ll points in open rebellion. They
passed from thence upon Thursday morning[27] unto Hewell--the Lord
Windsor's house--which they entered and took from thence by force great
store of armour, artillery of the said Lord Windsor's, and passed that
night into the county of Staffordshire unto the house of one Stephen
Littleton, Gentleman, called Holbeche, about two miles distant from
Stourbridge, whither we pursued, with the assistance of Sir John Foliot,
Knight, Francis Ketelsby, Esquire, Humphrey Salway, Gentleman, Edmund
Walsh, and Francis Conyers, Gentlemen, with few other gentlemen and the
power and face of the country.

[25] November 5th.

[26] November 6th.

[27] November 7th.

"We made against them upon Thursday morning,[27] and freshly pursued them
until the next day,[28] at which time, about twelve or one of the clock
in the afternoon, we overtook them at the said Holbeche House--the greatest
part of their retinue and some of the better sort being dispersed and
fled before our coming, whereupon and after summons and warning first
given and proclamation in his Highness's name to yield and submit
themselves--who refusing the same, we fired some part of the house and
assaulted some part of the rebellious persons left in the said house, in
which assault one Mr. Robert Catesby is slain, and three others verily
thought wounded to death whose names--as far as we can learn--are Thomas
Percy, Gentleman, John Wright, and Christopher Wright, Gentlemen; and
these are apprehended and taken: Thomas Winter Gentleman, John Grant
Gentleman, Henry Morgan Gentleman, Ambrose Rokewood Gentleman, Thomas
Ockley carpenter, Edmund Townsend servant to the said John Grant,
Nicholas Pelborrow, servant unto the said Ambrose Rokewood, Edward Ockley
carpenter, Richard Townsend servant to the said Robert Winter, Richard
Day servant to the said Stephen Littleton, which said prisoners are in
safe custody here, and so shall remain until your Honours good pleasures
be further known. The rest of that rebellious assembly is dispersed,
we have caused to be followed with fresh suite and hope of their
speedy apprehension. We have also thought fit to send unto your
Honours--according unto our duties--such letters as we have found about
the parties apprehended; and so resting in all duty at your Honours'
further command, we take leave, from Stourbridge this Saturday morning,
being the ixth of this instant November 1605.

"Your Honours