380 CONFESSION OF SIR CHRISTOPHER BLUNT, 



religion ? He confesseth, he should have been to 

 blame to have denied it. 



CHRISTOPHER BLUNT. 



This was read unto Sir Christopher Blunt, and 

 afterwards signed by him in the presence of us who 

 are under written : 



Jo. HERBERT, ROB. ANDREWS, 



NIC. KEMPE, Jo. TREVOR, 



WIL. WAJMARKE, TH. THORNEY. 

 WIL. MARTIN, 



The second confession of Sir CHRISTOPHER BLUNT 

 the same day, viz. the 18th of February ; taken 

 before Mr. JOHN HERBERT, second Secretary of 

 estate, and subscribed by him in the presence of 

 NICHOLAS KEMPE, counsellor at law, THOMAS 

 THORNEY, his surgeon, and WILLIAM MARTIN, 

 ROBERT ANDREWS, and RANDOLPH BULL, citizens. 



SIR CHRISTOPHER BLUNT, after the signing of 

 this confession, being told, that he did not deal 

 plainly, excused himself by his former weakness, 

 putting us in mind that he said once before, that 

 when he was able to speak, he would tell all truth, 

 doth now confess ; That four or five days before the 

 earl of Essex did rise, he did set down certain arti 

 cles to be considered on, which he saw not, until 

 afterward he was made acquainted with them, when 



