•vices were not to be flighted, and further pnmy'ed, that to xihtfe kt
foever it Jhould happen to be itnfrifoned, according to their fidelity and
Rtlfafntfs in the caule, fo much the mor e Jhould their reward be
augmented, an{l that all care f'o/fible Jhould be vfed to fupport and
preferve them, hut particularly d'Jhing me (n<eaniiig the laid T. D )
to keep up to the courageous and aSiive charaSler r.rhich his highne/s
(meaning the faid Duke) h.xd heard ofi me; all when I (mean-
ing the faid T. D) pron.i/ed to do, whereupon xve (meaning the '
faid T. D. and Mrs. G,) withdrew to the lord Petcrboro-'idi's, where
â– aie (meaning the faid T. D. and Mrs. C.) continutd until his
iordjhip (meaning the faid tarl of Peterborough) had i:rtrDduccd
Sir Robert Payton to the Duke, which hung done his Icr tjhip Ujt
them together, as he (mesnlng the Eail of Peterborough) /^/^Z,
nnd eame to us, (meanino^ the fyid T. D. and Mrs. C.) n-here
nmcngji ether dfoufe h?i l.reljhip (mcaxiing the faid Ear I of
Peterborough) told me (meaning the faid 'J . D ) / had a great
f.ppcrtunity to make my fortune, what I would tr.yjclf, if 1 (again
meaning the fnid T. D.) rvcvld hit Jcllow the advice of h>s mailer
ihe Duke of 'Ilrk, who as his LrJjhip fa^d, would certainly be rry
khip i:i a vny fl:ort iitne, adding rhat I (meaning the faid T. D. -J

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nuft henfslute in my uvdertahings, for, /aid he (meaning the fald
Ea-i of l-*eterborongh) the Z)a/te (meaning the faid Duke of
Y Oik) much affeSi^ rejolut'on, bu- mortally hates the t'morous maft^
ihen / (meaning the faid '/'. D ) anjwered his lordjh'p (meaning
the fald Earl ctfetei borough) that 1 (meaning the faid T. D.)
liducd -nit my life, pnrjjdfd t' lo/e it, zvcnld be^/erviceahle to the
Dukis intercft, at.-which fxprej[fi(mhe (meaning the faid Earl of
Peteibor(^ugh) Jjemcd fuly Jatisfied, and jrom that time called me
(i)ieanirg the laid 1 . D.) Cat-taw Willovghly, and at our (mean-
ing the faid T. D. and Mrs. C.) comirg away his lordjhip (mean-
ing thf faid Ea-l of Peterborough) gave particular order to his
Jer'vants, that at -uhat timejcei'tr, day or n'sht, either M.'S. Cellier
cr 7ryjtlf, (meaning the faid 1. T>.) Jhouid come to jfeak with
his lordJh:p, -wefroc Id he jorthwith admitted, and then we (meaning
the faid T- D. and Mr,.. C.) parted. . Sjme Jhort time after I
(meaning the faid T- D.) -w-nt toxvait on hi s lordjhip (meaning
F. 5 I^ the faid Earl ot Peterborough) /rcw th^ lady Powis * at mid-
mght, to: dejire him (meaning the faid Earl cfPetei borough)
to move the Duke (meaning the faid Duke of York) to get me
(meaning the faid T. D.) zviih all expedition to the king Jor then
I tvas ready. Abcut four days after ths, his Icrd/J./p Jent for me,
and tcck me (meaning the faid T. D.) to the Duke (meaning the
faid Duke of York) again who was in his clojet at Whuehall^
and the Duke (meaning the faid Duke of York) told me (mean-
ing the laid 1. D.) I m ft prepare myfelf to wait on the king, and
give his majefty a more particular account of the Prejhyterian plot„
than what the little btsok made mention of, -which book the Duke
(meaning the faid Duke ot Y ovli) Jizid he had g'ven to the king,
and that he (meaning the faid Duke of York) had Jo ordered the
matte , thai 1 (meaning the faid T. D.) Jhould he furnijhed with
â– money to enable me in the prsfecution thereoj, but his hghne/l (mean-
ing the faid Duke of York) charged me to con/ider well my Jiory
lejsre /(meaning the laid T. D.) waited on the king; then the
Duke (meaning the faid Duke of York) told me (meaning the
faidl. D) 1 had gained by my dd.gence a good reputation among
the cathclicks, and that J (meaning the f/id T. D) fknuld highly
•merU by myjtrvtces to that cau/e, adding that I (meaning the faid
T.D.)jJxuld in a fkort timejce the catholick religion foimjh in ihe/e
kingdoms, and herejy torn up by thi nots, and that he (m.eaning the
faid duke of York) had heard of the props fal which had been made
7ne (meaning the faid T. D ) hy the Lords Pewis and Aruadelly
nhout taking off the kinf, (meaning Our moft ferene lord the
kiiig) and oj my rejvjal, and alja 7vhat I (meaning the faid T.
D.) had accepted, touching piy lord Shajtfl'ury, and of all wy
iran/adions in the Prfpyienan plot, Jaying ;« tkeje words, "viz. if
you (meaning the laid T. D) value the religion you pjrofejs avd
t/iy intereft, (meaning the.inteielt of the faid Duke of York)
as you fay y:u do, and your future happinejs, take my advice
(iTieaning the ad"ice of the faid Duke ot Yojk) and depend

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upon my honour and intereftjor .^our advancement ; yau looii Itkt a
wan of courage xnd zvit^ and therefore lefs dijcourfe i.ayjcrvt •ujitk
yiu (meaning the faid T. D.) than another, jo iJiat f you zuiil but
movt by the vicajbires whch J (meanin" the faicl Duke of York)
•will ghe you (meaning the faid T. D.) yea JJjall not only cjcape
•with Jajely, tut be rezvarded acccrd-vg to the great ne/s of your
a::ior.s. To a'l ih:s J (mean^po; the iaid T. D.) replied, I
(^meaning the faid T. D.) woidd Jland and -^all in deje-nce of the
cathclwk religion, and hs hgh,:c/s\\/crvice, (^meaning the feiviceof
the iaid Dul;e of York) end was not a little cuncervxd fr my
rejvjalto kdlthe kmg, (meaning our moil feiene lord the king)
Tvhom 1 (nneaniiig the faid T. D.) xvas then fatis fed hy my ghofily
father, food condemned as an keretick, hut this /(meaning the
faid T. D.) did cfftr, that if his hghnejs (meaning the faid l!)uke
of York) w»uld command me (meaniiig the faid T. D.) to the
atttmpt, I zL'ould not jail either to aciomplijh it or to lofe my life,
upon zihieh the Duke (meaning the faid Duke of York) gave me
twenty guineas, and j aid if I (meaning the faid T. D^) w;uld he
hut vfgorstis m what * /(meaning the faid T. D.) had u.iidtrtaken* P. ^2'
already, he (meaning the faid Duke of York) -would fo order it
thai m^j lifejhauld not be in the leajl danger, adding in thefe w.-rdsy
viz- -we art not to have men taken injuch daring aHions, hut to have
them make an effeSlual dijhatch and be gone, upon which I (mean-
ing the faid T- D ) toak my leave. Somejhort time after this, when
I (meaning the iaid T. D.) was ready to convey the letters into
Cdsiiel Man/el's chamber, J (meaning the faid T. D.) went to the
Earl of Peterborough, who brovght me to the Duke, (meaning the
jaid Duke of York) to whom I told hew I (meaning the faid
T. D.) was ready to fix the letters in the Colonel's chamber, to which
his highnc/s (meaning the faid Duke of York) anfumred, I
-{^meaning the iaid T. D) muji make hajic, that I (meaning the
laid T. D.) might be impivjered to make a general fearch of the
like nature, for faid the Duke (meaning the -laid Duke of York)
in thefe words, viz. Jince I (meaning the faid Duke of York)
Jaw you (meaning the iaid 1. D.) /(?//, the lady f'cwis has in-
frmed me (meaning the faid Duke of York) that there arc
abundance cj letters and witnefes ready, Jo thai it is now high time
to begin, by this tim.e there was /sme great man came to wait en the
Diikx, fo I withdrew. About four days after this, -when 1 (mean-
ing the iaid T. D.) had been pre (fing tar neftly with Mr. Secretary
Coventry for a warrant, and cuuld not frtvail, 1 (meanincr the
faid T. D.) 7A:ent to the lord Peterborough, and did dc/ire his Urd-
fl.ip to m.ake application to the Duke, (meaning the faid Duke of
,Yoik) to uje Jome means f^r a warrant, to zuhiek his Icrdjhip
(meaning the faid Earl of Peterborough) anfwcred, it was my
fault that thn.e was not a zvarrant granted, and that the Duke
(meaning the iaid Duke of York) raa^ fcnjible of my negleilijitt
tt tnakc an affidavit, fo that vozv he (meaning, the faid Duke of
York) did higm to doubt my courage,- Thomas Daiigirfeld"

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Indidments and Informations for Sedition.

In manifeft contempt of the laws of this kingdom of England,
to the evil example of all other perfons in the like caTe of-
fending, and againft the peace of the fald lord the now king,
&c. whereupon the faid attorney-general of the faid lord the
now king, for the faid lord the king, prays the confideraticn,
Plea to the ^^' -^""^ "*^^ '° ^'^*» ^^ ^^^ Friday next after the morrow ct
jurifdiftion, the Holy Trinity in this fame term, before the lord the king
that being at Weftminfter, comes the faid William Williams, by Simon
fpeaker of Harcourt, his attorney, and having heaid the information afore-
**J.^„^°"*^^ faid, faith, that he doth not apprehend, that the lord the now
nions° he ^^"S' ^'~' ^^^ information aforciaid, in the court of the faid
caufed it to lord the king, will or ou»ht to be anfwered, becaufe he faith,
be printed that the matter in the faid information mentioned, to him the
by theorderfaJd William Williams, in the form aforefa id charged, ought
of the faid ^^ ^^ heard and determined in parliament, and not in the court
e, ^£ ^^^ j^^^ ^j^^ ^^^ li\r\g here, and the faid William Williams
further faith, that by the law and cuftom of the parliament of
this kingdom of England, the Ipeakcr of the Houfe of Com-
mons in parliament affemlaled, for the time being, (during the
i^tting of parliament) according to the duty of his office, as a
â– P* 53*miniltcr of the faid houfe, ought and * always hath been ac-
cuilomed to fpeak, fjgn and publifh fuch proceedings of the
faid Houfe of Commons, and in fuch manner and form as he
by the faid commons fo aflfembled hath been ordered to fpeak,
iign and publifh ; and that every fpeaking, ligning and pub-
liftiing of any proceeding of the faid Houie of Commons, by
the aforefaid fpeaker, by the order of the fald commons
done in the form aforefaid, according to the law and cuflom of
parliament, are the afts and deeds of the faid commons fo in
parliament alfembled, and always have been accepted and
taken as their fpeaking, figning and publilhing, and not as the
proper a6ts or deeds of fuch fpeaker; and that fuch fpeaker
lor fuch fpeaking, ligning or publifhing by him, by )he order
of the fain commons in parliament affembled, done during the
fitting of parliament, ought not to anfwer In any other court
or place whatfoevcr, except only in the parliament. And the
A pariia- faid W. W. further faith, that a certain parliament of the lord
mentfum- Charles the 2d, late king, &c. by him the late king, in the due
"^"ch*^ ^^d fn^nner, fummoned to btgin at Weftminfter aforefaid, on th-
31 ar.i . j^^j^^gy q£ Oftober, in the 31ft year of the reign of the faid
late king, by different prorogations was continued, to wit, at
Weilminfler aforefaid, until the 2llt day of October, in the
32d year of the reign of the faid late king, on which 21ft day
of Oftober, that parliament at Wellminiter aforefaid was held,
and there from that day until the loth day of January, in the
32d year aforefaid, of the faid late king did continue fitting ;
and that the faid W. W. before the faid 17th day of Oc'tober,^
on the 31ft aforefaid year, &c. to wit, on the loth day of
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Ocflober, in the 31ft year aforefaid, &c. was in the due man- Defendant
jicr ele(5ted at the city of Weft Chefter, in the county of the *[*^'^'='^ /*"^
faid city, one of the citizens for the faid city of Well Chefter, j^'^g'^jj^.. ^^^
to fcrve in the faid parliament, and afterwards to wit, on thef^^id par-
iaid 17th day of Oftober, in the 31II year of the reign ofliament.
the late king aforefaid, at Weltminller aforefaid, the faid
William Williams fo eledled in the due manner, was returned
one of the citizens to ferve in the laid parliament, for the faid
city of Well Chefter, as by the return thereot in the court of
Chancery at Weftminfter aforefaid, remaining of record move
fully appears, and during the whole time of the faid parlia-
ment the faid W. W. was and remained one of the commons
in the faid parliament, and that the faid W. W. at the faid
feffion of parliament, held by prorogation as aforclaid, at
Weftminfter aforefaid, on the 21ft day of Ocftobcr, in the Szd^nd wa»
year, &c. aforefaid, at Weftminfter aforefaid, in the due man-elefted
ner was ele<5led and appointed fpeaker for the commons in thefpeaker f©r
faid parliament a/Tembled, and the faid W. W. fo continued'''" ^*"^'
fpeaker for the commons in the faid parliament aflemblcd, until â„¢''^'*
the diflblution of the faid parliament, and that in the faid
feftlon of the parliament aforefaid, at the opening of the faid
feflion to wit, on th,e 21ft day of 0<5lober aforefaid, at Weft-
minfter aforefaid, the faid lord the late king addreffed the lords
and commons then in the faid parliament aflembled, to pro-
fecute the further examination of the Plot, with iirl&. and im-
partial inquiry, and to them then and there faid that he did not
think that he or they were fafe until that matter Ihould be
finlftied. And the faid W. W. further faith that in the faid
feflion of the parliament aforefaid, which at Weftminfter
aforefaid, did continue until the lOth day of January, in the
* 32d year, &c. aforefaid, both houfes of the faid parliament, «
in the profecution of the dire<ftion of the faid late kin?, made'* *■' 54»
ftrift and impartial inquiry of the aforementioned plot, of and
concerning the laid late king; and upon the laid inquiry in the
laid feffion of the parliament aforefaid, the faid Thomas Dan-
gerfield, gent, in the information aforefaid above fpecified^"'*"'"^'"^°
upon oath, the faid libel entitled " The information of Thomus^^"^ "^'^^
Dangerfield^ gent." as his true information of the plot afore-
faid, did exhibit and deliver as well to the lords of parliament
(in the faid parliament in their houfe at Weftminfter aforclaid
affembled) which there was and is recorded, as by the record
thereof, among the records of parliament, remaining more
fully appears, as to the commons of the kingdom of England,
in the fame parliament in their houfe at Weftminfter aforefaid
affembled, at the bar of the faid houfe with his proper hands
did exhibit and deliver, and after the faid exhibition and deli-
very thereof to the faid commons as aforefiid, to wit, at the
faid feffion of the parliament aforefiid, the faid commons ofg^jg ^j ^
this kingdgm of England, in the faid p-nliajijent in their houfe be piinted.

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aforefaid, at Weflminfter aforefaid aflembled, did order that
the faid intormation ot the faid Thomas Dangerfield, among
the wther informations before that time given in at the bar of
the faid houfe to'lichinj^ the laid plot fhouid be printed, (being
firft perufed and fu;ned by the fpeaker of the faid commons^
and that the faid fpeaker Hiould nominate and appoint perfons
to print the information aforefaid, whereupon the faid W. Wo
(the faid W. W. during the whole feffion of parliament afoie-
iaid, being one of the commons in the parliament affembled,
and fpeaker of the faid Houfe of Commons, as aforefaid) in
profecution of the order aforefaid, as fpeaker of the Houfe
of Commons aforefaid, afterwards and during the fame feffion
of the parliament aforefiid, to wit, on the loth day of No-
vember, in the 3 2d year of the reign of the faid lofd the late
king aforefaid, at the faid parifh of St. Martin in the fieldsv
in the county of Middlefex aforefaid, the faid information of
the faid Thomas Bangerfieid, exhibited to the faid commens o£
this kingdom of England as aforefaid, did perufe, and did fign,
by putting thereto the name of William Williams, fpeaker of
the Houfe of Commons aforefaid, and then and there appoint-
ed Thomas Newcombe and Henry HiHf, (then printers of the
faid lord the late king) to print the faid information of the
faid Thomas Dangerfield, according to the faid order of the
faid commons, and the duty of his office •, and thereupon the
iaid information of the faid Thomas Dangerfield, afterwards
and during the faid feffion of parliament aforefaid, to wit, on the
10th day of November, in the 32d year of the reign of the faid
lord the late king aforefaid, was printed by the faid Thomas
Newcombe and Henry Hills, according to the order aforefaid,
to wit, at the faid parilh of St. Martin in the fields, which
putting thereto of the name of William Williamsj fpeaker of
the Houfe of Commons aforefaid, and appointing of the faid
Thomas Newcombe and Henry Hills, to print the faid infor-
mation of the faid Thomas Dangerfield, according to the order
of the faid commons, in the faid feffion of the parliament
aforefaid affembled, as aforefaid, by him the faid W. W.
in the form aforefaid done, are the fame caufing and appoiht-
* P. 55. '"g ^^ ^^^ printing and publilhing oi the libel * afoiefaid, in
the faid information of the faid attorney-general of the faid
lord the king mentioaed, whereof the faid William Williams,
Traverfe. by the faid information is above charged, without this that the
That he is faid W. W. is guilty of the premifles fpecified in the faid
""' he'd? information of the faid attorney-general of the lord the king,
inthe^nfor "port the faid 9th day of [November, in the faid information
mation, 01 fpecified, or at any time after the faid feffion of the parlia-
ai any tlmement aforefaid, or before the faid feffion, or otherwife, or in
before or ^^y ^^y^^f ,nanner than as the faid Wilham Williams above
fair feffion '^>' P^^^^i'"g hath alledged, and this he is ready to verify.
oT Pariu! whei:cfc;e becaufe that th« matter aforefaid, was done by the

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faid William Williams, as fpeaker of the Houfe of Commone
in parliament affembled, by order of the faid Commons, in
their houfe affembled, and fitting that parliament, and not
otherwife, and not in any other manner, or at any other time,
the faid William Williams prays judgment if the IokI the now
king, to the information aforcfaid, in the court of the faid
lord the now king here, will or ought to be anfv/CTed.

To this the attorney-general demura, and the defendant j'^ned in
demurrer, but -without argument jiidg>yicnt was entered for the king,
and the defendant fined io,ooo/. it ts reported in 2 Shower 471.



Rex againjl Barnadifton,
Hilary, 35^«cf 36 Charles 2^. Roll 4^2,'

Middlefex,*~T^]^Km, whereas a certain diabolical and tralter- Infarmatlon
To wit. A ous plot and infurrc(flion of divers feditious and 'o*" compo-
cvil-difpofed perfons, to kill and murder our lord Charles the''"^^^"''
2d, the now king of England, and to fubvert the laws and the[*"^.^ fe'difj.
government of this kingdom of England as now f)y the lawsous Llb«U,
leitlcd and eftablilhed, had been difcovered. And alfo where-
as one William Kufftl, efquire, and divers other perfons tor
that plot and treafon by the due procefs of law, had been tried,
convifted, and attainted, ami for ihe fame had been executed ;
and one Algernon Sidney, efquire, in like manner was tried
and convicted of the plot and treafon atorefaid : And whereas,
upon the trials of the faid W. R. and A. S. William lord
Howard of Efrick was produced witnefs on behalf of the faid
lord the king to prove the treafon and plot aforcfaid : One
Samuel Barnadifton, late of London, baronet, being a fcditi-
ous and pernicious man, of turbulent and unquiet mind and con-
verfalion, falfely, unlawfully, wickedly, malicioufly, and fe-
ditioufly deviiing, praftifing and intending to biing and put fhc
iaid lord the now king, and his rule and government, a?id alfo
the publick adminiftration of juUice in this kingdom of Eng-
land into hatred, Icandal and contempt with his i'ubject?, and
to move, ftir up, and put difcord and fedition between the faid
lord the king and his liege fubjedts, anrl alio among the faid
fubjeds, and aifo to difqiiiet, molell and* difturb the peace of^ P. 5^»
the faid lord the king, and the tranquility of this kingdom of '
England, and to conceal the plot and treafon afortfaid, and to
yilify, fcaadaliie and deter the tvidence for the faid loid the
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jfing in fllat behalf: and to fulfil, perfeft and bring to cffe^,
nJs molt wicked, diabolical and deteftable devices, praftiles
and intentions, on the 20th day of September, in the 35^^ X^'^''
of the reign of our lord Charles the 2d, &c. at the parilli of
St. Michael, Cornhill, London, with force and arms, &c. falfe-
ly unlawful] y,- unjuitly, malicioully, corruptly and leditiouflj
did make, compofe and write, and did caufe to be made, com-
pofed, written and published, a certain falfe, fcandalous and fe-
ditious libel, berrrirtg date the 29th day of November, in the
year of our Lord, 1683, in which libel among other things were
contained, thefe faife, feigned, malicious, fcandalous, libellous
and feditious Englifh fenteuces following, to wit, — " Sir, Th»
7eturn cfthe duke of M-^/nmouth to Whitehall, and his being received
into extraordi nary J'aiotir by his maje/ly, hath made ajirange alter-
ation of affairs at court, for thofe that before/poke of him very inde-
cently, nczu court, cringe, and creep to him. Hjs Grace complained
to the king of the Jcandalous mifreprefentation that was made of him
in the Monday Gazette, upon xvhich the Gazetteer xvaz called to ac-
count fir it, -who all edged fcr himfelf that a per [on of great quality
Jent him in xvriting the zvords therein recited, commanding him to put
them in the Gazette. 'I^efterday being the lafi day of the term, all
the prifonsrs that rvere in the tower upon the Jham Prejhyterian plot
(meaning the plot and treafon aforefaid) were difcharged upon
bail. Mr. Brad /en who prof ecuted the murder of the Earl of RfftH
\the information put in againji him in the King s-ic nek, by mr. At'
jorney, for fuhzr nation, ?c^ was fict prrftciited, and his bail 7vas
difcharged; and the paffing Jenunce upon the author of ffulian tht
apojlate, and the printer of the late lord Rtiffel's fpeech, T^'tre paffed
ever in Jilence. Great applications zoere made to his majtfly for th$
jpard^ming mr. Sidney in the tczuer, (meaning the faid Algernon
Sidney conviifled as aforefaid) zuhich is believed zjuill he attained.,
and that he will be baiiijhed. The lord Howard, (meaning the iaid
William Howard) appears defpicahle in the eyes of all men : He
is un-ier a guard at Whitehall, and \as believed'] will b^ Jent to the
tower, for that the duke rf M.onmouih, (meaning James duke of
Monmouth) rviil accufe him concerning the tefiimony he hath given^
&c. (meaning the evidence upon the trial and convlflion of the
faid W". R. and A. S- by the faid lord Howard, given as afore-
faid). The Papifts and Tories art quite dozun in the mouth % their
pride is abated, themjelves and their plot confounded, but their ma-
lice is not afjuaged. 'Tis generally faid the earl of Effex zjt-'as mur-
dered. The brave lord Ruffel, (meaning the faid William RulTel,
for the confpiring aforefaid, convifted, attainted and executed
as aforefaid) is afrejh lamented. The Plot, (meaning the plot and
treafon aforefaid) islofl here \ except you rn the country cajtfindit
out among the addrejfors or ahhorrers . This fudden turn is an a~
mazement to all men, and fnuji produce fome flrange event, which a
P, til Jittle time zvill Jkezu." * And to fulfil, pcrfeifi, and bring to
effcdt his moll wicked contrivances and intcmions aforefaid,

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t)i'« fjiid S. B. baror.er, aftcrwaicl?, to wit, on tlie 20th diy
of December, in ttie 35th year of flie vagn ol ihe faid lord
the now king, at the panlh of St. Michael, Coinhill, London^
aforefaid, falf'cly, unlawfully, corruptly, wickfedly, nialicioiifly,
and fcdiiioufly did make, compofe and write, and did caufe to
lie made, compofed, written andpublilhed, a certain other falfe,
icandalou?, libellous und feditious libel, bea.iinj; d.-^te the lit day
of Deem, in the year of our Lord, i68_^, in which libel amon^
other things were contained thefe falfcj ff*igned, Icandalous, ma-
licious, libellous, and leditious Engliih fcntence?, following. —
'* Dear, Sir, I am to anjxver your' s cf the iqth and i()th paji, and
truly 1 cannzt but zu'th great Jorrj-w lament the lofs oj our qood
friend, honed Sir JMn Wright, hut 7v:th patience wc mu/i fubmii
I0 the Almighty, who can as zvell rai/e up infirurneJits to do hia vjork^
«; change hearts, of which wt have Jo great an inftance in the times
tf the duke cf Monmouth, (meaning the faid Jarnes diilce of Mon-
mouth) thit no age or hijtory can parallel. I am thoroughly Jath-
fed 'that what was printed in the Monday Ga/.ette is utterly falfc^
and you will fee itfofhortly declared. The king is never pleafed but