A PERFECT RELATJON OF THE Horrible Plot, and bloody Conspiracy, OF The Malignant party at EDMONDBURY in SUFFOLK, for the Murdering of Mr. LANCETER▪ and divers other eminent and well-affected Persons, for opening of their Shops upon Christmas-d●y.  
ALSO, The number of the Conspirators, and the manner how they were appeased. with the loss on both sides. Together with a Proclamation thereupon, and the apprehending of the chief Ringleaders, and how they are to be tried the next SESSIONS.  
JANUARY, 4. 1647▪ Printed and Published, and to be presented to the Wel-affested Party, throughout each respective County within the Kingdom of England.  
LONDON, Printed for I. johnson, 1647.   

AN EXACT RELATION OF The great and bloody Design of the Malignant Party at Edmondsby in Suffolk.  
SJR,  
THE opportunity which I have here embraced, and the good Tidings which I have to accompany it, hath moved me to set Pen to Paper, and to acquaint you with the horrid Conspiracy and malicious Design of the Malignant Party at Edmondsby in Suffolk, against the People of God, and the Members of Jesus Christ, who for their faithfulness and zeal to the Gospel of Christ, by endeavouring to maintain the purity of Religion, with the loss and hazard both of lives and fortunes, the inveterate malice & mischievous intentions of these ravening and devouring Spirits began to grow to some maturity, and to appear in a most vild and bloody shape; for these wicked Members of Satan, and Enemies to God & Religion, had so conspired together, against the people of God, that they were resolved to prosecute their Design, in case that any of them should presume to open their shops on Christmas day, and to that end had prepared divers weapons for the executing of the same, the particulars, together with the manner of this Conspiracy, I shall here present to the view of all good Christians, as shall manifestly appear by these ensuing lines, viz.  
In Edmondsbury in Suffolk God hath delivered his people from a great and evil Design, complotted by the Malignant Party in the Town, the manner thus:  
The Prentices, and divers rude deboyst Fel, loweso the number of a hundred and fifty, or thereabouts, had listed themselves together, and had gotten three Captains.  
And this was their Design, to get together at the Cross (being the place appointed for to meet) on the 25 of this instant Month of December (commonly called Christmas day. And their resolutions and determinations were, that whosoever should set open their Shops on the said day, they were resolved to pluck out the owners, and fire their houses, and kill them if they resisted, and pull out their goods, and lay waist and desolate those stately Buildings and dwelling Houses, which are the grace and ornament of the Town.  
And the better to accomplish their Design, the Conspirators had provided great Clubs with great nails cross the end of each Club, every Nail weighing a pound.  
But their mischievous Design were discovered beforehand, by some Prentices, to whom the Mutineers came for their hands. And on the Wednesday some stirred about it, for prevention of mischief, and went to the Magistrates, and informed them thereof. Whereupon to prevent the gaeat danger that might thereby arise Divers of them having skill in the Law, found it would be upon themselves if they suffered such a thing to be therefore they sent for divers the day following of the conspirators, and laid the Law to them, and bound them over to the Seassions.  
And on Christmas day, most of the chief Magistrates, and many constables, and other Officers assembled together.  
Afterwards there were about thirty or forty about Mr. Lanseters' door (in the place called the Cook-row, his shop bring open.  
And there Proclamation was made, and in several places more, that those which were not in their own houses with in half an hour, should be imprisoned: And some were laid hold on, and frighted; so that there was only a little hurt done, two men being wounded beyond the horse-market towards the end of the Town; for when the well-affected Party began to assemble themselves together, for the appeasing of these tumultuous villains, some of them made at them with their clubs, & wounded these two, but it's hoped not mortal, though indeed (as yet) they seem very dangerous, by reason of the deepness of the wounds, and the festering of them.  
But after a short time, these Viperous Rascals were appeased, and the streets cleansed on these Vermin; so that their-bloudy Designs were frustrated, and mischievous and machavilian Plot discovered:  
For the Great God of Heaven would not suffer his People to be left as a prey unto the merciless Malignants teeth.  
And it is to be minded, that above all, they aimed at Mr. Lanceter, who was not possessed with fear of them, but quietly waited upon the Lord, with expectation of Deliverance from the hands of God, which he had, and was preserved; though he used no outward means to attain it himself.  
But this the Lord did to give his People more experience of his goodness; and he is able to do much more, for his hand is never shortened.  
And therefore let all the Godly Saints, and praying People, according to the Direction of the Spirit of Christ, from the consideration and experience of God's former loving kindnesses, and preservations, rest upon him for future times.  
Thus having given you a brief and exact Relation of the great and bloody conspiracy complotted by the Malignant Party at Edmonby in Suffolk, I shall humbly take my leave, and remain  
Your affectionate Servant, L. M. Edmondsbury jan. 1. 1647.  
This Relation is confirmed by very good Hands, and at the request of many eminent, and well-affected Persons printed, and presented to the public view of all the Freeborn Subjects of England.  
FINIS.