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Evidence of William Kyddall——Kyddall accompanies Christopher Wright from Lapworth (twenty miles from Hindlip Hall) to London, on Monday, 28th October——Arrive in London, on Wednesday, 30th—— Evidence of Mistress Dorathie Robinson, Christopher Wright’s London landlady, as to padlocked hampers, evidently containing fresh gunpowder.

Conspirators are “shriven” and “houselled” at Huddington by Jesuit Father Nicholas Hart——Ambrose Rookwood——Rookwood “absolved” by the Jesuit priest “without remark”——Reason why suggested.

Robert Cecil first Earl of Salisbury, Principal Secretary of State, instructs Sir Edward Coke, Attorney-General, _to disclaim that any of these wrote Letter_——Reason why suggested.