THe Inquisitors of Spaine hauinge practised a longe time to entrappe and ouerthrowe all the secreet professors of Christe Iesus which might bee founde in that Land , procured their officers and ministers to attache and apprehend such as did any way deale contrary to the lawes of their holy house , or varrie in religion from the ordinaunces and detestable decrees of the Church of Rome : For wee are to note and may easilye coniecture that although the people of Spaine , are for the most parte giuen to imbrace Idolatrie and superstition , yea and to be aduersaries and sworne enemies to gods truth and to the fauourers thereof : yet may we be assured that among so many , there is doubtlesse some that are of the contrary opinion , such as not onely feareth God , but also are secret imbracers of his truth , yea and such as shunneth not to teach and instruct otherssecretly , in the principles of Christian religion . Among whom one Doctor Cacalla a very learned man , who sometime had beene Chaplin vnto the Emperour Charles he fifte , beeing heereof greatly suspected , was suddainely attached and openly accused to be a Lutheran , Heriticke , and thereby an vtter enemie to the Church of Rome : whereupon he with sundry others his fauourers were sent to prison who remained there a longe space while in the meanetime , the whole house , stocke and linnage of Madam de biuero , were all also attached and sent to prison for the said cause , who would not shunne in prison openly to saye and offer to prooue with the losse of their liues , That the religion of Spaine was false , abhominable , full of superstition and idolatry , and that God blessed England for professing of his truth . The names of which persons , the Popes ministers there neuer ceased till they had giuen ouer vnto the Inquisitors who soone after being openly denounced for Heretickes , were brought to Veledolid , the place where for the most part the King of Spaine commonly kept his Court , there was the sentences published against those Godly professors , where according to the tenour thereof the prissoners were to bee executed for example to others , with many circumstaunces and seremonies hereafter insuing .

Whereupon as well for the proceedinge to iudgement , as also for the due execution of their sharpe and bitter lawes continually put in execution in those causes , there was erected a large Skaffold in the middest of the greate market place of the said Citty of Valedoled , between S. Frauncis Church and the holy house . Whereupon was placed a chaire of sixe steps high , for euery man to behold , right against the face of the towne house , vnder which was seates very broad and so large steps that many people might thereupon sit and be placed .

At the one side of the scaffolde there was made a gallery leading from the towne house , aswel to auoide the preace of people , as also for the cheefe states & Princes of the blood , to haue free recourse too and fro , in which Gallery was placed a ritch seate towards the market place , onely appointed for the Princes and Kinges sister and Regent of Spaine , the kings bastard sonne , and for diuers other Princes and courtiers , to heere the sentence and to see the law efectually prosecuted .

The appointed day beeing come , there was such a multitude of people assembled to heere the sentence and so see the execution of the prisoners , ( because the prisoners were of great account , ) that not onely al windows and houses were full of beholders , but also al the market place & streets ther about were stored with such great prease , that hardly might the traine haue passage to the place skaffold .

Whereupon about tenne of the clocke of the same day , there arriued the princes Lady Iane sister to King Phillip , beeing first Regent of the Kingdome of Spaine beeing accompanied with the Kinges great stewarde and sundrye other Lords and nobles and attended on with a company of knights , the guard , the Archers , bowmen and Halberders , issuing forth of the kings Pallace , who marched on horsebacke directly to the towne house , with foure Harraldes of Armes going before her and the Earle of Beudia carried the naked sword .

When these Princes and nobles were come to the place and set in degrees one nexte vnto an other , vpon the aforesaid scaffold : presently the Archbishop of Ciuill , the cheefe Iudges of the spirituall court , and the counsell of the Inquisitors togeather with the Bishop of Valencia rid through the towne vnto a scaffolde for them appointed , but the whole traine of the rest of the spirituall courte and those of the holie house went all vpon an other scaffolde thorowe the gallery .

The prissoners beeing in number thirtye , were brought foorth and led , as it had beene in a triumph , one carying in the middle of them the picture of a deceased gentle-woman : These prisoners did all seuerally weare the Sambenito as the Spaniards call it , which is a yellowe coate made like a fooles coate full of red crosses before and behinde with vglye faces painted vpon the coates , all carrying in theyr handes waxen lightes , or wax candels .

Nowe the cheefest malifactors as they tearmed them , namely those that before were secretlie appointed to bee burned , had on their heads Miters or crownes of paper , called in Spanish Crocas , vppon the which was also painted deuils and vglie faces , before them was carried a crosse couered ouer with black lining , in token of mourning , & after them issued a bundance of people , crying out , and reuiling them in most clamarous & foolish manner .

Immediatly after that , the Iudges and chiefe Inquisitors were placed vpon the Skaffold , the prisoners were placed also in order , beeing brought in euery one led between two false brothers , Officers to the Inquisition , called Familiars , such as to a mans face will speake him fayre , and seeke to cutte his throte behind his backe . Nowe were the prisoners sette vpon the sixe steps before the Chayre , and as a principall partie , Doctor Cacalla aforesaid , was set upon the first step , and so euery one in order , according to the quallity of his offence . Then was there a Friar of S. Dominicks order called Melchior Cano , thys Fryar made a sermon to the companie and prysoners , which continued the space of an houre , which being ended the L. chiefe Iustice , went from his first place to another Chayre , purposely made ready for him . The Archbishoppe of Ciuile went also from hys Skaffold , vnto that Skaffold where the Princes sate , and aduised them to sweare , ( hauing theyr fingers layd vpon a crosse , which stoode pictured in a Masse-booke ) namely , that they should vpon theyr honors , support , maintaine , fauour and defend the holy Inquisition , and thereunto to shewe daily theyr good affection towardes it , neuer to hinder theyr intentions , but to gyue them full power heereafter , to burne all those , that ( departing from the Romish Church ) should followe the doctrine of the Lutheran Hereticks , without exception of person , of what age , state , qualitie or calling so euer . Secondly , that they should force and commaunde theyr subiects , to submit themselues to the Romish Church , and to obserue theyr Lawes without force or any violence . The Princes tooke thys oath , and therevpon the Archbishop gaue them with his forefingers hys benediction or blessing , saying , God sende long lyfe to your Highnesses . Which being dooue , the seuerall sentences and iudgements of the prysoners , were them read before them , and afterwarde publiquely pronounced by the Official , who called vnto him Doctor Augustine Cacalla , priest in Valedolid , who being come from his seate , was set vpon another by the sayd Officiall , to heare the sentence of Condemnation , namely , for that it was known vnto them , that the said Cacalla , was the chiefest preacher of that new secte & eronious doctrine , ( as they termed it ) to those that were of that Conuenticle , that therfore hee was first to be disgraduated , & after to be burned , and hys goods confiscated to the benefite of the Iustice .

After his sentence was read & pronounced , Francis de biuero , Priest of Valedolid , and brother to the aboue named Cacalla , receiued like iudgement , and to the end he should speake nothing against the horrible abuses of the Spanish Inquisition , and theyr detestable doctrine , as he had before very constantly doone , as well without as within the prison , the said Frauncis biuero ( beeing very well beloued of the Common people ) had his mouth gagged , by meanes wherof he could not speake one word . The next was Mistris Blanch de biuero , called & condemned as her brother was before . The fourth was Iohn de biuero , brother to the rest , and hee was condemned to perpetuall imprisonment , and there to weare the Sambenito or fooles coate as is aforesayd , all the dayes of his lyfe . The next was Madame Constance de biuero , sister to the aforesaide Gentleman , being the widdowe of Ferdinando Ortis , dwelling before in Valedolid , she followed the rest in lyke iudgement , and was condemned to be burned . The sixt sentence was denounced against Madame Leonore de biuero , mother to those persons , aforesaide , who beeing dead and buried long since in Valedolid , yet forasmuch as in her life time she had greatly fauoured all true professors of the Gospell of Iesus Christ , & had suffered many godly assemblies and Sermons to be made in her house , as appeared by the confessions of sundry , examined to that purpose , her bones were commaunded to be digged foorth of the graue , and beeing brought thether in a Coffin , were condemned to be burnt , for that ( as they sayd ) they were the reliques of a Lutheran Hereticke , and that all her goods should be confiscated to the benefite of the Magistrate : and finally , that the house wherein she dwelt in her life time , shoulde bee raced downe to the ground and left vacant . And that the occasion of racing the said house , might be commonly knowne to all persons , it was ordained at that present , that a pyller of stone should be erected in the same place , and the occasion thereof to be engrauen in the sayd pyllar : which thing was presently put in execution and performed forthwith ▪ so that the stone pyllar standeth still in memory heereof . The next was , Alphous Pieres , Priest of Valentia , he was condemned , first to be disgraduated , and afterwarde to be burned , and his goods confiscated .