My Lady Mordant M^{ris} Dorothy Grant M^{ris} Helyn Cooke M^{ris} Mary Morgayne M^{ris} Anne Higgins M^{ris} Martha Percy M^{ris} Dorothy Wright M^{ris} Margaret Wright M^{ris} Rookwood See Mr. Dod’s “_History of Catholick Church_,” vol. ii., p. 331, W.C. [N.B.——This MS. consists of extracts from the Collections of the Rev. Mr. Rand, Rector of Leverington and Newton, in the Isle of Ely.] PART II. GUNPOWDER PLOT BOOKS——PART I., NO. 12. [Frequenters of Clopton (or Clapton), Stratford-on-Avon.] Ther hath bine at Clapton[A] w^{th} M^{r} Ambrous Rucwod Mr. Jhon Grant ther is with m^{es} Rucwood M^{es} Ceo (?) m^{es} munson and others and to of his britherin m^{r} Wintor m^{r} Bosse m^{r} Townesend m^{r} Ceo (?) w^{th} on m^{r} Thomas a Cynesman of M^{r} Rucwoode m^{r} Ryght Allso mye pepeoll hath seene ther Se^{r} Edward bushell m^{r} Robeart Catesbee with diuers others which I can not nam unto youer honer. (Endorsed) Clopton. [Footnote A: Clopton Hall, Stratford-on-Avon, was likewise styled Clapton Hall. Lady Carew, afterwards the Countess of Totnes, was (with her sister, Anne Clapton, the wife of Cuthbert Clapton, Esquire, of Sledwick, County Durham) the co-heiress of the Claptons (or Cloptons), of Warwickshire. Lady Carew was a Protestant, but her sister and brother-in-law were Catholics. A son of the Catholic Cloptons (or Claptons) was made the “heir” of the Countess of Totnes.——See Foley’s “_Records_,” vol. vi., pp. 326, 327.] APPENDIX D. GUNPOWDER PLOT BOOKS——Part I., No. 25. The Examination of Richard Browne taken the 5^{th} of Novemb^{r} 1605. This Examinat sayith that xpofer Wright cam to S^{t} Gilis in the ffeild to the Maydenhead there vpon Weddnesday laste & sent Wilt Kiddle (that cam vp w^{t} him as his man) to Westm the same night for this Examinat to come & speek w^{th} him, which this Examinat did com thither vpon Thursday morning, when Wrights request was to him to fetch his child which he had at nurss some 13 myles off. And Kiddle & this Examinat went vpon ffriday brought the child vpon Satterday to St. Giles & carryed it away agen vpon Sonday which night this Examinat returned back to Westm and lay there at his owne lodging, the next morning being monday this Examinat went to S^{t} Gyles to speak w^{t} M^{r} Wright only vpon Kiddle’s intreaty & not fynding M^{r} Wright there he retorned towards London & mett M^{r} Wright in S^{t} Clem^{t} ffeilds, at which tyme Wright sent this Examinat to S^{r} ffrancis Manners w^{th} a message concerninge a kinsman of M^{r} Wrights that serveth M^{r} Manners after which tyme this Examinat did not see the sayd Wright.