THE INFORMATION OF Capt. Hen. Wilkinson, OF What hath passed betwixt him and some other Persons, who have attempted to prevail with him to SWEAR HIGH TREASON AGAINST THE Earl of Shaftsbury.  
Together with the CONFIRMATION OF MAJOR JARVIS JAMES, To whom he daily Communicated the PARTICULARS.  
LONDON, Printed for Henry Wilkinson, 1681.   

The Preface.  
Gentlemen,  
I Have given you account of some. Passages since my unexpected Retirement to this Place, the King's-Bench, where I am under a stricter Confinement than any other Person, upon what Account, or by what Order, I know not: For want of Conveniency and place of Retirement, I cannot give the Particulars in so good Method and Order as the thing requires. If I had received the Privilege of going abroad, as other Persons, who stand, I believe, under worse Circumstances, I should have made bold first to acquaint His Majesty, before I had published this to the World: But upon inquiry, Why I am thus closely confined? I have met with various Reports from the Officers that belong to this Place, to my Fellow-Prisoners, who often bring me in strange Reports, and dreadful News; that is, That I am sure to be hanged for things I have designed against the Government. By some it's reported, I am that Person that was intended to murder His Majesty. To vindicate myself and my Innocency, I am forced to publish this, and to let the World know, That, I bless God, I am not in the least afraid of what can befall me. I do by this bid Defiance to all Mankind, to charge me with any Disloyalty against my King and Country: If I perish, it shall be for speaking and declaring Truth; which the World may judge, is without expectation of Reward or Applause ... I only desire to live and die an Honest Englishman, and to leave myself and Family without Disgrace. I am resolved never to procure my Enlargement or an Estate to entail a Curse upon my Family: I am not so much in love with the World, or an Estate as some others, that desire to have an Estate upon any Account; besides, I have spent the prime of my days, and cannot expect long to enjoy it.  
HENRY WILKINSON.   

To the Reader.  
I Having had (in the late unhappy Civil War) the honour of serving His late Majesty of blessed Memory, and his most Glorious Majesty King Charles the Second, in a good Capacity, under several Qualifications, in England and elsewhere, in which I acquitted myself as a Gentleman and Loyal Subject: yet (with many others in the same Service) had the misfortune to be much impoverished, and imprisoned in England and beyond Sea.  
That when the good Providence of God had restored His present Majesty to His Crowns and Government, I was to my utmost instrumental, as became my Duty so to do; and also did rise with the Gentry of Yorkshire, who secured York when Major General Lambert's Army faced and put a stop to the Army of General Monk: The Force we then made with ourselves and Servants, and the securing of York, was the cause of breaking and dissipating the Army of Major General Lambert; which gave a good opportunity for General Monk to march.  
That seeing how difficult, and how almost impossible it was for His Majesty to gratify all such who were then in expectation of, or wanted His Royal Bounty; I rather chose to betake myself to such just and honourable Means, for Support of myself and Family, as did occur to me, than to depend upon, or apply myself unto the Court for an Employment: And did thereupon engage in, and enter upon several Affairs and Managements of good and rational Prospects. But such was my misfortune, or else of those I was concerned with, as that all proved not only unsuccessful, but oft to my great loss. I have also spent above a thousand Pounds at Court, in assisting Mr. castilian Morris, Son to Colonel John Morris who was Governor of Pontefract-Castle, who was hanged, drawn, and quartered for his Loyalty; in which Garrison I was, and after with His Majesty beyond Sea.  
That I having for above twenty years thus spent my time and pains in fruitless Endeavours, I left the County of York, my usual Residence and place of Birth, and with my Family came to London.  
At length having intimation that considerable Encouragements would be given to such as would Transport themselves and Families to Carolina, I took a resolution so to do, with what small Fortune I had left, resolving to bid Adieu to my own unkind Country.  
That in pursuance of these Resolutions, I waited on the Lords Proprietors, to receive from them personally the State of the said Country, and the particular Encouragements to be given; of all which I received a full and satis factory Account. And having the Honour to be well known, with my Service and Sufferings, unto the Right Honourable the Earl of Craven then present, his Lordship was pleased to say, He was satisfied of my Honesty and Integrity; and for my better encouragement, freely offered me to go thither in quality of their Governor over the North-part of the said Country: which unexpected Favour I kindly accepted, and some time after had a Patent constituting me such; as also one other, for one of my Sons to be Surveyor-General of the same; also, for my youngest Son to be Register.  
That during the negotiating this Affair, I had frequent occasion to wait upon and become acquainted with the Lords Proprietors, and amongst the rest with the Right Honourable the Earl of Shaftsbury, from whom I had always a very kind Reception; but never had with his Lordship any other Discourse than was occasional, in relation to my intended Voyage.  
To which having thus engaged myself, I made all the necessary Preparations; and in the Month of April last hired the Ship Abigail of Colchester, Burden One hundred and thirty Tuns, or thereabouts, whereof was Master Thomas Wood; which Ship I Victualled for the said Master, ten Men, and also for all such Passengers as should be taken on board.  
And put on board all my household-goods, and such other Necessaries as was proper, as also my Wife, Daughter, and three Sons, (two of which had the honour to serve his Majesty, one being a Commission-Officer some years at Sea) together with above thirty Servants, women and men, the men of all sorts of different Mechanic Trades, with their necessary Utensils; as also several persons, and some Families, who had contracted with me for themselves and their Goods, passage and freight, who were on board; and several others promised to ship themselves and Goods, but did not.  
Amongst which was one Mr. Booth, whom I had known above twenty years in the North of England, and to be a person of good Learning, and very ingenious, but under the Character of a very ill Reputation: This Gentleman and his Family, then residing in Salisbury-Court, hearing of my intended Voyage, applied himself unto me, and with great protestations declared, that for the future he would reform his Life and Conversation both towards God and towards Man, and would ship himself and Family, with what number of Servants he could: Which Proposals being early, did encourage me to hire the said Ship sooner than otherwise I intended, he promising to put on board to the number of sixteen persons of his own Family.  
By which means, and others failure, together with some difficulties which I met with, the said Ship lay in the River so long, with such Servants and Passengers aboard her, at my sole charge, as forced me to contract more Debts than I expected: Also I was in great trouble, and was much detained by reason of some Debts I was bound for, and fell upon me. And intending just and full satisfactiou to all men, and to supply myself with all things necessary in order thereto, was the occasion of my having the said Ship so long upon charges, viz. from the month of April until August following; at which time, having gone through most of the difficulties I struggled under, I resolved to sail in three or four days.  
But a Gentleman who was one of the Freightors, and a Passenger, looking upon himself injured by the long demurrage of the Ship, arrested me; and next day after, several others did the like; which threw me into the Compter in Wood-street, where I made fair and reasonable offers of satisfaction; but through the stubbornness of the persons concerned, the said Proposals proved ineffectual.  
Upon which, my Servants on board, though in Covenant, and long maintained at my Charge, went from the said Ship, as did also the Passengers with their persons and Goods, to my exceeding great loss; besides that of my Place and Passage, and besides the loss of all my own Goods and Estate.  
That being under these unhappy complicated Misfortunes, I removed myself by Habeas Corpus to the Prison of the Kings-Bench, on or about the 17th day of September last.  
HENRY WILKINSON.   

The Information of Capt. Henry Wilkinson, etc.  
IMprimis, I the said Henry Wilkinson do declare, and am ready to swear, That on Saturday Octob. the 8. 1681. about five a Clock in the Evening, one Mr. Walter Bains came to Mr. Adam's Cellar in the Kings-bench Prison, and sent for me out of the Garden in the Kings-Bench; who upon sight, told me, he way sorry to see me in that place; afterwards engaged me to accept of a Pot of Beer or Ale: In the time of its drinking, Mr. Baines shown and expressed the greatest Kindness that could be expected from a Brother, which made me believe he had some design. Then he desired to know what sort of Wine I would drink, I told him, not any; besides the Cellar had none; but he called then for Brandy, which we had. Then he told me Mr. Brownrig was sent Prisoner to York Castle for Treason, and for appearing for my Lord Shaftsbury: And also the said Baines said, he had sent a Note to my Lord Shaftsbury, to demand Fifty shillings for Service and Charges that was due to him, done for the Lord Shaftsbury at my request, as he pretends; and that my Lord sent him word, it was a shame and a cheat put upon him, therefore would pay him no such Bill.  
At the same time he told me, I could not but know much of the Lord Shaftsbury's Designs against the King; and that I might do well to discover it to him, who was ready to do me any kindness, and desired an opportunity. Also, that he had been lately with Mr. Graham: And that he hath great interest with my Lord Hyde, (all this time I understood what was designing for my kindness). I constantly and truly told him, I knew nothing of my Lord Shaftsbury's designs against his Majesty; only this I did know formerly from Mr. Baines about three Months ago, that he was then of an opinion that Mr. Brownrig could discover some unlawful practices against the Lord Shaftsbury, which, I confess, I did wish might be discovered; for although I have served his Majesty in England, and beyond Sea, (and no other interest) and as instrumental in his Majesty's Restauration as any person of my fortune could be, so I am for his continuance by all lawful means, and never to study the destruction of his Friends or Enermies by unjust designs. I have cause to believe my Lord Shaftsbury loves his Majesty; for he always was pleased to show me respect for that I had served his Majesty.  
Now night drew on for Mr. Baines to be gone; all the time he stayed was spent with a great deal of Zeal upon me on the same Subject: He told me I should have a Pardon, and need not to fear it; I would not deny his proffer. But he further told me, I should be considerably rewarded; neither did I deny that, but told, when I was requited for my former, I would serve his Majesty in what I could. I see here was a Design laid, although I had reason to take it unkindly to have any thing fixed upon me, or to make me an instrument beyond my knowledge, yet I was resolved to humour the business. Upon which Mr. Baines took his leave this night, and told me at parting, he would in a few days see me again; but left me with such promises as at present I cannot express, not much questioning my Knowledge.  
Item, That on Tuesday October the 11th 1681. I was sent for to Mr. Weaver's house near the King's Bench, to Mr. Booth, who told me he was glad to see me, but sorry to see us both in that condition, for he was a Prisoner as I was; he told me he had removed himself last night from one of the Compters. I required of him how he came to be at a Waiters house? He told me it was not denied him, although I could not be admitted one night. I understood he was engaged in the Design; I considered he had been a man of bad Principles, therefore was resolved to stand upon my guard. Presently he told me, he was to tell me I had an opportunity to be a better man in my fortune than ever I was before; and that now I had an opportunity to make my Fortune: And that I might have Five hundred pounds per Annum settled upon me and my Heirs, or Ten thousand pound in Money, which I pleased, if I would discover what I knew of my Lord Shaftsbury and his design in changing the Government to a Commonwealth, and witness against him. I replied and told him, no body would believe I should be made privy to such a Design, (if such a thing was) being I had served his Majesty in England and beyond Sea. He answered, I was the likeliest man to know; for he knew I had served the King, and had been slighted and neglected. I told him that was true. I answered him again, I never desired any thing of his Majesty for my Service, but that which would cost him nothing; but only have the preference of others, that never had been concerned in his Majesty's service, by way of farm on part of his Majesty's Revenues: He told me his Majesty knew me, and that he was sensible of my Service and Sufferings, and desired to gratify me; for he often told me, now was the time to do something which would advance me; for it must now be a King or a Commonwealth: For the Earl of Shaftsbury's Party would but only make use of me, to slight me when their business was done. I told him, I was with my Lord Shaftsbury the night before he was apprehended, and that Sir Thomas Armstrong was there, a person I knew out of favour, on purpose that he might speak out his full mind; but still told him, I knew nothing of any design: I also told him, I would say nothing, nor appear at Court, until I was considered for my sufferings; (a thing I never expected) and as for going to Court, I never intended it; but the more I told him I knew nothing of a Design, the more he put me in mind of what Reward I might have, in such words that I ought to Swear it, whether I knew any thing or nothing of the business. Now I fully saw the Design; and although I stayed late, at my return I began to consider who I should make this business and design known to, being a stranger in the King's Bench; I observed one who appeared to me to be a sober and sensible person; that night I repaired to him, and (lest I should be tempted with what offers were made) I told him, that I had a design to commit a Secret to him; Whereupon I told him, and desired him to put the same in Writing; and that if ever I declared more than what I did then to him, (that was) That I know nothing of any Plot or Design against his Majesty intended by my Lord Shaftsbury. I told him this, and declared it in the presence of God; and if ever I should be tempted to Swear more than this at any time, it was for Reward; and that I desired him to witness the truth of this against me; and that I would daily give him an account of what passed for the future, which I desired him every day to put down in Writing, which I believe he hath done; as also the the constant Invitations abroad, and the Visits they gave me here, which were so frequent to me, as nothing could be more.  
Mr. Booth told me, I must appear at Court, and I should have an assurance of my Reward from some persons of Honour: I told him, I would not trust any Courtier I knew, for a Groat; I am satisfied he was put upon this, but by whom, God knows, I am assured not by his Majesty.  
That on Wednesday Octob. the 12th, 1681. I was invited by Mr. Booth to dine with him that day at Mr. Weaver's house; which I refused, (although he sent a Waiter, and promised him satisfaction for his attendance.) After Dinner he sent again: I went, and found Mr. Baines with him, both rising from Dinner: I was most kindly received with Wine and good words, working upon me to come in a Witness against my Lord Shaftsbury's designing to change the Government; declaring, I had an opportunity to make my Family and Friends, as they had expressed formerly. I told them, as I had done before, Until I was satisfied for bypast Services, I would not be concerned any way at Court. They told me, I might be assured of what I would desire from my Lord Hallifax and my Lord Hyde. Mr. Booth required what would satisfy me: I told him, If they would give me two thousand Guineas towards the injury I had received, and my Friends upon my account, I would discover what I knew. Mr. Booth told me, a greater thing was intended me; for I was intended five hundred pounds per Annum, or ten thousand pounds in money: But I still told them, I knew nothing of any Design by my Lord Shaftsbury. The more I declared I knew nothing, the more Mr. Booth urged the Reward. I told him (when he was so earnest) when I had the money, and a general Pardon, I would then do any service I could; but I would not trust the promises of Courtiers. Mr. Baines told me, As to a Pardon, I might have it in two or three days: He desired to know my Christian name, which I conceived was with an intention to get a Pardon; a thing never in my thoughts, but Mr. Baines formerly mentioned it to me; and truly I did not know what I might stand in need of, or what they would fix upon me in our discourse.  
Mr. Baines told me, he had the night before been with my Lord Hallifax and Lord Hyde: now they thought they had prevailed with me, and were mighty cheerful. Before I parted from them, my Wife coming to me, told me, Mr. Booth had been mighty urgent with her, to engage me to come in a Witness; and then told her, I should have five hundred pounds per Annum settled upon me: But what grounds he had for this, I know not; for all persons that know her, know her to be a person of unquestionable Repute. Nor did I question the performance; for I thought what I could say, would not deserve it: neither could I tell, why they should think me such a man, as they would have me to be; for I ever hated to be a Witness or a Jurie-man all my time. I conceive Mr. Booth thought I might be wrought upon, because I had great misfortunes, and that this was a ready way to repair me.  
Octob. the 13th, 1681. This day I had a Waiter sent me, about eleven a clock, to desire me to go to Mr. Weaver's house; which I did: There was Mr. Booth and Mr. Baines. who told me, they sent for me to dine with them. I had no desire to have any Table-talk with them; I desired to be excused, and also promised to see them after dinner. Mr. Baines told me, Mr. Graham was not far off, and would be there; and that he was sent by some of the Council to discourse me. Mr. Baines told me, on Tuesday-night he was at Court with my Lord Hallifax and Lord Hyde, and the two Secretaries of State, and that they enquired who knew me: He replied, Mr. Graham, who was sent for: they asked him as to my Reputation: they asked him if he knew me, and how long: He said, About twenty years: They enquired of him concerning me. He told me, Mr. Graham answered, I had served his Majesty and his Father in England and beyond Sea faithfully, and that I was a very honest man; and also that I was a great Sufferer, and that I had received great Disappointments, and had been ill dealt with by some that belonged to the Court, as in particular, Mr. Edward Progers; and that they engaged Mr. Graham to come over to the Kings-bench, and to assure me, that I should be requited for my Sufferings: Also to take me over with him to the King, where I should have the Promise of his Majesty for the same, and the opportunity to declare my former Grievances, and receive his Royal Word and Promise for my Reward and Sufferings. After this Discourse, Mr. Graham came in, who told me the same things as above, and that I might be assured of those things from the King; also that he had an Order to carry me to his Majesty. I told him, I could say nothing, neither would I go to Whitehal; for I had taken a Resolution against going to Whitehal: it was hard pressed for my going thither. I desired to be excused; for if I could say any thing, I must be guilty myself: But he told me, Whether I was or not, I might be recompensed for my Sufferings: Upon which I took my leave, and went away not well pleased, that for my requital I should be thought an ill man, or a Traitor.  
That on October the Fourteenth, 1681. Mr. Booth came to me about eleven a clock, to the Kings-bench: We walked in the Garden about an hour: His business was, to know my mind, whether I would go voluntarily to the King, or not. He also told me, that Mr. Wilson, my Lord Shaftsbury's Secretary, that was in the Gatehouse, had sent to the Council to inform them, That if he might have his Pardon, he would come in, and declare his Knowledge; and therefore he would have me to have the honour to be the first Discoverer. I told him, I had no business at Whitehal. Then he told me, it was intended that Mr. Graham should be at his Lodging this Afternoon, to see if I would go to the King; if not, my Lord Chief Justice Warrant would be sent to compel me to appear at his Chamber, where there would be some of the Council to examine me and swear me. He also told me, that the Duke of York had a great Estate in Ireland, and that he would give me five hundred pounds per Annum there, besides all former Promises, to be settled upon me and my Heirs, if I would come in a Witness against my Lord Shaftsbury. I told him, they might meet with many persons in this Age, that would accept of such Offers. I told him, if I had any thing to say, it was the most proper time in Court, for me and Witnesses to speak their Knowledge. I told him, I did not know but the presence of a King and his Promises, might make a man say more than what was true, or than he could say fairly in a Court. Mr. Booth asked me, if I did not ride with my Sword and Pistols out of Town with my Lord Shaftsbury, when he went to Oxford? I told him I did; I could not do less than wait upon him out of Town, who had been so kind, with the rest of the Lords Proprietors, to do me the honour to make me their Governor for the Country of Carolina. He then told me, I must needs be privy to this, That if his Majesty would not pass three Acts, One for Excluding the Duke of York; the next, for making void the Act of Queen Elizabeth against Recusancy; and a third, for Uniting Protestant Subjects; then by force of Arms he was to be compelled. He told me, all the Council was satisfied I knew this, and as much as any person, in regard that both my Lord Shaftsbury and myself was disgusted at Court. He said, the Council knew I was a Soldier, and was satisfied I was to act in that Concern. I begun now to consider what a Fortune was now promised, and what a good Addition this five hundred pounds Additional from the Duke of York would make to the former Promises. And after he was gone, I acquainted my Wife, and told her how great a person she was like to be: But this was no News to her; for Mr. Booth had often been desiring her, for her own good, to engage me in this honourable Service. Thus these things in our Troubles served us to be merry with, to consider how easily we were like to leap into an Estate: But all this time we was not without fear and danger of enjoying it, or any part of it, much less of intailing it upon our Posterity.  
Octob. 15. 1681. This day, about eleven a clock, Mr. Booth came again to me to the Kings-bench, to know if I yet would go to Whitehal: I demanded. For what? He told me, To Evidence against the Earl of Shaftsbury. I told him, I had nothing to say against him. He importuned me not to lose this great Opportunity I now had. Before we parted, Mr. Baines came to us; I desired to know why they should be so urgent to have me a Witness. He told me, there were none but Irish Witnesses yet to come against my Lord Shaftsbury, and they were not Persons of Credit; but if I would come in, although I had been unfortunate in my Private Concerns, yet I was not blemished in my Credit. Mr. Baines told me, if I would not go to Whitehall, the Marshal had a Habeas Corpus from my Lord Chief Justice Pemberton, to carry me. So we parted.  
About Four a Clock in the afternoon, the Marshal came with Mr. Booth and Mr. Baines, to require me to go along with him. I demanded, Whither? He told me to Whitehall. I demanded to see his Warrant. He showed it me. Now I was forced to obey. After my coming thither, in a little time I was called in to Mr. Secretary Jenkins' Office, where he and my Lord Conway was, who strictly, but very fairly and honestly, Examined me about my Lord Shaftsbury, and what I knew of any Design against his Majesty. I told them, as I did to the former Attackers, I knew nothing. Great Arguments were used; but I could give no satisfactory Answer, as was (I conceived) expected. After this His Majesty came into the Office: When He saw me, He was pleased to do me the Honour to say, He knew me well, and that I had served His Father and His Majesty faithfully, and He hoped I would not decline my Obedience. To which I answered, I never deserved to be suspected. His Majesly was pleased to tell me, He had not had the Opportunity to serve His Friends, but hoped He might: He was pleased to promise to consider for me my Sufferings. Then His Majesty began to Examine me, (if I had been exhorted by the best Divine in England, he could not have said more than His Majesty) in telling me, what Kindness was intended me, was not with a design to invite me to speak a Word but Truth itself and that if He knew I did, or any Person, His Majesty would never endure them. Then His Majesty demanded, What I knew of a Design against His Person and Government? I truly told His Majesty, That I knew nothing of any Plot or Design against His Majesty or Government; That I admired why I should be suspected, that had served His Majesty and His Father in England and beyond-Sea, and was as Instrumental as any Person in His Majesty's Restoration: But some Persons had possessed His Majesty, I was deep in some Design against the Government, and knew much of my Lord Shaftsbury: So His Majesty seemed not to be satisfied, but still pressed hard upon me. To all His Majesty's Questions, I could give no Answer that would satisfy. Then his Majesty was pleased to tell me, If I would say, As I hope to be saved, I knew nothing of any Design against His Person, He would believe me; which I did say, in those very Words: which His Majesty seemed to wonder at. Then I was lest to Mr. Secretary Jenkins, who was pleased to use such arguments as he thought fit. I told him, I knew my Duty to His Majesty, I would not draw a Sword against Him; but I could freely do it against some of the Court, that were Enemies to His Majesty and his Friends; and so I was dismissed out of the Office. Then I was carried into another Room, where His Majesty, my Lord Chancellor, Lord Hallifax, Lord Hyde, the two Secretaries of State was, and the Lord Chief-Justice Pemberton: Where I was Examined, Mr. Graham, Mr. Booth, and Mr. Baines present. My Lord Chancellor was sharp upon me with several Questions, which I could give no Answer to. Content thus I was to run the Gauntlet from one Place to another. My Lord Chancellor would not believe but I must be guilty of knowing great things against my Lord Shaftsbury. I told him, If I could not be believed upon my Word there, if they pleased to bring my Lord Shaftsbury upon his Trial, I would declare it in open Court upon Oath what my Knowledge was, without any hopes of Gain or Advancement. My Lord Chancellor, I thank him, he did me that Equity, to tell me, There were Two sorts of Advancements; I need not give myself that trouble, for I was like to come to my Trial myself before my Lord Shaftsbury. My Lord Chancellor demanded of me, If I had no Commission for this New Service against His Majesty. I told him, No. Then he told me, I was to have a Troop to consist of Fifty men. I told him, that was a small Troop; I hoped, that if ever I had a Command of a Troop, it should be a better than that: but I desired to know who gave that Information. He told me, Mr. Booth, who was (by, and was) listed under me. I desired Mr. Booth to tell me if he had given this Information, and made this Oath? He told me, Yes, and it was true. I was unconcerned, and am, knowing myself not guilty: for I protest, in the presence of Almighty God, by whom I expect to be judged, I never had a word with Mr. Booth, or any other Person, in my whole Life, tending to any such thing: For at the same time that he said this was to be, which was when the Parliament was to be last at Oxford, I had taken on a Ship for Carolina, where I was to go Governor, a Business more to my content than any Military Employ, especially against His Majesty and the Government. But I conceived this was in hopes of Reward, and to show his Loyalty; for which, I believe, he will neither be regarded nor rewarded. I told the Council, if they had such another Witness, they might do my business. I thank God, I am not afraid of him, nor Twenty more such Witnesses, if they come against me; for 'tis well known, he hath been accused and condemned for Clipping and Coining, besides Murder; for which he had His Majesty's Gracious Pardon, as I have been informed. I am glad I live in such days, wherein Juries conceive they are Judges as to matter of Fact; for, if they were not, I am satisfied, in this Swearing Age, many an honest Man would be forced to march before they know either Rank or File. At the same time I told my Lord Chancellor, If any honest Man would come and witness against me, I would never desire His Majesty's Pardon, or ever will. Let all the World judge how unlikely it is, that I should be thus concerned, when I had about Twenty eight Men servants, Four or Five Women-servants, besides my Wife, Three Sons, (of which, Two had been in His Majesty's Service at Sea,) and one Daughter, all the Children I have, prepared, and lay at my Charge, intending for Carolina and thought myself happy, and was resolved to leave England, with resolution to see if I could find a People that had less Wit and more Honesty than I have found in my own Country; where, I must needs say, I have found very unfaithful Deal amongst such as account themselves Persons of Honour and Quality: But truly, when I thought I had made myself almost ready for my intended Voyage, I found myself like a man bewitched, that could neither budge nor stir; until at last some Debts that I was bound for fell upon me, and others of my own increased, being burdened with a great Charge, which unexpectedly put a stop, at present, to my intended Voyage. I did always intent to leave England Honestly and Honourably: Those things fell so unexpectedly, that myself and Wife concluded there was a Divine hand in it.  
The Information of Jarvis James Gent.  
I Jarvis James Gent. do declare, That the  Captain Henry Wilkinson came to me upon Tuesday the Eleventh of October, 1681. in the Evening, and did then, and likewise every day from time to time afterwards, make me acquainted with the several Treaties and Transactions between him the said Captain Henry Wilkinson, and Mr. Baines, Mr. Booth, and Mr. Graham, and the several other Persons in this his Information mentioned; and that they were the very same in substance with what he hath herein set forth and declared: for at his request, and my own satisfaction, I kept a daily Journal during the time of their treating. All which shall be attested upon Oath when required.  
The Information of Mrs. Susannah Wilkinson, Wife of Henry Wilkinson.  
I The said Susannah Wilkinson do declare, That on Wednesday the Twelfth of October, 1681. I went to the Kings-Bench Prison to speak with my Husband (where I met with Three Carpenters which were entertained by him as Servants for Carolina, and who had waited a long time, and not finding him likely to proceed in his Voyage, they desired to be discharged): but not finding him in the Kings-Bench, I went with them to Mr. Weaver's House, where I found him in Company with Mr. Booth and one Mr. Baines, (who were largely treating my Husband with Wine): my Husband went out to the Servants, and discoursed them: Then Mr. Booth took an opportunity to speak to me, and told me, my Husband was a most obstinate Man; and Mr. Booth desired me to persuade my Husband to be guided and persuaded by him the said Mr. Booth; and he said, the King would do more for my Husband than ever the Lord Shaftsbury would; and that the King was sensible of my Husband's Service and Sufferings; and if my Husband would be persuaded by him the said Mr. Booth, to appear against the Lord Shaftsbury, he was sure my Husband would be the most happy man in the World; and that he should have Five hundred pounds a year settled upon him and his Heirs for ever.  
That on Friday, October the Fourteenth, 1681. I was with my Husband at the King's Bench Prison, when Mr. Booth came into our Room. Mr. Booth took an opportunity to speak with me, and desired me, for God's sake, to persuade my Husband to be ruled by him; which if my Husband would, he might be a happy man, and the Duke of York would settle Five hundred pound a year in Ireland upon my Husband and his Heirs; and very much entreated me to persuade my Husband to what he desired. All which shall be attested upon Oath when required.  

A Confirmation of Captain Henry Wilkinson's Information: By Major Jarvis James, to whom be daily and every day communicated all those Particulars published in his Information, for the Subborning the said Captain to appear a Witness against the Earl of Shaftsbury.  
IT hath been as well the Folly as Malice of some restless Persons, since the publishing of Captain Henry Wilkinson's Information, to asperse and calumniate Major Jarvis James, the only Person to whom the Captain communicated the Important Particulars of the abovesaid Information: But the indiscreet Endeavours they have used to lessen his Repute, doth but weaken their own. For, his Loyalty and Integrity to His Majesty is, and hath been sufficiently known, having most faithfully, and as becomes a true Subject, served His Majesty both beyond Sea, and at home; and is again, when His Majesty shall command, ready to serve Him to the last drop of his blood, with as much cheerfulness as any Subject His Majesty hath in His three Kingdoms.  
He acknowledgeth himself a Son of the Church of England, as it is by Law Established; and hath accordingly, without scruple, taken the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, as every good Subject aught to do.  
He styles the Acquaintance he hath with so deserving a Person as Captain Wilkinson, a great Happiness; and acknowledgeth himself obliged to him, for so timely entrusting him with so notable a Secret, being a Stranger to the said Captain; which Trust he looked upon as a great Adventure, and the Discovery to endanger the Lives of the Earl of Shaftsbury and the said Captain, as his Information hath made manifest to the World, and which he had from his own Mouth. He likewise declares, before God and Man, That he believes all the said Information to contain nothing but the Truth, and to be the Realities of what he had from Booth, Bains, and Graham; for he lent him the Conveniency of his Chamber to write the whole Business in, and saw him write it with his own Hand; as also may be witnessed by Mr. Robert Bennet, who is an Officer in Leaden-hall Market, that transcribed it for the Captain. Such Offers as were made him, few Men (perhaps) in the Kingdom would have resisted, considering more particularly the heavy Circumstances he lay under; enclosed in a Prison, and having before near lost all he had, in his intended Voyage for Carolina. In fine, Let the World consider, and thence conclude, It was the Mercy of Almighty God that this Worthy, Noble, Loyal Gentleman, Captain Wilkinson, had the fortune to lie under such large Temptations, the Discovery whereof hath (I question not) very much advanced the Glory of God and profited the Nation. And without doubt, His Majesty is and will be well satisfied, that those who faithfully and truly serve His Majesty and His Subjects, are the Persons both to be believed and relied upon. It's only desired this may have credit according to its Truth and Reality, both in the Heart of His Majesty, and all His Loyal Subjects; which will answer the Ends of him who subscribes himself A Well wisher to Truth. By me  
JARVIS JAMES.  
FINIS.