The
Great
and
Bloody
Plot
discovered
.
THere
being
a
Generation
of
Men
that
seem
dis-satisfied
with
the
present
Transactions
of
these
latter
Times
,
and
being
somewhat
numerous
,
have
endeavoured
to
diffuse
their
wicked
Poyson
in
several
parts
of
the
Kingdom
;
for
,
indeed
,
they
are
a
Generation
most
pestiferous
in
their
Doctrine
,
and
dangerous
in
their
seduction
,
and
so
ought
of
all
true
subjects
to
be
avoided
:
Yet
(
blessed
be
God
)
many
there
are
of
late
,
who
being
sensible
of
their
erroneous
Ways
,
are
reduced
from
them
,
and
it
is
hoped
(
in
a
little
time
)
many
more
will
be
so
wise
,
as
to
do
the
like
,
which
may
prove
the
Death
and
Burial
of
their
Fanatick
Doctrine
:
Since
it
hath
pleased
the
most
High
to
put
a
check
to
their
damnable
and
tr●●●onable
Designs
,
tending
to
the
utter
extirpation
of
Monarchy
,
the
ruine
of
the
Nob●lity
,
and
the
desolation
both
of
Gentry
and
Commonalty
:
For
the
accomplishing
of
this
most
horrid
and
bloody
Design
,
they
had
secretly
entred
into
a
Combination
to
appear
in
Arms
,
and
to
meet
and
imbody
at
their
appointed
Rendevouz
:
In
order
whereunto
on
Sun●ay
night
last
several
Parties
too
well
armed
began
to
appear
in
several
parts
of
the
City
;
some
marching
one
way
,
and
some
another
,
till
at
the
last
great
was
the
Allarum
throughout
the
streets
;
insomuch
that
the
Trained
Bands
appeared
immediatly
in
Arms
,
guarding
several
Passes
and
Avenues
:
but
before
they
could
appear
thus
formidable
,
some
loyal
subjects
lost
their
lives
:
for
about
twelve
of
the
clock
near
St.
Pauls
a
Party
of
Fifth-Mona●chy
men
marching
that
way
,
and
meeting
a
Gentleman
near
the
North
Door
bid
him
stand
,
asking
him
who
he
was
for
?
He
answered
for
God
and
King
Charles
.
To
whom
he
replyed
,
who
are
you
for
,
they
said
for
King
Iesus
:
and
immediatly
shot
him
into
the
head
.
From
thence
they
marched
to
Alders-Gate
,
where
passing
the
Watch
,
they
came
to
Re●cross-street
,
and
from
thence
to
the
White-Cross
,
where
they
met
with
some
opposi●ion
;
For
Mr.
He●ley
the
Headborough
commanding
the
Watch
,
(
a
Gentleman
of
good
esteem
and
repute
,
and
as
cordial
to
his
Prince
,
as
faithful
to
his
Countrey
)
caused
them
to
stand
,
and
endeavoured
to
make
good
that
Pass
,
and
impede
their
marching
through
Becch-Lane
into
Moor-fields
;
but
the
Rebels
pressing
upon
him
,
he
disputed
it
with
his
staff
,
and
being
over-powred
by
their
great
Number
,
s
crificed
his
life
for
his
King
and
Countrey
,
receiving
two
shots
in
the
breast
,
and
one
in
his
throat
,
of
which
he
immediatly
died
,
his
death
being
much
lamented
by
many
.
During
which
time
,
great
was
the
Allarum
throughout
the
City
,
the
streets
being
fill'd
with
Ecchoes
,
Arms
,
Arms
,
Arms
;
the
loyal
Party
crying
out
for
God
and
King
Charles
;
the
Fifth-Monarchy-men
for
King
Jesus
,
being
exceeding
resolute
in
their
treasonable
Exploits
.
And
had
it
not
pleased
the
Hand
of
Providence
timely
to
have
put
a
check
to
their
Rebellious
Design
,
the
event
of
their
wicked
Undertakings
might
have
proved
of
very
sad
and
dangerous
Consequence
:
but
through
the
indefatigable
pains
and
prudence
of
the
Right
honourable
the
Lord
Mayor
their
Design
proved
no
〈◇〉
feasible
as
they
ezpected
;
for
the
trained
Bands
being
immediatly
raised
,
they
were
forced
to
escape
by
small
Parties
,
and
the
peace
of
the
City
was
therein
much
preserved
.
In
the
Suburbs
Major
Ralph
Tasker
of
the
Green
Regiment
,
a
wise
and
discreet
Commander
,
was
very
vigilant
to
preserve
the
peace
of
those
parts
,
and
to
suppress
and
allay
the
fury
of
those
Fanatick
Distempers
;
in
which
Enterprise
this
approved
and
noble
Commander
narrowly
escaped
a
dangerous
shot
:
but
some
that
accompanied
him
were
wounded
,
amongst
the
rest
Mr.
Hemington
a
Plummer
in
Redcross-street
was
wounded
,
but
it
is
hoped
not
mortal
,
two
Butchers
Prentices
were
shot
at
their
own
door
near
Beech-Lane
end
,
an
honest
Fletcher
near
Grub-street
end
,
and
Stephen
Proud-Love
,
Bell-man
of
St.
Giles
without
Cripple-Gate
.
Innocent
blood
being
thus
shed
,
Major
Tasker
used
all
means
possible
to
put
a
sudden
check
to
their
out-daring
Insolencie
;
but
before
the
rest
of
his
Company
could
receive
the
allarum
,
and
appear
in
arms
,
this
party
consisting
of
about
fifty
or
sixty
,
well
armed
both
with
Fire-locks
,
Head-pieces
,
Breast
and
Back
)
marched
by
the
Artillery
Ground
toward
Hogsdon
,
where
probably
they
had
designed
a
Rendevouz
.
During
which
time
,
great
was
the
Insurrection
in
other
places
,
more
especially
at
Bishops-gate
,
where
some
of
the
Trained
Bands
were
wounded
,
and
a
young
man
slain
:
besides
,
one
Mr.
William
Eyres
was
shot
,
and
dyed
immediatly
upon
his
Wounds
.
This
sad
Disaster
(
occasioned
by
a
tumultuous
Rising
,
contrary
to
the
Laws
of
God
and
Man
)
has
caused
many
to
be
deprived
of
liberty
;
five
were
taken
on
the
Monday
morning
following
and
committed
to
Newgate
:
ten
were
seized
on
at
a
Meeting-place
the
same
Evening
and
committed
likewise
,
and
seven
on
Tuesday
morning
last
.
As
also
many
others
are
sent
to
the
Gate-house
,
and
others
secured
in
several
Prisons
.
As
for
the
rest
of
this
tumultuous
Crew
that
were
in
armes
,
we
hear
that
most
of
them
are
dissipated
;
and
that
the
Woman
in
three
leg'd
Court
in
White-cross-street
(
where
many
of
them
arm'd
themselves
and
left
their
cloaks
is
also
secured
.
During
this
tumultuous
Riot
and
Insurrection
,
these
turbulent
spirits
dispiersed
a
treasonable
Paper
against
his
Royal
Majesty
and
the
present
Government
,
justifying
that
horrid
,
unparallel'd
and
most
desperate
execrable
Murder
of
our
late
gracious
Sovereign
.
What
shali
I
say
,
my
very
bowels
earn
;
my
more
,
the
martyrdom
of
so
gracious
and
pious
a
Prince
,
has
extracted
a
firm
resolution
to
sacrifice
my
life
for
my
dread
Sovereign
K.
Charles
the
second
.
Oh
wicked
Miscreants
Rigicides
,
and
what
not
?
to
commit
Villany
unparallel'd
,
and
impudently
out-brave
it
,
is
the
badge
of
a
desperate
traytor
and
an
unhappy
Christian
:
Unheard
of
impudence
!
can
God
be
the
author
of
treason
?
or
can
any
man
expect
mercy
from
God's
hands
that
voluntarily
transgresseth
?
Prosperum
&
felix
scelus
virtus
vocatur
,
was
Heathenish
Philosophy
,
though
●ithout
question
a
Maxime
in
the
Commonwealth
of
his
Conscience
,
whilst
Religion
was
made
the
stalking-horse
to
his
Rebellion
.
The
Genius
of
this
blood-thirsty
Sect
,
we
may
well
compare
to
those
of
Switzerland
,
who
went
from
City
to
City
where
they
heard
that
Reformation
was
received
,
(
not
to
any
Popish
town
)
and
wheresoever
they
came
,
they
presently
troubled
the
State
,
and
filled
all
with
clamour
and
Sedition
.
By
them
was
the
town
of
Walzut
miserably
ransacked
,
and
all
the
Inhabitants
driven
,
away
out
of
their
Possessions
:
the
like
they
were
like
to
have
done
at
Wo●ms
,
at
Ausburg
,
at
Bazel
,
at
Shafuse
,
at
Berne
,
at
Lucerna
,
at
Passaw
;
I
will
not
weary
the
Reader
with
all
these
passages
,
their
bloody
actions
he●e
on
several
persons
unarm'd
,
being
sufficient
to
give
a
Character
of
their
Sect
.
It
were
an
endlesse
task
to
rehearse
their
several
errours
,
yet
I
shall
for
example
insert
some
of
the
chief
.
They
held
among
other
things
,
that
rebaptized
persons
cannot
sin
,
because
they
are
Gods
Children
:
that
all
Ministers
that
hold
Church-livings
are
from
the
Devil
:
that
the
Apostles
had
nothing
proper
,
but
went
from
house
to
house
,
that
they
had
no
need
of
the
Lords-prayer
because
they
prayed
by
the
Spirit
;
many
denyed
the
God-head
of
Christ
,
for
which
two
were
executed
at
Neufcastle
.
In
Moravia
especially
that
opinion
was
received
,
which
Country
because
of
the
loosenesse
of
the
Government
swarmed
with
Anabaptists
,
and
was
cryed
up
by
the
Sectaries
of
Switzerland
and
upper
Germany
,
for
a
land
of
Promise
,
and
thither
many
of
them
removed
their
houshold
,
when
they
found
themselves
represt
.
By
Bazel
there
was
an
uproar
of
some
Villages
who
swarmed
with
this
Sect
,
they
made
an
insurrection
(
as
these
did
in
several
parts
of
London
)
saying
they
would
have
these
three
things
,
all
Tythes
abolished
,
all
Magistrates
pull'd
down
,
and
all
the
ungodly
kill'd
,
(
meaning
all
that
were
no●
of
their
Sect
)
but
they
were
stopt
in
time
and
dispersed
.
And
the
ground
of
these
attempts
of
this
Sect
in
so
many
places
,
was
a
dream
they
had
of
a
temporal
Kingdom
of
Christ
,
with
whom
all
the
godly
should
Reign
on
earth
without
any
infirmity
of
Body
or
Soul
,
all
Gods
enemies
being
destroyed
first
;
for
all
these
Anabaptists
were
and
are
still
Chiliasts
,
expounding
litterally
that
Kingdom
of
a
thousand
years
,
of
Rev.
20.6
.
to
be
a
temporal
●ingdom
.
That
fancy
put
many
of
them
out
of
their
wits
,
all
the
Histories
that
speak
of
them
relate
many
examples
of
their
looking
seriously
for
the
coming
of
the
Lord
upon
such
a
night
,
being
warned
by
Revelation
,
which
made
them
first
and
pray
that
night
,
and
put
all
their
bus●nesses
out
of
order
.
Thus
it
appears
evident
,
that
the
treasonable
and
pestiferous
Ways
of
these
men
are
no
longer
to
be
endured
amongst
civilized
Christians
:
For
if
Treason
ever
wore
a
Cloak
,
you
may
see
it
here
palliated
to
the
life
:
and
if
we
sum
up
all
their
Virtues
in
a
Schedule
,
we
may
at
the
end
write
traytor
.
Oh
let
not
the
Genius
of
this
Nation
be
ever
for
the
time
to
come
guilty
of
extirpation
of
so
famous
and
antient
a
Government
as
Monarchie
:
to
be
sorry
for
breaking
the
Oath
of
Allegeance
made
to
our
Sovereign
,
is
no
Plea
in
the
Court
of
Conscience
.
Perjury
is
a
voluntary
act
,
it
divests
the
soul
of
its
private
correspondencie
with
Heaven
,
and
befits
a
Matchiavel
rather
then
a
Christian
.
Gods
Name
is
abused
,
and
Rigicidium
called
a
pious
Work
:
such
actings
as
these
upon
base
and
mercenary
Principles
,
hath
exalted
some
of
the
heads
of
their
Brethren
,
and
leaves
the
sad
names
of
traytor
entailed
to
all
Posterity
.
In
a
word
,
let
all
such
who
shall
dare
to
attempt
to
lift
up
a
hand
against
our
present
Sovereign
,
know
,
his
tender
mercy
and
clemency
may
justly
be
turned
into
severity
,
since
that
they
do
further
presume
to
proceed
in
their
treasonable
and
wicked
undertakings
;
For
,
notw●thstanding
their
last
wicked
design
being
timely
discovered
,
yet
they
rebelliously
presumed
to
put
it
in
execution
on
Wednesday
morning
last
;
appearing
to
well
armed
(
as
before
mentioned
;
)
But
the
allarum
being
again
received
,
and
the
Trained-bands
immediatly
in
a
posture
of
defence
,
their
rebellious
design
was
soon
frustrated
;
for
after
their
Phanatick
march
from
Cornhill
into
Cheap-side
,
and
from
thence
to
Aldermanbury
(
being
about
50
in
number
)
they
received
gallant
opposition
by
the
undanted
resolution
of
the
Trained
bands
;
the
White
Regiment
being
as
vigilant
as
any
that
appeared
that
day
in
Arms
;
the
Red
was
a●
Loyal
;
and
the
Green
,
Blew
and
the
Orange
no
whit
inferiour
:
during
which
time
the
brave
London
Apprentices
a●med
themselves
an●
seized
d●ve●s
of
these
Fanatick
spirits
;
pursving
them
f●om
st●eet
to
street
,
and
from
house
to
house
,
till
at
the
l●●t
coming
to
the
Golden
Anchor
near
Moorlane
end
,
6
of
them
had
there
taken
sanctuary
;
but
being
closely
pursued
they
fired
out
at
a
Window
;
and
at
last
two
of
them
were
taken
,
and
4
killed
.
But
here
it
did
not
end
,
for
immediatly
af
e●
divers
others
were
taken
in
Moorfields
:
some
were
wounded
●n
the
City
;
and
although
the
shops
were
shut
up
,
yet
grear
was
the
fear
;
for
most
people
seemed
astonished
all
the
morning
;
but
befoae
2
of
the
clock
the
whole
party
of
these
rebellious
R●oters
were
totally
dissipated
,
11
being
killed
,
16
wounded
,
and
the
rest
taken
prisoners
;
though
not
without
the
losse
of
some
Loyal
Subjects
.
Thus
let
all
Treason
be
rewarded
,
and
Traytors
punished
,
who
hazard
Life
and
soul
in
opposition
to
their
King
and
Countrey
,
whose
a●biquitary
Consciences
play
fast
and
loose
with
Religion
,
and
who
constantly
Morning
and
Evening
,
adde
not
to
their
●●ayers
,
God
save
the
KING
.