AN IMPARTIAL ACCOUNT Of the HORRID and Detestable Conspiracy To Assassinate His SACRED MAJESTY King WILLIAM, Raise a REBELLION in England, Scotland and Ireland, And to Encourage an Invasion from FRANCE.  
LONDON, Printed for John Salusbury, at the Rising Sun in cornhill. 1696.   

An Impartial ACCOUNT Of the HORRID and DETESTABLE CONSPIRACY To Assassinate His SACRED MAJESTY King WILLIAM, Raise a REBELLION in England, Scotland and Ireland, And to Encourage an INVASION from FRANCE.  
THE Government having had Notice of this Horrid Design some time before, did on Saturday February 22th. 1695/ 6;. at Night employ some Messengers to take up such of the Conspirators as they had Received Information against; and the Management thereof being committed to the Lord cuts, he Assisted the Messengers with some of his Captains and Files of musketeers, and on Sunday the 23th. in the Morning seized divers of the Bloody Ruffians; and in the Afternoon three or four more of the Conspirators were Apprehended at Chelsea, and Secured in the Guard-House at White-Hall. By this time the News of the Hellish Design had spread over the City and we cannot say whether the Joy of the People for the Happy Discovery, or their Just Resentmonts of the Barbarous Plot was greatest: But the Guards being doubled at White-Hall, and all other needful Precautions taken, Messengers were dispatched into all Corners, and the Persons following were seized in a little time, viz. Charnock a Papist, who in King James time was Fellow of Magdalen college in Oxford; Bertram a Monk, who was formerly employed under Mr. Coleman Secretary to the D. of York; Grimes a Monk; Fitz-Patrick, an Irish sergeant of Grenadeers; Langhorn, who had been Chappel-Keeper to King James, with three others of that Name, together with one Lee, gauge, Mackarty, Auberry Smithson, &c. That same Evening a Council was Summoned at White-Hall, the Lord Keeper being present, where the First Three were Examined, Remanded till Monday Morning, and then Committed by Warrant of High Treason to Newgate, for Imagining, Compassing and Contriving the Death of the King. That same Evening His Majesty sent for the Lord Mayor of London, acquainted him with the Plot, and Ordered him to take care of the Peace of the City, which was accordingly done, and the Trained Bands were raised the next day.  
On Monday February 24th. His Majesty came to the House of Peers, Attended with the usual Solemnity, and being in His Royal Robes Seated on the Throne, and the Commons being sont for up, His Majesty made a Most Gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliament, as follows.  

My Lords and Gentlemen,  
I Am come hither this Day upon an Extraordinary Occasion, which might have proved Fatal, if it had not been Disappointed by the singular Mercy and Goodness of God, and may now, by the Continuance of the same Providence and Our own Prudent Endeavours, be so improved, as to become a sufficient Warning to Us to provide for Our Security against the pernicious Practices and Attempts of Our Enemies.  
I have Received several concurring Informations of a Design to Assassinate Me, and that our Enemies at the same Time are very forward in their Preparations for a sudden Invasion of this Kingdom, and have therefore thought it necessary to lose no time in Acquainting My Parliament with these things, in which the Safety of the Kingdom and the public Welfare are so nearly concerned, That I assure My nothing will be omitted on your Part, which may be thought proper for Our present or future Security.  
I have not been wanting to give the Necessary Orders for the Fleet; and I hope We have such a Strength of Ships, and in such a Readiness, as will be Sufficient to disappoint the Intentions of our Enemies.  
I have also dispatched Orders for bringing home▪ such a Number of Our Troops, as may Secure us from any Attempt.  
Some of the Conspirators against My Person are already in Custody, and Care is taken to apprehended so many of the rest as are Discovered, and such other Orders are given, as the present Exigency of Affairs does absolutely Require at this Time for the public Safety.  
My Lords and Gentlemen,  
Having now Acquainted you with the Danger which hath threatened Us, I cannot Doubt of your Readiness and Zeal to do every thing which you shall Judge proper for Our Common Safety: And I persuade myself We must be all Sensible how Necessary it is in Our Present Circumstances, That all possible dispatch should be given to the Businesses before you.   
His Majesty Returning to Kensington, the Honourable the House of Commons, as became true Patriots of their Country, Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That an Humble Address be Presented to His Majesty, Congratulating the Happy Deliverance and Safety of His Royal Person, &c. After which both Houses Agreed on the following Address, which was Presented to His Majesty at Kensington betwixt the Hours of Seven and Eight that Evening.  

The Humble Address of the Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons in Parliament Assembled.  
Die Lunae 24. Febr. 1695.  
WE Your Majesties most Loyal and Dutiful Subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons in this Present Parliament Assembled, Having taken into our Serious Consideration what Your Majesty hath been Pleased to Communicate to us this Day, think it our Duty, in the First Place, to give Your Majesty most humble Thanks, for having Acquainted Your Parliament with the great Danger Your Sacred Person hath been so nearly Exposed to, and the Design of an Invasion from our Enemies Abroad; We hearty Congratulate Your Majesties Happy Preservation, and Thankfully aclowledge the Signal Providence of God in it; and at the same time Declare our Detestation and Abhorrence of so villainous and Barbarous a Design. And since the Safety and Welfare of Your Majesties Dominions do so Entirely Depend upon Your Life, we most humbly Beseech Your Majesty to take more than ordinary Care of Your Royal Person. And we take this Occasion to Assure Your Majesty of our utmost Assistance to Defend Your Person and Support Your Government, against the late King James, and all other Your Enemies both at Home and Abroad; hereby declaring to all the World, That in Case Your Majesty shall come to any Violent Death( which God forbid) we will Revenge the same upon all Your Enemies and their Adherents: And as an Instance of our Zeal for Your Majesties Service, we will give all possible Dispatch to the public Business: And we make it our Desire to Your Majesty, to Seize and Secure all Persons, Horses and Arms, that Your Majesty may think fit to apprehended upon this Occasion.   
His Majesties Most Gracious Answer was as follows;  

My Lords and Gentlemen,  
I Thank you hearty for this kind Address; on My Part you may be Assured that I will do all that is within my Power for the Preservation of this Kingdom, to which I have so many Obligations: I will readily Venture My Life for Preserving it, and Recommend myself to the Continuance of your Loyalty and Good Affections.   
The Honourable the House of Commons were so Zealous for the Preservation of His Majesties Sacred Person, and the Peace of the Kingdom, that before the Address was Presented, they Resolved upon the following Association to lie upon the Table, in order to be Signed by the Members of the House, viz.  
Whereas there has been a Horrid and Detestable Conspiracy, Formed and carried on by Papists, and other Wicked and traitorous Persons, for Assassinating His Majesties Royal Person, in Order to encourage an Invasion from France, to Subvert our Religion, Laws, and Liberty: We whose Names are hereunto Subscribed, do hearty, Sincerely, and Solemnly Profess, testify and Declare, That his Present Majesty, King William, is Rightful and Lawful King of these Realms. And we do Mutually Promise and Engage to stand by and Assist each other, to the utmost of our Power, in the Support and Defence of His Majesties most Sacred Person and Government, against the late King James, and all his Adherents. And in case His Majesty come to any Violent or Untimely Death( which God forbid) We do hereby further Freely and Unanimousty oblige ourselves, to Unite, Associate, and Stand by each other, in Revenging the same upon his Enemies, and their Adherents; and in Supporting and Defending the Succession of the Crown, according to an Act made in the First Year of the Reign of King William and Queen Mary, entitled, An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject, and Settling the Succession of the Crown.  
The House did likewise Resolve, Nemine Contradicente, That leave be given to bring in a Bill, that whenever it shall please God to afflict these Realms by the Death of His Present Majesty, the Parliament then in being shall not be Dissolved thereby, but shall continue until the next Heir to the Crown in Succession, according to the Late Act of Settlement, shall Dissolve the same: Which Noble Resolves, and their proceedings thereupon, will render the Memory of this Parliament Sacred to Posterity.  
His Majesty, who hath on all Occasions evidenced himself to be an Affectionate sovereign, and a true Father to His Country, took so much Care for securing the Peace of the Kingdom, that by and with the Advice of His Most Honourable Privy Council, He Issued the following Proclamation, which was Published on monday about Eleven a Clock at Night.  

By the King, A PROCLAMATION.  
WILLIAM, R.  
WHereas His Majesty hath Received Information upon Oath, That the Persons herein after name, have with divers other Wicked and traitorous Persons, Entred into a Horrid and Detestable Conspiracy, to Assassinate and Murder His Majesties Sacred Person; for which Cause several Warrants for High Treason have been Issued out against them, but they have withdrawn themselves from their usual Places of Abode, and are fled from Justice; His Majesty hath therefore thought fit( by the Advice of His Privy Council) to Issue His Royal Proclamation; And His Majesty does hereby Command and Require all His Loving Subjects to Discover, Take and apprehended James Duke of Berwick, Sir George Barclay, mayor Lowick, George Porter, Capt. Stow, Capt. Walbank, Capt. James Courtney, Lieutenant Sherburne, Brice Blaire, Dinant Chambers, Boise, George Higgins, and his Two Brothers, Sons to Sir Thomas Higgens, Davis, Cardell Goodman, Cranburne, keys, Pendergross, alias Prendergras, Bryerly, Trevor, Sir George Maxwell, Durance, a Fleming, Christopher Knightley, Lieutenant King, Holmes, Sir William Perkins, Rookwood, wherever they may be found, and to carry them before the next Justice of Peace, or Chief Magistrate, who is hereby required to Commit them to the next Goal, there to remain until they be thence delivered by due Course of Law. And His Majesty does hereby Require the said Justice, or other Magistrate immediately to give Notice thereof to Him or His Privy Council. And for the Prevention of the going of the said Persons or of any other into Ireland, or other Parts beyond the Seas, His Majesty does Require and Command all His Officers of the Customs, and other His Officers and Subjects of and in the respective Ports and Maritime Towns and Places, within His Kingdom of England, Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick upon Tweed, That they and every of them in their respective Stations and Places be Careful and Diligent in the Examination of all Persons who shall Pass, or endeavour to Pass, beyond the Seas, and that they do not permit any Person whatsoever to go into Ireland, or other Places beyond the Seas without a Pass under His Majesties Royal Sign Manual until further Order: And if they shall discover the said Persons abovenamed, or either of them, then to Cause them to be Apprehended and Secured, and to give Notice, as aforesaid. And His Majesty does hereby Publish and Declare, to all Persons who shall Conceal the Persons above name, or any of them; or be Aiding and Assisting in the Concealing of them, or Furthering their Escape, that they shall be Proceeded against for such their Offence with the utmost Severity according to Law. And for the Encouragement of all Persons to be Diligent and Careful in endeavouring to Discover and apprehended the said Persons, We do hereby further Declare, That whosoever shall Discover and apprehended the Persons above-named, or any of them, and shall bring them before some Justice of Peace or Chief Magistrate, as aforesaid, shall Have and Receive as a Reward, the Sum of One Thousand Pounds, which said Sum of One Thousand Pounds the Lords Commissioners of His Majesties Treasury are hereby Required and Directed to Pay accordingly. And if any of the Persons above-named shall Discover and apprehended any of their complices, so as they may be brought to Justice, His Majesty does hereby Declare, That every Person making such Discovery shall have His Majesties Gracious Pardon for his Offence, and shall Receive the Reward of a Thousand Pounds to be paid in such manner, as aforesaid.  
Given at Our Court at Kensington, the 23th of February 1695/ 6;. In the Eighth Year of Our Reign.   
Betwixt Monday the 24th. and Thursday the 29th. of February, the three Higgins's, Cardel Goodman, Sherburn, and Knightly mentioned in the Proclamation were taken up, the last of them in Bed appareled like a Woman, and his face Painted and patched, which occasioned the Messengers to sand for some Women to search him, who quickly discovered that he was none of their Sex.  
The Persons following were also seized either on Accusation or Suspicion of being concerned in the Plot, viz. the—, Lord—, Sir— D—, Mr Reading the Player, who had been formerly concerned in the Drury-Lane Riot, Captain O Brian, the Irish Lord Rosse who was newly come from France, edmond eliot, Mr. Wood and Mr. Charleton, two of the late King James's Captains, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Hodges, Mr. Green, Mr. Fisher, Servant to the Duke of Berwick, Mr. boys and Mr. Courtney, mentioned in the Proclamation, surrendered themselves. Some French Men and Women were also taken up, as was one Le Grave, and Elizabeth Wroth for Concealing and Endeavouring to further Knightly's Escape, who being in Womans Apparel as above mentioned, gave a very Pleasant Diversion to those who came to apprehended him, for being surprised as a Dressing, he went to put his Legs in his Petticoats as he used to do in his Breeches.  
The first Account of the Plot which is the same in effect with that sent by the Dutch Ambassador the Heer Brand van Cleverskerke to His Masters the States General, Dated March 6th. New style, and February 25th. ours, was that divers of the Conspirators unknown to one another had discovered the same, and that the Earl of Portland having with great Loyalty and Zeal convinced His Majesty, who would scarcely believe it, that his Sacred Life which is so Precious in the Eyes of all Christendom, was threatened: It proved the Mean under God, whose Providence hath so wonderfully appeared at all times in his Preservation, to defeat the Wicked and Unmanly Design of those Godless Miscreants who had agreed to Attack the King on Sunday the 15th. of February, either as a Hunting at Richmond, or in his Passage; Forty or Fifty of those Villains being to fall upon the Guards, and Ten or Twelve of them to Murder His Majesty in the Coach. But having failed of their purpose at that time, the Hellish project was deserred till Saturday the 22th. of February, when His Majesties Coaches being got ready again, and the Guards and Cooks sent before, two of the Plotters who were Spies, and observed every thing that was done at Court, not knowing any thing but that His Majesty was to go for Richmond, went and gave Notice accordingly to their Fellow Conspirators.  
In the mean time His Majesty stayed and dined at Kensington, and sent out some Persons, who found it to be true, that the Rogues had taken their Posts for Execution of the Horrid Design, according to the Information The Conspirators being disappointed likewise for that time, they designed to Attack His Majesty betwixt the Gates of Hide-Park and St. James's Park, as he went to chapel on Sunday, to kill two Horses immediately, to stop the Paslage, and hinder the Guards from coming up, that so they might have had the Opportunity of Murdering His Majesty in the Coach; but the King stayed at Kensington, and Seventeen of the Ruffians were taken up by Sunday Morning▪ three of them being of His Majesty's Guards, and amongst others a Trumpeter of the Earl of Oxfords Regiment. If this Horrid Treason had succeeded, a Signal was to have been given by Fire from Dover Cliffs, that the late King James, and others, might have immediately embarked for England with the French Troops; and they were to have been received at Dover, or Rye, by some Squadrons and Battalions of Jacobites and Papists. His Majesty received Advice of the French Preparations from the Duke of Wirtemberg, by Adjutant Smettau, who came over in a Fisher-Boat, which was Boarded by a French Privateer, who finding nothing in her but Nets, amongst which the said Adjutant lay hide, they let her pass; and the same was confirmed afterwards by Lieutenant Col. Montez, of the Regiment of Belcastle. It's said that the Assassinates had bound themselves by Oath, six Weeks before, to perpetrate this Horrid villainy before the end of February, that the French might be under no necessity of altering their Measures; and therefore, on the Saturday, they resolved to put their Hor●●●, Godless, and desperate Design in Execution upon the ●u●●day, so that we know not to what Extremities their Rage might have carried them, had not some of them been taken, and the rest dispersed through Fear.  
On Thursday, February 27th. It was published by Authority, That by the Great Mercy of God, a Discovery had been made of a most Horrid and Detestable Conspiracy in which many Wicked and traitorous Persons were Engaged to Assassinate His Majesty when he went Abroad; at the same time a Rising was intended within the Kingdom, and an Invasion from, France, to which end divers French Troops were drawn towards Dunkirk and Calais, and Transport Vessels and Boats were got together at those Places, of all which His Majesty had received several Concurring Informations and Advices.  
Other Accounts published that same day gave this further Information, viz. that an Exact List of the ●lotters Names was found in one of their Pockets, disguised under the Notion of Debtors to several Sums, and it appeared that there were more Witnesses for their Conviction than the Law required. The Providence of the Discovery was observed to be so much the more Wonderful, that the Design could never have been laid in a more opportune Season for the Enemy for had not the Winds stopped the Squadron intended to reinforce Sir George Rook, it had certainly been gone long before, and then we might not have had Shipping and Seamen enough in readiness to oppose them, and the time of their Landing being designed as on the 26th. the Parliament could not have dispatched the public Bills for Regulating the Coin, &c. and then we should have been in Want of Money, there being almost a General Stop of Trade and Commerce by reason of the Restraint laid upon the passing of clipped Money, and the Uncertainty of the Price of Guineas.  
There were Advices also then from beyond Sea that the French Ships of War at Dunkirk had many English Officers and Seamen on Board and designed to put up English Colours.  
On the Wednesday before, the Justices of Westminster had seized many unaccountable Persons, sent such of them as were sit for Service on Board the Fleet, and discharged the rest.  
That same day the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London presented an Address to the King, congratulating His Happy Deliverance, and promising to stand by him with their Lives and Fortunes.  
On Friday February 28th. an Express Arrived from Admiral Russel that he sailed on Thursday about Four a Clock in the Afternoon with Forty Eight Men of War in Line of Battle to seek out the Enemy who were said to have Twenty Five Men of War, Six Hundred Transport Ships, and 200 Flat bottomed Boats, at Calais and Dunkirk, with Twenty Six Thousand Foot, Two Thousand Five Hundred Horse, and Forty Great Guns drawn down to the Coasts, part of which were embarked, and that the Late King James, with the marshal de Bousslers, Precontal, the marquis de Harcourt and Lapara, the well-wisher Gabaret, &c. were to Command in the Expedition.  
On Saturday the 2 th. We had Information that they had embarked Six Thousand Foot, with some Squadrons of Horse and Dragoons, and had the Cursed Design against the Kings Life taken Effect they designed to have Landed in two places in Kent, where they were to be joined by the Papists and Jacobites, and intended to March strait for London, upon some Advices from England they had begun to disembark, and but upon fresh Orders from the French Court began to embark again the Horsemen and Dragoons being for the more Expedition to leave most of their Horses behind, and only to bring over their Accoutrements, their Friends in England having promised to supply them with Horses.  
Captain George Porter, Thomas keys, and Thomas Pendergrass, all mentioned in the Proclamation, were taken near Leather-Head in Surrey by some Countrymen. They offered to make Resistance at first, but submitted at last and were secured in the Marshalsea under a strong Guard, together with one John Combs and Elizabeth Carey, Wife to one of the Conspirators, and were on Friday Morning removed by Habeas Corpus to Newgate. Davis, boys and Sherbourn, three of those mentioned in the Proclamation, were taken up about that same time; the first by a cobbler: And Sir George Maxwell was taken up again, and Col. John Hales was taken by a Warrant from the Council.  
Somerset-House being the Queen Dowagers palace, was preached for Men and Horses, Captain Fitz-Patrick, Captain Butler, and one Standend, and others were also taken, and one suspected Person was seized in a Cock-Loft in St. Martins Lane, there being Five Saddles, and Six Swords found with him.  
Mr. Gellibrand the Messenger, did at the same time seize a private Press, with about Fifteen Hundred Seditious Libels, entitled A Defence of the Vindication of the Abdicated Bishops.  
The Lieutenancy of Middlesex having met at the Duke of Bedford's, Subscribed the Association, Nemine Contradicente. The Lieutenancy of London did also Subscribe it; as did the Justices of Middlesex at Hick's Hall. And of the Common-Council of London, consisting of Two Hundred Thirty Four Members, there was only One who Refused.  
The Association of the Lords House began now to be much talked of, being nothing less zealous for the Government than that of the Commons, and varied only in this, that instead of the Words,[ King William is Rightful and Lawful King, their Lordships insert, that his present Majesty King William hath a Right by Law to the Crown of this Realm; and that neither the late King James, nor the pretended Prince of Wales, nor any other Person hath any Right whatsoever to the same, &c.] This Association being subscribed by 96, and only resufed by 15, and near 400 of the Commons having subscribed that of the Lower-House, the King's Friends had thereby a well-grounded assurance of his Crowns being steady, and a Demonstration that he reigned in the Hearts of his Subjects.  
At the same time we had advices from beyond Sea, that the French waited only for a signal to sail, and that one of their great Officers had expressed himself thus in a Letter, which was intercepted, That they wondered they heard no News of the Death of the Prince of Orange, seeing he has been so long at the last Extremity.  
On Tuesday, March 3d. We had a Confirmation of the Conspiracy, and intended Invasion, from several foreign Parts, and that it was no longer a secret at Paris, for the French King supposing that his Fleet was put to Sea, signified his Intention to all the foreign Ministers, to form a Descent both on England and Scotland, and to make those Kingdoms the Seat of the War to divert the Arms of the Allies in Flanders; telling them withall, that he did not doubt but he should oblige the Confederates to a speedy Peace by this Method; for he had so well considered all Objections that could be offered against it, that it was morally impossible( bating Wind and Weather) that it could ever miscarry: And this following Account is given of it, viz.  
That his most Christian Majesty, in January last, held a Cabinet Council at Marli, where the Scheme or Project of the Invasion had its first rise, grounded upon the Assurance that 500 Merchant Ships were bound to the Streights, and a great Squadron for their Convoy was going to reinforce Sir George Rook, which would most certainly have left the Channel in a manner naked, both of Mariners and Shipping, at least not sufficient to have withstood Monsieur N●smond's and Dubart's Squadrons: The calmness of the Season and advance of the Spring not a little contributing to the Undertaking: Together with the Ferment that the People were in upon Account of the alteration of the Coin, and uncertainty of Guinea's; as also the Misunderstanding between the two Nations about the Proceedings of the Scotch East-India Company: And that which weighed most with the French King was, that there were but few Regular Troops left in England, and those also in remote Places, whereby they could make but little Opposition: All which being premised, the Design was fully concluded the 6th. ultimo.  
Never was so great an Undertaking carried on with more Secrecy; for the French King wrote the Dispatches with his own hand, and sent for the marshal de Bouslers from Flanders to advice with, who mightily approved the Undertaking: Whereupon King James was forthwith sent for, and made privy to the Secret, who promised to go in Person; the French King assuring him, That he never saw a fairer Prospect of Success in any Undertaking in his Life: And thereupon the Duke of Berwick, with four of the late King's confiding domestics, were sent to England, as well to procure a sufficient Number of Russians to murder the Prince of Orange, as they call him, as to know what Assistance their Friends could give them in both the Kingdoms.  
Then Orders were sent to all the Ports to hasten the Transport Ships and Men of War, for the intended Invasion: And the French King being informed that all things were in a readiness at Calais, Bullen, and Dunkirk, he went on the 17th. of the last month to St. germans, where he delivered to Kings James 100000 l. in Gold, desiring him to hasten his Departure, and took his farewell of him, wishing him a prosperous and successful Undertaking, assuring him at the same time, that as soon as he had posted himself on the other side of the Water, he would supply him with more Troops, to enable him to perfect the Work. King James spent the remainder of that day in visiting, and amongst others, the Pope's Nuncio, who pronounced a Solemn Benediction upon his Undertaking; and the next day he set forward in a Calash to St. Dennis, where calling for a public Notary, he caused him to draw up an Instrument, or Mortgage, of the three Crowns, for repaying King Lewis the said 100000 l. then lent him; also all the Money had of him since his being in France, together with the charge of the present Expedition: And while it was a writing, a Servant of the Duke of Berwick's arrived, and  told King James that his Master was but a little behind, and in an hour after the said Duke came thither from England, after 14 days absence from St. germans, and signified, that the English Nation was in a profound security, the People generally dissatisfied, and willing to receive him as their lawful Sovereign; to confirm which, he brought him a great many Letters, and par●●cularly from some of the Scotch Nobility, assuring him, that they would assist with 12000 Men upon his Landing with a French Force there.  
King James forthwith dispatched the Duke to the French King with his Letters, and the Verbal Account he brought from England, together with the Mortgage aforesaid: The Duke found his Majesty at Crolssy, and thereupon upon some new Measures were taken, for King Lewis caused a Declaration to be Penned, and Printed for him, Granting a General Amnesty to all his English and Scoth Subjects that did not oppose him, promising a Relaxation from Taxes, a perpetual Parliament, and the preservation of the Protestant Religion. All which being done, King James went to Montrevil, and arrived on the 2 d. Instant, Stilo Novo, at Calais, where the marshal de Bouslers met, and acquainted him that the Embarcation was ready, consisting of twenty four Battalions of Foot, and seven Squadrons of Horse, and five of Dragoons, but the latter were ordered to leave their Horses behind, being assured by the Duke of Berwick, that they would be remounted in England, and they had with them Cannon, Ammunition, Money, Provisions, Stores, &c. the Men of War, their Convoy, being to be commanded by 'vice Admiral Gabaret, M. de Nesmond and Dubart, and the Army to be conducted by the marquis de Harcourt, one marshal de Camp, and four Brigadiers, and Lapara the chief Engineer. Accordingly they embarked that day, being the day before this was publicly known here, and they put out to Sea from Calais, &c. about 300 Sail, but the Wind shifting contrary, they were obliged to return into Port, and disembark; the Providence of which is the more observable, since, had they gone forward, we might have been under some surprise, neither our Shipping, nor Land Forces being in a readiness to oppose them.  
On Sunday the 30th. we had three Consecutive Expresses; the first from Admiral Russel, of the 28th. ult. off of Gravelin, signifying, that he was joined by ten Men of War, and the Martin catch from Plymouth, so that he was 60 Sail: That he had detached the Lord Berkley with a Squadron to observe what Men of War and Transport-Ships were about Dunkirk; and that his Lordship had sent him word, That he discerned seventeen or eighteen great ships, which were got so far among the Flemish Sands to secure themselves, as that it would be hard for them to get off, or to make their way into Dunkirk, without throwing their great Guns overboard; and not so neither, without a Spring Tide: So that he hoped to give a good account of them as soon as the Bomb-boats and Fire ships arrive: That Sir Cloudsley Shovel being detached with another Squadron to the Bay of Bullen, found none of the Enemy therein, they having crowded their ships into the Bay of Calais for more safety, where they appeared like a Wood, and were raising Batteries for their defence. The Admiral added, that he doubted not of destroying most of them when the Bomb-boats and Fire-ships came up, or, at least, to prevent their putting to Sea on their intended Design; and, that having more ships than enough, he was quitting the Victory for one of a lesser rate, and designed to sand the great ships into the Downs, till he had further occasion for them.  
The second Express was brought from Sir George Rook, by Captain Millison, who arrived on board the Portsmouth, at Spithead: He left Sir George at Cadiz-Bay on the 13th. of February, Old Style, with his Top-sails loose, ready to sail, and says, the French could not possible set out from Thoulon before the 23 d.  
The third Express was brought by the Earl of Rumney, from Dover, with an account that the Militia of Kent were in Arms, guarded all Passes, examined all Travellers, had seized five whom they had reason to suspect, and sent them to London.  
On Thursday, March 5th. We had a further Account of the Duke of Berwick's Negotiation, viz. That he was to solicit such of the Scots Nobility as were in the late King James's Interests, to appear at the Head of the malcontents, who were to raise a Rebellion in Scotland, upon the News of King James's arrival in England, having promised them some of the best French Officers to assist in commanding their Troops, and that the Forces designed for the Descent should be ready to sail on the 4th. or 5th. of March, S. N. with a sufficient Convoy. His Majesty King William had at the same time Advices by several Couriers from beyond Sea, that the French talked of making a Descent on all the three Kingdoms, and that monsieur de Bouslers was to command in one of the said Expeditions. Information was also given, that the late King James had agreed to put three Cautionary Towns for England, one for Scotland, and one for Ireland, into the Hands of the French King, for performance of Articles, and repayment of the Money borrowed, and the Charges he had put him to, &c. the French King engaging at the same time to use his utmost endeavours to kindle a War in Germany, either by fomenting the Differences betwixt the King of Denmark and the Duke of Holstein, or by heightening the Jealousies betwixt the Protestants and Papists about the Ninth Electorate, and so to improve the Differences betwixt the Spaniards and the Dutch, about denying Monsieur Schonenburg the usual privileges of other foreign Ministers; and to alarm the Princes of Italy and the Swiss Cantons by attacqueing Geneva, that the Allies should not be capable of giving any assistance to England; the French King assuring King James that the Emperor was very unsuccessful in his Levies both of Men and Money, and that he would take care to create the King of Spain work enough in Catalonia, and to raise Jealousies betwixt the Crowns of Portugal and Spain.  
A further Discovery of the Designs of the Plotters at home was then also the common Subject of Discourse, as that upon the perpetration of the Horrid Murder, and Landing of the French, there was to be a Rendesvouz of the Disaffected Party upon Black-heath, who were either to have marched forward to join the Enemy, or to have advanced towards London, as should have been found most convenient: That the City and Suburbs were at the same time to have been set on Fire in different places; that during the Consternation, and under pretence of assisting to extinguish the Flames, and prevent Disorders, the Jacobites and Papists( who were in great Numbers about the City) should have had the opportunity of assembling together, seizing the Tower, turning the Cannon against the Citizens, if they had attempted any Resistance, surprising the Guards and Cannon at White-Hall and in St. James's Park, and of rendering themselves Masters of the Exchequer.  
But by the Goodness of God, who hath so frequently delivered England from the Hellish Conspiracies of the Papists, and such dissolute Men as are a scandal to the Name of Protestants, defeated and broken all those Measures, and when they thought to have been triumphant over us with Fire and Sword, abundance of the Horrid Conspirators and other suspected Persons were taken up every day, and amongst others the Duke of Beaufort's Steward, the Earl of Feversham's Gentleman of the Horse; Mr. Burrows of the Temple; Dr. Lake, Minister of St. Mary Hill, in the City; Mr. Hales, the Excise-man of Chelsea; mayor Clifford, and Durance a Priest, one of those mentioned in the Proclamation; so that 14 of the 29 therein mentioned were at that time in Custody.  
On Tuesday the 3 d. an Express arrived with an account that the Privateers of Jersey and Guernsey had taken 18 French Ships laden with Wine, Brandy, Ammunition and Provision, for the Fleet and Forces at Dunkirk, or those designed for Scotland, it having been given out for some dayes together, that part of the French Fleet and Forces were sailed towards Scotland, but it was afterwards found to be a mistake, and that a Fleet of Swedes and Danes, homeward bound from France, had given rise to that Report.  
At the same time we had advices from beyond Sea, that the French Court had receive the Mortifying News of the Miscarriage of their Design, and that there was a mighty Joy in Holland, and at the Elector of Bavaria's Court in Brussels, for the happy Discovery of the Conspiracy against his Majesty of Great britain.  
There were now, as there had been for some time before, Guards placed in all Roads, and no Person suffered to travail without a Pass: Charge was also given to all Inn-keepers to part with no serviceable Horses out of their Stables, without an Order from the next Justice of the Peace; and about 500 belonging to suspected Persons were seized in and about the City.  
An Owler accused of carrying over the Duke of Berwick, was taken likewise about this time, and it was the Subject of Discourse, that Warrants were issued for seizing above an hundred Persons, on Captain Porters Confession: Sir Richard Hart was the seized, and Sir John Knight of Bristol, noted for a disaffected Speech in the last Parliament, was sought after. There was such care taken for the defence of our Coasts, that eight Maritime Counties were covered by the Militia and other Troops.  
The Sessions-Court at the Old-Baily was adjourned, but the Grand Juries of London and Middlesex continued, and a Special Commission of Oyer and Terminer was passed for trying the Conspirators, wherein several of the Lords and Commons were inserted, with the two Lord Chief Justices Holt and Treby, the Lord Chief Baron Ward, Mr. Justice Powel, Mr. Justice Nevil, and Mr. Justice Rooksby.  
The Inland Posts brought an Account from all the Cities and Corporations of the Kingdom, that the People expressed their utmost Abhorrence of the Plot; and that the Magistrates caused the Gates to be shut, and strict Search to be made for the Conspirators, and other disaffected Persons.  
On Wednesday the 4th. the Non-Conformist Ministers of London waited upon his Majesty; and Mr. How being Spokesman, presented a very Loyal and affectionate Address, congratulating his Majesty's happy Deliverance, &c. Which his Majesty accepted very favourably, assuring them of his Protection, and Kindness  
That same Day we had an Account by an Express from Admiral Russel, which arrived the Night before, that 17 of the French Men of War had retired into the Flemish Road, and were taking out their Guns, cutting down their Masts, &c. that so they might be light and get into Dunkirk; and that he had detached Sir Cl. Shovel, with a Squadron of Men of War and some Fireships, to annoy them if possible.  
We had also this following Information from beyond Sea, amongst others at that time, viz. That King James had agreed with the French King to renounce all the Pretensions and Claims which he or his Ancestors had, or ought to have, to the Crown of France; and that as soon as he could do it with Safety, he should leave the same out of his Title, and the Arms of France out of his Escutcheon, on Condition that the French King and his Heirs should from time to time assist him and his Heirs against the Rebellions of their Subjects, when their Assistance should be required. That a Jubilee had been published at Paris, forbidding all reveling and Excesses, that they might apply themselves wholly to pray for Success to K. James. That the Duke of Berwick, on his return from Versailles to Calais, took leave of the French King, telling him, That he hoped to return in three Months time as Ambassador Extraordinary from his Father, to thank him for all his Royal Favours. That amongst other Things signed by King James before the public Notary, there was a List of the Jewels which he had pawned to some French Merchants for 450000 liures; that his Queen was retired to the Nunnery of Chaillot, expecting the Event of the Expedition: That 200 Artillery-Horses, and 20 Mortars were arrived at Calais for his enterprise. That the French had taken such Care to stop all Advices, that they hoped to surprise us. That a French Spy-Boat, having landed some Men in Scotland, brought Advice to St. Maloes, that there was a great Disposition in that Kingdom towards an Insurrection; and that besides the 100000 l. given to King James when he went from St. germans, such another sum was remitted to him at Calais.  
Our Letters from the Hague by that same Post informed us, That upon the News of K. James's arrival at Calais, the States-Gen. assembled frequently, and hastened the Equipment of their Fleet with wonderful expedition: That K. James with his Guards and General Officers were ready to embark, and stayed only for the arrival of the breast Squadron to join Gabarot and Dubart. Some English Men were taken up at Rotterdam on Suspicion at the same time. And it was confir'd by French Letters, that the Design against England was formed at St. germans in January, by a select Council of 26, as the only thing that could put an End to the War.  
A Flying Post brought Advice at the same time from Scotland, that the Government there had put the Country in a Posture of Defence, secured the Earl of Hume, and other disaffected Persons, and had taken such Precautions, as they would be able to crush any Commotion in its Birth.  
By this time Newgate was so full of suspected Persons and Conspirators, that the City appointed some of the Train'd-Bands to guard it. Amongst the Prisoners there was the E. of Castlemain, who had some time before surrendered himself, in order to reverse an Outlawry of High-Treason that stands against him.  
The Dutch, who abound in Sculptures upon such Occasions, were not wanting on this, having, as we were informed, engraven a Fleet of Ships by the French shore, and King James with his Hands bound, drawn on Board by the Pope and Cardinals, to commence a Holy War, and the French King behind pushing him forward, with a Label issuing from King James's Mouth, having these Words upon it, Frustra tentare, nocebit.  
About the same time we had Advice, that the French were disembarking their Men at Calais, because they found that they could not go on with the Descent.  
Information being given against Sir William Perkins, Messengers were sent to search his House, within two Miles of Coventry, where Arms and other Accoutrements, sufficient for a Troop of Horse, were found hide under the Garden Wall: They had been sent to Mr. Haywood's, Brother-in-Law to Charnock, who not thinking it safe to keep them, they were return'd and butted there: Mr. Haywood was thereupon committed to Warwick Gaol; and the enraged Populace pulled down Sir William's House, and destroyed his Gardens, saying, That Traitors should no more find any retiring Place there.  
The Justices of Middlesex, who had not signed the Association, were re-summoned to appear at Hicks's Hall. And the Earl of Arran, eldest Son to the late Duke of Hamilton in Scotland, surrendered himself: It being said, that he had his Choice, of being confined to his own House, or of going to Holland, upon his Parole of Honour, not to stir out of the States Dominions till October following.  
Dr. Paterson, late Archbishop of Glasgow in Scotland, Dr. Monro, and Dr. Mackintosh, two more of the Scots outed Clergy, were taken up sometime before, by an Order from the Secretary of State for Scotland. Mr. Pawlet, at the Blue Posts in the Hay-Market, was also taken up about that time; and the Lord B— was committed to the Tower. A sergeant of the Foot-Guards was then also taken into Custody, being accused of having received King James's Pay, and to have promised to let in King James's, or the French Forces, to surprise the Guards at White-Hall.  
On Thursday, March 5. we had a further Account of the Plot from abroad, published to this Effect, That the College of Jesuits at Paris were concerned in it; that two of their Number, and 100 Secular Priests in Officers Habit, were to attend the late King over hither; that they were to have brought a considerable Number of consecrated relics with them, and amongst others, the Image of St. Victor, which was sent into France by the Queen of Poland, with a Legend of its miraculous Effects against the Infidels; and therefore they thought it might be no less Efficacious against heretics. That the late King's Followers were so confident of Success, that they talked of taking Debentures upon such and such Estates in England; that there was scarcely a Place about Court which the late King had not promised to one or other of his Retinue; and that the Jesuits had begged Chelsea-College for their Society, that they might be near the King, to give him Counsel in his important Affairs. That most of the Religious Houses in Paris had ventured more or less in the Expedition. That the Town-House there had advanced 300000 liures on an Instrument signed by King James, to re-pay them in six Months at a certain Interest: That many of the Bankers and Merchants of Paris had ventured considerably in Goods for England, sending either their Sons or chief Servants Supercargo; K. James having promised them freedom from Customs in England, and the French King having promised them the like for the Returns they made to France. Such of the late Kings Followers as had Money, did also convert the same into those Commodities, which they thought would yield the best Price in England.  
The same Letters added, That they relied much upon the provocation given to the Scots about their East-India Company, and the Resolution of the People to maintain their Act; And that they were much animated to the enterprise, by the Advices which the Jacobites sent them from England of the mighty Discontents here because of the Decay of Trade; and particularly, of the huge Sums which they had sent them an Account of, that were lost by the East-India, African, and Hudson's-Bay Companies, besides the Losses of those concerned in Barbadoes, Pensylvania, &c.  
All the marshal de Boussler's journeys betwixt Flanders and Paris, and the motions of the Troops so early in the Year upon the Frontiers, were in order to the Descent upon England; and the pretended Desertion of so many of the late King James's Servants, on account of their small Allowance, or desire to live in their own Country, under the Rays of a mildred Government, was only to prepare things for the present enterprise.  
We had an Account likewise from Edinburgh of Feb. 29. that the Plot against His Majesty's Life was entertained with the highest resentment there, and that all People expressed their willingness to venture their Lives in defence of His Majesty and the Government: And a Proclamation was published there, to put the Kingdom in a posture of Defence against the Invasion from France.  
Captain Stow, one of those mentioned in the Proclamation, was seized on the 6th, having caused himself to be Arrested in a Fob Action of 300 l. under the Name of Smith, and carried to a Spunging-House, thinking by that means to secure himself, but a certain Man Arrested for Debt being brought to that House, knew him, and discovered him to the Government; by which he got 1000 l. to pay his own Debts.  
That same day an Express arrived from Admiral Russel, with an Account, That the French were Debarking their Men, &c. in great Consternation; that those of Calais were removing their best Effects; and that he could not come at their Men of War because of the across Winds, but that some of their Transport-Ships being run a-ground were broken by the Waves; and that a large French Privateer being chased ashore, run the same Fate.  
The General Officers of the King's Army subscribed the Association that same day, at the Horse-Guards, and appointed the rest of the Officers to do the like. The Commissioners of the Land-Tax d●d then also Subscribe the Association.  
Our Bomb-Vessels were detained in the River by contrary Winds; and the French, in the mean time, were taking out their Cannon, cutting down their Masts, and endeavouring to Tow their Men of War into Dunkirk. One Mr. Bellasis was about this time committed to the Tower for High-Treason; and mayor Holms, one of those mentioned in the Proclamation, was likewise seized.  
On Tuesday, March 10. We had this further Account of the Plot, viz. That the Conspirators had not only obliged themselves by Oath, to the performance of their horrid Design, but took the Sacrament also for a Bond of secrecy; and that, on the Sunday before the Plot, one Mr. Shelton a Non-jurant, who preached at Bouthorp, within a Mile and half of Norwich, were he was patronized by Sir Robert Yallop, and frequented by the Jacobites from Norwich, did, on the Sunday before the Plot was to have been put in Execution, Preach on these Words, Jer. 24.10. And I will sand the Sword, the Famine, and the Pestilence among them, till they be consumed from off the Land that I gave unto them and their Fathers. And on the Sunday when the Horrible Murder was to have been committed, he preached on these Words, Jer. 46.10. For this is the day of the Lord God of Hosts, a day of Vengeance, that he may avenge himself of his Adversaries; and the Sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate, and made drunk with their blood, for the Lord God of Hosts hath a Sacrifice in the North Country, by the River Euphrates.  
On Sunday the 8th, two Popish Priests were taken by a Messenger in Covent-Garden; they pretended to have the portugese Ambassadors Protection, and he did accordingly sand to demand them, but finding that the Warrant was by Order of Council, and for High-Treason, he made no farther demands.  
That same day a person, who had been one of those of Magdalen-College in King James's time, and had for some time been at Marybone, was taken by a Messenger, who carrying his Maid, and a Young Man with him, on pretence that they came to be Married, took the person at the Communion-Table, just as he was going to red the Marriage-Service.  
That same time we had an Account of a Letter from Mr. Trinder, a Noted Justice of Peace in Middlesex in King James's time, to his Nephew, a Captain in the E. of Arran's Regiment, Dated at Paris, Feb. 7. 1696, as follows:  
SIR, Notwithstanding your great Confidence in your Hero, and your great Ingratitude to your Friend, your Repentance shall not be too late, if the effects of it appear within a Month after the Receipt of this Advertisement. From  
Yours J. T.  
The Captain being in the Country, i● was some time before it came to his hand, and he transmitted it to London, where it arrived the day after the Discovery of the Plot, and was showed to the Lords and Commons. This discovered a new branch of the Plot, viz. That there had been endeavours used to corrupt the Forces, Mr. Trinder's meaning being, That his Nephew should join the late King with his Troop.  
The Government had full Information of the Duke of Berwick's having been at London, and of the places where he stayed; some said that he was at a Masquerade at Dropers-Hall, and the Word of Cabal among some was[ You are Welcome to Town Sir.] It was also discoursed, That a Commission was found, and lodged in the hands of the Government, signed by the late King, to beat up the Prince of Orange's Winter Quarters. As also, That Goodman and Pendergrass did so much contend for the Post of Honour, as they called it, to give the Fatal blow to the King, that they fell together by the Ears about it, which did in some measure contribute to the Discovery; for Pendergrass absented from the last Club, whereupon the Party suspected him, and designed to have cut him off, but Captain Porter, whom he always called Father, because he maintained him, having stayed behind at the Tavern, chid Pendergrass when he came, and giving him an hint of his danger, he did thereupon, as we are informed, give Information of the design to the Court, begged his own Life and Captain Porters, and was very desirous that he himself should not be compelled to be Evidence; he acquainted Capt. Porter with what he had done, prevailed with him to concur in the Discovery; and that they might come off from their Party with more Honour, retired into the Country, where they were taken.  
Dr. Lake, Minister of St. Mary-Hill, being committed to the Tower some time before, the occasion of it was found to be a Letter from one Baron, a Nonjurant person in Berkshire, directed to him, and Dated in the Seventh Year of the Tyrant's Reign, making mention, that he had sent the Doctor a Chine of Bacon and a Turkey, with many reflecting Expressions; and this amongst others, That the Dutch Governor had deprived us of all our Money, and we should shortly have no Victuals; but that in a little time we should rid our hands of him. The said Baron was taken a little time after, and brought Prisoner to Town.  
About the same time Trevor and Bryerly, two of those mentioned in the Proclamation were taken up; as also person Wilcox, Fielding, commonly called Handsome Fielding, and Blair a Priest: And some Horses and Arms were seized by the Populace in Yorkshire. Mr Ferguson noted for his being accused of all the Conspiracies in the Late Reigns, Mr. Constable, Brother to the L. Dumbar, and several others, were then taken up, and a general Search had been made in the City the Night before.  
The Government took care to reinforce and fortify Landguard Fort; Admiral Russel got the Association signed in the Fleet; and one who had listed Men for the late King, giving them a Guinea Advance-Money, and 5 s. per Week subsistence, was taken up.  
On Thursday March 1●th, we had an account that the Earl of Athlone, with the Generals Coehorn and Swerin, had marched to Givet, with 25000 Horse and Foot, 10 Guns and 12 Mortars, and having thrown in read hot Bullets from 8 Furnaces, and 500 Bombs from their Mortars, they destroyed the vast Magazines of Forage, Provision and Ammunition, which the French had laid up there, amounting to three Millions of Rations, being as much as would have served all their Cavalry in Flanders, and the Neighbouring Provinces, during the campaign; and that the French reckoned themselves so sure of their design on the King of Great Britains Life, that their King intended to have been at Mons in Person on the 25th of March, and to have encamped a Great Army near Hall, either to have carried on some Siege of Importance, or to have invaded Flanders, as they should have found most convenient; and that all the biscuit which they had been Baking and Packing up in Hogsheads for two Months, was designed for the Expedition against England.  
That same Mail brought us an account that the French Court were unwilling to own the Miscarriage of the said Design, but pretended that they could not Embark because of the Low-Water, and that they waited only for a Spring Tide; and that they had remitted 50000 Pistols more to King James at Calais. They were so very confident of their Success, that at Montroyal, Treves, Dinant, and other of their Frontier Towns, they gave out that King William was killed as a Hunting, that it was impossible their Design should miscarry; and that now they should be able to make such a diversion in Germany and the Netherlands, as will oblige the Allies to accept of a Peace upon their Terms. We had also Advices from Hamborough, that Captain Graham had stolen a Ship there, and Listed twenty Men for King James to steal more; whereupon the Government had writ to England to know whether they would have him tried there, or sent over hither.  
Our Letters from edinburgh of the 6th of March gave an account, that the Earl of Hame, Earl of Strathmore, Lord Drumcairn, Lord Drummond, Sir William Sharp, Sir William Bruce, and others, were taken up there to prevent their raising any Rebellion; and the Privy Council of Scotland, and the City of edinburgh sent very Loyal Addresses to the King, offering to stand by him with their Lives and Fortunes against all His Enemies at Home and Abroad.  
At the same time Eight or Nine Regiments arrived in the River from Flanders, but were kept on Board, there being no probability of our having any need of them.  
On the Tuesday before Sir William Perkins, mentioned in the Proclamation, was taken in a Gentlemans Chamber over the Crown-Office in the Temple: Captain Lothier, mayor supper, and others, were also taken about this time.  
Letters from Norwich gave an account that the Jacobites and Papists of that Country were mightily elevated before the discovery of the Plot, and gave out that their King would return before Easter, but after the discovery they looked as if they had been Thunder-struck.  
There were also Letters from Weymouth, that one Lieutenant wrath of a Press-Ketch, did on the first News of the discovery tell it openly, that he had received a Letter from one Tooth at London, with these words in it, The King of a sudden is fallen Ill, I will give you a further Account in my next. Whereupon wrath was taken, and sent up to London.  
On Wednesday the 11th, the trials of Charnock, Keyse, and King, commenced at the Old bailie; and the Witnesses being Capt. Porter, Pendergrass, de la Rue, Bertram and boys, It was Sworn that Charnock communicated the design of Killing the King to Porter, and  told him, that Sir George Barclay, and some others, had brought a Commission from K. James, Writ and Signed with his own Hand for doing it; that he offered to acquaint Porter with Sir George, and  told him, that Sir William Perkins had red the Commission. It was also Sworn, that they had several Consults upon it, and design d to have perpetrated the Horrid Fact on the 10th or 15th of February; that Chambers and Durance were appointed as Spies at Kensington, the one to give Notice when the Guards went, and the other to give Notice of the Kings going from thence; That some proposed to do it on Horse-back, but Sir Geo. Barclay was for doing it on Foot; upon which they suspended the execution till they viewed the Ground; for which end Porter and King went over the River, viewed the Roads, and resolved upon the end of a Lane by. Turnham-Green, and some Pales were to have been pulled down to make the Attempt more easy upon the Kings return from Richmond; That several Consults were held upon this, wherein they came to a fixed Resolution to do it on Horse-back by 45 Persons; Sir William Perkins, Sir George Barclay, Charnock and Perter, being each to procure their number; That they were to be divided into two Parties, the Greater Commanded by Sir George, to attack the Guards, and the Lesser by Porter, to Murder the King; for the easier effecting of which, they were to kill some of His Coach-Horses first; That Sir George Barclay brought Money from France to buy Horses, twenty of which were actually purchased, and the rest were to be hired; That the Horrid Design being effected, Sir George was to take Post for Dover, and hasten to Calais to King James, who was to have ordered five thousand Men to land in the North, and he himself in Person was to have landed in Sussex or Kent; That the 10th of February was the day appointed, but having received no Notice from their Spies at Kensington, it was deferred to the 15th, when one of them gave notice that the Guards were gone, and then they prepared for the Attempt with great Joy; but upon Advice that the Guards were returning in hast, they suspected that the thing had taken Air. It was also Sworn, that the Matter had been in agitation three Years, and was always revived upon the Kings return from Flanders. De la Rue, one of the Evidence, said that he would have discovered it last Year, if it had drawn to a head; but perceiving it ripe in February last, he acquainted Brigadier Lewson therewith, who carried him to the King, and advised that His Majesty should go to Richmond accordingly, and sand two Troops to secure the whole Party. It was also Sworn, that Pendergrass was introduced to make his discovery much about that same time, and advised His Majesty not to go thither on the 15th: That the Road betwixt Hide-Park and St. James's-Park, was also proposed as a fit place for the Attempt: That it had been debated amongst them, whether or not they should carry the King into France, but that Charnock gave his Opinion, that the Little Spark must be taken out of the Way, and then King James would come in easily: That it was also proposed▪ that Sir William Perkins should raise a Regiment of House for the design, and that the Prisoner should furnish Men; but 〈◇〉 said that such a number would be too great to keep the Secret, unless it were speedily put in Execution. It was Sworn particularly against King, that he gave one of the Evidence a Blunderbuss that would early eight Bullets, for the Horrid Attempt. And in short, the design of the Assassination was so clearly proved against all the three, that after a full hearing the Jury brought them in Guilty; and Sentence was past upon them as usual in Cases of High Treason; on which the People gave a Great Huzza.  
On Wednesday March the 18th, Char●ock, King, and K●yes, the three Condemned Assassins, were drawn on a Hurdle from Newgate to Tyburn, where they ow●●d the design of Assassinating the King, and delivered ●●ch a Paper to the Sheriffs, who were observed to carry themselves towards them with a generous Compassion. The Criminals were Executed according to the Sentence, and their Quarters brought back to Newgate.  
In the Evening the Sheriffs attended the King with the Papers which they received from the Criminals; which Papers contain a full and positive Confession of the designed Assassination,( or in Mr. Charnocks own words, To Attack the Prince of Orange and his Guards) but are not so clear as to that part of it which relates to King James's Commission; however, it is not doubted but the famed will be proved in a few days.  
Mr. Charnock says, As concerning the Invasion by King James upon England, that there was certain Intelligence of it Abroad.  
And Mr. King owns, that he was brought to that place by the Just Hand of God in Punishment of all his Crimes, and particularly of that of which he had been lately Arraigned, and for which he stood there Condemned.  
It's observable, that the Criminals dyed Roman catholics, and declined the Assistance of any Protestant Minister; and that Charnock performed the last Offices for himself and the other two.  
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