A sermon preached at Paules Crosse, on the first Sunday in Lent: Martij 1. 1600 With a short discourse of the late Earle of Essex his confession, and penitence, before and at the time of his death. By William Barllow Doctor of Diuinitie. Whereunto is annexed a true copie, in substance, of the behauiour, speache, and prayer of the said Earle at the time of his execution.

To the Reader .

ALthough Thucidides had neuer spoken it , Lib. 1. yet experience shewes it to be true , 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 , that hearing is not liable to any accompt , but 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 whatsoeuer a man speaketh , it laies open to other mens censure both his person , and his relation ; which is eyther good or bad saith Nazianz. not by desert and truth , Apologer . but Secundum praeiudicium allatum , or affectionem innatam sayth Seneca , as the preiudice of his auditors is , Senec. Epist. which they bring with them , or the disposition of their natures bred within them : Neither of these hetherunto haue I eyther feared or fled , but , as I neuer made sute to preach any where , so beeing eyther commaunded , or requested , I neuer refused the most publike assemblies , as beeing diffident of that doctrines veritie which should passe from me , or guiltie of any calumniation which might , iustly , touch me . Custome makes some speake ill , but wisdome teacheth euen Philosophers to dispise it , and religion willeth Christians to forgiue it . The rule of Seneca is an oracle for truth , a comfort to a guiltlesse minde , Vt quisque est contemptissimus , Quòd in Sap: non cadit iniuria . ita solutissimae linguae est , the basest sorted , and the lewdest of life , haue the most lauish tongues . Yet , I confesse , that the addressing my selfe to this sermon ( containing in it matter rather of state then diuinitie , and beeing like vnto the preamble of the Pharisees in my text , 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 , subiect to offence one way , eyther to them of authoritie if I should renounce this dutie , or the auditorie if I should speake of vncertaintie ) was , as the Apostle speaketh , 1. Cor. 2. 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 with much feare and trembling : and therefore , as it is well knowne , from the time of this purpose for the Crosse , but three dayes in all , till the Saboth for the Sermon , I was not one day from the Court , still labouring to informe my selfe of euery thing which I doubted , that I might in these calumnious times , keep my selfe , for any thing I would there deliuer ; from the controlment either of ill tongues , or mine owne conscience : to which purpose I both framed a short preface personall , before I entered the discourse , which might essuier and rubbe out all opinion fore stalled ; and abstayned from all bitternesse agaynst the person and action of the late Earle , least thereby I should exasperate mindes not resolued ; and compared euery speach of his , vttered by me , both with his confession to the Lords , whose witnesse therein I humbly request , appealing thereunto ; and with that conference he had with vs , let my associates be iudges , which might satisfie any but euen indifferently affected . Notwithstanding all this my care and paines , the malignitie of the meany is such , that , as if I had either with Ananias lied vnto the holy Ghost , and had preached mine owne damnation , as it pleased some to blaspheme , it was giuen out that I was stroken , if not with madnesse , yet with a dreadfull sicknesse ; or , as if I had spoken treason , that I was , the next day , committed close prisoner to the Tower ; or at least , I had highly offended her maiestie , and receiued a great check from the Councell . The two first my body can answere , which hath beene , I thanke God , euer sithence , In latitudine sanitatis et libertatis , both in health , and at libertie : the two last cannot be throughly confuted by me , without some opinion of vanity and selfe glory , vnlesse that be checking , Eurip●d . which Euripides calleth 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 honourable words aboue my desertes . Other , with more virulence , though with lesse violence for penall charge , frame matter of hard iudgement out of the discourse it selfe ; first generall , that I haue broken the Canon both of religion and law , in reuealing a penitents confession , which was with remorse , and priuate . The cases wherein a Confessor may publish what he heares , are too many for this short preface , the learned and iudicious knowe them , to the peeueshly affected , it is but lost labour to name them . First , his confession was not auricular , but in the audience of three or foure . Secondly the crimes he confessed were notorious by his conuiction , and vnder his hand by subscription . Thirdly they were repeated and diuulged not ad scandalum , nec animo damnificandi , as the scholemen speake , to scandalize or annoy him , but to satisfie them who desired resolution , and to glorifie God whose spirite had wrought this conuersion ; and , as Doctor Montford knowes , it was promised by me , in both our names , that we would , as occasion serued , giue publike and open testimonie of that his penitence and detestation of his offence . Secondly , in particular , because in one parte of my preface I said , I was not a penny the richer , nor a steppe the higher for him , albeit I celebrated his glory at the crosse , for Caliz victory : therefore hence they conclude that I now spake of the spleane , and preach for rewardes . Malice marres logike and charitie both : this inference hath no coherence with my wordes , if eyther the precedentes were obserued , which I made in answere to a slanderous obloquy , That I was a time seruer ; or the consequents , That I neuer moued him to preferre me , nor yet left to loue him , and honour him one iot the lesse for it . But this makes that speach of Seneca true , Nec deerunt qui te , Senec. de benef. etiam per ornamenta , ferient , there are some so full of rancour who will turne a mans glory into his shame , & reproue him for things he should be commended : did I at that time labour for the place ? yea rather as M. Doctor Stanhop knowes , I vsed all the meanes I could to auoide it , alleaging both the shortnesse of the time , but three dayes full ; my late beeing in that place , scarce two monethes before : my youth and vnexperience in those state matters ; and such other delayes , till as he knoweth , it was inioyned by a commaundement peremptory : did I , after it , presse the court , solicite the Earle , affect any aduancement by him ? God knowes that I lye not , he neuer saw me , till , halfe yeere after his returne from Caliz , he sent for me , about a matter of difference , in some pointes of religion , Wright . betweene a Popish priest & my selfe , to take knowledge of me : at which time he promised me honourably , and , I thinke , if I had vsed his meanes , his promise had beene payment . Now then my argument holdes thus , if I neglected to obserue so great a personage , so fauoured , so able to preferre me , so willing by promise to do it , I was no time seruer nor preacher for rewardes , And thus agayne it may be enforced , if I was beleeued & by the auditory applauded for my celebration of that victory , the circumstances and substance whereof I could deliuer but onely vpon report and intelligence : much more in this case am I to be credited and approued , hauing so certaine grounds for my relation . But from what spirit these obiections proceede , may soone be gessedat ; which , a disposition , eyther at the crosse or in this epistle , bitterly eloquent , knowing what I know , would liuely describe to be that of Babell in the prophet , stand apart come not neare me , for I am holier then thou : Esa. 65.5 . but as in my sermon , so here I renounce all tart & soure speach : but it makes me remember that excellent sentence of Philo , De vita Mos. lib. 3. 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 , that the vulgar sorte will growe reproachfully madde agaynst him , who pleaseth not them in their madnesse .

I little expected , yea not suspected , as the Lord knoweth , and many can witnesse , that I should be sent vnto him , but beeing sent , and hearing his confession so ape●t and voluntary , and withall knowing the ouer-harried passions of some murmurers , it was my dutie in conscience to reueale it and satisfie all , as my selfe was fully satisfied ; whose affection , that setled perswasion I had of his allegiaunce , through that his great semblance of religion , had I not hard & scene what I did , had before ouerswayed from inclination to any contrarie suspition of him . An other obiection is , that I , promising to speake nothing vpon reporte , vrged that conference betweene the Deane of Norwich and him : first , the rule in law is , condentis est interpretari , a man is fittest to expound himselfe . By that word nothing , I ment nothing concerning this crime of his , and his confession : secondly , I reade it out of the paper , making it knowne it was but a reporte : thirdly , I vrged nothing of it , but that which agreed with like wordes which he had spoken in my hearing , els where . The other base and grosse vntruthes , that I rayled vpon the Earle ; & of my selfe , accused mine owne naturall countrimen the citizens , to be a base people , as some haue giuen out , I referre for their answere vnto the tenor of my sermon , which here I haue printed , and presented vnto thee , Reader , as neare as I could gesse , and as some of good place which hard it , and since that read it , thinke , euery worde as I spake it ; vpon my credite nothing but one is altered to my knowledge , that concerned him , which then I vttered , onely one or two things added which then I forgot . If thou haue in thee the affection of a christian , & a good subiect , read and be satisfied , it is that which was intended , and I indeauoured : but if thou haue Magus his disease , Acts. 8. the gall of bitternesse excrea , disgorge thy spite , know that I esteeme not thy slaunders , nor regarde thy reproaches , and dissemble it neuer so cunningly , I am not the principall thou aymest at , but according to the prouerbe Faber cadit cum ferias fullonem , it is the state thou greeuest at , not my sermon . And least I seeme to speake this at random , let that be obserued which is giuen out for a truth , & my denial thereof wil scarce be credited : how the late Earle at the time of his execution song eyther the 54. or the 94 Psalme , for vpon the number they cannot agree , there being no such thing mentioned at all : marke the tenor of those Psalmes and then iudge of the reporters spirites , and what they intend I conclude with Samuell & Paul : 1. Sam. 15.21 . 2. Cor. 13. Obedience is better then sacrifice , and charitie beleeueth things not iudging amisse . Vale .

Thine in Christ Iesus William Barlow .

The answer of our Sauiour Christ vnto the tempting Pharisees . Mat. 21.22 .

Giue vnto Caesar the things of Caesar.

VErie fitly haue the ancient fathers resembled the Diuel vnto Nimrod , that mighty hunter before the Lord . Gen. 10. Gen. 10 who not onely goeth on hunting himselfe compassing the earth , Iob. 1 as Iob. 1. but hath his huntsmen , both with their Hound● Philip. 3. beware of Dogs . Philip. 3. ● And also with their toyles and Ne●s , 2. Tim. 2. ● 2 ▪ Tim , 2 with both these he layes for Christ with his Hounds , Mar. 12. 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 ( it is an hunting worde ) that they might take him to kill him . Mar. 12. In the 15 verse of this Chapter , hee spreeds his Nets , 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 ( it is an hunting worde too ) . that they might intangle him in his talke . In so much that , if you reade this Chapter , and there see the Herodians with the Pharisees , ● the Saduces after the Herodians , and the lawyers after the Sadducees setting vpon him , you shal see that verified , which by Prophecie , Dauid spake in his person of him both , Psal. 22.16 Psal. 22 , Many Dogs are come about me . And that also , Psal. 140 , 5 Psa. 140. The proud haue laid● their snares for me . Which snares of the Diuel are of two sorts , the Graecians call them 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 , in Scripture they are named Laqu●i quaestuum . 1. Timoth. 6. as honours , wealth , 1. Tim. 6. ● &c. the snares of gaine : and Laquei quaestionum the snares of questions , which Dauid calleth Malum lab●●orum , the wickednesse of the lippes ▪ Psal. 140. Psal. 140.9 . The first , Sathan himself spred to catch him , Luk. 4 ▪ 6. Luk. 4. when hee promised him the Kingdomes of the world , and the glorie of them . Heere , his Huntsmen lay the other to intrap him in matters both of Religion , and policie : Ver. 36. of Religion , in that question of the Lawyers , ver. 36. about the greatest commaundement , thereby to inlorappe him in blasphemie , if he had preferred one before the other . And in that case of the resurrection propounded by the Saducees , Ver. 24. ver. 24. to catch him in an heresie : Of policie , in this question of paying tribute . But as in vaine the Net is layd before the eyes of the birdes that haue wings and flye aloft , Prou. 1.17 . Pro. 1. so fondly doe they in putting forth questions to take him in a trap , in whom are hid all the treasurs of wisedom & knowledge . Col. 2. By a man of ordinary strength . Colos. 2. a threefold rope is not easily broken . Eccles. 4. Eccles. 4 . 1● But a man of Sampsons pith though it bee seuen fold , will cracke it like a thread of flare , Iud. 16.9 . Iudg. 16. So the righteous Lord will break the snares of the vngodly in peeces , Psa. 129. Psal. 129 , 4 Because , though hand ioyned in hand , neuer comes but with damage , and malice ioyned with fraude , hath an vnknowne aduantage : Yet there is neither counsel , nor vnderstanding , nor wisedom , against the Lord , Prou. 21 , 30 Pro. 21. And neuer was that prophesie of Esay verified more then in this Chapter , Gird you , and you shall be broken in peeces : gather a counsell together , and it shall bee broght to naught , Esay . 8 , 9 Esa. 8. The question propounded is very dangerous , S. Basil calles it 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 , a question that hath a downefall ●n both sides , for if hee had answered negatiuely , they wold haue accused him of treason against the Emperour : and so they did not withstanding , Luke . 23. Luk. 23. We haue found this man denying tribute to be paid to Caesar. If his answer had bin affirmatiue , they had accused him of blasphemie against God and their state , they being commanded to be subiect to none but God himselfe , who had promised to be the●r God and King , Deut. 7 Deut. 7. But these daungers our Sauiour preuenteth with this answer , Giue vnto Caesar the things of Caesar , and vnto God the things of Gods . That is , giue vnto Caesar tribute , whose mony it is , giue vnto God your selues , whose people you are . But first Caesar , and then God , for they two haue interchangeably borrowed names : it pleaseth God to bee called a King in heauen , Psal. 20 , 9 Psa. 20. and the King is called a God on earth , Psa. 82. therefore hee which denieth his dutie to the visible God , his prince and Soueraign , cannot performe his dutie to the God inuisible . Certainely , a mind inclined to rebellion , was neuer well possessed of religion .

Now to the words , Giue : It is no maruell though Christ do call his yoake Suaue iugum , a sweete yoake , Math. 11. because as Saint Iohn expoundes him , his commaundements are not grieuous , 1. Iohn . 3. for the whole summe of Christianitie , is contained in one word , Rom. 13. diligite , Rom. 13. and that is suaue verbum , a sweete word : and the whole dutie of a Christian is comprised in one word , Date , and that is facile verbum , an easie word , for what is more easie then to giue ? Luk. 6. Giue almes vnto the poore largely , Luc. 6. and obedience vnto your superiour reuerently , Rom , 13.7 . Rom. 13. both of them cheerefully : For God loueth a cheerfull giuer , 2 Cor. 9.3 . Rom. 12. 2. Cor. 9.3 Grudging marres charitie , Rom. 12. & like the Coloquintida in the potage , 2. Reg. 4. 2. Reg. 4. Vertit amorem in amororem , saith Saint Bernard , it turneth loue into bitternes , 1. Cor. 9.6 . & 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 saith Saint paul . 2. Cor. 9.6 . It makes a blessing of deuotion , to be a wrest of extortion . So muttering marres royaltie , Psal 58. and as thorns vnder a pot , psal. 58. turne a still fire into a crackling flame , so it turnes obedience into rebelling . Wherefore that speech of Lactantius is very proper and effectuall , Lactantius . nothing so much commendeth the dutie of a man as voluntarium , Aquin. 15. that it be willingly performed : for voluntas est mensura astionū , according to the Schoolemen , the will doth regulate and makes the action good : and God rewardeth the will , not the gift : the facilitie of the giuing , not the wealth of the doner , 2. Cor. 8. 2. Cor. 8. And that is it which made Saint Peter to counsel vs to do our duty , 1. Pet. 5. ● . not 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 of necessitie and force , but 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 , willingly and readily . And it is the commendation of Seruantes , much more of Subiects , that they obey 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 from their soule , Colo. 3. Eph. 6.5 . not to the eye onely Colos. 3. & Eph. 6.7 . 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 of good will , not by compulsion : and so much of this word , Giue : the summe whereof , Rom. 13.4 . is that of Saint Paul , Rom. 13.4 . that wee discharge our dutie to Caesar , to our Soueraigne , of conscience , not of constraint : that it be giuen by vs , not forced from vs vnto Caesar.

The Quéene of Saba pronounced Israel blessed because Salomon was their king a man borne in their owne countrie , Reg. 10 1. Reg. 10. & Salomon himselfe accompted that kingdome , whatsoeuer , happy , whose king was , as Nazianz. Eccle. 10 , 17 reads the place Eccl. 10.7 . 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 the sonne of a man frée borne : yea it is the law of God himselfe that his people should choose a king , from among them , one of their brethren . Deut. 17 Nehe. 9 , 37 Deut. 17. Notwithstanding , if it please God in his indignation to place ouer a land , a tyrant , qui ditescat ex afflictionibus populi , Nehem. 9.37 . Which should make himselfe mightie by his peoples oppressions : as , in this place , Caesar a forrenner and a stranger : Iudg , 9 , 7 whether the Oliue trée , or the Bramble bush . Iud. 9.7 . The Oliue , a king vnder whose swéet nature and clemencie they liue merily and richly : Esop . or the Bramble , a sharp prince to be as a thorne in their sides to vexe them cruelly : or , as it is in the Apolog , a stocke that lies still , and lets them doe whatsoeuer séeme good in their owne eyes : or a Storcke that by exactions will picke out their eyes , yet is he Gods ordinaunce and minister , Rom. 13 Rom. 13. And therefore , by Saint Peter his rule , to be obeyed for the Lordes sake . 1. Pet. 2 , 13 1. Peter , 2. for though he be the Lords enemie , yet is he the Lords annointed , 1. Sam. 24 1. Sam. 24. So Dauid called King Saule after God had reiected him .

They therefore who with Shebah , 2. Sam. 20.1 . 2. Sam. 20 , 1 will make a secession from their prince , proclaiming as he did , We haue no part in Dauid , nor inheritance in the son of Isay : or as Ieroboam , who with tenne tribes fell from Rhehoboam , because he had turned his fathers scourges into Scorpions , 1. Reg. 12 1. Reg. 12. they who thinke that they may eyther Occidere , or Excidere , kill their liege , or fall from him , Aut deponere a throno , aut exponere periculo , depose and thrust them out of their seate , or expose them to danger or feare , are guiltie not onely of rebellion but of irreligion . And here I might encounter that trayterous libeller Parsons , who , as it is thought , vnder the name of one Dolman , makes the crowne of England a tennis ba●l , and tosseth it from Papist to Puritan , and from Puritan to Protestant , but the fault or vantage , viz. the whole sway of disposing it , when it is voide ( as I hope to God none here shall sée it voide ) hee ascribeth to the late Earles power of placing it where it should please him , and to him therefore he dedicates his booke , in my conscience I am perswaded , a principal , if not the originall poyson of the late Earles hart : wherein also he spendeth much labour , and filleth many leaues in proouing , by stories of scripture , tha● it is lawfull for the subiect to rise agaynst his soueraigne , yea to depose him , yea to murther him , if he bee misled by other , or misgouerne himselfe , but time cuts me off . My exhortation to you is , beloued , that you wil beléeue Iesus rather then a Iesuite , who willeth his disciples and all christians to possesse their souls in patience , Luk. 10. Lu. 10 albeit they bee persecuted euen to death by their Princes : and S. Paul , who adiudgeth him to damnation which resisteth the ordinance of God , Ro. 13. Rom. 13 , If you desire some stories of scripture , sée Saul an Apostala , reiected by God , not deiected by Samuel , Ieroboam plagued , not dispossessed : Ahab reproued by Elias , not depriued : Nabuchodonosor punished from heauen , not deposed by his subiects . The law of God is straight in this case , it bridels the mouth that it speake not euill of the King , Exod. 21. Exo. 21. it bindes the hart not to imagine euill against him , Eccle. 10. Eccle. 10. and the ciuill law punisheth with death , euen the verie thought of bringing the prince into any danger or feare : in which poynt Bodi● is plentifull and peremtorie . The summe of this part is that of the prophet Dan. 2.21 . Dan 2 , 21 that the inthronising & deposing of Princes , is Gods onely prerogatiue royall : and the conclusion shal be an argument , that if obedience bee due vnto Caesar , a tyrant and a forrenner , much more are we to perform it to our prince , a most gracious louing Quéene , and borne among vs : of whose clement and milde gouernment we may say with ▪ the wise man , Prou. 30. Pro. 30. Many daughters haue done excellently , but thou surpassest them all . Of her seueritie in iustice , that of the Poet , Illa dolet , qu●ties ●ogitur esseferox .

The third part followeth , The things of Caesar. God hath created ● appointed man a gouernour ouer all his works , Psal. 8. Psa. 8. but he hath exalted kings to rule and gouerne men , and to that purpose hath aduaunced them aboue others , as the head aboue the members , as the Cedar among the trées , as the sunne among the starres , and as God himselfe among the Angels . Thrée speciall ensignes of honor he hath giuen them , a crown of gold , Psa. 21. Psal. 21. Psal. 45 for their sublimity , a scepter of righteousnes , Psa. 45. for gouernement , Rom. 13 a sworde of vengeance , Rom. 13. All which they beare not in Pompam for a shew onely , and not for vse , but the crowne exacteth of vs reuerence : the scepter , obedience : and the sword , feare : so that their maiesty is to be honoured , their authoritie obeyed , their power feared : and sithence these require large maintenance , 1. Reg. 4. 1. Reg. 4 their expence must be supplied , and because they lie open to manifold daungers , with our prayers they must be assisted , 1. Tim. 2. so then honor , 1. Tim. 2. obedience , feare , subsidies , prayers , are among many other , the things due from subiects to their Caesar.

To speake of all these fully is impossible , in respect of the short time allo●ted mee for meditation , scarse three dayes , and for deliuering vnto you , two houres , whereof one is spent , I will shut them with an vse fitting our present purpose . If these , or at least the thrée first , had béen giuen to our most gratious soueraigne , by some of late , neither had her maiestie ●éene so disquieted , nor the realme thus scandalized , nor so many in their states and liues ouerthrowne , of which I am now to speake .

BUt first I must craue pardon to premise a short preface , both in respect of my selfe which am to speake , ● of the late Earle also , of whom I 〈◊〉 to speake . For my selfe , it is necessary , because , if you bring preiudice to the speaker , be the relation neuer so true , it wil not be beléeued . A preiudice you must needes haue against mee , if it be true , which some ill affected , and foule mouthed haue giuen out , that because we , being commanded by authority , on the Saboth after the insurrection , in our seuerall cures , did describe the nature and vglinesse of the rebellion , are becom time seruers & men pleasers , leauing the great man that is dead , and now cleauing to others , and closing with them for preferments . A sore imputation as may be layd vppon the ministers of Christ , and followed with an heauier iudgement from God then they are aware of who thus speake . For a curse is laide vpon vs in the prophesie of Ieremie , if in the Lordes worke , in such holie places and exercises as these , wee auoyde not all negligence , and Saint Gregorie addes fraudulenter : fraudulently he dealeth , who either giueth titles , as Iob speaketh , or becomes a seruant to men , which S. Paule abhorreth ▪ Now , he is said to giue titles , that either praiseth him that is not to bee praised , or imputeth faultes to men which they haue not committed , or doth rengrege or amoinder , that is , make greater or lesse the faults committed : and if I do thus , saith Iob , My maker will confound me , Iob , 32. a dreadfull iudgement : and so for the other , Iob. 32. If I yet labor to please men , I am not the seruant of Christ , Gala. 1. saith S. Paul , Gala. 1. a fearefull separation . But of all other why shuld this be imputed to me , who about foure yeares sithence , in this place , vppon the like suddayne warning , celebrated to the glory of both the generals , the right honourable the Lord Admirall , and the late Earle , the victorie at Caliz : at which time , and long since , he soared in his highest pitch of fauour with her Maiestie , and yet from that day to this , though it were giuen out that he wold 〈◊〉 me , I am not either a penny the richer or a steppe the higher for him : and in truth I neuer moued him , neither did it moue my affection from him , which I continued as intire vnto him as any follower of his , till his open fall .

My reuerence to their Lordshipe I acknowledge , and will performe what is due , and I am able : but flatterie of great personages , and popularitie with the multitude I euer abhorred as a Parasiticall Simony , & leaue it to them who haue no desert to raise them , but aurum cum aura a smooth tongue , and a bribing purse . Notwithstanding . I am a subiect , and so , nature and scripture binde me to obedience , being therefore by name , appointed by the honourable Lordes to be present at the late Earle his execution , I thought my selfe bound in conscience , both to God , her Maiestie , and the State , within as shorte time as might bee , to declare vnto you , what my selfe in his case know , and what is fit for you to heare : not onely that you may be satisfied by this my discourse , but also incited to giue God the glory , for your escaping this dangerous intended course : wherein I will deliuer nothing vpon méere information and report , which is sometimes malicious , oft times parciall , at all times vncertaine , but what these eares of mine haue heard from his owne mouth , in that two houres conference with him before his death , and these eyes of mine séene vnder his owne hand , and subscribed wi●h his name , which since his death I humbly desired to sée , which was both honourably and easily graunted vnto me , that I might speake nothing whereof I haue not by those two meanes certayne knowledge : for by Gods helpe neyther man nor Angell , much lesse any hope of title , which is but a pu●● , shall make me to vtter any vntruth , willingly , in such places as this , which may either put my minde into the hell of my conscience in this life , or cast my soule into the hell of Diuelles in the life to come : neither was I mooued to it , but onely to declare what I haue eyther ex occulo , or oraculo , as ●ern . speaketh , from his owne writing , and confession to vs .

Now for the late Earle : dead he is , and his soule , no doubt , with the saints in heauen : you will say then that dead men bite not , according to the prouerb , nor by reason , or religion should be bitten : that is , their falles and faultes should not be reulcerated nor reuiued after death : for Homer vpbraides the Grecians with that immanitie , for scorning at Hectors bodye dead , and wounding it : vpon whose comparison , blaming their barbaris●e , the prouerbe is rife , that Mo●tuo Leoni 〈◊〉 insu●tant Lepores , if the Lion be dead , euery dastardly Hare wil be treading vpon him whose locke they feared while he liued . Yea Salomon notes it as a point of Atheisme to preferre a liuing Dogge before a dead Lion : wherfore Dauid tooke another course , and though Abner had béene his enemie liuing , yet béeing slaine , he both lamented his death , & celebrated his praise . Know ye not ( saith he ) that a Prince , and a great man is fallen this day in Israell ? 2. Sam. 3.38 . 2. Sam 3.38 . but , beloued , there is a difference in faultes of men , as in diseases some hurtful onely to the parties themselues , some loathsome and infectious to others : the first are to be buried with their bodies , and forgotten , but the other will annoy , & therefore must be remembred after death . In scripture some kings , who were vicious , had their faultes touched euen after their buriall , but no more : yet some are neuer named in scripture , but their sinne is branded vpon their name , as often you may sée of Ieroboam , neuer mentioned , but presently is added , the sonne of Nebat , which made Israel to sinne : and would to God the same earth which couereth the late Earle his body , could also couer the sinne and offence he died for , which himselfe confessed to be a leprousie which had infected farre and neare . Now you know , that though a Lepor auoide the house or die , yet he leaueth behind him both the house , and ayre daungerously contagious : and I pray God though he be deade , that the remainder and contagion of his offence , cause vs not , too often , to call his fault to memorie . But in my conscience I am perswaded , that there is none so inhumane or barbarous , that recordes it as triumphing and insulting at it : but with a double commiseration both of his fall , and of his soule , as then it was . First ( giue him his due ) who grieues not that a man so noble by birth , so honourable in office , so gratious with his prince , so witty by nature , so learned by conference and study , so religious in profession , so valiant in warre , so beloued of the commons , so followed and honoured by men of all sortes , should not vse those great fauours of God and his soueraigne to gods glory and his countries good ? for could he in any moderation haue carried himselfe , and haue béene contented with his great state , what good might he haue done to this church and realme , to men of state , of religion , of learning , of war ? but as fire , if it be well and rightly vsed , burneth in the house to the good and profit of the familie : but if mislayed or abused , burneth the house to the vndoing of the inhabitantes : so had he béene contented to haue béene 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 a certaine great man , great among the rest ; and not affected with Magus , Act. 8. to be 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 the onely great man , Act. 8. and none to be great but he ; in honour he might still haue liued and preferred others , whereas he is not now fallen alone , but , which is a woefull case , hath ouerthrowne many of all sortes with himselfe : so true is that of diuine Plato , 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 that great natures scil. men of great mindes & parts , proue either excellently good , or dangerously wicked : it is spoken by Plato , but applyed by Plutarch vnto Coriolanus , a gallant young , but a discontented Romane , who might make a fit paralell for the late Earle , if you read his life : and this was caused , as he oft confessed to vs , by the seducement of vanity . I tolde him it was pride , but his word was vanitie and lewd counsell .

Secondly who doth not commiserate his soule , as then it was ? though now I am perswaded his repentance was so harty , that it is in heauen : that , being guilty to himselfe in his conscience ( which now appeares by his voluntary confession to vs , and written ) of so great an off●nce and a bloudy sinne , they are his owne wordes ( for if there be any harde word in all my discourse concerning his act and plot , it is his owne ) should stand so confidently vpon his insti●●cation and clearing himselfe at the Barre● : Whose crime loathsome to himselfe in the memory thereof , and Most d●ngerous to the Realme , I will not A●grauate with any precedent circumstances , which all the worlde knoweth , and himselfe with sighs acknowledged to vs , eyther her Maiesties infinite fauours , his high aduancements by her , her large bountie to him , both in giuing him huge summes of mony , and forgiuing him all his fathers debts , and his owne too , whatsoeuer . Nor will I mention his oft standing out with her if he were thwarted , his disobedience and manifolde contempts , besides the exhausting of her Maiesties treasury in Ireland . Nor her clemencie in his punishment for them , which she said , most graciously , should be ad corr●ctionem not ad ruina●● , for his chastisment , not for his ouerthrow : not called to any open barre for answer , not fined by purse , not diuested of any office ▪ onely sequestred from some of them , one place of honor reserued vnto him , not committed to any common p●●son , but first to the custody of the Lo●● Kéeper , after that to his owne house with a kéeper ; and after that at his libertie , they were the wordes of her Maiestie : I will now leaue him , saith shee , vnder no other guarde , but of his owne discretion

But one thing I cannot omit , which much mooued me against him , ( though I honoured him as much as any follower of his , who carieth with him a good subiects hart ) which perhaps you knowe not , namely his strange Apologie of himselfe vnto Maister Deane of Norwiche , sent vnto him by the Lordes for his soules good , the nex● day after his arraignment , who vr●ing him to acknowledge his offences , the late Earle vtterly denied , That in any thing he had done he was guiltie of offending Almighty God . But because I promised to giue you nothing of report , I call to minde the very spéeche he vttered vnto my Lordes Grace of Canterburie in Lambeth house , the night of his apprehension . Oh , my Lord , saith the Archbishop , I am sorie to sée this day , that you haue so farre forgot your selfe : the Earle replyed smilingly , that the sinceritie of my conscience , and the goodnesse of my cause dooth comfort me : this spéech argues he thought himselfe not guiltie of offending God . As if a good intention , we will suppose it so , dooth make the action good . The Canon Lawyers say , that God loues Aduerbes better then Adiectiues , he cares not how good quâm bonum , but quam benè , how well , and by what good meanes it is done which we intend . The iustifying of an ill execution vpon a good purpose and meaning , is the vtter subuersion of all religion and policie : an opinion forged at the fire of hell , and hammered at the Anuile of the Popes faculties . The same Deane asking him why he refused to come to the Lords , being sent for by the appointment of her Maiestie , he answered that , by Scripture , and thus reasoneth , Dauid refuseth to come to Saul when he sent for him : Ergo I might lawfully refuse to come to Queene Elizabeth .

Héere a diuine cannot be patient , to sée Gods worde alleadged in despight of Gods ordinance , thus the deuil delt with Christ Math. 4. Math. 4. in quoting a place of Scripture to iustifie the breaking of his neck . And Clement the Frier who killed Henry the third the French king , reasoned thus with himselfe to his bloudy murther out of Gods booke , Iudge . 3. Ehud killed kinge Eglon , therefore I may kill Henry . Eglon was a king , so is Henry . What then ? Eglon signifieth a Calue and Henry is a Caluenist , Ergo I may kill him by authoritie of Scripture . It is recorded by Mercurius Gallobelgicus in his first booke . Merc. Gallobel . Let Papists lay these grounds , and make these proofes , I am sory that any , who carries the name of a Protestant , should argue thus . It is the speach of S●lomon , he that wrings his nose , fetcheth out blond , which Gregory fitly applies , that he which wresteth the scripture from the true sence , bringeth foorth either an herisie or a phrensie , it is that which the learned call Glossa 〈◊〉 , when an interpretation like a Uiper , eates out the bowels of the text . For , God be thanked , there is no semblance of this example makes for his refusall Because 〈◊〉 was reiected by God , but Queene Elizabeth is the chosen and the beloued of God , which from heauen by his prouidence ouer her , as in shielding her from many , so from this Presumptuous attempt , he hath demonstratiuely shewed . Dauid by a Prophet , at Gods appointment , was anoynted king , so was not he . But I vrge this no further , because it is not within his confession verball or written , to which I promised to stand , yet to shew you how farre he was gone that way , the word he vsed to vs of Leprosie , makes that good which he spake in a passion to the Deane , If you knew how many motions haue beene made to me to do my best to remooue such euills as the common wealth is burthened with , you would greatly wounder . It séemes the contagion is spred . To which the Deane replying , that extraordinary attempts must haue extraordinary warrants , and willed him to shew his authority , his answer was , that He was Earle Marshall of England and needed no other warrant . Yet that was not so , because he was sequestred from it long before . But his conclusion peremptory what should I ( saith he ) reason with you vpon this point , seeing we holde not one principle , which was , that hee might remooue euils from the land , for that was it which from the beginning to the end he held , as by complaint to vs of some things to be reformed , he insinuated . Indéede the wise man saith Prou. 25. Remooue the wicked from the King , Prou. 25. and his throne shall be established in iudgement : but who must remooue them , and by what meanes ? he there sheweth by similitude , as the drosse must be taken from the ●●luer : The Gold-finer must do it , by the fire ; so iust authority and lawfull meanes ; the first ouer Kings is Gods alone , as before I proued , otherwise , as S Augustine speaketh of impatient worldlings , Nisi homini Deus placiterit Deus non erit , vnlesse God please men , he shall be no God : so in this case of discontented subiects , except the prince please them , she shall be no prince , and all shall be accompted wicked who satisfie not their humors . Belooued , sée here what it is , when it pleaseth God to leaue a man to himselfe ; or as the Earle sayd of himselfe , to be carried away and puffed vp with vanitie and wordly loue , in his first speach vppon the scaffolde .

This stifnesse of his , both at the barre , and with the Deane , my associate and my selfe hearing , not vnderstanding of his repentance , we agréeed betwéene vs , fearing he would so haue dealt with vs , to haue beate him downe , and to haue wounded his ha●t with the dreadfull iudgementes of God : yet afterwarde to haue raysed him againe with the comfortable promises of the Gospell : but when we came vnto him , we found him more open to reueale , then beca●e vs to inquire , and more resolute himselfe , then we , vpon the suddaine , could haue made him , and we more welcome a great deale then we expected : for he most hartely desired God so to blesse vs as our comming did comfort him : and so fell into expressing the memory of this his purposed mischiefe , with such detestation and remorse , that I , fearing as the Apostle speaketh of that Corinthian , 2. Cor. 2.7 . 2 Cor. 2 7. that he should be ouercome with ouermuch heauinesse layd before him the comfortable speach of S Paul ▪ that Christ Iesus came into the world to saue sinners , though a man were peccatorum maximus , 2. Tim. 1.17 1. Tim. 1.17 . but saith Doctor Montford vnto him , who had béen at his araignement : I wounder your Lordshippe thus guiltie to your selfe , could be so confident at the barre , it offended many of your very good friends : yea , but now saith the late Earle , I am become another man , the cause thereof he ascribed to the worke of Gods spirite within him ; and the meanes to his chaplain Maister Ashton who was there present with vs , for he , as he said to the honourable the Lord Kéeper and the rest , hath plowed vp my hart , as he said to vs , hath brought me down and humbled me . And then he tolde vs he had satisfied the Councell with his voluntary confession vnder his owne hand subscribed with his name , wherin though I haue , said he , detected many ( already apprehended ) yet I hold it my duty to God and the Realme to cleare my conscience . For some thrée or foure dayes before his execution he made meanes by maister Warbarton one of her Maisties gentlemen Pencioners , to haue some conference with three or foure of the Lordes of her Maiesties Counsell , wishing also if it pleased her Maiestie , that maister Secretary Cecill might be sent with them : wherevpon the Lord Keeper , Lord Treasurer , & the Lord Admiral , taking Maister Secretary with them , came vnto him , to whome he clearely laide open the whole proiect and purpose , penitently confessed it , expressed his harty sorrow for his confidence at his araignment , asked forgiuenes of the Lord Keeper , & , by him , of the rest whom he caused in his house to be imprisoned : particulerly and vehemently in christian charitie desired Maister Secretary to forgiue him that great iniury which at the Barre in his passion , by vniust calumniation , he had cast vpon him , and of them also he requested forgiuenes whom he had challenged for his enimies , & had charged with such great , but false imputation . ( All which , in grosse and general , he confessed to vs , forgiuing and asking forgiuenes ) & so after an entire reconciliation with teares on both sides shed , he moued two requestes , the one very earnest , the other most necessarye the first was , it would please them to moue her maiestie that he might die pr●uately within the Tower ; the reason thereof he expressed vnto vs in the morning of his execution , of which anone . The second was , that he might haue libertie to set downe in writing what in worde he had confessed to them , and other things which either at the barre he had denied , or should then occure to his memory . The confession it selfe filles foure shéetes of paper , euery worde in his owne hand , and his name at the end , which my selfe haue séene , and will shew vnto you so much as is fit : the preface thereof I haue transcribed for your sakes , and this it is , Since that God of his mercie hath opened mine eyes , and made me see my sinne , my offence , and so touched my hart as I hate it both in my selfe and others , I will as God shall inable my memorie , set downe how far we all are guiltie , and where , and by what degrees our sinne , this offence grew . The cheife , and the briefe is this , his purpose of surprising the court with a power ; the places allotted to foure persons , S. Christopher Blunt the gate with a company ; S. Iohn Dauis the hal a third to master the guard by seazing the halberts ; S. Charles Dauers to possesse the priuie chamber with another companie ; all this confess by himselfe , and the rest vnder their handes .

Here now imagine with your selues what aff●ighting euen the rumour thereof had béene to a prince of that sex , a Lady Quéene in a time of peace , and the peace so long by her meanes continued : in her owne court and chamber ; the prouerbe is , Leues loquntur , ingentes stupent , that sleight feared make women shrike , but if they be great and sodayne , they cast them into aswoune ; and I doubt if in that 〈◊〉 she should haue swounded , they would haue taken it for death , and haue ●●stowed little paynes to fetch her againe . But resistance béeing made , as it is not possible but there would , there must néedes be bloud shed : now thinke you what an horror would this haue béene to her gratious nature , to haue séene bloud running in her chambers ?

Then looke to the commanders , two of the principall , stiffe and open Papists , and the fourth , by report , affected that way , what danger to her person , to religion , to the Realme they may gesse , who haue reade the libelles of B●zi●● , Reyno●d● , Gifforde and others of that church , writing slaunderously of her Maiesties person , blasphemously of our religion ; and basely of our Realme and policie . You may remember the state of Israel , when they were forced to sharpen their axes and tooles , and haue no weapons but from the Philistines . 1. Sam. 13. 1. Sam. 13. And such a slauery and misery , assure your selues , had ours béen for Prince and religion , if we had stoode to the courtesie of armed Papistes and their reformation . Perhaps you will say , that this was but like the grouth of a Tadstoole , Oritu● , moritur , a nights conceit , but vanished in the morning . Yea , but himselfe voluntarily confessed to vs , that it was plotting and deuising not long after hee laye in the Lorde Keepers hous● : euen then when he protested that he had made a diuorce betwéene the worlde and himselfe ; But he meant no hurt to the Quéenes person , say you . Surely that he● protested both in his confession to the Lords and to vs , and writeth it , that when he sent the Articles to Drury house to be considered of , by his complices , he put in that caueat still , that as little bloud might be shed as could , and that the Queenes owne person might receiue no harme And we will beléeue it . Marry the question is first , w●ether it had béene in his owne power at the time of their rage and in whot bloud to haue kept her safe ? certainely , as we obiected to him , 〈◊〉 which could not , as him selfe , to 〈◊〉 confessed , restraine them from murthering the Queenes subiects when he stood vpon his defence in his house , they béeing but a few , must not thinke hee could haue stayed them in the Court , the obiect of their reuenge . For béeing many , and many of them néedy , what Rapine would haue satisfied them ? béeing youthfull , and lustfull , what Rapes woulde haue stanched them ? being discontented and reuengefull , what bloud would haue glutted them ? and the chiefe of them Pop●sh and armed , would they not haue said , which comes euen now to my minde , as that bloudy Story once saide ; What doe we pruning the boughes and branches , let vs strike at the roote .

For mine owne part , I professe , I woulde trust neuer a Papist in the world , if he might haue her at that vantage . God be thanked that this is but an imagination , for had it come ab ima●ine ad rem , from a purpose to an effect ; God knowes , saith he himselfe to vs , what daunger and harme it had wrought to the Realme ▪

But in this point of the Queenes safetie , what thinke you of summoning a Parlament , which foure or fiue vnder their hands , and himselfe 〈◊〉 hath confessed . Who should haue called it , she or they ? It is a controuersie betwéene vs and the Papists , whether the Emperour or the Pope , haue the absolute authoritie of calling a Councell , but it was neuer made question , that I can read , in England who ha●● authoritie to call a Parlament , either the Prince or the Péeres . Among the Spaniards and French they may saith Bodi● , but apud A●glos , in the Realme of England , ne● admi●ti possunt ●mu●ntus , nec dimitti absque 〈◊〉 ●dict● , without the Princes warrant it cannot either be sumoned or dis●●●ued . Why , she should haue done it ▪ how ? voluntarily or by force ? the first we may not imagine that she would so soone yéeld : if the second , where is the safety of her person ? vnlesse you count that safety for a Prince to be a prisoner to her subiects . God forbid we should haue felt the Issue of this , nay God be thanked saith he to vs , that it was preuented . And withall gaue God like thankes that he had made him this example to be iustly spewed out of the land . Which word Spewed he inforced with a violence , arguing himselfe therby to be , vnto this Realme , as a surfet vnto the stomack , both a burthen and a danger . He saw himselfe a burthen in this charge of souldiers , béeing a burthen to the Cittie and countrie , which but for him had now béen spared : he felt himselfe a burthen , as it séemed , to vs by longing and desiring , which oft he did , that the time of execution were come . A danger he confessed himselfe to be in these words of his , which I pray you obserue , he knew that the Queene could not be in safetie so long as he liued vpon the earth . I will stretch nothing to farre , but yet marke this , if her safety were so vncertain , he being a prisoner in the Tower , what could her safety haue béene when he was possessed of her court with an armed power ?

But why do I eyther amplifie by circumstance , or inforce by argument the haynousnesse and daunger of this plot ? if I had the tongue of men and Angels , I could not better , nor would in more bitter tearmes expresse it , th●● himselfe hath done in foure epithet●s or adiunctes in his prayer to God , or in his speach to the Lordes , or in both vpon the Scaffolde : desiring God to forgiue him his great sinne , his bloudy sinne , his crying sinne , his infectious sinne : why these wordes , for none of them is , Basill as Basil speaketh , 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 idle worde . First , great in comparison of his other sinnes , which he on the Scaffold laide out in odious termes against himselfe : his delicta juuentutis , not that they were little sinnes , 〈◊〉 vnto vs , in his Chamber , he confessed that sometimes in the Fielde encountring the enemye , beeing in any daunger , the weight of his ●●nnes lying heauie vpon his conscience , being not reconciled to God , quelled his spirits , and made him the most timorous and fearefull man that might be . But this sinne excéeded them a●l , euen that which we obiected to him in his chamber , and he acknowledged , which the Schoolemen call Vactans conscientiam , so wasting and spoiling his conscience , as that not one good thought was left in his hart . That sinne which Moses calleth the sinne with an high hand Nomb. 33. himselfe called it , Nom. 33. a Presumptuous sinne . Secondly , great in it selfe , because as the Nabis in Egipt is a beast shaped of many beasts and Hannibals armie in Liui● , was colluui●s omnium gentium , the miscellan of all nations : so this his offence and treason , the compound of all the famous rebellions eyther in Gods booke , or our owne land : ( which himselfe in other words scatteringly expressed : ) consisting of Abners discontment , of Corahs enuie , of Absalons popularity , of Shebas defection , of Abimelechs faction , and banding his familie and allyes , of Hamans pride and ambition : in pretence finall , all one with that of Henrie Duke of Lancaster , against Richard the second , remoouing certaine which missed the King . In pretence originall , that of Kettes and Tylers 〈◊〉 the King , as they in your citty cryed in that insurrection for the Queene ▪ for the Queene .

The second worde was his bloudy sinne . It should haue béene no drye rebellion , for how could it be ? in that he who could hardly represse the rage of his owne people from murthering ●●● honourable counsellers in his owne house , they béeing the men not aym●● at in shew of their reformation should not be able to stay their armed fury at the place designed for the execution of their intent . But here you of the 〈◊〉 will say , it should not haue béene bloudy to vs , he loued vs well : be it so : yet I will tell you his opinion vttered of you the very myght of his apprehension , and his béeing in Lambeth house , in the hearing of the Lord Archbishop , of the Lord Admirall , of the Lord of Effingham , and diuers other , and my selfe among the rest , That you were a very base people : that he trampled vp and downe your city without any resistance : that he would vndertake with foure hundreth men of his choise to haue ouerrunne your citie : that he passed many of your lanes and chaines baraccadoed ( it was his worde ) without one blow offered at him , in his returne from Ludgate to Queenchith . Againe , what his conceipt was of your loue to him , his owne spéeches shall testifie , wherby he argued that you were both a daunger to his body and his soule : in the first , I telling him that his relieng vpon the peoples plausibilitie spurred him on , but now they had deceiued him . True ( sayth he ) a mans friendes will fayle him ; and addes to that a very diuine spéech , All popularitie and trust in men is vayne , whereof my selfe haue had late experience . Thus he accompted your loue at the best to be but vanitie , or as he sayd i● the prophet , Esa. 37.66 an Aegiptian réede , which eyther breaketh & fayleth him that leaneth on it or pearceth his hand to his hurt : in-sinuating hereby , that , ha● he not trusted vpon you , he would not haue ventured so farre : and thus you séemed by his wordes to haue indaungered his body , as béeing a remote motiue to that his action . Then the request which he so earnestly made vnto the Lordes for his priuate death within the tower , was principally because of you : for in the morning he conf●●●sed himselfe much bound to God , and her maiestie that he should die thus priuately , because he feared , least if it had beene publike , your acclamations should haue houen him vp ( for this 〈◊〉 much doubted in himselfe euen in 〈◊〉 small companie which was there , 〈◊〉 therefore desired God still to graunt him an humbled spirite : and requested vs if we eyther see his countenance , eye , or tongue wander , that we would interrupt him ) and so haue withdrawne his minde from God , and haue b●ene a temptation vnto him : and thus he tooke your loue to him , but as a danger to his soule : but thinke you it had not béen vnto you a bloudy day , if it had béene effected what they purposed : now heare and tremble ; béeing asked what he meant by taking the tower of London , sithence his principall proiect was for the court● he answered , that he meant it should haue beene a bridle , to your citie , mark● that worde , a bridle hath raines and a bit : so that if you had made an head for him agaynst the Quéene ( which I hope you wou●d not ) he would haue giuen you the raines , you should haue gone on without any restraint to haue béene rebels to your prince and country : but if you had vnited your force against him as good subiects ( and as I am fully perswaded you would ) they are his owne wordes , if happely the Citie should haue misliked his other attempt , then you should taste of the Bit. They call it the playeng of the Bit in the horse mouth : but I beléeue the playing of the Ordinance from the Tower would haue fetcht both you● houses downe , and your bloud out .

The third word , his crying sinne● which word is borrowed from Gen. 19. Where the sinnes of Sodom are said to cry vp to heauen , namely , to fetch downe vengeance from God , so intollerable they were , and one of those sinnes was pride ; which , I wel bold to tell him , was the ground of all this action , and he tooke it very well . This also argued , that there was bloud in this sinne , for the first crying sinne we read of was Caines murther Gen. 4. The last word was his infectious sinne , the meaning thereof he explaned to vs in our conference with him ( which I named before ) that it was a leaprosie which had infected far and neare . Which vnfoldeth both the greatnesse of the danger , and ●●gueth that the contagion of the sinne is not gone with him . Doctor Montfo●d asked him if there were not an oth taken by them for secrecie and resolusion . He vtterly denied that : how durst you trust each other being so many said we ? His answere was that they were firmly perswaded each of others faithfulnesse mutually , as any one of them could be of his owne hart to himselfe . Now then , the time béeing more then spent , conferre these points together , all out of his owne wordes , and beginne with the last first , they are thirtéene in all .

1. THis conspiracie thus banded . 2. The offence contagiously , and generally dispersed . 3. His sinne crieng to God for present vengeance . 4. A sinne bloudy in execution , if effected . 5. Great in it selfe , the compound and mixture of all rebellions . 6. His life a daunger to the Queene . Marke that . 7. Himselfe a surfet to the realme , to bespewed out iustly . 8. Articles propounded , disputed , concluded so long together agaynst the state . 9. The court surprised with an 〈◊〉 power , and the Queene mu●ed vp with her owne vassalles . 10. A Parlament to be summoned . 11. The cheife places of the court at the commaund of Papists , armed and attended , neyther with the welthiest , nor the contentedst men . 12. The command of the tower , as a bridle to you of this citie . 13. His hard opinion and censure of your basenesse and vnfaithfulnesse to the Queene .

And then iudge you with what safetie to the Quéenes person ; with what peace to the land ; with what hope of the Gospels continuance ; could this man haue liued , if he had béene remitted : and thinke with your selues whether you may not iustlye conclude that it was the most daungerous plotte that euer was hatched within this land . What now remaines ? but to conclude with my text , Giue vnto Caesar the things of Caesar , our most gracious Soueraigne , I meane ; honour her , obey her , feare her , but aboue all pray for her , that shée being the light of this land may shine among vs as long 〈◊〉 the two great lights of heauen , the Sunne and the Moone endureth . This God grant for his mercie sake , Amen .