What was the Gunpowder Plot? The Traditional Story Tested by Original Evidence

by John Gerard

Cecil, William, a priest in government employ, [45] note. "Cellar," the, its situation and character, [58], [79] note; hired by the conspirators, [69] seq.; problems concerning it, [87] seq.; its after history, [137]; accompanies the migrations of the House of Lords, [80] note. Challoner, Sir Thomas, information addressed to, [94], [95]. Chamberlain, John, M.P., on Cecil's death and character, [23], [24]; account of the "discovery," [128]; on the King's lucky day, [231]; on Percy's character, [150]. Charles, Duke of York, afterwards Charles I.; plans of the conspirators regarding him, [81] seq. Chichester, Sir Arthur, Deputy in Ireland, [4], [108], [124]. Coal, Father Greenway's description of, [71] note. Cobham, eighth Lord (Henry Brooke), his charge of forgery against Waad, [202]. Cobham, ninth Lord (William Brooke), his evidence reported, [45]. Coke, Sir Edward, Attorney-General, his falsification of evidence, [200]; Cecil's instructions to him, [116] note; his assertions, [85], [88]; interrogatories prepared by him, [176]; his humour, [63] note; proofs against Owen, [190]; witnesses Thomas Winter's declaration, [169]; and that of Faukes, [172]; his treatment of Raleigh and Northumberland, [217]. Coleridge, Lord Chief Justice, on the English penal laws, [29] note.

Conspirators, the, list of, [2], [3]; their character and antecedents, [35]-[41]; their enrolment, [9], [64], [252]; their plans and proceedings, [9]-[11], [60] seq.; mining operations, [10], [63]; incredibility of the story, [65] seq., [76] seq., [141]; they hire the "cellar," [69] seq.; purchase and store gunpowder, [78]; difficulties concerning it, [78], [132], [134]-[137]; further designs, [11], [80]-[82]; alarmed by the prorogation, [114], [230]; flight and attempted rebellion, [2]; their fate, [4]-[6]. Cope, Sir Walter, on the character of Cecil, [27] note. Cornwallis, Sir Charles, English Ambassador in Spain, on the character of the conspirators, [40]; letter to Father Cresswell, [195]; on the Catholic design to murder Cecil, [221] note. Cresswell, Father Joseph, S.J., allegations concerning him, [195]; Cornwallis' letter to him, ibid. Dacre, Francis, titular Lord, efforts to connect him with the Plot, [177]. Darnley, Henry, Lord, father of James I., the victim of a gunpowder plot, [37], [50]. Davenport, Father Christopher, O.P. (Francis à S. Clara), [145] note. Davies, Joseph, a government "discoverer," [94]. De Beaumont, M., French Ambassador, [119] note. De la Boderie, M., French Ambassador, on Cecil's insecurity, [26]; on the ruin of Northumberland, [23].

Del-Rio, Father Martin, S.J., said to have described the Plot a.d. 1600, [263]. Derby, Earl of (William Stanley), attempt to incriminate him, [198]. De Ros, Lord, on Faukes' plan of escape, [144] note. Devonshire, Earl of (Charles Blount), [168] note, [170] note, [211], [266]. Digby, Sir Everard, joins the Conspiracy, [10], [253]; difficulties and contradictions regarding him, [79] note, [253]; his letter to Salisbury, [33], [245]; part assigned to him, [78] note; his fate, [6]. See also [Conspirators]. Digby, Sir John, English Ambassador in Spain, [22] note. Digby, Sir Kenelm, his evidence reported, [160]. Digby, Sir Robert, [38] note. Dixon, Hepworth (Her Majesty's Tower), on government intelligence, [111] note. Dodd, Rev. Charles, on the origin of the Plot, [18], [51]. Dorset, Earl of (Thomas Sackville), his esteem for Cecil, [21]. Dunbar, Earl of (George Hume), [168] note, [172], [266]. Dunfermline, Earl of (Alexander Seaton), on the effective use of torture, [259]. Dunsmoor Heath, projected hunting match on, [11]. Edmondes, Sir Thomas, English Ambassador at Brussels, account of the "discovery" sent to him, [108], [124]; version of Faukes' confession sent to him, [186]; proofs against Owen sent to him, [190], [191]; his negotiations with the archdukes, 186 seq.; letters of, [102], [187], [188], [189]; letters to, [85], [106], [113], [154], [186], [187], [188], [189], [190].

Elizabeth, Princess, daughter of James I., designs of the conspirators regarding her, [81]. England's Warning Peece, [195], [262]. English Protestants' Plea, [40], [51], [108] note, [195] note. Eudaemon-Joannes, Father Andrew, S.J., [204]. Faukes, Guy or Guido, alias John Johnson, his position and character, [39], [262]; his Spanish mission, [36]; introduced to the Conspiracy, [9], [64]; passes as Percy's servant, [71], [77]; keeps guard while the others work, [66]; discovers the "cellar," [70]; has charge of the premises, [77], [89], [142]; visits Flanders, [91], [162]; appointed to fire the powder, [1]; plans for his escape, [144]; arrest, [123]-[128]; published confession, [169] seq., [268] seq.; evidence falsified, [200]; missing depositions, [191]; tortured, [172], [200], [260]; trial and execution, [6], [260]; fables respecting him, [261]. See also [Conspirators]. Favat, Mr., Cecil's letter to, [5], [182]. Ferrers, Henry, sub-lets the house at Westminster to Percy, [61]. Fifth of November, a propitious day for the "discovery," [231]; the day solemnized, [5]. Floyde, Griffith, a government spy, [49].

French historians on the Plot, [141] note. French official accounts of the Plot, [140], [141]. Fuller, Mr., M.P., [132] note. Fuller, Thomas (Church History of Britain), [46], [225]. Fulman MSS., [169]. Gardiner, Professor Samuel Rawson, his favourable estimate of Cecil's character, [20]; on the Spanish pension, [22] note; repudiates imputations against the government, [18]; on the conspirators' plans, [82]; on the Monteagle letter, [117]; on the king's interpretation, [132] note; on the desire to incriminate priests, [4] note. Garnet, Father Henry, S.J., proclaimed as a principal conspirator, [5]; his capture, [7], [166]; lack of evidence, [7]; trial and execution, ibid.; his account of the conspirators' proceedings, [208]; his evidence against Catesby, [157]; on the accession of James, [29] note. Gentleman's Magazine, [52] note, [262]. Gerard, Col. John, [160] note. Gerard, Father John, S.J., proclaimed as a principal conspirator, [5]; exonerated by historians, [237]; his history of the Plot, [205]; his experiences in the Tower, [202]; on the persecution of Catholics, [32]; opinion of the "discovery," [49]; and of the official narrative, [129]; on the death of Percy and Catesby, [156] note.

Goodman, Godfrey, Bishop of Gloucester, on the origin of the Conspiracy, [44]; on the king's promises to Catholics, [29] note; on the persecution of Catholics, [32]; on the "discovery," [134] note; on the death of Whynniard, [92] note; on Percy's intercourse with Cecil, [151]; on the death of Percy and Catesby, [154]; his religious views, [145] note. Gowrie Conspiracy, the, [231], [232]. "Great Horses," [2] note. Grange, Justice E., [148] note. Grant, John, [37]. See also Conspirators. Green, Mrs. Everett, wrongly describes Owen as a Jesuit, [185] note. Green, John Richard (History of the English People), [30]. Greenway, alias Tesimond, Father Oswald, S.J., proclaimed as a principal conspirator, [5]; Bates' alleged evidence against him, [178]-[183]; his history of the Plot, [206]; opinion of the official narrative, [134]; on the effects of an explosion, [133]; on government despatches concerning Percy, [155]; his visit to the rebels at Huddington, [206] note; fables respecting him, [264]. Gregory, Arthur, a forger employed by government, [203]. Grene, Father Martin, S.J., notes on the Plot, [45]. Gunpowder, amount procured by the conspirators, [78]; difficulties concerning it, [132] seq. Hagley Hall, R. Winter and S. Littleton captured there, [4].

Hallam, Henry (Constitutional History), repudiates imputations against the government, [18]; on Father Garnet's capture, ibid., note; on King James's title to the crown, [34]. Harington, Sir John, [4]. Hawarde, John (Les Reportes del Cases in Camera Stellata), [165] note. Heiwood, or Heywood, Peter, 139 note, [258]. Hendlip House (Thomas Abbington's), the scene of Father Garnet's capture, [18] note, [166] note. Henry, Prince of Wales, anticipations concerning him, [33]; the conspirators' plans in his regard, [80], [81], [176]. Herring, Francis (Pietas Pontificia), [27] note, [143] note. Higgons, Bevil (English History), [47]. Hoby, Sir Edward, on the death of Percy, [154]. Holbeche House (Stephen Littleton's), the conspirators there slain or captured, [2], [4]. House of Lords, its situation and subsequent migrations, [55] seq.; never represented in pictures of the Plot, [228]. House, Percy's, at Westminster, its position, [60], [251]; circumstances of the bargain for it, [60]; difficulties concerning it, [62], [64], [67], [88]. Howes, Edmund (continuation of Stowe's Chronicle), [127]. Huddington House (Robert Winter's), [206] note. Ichrup, Thomas, name given to Faukes, [149], [244].

Inglefield, Sir Francis, [249]. James I., King of Great Britain, his claim to the succession, [34]; circumstances of his accession, [34], [35]; hopes of the Catholics, [28]; who support his cause, [34]; his policy at first favourable to them, [29]; soon reversed, [31]; his dealings with Pope Clement VIII., [104]; his supposed interpretation of the letter, [128], [131]; Tuesday his lucky day, [230]; his speech to Parliament, [211]; accuses Catholics in general and the Pope, [4]; suspected of previous knowledge of the Plot, [46]; anxiety for evidence against priests, [182]; letter to the Archdukes, [187] note; alleged subsequent opinion of the Plot, [45]; instructions for the torture of Faukes, [259]; his Scotch dialect, [260] note; gives his royal word against Owen and Baldwin, [187]; his policy permanently affected, [209]. James, John, a supposed Dominican, [139] note, [258]. Jardine, David, on the character of the official narrative, [129], [163]; on the falsification of evidence, [199]; on the Monteagle letter, [117]; on the king's interpretation, [132] note; on the established facts of the case, [12]; not perfectly impartial, [161], [207]; on the results of the Plot, [213]. Jessopp, Augustus, D.D., on the value of money, [36] note, [117] note; on Father Gerard's innocence, [207]. Jesuits, efforts to incriminate, [177] note; Cecil on their "insolencies," [106].

Kennet, White, Bishop of Peterborough, [45] note, [46], [263]. Keyes, Robert, contradictions respecting him, [84] note, [183]. See also [Conspirators]. "King's Book," the, its character, [108]; Cecil's description of it, [219], [220]. Knyvet, or Knevet, Sir Thomas, leads the party which captures Faukes, [124] seq.; receives a peerage, [139] note; the Countess of Suffolk his sister, [224] note. Lake, Sir Thomas, [19], [232]. Lenthal, William, Speaker of the Long Parliament, his evidence reported, [160]. Lindsay, Sir James, conveys messages between King James and Pope Clement VIII., [104]. Lingard, John, D.D., [68] note, [231]. Littleton, Humphrey, [167] note. Littleton, Stephen, [2], [4], [156]. Lodge, Edmund, F.S.A. (Illustrations of British History), [98]. Lopez' Plot, [14]. "Main," the, [15] note, [26], [216]. Mar, Earl of (John Erskine), [168] note, [172], [266]. Mary, Princess, daughter of James I., [81], [176]. Milton, poems on the Plot, [226]. Mine, the, story told respecting it, [63] seq.; difficulties respecting it, [84] seq. Mischeefe's Mystery, [72], [115], [121], [123], [153] note, [159].

Money, value of, [36] note, [117] note; amount raised by conspirators, [39]. Monteagle, Lord (William Parker), his character and antecedents, [118]; relations with the king and court, [34], [119]; letter to the king, [119], [256]; connection with the conspirators, [118]; communicates the warning letter to Cecil, [120]-[123], [160]; attends parliament on the day of the "discovery," [137] note; devices of the government on his behalf, [116]; rewards conferred, [116]; subsequent conduct, [258]. Moore, Sir Francis, his evidence reported, [151]. Moore, Sir Jonas, [138]. More, Father Henry, S.J., [49]. Morgan, Harry, [81] note. Morgan, Thomas, [157] note, [193] note. Naunton, Sir Robert, on Cecil's character, [19]. Northampton, Earl of (Henry Howard), a nominal Catholic promoted by King James, [29]; Cecil's agent in his secret correspondence, [26] note; on Cecil's death, [23]; on the history of the "cellar," [58] note; not admitted to all Cecil's secrets, [112]. Northumberland, Earl of (Henry Percy), a rival of Cecil's, [26]; who secretly traduces him, [26] note, [215], [216]; the Plot turned to his ruin, [26], [107], [216]-[218]; which is attributed to Cecil, [26] note, [218], his sentiments in return, [218]. Nottingham, Earl of, Lord Admiral (Charles Howard), [170] note, [265].