ey ton ▁Gang ". ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁P ey ton ▁was ▁MP ▁for ▁M idd les ex ▁and ▁a ▁prominent ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Green ▁Rib bon ▁Club . ▁This ▁had ▁been ▁founded ▁by ▁Anthony ▁Ash ley ▁Cooper , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sh aft es bury ▁after ▁he ▁had ▁become ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁Secret ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁D over ▁in ▁which ▁Charles ▁II ▁agreed ▁to ▁convert ▁himself ▁and ▁England ▁to ▁Roman ▁Catholic ism ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁money ▁paid ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁King ▁Louis ▁XIV . ▁The ▁Club , ▁unable ▁to ▁confront ▁the ▁king ▁directly , ▁stir red ▁up ▁popular ▁ill ▁feeling ▁against ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church . ▁P ey ton ▁hand - p icked ▁twelve ▁men ▁( including ▁himself ▁and ▁God f rey ) ▁who ▁pl otted ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁King ▁with ▁a ▁republic , ▁nomin ally ▁led ▁by ▁Richard ▁C rom well . ▁The ▁found ing ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁Green ▁Rib bon ▁Club ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁Sw an ▁Ta vern ▁in ▁King ▁Street , ▁Hamm ers m ith . ▁This ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁Sir ▁Edmund ▁God f rey , ▁who ▁left ▁it ▁in ▁his ▁will . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁said ▁that ▁after ▁Tit us ▁O ates ▁had ▁left ▁his ▁de position ▁with ▁God f rey ▁that ▁God f rey ▁war ned ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁intended ▁sc ap ego ats , ▁Edward ▁Col man , ▁who ▁was ▁later ▁h anged , ▁drawn ▁and ▁quarter ed , ▁and ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁personal ▁friend . ▁ ▁Myst ery ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 7 8