An Account of the Barbarous Attempt of the Jesuits upon Mr. De Luzancy, upon his Conversion to the PROTESTANT RELIGION.  

To the READER.  
THE Occasion of Publishing this, is to Satisfy the World of the Indefatigable Industry of the Jesuits, in carrying on their wicked Design; and that this Attempt upon the Person of Mr. De Luzancy is sufficient to Convince the whole World, that they will not only stick to take away the Fame, but the Lives of Princes, to promote their Bloody Religion. As for the latter, Histories have Examples enough; and for the former, the first of the six ensuing Heads of St. Germin's wicked attestations (though most abominably false and Treasonable) is a sufficient Proof, there being no Protestant Prince that hath done more for the security and satisfaction of his Subjects than his most Gracious Majesty, whom God long preserve from all the Plots and Conspiracies of the St. Germain's and Colemans, which last was recommended to the Correspondence of Mr. Le Cheese, by the said St. Germin; for the Apprehending of whom upon this horrid Account, a Proclamation was Issued out by His Majesty, bearing date Novemb. 10th. 1675.   

THE Fourth of October, a French Jesuit, by Name St. Germin, in Company with another Man, whom by his Language I perceived to be a Frenchman, and whom I have understood since to be also a Jesuit, came into my Chamber as it began to grow dark: They began very Civil with me; so having desired them to take Seats, and sent for Light, the said St. Germin asked of me, whether he might speak freely in my Chamber, without danger of being overheard. I Answered, yes; and that there was no body above, nor below to hear them. Then the said St. Germin was pleased to bestow on me many Injurious words, calling me Huguenot, Renegado, and Man without Faith, that had brought a Horrid Scandal upon the Church, who was bound in Duty to expiate so great a Crime, to go back for France, and spend there the rest of my days in a Monastery. As I was about to Reply, his Companion, speaking French, said, there was no need of so much Reasoning, it being an easy matter to stab or convey me away; and that they were ready to do it, should I speak one word more; and that they had three more fit for that purpose, in case I should refuse to do as they would have me: So continuing their threaten, they made me promise them that I would departed from England, and go over in a Yatch His Majesty had granted to a Catholic Lord, who was going to France, or in a Ship was going for Rochel: They engaged themselves at the same time to write to the Rector of the Jesuits there in my behalf, and bidding me not to trouble myself any further, for they would furnish me with Bills of Exchange to the value of 400 l. sterling, and more, if need required, the Person they were employed by sparing no money for so good a Use: the said St. Germin added, to make sure of you, we think it necessary you should Copy over, and set your Hand to this writing; so giving me the Paper, I took it, desiring first leave to read it: I found it contained a Recantation in terms abominable of all I had spoken in general, and in particular against the Church of Rome, and was full of Horrid Slanders and Calumnies against all the Protestants, their Bishops and Ministers, with a thousand Impieties, not fit to set down here. I therefore rising off my Seat, I refused both to Copy and set my Hand to their Paper, at which St. Germin riseth up in Anger, and runs to the Door to call the Men that were ready to convey me away, or stab me. I was affrighted out of my wits and all my senses; then all in a Trance I took the Paper, and Copied it over, and put my Hand to it, having as well as I could in the Condition I was, first put out, and changed several things that were against Bishops and Ministers: The two Jesuits satisfied with this, took their leave of me, threatening, that if I should speak one word of what passed, they would have my Soul out of my Body, which would be always an easy thing for them to do, since they had of their People every where Men of Execution, and were Resolved to kill me, in case I would not departed when they should think fit, as my Promise was. These Gentlemen having left me, I came to myself, and began to consider what I had done; I concluded my fault was great, and after many Reflections I judged the best way was, cunningly to get my Writing out of their Hands; I have since tried it several times, dissembling for this purpose with the said St. Germin, and telling him that I would see it only to add something to it that was more material for the Satisfaction of the Roman Church, and changing some other things less to their purpose, but in truth, to tear it in pieces, if I could have it, but all in vain: So seeing they would not do it, I have thought myself bound in Conscience to Repair in some measure this my fault, and the Scandal that may fall on the Church openly to complain of so bold an Attempt, without few or no Precedents in this Kingdom; and implore the King's Power and Authority against this bold Jesuit, that I may live in these Countries without always being afraid of my Life: And further, I do conceive myself Obliged in Duty to Declare, that I am not only ready to make Oath of all that is above written, but that this also is what the said St. Germin, conferring with me, hath Attested to me.  
I. That the King was a Catholic in his Heart.  
II. That the Court was Endeavouring to get a Liberty of Conscience in England for the Roman Catholics, and that Granted, that in two Years most of the English would Acknowledge the Pope.  
III. That he knew the King's Intention concerning Religion, and that he was sure he would Approve of all he should do in that Matter.  
iv That Laughed at the Parliament, it being a word only that had but a little time, and no better welcome to the Court than me, he having great Intrigues with all the Nobility.  
V That it was good sometimes to force People to Swear, and that during 14 Months he had Persecuted a Man here in London, whom he had at last got again to his Party, and Obliged to make a Public Recantation of the Protestant Faith before 200 Persons more.  
VI That there was an infinite Number of Priests and Jesuits hidden in London, that did God very good Service.  
All these things will be Sworn to by Mr. De Luzancy, to have been Affirmed by the Jesuit St. Germin, who is the busiest Fellow among them against the Protestants, and many Persons of good Repute and Credit are ready to Justify upon their Oaths, that several of the Roman Catholics have spoken things quite as bad, if not worse.  
The Jesuits finding that Mr. De Luzancy, instead of fulfilling his Promise they had extorted from him, had Preached on Sunday the 31th. of October, against the Pope, and had spoke something of the Proceeding towards him, a Letter was sent to him on the Second of November to his Chamber, as followeth.  
You are a Miserable Wretch left by God, that Preached on Sunday last as many Heresies as words; this is like a Renegado, an Apostate, and an Abominable Huguenot, Remnant of a Cloister, without Honour, without Conscience; who having lost himself in France with a thousand Debaucheries, and committed there several Thefts and Roberies, is come hither to Renounce Christianism and Papistry for a piece of Bread; were you not amongst People as bad as yourself, you had been already Burnt alive after the Blasphemies you have committed against God, the Pope, and the Jesuits: Do you think we do not know you, and that we have not means to seize on you? If you dare remain a Fortnight longer in England, you shall have marks thereof, that will make you Repent all the days of your Life, your not doing what we would have you do some weeks ago. Have a care of yourself, Infamous Renegado.    
FINIS.