_The names of such as were taken in Warwicke and Worcestershire, & brought to London._

S^{r} Everard Digby, Knight Rob^{t} Winter John Winter John Grant Tho: Percy Tho: Winter Rob^{t} Acton Henry Morgan Christopher Litleton Lodwicke Grant, who was taken the _9 of Novemb_: & confessed there was lodged in _Holbage House_ to the number of _60 Persons_.

Tho: Grant Will^{m} Cooke Rob^{t} Higgins Christopher Wright Rob^{t} Rookwood M^{r} Henry Hurleston, Sonne & Heire of _Sir Edward Hurleston_[A]

Tho: Anderton[B]

John Clifton[C]

Mathy Batty, late Servant to the _Lord Monteagle_ Willm Thornberry} Servants to _Mr. Hurleston_ Henry Sergeant } Stephne Bonne} Richard Daye } Servants to _S^{r} Everard Digby_ Willm Eadale } James Garvey } Rob^{t} Abram Rob^{t} Osborne Christopher Archer Ambrose Fuller Willm Howson Francis Grant Richard Westberry Tho: Richardson Edward Bickerstaffe Will Snow John Facklins Francis Prior Tho: Darler, Servant to _M^{r} Rob^{t} Monson_ Reginald Miles, Servant to _Sir Willm Engleston_ Tho: Rookwood, of _Claxton_, in _Warwickshire_ Richard Yorke } _Suspected Persons_ usually resorting Marmaduke Ward} to _M^{r} Winter_, _M^{r}_ Rob^{t} Key } _Grant_ & _M^{r} Rookwoods_ Rob^{t} Townsend, of St. Edmund Berry The Lord Mountacute} Are all comitted to the The Lord Mordant } _Tower_ M^{r} Francis Tressam}

[Footnote A: Sir Henry Huddleston, as he afterwards became, the son and heir to Sir Edmund Huddleston, of Sawston Hall, Cambridge, not Edward as in Text. Sir Henry Huddleston married the Honourable Dorothy Dormer. He was reconciled to the Church of Rome by Father Gerard, S.J.]

[Footnote B: This was Father Thomas Strange, S.J., a cousin to Thomas Abington, of Hindlip.]

[Footnote C: This was Father Singleton.]

The Earle of North: is in the Custody still of the _Lord Archbishop of Canterbury_.

This was Henry _Percy Earl of Northumberland, W.C._

_Gentlewomen_

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 bush.e.l.l 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.

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

mark

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.

He saieth his M^{rs} as he hath hard lyeth in warwick shere whear he knoweth not for he hath not benn w^{th} his M^{r} that nowe is aboue a senight.

(Endorsed) 5^{o} No. 1605.

The Ex of Robte Rokes M^{r} Rookwoode boy.

APPENDIX G.