discourse with him, or
in what language he spake unto him; if I knew any of these things, I
would absolutely confess the indictment, and acknowledge myself worthy
of ten thousand deaths.'

_Cobham's second Examination read._

The lord Cobham being required to subscribe to an Examination,
there was shewed a Note under sir Walter Raleigh's hand; the
which when he had perused, he paused, and after brake forth into
those Speeches: Oh Villain! oh Traitor! I will now tell you all
the truth; and then he said, His purpose was to go into
Flanders, and into Spain, for the obtaining the aforesaid Money;
and that Raleigh had appointed to meet him in Jersey as he
returned home, to be advised of him about the distribution of
the Money.

LORD CHIEF-JUSTICE POPHAM--When Cobham answered to the
Interrogatories, he made scruple to subscribe, and being urged
to it, he said, if he might hear me affirm, that if a person of
his degree ought to set his hand he would: I lying then at
Richmond for fear of the plague was sent for, and I told he
ought to subscribe; otherwise it were a Contempt of a high
nature: then he subscribed. The lords questioned with him
further, and he shewed them a letter, as I thought written to
me, but it was indeed written to my lord Cecil; he desired to
see the Letter again, and then said, 'Oh wretch! oh traitor!'
whereby I perceived you had not performed that trust he had
reposed in you.

RALEIGH--He is as passionate a man as lives; for he hath not
spared the best friends he hath in England in his passion. My
lords, I take it, he that has been examined, has ever been asked
at the time of his Examination, if it be according to his
meaning, and then to subscribe. Methinks, my lords, when he
accuses a man, he should give some account and reason of it: it
is not sufficient to say we talked of it. If I had been the
plotter, would not I have given Cobham some arguments, whereby
to persuade the king of Spain, and answer his objections? I
knew Westmoreland and Bothwell, men of other understandings
than Cobham, were ready to beg their bread.

SIR THOS. FOWLER (one of the Jury)--Did sir Walter Raleigh write
a letter to my lord before he was examined concerning him or
not?

ATTORNEY--Yes.

LORD CECIL--I am in great dispute with myself to speak in the
case of this g