4 o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, the said knights and company to the number of thirteen or fourteen persons, whereof Mr. Thos. Dymmocke was one, came hastily shouldering one another into the said Johnson's boat, all but the said Gilbert, who was fain to pass away overland by reason the said boat was almost overladen, being not above the burden of one ton; and so the said Johnson did set the said knights and their company ashore at a place called Bald Head, over against Cawshot Castle, and within one mile and a half of Tichfield. Then one of the said company asked the said Dymmocke if he did know the way to Tichfield, who answered "he did know the way if it were at midnight;" and the said Johnson had for his pains two shillings and sixpence. Farther, on the same Friday 11th Oct. late at night, certain strange men to the number of seven or eight persons, came into the kitchen at Whitley Lodge, and there supped with such cold meat as was then in the house, and immediately after they had supped Thos. Dymmocke commanded his servants Joan Lawrence, Dorothy Bell, and one Richard, his boy, to go into Fatting Leaze in the Park with them to help take up their horses, which being done, they presently rode away that night, but some others that then came to Whitley Lodge went to the chamber and staid there all night, and had for their supper a mess of milk boiled, and the next morning early they went away on foot, and Thos. Dymmocke with them, and as it was supposed to Tichfield House. And on Saturday, 12th of said October, Wm. Heywood returning from Cawshot Castle, who carried letters the night before from his master, Capt. Perkinson, to the deputy for the apprehending of the said knights and their company, he found in his master's chamber three or four of the Earl of Southampton's gentlemen talking with his master, Perkinson, whereof one as he thinketh was Mr. Bruen, and heard his said master say unto them that "he thought he should lose his office for the knights being in the castle," whereunto the said Earl's gentlemen replied, "it was great pity it should be so." Then the said Heywood told his master they were all gone before he came, whereupon the said Perkinson said that "he was very glad thereof, whatsoever it cost him."

After which wilful escape of the said knights and their company

from Cawshot Castle, as before set down, on Monday 14th Oct. about 8 o'clock at night, one Mr. Robinson, gentleman of the Earl of Southampton's horses, came unto Thomas Dredge at the said Earl's stables at Tichfield, and commanded him and others to saddle seven horses that were then in the said stable; which being done, and leaving the said horses so saddled when he went to bed in his house at Tichfield, the said horses were carried away that night about 12 o'clock by one Mr. Brumfield, one of the said Earl's servants, as it was reported by one Robert a groom of the said Earl's stable; which said Brumfield brought back four of the said seven horses unto Tichfield stable again on Thursday morning the 17th Oct. following, about the break of day, which horses the said Mr. Robinson commanded Dredge to give them as many oats as they would eat, for that they were to go then presently towards London with the said Earl of Southampton his master.

Other special notes upon sundry examinations concerning the said

cause:

On Saturday or Sunday the 5th or 6th Oct., 1594, the Hue and Cry came unto Tichfield for the murder done in Wiltes.

The same Saturday 5th Oct., 1594, in the afternoon, it was reported by Richard Nash, the Earl of Southampton's Baylie, and others in Tichfield House, that there were ten or eleven strange horses put into a certain enclosed ground in the great Park of Tichfield, called Fatting Leaze, and there staid till the Monday night following, at which time the same maidenhair-coloured velvet saddle that Sir Henry Danvers rode on at Tichfield four or five days before the murder committed, was then also seen at Tichfield all bloody; for which saddle Dymmocke and Robinson did strive.

On Sunday the 6th Oct., 1594, the said knights, the Danverses, being then in Whitley Lodge, one John, their servant, brought 2 shirts to be washed unto Joan Lawrence, then servant unto Thomas Dymmocke, whereof one of them was bloody.

On Wednesday, the 9th of October, 1594, Lawrence Grose, the sheriff of the town of Southampton, being at Hamble about his own affairs, understanding by one Fry, the constable there, and others,

that the company suspected of the murder done in Wiltshire were in one Reed's boats, then riding at an anchor at the mouth of the same river, was by them required to give notice thereof unto the Mayor of Southampton, for the apprehending of them, who speedily did effect the same: whereupon the said Grose, passing over Itching Ferry with his wife the Saturday following, one Floria, an Italian, and one Humphrey Drewell, the said Earl of Southampton's servant, being in the said passage-boat, threatened to cast him, the said Grose, overboard; and said "they would teach him to meddle with his fellows," with many other threatening words.

On Thursday, the 17th of October, 1594, two hours after Arthur Brumfield brought back the four horses to Tichfield stable, the Earl of Southampton's barber came unto Thomas Dredge and demanded of him "who told him that Sir Henry Danvers was at Whitley Lodge?" whereunto the said Dredge answered that "Mr. Dymmocke's man that brought Mr. Drewell's horse from Whitley Lodge to Tichfield stable, the Saturday after the murder committed, told him thereof;" whereupon the said barber sware deeply "by God's wounds," and charged him, "upon pain of his life, not to speake any more of it, for that it was his Lord's will and pleasure that the said Sir Henry Danvers should be there at Whitley Lodge." And farther, the said Gilbert the Scot remained at Tichfield House nine or ten days after the murder was committed (the Earl of Southampton being then there), during which time the said Gilbert rode twice to London and came back again, and carried letters secretly within the linings of his hat; and whilst he staid at Tichfield (which he had often so done before when he hath been examined), he never dined or supped openly in the hall, but some where else, secretly as it was supposed, and was much conversant with Mr. Hunnings and Robinson. Also, two letters of Perkinson's own hand writing, sent unto Nicholas Caplyn his deputy, after the said knight and their followers were escaped and gone from Cawshot Castle, yet extant.

The names of principal men servants, followers, and attendants upon the Earl of Southampton not yet examined, but very necessary they

should be, being discovered by the confessions of the parties already examined:

1. Hunning, his steward, and the man that was at Cawshot to prepare the way for the knight coming thither.

2. Payne, keeper of his wardrobe, that sent Gilbert to Cawshot Castle to warn them to fly.

3. Francis Robinson, gentleman of his horse, for sending victuals and preparing of horses to carry them away.

4. Arthur Brumfield, one of his gentleman, that carried away the seven horses prepared by Robinson at twelve of the clock at night, and brought four of them back again. (Sent into the country.)

5. A barber, attendant upon the Earl, that commanded Dredge, with oaths and threatening words, not to speak of the knight being in Whitley Lodge. (Dwelling in Southwark, near the Hawk's Cage.)

6. Humphrey Drewell, one of his followers, that threatened Grose, the Sheriff of Southampton (who gave notice unto the Mayor of the same town for the apprehending of them), to cast him, the said Grose, overboard at Itching Ferry.

7. Signor Floria, an Italian, that did the like.

8. Richard Nash, the Earl's baylie at Tichfield, that found many strange horses put into a ground called Fatting Lease, immediately after the murder.

9. John Fielder, a log carrier to the chambers at Tichfield, who is likely to know much concerning their being in Tichfield House. 10. Robert, a groom of the Earl's stables, who did know that Brumfield carried away the twelve horses at twelve of the clock in the night. (Gone to Royston.)

11. Brewen, one of the Earl's gentlemen, whom Heywood confessed to be in his master Perkinson's company when he returned from Cawshot, to advertise him that the two knights and their company were gone. (No such.)

12. Ralph Tucke Dymmocke, under keeper in Whitley Parke, that may confess of their being in Whitley Lodge; also, John, the Earl's cook, that dressed the said knight's meat at Whitley Lodge.

No. II.

WRIT TO THE SHERIFF OF WILTS;

[Concerning the Reversal of the Outlawry of Sir Henry, then Lord Danvers.] 13th Feb. 1604.1

James, &c.; to the Sheriff of Wilts, greeting. Because in the Record and Process, and also in the Proclamation of Outlawry against Henry Danvers, late of Cirencester, in co. Glouc., Knight, now Lord Danvers, for a certain supposed felony and murder, on 4th October, 36 Eliz., whereof judgement is in your county, and before us returned, manifest error occurreth, to the grievous damage of the said Sir Henry, as by the inspection of the Record and Process aforesaid to us evidently appears, we, willing that the error, if any, in due manner may be corrected, and to the said Henry full and speedy justice may be done in this behalf, command you that you omit not by reason of any liberty in your Bailiwick, to summon as well the tenants of the lands and tenements which were the said Henry's, on the said 4th Oct. or at any time afterwards, as the Lords of whom the said lands and tenements mediately or immediately are held, to be before us within 15 days after Easter, wherever we shall be in England, to hear the Record and Process aforesaid if they will; And further do and receive what our Court shall consider in this behalf: and have those by whom you so caused them to be summoned, and this Writ.

Witness, J. POPHAM.

At Westminster, 13 Feb., 1 Jac. I."

RETURN BY THE SHERIFF.

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"Jasper Moore, Sheriff, To our Lord the King at the day and place within contained. I certify that there are no tenants which were of the within named Lord Danvers on the 4th Oct., 36 Eliz., or at any time afterwards, nor any Lords of whom the said lands were held, &c., whom I am able to summon as within to me is commanded."

1 Translated from the Latin Record in the Carlton Ride: Controlment Roll of the Court of King's Bench: Easter Term, 2 Jac. I. m. 38.