[Page] A New Plot Discovered IN IRELAND.
May, 4. 1642.
BEING, A True Relation of a Joyfull Discovery of that Damnable and Hellish Conspiracie, Acted by the Lord Dempsey a notorious Rebell in that Kingdome, at a Castle called Castle Patrick, not farre from the Neweries, against the whole Protestant Army, but by the Providence of the Almighty, they were discovered and prevented.
Wherein is shewed the number of the Men, Horses, and Barrels of Gun-Powder that were in the Castle, With the Names of those two that revealed their inhumane intentions to the Protestant Captaines.
Sent over by Captaine Alton to his Uncle, now resident in London, May the 6. 1642.
London, Printed for William Reynor. 1642.
A New Plot in Ireland. discovered the 4. of May, 1642
SEverall changes in these times we may dayly perceive, in our latter times every age acting vicessitude upon the ample Theater of this world, for nosooner are we seated in the glorious and firme establishment of religion, (whose splendant and radiant Lusture, hath added a more shrill note to the Trumpe of Fame) but instantly our hearts are f [...]feited with the truth, and take an appetite to the blood thirsty Stratagems of Hell forg'd Conspiracy.
[Page] Of all dismall and periculous acted intentions there is none more obnoxious to State or Common wealth, then those of conspiracy, whose malitious and braine-sicke projects are continually, and hourely forging destruction upon the Anvill of Envie and hate, which is the Mother of all pernicious imaginations, (examples of conspiracy are manifold,) but to omit those fore-past relations, I will here fully and truely declare a late divelish and hellish Plot, first intended, and long concealed by the silent tongue of secrecy, yet the Al-seeing Eye of Gods divine Iustice, hath found out their projects, and dissipated their malitious intentions.
Not farre from the Neweries, there is a Castle commonly called by the name of Castle-patricke, inhabited by the Lord Dempsey, the antientest Rebell now in Ireland, the said Lord bought all the best Warlike and comeliest horses he could get at any rate, he also tooke up Oxen, Sheep, Butter Cheese, and other Commodities [Page] necessary for humane sustenance to be unprised and unbought, and also divers quantities of Powder and Ammunition, he also set 100. Smiths at worke ever since foure yeares before the Rebellion, knowing what their evill and damnable intentions were, he hath remained in this Castle for the space of foure yeares and a halfe, still waiting for his opportunity, and having intelligence, that the Protestant Army were fully resolved to assault the said Castle, (not knowing what Damnable Plots were in agitation against them.) He made it knowne to his servants; where he got every thing in Order ready to blow up the whole Army, but one of those which were in the Castle, being troubled in mind, and fore seeing what would follow, thought it expedient to impart it to one of his Companions, who consulting together got out of the Castle, and came to the Protestant Army, where they made it knowne to some [Page] of the chiefe Commanders, who with all speed hastened towards the said Castle; but ere they came thither the Lord Dempsey was got out, with all his horsemen and Armes, saving onely one old man who was left to giue fire to the powder, there he was to loose his owne life voluntarily.
The intention of this prodigious design is not yet openly manifested to the popular expectations of the said Commons, the vulgar censure is variable and wee may well and iustly. imagine that as it proceedeth from the divell - soe the intention could, not but be diabolicall and nefarious.
O the Ingendred mallice of man? O the intestine and irremeable Laborinth of wicked and pernicious intentions, when Superstition and Roman Idolatry, worketh in secred mischiefe and private evill, then doth it so infinitly swell with impious cogitations that it suddenly bursts into extreames and by Gods all [Page] seeing providence, demonstrats it selfe hatefull detestable and infamous.
Conspiracy may fitly be compared to to a Hidra having many Heads and one Body, seemeth prodigious and wonderfull to the spectators.
It is then full time to cast our eies toward our selves, so shall we we in despising our selves, learne how to Prayse the God of Iakcob for his manifold blessings and preservation of this happy Iland.