THE JESUITS Firing-PLOT Revived: Or, A Warning to Housekeepers.  
Being the Full and true Relation how Elizabeth Owen, on the 8th of this Instant November, set fire to the House of one Mr. Cooper, living in Fleetstreet between S. Dunstan's Church and Fetter-lane-end: she being a Servant in the said House.  
With an Account how she broke open and rob several Trunks, into which she put several lighted Candles, which fired both the Rafters and Floors of the Garrets. With the Manner how it came to be discovered: and her  found ready bundled up among other things. As also her Examination, Confession and Commitment to Newgate, in order to her Trial.  
THough Rome has been so often baffled in her weak and shallow Contrivances, yet her Agents think it not convenient to give over, although in every Design and new Contrivance, their Malice and Folly is made to appear, to the Abhorrence and Detestation of all sober and civil Persons; nor can they prevail to Work upon any but Poor contemptible Proselytes, whom they by the powerful Charms of Gain, do bring into Snares: that so their work may be perfected, though to their utter Ruin, as may be observed in the many Firing Plots the cunning Jesuits have of late Contrived; in which for the most part they Employ silly Servant-Maides, promising them after the pernicious Work is done, that they shall receive much Wealth: which makes them go Boldy on to perpetrate the horrid Deed: But then being taken by the Hand of Justice, they are left in great Confusion and Amazement, not knowing where to find the Man that did Enjoin them their destructive Task.  
An Instance of which may be plainly seen, in a late unlucky Mischief which happened to the House of Mr. Cooper, commonly known by the Name of the Sussex-House, near to Fetter-Lane end, in Fleetstreet: The m●nner of which was as followeth, About a Month since Mr. Coope● having an occasion for a Servant-Maid, by reason of the departure of his former, was by a Friend of his Wished to one elisabeth Owen who had of late dwelled in Grace-Church-street and upon his Friend's Recommendation he accordingly Entertained her in his House, in nature ●f his Servant; She behaving herself seemingly well, and never was observed to have any one follow her, unless one young Man, whom she called Cousin, pretending he was her Uncle's Son: on Sunday last being the seventh of this Instant November, her Mistress and she had a small falling-out, about the Dressing of a Dinner, and some Words past, but in no likelihood of such force as to prompt her on to such a desperate Revenge, the Feud being reasonably pacified; She went about her Work as at other times she was wont to do, continuing very Cheerful all Sunday after, and likewise Monday, which was the Day, wherein she Acted the horrid Deed. About nine of the Clock in the Evening, she was observed to go up Stairs, at which time, as She since did not greatly deny, and by Circumstances does plainly Appear. She went into the Garret where the Tapster of the House Lay, and with a Bunch of Keys that were afterwards found about her, opened several Trunks, in which were  which she took out and bundled up, putting several of her own amongst them: After that with several Candles (the Tallow of which being found melted on the Floor) she set the Trunks on Fire, placing them where she thought they soon would take hold of the Timber. This being done and she seeing them to begin to Blaize, went down Stairs, and placed herself in the Bar, this being between Ten and Eleven of the Clock: when immediately the Smoke came down Stairs, of which e'er any besides those of the House smelled it, She began to complain of, saying, That there was an intolerable Smoke, which almost put her Eyes out. Whereupon her Mistress Answered, She saw no such mighty Smoke as she pretended: But if there was any she believed, That it proceeded from the Burning of Faggots in the Chamber over Head. There having been some Gentlemen of her Acquaintance lately in the same. But the Wench persisted, That it could not come from thence, but that the House she feared, was on Fire, or Words to that effect; the Smoke still increasing more and more, They were induced to Believe there had some mischief indeed happened, or that some Brand roaling out of the Chimney, might have taken hold of the Hang, so that running up Stairs, they went into the Room where the Fire had been made, but found all things in good Order: When looking farther they observed a Smoke to come down the other pair of Stairs, that were yet higher: So that when they went up them, they found the Garrets all on Fire, being fired in several places, and that in one place it had Burnt quite through the Floor, into the Chamber underneath: Whereupon they immediately called for help, which was not long e'er they had sufficient from their Neighbours; and through Providence in a short time Mastered that Raging Element which then began to Blaze through the Roof of the House: And, Heaven knows, had it not been so stayed, it being amongst Old Buildings, what harm it might have done, or where have ended.  
After the Fire was beaten down, and the hurry was over, they began to search into the Cause of it, or how it should happen, which they long had not done, before they found, as we have already mentioned, several parcels of Grease, which come from the melted Candles, and that the Trunks being first opened were set on Fire, which being light and dry, had Fired the rest. Both the Garrets being Fired in several places, the Trunks Burnt to Ashes, but the Ashes of no Woollen Apparel found amongst the rest; Which made them Inquire what might become of the Woollen that was in them, and upon farther search found that it was thrown out at the Window, into a little Paved Yard, and as it is  many of Elisabeth Owen's own  packed up amongst them, which caused her Master and Mistress to suspect her as Guilty of Firing their House: And thereupon by the Advice of several Neighbours, They Caused her to be Apprehended, and for that Night secured, the next Morning She was carried before the Right Worshipful Sir William Turner Alderman and Justice of the Peace, for the City of London: Who Examined her strictly in all Points, but could not get nothing out of her, She being of a sullen dogged Temper; only she did Declare to some Persons of Worth and Credit, that she did not design the Fire should have begun so soon, but that it should have been much longer e'er it had kindled, so that it might have Surprised her Master and Mistress, with all the rest of the Family, herself only excepted, and have Burnt them in their Beds, so horrid and desperate was her Hellish Design. After a long Examination She was Committed to Newgate, where she now remains. Not long after She was Committed, her pretended Cousin came to look for her; Who, perhaps had he been taken and narrowly sifted, might have proved the Jesuit or the Jesuits Agent, that Employed her to Act this desperate Exploit and horrid Villainy.  
FINIS.   

London, Printed for L. Curtiss. 1680.