. Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places. he persecutions with which Elizabethhad visited them as rebels and traitors would bediscontinued. In this hope, however, they weredisappointed, and the discontent of some membersof their body soon found means to express broke out, says Dodd, in the GunpowderPlot, the contrivance of half-a-dozen persons otdesperate fortunes, who by that means have broughtan odium upon the body of Catholics, who haveever since laboured under the weight of thatcalumnv, though nowise concerned. Now, hecontinues, forthe particu
. Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places. he persecutions with which Elizabethhad visited them as rebels and traitors would bediscontinued. In this hope, however, they weredisappointed, and the discontent of some membersof their body soon found means to express broke out, says Dodd, in the GunpowderPlot, the contrivance of half-a-dozen persons otdesperate fortunes, who by that means have broughtan odium upon the body of Catholics, who haveever since laboured under the weight of thatcalumnv, though nowise concerned. Now, hecontinues, forthe particulars of this horrid design,as I find them recorded by our Theytell us Mr. Catesby was the first contriver of theplot for blowing up the Parliament House, which,for a considerable time, he kept for himself, till hecould meet with associates as desperate as himselfto engage in it. At length he found those thatwere fit for his purpose—viz., Thomas Perc\,Guy Faux, Thomas AVinter, Robert Keyes, andThomas Bates. To these he communicated hi^i 5^4 OLD AND NEW Old Palace Vard.] THE GUNPOWDER PLOT. 565 design, who approved of it, and, as it is said,mutually joined in an oath of secrecy. Now themanner of carrying on the contrivance was this:Percy being well acquainted at Court, where heenjoyed a place, and upon this account was less order to fill it with fuel for a winters care thereof was committed to Guy Faux,who took the name of John Johnston, and passedfor Mr. Percys servant. Hitherto the contrivancewas kept a secret among the persons above men-
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