A
DECLARATION
touching
the
Treasons
of
the
late
Earle
of
Essex
,
and
his
Complices
.
THough
publike
iustice
passed
vpon
capital
offenders
,
according
to
the
lawes
,
&
in
course
of
an
honourable
and
ordinarie
triall
(
where
the
case
would
haue
borne
and
required
the
seueritie
of
Marshall
law
to
haue
bene
speedilie
vsed
)
do
in
it selfe
carie
a
sufficient
satisfaction
towards
all
men
,
specially
in
a
mercifull
gouernement
,
such
as
her
Maiesties
is
approoued
to
bee
:
yet
because
there
doe
passe
abroad
in
the
hands
of
many
men
diuers
false
and
corrupt
Collections
and
Relations
of
the
proceedings
at
the
arreignment
of
the
late
Earles
of
Essex
and
Southampton
:
and
againe
,
because
it
is
requisite
that
the
world
doe
vnderstand
aswell
the
praecedent
practises
and
inducements
to
the
Treasons
,
as
the
open
&
actuall
Treasons
themselues
(
though
in
a
case
of
life
it
was
not
thought
conuenient
to
insist
at
the
triall
vpon
matter
of
inference
or
presumption
,
but
chiefly
vpon
matter
of
plaine
and
direct
proofes
)
therefore
it
hath
beene
thought
fit
to
publish
to
the
world
a
briefe
Declaration
of
the
practises
and
treasons
attempted
and
committed
by
Robert
late
Earle
of
Essex
and
his
complices
against
her
Maiestie
and
her
Kingdomes
,
and
of
the
proceedings
at
the
conuictions
of
the
said
late
Earle
and
his
adhaerents
vpon
the
same
treasons
:
and
not
so
onely
,
but
therewithall
,
for
the
better
warranting
and
verifying
of
the
narration
,
to
set
downe
in
the
end
,
the
very
Confessions
and
testimonies
themselues
,
word
for
word
taken
out
of
the
Originals
,
whereby
it
wil
be
most
manifest
,
that
nothing
is
obscured
or
disguised
,
though
it
doe
appeare
by
diuers
most
wicked
and
seditious
Libels
throwen
abroad
,
that
the
dregs
of
these
treasons
,
which
the
late
Earl
of
Essex
himselfe
a
litle
before
his
death
,
did
terme
a
Leprosie
,
that
had
infected
farre
and
neere
,
do
yet
remaine
in
the
hearts
and
tongues
of
some
misaffected
persons
.
THE
most
partiall
will
not
denie
,
but
that
Robert
late
Earle
of
Essex
was
by
her
Maiesties
manifold
benefits
and
graces
,
besides
oath
and
allegeance
,
as
much
tied
to
her
Maiestie
,
as
the
subiect
could
be
to
the
souereigne
,
her
Maiesty
hauing
heaped
vpon
him
both
dignities
,
offices
,
and
gifts
in
such
measure
,
as
within
the
circle
of
twelue
yeres
or
more
,
there
was
scarcely
a
yeere
of
rest
,
in
which
he
did
not
obteine
at
her
Maiesties
hands
some
notable
addition
either
of
honour
or
profit
.
But
he
on
the
other
side
,
making
these
her
Maiesties
fauours
nothing
els
but
wings
for
his
ambition
,
and
looking
vpon
them
,
not
as
her
benefits
,
but
as
his
aduauntages
,
supposing
that
to
be
his
owne
mettall
which
was
but
her
marke
and
impression
,
was
so
giuen
ouer
by
God
(
who
often
punisheth
ingratitude
by
ambition
,
and
ambition
by
treason
,
and
treason
by
finall
ruine
)
as
he
had
long
agoe
plotted
it
in
his
heart
to
become
a
dangerous
supplanter
of
that
seat
,
whereof
he
ought
to
haue
beene
a
principall
supporter
:
In
such
sort
as
nowe
euerie
man
of
common
sense
may
discerne
not
onely
his
last
actuall
and
open
treasons
,
but
also
his
former
more
secret
practises
and
preparations
towardes
those
his
treasons
,
and
that
without
any
glosse
or
interpreter
,
but
himselfe
and
his
owne
doings
.
For
first
of
all
,
the
world
can
nowe
expound
,
why
it
was
that
hee
did
aspire
,
and
had
almost
atteined
vnto
a
greatnesse
,
like
vnto
the
auncient
greatnesse
of
the
Praefectus
Praetorio
vnder
the
Emperours
of
Rome
,
to
haue
all
men
of
warre
to
make
their
sole
and
particular
dependance
vpon
him
:
That
with
such
iealousie
and
watchfulnesse
hee
sought
to
discountenance
any
one
that
might
be
a
Competitor
to
him
in
any
part
of
that
greatnesse
:
That
with
great
violence
and
bitternesse
he
sought
to
suppresse
and
keep
downe
all
the
worthiest
Marshall
men
,
which
did
not
appropriate
their
respects
and
acknowledgements
onely
towardes
himselfe
.
All
which
did
manifestly
detect
and
distinguish
,
That
it
was
not
the
reputation
of
a
famous
Leader
in
the
warres
which
hee
sought
(
as
it
was
construed
a
great
while
)
but
onely
power
and
greatnesse
to
serue
his
owne
ends
,
considering
he
neuer
loued
vertue
nor
valor
in
another
,
but
where
he
thought
he
should
bee
Proprietarie
and
Commander
of
it
,
as
referred
to
himselfe
.
So
likewise
those
points
of
popularitie
which
euery
man
tooke
notice
and
note
of
,
as
his
affable
gestures
,
open
doores
,
making
his
table
and
his
bed
so
popularly
places
of
audience
to
suters
,
denying
nothing
when
he
did
nothing
,
feeding
many
men
in
their
discontentments
against
the
Queene
and
the
State
,
and
the
like
,
as
they
were
euer
since
Absalons
time
,
the
forerunners
of
treasons
following
,
so
in
him
were
they
either
the
qualities
of
a
nature
disposed
to
disloyaltie
,
or
the
beginnings
and
conceptions
of
that
which
afterwards
grewe
to
shape
and
forme
.
But
as
it
were
a
vaine
thing
to
thinke
to
search
the
rootes
and
first
motions
of
treasons
,
which
are
knowen
to
none
but
God
that
discernes
the
heart
,
and
the
Diuell
that
giues
the
instigation
:
so
it
is
more
then
to
be
presumed
(
being
made
apparant
by
the
euidence
of
all
the
euents
following
)
that
he
caried
into
Ireland
a
heart
corrupted
in
his
allegiance
,
and
pregnant
of
those
or
the
like
treasons
which
afterwards
came
to
light
.
For
being
a
man
by
nature
of
an
high
imagination
,
and
a
great
promiser
to
himselfe
aswell
as
to
others
,
he
was
confident
that
if
he
were
once
the
first
person
in
a
kingdome
,
and
a
sea
betweene
the
Queenes
seat
and
his
,
and
Wales
the
neerest
land
from
Ireland
,
and
that
he
had
got
the
flower
of
the
English
forces
into
his
hands
(
which
hee
thought
so
to
intermixe
with
his
owne
followers
,
as
the
whole
body
should
mooue
by
his
spirit
)
and
if
he
might
haue
also
absolutely
into
his
hands
potestatem
vitae
&
necis
,
&
arbitrium
belli
&
pacis
,
ouer
the
Rebels
of
Ireland
,
whereby
he
might
entise
,
&
make
them
his
owne
,
first
by
pardons
and
conditions
,
and
after
by
hopes
to
bring
them
in
place
where
they
should
serue
for
hope
of
better
booties
then
Cowes
,
he
should
be
able
to
make
that
place
of
Lieutenancie
of
Ireland
,
as
a
rise
or
step
to
ascend
to
his
desired
greatnesse
in
England
.
And
although
many
of
these
conceites
were
windie
,
yet
neither
were
they
the
lesse
like
to
his
,
neither
are
they
now
onely
probable
coniectures
or
comments
vpon
these
his
last
treasons
,
but
the
very
preludes
of
actions
almost
immediatly
subsequent
,
as
shal
be
touched
in
due
place
.
But
first
it
was
strange
with
what
appetite
and
thirst
he
did
affect
and
compasse
the
gouernment
of
Ireland
,
which
he
did
obteine
.
For
although
he
made
some
formall
shewes
to
put
it
from
him
:
yet
in
this
,
as
in
most
things
else
,
his
desires
being
too
strong
for
his
dissimulations
,
he
did
so
farre
passe
the
bounds
of
Decorum
,
as
he
did
in
effect
name
himselfe
to
the
Queene
by
such
description
and
such
particularities
as
could
not
be
applyed
to
any
other
but
himselfe
:
neither
did
he
so
onely
,
but
further
hee
was
still
at
hand
to
offer
and
vrge
vehemently
and
peremptorily
exceptions
to
any
other
that
was
named
.
Then
after
hee
once
found
that
there
was
no
man
but
himselfe
(
who
had
other
matters
in
his
head
)
so
farre
in
loue
with
that
charge
,
as
to
make
any
competition
or
opposition
to
his
pursute
,
whereby
he
saw
it
would
fall
vpon
him
,
and
especially
after
himselfe
was
resolued
vpon
,
he
began
to
make
propositions
to
her
Maiestie
by
way
of
taxation
of
the
former
course
held
in
mannaging
the
actions
of
Ireland
,
especially
vpon
three
points
:
The
first
,
that
the
proportions
of
forces
which
had
bene
there
mainteined
and
continued
by
supplies
,
were
not
sufficient
to
bring
the
prosecutions
there
to
period
.
The
second
,
that
the
axe
had
not
bene
put
to
the
roote
of
the
tree
,
in
regard
there
had
not
bin
made
a
maine
prosecution
vpon
the
Archtraitour
Tyrone
,
in
his
owne
strength
,
within
the
Prouince
of
Vlster
.
The
third
,
that
the
prosecutions
before
time
had
bene
intermixed
and
interrupted
with
too
many
temporising
treaties
,
whereby
the
Rebell
did
euer
gather
strength
and
reputation
to
renew
the
warre
with
aduantage
.
All
which
goodly
and
well
sounding
discourses
,
together
with
the
great
vaunts
that
he
would
make
the
earth
tremble
before
him
,
tended
but
to
this
,
that
the
Queene
should
encrease
the
list
of
her
Armie
and
all
proportions
of
treasure
and
other
furniture
,
to
the
end
his
commandement
might
be
the
greater
.
For
that
he
neuer
intended
any
such
prosecution
,
may
appeare
by
this
,
that
euen
at
the
time
before
his
going
into
Ireland
hee
did
open
himselfe
so
farre
in
speech
to
Blunt
,
The
confession
of
Blunt
.
3.
his
inwardest
counsellour
,
That
he
did
assure
himselfe
that
many
of
the
Rebels
in
Ireland
would
be
aduised
by
him
:
so
far
was
he
from
intending
any
prosecution
towards
those
in
whom
he
tooke
himselfe
to
haue
interest
.
But
his
ends
were
two
:
The
one
,
to
get
great
forces
into
his
hands
:
the
other
,
to
oblige
the
heads
of
the
rebellion
vnto
him
,
and
to
make
them
of
his
partie
.
These
two
endes
had
in
themselues
a
repugnancie
:
for
the
one
imported
prosecution
,
and
the
other
treaty
:
But
hee
that
meant
to
be
too
strong
to
bee
called
to
account
for
any
thing
,
and
meant
besides
,
when
he
was
once
in
Ireland
,
to
ingage
himselfe
in
other
iourneys
that
should
hinder
the
prosecution
in
the
North
,
tooke
things
in
order
as
they
made
for
him
.
And
so
first
did
nothing
as
was
sayd
,
but
trumpet
a
finall
and
vtter
prosecution
against
Tyrone
in
the
North
,
to
the
ende
to
haue
his
forces
augmented
.
But
yet
he
forgat
not
his
other
purpose
of
making
himselfe
strong
by
a
partie
amongst
the
Rebels
,
when
it
came
to
the
scanning
of
the
clauses
of
his
commission
.
For
then
he
did
insist
,
and
that
with
a
kind
of
contestation
,
that
the
pardoning
,
no
not
of
Tyrone
himselfe
,
the
capitall
Rebell
,
should
be
excepted
and
reserued
to
her
Maiesties
immediate
grace
,
being
infinitely
desirous
that
Tyrone
should
not
looke
beyond
him
for
his
life
or
pardon
,
but
should
hold
his
fortune
as
of
him
,
and
accompt
for
it
to
him
onely
.
So
againe
,
whereas
in
the
commission
of
the
Earle
of
Sussex
,
and
of
all
other
Lieutenants
or
deputies
,
there
was
euer
in
that
clause
which
giueth
vnto
the
Lieutenant
or
deputie
,
that
high
or
regall
point
of
authority
to
pardon
Treasons
and
I
raitors
,
an
exception
contained
of
such
cases
of
treason
as
are
committed
against
the
person
of
the
King
:
It
was
strange
,
and
suspiciously
strange
,
euen
at
that
time
,
with
what
importunitie
and
instance
he
did
labour
,
and
in
the
end
preuailed
to
haue
that
exception
also
omitted
,
glosing
then
,
that
because
he
had
heard
,
that
by
strict
exposition
of
law
(
a
point
in
law
that
he
would
needes
forget
at
his
arraignment
,
but
could
take
knowledge
of
it
before
,
when
it
was
to
serue
his
owne
ambition
)
all
treasons
of
rebellion
did
tend
to
the
destruction
of
the
Kings
person
,
it
might
breede
a
buzze
in
the
Rebels
heads
,
and
so
discourage
them
from
comming
in
,
whereas
he
knew
well
that
in
all
experience
passed
,
there
was
neuer
Rebel
made
any
doubt
or
scruple
vpon
that
point
to
accept
of
pardon
from
all
former
gouernours
,
who
had
their
Commissions
penned
with
that
limitation
(
their
Commissions
being
things
not
kept
secretly
in
a
boxe
,
but
published
&
recorded
)
so
as
it
appeared
manifestly
that
it
was
a
meere
deuise
of
his
owne
out
of
the
secret
reaches
of
his
heart
then
not
reuealed
:
but
it
may
be
shrewdly
expounded
since
,
what
his
drift
was
by
those
pardons
which
he
granted
to
Blunt
the
Marshall
,
and
Thomas
Lee
,
and
others
,
that
his
care
was
no
lesse
to
secure
his
owne
instruments
then
the
Rebels
of
Ireland
.
Yet
was
there
another
point
for
which
he
did
contend
&
contest
,
which
was
,
that
he
might
not
be
tied
to
any
opinion
of
the
Counsell
of
Ireland
,
as
all
others
in
certain
points
(
as
pardoning
traitors
,
concluding
warre
and
peace
,
and
some
other
principall
articles
)
had
bene
before
him
,
to
the
end
he
might
be
absolute
of
himselfe
,
and
be
fully
Master
of
opportunities
and
occasions
for
the
performing
and
executing
of
his
owne
treasonable
ends
.
But
after
he
had
once
by
her
Maiesties
singular
trust
and
fauour
toward
him
obtained
his
Patent
of
Commission
as
large
,
and
his
List
of
forces
as
full
as
hee
desired
,
there
was
an
end
in
his
course
of
the
prosecution
in
the
North.
For
being
arriued
into
Ireland
,
the
whole
cariage
of
his
actions
there
,
was
nothing
els
but
a
cunning
defeating
of
that
iourney
,
with
an
intent
(
as
appeared
)
in
the
ende
of
the
yeere
to
pleasure
and
gratifie
the
Rebell
with
a
dishonourable
peace
,
and
to
contract
with
him
for
his
owne
greatnesse
.
Therefore
not
long
after
hee
had
receiued
the
sword
,
he
did
voluntarily
ingage
himselfe
in
an
vnseasonable
and
fruitlesse
iourney
into
Munster
,
a
iourney
neuer
propounded
in
the
Counsell
there
,
neuer
aduertized
ouer
hither
while
it
was
past
:
By
which
iourney
her
Maiesties
forces
which
were
to
be
preserued
intire
both
in
vigor
and
number
for
the
great
prosecution
,
were
harased
and
tyred
with
long
marches
together
,
and
the
Northerne
prosecution
was
indeede
quite
dashed
and
made
impossible
.
But
yet
still
doubting
he
might
receiue
from
her
Maiestie
some
quicke
&
expresse
commandement
to
proceede
:
to
be
sure
,
he
pursued
his
former
deuise
of
wrapping
himselfe
in
other
actions
,
and
so
set
himselfe
on
worke
anewe
in
the
Countie
of
Ophaley
,
being
resolued
,
as
is
manifest
,
to
dallie
out
the
season
,
and
neuer
to
haue
gone
that
iourney
at
all
:
That
setting
forward
which
he
made
in
the
very
ende
of
August
being
but
a
meere
plaie
and
a
mockerie
,
and
for
the
purposes
which
now
shall
be
declared
.
After
he
perceiued
that
foure
moneths
of
the
Summer
,
and
three
parts
of
the
army
were
wasted
,
hee
thought
nowe
was
a
time
to
set
on
foot
such
a
peace
as
might
be
for
the
Rebels
aduantage
,
and
so
to
worke
a
mutuall
obligation
betweene
Tyrone
and
himselfe
,
for
which
purpose
he
did
but
seeke
a
commodity
.
He
had
there
with
him
in
his
armie
one
Thomas
Lee
,
a
man
of
a
seditious
and
working
spirit
,
and
one
that
had
bene
priuately
familiar
and
intirely
beloued
of
Tyrone
,
and
one
that
afterwards
immediatly
vpon
Essex
open
rebellion
,
was
apprehended
for
a
desperate
attempt
of
violence
against
her
Maiesties
person
;
which
he
plainly
confessed
,
and
for
which
hee
suffered
.
Wherefore
iudging
him
to
be
a
fit
instrument
,
he
made
some
signification
to
Lee
of
such
an
imploiment
,
which
was
no
sooner
signified
then
apprehended
by
Lee.
Hee
gaue
order
also
to
sir
Christopher
Blunt
Marshall
of
his
army
,
to
licence
Lee
to
goe
to
Tyrone
when
hee
should
require
it
.
But
Lee
thought
good
to
let
slip
first
vnto
Tyrone
(
which
was
neuerthelesse
by
the
Marshals
warrant
)
one
Iames
Knowd
,
a
person
of
wit
and
sufficiencie
,
to
sound
in
what
termes
and
humours
Tyrone
then
was
.
This
Knowd
returned
a
message
from
Tyrone
to
Lee
,
The
confession
of
Th.
Lee.
which
was
,
That
if
the
Earle
of
Essex
would
followe
Tyrones
plot
,
hee
would
make
the
Earle
of
Essex
the
greatest
man
that
euer
was
in
England
:
and
further
,
that
if
the
Earle
would
haue
conference
with
him
,
Tyrone
would
deliuer
his
eldest
sonne
in
pledge
for
his
assurance
.
This
message
was
deliuered
by
Knowd
to
Lee
,
and
by
Lee
was
imparted
to
the
Earle
of
Essex
,
who
after
this
message
,
imployed
Lee
himselfe
to
Tyrone
,
and
by
his
negociating
(
whatsoeuer
passed
els
)
prepared
and
disposed
Tyrone
to
the
parley
.
And
this
imploiment
of
Lee
was
a
matter
of
that
guiltinesse
in
my
Lord
,
as
being
charged
with
it
at
my
Lord
Keepers
onely
in
this
nature
(
for
the
message
of
Knowd
was
not
then
knowen
)
that
when
he
pretended
to
assaile
Tyrone
,
he
had
before
vnder
hand
agreed
vpon
a
pariey
,
In
the
confession
of
Blunt
at
the
barre
,
he
did
there
declare
that
he
had
Essex
his
particular
warrant
to
send
Lee
,
and
afterwardes
was
desired
by
Essex
to
take
it
vpon
himselfe
,
and
that
they
both
had
pardons
.
my
Lord
vtterly
denied
it
that
he
euer
imploied
Lee
to
Tyrone
at
all
,
and
turned
it
vpon
Blunt
whom
he
afterwards
required
to
take
it
vpon
him
,
hauing
before
sufficiently
prouided
for
the
security
of
all
parts
,
for
he
had
granted
both
to
Blunt
&
Lee
pardons
of
al
treasons
vnder
the
great
seale
of
Ireland
,
and
so
himselfe
disclaiming
it
,
&
they
being
pardoned
,
all
was
safe
.
But
when
that
Tyrone
was
by
these
meanes
(
besides
what
others
God
knowes
)
prepared
to
demand
a
parley
,
nowe
was
the
time
for
Essex
to
acquite
himselfe
of
al
the
Queenes
commandements
and
his
owne
promises
and
vndertakings
for
the
Northern
iourney
,
and
not
so
alone
,
but
to
haue
the
glory
at
the
disaduantage
of
the
yere
,
being
but
2500.
strong
of
foote
,
and
300.
of
horse
,
after
the
fresh
disaster
of
sir
Coniers
Clifford
,
in
the
height
of
the
Rebels
pride
,
to
set
foorth
to
assaile
,
and
then
that
the
very
terror
and
reputation
of
my
Lord
of
Essex
person
was
such
as
did
daunt
him
and
make
him
stoope
to
seeke
a
parley
,
and
this
was
the
end
he
shot
at
in
that
September
iourney
,
being
a
mere
abuse
and
br●●●ry
,
and
but
inducements
onely
to
the
Treaty
,
which
was
the
onely
matter
he
intended
.
For
Essex
drawing
now
towards
the
Catastrophe
,
or
last
part
of
that
Tragedy
,
for
which
he
came
vpon
the
Stage
in
Ireland
,
his
Treasons
grew
to
a
further
ripenesse
.
For
knowing
how
vnfit
it
was
for
him
to
communicate
with
any
English
,
euen
of
those
whom
hee
trusted
most
,
and
meant
to
vse
in
other
Treasons
:
That
he
had
an
intention
to
growe
to
an
agreement
with
Tyrone
to
haue
succors
from
him
for
the
vsurping
vpon
the
State
here
,
(
not
because
it
was
more
dangerous
then
the
rest
of
his
treasons
,
but
because
it
was
more
odious
,
and
in
a
kind
monstrous
,
that
hee
should
conspire
with
such
a
Rebell
,
against
whom
he
was
sent
:
and
therfore
might
aduenture
to
alienate
mens
affections
from
him
)
he
draue
it
to
this
,
that
there
might
bee
,
and
so
there
was
,
vnder
colour
of
treaty
,
an
interuiew
&
priuate
conference
betweene
Tyrone
and
himselfe
onely
,
no
third
person
admitted
.
A
strange
course
,
considering
with
whom
he
dealt
,
and
especially
considering
what
message
Knowde
had
brought
,
which
should
haue
made
him
rather
call
witnesses
to
him
,
then
auoid
witnesses
.
But
he
being
only
true
to
his
own
ends
,
easily
dispensed
with
all
such
considerations
.
Nay
,
there
was
such
carefull
order
taken
,
that
no
person
should
ouerheare
one
worde
that
passed
betweene
them
two
:
as
because
the
place
appointed
and
vsed
for
the
parley
was
such
,
as
there
was
the
depth
of
a
brooke
betweene
them
,
which
made
them
speake
some
lowdnesse
:
therewere
certaine
horsemen
appointed
by
order
from
Essex
,
to
keepe
all
men
off
,
a
great
distance
from
the
place
.
It
is
true
,
that
the
secrecie
of
that
parley
,
as
it
gaue
to
him
the
more
liberty
of
Treason
,
so
it
may
giue
any
man
the
more
libertie
of
surmize
,
what
was
then
handled
between
them
,
inasmuch
as
nothing
can
bee
knowen
,
but
by
report
from
one
of
them
two
,
either
Essex
or
Tyrone
.
But
,
although
there
were
no
proceeding
against
Essex
vpon
these
treasons
,
and
that
it
were
a
needlesse
thing
to
load
more
treasons
vpon
him
then
,
whose
burthen
was
so
great
after
:
yet
for
trueths
sake
,
it
is
fit
the
world
know
,
what
is
testified
touching
the
speaches
,
letters
and
reports
of
Tyrone
,
immediatly
following
this
conference
,
&
obserue
also
what
ensued
likewise
in
the
desseignes
of
Essex
himselfe
.
On
Tyrones
part
it
fell
out
,
that
the
very
day
after
that
Essex
came
to
the
court
of
England
,
Tyrone
hauing
conference
with
Sir
William
Warren
at
Armagh
,
by
way
of
discourse
told
him
,
and
bound
it
with
an
oath
,
and
iterated
it
two
or
three
seuerall
times
:
The
relation
of
sir
Wi.
Warren
certified
vnder
his
hand
from
the
Councell
of
Ireland
to
the
Lords
of
the
Councell
here
.
That
within
two
or
three
moneths
,
he
should
see
the
greatest
alterations
and
strangest
that
euer
hee
sawe
in
his
life
,
or
could
imagine
:
and
that
bee
the
said
Tyrone
hoped
ere
long
to
haue
a
good
share
in
England
.
With
this
concurred
fully
the
report
of
Richard
Bremingham
a
gentleman
of
the
Pale
,
hauing
made
his
repaire
about
the
same
time
to
Tyrone
,
to
right
him
in
a
cause
of
land
:
sauing
that
Bremingham
deliuers
the
like
speach
of
Tyrone
to
himselfe
:
The
report
of
Ri.
Bremingham
to
the
Councell
of
Estate
in
Ireland
.
but
,
not
what
Tyrone
hoped
,
but
what
Tyrone
had
promised
in
these
words
,
That
hee
had
promised
(
it
may
bee
thought
to
whom
)
ere
long
to
shew
his
face
in
England
,
little
to
the
good
of
England
.
These
generalities
comming
immediatly
from
the
report
of
Tyrone
himselfe
,
are
drawen
to
more
particularitie
in
a
conference
had
betweene
the
Lord
Fitz
Morrice
Baron
of
Liksnawe
in
Munster
,
and
one
Thomas
Wood
a
person
wel
reputed
of
,
immediatly
after
Essex
comming
into
England
.
The
confession
of
Tho.
Wood.
In
which
conference
Fitz
Morrice
:
declared
vnto
Wood
,
that
Tyrone
had
written
to
the
traiterous
titularie
Earle
of
Desmond
,
to
informe
him
,
that
the
Condition
of
that
Contract
betweene
Tyrone
and
Essex
was
,
That
Essex
should
be
king
of
England
:
And
that
Tyrone
should
holde
of
him
the
honour
and
state
of
Viceroy
of
Ireland
:
And
that
the
proportion
of
souldiers
,
which
Tyrone
should
bring
or
send
to
Essex
,
were
8000
Irish.
With
which
concurreth
fully
the
testimony
of
the
said
Iames
Knowde
,
The
confession
of
Iames
Knowde
.
who
being
in
credit
with
O●●●●
Mac
Roory
chiefe
of
the
Omoores
in
Lemster
,
was
vsed
as
a
Secretarie
for
him
,
in
the
writing
of
a
letter
to
Tyrone
,
immediatly
after
Essex
comming
into
England
.
The
effect
of
which
letter
was
:
To
vnderstand
some
light
of
the
secret
agreement
betweene
the
Earle
of
Essex
and
Tyrone
,
that
he
the
said
Owny
might
frame
his
course
accordingly
.
Which
letter
,
with
further
instructions
to
the
same
effect
,
was
in
the
presence
of
Knowde
deliuered
to
Turlagh
Macdauy
,
a
man
of
trust
with
Owny
,
who
brought
an
answer
from
Tyrone
.
The
contents
whereof
were
:
That
the
Earle
of
Essex
had
agreed
to
take
his
part
,
and
that
they
should
ayd
him
towards
the
conquest
of
England
.
Besides
,
very
certaine
it
is
,
&
testified
by
diuers
credible
persons
,
that
immediatly
vpon
this
parley
,
there
did
flie
abroad
as
sparckles
of
this
fire
,
(
which
it
did
not
concern
Tyrone
so
much
to
keep
secret
,
as
it
did
Essex
)
a
generall
and
receiued
opinion
,
that
went
vp
and
down
in
the
mouthes
both
of
the
better
and
meaner
sort
of
Rebels
:
The
declarations
of
Da.
Hethrington
,
Iames
Knowd
and
others
.
That
the
Earle
of
Essex
was
theirs
,
and
they
his
:
and
that
hee
would
neuer
leaue
the
one
sword
,
meaning
that
of
Ireland
,
till
he
had
gotten
the
other
in
England
:
and
that
he
would
bring
them
to
serue
,
where
they
should
haue
other
maner
of
booties
then
cowes
:
and
the
like
speaches
.
And
Thomas
Lee
himselfe
,
The
confession
of
Th.
Lee.
(
who
had
bene
,
as
was
before
declared
,
with
Tyrone
two
or
three
dayes
,
vpon
my
Lords
sending
,
and
had
sounded
him
)
hath
left
it
confessed
vnder
his
hand
:
That
he
knew
the
Earle
of
Essex
and
Tyrone
to
be
one
,
and
to
runne
the
same
courses
.
And
certaine
it
is
also
,
that
immediatly
vpon
that
parley
,
Tyrone
grewe
into
a
strange
and
vnwoonted
pride
,
and
appointed
his
progresses
and
visitations
to
receiue
congratulations
and
homages
from
his
confederates
,
and
behaued
himselfe
in
all
things
as
one
that
had
some
new
spirite
of
hope
and
courage
put
into
him
.
But
on
the
Earle
of
Essex
his
part
insued
immediatly
after
this
parley
a
strange
motion
and
proiect
,
which
though
no
doubt
hee
had
harbored
in
his
brest
before
:
yet
for
any
thing
yet
appeareth
,
he
did
not
vtter
and
breake
with
any
in
it
,
before
he
had
bene
confirmed
and
fortified
in
his
purpose
,
by
the
combination
and
correspondence
,
which
hee
found
in
Tyrone
vpon
their
conference
.
Neither
is
this
a
matter
gathered
out
of
reports
,
The
Earle
of
Southampton
and
sir
Christopher
Blunt
.
but
confessed
directly
by
two
of
his
principall
friendes
and
associats
,
being
witnesses
vpon
their
owne
knowledge
,
&
of
that
which
was
spoken
to
themselues
:
The
substance
of
that
which
is
confessed
by
Southampton
and
Blunt
touching
Essex
purpose
to
haue
transported
into
England
the
armie
of
Ireland
,
and
the
changing
of
that
dessein
into
the
other
dessein
of
surprising
the
Queene
and
the
Court.
The
substance
of
which
confessions
is
this
:
That
a
litle
before
my
Lords
comming
ouer
into
England
,
at
the
castle
of
Dublin
where
Sir
Christopher
Blunt
lay
hurt
,
hauing
bene
lately
remooued
thither
from
Reban
,
a
castle
of
Thomas
Lees
,
and
placed
in
a
lodging
that
had
bene
my
Lord
of
Southamptons
:
the
Earle
of
Essex
tooke
the
Earle
of
Southampton
with
him
,
to
visit
Blunt
,
and
there
being
none
present
but
they
three
,
my
Lord
of
Essex
told
them
,
he
found
it
now
necessary
for
him
to
go
into
England
,
and
would
aduise
with
them
of
the
manner
of
his
going
,
since
to
goe
he
was
resolued
.
And
thereupon
propounded
vnto
them
,
that
he
thought
it
fit
a
cary
with
him
of
the
army
in
Ireland
,
as
much
as
hee
could
conueniently
transport
,
at
least
the
choise
of
it
,
to
the
number
of
two
or
three
thousand
,
to
secure
and
make
good
his
first
deseent
on
shore
,
purposing
to
land
them
at
Milford
hauen
in
Wales
,
or
thereabouts
:
not
doubting
,
but
that
his
army
would
so
increase
within
a
small
time
,
by
such
as
would
come
in
to
him
as
hee
should
be
able
to
march
with
his
power
to
London
,
and
make
his
own
conditions
as
he
thought
good
.
But
,
both
Southampton
and
Blunt
disswaded
him
from
this
enterprise
:
Blunt
alledging
the
hazard
of
it
,
&
that
it
would
make
him
odious
,
and
Southampt
on
vtterly
disliking
of
that
course
vpon
the
same
and
many
other
reasons
.
Howbeit
thereupon
Blunt
aduised
him
rather
to
another
course
,
which
was
to
draw
forth
of
the
Army
some
200.
resolute
gentlemen
,
&
with
those
to
come
ouer
,
&
so
to
make
sure
of
the
Court
,
and
so
to
make
his
owne
conditions
.
Which
Confessions
it
is
not
amisse
to
deliuer
,
by
what
a
good
prouidence
of
God
they
came
to
light
:
for
,
they
could
not
bee
vsed
at
Essex
arraignement
to
charge
him
,
because
they
were
vttered
after
his
death
.
But
Sir
Christopher
Blunt
at
his
arraignment
being
charged
that
the
Earle
of
Essex
had
set
it
downe
vnder
his
hand
,
The
speach
of
Sir
Christopher
Blunt
at
his
arraignement
,
and
the
occasion
of
the
falling
into
the
aforesayd
confessions
.
that
he
had
bene
a
principall
Instigator
of
him
,
to
his
treasons
,
in
passion
brake
forth
into
these
speeches
:
That
then
he
must
be
forced
to
disclose
what
further
matters
he
had
held
my
Lord
from
,
and
desired
for
that
purpose
(
because
the
present
proceeding
should
not
be
interrupted
)
to
speake
with
the
Lord
Admirall
and
M.
Secretarie
,
after
his
arraignment
,
and
so
fell
most
naturally
and
most
voluntarily
into
this
his
confession
,
which
if
it
had
beene
thought
fit
to
haue
required
of
him
at
that
time
publikely
,
he
had
deliuered
before
his
conuiction
.
And
the
same
confession
he
did
after
(
at
the
time
of
his
execution
)
constantly
and
fully
confirme
,
discourse
particularly
,
and
take
vppon
his
death
,
where
neuer
any
man
shewed
lesse
feare
,
nor
a
greater
resolution
to
die
.
And
the
same
mattter
so
by
him
confessed
,
was
likewise
confessed
with
the
same
circumstances
of
time
and
place
by
Southampton
,
being
seuerally
examined
thereupon
.
So
as
nowe
the
worlde
may
see
how
long
since
my
Lord
put
off
his
vizard
,
and
disclosed
the
secrets
of
his
heart
to
two
of
his
most
confident
friends
,
falling
vpon
that
vnnaturall
and
detestable
treason
,
whereunto
all
his
former
Actions
in
his
gouernement
in
Ireland
,
(
and
God
knowes
howe
long
before
)
were
but
Introductions
.
But
,
finding
that
these
two
persons
,
which
of
all
the
rest
hee
thought
to
haue
found
forwardest
,
The
place
of
Generall
of
the
horse
in
the
armie
of
Ireland
was
conferred
by
Essex
vpon
Southampton
contrary
to
her
Maiesties
expresse
commandement
.
Southampton
,
whose
displacing
hee
had
made
his
owne
discontentment
(
hauing
placed
him
,
no
question
to
that
ende
,
to
find
cause
of
discontentment
)
and
Blunt
,
a
man
so
enterprizing
and
prodigal
of
his
owne
life
,
(
as
himselfe
termed
himselfe
at
the
Barre
)
did
not
applaud
to
this
his
purpose
,
and
thereby
doubting
how
coldly
he
should
find
others
minded
,
that
were
not
so
neere
to
him
.
And
therefore
condescending
to
Blunts
aduise
to
surprize
the
Court
,
hee
did
pursue
that
plot
accordingly
,
and
came
ouer
with
a
selected
companie
of
Captaines
and
voluntaries
,
and
such
as
hee
thought
were
most
affectionate
vnto
himselfe
,
and
most
resolute
,
though
not
knowing
of
his
purpose
.
So
as
euen
at
that
time
,
euery
man
noted
and
wondred
,
what
the
matter
should
be
,
that
my
Lord
tooke
his
most
particular
friends
and
followers
from
their
companies
,
which
were
countenance
and
meanes
vnto
them
,
to
bring
them
ouer
.
But
his
purpose
(
as
in
part
was
touched
before
)
was
this
:
that
if
he
held
his
greatnesse
in
Court
,
and
were
not
committed
(
which
in
regard
of
the
miserable
and
deplored
estate
he
left
Ireland
in
,
whereby
he
thought
the
opinion
here
would
be
that
his
seruice
could
not
be
spared
,
he
made
full
account
he
should
not
be
)
then
,
at
the
first
opportunitie
,
he
would
execute
the
surprize
of
her
Maiesties
person
.
And
if
he
were
committed
to
the
Tower
,
or
to
prison
for
his
contempts
,
(
for
besides
his
other
contempts
,
hee
came
ouer
expresly
against
the
Queenes
prohibition
vnder
her
Signet
)
it
might
be
the
care
of
some
of
his
principall
friends
,
by
the
helpe
of
that
choise
and
resolute
company
which
he
brought
ouer
,
to
rescue
him
.
But
the
pretext
of
his
comming
ouer
was
,
by
the
efficacie
of
his
owne
presence
and
perswasion
,
to
haue
moued
and
drawen
her
Maiestie
to
accept
of
such
conditions
of
peace
,
as
hee
had
treated
of
with
Tyrone
,
in
his
priuate
conference
:
which
was
indeed
somwhat
needfull
,
the
principall
Article
of
them
being
,
That
there
should
be
a
generall
restitution
of
Rebels
in
Ireland
to
all
their
lands
&
possessions
,
that
they
could
pretend
any
right
to
,
before
their
going
out
into
Rebellion
:
without
reseruation
of
such
lands
as
were
by
Act
of
Parliament
passed
to
the
Crowne
,
and
so
planted
with
English
both
in
the
time
of
Q.
Mary
,
and
since
:
and
without
difference
either
of
time
of
their
going
forth
,
or
nature
of
their
offence
,
or
other
circumstance
,
tending
in
effect
to
this
:
That
all
the
Queenes
good
subiects
,
in
most
of
the
Prouinces
,
should
haue
beene
displanted
,
and
the
Countrey
abandoned
to
the
Rebels
.
When
this
man
was
come
ouer
,
his
heart
thus
fraughted
with
Treasons
,
and
presented
himselfe
to
her
Maiestie
:
it
pleased
God
,
in
his
singular
prouidence
ouer
her
Maiestie
,
to
guide
and
hem
in
her
proceeding
towards
him
,
in
a
narrow
way
of
safetie
betweene
two
perils
.
For
neither
did
her
Maiestie
leaue
him
at
libertie
,
whereby
he
might
haue
commodity
to
execute
his
purpose
:
nor
restraine
him
in
any
such
nature
,
as
might
signifie
or
betoken
matter
of
despaire
of
his
returne
to
Court
and
fauour
.
And
so
the
meanes
of
present
mischiefe
being
taken
away
,
and
the
humours
not
stirred
,
this
matter
fell
asleepe
,
and
the
threed
of
his
purposes
was
cut
off
.
For
,
comming
ouer
about
the
end
of
September
,
and
not
denied
accesse
and
conference
with
her
Maiesty
,
and
then
being
commanded
to
his
chamber
at
Court
for
some
dayes
,
and
from
thence
to
the
Lord
Keepers
house
;
it
was
conceiued
,
that
these
were
no
ill
signes
.
At
my
Lord
Keepers
house
he
remained
,
till
some
fewe
dayes
before
Easter
,
and
then
was
remooued
to
his
owne
house
,
vnder
the
custody
of
Sir
Richard
Barkley
,
and
in
that
sort
continued
till
the
end
of
Trinity
Terme
following
.
For
,
her
Maiestie
all
this
while
looking
into
his
faults
,
with
the
eye
of
her
princely
fauour
,
and
loth
to
take
aduantage
of
his
great
offences
,
in
other
nature
then
as
contempts
,
resolued
so
to
proceed
against
him
,
as
might
(
to
vse
her
Maiesties
owne
words
)
tend
,
ad
correctionem
,
&
non
ad
ruinam
.
Neuerthelesse
afterwards
,
about
the
ende
of
Trinitie
Terme
following
,
for
the
better
satisfaction
of
the
world
,
and
to
represse
seditious
bruits
and
libels
,
which
were
dispersed
in
his
iustification
,
and
to
obserue
a
forme
of
iustice
,
before
hee
should
be
set
at
full
libertie
:
her
Maiestie
was
pleased
to
direct
,
that
there
should
be
associate
vnto
her
Priuie
Councell
,
some
chosen
persons
of
her
Nobility
,
and
of
her
Iudges
of
the
law
:
and
before
them
his
cause
,
(
concerning
the
breaking
of
his
instructions
for
the
Northerne
prosecution
,
and
the
manner
of
his
treating
with
Tyrone
,
and
his
comming
ouer
,
and
leauing
the
kingdome
of
Ireland
,
contrary
to
her
Maiesties
commandement
,
expressed
as
wel
by
signification
thereof
made
vnder
her
Royall
hand
and
Signet
,
as
by
a
most
binding
and
effectual
letter
,
written
priuately
to
himselfe
)
to
receiue
a
hearing
:
with
limitation
neuertheles
,
that
hee
should
not
bee
charged
with
any
point
of
disloialty
;
and
with
like
fauour
directed
,
that
he
should
not
be
called
in
question
in
the
open
and
ordinary
place
of
offendours
in
the
Starre
Chamber
,
from
which
hee
had
likewise
by
a
most
penitent
and
humble
letter
desired
to
be
spared
,
as
that
which
would
haue
wounded
him
for
euer
,
as
he
affirmed
,
but
in
a
more
priuate
manner
at
my
Lord
Keepers
house
.
Neither
was
the
effect
of
the
sentence
,
that
there
passed
against
him
,
any
more
then
a
suspension
of
the
exercise
of
some
of
his
places
:
At
which
time
also
,
Essex
that
could
varie
himselfe
into
all
shapes
for
a
time
,
infinitely
desirous
(
as
by
the
sequele
now
appeareth
)
to
be
at
liberty
to
practise
&
reuiue
his
former
purposes
,
and
hoping
to
set
into
them
with
better
strength
then
euer
,
bicause
he
conceiued
the
peoples
hearts
were
kindled
to
him
by
his
troubles
,
and
that
they
had
made
great
demonstrations
of
asmuch
:
he
did
transforme
himselfe
into
such
a
strange
&
deiected
humility
,
as
if
he
had
bene
no
man
of
this
world
,
with
passionate
protestations
,
that
he
called
God
to
witnes
,
that
he
had
made
an
vtter
diuorce
with
the
world
:
and
he
desired
her
Maiesties
fauour
,
not
for
any
worldly
respect
,
but
for
a
preparatiue
for
a
Nunc
dimittis
:
And
that
the
teares
of
his
heart
had
quenched
in
him
all
humors
of
ambition
.
All
this
to
make
her
Maiesty
secure
,
and
to
lull
the
world
asleepe
,
that
hee
was
not
a
man
to
be
held
any
wayes
dangerous
.
Not
many
dayes
after
,
Sir
Richard
Barkley
his
keeper
was
remoued
from
him
,
and
he
set
at
libertie
,
with
this
admonition
only
:
That
hee
should
not
take
himselfe
to
be
altogether
discharged
,
though
he
were
left
to
the
guard
of
none
,
but
his
owne
discretion
.
But
he
felt
himselfe
no
sooner
vpon
the
wings
of
his
libertie
,
but
(
notwithstanding
his
former
shewes
of
a
mortified
estate
of
minde
)
he
began
to
practise
afresh
,
as
busily
as
euer
reuiuing
his
former
resolution
:
which
was
the
surprizing
and
possessing
the
Queenes
person
,
and
the
Court.
And
that
it
may
appeare
how
early
after
his
libertie
he
set
his
engines
on
worke
,
hauing
long
before
entertained
into
his
seruice
,
and
during
his
gouernment
in
Ireland
,
drawne
neere
vnto
him
in
the
place
of
his
chiefe
Secretary
,
one
Henry
Cuffe
,
a
base
fellow
by
birth
,
but
a
great
scholler
,
and
indeede
a
notable
Traytor
by
the
booke
,
being
otherwise
of
a
turbulent
and
mutinous
spirit
against
all
superiours
:
This
fellow
,
in
the
beginning
of
August
,
which
was
not
a
moneth
after
Essex
libertie
granted
,
fell
of
practising
with
Sir
Henry
Neuill
,
that
serued
her
Maiestie
as
Ligier
Ambassadour
with
the
French
King
,
The
declaration
of
sir
He.
Neuell
.
and
then
newly
come
ouer
into
England
from
Bulleyn
,
abusing
him
with
a
false
lie
,
and
meere
inuention
,
that
his
seruice
was
blamed
and
misliked
,
and
that
the
imputation
of
the
breach
of
the
treaty
of
Peace
held
at
Bulleyn
,
was
like
to
light
vpon
him
,
(
when
there
was
no
colour
of
any
such
matter
)
onely
to
distaste
him
of
others
,
and
fasten
him
to
my
Lord
,
though
he
did
not
acquaint
him
with
any
particulars
of
my
Lords
deseignes
,
till
a
good
while
after
.
But
my
Lorde
hauing
spent
the
ende
of
the
Summer
(
being
a
priuate
time
,
when
euery
body
was
out
of
towne
and
dispersed
)
in
digesting
his
owne
thoughts
,
with
the
helpe
and
conference
of
Master
Cuffe
,
they
had
soone
set
downe
betweene
them
the
ancient
principle
of
Traitors
and
Conspirators
,
which
was
:
To
prepare
many
,
and
to
acquaint
few
;
and
after
the
maner
of
Mynes
,
to
make
ready
their
powder
,
and
place
it
,
and
then
giue
fire
but
in
the
instant
.
Therefore
,
the
first
consideration
was
of
such
persons
as
my
Lord
thought
fit
to
draw
to
be
of
his
party
;
singling
out
both
of
Nobilitie
and
Martiall
men
,
and
others
,
such
as
were
discontented
or
turbulent
,
and
such
as
were
weake
of
iudgement
,
and
easie
to
be
abused
,
or
such
as
were
wholy
dependants
and
followers
(
for
meanes
or
countenance
)
of
himselfe
,
Southampton
or
some
other
of
his
greatest
associates
.
And
knowing
there
were
no
such
strong
and
drawing
cordes
of
popularitie
,
as
religion
:
he
had
not
neglected
,
both
at
this
time
,
and
long
before
,
in
a
profane
pollicy
to
serue
his
turne
(
for
his
own
greatnesse
,
)
of
both
sorts
&
factions
,
both
of
Catholicks
and
Puritanes
,
as
they
terme
them
,
turning
his
out
side
to
the
one
,
and
his
inside
to
the
other
,
and
making
himselfe
pleasing
and
gracious
to
the
one
sort
by
professing
zeale
,
and
frequenting
sermons
,
and
making
much
of
Preachers
,
and
secretly
vnder
hand
giuing
assurance
to
Blunt
,
Dauies
,
The
confession
of
Blunt
and
Dauis
.
and
diuers
others
,
that
(
if
hee
might
preuaile
in
his
desired
greatnesse
,
)
hee
would
bring
in
a
toleration
of
the
Catholike
religion
.
Then
hauing
passed
the
whole
Michaelmas
Terme
in
making
himselfe
plausible
,
and
in
drawing
concourse
about
him
,
and
in
affecting
&
alluring
men
by
kinde
prouocations
and
vsage
,
wherein
(
because
his
libertie
was
qualified
)
hee
neither
forgot
exercise
of
minde
nor
body
,
neither
Sermon
nor
Tenis
Court
,
to
giue
the
occasion
and
freedome
of
accesse
and
concourse
vnto
him
)
and
much
other
practise
and
deuise
:
About
the
end
of
that
terme
,
towards
Christmas
,
hee
grew
to
a
more
framed
resolution
of
the
time
and
maner
,
when
and
how
hee
would
put
his
purpose
in
execution
.
And
first
about
the
ende
of
Michaelmas
Terme
,
it
passed
as
a
kind
of
cipher
and
watchword
amongst
his
friends
and
followers
,
The
declaration
of
Sir
Henry
Neuil
,
and
Confession
of
Sir
Ferdinando
Gorge
.
That'my
Lord
would
stand
vpon
his
guard
:
which
might
receiue
construction
,
in
a
good
sense
,
as
well
guard
of
circumspection
,
as
guard
of
force
:
but
to
the
more
priuate
and
trusty
persons
hee
was
content
it
should
be
expounded
that
he
would
be
couped
vp
no
more
,
nor
hazard
any
more
restraints
or
commandements
.
But
the
next
care
was
,
how
to
bring
such
persons
,
as
he
thought
fit
for
his
purpose
,
into
Towne
together
,
without
vent
of
suspicion
,
to
be
ready
at
the
time
,
when
he
should
put
his
deseigne
in
execution
:
which
he
had
concluded
should
be
some
time
in
Hillarie
Terme
:
wherein
hee
found
many
deuices
to
draw
them
vp
,
The
confession
of
Blunt
.
some
for
sutes
in
Lawe
,
and
some
for
sutes
in
Court
,
&
some
for
assurance
of
land
:
and
one
friend
to
draw
vp
another
,
it
not
being
perceiued
,
that
all
mooued
from
one
head
.
And
it
may
be
truely
noted
,
that
in
the
Catalogue
of
those
persons
,
that
were
the
eight
of
February
in
the
action
of
open
Rebellion
,
a
man
may
finde
almost
out
of
euery
County
of
England
some
,
which
could
not
be
by
chance
or
constellation
:
and
in
the
particularity
of
Examinations
(
too
long
to
be
rehearsed
)
it
was
easie
to
trace
in
what
sort
many
of
them
were
brought
vp
to
Towne
,
&
held
in
Town
vpon
seueral
pretences
.
But
in
Candlemas
Terme
,
when
the
time
drew
neere
,
then
was
hee
content
consultation
should
be
had
by
certaine
choise
persons
,
vpon
the
whole
matter
and
course
which
he
should
hold
.
And
because
hee
thought
himselfe
and
his
own
house
more
obserued
,
it
was
thought
fit
,
that
the
meeting
and
conference
should
bee
at
Drury
house
,
where
S.
Charles
Dauers
lodged
.
There
mette
at
this
Councell
,
the
Earle
of
Southampton
,
with
whom
in
former
times
hee
had
bene
at
some
emulations
and
differences
in
Court
.
But
after
,
Southampton
hauing
married
his
kinswoman
,
and
plunged
himselfe
wholly
into
his
fortune
,
and
being
his
continuall
Associat
in
Ireland
,
hee
accounted
of
him
as
most
assured
vnto
him
,
and
had
long
agoe
in
Ireland
acquainted
him
with
his
purpose
,
as
was
declared
before
.
Sir
Charles
Dauers
,
one
exceedingly
deuoted
to
the
Earle
of
Southampton
,
vpon
affection
begun
first
vpon
the
deseruing
of
the
same
Earle
towards
him
,
when
he
was
in
trouble
about
the
murther
of
one
Long.
Sir
Ferdinando
Gorge
,
one
that
the
Earle
of
Essex
had
of
purpose
sent
for
vp
from
his
gouernment
at
Plymmouth
by
his
letter
,
with
particular
assignation
to
be
here
before
the
2.
of
February
.
Sir
Iohn
Dauies
,
one
that
had
bene
his
seruant
,
and
raised
by
him
,
and
that
bare
Office
in
the
Tower
,
being
Surueyour
of
the
Ordinance
,
&
one
that
he
greatly
trusted
:
and
Iohn
Littleton
,
one
they
respected
for
his
wit
and
valour
.
The
consultation
and
conference
rested
vpon
three
parts
:
The
confessions
of
sir
Charles
Dauers
.
1.
2.
Sir
Io.
Dauis
2.
Sir
Ferdin
.
Gorge
2.
Sir
Christopher
Blunt
2.
Southampton
at
the
barre
.
The
perusall
of
a
list
of
those
persons
,
whom
they
tooke
to
be
of
their
party
:
The
consideration
of
the
Action
it selfe
,
which
they
should
set
a
foot
,
and
how
they
should
proceed
in
it
:
And
the
distribution
of
the
persons
,
according
to
the
Action
concluded
on
,
to
their
seuerall
imploiments
.
The
list
contained
the
number
of
sixe
score
persons
,
Noblemen
and
Knights
,
and
principall
Gentlemen
,
and
was
(
for
the
more
credits
sake
)
of
the
Earle
of
Essex
owne
hand
writing
.
For
the
Action
it selfe
,
there
was
proposition
made
of
two
principall
Articles
:
The
one
,
of
possessing
the
Tower
of
London
:
the
other
of
surprising
her
Maiesties
person
and
the
Court
,
in
which
also
deliberation
was
had
,
what
course
to
hold
with
the
Citie
,
either
towards
the
effecting
of
the
surprize
,
or
after
it
was
effected
.
For
the
Tower
was
alleadged
,
the
giuing
a
reputation
to
the
Action
,
by
getting
into
their
hand
the
principall
Fort
of
the
Realme
,
with
the
stores
and
prouisions
thereunto
appertaining
,
the
bridling
of
the
Citie
by
that
piece
,
and
commoditie
of
entrance
in
and
possessing
it
,
by
the
meanes
of
Sir
Iohn
Dauis
.
But
this
was
by
opinion
of
all
reiected
,
as
that
which
would
distract
their
attempt
from
the
more
principall
,
which
was
the
Court
,
and
as
that
which
they
made
a
iudgement
would
follow
incidently
,
if
the
Court
were
once
possessed
.
But
the
later
,
which
was
the
ancient
plot
,
(
as
was
well
knowen
to
Southampton
)
was
in
the
ende
,
by
the
generall
opinion
of
them
all
,
insisted
and
rested
vpon
.
And
the
maner
howe
it
should
bee
ordered
and
disposed
was
this
:
That
certaine
selected
persons
of
their
number
,
such
as
were
well
knowen
in
Court
,
and
might
haue
accesse
without
checke
or
suspicion
,
into
the
seuerall
roumes
in
Court
,
according
to
the
seuerall
qualities
of
the
persons
,
and
the
differences
of
the
roumes
,
should
distribute
themselues
into
the
Presence
,
the
Guard-chamber
,
the
Hall
,
and
the
vtter
Court
and
gate
,
and
some
one
principall
man
vndertaking
euery
seuerall
roume
with
the
strength
of
some
fewe
to
be
ioyned
with
him
,
euery
man
to
make
good
his
charge
,
according
to
the
occasion
.
In
which
distribution
,
sir
Charles
Dauers
was
then
named
to
the
Presence
,
and
to
the
great
chamber
,
where
he
was
appointed
,
when
time
should
bee
,
to
seaze
vpon
the
Halberds
of
the
Gard
:
sir
Iohn
Dauies
to
the
Hall
:
and
sir
Christopher
Blunt
to
the
vtter
Gate
:
these
seeming
to
them
,
the
three
principall
wards
of
consideration
.
And
that
things
being
within
the
Court
in
a
readinesse
,
a
signall
should
be
giuen
and
sent
to
Essex
,
to
set
forward
from
Essex
house
,
being
no
great
distance
off
.
Whereupon
Essex
,
accompanied
with
the
noble
men
of
his
party
,
and
such
as
should
bee
prepared
and
assembled
at
his
house
for
that
purpose
,
should
march
towards
the
Court
:
And
that
the
former
conspirators
already
entered
should
giue
correspondence
to
them
without
,
as
well
by
making
themselues
Masters
of
the
gates
to
giue
them
entrance
,
as
by
attempting
to
get
into
their
hand
vpon
the
suddaine
the
Halberds
of
the
Guard
,
thereby
hoping
to
preuent
any
great
resistance
within
,
and
by
filling
all
full
of
tumult
and
confusion
.
This
being
the
platforme
of
their
enterprise
,
the
second
act
of
this
Tragedy
was
also
resolued
,
which
was
,
that
my
Lord
should
present
himselfe
to
her
Maiestie
as
prostrating
himselfe
at
her
feete
,
and
desire
the
remoue
of
such
persons
,
as
he
called
his
enemies
,
from
about
her
.
And
after
that
my
Lord
had
obtained
possession
of
the
Queene
,
and
the
State
:
hee
should
call
his
pretended
enemies
to
a
triall
vpon
their
liues
,
and
summon
a
Parliament
,
and
alter
the
gouernement
,
and
obtaine
to
himselfe
,
and
his
associates
,
such
conditions
as
seemed
to
him
and
them
good
.
There
passed
speech
also
in
this
conspiracie
,
of
possessing
the
Citie
of
London
,
which
Essex
himselfe
,
in
his
owne
particular
and
secret
in
clination
,
had
euer
a
speciall
mind
vnto
:
not
as
a
departure
or
going
from
his
purpose
of
possessing
the
Court
,
but
as
an
inducement
and
preparatiue
to
performe
it
vpon
a
surer
ground
.
An
opinion
bred
in
him
,
(
as
may
bee
imagined
)
partly
by
the
great
ouerweening
he
had
of
the
loue
of
the
Citizens
:
but
chiefly
,
in
all
likelihood
,
by
a
feare
,
that
although
hee
should
haue
preuailed
in
getting
her
Maiesties
person
into
his
hands
for
a
time
,
with
his
two
or
three
hundred
Gentlemen
,
yet
,
the
very
beames
and
graces
of
her
Maiesties
magnanimitie
and
prudent
cariage
in
such
disaster
working
,
with
the
naturall
instinct
of
loyaltie
,
which
of
course
(
when
fury
is
ouer
)
doth
euer
reuiue
in
the
hearts
of
subiects
of
any
good
blood
or
mind
(
such
as
his
troope
for
the
more
part
was
compounded
of
,
though
by
him
seduced
and
bewitched
)
would
quickly
breake
the
knot
,
and
cause
some
disunion
and
separation
amongst
them
,
whereby
hee
might
haue
bene
left
destitute
,
except
he
should
builde
vpon
some
more
popular
number
,
according
to
the
nature
of
all
vsurping
Rebels
,
which
doe
euer
trust
more
in
the
common
people
,
then
in
persons
of
sort
or
qualitie
.
And
this
may
well
appeare
by
his
owne
plot
in
Ireland
,
which
was
to
haue
come
with
the
choise
of
the
Armie
,
from
which
hee
was
diuerted
,
as
before
is
shewed
.
So
as
his
owne
courses
inclined
euer
to
rest
vpon
the
maine
strength
of
the
multitude
,
and
not
vpon
surprises
,
or
the
combinations
of
a
fewe
.
But
to
returne
:
These
were
the
resolutions
taken
at
that
consultation
,
held
by
these
fiue
at
Drury
house
,
some
fiue
or
sixe
dayes
before
the
Rebellion
,
to
be
reported
to
Essex
,
who
euer
kept
in
himselfe
the
binding
and
directing
voice
:
which
he
did
to
preuent
all
differences
that
might
grow
by
dissent
or
contradiction
.
And
besides
he
had
other
persons
,
(
which
were
Cuffe
and
Blunt
)
of
more
inwardnesse
and
confidence
with
him
then
these
,
(
Southampton
only
excepted
)
which
managed
that
Consultation
.
And
,
for
the
day
of
the
Enterprise
,
which
is
that
must
rise
out
of
the
knowledge
of
all
the
opportunities
and
difficulties
,
it
was
referred
to
Essex
his
owne
choise
and
appointment
:
it
being
neuerthelesse
resolued
,
that
it
should
be
sometime
before
the
end
of
Candlemas
Terme
.
But
this
Councell
and
the
resolutions
thereof
,
were
in
some
points
refined
by
Essex
,
and
Cuffe
,
and
Blunt
:
for
,
Sir
Henry
Neuels
declaration
,
first
it
was
thought
good
,
for
the
better
making
sure
of
the
vtter
gate
of
the
Court
,
and
the
greater
celeritie
and
suddennesse
,
to
haue
a
troupe
at
receipt
to
a
competent
number
,
to
haue
come
from
the
Mewes
,
where
they
should
haue
bene
assembled
without
suspicion
in
seuerall
companies
,
and
from
thence
cast
themselues
in
a
moment
vpon
the
Court
gate
,
and
ioyne
with
them
which
were
within
,
while
Essex
with
the
maine
of
his
company
were
making
forward
.
It
was
also
thought
fit
,
that
because
they
would
be
Common
wealths-men
,
and
foresee
,
that
the
businesse
and
seruice
of
the
publique
State
should
not
stand
still
:
they
should
haue
ready
at
Court
,
and
at
hand
,
certaine
other
persons
to
be
offered
,
to
supplie
the
offices
and
places
of
such
her
Maiesties
Counsellors
and
seruants
,
as
they
should
demand
to
be
remoued
and
displaced
.
But
chiefly
it
was
thought
good
,
that
the
assembling
of
their
companies
together
,
should
bee
vpon
some
plausible
pretext
;
both
to
make
diuers
of
their
company
,
that
vnderstood
not
the
depth
of
the
practises
,
the
more
willing
to
follow
them
:
and
to
ingage
themselues
,
and
to
gather
them
together
the
better
without
perill
of
detecting
or
interrupting
:
and
againe
,
to
take
the
Court
the
more
vnprouided
,
without
any
Alarme
giuen
.
So
as
now
there
wanted
nothing
,
but
the
Assignation
of
the
day
:
which
neuerthelesse
was
resolued
indefinitely
to
be
before
the
end
of
the
Terme
,
as
was
sayd
before
,
The
confession
of
Blunt
.
3.
for
the
putting
in
execution
of
this
most
dangerous
and
execrable
Treason
.
But
God
who
had
in
his
diuine
prouidence
long
agoe
cursed
this
action
,
with
the
Curse
that
the
Psalme
speaketh
of
,
That
it
should
be
like
the
vntimely
fruit
of
a
woman
,
brought
foorth
before
it
came
to
perfection
,
so
disposed
aboue
,
that
her
Maiesty
vnderstanding
by
a
generall
charme
and
muttering
of
the
great
and
vniuersall
resort
to
Essex
house
,
contrary
to
her
Princely
admonition
,
and
somwhat
differing
from
his
former
maner
(
as
there
could
not
be
so
great
fire
without
some
smoke
)
vpon
the
seuenth
of
February
,
the
afternoone
before
this
Rebellion
,
sent
to
Essex
house
M.
Secretary
Harbert
,
to
require
him
to
come
before
the
Lords
of
her
Maiesties
Councell
,
then
sitting
in
Counsell
at
Salisbury
Court
,
being
the
Lord
Treasurers
house
:
where
it
was
onely
intended
,
that
he
should
haue
receiued
some
reprehension
,
for
exceeding
the
limitations
of
his
liberty
,
granted
to
him
in
a
qualified
maner
,
without
any
intention
towardes
him
of
restraint
,
which
hee
,
vnder
colour
of
not
being
well
,
excused
to
doe
:
but
his
owne
guiltie
conscience
applying
it
,
that
his
Traynes
were
discouered
,
doubting
perill
in
any
further
delay
,
determined
to
hasten
his
enterprise
,
and
to
set
it
on
foote
the
next
day
.
But
then
againe
,
hauing
some
aduertisement
in
the
euening
,
that
the
guards
were
doubled
at
Court
,
and
laying
that
to
the
message
hee
had
receiued
ouernight
:
and
so
concluding
that
Allarme
was
taken
at
Court
,
hee
thought
it
to
bee
in
vaine
,
to
thinke
of
the
enterprise
of
the
Court
,
by
way
of
surprize
:
but
that
nowe
his
onely
way
was
,
to
come
thither
in
strength
,
and
to
that
ende
first
to
attempt
the
Citie
.
Wherein
hee
did
but
fall
backe
to
his
owne
former
opinion
,
which
hee
had
in
no
sort
neglected
,
but
had
formerly
made
some
ouertures
to
prepare
the
Citie
to
take
his
part
:
relying
himselfe
,
(
besides
his
generall
conceipt
,
that
himselfe
was
the
darling
and
mynion
of
the
people
,
and
specially
of
the
Citie
)
more
particularly
vpon
assurance
giuen
of
Thomas
Smith
,
then
Shiriffe
of
London
,
a
man
well
beloued
amongst
the
Citizens
,
and
one
that
had
some
particular
command
of
some
of
the
trayned
forces
of
the
Citie
,
to
ioyne
with
him
.
Hauing
therefore
concluded
vpon
this
determination
,
now
was
the
time
to
execute
in
fact
,
all
that
he
had
before
in
purpose
digested
.
First
therefore
hee
concluded
of
a
pretext
which
was
euer
part
of
the
plot
,
and
which
hee
had
meditated
vpon
,
and
studied
long
before
.
For
finding
himselfe
(
thankes
bee
to
God
)
to
seeke
,
in
her
Maiesties
gouernement
,
of
any
iust
pretext
in
matter
of
state
,
either
of
innouation
,
oppression
,
or
any
vnworthinesse
:
As
in
all
his
former
discontentments
,
hee
had
gone
the
beaten
path
of
Traytours
,
turning
their
imputation
vpon
Counsellours
,
and
persons
of
credit
with
their
Soueraigne
:
so
nowe
hee
was
forced
to
descend
to
the
pretext
of
a
priuate
quarrell
,
giuing
out
this
speach
,
howe
that
euening
,
when
hee
should
haue
bene
called
before
the
Lordes
of
the
Councell
,
there
was
an
Ambuscado
of
Musketers
placed
vpon
the
water
,
by
the
deuise
of
my
Lord
Cobham
,
and
Sir
Walter
Raleigh
,
to
haue
murdered
him
by
the
way
as
hee
passed
.
A
matter
of
no
probability
,
those
persons
hauing
no
such
desperate
estates
or
mindes
,
as
to
ruine
themselues
and
their
posteritie
,
by
committing
so
odious
a
crime
.
But
contrariwise
,
certaine
it
is
,
Sir
Ferdinando
Gorge
accused
Blunt
,
to
haue
perswaded
him
to
kill
,
Confession
of
sir
Ferdinando
Gorge
.
or
at
least
apprehend
Sir
Walter
Raleigh
,
the
latter
whereof
Blunt
denieth
not
,
and
asked
Sir
Walter
Raleigh
forgiuenesse
at
the
time
of
his
death
.
But
this
pretext
being
the
best
hee
had
,
was
taken
,
and
then
did
messages
and
warnings
fly
thicke
vp
and
downe
to
euery
particular
Nobleman
,
and
gentleman
,
both
that
euening
and
the
next
morning
,
to
draw
them
together
in
the
forenoone
to
Essex
house
,
dispersing
the
foresaid
fable
,
That
hee
should
haue
bene
murdered
,
saue
that
it
was
somtime
on
the
water
,
somtime
in
his
bed
,
varying
according
to
the
nature
of
a
lye
.
Hee
sent
likewise
the
same
night
,
certaine
of
his
instruments
,
as
namely
,
one
William
Temple
his
Secretary
into
the
Citie
,
to
disperse
the
same
tale
,
hauing
increased
it
some
fewe
daies
before
by
an
addition
,
That
he
should
haue
bene
likewise
murdered
by
some
Iesuits
to
the
number
of
foure
:
and
to
fortifie
this
pretext
,
and
to
make
the
more
buzze
of
the
danger
hee
stood
in
,
hee
caused
that
night
a
watch
to
bee
kept
all
night
long
towards
the
street
,
in
his
house
:
the
next
morning
,
which
was
Sunday
,
they
came
vnto
him
of
all
handes
,
according
to
his
messages
and
warnings
.
Of
the
Nobilitie
,
the
Earles
of
Rutland
,
Southampton
,
and
the
Lord
Sands
,
and
Sir
Henry
Parker
,
commonly
called
the
Lord
Mountegle
,
besides
diuers
Knights
and
principall
Gentlemen
and
their
followers
,
to
the
number
of
some
three
hundreth
.
And
also
it
being
Sunday
,
and
the
houre
when
hee
had
vsed
to
haue
a
Sermon
at
his
house
,
it
gaue
cause
to
some
,
and
colour
to
others
to
come
vpon
that
occasion
.
As
they
came
,
my
Lord
saluted
and
imbraced
,
and
to
the
generalitie
of
them
gaue
to
vnderstand
,
in
as
plausible
termes
as
hee
could
,
That
his
life
had
bene
sought
,
and
that
hee
meant
to
goe
to
the
Court
,
and
declare
his
griefes
to
the
Queene
,
because
his
enemies
were
mightie
,
and
vsed
her
Maiesties
name
and
commaundement
,
and
desired
their
helpe
to
take
his
part
:
The
confession
of
the
Erle
of
Rutland
.
But
vnto
the
more
speciall
persons
hee
spake
high
and
in
other
termes
,
telling
them
That
hee
was
sure
of
the
Citie
,
and
would
put
himselfe
into
that
strength
,
that
her
Maiestie
shoulde
not
bee
able
to
stand
against
him
,
and
that
he
would
take
reuenge
of
his
enemies
.
All
the
while
after
eight
of
the
clocke
in
the
morning
,
the
gates
to
the
Streete
and
water
were
strongly
guarded
,
and
men
taken
in
and
let
foorth
by
discretion
of
those
that
helde
the
charge
,
but
with
speciall
caution
of
receiuing
in
such
as
came
from
Court
,
but
not
suffering
them
to
goe
backe
without
my
Lords
speciall
direction
,
to
the
end
no
particularitie
of
that
which
passed
there
might
be
knowen
to
her
Maiestie
.
About
10.
of
the
clocke
,
her
Maiestie
hauing
vnderstanding
of
this
strange
and
tumultuous
assembly
at
Essex
house
,
yet
in
her
Princely
wisedome
and
moderation
thought
to
cast
water
vpon
this
fire
before
it
brake
forth
to
further
inconuenience
:
and
therefore
vsing
authoritie
before
she
would
vse
force
,
sent
vnto
him
foure
persons
of
great
Honour
and
place
,
and
such
as
hee
euer
pretended
to
reuerence
and
loue
,
to
offer
him
iustice
for
any
griefs
of
his
,
but
yet
to
lay
her
Royal
commandement
vpon
him
to
disperse
his
company
,
and
vpon
them
to
withdraw
themselues
.
These
foure
Honourable
persons
,
being
the
Lord
Keeper
of
the
great
Seale
of
England
,
the
Earle
of
Worcester
,
The
declaration
of
the
L.
Keeper
,
the
Earle
of
Worcester
,
the
L.
chiefe
Iustice
vnder
their
hands
.
the
Controller
of
her
Maiesties
houshold
,
and
the
Lord
chiefe
Iustice
of
England
,
came
to
the
house
,
and
found
the
gates
shut
vpon
them
.
But
after
a
little
stay
,
they
were
let
in
at
the
wicket
,
and
assoone
as
they
were
within
,
the
wicket
was
shut
,
The
othe
of
the
L.
chiefe
Iustice
Viua
voce
.
and
all
their
seruants
kept
out
,
except
the
Bearer
of
the
Seale
.
In
the
court
they
found
the
Earles
with
the
rest
of
the
company
,
the
court
in
a
maner
full
,
The
declaration
of
the
Earle
of
Worcester
Viua
voce
.
and
vpon
their
comming
towards
Essex
,
they
all
flocked
and
thronged
about
them
:
whereupon
the
Lord
Keeper
in
an
audible
voice
deliuered
to
the
Earle
the
Queenes
message
,
That
they
were
sent
by
her
Maiestie
to
vnderstand
the
cause
of
this
their
assembly
,
and
to
let
them
knowe
that
if
they
had
any
particular
cause
of
griefes
against
any
persons
whatsoeuer
,
they
should
haue
hearing
and
iustice
.
Whereupon
the
Earle
of
Essex
in
a
very
lowd
and
furious
voyce
declared
,
That
his
life
was
sought
,
And
that
hee
should
haue
bene
murdered
in
his
bed
,
And
that
he
had
bene
perfidiously
dealt
withall
,
and
other
speeches
to
the
like
effect
.
To
which
the
Lord
Chiefe
Iustice
saide
,
If
any
such
matter
were
attempted
or
intended
against
him
,
it
was
fit
for
him
to
declare
it
,
assuring
him
both
a
faithfull
relation
on
their
part
,
and
that
they
coulde
not
faile
of
a
princely
indifferencie
and
iustice
on
her
Maiesties
part
.
To
which
the
Earle
of
Southampton
tooke
occasion
to
obiect
the
assault
made
vpon
him
by
the
Lord
Gray
:
which
my
Lord
Chiefe
Iustice
returned
vpon
him
,
and
saide
,
That
in
that
case
iustice
had
bene
done
,
and
the
partie
was
in
prison
for
it
.
Then
the
Lord
Keeper
required
the
Earle
of
Essex
,
that
if
he
would
not
declare
his
griefes
openly
,
yet
that
then
hee
would
impart
them
priuately
,
and
then
they
doubted
not
to
giue
him
or
procure
him
satisfaction
.
Vpon
this
there
arose
a
great
clamor
among
the
multitude
,
Away
my
Lord
:
they
abuse
you
,
they
betray
you
:
they
vndoe
you
:
you
lose
time
.
Whereupon
my
L.
Keeper
put
on
his
hat
,
and
said
with
a
louder
voyce
then
before
:
My
Lord
,
let
vs
speake
with
you
priuately
,
and
vnderstand
your
griefes
:
and
,
I
doe
commaund
you
all
vpon
your
allegiance
,
to
lay
downe
your
weapons
,
and
to
depart
.
Vppon
which
wordes
the
Earle
of
Essex
and
all
the
rest
,
as
disdaining
commandement
,
put
on
their
hats
:
and
Essex
somewhat
abruptly
went
from
him
into
the
house
,
and
the
Counsellors
followed
him
,
thinking
hee
would
haue
priuate
conference
with
them
,
as
was
required
.
And
as
they
passed
through
the
seuerall
roomes
,
they
might
heare
many
of
the
disordered
companie
crie
,
Kill
them
,
kill
them
:
and
others
crying
,
Nay
,
but
shoppe
them
vp
,
keepe
them
as
pledges
,
cast
the
great
Seale
out
at
the
windowe
,
and
other
such
audacious
and
traiterous
speeches
.
But
Essex
tooke
holde
of
the
occasion
and
aduantage
,
to
keepe
in
deed
such
pledges
if
he
were
distressed
,
and
to
haue
the
countenance
to
leade
them
with
him
to
the
Court
,
especially
the
two
great
Magistrates
of
Iustice
,
and
the
great
Seale
of
England
if
he
preuailed
,
and
to
depriue
her
Maiestie
of
the
vse
of
their
counsell
in
such
a
strait
,
and
to
ingage
his
followers
in
the
very
beginning
by
such
a
capitall
act
,
as
the
imprisonment
of
Counsellors
carying
her
Maiesties
royall
commaundement
for
the
suppressing
of
a
rebellious
force
.
And
after
that
they
were
come
vp
into
his
booke
chamber
,
hee
gaue
order
they
should
bee
kept
fast
,
giuing
the
charge
of
their
custodie
principally
to
Sir
Iohn
Dauis
,
but
adioyned
vnto
him
a
warder
,
one
Owen
Salisburie
,
one
of
the
most
sedicious
and
wicked
persons
of
the
number
,
hauing
beene
a
notorious
robber
,
and
one
that
serued
the
enemie
vnder
Sir
William
Stanley
,
and
that
bare
a
speciall
spleene
vnto
my
Lord
Chiefe
Iustice
,
who
garded
these
honourable
persons
with
Muskets
charged
,
and
Matches
ready
fiered
at
the
chamber
doore
.
This
done
,
the
Earle
(
notwithstanding
my
Lord
Keeper
still
required
to
speake
with
him
)
left
the
charge
of
his
house
with
Sir
Gilly
Mericke
,
and
vsing
these
words
to
my
Lord
Keeper
,
Haue
patience
for
a
while
,
I
will
goe
take
order
with
the
Maior
and
Sherifes
for
the
Citie
,
and
be
with
you
againe
within
halfe
an
houre
,
issued
with
his
troupe
into
London
,
to
the
number
of
two
hundreth
,
besides
those
that
remained
in
the
house
,
choise
men
for
hardinesse
and
valour
,
vnto
whom
some
Gentlemen
,
and
one
Noble
man
did
after
ioyne
themselues
.
But
from
the
time
he
went
forth
,
it
seemes
God
did
strike
him
with
the
spirit
of
Amazement
,
and
brought
him
round
againe
to
the
place
whence
he
first
moued
.
For
after
he
had
once
by
Ludgate
entred
into
the
Citie
,
he
neuer
had
as
much
as
the
heart
or
assurance
to
speake
any
set
or
confident
speech
to
the
people
(
but
repeated
onely
ouer
and
ouer
his
tale
as
he
passed
by
,
That
he
should
haue
bene
murthered
)
nor
to
doe
any
act
of
foresight
or
courage
:
but
he
that
had
vowed
hee
would
neuer
bee
cooped
vp
more
,
cooped
himselfe
first
within
the
wals
of
the
Citie
,
and
after
within
the
wals
of
an
house
,
as
arrested
by
Gods
Iustice
as
an
example
of
disloyaltie
.
For
passing
through
Cheapeside
,
and
so
towards
Smiths
house
,
and
finding
,
though
some
came
about
him
,
yet
none
ioyned
or
armed
with
him
,
he
prouoked
them
by
speeches
as
he
passed
,
The
confession
of
the
Earle
of
Rutland
.
The
L.
Sandis
.
to
arme
,
telling
them
,
They
did
him
hurt
and
no
good
,
to
come
about
him
with
no
weapons
.
But
there
was
not
in
so
populous
a
Citie
,
where
he
thought
himselfe
held
so
deare
,
one
man
,
from
the
chiefest
Citizen
,
to
the
meanest
Artificer
or
Prentise
,
that
armed
with
him
:
so
as
being
extremely
appalled
,
as
diuers
that
happened
to
see
him
then
,
might
visibly
perceiue
in
his
face
and
countenance
,
and
almost
moulten
with
sweate
,
though
without
any
cause
of
bodily
labour
but
only
by
the
perplexitie
and
horror
of
his
minde
,
hee
came
to
Smiths
house
the
Sherife
,
where
he
refreshed
himselfe
a
little
,
and
shifted
him
.
But
the
meane
while
it
pleased
God
,
that
her
Maiesties
directions
at
Court
,
though
in
a
case
so
strange
and
sudden
,
were
iudiciall
and
sound
.
For
first
there
was
commaundement
in
the
morning
giuen
vnto
the
Citie
,
that
euery
man
should
be
in
a
readinesse
both
in
person
and
armor
,
but
yet
to
keepe
within
his
owne
doore
,
and
to
expect
commandement
:
vpon
a
reasonable
&
politique
consideration
,
that
had
they
armed
suddenly
in
the
streetes
,
if
there
were
any
ill
disposed
persons
,
they
might
arme
on
the
one
side
and
turn
on
the
other
,
or
at
least
if
armed
men
had
bene
seene
to
and
fro
,
it
would
haue
bred
a
greater
tumult
,
and
more
bloodshed
:
and
the
nakednesse
of
Essex
troupe
would
not
haue
so
well
appeared
.
And
soone
after
direction
was
giuen
,
that
the
Lord
Burghley
,
taking
with
him
the
King
of
Heralds
,
should
proclaime
him
Traitour
in
the
principall
parts
of
the
Citie
:
which
was
perfourmed
with
good
expedition
and
resolution
,
and
the
losse
and
hurt
of
some
of
his
Companie
.
Besides
that
,
the
Earle
of
Cumberland
,
and
Sir
Thomas
Gerrard
Knight
Marshall
,
rode
into
the
Citie
,
and
declared
and
notified
to
the
people
that
hee
was
a
Traitour
:
from
which
time
diuers
of
his
troupe
withdrawing
from
him
,
and
none
other
comming
in
to
him
,
there
was
nothing
but
despaire
.
For
hauing
stayed
a
while
,
as
is
sayd
,
at
Shirife
Smiths
house
,
and
there
changing
his
pretext
of
a
priuate
quarell
,
and
publishing
,
That
the
Realme
should
haue
bene
solde
to
the
Infanta
,
The
confession
of
the
Erle
of
Rutl.
the
better
to
spurre
on
the
people
to
rise
,
Essex
confession
at
the
Barre
.
and
called
,
and
giuen
commandement
to
haue
brought
armes
and
weapons
of
all
sorts
,
and
being
soone
after
aduertised
of
the
Proclamation
,
he
came
forth
in
a
hurry
.
So
hauing
made
some
stay
in
Gracious
street
,
and
being
dismaid
vpon
knowledge
giuen
to
him
that
forces
were
comming
forwards
against
him
vnder
the
conduct
of
the
L.
Admirall
the
Lieutenant
of
her
Maiesties
forces
,
and
not
knowing
what
course
to
take
,
he
determined
in
the
end
to
goe
backe
towards
his
own
house
,
aswel
in
hope
to
haue
found
the
Counsellers
there
,
and
by
them
to
haue
serued
someturne
,
as
vpon
trust
that
towardes
night
his
friends
in
the
City
would
gather
their
spirits
together
,
and
rescue
him
,
as
himselfe
declared
after
to
M.
Lieutenant
of
the
Tower
.
But
for
the
Counsellers
,
it
had
pleased
God
to
make
one
of
the
principall
offenders
his
instrument
for
their
deliuery
:
who
seeing
my
Lords
case
desperate
,
&
contriuing
how
to
redeeme
his
fault
,
and
saue
himselfe
,
came
to
sir
Iohn
Dauis
and
sir
Gillie
Mericke
,
as
sent
from
my
Lord
:
and
so
procured
them
to
be
released
.
But
the
Earle
of
Essex
,
with
his
companie
that
was
left
,
thinking
to
recouer
his
house
,
made
on
by
land
towards
Ludgate
,
where
being
resisted
by
a
company
of
Pikemen
and
other
forces
,
gathered
together
by
the
wise
and
diligent
care
of
the
Bishop
of
London
,
and
commanded
by
sir
Iohn
Luson
,
and
yet
attempting
to
cleere
the
passage
,
he
was
with
no
great
difficultie
repulsed
.
At
which
encounter
sir
Christopher
Blunt
was
sore
wounded
,
and
yong
Tracie
slaine
on
his
part
:
and
one
Waits
on
the
Queenes
part
,
and
some
other
.
Vpon
which
repulse
he
went
backe
and
fled
towards
the
Waterside
,
&
tooke
boat
at
Queene
hiue
,
and
so
was
receiued
into
Essex
house
at
the
Watergate
,
which
he
fortified
and
baricado'd
:
but
instantly
the
Lord
Lieutenant
so
disposed
his
Companies
,
as
all
passage
and
issue
foorth
was
cut
off
from
him
both
by
land
and
by
water
,
and
all
succours
that
hee
might
hope
for
,
were
discouraged
:
and
leauing
the
Earle
of
Cumberland
,
the
Earle
of
Lincolne
,
the
Lord
Thomas
Howard
,
the
Lord
Gray
,
the
Lord
Burghley
,
and
the
Lord
Compton
,
Sir
Walter
Raleigh
,
Sir
Thomas
Gerrard
,
with
diuers
others
,
before
the
house
to
landward
,
my
Lord
Lieutenant
himselfe
thought
good
,
taking
with
him
the
Lord
of
Effingham
,
Lord
Cobham
,
Sir
Iohn
Stanhope
,
Sir
Robert
Sidney
,
M.
Foulk
Greuill
,
with
diuers
others
,
to
assaile
the
Garden
and
Banketting
house
on
the
Water
side
,
and
presently
forced
the
Garden
,
and
woon
to
the
wals
of
the
house
,
and
was
ready
to
haue
assailed
the
house
:
but
out
of
a
Christian
and
honorable
consideration
,
vnderstanding
that
there
were
in
the
house
the
Countesse
of
Essex
,
and
the
Ladie
Rich
,
with
their
Gentlewomen
,
let
the
Earle
of
Essex
know
by
Sir
Robert
Sidney
,
that
hee
was
content
to
suffer
the
Ladies
and
gentlewomen
to
come
forth
.
Whereupon
Essex
returning
the
Lord
Lieutenant
thanks
for
the
compassion
and
care
he
had
of
the
Ladies
,
desired
onely
to
haue
an
houres
respit
to
make
way
for
their
going
out
,
and
an
houre
after
to
barricado
the
place
againe
.
Which
because
it
could
make
no
alteration
to
the
hinderance
of
the
seruice
,
the
L.
Lieutenant
thought
good
to
grant
.
But
Essex
hauing
had
some
talke
within
of
a
sallie
,
and
despairing
of
the
successe
,
and
thinking
better
to
yeeld
himselfe
,
sent
word
,
that
vpon
some
conditions
he
would
yeeld
.
But
the
L.
Lieutenant
vtterly
refusing
to
heare
of
capitulations
,
Essex
desired
to
speake
with
my
Lord
;
who
thereupon
went
vp
close
to
the
house
:
and
the
late
Earles
of
Essex
and
Southampton
,
with
diuers
other
Lords
and
Gentlemen
their
partakers
,
presented
themselues
vpon
the
leades
:
and
Essex
sayd
,
hee
would
not
capitulate
,
but
intreat
,
and
made
three
petitions
.
The
first
,
That
they
might
be
ciuilly
vsed
:
Whereof
the
Lord
Lieutenant
assured
them
.
The
second
,
That
they
might
haue
an
honourable
triall
:
Whereof
the
Lord
Lieutenant
answered
,
they
needed
not
to
doubt
.
The
third
,
That
he
might
haue
Ashton
a
Preacher
with
him
in
prison
for
the
comfort
of
his
soule
:
Which
the
Lord
Lieutenant
said
he
would
mooue
to
her
Maiesty
,
not
doubting
of
the
matter
of
his
request
,
though
he
could
not
absolutely
promise
him
that
person
.
Whereupon
they
all
with
the
ceremony
amongst
marshall
men
accustomed
,
came
downe
&
submitted
themselues
and
yeelded
vp
their
swords
,
which
was
about
ten
of
the
clocke
at
night
,
there
hauing
beene
slaine
in
holding
of
the
house
,
by
musket
shot
,
Owen
Salisburie
,
and
some
few
more
on
the
part
of
my
Lord
,
and
some
fewe
likewise
slaine
and
hurt
on
the
Queenes
part
,
and
presently
,
aswell
the
Lordes
as
the
rest
of
their
confederates
of
quality
were
seuerally
taken
into
the
charge
of
diuers
particular
Lords
and
Gentlemen
,
and
by
them
conueyed
to
the
Tower
and
other
prisons
.
So
as
this
action
,
so
dangerous
in
respect
of
the
person
of
the
Leader
,
the
maner
of
the
combination
,
and
the
intent
of
the
plot
,
brake
forth
and
ended
within
the
compasse
of
twelue
houres
,
and
with
the
losse
of
little
blood
,
and
in
such
sort
as
the
next
day
all
Courts
of
Iustice
were
open
,
and
did
sit
in
their
accustomed
maner
,
giuing
good
Subiects
,
and
all
reasonable
men
iust
cause
to
thinke
,
not
the
lesse
of
the
offenders
treason
,
but
the
more
of
her
Maiesties
princely
magnanimitie
and
prudent
foresight
in
so
great
a
perill
,
and
chiefly
of
Gods
goodnesse
,
that
hath
blessed
her
Maiesty
in
this
,
as
in
many
things
else
,
with
so
rare
and
diuine
felicitie
.
THE
EFFECT
OF
the
Euidence
giuen
,
at
the
seuerall
Arraignments
of
the
late
Earls
of
Essex
and
Southampton
,
before
the
L.
STEWARD
;
And
of
Sir
Christopher
Blunt
and
Sir
Charles
Dauers
,
and
others
,
before
great
and
Honourable
Commissioners
of
Dyer
and
Determiner
.
And
of
the
Answeres
and
Defenses
,
which
the
said
Offendors
made
for
themselues
;
And
the
Replies
made
vpon
such
their
Defenses
:
With
some
other
Circumstances
of
the
proceedings
,
as
well
at
the
same
Arraignments
as
after
.
THE
two
late
Earles
of
Essex
and
Southampton
,
Some
question
was
made
by
the
earle
of
Essex
,
whether
he
might
chalenge
any
of
the
Peers
.
But
answere
was
made
by
the
Iudges
,
that
the
law
had
that
reputation
of
the
Peeres
,
that
it
trusted
them
both
without
othe
and
chalenge
.
were
brought
to
their
triall
,
the
nineteenth
of
Februarie
,
eleuen
dayes
after
the
Rebellion
.
At
which
trial
there
passed
vpon
them
25.
Peeres
,
a
greater
number
then
hath
bene
called
in
any
former
president
.
Amongst
whom
her
Maiestie
did
not
forbeare
to
vse
many
that
were
of
neere
alliance
and
blood
to
the
Earle
of
Essex
,
and
some
others
,
that
had
their
sonnes
and
heires
apparant
that
were
of
his
Company
,
and
followed
him
in
the
open
Action
of
Rebellion
.
The
Lord
Steward
then
in
Commission
,
(
according
to
the
solemnitie
in
such
Trials
receiued
)
was
the
Lord
Buckhurst
,
L.
high
Treasurer
,
who
with
grauity
and
temperance
directed
the
Euidence
,
and
moderated
,
and
gaue
the
Iudgement
.
There
was
also
an
Assistance
of
eight
Iudges
,
the
three
chiefe
,
&
fiue
others
.
The
hearing
was
with
great
patience
and
libertie
:
the
ordinary
course
not
being
held
,
to
silence
the
Prisoners
,
till
the
whole
state
of
the
Euidence
was
giuen
in
:
but
they
being
suffered
to
answere
articulatly
,
to
euery
branch
of
the
Euidence
,
and
sometimes
to
euery
particular
deposition
,
whensoeuer
they
offered
to
speake
.
And
not
so
onely
,
but
they
were
often
spared
to
bee
interrupte'd
,
euen
in
their
digressions
,
and
speeches
not
much
pertinent
to
their
cause
.
And
alwayes
when
any
doubt
in
Law
was
moued
,
or
when
it
was
required
either
by
the
Prisoners
or
the
Peeres
,
the
Lord
Steward
required
the
Iudges
to
deliuer
the
Law
;
who
gaue
their
opinions
seuerally
,
not
barely
,
yea
or
no
,
but
at
large
with
their
reasons
.
In
the
Endictment
were
not
layed
or
charged
the
treasons
of
Ireland
,
because
the
greatest
matter
,
which
was
the
desseigne
to
bring
ouer
the
Army
of
Ireland
,
being
then
not
confessed
nor
knowen
,
it
was
not
thought
conuenient
to
stuffe
the
Enditement
with
matters
,
which
might
haue
bene
conceiued
to
be
chiefly
gathered
by
curious
inquisition
,
&
grounded
vpon
report
,
or
presumption
,
when
there
was
other
matter
so
notorious
.
And
besides
,
it
was
not
vnlikely
,
that
in
his
case
,
to
whom
many
were
so
partiall
,
some
(
who
would
not
consider
how
things
came
to
light
by
degrees
)
might
haue
reported
,
that
hee
was
twife
called
in
Question
about
one
offence
.
And
therefore
the
late
Treasons
of
his
Rebellion
and
conspiracie
,
were
onely
comprehended
in
the
Enditement
,
with
the
vsuall
clauses
and
consequents
in
Lawe
,
of
compassing
the
Queenes
death
,
destruction
,
and
depriuation
,
and
leuying
warre
,
and
the
like
.
The
Euidence
consisted
of
two
parts
:
The
plot
of
surprising
her
MAIESTIES
Person
in
Court
,
and
,
The
open
Rebellion
in
the
Citie
.
The
plot
was
opened
according
to
the
former
narration
,
and
proued
by
the
seuerall
confessions
of
foure
witnesses
,
fully
and
directly
concurring
in
the
point
:
Sir
Christopher
Blunt
,
Sir
Charles
Dauers
,
Sir
Iohn
Dauies
,
and
Sir
Ferdinando
Gorge
.
Of
which
number
,
though
Sir
Christopher
Blunt
were
not
at
the
Councell
helde
at
Drury
house
,
no
more
then
Essex
himselfe
was
:
yet
,
hee
was
priuie
to
that
which
passed
.
Sir
Ferdinando
Gorge
being
prisoner
in
the
Gatehouse
,
neere
the
place
of
triall
,
was
(
at
the
request
of
the
Earle
of
Essex
)
brought
thither
,
and
auouched
Viua
voce
his
confession
in
all
things
.
And
these
foure
prooued
all
particularities
of
surprizing
the
Court
,
and
the
maner
of
putting
the
same
in
execution
,
and
the
distributing
and
naming
of
the
principall
persons
and
actors
,
to
their
seuerall
charges
:
and
the
calling
of
my
Lords
pretended
enemies
to
trial
for
their
liues
,
and
the
fummoning
of
a
Parliament
,
and
the
altering
of
the
gouernement
.
And
Sir
Christopher
Blunt
,
and
Sir
Iohn
Dauies
,
from
Sir
Christopher
Blunt
,
did
speake
to
the
point
of
bringing
in
a
toleration
of
the
Catholike
religion
.
For
the
ouert
Rebellion
in
the
Citie
it selfe
,
it
was
likewise
opened
,
according
to
the
former
narration
,
and
diuided
it selfe
naturally
into
3.
parts
.
First
,
the
imprisonment
of
the
Counsellours
,
bringing
her
Maiesties
Royall
commaundement
to
them
,
vpon
their
allegeance
,
to
disperse
their
Forces
.
Secondly
,
the
entring
the
Citie
,
and
the
stirring
of
the
people
to
rise
,
as
well
by
prouoking
them
to
arme
,
as
by
giuing
forth
the
slanders
,
that
the
Realme
was
solde
to
the
Spaniard
,
and
the
assailing
of
the
QVEENES
Forces
at
Ludgate
.
And
thirdly
,
the
resistance
and
keeping
of
the
house
against
her
MAIESTIES
Forces
,
vnder
the
charge
and
conduct
of
the
Lord
Lieutenant
.
And
albeit
these
parts
were
matters
notorious
,
and
within
almost
euery
mans
viewe
and
knowledge
:
yet
,
for
the
better
satisfaction
of
the
Peeres
,
they
were
fully
prooued
by
the
oath
of
the
Lord
Chiefe
Iustice
of
England
,
being
there
present
,
Viua
voce
,
and
the
Declaration
of
the
Earle
of
Worcester
,
being
one
of
the
Peeres
likewise
,
Viua
voce
,
touching
so
much
as
passed
about
the
imprisonment
of
themselues
and
the
rest
:
and
by
the
confessions
of
the
Earle
of
Rutland
,
the
Lorde
Sands
,
the
Lord
Cromwell
,
and
others
.
The
defence
of
the
late
Earle
of
Essex
,
touching
the
plot
&
consultation
at
Drury
house
,
was
:
That
it
was
not
proued
,
that
he
was
at
it
:
And
that
they
could
shew
nothing
prouing
his
consent
or
priuity
,
vnder
his
hand
.
Touching
the
action
in
the
Citie
,
hee
iustified
the
pretext
of
the
danger
of
his
life
to
be
a
trueth
.
He
said
,
that
his
speech
that
the
Realme
should
haue
bene
sold
to
the
Infanta
of
Spaine
,
was
grounded
vpon
a
report
he
had
heard
,
that
Sir
Robert
Cecill
should
say
priuately
,
That
the
Infantaes
title
to
the
Crowne
(
after
her
Maiestie
)
was
as
good
as
any
other
.
He
excused
the
imprisonment
of
the
Counsellors
,
to
haue
bene
against
his
mind
,
forced
vpon
him
by
his
vnruly
company
.
He
protested
he
neuer
intended
in
his
heart
,
any
hurt
to
her
Maiesties
person
:
That
he
did
desire
to
secure
his
accesse
to
her
,
for
which
purpose
he
thought
to
pray
the
helpe
of
the
Citie
,
and
that
he
did
not
arme
his
men
in
warlike
sort
,
nor
strooke
vp
no
Drumme
,
nor
the
like
.
The
defence
of
the
late
Earle
of
Southampton
to
his
part
in
the
plot
,
and
consultation
at
Drury
house
,
was
:
That
it
was
a
matter
debated
,
but
not
resolued
nor
concluded
;
and
that
the
action
which
was
executed
,
was
not
the
action
which
was
consulted
vpon
.
And
for
the
open
action
in
the
citie
,
hee
concurred
with
Essex
,
with
protestation
of
the
cleerenesse
of
his
minde
for
any
hurt
to
the
Queenes
person
:
And
that
it
was
but
his
affection
to
my
Lord
of
Essex
,
that
had
drawen
him
into
the
cause
.
This
was
the
substance
&
best
of
both
their
defences
.
Vnto
which
the
Reply
was
.
DEFENCE
.
To
the
point
that
the
late
Earle
of
Essex
was
not
at
the
consultation
at
Drury-house
.
REPLY
.
It
was
replied
,
that
it
was
proued
by
all
the
witnesses
,
that
that
consultation
was
held
by
his
speciall
appointment
and
direction
,
and
that
both
the
list
of
the
names
,
and
the
principall
Articles
,
were
of
his
owne
hand
writing
.
And
whereas
he
saide
,
they
could
not
be
shewed
extant
vnder
his
hand
:
it
was
prooued
by
the
confession
of
my
Lorde
of
Rutland
,
and
the
Lord
Sands
,
that
he
had
prouided
for
that
himselfe
.
For
,
after
he
returned
out
of
the
Citie
to
his
owne
house
,
he
burned
diuers
papers
which
he
had
in
a
Cabanet
,
because
(
as
himselfe
said
)
they
should
tell
no
tales
.
DEFENCE
.
To
the
point
which
Southampton
alleaged
,
That
the
Consultation
at
Drury
house
,
vpon
the
list
and
articles
in
writing
,
was
not
executed
.
REPLY
.
It
was
replied
,
that
both
that
Consultation
in
that
manner
held
,
if
none
other
act
had
followed
,
was
treason
:
And
that
the
Rebellion
following
in
the
citie
,
was
not
a
desisting
from
the
other
plot
,
but
an
inducement
and
pursuance
of
it
:
their
meaning
being
plaine
on
all
parts
,
that
,
after
they
had
gotten
the
aide
of
the
citie
,
they
would
haue
gone
and
possessed
the
Court.
DEFENCE
.
To
the
point
,
that
it
was
a
truth
,
that
Essex
should
haue
bene
assailed
by
his
priuate
enemies
.
REPLY
.
First
,
he
was
required
to
deliuer
,
who
it
was
that
gaue
him
the
aduertisement
of
it
,
because
otherwise
it
must
light
vpon
himselfe
,
&
be
thought
his
owne
inuention
:
whereunto
he
sayd
,
that
hee
would
name
no
man
that
day
.
Then
it
was
shewed
how
improbable
it
was
,
considering
that
my
Lord
Cobham
,
and
Sir
Walter
Raleigh
were
men
,
whose
estates
were
better
setled
and
established
,
then
to
ouerthrow
their
fortunes
by
such
a
crime
.
Besides
,
it
was
shewed
howe
the
tale
did
not
hang
together
,
but
varied
in
it selfe
,
as
the
tale
of
the
two
Iudges
did
,
when
one
said
,
Vnder
the
Mulbery-tree
,
and
another
said
,
Vnder
the
Figge-tree
.
So
,
sometimes
it
was
,
That
he
should
haue
beene
murdered
in
his
bed
,
and
sometimes
vpon
the
water
,
and
sometimes
it
should
haue
bene
performed
by
Iesuits
,
some
dayes
before
.
Thirdly
,
it
was
asked
what
reference
the
going
into
the
citie
for
succour
against
any
his
priuate
enemies
,
had
to
the
imprisoning
of
the
L.
Keeper
,
and
the
L.
Chiefe
Iustice
,
persons
that
he
pretended
to
loue
and
respect
;
and
the
Earle
of
Worcester
his
kinsman
,
and
Master
Controller
his
Vncle
,
and
the
publishing
to
the
people
,
that
the
Realme
should
haue
bene
solde
to
the
Spaniard
.
And
lastly
,
it
was
sayd
,
that
these
were
the
ancient
footsteps
of
former
Traitours
,
to
make
their
quarrell
as
against
their
priuate
enemies
:
because
,
God
vnto
lawful
kings
did
euer
impart
such
beams
of
his
owne
glory
,
as
Traytours
could
not
looke
straight
vpon
them
,
but
euer
turned
their
pretences
against
some
about
them
.
And
that
this
Action
of
his
,
resembled
the
Action
of
Pisistratus
of
Athens
,
that
proceeded
so
farre
in
this
kinde
of
fiction
and
dissimulation
,
as
he
launced
his
owne
bodie
,
and
came
hurt
and
wounded
before
the
people
,
as
hauing
bene
assailed
by
his
priuate
enemies
,
and
by
colour
thereof
obteined
a
guard
about
his
person
,
by
helpe
of
whom
,
he
after
vsurped
vpon
the
State
.
DEFENCE
.
To
the
point
that
he
heard
it
reported
,
M.
Secretary
should
say
:
That
the
Infantaes
title
to
the
Crowne
(
after
her
Maiesty
)
was
as
good
as
any
other
.
REPLY
.
Vpon
this
his
allegation
,
M.
Secretary
standing
out
of
sight
in
a
priuate
place
,
onely
to
heare
,
(
being
much
moued
with
so
false
and
foule
an
accusation
)
came
suddenly
forth
,
and
made
humble
request
to
the
Lord
Steward
,
that
hee
might
haue
the
fauour
to
answere
for
himselfe
.
Which
being
granted
him
,
in
respect
of
the
place
he
carieth
,
(
after
a
bitter
contestation
on
his
part
with
the
Earle
,
and
a
serious
protestation
of
his
alienation
of
heart
from
the
Spanish
nation
,
in
any
such
condition
)
he
still
vrged
the
Earle
to
name
the
reporter
,
that
all
the
circumstances
might
be
knowen
.
But
the
Earle
still
warily
auoiding
it
,
M.
Secretary
replied
,
that
seeing
he
would
alledge
no
Author
,
it
ought
to
be
reputed
his
owne
fiction
.
Whereupon
the
Earle
of
Essex
said
,
though
his
owne
conscience
was
a
sufficient
testimony
to
himselfe
,
that
he
had
not
inuented
any
vntruth
,
yet
hee
would
affirme
thus
much
for
the
worlds
farther
satisfaction
in
that
behalfe
:
that
the
Earle
of
Southampton
also
,
had
heard
so
much
reported
of
M.
Secretary
:
but
sayd
still
,
that
he
(
for
his
part
)
would
name
no
body
.
Wherupon
M.
Secretary
adiured
the
Earle
of
Southampton
,
by
all
former
friendship
,
(
which
had
beene
in
deed
very
great
betweene
them
)
that
he
would
declare
the
person
:
which
he
did
presently
,
and
sayd
it
was
M.
Comptroller
.
At
which
speech
M.
Secretary
straight
tooke
holde
,
and
said
,
That
he
was
glad
to
heare
him
named
of
all
others
:
for
howsoeuer
some
malicious
person
,
might
peraduenture
haue
bene
content
,
to
giue
credit
to
so
iniurious
a
conceit
of
him
,
(
especially
such
as
were
against
the
peace
wherein
hee
was
imployed
,
and
for
which
the
Earle
of
Essex
had
euer
hated
him
,
being
euer
desirous
to
keepe
an
army
on
his
owne
dependency
)
yet
he
did
thinke
no
man
of
any
vnderstanding
would
beleeue
that
he
could
be
so
sencelesse
,
as
to
picke
out
the
Earle
of
Essex
his
vncle
,
to
lay
open
to
him
his
affection
to
that
nation
,
in
a
matter
of
so
odious
&
pernicious
consequence
:
And
so
did
very
humbly
craue
it
at
the
hands
of
the
Lord
Steward
,
and
all
the
Peeres
,
that
M.
Comptroller
might
bee
sent
for
,
to
make
good
his
accusation
.
Thereupon
the
Lord
Steward
sent
a
Seriant
at
Armes
for
M.
Comptroller
,
who
presently
came
thither
,
and
did
freely
and
sincerely
deliuer
,
that
he
had
only
said
(
though
hee
knew
not
wel
to
whom
)
that
M.
Secretary
and
he
,
walking
in
the
garden
at
Court
one
morning
about
two
yeeres
since
,
and
talking
casually
of
forreine
things
,
M.
Secretary
told
him
,
that
one
Doleman
had
mainteined
in
a
booke
(
not
long
since
printed
)
that
the
Infanta
of
Spaine
had
a
good
title
to
the
Crowne
of
England
,
which
was
all
,
as
M.
Comptroller
said
,
that
euer
he
heard
M.
Secretary
speake
of
that
matter
.
And
so
the
weake
foundation
of
that
scandall
being
quickly
discerned
,
that
matter
ended
:
all
that
could
bee
proued
,
being
no
other
,
then
that
M.
Comptroller
had
told
an
other
,
who
had
after
told
the
Earle
of
Essex
,
that
M.
Secretary
sayde
to
him
,
that
such
a
booke
saide
so
,
which
euery
man
could
say
,
that
hath
read
it
,
and
no
man
better
knewe
then
the
Earle
himselfe
,
to
whom
it
was
dedicated
.
DEFENCE
.
To
the
point
of
both
their
protestations
,
That
they
intended
no
hurt
to
her
Maiesties
person
.
REPLY
.
First
,
the
Iudges
deliuered
their
opinions
for
matter
in
Law
vpon
two
points
:
The
one
,
That
in
case
where
a
subiect
attempteth
to
put
himselfe
into
such
strength
as
the
King
shall
not
be
able
to
resist
him
,
and
to
force
and
compell
the
King
to
gouerne
otherwise
then
according
to
his
owne
Royall
authoritie
and
direction
,
it
is
manifest
Rebellion
:
The
other
,
That
in
euery
Rebellion
the
lawe
intendeth
as
a
consequent
,
the
compassing
the
death
and
depriuation
of
the
King
,
as
foreseeing
that
the
Rebell
wil
neuer
suffer
that
King
to
liue
or
raigne
,
which
might
punish
or
take
reuenge
of
his
Treason
and
Rebellion
.
And
it
was
inforced
by
the
Queenes
Councell
,
that
this
is
not
onely
the
wisedome
of
the
lawes
of
the
Realme
which
so
defineth
of
it
,
but
it
is
also
the
censure
of
forein
lawes
,
the
conclusion
of
common
reason
which
is
the
ground
of
all
lawes
,
and
the
demonstratiue
assertion
of
experience
,
which
is
the
warranty
of
all
reason
.
For
first
the
Ciuile
law
maketh
this
iudgement
,
That
Treason
is
nothing
els
but
Crimen
laesae
maiestatis
,
or
Diminutae
maiestatis
,
making
euery
offence
which
abridgeth
or
hurteth
the
power
and
authoritie
of
the
Prince
,
as
an
insult
or
inuading
of
the
Crowne
,
and
extorting
the
imperiall
Scepter
.
And
for
common
reason
,
it
is
not
possible
that
a
subiect
should
once
come
to
that
height
as
to
giue
law
to
his
Soueraigne
,
but
what
with
insolency
of
the
change
,
and
what
with
terror
of
his
owne
guiltinesse
,
he
will
neuer
permit
the
King
,
if
he
can
chuse
,
to
recouer
authoritie
,
nor
for
doubt
of
that
,
to
continue
aliue
.
And
lastly
for
experience
,
it
is
confirmed
by
all
stories
and
examples
,
That
the
subiect
neuer
obteined
a
superioritie
and
command
ouer
the
King
,
but
there
followed
soone
after
,
the
deposing
and
putting
of
the
King
to
death
,
as
appeareth
in
our
owne
Chronicles
in
two
notable
particulars
of
two
vnfortunate
Kings
:
the
one
of
Edward
the
second
,
who
when
he
kept
himselfe
close
for
danger
,
was
summoned
by
Proclamation
to
come
and
take
vpon
him
the
gouernment
of
the
Realme
:
but
as
soone
as
he
presented
himselfe
,
was
made
prisoner
,
and
soone
after
forced
to
resigne
,
and
in
the
ende
tragically
murdered
in
Barkley
Castle
.
And
the
other
of
King
Richard
the
second
,
who
though
the
Duke
of
Hertford
,
after
,
King
Henrie
the
fourth
,
presented
himselfe
before
him
with
three
humble
reuerences
,
yet
in
the
ende
was
deposed
and
put
to
death
.
DEFENCE
.
To
the
point
of
not
arming
his
men
otherwise
,
then
with
Pistols
,
Rapiers
and
Daggers
,
it
was
replied
.
REPLY
.
That
that
course
was
held
vpon
cunning
,
the
better
to
insinuate
himselfe
into
the
fauour
of
the
city
,
as
comming
like
a
friend
with
an
All
haile
,
or
kisse
,
and
not
as
an
enemie
,
making
full
reckoning
that
the
City
would
arme
him
,
and
arme
with
him
,
and
that
he
tooke
the
paterne
of
his
Action
,
from
the
day
of
the
Barricadoes
at
Paris
,
where
the
Duke
of
Gwyse
entring
the
citie
but
with
eight
Gentlemen
,
preuailing
with
the
citie
of
Paris
to
take
his
part
,
as
my
Lord
of
Essex
(
thankes
be
to
God
)
failed
of
the
Citie
of
London
,
made
the
King
(
whom
he
thought
likewise
to
haue
surprized
)
to
forsake
the
towne
,
and
withdraw
himselfe
into
other
places
,
for
his
further
safety
.
And
it
was
also
vrged
against
him
out
of
the
confession
of
the
Earle
of
Rutland
and
others
,
that
he
cried
out
to
the
citizens
,
That
they
did
him
hurt
and
no
good
,
to
come
without
weapons
,
and
prouoked
them
to
arme
:
and
finding
they
would
not
be
mooued
to
arme
with
him
,
sought
to
arme
his
owne
troupes
.
This
,
point
by
point
,
was
the
effect
of
the
Reply
.
Vpon
all
which
Euidence
both
the
Earles
were
found
guiltie
of
Treason
by
all
the
seuerall
voyces
of
euery
one
of
the
Peeres
,
and
so
receiued
iudgement
.
HEERE
FOLLOW
the
voluntary
Confessions
themselues
,
such
as
were
giuen
in
euidence
at
both
the
seuerall
arraignments
,
taken
forth
,
word
for
word
,
out
of
the
Originals
.
Whereby
it
may
appeare
how
God
brought
matters
to
light
,
at
seuerall
times
,
and
in
seuerall
parts
,
all
concurring
in
substance
.
And
with
them
,
other
Declarations
and
parts
of
the
euidence
.
¶
The
Confession
of
Thomas
Lee
,
taken
the
14.
of
February
1600
,
before
Sir
Ioh.
Peyton
Lieutenant
of
the
Tower
,
Roger
Wilbraham
Master
of
the
Requests
,
Sir
Anthony
Saintleger
Master
of
the
Rolles
in
Ireland
,
and
Thomas
Fleming
her
Maiesties
Solicitour
generall
.
THis
examinate
saith
that
Tyrone
sent
a
message
to
this
Examinate
by
Iames
Knowd
(
whom
this
Examinate
by
the
Marshals
warrant
in
writing
had
sentto
Tyrone
,
before
himselfe
went
to
Tyrone
)
that
if
the
Erle
of
Essex
would
follow
his
plot
,
he
would
make
him
the
greatest
man
that
euer
was
in
England
,
and
that
when
Essex
and
Tyrone
should
haue
conference
together
,
for
his
assurance
vnto
the
Earle
of
Essex
,
Tyrone
would
deliuer
his
eldest
sonne
in
pledge
to
the
Earle
.
And
with
this
message
this
Examinate
made
the
Earle
of
Essex
acquainted
,
before
his
comming
to
this
Examinats
house
,
at
that
time
when
this
Examinate
was
sent
to
Tyrone
.
This
Examinate
sayeth
,
he
knew
that
Essex
,
Tyrone
,
and
the
Marshall
Sir
Christopher
Blunt
,
were
all
one
,
and
held
all
one
course
.
Thomas
Lee.
Exam.
per
Ioh.
Peyton
,
Roger
Wilbraham
,
Anthony
Saintleger
,
Thomas
Fleming
.
¶
The
Declaration
of
Sir
William
Warren
,
3.
Octobris
.
1599.
THe
said
Sir
William
came
to
Armagh
the
last
Friday
,
The
Earle
of
Essex
came
the
same
day
to
the
Court
in
England
.
being
the
28.
of
September
:
from
thence
hee
sent
a
messenger
in
the
night
to
Tyrone
,
to
Dungannon
,
signifying
his
comming
to
Armagh
,
as
aforesaid
,
and
that
the
next
morning
hee
would
meete
Tyrone
at
the
Fort
of
Blackwater
:
where
accordingly
the
said
Tyrone
met
with
him
,
and
after
other
speeches
,
by
further
discourse
the
said
Tyrone
told
the
saide
Sir
William
,
and
deliuered
it
with
an
oath
,
that
within
these
two
moneths
hee
should
see
the
greatest
alteration
,
and
the
strangest
,
that
hee
the
saide
Sir
William
could
imagine
,
or
euer
saw
in
his
life
:
and
said
that
he
hoped
before
it
were
long
,
that
he
the
said
Tyrone
should
haue
a
good
share
in
England
.
Which
speeches
of
the
alteration
,
Tyrone
reiterated
two
or
three
seuerall
times
.
William
Warren
.
Certified
from
the
Councell
of
Ireland
to
the
Lords
of
the
Councell
here
.
¶
The
declaration
of
Thomas
Wood
20.
Ianuarij
,
1599.
taken
before
the
L.
Buckhurst
L.
high
Treasurer
,
the
Earle
of
Notingham
L.
high
Admirall
,
Sir
Ro.
Cecill
principal
Secretary
,
and
Sir
I.
Fortescue
Chancellour
of
the
Exchequer
.
THe
said
Wood
saith
,
that
happening
to
be
with
the
L.
Eitzmorris
Baron
of
Licksnaw
,
at
his
house
of
Licksnaw
,
betweene
Michaelmas
and
Alhallowtide
last
,
the
saide
Baron
walking
abroad
with
the
saide
Wood
,
asked
of
him
what
force
the
Earle
of
Essex
was
of
in
England
Hee
answered
,
he
could
not
tell
,
but
said
he
was
well
beloued
of
the
Comminaltie
.
Then
said
the
Baron
that
the
Earle
was
gone
for
England
,
and
had
discharged
many
of
the
Companies
of
Ireland
,
and
that
it
was
agreed
that
he
should
be
King
of
England
,
and
Onele
to
be
Viceroy
of
Ireland
,
and
whensoeuer
hee
should
haue
occasion
,
and
would
sende
for
them
,
Onele
should
sende
him
8000.
men
out
of
Ireland
.
The
said
Wood
asked
the
Baron
,
how
he
knew
that
?
He
answered
,
that
the
Earle
of
[
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*
The
titulary
Earle
that
is
in
rebellion
.
Desmond
had
written
to
him
so
much
.
Thomas
Wood.
Confessed
in
the
presence
of
Tho.
Buckhurst
,
Notingham
,
Rob.
Cecill
,
Io.
Fortescue
.
¶
The
Confession
of
Iames
Knowd
,
taken
the
16.
of
February
,
1600.
before
Sir
Anth.
Saintleger
Master
of
the
Roules
in
Ireland
,
and
Roger
Wilbraham
Master
of
the
Requests
.
OWney
mac
Rory
hauing
secret
intelligence
of
the
friendship
betweene
the
Earle
of
Essex
and
Tyrone
,
wrote
to
Tyrone
,
desiring
him
to
certifie
him
thereof
,
whereby
he
might
frame
his
course
accordingly
,
and
not
doe
any
thing
contrary
to
their
agreement
:
which
letter
my selfe
did
write
by
Owneys
appointment
(
for
then
I
was
in
credite
with
him
.
)
In
which
letter
he
also
desired
Tyrone
to
send
him
some
munition
.
The
letter
,
with
instructions
to
that
effect
,
was
in
my
presence
deliuered
to
one
Turlagh
mac
Dauie
o
Kelly
,
a
man
of
secrecy
,
sufficiencie
,
and
trust
with
Owney
,
and
he
caried
it
to
Tyrone
.
Before
whose
returne
,
Owney
grew
suspicious
of
me
,
because
I
sometimes
belonged
to
M.
Bowen
,
and
therfore
they
would
not
trust
me
,
so
as
I
could
not
see
the
answere
:
but
yet
I
heard
by
many
of
their
secret
counsell
,
that
the
effect
thereof
was
,
That
the
Earle
of
Essex
should
be
king
of
England
,
and
Tyrone
of
Ireland
.
Afterwards
I
met
with
Turlagh
mac
Dauie
,
the
messenger
aforesayd
,
and
asked
him
whether
hee
brought
an
answere
of
the
letter
from
Tyrone
.
He
sayd
he
did
,
and
deliuered
it
to
Owney
.
And
then
I
asked
him
what
he
thought
of
the
warres
.
He
told
me
he
had
good
hope
the
last
yeere
,
and
had
none
this
yere
:
his
reason
was
(
as
he
said
)
that
the
Earle
of
Essex
was
to
take
their
part
,
and
they
should
aid
him
towards
the
conquest
of
England
:
and
nowe
they
were
hindred
thereof
by
meanes
of
his
apprehension
.
I
dwelling
with
the
Tanist
of
the
Countrey
(
my
mothers
cousin
germain
)
heard
him
speake
sundry
times
,
That
nowe
the
Earle
of
Essex
had
gotten
one
of
the
swords
,
he
would
neuer
forgoe
his
gouernement
,
vntill
hee
became
King
of
England
:
which
was
neere
at
hand
.
I
saw
a
letter
which
the
Earle
of
Essex
writ
to
Owney
,
to
this
effect
,
That
if
Owney
came
to
him
,
he
would
speake
with
him
about
that
,
which
if
hee
would
follow
,
should
be
happie
for
him
and
his
Countrey
.
Iames
Knowd
.
Exam.
per
Anthony
Saintleger
,
Roger
Wilbraham
.
¶
The
declaration
of
Dauid
Hethrington
,
an
ancient
Captaine
and
seruitor
in
Ireland
,
6.
Ianuary
1599.
Taken
before
the
L.
Buckhurst
L.
high
Treasurer
,
the
Earle
of
Notingham
L.
high
Admirall
,
Sir
Robert
Cecil
principall
Secretary
,
and
Sir
Iohn
Fortescue
Chancellour
of
the
Exchequer
.
HE
the
sayd
Dauid
Hethrington
riding
into
the
edge
of
the
Countie
of
Kildare
,
about
the
end
of
the
first
cessation
,
fortuned
to
meete
with
one
Iames
Occurren
,
one
of
the
horsemen
of
Master
Bowen
prouost
Marshall
of
Lemister
,
who
told
him
that
the
sayd
Iames
Occurren
meeting
lately
with
a
principall
follower
of
Owney
mac
Rory
,
chiefe
of
the
Moores
,
Owneys
man
asked
him
what
newes
hee
heard
of
the
Earle
of
Essex
.
To
which
Iames
Occurren
answered
,
that
he
was
gone
for
England
:
whereunto
he
sayd
,
Nay
,
if
you
can
tell
me
no
newes
,
I
can
tell
you
some
:
The
Earle
of
Essex
is
now
in
trouble
for
vs
,
for
that
he
would
doe
no
seruice
vpon
vs
,
which
he
neuer
meant
to
doe
,
for
he
is
ours
,
and
we
are
his
.
Dauid
Hethrington
.
Confessed
in
the
presence
of
Tho
Buckhurst
.
Notingham
.
Rob.
Cecil
.
Io.
Fortescue
.
¶
The
first
Confession
of
Sir
Ferdinando
Gorge
Knight
,
the
16.
of
Februarie
1600.
taken
before
Sir
Thomas
Egerton
Lord
Keeper
of
the
great
Seale
,
the
L.
Buckhurst
L.
high
Treasurer
,
the
Earle
of
Notingham
Lord
high
Admirall
,
and
Sir
Rob.
Cecill
principall
Secretarie
.
HE
saith
the
Earle
of
Essex
wrote
a
letter
to
him
in
lanuarie
,
complaining
his
misfortune
:
that
hee
desired
his
company
,
and
desired
his
repaire
vp
to
him
,
by
the
second
of
Februarie
,
That
he
came
to
Towne
on
Saturday
seuen-night
before
the
Earles
insurrection
:
and
that
the
same
night
late
he
visited
the
Earle
.
Who
after
complements
,
told
him
,
that
he
stood
on
his
guard
,
and
resolued
not
to
hazard
any
more
commandements
,
or
restraints
:
that
he
desired
him
to
rest
him
that
night
,
and
to
repaire
vnto
him
againe
,
but
in
such
sort
as
it
might
not
be
noted
.
That
he
had
bene
with
the
Earle
two
or
three
times
that
weeke
;
and
on
Saturday
,
being
the
seuenth
of
February
,
the
Earle
tolde
him
,
that
hee
had
bene
sent
for
by
the
Lordes
,
and
refused
to
come
:
deliuering
further
,
that
he
resolued
to
defend
himselfe
from
any
more
restraint
.
He
further
saith
,
that
it
was
in
question
,
the
same
Saturday
night
,
to
haue
stirred
in
the
night
,
and
to
haue
attempted
the
Court
.
But
being
demanded
whether
the
Earle
could
haue
had
sufficient
company
to
haue
done
any
thing
in
the
night
:
he
answered
,
that
all
the
Earles
companie
were
readie
at
one
houres
warning
,
and
had
bene
so
before
,
in
respect
that
he
had
meant
long
before
to
stand
vpon
his
guard
.
That
it
was
resolued
to
haue
the
Court
first
attempted
,
that
the
Earle
had
three
hundred
Gentlemen
to
doe
it
:
but
that
he
the
saide
Ferdinando
Gorge
was
a
violent
disswader
of
him
from
that
purpose
,
and
the
Earle
most
confident
in
the
party
of
London
,
which
he
meant
(
vpon
a
later
dispute
)
first
to
assure
:
and
that
hee
was
also
assured
of
a
partie
in
Wales
,
but
meant
not
to
vse
them
,
vntill
he
had
bene
possessed
of
the
Court.
That
the
Earle
,
and
sir
Christopher
Blunt
,
vnderstanding
,
that
sir
Walter
Raleigh
had
sent
to
speake
with
him
in
the
morning
,
the
saide
sir
Christopher
Blunt
perswaded
him
,
either
to
surprise
sir
Walter
Raleigh
,
or
to
kill
him
.
Which
when
hee
vtterly
refused
,
sir
Christopher
Blunt
sent
foure
shot
after
him
in
a
boat
.
That
at
the
going
out
of
Essex
house
gate
,
many
cried
out
:
To
the
Court
,
to
the
Court
.
But
my
Lorde
of
Essex
turned
him
about
towards
London
.
That
he
meant
after
possession
of
the
Court
,
to
call
a
Parliament
,
and
therein
to
proceed
as
cause
should
require
.
At
that
time
of
the
Consultation
on
Saturday
night
,
my
Lord
was
demanded
what
assurance
he
had
of
those
hee
made
account
to
bee
his
friends
in
the
Citie
?
Whereunto
he
replyed
,
that
there
was
no
question
to
be
made
of
that
:
for
,
one
amongst
the
rest
,
that
was
presently
in
one
of
the
greatest
commaunds
amongst
them
,
held
himselfe
to
be
interessed
in
the
cause
,
(
for
so
hee
phrased
it
)
and
was
Coronell
of
a
thousand
men
,
which
were
readie
at
all
times
,
besides
others
that
hee
helde
himselfe
as
assured
of
,
as
of
him
,
and
able
to
make
as
great
numbers
.
Some
of
them
had
at
that
instant
(
as
he
reported
to
vs
)
sent
vnto
him
,
taking
notice
of
as
much
as
he
made
vs
to
knowe
of
the
purpose
intended
to
haue
intrapped
him
,
and
made
request
to
know
his
pleasure
.
Ferd.
Gorges
.
Exam.
per
Th.
Egerton
C.
Sr
T.
Buckhurst
.
Notingham
.
Ro.
Cecill
.
¶
The
second
confession
of
Sir
Ferdinando
Gorge
the
18.
of
February
1600.
All
written
of
his
owne
hand
.
And
acknowledged
in
the
presence
of
Sir
Thomas
Egerton
L.
Keeper
of
the
great
Seale
,
the
L.
Buckhurst
L.
high
Treasurer
,
the
Earle
of
Notingham
L.
high
Admirall
,
and
Sir
Ro.
Cecil
principall
Secretarie
.
ON
Tuesday
before
the
Insurrection
(
as
I
remember
)
I
was
sent
vnto
by
my
L.
of
Essex
,
praying
me
to
meete
my
Lord
of
Southampton
,
Sir
Charles
Dauers
,
Sir
Iohn
Dauies
,
and
other
his
friends
at
Drury
house
where
I
should
see
a
schedule
of
his
friends
names
,
and
proiects
to
be
disputed
vpon
.
Whither
I
came
accordingly
,
and
found
the
foresaid
Earle
,
Sir
Charles
Dauers
,
Sir
Iohn
Dauies
,
and
one
Master
Litleton
.
The
names
were
shewed
,
and
numbred
to
bee
sixe
score
:
Earles
,
Barons
,
Knights
,
and
Gentlemen
.
The
proiects
were
these
:
Whether
to
attempt
the
Court
,
or
the
Tower
,
or
to
stirre
his
friends
in
London
first
,
or
whether
both
the
Court
and
Tower
at
an
instant
?
I
disliked
that
counsel
.
My
reasons
were
,
that
I
alledged
to
them
:
First
,
to
attempt
both
with
those
numbers
,
was
not
to
bee
thought
on
,
because
that
was
not
sufficient
:
and
therefore
aduised
them
to
thinke
of
some
thing
else
.
Then
they
would
needs
resolue
to
attempt
the
Court
,
withall
desired
in
mine
opinion
.
But
I
prayed
them
first
to
set
downe
the
maner
how
it
might
be
done
.
Then
Sir
Iohn
Dauies
tooke
inke
and
paper
,
and
assigned
to
diuers
principall
men
their
seuerall
places
.
Some
to
keepe
the
Gate
,
some
to
bee
in
the
Hall
,
some
to
bee
in
the
Presence
,
some
in
the
Lobby
,
some
in
the
Guard-chamber
,
others
to
come
in
with
my
Lord
himselfe
,
who
should
haue
had
the
passage
giuen
him
to
the
Priuie
chamber
,
where
he
was
to
haue
presented
himselfe
to
her
MAIESTIE
.
Ferd.
Gorges
.
Knowledged
in
the
presence
of
Tho.
Egerton
C.
S.
Tho.
Buckhurst
.
Notingham
.
Ro.
Cecill
.
The
confession
of
Sir
Iohn
Dauies
,
taken
the
18.
of
Februarie
1600.
before
the
Earle
of
Notingham
L.
high
Admirall
,
Sir
Rob.
Cecill
principall
Secretarie
,
and
Iohn
Herbert
second
Secretarie
of
Estate
.
SIr
Iohn
Dauies
being
demaunded
,
how
long
before
my
Lord
of
Essex
tumult
he
knewe
of
such
his
purpose
?
He
answeres
,
that
he
knewe
not
directly
of
any
meaning
my
Lorde
had
,
vntill
the
Sunday
seuen-night
before
,
or
thereabout
.
Being
demaunded
what
he
knew
?
then
he
answered
,
That
my
Lord
consulted
to
possesse
himselfe
of
the
Court
,
at
such
conuenient
time
when
he
might
finde
least
opposition
.
For
executing
of
which
enterprises
and
of
other
affaires
,
he
appointed
my
Lord
of
Southampton
,
sir
Charles
Dauers
,
sir
Ferdinando
Gorges
,
and
himselfe
,
to
meete
at
Drury
house
,
and
there
to
consider
of
the
same
,
and
such
other
proiects
,
as
his
Lordship
deliuered
them
.
And
principally
,
for
surprising
of
the
Court
,
and
for
the
taking
of
the
Tower
of
London
.
About
which
businesse
they
had
two
meetings
:
which
were
fiue
or
sixe
dayes
before
the
insurrection
.
He
further
sayth
,
That
Sir
Christopher
Blunt
was
not
at
this
consultation
,
but
that
hee
stayed
and
aduised
with
my
Lord
himselfe
about
other
things
to
him
vnknowen
.
For
that
my
Lord
trusted
seuerall
men
in
seuerall
businesses
,
and
not
all
together
.
Being
demanded
what
was
resolued
in
the
opinions
of
these
foure
before
named
?
He
saith
,
that
sir
Charles
Dauers
was
appointed
to
the
Presence
chamber
,
and
himselfe
to
the
Hall
.
And
that
my
Lord
was
to
determine
himselfe
,
who
should
haue
guarded
the
Court
gate
,
and
the
Water
gate
.
And
that
Sir
Charles
Dauers
vpon
a
signall
or
a
watch-word
,
should
haue
come
out
of
the
Presence
into
the
Guard
chamber
.
And
then
some
out
of
the
Hall
to
haue
met
him
,
and
so
haue
stept
betweene
the
Guard
and
their
halberds
:
of
which
Guard
they
hoped
to
haue
found
but
a
doozen
,
or
some
such
small
number
.
Being
asked
,
whether
he
heard
that
such
as
my
Lord
misliked
,
should
haue
receiued
any
violence
?
He
saith
,
that
my
Lord
auowed
the
contrary
:
And
that
my
Lorde
said
,
He
would
call
them
to
an
honourable
tryall
,
and
not
vse
the
sword
.
Being
demanded
whether
my
Lord
thought
his
enemies
to
be
Spanish
,
bona
fide
,
or
no
?
He
saith
,
that
hee
neuer
heard
any
such
speech
:
and
,
if
my
Lord
vsed
any
such
,
it
came
into
his
head
on
the
suddaine
.
Being
demaunded
what
party
my
Lord
had
in
London
?
Hee
saieth
that
the
Sheriffe
Smith
was
his
hope
,
as
he
thinketh
.
Being
demanded
whether
my
Lord
promised
libertie
of
Catholike
Religion
?
He
sayth
,
that
Sir
Christopher
Blunt
did
giue
hope
of
it
.
Iohn
Dauis
.
Exam.
per
Notingham
,
Ro.
Cecill
.
I.
Herbert
.
¶
The
confession
of
Sir
Charles
Dauers
,
taken
the
18.
of
February
Anno
1600.
before
Sir
Thomas
Egerton
L.
Keeper
of
the
great
Seale
,
the
L.
Buckhurst
L.
high
Treasurer
,
the
Earle
of
Notingham
the
Lord
high
Admirall
,
Lord
Hunsdon
L.
Chamberlaine
,
and
Sir
Robert
Cecill
principal
Secretarie
.
HE
confesseth
that
before
Christmas
,
the
Earle
of
Essex
had
bethought
himselfe
,
howe
hee
might
secure
his
accesse
vnto
the
QVEENE
in
such
sort
,
as
hee
might
not
bee
resisted
:
but
no
resolution
determinately
taken
,
vntill
the
comming
vp
of
this
Examinate
,
a
little
after
Christmas
.
And
then
he
doth
confesse
,
that
the
resolution
was
taken
,
to
possesse
himselfe
of
the
Court
:
which
resolution
was
taken
agreeable
to
certaine
articles
,
which
the
Earle
of
Essex
did
send
to
the
Earle
of
Southampton
,
this
Examinate
,
Sir
Ferdinando
Gorge
,
and
Sir
Iohn
Dauies
,
written
with
the
Earles
owne
hand
.
To
which
consultation
(
being
held
at
Druric
house
,
some
foure
or
fiue
dayes
before
Sunday
,
that
was
the
eighth
of
February
)
Littleton
came
in
towards
the
end
.
The
points
which
the
Earle
of
Essex
proiected
vnder
his
hand
were
these
.
First
,
whether
it
were
fit
to
take
the
Tower
of
London
.
The
reason
whereof
was
this
:
that
after
the
Court
was
possessed
,
it
was
necessary
to
giue
reputation
to
the
Action
,
by
hauing
such
a
place
,
to
bridle
the
Citie
,
if
there
should
be
any
mislike
of
their
possessing
the
Court.
To
the
possessing
of
the
Court
,
these
circumstances
were
considered
.
First
,
the
Earle
of
Essex
should
haue
assembled
all
the
Noblemen
and
Gentlemen
of
qualitie
on
his
party
:
out
of
which
number
,
hee
should
haue
chosen
so
many
as
should
haue
possessed
all
the
places
of
the
Court
,
where
there
might
haue
beene
any
likelihood
of
resistance
.
Which
being
done
,
the
Earle
of
Essex
,
with
diuers
Noblemen
,
should
haue
presented
himselfe
to
the
Queene
.
The
maner
how
it
should
haue
beene
executed
,
was
in
this
sort
.
Sir
Christopher
Blunt
should
haue
had
charge
of
the
vtter
gate
,
as
hee
thinketh
.
Sir
Charles
Dauers
this
Examinate
,
with
his
company
,
should
haue
made
good
the
Presence
,
and
should
haue
seazed
vpon
the
Halberds
of
the
Guard
.
Sir
Iohn
Dauies
should
haue
taken
charge
of
the
Hall
.
All
this
being
set
,
vpon
a
signall
giuen
,
the
Earle
should
haue
come
into
the
Court
with
his
company
.
Being
asked
what
they
would
haue
done
after
?
Hee
saith
,
they
would
haue
sent
to
haue
satisfied
the
Citie
,
and
haue
called
a
Parliament
.
These
were
the
resolutions
set
downe
by
the
Earle
of
Essex
of
his
owne
hand
,
after
diuers
consultations
.
He
saith
,
Cuffe
was
euer
of
opinion
,
that
the
Earle
of
Essex
should
come
in
this
sort
to
the
Court.
Charles
Dauers
.
Exam.
per
Th.
Egerton
.
C.
S.
Th.
Buckhurst
.
Notingham
.
G.
Hunsdon
.
Ro.
Cecill
.
The
second
Confession
of
Sir
Charles
Dauers
,
taken
the
same
day
,
and
set
downe
vpon
further
calling
himselfe
to
remembrance
,
vnder
his
owne
hand
,
before
Sir
Th.
Egerton
,
L.
Keeper
of
the
great
Seale
,
L.
Buckhurst
L.
high
Treasurer
,
the
Earle
of
Notingham
L.
high
Admirall
,
Sir
Rob.
Cecill
principall
Secretarie
.
SOme
points
of
the
Articles
which
my
Lord
of
Essex
sent
vnto
Drury
house
,
(
as
neere
as
I
can
remember
)
were
these
:
Whether
both
the
Court
,
and
the
Tower
should
bee
both
attempted
at
one
time
?
If
both
,
what
numbers
should
bee
thought
requisite
for
either
?
If
the
Court
alone
,
what
places
should
be
first
possessed
?
by
what
persons
?
And
for
those
,
which
were
not
to
come
into
the
Court
before
hand
;
where
,
and
in
what
sort
they
might
assemble
themselues
,
with
least
suspition
to
come
in
with
my
Lord
?
Whether
it
were
not
fit
for
my
Lord
,
and
some
of
the
principall
persons
,
to
be
armed
with
priuie
coates
?
Charles
Dauers
.
Knowledged
in
the
presence
of
Tho.
Egerton
.
C.
S.
T.
Buckhurst
.
Notingham
.
Rob.
Cecill
.
The
first
Confession
of
Sir
Christopher
Blunt
examined
the
18.
of
Februarie
1600.
before
Io.
Herbert
second
Secretarie
of
Estate
,
and
in
the
presence
of
Nich
Kempe
Counseller
at
Law
,
William
Wa●marke
,
William
Martin
,
Robert
Andrewes
,
Citizens
:
Iohn
Treuor
Surueyor
of
the
Nauy
,
and
Thomas
Thorney
his
Surgeon
.
HE
confesseth
that
the
Earle
of
Essex
sent
Wiseman
,
about
the
20.
of
Ianuarie
,
to
visit
his
wife
,
with
letters
of
complement
,
and
to
require
him
to
comevp
vnto
him
to
London
,
to
settle
his
estate
according
as
he
had
written
vnto
him
before
some
few
dayes
.
Being
demaunded
to
what
ende
they
went
to
the
Citie
,
to
ioyne
with
such
strength
as
they
hoped
for
there
:
he
confesseth
,
it
was
to
secure
the
Earle
of
Essex
his
life
,
against
such
forces
as
should
be
sent
against
him
.
And
being
asked
,
what
,
against
the
Queenes
forces
?
he
answered
,
that
must
haue
beene
iudged
afterwards
.
But
being
further
asked
,
whether
he
did
aduise
to
come
vnto
the
Court
ouer
night
?
He
saith
no.
For
,
Sir
Ferdinando
Gorge
did
assure
,
that
the
Alarum
was
taken
of
it
at
the
Court
,
and
the
Guards
doubled
.
Being
asked
whether
hee
thought
any
Prince
could
haue
endured
,
to
haue
any
Subiect
make
the
Citie
his
Mediator
?
or
,
to
gather
force
to
speake
for
him
?
He
saith
,
he
is
not
read
in
stories
of
former
times
:
but
he
doth
not
know
,
but
that
in
former
times
Subiectes
haue
vsed
force
for
their
mediation
.
Being
asked
,
what
should
haue
bene
done
by
any
of
the
persons
,
that
should
haue
beene
remoued
from
the
Queene
?
He
answered
,
that
he
neuer
found
my
Lord
disposed
to
shed
blood
:
but
that
any
that
should
haue
bene
found
,
should
haue
had
indifferent
triall
.
Being
asked
vpon
his
conscience
,
whether
the
Earle
of
Essex
did
not
giue
him
comfort
,
that
if
he
came
to
authoritie
,
there
should
bee
a
toleration
for
Religion
?
He
confesseth
,
he
should
haue
bene
to
blame
to
haue
denied
it
.
Chr.
Blunt
.
This
was
read
vnto
Sir
Christopher
Blunt
,
and
afterwards
signed
by
him
in
the
presence
of
vs
,
who
are
vnder
written
:
Io.
Herbert
.
Nicho.
Kemp.
Wil.
Waimarke
.
Wil.
Martin
.
Robert
Andrewes
.
Iohn
Treuor
.
Th.
Thorney
.
¶
The
second
Confession
of
Sir
Christopher
Blunt
the
same
day
,
viz.
the
18.
of
February
:
taken
before
M.
Iohn
Herbert
second
Secretarie
of
Estate
,
and
subscribed
by
him
in
the
presence
of
Nicholas
Kemp
Counsellor
at
Law
,
Thomas
Thorney
his
Surgeon
,
and
William
Martin
,
Robert
Andrewes
,
and
Randolph
Bull
,
Citizens
.
SIr
Christopher
Blunt
(
after
the
signing
of
this
confession
)
being
told
,
that
he
did
not
deale
plainly
,
excused
himselfe
by
his
former
weakenesse
,
This
weaknes
was
in
respect
of
his
hurt
receiuedin
charging
her
Maiesties
forces
at
Ludgate
.
(
putting
vs
in
minde
that
hee
said
once
before
,
that
when
he
was
able
to
speake
,
he
would
tel
all
trueth
)
doth
now
confesse
:
That
foure
or
fiue
dayes
before
the
Earle
of
Essex
did
rise
,
hee
did
set
downe
certaine
Articles
to
bee
considered
on
,
which
hee
sawe
not
,
vntil
afterward
he
was
made
acquainted
with
them
,
when
they
had
amongst
themselues
disputed
:
which
were
these
.
One
of
them
was
;
Whether
the
Tower
of
London
should
be
taken
.
Another
,
Whether
they
should
not
possesse
the
Court
,
and
so
secure
my
Lord
,
and
other
men
to
come
to
the
Queene
.
For
the
first
concerning
the
Tower
,
he
did
not
like
it
:
concluding
,
that
he
that
had
the
power
of
the
Queene
,
should
haue
that
.
He
confesseth
that
vpon
Saturday
night
,
when
M.
Secretary
Herbert
had
bene
with
the
Earle
,
and
that
hee
saw
some
suspicion
was
taken
:
hee
thought
it
in
vaine
to
attempt
the
Court
,
and
perswaded
him
rather
to
saue
himselfe
by
flight
,
then
to
ingage
himselfe
further
,
and
all
his
company
.
And
so
the
resolution
of
the
Earle
grewe
to
go
into
the
Citie
,
in
hope
(
as
he
saide
before
)
to
finde
many
friends
there
.
Hee
doeth
also
say
,
that
the
Earle
did
vsually
,
speake
of
his
purpose
to
alter
the
gouernement
.
Chr.
Blunt
.
Exam
per.
Io.
Herbert
.
Subscribed
in
presence
of
Nico.
Kempe
,
Tho.
Thorney
,
Rob.
Andrewes
,
W.
Martin
,
Randolph
Bull.
¶
The
Declaration
of
the
Lord
Keeper
,
the
Earle
of
Worcester
,
and
the
L.
Chiefe
Iustice
of
England
.
VPon
Sunday
,
being
the
eight
of
February
last
past
,
about
ten
of
the
clocke
in
the
forenoone
,
the
Lord
Keeper
of
the
great
Seale
,
the
Earle
of
Worcester
,
Sir
William
Knollis
Comptroller
of
her
Maiesties
Householde
,
and
the
Lord
Chiefe
Iustice
of
England
,
being
commaunded
by
direction
from
the
QVEENES
MAIESTIE
,
did
repaire
to
the
late
earle
of
Essex
his
house
,
and
finding
the
gate
shut
against
them
,
after
a
little
stay
they
were
let
in
at
the
wicket
.
And
assoone
as
they
were
within
the
gate
,
the
wicket
was
shutte
vpon
them
,
and
all
their
seruants
kept
out
.
At
their
comming
thither
,
they
found
the
court
full
of
men
assembled
together
in
verie
tumultuous
sort
:
The
Earles
of
Essex
,
Rutland
,
and
Southampton
,
and
the
Lord
Sandys
,
Master
Parker
,
commonly
called
Lord
Mountegle
,
Sir
Christopher
Blunt
,
Sir
Charles
Dauers
,
and
manie
other
Knights
and
Gentlemen
,
and
other
persons
vnknowen
,
which
flocked
together
about
the
Lorde
Keeper
,
&c.
And
thereupon
the
Lorde
Keeper
tolde
the
Earle
of
Essex
,
that
they
were
sent
from
her
MAIESTIE
,
to
vnderstand
the
cause
of
this
their
assembly
,
and
to
let
them
know
,
That
if
they
had
any
particular
cause
of
griefe
against
any
persons
whatsoeuer
,
it
should
be
heard
,
and
they
should
haue
iustice
.
Hereupon
the
Earle
of
Essex
with
a
very
lowd
voice
declared
,
That
his
life
was
sought
,
and
that
hee
should
haue
beene
murthered
in
his
bed
;
that
he
had
beene
perfidiously
dealt
with
;
that
his
hand
had
beene
counterfaited
,
and
Letters
written
in
his
name
;
and
that
therefore
they
were
assembled
there
together
to
defend
their
liues
:
with
much
other
speech
to
like
effect
.
Hereupon
the
Lord
Chiefe
Iustice
sayd
vnto
the
Earle
,
That
if
they
had
any
such
matter
of
griefe
,
or
if
any
such
matter
were
attempted
or
purposed
against
him
,
he
willed
the
Earle
to
declare
it
,
assuring
him
that
it
should
be
truely
related
to
her
MAIESTIE
,
and
that
it
should
be
indifferently
heard
,
and
iustice
should
be
done
,
whomsoeuer
it
concerned
.
To
this
the
Earle
of
Southampton
obiected
the
assault
made
vpon
him
by
the
Lord
Gray
.
Whereunto
the
Lord
Chiefe
Iustice
sayd
,
That
in
his
case
,
iustice
had
beene
done
,
and
the
partie
imprisoned
for
it
.
And
hereupon
the
Lord
Keeper
did
eftsoones
will
the
Earle
of
Essex
,
that
whatsoeuer
priuate
matter
or
offence
hee
had
against
any
person
whatsoeuer
,
if
hee
would
deliuer
it
vnto
them
,
they
would
faithfully
and
honestly
deliuer
it
to
the
QVEENES
MAIESTY
,
and
doubted
not
to
procure
him
honourable
and
equall
iustice
,
whomsoeuer
it
concerned
:
requiring
him
,
that
if
hee
would
not
declare
it
openly
,
that
hee
woulde
impart
it
vnto
them
priuatelie
,
and
doubted
not
but
they
would
satisfie
him
in
it
.
Vpon
this
there
was
a
great
clamour
raised
amongst
the
multitude
,
crying
,
Away
my
Lorde
,
They
abuse
you
,
They
betray
you
,
They
vndoe
you
,
You
lose
time
.
Whereupon
the
Lord
Keeper
put
on
his
Hat
,
&
said
with
a
loud
voice
,
My
Lord
,
let
vs
speake
with
you
priuately
,
and
vnderstand
your
griefes
:
And
I
command
you
all
vpon
your
allegiance
,
to
lay
downe
your
weapons
,
and
to
depart
,
which
you
ought
all
to
doe
,
being
thus
commanded
,
if
you
be
good
Subiects
,
and
owe
that
duetie
to
the
QVEENES
MAIESTY
which
you
professe
.
Whereupon
they
all
brake
out
into
an
exceeding
loud
shout
and
cry
,
crying
,
All
,
all
,
all
.
And
whilest
the
Lord
Keeper
was
speaking
,
and
commanding
them
vpon
their
allegiance
,
as
is
before
declared
,
the
Earle
of
Essex
and
the
most
part
of
that
Company
did
put
on
their
hats
,
and
so
the
Earle
of
Essex
went
into
the
house
,
and
the
Lord
Keeper
,
&c.
followed
him
,
thinking
that
his
purpose
had
beene
to
speake
with
them
priuately
,
as
they
had
required
.
And
as
they
were
going
,
some
of
that
disordered
Companie
cried
,
Kill
them
.
And
as
they
were
going
into
the
great
Chamber
,
some
cried
,
Cast
the
great
Seale
out
of
the
window
.
Some
other
cried
there
,
Kill
them
:
and
some
other
sayd
,
Nay
,
let
vs
shop
them
vp
.
The
Lorde
Keeper
did
often
call
to
the
Earle
of
Essex
to
speake
with
them
priuately
,
thinking
still
that
his
meaning
had
beene
so
,
vntill
the
Earle
brought
them
into
his
backe
Chamber
,
and
there
gaue
order
to
haue
the
further
doore
of
that
Chamber
shut
fast
.
And
at
his
going
foorth
out
of
that
Chamber
,
the
Lorde
Keeper
pressing
againe
to
haue
spoken
with
the
Earle
of
Essex
,
the
Earle
sayd
,
My
Lords
,
be
patient
a
while
,
and
stay
heere
,
and
I
will
goe
into
London
,
and
take
order
with
the
Maior
and
Shiriffes
for
the
Citie
,
and
will
be
heere
againe
within
this
halfe
houre
.
And
so
departed
from
the
Lord
Keeper
,
&c.
leauing
the
Lord
Keeper
,
&c
and
diuers
of
the
Gentlemen
Pensioners
in
that
Chamber
,
guarded
by
Sir
Iohn
Dauis
,
Francis
Tresham
,
and
Owen
Salisburie
,
with
musquet
shot
,
where
they
continued
vntill
Sir
Ferdinando
Gorges
came
and
deliuered
them
about
foure
of
the
clocke
in
the
afternoone
.
In
the
meane
time
wee
did
often
require
Sir
Iohn
Dauis
,
and
Francis
Tresham
,
to
suffer
vs
to
depart
,
or
at
the
least
,
to
suffer
some
one
of
vs
to
go
to
the
QVEENES
MAIESTY
,
to
informe
her
where
and
in
what
sort
we
were
kept
.
But
they
answered
,
That
my
Lord
(
meaning
the
Earle
of
Essex
)
had
commanded
that
we
should
not
depart
before
his
returne
,
which
(
they
said
)
would
be
very
shortly
.
Thomas
Egerton
C.
S.
Edward
Worcester
.
Iohn
Popham
.
¶
The
examination
of
Roger
Earle
of
Rutland
,
the
12.
of
February
1600.
taken
before
Sir
Thomas
Egerton
L.
Keeper
of
the
great
Seale
,
the
L.
Buckhurst
L.
high
Treasurer
,
the
Earle
of
Notingham
L.
high
Admirall
,
Sir
Robert
Cecill
Principall
Secretary
,
and
Sir
Io.
Popham
L.
chiefe
Iustice
of
England
.
HE
saith
,
that
at
his
comming
to
Essex
house
on
Sunday
morning
last
,
he
found
there
with
the
Earle
of
Essex
,
the
Lord
Sandys
,
and
the
L.
Chandos
,
and
diuers
Knights
and
gentlemen
.
And
the
Earle
of
Essex
tolde
this
Examinate
,
That
his
life
was
practised
to
bee
taken
away
by
the
Lord
Cobham
,
and
Sir
Walter
Raleigh
,
when
he
was
sent
for
to
the
Counsell
.
And
the
Earle
said
,
That
now
he
meant
by
the
helpe
of
his
friends
,
to
defend
himselfe
And
saith
,
that
the
deteining
of
the
Lord
Keeper
and
the
other
Lords
sent
to
the
Earle
from
the
Queene
,
was
a
stratageme
of
warre
.
And
saith
,
That
the
Earle
of
Essex
told
him
,
that
London
stood
for
him
,
and
that
Sherife
Smith
had
giuen
him
intelligence
,
that
hee
would
make
as
many
men
to
assist
him
as
he
could
.
And
further
the
Earle
of
Essex
said
,
That
he
meant
to
possesse
himselfe
of
the
Citie
,
the
better
to
enable
himselfe
to
reuenge
him
on
his
enemies
,
the
Lord
Cobham
,
Sir
Robert
Cecil
,
and
sir
Walter
Raleigh
.
And
this
Examinate
confesseth
,
that
he
resolued
to
liue
and
die
with
the
Earle
of
Essex
:
and
that
the
Earle
of
Essex
did
intend
to
make
his
forces
so
strong
,
that
her
Maiestie
should
not
be
able
to
resist
him
in
the
reuenge
of
his
enemies
.
And
saith
,
that
the
Earle
of
Essex
was
most
inward
with
the
Earle
of
Southampton
,
Sir
Christopher
Blunt
,
and
others
:
who
haue
of
long
time
shewed
themselues
discontented
,
and
haue
aduised
the
Earle
of
Essex
to
take
other
courses
,
and
to
stand
vpon
his
guard
.
And
saith
,
that
when
the
Earle
of
Essex
was
talking
with
the
L.
Keeper
,
and
other
the
Lords
sent
from
her
Maiestie
,
diuers
sayd
,
My
Lord
,
they
meane
to
abuse
you
,
&
you
loose
time
.
And
when
the
Earle
came
to
Sherife
Smiths
,
hee
desired
him
to
send
for
the
Lord
Maior
,
that
hee
might
speake
with
him
.
And
as
the
Earle
went
in
the
streetes
of
London
,
this
Examinate
sayd
to
diuers
of
the
Citizens
,
that
if
they
would
needes
come
,
that
it
was
better
for
their
safetie
to
come
with
weapons
in
their
hands
.
And
saith
,
that
the
Earle
of
Essex
(
at
the
end
of
the
streete
where
Sherife
Smith
dwelt
)
cried
out
to
the
Citizens
,
That
they
did
him
harme
,
for
that
they
came
naked
:
and
willed
them
to
get
them
weapons
.
And
the
Earle
of
Essex
also
cried
out
to
the
Citizens
,
That
the
Crowne
of
England
was
offred
to
be
solde
to
the
Infanta
.
And
saith
,
that
the
Earle
burned
diuers
papers
,
that
were
in
a
little
Casket
,
whereof
one
was
,
as
the
Earle
sayd
,
An
historie
of
his
troubles
.
And
sayth
,
that
when
they
were
assaulted
in
Essex
house
,
after
their
returne
,
they
first
resolued
to
haue
made
a
sallie
out
.
And
the
Earle
sayd
,
that
he
was
determined
to
die
:
and
yet
in
the
end
they
changed
their
opinion
,
and
yeelded
.
And
sayth
,
that
the
Earle
of
Southampton
,
sir
Christopher
Blunt
,
and
sir
Iohn
Dauies
aduised
the
Earle
of
Essex
,
that
the
Lord
Keeper
and
his
company
should
be
deteined
.
And
this
Examinate
sayth
,
that
he
heard
diuers
there
present
cry
out
,
Kill
them
,
kill
them
.
And
sayth
,
that
he
thinketh
the
Earle
of
Essex
intended
,
that
after
he
had
possessed
himselfe
of
the
Citie
,
hee
would
intreat
the
Lord
Keeper
and
his
company
,
to
accompany
him
to
the
Court
.
Hee
sayth
,
hee
heard
Sir
Christopher
Blunt
say
openly
in
the
presence
of
the
Earle
of
Essex
and
others
,
how
fearefull
,
and
in
what
seuerall
humors
they
should
finde
them
at
the
Court
,
when
they
came
thither
.
Rutland
.
Exam.
per
Th.
Egerton
C.
S.
T.
Buckhurst
.
Notingham
.
Ro
Cecill
.
Io.
Popham
.
¶
The
Confession
of
William
Lord
Sandys
,
of
the
parish
of
Sherborne
Cowdry
,
in
the
Countie
of
Southampton
,
taken
this
16.
of
February
1600.
before
Sir
Iohn
Popham
L.
chiefe
Iustice
,
Roger
Wilbraham
Master
of
the
Requests
,
and
Edw.
Coke
her
Maiesties
Atturney
Generall
.
HE
saith
,
that
hee
neuer
vnderstood
,
that
the
Earle
did
meane
to
stand
vpon
his
strength
,
till
Sunday
in
the
morning
,
being
the
eight
of
this
instant
Februarie
.
And
saith
,
that
in
the
morning
of
that
day
,
this
Examinat
was
sent
for
by
the
Earle
of
Essex
,
about
sixe
or
seuen
of
the
clocke
:
and
the
Earle
sent
for
him
by
his
seruant
Warberton
,
who
was
married
to
a
widowe
in
Hampshire
.
And
at
his
comming
to
the
Earle
,
there
were
sixe
or
seuen
Gentlemen
with
him
:
but
remembreth
not
what
they
were
:
and
next
after
,
of
a
Noble
man
,
came
my
Lord
Chandos
,
and
after
him
came
the
Earle
of
Southampton
,
and
presently
after
,
the
Earle
of
Rutland
,
and
after
him
Master
Parker
,
commonly
called
the
Lord
Mountegle
.
And
sayeth
,
that
at
his
comming
to
the
Earle
of
Essex
,
he
complained
That
it
was
practised
by
Sir
Walter
Raleigh
to
haue
murdered
him
,
as
hee
should
haue
gone
to
the
Lord
Treasurers
house
,
with
Master
Secretary
Herbert
.
And
saith
,
that
he
was
present
in
the
Court-yard
of
Essex
house
,
when
the
Lord
Keeper
,
the
Earle
of
Worcester
,
Sir
William
Knollis
,
and
the
Lorde
Chiefe
Iustice
,
came
from
the
QVEENES
MAIESTIE
to
the
Earle
of
Essex
.
And
the
Lord
Chiefe
Iustice
required
the
Earle
of
Essex
to
haue
some
priuate
conference
with
him
:
and
that
,
if
any
priuate
wrongs
were
offered
vnto
him
,
that
they
would
make
true
report
thereof
to
her
MAIESTIE
,
who
no
doubt
would
reforme
the
same
.
And
sayeth
,
that
this
Examinat
went
with
the
Earle
,
and
the
rest
of
his
company
to
London
to
Sherife
Smithes
:
but
went
not
into
the
house
with
him
,
but
stayed
in
the
streete
a
while
,
and
being
sent
for
by
the
Earle
of
Essex
,
went
into
the
house
,
and
from
thence
came
with
him
,
till
hee
came
to
Ludgate
:
which
place
being
guarded
,
and
resistance
being
made
,
and
perceiued
by
the
Earle
of
Essex
,
he
said
vnto
his
company
,
Charge
:
And
thereupon
sir
Christopher
Blunt
,
and
others
of
his
company
,
gaue
the
Charge
,
and
being
repulsed
,
and
this
Examinat
hurt
in
the
legge
,
the
Earle
retired
with
this
Examinat
and
others
,
to
his
house
,
called
Essex
house
.
And
on
his
retire
,
the
Earle
said
to
this
Examinat
,
That
if
Sherife
Smith
did
not
his
part
,
that
his
part
was
as
farre
foorth
as
the
Earles
owne
,
which
mooued
him
to
thinke
,
that
he
trusted
to
the
Citie
.
And
when
the
Earle
was
after
his
retire
in
Essex
house
,
he
tooke
an
yron
Casket
,
and
broke
it
open
,
and
burnt
diuerse
papers
in
it
.
Whereof
there
was
a
booke
,
as
he
taketh
it
:
and
said
as
he
was
burning
of
them
,
That
they
should
tell
no
tales
to
hurt
his
friends
.
And
saith
,
that
the
Earle
saide
,
That
he
had
a
blacke
bagge
about
his
necke
,
that
should
tell
no
tales
.
William
Sandys
.
Exam.
per
Ioh.
Popham
.
Roger
Wilbraham
.
Edw.
Coke
.
¶
The
Examination
of
the
Lord
Cromwell
,
taken
the
7.
of
March
1600.
by
Sir
I.
Popham
L.
chiefe
Iustice
,
Christ
.
Yeluerton
her
Maiesties
Sergeant
,
and
Fr.
Bacon
of
her
Maiesties
learned
Councell
.
AT
the
Sherifs
house
this
Examinate
pressed
in
with
the
rest
,
This
Examination
as
appeareth
by
the
date
,
was
taken
after
Essex
arraignment
,
but
is
inserted
,
to
shew
how
the
speech
of
the
Realme
to
be
solde
to
the
Infanta
,
which
at
his
arraignment
he
deriued
from
M.
Secretary
,
at
Shr.
Smiths
house
he
said
was
aduertised
out
of
Ireland
And
with
this
latter
concurre
many
other
examinations
.
and
found
the
Earls
shifting
themselues
in
an
inner
chamber
:
where
he
heard
my
L.
of
Essex
certifie
the
Company
,
that
he
had
bene
aduertised
out
of
Ireland
(
which
hee
would
not
nowe
hide
from
them
)
that
the
Realme
should
be
deliuered
ouer
to
the
handes
of
the
Infanta
of
Spaine
,
and
that
he
was
wished
to
looke
to
it
.
Further
,
that
he
was
to
seeke
redresse
for
iniuries
:
and
that
he
had
left
at
his
house
for
pledges
,
the
Lord
Keeper
,
the
Earle
of
Worcester
,
Sir
William
Knollis
,
and
the
Lord
chiefe
Iustice
.
Edw.
Cromwell
.
Exam.
per
Io
Popham
.
Chr.
Yeluerton
.
Fr.
Bacon
.
¶
Sir
Christopher
Blunt
,
knight
,
at
the
time
of
his
arraignement
,
did
openly
at
the
Barre
desire
to
speake
with
the
L.
Admiral
,
and
M.
Secretary
:
before
whom
he
made
this
Confession
folowing
:
Which
the
Earle
of
Southampton
confirmed
afterwards
:
and
he
himselfe
likewise
at
his
death
.
HE
confesseth
,
that
at
the
Castle
of
Dublin
,
in
that
lodging
,
which
was
once
the
Earle
of
Southamptons
,
the
Earle
of
Essex
purposing
his
returne
into
England
,
aduised
with
the
Earle
of
Southampton
,
and
himselfe
,
of
his
best
maner
of
going
into
England
for
his
securitie
,
seeing
to
goe
hee
was
resolued
.
At
that
time
he
propounded
his
going
with
a
competent
number
of
souldiers
,
to
the
number
of
two
or
three
thousand
,
to
haue
made
good
his
first
landing
with
that
Force
,
vntill
hee
coulde
haue
drawen
vnto
himselfe
a
sufficient
strength
to
haue
proceeded
further
.
From
this
purpose
,
this
Examinate
did
vse
all
forcible
perswasions
:
alledging
not
only
his
owne
ruine
,
which
should
follow
thereof
,
and
all
those
which
should
adhere
to
him
in
that
action
:
but
vrging
it
to
him
,
as
a
matter
most
foule
,
because
hee
was
not
onely
helde
a
Patron
of
his
Countrey
,
which
by
this
meanes
hee
should
haue
destroyed
:
but
also
,
should
haue
layed
vpon
himselfe
an
irreuocable
blot
,
hauing
bene
so
deeply
bound
to
her
MAIESTIE
.
To
which
disswasion
,
the
Earle
of
Southampton
also
inclined
.
This
desseigne
being
thus
disswaded
by
them
,
then
they
fell
to
a
second
consideration
.
And
therein
this
Examinate
confesseth
,
that
hee
rather
aduised
him
,
if
needes
hee
would
goe
,
to
take
with
him
some
competent
number
of
choise
men
.
He
did
not
name
vnto
him
any
particular
power
,
that
would
haue
come
to
him
at
his
landing
,
but
assured
himselfe
that
his
Armie
would
haue
bene
quickly
increased
by
all
sorts
of
discontented
people
.
He
did
confesse
before
his
going
that
hee
was
assured
that
many
of
the
Rebels
would
be
aduised
by
him
:
but
named
none
in
particular
.
¶
The
Examination
of
the
Earle
of
Southampton
after
his
Arraignement
:
taken
before
the
Earle
of
Notingham
Lord
high
Admirall
,
Sir
Robert
Cecill
principall
Secretarie
,
and
M.
Iohn
Herbert
second
Secretary
of
Estate
.
SIr
Christopher
Blunt
being
hurt
,
and
lying
in
the
Castle
of
Dublin
,
in
a
chamber
which
had
bene
mine
,
the
Earle
of
Essex
one
day
tooke
me
thither
with
him
:
where
being
none
but
we
three
,
he
told
vs
,
he
found
it
necessarie
for
him
to
goe
into
England
,
and
thought
it
fit
to
carie
with
him
as
much
of
the
Armie
,
as
he
could
conueniently
transport
,
to
goe
on
shore
with
him
to
Wales
,
and
there
to
make
good
his
landing
with
those
,
till
hee
could
send
for
more
.
Not
doubting
but
his
Army
would
so
increase
in
a
small
time
,
that
hee
should
bee
able
to
march
to
London
,
and
make
his
conditions
,
as
he
desired
.
To
which
proiect
I
answered
,
that
I
held
it
altogether
vnfit
,
aswell
in
respect
of
his
conscience
to
God
,
and
his
loue
to
his
countrey
,
as
his
duetie
to
his
Souereigne
,
of
which
,
he
(
of
all
men
)
ought
to
haue
greatest
regard
,
seeing
her
Maiesties
fauours
to
him
had
bene
so
extraordinarie
.
Wherefore
,
I
could
neuer
giue
any
consent
vnto
it
.
Sir
Christopher
Blunt
ioyned
with
me
in
this
opinion
.
Exam.
per
Notingham
,
Ro.
Cecil
,
Io.
Herbert
.
¶
The
speaches
of
Sir
Chr.
Blunt
,
at
the
time
of
his
death
,
as
neere
as
they
could
be
remembred
March
18.
1600.
MY
Lords
,
and
you
that
be
present
,
Although
I
must
confesse
,
that
it
were
better
fitting
the
little
time
I
haue
to
breath
,
to
bestow
the
same
in
asking
God
forgiuenes
for
my
manifold
and
abominable
sinnes
,
then
to
vse
any
other
discourse
,
especially
,
hauing
both
an
imperfection
of
speech
,
and
God
knowes
,
a
weake
memorie
,
by
reason
of
my
late
grieuous
wound
:
Yet
to
satisfie
all
those
that
are
present
,
what
course
hath
bene
held
by
me
,
in
this
late
enterprise
,
because
I
was
sayd
to
be
an
Instigator
,
and
setter
on
of
the
late
Earle
,
I
will
truely
,
and
vpon
the
perill
of
my
soule
,
speake
the
trueth
.
It
is
true
,
that
the
first
time
that
euer
I
vnderstoode
of
any
dangerous
discontentment
in
my
L.
of
Essex
,
was
about
three
yeeres
agoe
,
at
Wansted
,
vpon
his
comming
one
day
from
Greenwich
.
At
that
time
he
spake
many
things
vnto
mee
,
but
descended
into
no
particulars
,
but
in
generall
termes
.
After
which
time
,
he
neuer
brake
with
me
in
any
matter
,
tending
to
the
alteration
of
the
State
,
(
I
protest
before
God
)
vntill
he
came
into
Ireland
,
other
then
I
might
conceiue
,
that
he
was
of
an
ambitious
and
discontented
mind
.
But
,
when
I
lay
at
the
Castle
of
Thomas
Lee
,
called
Reban
,
in
Ireland
,
grieuously
hurt
,
and
doubted
of
my
life
:
hee
came
to
visit
mee
,
and
then
began
to
acquaint
me
with
his
intent
.
As
hee
thus
spake
,
the
Sheriffe
began
to
interrupt
him
,
and
told
him
the
houre
was
past
.
But
my
Lord
Gray
,
and
Sir
Walter
Raleigh
Captaine
of
the
Guard
,
called
to
the
Sheriffe
,
and
required
him
not
to
interrupt
him
,
but
to
suffer
him
quietly
to
finish
his
prayers
and
confessions
.
Sir
Christopher
Blunt
said
,
Is
Sir
Walter
Raleigh
there
?
Those
on
the
scaffold
answered
,
Yea.
To
whom
Sir
Christopher
Blunt
spake
on
this
maner
.
Sir
Walter
Raleigh
,
I
thanke
God
that
you
are
present
.
I
had
an
infinite
desire
to
speake
with
you
,
to
aske
you
forgiuenes
ere
I
died
,
both
for
the
wrong
done
you
,
and
for
my
particular
ill
intent
towards
you
:
I
beseech
you
forgiue
me
.
Sir
Walter
Raleigh
answered
,
that
he
most
willingly
forgaue
him
,
and
besought
God
to
forgiue
him
,
and
to
giue
him
his
diuine
comfort
:
protesting
before
the
Lord
,
that
whatsoeuer
Sir
Christopher
Blunt
meant
towards
him
,
for
his
part
,
he
neuer
had
any
ill
intent
towards
him
:
And
further
saide
to
Sir
Christopher
Blunt
,
I
pray
you
without
offence
,
let
me
put
you
in
minde
that
you
haue
bene
esteemed
,
not
only
a
principall
prouoker
and
perswader
of
the
Earle
of
Essex
in
all
his
vndutifull
courses
,
but
especially
an
aduiser
in
that
which
hath
bene
confessed
of
his
purpose
to
transport
a
great
part
of
her
Maiesties
Armie
out
of
Ireland
into
England
,
to
land
at
Milford
,
and
thence
to
turne
it
against
her
sacred
person
.
You
shall
doe
well
to
tell
the
trueth
,
and
to
satisfie
the
world
.
To
which
he
answered
thus
.
Sir
,
if
you
will
giue
me
patience
,
I
will
deliuer
a
trueth
,
speaking
now
my
last
,
in
the
presence
of
God
,
in
whose
mercie
I
trust
.
And
then
hee
directed
himselfe
to
my
Lord
Gray
,
and
my
Lord
Compton
,
and
the
rest
that
sate
on
horsebacke
neere
the
scaffold
.
When
I
was
brought
from
Reban
to
Dublin
,
and
lodged
in
the
Castle
,
his
Lordship
and
the
Earle
of
Southampton
came
to
visite
me
;
and
to
be
short
,
he
began
thus
plainely
with
me
:
That
hee
intended
to
transport
a
choise
part
of
the
Armie
of
Ireland
into
England
,
and
land
them
in
Wales
,
at
Milford
,
or
thereabouts
:
and
so
securing
his
descent
,
thereby
would
gather
such
other
forces
,
as
might
inable
him
to
march
to
London
.
To
which
,
I
protest
before
the
Lord
God
,
I
made
this
,
or
the
like
answere
:
that
I
would
that
night
consider
of
it
,
which
I
did
.
And
the
next
day
the
Earles
came
againe
:
I
told
them
,
that
such
an
enterprise
,
as
it
was
most
dangerous
,
so
would
it
cost
much
blood
,
as
I
could
not
like
of
it
:
besides
many
hazzards
,
which
at
this
time
I
cannot
remember
vnto
you
,
neither
will
the
time
permit
it
.
But
I
rather
aduised
him
to
goe
ouer
himselfe
with
a
good
traine
,
and
make
sure
of
the
Court
,
and
then
make
his
owne
conditions
.
And
although
it
be
true
,
that
(
as
we
all
protested
in
our
examinations
and
arraignements
)
we
neuer
resolued
of
doing
hurt
to
her
Maiesties
person
:
(
for
in
none
of
our
consultations
was
there
set
downe
any
such
purpose
)
yet
,
I
know
,
and
must
confesse
,
if
we
had
failed
of
our
ends
,
we
should
(
rather
then
haue
bene
disapointed
)
euen
haue
drawne
blood
from
her selfe
.
From
henceforward
,
he
dealt
no
more
with
mee
herein
,
vntill
he
was
discharged
of
his
keeper
,
at
Essex
house
.
And
then
,
he
againe
asked
mine
aduise
,
and
disputed
the
matter
with
me
;
but
resolued
not
.
I
went
then
into
the
Countrey
,
and
before
he
sent
for
me
(
which
was
some
tenne
daies
before
his
Rebellion
)
I
neuer
heard
more
of
the
matter
.
And
then
hee
wrote
vnto
mee
,
to
come
vp
,
vpon
pretence
of
making
some
assurances
of
land
,
and
the
like
I
will
leaue
the
rest
vnto
my
confessions
,
giuen
to
that
honourable
Lord
Admirall
,
and
worthy
M.
Secretary
,
(
to
whom
I
beseech
you
sir
Walter
Raleigh
commend
me
)
I
can
requite
their
fauourable
&
charitable
dealing
with
me
,
with
nought
els
but
my
prayers
for
them
.
And
I
beseech
God
of
his
mercy
,
to
saue
and
preserue
the
Queene
,
who
hath
giuen
comfort
to
my
soule
,
in
that
I
heare
shee
hath
forgiuen
mee
all
,
but
the
sentence
of
the
Lawe
,
which
I
most
worthily
deserued
,
and
do
most
willingly
imbrace
,
and
hope
that
GOD
will
haue
mercy
and
compassion
on
me
,
who
haue
offended
him
as
many
wayes
,
as
euer
sinfull
wretch
did
.
I
haue
lead
a
life
so
farre
from
his
precepts
,
as
no
sinner
more
.
God
forgiue
it
mee
,
and
forgiue
mee
my
wicked
thoughts
,
my
licentious
life
,
and
this
right
arme
of
mine
,
which
(
I
feare
me
)
hath
drawen
blood
in
this
last
Action
.
And
I
beseech
you
all
beare
witnesse
,
that
I
die
a
Catholike
,
yet
so
,
as
I
hope
to
be
saued
onely
by
the
death
and
passion
of
Christ
,
and
by
his
merits
,
not
ascribing
any
thing
to
mine
owne
works
.
And
I
trust
you
are
all
good
people
,
and
your
prayers
may
profit
me
.
Farewell
my
worthy
Lord
Gray
,
and
my
Lord
Compton
,
and
to
you
all
,
God
send
you
both
to
liue
long
in
honour
.
I
will
desire
to
say
a
few
prayers
,
and
imbrace
my
death
most
willingly
.
With
that
hee
turned
from
the
rayle
,
towards
the
Executioner
:
and
the
Minister
offering
to
speake
with
him
,
he
came
againe
to
the
raile
,
and
besought
that
his
conscience
might
not
be
troubled
,
for
he
was
resolued
;
which
he
desired
for
Gods
sake
.
Whereupon
commandement
was
giuen
,
that
the
Minister
should
not
interrupt
him
any
further
.
After
which
he
prepared
himselfe
to
the
blocke
,
and
so
died
very
manfully
and
resolutely
.
¶
An
abstract
out
of
the
Earle
of
Essex
Confession
vnder
his
owne
hande
.
VPon
Saturday
the
21.
of
February
,
after
the
late
Earle
of
Essex
had
desired
vs
to
come
to
him
,
as
well
to
deliuer
his
knowledge
of
those
treasons
,
which
he
had
formerly
denied
at
the
Barre
,
as
also
to
recommend
his
humble
and
earnest
request
,
that
her
Maiesty
would
bee
pleased
(
out
of
her
grace
and
fauour
)
to
suffer
him
to
die
priuately
in
the
Towre
:
He
did
marueilous
earnestly
desire
,
that
we
would
suffer
him
to
speake
vnto
Cuffe
his
Secretary
:
Against
whome
hee
vehemently
complained
vnto
vs
,
to
haue
bene
a
principall
Instigator
to
these
violent
courses
,
which
he
had
vndertaken
.
Wherein
he
protested
,
that
he
chiefly
desired
that
he
might
make
it
appeare
,
that
he
was
not
the
onely
perswader
of
these
great
offences
,
which
they
had
committed
:
but
that
Blunt
,
Cuffe
,
Temple
,
besides
those
other
persons
,
who
were
at
the
priuate
conspiracie
at
Drury
house
(
to
which
though
these
three
were
not
called
,
yet
they
were
priuy
)
had
most
malicious
and
bloody
purposes
,
to
subuert
the
State
and
Gouernment
:
Which
could
not
haue
bene
preuented
,
if
his
proiect
had
gone
forward
.
This
request
being
graunted
him
,
and
Cuffe
brought
before
him
,
hee
there
directly
and
vehemently
charged
him
.
And
amongst
other
speaches
vsed
these
words
:
Henry
Cuffe
,
call
to
God
for
mercy
,
and
to
the
Queene
,
and
deserue
it
,
by
declaring
trueth
.
For
I
,
that
must
now
prepare
for
another
world
,
haue
resolued
to
deale
clearely
with
God
,
and
the
world
:
and
must
needes
say
this
to
you
;
You
haue
bene
one
of
the
chiefest
instigators
of
me
,
to
all
these
my
disloyall
courses
,
into
which
I
haue
fallen
.
Testified
by
Tho.
Egerton
.
C.
S.
Th.
Buckhurst
.
Notingham
.
Ro.
Cecil
.
The
Earle
of
Essex
his
Confession
to
three
Ministers
,
whose
names
are
vnder
written
,
the
25.
of
Februarie
1600.
THe
late
Earle
of
Essex
thanked
God
most
heartily
,
That
he
had
giuen
him
a
deeper
insight
into
his
offence
,
being
sory
he
had
so
stood
vpon
his
iustification
at
his
arraignment
,
for
he
was
since
that
become
an
other
man
.
He
thanked
God
that
his
course
was
so
preuented
:
for
if
his
proiect
had
taken
effect
,
God
knowes
(
sayde
hee
)
what
harme
it
had
wrought
in
the
Realme
.
He
humbly
thanked
her
Maiesty
that
he
should
die
in
so
priuate
manner
,
lest
the
acclamation
of
the
people
might
haue
beene
a
temptation
vnto
him
.
To
which
he
added
,
That
all
popularitie
and
trust
in
man
was
vaine
:
the
experience
whereof
himselfe
had
felt
.
He
acknowledged
with
thankfulnesse
to
God
,
That
he
was
thus
iustly
spewed
out
of
the
Realme
.
He
publikely
in
his
prayer
and
protestation
,
as
also
priuately
,
aggrauated
the
detestation
of
his
offence
:
and
especially
in
the
hearing
of
them
that
were
present
at
the
execution
,
hee
exaggerated
it
with
foure
Epithetes
,
desiring
God
to
forgiue
him
his
great
,
his
bloodie
,
his
crying
,
and
his
infectious
sinne
:
which
word
Infectious
,
he
priuately
had
explaned
to
vs
,
that
it
was
a
leprosie
that
had
infected
farre
and
neere
.
Thomas
Montford
.
William
Barlow
.
Abdie
Ashton
his
Chaplaine
.