A breefe aunswer made vnto two seditious pamphlets, the one printed in French, and the other in English Contayning a defence of Edmund Campion and his complices, their moste horrible and vnnaturall treasons, against her Maiestie and the realme. By A.M.

A breefe Aunswer made vnto two seditious Pamphlets , the one printed in French , and the other in English . Contayning a defence of Edmund Campion and his complices , their moste horrible and vnnaturall Treasons , against her Maiestie and the Realme . By A. M.

Honos alit Artes .

¶ Imprinted at London by Iohn Charlewood , dwelling in Barbican , at the signe of the halfe Eagle and Key . 1582.

¶ TO THE RIGHT Honourable Sir Fraunces Walsingham , Knight , principall Secretarie to her Maiestie , and one of her Highnesse moste Honourable priuie Councell : Antony Munday , wisheth the happie continaunce of earthly Honour , as also to be partaker of the endlesse ioy in the life to come .

COMPARING THE passed course of time ( Right Honourable ) with the succeding continuance : I fynde that neither state , Prince or people , which might with moste authoritie make boast , either for royaltie of Gouernement , or tranquilitie of yeeres : but at one time or other they haue felt the maligne stroke of Fortune , either by enuye of princely rule , ambitious desire of vnstable preferment , or some tragicall and wicked intent , issuing from the roote of all disloyaltie , Treason . In vaine it were to spend time in repetition of circumstaunces , to make proofe either of the one or the other : our eyes are filled with the registred reportes heereof , and our eares made acquainted , with a multitude of vnhappy accidents , yea , the more my greefe to thinke thereon , our natiue Countrey hath lately witnessed , a Stratagem according with former infortunes . But although mallice , in diuers of these vngracious acts , had purposed and appointed a wished end of his bloody desire ; yet notwithstanding his extremest occasions , some one or other haue beene reserued , to giue warning of such mischeeuous and iminent daungers ; where through , the Prince and People haue beene happily deliuered , and mallice altogether vtterly disappointed . In recompence of which true and loyall seruice , the faithfull perfourmers thereof , haue not onely attained the worthy fauour of their Soueraigne , but also haue beene enritched with the continuall looue and amitie of the Subiectes .

These things ( right Honourable ) ioyntlye considered together , with the late occasions so happily preuented , to see time growne to such an iron and reprobate nature , contrarie to that it hath beene in the aforenamed dayes ; I am not onely confounded in a number of dismaying thoughts , but also account my selfe as altogether vnhappy .

It is not vnkowen to your Honour , in what occasions passed , foretelling an vnlooked for cause of daunger , to my gracious Soueraigne and her Realme : how not I alone , but I cheefely as one , gaue foorth such vnreprooueable notice of ensuing harmes , as bewrayed their secret trayterous intent , and also notably conuicted the aduersary . For which seruice , beyond my desert , I haue found the plentifull measure , of my Princesse fauoure and goodnes , as also the noble goodwill of her Honourable Counsell , of which high calling , as God and her Maiesty hath created you one : so am I in dutie to pray for your continuall welfare , whose Honourable freendship hath exceeded my poore demerit . But when I thinke on the vndeserued ingratitude , wherewith mine owne Countreymen vnkindely rewarde me ; I am forced to say , as one sometime sayd , A man is no where wurse esteemed , then in his owne Countrey . If I had come as their aduersaryes did , for the subuersion of their peaceable estate , and bloody ouerthrowe : then might I well haue contented my selfe , to be condemned with reproche , and thrust foorth into infamy . But comming as I did , to open the gap of trouble secretly ment vnto them ; I finde not so much as I haue deserued , but yet a great deale more then I am able to suffer . Euery man will deskant on matters after his owne imagination , commend & condemn as pleaseth his humor , but that which is more , diuers prating Boyes ( wherof I can name some ) wil take vpon them to defend their cause , who haue beene found such hainous offenders ; if some of them were publiquely chastened , it would charme the tongues of a number more , who because they perceiue them to be suffered ; ioyne with them in euill speeches together for company .

My desire is therefore to your Honor , that some good order may be appointed for such lewde and talkatiue companions , and that they who are innocent of such wicked crimes , whereby ( by them ) they are maliciously slaundered , may not be dealt withall after this manner ; for the enemy dooth very well perceiue it , and smileth to see vs so shamefullie handled , besyde , the lyes and fables by such idle fellowes imagined , maketh them more bolde in theyr Libelles , to exclaime and defame euen as pleaseth them .

To approoue my woordes true , two seditious and Traiterous Pamphlets haue lately beene printed and dispersed abroad , the one in French , the other in English ; contayning such horrible and detestable slaunders , bothe against Honorable , worshipfull , learned and godly persons , as themselues , who are the Authors thereof , if they were not altogether giuen ouer as reprobate , might be ashamed to publish abroade . And yet will they say , they vse such modestie , pietie and grauitie in all their actions , as no men are able to doo the like ; how voyde they are of such vertuous gifts , I will not reason my selfe , but appeale to your Honor , and a number godlie and learned men , who I knowe haue seene their vnchristian like behauiour , not onely in their dayly deedes and gesture , but also in their mallicious and slaunderous Libelles . These two aforenamed Bookes ( right Honourable ) comming to my handes , and the famous vntruethes therein with aduise considered ; I prepared my selfe to write this breefe Aunswer , which , in dutie and humilitie , I commend to your Honourable view . How it shall please you to like thereof , I am not to enter into oppinion : neuerthelesse , I haue good hope , that according as I meant it , your Honour will accept it , which was and is , to displease none , but to pleasure and profit all men if I might , especially your Honor , to whom I wish more then heere I can vnfold , bothe of earthly honor , and heauenly happines .

Your Honours during life . Antony Munday .

¶ To the Courteous and freendly Reader .

I Commend to thy freendly iudgement ( gentle reader ) this lyttle Booke , made in answere of two seditious and Traiterous Pamphlets , the one printed in French , and the other in English : wherein , if in their writings thou findest any thing , that may seeme offensiue to thy ciuill and well ordered nature , let this be thy perswasion , such as the Tree is , such is the fruit , and such as the matter is , such are those kind of men . Thou hast already read in my former booke , a breefe setting downe of their wicked & vnnatural tresons : but shortly thou shalt haue such matter come foorth , as shall paint them foorth in their right coullours , yet not all that I knowe , for my dutie wyll not suffer me to shewe it , nor thy modestie endure to reade it . And by way of curtesie let me desyre of thee , that although at sundrye times thou shalt heare such lewde speeches of me , as I were not woorthy life , if I were so euill as to deserue them : yet that thou wilt not enter into iudgement against me , before thou be resolued what I am , as also what they are that mooue the slaunders , for I know that I am otherwise reported of , then I haue deserued , or they can prooue . For it is the whole felicitye of the aduersarye , seeing hee can no way preuayle in his mischeeuous intents : to rayse vp slaunders and infamous speeches , that way to discredit those , whom other wayes they are not able to iniurie . Beholde their dealings , and be warned by them , feare God , honour thy Princesse , looue those that wish thy welfare , and in all causes commend thy selfe to the heauenly protection .

From Barbican this 22. of March . 1582. Thine to commaund , Antony Munday .

¶ An Aunswer made vnto two seditious Pamphlets , the one printed in French , the other in English , containing a defence of Edmund Campion , and his Complices .

NOt long after I had published my Booke , called The Discouerie of Campion , there came vnto my hands a seditious Pamphlet , printed in the French tongue , intituled . The Historie of the death , which the reuerend Father M. Edmund Campion , Preest , of the Societie of the name of Iesus , Not for their religion , but for high treason . and others haue suffered in England , for the Catholique & Roomish religion or faith , the 1. of December . 1581. adding vnderneathe , Translated out of English into French . When I had thorowly perused this Booke , nothing the traiterous effects , and slaunderous speeches therein contayned , receiuing the iudgement likewise of diuers learned and godly men : aswell to correct the manifest vntruethes , wherewith this Pamphlet is notably stuffed , as also that the godly and vertuous may discerne theyr apparant impudencie and wicked nature , I resolued my selfe , to shape a bréefe aunswer to such a shamelesse Libel , my self béeing therin vntruely and malliciously abused .

First our namelesse Historiographer , because hee would ayme his course after some od manner of conueyaunce : taketh occasion to begin his Booke with the taking of Campion , The manner of the af●resayde tray●erous Booke . his bringing to the Tower , what happened in his time of staye there , and lastly his martirdome ( as he termeth it ) with two other holy and deuoute Préestes , and in this manner continuing his vnaduised laboure , he beginneth as héereafter followeth .

GEorge Eliot , sometime seruaunt to Maister Thomas Roper , and sithence belonging to a Gentlewoman , the Widdow of Sir William Peters , in whose seruice he made showe to be a sound and good Catholique : not long since committed a murder , To buylde vpon heare say , prooueth but a slender foundation . as men say , for which offence , fearing the daunger that was like to ensue , he went and submitted him selfe to one of the cheefe Lordes in the Court , and the better to win his fauoure on his owne behalfe , promised to deliuer into his handes the Father Edmund Campion . This promise ( sayth he ) was receiued , and vnto the sayde George , and an Officer was deliuered commission , to take and apprehend the said Edmund Campion . Then went they on their way , and comming into Barkeshire , to house of one Maister Yates : George Eliot met with the Cooke of the house , with whom he was very well acquainted , because they had before bothe serued one Maister . His Maister was then in the Iayle at Reading , iudge then howe Campion could be within with his M●●ster . The Cooke thinking no ill , began to tell him many thinges , and that Father Campion was in the house with his Maister : vpon which reporte , George sent his fellow to the Iustice , who was a very great Caluinist , and hee in meane while was brought into the house by the sayd Cooke , where , like an other Iudas , Traitour and disloyall , he first attended the Sacrifice of the Masse , which was celebrated that day by the Father Edmund , as also a Sermon which he made : in which time , behold a goodman came running , willing them to take heede of a present treason . Scantly was all carryed away , that had serued for the Masse and the Sermon , but the Iustice was there arriued with very great force , besetting the house round about , that none should escape away . After very dilligent search through all the Chambers , and other more secret places ; they were determined to returne , as not finding any thing , vntill they were aduertised , either by George , who had vnderstood it of the Cooke , or by some other , of a certain corner , more darke and subtill , where they found the Father Edmund , and two other Preests hidden : who the same day , with Gentlemen and other persons , were sent vp to London , a spectacle of great ioye vnto their aduersaries .

By that which followeth , written by George Eliot him selfe : consider of the trueth of this report . Thus much of our Frenche Historians woords , I thought good in this place to set downe : because the disproofe thereto annexed , may discouer what trueth all they of his sect frequent in any of their actions . This aforenamed George Eliot came home vnto my lodging , where I shewed him the slaunders that were vsed of him in the French Booke : whereupon taking good aduise , and noting the circumstances that so highly touched him , vpon his conscience he deliuereth this vnreprooueable aunswer .

¶ George Eliot his aunswer , to cleere himselfe of the former vntrue obections .

ABout three yeeres since , it was my fortune to serue Maister Thomas Roper of Kent : with whom I had not stayed past eleuen wéekes , but Payne the Préest ( of whom mention is made in the Discouerie of Campion , set foorth by the Author of this Booke , ) entised me from thence to serue my Lady Peters , to whom the sayd Paine serued craftily as Steward of her house . With her I continued almoste two yeares , in which time ( béeing my selfe bent somewhat to that religion ) frequenting the company of a number of Papists : Who frequenteth their company , shall finde all their dealings disloyall and trayterous . I perceiued their dealings , to be as they are indéede , full of wicked treasons , and vnnaturall dispositions , too bad to be named . The conceyt whereof , examining first my dutie to God , ne●t my looue to my Princesse , and last the care of my Countrey ▪ by the grace and permission of God , offered me so great disliking of their dealings , that so warily and conueniently as I might , I weaned my affection from their abhominable infection , neuerthelesse vsing their companyes still , for that it gaue me the better occasion , to sée into the depth of their horrible inuentions . From my Lady Peters in Nouember was twelue moneth , by intreatie I came to Maister Ropers againe , with whom I continued till Whitsontide last : when my conscience hardly digesting such a waightie burden , as with their deuises and practises it was very sore loden , I was constrayned to giue ouer that slauish kinde of life , and humbly committed my reconciliation to the right Honorable and my good Lord , the Earle of Leicester , to whom I made knowne the gréeuous estate of my life , which for the space of foure yéeres I had endured amongst them . Now whereas it hath pleased my aduersarie to set downe , that I committed a murder , & to auoyde the daunger of Lawe , offered ( to the aforesaid my good Lord ) to deliuer vnto him Edmund Campion , thereby to obtaine my pardon : How vntrue this is , his honour very well knoweth , and so do a number more besyde , for in trueth , I neyther as then knew Campion , It is very vnlike , that he which neuer sawe Campion in all his life , nor knew where he was , could make any promise to bring him foorth . had neuer séen him in all my life , nor knew wher or in what place he was : it is very vnlike then I should make any such promise . But that he may learne an other time , to order his matters with more trueth & discretion : I wil set down bothe how I went , with what commission , and to what intent , & then let him haue iudgement according to the credit of his woorke .

When I had reuealed the traiterous spéeches of Payne the Préeste , how and after what manner , you may reade in the Booke before expressed : I was demaunded if I knew where hee was at that time . I could not make any certayne answere , wherefore I was demaunded againe , if I would doo my endeuoure to search him out , whereto , according to my bounden dutie , I agréede right willinglie . Then was I appointed in company with Dauid Ienkins , one of the Messengers of her Maiesties Chamber : I sawe the warrant my selfe , and neither was Campion , Payne , or any one named therin , but all Preestes , Iesuits and such seditious persons and to vs was deliuered a warrant , to take and apprehend , not any one man , but all Préestes , Iesuites , and such like seditious persons , as in our iourney we should méete with all , neither was Campion , Paine , or any one man named in the warrant : for that as the one was iudged harde to be found , so was it vncertaine where to finde him I knew well enough . Wherefore remembring when I serued Maister Roper , that there was one Thomas Cooper a Cooke , who serued him likewise , and also knew the aforesayde Paine : to him I thought good to go , because I had vnderstanding that he dwelt at Liuarde in Barkeshire with one Maister Yates , who was a very earnest Papist , and gaue great entertainement to all of that sect : thinking as it might so fall out , that we eyther might finde the sayd Paine there , or els vnderstand where he was . And considering the generalitie of our warrant , some other Préestes might chaunce to be there , in respect he was such an Hoste for all of that disposition . When we came to Liuard , and had talked with this aforesayd Thomas Cooper , we were framing our selues to depart thence , not hauing béene within the house at all : but he desiring vs to staye Dinner , we alighted and went in with him , he not telling me that Campion was there with his Maister , for he was then in the Iayle at Reading , or any other Preeste , though it hath pleased our namelesse Author to write so . When we were within the house , this Cooper brought vs into the Buttery , where he whispering me in the eare , demaunded if my fellow were within the Church or no , A holy kinde of Church , whereof the Deuill is Uicar . as much to say , as whether he was a Papist or no ? I aunswered he was not , yet neuerthelesse ( quoth I ) he is a very honest man , and one that wisheth well that way . Then sayde the Cooke , will you goe vp . Héereby I vnderstood that he would bring me to a Masse , whereto I consenting , leauing Dauid Ienkins , in the Butterie , he brought me vp , where after one Satwell alias Foord had sayde Masse , Campion prepared himselfe to say Masse . And there was the first time that euer I saw Campion in all my life , not hauing heard by any that he was ther in the house , before I was brought vp into the Chamber . As concerning how he was taken , how he was brought vp to London , and how all thinges passed in that seruice : I haue already set downe in my booke imprinted , which conferring with his false reporte , you shall finde it as much to differ , as trueth dooth from falshood .

This haue I thought good héere to set downe , in the reproofe of him who hath published such a manifest vntrueth : and as concerning what I haue reported to be spoken by Payne , I am ready at all times to iustifye it with my death , that they are his woordes according as he spake them .

By me George Eliot .

THus may you sée how apparant these vntruethes are , which he and his sect take for their infallible ground woorke : comparing the one with the other , you shall hardly finde him to say trueth in any place , The father of lyes hath made his Children so prompt in his Art , that they cannot chuse but make knowledge thereof . but euen according to his owne profession , béeing gouerned by lyes and vniust actions , wherein he is growne so prompte and headstrong , that he must néedes shewe it accordingly , els he should estraunge himselfe from the ordinary course of their nature : but now againe to our Historie .

He sayth , that after Campion was brought to the Tower , he was hardly entertayned bothe for lodging and victualles : I néede not héere to laye open how , and after what manner all prisoners that come there are entertayned : for euery one well dooth know , how bountifully , liberally and truely they are serued , béeing the Quéenes Maiesties Prisoners , which many a poore man would be highly contented to fare in the order as they doo . But in déede hee kéepeth order very well , to make as many lyes as lynes , his Booke will be the better estéemed of them that delight therein . Now as concerning the time of his imprisonment , his Disputations and other matters , Whereat ( he sayth ) he thanketh God he was present himselfe : such a one hath taken those matters in hand , that when they come foorthe , you shall sée our Historian , made the perfect Anotamye , of all vntrueth , mallice and egregious slaunders . After what manner hee hath behaued himself to Maister Nowell the Deane of Paules , Maister Doctor Day , and Maister Whitakers : Who ( sayth he ) hath put foorth a Booke , in answere to the Booke made by the Father Campion , but any man may see ( saith he ) with what ignorance and impudencie . Indéede ignoraunce hath so peruersely blinded them , that either they cannot or will not sée , the learning , modestie and grauitie , handled in that skilfull Booke , for trueth whereof , I appeale to all the learned Diuines in England , who very well know that I reporte no otherwise then trueth is my warrant . After he hath showen some part of his accustomed vntruethes , in opening part of the Disputations : he commeth to reporte , whereof they were endicted , As conspiring the death of the Queens Maiestie , ouerthrowe of the Realme of England , prouoking forraine Princes to ioine therein , and perswading the people of Englande vnto manifest Rebellion : These horrible treasons , which were manifestly prooued to their faces : are but fables and lyes , sayth he . all these beeing fables and no trueth , saith he , not able to be prooued any way , albeit they were garnished with sundrye false witnesses , who were corrupted and bribed onely for that purpose . I take God to my witnesse , that neither I receyued bribe , nor any manner of corrupting in the worlde , or any premise of my preferment any way : but onely what I sayd and did , long before that time , when I was brought to my examination , without demaund of any such matter , promise , bribe or corruption , I declared that which was nothing but the méere trueth , as diuers at my first comming ouer can witnesse : that what I tolde them , of treasons pretended and conspired against her Maiestie and the Realme , I reported at the Araignement , and haue set downe in my Booke the very same , which , as I knowe to be true , and many other not to be publiquely named : so will I stande in maintenaunce thereof to the death , and in the death , for the sauegarde of my Princesse , whom I pray God long to continue in honor , All good Subiectes will say as much as I doo : but as for such as will not , God cut them off , or turne their harts . and benefit of my Country , which I pray God to blesse continually , from all attempts of Traytours , from all motions of mischaunce that may any way annoy it : and that as God hath blessed it hither to , with the glorious beames of his sacred Gospell , through her who is the mother and maynetainer of our ioy by the same : euen so , that he wyll long lend vs her to increase it , long blesse the Realme to enioy it , and vs all faithfully to looue it , and her Maiestie . And whereas he sayth , they were all fables and no trueth , not able to bee prooued any way : notable testimony remaineth , how theyr treasons were manifestly prooued , bothe by their owne confessions and writings , vncorrupted witnesses , and euident proofe of euery thing that was obiected against them , and not that they were condemned for their religion , as this false reporter saythe : but for high Treason , intended , practised and conspired against her Maiestie and the Realme , the summe whereof is so odious , that any good minde loatheth to heare it .

Agayne he sayth , That when the witnesses where produced and sworne , to witte , Munday , Cradocke , Sled and Hill , all of very base condition , who were so well seene in lyes , that they seemed to be borne and nourished therein : Heere he describeth him selfe , and all chose of his sect and condityon . they had the foule ouerthwart , albeit with shamelesnes and vehemencie , they mainetayned theyr accusation , against these good and innocent men . As for our basenes or simplenes , we will not stande to contend with him : though wee knowe we haue all one father , and that we are all made of one mettall . Againe we know , God hath chosen the despised of the world , 1. Cor. 1. to confound them that thinke themselues moste mighty . But where he saith , We were so well seene in lyes , that we seemed to be borne and nourished therein . I can leuell at his meaning : How that bothe he and they , beléeuing in lyes , obeying the Author of lyes , and dayly fed and nourished with lyes , hate nothing so much as the trueth , so that when they are truely and faithfully reprooued , of their owne wicked and naughtie dealings : then they storme and keepe a coyle , exclayme , defame , and vse vnreuerent spéeches , so that what toucheth them with moste trueth , is starke false , and nothing but lyes . If he had applyed this vnto themselues , he had spoken but trueth , for they had the fowle ouerthwart euerie way . If this be not his meaning . I take it so , and can prooue it so , for that bothe impudentlie and shameleslie , they denied all manifest truethes , brought and prooued against them , and neither had we a fowle ouerthwart , or any motion of a disproofe : but in déede Maister Campion oftentimes would offer to trippe me in my tale , and would question with the other subtillie , according to his vsuall wunt , and if this was a fowle ouerthwart , when no reason was made or showen of any such occasion : let the learned iudge , who can discerne trueth from falsehood , and traytours from true and loyall Subiects , but we must suffer him to kéepe his ordinarie course of vntrueth , least perhaps he shoulde chaunce to forget it .

Then he setteth downe the Euidences giuen , which you may sée in my other Booke , with more trueth then he vseth the matter : reporting that which Sled neuer spake nor thought , wherfore we let it passe among the number of vntruethes . And then vnreuerentlie he commeth to Maister Seriant Anderson , It is their cheefest glorie , to reuile and slaunder : but therein they aptly shewe themselues . and Maister Popham , the Quéenes Maiesties Attorneye generall : wherein our Historian aptlie discouereth him selfe , but as Enuie braggeth and draweth no blood , so he thinking to iniure others , sheateth his venemous blade in his own brest . And all this whyle ( sayth he ) the good religious Campion , shewed him selfe so prudent , and aunswered with such pietie and modestie : that he not onely astonied the people there present , but also brought the Iudges into admiration of him , he was so present to him selfe , and defended with so great equitie , bothe his owne and his companions cause , that it was esteemed they should be declared guiltlesse . The true construction of the former woordes , vttred so highlie on the behalfe of Campion . In deede I wyll not denie , but this good irreligious Campion , handled euerie cause with a smoothe and cullorable countenaunce , béeing verie present and quick to him selfe , in Sophistical conueyances , and farre fet déepe pointes of Logique : and indéede he did it with such a modest showe , as Iudas , when with a kisse he betrayed his Maister . And I am perswaded , that the people there present were astonied , to heare and perceyue that so modest a countenaunce , coulde harbour such a false and trayterous heart , to God , his Princesse and Countrey : yea , the Iudges dyd admire , that a man as he was , professing learning and looue in outwarde appearaunce , shoulde be so ouercome by the Deuil , as to séeke the spoyle and ruine of his Princesse and Countrey . Good cause had the people to be astonied , that so wicked members as they , should be found among them , who were true and faith full Subiectes , and more cause had the Iudges of admiration , to sée their owne Countreymen , in a matter so horrible to appeare before them : little dyd any there thinke to heare them declared guiltlesse , their treasons so apparant , and the proofe so euident , but rather thought no torment sufficient , to reward them who were so haynous offendours , and therefore woorthilie , and according to desart , they were giuen vp guiltie .

And whereas he sayth : It was since reproched to one of the twelue , A notable vntrueth , made on our secrete Authors fyngers endes . for the yll aduise vsed in searching their cause , and that he should make aunswer : he could doo no otherwise , least he should not be thought a freend to Caesar : We adde this to the trothlesse number lykewise , the men béeing all knowne to be no one of them such , as woulde make any such aunswere , but as they sayd then , they thanked God that they had liued to doo their Princesse such seruice , as to cut off such rotten braunches , from such a quiet common wealth : so they saye styll , and wyll continue therein , let the aduersarie report what he can .

And héere he bringeth in : That the next day Collington was found not to be at Rheimes in the specified time , This is so well known to be false , that it scant deserueth any aunswere at all . for that Maister Lankaster of Grayes Inne , witnessed him then to be there with him : by which meanes ( sayth he ) he delyuered this innocent man from death , whereto he was already condempned . Howe false this is , it is sufficientlie knowne , for so soone as the question was mooued , Maister Lankaster béeing by , made aunswer : and neither was Collington condemned , nor any of them there that was as then condemned , for that all the matters were not heard , neither had the Iewrie determined vppon any thing : wherefore you maye sée howe he kéepeth his hande in vre , with his accustomed vntruethes .

Vppon this ( sayth he ) one William Nicholson Preest standing by , A manifest vntrueth , as the reproofe thereof succeeding doth euidentlye declare . and knowing well that Foorde , one of the prisoners , was as wrongfullie accused as this other : earnestly moued with a conscience of veritie , would as wel defend the innocencie of Foorde , as the other before had done of Collington : but it would not fadge with him , for he was taken & sent to prison . Now shal you perceiue what trueth can be gathered of this place , which if he were not so confounded in shame , he would haue showen some signe of more discretion , rather then to set it so falsely downe after this manner . When as Alexander Brian , was manifestly founde , to be present at the trayterous Sermon which Iohn Hart made at Rheimes , as an especiall encouragement to them all there sitting in audience , to great disobedience and hate of their Princesse and Countrey : the sayd Alexander offered denial therof , which notwithstanding , Charles Sled defended truly to his face . Whervpon this William Nicholson standing by among the people , William Nicholson , his presumption to defend a Craitours cause at the barre , wherby he brought him selfe into the same p●edicament . would take vppon him to affirme , that Brian was not at the sayd Sermon , graunting him selfe to be present there then : béeing euidentlie disprooued of his bolde attempt , the treason of Brian appearing so manifest , he was committed to prison , according as rightly he had deserued . He neither offered woorde on the behalfe of Foord , either to defend his innocency , or appeach his guiltines : but euen as I haue set you downe , so it was , and no otherwise . As for the determination of the Pope , to replenish his Seminaries with such aboundance of Schollers as he can conueniently attaine vnto . It is largely handled in my other Booke , to his shame & all such , as follow his humour in so traiterous perswasions . Neuerthelesse , this Sophister would smooth the matter after an other manner , I would the Pope would keepe his meere looue to him selfe : for we might very well be without it . as that : The Pope dooth it for meere looue and pittie to our Countrey , to encrease such as shal profite in his seruice , and to ayde the Church ( sayeth he ) which is so afflicted . I would wishe him to kéepe that looue and pittie to him selfe , for any good Subiect loatheth to heare a motion , which maye offer disobedience to their Prince and Countrey , and therfore loatheth him who offereth them such vnchristianlike seruice .

And héere I must not forget , to answer his deepe iudgement as concerning Alexander Brian , and the Crosse made of a peece of a Trencher , which he had in his hande at the Arraignement , which this fellowe sayth : A meete Auncient bearer , for such an Idolatrous and superstitious thing . To be a great Crosse , and that Maister Brian as Auncient bearer , bare it there in the behalfe of them all , vntyll ( sayth he ) he was corrected for it , and because he woulde not laye it away , a naughtie man by force tooke it from him , to whome Brian sayde . Thou hast taken from me my Image , neuerthelesse , I wyll fight vnder the Standarde thereof to the death .

Oh most impudent and shamelesse woordes , it is so well knowne to be be vntrue that is héere rehearsed , as I néede not to waste tyme in so vaine a matter . For when he was reprooued for his shauen crowne , and that stubbornlie and obstinatlie hee made aunswer : He had good hope to doo it againe . The Crosse was taken from him , with so swéete a rebuke for such an idolatrous spectacle , as if he had had any grace in him , woulde haue constrayned him to be hartilie sorie for his follie .

Of him that accustometh him selfe in lyes : it is verie harde to heare any trueth . And neither spake he the woordes héere falselie imputed to him , or any matter to that intent : onelie these woordes which haue béene rehearsed , he spake verie scornefullie , and without any showe of wisedome or modestie . And because I wyll not be ouer tedious to the fréendlie Readers , the vntruethes by him auouched at their execution : I wyll bréestlie touche in rehearsall of the other Booke , which is imprinted in Englishe , as concerning the same matter , shortlie knitting vp this slaunderous Libell , to be as you maye perceyue by the confutation thereof , the wryter thereof to be shamelesse in his shame , one of the right broode as they all are of , and his Booke equall with him in any euyll condition : so that as the Trée is , such is his fruite , and as the wrighter is , suche are his woorkes .

In the ende , hée knitteth vp his Booke , with a breefe reporte , intituled : The martirdome of Euerard Haunce , an English Preest , in An. 1581. And nowe you shall heare what most impiously he alledgeth on his behalf , which is as followeth .

Euerard Haunce , beeing a Minister of the Heretiques , and a benefactour in England , beeing in a verie greenous agony of sicknesse , as it were , neere to the death : fell in a sound , wherein he remained so long , that his freendes altogeather reputed him for dead . A verie straunge vision : Too straunge to be true . During the tyme he was in this traunce , he seemed in a vision to see the infernall pit of hell , and the Soules which were there tormented bothe night and daye , with intollerable and greeuous paines , yea , the Soules of his freendes and most familliars , which he verie well knewe in their lyfe time . But that which is most straunge , Note this . he sawe there the places , assygned for some other of his freendes , who were as then lyuing in the world , and in sound and good estate of their health . After this vision , beeing come againe to him selfe , he called for a Catholique Preest , who beeing come vnto him , how be it , his Kinsfolkes were against it greatly , as well for his Religion , as for loosing his benefice , which was woorth much : with great sorrowe & repentaunce of his former lyfe , he made his confession to the Preest , & wholy renounced his benefice , embracing the Catholique faith . It so chaunced that he forsooke his Countrey , admonishing those verie earnestly , whose places he had seene prepared for them in hell , to amende their liues : which they refusing to do , dyed within short space after , This is as true as all the rest is . and went to hell to their places . Then went he to Rheimes in Champaigne , for to study Diuinitie , where hauing stayed about two yeares , Learning enough in so small a time to be a Preest . and made Preest : he felt a great zeale in him selfe , to returne into his Countrey , where not long since he was taken & condemned to death : and beeing executed , he was ript vp and quartered , A notable lye . and as his heart was throwen into the fire , it leaped foorth againe , three seuerall tymes .

This is one of our Historians faithfull reportes , carrying as great credite as all the other doo : In my English Romaine lyfe . you shall reade many of theyr wunderfull miracles . these are the myracles of theyr Church , whereof in my Englishe Romaine lyfe , I wyll rehearse diuers of like aucthority and allowaunce , which albeit they wyll vrge many to woonder and meruaile , yet shall they be set downe in no other order , then as them selues haue reported them , and my self haue séen . As for Euerard Haunce , what he was , how he lyued , and how he dyed , is already so largelie set downe in print , that it were but double labour to rip it vp againe . Traytour he was to her Maiestie and the Realme , and so lyke a Traytour he ended his lyfe , as all the rest of them shall I hope , except God turne their heartes , as I praye hartily he maye , that they maye sée their horrible abuses , and be hartilie for their haynous offences .

¶ An Aunswer vnto an other seditious Pamphlet printed in Englishe , and named : A true report of the death and Martirdome of Maister Campion , Iesuite and Preest , Maister Sherwin , and Master Brian Preests , at Tiborne the .1 . of Decemb. 1581. Obserued and written by a Catholique Preest , who was present thereat .

TO rippe vp all the circumstances contayned in this Booke : as the whole course thereof , is Trayterous , false , and no trueth at all in it , so would it séeme yrksome to any modest eare , to abyde the rehearsall of such vnreuerent matter . Yet neuerthelesse , I wyl bréeflie touche some pointes thereof , whereby may be coniectured what all the restis , a fardell of follie , aptlie figuring bothe him that writ it , they who are defended in it , and them all that are of that sect and opinion . First he findeth him selfe agreeued : That Maister Campion should be reported at the tyme of his death , Bothe the right honorable and woorshipful , with the great number of people that were there present , can witnesse the fearfulnesse and timeriousnesse of Campion . tymerous & fearefull , as also that Sherwin is sayde to shewe more humilitie and discretion , and therefore ( sayeth he ) dyed a Protestant . I will appeale to the right Honorable & Woorshipfull that were there present , and also to Maister Hearne & the other godly Preachers : who in offering him comfortable doctrine , to strengthen him and establish his faith , according as they heartilie desired : perceiued him to be very fearfull , wauering , & as it seemed , would haue opened something , but that this affliction of his minde would not suffer him . This is he , who was reputed : For the flower of Oxensoorde , Our reporter maketh Campion a wunder to the world , in rehearsing those giftes which were neuer in him . whyle he studied there , and since abroade in other forraine Countreyes , by whome our Countrey hath gotten great honour , the fruites of his learning , vertue & rare gifts , were in him so admirable and wunderfull : bothe heere at home , and abroade in Italie , Germanie , and Bohemia , an honour to our Countrey , a Glasse and mirrour , a lyght and lanterne , a patterne and example to youth , age , learned , vnlearned , religious , and the laytie , of all sortes , state and condition , for modestie , grauitie , eloquence , knowledge , vertue and pietie . Is it not meruaylous to heare the impudencie of this shamelesse Reporter , howe according to our French Historian , he maketh him selfe the Image of all vntrueth ? You shall heare Campion his owne confession , to those of woorship in this Cittie , during the tyme he was in the Tower : and then let this large style blazed of him , be receyued into iudgement accordinglie .

He confesseth that he neuer passed farder in Diuinitie then Canisius dictates , Campions owne woordes , to those of woorship , whyle hee was in the Tower . whose writing is verie well known to our learned Diuines héere in England : according as he writ , he followed in study , so that if he writ false , then he followed false , if he sayde true , then he was in the truth , which of these he could not make aunswere which was most certaine . This was déepe learning and high knowledge , for him to make so prowde a Challenge as he dyd , and for this Reporter to write so arrogantly as he dooth , inferring such modestie , grauitie , eloquence , knowledge , and vertue , on him who was nothing acquainted with such singuler giftes .

Besides this , Campion lykewise confessed him selfe , Campions estate beeing beyond the Seas , whiche if euerie one consider with iudgement , they shall well perceyue his glorious reportes to be but fables . that when he was at Praga beyonde the Seas , he had lyttle or no helpes at all to imploye his studie , which is some reason that he could not be so profounde , so present , and so well lettered , as this gallant gloser fayneth him to be . For at verie sildome tymes he had any Bookes to guide him , and into such necessitie he was driuen , teaching there two Gentlemens sonnes in the Latin tongue , as when he had paper , he had neither pennes nor inke , and when he had inke , eyther he wanted pennes or paper , so that euer he was without some néedefull thing , that should haue holpen him euerie way .

All these thinges considered , maye mooue the simplest body to vnderstand , he coulde not be such a fellowe as he was taken for of some . This béeing vnderstoode & well perceyued by many , bothe woorshipfull , learned and wise , who had conference with him : caused them to estéeme of him according , and to make reporte of his learning , as they found it . This Reporter , behaueth him selfe vnreuerently to my Lord bishop of London , mislyking his iudgement on Campions learning , and Master Whitakers Booke . Which hath made this Reporter vnreuerently and without modestie to reprooue my Lord Bishop of London , who sayde of Campions learning as before is expressed : which this fellowe ridiculouslie applieth to follie , neither giuing him his calling of Honour , nor shewing him the reuerence he ought to doo , but according to the nature of them all , plainlie sheweth his venemous heart . And there lykewise he scorneth at Maister Whitakers Booke , mislyking my Lords iudgement thereof : promising an aunswer thereto , as also to publish the disputations in the Tower , to the honour of Campion . I wyll not gainesay , but they may as wel shuffle foorth a shamelesse reporte on theyr owne parte , concerning the sayde disputations , as they haue this trayterous Libell , but when it commeth , I trust it shall not passe without the iudgement of those , who wil aunswer them to any thing . I will omit ( sayth our Reporter ) though it be much materiall , A notable lye on the behalfe of Campion . Campion his vsage in his tyme of imprisonment , his constancie and patience , his fiue dayes fast from temporall and bodilie sustenaunce , his two nightes abstinence from ordinarie sleepe and rest , and the time he bestowed in meditation & prayer . This to be false and vntrue , they that can tel haue auouched it , wishing all men to estéeme it as an horrible and detestable vntrueth . Comparing the manner of the execution , the English with the French : I finde them so different the one from the other , and bothe of them so far from trueth , as I accoumpt it a waste labour , to bestowe time in setting them downe . For bothe of them make these Traitors , To be so milde , patient & vertuous , as though neuer their like was seen : wherfore the bréefe and true manner therof , which I my self haue published in my former book , shall aunswer all the errors made by them . As for the course of rayling he taketh , against those of woorship , learning and iudgement : I will aunswer with the Euangelist . Blessed are you , when men shal curse you , Math. 5. speake all euill against you , and make lyes of you for my sake : be you glad and reioyce , because your reward is the greater in the kingdome of heauen , for so haue they dealt with the Prophetes , that were before you . Now where he saith : What charity was it to put pinnes vnder the nailes of Alexander Brian , An other manifest vntrueth , applied on the behalfe of Alexander Brian . and for his corporall sustenaunce , he was driuen to lycke the moysture of the walles . It is as all the rest are , a most deuillishe and malicious report , and that Sir Owen Hopton will affirme with many more , who sayeth it to be as false , as it is true that God lyueth in heauen .

But then let me aske him , The manner of the Papists charitie , to Christes members . what charity is it for them , so vnmercifully to torment the members of Christes body as they doo daylie , some tormented three dayes , and three nightes together in the Strapado , some hanged vp naked by the armes , and pricked to death with sharpe Canes , others dismembred gréeuouslie , and a number persecuted with excéeding tiranny . A spectacle of their charitable dealinges , In my booke which shall shortly come foorth , you shall reade the cruelty lately vsed to an English man at Roome , for the christian faith . shall shortly come foorth in my other Booke , howe cruelly they tormented an Englishe man to the death at Roome , onelie for his faith and spotlesse Christianitie . Then you shall beholde their looue and charitie , which forced their owne Doctors into a troubled and vexed conscience : beholding the patience , triumphing and great ioy this faithful persecuted Martir made , bothe at his death , and continuing the whole tyme of theyr horrible tormentes .

He concludeth his Lybell , saying : God saue the Queene , thinking therby to shaddowe his villainous and trayterous heart : No , no , we knowe that all that say , Lord , Lord , shall not enter into the kingdome of heauen : no more are they all good Subiectes , that saye , God saue the Queene , but they doo this for a face , to couer the fowle blemish ensuing by their treason . God saue her Maiestie from all such as they are , her honourable Councell and the whole Realme , from that bloody Antichrist , and his wandering shauelinges .

An aunswere to his Caueat , concerning me , and my Discouerie .

AFterwarde , hée commeth with a Caueat to the Reader , I would they all bare as true hartes to her Maiestie , as he dooth . concerning me and my Booke of the Discouerie of Campion : where he is verie lauish of spéeche of such a man , as he nor the prowdest of his secte dare auouch the woordes to his face , saying lykewise , that he perused my Booke , which on my Faith he neuer sawe tyll it came abroade . Then he beginneth to rip vp the course of my life , Howe I was an Apprentise , and serued my tyme well with deceyuing my Maister : I referre my selfe to the iudgement of all men , reading this which my Maister vnrequested , hath héere set downe on my behalfe .

This is to let all men vnderstand , that Anthony Munday , for the tyme he was my Seruaunt , dyd his duetie in all respectes , as much as I could desire , without fraude , couin or deceyte : if otherwise I should report of him , I should but say vntrueth .

By me Iohn Allde .

AGaine he sayth : That wandering towardes Italie , I became a Coosener : For my discharge I will appeale to one of their owne secte nowe , he that went with me all the way , by name Thomas Nowel , who knoweth this to be a false and malicious slaunder .

When I came to Roome , ( he sayeth ) I was charitablie releeued , but neuer admitted into the Seminarie : You shall heare the woordes of Lucas Kerbie , Preest , one of the condempned prisoners in the Tower , taken before Sir Owen Hopton , on Tuesday , beeing the .6 . of March last . 1582.

AT what tyme we were excluded the Seminary , and sent for againe before the Pope , he demaunded of vs how many we were in number , which was presentlie giuen him to vnderstande , I was not called by the name of Anthony Munday , but by an other name , which they set downe in their Table . in which number Thomas Nowell , and Anthony Munday , were named . He commaunded we should all be receyued into the Seminarie againe , and gaue vs our desire in all thinges we requested , the Iesuites to be our Rectors , and to gouerne vs .

Then was a Table made , called : The Table of the names of all the Schollers in the Englishe Seminarie : Where euerie mans name was placed by the Alphabet , and therein was the names of Thomas Nowell , and Anthony Munday , set downe lykewise , although he professed an other name then .

Nowe let men iudge , whether I was admitted or no , for before that time , neither my fellowe nor I might be receyued into the house , nor suffered to haue our Uiandes with the Schollers : but were in déede maintayned by the Schollers , when they sawe me so wylling to returne from thence againe , which made them promise vs , that they would labour both to the Pope and Cardinall for vs . This made vs the more wylling to take parte with them in their expulsion from the Seminarie . Then were wee allowed among the number of the Schollers . At their receyuing in againe , our names were put in the Table for Schollers , obseruing all orders that the Schollers dyd , bothe in going to the Schooles , in walking for our recreation , & all other thinges we did as the Schollers did . The manner of their expulsion , the cause , and howe thinges happened , you shal reade at large in my Englishe Romaine lyfe .

In all the course of his Caueate , which he séemeth to publishe against my Booke of the Discouerie : he offereth no reproofe to any thing that I haue written therein , albeit he would haue Campion and his fellowes , to be thought such holie , wise , and discreet men : Methinkes he shoulde first haue examined theyr horrible treasons , theyr trayterous practises from tyme to tyme , bothe against her Maiestie , her honourable Councell , and the Realme , and then haue shaped his defence according .

For in couering their faultes without any reason to the contrarie , and in making a man a Saint , not purging him from the wickednesse planted in him by the Deuill : he sheweth a rashe and partiall opinion , concealing their guiltinesse to him selfe , and séeking to make them famous by a fewe commixed tearmes , whose odious offences , hath made them moste infamous .

Their venemous nature maye be séene in a Booke secretlie imprinted , A verie trayterous Booke , secretly imprinted , and made by a Catholique preest . made by a Catholique Préest not long since : where , in two seuerall places he calleth her Maiestie a Deuill , in an other place Macheuillian , and in an place plainlie Iezabell : these are good Subiectes , that can crie , God saue the Queene , with their mouthes , and wishe her death in their heartes , yea , they will sweare they are no such fellowes , when for more proofe of them selues , they set it downe in print : but such as theyr heade the Pope is , They that handle pitch , will be defiled therewith . such are they all , for they that once enter into oath to him , can hardlie after be good Subiectes to their Prince . Yet if they had any sparke of looue to their Princesse and Countreye , in them : they might take example by Maister Shelley the graund Priour in Roome among the Englishe men , who flatlie tolde the Pope to his face : That it neither stoode with his holynesse , nor honour , to will any Subiect to be a Traitour to his Prince and Countrey , for ( quoth he ) be shee neuer so euyll , wee must acknowledge her for our Princesse , and our selues for her Subiectes . For this , if he had not presently fled vpon it , he had béene murdred , or some way dispatched , so great was the mallice of his Countrey men towards him . Wel , I pray God to illuminate them with his grace , that they maye see their wickednesse and blindnesse , and though they haue strayed a long time lyke lost Shéepe , yet that they may at length come home againe to the shéepfolde , saying : We haue sinned , O Father , against heauen , and against thee , vnwoorthy we be to be called thy chyldren . God preserue her Maiestie , her honourable Councell , send his Gospel a ioyfull and frée passage , turne the heartes of all Traytours , stop the mouthes of all backbiters and slaunderers , and make vs all his faithfull Seruauntes . Amen .

FINIS .

Verses in the Libell , made in prayse of the death of Maister Campion , one of the societie of the holie name of Iesus ; heere chaunged to the reproofe of him , and the other Traitours . WHy doo I vse my paper , inke and pen , and call my wits in councell what to say ? Such memories were made for woorthy men , And not for such as séeke their Realms decay . An Angels trumpe , exalts the Subiects trueth : When shame rings foorth the Traitors fearful rueth . Pardon my want , I offer naught but will , To note downe those , at whome the Skies do skowle : Campion , his treasons do excéed my skil , The cause , his comming , & the déede too fowle . Yet giue me leaue in base and homely verse : His lewd attempts in England to rehearse . He came by vowe , the cause , his Princesse foyle , His armour , Treason , to his Countryes woe : His comfort , blood , slaughter & gréeuous spoyle , The Deuill his Author had incenst him so . His triumphe , Englands ruine and decay : The Pope his Captaine , thirsting for it aye . From ease to paine , from honour to disgrace , From looue to hate , to daunger béeing well : Thus dyd he fall , flying his natiue place , and Countrey , where by duty he should dwell . Our no Apostle comming to restore : The bloody sway was sometime héere before . His natures flowers , were mixt with hunny gall , His lewd behauiour , enimie to skill : A climing minde , reiecting wisedomes call , A sugred tongue , to shrowde a vicious will . A Saintlyke face , yet such a deuillish hart : As sparde no trauaile for his countries smart . With tongue and pen , the trueth he did suppres , Stopping the way that Christians did desire : Which pleased God for his great wickednes , To stay his race , wherein he dyd aspire . Then his behauiour witnessed the more : What he was then , as also long before . His fare was good , yet he a scornefull cheare , His prison fayre , yet he a froward minde : His councell good , yet deafned was his eare , Perswasions large , he obstinate and blinde . Oh stubborne man , oh minde & nature straunge : Whome wisdom , pittie , grace , nor looue could chaunge . After great pause , they brought him to dispute , With Bookes as many as he could demaund : His chéefest cause , they quickly did confute , His proofe layd downe , reprooued out of hand . So that the simplest present there could say : That Campions cause did beare the shame away . After his foyles so often to his face , It was thought good , Iustice his déedes should trie : Upon appearaunce of so fowle a case , Nature her selfe , wild doome deseruedlie . Traitour he was , by prooues sufficient found : The Iewrie sawe his Treasons so abound . Her Maiestie to be depriu'd of lyfe , A forraine power to enter in our Land : Secrete rebellion must at home be rife , Seducing Préests , receiu'd that charge in hand All this was cloaked with Religious showe But Iustice tried , and found it was not so . Then rightfull doome bequeathed them to dye , Whose treasons put her Maiestie in feare : Out on the fiend , whose mallice wrought so slie Hath wun a number , part with him to beare But thinketh he , his enuie can preuaile ? No , little Dauid did the Giaunt quaile . My gratious Princesse , sée your Subiects mone , Such secret foes among them should be found : Who serue your Grace in duety euery one , though treason séek to make their harts vnsound . The bloody woolf prayes on the harmles shéepe : So treason séekes in loyall harts to créepe . England looke vp , thy Children doo rebell , Unreuerent actes haue entred in their minde : The subiect séekes his rightfull Prince to quell , Yea , to his natiue Countrey prooues vnkinde . Campion , who somtime thou didst swéetly sourse : Prepares his venome to destroy his Nourse . Eliot reioyce , that God prolonged thée , To take the man , who meant vs all such yll : As for thy slaunders , take them patiently , Enuie drawes blood , and yet hée can not kyll . Those who by words he séemde to put in feare : Haue washt their hands , in iudgement sound and cleare . My selfe as witnesse , Sled and all the rest , who had their treasons noted in our Booke : Account our selues of God most highly blest , who gaue vs grace to such attempts to looke . And hauing giuen our witnes sound & plaine : We feare not mallice , nor his spightful train . The well aduised Iewrie on this cause , Who with discretion pondred euerie thing : Behelde their treasons with such héedfull pause , That they found out the depth of Enuies sting . Whereby they saw , the stirrers of this strife : Were farre vnwoorthy any longer life . Yea , Elderton dooth deskant in his rime , The high offences of such gracelesse men : Which causeth him to yrke at euerie crime , And gainst their treasons to prouide his pen . Yet not without wisedome and modestie : To warne all other that liue wickedlie . Remember you that would oppresse the cause , Our Church is Christes , his honour cannot die : Though hell him selfe , reuest his griefly iawes , And ioyne in league , with treason & poperie . Though craft deuise , and cruel rage oppresse : Christe will his chosen , styll in safetie blesse . You thought perhaps , presumptious Cāpion could , disseuer those , whom Christ hath ioynd in one : And that our gratious louing shéepheard would , Before the woolfe , forsake his flock alone . No , he preserues his Shéepe for greater good : And drownes the rauener in his enuious blood . We knowe that Campion liuing did intreate , The Subiect from his vowde humilitie : Nowe therefore shame his dealings dooth repeate , Throughout the world to his great infamie . The skies themselues , with lowring angry face : Adiudge his déedes , woorthy of all disgrace . All Europe woonders at this shamelesse man , England is fild with rumor of his race : London must néedes , for it was present than , when Iustice did thrée Traiterous minds deface . The stréets , the stones , the steps they halde them by : Pronounst these Traitours woorthy for to die . The Tower sayeth , he Treason did defend , The Barre beares witnesse of his guilty minde : Tiborne dooth tell , he made a Traitours ende , On euery gate example we may finde . In vaine they work to laude him with such fame : For heauen & earth beares witnes of his shame . The rightful sentence giuen of him héere , Will charge his conscience in the time to come : Although they say he is excused there , And shall not taste Gods iudgement & his doome . Saint Paul dooth say , in reuerence of the highest : We all shall come before the seate of Christ . There to make aunswer vnto euerie thing , And to receyue reward accordinglie : If well , the Cittie of our heauenlie king , Shall recompence our former miserie . Where we with Angels voice continuallie : Shall laude the gaine we haue so happilie . Then blinded mallice shall perceyue and sée , His owne deuises Author of his rueth : And how true Subiects haue felicitie . In recompence of their assured trueth . The one condemnd for his disloyaltie : The other crownd for his fidelitie . Can Treason then preuent our happy peace ? Or blustring winds assayle our sprouting Trée ? No , soueraine Faith sends down her due encrease , And shroudes her Plant in swéete tranquilitie . So that the foe presuming on his might : Is forste to know : Faith can preuent him quite . Let vs not feare a mortall Tirant then , Séeing Faith & Trueth dooth eleuate our harts : God hath reserued one to conquer ten , Let vs then learne to play true Christians parts . The head of him that sought our Countries wo : Dooth witnesse shame to all that seeke it so . His youth dooth byd vs bannish filthy pride , his fleeting hence , to serue our Prince in trueth ▪ His lew● profession dooth lay open wide , To fall from God , how gréeuous is the rueth . His home returne , his Challenge , & deface : Saith : Subiects , keep true harts in euery place . His Hardle drawes his sect vnto like ende , His spéeches there , vnfolde their tretcherie : His death dooth say : Who so his life dooth spend In faith and trueth , reapes ioy eternallie . His first and last , and all agrée in one : Ther 's none to helpe vs , but our God alone . Blessed be God , who cut him off so soone , Thanked be Christ , which blest his seruants so : Happy are we , that haue such comfort woon , curssed are they that thought to work vs woe . Bounden we be to giue eternall prayse : To Iesus name , who did such refuge rayse . FINIS .

¶ An other vpon the same . WHat iron hart , that would not melt in woe , what stéele or stoone , could kéepe him drie from teares : To sée a Subiect fall from duetie so : And arme him selfe vnto his Countries feares ? In their thrée deaths , the standers by might sée : The ende of hatred and disloyaltie . England may mone a Subiect erred so , Without respect of God and Natures lawe : And we our selues may show some signe of woe , That treason should our brother from vs draw . That Antichrist should gain our Cāpiōs hart : And make him Soldier to his countries smart . The skowling skies did storme and puffe apace , they could not beare the wrong that malice wrought : The Sun drew in his golden shining face , the moistned clowds shed brinish teares with thought . The riuer Thames against his course would run : To count the treasons , Campion would haue doon . Nature her selfe , with teares bedewd her face , Duetie in countenaunce , looked pale and wan : Shée , for to think her worke should her disgrace , He , to be wanting in an English man . Euen Antichriste , the eldest childe of hell : Began to blush , and thought he did not well . For loe , beholde , when Campion made his end , His hardned hart , refused soueraigne grace : His owne reproche did so his minde offend , That treason did appeare vpon his face . An yrksome spectacle was presented then : In sight of God , of Angels , Saints and men . The heauens did cléere , the Sun like gold did shine , The Clowdes were drie , the fearfull Riuer ran : Nature and Vertue , wipte their watred eyne , To sée that Iustice , cut off such a man . Men , Angels , Saints , and all that saw him die : Gaue thankes to God in heauenly melodie . They saw Peruersenes had withdrawn his minde , And Treason quite supplanted Dueties awe : Presumptuous thoughts , did humble Patience blind , There was no place for Graces , well they sawe . His falsehood , treasons and impietie ▪ With blame and shame , did ende in infamie . By whose example , euerie Subiect maye , Be warned howe they fall in such abuse : And all their thoughts on loyaltie to staye , Least they likewise doo taste like sharpe refuse . For Honour dooth exalt the Subiect iust : When Horrour throwes the Traitour in the dust : Reioyce , be glad , triumph , sing Himnes of ioy , Campion , Sherwin , Brian , haue their due : They are supprest that sought our great annoy , I hope their fellowes shortly shall ensue . For faithfull minds doo lothe that they should liue : Who to their Countrey , doo dishonour giue . FINIS .

A Dialogue betweene a Christian , and Consolation . Christian speaketh first . IS chaste Susanna in the Iudges handes ? Is Daniell left vnto the Lions iawes ? Doo Subiects breake bothe God & Natures bandes ? And Enuie séeke to put downe Peace her lawes ? Dooth perfect awe , and true Religion fayle ? Then may I feare that falsehood will preuayle . Consolation . No , Susans foes the Lord will cut in twaine , and stop the mouthes of Danielles enimies : Reioyce therfore , thou hast a noble trayne , Armde by the Lord in most triumphant wise . Whose life and death , thy quarrell will begin : To vanquish falsehood , Sathan , hell and sinne . Beholde of late , a Champion of their traine , Confuted , foyled , yea , and vanquished : With those who did like tretcheries maintaine , In their deuises , they soone perished . Lament not then , for Iustice holds the swoord : Who to them all , will like desert affoord . Christian. Alas I mourne , and sit with sighing minde , To sée my natiue Countrey men rebell : Against the onely Phaenix of her kinde , Who dooth in grace and goodnesse all excell . And could proud Campion thinke to worke her woe : O Lord confound them all , that séeke it so . What were his giftes , if we recount ech one ? A pregnaunt wit , I graunt to tretcherie : A bad Diuine , seeking promotion , A lustie man , detesting chastitie . A gracelesse impe , sprung vp of basest kinde : A simple man , to beare a loftie minde . His pithie wisedome , style and eloquence , Comparde with those of fame and dignitie : Dooth open plaine his fréends insipience , His confutation prooues it woorthilie . All the reportes , whereby his fame began : Were neuer found to harbour in the man . Then boast no farder of his dreadlesse minde , Which rack nor roape , could alter as you say : Recount his treasons , cruell and vnkinde , And then his prayse will soone be layd away . Your praise , his pompe , nor al you haue in store : Can make the man , the woorthier ere the more . Consolation . T is true in déede , their follie is in sight , vnto their shame that take like thing in hand : We néeds must win , our Lord himself doth fight The Cananites shal be expulst the Land . Yea , all the déedes of such vngodly men : Shal be confounded , nere to rise agen . Campion his quarters on the gates doo showe , His treason , doctrine , and his lyfe too yll : His head set vp , dooth daylie call for moe , Of those that leane vnto like wicked wyll . Well may they flaunt , & florish for a space : But trueth in ende , their dealinges will disgrace . Not hell it selfe , our iniurie can frame , But we shall prosper as the sprouting Baye ▪ God can of stones rayse séede to Abraham , He is our hope , and he wyll helpe vs aye . Christian. Fiat voluntas Dei , then saye I , I trust in God , whether I liue or die . FINIS .

The Complaint of a Christion , remembring the vnnaturall treasons of Edmund Campion , and his Confederates . O God from sacred throne beholde , our secrete sorrowes héere : Regard with grace , our helplesse grace , amend our mournfull chéere . Thy Creatures whome thou hast appoint , to liue in Princesse awe : Forsake their duetie , looue and feare , and spurne at dueties lawe . Alas , I rue to thinke vppon , their factes so lately scand : Howe they did séeke their Princesse death , and spoyle of natiue Land . Thy Treasons Campion is bewaylde , of many farre and néere : To thinke what vnkinde actions , thou wouldest haue perfourmed héere . Bohemia Land may well reioyce , Rodulphus Court be glad : That thou to recompence thy paine , such due desart hast had . Germania maye leaue off to mourne , yea , Spayne to muse and Italie : And Fraunce may rent that false report , of thy surmised Tragedie . They that would make these men to séeme , as not her Highnesse foes : O Lorde it is a world to sée , the fayned fraude of those . For when as Campion had presumde , to challenge a dispute : His craftie cloake was soone pulde off , Learning did him confute . Albeit his cauilles , skornes and coyle , he bare with shamelesse face : Yet trueth pulde off his craftie vayle , and shewed his wretched case . So that although they did withstand , eche cause of right and reason : Yet Iustice soone found out the depth , of their most wicked treason . Iustice perceiu'd , how vnder cloake , of their Religion : They comprehended trayterous guile , and false sedition . Iustice perceyued howe they sought , within their natiue Soyle : To mooue rebellion and debate , to worke our secrete spoyle . Iustice perceyued howe the Pope , with forraine Princes might : Would vse our England as him pleasde , and put our Queene from right . Howe that these men were sent before , by his perswasion : To make all ready gainst the tyme , of his inuasion . So that destruction suddenlie , should come vpon vs all : Those onely sau'd , had holie Graynes , or could the watch woord call . All this did Iustice playne discerne , with many matters more : Where through they had the iust desart , that they deseru'd therefore . God saue Elizabeth our Quéene , God sende her happie raigne : And after earthlie Honours héere , the heauenlie ioyes to gaine . And all that séeke her secrete harme , or to annoy her Grace : God turne their hearts , or that they may , enioy but lyttle space . Anthony Munday . FINIS . Honos alit Artes .

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