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(1877).]

[Footnote 50: ”Calendar of Tresham Papers,” p. 90.]

[Footnote 51: His name does not appear in the list of Sir Thomas's ten livery servants as retained while the establishment was at Hoxton before Monteagle's tenancy, of which the accounts are with the Tresham Papers.

Under the stable charges is the keep of a horse for Thomas Vavasour, the father (_ibid._, pp. 47, 50).]

[Footnote 52: ”Examination of Christopher Story, Thomas Bates's man”

(”State Papers, Domestic,” James I., xvi. 28, 1).]

[Footnote 53: It will be remembered that Salisbury in the official story describes Ward, who was Monteagle's secretary, as ”one of his men.”]

[Footnote 54: Each of the other female attendants and servants, even ”Mawdlyn the Frenchwoman” at 10 yearly, have a livery (”Calendar of Tresham Papers,” p. 50).]

[Footnote 55: The ma.n.u.script was originally ent.i.tled ”A Treatise upon Equivocation,” which was altered by Father Garnet into ”A treatise against Lying & fraudule't dissimulatio'. Newly overseen by ye Authour & published for the defence of Innocency, & for the Instructio' of Ignora'ts.” It purports to show when equivocation may ”lawfully” be used, and may have been compiled by Garnet, as the t.i.tle-page and the annotations throughout are in his handwriting. The folio ma.n.u.script by George Vavasour was evidently a fair copy of the revised ”quarto,” and Tresham's reason for having it made.]

[Footnote 56: ”Examination of George Vavasour, of the Inner Temple, Gent., December 9, 1605” (”State Papers, Domestic,” James I., ccxvi.

151).]

[Footnote 57: He also confessed having transcribed the treatise ”De Officio Principis Christiani” (Further examination, December 13, 1605, _ibid._, ccxvi. 155). c.o.ke alluded to these ma.n.u.scripts at the trial as ”certain heretical, d.a.m.nable and treasonable books discovered.” He said: ”There is in Tresham's book, 'De Officio Principis,' an easier and more expedite way than all these to fetch the crown off the head of any king christened whatsoever, which is this that: '_Princeps indulgendo haereticis, amitt.i.t regnum._'--If any prince shall but tolerate or favour heretics, he loseth his kingdom.” This shows the confidential nature of the Vavasours' employment as amanuenses by Tresham in such matters.]

[Footnote 58: Examination of William Tresham, December 9, 1605 (”State Papers, Domestic,” James I., xvii. 23).]

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