Wintour told him two years ago that if he would keep private so great a design, he should be governour to Chepstow Castle, etc. My Lord of Worcester has kept a very ingenious gunsmith, one David Winkett, in his house for many years to make arms. Mr. Charles Price, steward to my Lord of Worcester, took them off from time to time and disposed of them to my Lord Powis. Mr. Christall, my Lord Powis’ servant, told him my lord had the finest arms of that man’s making, etc. Mr. Jones, a sugar baker on College Hill, can tell where his the informant’s brother is. His brother was with him in Spain, and wondered how he could live as he did. Le Fere. Lord Bellasis’ gentleman. The usher of the Queen’s chapel, etc. LORDS JOURNALS xiii. 343 Bedloe’s statement at the bar of the House of Lords. Die Veneris 8 die Novembris. The Lord Treasurer reported by his Majesty’s directions, “That yesterday one William Bedlowe was examined at Whitehall concerning the discovery of the murder of Sir Edmond Bury Godfrey, and that his Majesty had given order he should be brought to give this house an account thereof.” Who being brought to the Bar and had his oath given him, made a large narrative to this effect. “That he was born in Monmouthshire and was of the Church of England till within these two years, that by Persuasion and Promises from the Jesuits he was drawn over to them: that he is not in orders. He knows that Sir E. B. Godfrey was murdered in Somerset House, on the Saturday, by Charles Walsh and—Le Fere Jesuits, and two laymen, one a gentleman that waits on the Lord Bellasis, the other an underwaiter in the Queen’s Chapel. That he saw the body of Sir E. B. Godfrey, after he was murdered, before he was carried out, and Le Fere told him ‘He was stifled between two pillows,’ and he was offered 2000 guineas to be one of the three to carry out the body, which was kept either in the room or the next where the D. of Albemarle lay in state: That the Chairmen who carried out the body on Monday night at nine of the clock are retainers to Somerset House; but he knows them not.” He saith “That Walsh and Le Fere and Pritchard told him ‘that the Lord Bellasis employed them in this business.’” He said further “That Walsh and Le Fere informed him ‘That the Lord Bellasis had a commission to command Forces in the North, the Earl of Powis in S. Wales, and the Lord Arundell of Warder had a commission from the Pope to grant commissions to whom he pleased’: That Coleman had been a great agitator in the design against the King; And that he, asking the Jesuits ‘Why they had not formerly told him what they had designed concerning the king’s death?’ they answered him ‘That none but whom the Lord Bellasis gave directions for were to know of it.’ He desired he might have time to put the whole narrative into writing (which he had begun). “And being asked if he knew Titus Oates, he denied it.” P.R.O. S.P. DOM. CHARLES II 408: ii. 47