They giue out in their Lybelles which they scatter , ●●●ndlie advertisements , as Indas ●ff●●● a ●aindlie ●isse . They cast them selues 〈◊〉 ●●ke and Subiectes , at the féete of our gr●tions ●●uer●●●me , but their long eares d●●●●wray their conditions . Their throates are open Sepulchres , they flatter with their tongues : and so is it their kinde , for it is as naturall for a Dogge to barke , as to wagge hé● tayle : If the common wealth be not purged of this infection , the plague will be so great , that vppon euerie good Protestauntes d●●●e , ●ord haue mercie vpon vs , may shortlis be ●●ritten .

But I will bréefly deliuer out this fearfull Tragedy , in the which I will set out nothing that in false , nor willinglie kéepe any thing bac●e that is true . In the Quéenes Bench , there were two detained for Poperie : The one called Richard Hobson , borne in the Ile of Wight , of good Parentage , young in yéeres ( but as tyme ●ffereth ) many young & gréene heades , are seasoned Papists . The other named William Sherwood , a Gentleman , born● to some Landes , in Yorkshyre , at Walkington , by Byuerley , a man condempned in a Primanerie , for extolling the Supremacie : a derider of Gods Ministers , a disturber of Preachers , a contemner of the seruice confirmed by her Maiestie , calling it diuelish : one well liked of many Papistes , but best liked of himselfe , because he was so disobedient , they accounted him stoute : because he prated much , they accounted him learned : but because he hath shamed them much , they would now accoumpt him madde . It fortuned before the death of Hobson , about sixe wéekes , that Sherwood for want of paiment was remooued from his lodging , well shakeled , to the common Gaile , whose misery being pitied by this young man , was also reléeued by his meanes , ( as at sundrie other times he was ) . The quarrell as I am creddibly enformed was this : Hobson gaue his woord for the money that Sherwood owed : a fréend of Sherwoods shortly after , had sent fiue pounds for the paiment of his charges , which Hobson receiuing , disbursed it for himselfe , and within few daies after , satisfied the residue , because this money was not paide to Sherwood first : at Dinner time with open woords he protested , that he could not abide Hobson . This young man mooued him oftentimes earnestly to be reconciled , shewing his gréefe vnto him , in that he tooke offence at him , but nothing might moue his minde that thirsted , or staye his hands that itched to commit murther . It is a spéeche commonly vsed , that looue waxeth and waneth oftentimes with the Moone , but it may be as commonly séene , that the hatred of a Papist neuer waxeth and waneth , but still waxeth , still increaseth : he that hath béene planted in Poperie , his Grapes are Grapes of Gall : his clusters are alwayes bitter . If the Pope hath once giuen them a Soppe , they are lightly neuer sober after : if he haue once powred his licker into them , theyr Vessels can hardely be made cleane . But to be briefe , the day grew on , which was the 28. of Iune , about 8. of the clock in the morning , at which time he had determined , to murder his fellow Papist , and that the matter might more easy be brought to passe , he caused the night before the Kéeper to rea●●●ue all Hobsons weapons , so that the next morning , as Hobson was comming downe thorough Sherwoods Chamber , from his prayers , Sherwood shutting his Chamber ●oore , assailed him with a knife , and a stoole tressell , a ●●ouishing him , afterwardes gaue him a large wound , kéeping him downe and strugling till he bled to death , Hobson often crying , helpe Father Throckmorton , he killeth me with his knife : maister Throckmorton and others , hearing this noyse , came vppon Sherwood , and by force broke vp his doores , found the young man all to be sowsed in his own blood , and gasping for breath : who after a fewe faint words , yéelded his soule into the handes of God . Sherwood perceyued a great many busie about Hobson , began to practise to escape , but by héede taking of one Maister Smithes man , he was brought to the Marshalles handes , and embrued in his fellowes blood : who béeing examined , he denied the manifest murder , which by witnesse was prooued , and he béeing brought to the slain bodie , the blood which was settled , issued out a treshe . Thus he stewe this young man , in déede and cause , miserably in forme & fashion , cruelly and beastly .

Let vs aduisedly now weigh and cou●●der , what manner of ●●for this is , that cutteth so sharpe : If they be thus vnable to maister theyr passions , and thus like blood ●uckers , do open them against theyr owne feliowe prisoners , what shall we looke for at theyr hande● , Quibus sepibus tam immanes bell●a● conti●●bimus : What hedges can be made strong enough , to kéepe in these beastes . Tullie , wryting against Anthonie . Phillip. 7. sayth thus : Qui fa●ilierem iug●laret , quid hic occasions d●ta faci●● i●imice ? Et qui illud animi causa , fee●vit hunc prede causa quid facturum putetis ? He that wyll kyll his familliar freende , what wyll he doo , if occasion be offered , to his enemie : And he that will doo this of stomach , what will he offer to doo for spoyle ?

Surely , so they will doo as they haue done : they will deuowre poore Protestauntes , as Beastes eate grasse , kéeping them vnder : we shall ( if time serued ) not onely be choaked with the smoake of Poperie , but we shall be burnt vp with the fire .

Their imprisonmentes , haue so enritched them 〈◊〉 that they abound in all manner of wealth , especiallies no men better furnished for warre , for rebellion , then they . In this great tyme of mercie , they doo nothing but ●●ther heapes of stones to throwe at vs . They are making of the halters , to hang vs : they are whetting of their kniues , to cutte our throates . These tye Dogges , when they shall be let loose , they will byte vs , nay , they will hayts vs to death .