The Secret of the Catholics

The earl of suffolk and monteagle did a search in the cellars under parliament. They found a big man in a storeroom with a remarkably large consignment of wood. But he con them it all just belonged to his boss, thomas percy. When they got back to court, though, monteagle pondered all this aloud. And he sent sir thomas nivett down for a closer look. Corned gunpowder, barrels of the stuff, enough to blow everyone to kingdom come. By the time the news of the discovery hit the capital on the fifth, catesby, percy rookwood, thomas winter and the right brothers were flown