THE
PREFACE
TO
the
Reader
.
IT
was
euer
the
fashion
of
the
heathen
,
but
much
more
of
Apostatats
and
Heretikes
reuoulted
from
the
Church
:
when
they
deadly
hated
and
persecuted
the
CATHOLIKE
CHRISTIANS
,
and
specially
GODS
PRIESTS
:
being
the
guides
and
Pastors
of
that
flocke
they
seeke
to
destroy
,
yet
of
purpose
and
pollicie
,
pretend
other
causes
of
their
punishement
more
hateful
to
the
world
then
matter
of
faith
and
conscience
.
So
did
the
Arrian
Emperors
and
their
Bishops
accuse
Holy
Athanasius
of
Nigromancie
,
S.
Basil
for
his
religion
,
but
vnder
pretence
of
an
other
crime
,
in
so
much
that
to
the
wonder
of
the
world
,
he
caused
his
chambre
which
the
Angels
of
God
(
as
S.
Gregorie
Nazianzen
writeth
)
did
reuerence
for
puritie
,
to
be
sought
by
his
officers
for
a
woman
.
So
did
Iulianus
the
Apostata
,
Eutichian
heresie
,
cruelly
persecut
Pope
Siluerius
and
the
Clergie
:
saying
that
her
counsel
had
intercepted
their
letters
whereby
they
called
in
the
Goths
and
forraine
power
to
inuade
the
Citie
of
Rome
&
the
Empire
,
This
shamful
sutteltie
and
too
foule
and
brode
deceipt
was
neuer
so
notoriously
vsed
as
in
the
late
persecutions
and
practises
of
protestants
,
specially
in
England
against
the
CATHOLIKES
:
in
which
,
such
as
are
not
skilful
in
the
old
histories
of
the
Church
,
may
as
in
a
glasse
behold
at
once
al
the
miseries
that
she
hath
suffered
in
this
kinde
of
calumniation
by
the
Arians
,
the
Gothes
,
the
Vandals
,
the
Lumbards
,
the
Donatistes
,
Eutichians
,
Mahometists
,
Hussists
,
Hugonots
,
and
by
what
other
sort
in
times
past
or
present
so
euer
.
I
neede
not
put
you
in
minde
ho●
not
many
yeres
sithence
they
arraigned
to
the
great
shame
and
confusion
,
the
most
Reuerend
father
and
Confessor
,
Arch-bishop
of
Armakan
for
rape
:
or
how
the
Ministers
of
Satan
charged
of
late
the
blessed
Martyr
&
Priest
of
God
M.
Thomas
Cottam
at
his
execution
,
with
adulterie
committed
in
Fish-streat
,
or
such
like
damnable
fictions
:
which
without
al
free
of
God
or
shame
of
men
,
the
protestants
print
,
preach
,
and
geue
out
wittingly
against
Priests
,
religious
and
Catholikes
,
to
beguile
the
poore
people
most
subiect
to
such
trumperie
,
through
their
simplicitie
.
M.
Campion
and
his
happie
fellowes
:
and
in
latine
and
other
langages
to
the
whole
Christian
world
for
a
spectacle
of
heretical
crueltie
and
Macheuillian
practises
,
how
by
coulor
of
contriued
treason
and
conspiracie
(
the
cause
in
dede-being
religion
)
the
ennemies
of
the
Christian
faith
haue
shed
their
innocent
blood
to
the
infinite
shame
of
our
Nation
befor
men
,
and
no
lesse
peril
of
destruction
of
our
whole
common
wealthe
,
by
Gods
iust
iudgement
:
who
euer
reuengeth
such
publike
iniquitie
by
inducing
some
great
and
common
calamitie
:
But
to
the
matter
:
after
that
it
was
agreed
vpon
by
such
as
God
hath
geuen
power
ouer
vs
,
that
the
holy
Confessors
whom
they
had
in
their
hands
should
be
made
away
,
because
diuers
of
them
were
farre
better
lerned
then
any
of
their
sect
could
withstand
:
and
al
so
zelous
,
as
none
could
sturre
them
from
their
faith
and
fellowship
of
the
CATHOLIKE
AND
ROMAIN
CHVRCH
,
thinking
it
not
good
to
kil
them
for
their
religion
,
they
sought
out
with
al
arte
and
diligence
how
to
find
or
faine
handsomely
any
matter
that
coulorably
might
be
drawen
to
treason
,
or
any
capital
crime
,
in
the
old
sense
of
our
lawes
.
The
causes
why
they
would
not
put
them
directly
for
their
faith
and
conscience
to
death
(
Notwithstanding
they
had
not
long
before
made
diuers
lawes
forcible
inough
for
that
purpose
,
First
,
the
cases
of
religion
are
diuers
,
according
as
euery
mans
conscience
is
informed
where
other
crimes
of
what
sort
so
euer
are
agreed
vpon
of
al
hands
to
be
punishable
.
Secondly
,
religion
to
wordly
men
specially
to
many
Athiests
now
a
daies
whom
men
cal
,
honestly
politikes
:
seemeth
not
material
any
farther
then
as
it
pertaineth
to
the
preseruation
or
destruction
of
the
ciuil
state
.
Thirdly
,
for
that
it
is
impossible
or
exceding
hard
to
perswad
men
of
any
wit
or
capacitie
that
,
to
professe
that
religion
should
be
an
offence
worthie
death
,
which
al
our
owne
auncesters
and
al
nations
round
about
vs
so
many
hundereth
yeres
together
were
christened
in
and
haue
liued
,
died
,
and
been
saued
in
,
and
is
defended
at
this
day
as
cleerely
as
the
sunne
against
the
protestants
,
both
in
our
realme
and
al
the
Christian
world
beside
.
Fourthly
,
for
that
they
can
not
put
vs
to
death
by
any
coulor
of
equitie
as
for
our
religion
,
hauing
no
law
nor
determination
of
councel
,
schole
or
parlement
,
that
hath
made
it
heresie
,
and
to
cal
it
treason
,
though
them selues
haue
made
it
so
,
is
to
much
mockery
.
Fifthly
,
for
that
our
heretikes
hold
for
their
owne
special
saftie
,
that
none
should
be
executed
for
their
conscience
,
&
that
they
would
be
counted
both
at
home
and
abrode
in
such
cases
meeke
and
clement
,
and
not
blouddy
as
they
say
the
Papists
were
towardes
them
,
when
the
staffe
was
in
their
handes
.
Sixtely
,
for
that
the
executing
of
them
for
the
CATHOLIKE
RELIGION
,
whereof
daily
more
and
more
are
zelous
fauorers
in
England
:
might
bread
great
daungers
and
discontentement
to
the
euident
peril
of
the
whole
state
,
which
they
haue
brought
into
such
straite
tearmes
by
this
new
religion
,
that
it
can
not
be
vpholden
but
by
much
iniustice
.
Seuenthly
,
the
pretence
of
other
crimes
specially
of
the
inuasion
of
the
realme
,
Lastely
,
they
thought
good
rather
to
charge
them
with
treason
then
religion
,
thereby
to
haue
better
coulor
to
afflict
and
spoile
more
deeply
al
such
of
the
Nobilitie
or
worship
,
as
they
found
or
fained
or
hereafter
shal
forge
to
haue
harbored
and
relieued
them
,
or
conuersed
with
them
.
And
then
to
terrifie
al
Priests
as
they
thought
afterward
for
entering
into
the
realme
,
&
the
subiects
within
for
receiuing
them
or
sending
their
sonnes
to
be
brought
vp
in
the
societie
or
seminarie
.
Vpon
these
and
such
like
wordly
considerations
they
did
not
onely
pretend
to
endite
condemne
and
execute
them
for
contriued
treason
against
the
Q.
owne
rial
person
and
realme
:
specifying
for
the
better
couloring
of
the
collusion
,
daies
,
places
,
persons
and
maner
of
executing
their
intents
:
but
therewith
denounced
and
protested
publikely
,
both
in
open
court
and
printed
proclamation
and
bookes
,
that
they
ment
nothing
in
al
this
bloddy
pursute
for
any
matter
of
religion
or
conscience
.
But
God
that
streight
discouered
this
cruel
stratageme
,
But
I
may
not
name
them
,
lest
they
should
incurre
daunger
thereby
:
though
if
any
of
our
aduersaries
stand
with
me
against
the
truth
thereof
,
I
wil
not
sticke
,
though
to
their
some
litle
rebuke
,
to
vtter
to
Gods
honor
and
these
his
blessed
Sainctes
,
who
for
the
double
confusion
their
persecutors
haue
receiued
,
Which
kinde
of
iniquitie
vsed
against
innocent
men
,
maketh
their
deaths
also
pretious
in
our
Lords
sight
.
And
men
also
of
what
religion
or
conscience
so
euer
,
when
they
see
any
man
(
howsoeuer
he
otherwise
deserueth
)
to
be
guiltles
of
the
crime
for
which
he
dieth
,
they
pitie
the
case
naturally
,
and
condemne
in
their
harts
and
detest
,
that
iniurious
course
of
proceding
in
place
where
iustice
and
iudgement
should
raigne
.
Which
also
hath
drawen
many
(
thankes
be
to
God
)
to
consider
better
of
the
true
cause
of
their
punishement
,
which
was
the
CATHOLIKE
RELIGION
,
and
of
the
protestants
actions
and
conscienceles
faith
,
Alas
we
that
knew
them
to
the
very
bottome
of
their
harts
,
And
as
we
their
frends
in
England
acquainted
with
al
their
actions
sithence
their
repaire
into
the
realme
,
can
testifie
this
vpon
our
owne
certaine
knowledge
:
They
charged
them
al
with
one
crime
of
conspiracie
:
diuers
of
them
neuer
seeing
one
an
other
before
they
came
to
that
barre
in
their
liues
,
nor
neuer
writing
one
to
an
other
,
nor
proued
by
any
testimonie
or
presumption
that
euer
any
two
of
them
together
,
or
any
one
alone
had
any
such
talke
or
●ntention
of
conspiracie
.
The
Q.
counsel
charged
them
with
no
other
●hing
al
that
day
long
,
but
with
other
mens
fauts
,
D.
Saunders
writings
,
D.
Bristowes
motiues
D.
Allens
approuing
the
booke
,
letters
intercepted
of
I
can
not
tel
whom
,
of
what
,
or
to
whom
:
with
●iphers
and
charecters
that
could
not
be
read
,
but
yet
must
needes
meane
some
persons
,
places
,
and
●reparations
for
inuasion
.
And
when
the
poore
innocent
men
cried
for
●ustice
to
the
Q.
counsel
that
they
would
not
am●lifie
against
them
to
the
abusing
of
the
Iury
,
Yet
litle
eare
was
giuen
of
any
hand
to
so
iust
a
demaund
,
but
stil
they
enlarged
their
accusation
and
euidence
with
other
mens
faults
,
because
the
poore
men
them selues
had
committed
none
.
Yea
such
arte
and
conueiance
was
vsed
in
this
matte●
to
make
other
mens
offenses
to
seeme
to
the
Iurie
to
be
theirs
,
or
at
lest
to
be
true
of
their
fellowes
,
that
they
purposly
toke
order
that
some
,
M.
Paine
was
.
in
other
places
,
after
these
should
be
condemned
.
So
M.
Hart
,
if
he
had
been
there
,
could
easely
haue
reproued
whatsoeuer
they
said
,
he
had
confessed
vpon
the
racke
.
So
if
M.
Richardson
whose
name
and
person
was
wholy
mistaken
euen
til
his
death
,
M.
Campion
might
be
like
haue
discharged
him
.
But
specially
in
the
matter
pretended
against
M.
Paine
,
L.
Cheefe
Iustice
that
should
haue
been
indifferent
betwixt
her
M.
and
these
desolat
persons
,
committed
notorious
partialitie
and
iniustice
to
suffer
euidence
to
be
brought
in
,
and
an
othe
to
be
ministred
to
a
witnes
for
profe
thereof
,
when
it
concerned
onely
one
absent
,
and
touched
none
of
them
present
:
which
shameful
wrong
was
committed
to
make
that
odious
matter
whereof
the
euidence
was
giuen
,
in
the
sight
of
the
Iurie
to
pertaine
to
those
that
then
were
arraigned
:
compting
al
guiltie
that
there
were
at
the
barre
,
of
what
crime
soeuer
was
thereof
any
man
absent
discouered
.
The
most
pietiful
practiz
that
euer
was
heard
of
to
sheed
innocent
bloud
by
face
of
publike
iustice
.
Which
is
a
thousand
times
before
God
more
damnable
and
punishable
by
his
diuine
power
,
Moreouer
many
of
them
were
arraigned
and
condemned
for
a
fact
fained
to
be
committed
in
●ose
places
(
that
is
to
say
at
Rome
and
Rhemes
)
●d
times
,
●●●ln
the
xxij
of
her
M.
raigne
,
M.
Ford
and
M.
Col●gton
:
some
had
not
been
there
of
some
yeres
●efore
,
as
M.
Sherte
:
some
not
at
that
time
nor
many
●oneths
before
,
as
M.
Brian
and
M.
Richardson
:
and
〈◊〉
M.
Collington
had
not
by
,
Gods
prouidence
had
●e
present
to
testifie
for
him
that
he
had
been
in
●ngland
long
before
that
time
when
the
conspi●cie
was
fained
to
be
made
,
he
had
died
as
the
rest
.
●nd
some
of
the
rest
being
as
certainely
knowen
●o
haue
been
in
England
that
time
and
before
as
he
●as
,
yet
were
wickedly
condemned
for
that
fact
●en
there
committed
,
when
al
the
world
knoweth
●at
they
were
not
there
.
Yea
M.
Brian
had
witnes
●ereof
as
wel
as
M.
Collington
.
(
By
a
note
sent
vs
out
●f
the
regester
booke
of
the
Colledg
of
Remes
,
we
●nd
that
M.
Brian
departed
there
hence
towards
●ngland
,
the
iij
of
August
.
1579
which
was
viij
●onethes
before
the
sermon
was
made
,
at
which
●ledd
and
Munday
affirme
M.
Brian
to
haue
been
)
●ut
al
is
one
for
these
that
were
there
in
either
of
●e
places
those
daies
of
this
fiction
,
al
the
world
●noweth
they
saw
no
conspiracie
,
but
Masse
,
●attins
,
lectures
,
disputations
and
such
exercises
●s
are
done
euery
day
in
the
yere
,
or
if
there
had
●een
any
thing
that
way
contriued
,
who
is
such
a
●oole
to
thinke
,
that
this
deliberation
was
kept
●mong
the
common
schollers
and
Priests
of
the
●laces
pretended
,
and
that
Sledd
,
Munday
,
and
such
●anel
were
made
priue
therevnto
.
What
wil
you
more
,
if
the
iudgement
had
been
●one
in
Tindal
,
and
Tiuidal
for
wreke
of
deadly
●eude
it
could
not
haue
been
more
barbarous
and
●niust
.
Consider
a
litle
of
the
witnesses
,
M.
Campion
,
Bosgraue
,
Ford
,
Brian
,
Collington
,
Richardson
,
Shert
or
Filbie
,
in
their
liues
,
before
their
troubles
neither
would
nor
could
they
euer
haue
thought
of
them
,
if
they
had
not
by
chaunce
been
taken
and
in
prison
at
the
same
time
that
these
fewe
of
the
other
whom
they
knew
,
were
in
durance
also
:
but
to
make
them
al
away
,
they
were
contented
to
sweare
to
the
euidence
indifferently
against
them
al
,
as
they
would
haue
done
(
their
conscience
was
so
at
commaundement
)
against
al
the
priests
and
Catholike
men
in
England
if
they
had
been
required
.
Eliot
,
that
was
the
third
person
and
witnes
in
this
blouddy
play
,
neuer
saw
F.
Campion
but
at
his
Masse
and
Sermon
the
day
of
his
betraying
:
vpon
certaine
wordes
of
which
sermon
,
when
he
gaue
euidence
against
the
good
Father
,
that
he
exhorted
men
to
the
obedience
of
the
POPE
:
he
was
fully
confounded
,
But
let
vs
consider
a
litle
of
the
qualities
of
these
witnesses
,
that
you
may
see
what
instruments
the
protestants
are
forced
for
lacke
of
better
to
vse
to
the
affliction
of
Godly
men
.
They
cal
Priests
and
Iesuists
the
POPES
instruments
to
aduaunce
his
intentions
:
oh
good
God
what
difference
is
there
then
betwixt
the
POPES
instruments
and
these
that
the
Heretikes
onely
vse
.
What
are
Nicols
,
Sledd
,
Eliot
,
Munday
,
companions
knowen
to
be
of
no
religion
,
of
euery
religion
,
coozeners
,
dissemblers
,
espials
,
yea
&
some
of
them
to
be
charged
with
aduoutery
,
murther
,
and
such
like
crimes
,
and
therfore
as
wel
for
lacke
of
conscience
and
religion
,
as
for
pardon
of
their
faults
,
most
fit
to
be
corrupted
,
what
I
say
are
these
the
offal
of
the
world
to
be
compared
in
truth
and
veritie
against
such
men
,
most
famous
for
lerning
,
vertue
,
constancie
,
contempt
of
wordly
things
,
and
al
worthines
,
which
both
ennemies
and
frends
saw
in
them
.
And
yet
vpon
the
testimonie
of
one
onely
of
these
without
any
other
profes
or
presumptions
in
the
world
worthy
the
hering
,
was
M.
Paine
against
Gods
lawes
and
the
realmes
,
condemned
and
executed
:
notwithstanding
he
alleaged
both
scriptures
and
actes
of
parliament
and
called
for
iustice
in
the
same
.
Wherein
the
iniurie
was
the
greater
that
the
Apostle
expresly
geueth
order
that
no
accusation
be
hard
against
a
Priest
,
without
twoe
witnesses
.
yea
and
if
the
glorious
doctor
S.
Augustine
might
be
heard
,
none
of
al
these
witnesses
nor
a
hundreth
such
more
should
be
receiued
against
these
blessed
confessors
.
Thus
he
saith
to
Pancarius
an
officer
,
and
an
honorable
person
before
whom
a
certaine
Priest
named
Secundinus
was
accused
of
a
great
crime
.
The
crime
wherewith
they
charge
this
Priest
must
be
looked
vnto
,
so
alwaies
if
those
that
be
his
accusers
be
Catholikes
:
for
against
a
Catholike
Priest
we
neither
can
nor
ought
to
admit
the
accusation
of
heretikes
.
Ep.
212.
But
now
Gods
true
religion
being
abandoned
out
of
our
miserable
countrey
through
our
sinnes
,
But
to
sifte
better
the
worthines
and
weight
of
the
forenamed
false
witnesses
as
of
the
cheefe
plaiers
in
this
action
.
Let
vs
compt
the
notorious
and
publike
lyes
which
they
haue
vttered
for
furnishing
their
wicked
accusation
and
euidence
,
wherein
to
haue
the
more
certaine
knowledg
:
I
haue
either
by
worde
of
mouth
,
if
the
parties
be
in
England
,
or
by
letters
,
if
they
continue
beyond
the
seas
,
had
aduertisment
of
most
things
that
these
fellowes
fayned
,
to
make
matter
of
treason
appeare
,
that
by
some
plaine
forgeries
you
may
see
of
what
past
the
rest
are
.
D.
Bristowes
Motiues
are
commaunded
to
be
read
in
both
the
colledges
or
seminaries
of
al
students
,
most
false
:
as
the
superiors
of
those
houses
by
their
letters
,
and
euery
scholler
here
in
the
realme
that
euer
was
of
the
same
,
do
testifie
,
who
further
more
affirme
by
their
faith
,
that
there
is
not
iiij
.
bookes
as
fare
as
they
thinke
in
both
the
howses
.
Of
D.
Allens
Cathecisme
,
it
is
a
like
shameles
lye
:
being
wel
knowen
,
that
he
neuer
made
booke
of
that
title
or
argument
:
of
the
same
D.
his
sermon
in
Rome
and
F.
Persons
speaches
against
the
Q.
sitting
a
mid-mong
the
students
,
they
both
,
the
one
by
his
owne
mouth
,
the
other
,
by
a
suer
meanes
of
aduertisment
:
doe
protest
vpon
their
Christian
faith
and
Priesthod
(
which
waieth
more
in
any
honest
mans
iudgement
then
a
world
of
Mundaies
and
such
graceles
boyes
)
that
there
was
neuer
no
such
thing
.
And
in
truth
they
are
both
to
wise
to
vtter
such
matter
if
it
were
in
their
breasts
in
those
places
.
Neither
could
any
such
thing
be
done
,
but
the
●●udents
then
in
the
colledg
could
remember
it
as
wel
as
these
lewed
fellowes
,
but
euery
of
them
as
I
haue
met
withal
,
vpon
their
saluation
disauoueth
it
.
As
they
do
al
other
those
horrible
speaches
of
the
Queenes
killing
,
A
like
lye
it
is
also
,
M.
Wodward
a
venerable
vertuous
Priest
,
whom
Munday
faineth
first
to
haue
geuen
him
knowledg
of
an
inuasion
as
he
past
by
Amiens
:
affirmeth
vpon
his
saluation
,
that
he
neuer
spake
no
such
word
to
the
vngratious
lad
,
nor
could
not
,
because
he
neuer
knew
in
deed
,
nor
heard
of
any
such
thing
.
What
a
diuilish
lye
made
Eliot
when
he
gaue
euidence
against
M.
Paine
,
Earle
of
westmerland
,
and
D.
Allen
at
Doway
,
when
the
one
of
them
,
he
neuer
saw
in
his
life
,
the
other
he
could
not
see
at
his
last
goeing
ouer
,
being
then
at
Rome
.
Adde
to
these
the
lies
of
the
Ministers
,
affirming
that
M
Paine
had
confessed
so
much
to
a
certaine
lady
,
whom
he
neuer
saw
in
his
life
,
and
to
his
owne
brother
which
was
likewise
proued
most
false
.
As
for
Sleds
inuention
D.
Mortons
house
,
was
it
not
very
like
that
he
should
be
made
acquainted
with
the
matter
,
being
and
liuing
there
as
a
poore
knaue
,
taken
vp
by
D.
Saunderson
of
almes
,
begging
of
euery
body
,
and
knowen
of
no
body
,
and
therefore
trusted
and
vsed
no
farther
of
his
maister
but
in
seruile
things
.
This
man
of
Belial
hath
many
waies
vttered
him self
since
his
comming
from
Rome
.
He
confessed
to
a
companion
of
his
,
that
he
had
thought
to
haue
slaine
good
M.
Iohnson
now
executed
,
comming
out
of
Italie
with
him
:
he
reported
in
Paris
to
one
Hierom
Vaine
a
man
of
his
qualities
,
that
he
was
the
first
brotcher
of
those
newes
in
Rome
,
that
the
Spanish
Armado
should
be
for
England
,
and
that
there
to
he
had
aduises
out
of
England
,
and
that
of
no
smale
babes
.
Whereby
we
may
see
that
al
these
bruites
of
confederacies
of
POPE
and
princes
for
inuasion
of
the
realme
,
and
of
other
fained
conspiracies
,
were
purposely
geuen
out
by
the
arte
of
heretikes
to
take
occasion
thereby
,
to
afflict
the
men
of
God
.
M.
Orton
in
Holborne
,
he
offered
the
Constable
iij.
pounds
in
money
not
to
bring
him
face
to
face
to
M.
Orton
,
for
saith
he
,
it
would
be
my
vtter
discredit
:
and
therevpon
hauing
descried
the
party
and
charged
the
officer
with
him
,
he
crept
away
into
a
pelting
Inne
there
by
,
and
hid
him self
vnder
the
hay
,
whither
the
Constable
came
and
fetched
him
out
with
straw
about
his
eares
,
saying
,
that
if
he
would
not
come
forth
with
a
good
wil
,
he
would
bring
him
out
vpon
a
coulestaffe
.
I
could
tel
him
of
his
hipocritical
sute
made
in
Remes
to
be
a
scholler
of
the
seminarie
:
of
the
daily
frequenting
to
his
damnation
,
the
holy
Sacraments
both
at
Rome
and
afterward
in
Paris
:
when
he
had
deliuered
his
lying
intelligences
to
the
Lidger
there
,
and
taking
order
of
him
to
go
to
Remes
to
take
further
aduertisment
of
their
state
,
that
he
might
belie
them
with
more
probabilitie
.
And
here
let
any
wiseman
iudge
,
whether
he
wil
feare
to
sweare
a
lye
,
that
feareth
not
to
receiue
in
fiction
,
the
very
B.
SACRAMENT
,
and
that
went
to
confession
to
a
godly
father
,
euen
at
the
very
time
,
when
he
was
to
passe
into
England
to
play
these
Iudas
his
parts
.
And
them selues
that
now
vse
his
seruice
to
our
affliction
,
in
abominable
knauerie
:
wishing
his
sonne
better
lucke
then
to
be
like
such
a
treacherer
in
conditions
.
F.
Campion
was
kept
in
.
The
Lieutenant
called
him
,
starcke
knaue
,
because
he
told
the
Counsel
,
that
Nortons
keeper
should
say
,
he
had
now
a
Diuel
in
his
keeping
and
before
a
Saint
,
meaning
by
F.
Campion
.
and
after
he
had
enformed
the
Counsel
,
&
promised
to
proue
it
by
two
witnesses
and
could
not
:
The
Lieutenant
said
that
he
had
great
facilitie
in
falshod
and
lying
euen
from
his
cradel
.
One
notable
tricke
Norton
and
he
plaied
together
at
this
arraignement
,
when
Norton
read
the
booke
at
the
barre
which
was
pretended
to
be
Sledds
,
and
Sledd
sworne
to
the
euidence
.
These
loe
are
the
witnesses
,
such
are
the
false
sclaunders
and
the
palpable
vntruths
fained
by
malicious
practise
against
the
seruants
of
God
.
which
yet
if
they
vere
true
,
could
not
for
al
that
touch
any
of
the
persons
arraigned
,
none
of
these
false
pariured
persons
being
able
to
auouch
,
that
any
of
them
in
particular
,
had
thus
spoken
,
thus
conspired
,
thus
done
against
her
M.
But
the
Q.
Counsel
at
the
law
,
could
by
a
consequence
make
whatsoeuer
was
said
to
be
entended
or
done
at
Rome
or
Rhemes
,
D.
Allen
,
You
haue
redd
D.
Bristowes
booke
,
You
were
at
Prage
,
and
came
by
Rome
and
Remes
into
England
,
ergo
vpon
euery
of
these
you
are
euery
one
,
and
al
,
guiltie
of
the
matter
of
the
enditement
.
O
heauen
,
ô
earth
,
ô
Lord
God
,
that
such
iniquitie
should
be
done
in
that
place
,
so
once
renomed
for
iustice
in
al
Europe
.
but
to
passe
this
point
.
This
also
is
a
demonstration
of
their
innocencie
,
that
at
their
first
apprehension
,
So
they
laid
M.
Tomson
a
learned
&
graue
Priest
vpon
the
racke
before
they
euer
examined
him
:
M.
T.
bacheler
of
Diuinitie
.
a
thing
most
cruel
and
disorderly
,
hauing
nothing
to
charge
him
withal
,
but
onely
to
what
end
he
kept
certaine
superaltares
which
were
found
in
his
chamber
.
As
for
religion
onely
,
hauing
no
other
pretence
in
the
world
,
they
thrust
him
as
is
said
v
weekes
together
(
after
the
Lieutenant
had
spoiled
him
of
v
poundes
)
and
Thomas
Burschoaghe
So
did
they
afflict
Iohn
Hemslow
,
And
no
lesse
torment
both
of
body
and
minde
is
it
,
to
be
haled
and
forced
against
their
willes
,
to
their
heretical
church
and
sermons
,
where
they
must
heare
blasphemie
and
wickednes
,
and
if
they
say
nothing
:
be
rated
of
the
Puritans
and
called
dombe
dogges
,
if
they
reproue
their
Ministers
:
they
be
offered
violence
and
strokes
.
As
namely
once
a
spiteful
puritane
laying
his
hand
vpon
his
dagger
,
M.
Hart
miserably
handeled
for
his
conscience
.
And
al
these
pitiful
vexations
,
are
they
done
vnto
them
for
any
thing
but
religion
?
when
after
M.
Harts
,
that
learned
reuerent
Bachiler
of
Diuinities
condemnation
,
yet
they
would
not
let
him
rest
,
but
caused
him
to
be
conferred
with
al
by
Rainolds
and
others
,
and
when
he
would
not
yeld
,
miserably
afflicted
him
by
dongeon
,
famine
and
other
miseries
.
Had
they
any
cause
then
but
religion
?
or
was
it
euer
heard
of
in
our
realme
,
that
one
alreddy
hauing
his
iudgement
should
be
afterwards
so
manifoldly
tormented
?
D.
Hammon
his
fellow
commissioner
,
that
the
Priests
last
committed
to
the
Tower
might
be
sent
to
Bride-wel
to
be
whipt
?
ô
prophane
irreligious
and
malicious
Athiest
.
That
was
a
trike
of
Nortons
spirit
who
could
find
in
his
hart
to
haue
M.
Pownd
to
Bedlem
to
be
treated
like
a
mad
man
,
and
had
brought
the
Lieutenant
to
promise
it
,
befor
a
hal
al
most
ful
at
his
owne
howse
,
but
as
Gods
prouidence
hath
directed
matters
sithence
,
that
diet
is
more
fit
for
Nortons
wife
.
They
say
the
Epistle
of
persecution
hath
rethorically
amplified
the
Catholikes
calamities
in
England
:
D.
Humphrey
in
his
vnlerned
pamphlet
against
the
Iesuists
.
but
our
Lord
IESVS
who
onely
seeth
through
our
miseries
knoweth
,
it
hath
not
vttered
the
least
parte
of
our
daily
distresses
.
And
how
great
or
greuous
so
euer
they
be
,
for
religion
onely
,
&
for
no
other
treasons
they
are
:
no
other
causes
at
the
first
pretended
,
nor
after
,
any
thing
generally
pursued
,
but
how
to
make
them
relent
in
faith
,
releasing
euery
body
what
treason
soeuer
pretended
,
if
they
would
condescend
vnto
them
in
matter
of
religion
.
Yea
such
as
so
did
,
though
they
were
these
mens
companions
at
Rome
,
when
and
where
these
conspiracies
were
pretended
to
be
wrought
,
and
some
of
them
sent
downe
in
their
company
and
for
the
same
ende
,
yet
were
they
neuer
questioned
withal
of
any
such
matter
,
if
they
once
would
take
the
othe
of
the
Q.
supremacie
ouer
the
church
of
England
:
as
Paschal
,
Nicolls
,
Osborne
,
Caddey
,
and
such
like
,
as
either
of
feare
,
or
for
preferment
then
or
afterward
yelded
.
Who
should
neuer
haue
eskaped
so
,
if
they
had
been
acquainted
with
such
horrible
treason
:
the
mistrust
or
pretence
whereof
was
not
as
then
skarcely
formed
in
the
Counsels
intention
,
nor
resolued
vpon
vntil
a
good
while
after
they
had
apprehended
,
examined
and
racked
F.
Campion
:
F.
Campion
,
was
the
cause
of
al
this
action
.
whom
they
were
exceding
desirous
to
put
away
by
some
coulorable
meanes
,
thereby
to
extinguishe
this
spiritual
practise
in
cases
of
religion
in
our
countrey
.
Diuers
had
been
racked
before
that
,
and
nothing
found
or
much
mistrusted
concerning
this
pretended
conspiracie
:
but
to
see
their
constancie
in
religion
,
and
pacience
in
their
extremest
torments
,
that
appalled
the
commissioners
excedingly
:
in
so
much
that
D.
Hammon
vpon
the
racking
of
M.
Brian
,
D.
Hammons
speach
at
M.
Brians
tormenting
.
vttered
in
great
terror
of
his
conscience
,
That
if
one
were
not
very
wel
grounded
in
his
faith
,
this
geare
might
shake
him
.
And
when
M.
Hart
was
taken
from
the
rack
,
the
commissioners
talking
with
him
after
a
familiar
maner
:
Norton
asked
him
,
M.
Harts
answere
to
Norton
.
saying
,
Tel
truely
Hart
what
is
the
meaning
of
the
comming
in
,
of
so
many
Priests
into
England
?
who
answered
,
To
conuert
the
land
againe
to
her
first
Christian
faith
and
religion
,
by
preaching
and
peaceable
perswasion
,
after
the
maner
that
it
was
first
planted
:
In
my
conscience
Hart
,
I
thinke
thou
saiest
truth
.
This
went
things
then
,
til
the
superior
powers
wer
resolued
for
causes
before
said
,
to
seeke
out
some
treason
,
whereof
by
any
coulor
or
seemely
sequel
in
the
world
they
might
be
endited
.
Which
Nicols
because
he
might
be
better
beleeued
&
seeme
to
do
al
of
conscience
,
fained
him self
by
the
Lieutenants
counsel
(
who
for
that
purpose
brought
certaine
Ministers
to
him
)
to
be
conuerted
by
conference
with
godly
preachers
.
Where
he
had
confessed
to
a
secret
frend
,
that
comming
from
Rome
he
meant
euer
to
runne
that
race
of
Apostacie
,
F.
Campion
,
who
by
threats
of
racke
and
death
,
were
brought
to
relent
or
euer
preacher
dealt
with
them
,
and
so
to
do
,
on
named
Cooper
But
to
the
purpose
againe
and
to
Nicols
,
who
in
truth
in
his
bookes
and
sermons
printed
and
dedicated
to
the
Q.
and
other
her
M.
Ministers
,
vttered
●nd
inuented
the
very
self
same
false
matter
of
the
●nditement
,
whereof
the
other
his
companions
gaue
euidence
and
testimonie
,
M.
Kirbie
the
holy
confessor
,
to
aske
him
and
al
his
fellowes
forgiuenes
,
for
the
great
treachery
done
toward
them
,
protesting
that
al
was
false
and
wicked
that
had
been
done
or
spoken
against
them
touching
these
supposed
treasons
,
M.
Kirbies
letter
after
the
narration
of
his
Martyrdom
.
Eliot
also
that
other
wretched
man
,
did
neuer
thinke
at
the
beginning
as
him self
professed
,
that
they
would
picke
matter
of
death
or
quarrel
of
treason
towards
F.
Campion
.
for
he
thus
spake
afterward
to
him
.
speach
to
F.
Campion
.
Sir
saith
he
,
I
would
not
for
any
good
haue
done
so
much
,
if
I
had
thought
any
further
harme
or
trouble
then
imprisonment
,
should
haue
happened
vnto
you
thereby
.
Then
repent
the
Eliot
for
Gods
sake
said
F.
Campion
,
F.
Campion
,
Catholikes
cary
no
such
minde
,
and
yet
for
your
more
securitie
,
if
you
like
thereof
,
I
wil
send
you
to
a
Duke
in
Germany
where
you
shal
be
safe
.
Thus
al
things
euen
their
very
accusers
and
persecutors
profession
,
proue
them
to
haue
been
vniustly
condemned
.
But
aboue
al
,
their
owne
profession
of
innocencie
at
their
deathes
,
put
al
men
of
any
reason
religion
or
indifferencie
,
out
of
doubt
thereof
:
and
therein
certainely
we
dare
and
do
appeale
to
the
ennemies
owne
conscien●e
,
howsoeuer
for
the
honor
of
iustice
and
needful
pollicie
they
pretend
the
contrary
.
Commonly
men
trust
euery
malefactors
asseueration
at
the
time
of
his
departure
hence
,
touching
his
owne
or
his
associats
culpablenes
or
innocencie
of
the
fact
for
which
he
or
they
were
condemned
,
though
by
the
attestation
of
the
truthes
,
they
haue
no
worldy
commodity
or
release
of
the
paines
they
haue
to
suffer
.
How
greatly
the
confession
of
the
supposed
fact
was
desired
of
the
counsel
,
and
to
euery
one
of
them
vrged
,
and
with
what
singular
arte
they
vsed
the
last
of
al
that
was
executed
,
to
haue
him
say
some
wordes
of
disagrement
from
his
fellowes
dead
befor
him
,
that
therevpon
they
might
haue
caried
him
backe
and
made
the
people
beleeue
that
he
had
confessed
the
fact
and
therefore
pardoned
,
therevpon
to
haue
disproued
al
the
rest
,
it
is
a
world
to
see
.
Oh
M.
Cottam
saith
Sherife
Martine
,
M.
Cottam
.
you
I
perceiue
came
into
the
realme
not
as
the
others
did
,
sent
to
moue
sedition
,
but
for
your
health
onely
:
and
in
hope
of
this
conueiance
,
toke
him
out
of
the
carte
againe
,
saying
to
him
,
you
were
happie
that
you
medled
not
in
these
other
perilous
matters
,
that
the
rest
are
executed
for
,
telling
him
that
the
Q.
would
extend
her
mercie
to
him
:
for
which
he
hartely
thanked
her
M.
thinking
in
deed
by
these
wordes
,
and
by
his
loosing
from
the
gallowes
and
taking
downe
out
of
the
cart
,
they
would
without
any
more
a
do
,
haue
caried
him
backe
againe
.
At
leinghth
they
said
it
was
requisit
he
should
stand
vp
and
speake
a
few
wordes
to
the
people
to
signifie
that
he
was
sent
for
no
such
il
purpose
,
and
that
he
misliked
much
the
POPES
doings
in
those
matters
.
But
God
gaue
him
grace
to
see
their
legierdemaine
,
and
to
stand
vpon
the
truth
and
innocencie
,
and
so
he
was
executed
with
more
despite
then
the
rest
when
I
wrote
his
Martyrdom
,
being
not
so
nere
as
to
heare
this
communication
they
had
with
him
after
he
was
letten
downe
out
of
the
carte
:
I
could
not
reporte
it
,
but
sithence
one
that
did
here
it
tould
me
.
Now
as
we
see
the
aduersaries
would
haue
made
much
aduantage
of
any
ons
acknowledging
of
him self
guiltie
,
though
al
the
world
had
seen
,
it
had
been
done
for
hope
of
life
:
so
by
the
constant
denial
of
so
many
,
so
godly
,
so
learned
and
wel
quallified
persons
euen
to
the
losse
of
their
liues
here
,
and
pledge
of
their
eternal
saluation
in
the
world
to
come
.
It
giueth
vs
an
inuincible
proofe
of
their
innocencie
,
But
not
now
onely
,
when
al
and
euery
on
seuerally
had
taken
it
vpon
their
death
,
but
vpon
the
like
profession
of
the
first
three
,
al
the
realme
almost
,
and
much
more
al
foraine
Nations
generally
,
pitied
the
case
,
&
where
wel
assured
of
their
innocencie
:
wherevpon
partely
for
complaint
of
the
iniurie
,
partely
for
the
excellencie
of
the
persons
to
whom
●t
was
done
,
and
specially
for
the
honor
of
God
●nd
glorie
of
their
notable
Martyrdom
▪
diuers
●ookes
,
verses
,
pictures
and
such
like
,
came
furth
in
diuers
langages
.
whereat
the
Magistrat
,
that
would
gladly
haue
had
the
fowlnes
of
their
fact
buried
with
the
men
,
were
much
encombered
,
&
seeking
by
al
humane
prudence
how
to
stop
the
further
spreading
of
the
matter
,
they
resolued
by
force
and
authoritie
to
defend
and
auouch
the
iniustice
done
vpon
them
,
and
to
punish
with
al
extreme
rigor
,
whosoeuer
should
speake
,
print
or
publish
the
contrary
.
Wherevpon
,
F.
Campion
and
his
,
fled
the
Vniuersities
and
realme
:
some
,
lost
both
their
eares
,
as
on
Vallenger
,
and
others
otherwise
punished
,
so
odible
was
this
truth
:
and
yet
I
am
sure
if
al
the
eares
in
our
countrey
and
al
nations
,
that
glow
at
the
hearing
of
this
fact
,
were
cut
of
,
half
the
Christians
in
England
and
Europe
should
be
cropt
.
But
the
better
to
put
al
to
silence
and
out
of
doubt
,
they
caused
a
proclamation
Al
which
being
fully
refelled
both
there
in
the
sight
of
al
men
,
and
by
their
profession
at
the
howre
of
death
,
though
we
yeld
to
authoritie
al
deutie
and
allegeance
,
yet
we
can
not
,
nor
may
not
,
because
it
toucheth
Gods
honor
&
the
glorie
of
his
Saincts
,
in
conscience
acknowledge
their
guilt
in
any
of
the
crimes
:
nor
otherwise
,
but
that
they
died
for
defense
of
the
CATHOLIKE
FAITH
,
without
al
cogitation
of
treason
against
their
Prince
or
countrey
.
And
the
rather
we
can
not
against
our
owne
certaine
knowledge
be
ledde
so
to
thinke
in
this
case
,
for
that
in
pledable
cases
of
treason
,
her
M.
is
a
partie
,
and
can
not
by
her
proclamation
or
Princely
prerogatiue
otherwise
giue
attestation
,
then
as
by
processe
of
law
irreprouably
is
adiudged
.
and
because
we
are
assured
before
God
that
her
highnes
Ministers
be
by
our
ennemies
wrong
enformed
,
as
in
al
others
,
so
in
some
things
vttered
against
our
brethren
euen
in
that
same
proclamation
.
As
when
they
affirme
that
the
like
attempts
of
the
Iesuists
and
Seminarie
Priests
were
turned
into
actual
rebellion
in
Irland
,
F.
Campion
and
his
fellowes
●vere
executed
,
and
not
for
any
of
their
actual
and
●ropre
demerits
.
And
if
this
be
good
law
,
it
wil
●ake
easier
euidence
,
then
to
stand
vpon
euery
ons
●articular
arraignement
and
trial
.
But
these
things
passing
thus
,
namely
against
●e
persons
partely
dead
,
and
partely
condemned
,
●ut
yet
aliue
&
at
the
Q.
mercie
:
&
generally
against
〈◊〉
of
the
Catholike
societies
beyond
the
seas
,
the
greater
opinion
of
the
mens
excellencie
and
inno●encie
daily
ariseth
.
And
the
powers
of
the
realme
●ode
stil
in
great
perplexitie
whether
it
were
●ood
to
execute
the
rest
that
were
condemned
or
〈◊〉
,
them selues
being
not
cruel
,
Therfore
euen
straight
after
the
execution
of
●e
first
,
M.
Hart
was
.
they
resolued
plainely
to
execut
them
.
But
least
the
last
error
should
be
worse
then
the
first
,
and
especially
for
that
there
were
not
long
before
raised
new
brutes
and
muttering
of
vneauen
dealing
in
the
sending
away
of
M.
Paine
so
fare
of
to
be
arraigned
and
executed
:
M.
Paines
sending
away
bread
new
concepts
.
from
whose
mouth
as
they
pretended
before
,
the
rest
were
specially
accused
and
condemned
.
They
sought
their
wittes
(
which
are
in
truth
by
long
exercise
and
experience
very
pregnant
of
subtile
inuention
)
how
to
make
them
away
with
lesse
offence
to
the
world
:
to
enduce
her
M.
also
to
be
willing
they
should
be
put
to
death
,
which
by
a
certaine
pitie
and
natural
clemencie
,
she
is
often
hardly
drawen
vnto
:
they
deuised
away
how
to
make
them
to
seeme
as
wel
to
her
M
as
to
the
people
worthie
death
,
and
in
apparance
plaine
traitors
,
though
they
were
not
guiltie
at
al
of
the
crimes
,
for
which
they
were
endited
,
arraigned
and
condemned
.
Their
deuise
was
to
send
vnto
them
iiij
lawiers
,
ij
.
of
the
common
law
,
who
were
the
Q.
Atturney
and
Soliciter
:
and
two
ciuilians
D.
Lewes
and
D.
Hammon
,
To
drawe
out
of
them
by
vj
articles
or
interrogatories
,
not
what
treasons
or
trespasses
they
had
committed
(
which
was
none
)
but
what
they
had
in
their
cogitations
,
what
were
to
be
done
,
what
they
would
doe
,
Whether
there
be
any
meanes
to
depose
her
M.
or
any
other
king
?
for
with
these
men
it
was
not
inough
to
answere
,
they
al
acknowledged
her
for
their
lawful
soueraine
,
&
that
they
neuer
committed
any
thing
in
word
nor
deede
against
her
M:
but
they
would
know
of
them
for
the
future
time
,
and
for
their
very
cogitations
,
hart
and
affection
,
what
they
thought
to
be
done
,
Heresie
,
Arianisme
,
or
the
like
,
or
for
Apostacie
,
Turcisme
or
Atheisme
,
(
from
al
which
inconuenience
CHRIST
IESVS
defeend
her
M.
and
the
realme
alwaies
)
whether
yet
,
if
for
any
such
crimes
that
the
frailtie
of
Princes
is
subiect
vnto
,
she
should
be
deposed
:
what
then
would
they
counsel
the
people
to
do
,
or
whether
may
she
for
any
such
matters
be
depriued
.
To
which
thinges
being
proposed
vnto
them
by
the
said
iiij
.
lawiers
the
xiij
.
of
May
,
1582.
in
form
of
vj.
articles
or
demaunds
,
they
answered
in
the
feare
of
God
and
simplicitie
of
hart
,
as
you
see
set
downe
hereafter
seuerally
,
together
with
the
articles
them selues
,
euen
as
they
were
published
by
authoritie
.
which
answers
,
though
conceiued
of
her
M.
and
some
other
her
Ministers
,
as
though
they
were
tokens
of
their
il
affection
towards
her
,
that
thought
any
cause
might
euer
happen
for
which
she
might
worthely
be
depriued
,
and
in
some
part
,
seeming
at
the
first
sight
to
the
simple
to
be
odious
and
vndeutiful
,
though
in
deede
by
no
law
nor
reason
they
can
be
drawen
to
any
treason
,
and
therefore
not
much
vrged
in
their
arraignements
,
though
some
of
them
had
geuen
the
same
answers
to
the
like
demaundes
before
,
as
they
haue
set
downe
also
in
the
same
libel
.
Yet
they
thought
good
to
publish
them
,
and
to
make
them
more
odible
to
the
shew
,
they
ioyne
to
them
certaine
passages
of
D.
Saunders
and
D.
Bristowes
writtings
,
Where
there
was
appointed
(
the
strangest
thing
that
euer
we
haue
seen
,
Antony
Munday
brought
to
the
gallows
.
then
Antony
Munday
one
of
the
former
false
accusers
,
was
brought
furth
before
al
the
presence
,
called
for
by
the
Sherife
,
who
was
redy
to
auouch
whatsoeuer
you
would
to
their
faces
:
though
of
the
seuen
executed
those
twoe
daies
,
he
neuer
I
thinke
saw
none
beyond
the
seas
,
where
the
treason
was
fained
to
be
contriued
,
saueing
only
M.
Kirbie
,
of
whom
in
particular
he
could
say
nothing
neither
.
Yet
it
serued
them
for
a
pretie
coulor
,
to
say
in
the
hearing
of
the
multitude
,
Loe
here
is
one
of
your
companions
,
the
Popes
owne
scholler
to
aduow
it
to
your
face
.
But
when
they
found
the
foole
in
deede
could
say
nothing
,
then
they
went
to
the
new
euidence
and
new
crime
,
set
forth
in
the
booke
of
their
answers
,
a
Minister
euer
willed
to
read
that
answere
,
that
the
party
there
to
be
executed
had
made
and
subscribed
,
which
if
it
sounded
sometimes
litle
or
nothing
to
the
purpose
,
then
the
Minister
was
willed
to
turne
the
leaffe
and
read
the
preface
of
the
booke
(
a
shifte
that
passed
both
al
wit
and
folly
)
that
thereby
,
D.
Saunders
and
D.
Bristow
at
least
,
these
poore
men
might
seeme
to
the
vnaduised
multitude
,
though
not
guiltie
of
their
former
pretended
crime
:
úet
of
il
affection
towards
her
M.
which
was
inough
in
their
iudgement
to
make
them
away
.
And
a
fewe
of
the
people
set
on
by
the
Ministers
that
vse
to
follow
the
gallowes
,
gaue
verdit
and
aime
to
the
rest
that
stoode
farther
of
,
to
cry
away
with
them
,
away
with
them
.
Though
thousands
went
home
after
the
sight
of
so
notorious
a
spectacle
,
as
the
constancie
of
the
Martyrs
yelded
that
time
,
sighing
,
weeping
and
lamenting
the
case
.
Now
in
al
this
maruelous
proceding
,
Neither
becommeth
it
vs
to
fal
in
consideration
of
the
pollicie
vsed
in
renewing
againe
the
old
sore
of
the
excommunication
,
Wherevpon
if
further
occasion
be
geuen
to
the
lerned
of
our
side
to
declare
the
truth
of
Gods
Church
,
and
the
opinion
of
the
vniuersities
and
lerned
,
of
aswel
Protestants
,
as
Catholiques
in
an
other
special
worke
already
in
hand
,
concerning
those
vj.
articles
and
questions
by
them
importunly
moued
:
they
haue
no
reason
to
be
offended
with
vs
,
that
stand
onely
at
our
defence
and
purgation
in
the
same
:
wherein
notwithstanding
we
wil
not
descend
so
far
as
they
haue
prouoked
vs
,
to
dispute
particularly
of
her
Maiesties
interest
,
for
the
duetie
we
owe
to
our
Prince
and
soueraine
:
nor
stand
vpon
D.
Saunders
and
D.
Bristowes
wordes
,
D.
Saunders
and
D.
Bristows
opinions
in
this
matter
.
which
we
and
al
wise
men
maruel
they
would
discouer
to
the
people
,
considering
their
names
in
scholes
are
so
famous
,
and
so
much
diuulgated
among
men
of
our
nation
,
that
it
can
not
in
deliberation
but
make
scruple
of
matter
in
some
mens
heads
.
We
say
nothing
of
their
open
declaration
of
their
diffidence
towards
al
Catholikes
,
impeaching
them
in
maner
generally
of
their
fidelitie
&
good
affection
towards
their
prince
and
countrey
,
which
geueth
great
occasion
both
at
home
and
abrode
,
of
much
discontentement
and
desperation
.
Some
not
wel
scoled
with
patience
,
thinking
it
al
on
to
be
a
traitor
,
and
to
be
reputed
for
such
a
one
,
and
for
men
abandoned
out
of
her
M.
fauour
and
protection
:
of
whom
the
latine
prouerbe
may
perhaps
be
found
trew
,
Quod
patientia
laesa
saepe
vertitur
in
furorem
.
F.
Campion
in
his
first
examination
,
and
afterward
commonly
taken
vp
,
to
aske
Catholikes
(
whom
they
see
in
al
duetie
&
humilitie
to
speake
wel
,
to
wish
wel
,
and
daily
pray
for
the
Q.
M.
)
to
aske
I
say
,
Which
Queene
and
What
Queene
they
meane
by
.
To
what
aduantage
of
the
state
these
and
such
like
things
be
done
and
spoken
against
vs
,
we
wil
not
take
vpon
vs
to
discusse
,
but
referre
al
to
men
wise
and
indifferent
:
onely
of
the
propounding
those
vj.
articles
to
our
brethren
,
and
measuring
their
loiaultie
or
fidelitie
by
their
answers
,
For
the
present
it
is
inough
,
that
al
the
world
see
our
extreme
calamitie
,
that
are
punished
euen
by
most
cruel
and
ignominious
death
,
not
onely
for
our
pretended
deedes
,
wordes
or
any
exterior
actes
,
which
onely
are
punishable
by
mans
lawes
,
God
him self
that
doth
aboue
mans
law
punish
the
trespasses
euen
of
our
hart
,
But
now
confessing
the
Prince
to
be
our
liege
and
soueraine
,
And
this
onely
search
of
mens
future
facts
or
intentions
whereof
him self
hath
neither
knowledge
nor
rule
before
hand
,
is
vnnaturale
,
intollerable
,
and
to
commonwealthes
exceding
perilous
.
To
examine
the
wife
or
children
or
vassals
and
tenants
before
hand
,
But
in
our
matter
a
thousand
times
more
vnreasonable
,
to
examine
whether
any
case
may
possibly
fal
wherein
the
subiect
may
refuse
to
obey
the
Prince
,
where
neither
the
indirect
answer
,
nor
suspence
of
iudgement
,
no
,
nor
the
plaine
direct
resolution
any
way
,
is
either
against
the
lawes
of
the
Realme
,
or
proueth
any
il
affection
towards
Prince
in
the
world
.
If
the
Catholikes
had
been
demaunded
in
Q.
Maries
daies
,
whether
if
she
should
fal
to
heresie
or
apostasie
or
infidelitie
,
Gregorie
the
xiij
,
to
whom
we
stand
in
as
dew
obedience
for
matters
of
soule
&
religion
,
as
to
this
Queene
Elizabeth
for
our
ciuil
and
temporal
state
,
whether
I
say
,
if
he
fel
to
heresie
he
might
be
deposed
by
the
Church
or
general
Counsel
,
a
thowsand
diuines
would
answer
affirmatiuely
:
yet
neither
the
POPE
him self
,
nor
no
wise
man
would
compt
them
to
be
of
il
affection
or
disposition
towards
him
,
though
perchaunce
if
he
were
guiltie
in
conscience
of
some
such
crime
,
such
a
resolution
would
perhaps
pricke
him
shrewdely
.
Nay
if
the
law
might
proceed
vpon
such
supposals
and
intentions
of
thinges
to
come
,
Do
they
not
by
othes
,
interrogatories
,
and
other
indewe
meanes
,
purposly
driue
simple
plaine
meaning
men
,
that
neuer
offended
their
lawes
in
word
,
deed
,
nor
thought
,
into
the
compasse
of
their
treasons
?
Some
that
for
reuerence
of
her
M.
high
dignitie
ouer
vs
,
though
they
knew
she
erred
in
religion
,
yet
would
neuer
haue
called
her
Heretike
,
Schismatike
,
or
such
like
:
haue
been
notwithstanding
so
entangeled
by
their
captious
questioning
and
driftes
,
brought
by
sequele
of
words
to
acknowledge
her
in
their
opinion
,
M.
Nelson
.
so
to
be
,
and
therevpon
punished
by
death
,
as
if
they
had
so
called
her
of
malice
,
or
by
voluntary
railing
or
opprobrious
speach
.
This
is
to
make
traitors
and
not
to
punish
treasons
.
So
such
quiet
godly
persons
that
would
neuer
haue
talked
nor
thought
of
the
Bul
of
Pius
quintus
,
nor
haue
dealt
in
the
differences
betwixt
their
two
superiors
,
were
driuen
by
course
of
wordes
to
confesse
that
,
M.
Haunse
.
of
her
depriuation
,
which
els
they
had
neuer
considered
of
,
&
for
the
same
do
execute
them
.
Which
is
not
to
execute
lawes
,
but
to
make
men
offend
the
lawes
.
So
to
drinke
their
blode
.
Heretike
,
Infidel
,
or
such
like
:
much
more
those
that
would
examine
men
what
they
thought
therein
,
Catholikes
neuer
vsing
no
more
before
the
law
then
after
,
any
such
terme
towards
her
M.
whereas
this
particular
record
of
it
in
statute
,
breadeth
some
hard
conceipts
in
the
subiects
heades
,
and
to
the
posteritie
,
a
plaine
record
and
suspition
of
such
a
thing
:
as
I
could
tel
them
by
examples
familiarly
,
but
for
the
respect
of
the
honor
of
those
whom
I
wil
not
touch
.
But
to
see
the
determination
of
such
things
and
our
general
affliction
,
to
depend
vpon
a
fewe
fantastical
nouellers
,
or
as
they
cal
them
parliament
men
,
They
say
her
M.
person
can
not
by
former
lawes
be
sufficiently
prouided
for
and
preserued
,
they
adde
new
,
and
the
next
new
againe
:
one
yere
a
hundreth
Markes
for
a
Masse
,
an
other
must
double
it
:
once
xij
pence
for
not
going
to
the
Church
,
now
xx
poundes
a
moneth
.
And
now
Norton
is
busie
to
invent
how
to
clogge
vs
,
Againe
that
it
should
be
treason
not
to
answer
directly
,
what
a
man
thought
in
his
hart
,
to
any
supposition
by
othe
or
interrogatorie
made
or
proponed
.
Which
law
I
dare
say
Antichrist
him self
would
not
make
,
because
he
wil
not
,
nor
can
not
,
enter
into
mens
thoughts
.
This
fellow
once
in
examination
of
a
Catholike
prisoner
,
tendered
him
an
othe
to
sweare
to
al
that
he
was
to
demaund
of
him
,
who
refusing
,
he
said
in
great
rage
:
If
thou
wert
a
good
subiect
thou
wouldest
not
sticke
to
take
any
othe
to
do
thy
Prince
good
,
a
notable
point
of
Atheisme
Thus
they
rack
not
our
bodies
only
,
This
same
man
not
discouered
onely
of
il
affection
,
but
iustly
put
into
the
Tower
for
seditious
wordes
&
plaine
treason
(
so
much
as
would
haue
hanged
an
hundereth
Catholikes
&
honest
men
)
yet
much
complained
that
he
was
so
vnkindely
dealt
withal
,
And
M.
Nortons
wife
,
if
she
wil
be
as
plaine
to
the
Counsel
,
as
she
is
to
some
of
her
neighbours
,
can
tel
(
if
M.
Secretarie
him self
remember
it
not
)
who
put
vnto
this
same
Norton
,
being
then
for
the
said
treasons
in
the
Tower
,
and
iustly
in
disgrace
with
her
M.
to
pen
matters
of
state
,
&
to
set
downe
orders
and
articles
to
be
treated
of
against
Catholikes
in
the
parliament
,
and
other
places
:
the
said
persons
can
tel
you
perhaps
,
what
he
meant
by
these
wordes
often
vttered
in
his
disgrace
:
Marreth
al
,
but
GRACIOVS
,
GRACIOVS
,
may
make
WISER
WISER
to
amend
al.
the
rack
would
picke
as
good
matter
out
of
this
,
as
out
of
any
poore
Catholikes
breast
in
England
.
And
he
to
whom
he
wrote
these
wordes
,
Defend
me
,
and
spare
me
not
,
according
to
the
Irish
prouerbe
:
can
read
the
riddel
.
The
said
Mistris
Norton
can
tel
also
,
where
her
husband
did
lay
vp
Stubbs
booke
This
Stubbs
being
the
Q
deadly
enemie
&
then
in
the
Tower
for
his
traiterous
booke
,
was
of
M.
Lieutenants
Counsel
in
al
things
,
M.
Lieutenants
frendlines
towardes
the
Q.
ennemie
.
far
better
entreated
for
his
comfort
and
diet
,
then
the
earle
of
klanrickard
,
vttering
to
him
al
examinations
of
Catholikes
&
what
other
secresies
soeuer
,
to
whom
also
Charke
,
F.
Campion
to
be
perused
,
which
things
the
Lieutenant
would
neuer
haue
done
or
permitted
,
if
he
had
borne
that
good
affection
to
her
M.
as
he
requireth
in
Catholikes
,
or
if
he
and
his
fellowes
might
be
posed
in
their
thoughts
,
and
of
the
time
future
,
and
their
intentions
to
come
.
And
it
may
be
one
of
these
fellowes
deuises
or
some
other
of
like
spirit
and
inuention
,
Terra
Florida
,
there
to
exercise
their
religion
and
to
haue
freedom
of
conscience
,
a
strange
coozenage
and
craft
,
to
be
rid
of
the
poore
gentilmen
vnder
pretence
of
their
preferment
,
but
most
men
of
the
realme
wish
rather
the
puritans
there
,
as
an
humor
that
our
commonwealth
had
more
need
to
be
purged
of
.
Who
are
also
better
acquainted
in
those
parts
,
as
being
once
sent
thither
out
of
Geneua
by
Caluin
,
when
the
french
made
the
like
attempt
with
as
good
successe
as
I
feare
these
shal
haue
,
which
in
truth
can
not
by
the
law
of
God
and
good
conscience
,
if
I
take
it
right
,
possesse
those
partes
which
by
former
composition
and
by
decree
of
Alexander
the
vj
,
pertaineth
to
an
other
Prince
.
It
is
the
Catholikes
that
haue
iustly
possessed
England
these
thousand
yeres
,
it
is
no
reason
they
should
be
thrust
into
the
Indes
for
their
dwelling
.
but
this
is
their
art
to
weaken
our
side
against
the
day
of
their
ful
reueng
,
which
may
be
reckoned
amongest
the
greatest
of
our
persecutions
,
and
to
proceed
of
a
shrewder
head
then
Nortons
.
But
al
these
deepe
distresses
,
calamities
and
iniuries
,
But
whatsoeuer
fal
through
this
great
sinne
or
our
other
offenses
either
to
their
ennemies
,
or
to
vs
their
frends
,
that
are
yet
left
in
this
wretched
world
,
in
the
worst
daies
that
were
this
thowsand
yeres
,
and
in
the
heauiest
and
most
douteful
condition
of
our
countrey
that
was
since
the
conuersion
:
these
Martyres
are
blessed
,
Be
not
afraid
of
them
that
kill
the
body
,
and
after
that
haue
no
more
to
do
.
They
are
exceding
happy
certs
,
that
liue
not
these
dooleful
daies
,
but
a
thousand
times
more
happy
,
that
haue
the
grace
and
priuiledge
to
yeld
any
drop
of
bloud
for
the
appeasing
of
Gods
wrath
,
and
asswaging
this
publike
rage
of
sinne
and
heresie
.
Their
deaths
precious
,
their
soules
in
glorie
,
their
memories
in
benediction
,
their
names
eternal
:
That
day
and
hower
they
stoode
in
the
carte
in
misery
and
desolation
as
it
seemed
to
the
simple
,
yet
euen
then
were
they
more
happy
then
al
the
multitude
that
beheld
them
,
neuer
a
wise
man
that
there
stoode
thought
otherwise
,
though
the
present
paines
and
briefe
ignominie
seemed
to
fooles
&
carnal
men
to
be
extreeme
miserie
:
but
al
those
were
so
momentaine
,
that
their
better
part
was
in
heauens
blisse
,
before
their
bodies
were
cold
or
out
of
the
bouchiers
hand
,
their
soules
praied
vnto
both
by
their
happy
fellowes
openly
,
and
by
many
a
good
man
secretly
,
before
their
bonnes
were
cold
.
Because
S.
Augustine
geueth
vs
that
rule
,
That
we
must
not
pray
for
Martyrs
,
but
pray
to
them
.
What
honor
shal
they
be
in
hereafter
in
Gods
Church
,
and
in
our
countrey
specially
,
S.
Policarp
,
S.
Albon
,
and
other
auncient
Martyrs
,
yet
their
renoume
hath
passed
through
al
the
Christian
world
,
and
hath
pearsed
the
very
heretikes
harts
in
Fraunce
,
Geneua
and
Germany
.
No
talke
,
as
I
am
credibly
enformed
,
more
common
there
,
then
of
this
late
double
slaughter
,
first
of
F.
Campion
and
his
two
fellowes
,
then
of
these
vij
.
Machabees
.
And
for
the
Catholikes
,
of
Italie
,
Spaine
,
Fraunce
,
and
namely
(
which
is
lesse
to
be
marueled
at
)
of
England
,
IESV
!
what
a
pleasur
,
what
honor
and
blessednes
haue
their
ennemies
done
vnto
them
,
thus
soddenly
and
euerlastingly
,
to
make
them
numbred
in
glorie
amongest
the
saints
:
we
and
al
their
frends
,
and
al
the
princes
of
the
world
,
if
they
could
haue
yelded
to
them
al
the
Kingdomes
of
the
earth
and
the
glorie
thereof
,
could
not
haue
benefited
them
so
much
witingly
,
as
their
ennemies
haue
done
against
their
intention
,
but
by
the
prouidence
of
God
,
who
turneth
the
wicked
iniustice
of
man
,
to
the
eternal
good
and
honor
of
his
Church
and
Saints
.
O
good
God
CHRIST
IESVS
,
geue
these
,
thy
,
their
,
and
our
persecutors
,
for
thy
deaths
sake
,
and
for
this
fresh
bloud
of
thy
MARTYRS
,
and
for
the
grones
,
sighes
and
teares
,
of
so
many
thowsand
thy
chained
,
Imprisoned
and
afflicted
Saints
,
geue
them
mercie
and
grace
to
see
that
they
goe
not
the
right
way
to
saue
our
countrey
&
them selues
from
perdition
either
temporal
or
eternal
,
humble
their
harts
to
the
obedience
of
thy
Lieutenant
general
,
and
to
thy
holy
spowse
in
earth
,
that
so
vnder
thee
,
and
not
against
or
aboue
thee
,
our
Prince
ELIZABETH
as
a
member
of
thy
Church
,
and
not
as
head
of
the
same
,
may
reduce
her
Realme
to
the
vnitie
of
the
Christian
world
,
and
so
rule
and
gouerne
our
temporal
&
ciuil
state
,
in
long
peace
,
much
honor
and
securitie
.
Amen
.
Prouerb
.
17.
Qui
iustificat
impium
&
quim
condemnat
iustum
,
abominabilis
est
vterque
apud
dominum
.
that
is
He
that
iustifieth
the
impious
,
and
he
that
condemneth
the
iust
,
both
are
abominable
before
God
.