them, That when the Protector should be dispatched, Forces would
come from Spain and Flanders, and a great part of the Fleet would fall
off And that he beleeved Sexby to be the main Agent herein at Brussels.
He proved also, the Discourse Boyes had about seizing Port Smouth
or some other Port in the West, and of a great sum for that purpose
That 30 or 40 are engaged in this designe to kill the Protector, and it
was so ordered, that not above two should know each other, until the
matter should be ripe for execution. And that Boyes knew the whole
number.
He spake fully to that designe to kill his Highness the first day of the
Parlament; and their taking Houses for that purpose at Westminster;
and bringing Armes thither, and other circumstances.
That Boyes goes by severall Names, and in severall habits; sometimes
as a poor Priest in raged Cloaths; sometimes wel Clad and Gentleman,
It was further prooved, by the said John Cecill, and Coll: James
Mydhope. That in order to the destroying of his Highness, he
the said Cecill, Sundercomb, and Boyes; took the said Mydhopes House
near the Abbey at Westminster; and when they took it, Sundercomb
called himself John Fish, Clark to one Mr Havers a pretended Gentleman
of Norfolk; and Cecill went by the name of Mr Havers Coachman.
This Sundercomb
had engaged
to kill General
Monk in
Scotland.
and would
have engaged
the said
Mr. Cecil
therein also.
It was proved likewise, That the first day of the first day of the Parlament after
they had taken Mydhopes House, he being there, Sundercomb and Cecill
went thither to him from one Edward Hilton a Sempsters House in
Kingstreet Westminster, where they left a great * *Hilton deposed
fully
concerning
the Viol case
and Trunk
of Arms Trunke full of Arms
brought from Flanders; and carryed with them in a Violl-case, one
Harquebuss, and some Pistols, charged with leaden bullets, and slugges,
about Sermon time, to Mydhopes house, which they sound very convenient
for their purpose, and resolved to buy it, and to build a Room
in the yard next the street; there being severall back yards and doors;
and resolved also to secure Mydhope, or otherwise to deale with him
that he might not discover them, nor hinder their designe.
It was proved moreover, by Cecill and Midhope, that Sermon being
ended, all three of them viz he the said Cecill, Sundercomb and
Boyes, went into the yard of the House next the Abbey, to shoot his
Highness, as he passed from the Abbey to meet the parliament, in the
painted Chamber; and to that end, he the said Cecill stood on the wall
with his Pistol charged, and Sundercomb walked in the Yard, but other
Company coming in thither, they were prevented, and Boyes went out
of the Yard into the throng of people.
It was further proved by Cecill, that this enterprise not succeeding
they resolved to murther his Highness some other way, to wit, to furnish
themselves with fleet horses to kill him as he rode forth. That
Sundercomb engaged Toope, who constantly gave him notice of the