A vindication of the English Catholiks from the pretended conspiracy against the life, and government of His Sacred Maiesty discovering the cheif lyes & contradictions contained in the narratiue of Titus Oates. The 2. edition with some additions: & an answer to two pamplets printed in defence of the narrative. Jtem a relation of some of Bedlows pranks in Spain, & Oate's letter concerning him.

ATTESTATION A. Of the Lord Arch-Bishop of Tuam. That M. Oates neuer was at Madrid. And concerning Sir William Godolphin.

BE it known vnto all Persons of what degree soeuer, that I Iames Lynch D. D, & Arch-Bishop of Tuam hauing been desired by seuerall, aswell Roman Catholicks, as Protestants, to declare what I know concerning Mr. Titus Oates, or Titus Ambrose his Person, or his hauing been in Madrid; & also concerning my acquaintance with the Ryght Honourable Sir William Godolphin, Embasse. from the most serene K. of Great Brittain &c. in this court: haue thought fit, for their tru information, & of all others, whom it may concern to protest, & declare by this writing signed by my hand, as followeth.

That I do not know, nor euer saw Mr. Titus Oates, or Titus Ambrose, (both which appellations the same person hath named himself by) & do not beleiue, that euer he was in Madrid, for that hauing made diligent enquity to know whither he was, or not, by the meanes of both English, Irish, & Scotch residing here, I could neuer vnderstand that the sayd Titus came neerer to Madrid, then Valladolid, which are about 100. miles asunder) where he liued in S. Alban's Colledge fiue months, viz from the first of Iune to the 30. of Octobre 1677. with∣out sleeping one nyght out of the same, as I am informed, by the testimony of graue, & Religious Persons, both Churchmen, & Seculars, & particularly of the Rector of that Colledge, & others, who were dayly conuersant with him, during his aboad there. Moreouer that I verily beleiue, if the sayd Titus had come

to Madrid, he would not haue omitted to visit me, for that he had by Letter from Valladolid pretended to my assistance towards the conferring on him holy orders, which I could not allow of, by reason of the very ill Character I had recei∣ued of his life, & manners, which afterwards caused his expulsion out of that Colledge.

Likewise I do Protest, & declare that although I doe know the most Excellent Lord Sir Will Godolphin, his Majesty's Embassadr. in this court, yet I neuer had any intimate Communication, or freindship with him: nor euer made vnto, or heard from the sayd Embass. any publick, or priuate discourse concerning any religious matter whatsoeuer, nor concerning the Government, or state of assayres in England, Ireland, or Scotland, or concerning any chang made, or to be made in the Government there of, nor concerning any office to be exercised by him, the sayd Embass. in England: & that I neuer receiued from any Person, any Letter, or paper whatsoeuer directed vnto, or intended for the sayd Embass.

All which I do declare by my Consecration, & ex abundami, per sancta Dei Euan∣gelia, to be tru, & am ready to confirm the same by any oath, & solemn manner. & before any Publick, & Competent Authority, when euer the same shall be re∣quired of me. In witnesse whereof I haue here vnto set my hand, & seal. This 10 day of February in the year of our Lord 1679. according to the new stile. Place † of the seal. _____ _____ , Iames Lynok Arch-Bishop of Tuam. The Arch-Bishop of Tuam did sign & seal this paper in the presence of William Cooke, George Wakers, Du Moulin, Dauid Blake, Francis Arther, Theodore O Rorque, Dauid White.

I Iulian Hidalgo Aluarez scriuener of his Catholick Majesty Charles H. K. of Spaine, & publick Notary of Cuenca, & its Territory, do testify that on the day vnder written, in my presence, & before the witnesses vnder written the most Illustrious Lord Iames Lynch D. D. & Arch-Bishop of Tuam, residing at present in this of Cuenca, whom I testify, that I know, his Lordship sayd, & declared, & exprest that this Paper in English, is a tru copy of the Original made by his Grace at Madrid, in presence of the witnesses aboue named. And for greater Confirmation, in my presence, & of the witnesses following, he again declared, & tatifyed the same, & all its particular contents. Witnesses Iohn Hiacinthus de Velmar, Antomy Lopez, & Peter Aluarez H••dalgo, Cittizons of Cuenc••, Made on the 6 of April, 1679. Iulian Hidalgo.

We vnder written Notarys of the Citty of Cuenca, do testify, that Iulian Hidalgo Aluarez, who hath signed this paper, is a Publick Notary of this Citty, whose Acts, writings & Instruments are held for authenticall, & of credit. Made at Cuenca 6. of April 1679. Antony de Sepuluenda, Blas Lopez de Haro. Martin Gom••z.

ATTESTATION B. Of Richard Duelly: that Oates neuer was at Madrid, neuer saw my Lord of Tuam. & of his behauiour at Valladolid.

I Richard Duelly of Loughreagh in the County of Galloway in the Kingdom of Irland, at present Resident in Madrid; do declare as followeth. That hauing liued in Valladolid about three yeares, & particularly throughout the whole year of our Lord 1677. I was there very intimately acquainted with Mr. Titus Oates, who commonly past there vnder the name of Titus Ambrose, & that I know his hand very well, & haue seen seuerall papers signed by himself, sometimes with the name of Titus Ambrose, & sometimes of Titus Oates. And that the sayd Oates came to the sayd Citty directly from Bilbao, & immediatly entred into the Colledge of S. Alban on the 1. of Iune 1677. where he remained till 30. of October following on which day he was expelled & returned directly to Bilbao, where he arriued without turning out of the ordinary road between that place & Valladolid, which I know by relation of the Mul••man, that accompanyed hym, & his own Letters written back on his arriuall at Bilbao, giuing account of this Iourny. And that I know he neuer came to Madrid, hauing been almost dayly conuersant with him, during his residence in Valladolid: in which time he was wont to expresse great resentments at the course of study, he had vndertaken, complaining exceedingly of the strict obseruances, & disciplin•• of the sayd Colledge, & of the recollected manner of liuing there, which he was not able to endure: & also that he was not preferred before the rest of the Collegians by seuerall exemp∣tions, which he pretended to, by reason of his age, & aduances in learning, as he thought, & especially of his great preferments, which he sayd he had left in the Church of England.

Moreouer I declare, that I know very well the most Reuerend Doctor Iames Lynch Arch-Bishop of Tuam, & that his Lordship was not at Valladolid, any part of the time of M•• Oates his being there: for that hauing all that time communication with his grace by Letters, I was acquainted with all his motions, & could not but haue known it, if he had come to Valladolid, or had any personall meeting with Mr. Oates, I neuer heard of, & am well assured was not possible during M. Oates his being in Spain, my constant Correspondence with the one, & the other enabling me to know that they neuer came together, all that time. Likewise I do declare, that I haue seen the most Excellent Lord Sir Will. Godolphin, his Majesty's Embassado•• in this court of Madrid, but

that I neuer had any communication, or Speech with his Excell. in all my life.

To the truth of all which abouesayd, I do voluntariy swear in verbo Sacer∣dotis, & by the Holy Ghospel. & will Confirme the same in any other solemne man∣ner, & before any publick authority, Tribunall, or Court of Iustice in England or Spaine, wherevnto I may be called. Witnesse my hand this 10. February 1679. new stile. Richard Duelly. For the seal †. Witnesse besides those of the other Attestation, Peter Leuet. this Deposition is attested by Iulian Hidalgo Aluarez: & his Attestation confirmed by by Blas Lopez de Haro, Ant. de Sepulueda, & Ferdi∣dinando Chill••on y Barea.

ATTESTATIONS C. Of many Jesuits. That many Iesuits neuer signed any Letter, or Pa∣tents with any superiour. Nor euer was any such cyper as he mentions, nor a Σ. in any of their Generals seale.

WHere as M. Titus Oates page 2. of his Narratiue art. 3. says, that twelue Missioners were sent into Spain by Richard Ashby, R. Petres, Nic. Blundel, & Ch. Peters, as appeared by their Patents: & whereas p. 1. §. 1. & p. 4. §. 7. & p. 5. § 9. &. p 15. §. 23. &. 24. & p. 36. §. 56. & elswhere, he speakes of seuerall Letters, whereof each was from some superior of the Iesuits, signed by him, & by seuerall others jointly.

We whose names are subscribed to the originall deed do call God to wit∣nesse, that it nether is, nor euer was the custom of the Society of Iesus since its settlement, to sign more then one person, any deed, ether Patents, or Letters. And that none euer sign any such thing with the Superiour.

And whereas p. 28. §. 40. & p. 33. §. 51. & p. 34. §. 52. & p. 38. §. 60. & p. 42. §. 62. & p. 46. §. 67. & elsewhere, he speakes of a Cypher vsed by Iesuits, in which 48. signifyes the King, 365. Westminster, 440. Windsore, 666. London, Barly broth the house of Commons, mum & chocolate the house of Lords, magpyes the Bishops, IHS, Iesuits &c.

We do in a like manner declare in the Presence of Almighty God to all men, that we neuer heard of any such Cypher before the Narratiue appeared; & that we are most certain there neuer was any such vsed by Iesuits. And to confirm this, we appeale to that, which, with other Papers, was taken in the Chambers of Mr. Whitebreade, & Mr. Mico.

And where in the tryal of Mr. Coleman p. 27. he says, that the Inscription

of the seal of the General, of the Iesuits, is I. H Σ. we declare as aboue, that there neuer was a Σ. in any seal that euer we yet saw of the sayd General. For a confirmation of this we appeal to some Patents, & Letters of his, found in the Chambers abouesayd.

In testimony of the truth of these our Protestations, we haue set our hands to this Attestation.

Sigilli † Provincialis

• M. K.
• I. F.
• I. W.
• R. S.
• W. M.
• H. W.
• C. B.
• E. N.
• A. H.

ATTESTATION D. Of the Citty of S. Omers: that Oates was not in England during the Congregation.

WE the Mayer, & Sherifs of the Citty of S. Omers, being surprized at the the report, that the English Fathers residing with vs, had about the be∣ginning of the present year (by the negociation of one Titus Oates in France, & England) contriued & plotted a wicked Bloody Treason against their Natural Lord, the most excellent King of Great Brittain, & being the more amazed at it, since they had giuen through a long series of yeares a rare example amongst vs, not only of Learning, & Piety in particular, but Obedience in general to all Ciuil Magistrates & Gouvernours, a thing which makes the whole Society of Iesus hyghly respected, & esteemed by most of the Christian Princes of the World: we say, that being surprized at this report, we took (as far, as we could the Examination of the matter into hand, & therefore certisy, That it hath appeared to vs, by the Oaths of seuerall of the best, & ancientest schollers of that Seminary (the whole Colledge hauing offred to make the same Oath) that the sayd Titus Oates was not only effectiuely in the sayd Seminary at the end of April, & beginning of May 1678. but did constantly reside there, from the 10. of December 1677. to the 23. of Iune following, without euer being absent from thence, except one nyght in. Ianuary, at which time he was at Watten, two leagues distant from vs. The sayd Deponents also haue alleadged as a reason of this their knowledge, that they lodged, conuersed, drank, & eate with the sayd Oates in the sayd Seminary, all that while, he being at a distinct table alone, & did particularly take notice, that he was there in April, & May, as aboue sayd, as hauing seen him at that time constantly performe the office of Reader in the Sodality of the Students in

the sayd Seminary, & as being present at the departure of one Killembe••k, alias Poole, an English Schollar, who went from this Citty the fifth day of the sayd month of May new stile, to take his Iourney into England. Jn witnesse whereof we haue caused the seal of the sayd Citty to be herevnto put: this 28. of December 1678.

Loco † Sigilli. I. Hanon.

ATTESTATION E. Of the Iesuits of the Seminary of S. Omers. That all, that Oates Charges them with, in general or particular, is false.

WHereas M. Titus Oates in his Narratiue, Articles 9. 11. 12. 13. 15. 18. 19. 21. 22. 24. 25. 26. 27. 39. 50. 74. 77. charges the Fathers of this Seminary, in general, or some of them in particular, as F. T. S. Richard Ashby, N. B. & G. C. with hauing receiued Letters, or sent them, signed by one or many Iesuits containing treasonable matters, as killing the K. or the D. & changing the the Gouernment ether by tumults from within, or succour from without the King∣dom: we hauing examined seriously this charge, declare vpon Oath, jointly, & seuerally, that the charge is false in the whole & in euery part of it. And we more∣ouer declare that it is vnheard of amongst vs, that others should signe Letters with their Superiors, as is sayd in the articles 1. 7. 9. 11 & others.

And whereas in the articks 4. 17. 18. 23 25. 36. 46. 56. accuses the Fathers Masters, & Lay brothers, of the sayd English Seminary in general, & some of them in particular, viz. T. S. Richard Ashby, E. N. E H. G. B. C. P. & George Walker, of hauing jointly, or seuerally written, signed, sealed, sent, or carryed Letters containing Treasonable things, as of killing the K. or D. changing the Gonernment, &c. We the sayd Iesuits, hauing seriously examined each particular point of this charg, do protest in the presence of Almighty God, that the whole & each point of the charg against them, or each of them, is false And they adde that be∣sides being Knaues, had they designed such things, they must haue been fooles, & Madmen in writing them in plain termes for so long together: seing any one of those many Letters intercepted, would haue conuinced them of Treason.

And whereas in the Articles 28. 35. 61. 63. he accuses the Fathers Richard Ashby, N. B. & E. N to haue assisted at Consults or Conferences, or to haue rela∣ted the resolution of them, in which were debated, & concluded treasonable matters, as of making away the King's sacred Person, by Poyson, shooting or stabbing, by chan∣ging the Gouernment, by raysing the subjects in England, or his other Dominions, or

ayde of Foreign Princes or Prince: The sayd fathers hauing considered the horrible crimes, with which they are charged, declare by Oath in the presence of God, that they neuer were present at any Metting, Consult, Congregation, or Assembly, nor euer heard, or spoke of any, where any Proposition was made, of such a horrid Nature. And as for the Congregation, which he calls a Consult, held at London the 24. & 26. of April st. v. of which he speakes Art. 28. they declare it was a Prouincial Congregation, which euery three yeares they hold: that not of their Seminar assisted at it, Richard Ashby being hindred by sicknesse, & the rest not capable to enter into it, for want of Antiquity of the order. And whereas Titus Oates hath often sworn, that he was present at it, we declare it is notorious to the whole Seminary, consisting of 200. persons, that he neuer stirred from S. Omers all that time, as hath been deposed by many, who conuerst with him there all that time.

And whereas the sayd Oates in the Articles 12. 16. 20. 29. & 70. accuses the sayd Fathers, & some of them in particular, as Richard Ashby, E. N. N. B. C. P. & G C. to haue spoken, or heard words, made sermons, or held discourse injurious to his Majesty, or his R. H. intimating an intention, or design, to attempt vpon the Person of both, or ether of them: & alter the Religion or Gouernment by force, and violence, or to derogate from the iust ryghts of ether. We, the sayd Fathers, do protest in the presence of God, & swear, that we neuer spoke such words made such sermons, held such discourse, or took any resolution, or deliberated about changing ether state or Church by force, or Violence.

And whereas Oates Art. 30. says or insinuates, that F. Richard Ashby was present, when the death of him, who put into English the Iesuits morals, of D. Stillingfleet, & of Poole the Authour of Synopsis Criticorum, was resolued: as also charges him with bringing into England instructions to procure the death of the Bishop of Hereford. The sayd Richard Ashby protests in the presence of God, that he neuer assisted at any such bloudy deliberation, nor euer brought any such instructi∣ons, or Memorials into England.

The sayd Fathers, Masters & Lay Brothers declare that they omit in this Affidauit the crimes charged on F. Robert Bret, F. Ant. P. & F. T. Fer. in the sayd Nara∣ratiue, the first being dead, & the other two remoued from this Seminary, when this Declaration was demanded of vs.

We do in alike manner declare, that if there be any other thing charged vpon them in the sayd Narratiue, not specifyed here, it is omitted meerely by ouersyght; & not for any truth contained in the Accusations, what euer they be: & we hope, that Oates being clerely Perjured in so many points, will find no credit in the rest.

• Th. Stap.
• W. P.
• I. C.
• Richard Ashby
• E. H.
• W. C.
• E. N.
• C. P.
• W. W.
• N. B.
• W. C.
• T. R.
• Ant. Selosse
• F. W.
• George Walker

ATTESTATION. E. Of the Rector of Watten. That Oates was not at the Congregation, His behauiour at S. Omers & causes of his dismission. About the Letters to the Emperour's court, &c.

BE it known to all men: that R. F. Fran. Wil. Rector of the Nouiciat of the English Prouince at Watten in the Country of Flandres, appeared before vs, the Bayly, & Sherifs of its Preuosté, the day of the date of this deed declaring he was the man named in seueral parts of the Narratiue of Titus Oates, deposed vpon Oath what follows.

To the contents of the 17. Article, that he neuer held correspondence with the Emperour's Confessor, or any other in that Court: That he neuer read, saw, writ, sent, or consented to any Letter directed to any Person in the Imperial court & is fully perswaded there neuer was any such Letter written, it being flatly contrary to the practice of the Society, to write such Letters, or meddle with such intrigues of state.

To the contents of the 27. & 28. Articles, concerning the Congregation, he declares in a like manner, that he began his Ionrny from Watten for London, on the 14. April, that on the 30. April he left London, & arriued back at Watten on the 5. of May following. That he went in Company of R. F. W. M. Rector of Gant, & met R. F. I. W. Rector of Liege at London, he having taken his way by Holland. Which three are all, who came from beyond sea, to the Congregation. And he declares vpon Oath; that during all those 21. days of his absence from Watten, he neuer saw Titus Oates; by sea, or land, on the way or at Towne: for as or the other persons named in the Narratiue to haue come ouer, viz, Titus Oates, Sir I Warner, Sir Robert Bret, Sir Th. Preston, Baronets, M. Neuil, & M. Pool, is is certain none of them came ouer, as appeares by the Attestations of the seueral houses, where they resided. For Sir I. W. remained at Watten Vice Master of Nouices during the absence of the Deponent, where four times a week he made Exhortations, or spirituall Lessons to the Nouices: & directed the Workmen in a repa∣ration

of a building there. sir T. P. stayd at Liege, & sir Rob. Bret. at S. Omers.

Moreouer he declares, that the Congregation met only on two days, the 24. & 26 of April: & that was nether at the white horse Tauern, nor any other place in the strand: that it neuer diuided into clubs, or Companys nether was there euer any proposition made of Diuiding in that nature.

To the contents of the 38. Art. he says in a like manner vpon Oath, that during the seuen yeares of his Rectorship at Watten, no Missioner designed for Holland came to that house: that it appeares by the day-book of the house, that on the 31. of Iuly 1678. not one stranger lodged at Watten: that at that time, Mr. White, was at Liege on the borders of Germany, as can be proued by Letters dated thence, which are to be seen at Watten, yet Oates sweares Mr. White was then at S. Omers, which two places, Liege & S. Omers, are 50. leagues, or 150. miles asunder.

The Deponent doth declare in general, that the English Iesuits neuer treated or deliberated about any matters of state or any conspiracys, & had he perceiued any such thing, he would neuer haue entred amongst them. That Titus Oates could neuer be employed by them in any businesse: he being vnknown to them till the year 1677. that then he was receiued as a meer Neophit, without any Lan∣guage but his Mother-Tongue, & a little Latin: wherefore they sent him to Valla∣dolid. That althô he gaue so little satisfaction there, that he was turned away after about four months stay, yet by his importunity, & promises of amend∣ment he got admittance into the Seminary at S. Omers, where he was put to study amongst the Rhetoricians. That within a fortnyght after his setling there, he was found to be of a bad, & hypocondriacal humour, rash, indiscreet, turbulent & vindicatiue, a great flatterer, boaster & Lyer. Jn so much as some reflecting on his little Deuo∣tion, & bold & inquisitiue humour, suspected him to be sent as a spy by some enemy to Religion. His greatest freinds thought him to be but half a Catholick, all suspected in him a secret auersion to Monarchicall Gouernment, & to the Royal family of England; for which he being reprehended by the Deponent, he excused it by allea••ging his bree∣ding amongst the Puritans. All which this Depenent knows to be certainly tru, as hauing been of the Consult, when M. Whitebread proposed his admission into the Society: in which it was resolued to dismisse him, as being nether a good Christi∣an to God, nor a good subject to his King. That the Deponent writ to Mr. Ireland, to acquaint Mr. Keynes, Mr. Fenwick, & others, to haue care of dealing with him, because of his murmurations, calumnyes, & threates: & of spyght, & desire of Reuenge. (By which any one may guesse how probable it is, he should be so intimate with all those Iesuits, after his return to London.)

The same day appeared before vs R. F. William Sanky, alias Dichseild, named

in the 17. Article of the Narratiue, as joying with the Rector, & Sir I. W. to send a Letter to the Confessor of the Emperour. Who deposed vpon oath, that he neuer saw, nor heard of any such Letter: nor euer held any Correspondence with the sayd Con∣fessor, or any other Person, or Persons of the Imperial Court.

In witnesse of this, we haue ordred this deed to be signed by our Greffier, & sealed with the seale of our Lordship & Preuosté. This 27. of October 1679.

Loco † Sigilli. DE LA FOSSE.

ATTESTATION. G. Of Mr. Stange. Concerning tumults in Scotland, Burnings of London. &c.

WHereas Titus Oates in his Narratiue, through many §§. most falsly, & injuriously slanders me, Richard Strange, of many treasonable, & horrid Proceedings, in vindication of my Innocency from them all, J do by these in the sight of God, & vpon the word of a Preist, & Religious man, & by all that is sacred, testify, & assert that nether in the generality of them, nor in any one Particular, there is not one tru word, much lesse Deposition: & I take it vpon my Saluation, that I neuer treated with the sayd Titus Oates in all my life about any Matters of such a Nature.

And to descend to Particulars: whereas he says §. 1. that I. Ric. Strange writ a Letter to F. Swiman, or Sweeteman in Spain, about the embroyling of Scotland, & sending some thither for that end: I call God to witnesse, there is not one word tru, As nether in the 4 §. where he deposes, that the Prouincial of New-Castile writ to F. I. K. & me, that if the King could be dispatcht, we should haue 10000. l. for our paines. As also what is contained in the former §. 7. of which, as to the one, or the other, or any part of them, not one word of Truth.

Item, what he deposes §. 11. of a Letter sent by me the sayd R. Str. & others of the Society at London, to those at S. Omers about stirring vp the Presbiteriam in Scotland, & all the other Riff Raff, of that §. is as false, as any thing the Deuil euer spoke.

Item, what he deposes in the 9. §. of a Letter writ by me, & others, of an intent to stab the King at Whitehall to the FF. at S. Omers: or by a Physitian to Poyson him: & what he writes §. 13. of another Letter sent to S. Omers, for F. Leshee, about aduancing, & designing the Death of the K & his R. H.

Item, what he deposes, §§. 34. & 49. so long, & lowd with Lyes, about the burning of London, & Southwarke, by the sayd Ric. Str. what hand he had in it, &

what booty, & plunder he made in it: which none will beleiue, but such as are as great fooles, as himself. In disclaim of all these damnable ealumnyes, I appeal to the God of truth, & subser the my name At Gant 24. Nouember 1679.

Richard Strange.

ATTESTATION. H. Of Liege That Sir Th. Preston stirred not thence.

WE, the Escheuins of the Hygh court of Iustice of his most serene Hyghnesse, in the Citty & Country of Liege, To all those, to whom these presents shall come, greeting. We do certify, & attest, That a Petition being presented to vs in our ordinary Consistory, in the Palace of his sayd Hyghnesse, on the be halfe of Sir Thomas Preston Knyght, & Baronet, residing at the English Colledge of this Citty, that whereas the sayd Sir Th. Preston during the greatest part of the yeare 1678. & more especially in the months of March, April, May, & Iune, did con∣stantly reside in the sayd Colledge, he, the sayd Sir Th. Preston hauing petitioned, that we in fauour of the Truth, would hear a great many witnesses, which he had to produce, we condescended vnto his sayd Petition as reasonable & iust, & haue accordingly heard vpon Oath fourteen Creditable Persons, who haue all vnani∣mously, vpon their respectiue Oaths declared, & attested that the sayd Sir Th. Preston Knyght, & Baronet did reside all the time aforesayd, at the Colledge aforesayd, & particularly in the months of March, April, May, & Iune, in the yeare 1678. & that he was not absent so much as one nyght during the sayd time: & they fur∣ther haue attested that they knew this to be tru in that they resided all in the sayd Colledge, & there saw, & conuerst dayly with him. Giuen at our Court of Iustice this 28. of March 1679.

Loco † Sigilli By order of the Hygh Court of Iustice aboue sayd DE BERNIMOLIM per BONHOMME.

A like certificate came from Watten, shewing that Sir Iohn Warner neuer stird thence, during the time of the Congregation. Jt is signed by ten Persons. The same is also contained in the Attest. F.

ATTESTATION I. That I. W. went by Holland into England.

THe year of our Lord 1679. on the 1. day of April, at the request of I. W. Iesuit there appeared before me Daniel Guyot, Notary of this town of Antwerpe, Michaël Knobbaert stationer, & Alexander Goetiers, both Cittizens,

residing in this Citty, known to me, the sayd Notary in the presence of the Wit∣nesses vnderwritten, who sayd & deposed vpon their Oaths, that they were present, & saw the sayd I. W. in secular cloaths, take shipping on the 19. day of April of the last yeare 1678. in the ordinary boat of the Hague, William Carnelissen being Master of it, to passe thence into England. And in testimony of this Truth, the sayd Deponents desired me to giue this Act in due forme. Which was done & past in Antwerpe in the Presence of Ioseph vander Cruissen Notary, & Henry Paim••ert, as Witnesses. And the Deponents signed the Note of this Act in the Register of my office.

Witnesse my hand & Manuall signer D. GVYOT, Notary.

Obseruation. Oates in his Narratiue calls this Father, Iohn Warren. He mista∣kes in the name, but this Attestation concernes the Person he meanes, viz, the Rector of Liege.

ATTESTATION K. Of Thomas Fermer.

WHereas Mr. Titus Oates in the 4. Art. of his Narrat. says that he saw at Valladolid certain treasonable Letters sent thither by the Fathers of S. Omers, & by me with the rest dated on the 10. of Iune 1677. J call God to Witnesse, I neuer signed any such Letters, nor heard of them, till the Narratiue appeared. And that I was not then, nor had been in the seuen forgoing yeares, at S. Omers.

And whereas in the 16. Art. he says, that I. & E. N spoke treasonable words to him, in the Library. I do in a like manner protest, that I do not remember, that we three euer met in that place: but I am certain I neuer spoke any such words, or word.

And whereas in the 17. Art. he names me, as Ioyning with others in a Letter sent to the Emperour's Confessor, containing seuerall Malicious & Traiterous Reflections, on the King's intentions to the Consederates. I in a like manner protest in the presence of Almighty God, that I neuer writ, or concurred to the writing of any such Letter, & neuer heard of any such thing, till the Narratiue was made Publicke.

Witnesse my hand. T. F.

ATTESTATION L. Of Vallado'id. That Oates neuer was at Madrid.

I Ioseph Morales Notary Royal, & Burgesse of the Citty of Valladolid do testify, that on the day vnderwritten, R F. Manuël Calataynd Rector of the Colledge of S. Alban, & R. F. Domingo Ramos Procurator of the sayd Colledge came before

me, & vpon Oath declared in due forme, that it is certainly tru, that the named Titus Ambrose, aliàs Oates, came to the sayd Colledge, on the first day of Iune, 1677. betwixt 4 & fiue in the Euening, as appeared by the day book of the Colledge, & from that day till Saturday, the 30. of October, he neuer past one nyght out of it. They sayd that he was of a Low stature, thick shouldred, Brounish hayr, his beard more reddish then his head, about thirty yeares old. At their request I haue giuen this Testimony in Valladolid 20. of December 1678. And they declared that they had giuen an other Declaration to the same Purpose.

Signed Manuël de Calatayned. Domingo Ramos.

In Testimony of Truth Ioseph Morales.

And three other Notarys Ped••o de Le••ora, Iuan Mir Martinez, & Gaspar Rodri∣guez de Los Rios, testify that Ioseph Morales is a Publicke Notary.

ATTESTATION M. Of a Muleman.

ON the same day, Iuan de Sandobal a Muleman deposed vpon Oath before the same Notary, that he accompanyed Oate from Valla••olid to Bilbao, where he arriued on the 3. of Nouember. He mentions seuerall pranks of Oates vpon the way. This Oath is attested by the same Notary.

ATTESTATION N. Of Bilbao Marchants.

IN the town of Bilbao on the 2. of Ianuary 1679 stilo nouo, came before me, Iuan Baptista de Asturiaza••a, Notary of the sayd town, Edward Sal, Mi∣chaël Hore, & Iohn Grate residing in it: & vpon Oath, which they voluntarily made, they sayd, & declared, that they know Titus Ambrose aliàs Oates, an English man that he came to this town on the 16. of May 1677. new stile, in the Biscay Marchant, Lucas Ro••h being Master of it: that he stayd here about ten days, & then set out hence for Vallidolid, with Martin de Lorniz Espinosa, a Muleman of this town, who vpon his return assured vs he had carryed him streyght to that place, & left him in the Colledge of S. Alban: where they heard he continued till he came back to this place, where he arriued on the 3. of No∣uember of that same year. And lodged in the house of Iohn Grace, one of the Deponents, till he took shipping in the Bilbao Marchant, Thomas Richard Master, for Top sam, on the 10. of Nouember of the same year, stilo nouo.

On the same day appeared before me Martin de Lorniz Espinosa, who vpon Oath declared, he knew the sayd Titus Ambrose, as hauing accompanyed him from this town to Valladolid, where they arriued on the beginning of Iune, & left him in the English Colledge there. That he beleiued Oates neuer stirred out of the sayd Colledge, because as often as he past that way, he called at the Colledge, & found Oates there. That about the end of Iune he went with William Baron, & Michaël Hore, hence to Madrid, & stayd with them till the 24. of Iuly, & then on his way home, at Valladolid about the end of Iuly he found Oates there. And that at the beginning of Nouember, going hence to Valladolid he met Oates on the road hither, with a Muleman of Valladolid. The Deponents declare they know Oates very well, because Michaël Hore, & Iohn Grace releiued him with mony. And all the Deponents signed this Deed, except Martin who cannot write.

Edward Sal. Michel Hore, Iohn Grace.

I, the publick Notarys aboue named, do testify, that the Persons aboue named made the sayd Oath.

Iuan Baptista de Asturiazasa, Publ Not.

And two other Publick Notarys of the same town testify, that he is a publick Notary. viz: Francisco de Galbaruarte, & Antonio de Hostend.

ATTESTATION O. Of C. P.

WHereas Titus Oates charges me in the 3. Art. of his Narratiue to haue giuen Patents to certain Missioners, to go into Spain: I declare in the presence of Almighty God, J nether did it, nor euer had power to giue or sign any Patents.

And whereas Art. 4. he charges me with subscribeing treasonable Letters to the Iesuits at Valladolid J declare in alike manner, I neuer writ, or subscribed any such Letter to any Iesuit, or Iesuits in Spain, or any other who soeuer.

And whereas Art. 20. he charges me to haue spoken treasonable words, of K Charles I I declare in the presence of Alm. God to all the world I neuer sayd any such word, & that I neuer had heard of any such thing, till the Narratiue was printed.

And whereas Art. 17. he says I with others sent a Letter, or Letters, to the Emperour's Confessor to aduise him to enforme the Emperour of some bad inten∣tions of our King towards the Confederates: I declare I neuer writ, nor heard of writeing of any Letter whatsoeuer, to the Emperour's Confessor or any Person in Court. In witnesses whereof I set my hand.

C. P.

ATTESTATION P. Of W. M.

ALl that concernes that R. F. hath been so euidently confuted, & what hath been sayd in his defence is so notoriously tru, that I haue not thought it necessary, to desire a particular Attestation of him, to confirm it. Which otherwise he is ready to giue, hauing often protested all is false, that is contained against him in the Narratiue.

ATTESTATION Q. E. N.

ALl that is charged vpon E. N. being exprest in the General Affidauit made by the Iesuits of S. Omers, & he hauing signed, & sworn to the truth of it, with the rest, that may suffice.

ATTESTATION R. Of B. L.

B.L. appearing before the Bayly, & Escheuins of Watten, vpon Oath made before them declared, that he was accused by Titus Oates of many horrid crimes, viz, of conspiring against the life, & Gouernment of his Majesty, of promo∣ting an Insurrection of Puritans in Scotland, to haue written treasonable Letters to Spain, to haue suborned a Ruffian to murther the King: to haue resolu••d in a Consult at the Whitehorse Tauerne in the Strand, the King's death, to haue promist 10. l. to Oates, to kill William Bury, for writing in fauour of the Oaths: & that he had plotted with some Irish, about an Iasurrection in Irland

The sayd B. L. vpon his Oath declares, that he assisted at the Congregation on the 24. & 26. of April 1678 that it neuer met in the strand, That nether Oates, nor F. Ant. Poole, nor the three Baronets Sir R. Bret, Sir I. Warner, nor Sir Th. Preston, nor the Fathers E. N. G. Gray, N Blun. nor Iohn Fenwicke were at it, that there was no Proposition made in it against the honour, or life of his Majesty's sacred Person, or the Peace of his Gouernment; but only of the priuate affaires of the Society. That he neuer heard of any conspiracy in Scotland, or Ir∣land: nor euer corresponded with any Person, who writ about them to him. That he neuer spoke to Oates or any other, about marthering Will. Berry. In fine he declares in alike manner, that hee neuer writ, or receiued any Letter, or Letters, to, or from Spain, or any other part of the world, concerning any attempt whatsoeuer made, or to be made vpon his Majesty.

In testimony of all, & euery part of this Deposition, the Magistrates of Watten

caused this to be signed by their Greffier, & sealed with the seale of the Lordship. 27. October 1679.

Loco † Sigilli. DE LA FOSSE.

ATTESTATION. S. Of N. Blundel.

WHereas Titus Oates in his Narratiue accuses me N. Blundel, in the 14. Art. of hauing taught children in London seditious Doctrines, & in the 62.69.71. & 77. Articles, to haue vndertaken to burn Westminster, & Wapping, with the vesselles vpon the riuer, as also Tooly street, Barnaby street, &c. & to that intent to haue prepared fire-balls, which I called Teuxbury-mustard-Balls; And in the 72. Art. to haue shewd Oates a Bull from the Pope, by which he dispo∣sed of almost all the Bishopricks, Prebendarys, & Dignitys of England. And Art. 74. to haue receiued Letters about commotions in Scotland, & Iesuits sent to promote them. And Art. 75. to haue receiued another, about the discouery of the Plot. I declare to all the world, in the presence of Almighty God, that those accusations are false in whole, & in ea••h part: & vpon Oath I declare, that I neuer knew in what part of the world Wapping was situated, till I had enquired about it, since the Publishing of this Narratiue, finding in it my self accused of designing to fire it.

N. BLVNDEL.

ATTESTATION T. Of Mr. Irland.

WHereas Mr. Oates on Munday the last of September 78. produced a Letter & took his Oath, that I writ it from S. Omers about the mid∣dle of August before, & the other witnesse in Court, that he saw me in Mr. Harcourt's Chamber in Dukestreet about the later end of the same August. I say, that hauing bought a horse of one Mr. Thomas Eccleston out of Lancashire, stan∣ding at the Red Lyon in Drury-Lane, on Saturday the third of August, 1678. about two of the clock in the afternoon; hauing paid Richard the Hostler for the stan∣ding of my horse, in the presence of Mr. Perkinson Master of the Inn (as I took him to be) & Mr. Fenwick, I took horse, & that pyght came to Standen beyond Ware. Sunday the 4 l dined with Sr. Edward Southcot, Mr. Francis Gage, Mr. Per∣sons,

Mr. Hinde the Parson of the town, & other cheife inhabitants, inuited by my Lord Aston. Monday the 5. J went with my Lord, Sir Edw. Southcot, Mr. Gage, & seruants, to S. Albans, & ioyned Sir Iohn Southcot, his Lady, Children, & Servants, at the Bull, as I take it. Tuesday the 6. we lodged at the Georg in Northampton. Wednesday the 7. at the Bull, as I take it, at Couentry. Thursday the 8. we came to Tixhall, stayd there the 9.10.11. & Tuesday the 13. leauing my horse to haue his Back cured by the smith, I borrowed another & went with Sir Iohn Southcot, Sir Edw. Mr. Francis Aston, Children, & Seruants, Item my old Lady Aston to Nantwich, & lodged at the Lamb, as I take it. Wednesday the 14. I lodged at the star in Holy-well. Thursday the 15. J came back ouer the Sand, & lodged at Chester, at the Grey-hound, as I take it. Friday the 16. came back to Tixhall, Saturday the 17. went vpon my own horse to Woluerhampton to see two Aunts, stayd there the 18.19.20.21.22.23.24.25. in that time I saw Mr. Pursal, son to Mr. Pursal, come from London to see his Father, & freinds. Item Mr. Charles Gifford came to see his brother Thomas, where I lodged, with my Aunt Harewel. Once I dined at Mr. Winfords, where was his Niece, Sir Iohn Winfords daughter. After dinner came two of Esq. Luson's daughters, & others, to play at Cards. Friday the 23. I went with Mr. Windfords daughter & Niece &c. to Litchfeild, dined at the George, & were shew'd the Minster by Mr. Shirly School∣master of the place, & his Wife, their Kindred, & returned to Woluerhampton. Monday the 26. J went back to Tixhal. Tuesday the 27 I was at the Horse-race, at Edginhil, where Sir H. Goff, distanced Mr. Chetwins. Wednesday the 28. I dined at Bellamour, inuited by Mr. Walter Aston, with others. Thursday, the 29. at Tix∣hal Bowling Green I saw Mr. Chetwin, spoke particularly with Sir Thomas Whit∣graue, Mr. Iohn Powtrel, & his Brother William of Westhalam in Darby shire, Mr. Walter, & Mr. Iohn Aston, Mr. Fowler, & his Sons, &c. & that nyght went home with Mr. Heueningham, & Sir Iames Simons, his Son-in law, to Aston, & part of the way with Mr. Draycot, & one Mr. Collier. Friday the 30 stayd there. Saturday the 31. I went home with Mr. Richard Gerard of Hilderston. Sunday the first stayd there. Monday the 2. with him I dined at one Mr. Cromptons, with Mr. Bidle my Lady Goring's Son-in law, & through Stafford, & Pancridge came that nyght to Boscobel. Tuesday the 3. of September, stayd there. Wednesday the 4. came again to Weluer∣hampton, to my Aunt at Mr. Thomas Giffords, stayd there the 5. & 6. Saturday I went back to Tix-hal. Sunday the 8 stayd there. Monday the 9. with Sir Iohn Southcot, my Lady Children & Seruants, I came to the Bull, as I take it, at Couentry. Tuesday the 10. we lodged at the Altar-stone in Banbury Wednesday the 11. I met Robert Hill Mr. Benjamin Hinton's man vpon the Road, & spoke to him: baited at Alisbury, & lodged about 11. miles beyond, I haue forgot the town, & Inn.

Thursday the 12. we bayted at Kingston, & came home to Mestham. Friday the 13. I stayd there, & sold my horse for 7. l. to Mr. Iohn Southcot. Saturday the 14. I came vpon him, with William, Sir Iohn's man, to leade him back, set vp in Southwarke, & came ouer to Somerset-house Stayres, to my Lodging at the White-hart with the sayd William. This 23. of December 1678.

W. Ireland.

ATTESTATION V. Of Mr. G. Coni. Extracted out of a Letter, dated 26. February 1680.

Hond. Sir.

THough I haue seen the Book (Oates's Narratiue) yet I neuer thought it worth the while, to read Romances, at this age. Yet to Comply with your desire, I will giue you a tru, & full account of what I know of M Oates. About the 9. or 10. of August was a twelue month I went to wish a good iourny to two Gentlemen of my acquaintance, then in London: there I found a third Gent∣leman also of my acquaintance, & a Fourth, whose face I had neuer seen After the ordinary ciuilitys, & declaration they had no businesse together, I made one of the Conuersation. The Discourse was common, & Innocent: where this Fourth person brought in something out of scripture concerning the tribe of Benjamin, so far from any thing of what was talked of, & deliuered his notions with so ill a Grace, that I entertained this opinion of him, that he was a weake, & forward Man. That discourse being soon ended, I afterwards learnt, he had been a Parson, was turned Roman Catholick, had been some time at S Omers: his name, Oates. To my knowledge I neuer had heard of the name of Oates before, nor saw him since, till

About the beginning of September following, walking alone in Grays-Inn-Walkes betwixt 11. & 12. this Mr. Oates thrust himself alone into my Company: when hauing giuen the same Character of himself. he fell, in my Iudgment, to downryght begging: for hauing told me, he had lost 4. or 500 l. a year in Benefices for his Religion, what considerable Preferments My Lord Bp. of London had offred him, to return to the Ch. of England: how he wondred no better Prouision was made in the Roman Church for Persons so well qualified as himself. That his Faculty in Preaching was much taken notice of, his Cheife employ hauing been to preach before the IVDGES. He told me, he was reduced to that necessity, that he was forced some times to take such a Walk insteed of his dinner: & desired me of all kindness to preferr him to some Gentleman

to teach his children: meat, drink, lodging, & 10. l. a year would satisfy him. This, hond. Sir in the presence of God, is all I know of that Mr. Oates, or any of his name, & all the times I euer to my knowledge saw him, & all the discourse I euer had with him. You cannot doubt how willing I was to ridd my self of such a Man, who for ought I knew, myght be any thing, as well, as what he represented himself to me, or others, with whom he found more beleife, then with me, or a better opinion of his parts, & vertu: & so with the Ordinary Ciuilitys, I dismist my self of him. I am Your &c. G. C.

P. S. I am informed this Oates swore against Coniers, that he manifested his trea∣sonable design in Grays-Inn-walks. Nothing but a Mad-man could doe so, in a place of as Publicke resort, as a Market.

ATTESTATION X. Of Ioseph Forster.

WHereas Titus Oates in his Narratiue art. 10. sayes hee went to Paris, and about the 18. of December 1677. deliuered there certain letters to P. Le Shee (as hee cals the Confessor to the King of France) Item art. 29. that hee with 8. or 9. others went from S. Omers to London, and met in Consult with Mr. Thomas Whitebread and other Iesuits, and that within 3. or 4. days after hee returned to S. Omers with the said Fathers who went with him.

J. Ioseph Forster haueing been constantly Porter of the English Colledge at S. Omers when T. Oates arriued there on the 10. of December 1677. sty. No. about 3. or 4. a clock after Dinnar, and continued in that Office till the 21. of Iune 1678. without being absent (if at al) aboue one half day from the Gate al that time, do declare in the presence of God Almighty, that the said Titus Oates neuer went out of the Colledge but onely once to Watten, where he stayed onely one night or two at most; of which I am most certain, because by rea∣son going about the house to cal people to the Gate, I frequently met him. Moreouer during his aboad at S. Omers he sate alone at a table almost opposite to that where I sate, and this euery day, except some 5. or 6 on which he was sick in the Infirmary, and the two days he was at Watten, and I think also some few days whilst he was in the spiritual exercises that he came to the second Table Al which I declare to be true, vpon my hopes of salvation. So the con∣tents of the 10. and 29. Articles are meer lyes.

I do in a like manner declare in the presence of Almighty God that neither Sr. Robert Bret Bart nor F. Antony Pool, nor F. Edward Neuil went from the said

Colledge to England vpon Score of the Congregation or Consult, as he cals it: which I know because I converst with them al those two months April and May, as before and after: wherefore I am certain these three, as wel as T. Oates were at S. Omers al the time of the Congregation.

And I do in a like manner and vpon the same Protestation of my hopes of saluation declare that neither the Rector of Liege whom T. Oates cals F. Warren, Nor Sr. Thomas Preston euer were in the whole months of April or May 1678. at the said Colledge of S. Omers vnlesse they were invisible.

Item whereas T. Oates from Art. 11. to Art. 32. of his Narratiue swears he saw, read, or heard read seueral letters of dangerous consequence, as if he had at that time great commerce, familiarity, and intimacy with F. Richard Ashby then Rector. I declare that by reason of my Office of Porter I had dayly seueral occasions to go to the said Rector to carry him all the letters that came, and Acquaint him with al Comers and Goers and such things as happened about the Gate, and that generally speaking hee opened the letters which I brought in my presence, and sent mee to cal those whom they con∣cerned, but I swear hee never called T. Oates at least by mee: and that I never found or saw Oates with him in al the frequent visits, which my Office obliged mee to make to the said Rector; Nay I was so far from perceaueing any familia∣rity betwixt them, that quite contrary I often heard great complaints against the said T. Oates as that hee was vnfit for that house; that his company was dangerous among the young schollers, and that the Provincial ought to be de∣sired to Order his speedy removeal thence: some said hee had no more Religion then a D••g: some told him this openly, and said, that hee was either a knave or a Fool. Besides sometimes hee was heard to hold dangerous discourses of Persons much better then himselfe, for which hee was once beaten by a scholler, and often severely reprehended by some Superiors. Item that when hee fel out with some of the Schollers (which by reason of his foul mouth and offensiue language hapned very often) hee applyed himself to mee to procure him audi∣ence of R. F. Rector. Al which considered I leaue to any rational man to iudg whether it bee probable that hee had such free accesse and general communica∣tion of letters and businesses, as hee pretends with the Rector. Jn witnesse of the truth of al these things here declared vpon my Oath and in the presence of Almighty God, I set my hand.

Ioseph Forster.