THE ATTACHMENT EXAMINATION AND CONFESSION OF A Frenchman upon Christmas day, concerning Trechetie intended against London, upon Tuesday, Decemb. the 27, 1641.  
Also the Examination and Confession of seven Papists, who were taken by the Watch on Friday night, and brought before the Magistrates, who said there should be an alteration suddenly.  
WITH A REPORT FROM Abbington town in Berkshire, being a Relation of what harm the Thunder and Lightning did on Thursday last, upon the body of Humphrey Richardson, a rich miserable Farmer. With an exhortation for England to repent.  
Also how the barn of the aforesaid man was burned down.  
Warranted by john Andrew's Esquire. justice of peace and Coram living in the same shire.  
London, Printed for William Bowden, 1641.   

THE ATTACHMENT Examination, and Confession of a Frenchman, upon Christmas day, 1641,  
Upon Christmas day being saturday, did a Frenchman take water at the Parliament stairs, to be conveyed to London ridge, but by the way he thus reported to the watermens, that it would be a bloody day for London, either upon the next day being sunday, or else upon monday, which the watermens hearing, they made no answer, but so soon as they ●ame to land, they ceased upon him, sending for the constable, who because it was Sermon time they carried him unto the Church, and then had order from the Churchwardens to keep him in the vestry, until the Sermon was finished, which he did.  
Sermon being ended, the Churchwardens and others asked him, if the Report concerning him were true or no, he answered, that he could not deny what he had spoken, for there was four men of no mean quality knew it to be true as well as himself.  
Whereupon he was carried before Sir john Lentall, who resolved to have him further examined before the Honourable Court of Parliament.  

A true Report from Abbing town in Berkshire.  
WHat we have deserved at Gods have for our sins, is not to be disputed; for why, our wickedness doth dally abound, ann our sins are laid open before him.  
Religion claims his due, and Truth doth sue justice, our consciences do accuse us, and our Mrrors do witness against us, the Lord of host the God, we have very much offended.  
O consider, oh man, that although God should lay his greatest affliction upon thee, yet hast thou deserved it, should he send the plague, as he did in the time of King David, it were but thy desert, should he send Famine, as he did to jerusalem, or should he send the sword, as he did to the Germans, yet were it but thy desert.  
O then consider oh man, how gracious God hath been unto thee, and although he hath touched thee; yet hath he not wounded thee to the heart. I speak to Englishmen, which in some measure have received afflictions.  
First of all by the Pestilence. Secondly by the sword abroad, and it is to be feared, that unless we speedily repent, worse things will happen unto us.  
jerusalem had many warnings, and we have had no less, Germany had some signs, but we have had more: we had once a judah which cut of the head of proud Olopherns, curbing the insolency of papistical spanyards, who thought for to have brought to confusion: we had once a Solomon which ruled his people wisely, and now have we the issue of David sitting upon the Throne, which delights in peace, piety, and equity.  
And yet cannot we be centented, nor will we be ruled, but delight in Error. Luxury, and Pride, also here is Covetousness too much worshipped amongst us (my expression is to be excused) wuich brings me to a story which I hope will be read by all those which are affected to that strain: I mean the Devils Traffic, for Avarice; as once a wise man said is no otherwise.  
In Bark-shire in the town of Abbington lived one Humphrey Richardson a very rich Farmer, his riches did more abound then his goodness: as will be approved by this ensuing story.  
This year, the Lord be praised hath been sufficiently supplied with wheat and grain, which the aforesaid Miser perceiving, & had very much Land and plenty of corn, he resolved to hoard up his store until a scarcity should come, like unto the richman in the Gospel, he was resolved to build greater barns, but see how God prevented him.  
Upon Thursday being the 23. of December, was a very great storm, with much Thunder and Lightning, being apparent also in London.  
That very day did the Lightning cease upon the barn of the aforenamed Miser, and burned up all his corn, and he himself going about to get men to quench the fire was slain by a Thunderbolt: by which let all Misers take warning, and not delight to make a scarcity of plenty, lest God show the like judgement upon them.  
All this is warranted by john Andrew's Esq; justice of Peace and Coram, living in Abbington.    

THE Examination and Confession of seven Papists, which were taken by the Watch upon Friday night.  
THere were also taken upon Friday night by the watch seven lusty fellows, who when they were brought before the Magistrates and examined where they had been. they most peremptorily answered at Mass: then they asked them, if they were not Confederates with those villains which invented and plotted treachery against the City, they answered no, buttere long they should find a great alteration.   
FINIS.