Part 1, Folios 132-133. Letter dated at London from the Duke of York to the Prince...

Part 1, Folios 132-133. Letter dated at London from the Duke of York to the Prince of Orange. After thanking the Prince for his kindness to the Duchess [during her incognito visit to the Hague], the Duke continues 'as for news, this pretended plot is still under examination, and the judges are to give their opinion whether one witness in point of treason be sufficient to proceed criminally against anybody, and I do verily believe that when this affair is thoroughly examined it will be found nothing but malice against the poor Catholics in general and myself in particular. There is another thing happened, which is, that a justice of [the] peace one Sir Edmondbury [Edmund Berry] Godfrey was missing some days, suspected by several circumstances very probable ones, to design the making himself away, yesterday his body was found in a by place in the fields some two or three miles off with his own sword through him, this makes a great noise and is laid upon the Catholics also but without any reason, for he was known to be far from being an enemy to them. All these things happening together will cause I am afraid a great flame in the Parliament when they meet on Monday, for those disaffected to the government will inflame all things as much as they can. I could say more upon this subject but have not time to do it'.