Catalogue description Examinations of JOHN COTTON, at the Tower. Fifth examination

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Reference: 8ANC7/146
Title: Examinations of JOHN COTTON, at the Tower. Fifth examination
Description:

--Examinate saith he set forth from Subberton on Monday morning, the 26th of April, and came to Godalmine in Surrey in the afternoon, with his servant, William Ginman about four or five o'clock. Reached Southwark next day, being Tuesday, of which he is now assured, although in his former examination he said he came on Wednesday, "which mistake he saith grew because his purpose was not to come out till the Tuesday." Mr. Henry Pound of Farlington in Hampshire came with him, and after supping with Mr. Lane, Mrs. Middlemore and others, about sunset he took boat at St. Mary Overies with Mr. Pound and Ginman and landed either at Bridewell Dock or the Whitefriars. They went together to the Conduit in Fleet Street, where examinate stood at the door of one Abbott, a grocer, while Mr. Pound went into Shoe Lane to seek him a lodging. Not speeding there he came back again and went up Fleet Street, but where he lay, examinate knoweth not. Examinate lay that night at the house of one Lachy, at the Eagle and Child, and his man lay in the same house, and as he thinketh, at his bed's feet. It was dark when they came there, and they went no more out that night. The next day he had no company at dinner ; "yet he had sent for Lachy, the master of the house, but he came not to him, because he having been committed in the morning by the Lord Mayor was newly come home and full of business."

 

Deposeth as before concerning his purpose in coming to London. Met with his brother on Wednesday in the afternoon in Drury Lane and went with him to his lodging at Watson's the surgeon in Chancery Lane, where they supped together.

 

He spoke not with Mr. Copley on Wednesday, nor (as he thinketh) on Thursday, but on Friday afternoon, walking with his brother, Sir George Cotton, in the Brittaine Burse, he saw Mr. Copley pass by in haste and followed him into Mr. Ogle's house in the Strand, where they spake concerning a tablet of gold which he desired to buy. That same night he gave Mr. John Gage leave to tell Mr. Copley where he lodged, and next morning, being Saturday and May-day, Mr. Copley came to his lodging, and after some talk concerning a book called Novus homo, he asked examinate if he had heard of a book written by way of commentary upon the Apocalypse, lately sent to my Lord of Canterbury, and containing "much reproachful and taunting matter against the King's Majesty in answer of his Majesty's book. [Repeats what he said in his 3rd examination on this point.] Lastly examinate told the said Copley that if he could redeem himself generally from all troubles for his recusancy, he would give as much as any poor man in England. Signed by deponent. Also by Sir Henry Hobarte, Sir Francis Bacon, and George Calvert.

Date: 1613, July 20
Held by: Lincolnshire Archives, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Physical description: 5½ pages.

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