THE Papists conspiracy, OR, A Plot which was first contrived and counseled by a Papist Priest whose late discovery and imprisonment attends the sentence of the Law.  
And also a Relation how it was discovered, by reason of an irishmen, and most of the Complotters now in Alisbury goal in Buckinghamshire:  
Brought to light by a Letter.  The wicked shall fall into the pit he hath digged for others. 
Printed Anno Domini, 1641.   

WIthin the city of London, somewhat near Grubstreet, there dwelleth a gentleman name Carey, a recusant, & at his house there a great assembly of Papists do continually use to meet, where they consult what may bee accomplished to the settling of the triple crown the faster; Now this Gentleman had an Irish man to his servant, who was the man that revealed all, and thus it happened.  
There was a great consultation held the third of March last concerning many things, and nothing could be agreed upon a great while, at last stepped forth that jesuitical Priest Walker( who hath paid for his knavery,) and spake after this manner.  
Men and brethren, I hope that you entertain no bad opinion of me, for I swear if you do, that it is undeserved, I was always as true to the Pope as to myself, and as false to those heretical, and puritanical English men as ever was Judas to his Lord and Master; Therefore I hope I may speak unto you a few words which are these.  
What mean these jars among yourselves? it was long since axiomatike, that if a kingdom was divided against itself it cannot stand, neither can a divided house, and as much it tends to a divided Sect, If you will therefore that our Religion should flourish, I desire to be informed of your wils, and I shall set you in such a course that all the Devills in Hell shall never hinder you, they all with one accord manifested their ardent loves to the See of Rome, and all desired him to proceed; Then this Priest began as followeth.  
If you remember yourselves there was an order which came forth, that no recusant( as they term us) should have any armor in his house, now some of the wisest of our Sect, which are true catholics, foreseing that such a thing would be, conveyed armor enough to accoutre twenty thousand men, horse and foot, into a wood in Shropshiere, called by the name of Beaucham park, where they have butted it, far enough from all suspect whatsoever, now my desire is that wee should raise all our forces, and high thither for armor, and either win the horse or loose the Saddle. Neither will we fight without policy, for you rising there in such a great multitude they can no way withstand you but with the trained bands all here & thereabout, which when they bee gone against you wee have room enough to play reakes here; Let me alone to act cruelty enough, I'll burn and blow up all Churches and Hospitals, which indeed were impiet●e, but that they are used the wrong way. I protest before you all here present, that my soul doth hunger and thirst to do the Church of Rome good: For I hold it to bee the true primitive apostolical Church. Now he began to pause, with many admonitions to bee constant in this plot, and he had no fear at all but that it would come to good perfection. They all with alacrity swore that they would either bring it to pass, or else they would pawn themselves, lives and goods in the pursuit thereof.  
Here may you see how ready they are to put mischief in action, how voluntarily they will inflict their bodies, and bee the chief agents to damn their souls; They must not think that the God of Heaven and earth, at whose beck the firmament doth bow, will either slumber or sleep to suffer such things as these to come to pass, he will not quiter give off his Israel although shee hath sinned against Heaven and against him, not worthy any more to be taken notice of, he sees this plot, mislikes it, and at the last prevents it, making themselves the revealers of their own shane and confusion; and thus from them it proceeded.  
The day being set, when this business should be put in practise, they went to incite some friends which were far distant from them, that they would aid them in this holy practise( as they said;) well, letters are writ unto them, but now they want a trusty messenger to convey them.  
Now you must understand that in the same house there dwelled an Irish man, which was of their religion, him they employed, with all manner of persuasions that he would bee secret, he promised them he would, and had not God blinded his eyes on purpose to make him the revealer of all; for this letter which he carried was directed to one Master Brayford, and he delivered it to one Master Brayard, which as soon as he had red the contents of the letter, and finding out the plot, he caused the messenger to be clapped by the heels, and sent abroad to raise the train band, for he was Captain of a hundred; that being done, he marched towards this wood where they thought to arm themselves secretly, he was not come thither so soon but they were there before him, wherefore he cast his plot after this manner. he had gotten a matter of two thousand in his company, them he sent with a letter as if it had come from Master Brayford.  
The contents of the Letter was this.  
Friends I am glad that it hath pleased God to unite you so together, that you dare do this which you now are attempting, I will pray to the Saints for your good success, but I cannot be with you myself by reason of a qu●rterne ague which holds me here, but I have sent you two thousand stout men, which I persuade myself will be meritorious. After he had wrote this letter he disguised himself, and was also the messenger to carry it.  
When he came before them, and delivered his message, and they had red it, they were all received with joy and gladness, their armor was delivered unto them with incitations to be valiant. There they stayed all day in the Wood, at night they began to march, and so by little and little they were stealing towards London, because they thought to meet with their friends there, but before they were quiter entred into Oxfordshiere this Master Brayard counseled them to divide their companies, so they might go the better unsuspected: they liked of his motion well; But they had no sooner come near Alisbury in Buckinghamshire, but he betrayed them, and their secret intentions, and caused them to be apprehended, and some of them at this time lie in Alisbury Goal, until they come to trial.  
FINIS.