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Anthony Babington didst say the same could not be brought to pass, without the murder of the queen's most excellent majesty; and afterwards, that is to say, the 7th day of June, at St. Giles's aforesaid, in the county of Middlesex aforesaid, thou the said Anthony Babington didst falsely, horribly, traiturously, and devilishly conspire to kill the queen's most excellent majesty, and for to deliver the said Mary, Queen of Scots, out of the custody wherein she was, and how to bring foreign enemies for to invade this realm. And that thou Thomas Salisbury went to St. Giles's aforesaid, in the county of Middlesex aforesaid; traitorously to confer by what means and ways thy traitorous imagined practices might be brought to pass; and that thou didst there conclude falsely and traitorously to go into thy country, in the county of Denbigh, there to move and stir up sedition and rebellion; and for to persuade the subjects to conjoin with thee, for the delivery of the said Mary, Queen of Scots, from the custody wherein she was; and for to aid and assist the foreign enemies which should invade this realm. And afterwards, the 9th day of June, that you Anthony Babington, and John Savage, went to St. Giles's aforesaid, in the county of Middlesex aforesaid, traitorously to confer how, and by what means your traitorous imagined practices might be brought to pass; and afterward, the 10th of Jane, you the said Anthony Babington, and John Savage, maliciously between yourselves, did appoint and conclude, that you the said John Savage, traitorously the queen's most excellent majesty shouldst kill and slay, and her to final destruction for to bring. And that thou the said Babington and Savage should join and assist the foreign enemies which should invade this realm. And that thou the said Anthony Babington, Chidiock Titchburne, and Robert Barnewell; afterwards, that is to say, the 11th day of June, in the year aforesaid, went to St. Giles's aforesaid, in the county of Middlesex aforesaid, to confer by what ways and means your treasons might be fulfilled and brought to pass. And there-upon, the 12th day of June, you the said Babington, 'Titchburne and Barnewell, with divers other false traitors, most horribly, devilishly, wickedly and traitorously did conclude and agree, that you the said Robert Barnewell, Chidiock Titchburne, with divers other horrible traitors, the queen's most excellent majesty would kill and slay, and the foreign invaders would aid and assist. And furthermore, that thou the said Thomas Salisbury, together with Edward Jones, esq. and other false traitors, to bring to pass your traitorous imagined practices, the 13th day of June, in the year aforesaid, did go to St. Giles's Field aforesaid, in the county of Middlesex aforesaid, to confer how your treasons might be brought to pass: and the same 131th day did confer, and had speech by what means your traitorous compassed imaginations might be performed. And afterwards, that is to say, the 15ih day of June, at St. Giles's Field aforesaid, in the county of Middlesex aforesaid, thou the said Thomas Salisbury, and the said Edward Jones, did conclude, and agree, that the said Edward Jones should conjoin with thee for the delivery of the said Mary Queen of Scots, and for to. aid and assist the foreign enemies