Major Alford. My Lord, J was one morning wished to go with William Drake to the Swan at Dowgate, heating there was a Gentleman lately come from the Prince, where J should hear all the news from beyond the Seas; when J came there, it was one Captain Titus, one whom J had never seen before, and he gave a relation of the good disposition of the Prince, and how inclinable he was to take the covenant, and to cast off the cavaliering party, and those about him, if the•e were an opportunity to make it known, that there was a considerable party in England that would stick close to the ends of the covenant. Upon that Sir, my self, and some others that were there, did think we were bound in duty, and in relation to the Covenant, to press the ends of the Covenant, for the Prince to take it, and ⟨p. 27⟩to prosecute the ends of it. And for that Captain Titus said, if we would appoint another meeting, he would draw up something by way of attestation or petition to the Prince to that purpose. My Lord, we did meet at the Bear in Bread Street, and there he did draw forth something that he had framed to that purpose, and he read it; and afterwards (not at that time) it was agreed upon to be sent over to the Prince. The substance of it, was to press the Prince to apply himself to take the covenant, and to prosecute the ends of it; and to cast off all his cavaliering party about him, which had brought so much mischief to his father, and would do the like to him. This Captain Titus drew up, and this I believe was sent over, for Titus undertook to send it over. I did ask how the Prince should be made to believe, that this coming from an inconsiderable party, as we were, should come under the notion of the Presbyterian party of England, for it went under that notion? He said, he should undertake that by the means of my Lord Percy. And the petition that was agreed upon, he did send over, I believe, for I did not carry it to the post-house, but he did undertake to do it. Afterwards he went over himself, and when he was over, he had information that there was notice of his being here, and of the business he was upon; and therefore he writ over to William Drake (as M. Drake told me) that he did desire some of us that knew of the business, should be sent over to him, to receive that account from him which he had in the business. So M. Drake did persuade me to go over to Calais;
Major Alford. My Lord, J was one morning wish'd to go with William Drake to the Swan at Dowgate, heating there was a Gentleman lately come from the Prince, where J should hear all the news from beyond the Seas; when J came there, it was one Captain Titus, one whom J had never seen before, and he gave a relation of the good disposition of the Prince, and how inclinable he was to take the covenant, and to cast off the cavaliering party, and those about him, if the•e were an opportunity to make it known, that there was a considerable party in England that would stick close to the ends of the covenant. Upon that Sir, my selfe, and some others that were there, did think we were bound in duty, and in relation to the Covenant, to presse the ends of the Covenant, for the Prince to take it, and ⟨p. 27⟩to prosecute the ends of it. And for that Captain Titus said, if we would appoint another meeting, he would draw up something by way of attestation or petition to the Prince to that purpose. My Lord, we did meet at the Bear in Breadstreet, and there he did draw forth something that he had framed to that purpose, and he read it; and afterwards (not at that time) it was agreed upon to be sent over to the Prince. The substance of it, was to presse the Prince to apply himself to take the covenant, and to prosecute the ends of it; and to cast off all his cavaliering party about him, which had brought so much mischief to his father, and would do the like to him. This Captain Titus drew up, and this I believe was sent over, for Titus undertook to send it over. I did ask how the Prince should be made to believe, that this coming from an inconsiderable party, as we were, should come under the notion of the Presbyterian party of England, for it went under that notion? He said, he should undertake that by the means of my Lord Piercy. And the petition that was agreed upon, he did send over, I believe, for I did not carry it to the post-house, but he did undertake to do it. Afterwards he went over himself, and when he was over, he had information that there was notice of his being here, and of the businesse he was upon; and therefore he writ over to William Drake (as M. Drake told me) that he did desire some of us that knew of the businesse, should be sent over to him, to receive that account from him which he had in the businesse. So M. Drake did perswade me to go over to Calice;
