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THE PAPISTS DESIGN AGAINST THE PARLIAMENT and City of LONDON discovered, By a Letter found near White-Hall, sent from L. M. a jesuit, to R. C. a Popish Lord.  
Which caused the Train Bands to guard and conduct the Parliament from London to Westminster, Showing the great treachery of many Popish Recusants, who intended to seize upon the Crty of London, and how their plot was disannulled.  
And describing the cause of the City rising in Arms to defend themselves from the Conspiracy of the Papists.  
As also, With the cause of the Kings, Queens, and Prince's departure to Hampton Court, and of the great Guard that went with them, for fear any danger should ensue.  
Printed for H. F. in the year 1642.   

The Papists desygnes against the Parliament and City of London, discovered.  
POpery is the nurse of rebellion, and the mother of disastrous discords; yea the very handmaid to distructon for where Popish superstitions, and Romish innovations are embraced, there rebellion is commonly fomented: and where rebellion finds nutriment, there is a necessary dependence of discords; and in a Kingdom where discords flourish, destruction cannot be fare off. The treacheries which the Papists have oftentimes moulded against this Realm, are numerous, and the plots circumvented daily against the purity of our religion, are so various, that it had been confounded and supplanted long since in an absolute eradication of all sanctity, if so be divers strong Pillars thereof had not supported the ponderous stratagems intended against the same, by prodigious conspiracies.  
The resolution of the Papists have been grounded oftentimes, and withal fully resolved to subvert this kingdom: And the jesuites have always diligently laboured with sedulity, to ruinated the Realm. But both have been plotting always the subversion of the Parliament, if so be they could perfect their minds in any wise. But (alas!) the sage judgements of the Parliament are so pregnant, and the eye of their apprehentise intellect is to acute, that it can easily dive into the hiddenest vault of their secretest plot and conspiracy. For their heaven-guided minds are taught by the supreme Director of all wisdom: therefore whatsoever is pretended against them, is like mists and fogs, that when they arise, seem to obscure and oppose the Sun: but at its first appearance it dissipate them all; Even so the plots which the Papists pretend against our Parliament, are nullified as easily at the splendent and glorious appearance of the irillustrious Counsels.  
But lest I should deviate from my purpose, I will in some manner relate the intended treachery which the Papists had in tended against the Parliament.  
Many of the jesuites, and other Recusants, knowing that the Parliament was tranferred into London, first at Guild Hall, and afterwards at Grocer's Hall, did convocate their hell-nourished Counsels together, striving to nurse and foment some plot against them at their next return unto Westminster. Thus having so opportune a time, they moulded a conspiracy; but they could not get the possession again of the Cellar: so that by this means they could not equalise the Gunpowder Treason plot. But they were resolved to provide a sudden Army, and great munition of Military affairs, that when as the Parliament should return to Westminster Hal again, they would violently rush in upon them.  
This nefarious conspiracy of theirs was discovered by a Letter sent from L. M. a jesuite, to R. C. a Popish Lord, and was found by a Gentleman near Whitehall. This Letter did contain many prodigious things included in it, obscurely mentioning of some private treachery, which was intended against the Parliament and City of London, and did give the Lord notice to be absent at such a time; when the plot was to be delivered. But report hereof being immediately sent to the Committee, great watch was appointed to attend on both sides of the Parliament House, and careful search about the house, and the Cellar thereof.  
But (alas!) how all their determinated Counsels were disannulled, and how all their inventions were frustrated: for the Parliament themselves did suspect some private treachery amongst the Papists, fomented against them: therefore they desired the trained Bands to guard them to the House. The Watermen proffered ten thousand of them in Arms to guard them down by water. And hereupon having presented a Petition to both, it was accordingly granted. Thus the Parliament was conducted with  forces; and maugre all the intents of the Romish Recusants resolutions, they returned to Westminster in great pomp, sufety, peace and tranquillity to both houses, with the plausible acclamations of the people.  
But the Papists had not only intended their plot against the Parliament, but also, against London: Whereupon the Citizens, having great suspicion thereof, do watch day and night in defence of themselves.  
They must have strong forces that are resolved to subvert a City so great, and, so strong, and so well fortified as London is: for otherwise they will seem but as a Boy to a Giant, or a Pigmy to Heroides. They may proceed in their Conspiracies, but I believe to little effect: for there is a divine providence that sees their wicked and nafarious machinations, who will never permit his people that trust in him, to be subverted by such traitorous designs. The King's Majesty perceiving the City in such tumultuous discords, and dissensions, went last Monday to Hampton Court, with the Queen, Prince, and all his royal Offspring. Divers causes did induce him thereunto: first being opposed in his Majesty's pleasure by the House of Commons, concerning Master Pym, and other Parliament men, who were impeached of High Treason: but it was denied by the House, who delivered themselves as Responsal for those Members, who were accused. The King's Majesty having in his own royal Person once or twice demanded them of the House, and being still frustrated, afterwards proclaimed them Traitors: but the House of Commons set out a Declaration to the contrary. Thus His Majesty being crossed in his Princely intent, was somewhat perplexed hereupon in his vexarious thoughts, which caused his just indignation: and partly for this cause, and partly for the daily tumults, and confusive nprores in the City, His Majesty departed from Westminster to Hampton Court, with the Queen, Prince, and his Royal Progeny: having at the least two or three hundred men guarding them, every man with a brace of Pistols. God grant that His Majesty may return again, to the preservation of peace, and tranquillity in the Kingdom. Amen.  
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