372 CONFESSIONS OF SIR FERDINANDO GORGE. 



pose intended to haveintrapped him, and made request 

 to know his pleasure. 



FERD. GORGE. 



Exam, per THO. EGERTON, C. S. 

 THOS. BUCKHURST, 

 NOTTINGHAM. 

 Ro. CECIL. 



The second confession of Sir FFRDINANDO GORGE, the 

 18th of February, 1600, all written of his own 

 hand ; and acknowledged in the presence of Sir 

 THOMAS EGERTON, lord Keeper of the great seal ; 

 the lord BUCKHURST, lord High Treasurer ; the 

 earl of NOTTINGHAM, lord High Admiral ; and Sir 

 ROBERT CECIL, principal Secretary. 

 On Tuesday before the insurrection, as I remem 

 ber, I was sent unto by my lord of Essex, praying 

 me to meet my lord of Southampton, Sir Charles 

 Davers, Sir John Davis, and other his friends at 

 Drury-house ; where I should see a schedule of his 

 friends names, and projects to be disputed upon. 

 Whither I came accordingly, and found the foresaid 

 earl, Sir Charles Davers, Sir John Davis, and one Mr. 

 Littleton. The names were shewed and numbered 

 to be six score; earls, barons, knights, and gentlemen. 

 The projects were these, whether to attempt the 

 court, or the Tower, or to stir his friends in London 

 first, or whether both the court and Tower at an 

 instant ? I disliked that counsel. My reasons were 

 that I alleged to them, first, to attempt both with 

 those numbers, was not to be thought on, because 

 that was not sufficient ; and therefore advised them 



