Series 3 > Mary Queen of Scots and the Babington plot

§ II. CONFESSIONS OF BABINGTON
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daughter of the said Mr. Norrice,—I understoode presently
upon my coming home that the Earl of Shrewsberie was
by appointment to take his iomey towards London within
few days following. Whereupon for the honour and love,
which, aswell myself as my predecessors did ever, and
had ever borne unto his house and name, I proposed
myself to attend upon his Lordship, who being sett for¬
ward from home before me, my horse newly taken from
grass, I did not reach Leicester that night, the place where
his lordship did lye ; [but was] xii miles short; and by
meanes thereof I did not overtake his lordship until it
was past Welford, where finding him I delivered the end
and cause of my cominge, and received many thankes
of his honour for that simple testimony of my affection
to him and his house.
I lefte him not vntill he came unto Otelands 1 where
then this court was, having stayed there two hours or
there abouts, which was the time of his honours staie
with her Maiestie. I way ted [on him] to his Lodging,
thence taking my leave, with many thanks for my trouble,
I departed that night to kingston, thence to London, so
home to my house in the countrie.
No. 23
SEVENTH EXAMINATION OF ANTHONY
BABINGTON
[iVo date.]
Yelverton, xxxi. f. 232. Babington’s letter to Nau does not seem to be extant, but
Nau’s answer is printed above (p. 24), and again Babington’s recollection of it
will be found very accurate.
I never writt any one lettre neither ever sent any message
vnto Curie or to any other servaunt or attendant of the
Queene excepting one letter vnto Mr Noe her secretarie,
the tenore of it was, I informed him of Robert Polye his
good partes and the free accesse which he had to Mr
Secretarie that I conceyved he bare good affection vnto
1 The palace of Oatlands was near Chertsey in N.W. Surrey.