 Garnet later claimed to have been ignorant of Catesby 's designs until 24 July , when he was approached by Father Oswald Tesimond . " An intelligent and thoughtful man " , Tesimond wanted his superior 's advice as Catesby had recently told him of his plan . As Garnet viewed Tesimond 's information as having been imparted under the seal of the confessional , he later claimed to have felt unable to warn anyone of Catesby 's plan . According to his own account , the two had a third meeting around 24 July . He read to Catesby a letter he had received from Persons , urging him to speak to the Pope before attempting any scheme , but fearful of being discovered , Catesby declined . So Garnet wrote to <unk> , claiming to have prevented several outbreaks of violence , and of his suspicion that there was " a risk that some private endeavour may commit treason or use force against the King " . As he had done following the failed Bye Plot , he urged the pope to publicly warn against the use of force , attempting to hide his knowledge of the plot by suggesting that the warning be aimed at recusants in Wales . He also sent Sir Edmund Baynham to deliver the same message , and when Parliament was prorogued on 28 July , Garnet satisfied himself that the danger had been averted . 
