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THOMAS FOX to Print
this my Information, Given in Writing
to the Honorable HOUSE of COM¬
MONS, the l 5thof 1680. and
that no other Perfon Print the fame.
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TREASURER
To the PAPISTS in of their Mony
to carry on this Horrid PLOT; who was
Barbaroufly Murthered for Difcovering the
lame, and turning
PROTESTANT
Given in Writing to the HONORABLE
HOUSE of COMMONS, the 15^of
this prefent Zh(oyember. 1680.
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Printed for 7homas Fox, and are to be Sold at
his Shop, at the Sign of the
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His Informant faith, that he lived
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with one Igyadagh zfMagher being
| his relation in CaYrigntfury in the
County of in the King-
do m of Ireland for Fourteen
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Years and. during that time was privy to
all his concerns.
Saith that he did pbferve and fee one Te¬
rn Jgehow and Thomas Kehoy of Mer¬
chants who dealt conftantly for France, and
the faid Thomas conftantly going too and fro
between Fra?jceand Ireland> bring feveralcon-
fidetable Summsof Money from France, and
delivered it to the faid Kyaiagh <TMagher, he
being appointed Treafurer by
Tlunket titular Trimate of Ireland; fohn Trenane
titular <tA rch-hifh op of Canc* t^e re^
the Tifhops of Ireland, and thofe great and vaft
Summs of Money were to be diftributed to
fuch perfons as the faid , Trenane and
'RobertTower Dean of W should diredf
the fame to be payed for the carrying on of
that HorridTlot of the Papifts in for
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to introduce the French into his Majefties
Dominions, and to fupprefs the Protefiam
'Religion in thefe three Kingdoms.
The diftribution of a great part of the faid
Money was as folioweth, vi^. to Sir fohn
Pomfgnby for to ftand firm to that wicked
and ungodly defign Two hundred pounds,
and a great deal more was promifed when
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ever there came more Money over from
France, to the Earl of Two hundred
pound , to Peter (gran of Water ford
Merchant Two hundred pound, to
FFaljh the Duke of Ormonds Lawyer in the
County o F PipperraryFour hundred pound ,
to fohnFMandevile of the fame County Three
hundred pound, to ^MichaelCjuyn of the fame
County One hundred pound, to FpbertLm
Juftice of the Peace of the lame C ounty Two
hundred pound, to Francis Icocf^ another
Juftice of the fame County Tw6 hundred
pound, to FAlich'ael Kyamey ^ f ames Rearncy,
fohn Kearney, orrice Ream ey, and Fry a n
Rearuey, One hundred pound a piece, to
Plchard Pumll ot Phurles in the County of Pip-
penary M efchant Two hundred pound.
This Informant faith, that there was a
meeting of Four and twenty of- the-Ptpmifl)
Clergy H at a place c.:A\^QoughnecHllym the Coun¬
ty of Pigpen ary, who went from thence to
he titular Primate Plunfet to the a-
rc4aWfifvhh VFi/Jh, the has houfe at
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:Bailyneiry i n t h e C otm t y :o f Tipperrary a f o re laid,
and confulted together and agreed to givee-
very judge that would go the Circuit Two
hundred pound, if they would take it to (land
their friends, and td be Surveyors againft any
difcoverers, and toevery juftice of the Peace
that would take it O ne hundred pound.
And it was alio concluded by the afore laid
tifobn lfal(h> Francis<zAlcock> 'Robert Lo'w3 two fli¬
ft ices of the Peace,that whoever should from
-Sufiletting to Sun riling deftroy any of the
Diicoverers of that Wicked and Horrid Plot,
should have Twenty pound and their par¬
dons, and alfo an Absolution from the Romi/h
Church- ■'
He faith that there was Two hundred
pound, given or fecuredtoSir W
Tcter Lynfey, and Tatrick^jQomfor the de-
lign aforefaid, he being then Judge at Co¬
rnell , this Informant being an Eye Witnefs
how the Two hundred pound, was fecured
to be payed to Sir VViUlam lDaVu, and being
fatisfyed on what account the reft of the fore-
mentioned Siimois, were payed to the fore-
named perlbns was touched in Confci-
ence, and was refolved to Difcover all their
Villany, and in order thereunto went unto
the aforefaid Alcot\ and Low being two Juftices
of the Peace, and demanded a Warrant from
them in the prefence of the Mayor of Clonmelly
for to apprehend Primate Tl
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of Cajhel and "Robert Bovrer the Dean of V Fat er-*
ford, the faid B/unkjel and the Hi/hop of
ing then at the aforefaid Faith's Houfe*
the faid Juftices refilled this Informant, until
the faid lull ices fent word to Btunh^t and the
other Bishop to be gone, and then gave this
Informant a Warrant, who purfued the faid
Blunket and the Bishop of to the County
of Kjlkeney,to one Mr. Walter Sutlers Houfea
Nephew of the Duke of Ormonds, who meet¬
ing with this Informant threatned him at a
high rate and asked him how he durit come
upon his Land, that the faid Mr. "Butler gave
his Piftols to one fjeorge with a defign to
Kill this Informant, who narrowly efcaped
with his Life. Soon after this Informant came
to Dublin, and applyed* himfeif to;his Grace
the Duke of Ormond, and informed him of that
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horrid and wicked defign of the Papifts, who
promifed this Informant a Protedlion.
And though this Informant Petitioned of¬
ten for the fame, yet he was refufed info much
that he was neceffitated to go difguifed in a
beggars habit to the North of ,for the
iafety of his life, but being purfued by Sir
VFilliamDavis, Blunketand Arch-bishop of Ca~
fhef to all Parrish Priefts for to make a diligent
inquiry after this Informant, who finding
him at Carrigfergusabove Fourlcore Miles di-
fiant from Dublin he was there commit-
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ted to Qoil by one Captain Da^u a luftice
of
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x)t the peace, where he remained for three weeks ,
until this Informant fent him the laid Davis word,
that he was taking the advice of the Fryer that was
ho his Houfe for ro • deftroy the Kings Evidence;
Upon which he difeharged this Informant.
And this Informant coming at lea ft Eighty
Miles diftant, an other way backwards for to (heifer
himlclf to one E (quire Lambin the County of
Meath,where he worked for his living about a Months
time , and underftanding the defign of the Pafijts
going on apace went to one Serjeant Osborne one of
the Kings Council, and difcovered to him a great
deal of the faid Plot, but inftead of afting as the
Kings Council or Loyal Subjed, he to the contrary
fent this Informant to the Goal of Trim- iri tfefc
County of Meath,where he remained for 3 weeks
in a fhrving condition in Irons,mntil he was removed
from thence to Dublin)and Bis Leggs tied under the
Horfes belly, and then was brought before Sir John
iDavis iStcfetary of State , whof at the fir ft fight
called this Informant a Rogue, and (aid that be was
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in Prifon at Carric^fergus; this Informant replied
that it was; by the unjuft means of his Brother for
difcDvering the I ruth againft hi m ■; This I nfor to ant
being brdught td the Council Boards the Lord
Chancellor and Sir John Davis came to examine
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this Informant r :who told theto , he was not
willing to be examined by them, by reafon the one
was Sir William Davis his Brother and the other
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his Father in Law; yet however to avoid all that
they fhould pretend, this Informant told and di£
covered more to them than they were willing to
hear; for which they returned this Informant to
Prifon, who was difcharged the next day, but
by whofe means he cannot tell, neither could he
get any protedion or fafety; but expoled to the
Malice of his Enemies, this Informant went
to another remote part of the Kingdom in the
County of Limeric\, with an intent to take
Shipping and to come for , for to dif
cover all their villanie , but being there difcovered
was apprehended and brought to Juftice ,
who fent this Informant to Sir William , who
committed him to the Marfhalfea at Limmc\>
until fuch time as he would fend to Dublin to know
how he was difcharged there ; But Sir William
Davis coming Judge of that Circuit, and coming
to LimericOrdered this Informant to be lent
to the Dungeon, where he continued for Eight
Months in a perifliing condition, until fuch time
as the Lord Chief Baron Hinne came that Circuit,
and coming to Limeric\, this Informant could
not get a Petition delivered to him, but was forced
to tie it on the top of a ftaff, and as the Judge was
paffing by reached it to him out of a window, and
the Judge having peruled it, and underftanding
the caufe of his Commitment was to fupprefs his
Evidence,which this Informant declared often, that
he
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would fooner fuffer Death than conceal fuch a
bloody defign, though he was often tempted by
offering him great Sums of Money to conceal What
he knew.
The Pepifb partie 3 to profecute their bloody
intent, did moft barbaroufly Murther the faid
Keadagb Meagher , who was their Treafurer, when
they underftood he detefted their defign, and turned
Protectant, and was refblved to difcover all their
horrid and bloody defigns.
This Informant hath more to difcover, but firft
humbly dcfires that he may have his Pardon and
Security.
EVSTACE COMTNE:
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