To the Honble, the COMMONS of England, In Parliament Assembled: The Humble Petition of WILLIAM FULLER.
THAT Your Petitioner hath long groan'd under intollerable Misfortunes, occasion'd through the Immaturity of his Judgment, which was too easily Impos'd on, by the Perfidiousness of Coll. Thomas Dalleval, and Mr. George Hayes; for whose Appearance Your Petitioner Engag'd to the Honourable House, (intentionally for the Nation's Service, tho' the Event prov'd contrary;) and, for their Failure, incurr'd the Displeasure of the Same.
YOUR Petitioner humbly presumes, That most in this House were present, when his Information was Read; as also, the Lord Preston's, and Mr. Crone's Confessions; which did Both Confirm, what Your Petitioner Affirm'd; perticularly, Mr. Crone Asserts it upon Oath.
YOUR Petitioner submissively flings himself on the Justice and Wisdom of This Honourable House; Humbly conceiving, That he can have no Redress from the Wrongs he suffers, but by Your Wise Examination of the Whole Management of the Affair; into which Your Petitioner was so Cunningly ensnared, by the Artifices of the French Court, and their Private Adherents in this Kingdom; by whose subtle Device, the Honourable House (as well as Your Petitioner) was Abus'd; It being, at that Time, the greatest Design, and most for the Interest of the French-Court, and their Friends in England, to stifle what ever Discovery should be then made: For, the April following, they purposed an Invasion; and accordingly provided all necessary Provisions at La-Hogue, &c.
And, for as much as Your Petitioner can plainly prove, That Dalleval and Hays did Come-over; and the Method of their whole Intriegue in this base Design, in which they had great Assistance in this Kingdom; as also, the manner of their Going-off;
YOUR Petitioner, with entire Submission, most heartily wishes, (for the Nations Present, as well as Future Security) That this Honourable House will examine into the Management of the whole Intriegue; which cost the French-Court so much Pains and Mony.
BY this Inspection, You will plainly find, who they are that have so long, and, I fear, part of them, yet continue to betray His present Majesties Council, and this Kingdom in General.
THAT Your Petitioner was the First, which discovered to King WILLIAM Collonel Parker's, and Chevalier Granvil's Design of Assassinating His Most Sacred Majesty, Your Petitioner can fully prove.
And, That his former Informations were a true Narrative, even of the last intended Invasion and Conspiracy, in most Particulars: And, That those Former, and these Latter Designs, were much alike managed by the same Conspiring Hands and Hearts; will plainly appear, on the Perusal of the said Information.
YOUR Petitioner, after all this, has been reduced to the most extream Miseries, and suffered Publick Disgrace, occasion'd by Other's Villanies; and has also been exposed to several hard Shifts, and Extremities.
THAT (for the Nation's Good [whose Representatives YOU are] as well as for his Vindication from the intollerable Injuries Your saidPetitioner has so long groan'd under) He, YourPetitioner, may have some Redress, by Your Mature Consideration of his unhappy Case; ThatJustice, andTruth, may appear on every Side; and, That such necessary Provision may be made for YourPetitioner, (who left his Friends, Interest, and Imploy inFrance) to Serve this presentGovernment) as to Your Highly Judicious Wisdoms shall seem expedient: —YourPetitioner further prays, That he may have Leave of theHouse, to publish A full and perfect Account of all he knows, relating to the former Conspiracies against the presentGovernment.