This Prelate being thus assur'd of these two Princes, made it his next business to engage the Grand Inquisitor, who was his intimate Friend, and than whom no one could be more necessary in carrying on their great Design; seeing that by his means he should also prevail upon all the Officers belonging to the Inquisition, a People more to be dreaded by honest Men than Rogues, and who bear a great sway amongst the _Portuguese_. He endeavour'd at first to alarm his Conscience, by reminding him of the Oath of Allegiance which he had taken to the King of _Spain_, and which he ought not to break in favour of an usurping Tyrant; but finding the Inquisitor a true Churchman, over whom Interest had a greater sway than Conscience, he told him that he must join in the Plot, if he hoped to keep his Place much longer, for that the new King made it his business to give all the Employments to Persons whose Fidelity he could depend upon. After this, he spent several Months in encreasing the Number of Conspirators, the chief of which were the Commissary _de la Crusada_; the Count _d'Armamar_, Nephew to the Archbishop; the Count _de Ballerais_; Don _Augustin Emanuel_; _Antonio Correa_, that Clerk of _Vasconcellos_, to whom _Menezes_ had given divers Stabs on the first Day of the Revolution; _Laurento Pidez Carvable_, Keeper of the Royal Treasury; with several others, who were the Creatures of the _Spanish_ Ministers, to whom they ow'd their Fortunes and their Places, and which they could not hope to keep long, unless by once more introducing the _Spanish_ Government. There were also a vast number of _Jews_ who were concern'd in the Plot, and who had long liv'd at _Lisbon_ in an outward Profession of the Christian Faith. These had lately offer'd the King a vast Sum of Money, if he would free them from the Persecution of the Inquisitors, and let them have their Synagogues at _Lisbon_; but the Prince rejected their Offer, and deny'd their Petition. This had thrown the chief of them into a great Consternation, for appearing at the head of the Petitioners, they had made themselves known, and thereby expos'd themselves to all the Torments which the Inquisition could invent. With these the Archbishop took care to get acquainted, and taking advantage of the Confusion they were in, promis'd them his Protection, which was not to be despis'd, since he had such an Influence over the Grand Inquisitor; but insinuated at the same time, that they were in danger of being banish'd _Portugal_ by the King, who affected very much to be thought a true and pious Catholick: and at the same time promis'd in the Name of the King of _Spain_, that if they would be instrumental to his Restoration, they should have Liberty of Conscience, and Leave openly to profess their Religion.