A new narrative of the popish plot shewing the cunning contrivance thereof, with a signal providence to this nation in the discovery of it and the plotters, to the confusion of the wicked papists, and to the great comfort of all good Protestants : to the tune of Packington's pound.

A New Narrative OF THE POPISH PLOT , Shewing the Cunning Contrivance thereof ; WITH A Signal Providence to this Nation in the Discovery of It , and the Plotters ; To the Confusion of the wicked Papists , and to the great Comfort of all good Protestants . To the Tune of Packington's Pound .

The Contents of the FIRST PART . How Sir Godfrey is kill'd , how his Corps they hide , Which brought out in Chair , a Horseback do's ride ; How Jesuits disguis'd , our Houses do fire ; How subtly they Plot , and King's Death conspire ; Of divers great Lords drawn in to their Bane , An Irish Army , and Pilgrims from Spain . I. GOod People , I pray you , give ear unto me , A Story so strange you have never been told , How the Jesuit , Devil , and Pope did agree , Our State to destroy , and Religion so old . To murder our King , A most horrible thing . But first of Sir Godfrey his death I must sing , For how'ere they disguise 't , we clearly can see , Who murder'd that Knight , no good Christian cou'd be . The truth of my Story if any man doubt , W' have Witnesses ready to swear it all out . II . AT Somerset house there is plain to be seen , A Gate which will lead you into the Back-Court , This Vid . Hill's Tryal . p. 16. Place for the Murder most fitting did seem , For thither much People do freely resort . His Body they toss'd , From Pillar to Post , And shifted Viz . 4 times , p. 18 , & 19. so often , 't had like t' have been lost . To watch with Vid . p. 18. dark Lanthorn the Jesuits did go , But no ways distrusted our honest Vid . p. 31. Bedlo . The truth of my Story , &c. III . LEst such close Contrivements at length might take Air , When as his dead Body corrupted did grow , They quickly did find an The Sentinels saw none . p. 69. Invisible Chair , And set him on Vid . p. 20. Horseback to ride at So-Hoe . His own Vid . p. 35. Sword to th' Hilt , To add to their Guilt , They thrust through his Body , but no blood was Ibid . spilt ; T' have it thought he was kill'd by a Thief , they did mean , So they lest Ibid . all 's Money , and made his Vid . Coroner's Inquest . Shooes clean . The truth of my Story , &c. IV . TO shew now th' excess of Jesuitical Rage , They this Loyal City to ruine would bring , 'Cause you Citizens are so religious and sage , And ever much noted as true to your King ; T' your Houses they go , With Vid . Dr. Oates's Nar . p. 22. Fire and Tow , Then Ibid . pilfer your Goods , and 't is well you scape so ; Y' have seen how they once set the Town all in flame ; Yet 't is their best Refuge , if we believe Fame . The truth of my Story , &c. V. BY Vid . his Nar . all along . Bedlo's Narration is shewn you most clear , How Jesuits disguis'd into Houses will creep , In a Porter's or Carman's Vid . also Dr. Oates's Nar . p. 68. Frock they appear , Nay will not disdain to cry Chimney-sweep ; Or sell you Small-Cole , Then drop in some hole A Fire-Ball , or thrust it up by a long Pole ; But I now must relate a more Tragical thing , How these Villains conspir'd to murder our King . The truth of my Story , &c. VI . AT th' Vid . Irland's Tryal . p. 19. White-Horse in April was their main Consult , Where a Ibid . Writing these Plotters wickedly frame ; The Ibid . Death of our Sovereign was the Result , To which at least Vid . p. 26. Forty all signed their name . They would not do that , In the place where they sat , Trusty Oates must Vid . p. 20. convey't from this man to that ; To make sure work , by Vid . Oates's Nar . p. 21. Poyson the Deed must be done , And by a Vid . p. 47. long Dagger , and Vid . Pikering's Tryal . p. 23 , &c. shot from a Gun . The truth of my Story , &c. VII . FOr fear at St. Omers , their Oates might be miss'd , They agreed with a Devil t' appear in his place . In a Body of Air , believe 't if you list , Which lookt just like Oates , and mov'd with the same grace ; 'T cou'd Plot , it cou'd Cant , Turn eyes like a Saint , And of our great Doctor no feature did want . Thus Vid . St. Omer's Certificate . hundreds might swear they Vid . also Jesuits Tryal . p. 47 , &c. saw Oates ev'ry day , But true Oates was here , and the Devil saw they . The truth of my Story , &c. VIII . FRom Father Oliva Vid . Oates's Nar . p. 58. Commissions did come , To raise a great Army much Treasure is spent ; The Old Man 〈◇〉 once think to take Post from Rome , For to ride at the Head of them was his intent ; But Ibid . Bellas ' was fit , Who can deny it , To command in his place , When his Gout wou'd permit ; Lord Ibid . Stafford was prop'rest to trust with their Pay , Old Ibid . Ratcliff to range them in Battel Array . The truth of my Story , &c. IX . TH' High-Treasurer's place the Lord Ibid . Powis did please , Men of desp'rate Fortunes oft venture too far ; Lord Ibid . Peters wou'd hazard Estate , and his Ease , And Life for the Pope too , in this Holy War ; Lord Ar'ndel of old , So warlike and bold , Made choice of a Ibid . Chancellor's Gown we are told All these did conspire with the Lord Castlemaine , Whom now his good Dutchess shall ne're Dr. Oates saw my Lord's Divorce , as he swore before the King , and Council . catch again . The truth of my Story , &c. X. GReat store of wild Vid . Lords Journal , as also Langhorne's Tryal . p. 20. Irish both civil and wise , Designed to join with the Ibid . Pilgrims of Spain , Many Ibid . thousands being ready all in good guise , Had vow'd a long Pilgrimage over the Main . To arm well this Host , When it came on our Coast , Vid . Coleman's Tryal . p. 23. Black Bills forty thousand , are sent by the Post , This Vid . Journal , and Tryal , ut supra . Army lay privately on the Sea-shore ; And no man e're heard of them since or before . The truth of my Story , &c.

The Contents of the SECOND PART . Of Arms under ground for Horse and for Foot , The King almost kill'd , but Gun will not shoot , For which Pick'ring is whip't , All of them swear To be true to the Plot ; yet Oates not for fear , But Revenge , being turn'd away , and well bang'd , Discovers them all ; the Jesuits are hang'd . I. THe Plot being thus subtly contriv'd , as you hear , To God know's how many this As appears in the several Tryals . Secret th' impart . Some famous for Cheats , yet their Faith they don't fear , To tye a Knave fast they had found a new Art. They Vid . Irland's Tryal . p. 23. swore on a Book , And Vid . also Hili's Tryal . p. 32. Sacrament took , But you 'll find if into their grave Authors you look , To forswear's no sin ( as th' Vid . his Speech in Ireland's Tryal . p. 81. Recorder well notes ) Nor Treason , Rebellion , nor cutting of Throats . The truth of my Story , &c. II . STill blinded with Zeal , and inveigled by Hope , Store of Arms they provide for Fight and Defence , The Lords must command , as Vice-Roys of the Pope , And all over England they raise Vid . p. 30. Peter-pence . Their Letters they send , By Vid . Jesuits Tryal . p. 33. Bedlo their Friend , Or else by the Vid . p. 29. Post , to shew what they intend , Some hundreds Vid . Dr. Oates's Nar . all along . Oates saw , which the Jesuits did write , 't is a wonder not one of them e're came to light . The truth of my Story , &c. III . POunds two hundred thousand they to Vid . Coleman's Tryal . p. 23. Ireland sent , Fifteen thousand to Vid . p. 40. Wakeman for Potions and Pills , Forty thousand in Fire-Works , we guess that they spent , And at least ten thousand for the ' foresaid Black Bills ; Fifteen hundred more Vid . p. 21. Grove shou'd have , they swore ; Four Gentlemen Ruffians deserved Vid . p. 24. Fourscore ; Pious Pickering they knew was of Masses more fond , And for Vid . p. 21. thirty thousand they gave him a Bond . The truth of my Story , &c. IV . THese two , to kill the King by Promises won Had now watch'd for some Vid . Irland's Tryal . p. 24. years in St. James his Park , And Pickring who never yet Vid . p. 25. shot off a Gun Was about to take aim , for he had a fair mark ; Just going to begin't , He missed his Vid . p. 24. Flint , And looking in Pan there was no Vid . Jesuits Tryal . p. 33. Powder in 't ; For which , he their Pardon does humbly beseech , Yet had thirty good Vid . Irland's Tryal . p. 24. lashes upon his bare Breech . The truth of my Story , &c. V. BUt a sadder mischance to the Plot did befall , For Oates their main Engine fail'd , when it came to 't ; No marvail indeed if he cousen'd them all , Who turn'd him a Vid . Wakeman's Tryal . p. 73. begging , and Vid . Jesuits Tryal . p. 91. beat him to boot . He wheeling about The whole Party did rout , And from lurking holes did ferret them out ; Till running himself blind , he none of them Wak . p. 30 , & 55. as also Coleman's Tryal . p. 30. knew , And fainting at Ibid . Council , he could not swear true . The truth of my Story , &c. VI . TO strengthen our Doctor , brave Bedlo's brought in , A more credible Witness was not above ground , He vows and protests what e're he had bin , He wou'd not swear false now , for five hundred pound ; And why should we fear , They falsly would swear , To damn their own Vid . Wakeman's Tryal . p. 40. Souls , and to lose by it here ; For Oates who before had no Penny in Purse Discov'ring the Plot , was seven hundred pound Thus Dr. Oates and Mr. Bedlo affirm in Langhorne's Tryal . worse . The truth of my Story , &c. VII . TWo Witnesses more were let loose from the Jayl , Though Mr. Prance . One , 't is confest , did run back from his word , In danger of life a good man may be frail ; And th' Mr. Dugdale . Other they slander for cheating his Lord ; T' each one of these men , The Jesuits brought Vid . Jesuits Tryal all along . ten T● disprove 'um in time and in place , but what then ? One Circumstance lately was sworn most clear By a Viz . That Ireland was in Town , Aug. 19. Wak . Tryal . p. 22. Man who in hopes has four hundred a year . The truth of my Story , &c. Mr. Jenison . VIII . BEsides 't was oft urg'd ; We must always suppose , To murder the King a great Plot there has bin , And who to contrive it so likely as those Who Murders and Treasons do hold for no Sin . Things being thus plain To plead was in vain , The Jury instructed again and again , Did find them all Guilty , and to shew 't was well done , The People gave a Shout for Victory won . The truth of my Story , &c. IX . 't is strange how these Jesuits so subtle and wise , Should all by the Pope be so basely trapan'd , To hang with much comfort when he shall advise , And go to the Devil too at his command . He may give them leave , To lye and deceive , But what when the Rope do's of Life them bereave , Can his Holiness think you dispense with that pain , Or by his Indulgences raise them again ? The truth of my Story , &c. X. YEt like Mad-men of Life a Contempt they express , And of their own happiness careless appear ; For Life and for Money not one would confess , Th' had rather be damn'd , than be rich , and live here ; But surely they rav'd When God they out-brav'd , And thought to renounce him the way to be sav'd ; And with Lyes in their mouth go t' Heav'n in a string ; So prosper all Traytors , and God save the King . The truth of my Story , &c. Concordat cum Recordo . 〈◇〉

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