A Full and perfect account of the seizing seven of K. James's officers, viz. Captain Vaughan, Frogmorton, Whinuell, Burges, Sidmore, Brookes and Yearburrough who were bound for France with treasonable letters, and now are in custody in Bell Savage Yard by Ludgate till their examination

A full and perfect ACCOUNT Of the Seizing Seven of K: Iames's Officers. VIZ.

• Captain Vaughan,
• — Frogmorton,
• — Whinnell,
• — Burges,
• ...Sidmore,
• ...Brookes,
• and Yearburrough.

Who were Bound for France, with Treasonable Letters.

And now are in Custody in Bell-Savage-Yard by Ludgate: Till Their Examination.

Licensed, J. Fraiser, and Entered According to Order. 1690.

THE Seven above-mentioned Gen∣tlemen, ••••••••ing with a Master of an English Vessel, about Terms for carrying them to France; and after some time they agreed with ••im for the Sum of Forty Pounds sterling; Ten ••f which said Sum was paid him on their going ••n Ship-board, and the other Thirty Pounds ••as to be paid him on their Arrival on the Coast ••f France. The Vessel being under Sail, pur∣••••ing her intended Voyage, on the Coast of ••aldon in Essex, the Master espied aloft an Eng∣••••••h Man of War making towards them: Upon ••hich, he immediately went off of the Deck into ••••e Cabbin, and informed the Gentlemen that ••••ere was an English Man of War steering their ••••urse directly towards them; and that he be∣••••••ved they would come aboard, and examine ••••d search the Ship. Upon which Words, the ••••ster perceived the Gentlemen to be in a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 great Consternation, and horrid Confu∣••••••n, and taking a bundle of Letters, wrapt up 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 Handerchief with Lead at the bottom, threw ••••••••to the Sea: On which the Master (as 'tis ••ht, to save his own 〈◊〉〈◊〉, ••i••ely consi∣dering there was no way to escape the Man of ••••r) immediately gave private Orders at the ••, to have the Ship steered into Maldon, ••••••ch was accordingly done, and the Gentle∣men seixed and secured: And, notwithstanding, ••••••••g searched, there were (as is said) found ••••••ately about them, several Commissions, &c. And yesterday, being the First instant, about Seven in the Evening they were brought from Rumford, being the Road from Maldon, to London, by a Party of Dutch Horse. They Inn at the Bell-Savage near Ludgate, where they remain under their Guard, till they are car∣ried before the Privy Council, which will not sit 'till Sunday in the Afternoon.

The Accidents of the 'fore-going Discovery, and the lately unwelcome News of the Death of the most Valiant, and almost universally-lamented Duke of LORRAIN, puts me in mind of honest Iohn Partridges Astrological Observations, on the past Month of April: For though I am no great Friend to Pro∣phecy, or the Science of Astrology, yet I think this worthy of remark, viz.

That in this Month some Great and Eminent Man will die: That in this Month a Plot will be detected, and some Men of considerable Note concerned therein.

The good Providence of God hath wrought a mighty Work, in delivering this Church and People from the Rage of their Enemies, the ra∣pacious Papists, whose Designs was Murder; and those that escaped that, must have been absolute Slaves to the arbitrary Power of France and Rome; for they were fallen into their hands, but God sent them a speedy Deliverance.