A BLOODY PLOT Discovered To surprise the Tower, and the Parliament, as it was Reported by one of the Actors own confession, who is in custody to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Commons.  
Also how a party of Cavaliers have listed themselves under the Lord Cleaveland, their designed General of Horse, and Sir Marmaduke Langdale, their Lieutenant General of Foot.  
AND Forty Colonels and other Officers 1800 Horse, and many Foot said to be Listed.  
And the grounds of Reporting the Army to be coming to London; And the Reports of His Majesty to be gone from the Isle of Wight.  
Colonel Hudson committed to the Tower, and others apprehended.  
And a Committee of the House of Commons appointed to examine the business, and double Guards set about the Tower, and the prisoners kept up close.  
And an Order of the House of Lords for examining Colonel Wiltshire and others.  
Printed at London by Robert Ibbitson, in Smithfield, near the Queenes-head Tavern, 1647.   

THE Manner of the Plot, (so fare as it is Reported) to have surprised the Tower, and the Parliament, this present Tuesday, December 14. 1647. with other dangerous practices of Malignants, about the City of LONDON.  
WHen Julius Caesar was slain, a paper was found in his pocket, (which it seems had been put into his hands by some body) that that day he should be murdered in the Senate-house; therefore it is discretion, not to flight warnings, the old proverb is, Forewarned forearmed.  
There hath lately been several actions of Malignants about London, whereby the Parliaments friends are troubled to see them so high. One meeting which they had in the Strand, was taken notice of by a Peer of the Realem, and reported to the House of Lords, whereupon their Lordships passed this Order following.  
Whereas this House hath been certainly informed, that some misdemeanours have been committed by Colonel Wiltshire, Mr. Pope, and others, in or near the three Cranes Tavern, and one Berks House, keeping a Cook's shop, near the Savoy in the Strand.  
It is Ordered by the Lords in Parliament Assembled, that Mr. Edward's, and Mr, Carter, two of His Majesty's Justices of peace, shall send for the said parties, and such others as they shall think fit, and examine the said business: And afterwards make certificate thereof in writing to this House, that such further directions may be given therein, as shall be meet.  
John Browne Clere. Par. Vera Copia December 13. 1647.  
On Monday the 13. of December, 1647. at night a Gentleman came to the Speaker of the House of Commons, and told him that there were a great design on foot to raise a new Army on the sudden to surprise the Parliament and the Tower, And that the Lord Cleaveland, was to be General of the horse, And Sir Marmaduke Langdale to be Leivet Gen. of the Foot, and that some 40. Colonels and other Officers were listing of forces, about London, and that he himself was listed, and had received advance moneys. That these Officers met at a place in Smithfeild, and at another place near Aldersgate, and other places about London, and had listed divers horse (it is said about 1800. are listed) and many Foot, (I omit divers particular things of what is discovered, because the business is under examination of a Committee of the House of Commons, and therefore I shall omit to speak of further particulars in it then what is publicly spoken abroad, out of the House, or that Committee.)  
He hath both named divers of the Officers and the places where they lifted, and of giving out Arms, advancemonies, and of the design that on this present Tuesday, December 14. 1647. was the time appointed to fall upon the Parliament, & the Tower (and if such a thing should have been done) God knows what blood might have been spilt, and where it would end.  
The Militia received advertisement thereof from the Speaker that night, (viz. monday night) immediately after this Gentleman had discovered it to him, (whose name, I omit because it may give offence, he being still under examination;) And he delivered himself to custody, and hath ever since been in the custody of the Sergeant of Arms, to the house of Commons.  
The Lieutenant of the Tower, Col. Titchburne, received also advertisement from Mr. Speaker hereof, and that he had received intimation, from the aforesaid Gentleman, that one Hodskin or Hudson, a Colonel, or some other considerable Officer, who had formerly served the King in the late wars, would come to the Tower this present Tuesday morning, to confer with some of the King's Officers, and other Malignants, that are now prisoners in the Tower about it,  
Upon the receipt of a Letter from the Speaker, giving notice to the Lieutenant of things to this purpose, This morning the guards were ordered to be doubled, and strict guards set about the Tower for security thereof.  
And before noon one Hudson, a Colonel, or other considerable Officer, who hath him in Arms against the Parliament, and another of his of the same name (Hudson also) came along with him, as the foresaid Gentleman had informed the Speaker.  
The said Hudson and his brother being brought before the Lieutenant, (for whom he had laid wait) and after examination he was committed prisoner: and forthwith the said Lieutenant of the Tower sent a Letter to Mr. Speaker (the House of Commons then sitting.)  
There is a Committee of the House of Commons appointed by the House to examine the whole business, which Committee sat all this afternoon about it.  
Many Cavaliers were observed to ride out of London this day, insomuch that their numbers were much taken notice of upon the highways.  
It is conjectured from what is discovered, that the sign was thus to have been.  
The Cavaliers engaged in it, to rumour abroad Tuesday, December. and Wednesday, viz. to morrow that the Arrow under Sir Thomas Fairfax is coming to London, to quarter in the City.  
When the City should be in a distraction as they supposed, at this news, if it did work any divisions on Tuesday, then on Wednesday to rise and declare themselves for the King.  
And on Tuesday to raise also a Report about the City, that his Majesty is gone from the Isle of Wight, that so they might the better report his Majesty to be with them on Wednesday, when they begin to act their design. Though for my part, if there were such a real design by them, as carries too probable a face with it, yet, for my part, I do believe that his Majesty is so fare from ingageing in it, that he himself will judge it to be some Jesuited design against himself and the Parliament, rather than He would countenance it, especially at this time, when things are in so fair a way of composure.   

Decemb. 13. 1647.  
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