m written on: p. 61., that is, the fly-leaf at the end,
contains Blackwell's imprimatur as described by Coke. On the first
fly-leaf, at the beginning, is the following memorandum:--

"This booke, contening 61 pages, I founde in a chamber in the
Inner Temple, wherein Sr Thomas Tresham used to lye, and whiche
he obteyned for his two younger sonnes. This 5 of December,
1605." EDW. COKE.

"Os quod mentitur occidit animam."

It may be enough to remind the reader, that after Nov. 5, 1605, Coke,
being Attorney-General, was engaged in prosecuting the discovery of the
plot and seeking for evidence. Francis Tresham, to whom the authorship
is attributed by Dodd (vol. ii. p. 427, 428.), was a son of Sir Thomas
Tresham; his connection with Garnet and the plot is well known. Sir T.
Tresham died Sept. 11, 1605. (Dodd, vol. ii. p. 58.) Francis had been
committed {169} to prison, and died Nov. 20, 1605; and Coke found this
in searching his chambers a fortnight after. The title originally stood
thus:--

"A TREATISE OF EQUIVOCATION, _wherein is largely discussed the
question_, whether a Catholicke or any other person before a
Magistrate being demaunded uppon his oath whether a Prieste were
in such a place, may (notwithstanding his perfect knowledge to
the contrary), without Perjury, and securely in conscience
answere, No: with this secreat meaning reserved in his minde,
That he was not there so that any man is bound to detect it."

The words in small capitals and Italics occupying the first two lines
are crossed out, and "whe-," the first syllable of whether, re-written
at the beginning of line 3. At the end of this title, interlined by
another hand, follow the words "_newly, overseer ... ignorants_;" but
these words are also struck through and re-written on the preceding
leaf, on which, written by the same hand by which the interlineation was
made (Garnet's, as it would seem), the title stands,--

"A Treatise _of_ against Lying and fraudulent Dissimulation.
Newly overseen by the Authour, and published for the defence of
Innocency and for the Instruction of Ignorants."

The "_of_", in Italics, is struck out. The MS. has other corrections
throughout in the same (Garnet's) hand; and was evidently prepared for
the press, as Blackwell's imprimatur implies.

I have to apologise for some incorrect dates in my last communication.

J.B.

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