The British nation a history / by George MWrong . ^g alliance with France, and in 1671 obliged Charles to conclude a separate peace with Holland. Al-ready the truth about the discreditable Treaty of Doverwas known; it drove the English nation to the oppositeextreme, and a wild outburst of fanaticism was in timeprovoked by Charless plan to use the power of France tore-establish Ronran Catholicism in England. Titus Oates,a disreputable man, who had obtained orders in the Churchof England, told on oath, in September, 1678, a circum-stantial story that, feigning to be a convert, he had learnedthe
The British nation a history / by George MWrong . ^g alliance with France, and in 1671 obliged Charles to conclude a separate peace with Holland. Al-ready the truth about the discreditable Treaty of Doverwas known; it drove the English nation to the oppositeextreme, and a wild outburst of fanaticism was in timeprovoked by Charless plan to use the power of France tore-establish Ronran Catholicism in England. Titus Oates,a disreputable man, who had obtained orders in the Churchof England, told on oath, in September, 1678, a circum-stantial story that, feigning to be a convert, he had learnedthe secrets of the Jesuits; that a reward of £26,000 had 41G THE BRITISH NATION. been made up for the persons who should murder theking; that prominent leaders in England were also to bemurdered, and that with the aid of a French army Jameswas to be made king, and the Jesuits were to becomesupreme in the land. A few days later, Sir EdmundBerry Godfrey, the magistrate be-fore whom Gates made his deposi-tion, was murdered, possibly byGates himself to create a furthersensation. Even moderate and lib-eral-minded men like William,Lord Eussell, were carried awayby the fury of suspicion. Xostatement was, too grotesque to bebelieved. It was whispered thatthe Eoman Catholics — a smallminority in England—were about William Howard, Yiscoint ^^ |j^^^,,^ Loudou and to murderStafford (1612-1G80). ,, i n i. j. i. o xi ai all good rrotestants. Jioth theCommons and the Lords asserted their belief in the plot,and IS^ovember 13 was declared a fast-day. The panic offear lasted about two years. Leading Eoman Catholicswere thrown into the Tower. Lord Stafford, a EomanCatholic peer,
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