They filled it with 20 barrels of gun powder and intended to blow up the entire House of Lords, the privy council, James I, and hopefully get his successor as well. The plot failed, as members know, and my ancestor was pursued on the road to Dover and was captured at an inn where the king's
Ils y ont transporté 20 barils de poudre à canon parce qu'ils avaient l'intention de faire sauter toute la Chambre des lords, le Conseil privé, Jacques Ier et, si possible, son successeur également.