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Appoint Wright, and BJcbard
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Perufed by me, According to the
Order of the HOUSE of COM¬
MONS,- And that no other Per-
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1680.
Wi WIL LIA M S, Speaker.
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CONCERNING THE
Upon the Complaint of
Prefented to the
HOUSE of COMMONS,
Upon Thurfclay the gth. day of Deceml. 16180.
LONDON,
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Mr. 'Peter Norm, prefented to the Houle of
Commons upon Tburfday Decernb, 9.1680.
I TfPon confideration of the Information
1 I given at the Barr by Mr. Peter and
LI Referred to this Committee,
ruination 01 tms matter oe iveporcea opeciauy.
This Committee in the firft place , after hear¬
ing of the faid Norm his Complaint, that fe-
veral Papers were taken from him, fent for
the faid Papers which were informed
in a Cheft in the Council Chamber , wli
were brought to
an In veil
to be all , and they ftill
Committee.
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In the next place, they proceeded to exa¬
mine upon what gccafion the faid Norris was
Tent beyond Sea, which not only by the laid
Papers, but alio by a Certificate delivered to
the Chairman of this Committee from the Earl
ofEJfex, and divers other Informations as well
as the laid Norris his Inftru&ions given by
Dr. Tonge, was to fetch over one an
Jrijh Prieft, who had been converlant with the
Priefts in France and Flanders , who managed
the Plot both in England and Ireland, and mixing
himlelf among,them , was privy to the whole
Plot, which the faid Dowdall by leveral Let¬
ters had made known to Dr. Tonge 7 which Let¬
ters were perufed by the Earl of EJfex, and al-
fo fatisfa&ion was given by a known Merchant
in London , that the faid Dowdall was an honell
man, of good underftanding , and might be
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Then the Committee proceeded to inquire,
who at any time had knowledge of the lending
over for the faid DoivdalL and found bv an Or-
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der of Council, bearing date the eighteenth day
of July 167p.that the laid Dowdall by the name of
Edward Dowdall, was permitted to come from
Dover apd Hay lor a Month, but in that Order
there is no mention of Dowdall's being a Prieft.
And it likewile appears to this Committee, that
not long after the faid Order for his coming
over, Dowdall dyed, and not without fufpicion
that it was a Violent Death : but it doth not
appear to this Committee, that the Death of
Dowdall was • known in England till after the Re¬
turn of Norris, who was lent to fetch the laid
Dowdall over, which was about Ten Months
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after the Date of the faid Order of Council.
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Upon which, this Committee proceeded to
Examine, nowr it came to pals, that the laid
Norris was in luch danger beyond Sear and par¬
ticularly at his coming aboard the Pacquett-
Boat at Calais, and likewile his Imprifonment
at DoVer in the Common Prifon , and bis being
brought from DoVer by a MelTenger, and they
found the Caule of it to be a Defcription given
of Deter T-orris to Secretary Jenkins the Twenty
Ninth of May 1680. in thele words, Peter Nor-
ris, jome call him Morris a Scotch-man, ,
neat Dace, (anguine Complexion, jhort Nofe , bald*
pated, tvhite Wiyg, Jlender Body, little Stature, Civil
and Smooth inDifcourfe, fpeahjng French , aged
Thirty Four Tears more or lejs, T by Trade: and
under this Defcription , written with another
Hand and Ink thefe words (uig..) Went into
France on Wednefday was three to bring with
him a T. iejl.Thereupon this Committee pro¬
ceeded to Examine , who brought this Delcri¬
ption to the laid Secretary, and where and by
whom it was drawn , with all the Circum-
fiances that they could find about it. And firft
they found, that Thomas Sheridon a Gentleman,
who affirmed himlelf a Proteftant born in Ire*
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land, heretofore employed in Collecting the Re¬
venues there, and lately with the Duke at his
Court at DrujJ'ells, and came over with him in
the lame Yacht, confelfed upon his Examina¬
tion, that he carryed the laid Defcription to the
faid Secretary; but it being fihewed him, he
denyed the writing any part of it, lave the laft
Line ; but confelfed that it was written and
brought to him by one Anthony Day DoCtor of
FI h h 2 Phyfick
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Phyfick to the Late Army in Flanders, there¬
upon the laid Sberidon was commanded to pro-
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duce the laid Day, and with him to attend.
Dr. Day and Mr. Sboth appearing
were examined leverally. . .
And firft the faid who confeft himfelf a
Papift, and pretended very little knowledge of
Mr. Sheridon , but that coming to give him a
vilit, which he had not done of fix weeks be-
fore, Mr. Sheridon began to difcourle of News,
and particularly of the Plot; to which the laid
Do<5tor replyed, that now the whole Plot
would be difcovered and laid open ; for he
heard there was one gone beyond Sea to fetch
over a Prieft that knew of the whole Plot: and
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doth not remember any thing more at that
time but common difcourle. But fome few
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dayes after meeting with Mr. Sheridon, the
laid Mr. Sheridmi defired him to defcribe the
perfbn that was lb lent over ,• the laid Dr. Day
replyed, that he knew not the perlon that was
gone, nor the Prieft he was to fetch : but that
John Butler, keeper of a Brandy-fihop near the
French Embalfadours upon difcourle had told
him lo ;to whom Mr. Sheridon defired him
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to go and get the defcription, which he did
accordingly. And the defcription being fhew-
ed him, confelfed he writ it from his mouth,
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lave the laft line : But laith, that perlon is
now dead who gave him the faid Defcription,
but his wife is living.
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Mr. Sheridon being then called in and exa¬
mined , laid, He had no great acquaintance
with the laid Do£or, and leldome faw him
but upon a vifit, which happily might be once
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a week or the like; Confelfeth, That the faid
Do<ftor told him as News, the Plot would
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now be laid open, for there was one lent over
into France to fetch a Prieft that knew of the
whole Plot: and further faith, That he that
went over knew as much of the Plot as any
man in England. Whereupon the laid Sheet-
don Confelleth, That he went fhortly after ,
but remembers not how long, to Secretary
Jenkins j and told him that there was one gone
over into France that knew as much of the
Plot as any man, and that he went over to
fetch a Prieft that alio knew the whole Plot,
which he the laid Sheridon fuppoled was to be
a Witnefs: Upon which the laid Secretary
commanded him- the faid Sheridon to give him
a delcription of the perlon fo lent over: but
remembers no other dilcourle at that time;
But that lome fhort time after, but remembers
not how long, he met with Mr. Day, who
gave him the delcription in the prelence of
Mr. John Wilfon of the Middle , which he
fhortly after delivered to the Secretary, and
ufed as he remembers, only thefe words, Sir,
Here is the delcription of the perlon I menti¬
oned to you.
After this Delcription lo delivered to the Se¬
cretary , a Letter was written by Mr. Cooke,
( which Mr. Secretary declared at the Commit¬
tee he would take upon himlelf ) in thele words
following,
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THc Right Honourable Sir Leoline Jenkins^
one of his Majefties Principal Secretaries
of State, being haftily called this day to wait
upon his Majefty at Wind, hath commanded
me to lend you the encloled defcription of a
perlon, who, if he fhall happen to come from
France and land at your Port, Mr, Secretary
faith, you will do the King and Kingdome a
great lervice if you will keep a ftriCt Eye up¬
on him and the company that fhall arrive with
him, till they be all brought before Mr. May¬
or, or other chief Magiftrate of your Town,
whom Mr/Secretary del!res to offer the laid
perfons the Oaths of Allegiance and Supre¬
macy ;■ and in' cafe of their or any of their
refufal of the lame , to iecure- them and deal
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with them according to Law, giving Mr. Se¬
cretary an account with what Ipeed may be ,
of all the proceedings in this affair. If fuch
a petfon as is here defcribed\ Ihould come and
make no bones of taking the aforefaid Oaths,yet
in cale Mr. Mayor or other chief Magiftrate
before whom they are brought, fhall have rea-
fonable ground to fufpeCt that he is the man fo
deferibed, and that he hath one or more in his
company who may be reafonably fulpeCted to
be Priefts, fome handfome courfe is to be taken
to detain them till Mr. Secretary can be ac¬
quainted with what is done,and fend luch further
directions as fhall be thought neceffary. Mr. May-
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brs authority, with your Prudence and Zeal iri
this matter, will I hope produce a good effect
Upon this Command I am
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John Cooke.
Pray favour me with & Line that this comes
fafe to your hands.
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Upon which "Morris Was committed to the
Common Prilbn, as is mentioned in his Com¬
plaint. All which being of more than an or¬
dinary nature, this Committee thought not fit
to give any opinion, but humbly referred it to
the Wifdome of this Houle.
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