UPON THE ( By endeavouring to corrupt Capt^ BURY and Mr» BROOKS of DHblinh and to take ofTthe Evidence of Mr* OATS and Mr. BEDLOW, &c. As appears by the Depofitions taken before the Right Hoaourabic Sir j0feph mlliamfony Knight, fone of His Majeftics late Principal Se- cretaries of Stale 5 And the feveral Examittatiofff before S'lt William Walltty Kaighr, One of His Majetties JuBiccs of the Peace. ' rublijhedfor General It^ermathn^ Reprinted at DUBLIN^ i^7p; f ya: I KJ 1 L V ■A ?: J . ^ ' ■ V '« W>1 >J.-. ■■ ■J- . , f iT \ i 'HIS Nanati^e of the !ate,Dcfign of the Papifts, c^■■ • J f-^ V' .5' * '.'. -A ■4|i . i f f The D^POSmONSbf CAPTAIN BURY. • , » -s. — O-N the iit& of this Inftant J^ffuaty, I received the annexed Note Trom Mr# Jarnct tJetterviiei on the i^thi went to him, ^; (bon as I Cime^he told me, he had fomc- thing to impart to me in private. We went into a Room alone, and he asked mc Id did notlieie that there were perfons making inquiry to find out fome that would amufe thoft that had impeached the Lords, and thofe concerned about the Plof# 1 told him I heard nothing cf it. He told me there weicfuch, and that I (hould fi id the Game would turn another way 5 and that 1 might do my ftlfa kindnefs, if I pJeafed. I told him my affairs called me for \rehnd, that I muftbe gone on the following. He (old me it would be worth my while to flay ^ and asked me it 1 could nor prove that one Mr. had meetings With Mr. X)jit and Mr. Bedlow^ I told him no, for he knew there had beentiO Breat friendlhipoflatc betwixt uj (this I lookt upon as an introdudiion to the defign^j but he carrie clofe to mcj and told me, a perfon had been with him con* cerning this mattCT^ and that indeed they had a jcaloufie of Mr# Bloods and if I would diP- cover any thing of that nature againh him^ I (houjd have 401 500/. for my pains. To this J (eemedto hearken (but wasrouch furprifedat this uncxpedled difcoutie) and did plainly fee their defign was to turn the Game another way, as he faid before. I did not difcouragc him5 but .told himl would con(idcr of lt} and if l did not go on 'thurfday^ l would fee him again; and that he knew well I was very hard to believe this plot; and then , he told tne that he could bring a prifoncr in, that place to drink a pot of Ale with me, that could ghtexne an account what a Rogue Mr. 'Bedlotv was; but 1 being in hafte, took my leave of him,he ln)oyning me to fecrclie. At my return I could notmeet with Mr. butljavcing; fomc bufinefs with Sir Kalfb Valavalyzrxd the Lady Elizabeth his Daughter, .and being fall with this devi'Kh defign, 1 (old the (lory to them, and (aid, when I was in Irehnd^ I fhould hear, and they (hould find that thi; was the Game they intended to play, To turn the plot from thcmfelves, and doubted not they would find fome to carry it on. On the i^ih. ( in the morning) ! went to Mr. hloodf houfe, and acquainted him with ityhedefired me tomeet him inthcevening , becaufe he defired to conlider afitjbut U id me thtr, he had no rtafon to flight it, becaufe the morning before, a Knight £ Sir Ibomas Lmgvili] had been with hian, and told him there was a defign againit him of the fiime kind, and defired him to inquiie after iu In the evening Imet with Mr. Bleed, who defired me to keep my correfpondence with the faid Ne/timVe, and to know of him how Jfhould be fecured my payments, and what it was they would have me do# On the 1 went accordingly to him, and told him I had confi Jered of what we had difcourfcd before, and had ftopt my Journey as to that day; he was very glad to (ee me,and told mc, that the party bufinefs, and 1 might get $00/ without any prejudice to myfelf, I told him that Money w^ould do me a great kindnefs at this time (for he-knew I had waited a long time here, and that it was very A 2 haid N ^ i withme)> therefore . defired to know what thcj^ would-have me to do,and how I fliouldbe fureof the 5P0/, foil' expetSdd it (hould-be»perfon ot good credit that would iavdown the 500^, He told "ine I ihould not need to queftlon that, for they were of credit enough. But he that came to him was only imployed to pay the Moncy> and ifZihall tell him that you will do the bu^neft, you (hall be fare of the money j rot-lb, faid I,Firft let me know what it U diftindly,and how I (hall be fure of the yoo/.or I will notftir afoot in it, but begbn on Mondavi, 5aithhe, Would you have the money, before-hand? thenlt may be you vuillnotdo it. Noj faid 1, that 1 do notdcfire. But wilb youdcpofite it in a third hand? Truly, faid he, that is very fair, and 1 doubt not but they will do itffor 1 told hrmnone was betten able to carry it on than youifotMr.B/oo^'sman was formerly your Servant,and preferred by you to him) and told me, that on Saturday. by two or three of the Clock,his friend would be with him again; bur that he would be (hy ot difcourfing with mc; and defired thati would come to hiii QRxiT^'l on Munday, and then 1 (honld underftand more. Upon my return I acquainted Mr, with the whole difcourfe, and that 1 was to have the town on Mitndayy hive'inQ flayed my utmoff time,, becaufel had a Suit depending in Chancery, at Vublinj and that if 1 were not there the beginning of the^erw,it would be great damage to mejbecaufe my abfencc' would be looked upon as a contempt? but Mr# \ilood reqiefiei me to ftay untill he had acquainted His Secretaries with if, to know his pleafure as to my going or (tay»;. Sworn before me the 17-of v' John Bury, ' f Jan» 167S.J. Wifliamf n. Cl^tKrd (he ra.tlianaent.is ^Prorogiaedj anj that Is true e- " nough y- ■ 1 f nough, faid he, and till they meet again, we can receive no great damage. But, faid he, i- ' hear the Apprentices are really torUe and pull down Nervgate--. Said I, t'len I fuppofe thatis, becaufe themcn not executed. What clfc* faid he? and that is out great danger} that the people (hosdd run into a Rebellion before we accomplifh our bufi- nefs. I asked him ifhe had taken an ablirad, as he faid he would, of what that man in : the prifon could fwear, to takeolTMr. Bedlow's Evidence, lhave not yet, faid he, but W are lure enough of him, and Aiail make Rogue enough. Pray, faid I, what will he fweai? That the very morning the Proelamation came forth concerning Sir Ed- mrndbuiy Godfrey^ Mr. Bedlow came to his chamber^ and asked him if he had ever fecn Sir Edmundbury Godfrey. For, faid he, if I knew what a like man he was, 1 could eafily get 500/. and however, 1 am refolved to hazard my Neck, but 1 will have if, and that he would have had this man go with him to Some'fethoitfe to fee the Rooms, and promlfcd to get him money, ifhe would go with him. But, faid I, Mr. Nettervile, it is faid Mr. Bedlotp was out of Town before the Proclamation came out} ihit is not fo, faith he, for- thismans VVife went into the Countrcy with him, A great deal of difcoutfc more we had, all tending to the incouraging of me to carry on thi, bufi.K-f':, to turn-this plot to be aProteffant Plot for the deftrudtion of the Papiftf, and then I'fhould be made forever. : When 1 paid the Reckoning , and was coming away, (aid he, you will always cometo I yourchargc, but 1 hope the end will pay tor On Wedntjdaythit 22r/,at N.ghf, Twcnt to Mr. NeiterviJe. cxpe<3-ing to have the model how they would have me Swear, andin what Goldfmiths hand they would put the 500/. But as foon as ever 1 came to him, he told me that he had been put into fach a frighr, that he was never in all his life before, for, faid he, Mr, Oatef^Mr^ Bedlotv^Sit'^lFilIiam Waller, and another Juftice have been with mey they called for Iron"^, one would have fifty poimci weight, another wpald have an hundred pound weight put upon me. At length Sir William WalleKlte^zri to examine me,and told me,he knew 1 could difcover a great deal} ; fo 1 defired'tlie rert might be put out of the Room, and 1 confeft all to him and'the other Juftice, they both prom fing me my pardon. Have you confefi all, faid 1 'i how could I helpit, faid he?l was never infuch a fright in all my lifcyand they promifcd me my par- don. What have ypii confeft, faid HI have told thernjfaid he,that5 oo/. was to be depolitcd in a Goldfmithshand, and-that'l.,had fent for a Gentleman, and treated wiih him about it.Have you told thetn my Name/faid l?he paufed at thatynojCaid bc} but 1 muft tell them, but 1 thought firft to acquaint you with it. Then faid 1, it lecms you have left me in the i lurch, and have made no provifion for mc, therefore finceit is fo, you will give me leave ^ to play my own GarnC} and feeing you have confeft, let us now play out Game as wili .as we can on the Other fide, and be fare to bc ingenuous^ and confefs what ever we know^ 1 will immediately to Sir fojeph WiUiamjon^ and declare the whole .Story. Pray do fos faith he, negled no tirne, but go this night. And fo we parted. ' I John 'thi Defection of Alderman BROOKS. •^Hat on or about the^5J:of D,ecc?»ier J '678. I was at Ma'fha'fejs in Southrrark^ where wa^: one jdmcs Nettervile, a prifoner there for debt; who defired me to do f) j nnichforhim, as to can y a Note for a friend of his that was a pr foner a!(b , iinto o.ie Pierce that lived in Germanflreet, near my Lodging} a id faid, if 1 woid.i proc-i: e any of his fnciids to come to his friend therejie would nave mo iey eriGugh^ whereof iic fhou'd ' (hould have a iharr, and alfo it would be a great kindnefs tohitn; whereupon f told hJm 1 would, provided he would write it quickly. Whereupon he called forth his friend, and , they two confiilted together, and he wrote two or three lines, and gave them me for the I (aid But when I came to the place where I was direftcd they told me he was gone Out of Town in obedience to the Kings ProcUmition. And fo I troubled my felf no fur- thei» but put the N )te in my pocket: The next morning he fent a meffenger to me, to know what I had done in it; Ideiired him to tell the laid Mr, Ne/terw/e , chat thefaid i Mr. Sutler was gone out of Town in obedience to his Majefties Proclamation. About ten daysafcer,! had occafion for (bme wade papcrjind putting myhand in my pocket, { lit on this Note that I Ihould have delivered to Bt'/rr , and opened it , and read it, and found in it thefe words written, or to this effcft# Sir^ lam here e mmitted by the namt of Daniel Edmonds ^ by a of the Peace in the j Country^ M being a Recnjant. And tbertforel dtfire of you , that you trill come unto me hcre^ ! that J may advijo wixb yQu\ and in fo doings you wiUrbligt your friend^ I Dominick Kelly* i This run in my mind, till about the $ h. inftantat night; and then being at Mr. Pro- .Siii-'s Co&e-hou(e at Chjring^crofSf 1 there met with a p*per, intituled, Mr* Prauncej Vi- Jcoverj of the Plat^ and of Sir Edmondbury Godfreys tHHrtbererii wherein (amongft other things) ^hcre was nienlioncd two Irijh Priefts to be guilty, theoric named Gerrald ^ and the other whereupon itcame into my mind * that the man that I carried the Note ' fpr into Germanftreet, nmii be the fame iCffy,becaufe by that Note he was committed by i the name of Edmonds^ andliis name was I The next morning being the i 6ih of this inllant have found the fame KeVy thece), I came there"; and coming to the afore^td Ntaterviie, and after feme fecrct dilcour fe, I asked him how his fricncl did that I carried the Nctte foj:^ he told me he procured Bail, Then I askedhim whathe was? he told me that he was a Fri«^ndone of thofethat 0<«i (that Roguc^ had impeached. I asked him how he could get Bail^ be- ing aPrieft; he told me, th.y did not know that he was a Prieft; and thofe that were his Bail, would be Bail for any for moncyjand he gave them ten Qiiilingsa piece, and thcfcU low that procured them,five (hillings; and be got them the copy ofhis Commitment for ihemtomove bys and the Prieft proniifed him, the faid Nemrw/c, feven pounds. Hut he had not left it him as yet; and fo we left this difcourlc, and came to other. That he having feat by me a Lecter^and a petition to Mts, Eleanor Wa^^ a Geiulewo- man that be!o.ig= to the Dotchek of Portfmoufh (whom he calls Cozen), whereby to get him fome money for his prefesit fiipply; but I having no opportunity to meet with her, could givs him no account of that matter*, whereupon belaid that he was in fuch want, that if heliad not help fpeedHy, he fhould be turned into theCommon-fide { I told him that money was fo fcarccwith mr, that I could not lend him any; but if I could,T would, ^ Wheieupon he called me afidein'o thecornerof the Yard, by the Gate, and toM me That if 1 would be rul*d by him, he would put me into a way whereby we (hould have money enough. I asked him how? he told me, if I would but joya and affift to vilifie the Evidence of and E,tdlow, thofe two R ogues; whereupon I laughed at hini,and (aid, it is impoflible; their Evidence was grounded upon too good a foundation: be to Id me J was I (hould hear Gtherwifc in a little while, 13/ C7) . Upon the 17th. of January I went agaiii to him, thinklngto have gained fomething of ^ him, what was become of this Prieft,but could notj and was taking my leave of htm,fay- i ingjl muft go home, for I had fome bufinefs to writefor Ireland, to fend by Captain ; ry, who was to go on Monday, he told me, he believed he Ihould flop Captain ; journey; I told him, 1 hoped not fo; he anfwered, it fliould not be to hU prejudice. To | which /anfwered, why then with all my heart, for I would not be agaiuft any thing that ihould be for his good. And fo there came in one Rujfel za Irifh man, that had feme bu- , fincfs with him. And fo we parted. m^iarn Uraokf. IbefetOTtdinformationc/Mt.Urooksi I Being with Mr, NetterviU at the Marpslfey in Ssuthwark,, Mr. Nettervile defired me I would do him the kindnefs as to carry another Letter for his Friend to one Captain who had three or four Employments in the Tower of Londov, I told him 1 would if it was any kindnefs to-him. So NetUtvik with Vominiek Kelly went together , & wrote ' ^ Letter to this Capt of the Towerj the Contents were much chetame with that 1 carried to Fierce Butler. 1 carried it to the Tower, and Capt. Kelly was not at home; fo I delivered it to his Wife^ As foon asfheread ir, the tears were in h.reye ;fheftruck her hand on her brcaft, faying, Alss poor man, h he tak^nl J rc'as in hopes he had'been Jdfe, of a^ tbe r^i. She thankt me very kindlyiarid told ire,as foon as her Husband came home, fhe Would give it him. When I went to Mr. Ndtirvile igzin he thai.kt me foi carrying the Letter for his Friend Vomimtk^Kclly to the Tower, and told me Capt. Kely had been with them, and treated them very civilly with wine and meat, and had fpent five (hi!- ' lings upon them. 1 asked Nettervile what Cape. KeSj was > He told me he was a true nian.laskcd himifhewas a Papifl>He hath taken, the Oaths , faid he; but he is a well - wjfhcr to us* On Thurfilay the i^th. o(]Jnxarj ^ Netttriile defired me to carry a Let- I t^rTrom himfelf to Capt. KiVy , which Letter fignificd to him that his Friend Dominkh^ KtOyvfiS gone,and how that he had promifed him 7 /, to difcharge himfeif out of the Prifon, but had not yet been logood as his word ; j herefore defired that he would take fome fpeedy courfe that he may have the 7/. to d fbharge bin felf out of Prifc i "his Let- ter 1 delivered to Capt. Kelly's own hand in the Tower. He read it, and told me he was very glad his Friend was out; but that he bad never fcen him fince; pi ay,fay s he, remem- ber me kindly tb Mr»Ne«en/»/a, and tell hini-, for his kindnefs to my friend, 1 wi 1 do him all the fervice 1 can. Upon the 28th. of January] was di fired by Sir JojephWiUiamfon, fo go to Mr. lervihy fo try what more I could get our of him. On the g-th. I went to him, and told hirUf that I nail-rnct u ithSir 'jIVtHiaryifon ^ and hcieemed to be angryjand thought we bad not difcovcred all we kncw» And I told Nettervihy that although he had promiie ofhis pardon,yet it svas cxpedled he fhojld do more for it than he had done : As for my part, faid 1 , you know 1 could difcover nothing, but what difcourfe pafTtd betwixt you and 1, and that I have done to the full, Therefore, if you know any more, 1 would advjfe you to difcover ii; for fince you have gone thus far, 1 think you ought not to conceal any thing tf what you know more. The Grand thing I perceive they defirc of you,ami that which I think is all they can expetft from you, is, Tnat you would dtclare from wliom the 500./. was to come. He thankt me for my advice, and told me, that he believed S t JgJeph IJ'iUiamjon had not perufed all his Examination^ fur he had Anfvvercd all the (Xic- ! ( f , f 8) filoiis they lud asked htm. And if they had any thing more to aak him. he would. An- 1 i\v' r them, 1 Upon Fr iday the 3 iih, of January^ 1 a-cquainted Sir Jof^ph Wthamfbn y^vith' what ^ fuidj he ordered him to be brought t^the Couritiii tnorhihg , ^Vliae l*nrjct ' hitn at the door^bcfore he was calleHj I told himj I fuppofcd the cheitQuehion that vvoiild ^ be put to him, would be, Whole this 500 /. was .^'and begged of him that he would dif. ' cover what hekr.ewofit. Upon his coining out from the Coupcil,, I askqd . him if that i was not the queltion they put to him 1 he told me it W4S Pi asked him wh^t /account i^ Jiad given them, he told me he thought they were fatTsfiec!,for they'were very kind'/ q him, and protniied him, that fo long as^they. lived, he fliould have the protedtion of that Koaid. thoujihthe had given him fa.tisfa<^.iQn when ,he w^s h^tqre theiH:) concernmK whofe 'the Money was. I t6ld,$lt JcM tb^ diCcourfe lhad with Nmerw/r, arhis ^cinl into the houCc,ahd at his coming back i then he told tne, that he had not t ni°3ou»wi.hthtm,loihewoutdcMfaUocr IK naa ^ ^ ^ were tl contribute to it. for Kvfsel told me he was to go fardy laith he, but all raifedsand that it was a difficult thing to get i»r io ndTfh Otonid goL them apart, .heynaigh. make fcrupte, and ?o ddav ,he b,llirf.U,.d therefcrehelhould makeall the halie he could to get the Mo- ncy ready. ^ (?) A Kekii^n ef other Material CifCuKijhmes and ViJicHifes, in ttftfiMce io the b.fromm?. oned f tn ihe ye/«ifr^4ymy ftiowld fay cf ^lie foHowing Prececdings , that they are falfc and fergned, as-their jmpu^ in all other inventions of theirs, when de- tefted; Tis nectary the World fliould underiland the occafi >na! circumftances, intro- .hiring this hellilh attaqne to be made upom this honeft Gentlemin, Captain Bn% wh . this NatSn to feverai perfoas of Honour and goodQuality in Theaffairs that brought him into Englatiti/iom hi> habitation intUe Kintrdom was to Petition His Ma;eny,and the Honourable Privy-Cotrncilj tonching a debt due to his Father, Sir WiVtam hury of Grantham in Lincelnjhire^ deceafed, for his fervice in beir n one of Hb Majeflies Lords CommilKoncrs for managing the Go vernment of Inland • and inpi^ecution thereol, being feverai times in company with MuNetervik , who was 'for- nieriy a Clerh m the Court of Clairof^n P*i/i»,and wlio pretend d to inform th.. ran tain of feverai concealed Lands and houfes in Ireland^ which he might place his debt un' ODi And upon the Captains receipt of his (aid Letter of the nth of Janua-y 1678 dc* firingd ipcedy conference with the Captain, touching matters which may redo md to bis advaintage, which thcCaptain readily embraced(fuppo/ing it referred to the faid con cealedHoules and Landr) ;ard according to m.'ervileJ requcftby his Nore m rh#. A; r ,5,h ecpcain v.fiteJ .he laid in ,ha sLJhl I whet) in ttead of a communica.i' n as to the aforefaid" concet ns( the fa?a Met^r-die b»inc no ftranger to the Captains 'cng abode here, and the expencc he had been at ii> his fdi meSed Captains puKe, *3 tothehorndfart before- frima facie. It aftonKhed the honeft Captain to think that Netterviks had difcovered a '"''"mi, u him 5 and confidering if he (houid reveal it to any one, there would be but hir- aflertmg it, and Nmeniks denial, befides the cenfure the World would pafs onthe Captains Reputation, from tieapprehenhon in N-ttermles breaft. that the Captain would be, or was fit to be proffigatedin luch a coMarn, which with the dang r and hazard he might expofe his hfe to by fucn difcoverv,and the urgency of his particula- affairs requiring his ferfonal and Ipecdy attenda xe in Dublin f having two C onciinnn.) Decrees aw_arded againft him, which would have been made abfolutc this laftf/iffurv-rerm for want of his appeal ance there ). All thcfe Conliderations made h.m fometimes refolve'- within him(elf, to bjfle the wicked propofals of Ale«erz///f, icioive , ^But weighing the direful effeas of fuch a contrivance,which ifprofecuted by fonie -ther Inftruments, when he was departed thisKingdotn,would not only have been tne deftrSl! ft" f'd acqii^ntance# Mr,BW but prejudicial 10 his Mate- iLe, and tb^ w- ole Kingdom,in taking r ff t!-e evide ce o Mr, Omj and Mr B ■ r/cn» and thereby the ' might ftill «rry on the.V devililh defig-i and Plot,wbc., they had wa h- ed their own hands, and made fuc-an alterations when the innoc nr would h-V-been ruiQtd^ arid ih<*rrjie ^hcdfttck^rs acquit ed. This C'lr.lTderation fo aff^aed the Captdn, that herefoived to leave ihe evenf of his |attKiiiar cct.cetns to Providence^ nno as you read by his Depofition, he repaired to Mr. BW,and gave him mteli ence there f. And having fo imparted ihefiinetohi n, the goodnefso Goda,4.earedmuch tot eCaptainsfatisfaftion, touchinghis tro, ble/rme thoughts about hi> particular concerns, by his Majeftics Gracious pleafm e, in ordetinc» ® Si" Sir Jofefh Williamfon to write to the Lord Chancellor of Ireland^ that the Captain might ft ftain no damage in his conc«rns, by his non-appearjnce there, being commanded by his Maieftie to attend his Service here, which Letter was fent accordingly*" I Upon the i7th4of January laft, astheCaptain Was goingto attetfdSir ]4epb WilUamfon^ to give in his Depofition, meeting with AldermailBro?!^/, and difcourfing with him of N«f- tervihy hetold the Captain he had been at the Ma^/halleys the day before with Nittervile^ and feared he had done a very ill thing; which upon the Captains enquiry what it was, the faid Mr, was fonaewhat, iin willing to agknowledg, uutil he had fearcht further into it. But before their departitre,'.Mr, told the Captam, that'N^trrrwfc had pro- cured Bail for one I)omnk}{Kelly^ who was one of the Murthcrers c^^pir Ed^nnnSnry God^ frey'^ which Relation of the Alderman cbilfiTmation t«) the Gapiain ofthe'''#iekcd' nefs ofNettervile, andGods Goodnefsin animating theCaptaln to what he was then going about, touching his own Information. . t Which when he had ughified id ^it jofeph he was m\ic1i afE:<9:ed with if, 8c told the Captain of what great cbncerhment it was, to ha ve the faid in cu- flody 5 and defired the Captain t6bring the faid Alderman Brooks to faim > which the Cap- tain dctkcd refpice in^thztMv,Brdo}{r mig,ht rtiake roiTie further inq'uiryjas he faid he would, into the concernjand alfo leaft the Information given by the faidCaptain (hould be difco- vered, before there was' a further progrefs made for the obtaining a full difcove|ry of the de{i;>n, and pcrfonsadiing rherein, " ^ Upon the £ 19 January ^Sunday Mr, Broo\r came to the Capfains Lodging, to know whether his Journey held for IrelUfid the next day v and then told the Captain he had been the day before with Nettervilei and upon the Captains demanding whe- ther he had learnt any thing more touchig the faid Mr. Brooks gzve ^he Captain the full account, which the Captain caufed to be put in writings ana carried hjiti to a^ir \>jeph iVilUawjon^ to make Oath of the fame, which he did , which appears by his foregoing information. And the Captain could not but take notice of a Series of Pro- vidence all along in this bufinefs i for by what Alderman Brooks attefted, I>(nninick.KeBy was fo infatuated, as (o fend the Letter unfealed to Fierce Butler by the Aldexman, al- though he was in fuch dangerous Circunillances, Upoa Mr. Erookj his free acknowledgment of thefe paiTiges, the Captain Ct^efireing his ficrcfi. } acquainted the faid Mr. Brookj o( JJettervHes prank with him 5 which on the Mrndxy tblio wing , Mr. Brooks ( being to meet Mr. Loxvman and Mr. Glover , the Keeper and Clerk of the to conliderfouic way for the difcovery of thofe who were Bail foi Vondoick^KeJly ) happend^to give fome hints of the Captains informatiom to the laid Lownian, and Mr. Gtofr; whejeby Mr Oates coming to have fomc underftand- ingthoeof, with Mr and by an untimely procefs therein, going to Hettervile with Sir IViUiamJValkr^ fpoyled the proceedings, which otherwife might in a little time . have produced the 500 /. depofitcd in the Goldfrniths hand, and fu'l intelligence of the parties concerned in the projcft, and of the Depolitions which the Ciptain was to have Sworj', when lie received the 500 /.from and the feizure ofthe faid KuJJel^Scc, Upnn Thurfdjy the o\ ]anHary ^Mr, ^roo^f met with the Captain , and told him what N'tterviUh^d related to him of the bufinefs of Captain KdJy in thcToweri He told him the llory, asyou find in his information. And further told the Captain^ that he had ano-her Lei rer> 'vhich he was going.to carry to Captain.KeWy in the iomr jjand Netter" z-if-tuld him the laid Mr. Brap^f, that it Captain Ke//y didi not fend him the7/.he the i '1 23i the faid Nettervik did know enough to turn hfm out of the Towir* 1 have, faith Brookf i taken a Copy of this Letter h and the Captain defired he might fee it ^ which he did j &c the contents were to fignifieto Captain Kelly^ what a fright the (aid Netfervile had been put into by Mr. Oates and Mr. Bedlorfi^^ having been with him. And therefore Nettervile defired Captain Kelly to Lnd hirn the y/.to difcharge him out of thaf Prifon, left woife fhould come on it \ and upon the Captains reading (he Copy of the faid Letter , be de- fired not to be too hafty in delivering that Letter to Gipain Kelly i but that he would draw up by way of information what he had told him, andgoe along with the faid Captain to Sir ]oJeph Williamfon ^ and give in the information, and take his advi:e. So that on Fryday the 2^th o(]a?ipeary^ the Captain and Mr. Brook^r went to 5ir J<7- feph WilHamJbjt, and gave him the information,and the faid Letter with the Copy thetr- ofy Then Sir Jofeph fo!dthe Captain and Mr. Brookj , that the Committee of Lor Is was^ going to fit, and that they (h )u!d attend at (he Council-door, and he would call them in, that they might know thdr Lordftiips pleafiirCj as to the delivery of the Letter to Captain Kelly^ debate, their Lordfliips were of opinion. That the Letter ftiould not be delivered . but thought th they ask^c him it he knew where he was i the Boy told them no, for he dined abroad : They went into the Houfc, and in the Room where the Lord Stafford Lodgeth, they found Captain and brought him to the Council with what Papers- they could find 5 but Nettervile had been examined s and Wis gone away before , and had confefTed the fending the Letters, and Captain Kellys being with them in the Jhalfeys 3 &c. The Captain thereupon was put into the Meffengers hands, and ordered to be brought before their Lord(hips next morning, and Nettervik alfb ( who were face to face at ti c Council-Table^. l Capt. Ki^y denied that he knew this Domiffic)^ Kelly^ Netterviktd\d\\\xti \iQ would n"t deny furcly thathe was with them at the M^rjhaljeys^ which Capt. KeHy then confeiTed v fome of theif Lordftiips asked what he did at the Marjhaljeys ? Captain Ke//y faid, he went to vifit Mr# Nettervtk^txixly faid Nftteri'i/tr'twas kindly done ofyou,5ir|for I never faw or heardofyou before , until your Cozen 'Qminkk, KeSy told me cf you and defired me to fend a Letter from him to you. Capt, Kef/>' after Examination, was committed to a MefTengcragainjbut foon af er he put in bail, and 1 have heard there was an Order of Council to tum him o t of his em- ploymcnf. ' But whether it be fo, or no, 1 know not.. That Rujjel C upon the tburjday after Mr« Oats and Mr. Bedlow had been with Neiter-' w7f,atthe prifonjcame again to and infkad ofbcing ap^rcHen led, as N'tteriik L J F'J-' C 12 ) promifed Lownww Isc fiioulJ, Nttttnile give him notice of the difcovety, 5c he went out immecii'ate!y5c icapec'. And after he was gone, Nettervih then told he had baen then", hey purfucd him, and fiW him take Boar, but could not overtake him# But Mr. Bfeci;/hada warrant fioin Sit J ofWilliamfon to (axoh for him at hishoofci but hfs wife told their,"hat he was at the French AmbalTadots houfe,and had not lain at home in ten or twelve Nightsi which the Council being informed of, were very diligent to appre- hand him, and ortcrcd 2ol, to thofe that could difcover him; This Ktfjfdy mentioned in the dcpoficion, is a Rank and an Iri/&-man, who mar« ried Madam Rf?m/e,the Dutchefs of Portfrnouths Gentlewoman: Netunvilt 3,nd Brcrver are of'tbe farae Fa