His capture was swift and he was executed in St Paul’s Churchyard on 30 January. Francis Tresham was a cousin of Catesby. He was imprisoned for his role in a rebellion by the Earl of Essex ...

They started having second thoughts. Especially my old friend Francis Tresham, who wrote a warning letter to his cousin Lord Monteagle. Lord Monteagle then passed the letter to the King's guards.