The confession of Faukes in the Record Office, dated the same, January 20th, is thus summarized in the _Calendar of State Papers_ (_Dom. James I._ xviii. 28): "Talked with Catesby about noblemen being absent from the meeting of Parliament; he said Lord Mordaunt would not be there, because he did not like to absent himself from the sermons, as the king did not know he was a Catholic; and that Lord Stourton would not come to town till the Friday after the opening." [391] The powder design of Morgan is an instance in point. The Thomas Morgan in question was doubtless the same as the partisan of Mary Queen of Scots. [392] _E.g._: "Winter came over to Owen, by him and the Fathers to be informed of a fit and resolute man for the execution of the enterprise. This examinate (being by the Fathers and Owen recommended to be used and trusted in any action for the Catholicks) came into England with Winter."--Faukes, November 19th, 1605 (Tanner MSS.). Abbot, whose whole object is to incriminate the Jesuits, does not mention this remarkable statement. Again we read, November 30th (_ibid._): "Father Baldwin told this examinate that about 2,000 horses would be provided by the Catholicks of England to join with the Spanish forces ... and willed this examinate to intimate so much to Father Creswell, which this examinate did." [393] Oliver, _Collectanea_, sub nom.; Foley, _Records_, iv. 120, note. [394] Foley, _Records_, iii. 509; _English Protestants' Plea_, p. 59. [395] _Dom. James I._ xvi. 115. [396] _England's Warning Peece_, by T. S. [Thomas Spencer], P.73. [397] Cotton MSS. _Vespasian C._, ix. f. 259. [398] Winwood, _Memorials_, ii. 178. [399] _Dom. James I._ xvi. 104. [400] William Stanley. [401] The last words are added in another hand. [402] "I am in great dispute with myself to speak in the case of this gentleman. A former dearness between me and him tied so firm a knot of my conceit of his virtues, now broken by discovery of his imperfections, that I protest, did I serve a king that I knew would be displeased with me for speaking, in this case I would speak, whatever came of it; but seeing he is compacted of piety and justice, and one that will not mislike of any man for speaking a truth, I will answer," etc.--_State Trials._