ThenshewasshowntheletterthatBabington，itwassaid，hadwrittenher。Sheglancedatit；thensaid，“Ihavenoknowledgeofthisletter“。Uponthis，shewasshownherreply，andshesaidagain，“Ihavenomoreknowledgeofthisanswer。Ifyouwillshowmemyownletterandmyownsignaturecontainingwhatyousay，Iwillacquiesceinall；butuptothepresent，asIhavealreadytoldyou，youhaveproducednothingworthyofcredence，unlessitbethecopiesyouhaveinventedandaddedtowithwhatseemedgoodtoyou。“
Withthesewords，sherose，andwithhereyesfulloftears——
“IfIhaveever，“saidshe，“consentedtosuchintrigues，havingforobjectmysister’sdeath，IprayGodthatHehaveneitherpitynormercyonme。IconfessthatIhavewrittentoseveralpersons，thatIhaveimploredthemtodelivermefrommywretchedprisons，whereI
languished，acaptiveandill-treatedprincess，fornineteenyearsandsevenmonths；butitneveroccurredtome，eveninthought，towriteoreventodesiresuchthingsagainstthequeen。Yes，IalsoconfesstohavingexertedmyselfforthedeliveranceofsomepersecutedCatholics，andifIhadbeenable，andcouldyet，withmyownblood，protectthemandsavethemfromtheirpains，Iwouldhavedoneit，andwoulddoitforthemwithallmypower，inordertosavethemfromdestruction。“
Then，turningtothesecretary，Walsingham——