[190] Ibid. 1474.
[191] Ibid. 1481.
[192] See the conversations between Charles and Samuel Atkins on the stairs of the committee room, November 6, and in Newgate, November 8. Ibid. 1480, 1484. North, Examen 243–247.
[193] S.P. Dom. Charles II 407; i. 285. Bedloe to Williamson, October 31, 1678; ii. 23. Williamson to Bedloe, November 5. Brief Hist. iii. 7. Coventry to Bedloe, November 2.
[194] See Appendix B.
[195] Whence Lingard derives the words I cannot discover, xiii. 98. Brief Hist. iii. 16. Ralph i. 393. Burnet ii. 168. Burnet, who relates that Charles told him the same thing of Bedloe, must have misunderstood the king’s words, unless, which is quite possible, Charles deceived him intentionally.
[196] Add. MSS. 11,058: 244. See Appendix B.
[197] S.P. Dom. Charles II 407: ii. 29. See Appendix B.
[198] Deposition of November 8 before the Lords’ committee. 6 State Trials 1487.
[199] Ibid. 1489.