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and_o below_o and_o consider_v what_o likelihood_n or_o appearance_n of_o any_o such_o danger_n may_v possible_o be_v gather_v by_o the_o sight_n of_o they_o but_o yet_o as_o well_o for_o stay_v of_o idle_a rumour_n as_o for_o be_v the_o more_o able_a to_o discern_v any_o mystery_n the_o near_a that_o thing_n be_v in_o readiness_n his_o journey_n thither_o be_v ordain_v to_o be_v defer_v till_o the_o afternoon_n before_o the_o sit_v down_o of_o the_o parliament_n 1605._o which_o be_v upon_o the_o monday_n follow_v at_o what_o time_n he_o according_a to_o his_o conclusion_n go_v to_o the_o parliament_n house_n accompany_v with_o the_o lord_n monteagle_n be_v in_o zeal_n to_o the_o king_n service_n earnest_n and_o curious_a to_o see_v the_o event_n of_o that_o accident_n whereof_o he_o have_v the_o fortune_n to_o be_v the_o first_o discoverer_n where_o have_v view_v all_o the_o low_a room_n he_o find_v in_o the_o vault_n under_o the_o upper_a house_n great_a store_n of_o provision_n of_o billet_n faggot_n &_o coal_n and_o inquire_v of_o whinyard_n keeper_n of_o the_o wardrobe_n to_o what_o use_n he_o have_v put_v those_o low_a room_n and_o cellar_n he_o tell_v he_o that_o thomas_n percy_n have_v hire_v both_o the_o house_n and_o part_n of_o the_o cellar_n or_o vault_n under_o the_o same_o and_o that_o the_o wood_n and_o coal_n therein_o be_v the_o say_v gentleman_fw-mi own_o provision_n whereupon_o the_o lord_n chamberlain_n cast_v his_o eye_n aside_o perceive_v a_o fellow_n stand_v in_o a_o corner_n there_o call_v himself_o the_o say_v percy_n his_o man_n and_o keeper_n of_o that_o house_n for_o he_o which_o be_v guido_n fawkes_n the_o instrument_n which_o shall_v have_v act_v that_o monstrous_a tragedy_n the_o lord_n chamberlain_n look_v upon_o all_o thing_n with_o