Secondly he persuaded the King and Danby to put the matter before a full meeting of the Privy Council .
Tonge then took two crucial decisions : firstly he persuaded Oates to swear to the truth of his allegations before the much respected magistrate , Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey .
Secondly Tonge persuaded the King and Danby to put the matter before a full meeting of the Privy Council .
Tonge then took two crucial decisions : firstly he persuaded Oates to swear to the truth of his allegations before the much respected magistrate , Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey .