The works of Francis Bacon, lord chancellor of England.

366 DECLARATION OF THE TREASON OF ROBERT, EARL OF ESSEX.
rone, andthe marshal, Sir Christopher Blunt, were The confession of JAMES KNOWD, taken the 16lh
all one, and held all one course. of February, 1600, before Sir ANTHONY SAINTTHOMAS LEE. LEGER, Master (f the Rolls in Ireland, and ROGER
Exam. per JOHN PEYTON, WILBRAHAM, Mlaster of the Requests.
ROGER WILBRAHAM, Owney Mac Rory having secret intelligence of
ANTHONY SAINTLEGER, the friendship between the Earl of Essex and TyTHOMAS FLEMING. rone, wrote to Tyrone, desiring him to certify him
thereof, whereby he might frame his course acThe declaration of Sir WILLIAM WTARREN, cordingly, and not do any thing contrary to their
3 Octobris, 1599. agreement: which letter myself did write by
The said Sir William came to Armagh the last Owney's appointment, for then I was in credit
Friday, being the twenty-eight of September: with him; in which letter he also desired Tyrone
from thence he sent a messenger in the night to to send him some munition. The letter, with
Tyrone to Dungannon, signifying his coming to instructions to that efect, was in my presence
Armagh, as aforesaid, and that the next morning delivered to one Turlagh Mac Davy O'Kelly, a
he would meet Tyrone at the fort of Blackwater: man of secrecy, sufficiency, and trust with
where accordingly the said Tyrone met with him; Owney; and he carried it to Tyrone: before
and after other speeches, by farther discourse the whose return Owney grew suspicious of me, besaid'ryone told the said Sir William, and de- cause I sometimes belonged to Mr. Bowen, and
livered it with an oath, that within these two therefore they would not trust me, so as I could
months he should see the greatest alteration, and not see the answer: but yet I heard by many of
the strangest, that he the said Sir William could their secret council, that the effect thereof was,
imagine., or ever saw in his life: and said, that That the Earl of Essex should be King of Enghe hoped, before it was long, that he the said Ty- land, and Tyrone of Ireland.
rone should have a good share in England: which Afterwards I met with Turlagh Mac Davy, the
speeches of the alteration Tyrone reiterated two messenger aforesaid, and asked him whether le
or three several times, brought an answer of the letter from Tyrone. He
7W~76ILLIAM WARREN. said he did, and delivered it to Owney. And then
Certified from the council of Ireland to I asked him what he thought of the wars. le
the lords of the council here. told me he had good hope the last year, and had
none.this year; his reason was, as he said, that
Thle declaration of THoMAs WooD, 20 Januarii, the Earl of Essex was to take their part, and they
1599, taken before the Lord BUCKHURST, Lord should aid him towards the conquest of England;
JHigh Treasurer; the Earl of NOTTINGHAM, Lord and now they were hindered thereof by means of
figh Admiral; Sir RoRET CECIL, principal his apprehension.
Secretary; and Sir J. FORTESCUE, Czhancellor of I, dwelling with the tanist of the country, my
ths Exchequer. mother's cousin german, heard him speak sundry
The said TWood said, that happening to be with times, that now the Earl of Essex had gotten one
the Lord Fitzmorris, Baron of Licksnaw, at his of the swords, he would never forego his governhouse at Licksnaw, between Michaelmas and meat until he became King of England, which
Alhallowtide last, the said baron walking abroad was near at handt
with the said Wood, asked of him what force the I saw a letter wfich the Earl of Essex writ to
Earl of Essex was of in England; he answered, Owney, to this effect;'rhat if Owney came to
he could not tell, but said he was well beloved of him, he would speak with him about that, which
the commonalty. Then said the baron, that the if he would follow, should be happy for him and
earl was gone for England, and had discharged his country. JAMES INOWD.
many of the companies of Ireland, and that it was Exam. per ANTHONY SAINTLEGER,
agreed that he should be King of England, and ROGER WILBRAHAIM.
Onele to be Viceroy of Ireland; and whensoever
he should have occasion, and would send for them, The declarationt of DAVID HETHRINGTON, an ancient
Onele should send him eight thousand men out of captain and servitor in ireland, 6 Jansuary, 1599,
Ireland. The said Wood asked the baron, how take,7 before the Lord BUCsiHURST, Lord High
lie knew that I He answered, that the Earl of Treasr'er; the Earl ef NOTTINGHxM, Lord Iigh
1)esmond had written to hini so much. dndmiral; Sis ROBERT CECIL, principal SecreTHOMAS WOOD. tary; and Sir JOHN FORTESCUE, Chancellor of
Confessed in the presence of the Echequer.
THOMAS BUCKHURST, He, the said David HIethrington, riding into the
NOTTINGHAM, edge of the county of Kildare, about the end of
ROBERT CECIL, the first cessation, fortuned to meet with one
JOHN FoRTESCUE. James Occurren, one of the horsemen of Master