A
true
Report
of
the
Apprehension
,
Examination
,
Araignment
,
tryall
,
conuiction
,
and
condemnation
of
Robert
Drewrie
,
a
Seminary
priest
,
&
a
Fryer
,
of
the
order
of
Saint
Benedict
:
at
the
Sessions
house
in
the
old
Baily
,
on
Friday
and
Wednesday
,
the
20.
and
25.
of
February
.
And
lastly
,
his
execution
at
Tyborne
,
on
Thursday
following
,
&c.
IN
a
case
deseruing
so
well
to
bee
spoken
off
,
concerning
iniury
to
Gods
glory
,
and
apparant
wrong
of
our
Countrey
(
ouerrun
with
too
many
men
of
such
daungerous
quality
:
)
I
thought
it
the
duty
of
an
honest
Subiect
,
to
say
somewhat
,
so
farre
as
truth
would
warrant
me
,
because
slaunder
and
detraction
are
no
meane
enimies
to
such
maner
of
proceedings
.
Robert
Drewrie
being
apprehended
by
his
maiesties
Messengers
at
the
white
Friers
,
&
afterward
brought
before
the
right
reuered
Father
in
God
,
the
Lord
Bishop
of
London
:
declared
himselfe
there
,
as
Garnet
his
Maister
had
done
before
,
Multorum
nominum
,
to
be
a
man
of
many
names
,
but
yet
no
one
of
them
being
good
.
For
as
no
lesse
then
sixe
seuerall
names
would
serue
Garnets
turne
,
so
this
man
had
three
to
shadow
him
by
,
(
Viz:
)
Drewrie
,
Browne
,
and
Hamden
,
but
Drewry
was
the
last
in
his
owne
deliuering
,
and
appearing
to
bee
his
true
name
indeede
.
His
aunswers
werr
equiuocall
,
and
very
confused
,
denying
his
Priest-hood
,
and
seeming
so
cunning
,
as
if
no
hold
were
to
be
taken
of
him
.
But
he
being
better
known
to
the
state
then
himselfe
imagined
,
and
his
many
dangerous
practises
sufficiently
discouered
and
scanned
:
after
such
priuate
examinations
as
were
thought
conuenient
,
time
was
appointed
for
his
publique
tryall
,
which
followed
as
heareafter
shall
be
declared
.
On
Friday
,
being
the
20.
day
of
February
,
in
the
forenoone
,
my
Lord
Mayor
,
Maister
Recorder
,
and
other
of
his
Maiesties
Iustices
of
the
peace
,
sitting
at
the
Sessions
house
in
the
old
Baily
,
by
vertue
of
his
highnesse
commission
of
Oyre
and
Terminer
,
for
Goale
deliuerie
,
for
London
,
and
the
County
of
Middlesexe
:
Robert
Drewrie
Priest
,
and
a
Fryer
of
the
Benedictine
Order
,
was
brought
before
the
Bench.
His
Enditement
,
according
to
forme
of
Lawe
in
that
case
made
and
prouided
,
was
openly
read
vnto
him
:
whereunto
he
pleaded
not
guiltie
,
but
(
for
his
tryall
)
did
put
himselfe
vpon
God
and
his
Country
,
then
was
a
verie
sufficient
Iurie
impannelled
for
him
,
to
whom
(
in
effect
)
these
speeches
were
deliuered
.
Robert
Drewrie
the
Prisoner
standing
at
the
Barre
,
had
traytorously
,
wilfully
,
and
in
contempt
of
the
Statute
made
to
the
contrarie
,
departed
our
of
this
land
,
wherein
he
was
borne
,
and
at
Valcdolid
in
Spayne
,
(
where
by
Parsons
meanes
,
a
Seminary
for
English
Students
was
erected
,
as
the
like
were
at
Rome
and
Rhemes
)
hadde
bin
kinde
a
Priest
by
the
Bishop
of
Leon
,
by
authority
deriued
from
the
Pope
.
Sithence
which
time
,
he
had
returned
back
into
this
land
,
to
reconcsle
,
seduce
,
and
withdraw
his
maiesties
subiects
,
from
their
naturall
dutie
,
loue
,
and
allegeance
,
to
a
forraigne
seruice
and
obedience
.
Hauing
libertie
graunted
to
speake
,
and
answere
for
himselfe
what
he
could
,
Robert
Drewrie
very
shallowly
sought
to
insinuate
,
that
if
it
were
treason
in
him
to
be
a
Priest
,
then
it
was
the
like
in
Saint
Augustine
,
S.
Bernard
,
and
other
reuerend
Fathers
of
the
Church
,
who
receiued
their
Priest-hood
by
authority
from
God
,
and
so
did
he
presume
to
haue
doone
the
like
,
for
the
saluation
of
his
owne
Soule
,
and
many
others
beside
,
which
purposely
he
came
hether
to
do
,
acording
to
his
office
and
function
.
His
sillie
suggestion
was
presently
reprooued
,
that
notwithstanding
the
great
difference
beetweene
his
Priest-hoode
,
and
that
of
the
Fathers
before
named
,
yet
Priest-hood
solie
was
not
imputed
to
him
for
Treason
,
for
that
profession
,
(
though
neither
liked
nor
●●lowed
by
vs
)
he
might
vse
and
exercise
in
the
〈◊〉
beyond
the
Seas
,
keeping
himselfe
there
,
but
〈◊〉
heere
within
his
maiesties
Kingdome
,
where
〈◊〉
he
,
and
all
other
of
his
ranke
,
did
very
well
kno●
&
therefore
could
not
plead
any
ignorance
there
〈◊〉
that
sundry
good
and
sufficient
lawes
heeretof●●
made
,
had
enacted
it
to
be
treason
,
for
any
〈◊〉
borne
to
forsake
his
natiue
dutie
,
and
being
〈◊〉
Priest
by
authority
deriued
from
the
Pope
,
to
〈◊〉
home
again
into
this
land
,
and
(
in
meere
conten●
of
the
King
and
his
la●es
)
to
reconcile
,
seduce
,
〈◊〉
alienate
loyall
Subiects
harts
,
from
loue
,
iust
●●gard
and
dutie
to
their
Soueraigne
,
and
sub●●●ting
them
in
obedience
to
a
forraigne
gouernme●●
Drewrie
made
answer
,
he
could
not
,
neither
〈◊〉
he
deny
,
but
that
he
came
hether
to
exercise
the
●●fice
of
a
Priest
,
according
as
he
had
alreadie
do●●
in
winning
of
soules
:
but
he
would
not
admit
,
〈◊〉
he
had
seduced
any
,
or
in
any
sort
diswaded
th●●
but
only
for
the
good
of
their
soules
.
Being
af●●●ward
vrged
with
his
maiesties
great
mercy
,
〈◊〉
had
to
him
and
all
other
of
his
coate
,
granted
〈◊〉
generall
pardon
,
and
why
he
did
not
(
according
〈◊〉
the
Proclamation
)
depart
the
land
when
it
wa●
expresly
commaunded
:
he
made
answer
,
that
he
〈◊〉
meanes
,
when
it
was
prooued
to
him
:
that
only
did
the
King
allow
such
conuenient
tras●●ting
,
but
also
enabled
them
with
mony
,
and
th●●●fore
his
stay
,
could
not
be
otherwise
,
but
meere●●
traytorous
contempt
of
the
kings
lawes
:
wh●●●
to
he
could
make
no
reply
.
Then
diuers
traitorous
and
dangerous
Papers
were
shewen
,
which
had
bin
taken
in
his
custody
,
and
whereof
he
would
gladly
haue
acquitted
himselfe
,
but
that
they
were
manifestly
prooued
to
be
his
.
One
of
them
seemed
to
bee
Parsons
opinion
,
concerning
the
oath
in
the
late
made
Statute
,
which
he
vtterly
disalowed
any
Catholique
to
take
,
appearing
to
haue
vsed
the
Popes
censure
therein
,
wherevppon
the
Bull
or
Breefe
to
that
purpose
seemeth
to
take
effect
.
The
others
were
also
of
traytrous
nature
,
tending
to
the
abuse
and
corrupting
of
poore
simple
soules
,
and
stealing
all
duty
&
allegeance
from
them
.
There
were
likewise
two
Letters
openly
read
,
the
one
from
certaine
Priestes
,
Prisoners
sometimes
in
the
Clinke
,
to
the
Arch-Priest
maister
Blackwell
,
requiring
his
iudgement
in
matters
,
when
they
laboured
and
hoped
for
tolleration
in
Religion
:
The
other
was
Maister
Blackwels
answer
therto
,
both
which
though
he
would
haue
cunningly
auoyded
,
yet
it
appeared
what
reckoning
he
made
of
them
.
When
he
had
answered
for
himselfe
so
much
as
he
could
,
relying
still
vppon
his
Priesthood
,
&
vrging
that
to
be
the
cheefest
matter
of
his
offence
,
though
many
times
the
contrary
was
deliuered
to
him
:
the
Iurie
passed
vppon
him
,
founde
him
guilty
of
high
Treason
,
whereupon
he
was
sent
away
till
the
time
of
Iudgement
:
which
because
it
was
not
til
Wednesday
following
,
it
shall
not
be
much
differing
from
our
purpose
,
to
handle
and
say
somewhat
in
the
meane
while
,
concerning
the
tryall
and
conuiction
of
Humphrey
Lloyde
,
endicted
there
vpon
Wilfull
Murder
,
hauing
slaine
Master
Thomas
Morris
,
one
of
the
ordinary
yeamen
of
his
Maiest
Guarde
,
not
long
before
in
Chauncery-Lane
.
Vpon
Sunday
in
the
afternoone
being
the
18.
of
Ianuary
,
the
forenamed
Humphry
Lloyd
and
Thomas
Morris
,
meeting
together
in
Aldersgate
streete
,
in
the
companie
of
certaine
other
of
theyr
friendes
,
went
into
the
halfe
Moone
Tauerne
to
drink
,
where
they
had
no
plenty
of
such
Wine
,
as
to
cause
distemper
,
or
otherwise
(
that
way
)
to
procure
impatience
.
But
it
was
deliuered
in
euidence
that
some
speeches
concerning
Religion
passed
beetweene
them
,
wherein
Morris
touched
Lloyd
to
be
a
dissembler
,
as
neither
hot
nor
cold
,
but
if
any
thing
at
all
,
it
was
(
indeed
)
best
affected
to
Popery
,
as
afterwarde
it
plainely
appeared
.
It
happened
that
the
lie
was
retorted
between
them
,
which
vrged
Morris
to
cast
a
cuppe
of
Wine
in
Lloyds
face
,
and
Lloyd
thereupon
threwe
a
Rowle
of
bread
at
the
head
of
Morris
.
A
further
and
more
dangerous
strife
had
presently
ensued
,
but
that
honest
frends
on
both
sides
beeing
present
,
did
so
discreetely
deale
with
them
,
that
they
grew
friends
againe
,
drank
to
one
another
and
no
hart-burning
outwardly
perceiued
:
till
at
the
length
,
Lloyd
renewing
remembrance
of
the
former
speeches
,
a
more
heauier
falling
out
had
thereon
hapned
,
but
that
the
friendes
,
as
before
pacified
them
again
,
but
yet
menacing
words
passed
from
eyther
,
Morris
threatning
to
bee
●uen
with
Lloyds
bald
pate
,
and
Lloyd
woulde
try
acquittance
with
the
others
Cods-heade
,
so
that
they
parted
with
tearmes
of
enmity
.
On
the
Wednesday
next
ensuing
,
Lloyde
and
a
Gentleman
in
a
white
coloured
cloake
,
standing
talking
together
at
Lincolns
Inn
gate
,
it
hapned
Morris
and
a
friende
of
hys
with
him
to
passe
by
:
the
friende
saluted
Lloyd
,
as
Lloyd
did
the
like
by
him
.
And
very
soone
after
,
the
Gentleman
in
the
white
cloke
,
that
had
stoode
talking
with
Lloyd
,
being
sent
by
him
as
it
apeared
,
followed
Morris
,
as
Lloyd
likewise
,
and
rounding
him
in
the
eare
,
which
the
friend
then
with
Morris
could
not
heare
.
hee
perceiued
an
alteration
in
the
countenauce
of
Morris
,
and
the
like
in
Lloyd
,
wh●●●
by
this
time
was
come
to
them
,
which
he
being
desirous
to
remooue
,
as
standing
an
equall
friend
to
them
both
,
desired
them
,
if
any
thing
were
amisse
betweene
them
,
to
〈◊〉
him
perswade
a
friendly
agreement
,
and
not
to
grow
into
any
vnciuill
behauiour
in
th●
open
street
,
to
the
wounding
of
their
credit
and
reputation
,
as
also
what
danger
migh●
otherwise
ensue
,
was
doubtful
to
be
gathred
.
Lloyd
made
answere
,
that
he
was
goo●
friends
with
his
Cozen
Morris
,
&
loued
hi●
as
deerly
as
any
in
England
.
Whereto
Mo●ris
instantly
replied
:
wilt
thou
neuer
lead
thy
dissembling
?
Dost
thou
pretend
to
lo●●
me
so
deerely
,
and
hast
euen
now
sent
mee
challenge
by
this
man
?
Lloyd
immediate
returned
him
this
answere
,
that
if
he
had
〈◊〉
sent
him
a
challenge
,
he
was
come
in
perso●
to
answere
it
,
and
would
performe
it
,
the●
or
any
where
els
:
thus
his
malicious
inte●●
very
plainely
appeared
.
What
other
word
passed
betweene
them
,
I
know
not
,
neith●●
could
they
bee
heard
by
any
standers
by
,
〈◊〉
forthwith
they
drewe
out
both
theyr
We●pons
,
notwithstanding
all
intreaty
to
the
co●trary
:
And
indeede
Lloyd
did
drawe
to
soo●
to
expresse
his
bloody
and
vnquencheab●●
malice
,
for
he
soon
gaue
to
Morris
his
death
wound
:
whereupon
he
fell
downe
presentl●
notspeaking
one
word
.
And
to
witnesse
the
more
his
cruell
and
bloodie
hatred
,
hee
strake
twice
or
thrice
at
him
when
he
was
downe
,
cutting
him
ouer
the
head
,
and
otherwise
wounding
him
,
yet
he
pleaded
,
that
hee
did
all
this
,
but
in
hys
owne
defence
.
All
this
which
hath
bin
breefelie
reported
being
much
more
circumstantially
deliuered
in
euidence
,
and
by
oath
approued
to
his
face
:
he
sought
to
extenuate
his
offence
by
verie
shalow
speeches
,
vtterly
impertinent
,
and
most
against
himselfe
.
in
due
consideraon
of
his
friuolous
allegations
.
For
he
had
bin
a
man
of
more
dangerous
quality
,
then
was
conceined
in
his
present
tryall
,
hauing
tasted
the
Kings
most
gracious
mercy
,
and
had
beene
borne
withall
beyond
his
deseruing
.
It
was
also
told
him
,
how
farre
hee
had
waded
in
Watsons
treason
,
and
was
also
a
partaker
in
the
Gunne-powder
plotte
,
sending
shot
and
powder
also
to
them
in
wales
,
in
all
which
,
the
mercie
of
his
Maiesty
had
looked
more
mildly
vpon
him
,
then
himself
coulde
desire
,
or
any
way
deserue
.
But
the
Iustice
of
heauen
very
manifestly
appeared
,
that
so
false
and
hollow
a
hart
,
sullied
with
the
detested
guilt
of
treason
,
must
now
in
a
wilful
and
malicious
act
of
blood
and
murder
,
declare
it selfe
to
the
whole
worlde
,
and
the
vpright
censure
of
Lawe
,
this
way
depriue
him
of
life
,
that
had
felte
mercy
before
in
a
heauier
offence
.
Heer
is
also
to
be
noted
that
as
the
quarel
first
hapned
on
talk
of
popish
Religion
,
so
now
Lloyd
discouers
him
in
his
colours
.
For
thogh
it
was
told
him
,
that
he
had
very
confidently
deliuered
himself
to
be
otherwise
,
and
which
himselfe
was
not
able
to
denye
:
yet
nowe
Drewrie
the
Prieste
(
after
his
iudgement
)
passing
away
by
him
in
the
Docket
,
gaue
him
a
publicke
noted
absolution
with
his
hand
crossing
him
,
and
vsing
some
close
speeches
,
whereupon
,
thinking
this
sufficient
to
wash
off
his
stayne
o●
Murder
:
he
forthwith
openly
confest
,
tha●
he
is
a
Catholique
,
so
he
had
bin
alwayes
and
so
hee
woulde
die
,
as
if
that
very
nam●
should
giue
fame
to
his
foule
fact
,
&
wher●
he
died
a
murderer
,
his
owne
ydle
supposition
of
Popishe
absolution
shoulde
make
him
now
to
die
in
the
case
of
a
Martyr
,
and
for
his
conscience
.
When
he
was
drawne
in
the
Carte
(
with
others
toward
execution
,
and
all
the
Carts
beeing
stayed
before
Saint
Sepulchers
Church
,
where
the
most
Christian
and
charitable
deed
of
Master
Dooue
,
at
euery
such
time
is
worthily
performed
,
to
moue
prayer
and
compassion
in
mens
harts
,
for
such
〈…〉
:
All
the
while
that
the
man
spake
Lloyd
stopte
his
eares
,
not
willing
to
heare
any
thing
,
but
if
any
Romaine
Catholicks
were
neere
,
he
desired
such
to
pray
for
him
.
And
so
at
Tyborne
he
did
in
like
manner
,
calling
to
Romaine
Catholickes
to
praye
with
him
and
for
him
,
but
no
other
prayers
would
he
accept
of
.
But
the
Lawe
hauing
censured
him
,
and
Iustice
likewise
beeing
past
vppon
him
:
what
else
remaines
to
bee
thought
or
said
of
him
,
let
it
be
so
charitably
as
such
a
case
requireth
,
and
as
becommeth
all
honest
Christians
.
Euermore
remembring
,
that
flesh
&
blood
is
subiect
to
frailty
,
and
he
that
boasteth
most
of
strength
,
maye
soonest
fall
and
be
deceiued
:
therefore
let
vs
measure
other
mens
infirmities
,
by
a
considerate
care
of
whatour
owne
may
be
,
and
committing
all
to
him
that
is
the
onely
iudg
of
al
,
desire
his
heauenly
help
and
assistance
neuer
to
suffer
vs
to
be
led
into
the
like
temtations
.
Let
vs
nowe
remember
where
we
lefte
before
,
and
returne
to
the
matter
concerning
the
Priest
.
In
this
time
of
respit
since
his
condemnation
,
bethinking
himselfe
,
(
belike
)
of
his
present
dangerous
condition
:
he
solicited
sundry
great
Persons
by
his
Letters
,
entreating
all
possible
fauour
to
bee
allowed
him
.
Among
the
rest
,
he
wrote
to
Sir
Henry
Montague
,
Recorder
of
London
,
requiring
to
haue
some
priuate
speech
with
him
.
The
Gentleman
being
of
a
milce
and
mercifull
inclination
,
willing
to
do
good
to
any
,
but
much
more
to
one
at
the
point
of
such
perill
:
vpon
Monday
morning
,
sent
for
Drewrie
downe
into
the
Sessions
house
garden
to
him
,
where
vrging
to
know
,
what
fauour
he
requested
,
and
alleaging
the
kings
great
and
gratious
mercy
to
any
that
expressed
themselues
to
be
his
louing
Subiects
,
and
would
take
the
oath
of
duty
and
obedience
to
him
:
Drewrie
made
voluntary
tender
of
himselfe
,
that
he
would
take
the
oath
,
acknowledging
the
greatnes
of
his
maiesties
mercy
,
and
humbly
required
,
that
the
like
grace
might
bee
affoorded
to
his
Brother
William
Dauies
the
other
Priest
,
that
was
condemned
with
him
.
Maister
Recorder
conceiued
very
well
of
this
his
submission
,
and
was
in
his
minde
perswaded
,
that
if
he
had
put
him
to
the
oath
presently
,
without
any
refusall
he
would
haue
taken
it
.
But
he
(
as
an
vpright
Iusticer
)
very
wisely
considering
,
that
his
fact
being
openly
knowne
,
and
the
people
acquainted
with
his
dangerons
practises
,
his
publike
submission
and
taking
the
oath
would
the
better
witnesse
his
obedience
and
submission
,
and
proue
much
more
pleasing
then
any
thing
done
in
priuate
,
deferred
it
till
the
time
of
more
conueniency
,
so
Drewrie
departed
vppe
to
his
Chamber
againe
,
being
vsed
with
all
kind
and
gentle
respect
.
¶
The
extraordinary
great
grace
and
mercy
offered
at
the
Sessions-house
,
to
Roberd
Drewrie
and
William
Dauies
Pristes
,
on
wednesday
the
25.
of
February
,
and
lastly
the
sentence
of
death
pronounced
against
them
.
ACcording
to
the
custome
in
such
cases
obserued
,
the
tryall
and
condemnation
of
Robert
Drewrie
,
passing
as
hath
beene
already
declared
on
the
Fryday
before
:
On
Wednesday
following
,
beyng
the
fiue
and
twentieth
day
of
February
,
the
Prisoner
was
brought
to
the
Barre
againe
.
Where
it
being
tolde
him
,
that
he
had
beene
already
araigned
vppon
high
treason
,
and
had
pleaded
thereto
not
guiltie
,
but
for
his
tryall
,
had
put
himselfe
vpon
GOD
and
his
Countrey
,
the
Country
had
found
and
deliuered
him
vppe
guilty
:
it
now
remained
to
heare
what
he
could
say
for
himselfe
,
why
iudgement
of
death
should
not
be
pronounced
against
him
.
He
replyed
as
he
had
done
before
,
that
he
tooke
himselfe
not
to
be
conuicted
of
Treason
,
but
onely
for
his
Priest-hoode
,
which
if
the
Law
made
treason
,
hee
had
nothing
to
say
,
but
appealed
to
the
Kinges
grace
and
mercy
.
Heereupon
his
voluntarie
offer
,
to
take
Oath
on
the
Monday
before
was
rehearsed
to
him
.
And
it
was
further
tolde
him
,
that
now
it
was
apparantly
perceiued
how
collorably
hee
cloaked
his
priuate
and
pernicious
dealing
,
answering
by
equiuocation
,
and
setting
downe
one
thing
vnder
his
owne
hand
,
then
afterward
speaking
dyrectly
against
the
same
.
For
proofe
whereof
his
owne
Letter
written
sithence
the
time
of
his
condemnation
,
to
a
Person
of
great
honor
was
there
read
,
and
as
much
thereof
as
concerned
the
present
occasion
then
in
hand
,
was
the
more
insisted
vppon
.
Wherin
(
if
my
memory
faile
me
not
)
it
appeared
,
that
he
had
bin
requyred
,
to
set
downe
his
censure
&
opinion
according
as
himselfe
did
best
gather
and
conceiue
therof
,
concerning
the
Oath
of
legalty
and
alegiance
mentioned
in
the
late
tatute
:
whereunto
(
as
I
remember
)
his
answere
was
thus
:
I
freelye
confesse
,
that
(
in
my
opinion
)
euery
honest
and
good
Catholicke
,
may
lawfully
&
safely
take
it
.
Immediately
,
because
hee
had
made
such
a
free
confession
,
of
the
Oathes
lawfulnes
,
and
safety
in
taking
,
himselfe
was
willed
to
take
the
Oath
,
which
he
had
thus
censured
:
to
let
the
world
perceiue
now
publickly
,
whether
his
hand
and
hart
held
true
correspondence
together
,
and
whether
he
were
so
honest
and
good
a
Catholick
,
as
but
to
expresse
the
loyalty
of
a
Subiect
,
and
giue
Caesar
his
due
.
Now
plainly
appeared
both
what
he
and
such
of
his
profession
inwardly
are
,
for
he
plainly
refused
to
take
the
Oath
,
hauing
the
Booke
deliuered
into
his
owne
hands
,
and
willed
to
take
and
aledge
what
exceptions
he
could
against
any
part
or
particle
of
the
Oath
,
his
answere
was
,
that
hee
did
but
deliuer
his
opinion
of
the
Oath
,
what
any
good
or
honest
Catholick
,
might
do
,
excluding
himself
out
of
any
such
titles
:
neither
(
quoth
he
)
can
it
be
any
waye
aduantageable
to
me
,
being
condemned
as
I
am
,
&
therefore
I
haue
no
reason
to
take
it
.
But
then
to
meet
iustly
with
such
cuning
dissembling
,
and
equiuocating
,
and
to
discouer
such
apparant
falshood
:
that
no
lesse
admired
,
then
most
worthy
Gentleman
,
sir
Henry
Mountague
,
Knight
,
Recorder
of
the
Citty
of
London
,
as
he
had
many
times
before
,
so
still
he
continued
,
in
displaying
the
subtil
slights
of
so
dangerous
a
person
,
and
what
hurt
ensued
to
the
state
by
such
as
he
was
.
To
driue
him
nowe
from
these
ydle
suggestions
,
and
to
lay
open
the
kings
most
Royall
Mercy
,
though
not
so
much
(
as
in
Truth
it
deserued
yet
sufficiently
able
to
conuince
such
impudence
:
he
told
him
,
that
he
was
a
poore
Minister
of
Iustice
vnder
his
Maiesty
,
and
hadde
such
true
acquaintance
with
his
euer-royall
and
mercifull
inclination
,
that
harty
sorrow
or
repentance
in
an
offender
,
no
sooner
coulde
be
discerned
,
but
he
was
euen
as
readie
to
giue
pardon
and
forgiuenes
,
and
rather
did
superabound
in
grace
,
then
séek
after
blood
,
and
therefore
willed
him
to
let
all
the
people
there
perceiue
,
whether
he
would
accept
of
this
proffered
grace
or
no.
Nay
more
,
because
euery
one
was
not
acquainted
with
the
Oath
contained
in
the
Statute
,
and
(
perchance
)
might
conceite
otherwise
thereof
,
then
in
equity
it
deserued
,
the
Clearke
was
commaunded
to
read
it
there
publickly
,
and
himselfe
to
except
against
it
whatsoeuer
he
could
alledge
.
The
Clerke
accordingly
began
as
followeth
,
reading
it
destinctly
,
as
it
is
in
the
Booke
.
The
Oath
of
euery
true
and
honest
subiect
.
I
A.B.
do
truely
and
sincerely
acknowledge
,
professe
,
testifie
and
declare
in
my
conscience
,
beefore
God
and
the
worlde
;
that
our
Soueraigne
Lorde
king
Iames
,
is
lawfull
and
rightful
king
of
this
realme
,
and
of
al
other
his
Maiesties
Domions
and
Countries
:
And
that
the
Pope
,
neither
of
himselfe
,
nor
by
any
authority
of
the
Church
or
See
of
Rome
,
or
by
any
other
meanes
,
with
anie
other
,
hath
any
power
or
authority
to
depose
the
King
,
or
to
dispose
any
of
his
Maiesties
kingdomes
,
or
Dominions
,
or
to
authorize
any
forraigne
Prince
to
inuade
or
anoy
him
,
or
his
countries
,
or
to
discharge
any
of
his
subiects
of
their
alegiance
and
obedience
to
his
Maiesty
,
or
to
giue
license
or
leaue
to
any
of
them
,
to
beare
Armes
,
raise
tumult
,
or
to
offer
violence
or
hurte
to
his
Maiesties
royall
Person
,
state
,
or
gouernment
,
or
to
any
of
his
Maiesties
subiectes
within
his
maiesties
Dominions
.
Also
,
I
do
sweare
from
my
hart
,
that
notwithstanding
any
declaration
or
sentence
of
excommunication
,
or
depriuation
made
or
graunted
,
or
to
be
made
or
graunted
by
the
Pope
or
his
successors
,
or
by
anie
Authority
deriued
or
pretended
to
bee
deriued
from
him
or
his
See
,
againste
the
said
king
,
his
heires
or
Successors
,
or
any
absolution
of
the
saide
subiects
from
their
obedience
:
I
will
beare
faith
and
true
allegiance
to
his
Maiestie
,
his
heires
&
successors
,
and
him
and
them
wil
defend
to
the
vttermost
of
my
power
,
against
al
conspiracies
and
attempts
whatsoeuer
,
which
shal
be
made
against
his
or
their
persons
,
their
crown
and
dignity
,
by
reason
or
colour
of
anie
such
sentence
or
declaration
,
or
otherwise
,
and
wil
doe
my
best
indeuour
,
to
disclose
and
make
knowne
vnto
hys
Maiesty
his
heires
and
successors
,
al
Treasons
and
Traterous
conspiracies
,
which
I
shal
know
or
hear
of
to
be
against
him
or
any
of
them
.
And
I
doe
further
sweare
,
that
I
doe
from
my
hart
abhorre
,
detest
and
abiure
,
as
impious
and
heretical
,
this
damnable
doctrine
and
position
,
that
Princes
which
be
Excommunicated
,
or
depriued
by
the
Pope
,
may
bee
deposed
or
murdered
by
their
subiects
,
or
anie
other
whatsoeuer
.
And
I
do
beleeue
,
and
in
conscience
am
resolued
,
that
neither
the
Pope
,
nor
any
person
whatsoeuer
,
hath
power
to
absolue
me
of
this
Oath
,
or
any
parte
thereof
,
which
I
acknowledge
by
good
and
faithful
authority
to
be
lawfully
ministred
to
me
,
and
doe
renounce
all
pardons
and
dispensations
to
the
contrary
.
And
al
these
things
I
do
plainly
and
sincerely
acknowledge
and
sweare
,
according
to
these
expresse
wordes
by
me
spoken
,
and
according
to
the
plaine
and
common
sence
,
and
vnderstanding
to
the
same
words
,
without
Equiuocation
,
or
mentall
euasion
,
or
secret
reseruation
whatsoeuer
.
And
I
do
make
this
recognition
and
acknowledgement
hartily
,
willingly
,
and
truly
,
vpon
the
true
faith
of
a
Christian
,
so
helpe
me
GOD
.
This
Oath
,
which
no
good
subiect
will
refuse
to
take
,
hauing
beene
very
audibly
read
,
well
neare
in
the
perfect
hearing
of
euery
one
there
present
,
hee
was
required
to
alleadge
or
inferre
against
any
part
thereof
what
he
could
.
But
he
insisting
vainely
,
as
he
had
done
before
,
that
hee
had
but
giuen
his
opinion
thereof
for
others
,
and
refusing
vtterly
to
take
it
himselfe
,
gaue
euident
and
manifest
testimony
,
that
such
Priestes
as
himselfe
was
,
were
not
included
in
the
ranke
of
honest
or
good
Catholikes
,
but
apparant
Traitors
to
the
King
and
state
,
in
saying
one
thing
,
and
dooing
the
contrary
,
in
making
an
outward
shew
of
duty
&
obedience
vnder
hand
writing
,
and
reseruing
a
traytorous
intention
in
their
close
bosome
Wherin
the
grosse
deceiuing
and
abusing
of
too
many
ouer-credulous
soules
(
being
falsely
perswaded
of
such
men
,
otherwise
than
they
are
indeede
)
is
very
much
to
be
pittied
and
lamented
:
for
they
do
but
iudge
by
the
exterious
habit
of
smooth
sanctitie
and
holines
and
not
by
the
close
seducing
of
them
and
their
soules
.
Religion
is
the
Cloake
cast
ouer
intended
treason
,
and
holy
protestations
hide
hollow
harted
practises
,
more
deuillish
then
(
in
plaine
meaning
)
can
easily
be
doubted
,
and
far
more
dangerous
,
then
weake
capacities
are
able
to
discouer
,
as
very
excellently
and
elegantly
,
was
there
plainely
approued
.
Another
allegation
also
(
as
impertinent
)
did
Drewrie
make
,
in
saying
:
that
a
French
Priest
,
or
a
Spanish
Priest
,
comming
into
this
land
,
to
exercise
their
function
at
either
of
their
Lord
Ambassadors
,
or
otherwise
,
they
might
in
like
manner
be
tearmed
traitors
:
whereat
all
the
by-standers
were
euen
ready
to
hisse
him
,
Knowing
very
well
,
and
as
it
was
with
good
discretion
answered
him
,
that
such
priests
,
neither
were
,
or
could
be
reckoned
subiects
to
this
state
,
nor
were
they
enabled
to
deale
in
such
daungerous
manner
with
our
people
,
wanting
our
language
,
and
credit
in
such
a
case
to
countenaunce
them
,
as
(
by
their
slye
insinuating
)
they
being
borne
subiects
,
&
credited
more
then
beseemed
,
did
too
much
preuaile
by
.
And
as
freely
might
such
Ambassadours
haue
men
of
spiritual
office
about
them
,
being
of
their
owne
country
,
as
ours
are
allowed
the
like
,
within
their
Maisters
Dominions
.
So
that
still
he
wold
haue
maintained
that
Priesthood
,
and
not
the
trecherous
complotting
and
practises
of
Priests
,
in
his
vnderstanding
,
was
to
bee
helde
for
Treason
.
The
same
grace
&
fauor
which
had
beene
before
extended
to
Drewrie
,
in
as
ample
measure
was
offered
to
Dauies
the
other
Priest
,
and
hee
was
demaunded
whether
he
would
take
the
Oath
or
no.
Hee
replyed
that
he
was
a
poore
simple
ignorant
man
,
and
could
hardly
censure
what
thereto
belonged
.
For
there
were
many
learned
Priests
,
whose
iudgements
(
in
this
case
)
he
would
first
know
,
&
then
perhaps
hee
might
be
otherwise
altered
.
Wherein
appeareth
,
that
one
onely
Romish
rule
and
obseruation
,
is
a
lesson
or
direction
to
them
all
,
and
the
Buls
or
Breues
of
the
Pope
,
are
more
regarded
and
respected
by
them
,
then
the
natiue
loyalty
and
obedience
,
they
owe
to
their
King
and
Country
.
But
mercy
hath
beene
ouermild
too
long
,
and
won
no
such
grace
from
,
as
iustly
was
expected
,
but
rather
hath
armed
them
with
more
boldnesse
&
insolence
,
then
either
is
fit
in
them
to
offer
,
or
standes
with
the
wisedome
of
so
great
a
state
to
endure
:
For
,
Nunquid
colligunt
de
spinis
ruas
,
〈◊〉
de
tribulis
ficus
?
Do
o
Men
gather
Grapes
of
Thornes
,
or
Figs
of
Thistles
?
When
no
further
good
,
either
by
testimonie
of
their
owne
shame
,
or
euen
Father-like
&
most
kinde
perswasions
,
could
be
wrought
vpon
either
of
them
:
first
a
most
graue
,
learned
,
and
iudicious
admonition
was
made
vnto
them
,
containing
breefely
the
many
&
extraordinarie
great
graces
of
the
kings
Maiestie
towarde
menne
of
their
condition
,
and
howe
after
graunting
them
first
his
free
and
generall
pardon
,
hee
neuer
left
off
,
but
pursued
them
still
with
all
fauours
that
could
bee
deuised
,
as
not
desiring
the
death
of
any
one
,
but
rather
to
liue
quietly
,
like
a
godly
,
peacefull
,
and
religious
King
:
not
enacting
any
new
or
seuere
Lawes
against
such
daungerous
Persons
,
but
ratyfieng
and
confirming
them
that
he
found
at
his
comming
,
which
Queene
Elizabeth
(
of
euer
happy
memory
)
compulsiuely
was
compelled
and
enforced
to
make
against
them
.
And
yet
the
Iustice
of
those
Lawes
,
which
had
beene
of
seauen
and
twenty
yeers
continuance
before
,
his
Maiestie
did
forbeare
to
execute
:
and
finding
manye
,
whose
liues
lay
vnder
the
forfeit
of
the
law
,
not
onely
did
hee
remitte
them
in
grace
,
but
likewise
gaue
his
free
pardon
to
all
:
Sending
so
manie
as
were
in
durance
away
at
his
own
cost
and
charge
,
and
publishing
the
like
offer
to
all
other
,
that
woulde
except
of
so
kind
a
benifit
:
as
loath
to
meddle
with
their
blood
,
that
were
enemies
to
his
life
,
and
desirous
to
win
them
by
mercy
,
if
they
were
not
too
monstrous
.
Nor
hath
he
sentenced
any
Priest
with
death
since
his
comming
to
the
Crowne
,
but
such
as
were
men
of
most
dangerous
qualitie
,
&
had
their
hands
ouer
deep
in
most
barbarous
&
inhumaine
treasons
.
But
when
neither
perswasions
,
sufferances
,
nor
Proclamations
will
serue
,
to
keepe
such
dangerous
men
out
of
the
land
,
but
euen
in
spight
of
the
King
and
his
Lawes
they
will
needs
come
ouer
,
and
put
in
practise
their
treacherous
deuyses
:
mercy
(
of
necessity
)
must
giue
way
to
iustice
,
and
pitty
preuaile
no
longer
,
when
grace
is
dispised
.
The
many
and
excelent
parts
contained
in
Maister
Recorders
learned
and
elegant
speech
,
I
am
not
able
to
set
downe
,
and
therefore
doe
humbly
craue
fauour
,
for
but
glauncing
as
these
few
:
which
thogh
they
come
farre
short
of
their
iust
merrite
,
yet
let
my
good
will
excuse
al
imperfections
.
Being
come
to
the
very
iumpe
of
giuing
iudgement
,
Drewrie
demanded
,
if
(
as
yet
)
he
might
haue
fauour
to
speak
,
and
(
most
honorably
)
it
was
answerd
that
he
might
,
for
the
kings
mercy
was
neuer
too
late
:
therefore
he
was
willed
,
not
to
trifle
the
time
in
friuolous
speeches
,
but
if
he
would
yet
take
the
Oath
,
do
it
.
and
afterward
speak
what
further
he
would
,
which
made
al
the
standers
by
,
euen
confounded
with
amazement
,
that
Grace
should
be
so
aboundantly
offered
vnto
such
froward
and
wilfull
refusers
.
Drewrie
wold
not
yeeld
to
take
the
Oath
,
whereupon
the
sentence
of
death
was
pronounced
against
them
both
.
To
bee
conueyed
thence
to
the
place
from
whence
they
came
,
and
there
to
be
laid
vpon
an
hurddle
,
and
so
drawne
to
the
place
of
execution
,
where
they
shoulde
hang
til
they
were
halfe
deade
,
then
to
haue
their
secrets
cut
off
,
and
with
their
intrailes
throwne
into
the
fire
before
their
faces
,
their
heads
to
be
seuerd
from
their
bodies
,
which
seuerally
should
be
deuided
into
foure
quarters
,
and
afterward
disposed
at
his
Maiesties
pleasure
,
in
meane
while
,
the
Lorde
to
take
mercie
vppon
their
soules
,
and
so
they
were
sent
backe
to
prison
againe
.