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to the people before he died; that it was no time to dissemble, his treasons were manifest; therefore, if he was willing to let the world see the thoughts he had of himself and his actions, he might freely do it; but he said his voice was slow, his strength gone, and the people could not hear him; but to those about him on the scaffold he said, "The intention was wicked, and the fact would have been cruel, and he should have abhorred it from his soul, if it had taken effect; but," he said, "he only had a general knowledge of it by Catesby, and had offended for not discovering it, and using means to prevent it. What he knew in particular was in confession; but the recorder put him in mind, that the King had the four points following under his hand, 1. That Greenwell told him of it, not as a fault, but a thing he had intelligence of, and by way of consultation. 2. That Catesby and Greenwell came together to be resolved. 3. That Tesmond and he had conference about the particulars of the plot in Essex long after. 4. That Greenwell had asked him, who should be protector? But Garnet said, that was to be deferred till the blow was past. That these proved his privity, besides confession, and were under his hand: he answered, whatever was under his hand was true; and because he did not discover them to the king, he confessed he was justly condemned, and asked forgiveness of him.

Then the recorder leading him to the scaffold to make his confession in public, Garnet said, "Good countrymen, I am come hither this day of the invention of the Holy Cross, to end all my crosses in this life: You know the cause of my sufferings; I confess I have offended the king, and am sorry for it, so far as I was guilty by concealing it; and for that I ask pardon of the king. The treason intended against the king and state was bloody; I myself should have detested it, had it taken effect, and I am heartily sorry any catholics ever had so cruel a design." Then turning himself to those about him, he said, "Mrs. Vaux had been much wronged by common fame; that it was suspected and said, he should be married to her, or worse; but he protested the contrary, saying, she is a virtuous gentle-