London's flames reviv'd, or, An account of the several informations exhibited to a committee appointed by Parliament, September the 25th, 1666, to enquire into the burning of London with several other informations concerning other fires in Southwark, Fetter-Lane, and elsewhere, by all which it appears that the said fires were contrived and carried on by the papists / now humbly offered to the consideration of all true Protestants.

The Information of Thomas Roe of Bernard-Inn, Gent. taken the 30th. of July 1670. by Sir John Frederick, Alderman, one of His Maje∣sties Justices of Peace in the City of London, upon Oath, as followeth.

THomas Roe saith, that he hath for at least twelve or thir∣teen years last past been acquainted with one Joseph Har∣rison, who was examined lately at the Guild Hall, London, before the Honourable the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen, up∣on Suspicion of his being a Conspirator in the firing the City and Suburbs in several parts thereof.

Thomas Roe, and Joseph Harrison, having been School-fellows at Eaton Colledge, and being thereby acquainted; Joseph Harrison hath several times lately been with him, and advised him to with-draw his Concerns, and remove above twenty miles out of the City; for that the City, and twenty miles round, would be suddenly destroyed and laid waste (or to that purpose.) Whereupon Thomas Roe asked him, Whether he were privy to any such Conspiracy, or concern'd in its Agitation? pressing him with divers Arguments to discover what he was acquainted with of that kind. Harrison replied, That he had no personal and positive knowledge thereof. Thomas Roe de∣manded upon what ground then he did thus advise him? Jos. Har∣rison replied, That he was sometimes conversant among some Papists, and perceived a Plot or Design was carrying on by them against the City of London and the Protestant Religion; which Plot or Design (said he) the Papists call, The Game of Trap or, do you understand Trap ad Crucem, which is the Watch-word amongst them. Further, Jos. Harrison said, That he was informed of those things by some German Protestants, and that he had offers of fifty Pounds per annum made him by some Jesuits and Papists to turn to their Religion; but he had refused it, and would not embrace the Romish Religion.

Thomas Roe further saith, That about five weeks since, he walked through New-Cheap-side, and from thence into Mark-lane, with Joseph Harrison, in Company with Mr. Mosely (a Gentleman belonging to Bernard's-Inn likewise) and one of his Acquaintance, together with another Man, a Stranger to Thomas Roe. Upon their first associating, Harrison said unto him, That he would not discover himself to be an English-man, but pretend himself to be a German or Italian (whether of the two he doth not well remember) and that he might not detect himself, spake in the Company as occasion offer'd in Latin. But lea∣ving the place where they tarried in Mark-lane, going towards Bi∣shopsgate-street,

Mr. Harrison told Mr. Roe secretly, That he believed that Mr. Mosely understood the Game of Trap by some signs he had observed from him, and that he would try him. Then going altoge∣ther into a House, about the end of Thread-needle-stre••t, Mr. Harrison (having by this time discovered himself to be an English man) said Trap, and made a cross over his Face with his finger, directing him∣self to Mr. Mosely: Whereupon Mr. Mosely did also say Trap, crossing his Fore-head and Face two or three times, and with a quick Motion drew his Finger over his own Throat. Upon which, Mr. Roe asked Mr. Mosely what was the meaning of Trap? But he refused to tell. Mr. Roe urging him again, He replied, He would not; saying, You are not of my Religion. Then Mr. Mosely asked Mr. Harrison what his Name was? (for he knew him not by Name) He answered, Harrison. Mr. Mosely replied, I never saw your Name. Mr. Har∣rison made Answer, It is Don Olanso del Harrisonio; if so, saith Mr. Mosely, I have seen your Name.

After this, Mr. Mosely and the other Stranger being parted, and Mr. Roe and Mr. Harrison being alone: said Harrison, I told you Mr. Mosely did understand Trap; you may see there is a List of the Trap-Gamesters. Now whether Mr. Moseley's imitation of Mr. Har∣rison was feigned or real, Mr. Roe could not destinguish: But as they two were passing through Cheap-side homewards, Mr. Harrison looking upon the new Buildings, said, To what purpose do they build this poor City, it will be again destroyed; at the same time he pointed at two several Persons, saying, That is a Trap-Gamester, and there goes another Trap-Gamester.

Mr. Roe further informs, That since the last Term, Mr. Harrison told him, he would write all the Rogueries of the Trap-Game and Gamesters in a Play; and that he would undertake to shew him twenty six Papists Meetings in and about the City and Suburbs of London; but (said he) some of them are very private, and if you be discovered not to be a Papist, you will (peradventure) be poisoned or stabb'd.

Mr. Roe doth further say, That when the said Harrison advised him to remove with all his Concerns about twenty miles from Lon∣don, that the said Roe asked him if Windsor were not far enough, it being both their native place, and about that distance? The said Harrison answered, Not; reflecting upon the Castle. And further, Harrison told Mr. Roe, That the Jesuits could, by a Composition of Ingredients, make such a Matter, the fume of which woule corrupt any Man's Intellects; and that he the said Harrison could do it.