To save himself he offered to reveal all he knew about the Jacobite conspiracies ; .
His confession was a farce , being confined to charges against some of the leading Whig noblemen , which were damaging , but not conclusive .
To save himself he offered to reveal all he knew about the Jacobite conspiracies ; but his confession was a farce , being confined to charges against some of the leading Whig noblemen , which were damaging , but not conclusive .