Abbot, Robert, Bishop of Salisbury, his version of the missing confes- sions of Faukes, 192 seq. Acton, Robert, 113. Alabaster, Thomas, a priest in government employ, 204 note. Andrew, William, servant to Sir E. Digby, evidence of, 78 note. Annals of England, cited, 48. Answere to Scandalous papers (Cecil's manifesto), 44, 219 seq.
Babington's Plot, 14.
Baldwin, Father William, S. J.; allegations against him, 185, 187 seq.; which are not substantiated, 195; correspondence with Father Schondonck, 201, 222. Bancroft, Richard, Archbishop of Canterbury, 46, 147. Barlow, Thomas, Bishop of Lincoln, 62, 70 note.
Barnes, a government agent, 112. Bartlett, George, servant to Catesby,
his evidence reported, 160. Bates, Thomas, servant to Catesby, his introduction to the Conspiracy, 3, 178; his alleged evidence against Greenway, 178-183; trial and execution, 6. See also Con- spirators.
Batty, Matthew, evidence regarding Monteagle, 78 note.
"Blackfriars Downfall," the, 242. Blount, Father Richard, S.J., on government intelligence, 77; on Suffolk's proposal of toleration, 224; on Cecil's "new stratagem," 224, 225.
Brayley and Britton (Palace of Westminster), 79 note.
Brewer, Rev. John Sherren, on the fate of Parry, the conspirator, 14; on government devices, 15; on Cecil's knowledge of the Plot, 48; on the Monteagle letter, 117. Bromley, Sir Henry, Sheriff of Worcestershire, 167 note.
Buck, Mr., alleged warning given to, 51 note, 106. Burnet, Gilbert, Bishop of Salis- bury, 46.
"Bye," the, 15 note.
Camden, William, the historian, 36 note.
Capon, William, on the old Palace of Westminster, 79, 86; on traces of the mine, 87.
Carleton, Dudley, afterwards Vis- count Dorchester, patronized by Cecil, 62; assists Percy to hire
evidence regarding
Percy, 150. Catesby, Robert, a ringleader in the Conspiracy, 9, 64; his cha- racter and antecedents, 35 seq.; persuades his associates not to reveal their project to priests, 179; undertakes to proclaim the new sovereign, 83; his death, 4, 152 seq.; suspicions concerning him, 156, 160. See also Con- spirators.
Catholics, their numbers, 28; their
condition under Elizabeth, 29; their hopes from James, 31, 33, 247, 248; his promises to them, 29; they welcome his accession, ibid, 34; temporary relief at his hands, ibid; their consequent increase, 28, 30; Cecil's hostility, 28, 30, 47, 48, 51, 105; attempt to charge them with the Plot, 4-6, 107, 108; legislation against them on account of it, 212 seq.; its lasting effects in their regard, 209, 225. Cecil, Robert, first Earl of Salis-
bury, his character, 19 seq.; dignities conferred by James I.,
19 note; and nicknames, 19 note; his unpopularity, 21 seq.; difficulties and dangers of his position, 26 seq.; in the pay of Spain, 21; and probably of France, 22 note; his secret cor- respondence with King James, 21; his intrigues against North- umberland and Raleigh, 26, 198, 216; hostility to the Catholics, 27, 95, 105; anxiety on account of the king's attitude, 28; and dealings with Pope Clement VIII., 104; endeavours to commit James to a policy of intolerance, 105; his political methods, 44, III; employs the services of forgers, 112 note, 203; his know- ledge of the Plot, 94 seq.; alleged secret dealings with Percy, 15; Tresham, 158; and Catesby, 160; contradicts himself concerning the "discovery," 123 seq.; his inex- plicable delay in making it, 132; and conduct afterwards, 137; was not taken by surprise, 210; at once turns the Plot to his ad- vantage, 213; his determination to incriminate priests, 4 seq., 130; advantages reaped by him, 30, 213 seq.; his Manifesto, 218 seq.; suspected of having origin- ated or manipulated the Con- spiracy, 43 seq.; alleged attempt to float a second Plot, 225. Cecil, Thomas, first Earl of Exeter, 19 note, 160 note. Cecil, William, second Earl of Salisbury, his testimony reported, 160. Cecil, William, a priest in govern- ment employ, 45 note.
"Cellar," the, its situation and character, 58, 79 note; hired by the conspirators, 69 seq.; prob- lems concerning it, 87 seq.; its after history, 137; accompanies the migrations of the House of Lords, 80 note. Challoner, Sir Thomas, information
addressed to, 94, 95. Chamberlain, John, M. P., on Cecil's death and character, 23, 24; ac- count of the "discovery," 128; on the King's lucky day, 231; on Percy's character, 150. Charles, Duke of York, afterwards
Charles I.; plans of the con- spirators regarding him, 81 seq. Chichester, Sir Arthur, Deputy in
Ireland, 4, 108, 124.
Coal, Father Greenway's descrip- tion of, I note.
Cobham, eighth Lord (Henry Brooke), his charge of forgery against Waad, 202. Cobham, ninth Lord (William Brooke), his evidence reported, 45. Coke, Sir Edward, Attorney-Gene-
ral, his falsification of evidence, 200; Cecil's instructions to him, 116 note; his assertions, 85, 88; interrogatories prepared by him, 176; his humour, 63 note; proofs against Owen, 190; witnesses Thomas Winter's declaration, 169; and that of Faukes, 172; his treatment of Raleigh and Northumberland, 217. Coleridge, Lord Chief Justice, on
the English penal laws, 29 note. Conspirators, the, list of, 2, 3; their character and antecedents,
35-41; their enrolment, 9, 64, 252; their plans and proceedings, 9-11, 60 seq.; mining operations, 10, 63; incredibilty of the story, 65 seq., 76 seq., 141; they hire the " cellar," 69 seq.; purchase and store gunpowder, 78; difficul- ties concerning it, 78, 132, 134- 137; further designs, 11, 80-82; alarmed by the prorogation, 114, 230; flight and attempted re- bellion, 2; their fate, 4-6.
Cope, Sir Walter, on the character of Cecil, 27 note.
Cornwallis, Sir Charles, English Ambassador in Spain, on the character of the conspirators, 40; letter to Father Cresswell, 195; on the Catholic design to murder Cecil, 221 note.
Cresswell, Father Joseph, S.J., allegations concerning him, 195; Cornwallis' letter to him, ibid.
Dacre, Francis, titular Lord, efforts to connect him with the Plot, 177.
Darnley, Henry, Lord, father o James I., the victim of a gun- powder plot, 37, 50.
Davenport, Father Christopher, O.P. (Francis à S. Clara), 145
Davies, Joseph, a government "dis- coverer," 94.
De Beaumont, M., French Ambas- sador, 119 note.
De la Boderie, M., French Ambas-
sador, on Cecil's insecurity, 26; on the ruin of Northumberland, 23.
Del-Rio, Father Martin, S.J., said
to have described the Plot A.D. 1600, 263.
Derby, Earl of (William Stanley),
attempt to incriminate him, 198. De Ros, Lord, on Faukes' plan of
escape, 144 note. Devonshire, Earl of (Charles Blount),
168 note, 170 note, 211, 266. Digby, Sir Everard, joins the Con- spiracy, 10, 253; difficulties and contradictions regarding him, 79 note, 253; his letter to Salisbury, 33, 245; part assigned to him, 78 note; his fate, 6. See also Con- spirators.
Digby, Sir John, English Ambassa-
dor in Spain, 22 note. Digby, Sir Kenelm, his evidence reported, 160.
Digby, Sir Robert, 38 note.
Dixon, Hepworth (Her Majesty's Tower), on government intelli- gence, III note. Dodd, Rev. Charles, on the origin of the Plot, 18, 51.
Dorset, Earl of (Thomas Sackville),
his esteem for Cecil, 21. Dunbar, Earl of (George Hume), 168 note, 172, 266. Dunfermline, Earl of (Alexander Seaton), on the effective use of torture, 259. Dunsmoor Heath, projected hunting match on, II.
Edmondes, Sir Thomas, English Ambassador at Brussels, account of the "discovery" sent to him, 108, 124; version of Faukes' confession sent to him, 186; proofs against Owen sent to him, 190, 191; his negotiations with
the archdukes, 186 seq.; letters of, 102, 187, 188, 189; letters to, 85, 106, 113, 154, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190. Elizabeth, Princess, daughter of James I., designs of the conspira- tors regarding her, 81. England's Warning Peece, 195, 262.
English Protestants' Plea, 40, 51, 108 note, 195 note. Eudaemon-Joannes, Father Andrew, S.J., 204.
Faukes, Guy or Guido, alias John Johnson, his position and char- acter, 39, 262; his Spanish mis- sion, 36; introduced to the Con- spiracy, 9, 64; passes as Percy's servant, 71, 77; keeps guard while the others work, 66; discovers the "cellar," 70; has charge of the premises, 77, 89, 142; visits Flanders, 91, 162; appointed to fire the powder, I; plans for his escape, 144; arrest, 123-128; pub- lished confession, 169 seq., 268 seq.; evidence falsified, 200; miss- ing depositions, 191; tortured, 172, 200, 260; trial and execu- tion, 6, 260; fables respecting him, 261. See also Conspirators. Favat, Mr., Cecil's letter to, 5, 182.
Ferrers, Henry, sub-lets the house at Westminster to Percy, 61. Fifth of November, a propitious day for the "discovery," 231; the day solemnized, 5. Floyde, Griffith, a government spy, 49.
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