A great conspiracy of the papists, against the worthy members of both Houses of Parliament. And also against the City of London, and generally the whole kingdome. Discovered by divers wicked and bloody letters, which by Gods providence came to light, and was read in the House of Commons the 10. and 11. of January, 1641. With the names of those honourable and worthy members in Parliament. Whose lives they conspire against, and seeke to take away.

A Letter directed to Mr. Bridg∣man, the fourth of Ian. and a Letter in∣closed in it, to one Master Anderton, were this day read, and orde∣red to be entred.

To the Worshipfull, and my much ho∣noured friend Orlando Bridgeman Esquire, and a Bu••gesse of the Parliament, at his Chamber, at the Inner Temple, these present.

SIR,

WE are your friends, These are to advise you to looke to your selfe, and to advise others of my Lord of Straffords friends to take heed, lest they be involved in the com∣mon Calamity, our advise is, to bee gone, to pretend businesse till the great Hubbub be passed, Withdraw, lest you suffer among the Puritans, We intreat you to send away this inclosed Letter to Mr. Anderton inclosed, ••o some trusty friend, that it may be car∣ried safely without suspition, for it concernes the Common safety▪ So desire your friends in Coven Garden, Ian. 4.

To the Worshipfull, and my much ho∣noured friend Mr. Anderton, These present.

SIR,

ALthough many designs have bin defeated, yet that of Ireland holds well. And now our last Plot workes as hopefully as that of Jreland, we must beare with something in the Man, his will is strong enough, as long as he is fed with hopes, the Woman is true to us, and reall, Her Councell about her is very good: J doubt not but to send you by the next very joyfull newes, for the present, our rich Enemies, Pym, Hampden, Strode, Hollis, and Hasterigg, are blemisht, chal∣lenged for no lesse then Treason: before J write next, we doubt not but to have them in the Tower or their heads from their shoulders.

The Solicitor, and Fines, and Earle we must serve with the same sauce: and in the House of the Lords, Mandevill is touched, but Essex, Warwick, ••ay, Brook, and Paget, must follow, or else we shall not be quiet. Faulkland and Culpepper, are friends to our side, at leastwise they will doe us no hurt. The Protestants and Puritans are so di∣vided, that we need not fear them; the Protestants in a greater part, will joyn with us, or ••••and Neu∣ters, while the Puritan is suppressed, if we can bring them under; the Protestant will either fall in with us generally, or else, if they do not, they

are so indifferent, that either by fair, or foul means we shall be able to command them.

The mischievous Londoners, and Apprentices, may doe us some hurt for present, but we need not much fear them, they do nothing orderly but tu∣multuously: Therefore we doubt not but to have them under command after one brunt, for our Par∣ty is strong in the City, especially Holborne, the new Buildings, and Westminster, we are afraid of nothing, but the Scots appearing againe, but we have made a party there, at the Kings last being there, which will hold their hands behind them, while we Act our Parts at home; Let us acquite our selves like men, for our Religion & Country, now or never, The Kings heart is Protestant, but our friends can perswade Him, and make him be∣leeve any thing, he hates the Puritane party, and is made Irreconcileable to that side; so that the Sun, the Moon, and Starres, are for us: there are no lesse then twenty thousand Ministers in England, the greater half will in their places, be our friends to avenge the Bishops dishonour, Let our friends be incouraged, the worke is more then halfe done.

Your Servant! R. E.