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
This Examinat sayeth that he saw the sayd Wright onely 4 tymes since
Wright last coming to London, viz., vpon Thursday morning when he came
first vnto him upon Satterday night when he brought his child, vpon Sonday
morning when he carryed the child away, and vpon monday at noone when he
mett of the back syd of S^{t} Clem^{t}s
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Richard Browne
(Endorsed) Examination of Richard Browne
6 Nov. 1605 Concerning Wright.
APPENDIX E.
GUNPOWDER PLOT BOOKS——Part I., No. 15.
The Examynacon of Willum Grantham servaunt to Josephe Hewett taken
before S^{r} John Popham Knighte L: Cheife Justyce of England
the 5 of November 1605.
He sayeth that yesterdaye aboute three of the Clocke in the afternoone one
m^{r} wryght was at this Ex masters howse And there boughte three beaver
hatts and payde xj^{£}[A] for them This Ex went w^{th} the sayde wryght
and caryed the hatts to wrighte lodgyng at the Mayden heade in S^{t} Gyles
where m^{r} wryght & this Ex went into the howse And then wryght went to
the Stable and dyd aske yf his man were come the hosteler sayde that he
came longe synce, then wryght dyd aske for his horse whether he were
readye or no and the hosteler sayde he was Then the sayde wryght went into
his Chamber and wryghte man dyd will this Ex to go in And the sayde
wryghte man went downe the Stayres And this Ex went into M^{r} Wryghte
Chamber and delyvered the hatts to him And wryght dyd looke uppon the
hatts and gave this Ex vj^{d} for his paynes and then he depted.
[Footnote A: Unmistakably £11 (E.M.W.).]
William Grantham.
(Endorsed) 5 November 1605. William Grantham Ex.
APPENDIX F.
STATE PAPERS DOMESTIC——JAS. I., Vol. xvi., No. 11.
The Examon of Robert Rookes taken the 5^{th} of November 1605.
He saieth that his Master M^{r} Ambrose Rookewood whoe dwelleth at
Coldhame Halle in Suff came from thence uppon Wensday last and noe more
w^{th} him but this exaite and Thomas Symons another of his servaunte.
He saieth his Master hath layen en sithence Thursday last at one Mores
howse w^{th}out Temple Barre and thear lay w^{th} him the last night and
the night before a talle gent having a reddish beard.[A]
[Footnote A: This was Keyes.——See “Elizabeth More’s Evidence.”]
He saieth his Masters horsses stood in drewery Lane at the grey hound.
He saieth his Master & the other gent went forth this morning about 8 of
the clock and his Master stayed not forth above an hower before he came in
againe and then going in & out some time about x of the clock went alone
to his horsse to ryde away in to Suff. and willed this exaite and his
fellowe to come after him to morowe.
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