356 DECLARATION OF THE TREASONS &c . 



wards at two several times the lord Keeper of the 

 great seal, the lord High Treasurer, the lord High 

 Admiral, and Mr. Secretary repaired unto him : 

 before whom, after he had asked the lord Keeper 

 forgiveness, for restraining him in his house, and Mr. 

 Secretary for having wronged him at the bar, con 

 cerning the matter of the Infanta, with significa 

 tion of his earnest desire to be reconciled to them, 

 which was accepted with all Christian charity and 

 humanity ; he proceeded to accuse heavily most of 

 his confederates for carrying malicious minds to the 

 state, and vehemently charged Cuffe his man to his 

 own face, to have been a principal instigator of him 

 in his treasons ; and then disclosed how far Sir 

 Henry Neville, her majesty s late ambassador, was 

 privy to all the conspiracy ; of whose name till then 

 there had not been so much as any suspicion. And 

 farther, at the lords first coming to him, not sticking 

 to confess that he knew her majesty could not be 

 safe while he lived, did very earnestly desire this 

 favour of the queen, that he might die as privately 

 as might be. 



And the morning before his execution, there 

 being sent unto him, for his better preparation, Mr. 

 Doctor Mountford, and Mr. Doctor Barlow, to join 

 with Mr. Abdy Ashton his chaplain, he did in many 

 words thank God that he had given him a deeper 

 insight into his offence, being sorry he had so stood 

 upon his justification at his arraignment : since which 

 time, he said, he was become a new man, and 

 heartily thanked God also that his course was by 



