text_original: THEIR CHARACTERS. The Conspirators were most of them gentlemen of good families, whom nothing but the specious pretence of religion could probably have prevailed upon to turn affairs. THE EXECUTION OF BALLARD, &c. The history of the plot in which Ballard, Babbington, Tichbourne, and others, were engaged in 1586, is well known. The subsequent ballad, by the celebrated Thomas Deloney, (his initials T.D.
text_transcription: THEIR CHARACTERS THE CONSPIRATORS WERE MOST OF THEM GENTLEMEN OF GOOD FAMILIES WHOM NOTHING BUT THE SPECIOUS PRETENSE OF RELIGION COULD PROBABLY HAVE PREVAILED UPON TO TURN AFFAIRS EXECUTION OF BALLAD ET CETERA THE HISTORY OF THE PLOT IN WHICH BALLAD BABINGTON TITCHBORN AND OTHERS WERE ENGAGED IN FIFTEEN EIGHTY SIX IS WELL KNOWN THE SUBSEQUENT BALLAD BY THE CELEBRATED THOMAS DELAUNI HIS INITIALS D D
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