FOUR Wonderful, Bloody, and Dangerous PLOTS DISCOVERED, And brought to Light by God's Providence. With the manner and means of their Discovery and prevention.  
The 1. from Norwich, where a Train of Papists had conspired the firing of the City, which was begun, but not effected.  
The second from Cheshire, wherein was intended the General Ruin of the whole Country.  
The 3. a general insurrection of the Catholic Adherents in divers parts of this Kingdom.  
The 4. by a Confederacy of Papists to deliver a jesuit, one William Waller, from the sentence of death, justly and according to Law, pronounced against him, which was most auspicuously brought by a Porter, by the Carriage of a Letter.  
London, Printed for john Gilbert, 1642.   

The first Damnable and Hellish Plot against this Kingdom.  
IN the City of Norrige there was a great Vprore, which awakened the Citizens of that place, and warned them to shake of their security, and with all care and diligence to look into the ensuing danger, now imminent over their heads, and ready to fall upon them.  
This Vprore was occasioned by some insolent, disquiet, and ill intended Papists, who had conceived a mischief in their hearts, and were not at peace until they had executed and given birth unto their mischievous design.  
They had their Agents for this Attempt, and the merciless fire must be t●e instrument, by which they intent to perfect their desires, They had hired two mercenary Knaves, by whose hands they would bring their wishes to an end, which being placed at both ends of the City, at an oppointed time should give fire to the Houses, the one was discovered, being about to set fire to a thatched house, and no harm was there acted, the other hadgiven fire to a house joining to the high Bridge-street, which house for want of present assistance was burnt down to the ground, but by the providence and mercy of God, there the mischief was stayed, and proceeded no further, which caused the citizens to keep a strong Watch ever since, to prevent the like Attempts, if in Case any should be set on foot.  
The second, was a general insurrection of the Papists in Cheshire, occasioned by an Order issuing forth from the High Court of Parliament, to this effect, That all Papists within his Majesty's Kingdom of England, should be Disarmed, and all Military Ammunition be taken from them.  
The chief Officers in that County endeavoured to put this in execution, but they found very stout and resolute Opposers, who denied to part with any of their Arms, resolving rather to part with their Lives then their Arms and weapons. The Major having this bold and audacious Answer returned, commanded the Assistance of the Train Bands to search with him, who with their Muskets charged, with powder and bullets, did proceed in the Execution of the Major's Command, and were resolved, where they found any uncivil opposition, to shoot down their Houses over their heads.  
The Papists having intelligence of their Command, gathered together, and in the dead of the night began to set upon the City, and beat down the walls, the watch although not able to resist, yet by their Clamour of Treason, presently awakened the citizens, which caused the Rebels to fly unto my Lord Thooms his house, but before they could reach so far, two of them were taken, the rest by the Porter's jealousy, and the guard about the house were suspected to be of the Train band, and by that means were denied Admittance, who by the pursuit of the Train Band were carried to prison.  
Who no sooner were laid fast, but the whole Train Band desired Admittance unto the Lord's house which was denied them; whereupon some of the Train Band Discharged upon the House, and beat down part thereof, at which the Lord being affrighted, made an Escape, the Train Band entered the House, and searched it, but could not proceed without some less, for 15. of them were slain by the Papists who were in the House ready provided with Muskets and Bullets.  
The Ringleader Starky himself was wounded, and by reason that he was not able to fly with the rest, he was apprehended and committed to prison, who being now ready to die, confessed that they were encouraged to this Attempt, by the Lord Thoomes, and that their intent was to have ruined most part of the City, and to have slain all the Paotestants that they could reach, more he confessed not, but with the extremity of pain, occasioned by his wounds he presently died.  
The 3. was a general insurrection of the Papists in divers places of this Kingdom, which one M. Beal overhearing the Discourse of two of the Conspirators, as he was walking in the field, made discovery thereof.  
There were many Letters conveyed by many Papists by the Assistance of one Father Andrews to many places of this Kingdom. Letters were dispatched into Buckiupham shire, Warwick shire, etc. who when the first blow should have been given unto many worthym●mbers of the House of Parliament, etc. that then the rest of their confederates in the Country should bestir themselves and play their parts also.  
Notice of this was given to Alderman Soams, by M. Beal, by him to M. Pim. and the rest of the House, and by this means their bloody proceedings prevented.  
The 4. and last, which at this present I shall relate, was a Conspiracy to free father Walle, alias Walker, alias Ward, alias Slater, from the sentence of death, which was immediately noised among the tribe of the Romish Faction.  
Upon the 15. of that month, being July, a great Number gathered themselves together to Curstors' Alley in Chancery Lane, where this Priest formerly lodged, where they held a long and dangerous Counsel, how they might debar him out of the Hands of the Law and Justice, one of the Crew was resolved to go to Newgate, and in Piety to so holy a Cause, would change Apparel, and redeem him with the loss of his own Life, thinking by this means to merit the eternal memory of a Romish Saint.  
Having procured moneys of the rest of the Brethren, and now being gone to wards Newgate, more pious thought concerning his own welfare came into his mind, and diverted him from that Resolution, and having gotten a Salve for his Poverty, his Resolution was changed, and he resolved to let Father Waller undergo his punishment himself.  
He was resolved now for Rome, and meeting one Hodgskins a Porter, he sent back his mind in a Letter to his Companions by that Porter, but the Letter having no superscription, and the Porter being but of a reasonable memory, forgot the parties Name to whom it was to be delivered.  
Whereupon he opened the Letter, and having read the Contents, came to the appointed place, found the Nest, but the Birds were flown, whereupon he discovered all the News to a Gentleman of good worth, and by this means their Plot was prevented, and Father Waller hanged.  
FINIS.