The Third Part of No Protestant Plot; With Observations on the Proceedings Upon the Bill of Indictment Against the E. of Shaftsbury and a Brief Accoun - Brossura
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1682 Excerpt: ... been designing Treason against His Majesty 5 yet the matter is in reality quite otherwise 5 and this is only alledged to lessen the horror of people at first, and to prevent the effects of their indignation, should they understand the unlimitednefs of Papal Rage. Nor have the Contrivers and Managers of this Shant, been Masters of so much Wit,as to conceal the boundlesoess of their Wrath,and how extensive they purposed to render this Protestant Plot. For by making Oxford the Scene where the King was to be apprehended, and that at a time when he was surrounded with all his Guards, they do plainly tell all the world, that had they obtained the Evidence to be credited and allowed in relation to any one person of quality, they would have soon brought the Lives and Fortunes of thousands to lye at their discretion and mercy. Admit but once that His and well disciplined a force, and it will necessarily follow, that there must have been a very great number of Protestants engaged for the accomplishing of it. Nay, the very Depositions of the Witnesses themselves, as they are communicated to the world in Print, in th6 Tryal of Mr, Stephen Colledg, and. in the Proceedings upon the Bill against the Earl of Shastsbury, do sufficiently proclaim, that there were not only many Protestants of an inferior Rank, but many of the principal Peers and Gentlemen in England, that were designed to be brought within the circle aind cornpass of this Protestant Plot. Nor is it likely, that having designed to bring so many under the guilt of the Shan Meal-Tub Conspiracy, they would now abate in the number which they purposed to destroy. For besides the advantages which they enjoy, through having Counscllers more to their g/?, they have either wheedl'd or brib'd ma ssed with so great C So ...
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