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a mere pretence, in order to get into their secrets chap.and to betray them \ He was sent over to the lxvii.Jesuit’s college at St. Omers , and though above I6:S *thirty years of age, he there lived some timeamong the students. He was dispatched on anerrand to Spain ; and thence returned to St. Omers;where the Jesuits , heartily tired of their convert,at last dismissed him from their seminary. It islikely, that, from resentment of this usage, aswell as from want and indigence, he was induced,in combination with Tongue, to contrive thatplot, of which he accused the catholics.

This abandoned man, when examined beforethe council, betrayed his impostures in such amanner, as would have utterly discredited themost consistent story , and the most reputableevidence. While in Spain, he had been carried,he said, to Don John , who promised greatassistance to the execution of the catholic designs.

The king asked him, what sort of a man DonJohn was: He answered, a tall lean man; directlycontrary to truth , as the king well knew S . Hetotally mistook the situation of the Jesuits’ collegeat Paris *. Though he pretended great intimacieswith Coleman, he knew him not, when placedvery near him; and had no other excuse thanthat his sight was bad in candle-light '. He fellinto like mistakes with regard to Wakeman.

1 Burnet, Ecliard, North, L’Estrange ? &c.3 Burnet, North. * North,

5 Eurn»t, North , Trials.