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tained all that they would, they must have drawn 

 blood even from the queen herself. 



The evidence given in against them three, was 

 principally their own confessions, charging every one 

 himself, and the other, and the rest of the evidence 

 used at the arraignment of the late earls, and men 

 tioned before : save that, because it was perceived, 

 that that part of the charge would take no labour 

 nor time, being plain matter and confessed, and be 

 cause some touch had been given, in the proclama 

 tion, of the treasons of Ireland, and chiefly because 

 Sir Christopher Blunt was marshal of the army in 

 Ireland, and most inward with my lord in all his 

 proceedings there ; and not so only, but farther in 

 the confession of Thomas Lee it was precisely con 

 tained, that he knew the earl of Essex and Tyrone, 

 and Blunt the marshal, to be all one, and to run one 

 course ; it was thought fit to open some part of the 

 treasons of Ireland, such as were then known. 

 Which very happily gave the occasion for Blunt to 

 make that discove y of the purpose to have invaded 

 the realm with the army of Ireland : which he then 

 offered, and afterwards uttered, and in the end 

 sealed with his blood, as is hereafter set down. 



Against Cuffe was given in evidence, both Sir 

 Charles Davers s confession, who charged him, when 

 there was any debating of the several enterprises 

 which they should undertake, that he did ever bind 

 firmly and resolutely for the court : and the accusa 

 tion under the earl s hand, avouched by him to his 

 face, that he was a principal instigator of him in his 



