ay , ▁who ▁land ed ▁at ▁Rom ney ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 6 9 6 ▁intent ▁upon ▁assass in ating ▁the ▁King . ▁ ▁Pr ender g ast ▁was ▁called ▁upon ▁on ▁Th urs day ▁ 1 3 ▁February ▁ 1 6 9 6 ▁by ▁Captain ▁George ▁Por ter , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁forty - odd ▁consp ir ators , ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁coach ▁on ▁Saturday ▁ 1 5 ▁February . ▁ ▁However , ▁on ▁the ▁Friday ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁White hall ▁and ▁informed ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Port land ▁on ▁the ▁consp i racy . ▁ ▁A ▁man ▁named ▁Fish er ▁had ▁already ▁reported ▁the ▁planned ▁assass ination ▁but ▁the ▁plot ▁was ▁taken ▁seriously ▁only ▁after ▁Pr ender g ast ' s ▁account . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁made ▁known ▁on ▁the ▁Saturday ▁morning ▁that ▁the ▁King ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁driving ▁to ▁Richmond , ▁and ▁so ▁the ▁plot ters ▁post pon ed ▁the ▁assass ination ▁until ▁the ▁following ▁Saturday ▁ 2 1 ▁February . ▁ ▁Another ▁inform er , ▁De ▁La ▁R ue , ▁revealed ▁the ▁plot ▁but ▁the ▁King ▁wanted ▁confirm ation ▁from ▁Pr ender g ast , ▁whom ▁he ▁felt ▁he ▁could ▁trust ▁and ▁rely ▁on . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁the ▁plot , ▁the ▁consp ir ators ▁heard ▁that ▁gu ards ▁had ▁been ▁dispatch ed ▁but ▁soon ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁had ▁been ▁rounded ▁up ▁and ▁were ▁eventually ▁charged , ▁thanks ▁mainly ▁to ▁the ▁test imon ies ▁of ▁Pr ender g ast . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁reward ed ▁with ▁a ▁grant