Ooodenoush  icame  he  told  ns,  That  he
bad  dispeeed  of  some  of  them,  and  did  hope  it
would  ^e  effect,  and  that  in  a  week  or  10
dajB  he  should  have  fixed  the  SO  men ;  tbe
consideration  how  things  should  be  managed,
was  deferred  till  they  were  sure  of  the  men,
only  some  mentioned  their  opinions  how  the
Tower,  Whitehall,  and  other  pkices  might  be
best  smrprtsed. The  Tower  was  thought  might
be  best  cained  in  the  day  time,  Whitehall  and
edier  ^places  in  the  night,  with  many  sneh
thii^  in  way  of  diseourse :  Romzey  was  still
upon  the  old  strain  of  killing  the  king  and  the
dnke,  saying  (at  this  the  last  meeting  1  was  at,

^1^  Bristol  next  momiiM^)  that  it  might
le  in  Windsor-^afk,  and  that  he  would
undertake  it,  but  net  except  every  one  there
present  would  go  with  him,  to  which  not  one
ospaoited,  I  replying  that  I  was  for  no  such
Aiw,  but  seeing  the  other  business  had  gone
SD  mr,  and  was  known  to  so ,  many,  if  they
etnld  bring  it  to  bear  in  London  and  other
plaeee,  I  rashly  said,  rather  than  fail  of  Bristol
tie  wiD  undertake  it  at  noon-^y  with  100
BMn  ;  to  which  Romzey  said  1  was  a  bold  fel-
low; th^  then  promised  (when  they  were
sure  of  the  men)  t6  advise  and  take  care  for
seme  aims  fbr  us  at  Bristol,  and  that  ite  should
have  some  great  person  come  down  to  head  us ;
but  I  heard  no  more  till  the  news  ef  the  dis-
eovery  came  in  public  letters ;  I  remember  one
time  when  Wade  and  1  was  with  Ferguson,  be
told  us  that  the  dukeof  Monmoulfa  was  brought
tD  a  low  eonditiofi,  all  his  places  being  taken
fiom  him,  and  his  tenants  in  SooUalid  (b^ng  so
Kverely  dealt  with  upon  account  of  their  re-
figion)  were  not  able  to  pay  rent,  so  that  hi$
estate  there,  which  wss  accounted  worth  10  or
12,00d/. peraiinomycUd  not  yield  him  thif  last
year  3,000^,  that  he  ww  not  weU  pleaaed
irkh  the  management  of  afi&urs^  and  destired
||r. Wade  to  appoint  a  place  where  he  would
INMl  the  lard  Gerrard,  aad  sir  Thomas  Arm-
VlKODg,  to  discoorse  them,  to  which  Mr. 