394 the papists should shortly have thei~ day, and that he would not leave one allive in the collonell's house. He sent to the preacher of Cotgrovc, to forbid him to preach on gunpowder-treason day, threatning to kill him if he did, insomuch that the towne were forc'd to keep a guard all that day upon the steeple. · 'l'he men whom the papists had endeavour'd to list, acquainted the collonell with it, whereof some being in Leicestersire, the collonell sent his sonnc to Sr. George Villiers, one of the deputy lieftenants of that county, to acquaint him with it; but he slighted the matter, although at tha~ time it would have bene proov'd that Golding brought a whole coach loaden with pistolls, as many as they could stuffe under the seatcs and in the bootes, to the house of one Smith, a papist, dwelling at Quineborough in Leicestershire. The colloncll alsoe sent to the deputy lieftenants of our county to acquaint them the publick danger, and how himsdfc was threatned; and, by reason that his house had bene disarm'd, desir'd that he might have leave to procure some necessary arms to defend. it; but they sent him word that the insurrection of the papists was but a fanatique iealousie, and if he were afraid, they would send him a guard, but durst not allow him to arme his house. He clisdaiuing their security that would not trust him with his owne, would have taken a house att Nottingham for his wife to lie in, who being then big with child, was neare her account; but although she were. fearefull, yet when she found him resolv'd to stay in his owne house, she would not goe; whereupon he made strong shutts to all his low windores with iron barres, and that very night that they were sett up, the house was altemptcd to be broken in the night, and the glasse of one of the greatc casements broken, and the little iron barrs of it crasl t in sull(ler. Mrs. Hutchinson being late up heard the noyse, and thought somebody had bene forcing the doorcs, but as wee since heard, it was Golding who made the attempt. The common people every where falling into suspition of the papists, began to be
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