"That money should be procured; but how it should be distributed, there was the difficulty; and prayed my 'direction." To satisfy the scruple which may arise, what ⚫ should be done with these 400,000 or 500,000 crowns? I must say, and say truly, nothing was determined; but only we did expect the general discontentment, 'which in my opinion I conceived must be ; and so this sum of money was to be employed as time and occasion was offered.'

Then was read part of Copley's additions* to his former Confessions, dated 18th July, 1603:—

Mr. Watson told me that a certain special person, and, as I remember, a Captain, had uttered unto him how the Count Aremberg had proposed him a thou'sand pounds or crowns, to be seen in a business for him; which this party said that he would not accept, 'because he meant to stand for our action.'

Then was read a part of Watson's Declaration of the 10th of August, 1603, as follows:

'A jesuited person, in company with honourable Lords, when some or all seemed much discontented with the present course of things and times, whispered one of them in the ear, saying, " My Lord, be not dismayed, 'for you shall see, ere long, that the Catholics will re'dress this and other wrongs ;" and about that time there was such posting up and down of Jesuits and 'jesuited persons, as made it apparent that some great matter was in handling and working among them, though they kept it so close as I could never find it out; only this much I got out-that they had gathered a great mass of money together, amounting to a million of pounds, as one, or of crowns, as another reported, to levy an army undoubtedly therewith, when time 'should serve for it. No doubt the mass of money col'lected by these Jesuits is very great, but not near a 'million, which no man can imagine possible to be raised out of all the Catholics in England. I heard presently after, how it was that it should be made up by Count Aremberg (who then, as I take it, was Ambassador *State-Paper Office.

This and the three following Declarations are also from the State-Paper Office.

here from the Archduke) for that purpose, as was suspected; and, in truth, in my poor judgment, it was most manifest; for that about the same time an offer was made by a Lord of this land to another, his ho'nourable friend, to receive a 1000l. sterling of yearly pension, to be given him to stand for the Spanish 'faction with all the power (which he knew to be great) he should be able to make; affirming further, that another great person and competitor to the Crown 'should receive a 1000l. of yearly pension from Spain for 'that purpose, to be at their disposing.'

Then was read a part of Watson's Examination, August 10th, 1603, in which he gives an account of the general plot of seizing the King, &c.; and at the end saith, "For Walter Raleigh and my Lord Cobham, he heard, from Mr. Brooke and others, that they were wholly of the Jesuits or Spanish faction."

Then was read à part of Watson's Declaration of the 18th August, 1603, as follows:

'Mr. Brooke told me he had heard of a most dangerous plot, intended for a general confusion and destruction of all, which was to begin by coming in 'through Scotland first: but whether the Spaniards or ❝ the French, or both, I know not; only this I remember, ' he told me of Count Aremberg something that in both our conceits did seem to make it manifest the great mass of money reported to be in the Jesuits' disposition was most of it from the said Count, as it was impossi'ble for all the Catholics in England to raise so much ' of themselves; and we had some speech then also of his brother, my Lord Cobham, and Sir Walter Raleigh, ' how they two stood for the Spanish faction.'

The Examination of George Brooke, taken the 18th of July, 1603, was then read:

There hath divers letters passed of late between the Count Aremberg and the Lord Cobham, carried by one La Rensy, touching the procuring certain crowns, 'to the value of 500,000 or 600,000; the intent of which was to assist and furnish a secret action for the surprise of his Majesty. I saw an answer from the Count Aremberg to one of them, promising he should be * furnished with that he wrote for, but requiring to know

how to send them over, and how they should be distributed, he being beyond the seas**

Then was read La Rensy's Examination :—

Within five days after the arrival of the Count Aremberg, the Lord Cobham wrote a letter to him, and he to the Lord Cobham: the same night Sir W. Raleigh supped with the Lord Cobham, the Lord 'Cobham went with this Examinate to Count Aremberg; he was brought in by a privy way, and had two hours' conference with him that night; and after this, 'further letters passed betwixt them. My Lord Cobham told La Rensy, if Count Aremberg would procure the 'contents of that letter, he last wrote, no doubt his 'Master might have peace. At the time when La Rensy ' delivered a private letter to the Lord Cobham from Count Aremberg, promising the money, Sir W. Raleigh was below in the hall with Lord Cobham, at his house at Blackfriars; and afterwards the Lord Cobham took 'Sir W. Raleigh up into his chamber with him in pri'vate, and left La Rensy in the hall.'

Then was read Sir W. Raleigh's Examination of the 13th of August, 1603 :

'He confesseth the Lord Cobham offered him 10,000 crowns of the money for the furthering the peace be'tween England and Spain; and that he should have it 'within three days; but said, "when I see the money I ' will make you an answer," for he thought it one of his ordinary idle conceits, and, therefore, made no account thereof; but this was, as he thinks, before Count Aremberg's coming over.'

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Attorney-General. The peace pretended by Sir W. Raleigh is merely a jargon, for it is clear the money was for discontented persons. Now Raleigh was to have part

* In the original Paper follows this passage: "He likewise told me he had dealt with La Fontaine, the French preacher, for money out of France, and that he was promised 300,000 or 400,000 crowns." This passage is scored in the margin, and the word "Cave" written in the margin, in Coke's hand-writing. Throughout the whole of the Depositions great care is manifested to prevent its going forth to the public that the French government in any measure promoted this plot.

of the money, therefore he was a discontented person, and therefore a traitor.

Sir Walter Raleigh. Mr. Attorney, you have seemed to say much, but, in truth, nothing that applies to me; only you conclude that I must know of the plots because I was to have part of the money. But all you have said concerning this, I avoid by distinguishing the time when it was spoken; for it is true my Lord Cobham had speech with me about the money and made me an offer; but how and when? voluntarily one day at dinner, some time before Count Aremberg's coming over. For he and I being at his own board arguing and speaking violently, he for the peace, I against the peace, the Lord Cobham told me that when Count Aremberg came, he would yield such strong arguments for the peace as would satisfy any man; and withal, told (as his fashion is to utter things easily) what great sums of money would be given to some Councillors for making the peace; and named my Lord Cecil and the Earl of Marre. I answering, bade him make no such offer unto them, for by God they would hate him if he did offer it. Now, if after this, my Lord Cobham changed his mind as to the use to be made of the money, and joining with the Lord Grey and the others, had any such treasonable intent as is alleged, what is that to me? They must answer it, not I. The offer of the money to me is nothing, for it was made me before Count Aremberg's coming; the offer made to the others was afterwards. Let me be pinched to death with hot irons if I ever knew the money was to be bestowed on discontented persons!

Lord Henry Howard. Allege me any ground or cause, wherefore you gave ear to my Lord Cobham for receiving pensions or money, in matters you had no business to deal with.

Sir W. Raleigh. Consider, my good Lord, I pray you, how could I stop my Lord Cobham's mouth? But Mr. Attorney says, that I have set my Lord Cobham to work; if so, surely the workman ought to give an account of his doings to the work-master; but when and where did Cobham ever give me an account of this business?

Lord Cecil. Nay, that follows not, Sir Walter; if I

set you to work, and you give me no account of what you do, am I therefore innocent?

Sir W. Raleigh. My Lord, it doth not appear that ever I had speech with him about any of these things, the least of which it seems others knew. Besides, is it likely that if he trusted me in the "main," he would not acquaint me with the "bye," as you term it? But it is strange to see how you press me still with my Lord Cobham, and yet will not produce him; it is not for gaining of time or prolonging my life that I urge this; he is in the house hard by and may soon be brought hither; let him be produced, and if he will yet accuse me or avow this Confession of his, it shall convict me and ease you of further proof.

Lord Cecil. Sir Walter Raleigh presseth often that my Lord Cobham should be brought face to face; if he ask a thing of grace and favour, they must come from him only who can give them; but if he ask a matter of law, then, in order that we, who sit here as commissioners, may be satisfied, I desire to hear the opinions of my Lords, the Judges, whether it may be done by law. The Judges all answered, that in respect it might be a mean to cover many with treasons, and might be prejudicial to the King, therefore by the law it was not sufferable.

Sir W. Raleigh. Good my Lords, let my accuser come face to face and be deposed. Were the case but for a small copyhold, you would have witnesses or good proof to lead the jury to a verdict; and I am here for my life!

Popham, C. J. There must not such a gap be opened for the destruction of the King as would be if we should grant this; you plead hard for yourself, but the laws plead as hard for the King. Where no cir cumstances do concur to make a matter probable, then an accuser may be heard; but so many circumstances agreeing and confirming the accusation in this case, the accuser is not to be produced; for having first confessed against himself voluntarily, and so charged another person, if we shall now hear him again in person, he may for favour or fear retract what formerly he hath said, and the jury may, by that means, be inveigled.