He carries it post haste to the King who receives him as stiff as brass. As he had just been caricatured as a tobacco -stopper. The letter being laid before His Majesty was seen through with half a bird's eye.  With the quickness that distinguished the royal nose, James smelt tobacco smoldering at the bottom of the Plot and ordered every Cellar in the kingdom to be rigidly searched.

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