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72 MARY STUART AND THE BABINGTON PLOT
readiness and assurance both on ther syde and this, vnto
which rypenes it never grewe as yet.
(14) When and where did Ticheborne saye vnto yow that
he would spende his life with yow, and wherin did he offer
to spend his life with yow, and when and where did he say
vnto yow that he would doe any thinge that should be honor¬
able and famous, and vppon what occation saide he so, and
what meante he thereby?
[This and the next three questions do not seem to be
founded upon Examination I.]
Since Ballardes coming, but I know not about what
tyme, and as I think at my owne lodginge, Mr. Tuchbume
offered to be one to undertake the dispatch of the Queene
yf it were defined for lawful!, or any other thinge, much
rather tendinge to the reformation of our countrie, that
were honorable and meritorious of what danger so euer,
though there were nether expectation of life nor rewarde
for the zeale, which he did beare to the Catholique cause,
I told him I would imploye his life to the best, otherwise
not at all, nether without assurance of infinite fruit to our
countrye, and rewarde to him and his posteritie, worthie
his resolution.
(15) When and where did yow speake with Ed. Abbington
touchinge the distroyenge of her Maiestie, and when and where
did he saye vnto yow that he would willingly enter into that
facte and liked well of it, when where and how often did yow
talke with Tilney of the saide acction against her Maiestie
and what allowance did he give of it ?
With Mr. Abbington I never conferred more then as I
haue before mencioned, neyther with Mr. Tylney any
more then what I have before declared.
(16) When and where was it that Barnewell saide vnto
yow that he would willingly adventure his life in this acction
of takinge awaye her Maiestie ?
Mr. Barnewell, as I take it at my owne lodginge, said