A.D. 



1577- 



[II. i. 133. 



The last of 

 December. 



Januarie. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



at such times as they could compasse to meete together : 

 insomuch, that at seven weekes ende they had sufficiently 

 concluded how the matter should be, if it pleased God 

 to farther them thereto : who making five more privie 

 to this their devise, whom they thought they might safely 

 trust, determined in three nights after to accomplish their 

 deliberate purpose. Whereupon the same John Fox, and 

 Peter Unticaro, and the other sixe appointed to meete 

 all together in the prison the next day, being the last 

 day of December : where this John Fox certified the rest 

 of the prisoners, what their intent and devise was, and 

 how and when they minded to bring their purpose to 

 passe : who thereunto perswaded them without much a 

 doe to further their devise. Which the same John Fox 

 seeing, delivered unto them a sort of files, which he had 

 gathered together for this purpose, by the meanes of 

 Peter Unticaro, charging them that every man should be 

 readie discharged of his yrons by eight of the clocke 

 on the next day at night. 



On the next day at night, this said John Fox, and his 

 sixe other companions, being all come to the house of 

 Peter Unticaro, passing the time away in mirth for feare 

 of suspect, till the night came on, so that it was time 

 for them to put in practise their devise, sent Peter 

 Unticaro to the master of the roade, in the name of one 

 of the Masters of the citie, with whom this keeper was 

 acquainted, and at whose request he also would come at 

 the first : who desired him to take the paines to meete 

 him there, promising him, that he would bring him 

 backe againe. The keeper agreed to goe with him, 

 willing the warders not to barre the gate, saying, that 

 he would not stay long, but would come againe with 

 all speede. 



In the meane season, the other seven had provided 

 them of such weapons, as they could get in that house : 

 and John Fox tooke him to an olde rustic sword blade, 

 without either hilt or pomell, which he made to serve his 

 turne, in bending the hand ende of the sword, in steed 



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