ENGLAND'S DELIVERANCE OR, The Great and bloody Plot discovered, Contrived against the King's Majesty, the Queen, the Duke, and all the Royal Progeny, Parliament, and Kingdom.  
With a List of all their names now in the Tower of London and other Prisons, their wicked Invention, with hand Granades, to murder burn, and slaughter which way they went, which far surpasseth the Gunpowder-treason, or Spanish Invasion.  
TOGETHER. With the speedy Trial of Sir John Lenthal one of Olivers Kts now in the Towers And also of one Tench which made the Engine to draw his late Majesty's head down to the Block in case of refusal, who will ere long have his just reward for the same.  
Printed for T. Vere, and W. Gilbertson. 1661.   

The great and bloody Plot Discovered against his Majesty, the Queen, the Duke▪ and Royal Progeny, etc.  
O England! stand amazed, and wonder, and see what base and notorious actions spring from thy bowels: even enough to give a Kingdom a vomit, but however lest my pen should slip, I here commit my mind in general unto you, and all which was private in Traitor's hearts, now will be seen obvious to the Kingdom.  
That upon the fifth of December last one thousand six hundred and sixty, were several Traitors assembled together, as we have had the true Relation from those whom have been concerned in the discovery.  
Notwithstanding the remarkable Execution of many of their Ancient Compettitors at Charing Cross the thirtéenth of October 1660: these persons whose names are here underneath subscribed, have in a most G●and and Horrid Conspiracy Acted, Compassed and Invented the Basest, Barbarous, and Notorious Plot ●hat ever mortals could contrive: or rather ascribe it to the Séed of the Devil, having far surpassed the Gunpowder-treason.  
The first who began this Horrid and Detestable Plot was one Major White, formerly an Officer under Lamb●rt and Major General Overcon, under the same Command, and once Governor of Hull, but a notorious Traitor both to King and Kingdom, with thirty eight more of that cursed Gang, Viz.  

Francis Elstone.  
John Hargrass.  
El. Hunt.  
Gabaiel Hopkins.  
Wil Kirk.  
Francis Booth.  
C. Bagster.  
C. Babington.  
Wil Wright.  
Anthony Barnsh●w.  
Thomas Millard  
Tobias Hill.  
Rich. Dillings.  
Peter Thompson.  
Tho. Simcock.  
Frederick Barnwel.  
Rich. Daniel.  
Rich. Shoopel.  
john Lucan.  
Wil Howard.  
Tho. Nicols.  
Henry Limpick.  
Francis Gavel.  
Tobias Hill.  
james E●●●field  
jeffery Hookings.  
S●m. jepp.  
I●aac B●nton.  
Rich Young.  
john Steward.  
john Ward.  
Tho. Butler.  
Rich. Glover.  
George Thomas.  
jam. Sanford.  
Robert Harker.  
Rich. Burt.  
john Decks.  
Owen Davis.   
These with many more, did Compass and Contrive first to begin with fire upon the King's Stables then after to jump violently upon white hall on purpose to murder his Majesty and all the Dukes, with the R●yal Progeny: To break upon the Foundations of England, and make Law lawless, so to Reign like Wolves among a flock of Shaep, and glut themselves with the ruins of a Nation.  
For which they had seduced and enticed several numbers of the late Disbanded Soldiers, who having neither house nor home to go to were easily encumbered amongst these Barbarous Traitors, which being acted the fifth of December kept themselves private both in London and the near adjacent places, especially in Holburn near the Filds' Covent Garden, and innumerable back Allies having provided Hand-Granadoes, and many other base and inhuman Instruments to kill, burn, and slaughter which way they went, like cruel Tyg●rs, and merciless Tyrants, whose bowels entertained not the least drop of compassion, but rather like Boars to surfeit themselves with blood of Innocents' and harmless people.  
So barbarous and unnatural were these bloody Traitors, in their horrid and detestable designs, that even surpasseth the Spanish Invasion, or the Gunpowder-treason.  
And the thirtéenth of December was determined the da● or night for the Executi●● of their Butchery▪ and Massacre; But through the Providence of the Almighty, like the Gunpowder-treason before that the match took fire, it was discovered and publicly divulged by a strange and unexpected accident.  
For this aforesaid Major White on the twelfth of December met with a Porter which formerly had been a Soldier of his, in whom he reposed a great deal of confidence, whereof he immediately told him, that if he would go along with him to his Lodging where he lay, which was then in Horburn, he had some things to relate to him, which accordingly agreed, and together they went; being come to his Chamber, he told him that he had some necessary occasions for him, in which he was able to perform, and that he should receive a great Reward if he would be vigilant and keep his counsel.  
The Porter in much duty promised him he would.  
Whereupon this Major White related in this manner.  
My friend. I have very many weighty matters, and things of concernment wherein you must be careful and diligent, and before Christmas day I will make a m●n of thee: For we are a considerable number of friends in town, whereby we must daily have r●courfe one to another, for we do intent the thirteenth of this month to assemble ourselves together, being well provided with Arms, and to seize upon the Muse, and on all the King's Horses', than to set fire on 〈◊〉 and murder, and destroy the King and all his N●bility, to cut off Root and Branch, and make a Mutiny in the City, which being done, we shall have help enough, so raise up ourselves to our former condition, and hearty revive up the good old Cause; he then immediately drew up a Scroll of parchment wherein was a List of all the names of the grand Traitors, and chief Actors in this horrid and notorious treason: then he gave him some papers to carry unto Overton, and many others of the traitor's Lodgings.  
Now when the Porter had been at several of these Traitor's Lodgings, and seen many of them face to face, he presently posts to White Hall and there acquainted his Grace the Duke of Abermarle in full Relation of all the story in general, who immediately preferred it to the Council who could no less wonder and stand amazed to hear the heinousness of these Notorious bloody Traitor's; who presently drew up a Warrant, and sent the Lifeguard, and on the 15th of December, the very night before their wicked Conspiracy was to be effected th● chief of them were apprehended, and the rest disp●ersed, in a moment of time.  
The names of these notorious traitors you have had mentioned before in a List, but here is another grand traitor, the Major General Ludlow who made his narrow escape from his Lodging in Westminster out of his bed, the shéets being warm when the Guard came in for to search for him.  
Colonel Okey a nother grand traitor by Proclamation, made his escape from his Lodging in Covent-Garden, and all the rest of the Traitors that were excluded out of the Act of Indemnity were concerned in this wicked and bloody design, and supposed to be in town.  
Whereupon, the Lord Mayor for the surest apprehending of them, hath secured all the Inns and Stables within the City of London, hearing a relatirn that fifteen dundred of Disbanded Troopers lies up and down about the City, and every man completely Armed: Something of which was specified in Major Whites Confession being examined before his Grace the Duke of Abermacle, who requested him to discover the rest of the Traitors,  
Who answered, that if his Grace would sue out his pardon, he would reveal the whole design in general, and give him a list of all their names.  
Whereupon immediately his life was granted, then forth with he confessed, that they were in number fixed for their Design five hundred Horse, and as many Foot, whereof Ludlow, Oakie, Overton; and himself were to have been prime Commanders and the fifteenth of December at midnight they were to execute their barbarous intention, thinking to increase both in strength and number. having so fit an opportunity now at the Disbanding of the Army, and that many of the Sectary fanatics that are in London were ready to acquiesse in this Design with them, and would furnish them with Arms of an hours warning.  
So when he had ended his Confession, he was then immediately conveyed unto the Tower, but he had his life granted him upon his Discovery, which was a great deal more than the Porter could declare.  
Colonel Overton was secured by the Constable and his Watch, with some few more of the Life Guard; he lay at one Mr. Phelps in Leg. Alley near New-street, this Phelps was one of the Clerks to the pretended High Court of justice, and one Broughton his fellow Clerk, both in the house with Overton, but not in the same Chamber,  
They denied the opening of the Door to the Constable, so that by force of Arms they were forced to break open the Doors before they could get to Overton, when that they came up one of the Life Guard with a Pistol to his breast, asked him if he was Overton,  
Who answered, yes.  
Then said he, I apprehend you in the King's name.  
Then Sir, said Overton, I am your prisoner.  
So forthwith they carried him a●●y, and kep● him on the Guard all night at White-Hall, and being examined on the morrow, h● con●●st not any thing to the purpose, so at six clock at night he was brought in a Coach strongly guarded unto the Tower of London, Boys running about the Coach, and people in whole multitudes with great Acclamation, crying hang him hang him all the way he went.  
The same day there were several others brought to Newgate, who no sooner had entered the Prison, but they began to rebuke and revile one another with lewd and peremptory language for being seduced into so great an Error.  
Many more were the same day taken and brought to the Gatehouse at Westminster.  
It is a great suspicion that some Disbanded Soldiers was linked in this Conspiracy, yet some take it to be an aspersion cast on them.  
Nevertheless, his Majesty hath intended a Proclamation to this purpose.  
That all Disbanded Soldiers shall departed the City twenty miles distant, and not to stay within the Presincts of London at their peril, except they can show some good sufficient reason, which may be justifiable for their residence.  
Now these Prisons being sufficiently fortified with Grand and Notorious bloody Traitors the Tower, Newgate, and the Gatehouse, there let us leave them till the Sessions, and then bequeath them into the hands of Esquire Dun the Hangman, who can better satisfy them then the ruins of a Kingdom.  
We have done already with the Trators of October, now so much of this for the Trators of December.   

One thing more here I have, which is a remarkable piece to be noted, that is, the carriage and behaviour of one of Olivers late Knights, by name Sir John Lenthal, son to the Grand Dée, Speaker to the Rump, that is, not only to br●ak his Allegiance, and prove Traitor to his Majesty, and slander the Kingdom with lewd and profane carriage, but needs he must Countarfeit the Broad Seal of England, and imitates the Office of High Chanselor besides, so to contrive and make up his piece of policy, he sends for a Tobacco-Pipe ma●er, promising h●m a great Reward if he would draw the Resemblance of the King's Great Seal in a piece of Clay, thinking the fellow had hi● a second Shemei but he proved after a second Mordecai, wherein he discovered the baseness of his mind, that oliver's Knight was soon apprehended, and very gently brought to the Tower, where there he remains for his speedy trial.  
But we must not for get the grand ingenuity and crafty workmanship of the Hannibal Teanch who was pregnant in such a trade that never before was used in England, being one of Peter's Congregation, and followed his Text, To bind his King in Chains of Iron: But Dun will not be at such a charge for Teanch shall be bound in a Hempen Rope, but as for the present he remains in the Gatehouse, for the Felons in Newgate scor us to be troubled with such a treacherous and dirty companion.  
October is gone,  
December is come,  
And brought more work for Esquire Dun.  
FINIS.   

 a man, possibly the executioner