Philip Marlow Sidney

Name: A history of the gunpowder plot — Chapter 17
Author: Philip Marlow Sidney

A history of the gunpowder plot… (1904)

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“A history of the gunpowder plot — Chapter 17”, published in 1904, is a work by Philip Marlow Sidney. It explores elements such as Percy, Salisbury and vault.

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Philip Marlow Sidney, A history of the gunpowder plot… (1904)

“ In which I must need do my Lord Chamberlain his right, that he could take no satisfaction until he might search that matter to the bottom; wherein I must confess I was much less forward; not but that I had sufficient advertisement, that most of those that now are fled (being all notorious Recusants) with many other of that kind, had a practice in hand for some stir this Parliament; but I never dreamed it should have been in such nature, because I never read nor heard the like in any State to be attempted ingross by any conspiration, without some distinction of persons. ”

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Philip Marlow Sidney, A history of the gunpowder plot… (1904)

“ The means how to have compassed so great an act, was not to be performed by strength of men, or outward violence, but by a secret conveyance of a great quantity of gunpowder in a vault under the Upper House of Parliament, and so to have blown up all out of a clap, if God out of his mercy and just revenge against so great an abomination had not destined it to be discovered, though very miraculously, even some 12 hours before the matter should have been put into execution. ”

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Philip Marlow Sidney, A history of the gunpowder plot… (1904)

“ Nevertheless, being loath to trust my own judgment alone, and being always inclined to do too much in such a case as that is, I imparted the letter to the Earl of Suffolk, Lord Chamberlain, to the end I might receive his opinion; [7] whereupon perusing the words of the letter, and observing the writing (that the blow should come without knowledge who hurt them) , we both conceived that it could not be more proper than the time of Parliament, nor by any other way like to be attempted than with powder, whilst the King was sitting in that Assembly ”

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Philip Marlow Sidney, A history of the gunpowder plot… (1904)

“ Whereof if you shall any judgment made, as if his Majesty or his Council could harbour a thought of such a savage practice to be lodged in such a Nobleman's breast, you shall do well to suppress it as a malicious discourse and 'invention, this being only done to satisfy the world, that nothing be undone which belongs to policy of State, when the whole Monarchy was proscribed in dissolution ”

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Philip Marlow Sidney, A history of the gunpowder plot… (1904)

“ And being returned to the Court, about 5 a clock took me up to the King and told him, that though he was hard of belief that any such thing was thought, yet in such a case as this, whatsoever was not done to put all out of doubt was as good as nothing. Whereupon it was resolved by his Majesty, that this matter should be so carried as no man should be scandalized by it, nor any alarm taken for any such purpose. ”

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Philip Marlow Sidney, A history of the gunpowder plot… (1904)

“ The person that was the principal undertaker of it is one Johnson, a Yorkshire man, and servant to one Thomas Percy, a Gentleman-Pensioner to his Majesty, and a near [2] kinsman to the Earl of Northumberland.
'This Percy had about a year and a half ago hired a part of Vyniard House in the Old Palace, from whence he had access into this vault to lay his wood and coal; and, as it seemeth now, had taken this place on purpose to work some mischief in a fit time. He is a Papist by profession, and so is his man Johnson, [3] a desperate fellow, who of late years he took into his service. ”

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Philip Marlow Sidney, A history of the gunpowder plot… (1904)

“ And so, Monday, in the afternoon, the Lord Chamberlain, whose office is to see all places of assembly put in readiness when the King's person should come, taking with him the Lord Mounteagle, went to see all the places in the Parliament House, and took also a slight occasion to peruse the vault ”

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Philip Marlow Sidney, A history of the gunpowder plot… (1904)

“ Robin Hoods" are assembled, to encourage the good and to terrify the bad. In which service the Earl of Devonshire is used, and commission going forth for him as General; although I am easily persuaded, that this faggot will be burned to ashes before he shall be 20 miles on his way. Of all which particulars I thought fit to acquaint you, that you may be able to give satisfaction to the State [13] wherein you are; and so I commit you to God.
'Your assured loving friend,
' (Signed) SALISBURY. 'From the Court at Whitehall. ”

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Philip Marlow Sidney, A history of the gunpowder plot… (1904)

“ He evidently hoped that under examination, and probably after torture, Percy would be compelled to incriminate his patron, Lord Northumberland. How little the Government knew of Faukes, well posted up though they were as to the antecedents of the other plotters, can be gathered from the circumstance that Salisbury terms him 'Johnson' throughout the letter.
↑ Cornwallis was our Ambassador from 1605 till 1609. In 1614 he was imprisoned in the Tower. He died in December, 1629. A man of straightforward character, he was badly treated by King James. ”

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