from the Infection of Herefy and Infidelity, o Lord, &c. That thou wouldst deliver and keep in thefe Times of Perfecution, the Pastors of our Souls, from the Hands of their Ene

mies,
That thou wouldst daily

the Fire of thy Love,
gaining Souls,

o Lord, &c. augment in them

and the Zeal of

o Lord, &c.

That thou wouldst preferve all the Catholicks of this Land in Holinefs of Life, and from all Manner of Sin and Scandal,

o Lord, &c.

That thou wouldst fo adorn us with Holiness of Life and Converfation, that our Enemies seeing our good Works, may glorify thee our heavenly Father, o Lord, &c. That thou wouldst reduce from Error, and Herefy, our Parents, Friends and Benefactors, whom thou haft fo dearly bought with thy precious Blood, o Lord, &c.

That thou wouldst illuminate the Hearts of all Schifmaticks, which live out of the Church, to see the grievous Danger of their Estate, o Lord, &c. That thou wouldst mercifully look-down from Heaven, upon the Blood of so many Martyrs, as have given their Lives to convert us unto thee, • Lord, &c.

Jesus

Jesus Christ, Son of God, and of the Virgin We beseech thee to hear us.

Mary, Jesus Christ, Saviour and Redemer of the World

We beseech, &c.

Lamb of God, that takeft away the Sins of Spare us, o Lord. Lamb of God that takest away the Sins of

the World,

of October, or the

About the latter End Beginning of November, 167, my Occafions called me to Leeds-Market, within four Miles of my Habitation, and a Market that I frequently used: After my particular Business was done, my Curiofity led me to go, as usually I did, to a Coffee-Houfe; where, amongst other News and Reports, I heard that one Sir Edmundbury Godfrey, a Juftice of Peace at London, was miffing, and that it was fufpected and feared, that he was murthered, or made-away, by the Papists.

At my Return home, I repaired to Sir Thomas Gascoigne's Houfe at Barmbow, one

Quarter

Quarter of a Mile from my House, and there meeting his Son Thomas Gascoigne, Efq; I acquainted him with the News I heard at Leeds.

Who thereupon took a Letter out of his Pocket directed to himself, which he fhewed me; which Letter was fubcribed I. Corker, wherein he acquainted the Efquire in Words to this Effect: That Sir Edmundbury Godfrey, had been a very busy Man, and a great Enemy to the Catholicks; therefore they had procured him to be destroyed.

And fome few Days after we had the fame Thing confirmed in Print, viz. Thut he was murthered. Upon which, my Ghoftly Father William Rushton, fent for me, to come to Mafs at Sir Thomas Gascoigne's House; and at Confeffion, did charge me to give-out. That I heard, that Sir Edmundbury Godfrey was a melancholy Gentleman, and in a Discontent went into the Fields, and there murdered himself with his own Sword.

Which accordingly I did, as Occasion offer'd, in all Companies I happened into ; but was con tradicted by many; and by fome, that it could not be, for, that his Neck was broke, which he could not do after he had murdered himfelf; nor be capable to do it, if his Neck was broke before: And, being thus run-down in my Affertions, I acquainted my said Ghostly Father,

William

William Rushton, therewith, who told me, he had received new Inftructions, which he fhew'd me in Writing, and were to this Effect:

That Sir Edmundbury Godfrey was a Gentleman who had often attempted to deftroy himfelf; that he did really hang himself in his own Silk-girdle, in his Chamber at the Bed's Feet: which being difcovered, two of his Servants acquainted his Brothers therewith; who, coming thither, contrived his taking-down, and the carrying him to the Place where he was found; where they run his Corps through, on Purpofe to throw it on the Papists, thereby to fave the Estate to themfelves, and from being forfeited to the King: And that the two Servants had Fifty Pounds a-piece given them to keep it private. He alfo faid, that one of them, which was a Maid-Servant, did offer to discover this Contrivance to his Majefty and Council, but that she was by them rejected: Neverthelefs, for all this, at the fame Time, Rushton did own to me, that he was murthered by the Papists, but by what Hands he knew not; and further, he seemed much concerned that it was done; wishing it had never been done, because it would make the Murther of the King the N. B. more difficult to be performed.

Robert Bolron.

A GREAT

Custom House for Sin.

OR,

A TABLE of the DISPENSATIONS and PAR

DONS for Villainies and Wickedneffes of various

Kinds, &c. With the feveral Sums of Money given, and to be paid for them.

THE FIFTH EDITION.

BY ANTHONY EGANE, B.D.

Sometimes Confeffor-General of the Kingdom of IRELAND, who was both a Spectator of, and Actor in, thofe horrible Abuses, before his Converfion to the Proteftant RELIGION.

And now Reprinted for the Benefit of fuch, as either have themselves, or would induce others to have, too favourable Thoughts of POPERY.

To which is now added an earnest Diffuafive from Romish Idolatry and Superstition: wherein other Grofs Enormities are clearly detected.

LONDON:

Printed for JOHN MARSHALL, at the Bible in GracechurchStreet, JOSEPH MARSHALL, at the Bible in NewgateStreet, and FERD. BURLEIGH in Amen Corner. 1715.