told me I must needs come again this morning; and when I came, I was conveyed up into the Lord's chamber, and there was my Lord and Father Jones, and Father And●ewes: and Father Andrew's related to me what service I was for, but yet I could not fully understand the scope of it.  George. 
No: why, thou knowest whether thou carriedst thy Letters.  Phil. 
Yes, I carried Letters into Buckinghamshire, and into Warwickshire, and into Worcestershire; but I did not know for what: but at one place I was bravely entertained, at Mr. Sh: as soon as ever he read the letter, he caused me to he set to dinner, and when I had dined, he gave me a Letter to deliver to my Lord, and a piece for myself, and charged me to make all speed I could to London again: but prithee why dost thou bring me to stand here?  George. 
I stand here, because in yonder path (pointing to the road way before him) I promised to stay for Dick Jones: thou knowest him, dost not?  Phil. 
Yes, as well as I know thee.  George, 
He's a good lusty fellow thou knowest, & he is appointed to kill that rascally puritan Pym, him that hath been the chief cause of our misery.  Phil. 
But I fear still the puritans will prevail.  George, 
Tush, tush, prevail; how can that be? being we have so many friends both in the lower & the upper house; and when all these base puritans are killed, then on a sudden all the City will be in a tumult, and then on the instant will there be risings in ● several places of the land, to my knowledge: in Buckinghamshire, in Warwickshire, in Worcestershire; in Lancashire, (the other two places I romember not.)  phil. 
Yea marry Sir, this sounds well, if we can but escape, we shall all be made men.  George. 
If we escape, we shall be brave fellows; Lords, and Knights, and Gentlemen: and we have as brave ways to escape as ever men had: for we can quickly change our names, and our clothes, and our face too, and with that he plucked a false beard out of his pocket, saying, am I the man I was; putting it on as I conceive  Phil. 
That is a dainty way indeed, we may thank Father Andrews for that trick; for if we have but the least time, presently we can change our shapes: but if we should be taken, 'tis but our lives, and then we shall be Saints: for we to day took the holy Sacrament on it, and were shrieved.  George. 
So did we on Saturday, I was the 37 man, and we had forty shillings a man: and when that was gone, we might come and fetch more.  Phil. 
I think I was the last of all for after I was in my Lord's Chamber, I stayed till 5 more came, and I understood that Father Jones said we were all, & I was last set down, & was the hundred and eight, and we had all 40 s. a piece, (shaking his pockets) but how cunning Father Jones was, he set down all our names on the one side, and just against them the names of them we should kill: but prithee who must kill the Lords?  Geor., 
O they be brave fellows in their scarlet coats, and their Cloaks lined with plush, they had ten pounds a man, and if we should prevail, we shall every man have the possessions and lands of him that we killed: there be 4 Londoners Tradesmen, that are to kill ● the puritan Citizens▪  Phil. 
I do but think what a racket there will be when this is done; though all be not killed, yet it will make such a tumult for the time, that it will make them have little mind to send to Ireland.  Geor. 
Ay, that was Father Andrew's his wit, to prevent sending to Ireland, and I hope if they prevail there, we shall not need to fear here.  Phil. 
Thou knowest him that thou art for ay, as well as I know thee; and I (swearing most bloodily) will be his death, though it cost me my life a thousand times, he is a great fa●-guts fellow, either coming down stairs, or in their Coaches, or at any other place:  
Having spoken thus, he that they looked for Dick Jones it seemeth did appear, which caused George suddenly to leap up, saying, now he is coming; and by his sudden starting, he deseryed me on the other side of the bank; which when he had, he desperately swore he would end me first, and with that, stepping up the bank on the sudden, ere I could recover my legs, which were so numbed with kneeling, that indeed for the time I could not stand, he drew his repier and ran me through my cloak, short coat, breeches, shirt and breeches on the other side: and by the almighty providence of God, ran betwixt my thighs, and yet did me no hurt at all: so thinking he had ended me (for indeed I lay still, being in such a sudden fear with the ●ight, and hearing him speak so bloodily, and fearing a second blow) he leaped back again, and ran away out of my sight, before ever I could recover my senses to take notice which way he ran, but as soon as ever I came to myself, I posted to the Parliament House, and first related it to Alderman sums: he and Mr. Pymme satisfied the Lower House of it, where I was examined, and afterward in the Lord's House three several times: & since that the place hath been seriously viewed, both by Lords and Commons, and the truth made apparent, and I hope some of the Plotters taken: which I pray God they may be, if it please him, for Jesus Christ his sake: to whom be praise for ever, Amen.   

THE NAMES of the Papists Committed.  

I.  
ON the aforesaid 18. day of November, there was one Sherborne a Recusant, brought as a Delinquent to the House, for saying his Son had hurt a man in the fields: therefore he had sent him out of the town, that he might not be questioned, for it was conceived, that his Son had hurt Mr. Beale, and that he knew of the conspiracy.   

II.  
AFterwards on Saturday following, the House of Commons was turned into a Committee, to receive the Names of such eminent Recusants, as bear any Office in the several Counties, or were any ways suspected dangerous. And they reported to the House the names of above threescore, which afterwards at a Conference, were delivered to the Lords, desiring, that there might be care taken of them: especially of one Liltle living about Rachston. The Lords taking it into consideration, dispatched a Messenger for the bringing of the said Liltle to the House.    

Sir Rohert Philips his worthy Speech in Parliament.  
IF ever there were a necessity of dealing plainly and truly, now is the time. There hath been admission of Papists, priests, and Jesuits, as if it were in Spain or France: this increase of papists is by conivance of persons in Authority. Nine hundred and forty persons in houses of Religion in the Netherlands, being English, Irish, and Scots: and maintained by the papists in England. And of this, I shall deliver the particulars, that we may frame a Remonstrance to the King: that unless there be some better performance of his Majesties so many gracious Answers to our Petitions, our religion will be past recovery.  
FINIS.