A Brief
Historical Relation
&c.
by Narcissus Luttrell
1679 - October
In which we first meet Mrs. Cellier, a Popish Midwife
October: About the middle of this month vast great rains fell, which hath been very prejudiciall to many persons.
In this interval of parliament there have been great endeavours to make the witnesses of the popish plott recant their evidence and to prove it a plott of the presbyterians. In order to this, Mr. Dugdale was sollicited with by one Mr. Tasborough and Mrs. Price, and was to sign a paper of recantation, and was to have a 1000l. reward.
Of shis he hath made discovery to his majestie, proveing it very fully, so that they are committed to prison.
Another such contrivance was carried on by one captain Willoughby, alias Dangerfeild, who came to one colonel Mansells lodgings in Axe yard in Westminster, and conveyed there into them severall treasonable letters and papers from the most eminent protestants to col. Mansell; and there procuring some officers of the custome house to search for prohibited goods, where they found these papers: but col. Mansell haveing procured the papers from the officers, carried them to his majestie, and acquainted him therewith; and Dangerfeild was sent for and examined, and made some discoveries thereof, and that he was putt on by Mrs. Cellier, a popish midwife, whose house sir Wm. Waller hath since searched, and found there, in the bottom of a meal tub, severall papers, and a book containeing the whole design; who they were to accuse for commanders of the army; what gentry were to be made guilty of this plott; that severall were to come in on promise of pardon, and agree with the first discoverer; that one of their party was to be accus'd, and, when convicted, should confesse the whole design, and have agreed with Dangerfeild, if it had succeeded.
The 16th, the lieutenancy of the citty of London, with severall other citizens, were to wait on his majestie, and congratulate the happy recovery of his health, and his safe return from Newmarkett. This majestie was pleased to reveive them very kindly, and to testifye the affection he had for his beloved citty of London.
In this interval of parliament there have been great endeavours to make the witnesses of the popish plott recant their evidence and to prove it a plott of the presbyterians. In order to this, Mr. Dugdale was sollicited with by one Mr. Tasborough and Mrs. Price, and was to sign a paper of recantation, and was to have a 1000l. reward.
Of shis he hath made discovery to his majestie, proveing it very fully, so that they are committed to prison.
Another such contrivance was carried on by one captain Willoughby, alias Dangerfeild, who came to one colonel Mansells lodgings in Axe yard in Westminster, and conveyed there into them severall treasonable letters and papers from the most eminent protestants to col. Mansell; and there procuring some officers of the custome house to search for prohibited goods, where they found these papers: but col. Mansell haveing procured the papers from the officers, carried them to his majestie, and acquainted him therewith; and Dangerfeild was sent for and examined, and made some discoveries thereof, and that he was putt on by Mrs. Cellier, a popish midwife, whose house sir Wm. Waller hath since searched, and found there, in the bottom of a meal tub, severall papers, and a book containeing the whole design; who they were to accuse for commanders of the army; what gentry were to be made guilty of this plott; that severall were to come in on promise of pardon, and agree with the first discoverer; that one of their party was to be accus'd, and, when convicted, should confesse the whole design, and have agreed with Dangerfeild, if it had succeeded.
The 16th, the lieutenancy of the citty of London, with severall other citizens, were to wait on his majestie, and congratulate the happy recovery of his health, and his safe return from Newmarkett. This majestie was pleased to reveive them very kindly, and to testifye the affection he had for his beloved citty of London.
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