King's body was indecently neglected. Some parts of his inwards, and fome pieces of the fat, were left in the water in which they were washed: All which were fo carelessly looked-after, that, the water being poured-out at a fcullery-hole that went to a drain, in the mouth of which a grate lay, these were feen lying on the grate many days after. His funeral was very mean. He did not lie in ftate: No mournings were given: And the expense of it was not equal to what an ordinary Nobleman's funeral will rife to. Many upon this faid, that he deferved better from his brother, than to be thus ungratefully treated in ceremonies that are publick, and that make an impreffion on thofe who fee them, and who will make fevere obfervations and inferences on fuch omiffions. But, fince I have mentioned the fufpicions of poifon, as the caufe of his death, I must add, I never heard any lay thofe fufpicions on his brother. But his dying fo critically, as it were in the minute in which he feemed to begin a turn of affairs, made it be generally the more believed, and that the Papifts had done it, either by the means of fome of Lady Portsmouth's fervants, or, as fome fancied, by poifoned fnuff; for fo many of the fmall veins of the brain were burst, that the brain was in great diforder, and no judgment could be made concerning it. To this I fhall add a very furprising story*, that I had in November, 1709, from Mr. Henly of Hampshire. He told me, that, when the Dutchefs of Portsmouth camc-over to England in the year 1699, he heard, that the had talked as if King Charles had been poisoned; which he defiring to have from her own mouth, the gave him this account of it. She was always preffing the King to make both himself

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and his people eafy, and to come to a full agreement with his Parliament: And he was come to a final-refolution of fending away his brother, and of calling a Parliament; which was to be executed the next day after he fell into that fit of which he died. She was put upon the fecret, and spoke of it to no person alive, but to her Confeffor: But the Confeffor, the believed, told it to fome, who, feeing what was to follow, took that wicked courfe to prevent it. Having this from fo worthy a perfon, as I have fet it down without adding the leaft circumftance to it, I thought it too important not to be mentioned in his hiftory. It discovers both the knavery of Confeffors, and the practices of Papists, so evidently, that there is no need of making any further reflections on it.

N. B.

THE

PAPISTS'

BLOODY OATH OF SECRECY

AND

LITANY OF INTERCESSION

FOR

ENGLAND:

With the Manner of taking the Oath, upon their entring into any Grand Confpiracy against the Proteflants.

As it was taken in the Chapel belonging to Barnbow-Hall, the Refidence of Sir Thomas Gascoigne, from William Rushton, a Popish Prieft.

THAT Mr. Robert Bolron bave Liberty from this Houfe, to print and publifb the faid Oath of Secrecy and Litany.

W. Goldfbrough, Cler. D. C.

LONDON:

Printed in the Year 1680. Reprinted for S. SLOW, and Sold over-against St. Clement's Church in the Strand. 1745.

Jovis 16 Die Decembris 1680.

A Petition of Mr. Robert Bolron, defiring Leave from This houfe, to print the PAPISTS' Oath of Secrecy, and Litany of Interceffion for England therein mentioned, was Read.

Ordered,

That Mr. Robert Bolron have Liberty from This Houfe to Print and Publifh the said OATH OF SECRECY and LITANY.

William Goldsbrough,

Cler. Dom. Com.

The