What was the Gunpowder Plot? The Traditional Story Tested by Original EvidenceGerard, John
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What was the Gunpowder Plot? The Traditional Story Tested by Original Evidence
Gerard, John
Gunpowder Plot, 1605
_Cell at S.E. corner of Painted Chamber_ (p. 83).
Often styled "Guy Faukes' Cell."
From Brayley and Britton, _op. cit._, p. 360.
There appears to be no reason for associating this with Faukes.
_The Powder Plot. II._ (p. 90).
"Invented by Samuel Ward, Preacher, of Ipswich. Imprinted at Amsterdam,
1621." [British Museum, _Political and Personal Satires_, i. 41.]
This is the portion to the right of a composition representing on the
left the Spanish Armada, and in the centre a council table at which are
gathered the Devil, the Pope, the King of Spain, the General of the
Jesuits, and others. An eye above is fixed on the cellar. Faukes in this
case is going to blow up the Painted Chamber.
_Interior of the old House of Lords (Scene on occasion of the King's
Speech, 1755)_ (p. 97).
This plate represents the House in the reign of George II. In the
century and a half since the time of the Powder Plot it is probable that
the windows in the side walls had been blocked up, and the tapestry
hung. The latter represented the defeat of the Armada.
[From Maitland's _London_ (1756), ii. 1340.]
_Lord Monteagle and the Letter_ (p. 115).
From _Mischeefes Mystery_.
King James enthroned, with crown and sceptre, upon a daïs, at the foot
of which stands the Earl of Salisbury. An eagle bears a letter in its
beak, to receive which the king and his minister extend their left
hands.
The English poem, by John Vicars, embellished with this woodcut, was
published in 1617, being a much expanded version of one in Latin
hexameters, entitled _Pietas Pontificia_, by Francis Herring, which
appeared in 1606.
_Arrest of Guy Faukes_ (p. 125).
From _Mischeefes Mystery_.
Guy Faukes booted and spurred, and with his lantern, prepares to open a
door at the extremity of the Painted Chamber. Sir Thomas Knyvet with his
retinue approaches unseen. The stars and the beams from the lantern show
that it is the middle of the night.
_Discovery of the Gunpowder Plot_ (p. 136).
From a print in the Guildhall Library.
Catesby, Faukes, and Garnet (the latter in what is apparently meant for
the Jesuit habit) stand in the middle of the street conspiring
secretly. Through the open door of the "cellar" the powder barrels are
seen.
This illustration (without the coins) stands at the head of Book XVIII.
of M. Rapin de Thoyras' _History of England_, translated by N. Tindal.
"_Guy Faukes' Lantern_" (p. 139).
Drawn by H.W. Brewer.
This object, the authenticity of which is not unquestionable, is
exhibited in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. It bears the inscription,
"Laterna illa ipsa qua usus est, et cum qua deprehensus Guido Faux in
crypta subterranea ubi domo Parliamenti difflandæ operam dabat. Ex dono
Robti Heywood nuper Academiae Procuratoris, Ap. 4^o, 1641."
It will be remembered that the honour of having arrested Faukes has been
claimed for one of the name of Heywood.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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