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Manuel Louis, and Stephen Ferrera also, whereof 

 the one managed the matter abroad, and the other 

 resided here to give correspondence, never meeting 

 after Manuel had returned, severally examined with 

 out torture or threatening, did in the end voluntarily 

 and clearly confess the matters above-mentioned, 

 and in their confessions fully consent and concur, not 

 only in substance, but in all points, particularities, 

 and circumstances ; which confessions appear ex 

 pressed in their own natural language, testified and 

 subscribed with their own hands ; and in open 

 assembly, at the arraignment of Lopez in the Guild 

 hall, were by them confirmed and avouched to Lopez 

 his face ; and therewithal are extant, undefaced, the 

 original letters from count de Fuentes, secretary 

 Juarra, and the rest. 



And Lopez himself, at his first apprehension and 

 examination, did indeed deny, and deny with deep 

 and terrible oaths and execrations, the very confer 

 ences and treaties with Ferrera, or Andrada, about 

 the empoisonment. And being demanded, if they 

 were proved against him what he would say ? he 

 answered, That he would yield himself guilty of the 

 fact intended. Nevertheless, being afterwards con 

 fronted by Ferrera, who constantly maintained to 

 him all that he had said, reducing him to the times 

 and places of the said conferences, he confessed the 

 matter, as by his confession in writing, signed with 

 his own hand, appeareth. But then he fell to that 

 slender evasion, as his last refuge, that he meant 

 only to cozen the king of Spain of the money : and 



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