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Bolron, Robert

Placeholder cover for The Narrative Of Robert Bolron, Of Shippon-Hall, Gent. Concerning the late Horrid Popish Plot and Conspiracy for the Destruction of His Majesty and the Protestant Religion. Wherein is Contained, I. His Informations upon Oath before His Majesty in Council, and before se- veral Justices of the Peace, of the said Design, and the means by which he arrived at the knowledge thereof. II. Some particular Applications made to himself to assist those design'd in the Murdering of his Majesty, the Persons by whom such applications were made, and the Reward promised. III. The Project of the Popish Party to erect a Nunnery at Dolebanck near Rip- ley in Yorkshire, together with the Names of some Nuns actually designed for that Employment, and taking Profession upon them, as also an Ac- count of a certain Estate of 90 l. per annum given by Sir Thomas Gascoigne to the Nunnery for ever. IV. The Names of the Persons Contributors to the design of Killing the King, and the Establishing of the said Nunnery, as also the particular Sums of Money by each of them respectively subscribed and given. V. The cunning contrivances of that Party by fraudulent Conveyances to secure their Estates from forfeiture to the King, if they were discovered to be en- gaged in the Plot, himself being witness to one of them. VI. The names of the Popish Priests known to him to have said Mass, or to be engaged in the Plot. With other Material Passages relating to the Horrid Plot. Together with an Account of the Endeavours that were used by the Popish Party to Stifle his Evidence

The Narrative Of Robert Bolron, Of Shippon-Hall, Gent. Concerning the late Horrid Popish Plot and Conspiracy for the Destruction of His Majesty and the Protestant Religion. Wherein is Contained, I. His Informations upon Oath before His Majesty in Council, and before se- veral Justices of the Peace, of the said Design, and the means by which he arrived at the knowledge thereof. II. Some particular Applications made to himself to assist those design'd in the Murdering of his Majesty, the Persons by whom such applications were made, and the Reward promised. III. The Project of the Popish Party to erect a Nunnery at Dolebanck near Rip- ley in Yorkshire, together with the Names of some Nuns actually designed for that Employment, and taking Profession upon them, as also an Ac- count of a certain Estate of 90 l. per annum given by Sir Thomas Gascoigne to the Nunnery for ever. IV. The Names of the Persons Contributors to the design of Killing the King, and the Establishing of the said Nunnery, as also the particular Sums of Money by each of them respectively subscribed and given. V. The cunning contrivances of that Party by fraudulent Conveyances to secure their Estates from forfeiture to the King, if they were discovered to be en- gaged in the Plot, himself being witness to one of them. VI. The names of the Popish Priests known to him to have said Mass, or to be engaged in the Plot. With other Material Passages relating to the Horrid Plot. Together with an Account of the Endeavours that were used by the Popish Party to Stifle his Evidence

Bolron, Robert · First published 1680