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THE DISCOVERY Of a late and Bloody CONSPIRACIE At Edenburg, in SCOTLAND. Related in a Letter sent to Mr. PYM, and the rest of the Committes of the House of COMMONS. From the Committes of Scotland, Octob. 14. 1641, and read in the House of Commons assembled Octob. 20. With the Names of those Lords that should have bin Slaine. And the Names of the Conspirators.

London Printed for Iohn Thomas. 1641.

THE DISCOVERY Of a Plot by some of the Anti-Covenanters in Scotland, and sent to M. Pym in a Letter, Octob. 14 1641.

SIR, things were lately in a very hopefull way of Accommodation. But on Monday night last, there fell out a great interruption, for upon information gi­ven to Marquise Ha­milton, the EARLE of Argile, and the Earle of Lanericke, that there was a designe to seize upon their persons that night, they removed presently from their Lodgings, and stayd in the City all night, and the next morning, the Relation be­ing [Page 2] made to the Parliament, there was pre­sent order given for the shutting of the Ports, and setting of the Guards of the Towne, which continue so still, and the same day, the Mar­quesse Hamilton, the Earle of Argile, and the Earle of Lanericke, departed hence to a house of the Marquesses, about 12-miles of, where they continue still.

The Depositions of one Captaine Stewards and the Lievtenant Colonell Hurry, and Hume were read upon Tuseday in full Parliament; The King being present, and upon the rea­ding whereof, the Parliament thought fit to restraine the Earle of Craford, Col Stewart; and Col. Cockron, who are not yet examined, Before this Conspiracy fell out wee had the Treaty delivered unto us, under the great Seale of Scotland, and that which remained of our bu­sinesse, being to get the two Regiments disban­ded, and their workes sleighted, to perfect an accompt betwene the King and some Inhabi­tants of New-Castle and the Scots, about some Armes which was taken away in their late troubles, and the assisting of some English in their Demands, of the reparations (of losses, which they sustained by the Scottish army) were put into such a way, as we expected to have seene them all at an Issue presently. But this plot hath put not onely ours, but all other businesses to a stand, and may be an occasion of many and great troubles in this Kingdome, [Page 3] if Almighty God in his mercy doe not pre­vent it, which being an accident of such great moment (as well to prevent as farre as in us lyes) the many inconveniences that may arise by false reports, as also in dis­charge of the trust reposed in us, we thought fit to send you timely advertisement of it, and we shall give you a more full accompt, when by examination it shall be further discovered.

Edenburgh Castle, Octob. 14. 1641.
Sir,
we are your friends and servants,
  • IOHN HAMDEN,
  • NATH. FINES,
  • IO. ARMINE.
  • PHIL. STAPLETON.
Subscribed To our worthy Friend Iohn Pym, Esquire, And to the rest of the Committe of the house of Commons, these present.

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The Names of those Lords that should have beene cut off in this Plot of Scotland.
  • The Marquise Hamilton.
  • The Earle of Argile.
  • The Lord Balmerido.
  • The Lord Lowden.
  • Generall Lesly.
  • The Lord Lindsey the Marquisses brother, and some others.

The Conspirators Names.
  • The Earle of Craford.
  • The Lord Aymond, Lieutenant Generall.
  • The Lord Carre,
  • The Lord Craford, committed as a Priso­ner.

These were discovered by the Deposi­tions taken in the Parliament House at Edingburgh in Scotland, of Lieutenant Co­lonell Hurry, Captaine Stewart, and Lieu­tenant Colonell Hume.

FINIS.

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