WHo saith, That being a younger Brother, about the year 1673. he be­came Gentleman Usher to the Lady Mary Mo­lineux, Daughter to the Earl of Powis; and by that means lived in the House of the said Earl about three years: and by serving and assisting at Mass there, grew intimate with Willi­am Morgan Confessor to the said Earl and his Family: who was a Jesuit, and [Page 6] Rector over all the Jesuits in North- Wales, Shropshire, and Staffordshire. And he during the three years time of­ten heard the said Morgan tell the said Earl and his Lady, That the Kingdom was in a high Feaver, and that nothing but Bloud-letting could restore it to Health, and then the Catholick Reli­gion would flourish. Whereunto the said Earl many times replied, It was not yet time, but he doubted not but such means should be used in due time, or words to that effect. And he heard the Lady Powis tell the said Morgan and others publickly and privately, That when Religion should be Restored in England▪ (which she doubted not but would be in a very short time) she would perswade her Husband to give Three hundred pound per annum for a Foundation to maintain a Nunnery. And this Informant was perswaded by the Lady Powis and the said Mor­gan, to become a Fryer; the said Lady encouraging this Informant thereunto, by saying, That if he would follow his Studies, and make himself capable, she questioned not but he might shortly be [Page 7] made a Bishop, by her Interest in Eng­land: because upon Restauration of the Catholick Religion, there would want people fit to make Bishops, and to do the business of the Church. And there­upon she gave this Informant Ten pound to carry him to Doway; where this Informant entered the Monastery, and continued about three weeks, and with much difficulty made his Escape thence, and returned for England. For which the said Earl and his Lady, and all the rest that encouraged him to go to the Monastery, became his utter Ene­mies; threatning to take away his life, and to get his Brother to disinherit him. Which last is compassed against him; & Father Cudworth who was then Guar­dian of the Fryers at Doway, some days before his Escape thence, told this In­formant, That if he should not perse­vere with them, he should lose his Life and Friends: And farther added, That this King should not last long: and that his Successour should be whol­ly for their purpose. And Father Cross, Provincial of the Fryers, told this In­formant, That had he been at Doway [Page 8] when this Informant made his Escape thence, he should never have come to England. And this Informant finding himself friendless, and in danger in England, went to Paris, where one of his Brothers is a Benedictine Monk, who perswaded this Informant to re­turn for England. And in order there­unto, about the latter end of Novem­ber 1675, he was introduced into the Acquaintance of the Lord Stafford, that he might go for England with his Lordship. And three Weeks he at­tended his Lordship, and had great access and freedom with his Lordship, who gave him great assurances of his fa­vour and interest to restore him to his Relations esteem again: and said, He had a piece of Service to propose to this Informant, that would not onely re­trieve his Reputation with his own Re­lations, but also oblige both them and their Party, to make him happy as long as he lived. And this Informant being desirous to embrace so happy an Op­portunity, was very inquisitive after the means. But the said Lord Stafford being somewhat difficult to repose so [Page 9] great a Trust as he was to Communi­cate to him, exacted all the Obligations and promises of Secresie, which this In­formant gave his Lordship in the most solemn manner he could invent. Then his Lordship laboured to make this In­formant sensible of all the Advantages that would accrue to this Informant, and the Catholick Cause. And then told this Informant in direct terms, That he might make himself and the Nation happy, by taking away the Life of the King of England, who was a He­retick, and consequently a Rebel a­gainst God Almighty. Of which this Informant desired his Lordship to give him time to consider: and told his Lordship, That he would give him his Answer at Diepe, where his Lordship intended to ship for England, and to take this Informant with him. But this In­formant going before to Diepe, the Lord Stafford went with Count Gram­mont by Calais, and sent this Informant Orders to go for England, and to at­tend his Lordship at London. But this Informant did not attend his Lord­ship at London, but went into the [Page 10] French Service; and so avoided the Lord Staffords further importunities in that Affair. And this Informant further saith, That one Remige a French Woman, and vehement Pa­pist, who married this Informants Bro­ther, lived with the Lady Powis all the time this Informant resided there, and some years since; and was the great Confident of the said Lady. And the said Remige was for the most part ta­ken with her Ladyship into Morgans chamber, when the Consults were held there; where he hath often seen Father Gavan, Father Towers, Father Evans, Father Tylliard, Roberts, White, Ow­ens, Parry, and the Earl of Castlemain, and other Priests and Jesuits meet, and shut themselves up in the said Mor­gans chamber, sometimes for an hour, sometimes for two hours, more or less; and at the breaking up of the said Con­sults, have broke out into an Extasie of joy, saying, They hoped ere long the Catholick Religion would be esta­blished in England: and that they did not doubt to bring about their Design, notwithstanding they had met with one [Page 11] great Disappointment, which was, the Peace struck up with Holland: saying, That if the Army at Black-Heath had been sent into Holland to assist the French King, when he was with his Army near Amsterdam, Hol­land had certainly been Conquered; and then the French King would have been able to assist us with an Army; to Establish Religion in England. Which expressions, with many others, importing their confidence to set up the Romish Religion, they frequent­ly communicated to this Informant. And the said Morgan went several times into Ireland, to London, and several other parts of England, as this Informant hath just Cause to be­lieve, to give and take Measures for carrying on the Design. And the said Remige and her Husband, having first Clandestinely sold their Estate, are fled into France, about May or June last, for fear of Discovery: This Im­formant by many Circumstances be­ing assured, that the said Mistress Re­mige was privy to all or most of the Transactions of the Plot. And he [Page 12] saith, That about May last was two years, he was present at Mass with the Lord Powis in Vere street, when the Earl of Castlemain did say Mass in his Priestly Habit, after the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of Rome.