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 462 REIGN OF ELIZABETH, [CH. 56. Too happy to escape a repetition of La Grehenne under so high a sanction, the victim of this singular network of deceit fell at last into the pit which was laid before him. He gave. up the keys of the cipher, which revealed at once the story of the abstracted packet, with the existence of other letters addressed to unknown persons which had missed his hands; and Burghley must have smiled as he read the passionate promises of Baily before his experience of the rack, that ' the council should get nothing from him though he was torn in pieces/ He confessed now to all that he knew. He could not tell who the persons were for whom he had brought over the letters because they were under cover to the Bishop of Hoss ; but he gave a sketch of the conversation which had passed between Ridolfi and Alva, so far as Bidolfi had communicated it to himself; he described the intended landing of the Spaniards in the Eastern counties, and with many entreaties to Burghley that he would keep his secret and save his honour, he undertook, if he was allowed to return into the Bishop of Boss's service, to watch his correspondence and keep copies of all letters written by or to him. 1 todo lo que he dicho por consejo y with his long imprisonment and the exhortation del Doctor Story que ha trouble which he had with Parker visto como he sido tratado, y estaha feigning himself Doctor Story, and avisado de la manera que determimm other such matters as he told him, do tratarme.' Charles Baily to Don ' that he was not able to write ten Guerau, May 10 : MSS. Simancas. Four months after we find him answering at another examination ' that -his memory was so troubled words together.' MSS. Hatficld, September 19. 1 Charles Baily to Burghley, May 2 : MURDIN.