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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



[2nd s. No 41., Oct. 11. '56. 



This petition not producing the desired effect, 

 Gates presented another at greater length, in 

 which he gives a resume of his proceedings from 

 the commencement ; thus : 



" To the Kings most Excellent Ma*y. 

 " The deplorable Case and humble 

 Petition of D''. Titus Gates. 

 " Humbly sheweth 

 " That your Pet"" in the year 1678 discover'd a horrid 

 Popish Conspiracy for y<= destruction of King Charles 2^, 

 and vo'' Ma«y and the Protestant Eeligion within these 

 Kingdoms and all over Europe, and proved it so fully that 

 severall Parliam*' and Courts of Justice before whome he 

 gave his Testimony declared their beleif of it by Publick 

 Votes, and the Condemnation of severall of y" Conspira- 

 tors. That upon this Ace' the Popish Party pursued yo"^ 

 Pef -w'h an implacable Malice, attempting severall times 

 to take away his Life, and being defeated in those attempts, 

 they first procured the s<i King Charles 2<i to with- 

 draw that Protection and subsistance that y" s<i King had 

 allowed him at the Eequest of Severall Parlia*', w<=h was 

 40" p' Month, and then instigated his Royall Highness 

 the Duke of York to prosecute yo'' Pef in an Action of 

 Scandalum Magnatum for speaking this Notorious Truth 

 (viz) That y'= s'l Duke of Torke was reconcil'd to y'' 

 Church of Rome, and that it is high Treason to be so 

 reconcil'd, wherein a Verdict and Judgm' for 100,000" 

 Damages were obtain'd against yo'" Pet"^, and yo'' Pef 



coiiiitted to y« Kings Bench Prison y« Popish 



party, obtain'd leave from King Charles 2<^ to p'ferr Two 

 severall Indictm" against yo"" Pef for two p'tended Per- 

 juries in his Evidence concerning ye s"! Conspiracy, w'='' 

 4hey brought on to a Tryall in y" Reign of King James 2'', 

 and yo'^ Pef upon the Testimony of those very Wittnesses 

 who had confronted him in three former Trj^alls, and 

 •were disbeleiv'd (through y<= partiall behaviour of y" 

 Chief Justice Jefferies, in browbeating yo'' Pet" Wittnesses, 

 and misleading y" Jurys) was convicted of y" s<* pretended 

 Perjurys, and Receiv'd this inhumane and unparalel'd 

 sentence (viz.) To pay 2000 Markes to y« King, To be 

 devested of his Cannonicall Habit. To be brought into 

 Westm'' Hall w* a Paper upon his Head with this In- 

 scription, Titus Gates Convict upon full evidence of Two 

 horrid Perjurys. To stand in and upon y" Pillory two 

 severall days for y^ space of an hour. To be Whipt by y" 

 Coiiion Hangman from Allgate to Newgate on VVensday, 

 and Fryday following from Newgate to Tyburn, To stand 

 in and upon y" Pillory five times every yeare of his life, 

 and to remain a Prisoii during life. 



" This sentence (as yo' Pef beleives) was to murder 

 him, and was Executed accordingly wth all y« circum- 

 stances of Barbarity, llee having sufFer'd some thousands 

 of Stripes, whereby he was put to unspeakable Tortures, 

 and lay Ten weeks under y<= Chyrurgions hands. Neither 

 did their Malice and Cruelty cease here, but because yo'' 

 Pet' (through y" mercy of God supporting him, and y* 

 extraordinary skill of a Judicious Chyrurgion) outliv'd 

 yt barbarous Useage, some of them got into his Chamber, 

 and whilst he was weak in Bed, and attempted to pull off' 

 his Plaisters apply'd to cure his Back and threatned to 

 destroy him. That nothing within their power and 

 malice might be wanting to compleat yo' Pef^ misery, 

 they procured him to be loaded w"' Irons of Excessive 

 weight, for one whole yeare without any Intermission, 

 even when his Leggs were swollen w'^ y" Gout, and to be 

 shut up in y Hole or Dungeon of y" s"! Prison, whereby 

 he became impaired of his Limbs, and contracted convul- 

 sion Fitts to y hazard of his Life. All which illegall 

 proceedings, and barbarous Inhumanitys were not only 

 intended against yo' Pet' as a Revenge upon him, but 



likewise to cast a Reproach upon y" wisdome and honour 

 of fouer successive Parliam*' who had given him Credit, 

 and upon y<> Publick Justice of y^ Nation. During the 

 time that this Prosecution was upon yo' Pet', severall 

 Noblemen and Gentlemen, Citizens and others contri- 

 buted 400" p' Anu for his support and maintenance, w'^'' 

 yo' Pet' enjoy 'd till j'O' Ma*y, at y request of yo' Ma'y 

 Two Houses of Parliam', restored to him yo' Pet' y" s"i 

 Pension of 40" p' Month, after he had ben depriv'd thereof 

 Nine years, to his losse above 5000". That yo' Pet' en- 

 joy'd his s^ Pension ok40" p' month from Septemb' 1689 

 to Lady day 1692. Afterwards yo' Petr" Pension (under 

 p'tence that y" Subsidys granted to yo' Ma*y for carrying 

 on the Warr against France fell short of yo' Maty* ex- 

 pectation), and was retrench'd at y" Instigation of S' 

 Edward Saymer, and yo' Ma*y being then in Flanders 

 yo' Pet' submitted to y^ Non paym* of his Pension, till y® 

 return of yo' Ma*y from thence. That in y^ Month of Ja- 

 nuary 169| yo' Pet' made his humble application to yo' 

 Ma*y that his Pension of 40" p' Month might be paid him, 

 and yo' Ma*y was graciously pleas'd to tell yo' Pet' that y"= 

 Pension of 40" p' Month should be continued, and con- 

 stantly paid, and comanded yo' Pet' to depend upon 

 yo' Ma*y for y same, and yo' Pet' did accordingly de- 

 pend upon yo' Ma'ys Royall promise for ordering y<= 

 same to be paid: But when yo' Ma'y was gon again 

 for Flanders }-o' Pet' made his application to y" L<i' 

 Com" of y Trea'y, and found no Order given for y^ 

 Paym* of y s* 40" p' Month to y great astonishment of 

 y' Pet', he judging himself, secure, when he had so posi- 

 tive a promise from yo' Ma'y. That upon yo' Ma'y^ re- 

 storing yo' Pet' to his Pension, yo' Pet" friends judging 

 him to be provided for, thought themselves no longer 

 obleiged to contribute" to his Maintenance, so that he is 

 altogether destitute and unprovided for, and he having 

 run in debt upon y« strength of yo' Ma'y Royall promise 

 the suiTie of 1600", of w'^'' he has receiv'd the suihe of 

 650", w'^h he paid to his Credit" in part, and for y rest 

 he fears every day to be cast into Prison, and cannot be 

 Reliev'd unless by yo' IMa'y, and is forced to leave his 

 house for feare of being arrested for his Debts, for w<^'' 

 there are severall Warr'' out against him. That yo' 

 Pet' made his application to j'o' Ma'y in the Yeares 

 169|; 169|; 169|; 169f, but without success, and was in 

 a miserable condition, the}^ being hard Winters, and had 

 a poore aged Mother to maintain, by w"^'' means he is run 

 more into debt, and must inevitablv perish unless yo' 

 Ma'y shall think fitt to fulfill yo' Royall word to yo' 

 Pet', and pay his debts in lieu of these six years being 

 kept out of his Pension, and now restore him again to 

 his Pension given by j'O' Ma'y at y" request of both 

 Houses of Parliament. That yo' Pet' has been arrested 

 for debt, and was taken in Execution, and doth owne y* 

 he has receiv'd 650" towards paym' of his debts, but is 

 (w'li all severity) pursued for j-" remainder by his s** 

 Credit" unless all be paid and speedily p'vented, so that 

 his Wife and Family will be turn'd out of dores, and yo' 

 Pet' perish in Prison, w"^'' will be very hard after five 

 years unjust Imprisonm' and such barbarous usage by yo 

 IMalice of y Popish party. That yo' Pet' has no estate 

 of his own, nor any Imploj'm' to support him, his Pen- 

 sion being his whole and only subsistence, yo' Pet' 

 humbly conceives y* yo' Ma'y will judge that he cannot 

 live, if he be depriv'd of it, or any part thereof. That the 

 Enemys of yo' Ma'y Governm', who have expected yo' 

 Pet" tluine and daily desire it, Rejojce at y depriving 

 him of his Pension. 



" The premises considefd Yo' Pet' throws himself 

 at yo' Ma'ys Royall feet, and prays yo' Ma'y to 

 take his deplorable Case into yo' Royall con- 

 sideration (since yo' Ma'y has obtain'd an Hon^i« 



