Babington assumed for his own share the most romantic, and 

 the least guilty portion of the enterprise, by undertaking the 

 liberation of Mary from the place of her confinement. 



Salisbury, with others, were to assemble forces in the neigh- 

 bouring counties, while Tichbourne, Savage, and four associates 

 undertook the assassination of Elizabeth. The plot was discovered 

 through a person named Polly, a spy of Walsingham's, who had 

 ingratiated himself with the conspirators ; and one of the Giffords 

 having turned informer, Babington was arrested with the whole of 

 the band (except Salisbury, who escaped from England), and 

 lodged in the Tower. Being separately examined, they confessed 

 their guilt, were tried, condemned, and executed. — From Burke's 

 History of Commoners. 



A third expedition was made by the Society on September 

 22nd, to Duffield. The party left Derby in special saloons 

 attached to the 1.40 p.m. train. From Duffield Station the party 

 walked to the site of the ancient castle of Duffield, where the 

 recent excavations have been made. 



The Rev. Dr. Cox gave an address describing the probable 

 history of the castle, as suggested by the recent discoveries made 

 in uncovering the remains. The various '^finds," consisting of 

 stone implements, pottery of divers kinds, bones, moulded stones, 

 iron, oak beam, etc., were exhibited. After a careful inspection 

 of the ruins and of the " finds," the party walked to Milford 

 House, where they were entertained at tea by the Hon. Frederick 

 Strutt, returning to Derby at 5.55 p.m. 



In the course of the past year, the matter of the greatest value 

 and importance to all who are interested in archseology generally, 

 and the history of this county in particular, has been the discovery 

 of the remains of Duffield Castle. On Easter Monday, 1886, 

 Mr. H. J. Harvey, the son of the owner of the field, which was 

 known to be the site, but where absolutely no vestige of remains 

 could be seen, amused himself by digging a hole. In a very 

 short time was discovered, in more than one place, the face of a 

 wall. Further examination proved the walls to be of enormous 



