A Relation of other Material Circumstances and Discourses, in reference to the before menti∣oned design.

LEst the Jesuitical party should say of the following Proceedings, that they are false and •eigned, as their Impudence affirmeth in all other inventions of theirs, when de∣tected; 'Tis necessary the World should understand the occasional circumstances, intro∣ducing this hellish attaque to be made upom this honest. Gentleman, Captain Bury, who for his worth and reputation is known to several persons of Honour and good Quality in this Nation.

The affairs that brought him into England, from his habitation in the Kingdom of Ireland, was to Petition His Majesty, and the Honourable Privy-Council, touching a debt due to his Father, Sir William Bury of Grantham in Lincolnshire, deceased for his service in being one of His Majesties Lords Commissioners for managing the Government of Ireland; and in prosecution thereof, being several times in company with Mr. Netervile, who was for∣merly a Clerk in the Court of Claims, in Dublin, and who pretend•d to inform the Cap∣tain of several concealed Lands and houses in Ireland, which he might place his debt up∣on; And upon the Captains receipt of his said Letter of the 11th of January, 1678, de∣siring a speedy conference with the Captain, touching matters which may redound to his advaintage, which the Captain readily embraced (supposing it referred to the said con∣cealed Houses and Lands); and according to Netterviles request by his Note, on the said 13th of January last, the Captain visited the said Nettervile in the Marshalsey in Southwark; when in stead of a communication as to the aforesaid concerns (the said Nettervile being no stranger to the Captains long abode here, and the expence he had been at in his soli∣citation) took the opportunity to feel the Captains pulse, as to the horrid fact before-mentioned.

Prima facie. It astonished the honest Captain to think that Netterviles had discovered a matter of that nature to him; and considering if he should reveal it to any one, there would be but his asserting it, and Netterviles denial, besides the censure the World would pass on the Captains Reputation, from the apprehension in Netterviles breast, that the Captain would be, or was fit to be profligated in such a concern, which with the danger and hazard he might expose his life to by such discovery, and the urgency of his particular affairs requiring his personal and speedy attendance in Dublin (having two Conditional Decrees awarded against him, which would have been made absolute this last Hillary-term for want of his appearance there). All these Considerations made him sometimes resolve within himself, to stifle the wicked proposals of Nettervile.

But weighing the direful effects of such a contrivance, which if prosecuted by some other Instruments, when he was departed this Kingdom, would not only have been the destructi∣on of his intimate friend, and old acquaintance, Mr. Blood but prejudicial to his Maje∣stie, and the whole Kingdom, in taking off the evidence of Mr, Oats and Mr. Bedlow, and thereby the Papists might still carry on their devilish design and Plot, when they had wash∣ed their own hands, and made such an alteration; when the innocent would have been ruined, and the true Bloodsuckers acquitted.

This Consideration so affected the Captain, that he resolved to leave the event o• his particular concerns to Providence; and as you read by his Deposition, he repaired to Mr. Blood, and gave him intelligence thereof. And having so imparted the same to him, the goodnes• of God appeared much to the Captains satisfaction, touching his troublesome thoughts about his particular concerns, by his Majesties Gracious pleasure, in ordering Page  10 Sir Joseph Williamson to write to the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, that the Captain might sustain no damage in his concerns, by his non-appearance there, being commanded by his Majestie to attend his Service here, which Letter was sent accordingly.

Upon the 17th. of January last, as the Captain was going to attend Sir Joseph Williamson, to give in his Deposition, meeting with Alderman Brooks, and discoursing with him of Net∣tervile, he told the Captain he had been at the Marshalseys the day before with Nettervile, and feared he had done a very ill thing; which upon the Captains enquiry what it was, the said Mr. Brooks was somewhat unwilling to acknowledg, until he had searcht further into it. But before their departure, Mr. Brooks told the Captain, that Nettervile had pro∣cured Bail for one Dominick Kelly, who was one of the Murtherers of Sir Edmundbury God∣frey; which Relation of the Alderman gave a confirmation to the Captain of the wicked∣ness of Nettervile, and Gods Goodness in animating the Captain to what he was then going about, touching his own Information.

Which when he had signified to Sir Joseph Williamson, he was much affected with it, & told the Captain of what great concernment it was, to have the said Dominick Kelly in cu∣stody; and desired the Captain to bring the said Alderman Brooks to him; which the Cap∣tain desired respite in, that Mr. Brooks might make some further inquiry, as he said he would, into the concern; and also least the Information given by the said Captain should be disco∣vered, before there was a further progress made for the obtaining a full discovery of the design, and persons acting therein.

Upon the [19 January] Sunday morning, Mr. Brooks came to the Captains Lodging, to know whether his Journey held for Ireland the next day; and then told the Captain he had been the day before with Nettervile; and upon the Captains demanding whe∣ther he had learnt any thing more touchig Dominick Kelly, the said Mr. Brooks gave the Captain the full account, which the Captain caused to be put in writing, and carried him to Sir Joseph Williamson, to make Oath of the same, 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 business; for by what Alderman Brooks attested, Dominick Kelly was so infatuated, as to send the Letter unsealed to Pierce Butler by the Alderman, al∣though he was in such dangerous Circumstances.

Upon Mr. Brooks his free acknowledgment of these passages, the Captain (desireing his secresi•) acquainted the said Mr. Brooks of Netterviles prank with him; which on the Monday following, Mr. Brooks (being to meet Mr. Lowman and Mr. Glover, the Keeper and Clerk of the Marshalsey, to consider some way for the discovery of those who were Bail for Dominick Kelly) happend to give some hints of the Captains informatiom to the said Mr. Lowman, and Mr. Glover; whereby Mr Oates coming to have some understand∣ing thereof, with Mr Bedlow, and by an untimely process therein, going to Nettervile with Sir William Waller, spoyled the proceedings, which otherwise might in a little time have produced the 500 l. deposited in the Goldsmiths hand, and full intelligence of the parties concerned in the project, and of the Depositions which the Captain was to have Sworn, when he received the 500 l. from Russel, and the seizure of the said Russel, &c.

Upon Thursday the 23d, of January, Mr. B•ooks met with the Captain, and told him what Nettervile had related to him of the business of Captain Kelly in the Tower; He told him the story, as you find in his information. And further told the Captain, that he had another Letter, which he was going to carry to Captain Kelly in the Tower; and Netter∣vile told him the said Mr. Brooks, that if Captain Kelly did not send him the 7 l. he Page  11 the said Nettervile did know enough to turn him out of the Tower. I have, saith Brooks, taken a Copy of this Letter; and the Captain desired he might see it, which he did; & the contents were to signifie to Captain Kelly, what a fright the said Nettervile had been put into by Mr. Oat•s and Mr. Bedlow, having been with him. And therefore Nettervile desired Captain Kelly to send him the 7l. to discharge him out of that Prison, lest worse should come on it; and upon the Captains reading the Copy of the said Letter, be de∣sired Mr. Brooks not to be too hasty in delivering that Letter to Capain Kelly; but that he would draw up by way of information what he had told him, and goe along with the said Captain to Sir Joseph Williamson, and give in the information, and take his advice.

So that on Fryday the 24th of January, the Captain and Mr. Brooks went to Sir Jo∣seph Williamson, and gave him the information, and the said Letter wi•h the Copy the•r∣of; Then Sir Joseph told the Captain and Mr. Brooks, that the Committee of Lords was going to sit, and that they should attend at the Council-door, and he would call them in, that they might know their Lordships pleasure, as to the delivery of the Letter to Captain Kelly, After debate, their Lordships were of opinion. That the Letter should not be delivered, but thought they had sufficient ground to Seize Captain Kelly, and to search his house for Dominick Kelly, and for papers; in order to which, Sir Joseph Wil∣liamson was sent for his Grace the Duke of Monmouth, who immediately came to the Council; where the Lords accquained his Grace with the business, & desired he would give Mr. Brooks a Warrant to fetch Capt. Kelly. His Grace was pleased to send for his Secretary, and or∣dered him immediately to draw a Warrant directed to Sir John Robinson, to assist them with a G•ard, for executing the Warrant, and Nettervile was ordered to be brought to the Council that afternoon.

And so the Captain and Mr. Brooks accompanied with Sir William Waller, went to the Tower; and being Guarded by Sir John Robinson, came to Captain Kellys house, and there his Footboy came to the door; and upon inquiry for his Master, the boy replied, he was not within; they ask't him if he knew where he was; the Boy told them no, for he dined abroad: They went into the House, and in the Room where the Lord Stafford Lodgeth, they found Captain Kelly, and brought him to the Council with what Papers they could find; but Nettervile had been examined; and was gone away before, and had confessed the sending the Letters, and Captain Kellys being with them in the Mar∣shalseys, &c.

The Captain thereupon was put into the Messengers hands, and ordered to be brought before their Lordships next morning, and Nettervile also (who were face to face at the Council-Table).

Capt. Kelly denied that he knew this Dominick Kelly, Nettervile told him he would not deny surely that he was with them at the Marshalseys, which Capt. Kelly then confessed; some of their Lordships asked what he did at the Marshalseys? Captain Kelly said, he went to visit Mr. Nettervile, truly said Nettervile 'twas kindly done of you, Sir, for I never saw or heard of you before, until your Cozen Dominick Kelly told me of you and desired me to send a Letter from him to you.

Capt. Kelly after Examination, was committed to a Messenger again; but soon after he put in bail, and I have heard there was an Order of Council to turn him o•t of his em∣ployment. But whether it be so, or no, I know not.

That Russel (upon the Thursday after Mr. Oats and Mr. Bedlow had been with Netter∣vile, at the prison) came again to Nettervile and instead of being apprehended, as Nettervile Page  12 promised Lowman he should, Nettervile gave him notice of the discovery, & he went out immediately & scaped. And after he was gone, Nettervile then told Lowman he had been there; they pursued him, and saw him take Boat, but could not overtake him. But Mr. Brooks had a warrant from Sir Joseph Williamson to search for him at his hoose; but his wife told them, that he was at the French Ambassadors house, and had not lain at home in ten or twelve Nights; which the Council being informed of, were very diligent to appre∣hend him, and offered 20l, to those that could discover him:

This Russel, mentioned in the deposition, is a Rank Papist, and an Irish-man, who mar∣ried Madam Rowse, the Dutchess of Portsmouths Gentlewoman: Netterevile and Brewer are of the same Faction, and are now Prisoners in the Marshalseys. The deponents, Capt Bury and Alderman Brooks, are both honest Gentlemen, and good Protestants; and such. who•e principles detested either to engage in, or conceal such abominable Villany: how∣ever Nettervile was so infatuated, as to conceive them fit to be profligated.

Now Reader, thou hast seen the whole contrivance, &c. and mayest easily discern what intentions of the Romanists were; what the natural consequence thereof would have been, I leave to thy own conjuncture, and shall only add this true circumstance, as a farther confir∣mation of their wicked design in this matter, viz.

That several persons (by them appointed) were a little before this discovery at the hou∣ses of some Persbyterians, well known in the City of London, to pray their charitable contri∣bution towards the maintenance of Mr. Oats and Mr. Bedlow, upon this specious, though false suggestion, That His Majesties allowance was not sufficient for their incouragement; but the parties to whom they applied themselves (supposing their intentions were to a∣buse their King and Countrey, and to procure Coyn for themselves), rejected them with checks; and it was well they did; for otherwise, who knows what advantage they might have made thereof, in order to the effecting their wicked enterprize?

And thus I have done, trusting to the Readers candor, which if a Protestant, I do not doubt of; if a Papist, neither expect or care for it; I being one of quite different princi∣ples, and one whose prayers, as well as endeavours, shall be constantly engaged, for the frustration of their hellish Attempts.

Concerning my intentions in the publication of these Depositions, they were only for the publick good, and to expose to view the wicked subtilties of these men, that the Nation (and all true Protestants) may be made sensible of their devices; that if ever they use the same, or the like again, they may be with the more ease detected, and rendred abortive. And also that all sincere Christians, may ascribe the praise of all their deliverances (as well of this as others) to that God who hath so visibly and constantly appeared for the vindi∣cation of his people, and for infatuating the persons, as well as rendring unsuccessful the Attempts of his and their implacable Enemies.