John Prestall, Humfrey Barwycke, Edwarde Cosyn, and others, to the number of seven in the whole, by commission of oyer and terminer, dated vicesimo secundo Die Februarii anno quinto Reginæ, were arrayned upon an indytemente of treason found in Surry, the force whereof hereafter followeth. Firste, it is conteyned, that the same Arthur Pole, and others named in the same indytemente, as false traytors and rebells agenste the queen's majesty, did compasse, imagyne, and goe aboute not onlye to depryve and depose the queen, but also her death and destruction; and to sette upp and make the Skottyshe queen queen of this realme.
And to bringe the same to passe, they conspired to raise and make insurrection and warre within this realme againste the queen.
And for the further bringing of the same to passe, they agreed amongst themselves to depart this realme into Flanders, and from thence into France.
And at their arrivall in Flanders they shoulde publish the seyd Arthur Pole to be duke of Clarence. And then should send their letters unto the queen mother, the king of Navarre, and the duke of Guyse, signifying the arrival of the duke of Clarence in Flanders, and to request ayd, acceptation, and adherence unto their sayd intents.
And to be better accepted in the said realm of Fraunce for the bringing of their sayd traterous intents to effecte, the seyd Arthur Pole and his sayd complyces devysed, that so soone as they came into the realme of Fraunce, they should treate with the sayd duke of Guyse, the open enemy unto the queen and her realme, for marryage betwene the seyd Skottyshe queen and Edmonde Pole, brother to the sayd Arthur. And to bring in an army of 5,000 men of the enemyes of our sayd queen, from the seyd duke of Guyse, and with the same armye in Maye next after to arrive in Wales, and there to proclaim the seyd Skottysh queen to be queen of England: and afterwards from the parte of Wales to come into this
