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they had amongst themselves disputed : which were 

 these. 



One of them was, whether the Tower of London 

 should be taken ? 



Another, whether they should not possess the 

 court, and so secure my lord, and other men, to come 

 to the queen ? 



For the first concerning the Tower, he did not 

 like it ; concluding, that he that had the power of 

 the queen, should have that. 



He confesseth that upon Saturday night, when 

 Mr. Secretary Herbert had been with the earl, and 

 that he saw some suspicion was taken, he thought it 

 in vain to attempt the court, and persuaded him 

 rather to save himself by flight, than to engage him 

 self farther, and all his company. And so the reso 

 lution of the earl grew to go into the city, in hope, 

 as he said before, to find many friends there. 



He doth also say, that the earl did usually speak 

 of his purpose to alter the government. 



CHRISTOPHER BLUNT. 



Exam, per Jo. HERBERT. 



Subscribed in the presence of 

 NIC. KEMPE, W. MARTIN, 



THO. THORNEY, RANDOLPH BULL. 



ROB. ANDREWS, 



