On Tuesday, the 29th of October, Lady Digby, her children, guests, and servants, started for Coughton, a journey of some fifty miles. In mentioning Coughton, it may be worth noticing how many of those whose names are more or less connected, even indirectly, with the story of the Gunpowder Plot were related to each other. The owner of Coughton, Thomas Throckmorton, was a cousin both of Catesby's and of Tresham's, although he never had anything to do with the conspiracy. He was also a cousin of the Vaux family, his grandmother having been a daughter of a Lord Vaux of Harrowden. It being known that Father Garnet was to be at Coughton for All Hallows' Eve, All Saints' Day, and All Souls' Day, many Catholics in the neighbourhood came thither in order to attend mass and go to their religious duties. The feast of All-Hallows used then to be kept with some solemnity, and it was Father Garnet's custom on such occasions to sing the mass,[242] where it was practicable and safe to do so, and also to preach. Lingard[243] thought that it was "plain that Garnet had acted very imprudently at Coughton, probably had suffered expressions to escape him which, though sufficiently obscure then, might now prove his acquaintance with the plot; for he writes to Anne Vaux, on March 4th, 'there is some talk here of a discourse made by me or Hall; I fear it is that which I made at Coughton.'--Autib. 144." He certainly recited the prayer for the conversion of England, which had been authorised for that purpose by Cardinal Allen; and, although it was used that day throughout the world, being taken from the office of the feast,[244] his doing so was afterwards used in evidence against him as an act of treason. The words "Gentem auferte perfidam Credentium de finibus, Ut Christo laudes debitas Persolvamus alacriter."[245] from a hymn in the Office, had certainly no reference to the Gunpowder Plot. [242] _Father Garnet and the Gunpowder Plot_, p. 23. [243] Hist, of Eng., Vol. vii. Appendix H.H.H. [244] _Father Garnet and the Gunpowder Plot_, p. 23. [245] See Jardine, p. 217. On Saturday, the second of November, Sir Everard was up early, superintending the arrangements for his start a day or two later, as well as the putting away of valuables at Gothurst, and the closing of the house in preparation for a long absence. Already some of his horses and men had been sent on to Dunchurch, together with his greyhounds, which were all-important for appearance sake.