WHAT think you now , my most politick Lords ? the cowardly Rogue Macgraff has confest all ? Had not our dear Fathers so often inculcated into me in this our retirement , that the power of the Pope our most holy Father , is on Earth , much greater than God Almighty's ? and that he has solely left the Rule of this World to him , and his most adored Infallibility , I should begin to suspect by these strange and fatal , and frequent detections and discoveries of our Mines ; that there was some Titular Angel belong'd to these Hereticks called Protestants , or that this Islands Genius stood in opposition to our endeavours , of bringing it under the power of the Tripple Crown , or else that the thing I have heard some fools talk of , called Divine Providence , was our Enemy : I confess to you my dear Popish Lords , and you my dear Protestant professing , popishly affected E. of D. as well as to our dear and holy Fathers our Priests , that sometimes I have some such little puny thoughts , or gentle qualms of Conscience ; but I quickly pass it over , and am again confirmed by my dear and most holy Fathers , who send you their Benediction , that these are but cunning slights and tricks of the Devil , who sometimes will oppose our pious designs , out of meer design to shew his power , and to ingratiate himself with us , and to endear himself the more to us , having been indeed a most professed Friend to our holy See . One Father H. whom you all know , has made his Orisons to his most infallible Oracle the inspired Prophet G. who has cast a Scheam , and he assures us we were over hasty in our discovery to Macgraff ; for had we stayed but three minutes longer , ere we had proposed our design to him , it had infallibly taken effect , and we had most gloriously , and to our eternal Fame , sham'd the Presbyterians , fool'd Providence , deceived Englands Guardian Angel , and all Protectours whatsoever ; for as ill luck would have it , Pluto was busie at that instant with Proserpina , and neither thought of us , or his dear Allies Concerns ; but he has sent us word , that this would soon blow over , and that he should not despair of effecting the next Design , which we may go about as soon as ever Scorpio layes his left Claw in the House of Pisces . You know the Devil and Woman may do much , they once confounded a World , then sure the Devil , the Pope , the Jesuit , the politique D. and a Woman , may ruine one poor silly Heretical Island . I swell with Indignation to find my self thus out-witted , and had I the strength of the old Gyants , I 'de pull Jupiter out of his Throne , but I 'de have my Will .

Well , my dear and Honoured Lords , and you my dear Lord P. for whom I have a particular respect , what next is to be done ? I am afraid this Sham is quite broken , and can never be piec'd again , about the murthered Knight ; we intend shortly to have a general Consult here , about another Plot , in which I am to sit President , and which I need not be ashamed to own to you , since one of my Sex to our Glory and Renown , once possess'd the Infallible Chair , and was a She-God , or Goddess on Earth ; and I hope if I can bring the next design about , that I may come to be Archbishopess of this Island , for according to the predictions of our Friend G. who has cast my Nativity , I am to be highly exalted . We shall advise you of the precise minute of our meeting , that you also may lay your heads together at the same time . We have sent away to Rome to our Holy Father , that he should make his Complaint to Lucifer , that those his infernal workmen should be punished , for sending us Consciences that were not proof against Fear . For our Tool Macgraff was not double steel'd with Impudence , as he ought to have been ; for if he had , he had out-fac'd all proofs with an Oath , let them have said what they will .

I have not seen our Fathers so much disturbed a good while , but are indeavouring to wash it down ; now it would be worthy our selves , if after all this we could persuade our Followers , Party , and Well-wishers , to believe that this Macgraff is a Tool of the Hereticks , and by them hired to put this Trick upon us . Something of this Nature must be done , for if we don 't still appear Innocent , many will break off from us . We must not now let fall our Spirits , therefore we all desire you will send us , by your wonted Messenger , a purse at this time to chear our Hearts , and to inspire us anew for some glorious design .

We have been endeavouring after some Miracle , to assert our Innocency , and the Truth of our Cause , but we find it not as yet very feasible , and our Fathers complain , that the Hereticks want the Devotion of Ignorance ; being so subtil , that unless we can outdoe all that yet has been performed in that nature , we cannot think to prosper . I am still for following our old way , and for springing a new Mine , we shall fall to digging again . The three Scribling Fathers are almost blind with writing , and drinking , and their Provence is well manag'd . You know they have several weekly Pamphlets , that come forth with Protestant Faces , which have done us no small service , besides those others by the by , you must therefore encourage them , grease them well , that the wheels may runglib .

We have now more need than ever of that most useful Art of Conjuration , exercised by several of our Infallible Heads , and the Fathers have convinc'd me of the necessity of that Art , to be perpetually annexed to that See , to maintain itself in this latter Age , in which , Eyes are more open than in the days of old . We cannot but admire , that Lucifer should be so shy of Communicating those his beloved Secrets , but to some particular Persons . Innocent now wants the true knowledge , and help of that useful Art Magick , as much to keep the Chair , as ever Silvester did to get into it . We must have one skil'd in the Black Art , to help us , wherever he is to be had , and then we will raise up the Knight's Ghost , whose black Murther has Created us all this Trouble , and he shall come himself , and swear , that he hang'd himself , and that his Brother run him thorow after he was dead , and put it upon the Innocent Papists . We have sent to Rome about it , and as soon as we receive answer from thence you shall be certified . We hope our Friend the Infernal Prince will be helpful to us in this last shift , or else we shall dispair : we likewise desire that some few places of Scripture may be also expung'd , which sayes , a Murtherer shall be put to death , and that no satisfaction be taken for the life of a Murtherer , Numb . 35. and this we have done chiefly , for the E. of D. sake :