260 HISTORICAL MEMORANDA OF 



ther, John Meyrick ;* the effect was to pay money to Mr. Deve- 



reux and himself to come up to London, and Captain 1 and 



Captain Damage to come up also, and my lord would take it thank- 

 fully. The confession of Thomas Johnson was read, who said he 

 saw Sir Gelly all that day walk in his doublet and hose, up and 

 down the house with muskets following him, and went down to the 

 banqueting-housej in the garden with his hat full of shot. 



Sir Gelly Meyrick said, '^his going with muskets after him was 

 to keep the privy counsellors the safer from the fury of Owen Salus- 

 bury, who had sworn that if the house was forced he would send 

 them to go to the devil.*' 



Johnson said that he saw one WeverU follow Sir Gelly Meyrick 

 to the gate, with a musket, to have shot out there ; and by the con- 

 fession of one Watts, it appeareth that there was a watch in the 

 house all Saturday night, and none of the company went to bed, 

 but, for a whiles rest, threw themselves upon their beds in their 

 cloaths ; and that Sir Gelly Meyrick caused certain hogsheads to be 

 broken up to fortify against the Tennis-court ; that the earl had 

 100 muskets in the house, but wanted the flaskets and much other 

 furniture for them.§ 



Here ended the evidence against Sir Gelly. He then spoke as 

 follows : — " I have little to say, but let what I have done be con- 

 sidered, and my offence will be found less than others ; but the law 

 hath adjudged it treason, and I must die; and not unwillingly— 

 for the tree being fallen the branches must not stand. || 1 did the 

 office of a servant, as my master bade me j but it was my fault to 

 obey what was not just in him to command. My poor estate, I 

 pray you, let it be considered ; it may be thought better of than it 

 is. Whpt is it ! I shall sit down, and humbly pray that my poor 

 wife and children may be pitied.**" Lord Chief Justice Popham 

 then pronounced the usual sentence of death in such cases. A 



• Of Pembroke. He married Lucy, daughter of Morgan Powell, of Pem- 

 broke. 



f Capt. Cuney, as appears by the examination of Sir Francis Meyrick. 



X The chimney-piece of this apartment, erected by the Earl of Leicester, 

 bearing his badge, is stUI in existence. 



5f Probably from Herefordshire. 



§ The furniture at this time was a powder-flask, a touch-box for the prim- 

 ing, a bullet bag, coils of match-rope, and a musket-rest. 



11 This simile refers to the trial and condemnation of the Earl of Essex, 

 which took place on the 19th of the preceding February. 



•• See the State Trials. 



