A True and Perfect RELATION OF THAT Most Horrid & Hellish Conspiracy OF THE GUNPOWDER TREASON. Discovered the 5th. of November, Anno Dom. 1605. Collected out of the Best and most Authentic Writers, and now Re-published. For fuller information, and to remember the People of England of God's Wonderful Mercies and Deliverances Vouchsafed them, for his great Name, and for his Church's sake, in the Defence and Maintenance of the Protestant Religion, Established in these Nations. With the Names of those Traitors that suffered for that bloody Plot.  
By I. H. Gent.  Who is like unto thee, O Lord, thou alone dost marvellous things? The snare is broken, and we are escaped. 
LONDON, Printed for Fr. Coles at the Sign of the Lamb in the Old-Baily. 1662.   

A True and Perfect Relation OF THE GUNPOWDER TREASON.  
THere is no Nation under Heaven, who have received and enjoyed so many blessing, both of right and left hand, as the people of England; we have had sure preventing mercies in times past, and we have been honoured and saved by restoring mercies, as our late experience can sufficiently manifest. God hath had more respect to this Age of the Church, making good all his promises of love and kindness to it, then to all the several ages before. He hath not dealt so with the people round about us, nor in the Times before us : Wonderful is his Name, and greatly to be praised.  
But to Comply with the Time, and Solemn occasion of our thanksgiving; setting aside and waving the repetition of all other manifold Deliverances, our purpose is briefly here to bring to our Remembrance, and set before our eyes those strange and miraculous merciful dispensations of the Divine Majesty to us and our Forefathers, in the revealing, discovering, and preventing that most monstrous & before unheard of mischief, the Plot of the Gunpowder-Treason.  
In order whereunto it will be requisite to consider the State of the Kingdom, deducing it from the end of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, of ever Blessed Memory: who by the Divine providence escaped not a few dangerous conspiracies against her Life, and consequently against the safety of the Church and Kingdom; All these wicked Machavilians Designs were principally laid, fomented and abetted, and intented to be executed by Roman Catholics, incited thereunto by the Jesuits and other Emissaries of the Pope and See of Rome. For which reason divers Statutes were made by Parliament (for the better security of her Person and Government) against Priests and Seminaries and such as should be reconciled, that was, perverted to the Romish Religion; and for breach of those statutes, enjoining those Priest's departure and absence out of the Kingdom, and for other Offences several of them were Executed, to the great Exulceration and Exasperation of the rest of that Persuasion and Religion, who could by no means endure that Queen or her Government.  
She dying, the Papists of England were in great hopes that her Successor King James of Scotland, whose Mother in their Opinion died a Martyr for their Religion, in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth; would not only remit and surcease those rigours they had before suffered, but would also grant them free Exercise and Toleration of their Religion, and grew very confident and jolly in this vain expectation: which when they perceived to be frustrated and disappointed, at that Kings very first coming in and assumption to this Crown, by his declaring his constant resolution for the maintenance of the Religion here Established; a conspiracy was entered into by one Watson and Clarke, Priests, the Lord Cobham and George Brook his Brother, Thomas Lord Grace of Wilton, Sir Walter Rawleih, Sir Griffin Markham, Sir Edward Parham, Bartholomew Brookesby and Anthony Coply: their design being to surprise the King and Prince Henry, and securing of them, either at the Tower or Dover, there by violence to obtain their own pardons, a Toleration of Religion, and a removal of some Counsellors, etc. And to conceal this Treason the better, Watson devised Oaths of secrecy, teaching that the Act was lawful being done before the Coronation, (for the King had deferred that Solemnity till St. Jamse's day, a while after) because the King was no King before he was anointed and the Crown Solemnly set on His Head.  
This Plot came by the Wise Providence of God to be discovered, and the conspirators tried for it at Winchester; the Term being adjourned thither, because of the Plague then in London, where they were all Condemned but only three of them, viz. George Brooke Esq Watson and Clerke Priests; three other, viz. the Lords, Cobham and Grace, and Sir Griffin Markham were brought upon the Scaffold, and by the King's Grace and Mercy severally Reprieved, Sir Walter Raleigh, that famous Historian, many years after was charged with the same Judgement, and Beheaded in Westminster Palace Yard.  
This end had these Troublers of the State, whose Grand Minister, such as the Politic Civil Lord Burleigh, were too wary and jealous to be surprised by such Devices; and the Nation now seemed to be in a most sweet and lasting peace, through the wise temperament of the King and his more indulgent hand, the then Papists for many years had felt; when lo a most Desperate and Infernal Conjuration was laid, by some Grandees and mad Zealots of that Religion; a Plot so impiously wicked, that the former was a mere shadow to this intended blaze and conflagration: the very recital whereof makes the Pen to Tremble with the thought of those shake, revulsions, and trepidations this dire Blow would have Caused.  
This Horrid Treason was first thought on in the last year of Queen Elizabeth; Thomas Winter being sent into Spain by other his Complices, to desire that King in the name of the English Catholics, to send an Army into England, with whom they and the Malcontented Gentry and Soldiery at the Earl of Essexe's death would be ready to join: which being assented to, concluded and agreed on by the said King, Winter returned into England, and gave a welcome account to his party and Negotiation; but Queen Elizabeth dying, though they would have persuaded the Spaniard to bold his former Resolution, yet he now would not further hearken to any such motion.  
In the mean while the Jesuits had been tampering to dissuade the acceptance of King James into England, urging it, that death was rather to be endured then to admit a Heretic; from which principle & other the like stuff out of Parsons his book, Philopater Sect. 1. Catesby the first in the Conspiracy, took his ground, it being the then Jusuits position: That if any Christian Prince shall manifestly turn from the Catholic Religion, etc. he presently falleth from all Princely Power and Dignity, and that ipso facto, before any sentence pronounced against him by the supreme Judge and Pastor; and that his Subjects are Absolved from all Bonds and Oaths of Allegiance, etc. By such like fiery Divinity of their own making the Gunpowder-Treason took strength.  
The Parliament then called by the King, was Prorogued from the 7th. of July, to the 7th. of February: a little before which Prorogation, Catesby then at Lambeth, sent for Thomas Winter aforesaid, and broke with him concerning this Powder-plot: who answered, that indeed struck at the root, but if it should miscarry, the Catholic Cause would be greatly Scandalised: Catesby replied, the nature of the Disease required so sharp a Remedy, and then demanded his consent; which he freely gave, but proposed difficulties as want of an House, the difficulty of the Mine noise in working, and such like, which Catesby satisfied by telling him, let us begin the attempt, and where it saileth let us pass no further. Then they agreed that the Constable of Spain, then in the Low Countries should be dealt withal for assistance, but not the plot to be discovered, etc. Sir William Stanley and other Fugitives should be underfelt; chief one Guido Fawkes employed about the first overture to the King of Spain, and then in that Kingdom, should be drawn to the association. Sir William Stanley declined all general propositions that was, yet hoping to make his peace in England, but brought Fawkes to Winter's acquaintance, who dealt together with one Owen about the business. Fawkes was a Gentleman of Darbishire, resolute in any undertaking for his Religion: and so Winter and he returned into England to Catesby, to whom came Thomas Percy, kinsman to the late Earl of Northumberland; where after a short conference, they agreed upon an Oath of secrecy; Swearing by the Blessed Trinity and the Sacrament never to disclose, etc. Whereupon Catesby, who had drawn in one John Wright, discovered the plot to Percy and Winter, and Jack Wright to Fawkes; and so they resolved to proceed.  
To this purpose Percy was ordered to take the House where to lodge instruments of Violence and Death, which he hired of one Ferris, who Tenanted it of Mr. Vineyard, belonging to the Wardrobe; and Fawkes by the name of John Johnson, as Mr. Percy's man was put in to possess it, and received the keys of the House. It was also thought convenient to have another House to lodge the powder and provision for the Mine, from thence to be conveyed to Mr. Percy's; so one was taken in Lambeth, and one Keys appointed the keeper thereof. Now they fell to work upon the Mine having store of baked meats with them the less to need sending abroad.  
The chief Conspirators were now in Consultation what they should do when the deed was done, and agreed to seize upon the Duke that was our late King Charles, of blessed Memory, and the Lady Elizabeth, (the King and Prince Henry being devoted to the Flames) and having warned others of the Popish Nobility to forbear sitting in Parliament to get what number of Horses they could; which strength, having the Heir apparent with them, would be odds sufficient, in that general confusion and Consternation, which would attend the Effects of their Treason.  
About Candlemas they brought over in a Boat the Powder which they had provided at Lambeth, and laid it in Mr. Piercy his House, because they would have all their danger in one Place. Then falling to their Work in the Mine, they came against the Parliament House stone wall, which was very hard to beat through, at which time they called in Christopher Wright to their Company. As they were thus labouring, they heard a rustling noise, which was the removal of some Coals, that made them think they were discovered; but Fawks being sent thither to know the business, understood the Coals were a selling, and that the Cellar was to be Let, which for its conveniency, Piercy presently hired, and put into it 20 Barrels of Powder, newly provided, and covered them with Billets and Faggots, provided for the purpose.  
Their Work being in such a readiness, Fawks was sent over into Flanders to give the Oath of Secrecy to Sir William Stanley and get him over and Owen; Sir William was in Spain, Owen seemed well pleased but said Sir William would not engage. Whereupon Fawks returned about August, the Parliament having been prorogued from the 7th of February before-going, to the 5th of November. About this time Mr. Piercy and Mr. Catesby met at the Bath, where they agreed that few being yet in the Company, Catesby should have Authority to call in whom he pleased; who drew in Sir Everard Digby, Mr. Tresham of Northampton shire, who contributed Money to the carrying on of the Design.  
In the interim, Fawks and Winter bought some new Powder, as suspecting the first to be damp, and conveyed it into the Cellar, and then for ten days before the sitting of the Parliament, went down into the Country, where by Enfield Chase, at a place called Whitewebs, they communed with Catesby, who asked them if there Pince would come to the Parliament, who replying negatively he said than we must have our Horses beyond the Water, and provision of more Company to surprise the Prince, and leave the Duke alone.  
All things thus laid and fitted, according to their former result of warning the Popish Lords from the danger, being some ten days before the sitting down of the Parliament, a Letter was put about seven of the Clock on a Saturday Evening, into the hands of a Footman of the Lord Mounteagles in the Street by an unknown man of a reasonable tall stature, with a Charge to deliver it to his Lords own hands, which he did; my Lord no sooner received it, but perceiving it writ in an unlegible Hand, he commanded one of his servants to read it, when perplexed with the strangeness of the matter (think it might prove some foolish devised story or other) he hasted away with it to Whitehall to the Secretary, the Earl of Salisbury, who perusing it likewise, commended my Lord's care and discretion, telling him, that whatever the Letter seemed, yet had he received Advertisements from beyond Sea concerning some practices of the Papists to make new stirs, to the enabling them to deliver to the King a Petition for Toleration of their Religion like sturdy Beggars that would force, if they could not began Alms. The Earl added, that he would presently communicate it to some others of the privy Council, Mounteagle only desiring that what ever the issue or meaning of it might be, it might not be imputed to him as proceeding from his too light and sudden apprehension which his Majesty's safety had only prompted him to. The Lord Chamberlain was therefore made acquainted first with it in the presence of the Lord Mounteagle, who likewise concurred there was some perilous attempt intended against the King's Person, which the Lord Chamberlain by his Office was principally concerned to take care of as well in all public places of Assembly, as in his Majesties own private Palaces.  
Whereupon the said Letter was by consent communicated to three more Lords of the privy Council, the Earls of Worcester and Northampton, and the Lord Admiral, who all concluded it was a matter not to be slighted, and that the King should be informed thereof, that in the mean time no other noise should be made about it, that the Design might ripen and be the fit for Discovery. According to this determination, the Earl of Salisbury in the Gallery at Whitehall, on Friday being Allhallows day, delivered the King the Letter, without any speech or judgement made of it; the Contents whereof were as followeth.  
My Lord, Out of the love I bear to some of your Friend, I have a care of your preservation; Therefore I would advise yoa as you tender your safety to devise some Excuse to shift off your Attendance at this Parliament; for God and Man have decreed to punish the wickedness of this time. And think not slightly of this Advertisement, but retire yourself into your County, where you may expect the Event in safety; for though there be no appearance of any stir, yet I say, they shall receive a terrible blow this Parliament, and yet they shall not see who hurt them. This Counsel is not to be contemned, because it may do you good, and can do you no harm, for the danger is past as soon as you have burned this Letter; And I hope God will give you grace to make good use of it, to whose Holy Protection I commend you.  
The King (who was always very fortunate in solving of Riddles) ne sooner read the Letter, but after a little pause, and the reading it over again, he delivered his judgement of it as of a matter not to be slighted; for that the stile of it was not like a Pasquil: when the Earl of Salisbury perceiving the King to apprehend it deeplier than he expected, hinted to the King that by one clause thereof (that the danger was past as soon as the Letter was burned) it seemed to be written by a fool or mad man; for what would the notice of the danger advantage or avail any man, when the burning of the Letter was sufficient to avoid it? But the King joining and referring that clause to another (that they should receive a terrible blow that Parliament) did happily guests that the danger intended there was by some sudden blowing up of powder; for no other Rebellion or Insurrection whatsoever, could be attempted unseen in time of Parliament, but by that invisible, nor no mischief take effect but that speedy way of destruction; & to that sense he rightly turned and construed (the danger is past as soon) to that of as quickly; and therefore advised that before his going to Parliament the under-rooms of the Parliament House might be well and narrowly searched. It must be confessed that God put this interpretation into the King's Heart; for though now upon the event appearing, no other construction can be made of the letter, yet before, the wisest did not apprehend that meaning: so that next to God the Nation is beholding to the King their Head, for this his temporal saving knowledge.  
The Earl of Salisbury wondering at this strange, yet rational Commentary of the King, which he knew to be fare contrary to his ordinary and natural disposition that was always averse from or editing due advertisements of practices against his person; and rightly conceiving this extraordinary caution of having the rooms searched, proceeded from the Vigilant care he had of the State, more than of himself: thought fit to dissemble his concurrent apprehension of the danger, putting it off with some jest or merry discourse, and so took his leave of his Majesty, but repaired instantly to the same Lords of the privy Counsel: whom he acquainted with the King's judgement, and construction of the Letter, and what had else passed in private; who agreed that the said Earl should put his Majesty again in mind of the business, the next day being Saturday, when it was ordered, the Lord Chamberlain being present; that the said Lord Chamberlain should according to his Custom and Office, as usually, view both Parliament Houses above and below; and see and consider what likelihood or possibility of danger might be laid there. But because they would not have any rumour fly abroad, and also for the fuller discovery of the plot, if there were really such a thing; it was resolved that he should not go thither while Monday in the Afternoon, the day before the setting down of the Parliament: at which time he went thither, accompanied with the Lord Mounteagle, who impatiently expected the event; Being there, and having reviewed all the lower rooms, he found in the Vault, under the upper House great store of provision, of Billets, Faggots, and Coals; and enquiring of Whinyard keeper of the Wardrobe, to what use he had put those lower Rooms and Cellars? he replied, that Mr. Thomas Percy had hired the House and part of the Vault under the same; and that the said Wood and Coal was also his provision; whereupon the Lord Chamberlain casting his eye aside, espied Fawks the pretended servant of Percy in a corner, but took no further notice of the man.  
At the naming of Percy, the Lord Mounteagle began to suspect the matter, and that the Letter might probably be sent from him, and intimated afterward so much to my Lord Chamberlain: who among the other things he related to have seen and considered, omitted not the suspicion of Mounteagles, as also the jealousy he had of such a great quantity of Coals, Faggots and Billets, for a persons use that had not been, nor yet was resident in the house he pretended to take for his dwelling: whereupon the King insisted that the House was to be narrowly searched to the bottom, it being to be suspected that those Faggots were laid there only for covering of the powder, of which opinion were all the Counsellors present; but the manner of the search was not so well agreed on, for as the Kings and Kingdom's safety required all Caution for preventing the danger, so the reputation of the State, and the imputation it would lay upon the Earl of Northumberland, whose Kinsman and most Confident Familiar this Percy was, if it should prove but a Fable after a curious and strict search, made them loath to be too eager therein; the rather because it was known how much the King detested to be thought jealous or suspicious of any of his good Subjects. But the King's resolute persistency for a through search prevailed, for as he said it could prejudice no man at all that was innocent: and either they must examine the bottom of the matter, that no possibility of danger might remain, or else not to meddle any further in it but plainly to go next day to the Parliament, and leave the success to Fortune, which he believed they would hardly take upon their consciences.  
It was therefore finally resolved to search all places, and upon the pretence of Whinyards missing some of the King's goods to view those rooms narrowly for them. And to this purpose Sir Thomas Knevet, a Gentleman of his Majesty's privy Chamber, and a Justice of the peace in Westminster, was employed: who according to the trust reposed in him, went about the midnight next after, accompanied with such a small number as was fit for that errand; and at his coming near the House, seeing Fawkes, Percy's pretended man, standing without doors at that dead time of night, with his  and Boots on, he apprehended him, and then proceeded to the search. In which after he had caused some of the Billets, Faggots, and Coals to be overturned; he first found one of the Barrels of powder, and afterwards 35 more, being 36 in all. And searching the fellow he had taken, he found 〈…〉 matches and all other instruments fit for blowing up of powder 〈◊〉 his pockets and about him, which made him instantly to 〈◊〉 his own Guiltiness, but in such a wicked manner that he said 〈◊〉 he been within the House when Sir Thomas took him, as 〈…〉 just before (to the ending of his work) he would not have failed to have blown up Himself, House and altogether, but it pleased God by this his opportune seizure to prevent every part of that Devilish Invention.  
After Sir Thomas had caused this Caitiff to be surely bound and well guarded, he returned to Whitehall, and gave notice to the Lord Chamberlain and Earl of Salisbury of his success, who presently roused the rest of the Council that lay in the Court, to assemble together, who as they soon as they could get ready, came and forthwith entered the King's Bedchamber together, where the Lord Chamberlain could not refrain his sudden gladness, but at first entry told the King in a confused haste that all was discovered and the Traitor bound and in Custody.  
The King arose, and sending for the rest of the Council then in Town, the Prisoner was commanded to be brought in (having stood without some while to the gazing and wonderment of the people without any alteration of countenance or dejection of spirit) when notwithstanding the Horror of his Gild, and his sudden surprisal and the terror which the presence of so grave a Council must needs strike him with, yet he continued obstinate against all manner of revealing his Complices, nor could the Council get any thing of him all that day as to any discovery, he laying at the blame upon himself, saying he was moved thereunto only for Religion and Conscience sake, denying the King to be his lawful Sovereign or the Anointed of God, in regard he was an Heretic: and the same regardless gesture and countenance he used before the Council, the same he kept all that day of his attendance, answering with scorn to such as he knew had no power to examine him and smiling in their faces, nor would he be drawn to confess any other name than John Johnson. But after two or three day's consideration in the Tower, of the certainty of his Death and the fright of the Rack which was showed him only, he begun to fail in his resolution; confessing part and then the whole truth: of which this is the perfect abstract.  
The principal Conspirators and that laboured in the Mine by this Confession, were Robert Catesby, Robert Winter, Esq. Thomas Piercy, Thomas Winter, John and Christopher Wright, Fawks, and Bates, Catesby 's Man. The accessories to it, though not personally labouring in the Mine, were Everard Digby, Knight, Ambrose Rokewood and Francis Tresham, Esquires, John Grant, Gentleman, Robert Keyes.  
Upon the spreading of the News, on Tuesday the 5. of Novemb. the Town was all over in an Ecstasy and a kind of joyful uproar; the Londoners flocking down towards Westminster, to bless their eyes with those standing structures designed for the Kingdoms and their own Tomb, while Winter and the two wright's (Catesby being gone the night before, and Piercy at four of the clock in the morning the same day of the Discovery) hastened out of the Town, all of them flying for Warwickeshire, where about two of the clock in the morning the same day, Grant, with other his associates, had broke up a Stable of one Mr. Benock, a Trainer of great Horses for the Nobility and Gentry thereabouts, and carried away eight Horses fit for service, and with them met with that Company which fled out of London at Dunchurch, at Sir Everard Digby his Lodging, who had appointed a Hunting Match on purpose to draw his party the more unsuspectedly together. This Hellish Company being thus met, and finding their Treason discovered, resolved to run a desperate Course, and from close treachery, run into open rebellion, thinking if more joined with them to save themselves in the throng; but this Snowball wasted instead of increasing, and therewith the hopes of animating a party by their Example; for they had much ado to keep their Servants from flying from them; and their whole number made but eighty, who having wandered a while through Warwickeshire to Worcester-shire, and from thence to the edge and Confines of Stafford-shire. This Rebel Bravado had not the Honour to be beaten with a King's Lieutenant or extraordinary Commissioner, but by the ordinary Sheriff of Worcester they were all beaten and taken. For though their speedy flight prevented the King's Proclamation, whereby their Horrid Fact was set forth, yet the County without any such incentive were ready to suppress them of they own accord, knowing that armed concourse could portend no other, than a Rebellion. Upon which guess, the Country refused to give them willingly so much as a Cup of Drink or any manner of comfort and support, but with execrations deserted them, and a poor Smith struck at Winter, and had seized him, but that he was rescued by his party: And so at last after Sir Richard Verney High Sheriff of Warwickeshire them had carefully and closely chased them to the Confines of his County, some of the meaner sort being also apprehended by him, Sir Richard Walsh did likewise hotly pursue them through his Shire; And having gotten some 'tice of their taking Harbour in Mr. Littleton's House, he sent Trumpeters and Messengers to them in the King's Name, to render themselves to him His Majesty's Minister, and knowing no more of their Crime then what was publicly visible, did promise upon their dutiful and obedient Rendition to him, to intercede at the King's hands for the sparing of their Lives, who received only from them this scornful Answer, (They being better witnesses to themselves of their own demerits) that he had need of better Assistance then of those few Numbers that were with him, before he could be able to Command or Control them.  
But here the wondrous work of God's justice now magnified itself, for while this message passed between the Sheriff and them, the Sheriff and his people's zeal being justly kindled and augmented by their arrogant answer; and therefore preparing to give a furious assault, and the other party making themselves ready within the house to perform their promise by a defence as resolute; it pleased God that in the mending of the Fire in their Chamber, one small spark should fly out and light upon less than two pound weight of powder, which was drying a little from the Chimney; which being thereby blown up, so spoiled the faces of some of the prinacipal Rebels, and the hands and sides of others of them (blowing up with it also another great bag of powder, which notwithstanding took not fire) that they were not only disabled and discouraged thereby from any further resistance, in respect Catesby, Rookewood, Grant, and divers others of greatest account among them, were thereby made unable of defence; but also wonderfully strucken with amazement in their guilty Consciences; calling to memory how God had justly punished them with that same instrument, which they would have used before for the accomplishing so great a sin, according to that sentence, in that in which we sin, in the same shall we be punished. In so much as they presently (see the wonderful power of God's Justice upon guilty Consciences) did all fall down upon their knees, praying God to pardon them for their bloody enterprise. And after that giving over any further debate, opened the Gate and suffered the Sheriff's people to rush in among them, of whom they desperately sought their own destruction. The three principal of them, Catesby, Percy and Winter joined backs together: whereof Catesby and Percy, (though the Proclamation directed the taking of him alone if possible, because the whole Cabol and mystery of the design was lodged in him, by reason of his great Relations and acquaintance) were slain; Winter was taken and saved alive.  
And thus those resolute and furious cruel Papists, who dreamt of no less than the destruction of Kings and Kingdoms, and promised to themselves no lower Estate, than the Government of great and Ancient Monarchies; were miserably Defeated and quite overthrown in an instant, falling iato the pit which they had prepared for others. And so fulfilling that sentence, which his Majesty did in a manner prophesy of them in his Oration to the Parliament; some of them being presently slain, others deadly wounded, stripped of their , and left lying miserably naked, and so dying rather of Cold then of their Wounds; and the rest that either were whole, or but lightly hurt, taken and led prisoners to the Jail (by the Sheriff, the ordinary Minister of Justice, to the ordinary prison of the worst (yet compared with these) harmless Malefactors, where they remained till their sending up to London, being met with a huge confluence of all sorts of people, desirous to see them as the rarest and unusuallest sort of Monsters, and as the public spectacle of shame and Gods fieree wrath, and just indignation. They lived bloodily in superstition, they practised devilishly in all manner of impiety, and they died desperately in disgrace and ignominy : And their memory shall be cursed throughout all Generations.  
What Cause have we then, and how many ways are we provoked to trust in God, and to love and worship him, that so miraculously hath defended us; especially since it is to be feared, that he in his just displeasure for our unthankfulness, did give us up and our late Blessed Sovereign to the unreasonable violence of most ungodly and blood thirsty men; and oh that all the undutiful company who promoted that sad Rebellion, would consider of this and our late good providence, and repent from their Hearts of the great evil they have done, lest vengeance overtake them also. Let us therefore lift up our hearts to God, for he hath put a new Song of Joy and Thanksgiving into our Mouths, and mercifully taught us, to lift up our Eyes to him from when cometh our Salvation. Psal. 121. Our help cometh from the Lord which hath made Heaven and Earth. He will not suffer our Feet to slip, for he that keepeth us will not slumber, for behold he that keepeth Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is our Keeper, the Lord is our Defence at our right Hand. Which God of his Infinite Mercy still stretch out to our Protection, and continue us in Peace and Quietness, from the treacherous practices of the Jesuited Papist, and the bold and Rebellious Outrages of Sects and Schism. And let all the people say Amen.  
IN January following a Commission was issued out to several Judges of both Benches for the Trial of those Traitors: who sat on the 27th. of that month, and gave sentence of Death upon them: and on the Thursday following, Sir Everard Digby of Gothurst, in the County of Bucks; Robert Winter of Hodington, in the County of Warwick; Grant of Yarthbrook the same County, and Bates, were Executed at the West end of Paul's; on the next day, being Friday, Thomas Winter, Keys, Ambrose, Bookewoood of Staningfield in that County Esquire, and Fawkes were Executed in the Palace-yard at Westminster.  
Sir Everard for his good parts was pitied, the rest were sorrowful for themselves. It is observable that in Catesby, the Name and Family of that Counsellor and Privado of Richard the Third, who was also the betrayer of his Patron, the Lord Hastings expired; one sin punishing another in the like Gild. Francis Tresham of Northamptonshire Esquire, another of the Conspirators, remained about Court and fled not, put proffered his ready service for the suppression of his Fellows, yet suspected of partaking with them, he was committed to the Tower, where before their Arraignment as aforesaid, he died of the Strangury; Garnet the Jesuit, who concealed this Treason, was executed likewise in March following, who confessed his Fault.  
So ended the Unfortunate Traitors, giving us cause to say, Soli Deo gloria.  
FINIS.