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same pensions of crownes promised, of the indictment, for that lie bad ra- 



8. The agreeing of the times of the ther loose his life then giue it. Then 



treason of Raleigh and these men, did bee acknowledge his offence to be 



which was, when the Constable of so hainous, that bee iustly deserued 



Spaine was comming hither, and Ra- the indignation of the king, and of the 



Icigh said there could be no saspUion 

 of inuasion, seeing that the Constable 

 of Spaine was then expected for a 

 treatic of peace, and the nauie might 

 bee brought to tlie Groine, vnder pre- 

 tence of the sernice in the Low Coim- 

 tryes. And Raleigh further said, that 



lords, and tlie hatieil of the whole 

 common wealth ; yet could he not de- 

 spaire of mercie at the hands of a 

 prince, so abounding in grace and 

 uiercic. And the rather, because his 

 offence, though it were incapable of 

 any excuse, yet not altogether inca- 



mauy more were banged for vvordes pable of some extenuation, in that he 



than for deeds. And before Ralcighs bad beene neither author nor actor, 



treason was discoueved, it was report- but onel}^ perswaded an<l drawen in 



ed in Spaine, that Don Raleigh and by Catesby, whome bee loued aboue 



Don Cobbam should cut the King of any worldly man ; and that he bad 



Englands throate. I say not that we concealed it not for any malice to the 



bane any proofes that these of the person of the king or to the state, or 



powder plot were acquainted witli for any ambitious respect of his owne ; 



Raleigh, or Raleigh with them ; but, as 

 before Mas spoken of the lesuifs and 

 priests, so they all were ioyned in the 

 endes, like Sampsons foxes in the 

 tayles, howsoeur seuered in their 

 Leads. 



VERDICT AND SF.NTF.NCF.. 



After the reading of their seuerall 

 examinations, confessions, and volun- 

 tarie declarations, as well of them- 

 sclues as of some of their dead confe- 

 derates, they were all by the verdict 

 of the iury found guilty of the treasons 

 conteined in their indictment ; and 

 then, being seuerally asked, what they 

 could say, wherefore iudgemcnt of 

 death should not be pronounced 

 against them : there was not one of 

 these (except Rookewood,) wlio would 

 make any conliniied speccli either in 

 defence or extenuation of the fact. 

 Thomas Winter onely desired tiiat he 

 might be hiuiged both for his brother 

 and himselte. Guy Fawkcs being 

 asked why Iicc i)leadfd not gniltie, 

 bauing notiiing to say for his excuse, 

 answered that be had so done in re- 

 spect of certain conferences mention- 

 ed in the indictment, whieh he said 

 that hee knew not of: which were an- 

 swered to haue beene set downe ac- 

 cording to course of law, as necessarily 

 presupposed before the resolution of 

 such a designe. Keyes said that his 

 estaff; and fortunes wvn- despcMatc, 

 and as good now as an otljci' lime, and 

 for tliis cause rather then lor another. 

 Bales craned mercie. Itobert N\ int<T 

 niereie. lohn Grant was a good while 

 mule; >el after submissely said, hee 

 was guiltie of a conspiracie intended, 

 but neiier effected. But And)rose 

 Rookewood (irst excused iiis deniail 

 I 



but onely drawpii with the tender re- 

 spect, and the faithful and deare affec- 

 tion he bare to M. Catesby his friend, 

 whome be esteemed more dearer then 

 any thing else in the world. 



Then was related how that, on the 

 Friday immediately before this ar- 

 raignment, Robert Winter bauing 

 found opportunitie to haue eonlerence 

 with Fawlkes in the Tow re, in regard 

 of the neerenesse of their lodgings, 

 should say to Fawlkes, as Robert 

 Winter and Fawlkes confessed, that 

 hee and Catesby bad sonnes, and that 

 boyes would bee men, and that he 

 hoped they would renenge the cause: 

 nay, that God would raise vp children 

 to Abraham out of stones. Also, that 

 they were sorie, that no body did set 

 forth a defence or apologie of their ac- 

 tion ; but yet they would maintaine 

 the cause at their deaths. 



Here also was reported Robert 

 Winters dreame, which hee had be- 

 fore the blasting witli powder in 

 Litllelons bouse, and which hee him- 

 sell'e confessed and first notified,* viz. 

 that bee thought lice saw steeples 

 stand avvrie,:in(l within (hose ciiurche.s 

 siraunge and vnknovven faces. And 

 after, when the foresaid blast had the 



day 



• This pain»ra}ili about the ririum is 

 akin to Sir Kdward Cokes observations 

 about the Irojiic n/' Ca/iiicoiii, and apper- 

 lanis to the then prcvailinji helief in iciUli- 

 ciii/t, utlrnctions ami refiu/sii'tis of imUtif, 

 null iilofri/, ma;;ic,Sic. on which were foim(le(l 

 most of tlie |)la>s of .Shakspeare, the ro;?. 

 (>oniiif;s of Hacon, uiid tlie vaunted philo- 

 i^opliy of Newioii. >Sonie parts of lliis fa- 

 mily of superstitions have been (ftsttoyed; 

 btit others still flourish in (lieir pristine 

 vplendur 



