CHRONOLOGICAL NOTES
(Political events in italics)
| 1603. | March 24.—Accession of James I. |
| June 17.—James informs Rosny of his intention to remit the Recusancy fines. | |
| July 17.—James assures a deputation of Catholics that the fines will be remitted. | |
| Aug. 20.—Parry writes to announce the overtures of the Nuncio in Paris. | |
| 1604. | Feb. 22.—Proclamation banishing priests. |
| March.—Catesby imparts the design to Winter. | |
| About the beginning of April.—Winter goes to Flanders. | |
| Towards the end of April.—Winter returns with Fawkes. | |
| Early in May.—The five conspirators take an oath, and then receive the sacrament. | |
| May 24.—Agreement for a lease of part of Whynniard’s block of houses. | |
| June.—(Shortly before midsummer Keyes sworn in and intrusted with the charge of the powder at Lambeth). | |
| July 7.—The Royal consent given to a new Recusancy Act. | |
| Aug.—Executions under the Recusancy Act. | |
| Sept 5.—Commission appointed to preside over the banishment of the priests. | |
| Sept. 14.—The Council recommends that the Act shall not be put in force against lay Catholics. | |
| Nov. 28.—Fines required from thirteen Catholics rich enough to pay 20l. a month. | |
| About Dec.—Bates sworn. | |
| About Dec. 11.—The five conspirators begin to dig the mine. | |
| Before Christmas.—The diggers having reached the wall of the House of Lords, suspend their work. | |
| 1605. | Jan.—The day cannot be fixed.—John Grant and Robert Winter sworn. |
| About Jan. 18.—Work resumed. | |
| Jan.—Christopher Wright and Keyes brought to join in the work. | |
| About Feb. 2.—Wall of House of Lords excavated halfway through. | |
| Feb. 10.—James orders that the Recusancy Act be fully executed. | |
| March, before Lady Day.—The conspirators begin to work a third time, but finding that the ‘cellar’ is to let, hire it, and having moved the powder into it, disperse. | |
| Oct. 26.—Monteagle receives the letter. | |
| 27.—Ward informs Winter. | |
| 28.—Winter informs Catesby. | |
| 30.—Tresham returns to London. | |
| 31.—Winter summons Tresham. | |
| Nov. 1.—Meeting of Tresham with Catesby and Winter. | |
| 2.—Winter meets Tresham at Lincoln’s Inn. | |
| 3.—Meeting behind St. Clement’s. | |
| 4.—Percy goes to Sion. Fawkes taken. | |
| 5.—Flight of the conspirators. | |
| 6.—Arrival at Huddington at 2 P.M. | |
| 7.—Arrival at Holbeche at 10 P.M. | |
| 8.—Capture at Holbeche. |