The Gunpowder Plot and Lord Mounteagle's Letter, Being a Proof, with Moral Certitude, of the Authorship of the Document: Together with Some Account of the Whole Thirteen Gunpowder Conspirators, Including Guy FawkesSpink, Henry
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The Gunpowder Plot and Lord Mounteagle's Letter, Being a Proof, with Moral Certitude, of the Authorship of the Document: Together with Some Account of the Whole Thirteen Gunpowder Conspirators, Including Guy Fawkes
Spink, Henry
Gunpowder Plot, 1605; Monteagle, William Parker, Baron, 1574 or 1575-1622
Evidence of a certain Dr. Williams, of reign of Charles II.,
author of pamphlet purporting to be History of the Gunpowder
Treason Plot, quoted.
CHAPTER XXXV. 112
Probable untrustworthiness of Dr. Williams’ reported statement
manifested by convincing argument——Singular story that Letter
was penned by the Honourable Anne Vaux, one of the daughters of
William Lord Vaux of Harrowden——Story told, examined, and
disposed of.
CHAPTER XXXVI. 116
Dr. Williams’ reported statement a faint adumbration of truth——
Why?——Because Williams’ report tends to corroborate evidence
that Letter _emanated_ from Hindlip Hall——Suggestion made as to
whence and how Williams’ report had its origin——The Lady of
Hindlip may have _guessed truth_, through her womanly
perspicacity.
CHAPTER XXXVII. 120
Evidence, deductions, and suggestions finally considered tending
to show that Christopher Wright _after_ delivery of Letter
exhibited _consciousness_ of having revealed Plot.
CHAPTER XXXVIII. 124
Old Dutch print, published immediately after detection of Plot
(reprinted in “_Connoisseur_” for November, 1901), shows
Christopher Wright in act of engaging in earnest discourse with
arch-conspirator Robert Catesby——Slightly tends to confirm
tradition that (1) Christopher Wright first ascertained that
Plot was discovered, and that (2) Christopher Wright counselled
that “each conspirator should betake himself to flight in a
different direction from any of his companions.”
CHAPTER XXXIX. 126
Evidence of William Kyddall——Kyddall accompanies Christopher
Wright from Lapworth (twenty miles from Hindlip Hall) to London,
on Monday, 28th October——Arrive in London, on Wednesday, 30th——
Evidence of Mistress Dorathie Robinson, Christopher Wright’s
London landlady, as to padlocked hampers, evidently containing
fresh gunpowder.
CHAPTER XL. 131
Conspirators are “shriven” and “houselled” at Huddington by Jesuit
Father Nicholas Hart——Ambrose Rookwood——Rookwood “absolved” by
the Jesuit priest “without remark”——Reason why suggested.
CHAPTER XLI. (same continued) 134
CHAPTER XLII. 136
Robert Cecil first Earl of Salisbury, Principal Secretary of
State, instructs Sir Edward Coke, Attorney-General, _to disclaim
that any of these wrote Letter_——Reason why suggested.
CHAPTER XLIII. 140
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