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70 MARY STUART AND THE BABINGTON PLOT
(8) Who were those that ‘ cryed out on your delaye ’ and
howmanye? [On § 8.]
[There is no answer to this question.]
(9) What is meant by these words, ‘ that some authoritye
were graunted,’ and who and by whome were they to be so
authorised? [See § 9.]
It was meant that the Queene of Scotts should graunte
authoritie vnto some to give certaine offices and dignities
necessarye for this acction ; that the authoritye were
graunted to whome it might please her ; that suche should
be advanced thereby as were founde willinge and able to
doe greate service in this acction, which was to be knowen
when they were sounded. But to sound them I helde not
convenient vntill the verye instant of execution, and that
all thinges were assuredlye in readines before, bothe on
the other syde and this, and therfore I had not entered
into any consideracion thereof.
(10) When and where did yow conferre with Ed Winds ore,
and how often and what was that reste which yow comuni-
cated vnto him, and which he allowed ? [See § 10.]
I conferred with Edward Windsor but onely concerninge
this matter to my remembraunce, and that was at South¬
hampton house, at which tyme Ballard and Savadge were
there. [? We] comunicated vnto him, that some thinge
was to be done by sixe touchinge the Queene’s person ; but
I doe not remember to haue named them to him. I
told him of the surprise of the Queene of Scotts, in which
he offered to be one. For the takinge of Killingeworthe
Castell I moved him, wherin he offered to indevoure what
he coulde ; but the meanes I doe not remember. The
inuasion w111 what soeuer Ballard knew, I presume he
knew before.
(11) What direction did Mr Tichburne give for the Hand
in the west, when and where ? [See § 10.]
Mr Tuchborne gave no direction concerninge the Ilande.