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Ambassadors, otherwise then reverently, upon paine of our displeasure, and to bee punished as persons seeking the disturbance of the Peace, wherein We live with our sayd Neighbours.

'Given at our Pallace of Westminster, the seventh day of November, in the third Yeere of our Reigne of Great Britaine, France, and Ireland.

God Save the King.

Thomas Percy Gentleman.
Robert Cateseby Esquire.
Ambrose Rookwood of Coldham hall in Suffolk Esquire.
Thomas Winter Gentleman, brother of
Robert Winter of Huddington in the Countie of Worcester.

Edward Grant of Northbrooke in the County of Warwicke Gentleman.
John Wright.
Christopher Wright.
Robert Ashfield, servant to Robert Catesby, Esquire.

Imprinted at London by Robert Barker.
Printer to the King's most Excellent Majestie,
Anno Dom. 1605.

On the day after this proclamation was issued an equally interesting pronouncement was dated and sent on its way from the scene of Catesby's operations up to London. This was a letter, signed by two Justices of the Peace (Sir Euseby Andrew and Sir Thomas Burnaby), to Cecil, describing the consternation created in the counties of Warwick and Northampton, by the whirlwind ride of the five conspirators from