THE
Horrid
Cruelties
of
the
Bloody
INQUISITION
.
CHAPTER
I.
The
beginning
and
occasion
of
the
bloody
and
cruell
Inquisition
.
THE
Turks
having
by
usurpation
possessed
the
City
of
Granata
and
other
places
of
the
Kingdome
of
Spaine
for
the
space
of
seaven
hundred
and
eighty
eight
years
,
from
the
time
of
Roderico
King
thereof
,
and
the
last
of
the
race
of
Goths
,
at
length
were
violently
expelled
by
the
power
and
policie
of
Ferdinando
and
Isabella
,
who
purchased
much
renown
by
their
famous
restauration
of
their
Countrey
to
its
pristine
splendour
:
for
having
setled
the
Nation
in
a
sweet
tranquillity
,
and
placed
their
subjects
under
the
shade
of
a
good
Government
and
secure
protection
,
they
at
last
resolve
a
Reformation
,
as
the
Crown
of
those
great
blessings
and
benefits
,
which
Heaven
showred
down
upon
their
Industry
;
and
was
indeed
a
good
way
of
thankfullnesse
for
Gods
goodnesse
and
mercies
,
if
it
had
succeeded
according
to
the
first
and
primitive
intent
of
so
good
founders
;
the
fruits
no
doubt
had
been
good
,
if
the
end
had
been
the
proper
issue
of
so
good
a
beginning
;
but
we
shall
sadly
finde
,
that
instead
of
grapes
it
brings
forth
wilde
grapes
,
alluding
to
that
of
the
Prophet
Isaich
5.2
.
and
therefore
it
was
,
that
so
good
purposes
were
diverted
into
a
finister
path
,
and
such
rare
intentions
of
Piety
drowned
and
ingulpht
in
blood
and
tyranny
,
as
this
dolefull
piece
of
cruelty
will
acquaint
the
world
withall
.
The
Moores
thus
conquered
,
had
liberty
to
stay
within
the
King
of
Spaines
Territories
,
to
enjoy
the
freedome
of
their
Lives
and
Estates
,
provided
they
would
abandon
their
Religion
and
turn
Catholicks
:
Thus
was
it
also
with
the
poor
Jews
,
who
having
remained
with
freedome
of
cons●ience
in
the
Kingdome
of
Spaine
,
ever
finde
the
destroying
of
Jerusalem
by
Tytus
Emperour
of
Rome
,
(
being
sent
thither
to
remain
in
misery
and
thraldome
)
were
now
troubled
and
molested
for
their
Religion
as
well
as
the
Moores
;
who
both
must
now
depart
the
Kingdome
,
passing
over
the
straits
of
Marrock
it
they
did
not
submit
to
embrace
the
offers
of
the
King
:
And
poor
creatures
,
happy
had
they
been
if
they
had
suffered
banishment
from
so
cruell
a
soile
,
so
contaminate
with
the
blood
of
Christians
,
that
there
cannot
but
shortly
be
expected
a
flood
of
Gods
vengeance
,
to
period
and
reward
such
bloody
Tygers
and
Wolves
in
Sheeps
cloathing
.
Now
the
King
of
Spaine
considering
these
people
to
be
only
nominall
Christians
,
shrowding
their
lives
,
liberties
and
estates
,
under
these
pretexts
of
being
turned
Christians
,
thought
it
not
amisse
therefore
to
provide
for
their
conversion
another
way
;
but
alas
we
shall
see
these
resolutions
prove
abortive
,
or
not
succeed
their
intentions
,
being
perverted
into
a
wrong
current
by
ill
Agents
,
and
instead
of
mildnesse
,
the
bloodiest
cruelty
and
oppression
that
ever
courted
the
habitable
world
,
and
acted
with
such
strange
shapes
of
deceit
and
diabolicall
delusions
,
that
it
may
fitly
be
termed
the
very
Epitome
of
Hell
,
the
Engrosser
of
all
Impieties
and
Cruelties
;
it
's
beyond
admiration
,
almost
beyond
belief
:
and
truly
it
is
to
be
lamented
,
that
men
should
prove
such
Tyrants
and
Devils
incarnate
,
usurping
humane
shape
the
better
to
delude
and
deceive
;
that
men
should
have
such
seared
consciences
as
not
to
perceive
the
foot-steps
of
Divine
wrath
attending
as
their
doome
,
Hot
to
see
what
a
fearfull
precipice
,
and
brink
of
danger
on
which
they
most
dangerously
stand
.
To
further
this
good
purpose
of
the
Kings
there
was
an
Order
of
Friars
under
the
Name
of
Saint
Dominick
,
who
seemed
as
men
overtaken
with
an
extasie
of
joy
for
so
good
and
heavenly
inclinations
,
they
therefore
spurre
on
these
resolutions
,
that
they
may
not
perish
in
the
embrio
,
but
ripen
to
their
birth
:
Now
this
spawne
of
Friars
was
so
adored
and
worshipped
even
by
Princes
themselves
(
for
that
they
were
a
Pharisaicall
sect
,
professing
much
sanctity
and
mortification
to
the
world
)
whereby
they
priviledg'd
their
access
to
the
very
closest
secrets
of
Kings
and
Princes
,
having
constant
recourse
to
their
privie
Chambers
,
ascending
by
that
politick
principle
of
pretences
,
thereby
colouring
their
impious
and
reserved
wickedness
,
and
begetting
such
firm
belief
of
their
integrity
in
the
hearts
of
Princes
,
as
not
only
to
ascend
with
facility
the
throne
of
the
Kings
secresie
,
but
step
a
little
higher
,
even
to
the
command
of
their
counsels
and
desires
into
a
Law
.
Having
thus
fixed
their
station
in
the
bosomes
of
Kings
and
Councels
,
they
lay
a
foundation
of
charity
,
whereby
to
reduce
(
say
they
)
all
erring
,
and
instruct
all
ignorant
in
the
way
of
true
Christianity
;
Pretending
this
holy
Inquisition
should
be
erected
to
no
other
end
:
and
should
also
be
provided
with
godly
Ministers
and
Teachers
,
that
with
all
gentleness
and
meckness
they
would
proceed
:
on
this
account
was
the
Inquisition
first
instituted
,
whereby
under
pretence
of
charity
and
sanctity
,
they
proved
only
like
horse-leeches
,
sucking
blood
from
the
veins
of
poor
innocents
:
for
these
poor
souls
were
put
past
hope
of
all
future
liberty
,
either
of
lives
or
estates
,
being
rob'd
and
spoiled
of
all
their
goods
,
and
put
to
most
cruell
Torments
and
bloody
deaths
,
leading
their
lives
in
a
sad
and
dolefull
slavery
;
thus
did
they
kill
men
under
pretex●s
of
good
usage
:
nor
was
this
punishment
inflicted
only
on
those
that
denied
Christ
,
but
for
the
very
least
trifle
or
ceremony
in
the
Jewish
or
Moorish
Law
;
for
the
least
errour
in
Religion
:
and
now
the
Lord
knowes
the
direfull
effects
which
this
cursed
Inquisition
,
has
brought
with
it
into
the
world
,
is
sadly
seen
and
felt
even
to
this
day
.
The
Pope
confirms
and
establishes
this
bloody
Inquisition
.
To
the
more
firm
establishment
of
this
new
erected
Consistory
,
Pope
Sixtus
,
fourth
of
that
Name
,
made
good
this
invention
,
by
aide
of
his
confirmation
,
that
in
the
end
it
became
of
such
force
,
as
at
this
present
it
seems
to
be
a
burden
unsupportable
;
so
ponderous
for
the
hideous
cruelty
and
impiety
therein
practised
,
as
will
astonish
all
that
understand
,
and
seriously
peruse
this
Mistery
of
Iniquity
.
About
this
time
were
the
poor
Waldenses
persecuted
,
The
Waldenses
feel
the
fury
of
the
Inquisition
.
with
hor
and
violent
assaults
of
cruelty
from
their
bloody
enemies
;
and
to
adde
to
their
load
of
●fflictions
,
they
punish
these
true
hearted
Christians
,
with
this
bloody
inquisition
;
that
although
they
had
suffered
greatly
in
body
and
goods
,
yet
now
were
they
begun
afresh
to
be
persecuted
;
that
it
seemed
,
as
if
the
beginning
of
this
bloody
Inquisition
,
were
but
the
beginning
of
their
miseries
in
this
life
;
but
in
this
they
were
comforted
,
that
through
manifold
tribulations
they
must
enter
into
the
Kingdome
of
God
.
Now
although
these
Dominicans
,
were
the
cursed
Authors
of
th●s
Inquisition
,
and
although
they
had
purchased
and
laid
up
a
good
stock
of
respect
in
the
hearts
of
Princes
,
(
being
accounted
the
Patrons
of
the
Christian
Faith
,
)
yet
by
reason
of
their
boundlesse
ambition
and
covetousnesse
,
guarded
with
unexpressible
cruelty
;
they
are
now
fallen
to
be
the
lowest
in
esteem
,
both
by
Prince
and
people
;
who
at
last
saw
their
inexorable
tyranny
and
oppression
,
and
therefore
were
they
degraded
,
and
the
charge
put
into
the
hands
of
the
Clergy
,
yet
doe
they
retain
the
Name
of
Inquisitors
.
Now
the
bloody
Inquisitors
being
thus
established
,
and
confirmed
by
Authority
of
King
and
●ope
,
it
seemed
to
carry
along
with
it
the
approbation
of
all
men
,
in
regard
of
the
holy
ends
it
seemed
to
bear
in
the
front
,
which
served
very
well
to
cover
their
savage
cruelties
,
as
snow
blown
over
deep
pits
,
where
men
ere
they
are
aware
,
are
sadly
ruin'd
.
The
titles
given
to
this
Holy
House
,
are
not
to
be
hid
from
the
sight
of
the
world
;
being
called
,
The
Holy
Inquisition
,
The
Fathers
of
the
Faith
,
The
Inquisitors
of
lewd
Heresie
and
Apostacie
;
nay
which
is
worse
,
the
great
Don's
and
Divines
of
Spaine
,
hold
these
Inquisitors
so
just
and
legall
in
their
proceedings
,
that
they
cannot
erre
;
seeming
hereby
to
settle
an
illegall
kinde
of
justice
,
so
to
palliate
their
great
and
impious
cruelties
,
that
the
world
might
adore
their
Holinesse
;
yet
they
walk
like
Moles
under
ground
,
spinning
out
their
damnable
practises
and
purposes
of
fraud
,
making
their
good
words
and
wishes
swim
,
like
Oyl
above
water
,
or
like
Snakes
under
Primrose
leaves
tempt
to
destruction
;
they
tell
the
world
it
's
to
reduce
the
erroneous
,
to
convince
the
obstinate
,
to
convert
the
Infidels
,
but
indeed
is
only
to
warp
mens
consciences
to
the
crooked
last
of
their
idolatrous
blasphemy
.
But
courteous
Reader
,
ere
thou
shalt
(
by
perusall
of
this
sad
History
)
passe
over
the
Alpes
and
mountains
of
Horrour
and
Cruelty
,
thou
wilt
finde
this
goodly
fabrick
of
Holinesse
fall
down
before
thee
,
and
perceive
the
vaults
of
deceit
hid
under
it
;
their
mantles
whereby
they
cover
all
,
will
slide
off
,
like
visards
,
or
paint
of
Ladies
:
and
as
little
reality
to
be
found
in
their
hearts
,
as
swarmes
of
mischief
in
their
practises
:
and
that
whereas
by
reason
of
their
fai●
glosses
on
so
bad
a
Text
,
the
people
adore
this
monster
,
and
rather
admire
the
invention
,
then
strike
at
the
foundation
:
yet
now
,
would
many
be
glad
,
to
terminate
the
life
of
so
bloody
and
cruell
an
enemy
,
lodg'd
in
the
heart
of
so
sweet
a
Coun●●ey
.
But
alas
,
't
is
almost
too
late
;
for
their
power
now
is
so
great
,
as
Princes
themselves
are
in
hazard
,
if
they
offer
to
whisper
the
least
part
of
their
unjust
proceedings
,
although
it
be
against
Catholicks
themselves
;
which
if
rich
must
suffer
,
nothing
can
hinder
them
from
grasping
both
life
or
estate
,
although
they
doe
it
on
no
other
grounds
but
malice
;
for
to
be
rich
is
as
great
a
crime
in
this
Court
as
Heresie
;
and
as
it
was
with
the
Primitive
Christians
,
so
is
it
under
these
Tyrants
;
The
Inquisitian
is
forcibly
erected
in
Arragon
,
with
loss
of
much
blood
and
great
resistance
.
their
onely
crime
was
Christianity
,
Bonum
virum
,
C●ium
Seium
,
tanium
quòd
Christianum
,
was
proverbiall
in
●ertullians
time
.
Now
for
all
the
grandure
it
seemeth
to
engrosse
from
all
part
,
where
it
is
planted
,
yet
does
not
all
fall
down
to
this
Dagon
:
for
in
the
time
of
Ferdinando
King
of
Spaine
,
it
was
thought
a
businefs
of
grand
importance
,
to
establish
this
Inquisition
in
Arragon
,
(
which
place
was
his
own
inheritance
by
his
Father
)
but
for
all
the
holy
ends
which
lead
the
van
of
this
Monster
,
yet
did
the
Nobles
perceive
the
sad
effects
which
brought
up
the
rear
;
though
the
beginning
were
glorious
,
yet
was
the
exit
ominous
;
and
therefore
did
they
humbly
supplicate
,
that
no
such
thing
might
defile
their
borders
,
or
border
on
the
precincts
of
their
Territories
:
But
this
would
not
serve
to
stifle
the
Kings
and
Inquisitors
Re●●●utions
,
but
down
it
must
by
fair
or
foul
means
,
being
accounted
not
only
as
whloesome
food
,
but
physicall
and
cleansing
:
like
a
strong
vomit
,
would
expell
all
nauseous
humours
,
which
lurked
in
the
obscurest
corner
of
the
intellect
;
whereupon
they
offer
violence
and
force
,
where
intreaty
would
not
prevaile
.
The
Nobles
answer
with
the
same
weapons
,
and
meet
them
with
as
strong
resistance
;
withall
Remonstrating
to
his
Majesty
;
that
it
did
bend
its
force
only
at
the
ruin
of
the
place
where
ere
it
took
root
,
wou'd
prove
like
a
Canker
in
the
heart
of
their
Countrey
;
and
was
not
(
say
they
)
for
Reformation
of
Religion
,
as
the
Motto
of
their
pretences
did
alledge
:
so
that
it
was
not
received
till
forced
;
and
then
he
must
needs
goe
that
the
Devill
drives
:
Yet
was
the
establishment
here
of
laid
in
the
blood
of
many
mens
lives
,
and
the
hatred
which
to
this
day
the
Nobles
have
,
towards
this
cursed
weed
of
the
world
,
may
be
seen
in
this
lively
instance
;
For
Seignor
Aepila
,
who
came
thither
with
a
Commission
to
establish
it
,
was
nevertheless
slain
by
the
Noblemen
at
Sarragosa
in
the
Cathedrall
Church
.
The
effects
that
this
bloody
Inquisition
brought
into
the
Netherlands
,
is
felt
by
the
King
of
Spain
to
this
day
,
and
I
hope
will
daily
know
more
and
more
,
of
the
power
of
that
Nation
;
their
just
revolt
from
his
Tyranny
was
only
caused
through
the
violent
imposition
of
the
Inquisition
,
and
was
also
the
cause
of
all
the
Warres
and
combustions
for
many
years
;
as
also
,
of
their
Honourable
shaking
off
that
Yoak
of
intollerable
Bondage
and
Slavery
:
For
at
the
first
attempt
,
to
settle
this
Hellish
brat
of
blood
and
cruelty
,
they
found
a
resistance
impregnable
,
which
began
a
Warre
most
cruel
;
then
were
Edicts
thundered
out
against
the
Protestant
Religion
,
who
is
so
ignorant
,
as
not
to
know
what
effusion
of
blood
hath
been
shed
in
the
Netherlands
,
only
to
withstand
this
Inquisition
,
and
to
maintain
the
Liberties
and
Freedoms
of
their
Religion
and
Lives
,
which
I
hope
without
digression
I
shall
succinctly
Methodize
in
the
second
Chapter
following
;
I
hope
it
will
only
be
taken
for
a
necessary
parenthesis
,
necessarily
interposed
,
but
not
to
break
the
sense
of
my
orderly
procede
;
or
like
the
River
Arethuse
,
whose
digressing
streams
runs
under
ground
,
yet
meets
again
.
Then
we
shall
proceed
to
the
manner
and
way
of
their
horrid
cruelties
,
and
cursed
villanies
,
committed
without
mercy
,
on
all
Protestants
which
come
under
the
lash
of
their
unparalell'd
Tyranny
.
CHAPTER
II
.
THe
vast
Deluge
of
misery
and
Tyranny
which
broke
in
and
over-spread
the
whole
Netherlands
,
The
great
gulph
of
blood
and
misery
which
followed
the
bloody
Inquisition
into
the
Netherlands
,
which
occasioned
their
revolt
from
the
King
of
Spain
.
as
the
Hand
maids
to
this
bloody
Inquisition
,
is
a
task
two
tedious
for
an
Epitomy
,
yet
are
the
most
remarkable
circumstances
and
occurrences
here
inserted
,
and
will
no
doubt
fill
the
Reader
with
compassion
,
and
yet
rejoyce
to
see
the
scene
of
so
much
misery
and
blood
,
turned
on
the
necks
of
Spain
;
that
whereas
the
poor
Netherlands
were
once
terrified
into
slavery
and
bondage
,
now
through
the
great
goodness
and
providence
of
the
Almighty
Jehovah
,
they
stand
as
a
terrour
to
Tyranny
,
sitting
safe
in
the
lap
of
Neptune
,
from
all
allarums
of
Spanish
pride
and
threatnings
.
To
begin
to
remember
,
A
bloody
Edict
in
French
and
Dutch
,
dispersed
all
over
the
Netherlands
against
the
Protestant
Religion
,
and
to
settle
the
Inquisition
.
what
God
so
mercifully
has
ended
,
know
,
that
in
May
1550
,
A
bloody
Edict
was
proclaimed
against
the
poor
Protestants
,
with
horrible
threatnings
to
bring
in
the
Irquisition
:
This
being
the
fifth
Edict
against
the
Protestant
Religion
,
was
published
in
the
French
and
Dutch
Language
,
and
so
dispersed
over
all
the
Netherlands
.
The
Merchants
of
Germany
and
England
,
for
fear
,
shut
up
their
Shops
,
and
resolve
to
depart
from
Antwerp
,
and
other
places
where
they
had
settled
a
Commerce
.
The
Senate
and
Burgesses
of
of
Antwerp
are
full
of
perplexity
,
and
different
thoughts
,
what
course
to
steer
in
so
great
an
exigent
,
and
threatning
ruine
;
in
the
midst
of
which
distraction
the
bloody
Inquisition
arrives
,
but
is
unanimously
opposed
,
with
the
full
force
and
common
vogue
of
all
the
Netherlands
;
who
speedily
repair
for
redress
,
by
laying
open
their
grievances
to
the
Queen
of
Hungary
,
their
Governess
;
clearly
unfolding
the
miserable
thraldome
their
poor
Countrey
would
inevitably
fall
into
,
if
a
speedy
curb
were
not
put
into
the
mouth
of
such
a
foaming
and
raging
Leviathan
,
which
to
all
Countries
was
not
only
a
terrour
,
but
an
unsupportable
yoak
of
cruelty
,
a
part
whereof
could
not
be
undergone
,
without
loss
of
the
whole
:
Further
shewing
,
that
the
Inquisitors
Commission
reached
with
full
power
to
all
Judges
and
Magistrates
whatsoever
;
whereupon
the
Queen
caused
it
to
cease
,
in
respect
of
forreign
Nations
,
which
at
that
time
had
recourse
thither
:
She
also
takes
journey
into
Germany
,
to
her
brother
the
Emperour
Charles
the
fifth
,
where
she
requests
that
the
Edict
and
Inquisition
might
take
no
place
,
to
whose
reasons
the
Emperour
so
hearkened
,
that
at
last
yielded
to
her
earnest
sollicitations
;
The
word
Inquisition
abominable
in
the
Netherlands
.
and
so
caused
the
word
Inquisition
(
which
was
abominable
)
to
be
cancelled
,
commanding
the
rest
of
the
Edict
to
be
observed
;
for
which
the
Queen
raised
to
her self
enemies
out
of
the
Inquisition
,
in
so
much
as
they
took
the
boldness
to
write
to
her
brother
the
Emperour
,
to
have
her
accused
for
an
Heretick
;
and
yet
this
good
Queen
by
her
better
Government
,
so
quallified
the
disorders
of
the
Netherlands
,
as
none
were
more
willing
to
pay
Taxes
to
the
Emperour
,
then
those
that
were
under
her
Government
.
However
,
The
Emperour
besieges
Magdonbourg
,
which
after
much
resistance
yields
on
good
terms
.
the
Emperour
causes
Duke
Maurice
of
Saxony
,
to
besiege
the
Protestants
in
Magdenbourg
;
the
Protestant
Princes
of
the
Empire
endeavour
a
peace
with
the
Emperour
,
but
not
obtaining
such
conditions
as
would
consist
with
their
Lives
,
Liberties
and
Honours
,
they
withstand
the
Emperour
,
and
maintain
the
siege
with
great
Valour
,
untill
time
wrought
(
by
Composition
)
a
Peace
,
both
to
the
City
and
themselves
.
Now
the
Protestants
,
by
Gods
grace
,
growing
numerous
,
and
daily
increasing
in
the
Netherlands
,
did
so
vex
and
perplex
the
Pope
,
King
of
Spain
,
and
bloody
Inquisitors
,
that
they
begin
afresh
to
impose
,
by
force
,
the
Inquisition
;
whereupon
throughout
all
the
Netherlands
are
appointed
Commissioners
to
settle
it
,
but
the
ill
resentment
it
would
give
to
the
Netherlanders
,
being
understood
and
feared
by
the
Inquisito●s
,
d●d
let
the
King
of
Spain
understand
,
that
it
would
prove
unsufferable
in
those
parts
,
The
Inquisition
assayed
to
be
settled
,
but
could
not
for
fourty
years
be
brought
to
passe
.
The
name
is
taken
away
,
but
the
substance
erected
under
a
d●sguise
.
nor
could
be
with
safety
effected
,
without
greater
power
and
force
then
their
perswasions
or
threatnings
;
and
would
also
,
if
not
well
managed
,
spoil
the
undertaking
both
present
and
to
come
;
this
they
backed
with
strong
arguments
and
reasons
,
shewing
,
that
for
the
space
of
forty
years
it
had
been
sundry
times
essaied
,
but
could
never
yet
be
effected
.
Therefore
Cardinal
Granvelle
(
a
cursed
and
bitter
enemy
to
God
and
all
good
men
)
with
the
advice
of
his
Councel
of
Inquisitors
,
did
order
Dr
Francis
Sonnius
,
to
our
ney
to
Pope
Paul
the
fourth
,
whereby
he
procured
an
abarement
of
the
name
of
Inquisition
;
that
the
people
might
not
startle
at
the
title
,
though
they
intend
the
substance
:
so
that
he
most
subtilly
and
with
diabolicall
policy
,
introduces
the
same
cruelty
under
another
disguise
,
and
more
specieos
pretexes
,
whereby
the
people
were
willingly
pleased
with
the
bait
,
but
saw
not
the
hook
of
cruelty
,
and
their
own
ruine
wrap't
up
in
it
〈◇〉
Now
this
Granvelle
was
a
man
of
low
birth
,
yet
of
great
advancement
,
thereby
(
together
with
his
shew
of
Piety
and
Holiness
)
colouring
his
cursed
and
wicked
heart
,
but
God
as
he
sees
,
so
does
he
in
his
infinite
wisdom
discover
the
depths
of
deceit
,
though
hid
in
●ell
.
For
I
finde
it
recorded
of
him
,
that
he
was
more
then
suspected
to
be
in
heart
an
Atheist
,
and
yet
was
the
great
Author
of
bringing
in
,
and
supporter
of
this
Inquisition
in
the
Low
Countries
.
It
will
not
be
amiss
to
give
a
short
character
of
him
,
A
Character
of
the
Popes
gr●●●
Agent
,
and
the
King
of
Spains
for
settling
the
Inquisitior
.
whereby
the
world
may
see
and
judge
by
the
wicked
instruments
,
what
this
Inquisition
is
,
although
they
pretend
such
mountains
of
Holiness
and
Zeal
to
Gods
glory
.
Know
therefore
that
this
Cardinall
Granvelle
was
a
Smiths
son
;
the
private
part
of
his
life
,
his
closet
conversation
(
for
what
a
man
is
,
he
is
betwixt
God
and
himself
in
secret
,
that
's
the
touchstone
of
mens
souls
,
and
the
truest
index
to
mens
lives
)
his
secret
retirements
I
say
,
were
dissolue
,
lascivions
,
and
detestable
of
all
good
Catholicks
themselves
,
that
to
his
old
age
was
nothing
but
deboist
and
wicked
in
the
height
;
so
as
none
could
be
produc't
for
example
;
the
dimension
of
his
impieties
were
of
a
vast
extent
:
His
Adultery
,
Luxury
,
&
caetera
,
(
for
they
were
of
a
large
proportion
)
Banish't
him
from
Rome
,
Millan
and
Naples
;
yet
was
not
thought
the
worse
in
Spain
:
His
house
was
a
sink
of
all
deboistness
,
and
himself
a
very
monster
of
filthiness
;
A
great
lover
of
such
impieties
,
as
to
sport
with
,
is
no
less
danger
then
to
play
with
a
trap
baited
at
both
ends
;
such
I
account
lewd
women
(
the
unnecessary
Parenthesis
of
nature
,
)
whom
to
lustfull
spirits
,
are
as
infectious
and
catching
as
the
plague
;
which
once
touched
,
how
few
escape
,
is
sadly
experienced
in
our
present
age
,
and
is
no
less
generally
believed
by
all
,
as
known
to
some
:
For
as
one
saies
well
,
No
hell
so
low
as
lust
and
women
cannot
lead
unto
.
To
which
end
this
Cardinall
had
drawn
,
case
,
and
Printed
most
exquisite
pieces
of
Lust
and
Lasciviousness
;
and
in
his
secret
retiring
rooms
(
the
true
emblems
of
his
heart
)
had
under
covert
of
the
names
of
Venus
,
Pallas
,
Euno
,
&c.
drawn
to
the
life
the
best
Ladies
and
beauties
,
which
he
had
wickedly
and
violently
prostituted
to
his
lust
;
he
was
much
given
up
to
witchcraft
and
enchantments
,
with
poysonings
;
one
whom
he
had
made
essay
on
was
that
good
and
wise
Prince
Maximilian
the
second
,
at
which
time
he
was
King
of
the
Romans
.
'T
is
too
tedious
a
digression
to
insert
such
a
bad
example
to
posterity
,
only
he
may
stand
as
a
Landmark
for
others
,
to
beware
and
steer
a
better
course
for
another
world
,
then
he
did
for
this
.
But
this
as
principall
is
not
to
be
passed
over
;
That
this
man
so
known
for
his
notorious
Atheism
,
and
iniquity
of
all
sorts
,
yet
was
thought
by
the
Pope
and
King
of
Spain
as
a
fit
agent
for
their
cursed
purposes
,
in
settling
the
Inquisition
;
and
what
could
make
this
man
fit
,
but
that
he
was
well
quallified
with
cruelty
,
(
an
excellent
and
rare
endowment
for
erecting
Popery
)
according
to
the
Imployment
he
was
to
execute
.
But
to
proceed
to
the
History
it self
,
This
Gay
erecting
of
this
foul
Inquisition
,
under
a
new
disguise
;
as
it
did
hoodwink
the
common
people
,
so
did
it
open
the
eies
of
the
Nobility
;
whom
God
had
set
as
a
watch
over
the
rest
of
his
people
,
and
the
more
as
being
part
of
the
Netherlands
;
yet
were
not
called
to
Councell
in
any
matter
,
a
thing
so
contrary
to
their
priviledges
,
as
looked
rather
ominous
then
any
way
supportable
,
for
hereby
they
saw
themselves
wholly
depriv●d
of
power
to
do
the
least
good
,
or
have
a
hand
in
smallest
share
of
their
own
or
Countrie
,
Liberty
;
so
that
all
fell
in
pieces
again
,
and
could
not
possibly
be
cemented
in
peace
and
union
,
unless
this
hoodwink't
Inquisition
were
taken
away
root
and
branch
,
both
in
Name
and
Nature
.
Deputies
are
sent
to
the
King
of
Spain
with
addresse
&
grievan●●s
.
Deputies
are
sent
to
the
King
of
Spain
,
to
unfold
their
grievances
,
as
into
the
bosom
of
a
father
;
shewing
,
that
under
this
new
name
lay
hid
the
bloody
Inquisition
,
at
which
the
whole
Nation
began
to
murmure
and
would
undoubtedly
mutiny
,
if
speedy
redress
were
not
applied
;
then
follow
Letters
against
the
aforesaid
limb
of
Satan
the
Cardinall
;
good
words
and
fair
promises
are
the
Kings
answers
:
at
length
the
persecutions
grew
so
hot
,
The
Nobles
divide
.
that
the
fire
brake
forth
in
flames
,
to
the
division
of
the
Nobles
:
The
Cardinall
retires
to
Spain
,
where
he
acted
his
part
against
the
Protestants
,
as
much
to
the
life
,
as
he
did
his
own
villanies
;
the
common
people
are
enraged
at
the
practice
of
this
Inquisition
,
which
proceeded
with
great
violence
,
so
as
the
people
fell
to
stone
the
executioners
.
A
Godly
Minister
burnt
alive
most
cruelly
At
this
time
was
persecuted
a
godly
Minister
,
one
G.
Fabri
,
who
was
betraied
by
a
woman
,
under
pretence
of
zeal
to
Religion
,
he
suffered
long
imprisonment
,
and
was
at
last
condemned
to
be
burnt
alive
;
he
is
brought
to
the
place
of
execution
,
where
the
people
sing
Psalms
,
and
then
cast
stones
at
the
executioner
.
This
poor
servant
of
Christ
was
bound
,
and
then
fire
set
to
him
,
but
not
daring
to
stay
,
the
executioners
first
knocked
him
on
the
head
,
and
then
stab'd
him
,
so
leaping
off
the
Scaffold
,
ran
away
;
the
people
supposing
him
alive
,
run
to
save
him
from
the
fire
,
but
found
him
dead
:
After
this
none
durst
be
publickly
put
to
death
,
either
by
fire
,
water
,
sword
,
halter
,
&c.
till
the
bloody
Duke
of
Alva
came
,
which
in
due
place
shall
attend
on
this
Narrative
.
Now
for
all
this
hot
season
of
trials
,
the
faithfull
servants
of
Christ
,
not
only
are
constant
,
but
increase
in
number
,
daily
falling
from
Popery
to
the
faith
of
the
Gospel
;
herein
most
truly
imitating
the
Cammomill
,
the
more
trodden
under
foot
,
Protestants
increase
.
the
more
it
grows
,
so
they
grew
more
numerous
,
by
how
much
the
enemies
of
Christ
did
storm
and
threaten
them
.
Now
is
dispatched
to
the
Spanish
Court
the
Earl
Egmont
,
who
returns
with
huge
promises
,
as
big
in
bulk
as
Kingship
in
power
,
and
as
void
of
sincerity
as
themselves
too
often
full
of
hypocrisie
;
so
as
the
Nobles
being
puffed
up
with
expectations
,
fell
at
last
into
a
deep-despair
,
and
the
deeper
,
because
their
hopes
were
high
.
At
length
,
The
King
of
S●
.
orders
the
Edicts
and
Inquisition
to
be
of
force
.
that
the
world
might
know
the
true
dimension
of
his
resolutions
,
this
message
arrives
from
his
Majesty
(
which
indeed
had
been
more
like
the
Majesty
of
a
King
to
have
sent
at
first
)
First
,
That
all
Edicts
against
Protestants
should
be
put
in
speedy
execution
;
and
that
if
any
Judges
were
timerous
of
the
peoples
hate
or
threats
,
new
ones
should
be
appointed
.
Secondly
,
The
Inquisition
should
be
put
in
execution
,
being
according
to
the
Laws
of
God
,
and
therefore
was
his
will
and
pleasure
.
Thirdly
,
That
the
Councell
of
Trent
should
fo
low
to
be
put
in
as
speedy
and
effectuall
execution
as
the
two
former
.
This
pleasure
of
the
King
was
made
known
to
all
the
Provinces
by
the
Dutchess
and
Governess
for
the
King
.
The
Prince
of
Orange
worthily
answers
the
Dutchess
Letters
,
The
P.
of
O●an●e
in
discontent
retires
from
the
sad
and
unavoidable
ruine
threatned
.
That
the
people
res●●ted
the
pleasure
of
his
Majesty
,
as
unbecoming
his
care
,
and
their
own
safety
;
That
the
Inquisition
was
imposed
contrary
to
the
Priviledges
of
the
Netherlands
granted
,
and
also
was
odious
to
the
people
;
a
thing
,
the
name
whereof
was
hatefull
even
to
most
Catholicks
,
as
well
as
all
Protestants
.
Whereupon
the
Prince
refuses
any
charge
,
but
retires
to
privacy
.
January
20.
1565.
All
now
is
in
horrible
confusion
,
every
one
stands
amazed
,
not
knowing
the
result
of
their
different
perplexities
,
and
troubled
thoughts
;
their
lives
and
liberties
were
taking
leave
and
farewell
of
them
,
or
else
they
must
bid
them
adue
:
In
the
midst
of
these
perplexities
,
is
(
on
December
the
23
at
night
)
fixed
on
sundry
places
in
Antwerp
,
Papers
complaining
of
the
bloody
Inquisition
,
requesting
aid
against
so
visible
oppression
,
and
bloody
cruelty
,
as
threatned
the
poor
Netherlands
.
That
it
was
against
the
Kings
promise
,
that
if
any
troubles
arose
,
it
could
not
be
accounted
rebellion
;
letting
other
seasons
pass
the
King
now
thinks
fit
,
to
make
these
present
calamities
,
servants
to
better
opportunities
:
Therefore
after
the
bloody
Battel
of
Drux
in
France
,
the
Q.
Mother
of
that
Nation
,
the
King
and
Duke
of
Aujon
her
sons
,
meets
the
Q.
of
Spain
,
and
Duke
D'
Alva
,
on
the
Fronteirs
of
that
Kingdom
,
where
they
resolve
to
root
out
all
of
the
Religion
within
their
Territories
,
concluding
with
this
bloody
saying
,
That
it
's
but
folly
to
busie
themselves
for
frogs
,
they
must
first
fish
for
the
great
Salmon
.
All
the
time
of
these
Combustions
,
Horrible
confusion
threatens
the
poor
Netherlands
.
were
great
persecutions
under
hand
,
to
all
that
could
be
known
of
the
Protestants
Religion
,
especially
in
places
where
their
power
was
seated
;
The
state
of
affairs
at
this
time
stood
tottering
,
and
a
terrible
aspect
,
did
discover
the
mindes
of
the
Nobles
,
and
Commons
,
to
be
big
swoln
with
discontent
,
whose
uberous
dugs
laden
with
resolutions
,
knew
not
bounds
,
almost
ready
to
break
,
yet
knew
not
what
harbour
to
make
towards
,
betwixt
hope
and
despair
were
their
discontents
supported
,
Tumults
were
like
to
ensue
,
as
the
most
proper
production
of
their
sad
condition
;
but
that
's
the
road
of
riot
,
rather
then
order
,
and
seemed
(
to
good
subjects
,
willing
for
the
yoak
of
just
obedience
)
as
a
cure
worse
then
the
disease
;
and
lead
into
the
path
of
ruine
,
unless
it
were
weilded
by
a
wise
Conductor
,
in
such
confused
affairs
;
A
Head
being
the
preservation
of
the
body
.
Every
man
discourses
of
their
inevitable
danger
,
as
men
fearfully
surprized
in
a
sudden
expectation
of
ruine
;
none
propounds
a
remedy
,
or
a
way
to
quiet
or
settle
their
discontented
mindes
,
and
all
this
the
fruits
of
so
cursed
a
weed
as
the
Inquisition
,
and
the
vigorous
purposes
of
the
King
,
to
destroy
the
Netherlands
,
nothing
would
serve
but
the
height
of
Tyranny
:
But
see
the
end
of
violence
,
and
the
reward
of
Popish
cruelty
,
as
at
this
day
,
being
now
freed
from
this
Diabolicall
holy
Court
,
though
they
have
swom
through
a
sea
of
blood
to
it
.
At
this
time
Mr
Francis
Baudwin
,
one
formerly
banished
for
profession
of
the
Gospel
,
was
ordered
in
behalf
of
the
Nobility
and
Commons
of
the
Netherlands
,
to
draw
up
a
Representation
,
in
order
to
some
remedies
,
as
a
salve
to
these
cruelties
and
oppressions
intended
by
the
King
,
which
he
performs
most
learnedly
,
soundly
,
and
mildly
,
if
the
King
of
Spain
would
have
listened
thereunto
:
The
prolixity
of
the
Discourse
will
not
suffer
it
to
crowd
for
room
in
this
Compendium
,
therefore
I
referre
the
Reader
to
the
Generall
History
of
the
Netherlands
,
fol.
356.
At
this
time
was
an
occasionall
meeting
of
the
Nobles
,
The
Nobles
Assemble
and
strictly
bind
their
liberties
&
lives
together
,
which
they
swear
unto
in
the
presence
of
God
.
where
they
all
bewailed
the
deplorable
condition
of
their
poor
and
languishing
Country
,
being
subject
to
so
much
cruelty
,
without
hope
of
remedy
,
unless
by
a
joint
resolution
to
resist
;
whereupon
they
resolve
,
like
Patriots
and
Fathers
of
their
Country
,
to
make
a
league
with
their
Liberty
,
as
firm
as
with
their
lives
,
never
to
forsake
their
Liberties
,
till
they
breathe
out
their
lives
,
till
their
souls
took
a
farewell
of
their
bodies
;
resolving
to
sacrifice
their
dearest
blood
,
on
the
Altar
of
their
publick
Liberties
and
Freedoms
:
They
all
therefore
swear
to
this
league
,
and
promise
in
the
presence
of
the
eternall
God
,
to
observe
,
with
the
loss
of
their
greatest
and
dearest
enjoyments
,
since
they
could
not
be
lost
in
a
better
Cause
,
nor
their
Liberty
purchased
on
lower
Tearms
.
Thus
they
all
seeing
this
cloud
of
Misery
and
Tyranny
afarre
off
,
before
it
fell
,
resolved
to
set
a
check
,
as
a
boundary
thereunto
,
rather
then
suffer
their
Liberties
to
run
the
hazard
of
a
check-mate
;
resolving
rather
to
finish
their
lives
as
a
sacrifice
to
their
Countries
Liberty
,
than
to
the
intemperate
and
insatiate
lust
of
Tyranny
and
Cruelty
:
And
in
regard
it
's
singularly
usefull
,
I
have
here
thought
good
to
insert
it
,
as
it
is
emitted
to
us
by
Record
.
Whereas
we
have
been
lately
duly
informed
and
it
is
most
true
,
The
Compromise
of
the
Nobles
of
the
Netherlands
.
that
certain
perverse
creatures
,
cunning
and
malitious
,
making
a
counterfeit
shew
of
great
zeal
,
which
they
have
to
the
maintenance
and
increase
of
the
Religion
and
Catholick
faith
,
and
of
the
union
of
the
people
;
but
endeavouring
only
to
satisfie
their
insatiate
covetousness
,
ambition
,
and
unsupportable
pride
,
have
by
the
sugred
words
,
and
false
suggestions
,
so
perswaded
the
King
our
Lord
(
notwithstanding
any
Petitions
to
the
contrary
that
have
been
made
unto
him
)
that
contrary
to
the
Oath
that
his
Majesty
hath
made
unto
God
,
and
to
his
faithfull
subjects
of
the
Netherlands
,
he
would
forcibly
bring
in
,
and
plant
that
pernitious
Inquisition
;
the
which
is
not
only
unreasonable
,
and
contrary
to
all
Divine
and
Humane
Laws
,
The
bloody
Inquisition
exceeding
in
cruelty
all
Tyrants
,
Infidels
&
Heathens
.
but
also
exceeding
all
the
rigours
and
cruelties
that
ever
were
put
in
practice
by
the
most
cruell
Tyrants
,
Infidels
and
Heathens
:
The
which
also
cannot
but
redound
to
the
great
dishonour
of
the
Name
of
God
,
and
the
loss
,
desolation
,
and
totall
ruine
of
the
said
Netherlands
,
for
that
it
doth
subject
all
Authority
and
Jurisdiction
,
under
the
power
of
the
Inquisitors
,
making
all
men
perpetual
and
miserable
slaves
,
exposing
all
good
men
to
continual
and
apparent
danger
,
both
of
body
and
goods
,
by
their
searches
and
visitations
:
so
as
if
a
Priest
,
a
Spaniard
,
or
some
wicked
instrument
,
means
to
do
a
mischief
to
any
man
,
by
means
of
the
Inquisition
he
may
accuse
him
,
cause
him
to
be
apprehended
,
yea
and
put
to
death
;
be
it
justly
or
unjustly
,
and
confiscate
all
his
goods
,
were
he
the
uprightest
man
in
the
world
,
without
hearing
of
his
cause
,
reasons
,
and
lawfull
defence
.
Wherefore
we
that
have
subsigned
,
having
duly
weighed
and
considered
all
these
things
,
have
and
do
think
it
our
duties
,
according
unto
reason
,
to
prevent
the
said
apparent
and
intollerable
inconveniencies
,
and
by
all
good
means
to
provide
for
the
safeties
of
our
goods
and
persons
,
that
we
be
not
made
a
prey
unto
them
,
who
under
colour
of
Religion
or
Inquisition
,
would
inrich
themselves
with
the
loss
of
our
goods
and
lives
.
Whereupon
we
have
resolved
to
make
,
and
do
make
,
a
good
,
firm
,
and
holy
League
and
Confederation
,
binding
our selves
,
and
promising
one
to
another
,
by
a
solemn
Oath
,
to
hinder
with
all
our
Power
,
that
the
Inquisition
be
not
brought
in
in
any
publick
sort
whatsoever
,
either
openly
or
secretly
,
under
the
name
of
Inquisition
,
Visitation
,
Edicts
,
Commandments
,
or
any
other
pretexts
whatsoever
,
but
to
abolish
and
root
it
out
,
as
much
as
in
us
lieth
,
as
the
Spring
and
Fountain
of
all
Injustice
;
Protesting
notwithstanding
before
God
and
men
,
in
the
faith
of
a
good
conscience
,
that
we
have
no
intent
to
attempt
any
thing
,
that
may
turn
to
the
dishonour
of
God
,
o●
the
diminution
of
the
Kings
Greatnesse
,
or
hi●
Estates
:
but
contrarywise
,
that
our
intention
is
to
maintain
the
King
and
his
Estate
,
and
to
preserve
all
good
order
,
resisting
as
much
as
we
are
able
,
all
Seditions
,
Popular
Tumults
and
Revolts
:
Which
Confederation
we
have
promised
and
sworn
,
and
do
now
promise
and
swear
to
entertain
holy
and
inviolably
.
We
call
the
Almighty
God
for
a
witness
of
our
souls
and
consciences
,
that
neither
in
deed
nor
word
,
directly
nor
indirectly
,
we
shall
not
willingly
go
against
it
;
and
to
ratifie
the
said
League
,
and
to
make
it
firm
and
stable
for
ever
,
we
promise
all
assistance
of
body
and
goods
one
unto
another
,
as
brothers
and
faithfull
companions
,
holding
joyntly
together
,
that
none
of
us
brethren
and
confederates
,
be
not
sought
after
,
tormented
nor
persecuted
in
body
nor
goods
,
in
any
sort
whatsoever
,
for
any
respect
growing
from
the
said
Inquisition
,
or
in
any
sort
grounded
upon
the
Edicts
,
tending
thereunto
,
or
by
reason
of
this
our
League
.
And
in
case
that
any
Molestation
or
Persecution
happen
to
any
of
our
said
Brethren
,
Confederates
and
Allies
,
in
any
sort
whatsoever
,
we
promise
and
swear
unto
God
,
to
assist
in
that
case
in
all
places
with
body
and
goods
,
not
sparing
any
thing
,
without
any
delay
or
exception
whatsoever
,
even
as
it
were
our
own
proper
persons
;
meaning
and
specifying
expresly
,
that
it
shall
not
avail
to
exempt
and
absolve
us
from
our
League
and
Duties
,
although
the
Persecutors
would
cover
the
persecutions
and
molestations
with
any
other
colour
or
pretext
,
as
if
they
should
intend
only
to
punish
Rebellion
,
or
any
such
pretext
whatsoever
,
so
as
it
may
appear
unto
us
,
that
occasion
grows
from
the
abovesaid
causes
;
for
as
much
as
we
maintain
,
that
in
such
causes
there
can
be
no
crime
of
Rebellion
pretended
,
seeing
it
grows
from
a
holy
zeal
and
commendable
desire
,
to
maintain
the
Glory
of
God
,
the
Majesty
of
the
King
,
and
a
publick
quiet
,
with
an
assurance
of
our
bodies
and
goods
,
and
the
defence
of
our
Families
,
Wives
and
Children
,
to
whom
God
and
nature
doth
bind
us
.
Our
meaning
notwithstanding
is
,
and
we
promise
one
unto
another
,
that
every
one
of
us
in
the
like
exploits
shall
referre
himself
to
the
common
advice
of
all
his
Brethren
and
Allies
,
or
some
of
them
,
which
shall
be
committed
and
deputed
to
that
end
;
to
the
end
that
this
holy
Union
may
be
alwaies
well
and
holily
entertained
,
and
that
what
shall
be
done
by
a
common
consent
,
may
be
firm
and
vailable
.
In
Witness
and
assurance
of
our
said
League
and
Confederation
,
we
Invocate
the
holy
Name
of
the
living
God
,
Creator
of
Heaven
and
Earth
,
and
of
all
that
is
in
them
,
as
Judge
and
searcher
of
our
hearts
,
consciences
and
thoughts
,
who
knoweth
that
such
is
our
desire
and
resolution
,
beseeching
him
humbly
,
that
he
will
give
us
the
grace
of
his
holy
Spirit
,
to
the
end
that
all
our
enterprises
may
have
a
good
and
happy
success
,
to
the
Honour
of
his
most
holy
Name
,
and
the
quiet
publick
tranquillity
and
health
of
our
souls
.
Amen
.
This
Confederation
,
The
Nobles
confederacy
strikes
amazement
into
al
their
enemies
.
as
it
began
with
great
resolution
and
joy
to
all
the
Protestants
,
so
did
with
no
less
horrour
fill
the
hearts
of
their
enemies
with
fear
,
some
report
one
thing
,
some
another
,
none
knows
what
to
think
,
yet
all
speak
their
mindes
,
which
are
as
various
as
reports
,
every
mans
imaginations
running
a
tilt
at
the
next
thing
came
into
their
distracted
mindes
,
blowing
as
contrary
as
Aeolus
upon
the
Trojan
Fleet
:
But
all
center
in
this
,
that
the
Nobles
were
nobly
resolved
,
to
arm
for
the
safety
of
themselves
and
Country
,
against
the
growing
oppression
and
bloody
cruelties
,
threatned
from
the
sable
clouds
of
Spanish
Tyranny
,
and
barbarous
Inquisition
:
Now
for
all
this
was
the
Kings
Commission
to
the
Dutchess
put
in
execution
,
and
for
the
strangeness
thereof
,
in
regard
of
the
Inquisition
,
I
have
inserted
verbatim
.
The
Instructions
given
by
the
King
of
Spain
to
the
Inquisitors
,
the
11th
of
May
1565.
That
they
shall
make
Inquisitions
,
proceedings
,
The
strange
and
wonderfull
proceedings
of
the
Inquisition
.
corrections
and
punishments
,
degradations
,
deliverances
to
the
Secular
Power
,
to
use
imprisonments
,
and
apprehensions
of
men
,
making
of
Process
without
any
ordinary
form
of
justice
;
choosing
only
some
one
of
the
Kings
Councell
,
who
shall
be
bound
to
give
sentence
as
they
shall
require
,
according
to
the
form
and
tenure
of
the
Apostolick
Letters
written
touching
that
,
without
any
attendance
or
requisition
of
the
Ordinary
,
Judge
,
or
Diocesian
of
the
place
,
and
that
against
those
that
are
suspected
of
Heresie
,
or
that
shall
reade
forbidden
Books
,
or
shall
make
Assemblies
,
Dispute
and
talk
of
the
holy
Scriptures
:
To
call
before
them
as
often
as
they
please
,
all
his
Majesties
Subjects
,
of
what
Authority
,
Power
,
State
,
Quality
or
Condition
soever
;
be
they
Presidents
,
Councellours
,
Bourgmasters
,
Aldermen
,
or
other
Officers
,
to
swear
them
by
Oath
,
against
all
those
they
shall
name
,
upon
pain
to
be
punished
as
suspected
and
favourers
of
Heresies
.
That
all
Governours
,
Magistrates
and
Officers
were
enjoyned
to
give
all
ayd
,
assistance
,
and
favour
unto
the
said
Inquisition
,
in
the
execution
of
their
charge
,
whensoever
they
should
be
required
upon
the
same
penalties
,
&c.
Now
is
all
ready
,
by
vertue
of
this
monstrous
cruelty
,
inroled
in
the
Inquisitors
Books
,
the
names
of
many
Noble
men
,
Merchants
,
and
richest
Artisans
,
to
be
condemned
both
body
and
goods
:
The
Priests
in
their
preaching
brag
of
what
they
will
do
,
in
so
much
that
many
Merchants
pack
up
all
to
depart
.
What
a
sad
condition
was
this
poor
Country
brought
into
,
which
had
but
the
beginning
of
this
hellish
brat
!
what
a
deplorable
estate
are
they
in
,
that
have
had
it
in
the
midst
of
their
Land
ever
since
,
even
to
this
day
!
Oh!
who
can
but
detest
the
thoughts
of
such
damnable
waies
of
Holiness
,
which
is
accounted
only
so
,
if
bloody
and
base
enough
:
Let
the
remembrance
of
Gods
Saints
,
their
sad
condition
in
Spain
come
before
every
Christian
,
and
let
them
present
their
case
to
the
Lord
who
is
able
to
bring
to
nothing
the
Towring
imaginations
of
vain
man
.
In
this
heavy
and
sad
condition
,
The
Nobles
Petitionthe
King
of
Spain
,
but
no
better
.
the
Nobles
repair
to
the
Emperour
,
leading
their
expectations
and
hopes
into
thoughts
of
great
relief
;
they
intreat
him
therefore
to
mediate
betwixt
their
languishing
Country
and
the
Kings
fierce
resolutions
for
their
ruine
,
that
there
might
be
a
mederation
of
Edicts
,
and
taking
away
the
Inquisition
,
and
all
things
that
might
force
their
consciences
to
the
ruine
of
their
souls
:
without
which
,
as
they
formerly
had
been
,
so
would
they
still
continue
the
Kings
most
faithfull
Subjects
.
The
Governess
charges
the
Nobles
to
break
their
late
Confederation
;
she
acquaints
the
King
what
the
issue
is
like
to
be
,
no
answer
comes
but
doubtfull
and
protracting
delayes
,
which
bred
the
greater
suspition
of
fraud
on
the
Kings
side
.
Another
Petition
.
A
Petition
again
is
sent
to
the
King
of
Spain
,
by
the
people
of
Brabant
,
which
though
very
notable
,
and
of
great
use
,
yet
is
too
long
for
so
short
a
Method
as
I
propose
.
This
Petition
was
not
respected
at
all
by
the
King
,
but
slighted
,
whereby
they
sadly
discovered
the
harvest
of
their
hopes
to
be
blasted
.
The
poor
Netherlanders
might
as
well
write
a
Petition
in
sand
and
water
,
and
presented
it
to
one
of
their
Images
,
as
to
their
King
;
their
very
miseries
petitioned
for
redress
,
they
were
visible
enough
to
all
,
but
the
King
was
as
deaf
as
they
were
miserable
:
Yet
must
it
stand
as
a
monument
of
Honour
to
that
Nation
,
that
they
sought
by
Petition
and
Supplication
,
that
which
(
one
would
think
)
might
have
been
purchased
in
less
time
,
and
loss
of
less
blood
,
if
they
had
not
loved
Loyalty
,
as
well
as
Liberty
,
but
though
they
lost
time
and
ground
,
by
so
often
Petitioning
,
yet
their
Honour
is
not
buried
with
their
persons
,
but
remains
,
a●
a
pattern
for
others
to
learn
their
duries
,
by
their
unparallel'd
subjection
;
and
yet
all
this
could
produce
no
other
fruits
or
effects
from
the
King
,
than
ambiguous
delaies
,
neither
granting
nor
refusing
,
nothing
could
allay
the
insat●are
heat
of
his
bloody
appetite
,
but
the
ruine
of
his
subjects
,
nothing
quench
his
sury
but
their
blood
,
and
that
in
a
large
effusion
or
not
at
all
.
The
poor
Netherlanders
are
greatly
moved
,
They
Petition
to
little
purpose
,
whereupon
400
Nobles
and
Gentlemen
in
person
Petition
the
Dutchess
.
that
their
●etitions
are
not
so
much
,
as
heard
much
less
granted
:
To
contemn
great
humility
where
there
is
power
,
is
more
dangerous
then
safe
;
Power
will
make
that
runne
,
which
by
requests
might
take
time
to
go
at
its
own
leasure
.
These
afflicted
people
do
again
Petition
,
(
as
if
they
had
been
bound
an
Apprentice
to
that
submissive
trade
)
but
seeing
it
fares
no
better
then
the
former
,
and
worse
then
they
either
desired
or
expected
,
they
resolve
with
Divines
and
Lawyers
,
and
so
draw
up
another
Petition
,
which
they
intend
to
present
in
person
to
the
Dutchess
:
Whereupon
Count
Lodowick
of
Nassaw
,
the
Lord
Brederode
,
with
about
four
hundred
Noblemen
and
Gentlemen
,
all
march
unarmed
,
five
in
a
rank
:
The
Dutchess
at
first
sight
startles
with
astonishment
,
and
is
affraid
at
the
thoughts
of
the
issue
;
much
troubled
to
see
such
a
multitude
of
Nobles
and
Gentlemen
,
which
were
no●
in
themselves
(
though
she
had
contracted
them
)
her
enemies
;
some
about
the
Dutchess
advise
to
have
them
murthered
at
their
entrance
or
first
approach
,
calling
them
a
rabble
of
Greux
,
or
Beggars
;
of
which
they
were
so
little
ashamed
,
as
afterwards
they
ordered
to
be
coyned
on
Meddals
of
Gold
and
Silver
,
this
inscription
about
the
Kings
Picture
,
Faithfull
to
God
and
the
King
,
even
to
bear
the
Wallet
:
thereby
hinting
,
that
they
refused
not
to
be
beggars
,
to
do
the
King
and
Country
service
:
Resolving
the
period
of
obedience
,
might
be
that
of
their
lives
also
,
if
with
Honour
the
King
would
grant
them
liberty
.
This
Petition
was
by
the
Lord
Brederode
delivered
,
with
an
excellent
Speech
(
too
tedious
to
insert
)
tending
to
discover
the
miseries
of
the
Netherlands
,
occasioned
by
the
Inquisition
,
&c.
For
this
Petition
they
were
charged
with
Rebellion
;
she
answers
dissemblingly
,
covering
her
cruel
purposes
with
the
vail
of
courteous
expressions
,
but
they
desire
to
have
her
words
converted
into
actions
:
So
to
moderate
persecutions
,
All
they
can
procure
by
Petitions
is
that
those
that
are
condemned
to
be
burned
shall
be
hanged
.
it
was
offered
by
her
,
that
the
Favourers
of
Religion
,
●●arbourers
of
Hereticks
,
&c.
should
instead
of
being
burned
,
be
hanged
,
and
those
that
recanted
should
lose
their
heads
:
and
this
must
needs
be
inforced
as
a
favour
,
and
there
must
be
a
subjection
thereunto
,
as
unto
an
act
of
great
clemency
from
the
King
;
but
alass
,
these
people
were
not
so
ignorant
,
but
to
understand
the
old
Proverb
,
That
there
's
more
waies
to
kill
then
hanging
.
Is
it
not
as
much
loss
of
life
,
if
hanged
or
beheaded
,
as
burnt
?
And
as
they
had
the
happiness
to
enjoy
a
rational
being
,
so
had
they
also
so
much
reason
,
to
know
what
it
was
to
lose
it
;
as
if
hanging
or
beheading
were
not
loss
of
life
:
I
wish
they
had
all
been
to
try
the
truth
of
that
Paradox
,
then
would
they
have
had
as
little
reason
to
judge
thereof
,
as
mercy
left
to
these
poor
Protestants
.
Ambassadors
sent
to
the
King
of
Spain
,
and
are
detained
.
The
Baron
of
Montigni
advances
to
the
Spanish
Court
;
to
him
follows
the
Marquess
of
Berghen
,
who
both
as
Ambassadours
,
treated
with
the
King
and
Councell
in
behalf
of
the
Netherlands
,
and
all
to
abolish
this
Inquisition
,
as
the
cause
of
the
troubles
and
plague
of
the
place
where
ere
it
came
.
The
King
was
deaf
to
such
addresses
,
and
resolved
as
much
for
,
as
they
against
,
the
Inquisition
,
that
no
exercise
of
the
Protestant
Religion
should
be
,
but
all
subject
,
either
to
his
will
or
their
own
ruine
:
These
Ambassadours
are
detained
,
and
not
suffered
to
depart
.
CHAPTER
III
.
THe
Netherlanders
at
the
Kings
unkinde
dealings
grow
more
and
more
enraged
:
A
General
Assembly
meets
,
resolving
to
move
privately
,
listing
such
as
should
be
suddenly
ready
.
The
King
prepares
a
Fleet
of
Ships
to
suppress
their
growth
,
and
wreak
his
fury
on
their
(
too
much
)
loyalty
:
The
Inquisition
must
be
erected
by
force
.
Hereupon
meets
a
Generall
Assembly
amongst
the
Netherlanders
;
some
being
of
too
hot
spirits
,
were
Friars
grey
,
others
with
Foxes
tails
in
their
hats
,
and
others
carrying
dishes
like
beggars
,
the
rest
crying
,
God
save
the
beg
gars
:
such
forward
spirits
could
not
be
avoided
,
in
such
a
multitude
;
a
Petition
is
presented
to
the
Nobles
and
Lords
in
behalf
of
the
Netherlands
,
as
relying
on
their
ayd
,
resolutions
and
adherence
to
the
common
good
of
their
Country
:
This
Petition
was
sent
to
the
Dutchess
,
yet
nothing
done
,
she
puts
off
with
a
dilatory
answer
;
they
reply
to
it
very
pithily
,
lopping
off
all
the
branches
thereof
by
the
strength
of
reason
:
She
is
displeased
with
their
answer
,
as
one
that
knows
not
how
to
withstand
the
dint
of
reason
,
unless
by
power
to
repell
it
;
she
could
not
make
her
rigorous
will
to
bow
to
the
Arguments
of
Equity
and
Justice
,
therefore
packs
up
all
to
flye
to
Brussels
:
The
Prince
of
Orange
assures
her
safety
:
The
Nobles
and
Gentlemen
had
enrolled
many
to
be
suddenly
at
Armes
when
need
required
.
At
this
time
Antwerp
is
divided
ready
for
a
tumult
,
A
tumult
in
Antwerp
.
the
Prince
of
Orange
is
sent
to
govern
and
guide
the
City
,
but
the
sedition
is
so
great
,
as
his
power
or
pollicy
could
not
force
or
continue
a
mean
betwixt
both
Factions
:
The
Dutchess
promises
a
mitigation
of
persecutions
,
and
of
the
Inquisition
,
provided
the
confederate
Nobles
lay
aside
their
Compromise
:
But
alas
,
this
is
only
a
train
of
false
fire
;
we
shall
not
long
tread
in
the
path
of
these
troubles
,
till
we
see
all
the
hopes
of
the
poor
Netherlands
blown
up
in
a
flame
,
and
involved
in
a
labrinth
of
horrour
and
confusion
,
subject
to
the
wils
of
monstrous
Tyrants
,
whose
inraged
resolves
feel
no
curb
,
nor
finde
no
bounds
,
till
it
pleases
God
to
deliver
his
people
from
this
great
deluge
of
misery
;
before
which
Cord●all
there
;
was
so
much
of
their
best
blood
let
out
,
as
it
was
thought
their
faintings
irrecoverable
,
and
their
often
swoonings
incurable
.
Well
,
these
fair
promises
of
the
Dutchess
perswades
them
to
break
promise
with
themselves
,
to
ruine
posterity
;
so
that
in
hopes
of
a
good
bargain
,
they
make
a
worse
then
their
own
fears
could
promise
;
yet
was
so
well
ordered
,
that
the
Dutchess
was
engaged
to
this
condition
,
That
if
his
Majesty
consented
not
to
her
grant
,
all
should
be
void
.
This
began
their
utter
overthrow
,
though
they
could
not
see
it
,
yet
was
principally
occasioned
through
the
faintness
of
some
,
and
slackness
of
others
,
with
indeed
,
a
generall
desire
to
have
a
good
peace
,
and
secure
their
liberty
:
But
alas
!
the
issue
succeeds
their
enemies
desires
;
all
arrives
to
the
haven
of
their
wishes
,
and
the
Noblemens
ruine
.
Their
Compromise
thus
broken
,
she
takes
liberty
to
break
hers
,
the
enemies
laugh
at
this
breach
of
the
Nobles
Confederacy
:
The
troubles
at
Antwerp
still
increase
;
A
Minister
is
affronted
,
which
had
proved
of
bad
consequence
,
if
the
Prince
had
not
interposed
.
They
are
forced
to
go
to
Church
with
weapons
.
A
tumult
all
over
Flauders
,
Holland
&
Zealand
,
like
an
Inundation
.
The
people
in
Flanders
under
Earl
Egmont
,
could
not
be
bridled
,
but
great
insurrections
were
daily
threatned
:
A
sudden
tumult
all
over
Flanders
,
breaking
of
Images
,
Altars
,
Crucifixes
(
although
rare
and
exquisite
pieces
of
Art
and
Industry
.
)
The
like
happens
in
Brabant
,
Holland
,
Zealand
,
and
other
Provinces
,
no
Town
in
all
the
Netherlands
but
it
felt
the
smart
of
a
furious
and
inraged
multitude
,
which
like
a
land
flood
,
none
could
stop
or
avoid
,
unless
such
Towns
as
had
power
to
resist
,
and
strength
to
oppose
:
Thus
were
the
Vulgar
hurried
to
desperate
actions
,
through
the
stream
of
popular
discontent
:
and
it
is
the
more
admitable
and
wonderfull
,
that
none
could
be
found
out
to
Head
the
Body
of
this
terrible
Tumult
,
nor
none
so
foolish
as
to
boast
their
Victory
;
yet
were
a
mixt
multitude
,
which
one
would
think
could
not
keep
in
such
order
,
being
composed
of
boys
,
girls
,
and
dissolute
people
,
nor
could
any
know
who
instigated
them
.
At
Antwerp
was
a
terrible
uproar
,
A
terrible
uproar
in
Antwerp
.
breaking
into
the
great
Church
,
crying
Vive
le
Gr●ux
.
At
least
seventy
Altars
,
adorned
with
riches
and
costly
Pictures
and
Tables
,
are
pulled
down
,
and
Images
of
great
worth
demolished
and
broken
in
pieces
,
such
indeed
as
could
not
be
seen
in
any
place
to
paralel
:
Through
this
City
this
multitude
crowds
,
breaks
into
the
Churches
of
Franciscan
Friars
,
St
Clares
,
St
James
,
St
Andrews
,
St
Georges
,
St
Michaels
,
The
Peter-pots
,
The
Borcht
,
The
Faulteus
,
The
White
sisters
,
The
Black
sisters
,
The
Third
Order
,
The
Nuns
,
The
Bogardeu
,
The
Preaching-Friars
,
and
all
the
Churches
and
Chappels
in
the
City
,
breaking
all
Images
and
superstitious
Ornaments
,
lighting
all
the
candles
they
found
;
and
all
this
done
before
it
was
morning
;
yet
none
hurt
,
nor
no
strife
,
nor
could
the
chief
Leader
be
known
,
nor
could
any
know
whether
they
had
a
Leader
or
not
,
nor
was
there
any
that
boasted
of
what
they
had
done
.
All
the
Magistrates
and
Citizens
stand
amazed
;
their
mindes
are
thronged
with
various
and
troublesom
thoughts
,
which
crowded
into
their
memories
,
and
could
not
be
purged
,
till
their
hopes
of
a
peaceable
issue
supported
their
trembling
spirits
:
Fear
of
blood-shed
caused
them
to
unite
in
peace
together
,
exhorting
one
another
thereunto
,
because
danger
will
wink
no
opportunity
for
preservation
of
the
whole
.
The
Catholick
party
wonders
at
this
tumult
,
as
if
the
Protestants
had
been
the
cause
;
And
the
Protestants
are
as
full
of
Admiration
as
Innocency
?
yet
do
they
fare
the
worse
,
because
suspected
to
be
the
main
wheel
in
the
motion
of
this
confused
body
;
They
therefore
Apollogize
for
their
Integrity
and
Innocency
,
that
they
had
no
more
hand
in
it
,
or
knowledge
of
it
,
then
the
most
innocent
babe
.
Many
other
places
felt
the
fury
of
this
raging
multitude
,
A
tumult
and
breaking
down
Images
over
all
the
Provinces
.
as
did
Hertogenbosch
,
Breda
,
Berghen
ap
Zoone
,
Ypre
,
Oudenard
,
Valentia
,
Dernick
,
Utrecht
,
Amsterdam
,
Leyden
,
Delf
,
Hague
,
Breil
,
and
many
places
in
Holland
,
as
at
Middlebrough
,
Campheir
,
Ulishing
,
at
Groning
,
Leenwerden
,
at
Campen
,
Deventer
,
Swol
,
Overyssell
,
Aruhen
,
Ruremond
,
Nimmegnen
,
Venlo
,
Harderwick●
and
over
all
the
Provinces
in
small
Villages
numberless
;
such
confusion
over-spread
the
Netherlands
,
as
if
the
clouds
of
rage
and
fury
had
been
broke
.
The
Regent
perplexed
with
a
swarm
of
The
Governess
terrifled
is
like
Mariners
in
a
storm
,
more
in
a
minute
of
danger
,
then
she
intends
to
perform
in
an
age
of
opportunities
.
strange
thoughts
,
stinging
her
minde
at
the
sight
of
such
sad
disasters
;
fear
is
now
the
toyl
of
her
wandring
and
unfixed
imaginations
,
being
almost
foundred
through
variety
of
perplexities
;
she
accuses
the
Protestant
Lords
to
the
King
of
Spain
,
as
the
grand
Authors
of
these
disorders
,
yet
through
terrour
and
fear
,
with
all
the
conjuring
words
which
authority
can
utter
,
or
they
request
,
smoothing
the
curled
furrows
of
her
discontent
,
with
well
plac't
words
,
bayted
with
reasons
not
unplaucible
,
she
earnestly
protests
,
that
the
Inquisition
should
cease
,
and
all
Edicts
should
be
qualified
with
moderation
,
if
they
themselves
would
be
so
:
but
this
lucid
intervall
proves
only
a
weather-breeder
;
yet
the
Nobles
promise
submission
to
her
assurances
,
if
they
answered
in
performance
.
But
we
shall
sadly
see
this
recluse
of
secret
malice
,
will
prove
like
fire
only
cover'd
with
ashes
,
it
will
break
into
a
flame
,
and
be
as
turbulent
as
the
enraged
Ocean
,
or
as
the
violent
envelloping
of
the
windes
within
the
bowels
of
the
earth
,
torments
it
with
an
Earthquake
,
so
will
the
store-house
of
her
cruelties
display
themselves
to
the
full
of
the
Kings
Tyrannicall
desires
,
her
own
direfull
revenge
,
and
the
poor
Netherlands
ruine
.
Whilst
this
poor
languishing
Countrey
lived
in
expectation
of
its
last
breath
,
The
P.
of
Conde
&
Protestants
of
France
offer
eighty
thousand
Gentlemen
,
but
out
of
hopes
of
the
King
of
Spains
clemency
,
is
refused
.
comes
a
message
from
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
and
Admirall
,
with
other
Noble
men
of
the
Protestant
Religion
of
France
,
signifying
,
That
they
were
exceeding
sensible
of
their
sad
condition
,
therefore
thought
it
not
fit
,
as
Christian
Brethren
,
(
either
by
silence
to
assent
,
or
by
drawing
back
their
hands
,
not
to
assist
their
craving
condition
)
to
have
a
hand
in
the
Midwifry
of
so
monstrous
a
production
,
as
threatned
their
undoing
:
and
therefore
(
I
say
)
they
sent
secret
Letters
to
the
Lord
of
Bredecode
,
and
the
confederate
Nobles
,
not
to
depend
on
the
Dutchess
promises
,
which
were
only
for
the
present
through
fear
;
but
rather
,
to
resolve
on
their
aid
,
which
in
one
moneth
should
be
no
less
then
eighty
thousand
Gentlemen
,
at
their
own
charge
.
But
being
afraid
,
and
having
given
promise
,
they
refused
the
offers
of
the
Protestants
,
resolving
to
wait
and
expect
the
issue
to
be
good
,
according
to
the
faith
and
assurance
given
by
the
Dutchess
.
But
poor
hearts
they
were
deceived
as
well
as
the
poor
Protestants
in
France
,
who
as
I
have
shewed
in
that
small
piece
of
the
Civill
Warres
of
France
,
were
all
undone
,
on
the
same
account
of
putting
confidence
in
the
Kings
fair
words
;
which
proved
a
History
too
sad
,
the
Lord
knows
,
yet
would
fain
court
the
acceptance
of
all
ingenious
and
true-hearted
Protestants
.
The
Protestant
Ministers
vindicate
themselves
from
that
false
report
of
their
being
instrumentall
to
all
the
uproars
and
tumults
:
The
King
,
Janus
like
,
writes
two
sorts
of
Letters
,
one
to
be
published
,
the
other
private
instructions
to
the
Regent
,
the
last
as
void
of
truth
,
as
the
first
full
of
falsehood
;
The
one
deceitfull
,
in
that
he
promised
what
he
never
intended
,
the
other
true
,
because
he
intended
nothing
less
then
he
promised
,
i.e.
e
.
their
utter
ruine
.
He
ceases
not
here
,
but
writes
also
an
alluring
Letter
to
the
●rince
of
Orange
,
but
the
Prince
is
advertised
of
a
contrary
Letter
secretly
writ
,
which
providentially
kept
him
from
running
to
his
own
death
;
which
without
a
wise
foresight
,
had
hug'd
him
into
snares
of
destruction
without
remedy
.
The
King
and
Councell
reselve
by
force
of
arms
to
subdue
and
undo
his
poor
subjects
,
The
King
resolves
to
force
the
Netherlands
to
ruine
.
that
were
too
ready
to
be
at
his
command
,
without
blows
:
They
nominate
Prince
Charles
(
son
to
the
King
of
Spain
,
and
their
own
naturall
Prince
)
to
command
the
Kings
Army
,
but
the
Duke
of
Alva
is
the
man
that
must
be
,
although
he
being
a
stranger
,
could
not
be
admitted
according
to
their
ancient
priviledges
.
Therefore
Prince
Charles
in
discontent
saies
to
the
Duke
of
Alva
,
Beware
thou
doest
not
oppress
my
people
,
lest
I
seek
revenge
:
To
whom
the
Duke
answers
,
I
thank
God
I
have
a
Master
for
the
remainder
of
my
life
,
and
am
not
to
be
commanded
by
you
.
Now
the
Nobles
too
late
(
though
Nunquam
sera
est
)
meet
together
to
consult
of
their
own
and
Countries
safety
,
to
defend
themselves
,
and
live
out
of
fear
,
taking
this
result
of
the
Kings
affairs
and
resolutions
,
as
an
opiate
,
to
allay
the
fumes
of
all
distempers
amongst
themselves
,
therefore
they
seize
on
some
Towns
and
Forts
.
Hereupon
the
Dutchess
arms
,
forbids
all
exercise
of
Religion
,
and
the
Inquisition
to
be
put
in
execution
.
Vallenciene
stands
for
the
Protestants
,
but
is
besieged
and
taken
on
tearms
,
Unworthy
treachery
.
but
not
kept
;
they
behead
,
confiseate
,
and
abuse
the
Souldiers
,
Merchants
and
Ministers
:
This
puts
a
terrour
to
all
other
places
,
who
being
not
so
well
fortified
,
expected
worse
terms
,
so
as
they
yield
to
the
Dutchess
commands
,
entertaining
Garrisons
for
the
King
.
The
Netherlanders
were
yet
industriously
carefull
to
shape
their
tongues
like
their
actions
,
They
Petition
again
.
and
both
in
a
dress
of
humility
,
according
to
the
prospect
they
took
in
the
glass
of
Loyalty
,
whereby
they
might
demarque
themselves
subjects
,
and
deface
all
symptoms
of
so
horrid
an
impiety
as
Rebelli●●●
the
very
thoughts
whereof
,
as
well
as
their
sad
condition
,
drives
them
to
Petition
again
to
the
King
,
proffering
to
advance
his
affairs
with
three
Millions
of
Florins
,
imploring
also
the
German
Princes
for
aid
in
this
request
to
their
King
:
But
the
King
is
deaf
to
all
.
The
Lord
Brederode
desires
to
come
to
Court
to
utter
their
requests
and
grievances
,
but
is
denied
:
He
writes
,
complaining
that
not
their
Petitions
,
but
the
bloody
Inquisition
,
with
delayes
,
&c.
is
the
cause
of
all
their
troubles
:
Thus
does
every
day
administer
recent
matter
of
discontent
to
this
poor
Countrey
.
The
Confederate
Gentlemen
request
two
things
;
To
discharge
the
souldiers
raised
,
and
to
give
liberty
of
Conscience
,
so
farre
as
it
had
been
formerly
granted
;
but
their
words
are
wasted
,
and
lost
in
their
own
sound
,
she
very
scornfully
and
proudly
disdains
their
requests
,
that
having
before
modelled
all
her
passions
and
inclinations
into
a
smooth
dress
,
she
now
thinks
to
pass
to
execution
,
and
so
taking
off
the
vail
,
she
displaies
Tyranny
in
its
colours
;
and
now
begins
with
a
new
Oath
,
Great
discontent
at
a
new
Oath
.
which
she
offers
to
all
the
Netherlands
;
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
and
Earl
Hoochstraten
refuse
it
,
the
Earl
Horne
retires
to
his
Castle
of
Waert
:
This
ominous
presage
,
like
a
cloud
overshadows
the
whole
Countrey
,
as
well
as
the
mindes
of
the
poor
Netherlanders
.
Affairs
being
thus
drawn
to
the
very
dregs
of
mallice
,
and
bloody
Tyranny
,
she
now
breathes
forth
most
direfull
revenge
,
acting
a
cruel
●ragedy
on
the
Theatre
of
the
poor
Netherlands
;
so
adding
fue●●
to
the
enraged
will
of
the
King
of
Spain
,
she
causes
all
she
knew
was
in
the
late
Tumult
to
be
hanged
:
But
the
most
vallorous
of
the
Protestants
kept
their
Troops
in
fields
,
but
they
receive
a
defeat
:
Another
Tumult
in
Antwerp
arises
.
The
Confederate
Gentlemen
,
having
little
hopes
,
and
finding
their
expectations
shipwrack't
in
these
turbulent
storms
and
billows
of
confusion
,
leave
all
in
despair
;
yet
submit
to
Gods
will
,
waiting
the
event
of
time
.
Liberty
is
now
given
to
preach
in
Amsterdam
;
The
like
is
desired
of
the
Dutchess
,
by
way
of
Petition
,
for
Antwerp
,
which
she
will
not
hearken
to
,
much
less
grant
;
and
the
liberty
of
Amsterdam
is
put
out
,
which
proved
only
like
lightning
before
death
.
The
Prince
of
Orange
seeing
the
Nobles
unconstant
,
and
little
hopes
of
any
good
to
be
done
,
for
want
of
power
in
those
that
had
a
resolution
,
and
resolution
in
those
that
wanted
not
power
;
he
therefore
with
a
train
of
many
Gentlemen
,
departs
from
Antwerp
,
and
retires
to
his
Countrey
of
Nassaw
,
that
during
these
torrents
of
combustions
,
and
tempestuous
storms
of
rapid
Tyranny
,
he
hoped
(
since
he
could
not
mend
it
)
to
cast
Anchor
in
his
own
Countrey
,
The
Prince
of
Orange
retires
to
his
Castle
.
where
he
resolves
for
a
time
to
sit
down
in
privacy
,
as
in
a
safe
and
secure
Harbour
:
Also
advises
the
Gentlemen
to
do
so
,
or
stand
on
their
defence
against
the
treacherous
cruelty
,
and
bloody
Tyranny
intended
by
the
King
,
a
gainst
their
Lives
,
Estates
and
Liberties
:
further
saying
to
the
Earl
Egmont
(
who
came
to
take
his
leave
)
That
seeing
he
would
not
resolve
with
him
and
others
,
to
stop
the
entry
of
the
Duke
of
Alva
into
the
Netherlands
(
who
was
then
in
Italy
)
as
it
had
been
propounded
in
the
Assembly
at
Deuremonde
;
That
he
should
therefore
be
the
Bridge
,
whereon
the
Spaniards
should
first
march
,
to
plant
their
Tyranny
in
these
parts
.
The
Governess
now
gives
strict
charge
to
prosecute
the
Inquisition
,
Strict
charge
for
Persecution
.
and
perfecute
the
Protestants
in
all
the
Provinces
.
The
Protestants
,
to
satisfie
the
world
,
that
might
afterwards
discourse
of
these
transfactions
,
did
print
an
Apology
,
to
justifie
the
Nobles
and
people
.
Now
comes
the
unwish't
monster
,
The
bloody
D.
of
Alva
begins
with
fire
and
sword
.
the
Bloody
Duke
of
Alva
,
into
the
Netherlands
,
whereby
he
puts
all
hopes
out
of
doubt
,
exchanging
Courtship
for
commands
,
stifles
all
expectations
of
Liberty
,
and
puts
all
in
a
flame
of
blood
and
cruelty
;
as
if
no
other
blood
did
run
in
his
veins
,
but
what
he
was
resolved
to
mix
with
no
less
then
Millions
of
Protestants
:
He
foams
and
rages
,
letting
loose
the
reins
of
a
bloody
minde
;
the
direfull
effects
whereof
were
too
sadly
felt
,
by
the
poor
Protestants
of
the
Netherlands
;
creating
actions
so
barbarously
cruel
,
that
they
swell
above
the
bounds
and
banks
of
a
short
History
,
and
stand
no
less
recorded
to
his
eternal
infamy
.
He
first
shews
himself
a
mortall
and
inveterate
enemy
to
the
Nobility
,
therefore
he
begins
and
proceeds
with
fire
and
sword
against
all
his
opposites
;
he
levels
mountains
of
difficulties
,
to
attain
to
his
bloody
purposes
,
makes
mole-hils
of
the
Alps
,
and
destroys
them
too
,
making
all
his
opposites
and
those
that
submit
,
alike
feel
of
his
cruelty
;
makes
them
lie
levell
to
assaults
of
baseness
and
treachery
;
his
cruelties
make
no
difference
betwixt
the
deserving
and
most
vile
;
the
bad
finde
alike
mercy
with
the
good
,
he
seemeth
to
be
born
an
enemy
to
mankinde
.
The
Earl
Egmont
meets
him
,
but
paies
for
his
confidence
in
the
end
;
at
first
sight
the
Duke
cries
,
Behold
that
great
Lutheran
.
He
tyrannizes
after
an
inhumane
manner
,
he
marches
no
snails
pace
in
blood
and
villany
,
nor
is
the
blood
he
sheds
fordable
,
but
like
a
still
and
deep
river
,
through
which
we
may
properly
say
a
man
must
not
pass
without
great
hazard
;
None
of
the
Councell
of
Estates
are
admitted
in
Court
,
he
imprisons
and
execures
with
exquisite
torments
,
all
sorts
of
those
he
reckoned
enemies
or
Protestants
,
which
makes
many
choose
a
voluntary
Exile
,
taking
it
as
a
mercy
that
they
had
escaped
the
Devils
Paw
.
Their
goods
he
confiscates
,
if
they
come
not
in
to
redeem
them
with
their
lives
;
The
lamentable
misery
of
the
poor
Netherlands
.
and
to
such
as
run
this
hazard
,
he
gives
no
time
for
second
,
thoughts
,
but
as
speedily
,
as
surely
,
they
suffer
death
by
Fire
,
Water
,
Ditches
,
Gibbets
,
Sword
,
and
sundry
Torments
:
Nothing
to
be
seen
throughout
this
sad
Countrey
,
but
Stakes
,
Wheels
,
Gibbets
,
and
lamentable
objects
of
pity
,
the
cries
of
poor
Orphans
and
Widows
,
for
Fathers
and
Husbands
,
their
goods
confiscate
,
their
sons
glad
to
live
in
Woods
,
their
daughters
ravisht
,
leading
a
deplorable
life
:
And
thus
stood
the
state
of
the
poor
Netherlands
,
pitied
by
all
,
but
aided
by
none
,
Tyranny
having
set
up
his
standard
,
cruelly
raging
like
the
curled
waves
of
a
turbulent
sea
:
The
Earls
of
Egmont
and
Horne
,
are
prisoners
,
many
other
persons
of
quality
secured
:
Infinite
numbers
fly
to
England
,
Germany
,
East-country
,
&c.
A
Commission
is
issued
ou●
for
apprehending
the
Prince
of
Orange
;
He
returns
answer
in
a
learned
and
wise
Declaration
:
Thus
did
the
Devil
blow
the
coals
of
the
Duke
of
Al●a's
ambition
and
displeasure
,
to
a
flame
,
which
scorched
all
the
poor
Protestants
,
and
made
the
whole
Netherlands
so
tremble
,
as
the
adjacent
Countries
,
like
an
Earthquake
,
reel'd
at
the
shake
thereof
.
Articles
by
the
Inquifition
breathed
out
against
all
the
Netherlands
.
To
make
this
Countrey
swell
with
misery
and
cruelty
,
even
till
it
burst
;
or
as
if
the
poor
Netherlands
breath'd
no
other
air
but
its
own
misfortunes
:
The
Inquisitors
pronounce
against
all
the
Netherlands
,
these
following
Articles
,
on
the
16th
of
February
1568.
which
was
ten
daies
after
confirmed
by
the
King
,
and
is
as
followeth
:
The
most
sacred
Office
of
the
Inquisition
,
These
Articles
were
made
by
the
Inquisition
of
Sp.
and
purposed
to
be
put
in
execution
in
the
Netherlands
.
so
often
attempted
in
the
Netherlands
by
his
Majesty
,
and
hindered
untill
this
time
,
shall
be
instituted
and
advanced
by
this
manner
,
which
is
most
expedient
.
1.
They
must
perswade
the
Emperour
,
being
gone
astray
,
and
wickedly
confederatep
with
Hereticks
,
that
he
resign
his
Kingdoms
unto
his
Son
,
with
the
whole
administration
of
the
Netherlands
.
2.
That
the
Emperour
with
his
two
sisters
,
having
given
over
all
affairs
,
leaving
the
Netherlands
,
shall
retire
into
Spain
to
us
,
being
assured
that
they
shall
never
return
more●
to
do
any
harm
.
3.
These
being
dispatcht
,
we
must
also
draw
the
King
to
us
,
and
keep
him
for
ever
,
that
he
part
not
,
and
not
suffer
any
Flemings
to
have
access
or
conference
with
him
.
4.
That
the
King
write
unto
,
and
command
the
Clergy
of
the
Netherlands
,
that
with
the
Inquisition
,
they
should
accept
of
fifteen
new
Bishops
,
the
which
should
be
free
from
all
secular
Jurisdiction
,
yea
in
cases
of
Treason
.
Ob
bloo●y
wretches
,
that
no
impieties
will
stop
the
career
of
their
cruelties
!
5.
The
subjects
of
the
Netherlands
,
through
their
malice
and
waiwardness
,
will
revolt
and
move
seditions
and
tumults
to
all
,
but
to
our
company
.
6.
The
Princes
and
Noblemen
,
Heads
and
Authors
of
this
Faction
with
the
subjects
,
must
be
taken
away
,
and
others
reduc't
unto
reason
.
7.
Oh
detestable
villanies
!
They
shall
hire
at
our
charges
,
thieves
,
and
spoylers
of
Churches
and
Images
,
whose
offences
shall
be
by
all
the
world
imputed
to
the
Rebels
,
by
some
subtill
means
,
and
so
we
shall
vanquish
them
.
8.
That
all
Negotiations
,
Liberties
and
Priviledges
shall
be
rooted
out
,
and
that
all
be
reduced
to
extream
pov●rty
,
whereby
the
Realm
shall
be
permanent
for
us
.
9.
No
man
of
all
those
Countries
(
except
he
be
of
our
Faction
)
shall
be
held
worthy
to
live
,
and
finally
all
to
be
rooted
out
,
and
all
Goods
,
Possessions
,
Arts
and
Trades
,
and
all
Order
to
be
taken
away
,
untill
there
may
be
a
new
Realm
,
and
a
new
People
.
10.
In
this
action
,
the
wise
and
valiant
Duke
of
Alva
shall
be
imployed
in
person
,
whereas
any
other
(
were
he
of
the
Blood
Royall
,
or
a
Prince
should
be
of
no
esteem
)
so
as
being
suspected
,
yea
in
the
sinailest
matters
,
they
must
be
dispatch't
.
11.
No
Contracts
,
Rights
,
Promises
,
Donations
,
Oathes
,
Priviledges
,
and
solemn
Assertions
of
the
Netherlands
,
shall
be
of
any
force
for
the
inhabitants
,
as
being
guilty
of
high
Treason
.
12.
But
above
all
,
they
must
be
carefull
,
that
in
such
grave
matters
of
so
great
importance
,
they
proceed
not
suddenly
,
and
with
violence
,
but
moderately
and
with
good
order
,
to
the
end
that
the
Princes
,
Nobles
,
and
subjects
may
mutiny
,
and
that
one
may
persecute
another
,
so
that
the
executioner
may
fall
into
the
snare
,
for
there
is
not
in
Christendom
a
more
foolish
and
indiscreet
Nation
,
nor
that
is
more
easily
abused
,
then
is
the
Flemish
,
God
punishing
their
Infidelity
by
this
means
.
These
are
the
Articles
agreed
on
by
the
Inquisitors
,
to
be
presented
to
his
Majesty
,
for
consent
,
and
was
sent
out
of
Spain
,
in
Latine
,
to
James
Hassell
,
Attourney
Generall
of
Flanders
,
and
afterwards
Councellor
of
the
Troubles
,
and
were
found
(
written
by
his
own
hand
translated
into
French
)
amongst
his
Papers
in
Gaud
,
when
he
was
taken
prisoner
,
and
afterwards
hanged
,
without
the
Town
in
the
year
of
Christ
,
157●
.
This
Sentence
following
was
made
by
the
Inquisition
against
the
whole
Netherlands
,
and
Signed
by
the
King
of
Spain
.
THe
Office
of
the
most
Holy
and
Sacred
Inquisition
,
The
sentence
of
the
Inquisitors
against
the
whole
Netherlands
.
required
by
the
presence
of
his
Royall
Majesty
to
resolve
upon
the
most
abominable
defection
,
Apostasie
and
Heresie
,
committed
by
his
Majesties
Subjects
of
the
Netherlands
;
having
viewed
and
diligently
examined
his
Majesties
Information
thereupon
,
having
also
seen
the
Letters
,
muniments
and
documents
,
authenticall
and
worthy
of
credit
,
added
to
the
said
information
,
by
the
Officers
of
the
Holy
Inquisition
sent
into
the
Netherlands
:
They
say
and
resolve
,
so
farre
as
their
Theologicall
profession
and
conscience
can
advise
them
,
That
all
and
every
subject
of
the
Netherlands
,
and
the
whole
body
thereof
,
(
except
such
as
are
especially
noted
in
the
Information
)
as
well
in
respect
of
those
that
are
publick
and
manifest
Apostates
,
Hereticks
,
and
fallen
from
God
,
and
our
Holy
Church
,
and
the
commandment
of
the
Catholick
King
and
their
Obedience
,
as
of
such
,
as
counterfeiting
themselves
to
be
Catholicks
,
have
not
done
their
duties
,
whereunto
,
and
to
God
,
and
to
his
Majesty
,
for
the
respect
of
the
Catholick
Religion
,
and
the
Oath
taken
by
them
,
they
are
bound
to
resist
,
with
all
their
force
and
might
,
the
publick
and
apparent
Apostates
,
Hereticks
,
and
Seditions
persons
,
and
to
hinder
their
damnable
and
wicked
factions
,
the
which
in
the
beginning
of
the
troubles
and
tumults
had
been
easily
done
,
without
any
great
difficulty
,
but
contrary
wise
,
have
forborn
from
that
godly
and
holy
resistance
,
and
therefore
deserve
to
be
esteemed
and
reputed
favourers
and
adherents
to
those
publick
and
manifest
Apostates
,
Hereticks
and
Seditious
.
Such
also
as
among
the
Nobility
,
and
in
the
subjects
names
,
presenting
Petitions
,
and
Admonitions
against
the
most
holy
Inquisition
,
have
cunningly
inflamed
and
incensed
the
Hereticks
,
Apostates
and
Seditious
and
therefore
all
guilty
of
High
Treason
,
in
the
highest
degree
.
So
said
and
resolved
in
the
City
of
Madrill
,
&c.
Thus
were
the
poor
Netherlands
intended
to
be
destroyed
,
by
deep
fetcht
policy
,
even
raked
out
of
hell
.
The
world
may
here
●aste
a
piece
of
the
fruit
that
grows
in
the
Inquisition
:
I
fear
I
have
transgressed
in
this
Epitomy
of
the
Netherlands
miseries
,
but
I
hope
it
will
not
be
reputed
so
by
the
courteous
Reader
;
I
shall
now
conclude
without
a
Comment
on
this
Sentence
and
Articles
of
the
Inquisition
,
only
shewing
some
few
,
yet
great
cruelties
of
the
Bloody
Duke
,
and
Don
Frederick
his
son
.
This
bloody
and
raging
Tyrant
,
Great
murthers
and
cruelties
.
cuts
off
the
Heads
of
eighteen
Gentlemen
on
Sandhill
at
Brussels
,
amongst
whom
was
two
Barons
of
Battenbourg
,
both
young
men
,
and
much
pitied
and
bewailed
by
all
,
but
this
Tyrant
:
Whilst
some
died
at
the
stake
for
Religion
,
with
great
courage
and
constancy
,
the
drums
are
commanded
to
beat
,
that
they
might
not
be
heard
speak
:
The
next
day
he
puts
to
death
the
Seigniors
of
Villers
,
and
Dhuy
,
with
Quentin
,
Benoyt
,
and
Cornelius
of
Mee
Minister
;
afterwards
also
the
Seigniors
,
Antonio
van
Stralen
,
and
John
of
Cassenbroot
,
who
because
he
was
Counsellour
to
the
Earl
Egmont
,
they
torture
him
almost
in
pieces
.
The
Earl
Egmont
,
Earl
Egmont
and
Horn
beheaded
.
and
Horn
are
also
beheaded
most
traiterously
,
pitied
by
all
,
but
none
could
help
them
:
in
whose
deaths
was
lively
demonstrated
,
that
a
little
leaven
of
new
distast
,
commonly
sowrs
the
whole
lump
of
former
merits
;
for
they
that
faithfully
acted
for
the
King
to
his
advantage
,
and
their
own
honour
,
yet
might
(
if
they
would
have
been
disloyall
)
shined
through
the
lustre
of
a
Generall
Libetty
,
to
their
poor
Countrey
,
but
God
in
his
Wisdom
had
otherwise
determined
to
his
own
glory
.
Don
Frederick
,
D.
d'
Alva's
son
as
cruel
as
his
father
.
sonne
to
this
bloody
Duke
D'
Alva
,
proves
himself
an
inheriter
of
his
Fathers
cruell
nature
,
who
being
a
man
of
an
early
,
as
well
as
an
unplacable
malice
,
does
at
Zupten
,
destroy
all
he
can
,
as
well
children
as
virgins
and
godly
Matrons
.
At
Naerden
,
contrary
to
Covenant
,
(
but
equal
to
his
barbarous
and
inhumane
spirit
of
cruelty
and
blood
)
he
commands
all
to
Assemble
in
the
Hospitall
Chappell
,
Murther
and
ravishments
is
Spanish
mercies
.
murthers
all
the
men
with
variety
of
cruelties
,
the
women
of
all
degrees
ravished
,
and
then
Massacred
;
children
their
throats
cut
,
tying
many
to
posts
of
houses
,
then
set
fire
,
burning
them
alive
;
none
escaped
this
fury
,
and
to
compleat
all
,
the
Town
is
razed
to
the
foundation
.
Harlem
is
besieged
,
brought
to
extream
necessity
;
and
with
fourty
thousand
Florins
redeem
their
Liberty
,
yet
Don
Frederick
imprisons
Bourgers
,
Souldiers
,
and
Women
,
whilst
the
bloody
Spaniards
pillage
and
ransack
their
houses
:
next
day
is
three
hundred
Walloons
hanged
,
and
murthered
,
with
Captain
Riperda
and
his
Lieutenant
.
A
Godly
Minister
hanged
,
another
beheaded
.
Reverend
Mr
Stemback
a
godly
Minister
of
the
Gospel
is
hanged
,
five
hundred
fourty
seven
souldiers
drowned
and
murthered
,
Mr
Symon
Symonson
Minister
beheaded
,
English
and
Scots
murthered
;
and
before
the
Hospitall-door
are
all
the
poor
sick
and
wounded
souls
beheaded
,
many
starved
to
death
.
Infinite
cruelties
might
be
enumerated
,
were
it
not
that
this
would
swell
to
a
Volum
beyond
the
precincts
of
an
Abridgement
:
He
is
not
well
skil'd
in
the
Netherlandish
History
,
whose
ignorance
has
kept
him
from
the
knowledge
hereof
:
Much
blood
has
been
lost
in
the
Netherlands
to
secure
their
consciences
from
(
this
Mortarpiece
of
cruelty
and
blood
)
the
horrid
Inquisition
.
After
greater
storms
of
combustions
then
I
can
enumerate
,
did
the
poor
Netherlands
sayl
through
,
as
may
be
read
at
large
in
the
Generall
History
;
they
had
often
been
bridled
yet
were
not
well
back't
,
and
therefore
as
not
used
to
so
strong
a
curb
,
they
often
essaied
to
throw
their
Tyrannical
Riders
,
yet
were
beat
into
moderation
,
and
had
traces
fixed
to
their
unwilling
mindes
,
thereby
to
force
them
to
the
King
of
Spain
,
and
the
Inquisitors
pace
;
yet
at
length
by
the
good
hand
of
an
uncontroulable
Providence
,
they
cast
off
all
yoaks
of
bondage
and
slavery
;
so
that
the
General
Estates
of
the
united
Provinces
of
Holland
,
Vtrect
,
The
Netherlands
declare
against
the
K.
of
Sp.
&
revolt
from
his
tyranny
.
Guelders
,
Zupten
,
Zealand
,
Overyssell
,
Friseland
and
Groeuingen
,
take
upon
them
their
own
preservation
,
in
the
Government
thereof
;
before
which
,
they
declare
the
King
of
S●ain
to
be
fallen
from
the
Seigniory
thereof
,
by
a
solemn
Edict
;
therefore
they
abjure
him
,
break
his
Seals
,
absolve
the
Netherlanders
of
their
Oath
,
making
a
new
one
,
to
which
they
swear
Obedience
to
the
Estates
,
and
preservation
of
their
own
Liberties
.
The
King
of
Spain
publickly
proffers
a
large
summe
of
money
to
any
that
shall
kill
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
A
Reward
offered
by
the
K.
of
Sp.
to
destroy
the
P.
of
Orange
then
Captain
Generall
of
the
united
Provinces
;
a
Prince
concluded
on
,
in
the
Spanish
Court
,
to
be
a
great
hinderance
to
their
progress
of
Tyranny
,
and
thought
of
great
purpose
to
be
laid
aside
,
by
a
homicide
,
or
any
way
,
so
done
:
About
this
time
it
happens
out
,
that
a
rich
Merchant
in
Antwerp
,
Gasper
de
Anastro
,
felt
his
estate
decaying
,
to
uphold
which
,
he
promised
hopes
if
he
could
purchase
this
reward
,
to
destroy
this
Protector
of
the
●rotestants
,
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
he
reveals
his
purpose
to
Valentine
of
Pardeiu
,
Seigniour
of
La
Moit
Governour
of
Graveling
,
he
reveals
his
minde
also
to
his
Accountkeeper
,
who
pitied
his
estate
,
but
refuses
his
proffer
;
he
having
a
boy
his
servant
also
,
named
Jaan
Jauvergui
,
alias
Joanille
,
a
desperate
villain
,
and
resolute
to
do
mischief
,
refuse
,
not
the
proffer
;
the
time
and
manner
prefixed
,
Anastro
retires
from
Antwerp
to
La
Motte
at
Graveling
:
on
the
way
he
writes
word
back
to
Joanille
,
Not
to
fail
to
put
two
rounds
,
and
to
take
measure
behinde
,
i.e.
charge
with
two
bullets
,
and
do
execution
behind
in
the
head
.
Peter
Timmerman
a
Jacobin
Friar
,
confesses
him
,
and
promises
he
shall
go
invisible
,
giving
him
certain
characters
in
paper
,
and
bones
of
Frogs
,
which
were
found
in
his
pocket
,
with
sundry
conjurations
,
written
in
Tables
;
this
Monk
accompanies
him
to
the
stairs
of
the
Castle
,
gives
him
his
benediction
and
departs
;
The
shot
with
a
Pistoll
:
The
Agentslain
.
the
boy
takes
his
opportunity
,
shoots
the
Prince
in
the
throat
,
as
he
was
shewing
to
the
Earl
of
Navall
the
cruelties
of
the
Spaniards
,
wrought
in
Tapistry
f●
The
boy
is
thrust
through
with
a
Halbert
and
dies
.
The
Prince
recovers
through
Gods
goodness
:
Another
Plot
is
laid
for
his
life
by
a
French-man
,
who
is
drawn
to
pieces
alive
by
four
horses
in
Paris
.
At
last
one
Baltazar
Gerard
waiting
with
pretence
to
have
a
Pass
Signed
,
shot
the
Prince
through
the
body
,
The
Prince
is
shot
:
His
last
words
.
who
feeling
the
hurt
,
spake
only
these
words
,
Oh
my
God
,
take
pity
of
my
soul
,
I
am
sore
wounded
:
My
God
,
Take
pity
of
my
soul
,
and
of
this
poor
people
;
which
no
sooner
said
,
but
he
began
to
stagger
:
The
Countess
of
Swartzenbourg
his
sister
,
asked
him
in
High
Dutch
,
if
he
did
not
recommend
his
soul
to
Jesus
Christ
our
Saviour
,
who
answered
Yea
,
which
were
the
last
words
he
said
.
He
stands
on
Record
for
a
most
Wise
,
Constant
,
and
Vertuous
Prince
;
and
to
speak
in
the
character
of
his
merit
,
is
beyond
the
task
of
my
weakness
:
only
this
,
all
men
knew
him
to
be
a
person
of
such
renown
and
worth
,
that
future
times
will
remember
as
a
debt
due
to
the
memory
of
Vertue
and
Honour
;
the
first
of
which
he
past
through
,
ere
he
reacht
the
last
:
and
captious
envy
it self
,
stands
mute
(
even
in
his
enemies
)
at
his
great
accomplishments
of
true
worth
.
The
murtherer
speeds
away
,
but
is
apprehended
,
to
whom
one
of
the
Princes
servants
said
,
Thou
art
a
wicked
traytor
,
he
answers
boldly
,
he
was
none
,
he
had
done
the
commandment
of
the
King
of
Spain
his
Master
.
He
was
executed
with
great
torments
,
though
short
of
his
crime
and
villany
,
yet
died
most
desperatly
,
smiling
in
the
midst
of
his
torments
.
To
recount
the
troubles
,
miseries
,
devastations
and
bloody
cruelties
committed
on
these
poor
people
of
the
Netherlands
,
would
pass
my
purpose
and
power
;
I
have
already
exceeded
the
bounds
and
limits
of
my
first
resolutions
,
yet
hope
it
will
not
prove
amiss
to
my
aim
,
being
principally
to
shew
what
miseries
it
pleased
the
Lord
to
let
this
afflicted
and
distressed
people
undergo
,
and
all
in
resisting
this
bloody
Inquisition
,
a
thing
so
abominated
by
all
,
and
that
on
just
grounds
,
as
it
's
a
wonder
to
me
,
that
the
Lord
suffers
them
to
live
,
or
that
the
earth
should
not
be
unhinged
,
with
the
heavy
load
of
their
monstrous
impieties
;
but
Gods
paths
are
unsearchable
,
and
his
waies
past
finding
out
.
The
Lord
will
at
last
I
hope
confound
the
supporters
thereof
in
their
own
cruelties
,
that
the
pit
they
dig
for
others
,
they
may
fall
into
themselves
.
What
Protestant
cannot
say
,
he
rejoyces
to
see
the
Netherlands
thus
redeemed
from
such
a
Yoak
of
Bondage
?
it
's
worth
the
perusall
to
see
,
how
in
the
Duke
of
Alva's
time
,
the
revolt
of
many
places
of
consequence
,
whereof
Enchusen
had
the
preheminence
to
lead
the
Van
,
as
an
example
of
Freedom
and
Liberty
to
all
the
rest
.
Let
us
view
a
few
of
this
great
Dukes
cruelties
,
even
beyond
paralell
:
that
as
it
is
said
of
the
Roman
Emperour
Caligula
,
He
never
spared
man
in
his
rage
;
so
was
it
with
this
monster
of
men
;
as
Lions
are
known
by
their
claws
,
and
cocks
by
their
spurs
,
so
he
by
his
Tyranny
,
by
his
infinite
murthers
,
An
unheard
of
piece
of
cruelty
.
being
the
perpetuall
tormentor
of
vertue
where
ever
he
found
it
;
He
caused
a
piece
of
the
greatest
cruelty
to
be
done
on
a
Gentleman
,
that
ever
I
read
of
,
whom
he
chained
to
the
stake
,
and
encompassed
with
a
gentle
fire
at
a
distance
,
the
Spaniards
sporting
themselves
therewith
(
like
Indians
about
their
fires
)
turning
him
about
like
a
poor
beast
,
which
great
and
unheard
of
villany
was
committed
till
the
Officers
,
pitying
his
languishing
tortures
and
pain
,
thrust
him
through
,
contrary
to
the
purpose
of
the
Duke
and
bloody
Priests
.
He
caused
execution
to
be
done
on
Noblemen
and
persons
of
quality
,
by
abject
and
vile
fellowe
:
and
yet
not
satiated
with
blood
and
cruelties
committed
on
Nobles
,
Gentlemen
,
and
Merchants
,
by
tortures
and
banishments
;
but
using
those
that
committed
their
safety
to
his
mercy
,
with
as
much
cruelty
as
is
imaginable
,
that
all
Princes
pitied
their
deplorable
and
sad
condition
,
being
ranscokt
,
spoild
,
ruin'd
,
expel'd
,
destroy'd
imprison'd
,
chained
,
banished
,
burned
,
hanged
,
beheaded
,
broke
on
wheels
,
hanged
alive
by
the
feet
,
with
horrible
and
incredible
tortures
;
racking
and
murthering
so
many
Nobles
and
Gentlemen
,
as
to
say
a
few
,
were
to
rob
him
of
the
glory
of
his
cruelties
;
and
not
so
,
but
young
and
old
,
poor
and
rich
,
orphans
and
widows
,
such
infinite
numbers
of
all
sexes
and
conditions
,
suffered
the
rage
of
his
tyranny
,
as
it
seemed
like
that
Roman
Emperours
wish
,
that
Rome
had
but
one
neck
,
the
people
of
the
Netherlands
one
throat
,
to
be
cut
by
the
sharp
razor
of
his
bloody
minde
.
He
once
boasted
,
That
in
the
space
of
six
years
,
he
had
executed
by
course
of
Justice
,
eighteen
thousand
men
;
yet
the
President
of
his
Councell
said
he
spoiled
the
Netherlands
with
too
much
mercy
.
Let
all
the
world
stand
amazed
at
Popish
and
Spanish
cruelties
and
blood
:
Could
it
be
accounted
mercy
,
when
a
man
could
not
be
master
of
his
goods
,
life
,
or
daughters
chastity
,
but
all
must
bend
under
the
yoak
of
their
villanies
,
and
deboist
impieties
?
Nobility
,
Riches
,
Honour
,
nor
no
kinde
of
worth
could
priviledge
it
's
access
to
any
kinde
of
pity
or
civillity
.
He
suborned
witnesses
to
swear
what
he
commanded
.
The
burning
of
many
Towns
are
yet
fresh
in
remembrance
:
130
Bourgers
murthered
in
Brussels
,
and
60
in
Gaud
.
One
hundred
and
thirty
Bourgers
are
murthered
at
one
time
in
Brussels
:
and
in
Gaud
sixty
Bourgers
,
with
great
number
of
men
and
women
to
boot
.
In
Ypre
,
at
the
execution
of
a
Minister
,
there
was
twenty
two
Bourgers
shot
and
murthered
;
at
Dornick
many
slain
:
Miserable
were
the
murthers
of
many
poor
Innocent
Protestants
in
Harlem
and
Naerden
;
when
the
City
was
surrendred
on
terms
of
life
,
he
let
some
Bourgers
and
Souldiers
starve
to
death
,
unworthily
saying
,
He
gave
his
promise
for
their
lives
,
but
not
to
give
them
meat
:
He
made
Bourgers
Pioneers
,
on
purpose
to
be
slain
;
the
children
of
this
distressed
people
used
to
be
affrighted
by
their
parents
at
the
naming
of
the
Duke
of
Alva
,
such
were
his
abominable
and
detestable
courses
:
Thus
he
wallowed
with
the
swine
,
in
the
filth
of
his
own
cruel
nature
,
and
surfeited
on
the
pride
of
his
full
content
,
drinking
the
blood
of
poor
Christians
,
like
Nector
and
Ambrosia
.
I
'le
conclude
all
with
some
verses
made
of
as
great
a
Tyrant
as
himself
,
if
possible
,
which
in
my
judgement
will
fitly
resemble
some
part
of
his
ravenous
disposition
and
nature
to
the
life
.
Let
's
imagine
his
cruelties
to
breath
thus
,
I
love
at
leasure
favours
to
bestow
,
And
tickle
men
,
by
dropping
kindness
slow
:
But
my
revenge
,
I
in
one
instant
spend
;
That
moment
which
begins
it
,
doth
it
end
.
Half
doing
undoes
many
;
'T
is
a
sin
Not
to
be
soundly
sinfull
,
to
begin
And
tire
:
I
le
do
the
work
;
they
strike
in
vain
,
Who
strike
so
,
as
the
strucken
may
complain
.
These
,
these
were
a
part
of
the
cruelties
committed
on
the
poor
Netherlands
;
thus
by
the
violence
,
and
exquisite
methods
of
cunning
and
deceitfull
wickedness
,
these
poor
people
were
forced
to
follow
the
funerall
of
their
own
Liberties
,
God
having
decreed
that
Country
to
be
the
Randevouz
of
their
own
misfortunes
.
This
great
Tyrant
(
it
's
true
)
died
in
peace
,
(
a
wonder
)
but
the
great
Judge
of
heaven
and
earth
,
sometimes
asswages
his
present
judgements
,
to
greaten
their
future
damnation
;
their
punishments
are
forborn
in
this
,
that
they
may
prove
more
perdurable
in
another
world
.
Now
let
the
whole
world
stand
and
prepare
their
astenishment
,
at
such
a
Religion
as
stands
on
so
bloody
a
Basis
,
as
the
ruine
of
thousands
of
Protestants
.
That
such
cruelty
should
reside
or
lodge
in
men
professing
Christianity
:
What
is
thought
bad
enough
to
advance
Popery
?
Murthers
,
Treacheries
,
Plots
,
Perjuries
:
What
so
cruel
,
blasphemous
and
bloody
?
What
so
unnaturall
among
men
,
and
criminall
before
God
,
which
they
stumble
at
?
if
it
may
but
advance
them
one
step
to
their
barbarous
desires
;
if
they
can
but
accomplish
their
own
ends
,
though
they
make
Religion
and
Holiness
a
Baud
to
their
wickedness
.
Thus
have
I
endeavoured
(
I
hope
without
breaking
of
gaps
,
or
going
out
of
the
road
of
Method
)
succinctly
,
and
in
brief
,
to
lay
open
the
occasions
of
these
sad
miseries
of
the
poor
Netherlanders
,
with
their
just
revolt
from
the
King
of
Spain
,
and
hereafter
,
as
well
as
now
,
do
I
wish
they
may
prove
,
not
only
a
thorn
in
his
side
,
but
a
stake
in
the
hedge
of
all
good
Protestants
,
against
the
Tyranny
and
blood
of
Popery
:
They
need
not
now
be
afraid
of
the
Spanish
threats
,
who
seemed
to
be
like
that
insulting
brag
of
the
Grand
Seigniour
,
who
hearing
of
their
success
against
Spain
,
said
,
If
they
troubled
him
as
they
did
the
Spaniard
,
he
would
send
an
Army
with
shovels
and
pick-axes
;
and
hurl
it
into
the
imbraces
of
the
merciless
Sea
.
But
blessed
be
God
,
that
has
set
them
free
from
such
empty
vaunts
of
the
one
,
and
real
cruelties
of
the
other
:
I
wish
their
thankfulness
may
alwaies
be
perspicuous
,
through
their
humble
remembrance
,
and
that
as
God
hath
tumbled
down
their
Towring
enemies
,
and
calm●d
the
raging
billows
of
Spanish
pride
,
so
may
they
know
what
it
is
to
enjoy
such
a
sweet
and
miraculous
deliverance
,
and
learn
to
improve
the
advantages
thereof
to
the
Glory
of
the
Eternall
God
.
I
shall
now
proceed
to
the
principall
task
of
this
Book
,
and
shew
the
way
and
manner
of
proceeding
in
this
School
of
Diabolicall
cruelties
,
the
bloody
Inquisition
;
the
manner
●f
Summoning
,
Accusing
,
Condemning
and
●xecution
,
with
their
execrable
torments
,
●nd
bloody
usage
of
poor
Christians
;
with
what
injustice
and
cruelties
,
even
to
be
abhorred
by
all
that
know
what
't
is
to
be
compassionate
,
that
bear
or
countenance
the
name
of
Christianity
;
the
greatness
of
their
wicked
villanies
,
being
almost
as
impossible
,
as
innumerable
.
But
I
winde
up
with
the
good
wish
of
a
known
Author
;
That
all
may
see
these
rocks
of
perdition
,
and
avoid
them
,
detest
Tyranny
,
though
under
a
most
specious
covert
,
and
nauseate
sin
,
though
robed
in
successes
and
Triumphs
:
is
my
quotidian
prayer
.
CHAPTER
IV
.
WE
may
justly
account
(
courteous
Reader
)
those
great
enormities
,
cruel
Butcheries
and
impieties
of
the
Netherlands
,
to
be
Cedars
of
an
inferiour
growth
,
if
we
make
comparison
with
this
piece
of
horrour
,
the
Inquisition
of
Spain
:
And
indeed
there
are
no
examples
favourable
to
these
so
great
and
inhumane
cruelties
:
Wickedness
in
it self
,
who
can
excuse
or
plead
for
?
the
devils
themselves
will
not
,
yet
will
these
bloody
villains
of
the
Inquisition
:
Here
they
turn
injustice
into
a
Law
,
The
manner
of
Apprehending
and
examination
at
first
summons
.
and
make
sanctity
patronize
their
unparalell'd
villany
.
Upon
information
given
against
any
,
(
though
for
never
so
small
a
matter
)
the
Inquisitors
proceed
as
follows
.
They
subborn
a
familiar
(
one
that
belongs
to
the
Office
,
and
is
a
lewd
and
wicked
fellow
,
the
dregs
of
vengeance
,
and
messenger
of
hell
,
of
which
this
house
swarms
)
to
lay
wait
to
entrap
him
,
who
purposely
meets
with
this
poor
innocent
soul
,
(
whom
they
mean
to
betray
into
the
pit
of
cruelty
and
perdition
)
and
enters
into
discourse
with
him
,
saying
,
Sir
,
Yesterday
happening
to
be
with
the
Lords
Inquisitors
,
who
discoursing
of
you
,
commanded
me
to
summon
your
appearance
to
morrow
,
at
such
an
hour
:
The
danger
of
deferring
this
particle
of
time
,
is
great
,
therefore
he
is
punctuall
,
and
coming
to
the
place
,
and
at
the
prefixt
time
,
the
porter
advises
them
of
his
appearance
;
he
is
called
in
,
and
demanded
of
the
Commissioners
what
his
desire
is
,
he
acquaints
them
he
was
summon'd
,
they
further
demand
his
name
,
and
business
,
saying
,
We
know
not
whether
it
be
you
we
summoned
,
but
since
you
are
come
,
if
you
have
any
thing
to
inform
this
holy
Court
of
,
concerning
your self
or
any
other
,
't
is
good
to
discharge
your
conscience
:
He
either
answers
,
he
knows
nothing
,
or
else
,
if
simply
or
timerously
he
saies
any
thing
of
himself
,
or
others
,
then
are
they
glad
and
rejoyce
.
The
sord
thus
sounded
they
can
the
better
wade
through
the
depth
of
their
wicked
desires
;
therefore
the
more
to
terrifie
and
affright
him
into
a
snare
,
they
look
one
at
another
,
as
if
they
had
seen
into
his
heart
,
and
espied
what
the
poor
soul
never
thought
of
(
for
God
knows
many
a
poor
creature
is
accused
of
strange
things
,
when
indeed
they
know
as
little
hurt
,
as
they
do
good
)
they
all
at
once
fix
a
terrible
aspect
,
and
fierce
countenance
on
him
,
and
with
wonderfull
earnestness
whisper
,
as
if
Treason
had
been
present
;
so
without
any
more
to
do
,
command
him
to
prison
,
if
the
matter
be
of
moment
.
If
he
chance
to
confess
nothing
,
he
is
dismist
till
better
information
.
So
that
to
say
little
is
the
greatest
security
,
for
they
plot
to
ensnare
him
by
questions
,
for
to
undo
him
is
their
work
.
The
Spanish
Proverb
is
here
of
good
use
;
Talk
much
,
and
erre
much
;
for
silence
is
the
best
safety
,
where
their
questions
are
intanglements
:
and
indeed
in
this
case
it
's
good
to
be
parcimonious
and
frugall
,
disposing
the
tongue
to
the
best
disadvantage
:
Now
all
the
time
of
this
examination
,
the
Informer
is
lying
behinde
some
Tapistry
,
viewing
the
party
,
but
unseen
himself
;
so
that
in
case
the
Lords
Inquisitors
forget
him
,
yet
it
's
his
duty
to
remember
;
and
therefore
if
he
be
an
inhabi●ant
,
they
summon
him
in
two
or
three
moneths
,
but
if
a
stranger
,
his
time
is
cut
sh●r●er
:
These
you
must
understand
(
courteous
Reader
)
are
but
trains
and
introductions
to
what
's
further
intended
.
At
the
next
summons
and
appearance
,
The
second
summons
,
〈◇〉
wherein
is
discovered
their
strange
waies
to
betray
poor
souls
.
they
exhort
him
to
discover
what
he
knows
,
for
(
say
they
)
we
know
you
have
dealt
with
some
suspected
for
Religion
,
which
to
confess
willingly
,
will
be
your
best
freedom
.
So
pray
take
heed
to
your
own
safety
,
a
thing
we
equally
desire
with
your self
,
we
judge
you
so
good
a
Christian
as
that
you
will
endeavour
the
remembrance
of
what
's
past
,
then
shall
we
not
forget
you
in
what
's
to
come
;
for
memory
is
brittle
,
and
soonest
breaks
when
most
trusted
to
and
we
know
you
would
fain
tell
what
you
can
remember
,
concerning
what
we
desire
of
you
;
therefore
pray
call
to
minde
:
But
alas
their
minds
too
much
resemble
that
river
,
which
is
reported
to
be
salt
at
the
bottom
,
but
the
lips
,
the
outward
part
,
is
sweet
and
delectable
;
Oh
painted
sepulchres
!
Just
as
Magistrates
deal
with
obstinate
malefactors
,
endeavour
to
reclaim
them
from
a
second
sin
,
by
perswading
to
confess
the
first
;
so
would
they
perswade
poor
souls
,
to
betray
themselves
,
with
hopes
of
well-doing
,
which
to
do
,
proves
their
inevitable
undoing
,
is
too
swiftly
to
pursue
their
own
ruine
:
They
now
dismiss
him
,
but
not
discharge
him
,
that
his
minde
may
be
perplexed
:
Some
they
forbear
to
summon
for
a
whole
year
;
but
there
must
certainly
in
such
a
case
,
be
some
Officers
appointed
to
haunt
his
ghost
,
where
ever
he
go
,
so
that
he
lies
in
the
bosom
of
his
secrets
,
and
searches
(
as
it
were
)
his
closet
transactions
,
and
all
under
the
covert
and
cloak
of
friendship
,
and
extream
familiarity
,
such
is
their
damnable
hypocrisie
,
that
with
daily
visits
,
they
have
an
eye
over
all
his
actions
,
observing
his
company
,
places
of
resort
,
venturing
as
nigh
intentions
as
humane
policy
can
contrive
;
That
unless
the
Lord
send
his
holy
Angels
to
guard
his
servants
from
these
fetters
and
intanglements
,
't
is
almost
impossible
to
escape
these
traps
of
ruine
.
If
the
Inquisitors
meet
a
man
thus
dismissed
,
they
carry
it
with
great
demonstrations
of
favour
,
and
innate
courtesie
,
and
all
is
to
no
other
purpose
,
then
to
encourage
his
carelesness
,
for
their
cour●●sie
is
baited
with
treachery
,
and
may
be
accounted
no
other
,
then
as
the
Angler
with
the
poor
fish
,
suffer
her
to
play
with
deceitfull
liberty
;
or
as
the
cunning
Cat
with
the
innocent
Mouse
,
give
her
a
secret
nip
,
and
then
with
liberty
that
truccles
under
her
,
lengthens
out
the
date
of
her
life
,
which
lasts
not
,
but
ends
with
misery
;
thus
are
these
poor
souls
handled
,
enjoy
a
liberty
at
an
end
in
the
embrio
,
like
Hebrew
,
where
Finis
is
the
beginning
;
which
to
begin
is
to
runne
to
the
end
;
neither
do
they
dally
so
with
all
their
preys
alike
.
For
their
manner
of
apprehending
any
that
's
accused
,
Their
hypocriticall
way
of
apprchending
with
their
counterfe●●
form
of
justice
to
delude
the
world
,
and
so
sell
poor
souls
,
and
reap
tho
bloody
gains
of
their
estates
the
Bishops
Deputy
of
the
Diocess
is
sent
for
,
making
him
privy
to
the
Depositions
against
the
accused
,
then
they
all
set
their
hands
to
a
Warrant
for
apprehending
him
;
and
this
is
because
the
world
may
be
guld
with
a
little
piece
of
equity
,
as
a
mantle
for
their
impiety
;
pretending
they
would
advise
with
the
Shepherd
,
ere
they
meddle
with
the
Sheep
,
which
(
as
my
Author
saies
)
is
commonly
so
Popishly
ignorant
and
careless
,
as
at
the
Inquisitors
request
,
he
gives
way
to
their
tyranny
over
body
and
goods
,
even
to
the
loss
of
life
to
the
bargain
:
and
now
it
's
so
commonly
used
,
as
it
is
become
customary
and
mercenary
,
only
fitted
to
serve
the
humours
,
and
attend
on
the
lusts
of
these
cruell
Inquisitors
,
thereby
shrowding
their
villanies
under
the
shade
of
Justice
and
an
orderly
proceed
:
For
their
custom
is
to
invite
the
Deputy
to
a
Banquet
,
swallowing
down
the
blood
of
his
poor
Lambs
,
so
that
it
is
a
meer
plot
under
the
name
of
equity
.
Oh
these
bloody
souls
!
What
account
do
they
one
day
think
to
give
to
Jesus
Christ
that
great
Shepherd
?
Nay
sometimes
the
poor
soul
is
apprehended
and
condemned
,
ere
they
send
for
this
Wolvish
Shepherd
,
well
knowing
they
will
not
,
or
dare
not
confront
their
proceedings
,
or
stand
in
the
way
of
their
desires
:
and
in
this
case
they
only
reade
over
the
progress
they
made
,
who
hearing
,
does
also
approve
;
and
thus
is
the
poor
soul
led
to
the
stake
,
or
starved
in
a
prison
,
or
tortured
in
the
slaughtering
house
,
even
as
Sheep
bought
and
sold
at
the
Market
.
If
any
have
the
good
hap
to
escape
before
he
be
apprehended
,
How
they
cunningly
endeavour
to
sind
any
that
escape
.
or
afterwards
,
they
speedily
give
the
searchers
tokens
to
know
him
by
,
and
as
if
that
were
not
enough
,
they
have
his
Picture
drawn
,
and
disperse
severall
thereof
amongst
these
Catch-poles
,
that
in
case
they
never
saw
the
man
,
yet
may
they
with
hopes
,
and
to
good
purpose
search
for
him
.
A
certain
Italian
wounding
an
Officer
of
the
Inquisition
,
fled
to
Rome
,
changed
name
and
apparel
,
these
searchers
by
his
Picture
suspect
him
,
and
suddenly
call
him
by
his
own
name
,
at
which
not
suspecting
the
deceit
,
he
as
suddenly
answered
thereunto
,
and
so
was
caught
in
the
snare
.
Now
besides
,
these
Rogues
will
trace
mens
footsteps
,
as
if
the
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*
Who
doubts
it
?
devil
took
them
by
the
hand
:
Others
will
wait
in
by-paths
,
in
the
dead
of
the
night
,
when
the
least
breath
will
break
the
silent
air
,
so
as
a
fly
,
nay
a
thought
,
if
possible
,
can
hardly
escape
them
.
The
next
thing
they
do
after
an
arrest
,
The
manner
of
sequestring
their
goods
is
to
secure
the
keys
of
his
chests
,
sending
the
Alguazil
with
a
notary
to
take
an
Inventory
of
all
the
goods
in
his
house
,
what
they
find
is
delivered
into
the
hands
of
some
rich
man
that
liveth
nigh
him
,
who
is
to
see
them
ready
on
the
least
notice
.
Now
these
familiars
are
theevish
knaves
,
the
greatest
part
being
the
vildest
of
the
people
,
so
that
if
at
this
time
there
happen
to
be
any
Gold
,
Jewels
,
or
any
thing
of
small
bulk
,
and
great
value
,
it
's
secured
with
as
little
doubt
,
as
great
speed
;
the
reason
given
for
sequestration
,
and
securing
mens
estates
is
,
that
if
the
party
be
condemned
to
die
(
as
he
must
be
)
they
have
then
all
they
desire
or
aim
at
,
such
covetous
blood-suckers
are
they
:
as
soon
as
entred
the
first
gate
of
the
prison
,
Their
sad
condition
in
prison
,
and
unworthy
usage
at
entrance
.
they
strip
both
men
and
women
,
of
Jewels
,
Rings
,
and
all
things
of
worth
and
value
,
whereby
these
poor
souls
may
have
nothing
in
prison
to
help
them
;
they
also
take
from
them
all
Papers
,
Writings
and
Books
,
then
are
they
put
into
prison
,
and
shut
up
close
as
in
a
cabbin
,
scarce
any
room
to
turn
them
,
and
that
very
noysom
,
wherein
is
little
or
no
light
at
all
.
Some
have
no
company
,
but
are
alone
and
close
for
two
or
three
moneths
,
others
all
their
lives
.
Thus
are
the
Saints
of
the
most
high
God
,
tormented
with
vile
men
;
Oh
bloody
Inquisitors
and
Tormenters
of
poor
innocent
souls
!
know
and
remember
,
poor
Dives
and
rich
Lazarus
,
repent
,
repent
,
that
your
sins
may
be
blotted
out
;
happy
will
you
be
if
God
give
in
this
mercy
,
you
will
(
else
)
wish
one
day
that
you
had
never
been
born
,
to
taste
of
that
direfull
cup
of
Gods
wrath
and
vengeance
:
But
Christian
and
courteous
Reader
,
thou
wilt
in
perusall
of
this
sad
story
,
weep
with
the
Author
at
the
remembrance
of
the
sad
condition
of
Gods
poor
,
afflicted
and
tormented
ones
;
that
ever
such
cruelty
should
peep
out
of
any
mortall
bosom
,
and
stand
in
defiance
to
Gods
wrath
,
which
cannot
be
avoided
,
that
men
should
so
strangely
hurry
themselves
to
their
own
damnation
.
These
poor
Christians
are
not
long
in
prison
,
The
manner
of
their
appearance
,
and
strange
way
of
examination
,
perswading
men
to
say
what
they
never
thought
.
till
by
the
Inquisitors
dealing
with
the
Jaylor
,
he
perswades
him
to
desire
a
day
of
hearing
(
who
poor
soul
,
thinks
the
Jaylor
his
friend
,
by
his
advice
)
so
at
dinner
time
he
performeth
;
intreating
him
for
his
own
good
to
follow
his
counsell
,
and
beg
a
day
of
Triall
,
and
this
advice
he
makes
him
believe
is
out
of
singular
good-will
:
The
poor
distressed
prisoner
having
none
to
advise
with
,
makes
a
vertue
of
necessity
,
and
is
ruled
by
his
Keeper
,
praying
him
to
procure
it
in
his
behalf
;
the
request
is
soon
granted
,
and
the
poor
prisoner
brought
into
the
Consistory
before
them
;
where
they
speak
as
follows
:
Sirrah
,
at
the
request
of
the
Keeper
on
your
behalf
,
we
admit
of
your
presence
here
,
What
you
have
to
say
,
dispatch
:
He
answers
,
he
would
be
glad
to
have
his
condition
unfolded
,
and
if
guilty
of
any
crime
to
be
detected
.
Others
it
may
be
are
tempted
with
their
sugred
pils
of
allurements
,
joined
with
hopes
in
their
assurances
,
together
with
the
terrible
thoughts
and
sad
apprehensions
of
retireing
to
the
loathsom
Den
,
are
therefore
often
wrought
upon
to
confess
;
at
which
they
rejoyce
,
that
his
acknowledgement
supplies
their
ignorance
,
confessing
more
then
they
could
prove
,
they
therefore
strike
whilst
the
iron
is
hot
,
and
labour
to
perswade
him
more
and
more
,
adding
to
the
end
thereof
,
great
promises
of
liberty
,
now
if
he
answer
not
to
their
purpose
,
or
not
at
all
,
then
they
desire
him
to
discharge
his
conscience
freely
,
intreating
him
to
consider
thereof
against
the
next
time
:
so
this
poor
soul
is
remanded
to
prison
.
Was
ever
such
cruelty
and
injustice
hatcht
in
the
hearts
of
men
?
when
they
please
he
is
sent
for
,
they
demand
if
he
will
confess
ought
;
now
whatever
he
answers
,
yet
they
bid
him
still
discharge
his
conscience
,
and
would
perswade
him
all
is
out
of
tender
love
and
bowels
of
Christian
compassion
,
and
care
of
his
safety
:
which
if
he
refuse
,
no
doubt
but
he
will
finde
a
time
to
repent
it
:
These
are
the
Protean
shifts
,
these
are
the
dubious
paths
they
lead
poor
innocent
souls
into
.
The
third
day
of
audience
now
come
,
The
third
time
of
examination
and
audience
,
which
for
the
strange
way
is
●o●
to
be
paralel●d
.
they
demand
if
yet
he
be
resolved
what
to
do
,
earnestly
pressing
for
a
willing
confession
,
if
not
,
they
threaten
extremity
,
according
to
(
their
)
due
course
of
Law
,
or
rather
the
extremity
of
misery
and
cruelty
it self
;
that
's
the
true
etymology
of
that
phrase
:
yet
here
they
leave
not
,
but
further
say
,
That
they
may
fully
assure
themselves
,
that
none
comes
into
their
custody
,
into
their
holy
Office
,
of
whom
they
have
not
only
proof
,
but
sufficient
to
execute
severity
;
yet
are
desirous
to
be
so
Christian-like
,
as
to
preferre
clemency
and
mercy
above
the
strictness
of
the
letter
of
their
Commission
;
for
confession
,
say
they
,
ties
up
the
Law
to
be
mercifull
,
and
it
's
just
ground
of
mercy
where
they
finde
a
freedom
of
acknowledgement
:
Yet
the
Lord
knows
,
their
mercy
is
the
greatest
cruelty
that
ever
trod
Spanish
ground
,
and
is
nothing
but
torturing
and
mangling
the
bodies
of
poor
Christians
,
as
if
they
had
been
made
for
that
end
;
nor
can
the
Law
of
Spain
justifie
their
injustice
and
crue●ties
:
Yet
are
these
painted
hypocrites
so
full
of
fine
drest
allurements
that
many
a
poor
Christian
is
catcht
in
their
cobwebs
,
and
fettered
in
such
entanglements
,
as
leads
through
the
broad
road
of
ruine
;
so
that
those
poor
creatures
that
have
to
do
with
these
Pharaohs
of
cruelty
and
blood
,
had
need
have
a
net
at
their
girdle
,
for
their
tongues
are
tipt
with
golden
words
,
but
have
poyson
in
their
hearts
,
which
sting
unseen
,
though
sadly
felt
:
Like
a
treacherous
stratagem
,
and
mortall
instrument
reported
in
Italy
to
be
hid
in
a
Prayer-book
,
that
when
the
party
,
(
poysoned
with
thoughts
of
revenge
)
has
a
minde
to
be
the
death
of
his
enemy
,
it
's
but
turning
to
such
a
page
of
the
book
,
and
suddenly
there
flies
out
a
dart
,
with
such
an
impetuous
force
,
as
pierces
through
the
body
,
and
proves
the
arrow
of
death
,
if
it
hit
right
,
where
no
doubt
but
malice
levels
at
the
heart
,
and
makes
life
the
white
at
which
it
aims
.
If
perswasions
,
or
threats
will
not
effect
their
Cruelties
,
then
they
impose
an
Oath
upon
him
,
(
a
thing
curst
in
the
intent
)
which
in
the
Name
of
the
Gods
,
he
must
performe
;
to
which
purpose
they
present
him
with
an
Idoll
and
Crucifix
,
covered
with
black
Lawne
,
together
with
certain
other
Idols
,
laying
also
before
him
a
Massebook
;
for
by
this
they
know
he
must
discover
himself
:
and
indeed
this
seemeth
a
subtill
way
to
ensnare
and
destroy
,
for
who
is
a
Christian
that
doeth
not
abhor
Idols
?
But
what
will
is
advantage
a
man
to
gain
the
world
,
to
save
ones
life
(
sayes
our
blessed
Redeemer
)
and
to
lose
the
soul
?
therefore
if
the
true
servants
of
God
,
refuse
to
worship
these
Idoll
gods
,
these
stocks
and
stones
,
by
taking
this
Oath
,
then
doe
they
finde
out
what
temper
he
is
of
,
and
so
declare
his
Indictment
,
composed
of
sundry
things
,
to
terrifie
him
into
a
Confession
:
Now
if
any
take
the
Oath
,
then
doe
they
fall
to
Interrogatories
,
demanding
of
what
Countrey
he
is
,
under
whose
allegiance
,
of
what
Province
,
in
what
City
,
Town
or
Village
,
his
Ancestors
Names
,
his
Kindred
,
as
Father
,
Mother
,
Brother
,
Sister
,
and
their
severall
Names
:
what
trade
or
employment
they
followed
,
if
any
of
his
Kindred
have
been
in
the
Holy
Inquisition
,
and
on
what
occasion
;
then
further
,
of
his
age
,
life
,
where
and
with
what
manner
of
men
he
has
conversed
withall
;
to
this
he
is
to
answer
extempore
:
the
same
also
he
must
give
under
his
hand
,
which
they
compare
with
what
he
delivered
by
word
of
mouth
:
Then
they
fall
again
to
exhortations
and
intreaties
,
then
with
rigorous
words
,
and
whether
he
confess
or
not
,
he
is
remanded
to
prison
.
Many
are
wrought
upon
to
confess
on
promise
of
freedome
,
They
promise
Liberty
to
those
that
coufess
their
Opinions
,
but
they
are
undone
by
it
without
hope
of
redress
.
and
liberty
to
return
home
;
and
yet
when
they
have
consessed
,
these
Tyranicall
oppressors
say
,
they
must
have
more
,
this
is
not
all
,
and
so
instead
of
liberty
,
they
rivet
thraldome
so
sure
on
,
that
it
is
in
vain
to
expect
to
escape
extreme
Torments
,
on
the
Rack
,
fire
and
trough
,
if
they
escape
the
jawes
of
death
.
Oh!
these
damnable
deceits
,
to
ruin
poor
Christians
,
of
what
degree
or
sex-soever
;
for
many
deluded
with
their
suggestions
,
fearing
(
as
they
say
)
that
they
know
all
,
doe
divulge
what
they
know
of
themselves
,
expecting
as
sure
performance
as
big
promises
of
mercy
:
so
these
bloody
villains
squeeze
out
that
which
none
knowes
but
the
poor
prisoner
himself
,
which
many
times
proves
their
own
and
others
undoing
,
and
all
out
of
hopes
to
get
liberty
,
as
the
issue
of
their-free
confession
,
expecting
to
imbrace
the
much
desired
benefit
of
freedome
from
misery
and
slavery
:
Thus
the
Inquisitors
,
that
ama●e
the
world
with
the
swelling
words
of
Holiness
,
and
must
needs
be
called
the
Fathers
of
the
Holy
Inquisition
,
are
no
other
then
the
supporters
of
grand
Cruelty
and
Oppression
,
as
will
further
appear
,
by
grasping
the
Life
and
Estate
of
guiltless
and
guilty
;
grazing
on
the
fat
of
others
Estates
,
till
they
make
a
bare
pasture
;
nay
if
life
escape
,
Estate
payes
to
the
very
loss
of
all
:
but
as
the
Proverb
is
,
A
Holy
habit
,
cleanseth
not
a
foul
soul
:
God
can
shorten
their
wire-drawn
Cruelties
and
oppressions
,
and
trace
them
through
the
devious
meanders
and
labyrinths
of
detestable
impiety
.
The
fourth
day
of
audience
,
The
fourth
day
of
hearing
.
Their
manner
of
Indictmen●●
and
charge
.
is
attended
with
strong
exhortations
to
free
himself
,
and
purchase
liberty
by
a
voluntary
Confession
,
and
then
threaten
again
;
if
he
confess
not
they
then
read
an
Indictment
to
terrifie
him
,
and
bend
his
neck
to
their
Yoak
,
which
Charge
runs
thus
:
First
,
That
he
being
baptized
into
the
Church
of
Rome
,
and
now
Apostatized
,
is
become
a
acciple
of
Luther
,
by
harbouring
his
Heresies
in
his
heart
;
and
not
alone
content
to
be
mislead
,
but
endeavour
to
lead
others
into
the
same
path
of
perdition
with
himself
.
Then
they
charge
him
with
such
crimes
,
that
although
they
cannot
prove
,
yet
having
him
in
great
jealousie
,
they
are
so
confident
in
their
Indictment
,
as
none
that
hears
it
,
seemeth
to
doubt
of
the
truth
thereof
,
For
want
of
proof
they
suborn
false
Witnesses
,
whose
Names
also
are
concealed
.
and
is
therefore
proved
by
Witnesses
suborned
(
for
they
may
doe
as
they
please
;
for
they
cannot
err
,
)
yet
are
the
Witnesses
concealed
,
and
the
Indictment
framed
so
dubious
,
as
men
of
indifferent
judgments
,
may
have
their
severall
interpretations
accepted
of
,
as
reasonable
with
this
compacted
charge
:
Now
if
any
thing
be
spoken
that
they
say
is
Hereticall
,
then
have
they
elbow-room
to
infer
strange
consequences
,
such
as
the
premises
will
not
admit
;
charging
him
with
such
crimes
,
as
they
are
sure
will
shoot
him
beyond
fear
of
death
,
and
serve
his
turne
,
and
theirs
too
.
This
example
following
,
will
too
truly
evidence
the
assertion
.
There
was
in
Sivill
,
one
who
said
There
was
no
Purgatory
,
and
that
the
blood
of
Christ
alone
purgeth
from
sinne
;
he
was
a
very
simple
man
,
and
living
in
the
countrey
,
had
for
fashion-sake
got
some
Divinity
by
heart
,
to
pass
him
the
better
off
in
company
;
having
tipt
his
tongue
with
this
Doctrine
,
which
he
had
got
in
discourse
and
believed
at
leisure
;
is
now
at
last
apprehended
for
it
,
and
upon
examination
acknowledged
,
that
he
was
only
of
that
minde
,
according
as
he
heard
it
,
but
if
their
Holinesses
did
not
judge
it
sound
Doctrine
,
he
was
resolved
,
never
to
draw
it
out
into
any
use
,
and
so
intreated
them
to
make
a
good
Application
of
his
too
forward
assertion
;
for
he
was
resolved
to
pin
his
faith
on
their
sleeves
,
and
leave
his
judgment
behind
him
:
but
they
are
not
contented
with
this
Answer
,
but
must
a
little
dally
with
their
poor
prey
:
so
(
concluding
of
this
Antecedent
)
Ergo
,
(
say
they
,
)
the
Church
of
Rome
(
which
in
times
past
hath
determined
the
contrary
by
Law
)
doth
erre
,
and
the
Councell
also
erres
,
and
that
Justification
cometh
by
faith
only
,
wherein
a
man
is
made
free
and
absolved
à
poenâ
&
culpâ
.
Thus
doe
they
out
of
their
wonderfull
way
of
inferences
,
draw
a
huge
catalogue
of
Hereticall
Opinions
,
and
indite
him
for
them
as
if
he
had
really
said
a
hundred
times
more
then
ever
he
thought
or
understood
,
and
thus
was
the
poor
man
punished
for
daring
to
meddle
with
such
edge
tools
of
Divinity
.
They
have
in
this
Court
,
Their
manner
of
pleading
,
the
shadow
of
a
painted
Advocate
.
for
a
shadow
of
Justice
,
an
Advocate
to
plead
the
Cause
of
the
Prisoners
,
and
it
is
indeed
a
meer
vapour
,
that
flies
away
with
the
name
,
it
's
only
the
word
Advocate
,
you
may
finde
the
meaning
of
it
in
an
English
Dictionary
,
but
the
poor
Creature
that
most
needs
it
,
shall
have
least
use
of
it
;
the
Name
is
of
an
excellent
use
,
but
the
substance
hurts
and
damnifies
their
purposes
.
Nay
they
are
yet
more
carefull
to
doe
Justice
,
for
they
doe
not
only
choose
an
Advocate
,
but
they
select
one
themselves
,
which
for
fidelity
,
care
and
ability
(
say
they
)
is
most
fit
,
and
they
also
give
their
sober
councell
,
(
the
devil
fees
them
)
that
such
an
one
is
a
very
wise
,
and
prudent
man
,
able
to
manage
your
Cause
,
(
speaking
to
this
poor
Christian
)
with
great
acuteness
,
and
honest
industry
.
But
(
not
to
speak
in
the
Spanish
,
but
honest
English
Dialect
:
)
they
are
no
wiser
nor
better
for
this
grave
Councellour
,
the
Client
cannot
speak
a
word
with
his
Advocate
in
secret
,
nor
dare
the
Advocate
speak
the
least
Iota
of
a
word
for
his
poor
Client
in
publick
,
unless
he
can
bribe
his
own
conscience
with
vertue
,
or
sacrifice
a
larger
offering
to
to
the
acceptance
of
the
Lords
of
Inquisition
,
a
greater
reward
then
the
estate
of
this
poor
Christian
;
so
that
this
painted
Advocate
is
resolved
to
warp
no
more
then
he
can
with
safety
weave
:
He
is
just
like
some
Lawyers
,
that
will
be
retained
in
two
contrary
causes
;
thus
do
they
delude
poor
creatures
with
the
authority
of
Law
,
and
at
last
(
which
is
worst
)
their
own
souls
also
:
Oh
sad
will
be
the
account
of
these
souls
,
they
must
be
forced
with
the
Salamander
to
live
in
the
flames
of
Divine
wrath
,
which
their
horrid
cruelties
and
extra-judiciall
proceedings
,
have
dearly
purchased
as
their
inheritance
,
and
contracted
as
a
debt
due
to
their
black
enormities
;
compel'd
to
live
in
everlasting
burnings
,
if
the
riches
of
grace
move
not
with
pardon
towards
their
unrighteousness
.
Two
or
three
daies
after
the
poor
prisoner
has
received
his
Accusation
,
the
Advocate
stands
up
to
defend
his
Cause
,
with
a
stout
countenance
and
trembling
heart
(
like
that
Actor
,
that
said
he
was
not
afraid
,
but
his
heart
trembled
)
and
indeed
to
plead
for
this
poor
Christian
,
were
to
put
himself
into
an
equall
capacity
of
misery
,
and
be
forced
to
hire
an
Advocate
for
himself
;
so
as
he
is
not
only
bribed
to
silence
,
through
fear
,
but
is
truly
and
really
brib'd
to
be
the
Inquisitors
Advocate
,
rather
then
the
poor
prisoners
:
Well
,
all
this
while
the
Advocate
keeps
sight
on
the
Inquisitors
countenance
,
reading
his
minde
by
the
copy
of
his
behaviour
and
visage
,
which
is
a
true
Index
to
calculate
his
businesse
,
and
how
to
step
forwards
or
start
backwards
:
on
the
other
side
,
the
Inquisitors
are
afraid
that
the
Advocate
prates
beyond
his
bounds
,
and
their
desire
,
though
jump
with
equity
,
reason
,
and
conscience
;
afraid
their
deceits
come
to
the
test
of
the
light
,
therefore
as
a
rudder
to
a
ship
,
so
are
their
looks
to
the
Advocate
,
a
guide
to
steer
them
direct
to
what
Port
they
please
,
by
which
means
(
again
)
the
Advocate
quakes
,
for
fear
a
word
drop
,
which
might
make
all
their
pastime
bitter
,
and
cause
the
plaister
that
keeps
open
the
soar
,
fall
off
to
their
infamy
:
He
therefore
advises
the
poor
prisoner
to
be
of
good
comfort
,
bidding
him
tell
truth
,
as
the
only
quiet
to
a
troubled
conscience
,
and
expect
favour
from
so
mercifull
and
holy
a
Court
:
Thus
the
trembling
Advocate
(
like
the
doubtfull
needle
'twixt
two
loadstones
,
at
once
inclining
unto
both
,
yet
neither
)
fals
off
like
like
leaves
in
Autumn
,
proves
only
like
the
appses
of
Sodom
,
fair
,
but
when
toucht
,
turn
to
dust
:
this
Office
of
an
Advocate
proves
only
a
bait
to
catch
with
greater
security
;
it
may
put
poor
distressed
Christians
in
minde
,
that
they
have
an
Advocate
with
the
Father
,
Jesus
Christ
the
Righteous
,
who
pleads
their
Cause
with
God
,
to
the
great
comfort
and
joy
of
their
afflicted
souls
;
although
they
undergo
unexpressible
torments
of
their
bodies
.
The
poor
prisoner
begins
to
be
in
hopes
,
The
poor
soul
wishes
death
,
is
glad
of
it
rather
then
die
in
a
loathsom
prison
.
comforts
himself
with
this
,
that
though
he
shall
lose
his
life
,
yet
it
will
not
be
in
a
languishing
and
tormenting
prison
;
all
his
hope
is
to
have
his
Cause
run
to
an
issue
,
let
the
end
be
as
it
pleases
God
,
rather
then
live
without
society
,
books
,
or
any
good
means
for
the
health
either
of
body
or
soul
;
but
alas
!
they
cannot
have
liberty
to
be
deprived
of
their
lives
,
without
torments
almost
unsufferable
,
Oh
sad
cruelty
!
delighting
with
the
Roman
Emperour
to
see
life
depart
with
a
long
ceremony
,
rather
then
a
quick
dispatch
;
to
see
men
miserable
by
degrees
:
some
therefore
lie
in
prison
a
year
,
others
three
or
four
years
,
and
not
a
word
spoken
of
their
triall
or
deliverance
.
If
any
desire
by
reason
of
their
loathsom
prison
,
After
many
questions
to
no
purpose
,
they
are
again
sent
to
the
noisom
caves
.
and
sad
condition
,
to
be
brought
to
answer
with
much
ado
perhaps
they
may
have
it
,
yet
some
are
,
and
some
are
not
,
allowed
that
favour
:
Them
that
have
are
strangely
handled
with
questions
,
and
the
Lord
knows
,
out
of
the
way
and
road
of
their
present
condition
;
as
What
they
desire
?
What
's
their
pleasure
?
answer
is
returned
,
an
end
of
their
trouble
,
We
will
(
say
they
)
do
it
as
soon
as
we
can
,
bidding
them
put
to
their
helping
hand
,
by
a
free
and
true
confession
of
the
truth
:
wondring
they
make
no
more
conscience
of
stifling
truth
:
Thus
poor
creatures
,
that
had
rather
be
at
the
stake
,
then
in
prison
,
must
against
their
desire
,
go
to
this
dungeon
of
darkness
and
misery
;
and
if
he
have
sundry
daies
of
hearing
,
yet
is
the
product
nothing
but
returning
to
the
place
from
whence
he
came
,
and
where
with
great
misery
he
must
abide
;
till
at
length
they
exhibit
the
depositions
against
him
,
which
they
call
the
publication
of
the
witnesses
.
But
these
are
but
infant
mischiefs
,
cruelties
in
the
cradle
,
when
compared
with
torments
of
Rack
,
Fire
,
and
Water
,
with
the
Pulley
;
cruelties
more
exquisite
then
the
Bull
of
Phalaris
,
such
sad
prisons
are
in
themselves
void
of
all
comfort
,
but
oh
!
the
sweet
peace
of
conscience
,
and
Gods
gratious
presence
sweetens
all
,
and
makes
their
hard
fare
a
continual
feast
;
to
want
this
inward
comfort
,
is
to
be
like
Dives
in
the
midst
of
pleasures
,
but
on
a
sudden
to
be
hurried
to
the
abiss
of
misery
;
it
must
needs
be
tedious
to
the
flesh
,
that
has
not
the
comfort
of
the
Spirit
;
such
will
be
the
sad
fate
of
these
bloody
Inquisitors
,
if
God
have
not
more
mercy
for
them
,
then
they
have
for
these
poor
souls
.
Now
when
these
poor
creatures
have
endured
an
unsufferable
misery
in
loathsom
prisons
,
worse
then
death
,
so
that
many
choose
to
confess
what
they
would
desire
,
even
against
themselves
,
rather
then
languish
away
with
unsupportable
Torments
,
rather
desiring
a
period
to
their
dolefull
daies
,
then
have
the
date
of
their
lives
renewed
with
daily
cruelties
,
and
consumptive
miseries
.
In
this
sad
condition
(
I
say
)
they
are
brought
before
the
Inquisitors
,
and
there
dealt
with
in
hot
and
cold
language
,
furious
threats
,
and
earnest
perswasions
,
The
depositions
examined
,
but
their
accusers
not
known
nor
witnesses
named
.
to
be
ingenious
and
confess
.
The
next
day
the
Fiscall
entreth
his
action
,
desiring
a
publication
of
the
witnesses
,
now
also
are
the
depositions
given
to
the
prisoner
,
but
with
a
sordid
concealment
of
their
names
:
the
disorderly
draught
of
which
is
so
difficult
,
abrupt
and
abstruce
,
so
twisted
into
such
an
ambiguous
and
dubious
sense
,
that
it
confounds
order
,
and
puzzles
method
it self
to
disintangle
;
and
indeed
,
a
man
must
have
more
wit
to
understand
it
,
then
they
that
made
it
,
for
there
is
no
way
left
for
conjecture
to
travell
,
being
as
difficult
to
unfold
,
as
an
Oracle
:
which
piece
of
jugling
and
witchcraft
,
is
on
purpose
to
drive
the
prisoner
to
a
stand
,
that
he
might
not
by
a
plain
sense
understand
or
imagine
the
parties
who
are
witnesses
,
least
he
might
except
against
them
:
well
knowing
that
the
matter
spoken
may
leade
one
to
the
parties
accusing
;
especially
if
such
a
thing
whereof
he
stands
charged
,
was
spoke
in
such
a
mans
hearing
:
another
reason
is
this
,
that
in
guessing
at
his
accusers
,
and
naming
others
,
they
by
that
means
bring
them
in
as
his
acquaintance
,
upon
suspition
of
the
like
crimes
;
but
alas
!
who
can
have
any
clear
scent
of
his
accusers
at
such
a
distance
?
Thus
we
see
,
Witnesses
,
though
the
grand
knaves
of
the
Nation
,
or
if
suborned
,
are
of
force
to
do
the
deed
they
require
,
Pro
.
11.28
A
false
witnesse
shall
perish
.
which
is
the
life
and
estate
of
the
poor
prisoner
,
though
never
so
innocent
:
their
depositions
are
proof
enough
,
although
they
be
his
mortall
enemies
;
whatever
they
can
scrape
together
is
matter
of
proof
,
let
it
come
in
at
the
door
,
or
in
at
the
window
,
Per
fas
aut
nefas
,
right
or
worng
.
The
form
of
Registring
will
more
fully
illustrate
it
to
our
understandings
.
N.
A.
witness
sworn
and
allowed
,
&c.
(
but
not
named
)
saith
that
he
the
said
N
,
heard
in
such
a
place
,
in
such
a
year
,
and
in
such
a
moneth
,
such
a
[a](A79834-e21850-b)
a
Meaning
himself
only
to
avoid
suspicion
of
being
the
accuser
.
man
report
[b](A79834-e21870-b)
b
Good
justice
to
condemn
by
hearsay
.
,
that
such
a
man
said
thus
and
thus
,
&c.
In
their
Records
,
which
they
vugarly
term
their
Originall
Process
,
these
circumstances
are
at
large
for
their
advantage
;
but
in
the
exemplified
copy
,
which
they
give
to
the
prisoner
,
they
knavishly
suppress
all
circumstances
of
time
,
place
,
or
person
,
which
may
the
better
hood-wink
the
prisoner
from
imagining
his
accuser
;
supplying
the
defect
of
the
accusers
name
,
with
a
certain
person
,
or
another
man
,
&c.
so
that
the
poor
prisoner
shall
no
more
know
who
hits
him
,
then
he
that
plaies
at
blind
mans
buft
,
knows
who
gave
him
the
blow
:
now
if
this
poor
oppressed
and
distracted
soul
mention
any
that
the
Court
has
not
yet
been
informed
of
,
then
must
he
be
brought
in
as
one
that
is
a
pestilent
fellow
,
a
favourer
of
Hereticks
,
as
one
that
is
culpable
,
and
must
come
under
their
lash
,
because
(
say
they
)
he
knew
this
man
and
did
not
inform
:
Now
if
the
depositions
run
that
he
heard
it
of
a
certain
person
already
named
,
&c.
you
are
then
to
understand
,
he
heard
it
from
another
.
What
a
sad
condition
is
this
poor
soul
brought
to
,
whose
perplexities
and
miseries
,
are
like
a
gulf
impossible
to
be
shot
,
so
surrounded
with
sadness
and
dolefull
misery
,
as
it
seems
to
promise
no
end
?
The
Alcaidium
,
A
single
witnesse
enough
to
condemn
.
or
keeper
of
the
prison
serves
for
two
witnesses
,
so
that
if
he
accuse
any
for
what
he
observeth
in
prison
,
it
's
enough
to
serve
for
condemnation
on
his
single
accusation
.
Oh!
cursed
cruelty
,
and
more
cursed
villany
,
Is
this
the
holy
Inquisition
?
Oh!
the
height
of
impiety
as
farre
from
Justice
,
as
their
bloody
souls
from
a
good
conscience
;
at
as
great
a
distance
from
truth
,
as
themselves
are
deeply
guilty
of
all
the
curses
under
heaven
.
Good
Lord
,
when
will
thy
anger
and
indignation
wax
jealous
,
and
be
avenged
on
such
bloody
and
cruell
oppressors
!
How
long
,
how
long
,
O
Lord
,
holy
and
just
,
wilt
thou
suffer
thy
poor
Saints
and
people
to
lie
grovelling
under
the
burthen
of
such
an
unsupportable
yoak
of
cruelty
!
Surely
,
surely
,
the
Lord
will
at
last
hear
the
cries
and
groans
of
the
oppressed
,
that
cry
to
him
night
and
day
for
mercy
:
Oh!
that
the
Lord
would
make
an
ejection
of
such
vicious
enormities
as
swarm
like
vermin
to
this
carkass
,
this
body
of
bloody
cruelty
.
'T
is
true
,
they
proceed
with
success
,
but
that
cannot
legitimate
a
cause
,
nor
the
power
that
supports
it
,
any
more
,
then
pretences
warrant
eruptions
,
and
violent
contingencies
;
if
my
pen
could
demolish
such
fabricks
of
injustice
,
and
strike
down
the
pillars
of
its
foundation
,
he
that
reades
may
guess
the
length
of
its
date
.
But
it
is
God
that
suffers
,
and
can
set
bounds
to
this
great
monster
of
amazement
to
all
considerate
men
.
But
Reader
,
this
is
not
all
,
we
are
but
on
the
threshold
of
this
proud
aspiring
Court
of
cruelty
;
I
shall
endeavour
to
leade
thee
into
every
room
,
but
be
not
afraid
,
only
weep
at
the
sight
of
such
sad
conditions
,
wherein
poor
Christians
are
chained
and
remember
it
is
the
good
will
and
pleasure
of
a
gratious
God
,
and
forget
not
to
prepare
thy self
,
and
be
fitted
when
God
shall
call
thee
to
undergo
the
fiery
trial
;
for
though
the
lion
is
not
so
fierce
as
he
is
painted
,
yet
can
I
assure
thee
this
Inquisition
,
as
well
as
fire
it self
,
is
not
able
to
be
drawn
so
terrible
and
hot
,
as
it
is
in
its
own
nature
.
But
to
proceed
,
If
a
mad
man
,
or
any
vile
villain
amongst
this
Court
of
Rakehels
bear
any
hatred
to
any
man
,
though
never
so
rich
or
learned
,
or
if
he
be
prompted
to
it
for
wages
,
at
the
instigation
of
any
mans
virulent
or
mortall
foe
,
he
is
accepted
of
,
and
proves
a
sufficient
promoter
for
their
vile
purposes
;
nay
,
if
he
forgetteth
the
very
words
he
would
say
,
then
will
the
Inquisitors
help
him
to
remember
what
they
desire
of
him
for
their
purpose
,
although
the
villanous
promoter
never
heard
nor
intended
to
speak
any
such
thing
,
only
what
they
prompt
him
to
,
he
(
being
a
slave
and
limb
of
the
devil
like
themselves
)
dare
not
but
fulfill
their
requests
,
nay
it
's
well
done
if
it
please
their
holy
Fathers
:
The
day
will
come
,
it
will
certainly
come
,
that
they
will
know
assuredly
the
value
of
immortality
,
and
the
compleat
enjoyment
of
endless
misery
,
for
this
momentary
affliction
which
they
put
the
Saints
of
the
most
high
God
unto
;
But
it
is
a
blessed
condition
to
have
God
in
affliction
,
't
is
good
to
be
disciplin'd
in
the
School
of
patience
,
men
understand
not
themselves
so
well
in
any
condition
,
as
adversity
;
it
is
an
Index
to
finde
out
the
frame
and
temper
of
a
man
,
how
it
stands
with
his
soul
for
eternity
.
Now
although
these
Inquisitors
would
feast
their
auditors
with
a
noise
of
good
and
holy
deeds
,
and
yet
practice
such
diabolicall
designes
,
and
preach
such
damnable
doctrines
,
as
fils
the
mindes
of
people
with
horrour
and
amazement
,
yet
does
the
Lord
many
times
blinde
their
eyes
,
and
benum
their
besotted
souls
,
so
as
they
often
grope
at
noonday
,
and
with
the
dog
in
the
fable
,
catch
at
the
shadow
,
thinking
they
get
somewhat
,
yet
are
miserably
beguiled
,
and
gul'd
in
their
own
devises
;
A
lively
instance
to
this
purpose
take
as
follows
:
In
Sivill
,
A
very
pleasant
passage
of
providence
.
at
the
house
of
Francisco
à
Cafra
,
did
meet
privately
,
a
Congregation
of
Gods
people
,
being
noted
to
be
very
zealous
Christians
,
and
holy
Professors
of
the
Gospel
of
Christ
:
they
were
in
number
three
hundred
,
who
lived
dispersed
up
and
down
in
many
obscure
places
and
corners
of
the
City
,
yet
did
they
often
meet
at
this
good
mans
house
;
amongst
which
number
of
Gods
Saints
and
servants
was
a
woman
very
eminent
for
zeal
and
knowledge
(
two
excellent
concomitants
in
the
crown
of
vertue
)
and
in
other
waies
of
Christianity
,
for
which
she
was
accounted
one
of
the
principall
of
her
sex
in
this
Assembly
;
she
was
expert
in
the
holy
Scriptures
,
and
much
found
in
the
practice
of
a
holy
life
,
being
very
much
valued
of
all
those
that
professed
the
Gospel
of
our
Lord
Jesus
,
a
woman
indeed
of
singular
accomplishments
,
even
to
the
joy
of
all
her
Christian
acquaintance
.
It
pleased
the
Lord
of
his
good-will
and
pleasure
,
to
suffer
this
godly
soul
to
be
possessed
with
frenzy
and
madness
,
whereby
her
zeal
was
turned
into
rage
;
her
condition
struck
a
damp
into
the
spirits
of
all
that
were
godly
,
and
their
former
joy
was
turned
into
present
sadness
:
However
this
godly
man
Francisco
,
as
he
was
bound
,
so
did
he
perform
his
duty
,
took
her
into
his
house
,
and
kept
her
in
bonds
besiring
such
a
condition
:
She
was
indeed
so
farre
gone
in
rage
(
as
one
possessed
with
an
evil
spirit
)
that
in
the
heat
of
her
passion
,
her
mouth
was
filled
with
bitter
words
,
against
the
whole
assembly
of
Gods
people
,
crying
out
Fire
and
faggots
,
fire
and
burn
them
,
endeavouring
to
overturn
the
happiness
of
so
hard
a
purchase
,
being
got
with
the
hazzard
of
life
and
estate
.
It
so
hapned
out
that
on
a
certain
day
,
whilst
under
the
discipline
of
so
sad
a
providence
,
she
got
loose
from
the
fetters
wherein
she
was
secured
and
bound
,
she
presently
runs
to
the
Inquisitors
,
knocks
at
the
gates
,
enters
,
and
with
hast
requires
audience
,
they
are
not
deaf
to
such
a
business
;
so
they
come
into
the
Parlour
,
she
is
sent
for
,
and
comes
into
them
,
who
without
any
preamble
,
presently
said
,
she
had
brought
them
a
Catalogue
of
Lutherans
,
that
were
in
the
City
in
swarms
,
charging
them
of
neglect
,
sitting
still
and
letting
them
pass
on
unpunished
:
she
began
to
reckon
them
,
but
the
Inquisitors
were
struck
into
admiration
,
what
the
meaning
should
be
,
whether
with
an
extasie
of
joy
,
that
such
a
profitable
nest
was
found
(
for
they
had
not
heard
of
a
Lutheran
a
long
time
)
or
whether
it
was
in
regard
of
her
strange
gesture
,
in
revealing
her
minde
;
but
they
hoped
to
make
merchandize
of
this
purchase
:
However
to
husband
every
minute
of
an
opportunity
,
they
silence
her
from
prating
,
unless
to
better
purpose
,
resolving
to
be
vigilant
,
not
forgeting
what
a
great
fire
a
little
matter
kindleth
,
and
what
great
productions
are
the
proper
fruits
of
small
beginnings
,
resolving
to
sound
the
foord
to
the
bottom
:
They
reserve
her
,
and
send
for
this
honest
soul
Francisco
,
in
whose
house
she
was
kept
,
and
from
whose
hands
she
had
escaped
;
whom
also
she
had
intended
as
a
frontier
in
this
company
,
because
he
used
to
give
her
correction
in
the
height
of
her
frensie
.
At
their
summons
he
appears
,
they
demand
what
this
woman
did
mean
by
what
she
had
said
of
the
Lutherans
;
if
you
know
any
thing
(
say
they
)
I
pray
pull
not
back
your
hand
from
doing
God
so
good
service
,
as
to
reveal
it
to
us
:
This
godly
man
knew
not
at
first
what
to
say
,
being
so
sudden
and
unexpected
,
but
here
God
gratiously
fulfilled
his
promise
,
Take
no
care
what
you
shall
say
,
&c
,
this
Francisco
is
confidently
careless
in
regard
of
a
good
conscience
,
that
if
death
came
he
knew
the
uttermost
was
his
happiness
;
he
therefore
boldly
forces
as
well
a
laughter
,
to
put
them
out
of
hopes
,
as
that
also
he
could
not
but
smile
at
so
strange
an
accident
,
and
that
if
they
knew
all
,
they
would
laugh
also
at
their
good
hap
.
But
God
in
mercy
had
decreed
it
otherwise
for
the
good
of
his
poor
Saints
;
he
therefore
tels
them
he
could
not
but
admire
they
should
not
understand
her
condition
,
saying
that
she
had
been
so
for
two
or
three
moneths
,
and
so
farre
she
was
gone
in
that
sad
estate
,
as
he
was
forced
for
her
good
to
binde
her
,
and
beat
her
,
a
lively
testimony
appearing
by
the
prints
of
the
irons
;
that
he
had
in
charity
taken
this
poor
creature
into
his
house
,
from
which
place
she
had
by
her
strength
broke
loose
,
in
so
much
that
fearing
least
she
should
undo
her self
by
being
her
own
executioner
,
he
had
for
prevention
been
seeking
her
all
over
the
City
,
little
thinking
she
had
been
there
,
especially
considering
she
had
little
reason
,
and
less
cause
to
guide
her
thither
,
but
now
he
rejoyced
he
had
found
her
safe
;
and
as
for
the
Lutheraus
,
which
she
prated
of
,
he
said
,
that
in
her
fits
,
she
had
no
other
song
,
being
usually
known
,
that
such
people
must
have
one
thing
or
other
whereby
they
will
keep
them
in
discourse
with
all
,
all
which
if
they
would
not
believe
from
his
testimony
,
then
might
they
have
ample
information
and
proof
from
the
irons
at
his
house
,
and
the
testimony
also
of
his
neighbours
,
intreating
them
to
let
her
be
bound
by
some
of
the
servants
,
and
sent
to
his
house
again
:
Which
she
no
sooner
perceived
,
but
she
raged
so
vehemently
,
as
the
Castle
resounded
with
an
eccho
,
enough
to
astonish
the
auditors
;
saying
and
crying
,
She
was
not
so
mad
,
but
that
she
well
knew
he
was
the
greatest
Lutheran
in
Sivill
,
and
that
he
had
cruelly
abused
her
with
irons
and
blows
;
at
which
words
they
all
broke
out
into
laughter
,
commanding
their
servants
to
binde
her
,
and
carry
her
home
to
his
house
,
as
a
place
most
fit
for
her
condition
,
giving
large
applause
to
this
honest
Francisco
,
for
so
tender
charity
to
such
an
object
of
piety
,
intreating
him
to
keep
her
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*
I
le
warrant
you
so
he
would
;
A
burnt
childe
dreads
the
fire
.
safe
for
fear
of
further
trouble
to
them
and
him
,
(
such
a
doctrine
,
no
doubt
,
he
would
make
good
use
of
.
)
Thus
were
these
Achitophels
of
cruelty
,
policy
and
blood
,
strangled
in
their
own
folly
,
thus
were
they
infatuated
and
blinded
by
the
wisdom
and
Providence
of
the
Heavenly
Father
,
who
watches
day
and
night
for
the
preservation
of
his
poor
people
,
for
which
his
holy
Name
be
blessed
and
praised
for
evermore
:
Had
not
God
preserved
them
with
his
high
and
outstretched
arm
of
protection
,
this
poor
woman
had
been
enough
to
plunge
them
all
in
trouble
,
and
changed
the
scene
of
their
prosperity
into
a
sad
adversity
.
But
the
Lord
is
good
in
all
his
waies
,
and
just
in
all
his
dealings
.
To
prosecute
our
purpose
know
,
that
the
Promoter
or
Informer
never
speaks
or
appears
in
Court
,
but
the
Fiscall
(
as
our
Attorney
Generall
in
England
)
moves
the
Court
,
and
takes
all
informations
,
so
as
the
Promoter
serves
both
to
inform
and
witness
:
Three
or
four
daies
being
past
,
the
prisoner
is
summoned
to
put
in
his
Answer
to
the
depositions
,
who
poor
soul
,
to
that
purpose
,
is
now
come
before
them
,
and
with
him
his
dumb
Advocate
,
having
,
as
aforesaid
,
a
name
only
;
he
draws
forth
no
answer
according
to
the
duty
of
his
place
,
but
leaves
the
poor
Client
to
do
all
himself
as
well
as
he
can
;
so
that
this
Advocate
is
only
a
resemblance
of
one
,
and
serves
for
a
piece
of
proof
,
to
colour
their
unjust
oppression
,
for
under
this
notion
of
an
Advocate
,
is
couch't
cruell
treachery
to
betray
poor
Christians
into
the
jaws
of
Tyranny
,
forgeting
that
blessed
command
,
Prov.
31.8
,
9.
Open
thy
mouth
for
the
dumb
,
in
the
case
of
all
such
as
are
appointed
to
destruction
:
Open
thy
mouth
,
judge
righteousness
,
and
plead
the
cause
of
the
poor
and
needy
.
Now
as
aforesaid
,
the
Advocate
pleads
,
but
full
of
doubt
and
fear
,
and
after
many
words
like
winde
,
comes
at
last
to
this
result
,
that
it
's
his
best
course
to
guess
his
accusers
,
and
to
except
against
them
,
and
that
he
may
have
liberty
to
refuse
any
that
is
his
enemy
;
and
that
if
he
could
produce
witnesses
to
prove
his
conversation
cross
to
the
accusation
,
his
cause
would
be
pleaded
to
good
purpose
:
This
is
all
the
poor
prisoner
has
from
this
high
and
mighty
name
of
an
Advocate
;
he
is
now
again
sent
back
to
prison
,
with
threatnings
to
utter
the
truth
or
expect
to
be
forced
by
torments
.
In
three
or
four
daies
he
is
called
again
,
they
demand
if
yet
he
be
resolved
on
serious
deliberation
to
speak
the
truth
,
the
good
Advocate
he
still
insists
on
his
usuall
method
,
demanding
if
he
have
guessed
his
accusers
,
and
if
the
poor
prisoner
call
to
minde
,
then
he
intreats
the
Inquisitors
to
understand
if
it
be
not
such
and
such
a
man
with
whom
he
hath
formerly
or
is
now
at
variance
,
and
if
it
be
not
the
man
,
then
is
his
accusation
still
in
force
:
Now
if
he
guess
him
,
the
Advocate
bids
him
shew
his
exceptions
,
yet
dare
not
say
he
guessed
right
:
Now
the
Advocate
examines
him
,
if
he
have
good
proof
to
clear
his
purgation
,
viz.
If
he
be
of
the
Romish
faith
,
a
lover
and
honourer
of
the
Monks
and
Friars
,
and
familiarly
acquainted
with
them
,
observing
all
the
ceremonies
of
the
Church
of
Rome
,
whether
he
go
often
to
shrift
,
to
receive
his
Maker
,
and
doing
due
obeysance
to
Crosses
and
Images
;
all
which
and
much
more
he
must
produce
proof
to
testifie
,
and
that
he
is
not
of
the
Sect
of
the
Lutherans
:
all
which
,
if
he
can
prove
particularly
by
witnesses
,
then
may
he
make
his
purgation
in
nine
daies
,
but
this
is
a
favour
granted
only
where
the
Inquisitors
witnesse
is
of
weak
proof
,
else
have
they
no
favour
,
but
must
guess
their
witnesses
and
object
,
&c.
This
is
all
can
be
granted
in
this
holy
Court
,
unless
his
proof
be
of
more
force
then
their
witnesses
or
accusors
.
Now
when
the
prisoner
cometh
thus
far
on
in
his
business
,
and
it
only
remains
to
purge
himself
by
proof
of
his
faithfull
adherence
to
the
Romish
Religion
;
then
if
he
be
a
Catholick
how
easie
is
it
for
him
to
stand
stiff
,
when
it
's
according
to
conscience
:
But
if
a
Protestant
,
then
is
this
a
try●
all
of
his
faith
in
Christ
and
the
Gospel
,
whereunto
it
has
pleased
the
Lord
Jesus
to
call
him
to
be
a
witness
;
therefore
if
he
be
strong
in
the
faith
of
the
Gospel
,
now
is
a
time
of
triall
,
wherein
he
may
remember
the
words
of
our
Saviour
,
Matth
.
10.
He
that
denies
me
before
men
,
him
will
I
deny
before
my
Father
which
is
in
heaven
,
&c.
It
's
no
less
then
treading
the
blood
of
the
Covenant
under
foot
,
therefore
he
will
utterly
renounce
those
hidden
deeds
of
darkness
,
in
denying
his
Lord
and
Saviour
that
bought
him
,
and
not
worship
dumb
idols
,
stocks
and
stones
.
How
much
better
is
it
to
suffer
for
his
name
,
then
hazard
all
for
a
moment
of
sinfull
pleasure
.
Happy
are
ye
when
you
suffer
all
manner
of
evils
for
my
Names
sake
:
Rejoyce
and
be
exceeding
glad
,
for
great
is
your
reward
in
heaven
:
He
that
loses
his
life
for
Christ
shall
save
it
at
the
last
day
.
It
is
a
happiness
not
to
be
valued
,
that
God
(
which
shines
not
with
borrowed
light
)
should
notwithstanding
account
it
any
service
or
honour
done
to
his
Name
;
and
on
the
contrary
,
what
a
horrour
is
it
for
a
soul
to
deny
the
Lord
that
bought
him
,
and
to
hug
this
flattering
world
with
a
sad
and
dolefull
Apostacy
;
Spira's
condition
is
too
sadly
delineared
in
that
resation
of
his
horrour
and
disquiet
,
for
denying
to
set
to
his
hand
and
heart
to
the
testimony
of
the
truth
of
Jesus
,
but
put
life
into
the
ballance
with
immortall
torments
.
The
Marquess
of
Vico
,
that
famous
Italian
,
may
trample
many
a
●rofessor
of
these
times
under
foot
,
by
his
unparalel'd
example
of
leaving
all
for
Christ
,
and
wading
through
a
turbulent
sea
of
huge
temptations
,
and
at
last
arrived
in
safety
to
that
serene
harbour
of
eternall
joy
with
his
blessed
Redeemer
.
The
poor
prisoner
having
thus
far
proceeded
,
is
now
summoned
again
to
appear
,
where
they
declare
to
him
that
his
witnesses
have
been
heard
,
so
that
now
in
this
tragicall
Epilogue
,
he
may
see
what
he
can
say
in
his
own
defence
,
exhorting
him
to
speak
truth
,
but
alas
they
have
too
much
power
in
their
hands
,
and
cruelty
in
their
hearts
to
be
disputed
with
;
they
must
expect
the
same
success
as
men
that
write
on
sand
:
However
the
poor
prisoner
he
answers
as
God
is
pleased
to
direct
him
,
at
which
,
if
they
can
,
they
quarrell
,
and
invert
the
sense
of
his
words
to
their
lustfull
and
cruell
desires
;
yet
the
Fiscall
concludes
on
his
answer
,
and
so
the
Court
proceeds
to
a
Quietus
est
.
Now
if
the
party
prove
himself
a
true
limb
of
Antichrist
the
Pope
,
and
not
tainted
with
the
Doctrine
of
Luthers
Heresies
,
yet
do
they
not
give
a
finall
Absolution
;
but
if
they
have
any
suspition
of
him
,
that
he
is
not
so
clear
a
Catholick
as
they
wish
,
then
according
to
the
strength
of
their
jealousie
,
he
must
have
his
goods
Confiscated
(
which
next
to
the
damnation
of
his
soul
,
Suspicion
without
proof
is
cause
enough
for
misery
during
life
.
Strange
justice
.
is
all
these
Hell-hounds
care
for
.
)
Next
to
that
is
imprisonment
during
life
,
or
the
greater
part
:
else
a
white
linnen
garment
with
a
red
Cross
,
called
a
Sambenit
,
(
which
in
due
place
shall
more
fully
be
demonstrated
)
or
lastly
,
eternall
ignominy
and
disgrace
to
him
and
all
his
posterity
;
but
if
the
poor
soul
stand
on
terms
,
and
neither
except
against
the
witnesses
,
nor
subscribe
to
deny
his
Lord
and
Maker
Jesus
Christ
,
then
must
he
,
poor
creature
,
go
to
the
Rack
of
Torments
,
which
as
sure
as
sadly
follows
in
the
next
Chapter
.
CHAPTER
V.
TO
delineate
and
draw
to
life
,
the
wicked
and
cursed
devices
of
this
Inquisition
,
exceeds
my
capacity
,
and
indeed
would
involve
me
into
a
labrinth
of
sad
studies
,
and
not
very
pleasing
to
any
Protestant
Reader
.
The
strange
cruelties
used
are
not
only
barbarism
in
the
height
,
but
like
beasts
void
of
reason
,
raging
with
madness
,
being
drunk
with
blood
:
Indian
Tigers
cannot
exceed
the
great
impieties
,
which
these
bloody
butchers
of
men
exercise
on
Gods
Saints
,
without
either
remorse
or
pity
.
Hell
and
the
Inquisition
holds
comparison
.
Reader
,
thou
wilt
(
it
may
be
)
ere
thou
hast
perused
fully
their
savage
villanies
,
conclude
with
the
Author
,
that
there
is
little
difference
betwixt
the
torments
of
Hell
and
this
place
:
Sure
I
am
,
greater
cruelties
on
earth
cannot
be
committed
on
the
bodies
of
poor
Christians
,
then
the
Inquisitors
put
in
execution
.
'T
is
true
,
who
can
dwell
with
everlasting
burnings
!
eternity
only
puts
the
difference
,
't
is
without
hope
of
relief
,
there
's
no
end
.
Again
,
the
just
judgements
of
an
angry
God
are
irresistable
,
and
Christ
bids
us
not
fear
men
,
but
God
,
who
can
cast
both
body
and
soul
into
hell
fire
.
Therefore
this
puts
the
difference
,
in
Hell
eternall
,
on
Earth
they
terminate
in
time
:
And
then
,
here
it
is
only
the
malice
of
men
,
which
the
presence
of
God
in
the
soul
sweetens
and
turns
all
into
Cordials
;
is
only
by
Gods
permission
and
proves
like
the
Refiners
fire
,
and
Fullers
sope
;
being
for
the
triall
of
his
Saints
,
and
in
order
to
their
greater
glory
hereafter
:
He
it
is
that
can
cause
their
pride
and
cruelty
to
cease
in
a
moment
.
But
to
erect
a
Court
under
pretence
of
Justice
,
is
to
abuse
the
right
end
of
its
institution
,
to
confront
God
and
deceive
their
own
souls
,
striving
to
deceive
the
world
with
the
vest
of
innocency
,
yet
cannot
conceal
the
ugliness
and
blackness
of
their
dark
plors
and
a
tempts
,
from
the
searching
eye
of
the
Almighty
,
for
all
things
are
naked
and
open
before
him
with
whom
we
have
to
do
.
To
do
injustice
in
the
Name
of
God
,
is
only
to
palliate
cruelty
with
the
vizard
of
holiness
,
it
's
greater
then
the
evil
it self
;
it
's
more
hatefull
to
God
and
men
,
to
murther
one
in
the
arms
of
love
,
and
pretext
of
friendship
,
then
to
run
a
tilt
at
a
man
;
and
kill
him
out
of
malice
;
The
sinne
of
Judas
was
aggravated
by
the
betraying
kiss
:
there
is
not
only
the
cruelty
,
but
the
abuse
of
the
name
of
vertue
,
under
which
it
creeps
,
is
hatcht
and
shrowded
:
The
prostitution
of
Vertue
to
the
Baud
of
Vice
,
is
The
Evil
.
These
sad
relations
of
blood
and
horrible
cruelty
following
,
will
certainly
draw
out
the
tears
of
any
Christian
,
none
can
have
a
heart
to
reade
and
not
lament
their
miseries
:
These
Butcheries
of
men
can
have
no
pretence
to
evade
the
dint
of
Gods
vengeance
,
any
more
then
it
can
his
knowledge
;
although
indeed
they
may
pass
by
the
eyes
of
men
:
The
arrows
of
the
Almighty
will
plerce
through
all
oppositions
,
not
only
to
discover
,
but
to
reward
them
according
to
the
wickedness
of
their
waies
.
But
to
proceed
to
these
sad
calamities
.
When
once
the
sentence
is
passed
,
the
prisoner
cometh
no
more
into
their
presence
(
unless
it
be
to
the
Rack
)
untill
the
generall
day
of
appearance
in
publick
view
,
every
one
to
receive
his
doom
according
as
they
are
pleased
to
pass
it
:
Some
are
quit
by
Proclamation
,
and
it
's
given
out
they
were
injured
by
false
witnesses
(
yet
no
false
witness
ever
known
to
be
punished
.
Perjury
accounted
no
sin
.
)
He
that
is
condemned
to
the
Rack
,
shall
be
sure
to
have
it
executed
when
he
least
expects
it
,
which
is
done
to
drive
greater
terrour
into
the
hearts
of
poor
souls
:
He
is
therefore
brought
before
them
,
who
are
sitting
in
the
Throne
of
a
Tyrannous
Majesty
,
and
with
them
the
Deputy
ordinary
of
the
Diocess
;
where
they
declare
,
That
they
have
put
his
cause
into
the
ballance
of
a
serious
and
deliberate
consideration
,
and
finde
his
obstinacy
to
cast
the
seales
,
by
keeping
back
the
truth
,
which
in
Conscience
he
ought
to
reveal
:
else
to
suffer
the
test
of
the
severest
Justice
,
which
they
must
inflict
,
and
he
endure
as
the
true
demerits
of
his
perversness
;
where
he
must
expect
to
be
forced
to
a
confession
of
the
truth
,
and
how
much
more
better
were
it
therefore
for
him
to
confess
freely
,
then
undergo
the
fruits
of
so
heavy
a
punishment
,
which
he
forcibly
puls
upon
his
own
bead
.
Therefore
,
say
they
,
consider
with
your self
,
whether
it
is
not
better
to
avoid
pain
,
thereby
to
case
your
Conscience
and
body
at
once
,
withall
unfolding
to
him
the
sundry
torments
of
the
Rack
.
Great
cruelty
and
injustice
.
But
which
is
saddest
of
all
,
confess
or
not
,
he
must
to
the
Rack
;
yet
these
devils
informing
humane
shape
,
would
make
the
poor
soul
believe
he
shall
escape
with
confession
,
when
it
's
too
farre
from
their
cruell
intention
.
Dear
God!
what
flesh
alive
hath
power
and
not
a
heart
to
lose
his
life
in
so
good
a
cause
,
as
to
pull
these
frogs
of
Egypt
out
of
their
Dungeon
and
Cell
of
damnable
villanies
?
The
Officer
is
new
commanded
to
have
him
to
the
place
of
torment
,
which
indeed
is
a
place
dark
and
under
ground
(
for
it
's
only
day
light
that
makes
sin
)
with
sundry
doors
to
pass
ere
you
come
to
the
place
of
cruelty
,
that
none
might
be
astonished
at
the
hideous
and
dolefull
cries
of
the
poor
and
faithfull
servants
of
the
living
God
so
lamentably
racked
for
his
sake
and
truth
;
one
would
think
it
should
pierce
an
Adamantine
rock
,
and
melt
it
like
wax
before
the
sun
,
if
it
could
be
capable
of
hearing
the
dolourous
and
direfull
shrieks
and
howlings
of
these
poor
tormented
souls
.
These
are
deeds
of
darkness
,
and
cannot
endure
the
light
of
the
Sunne
,
how
then
will
they
be
able
to
stand
or
undergoe
the
censure
of
the
wrath
and
vengeance
of
an
angry
God
;
for
with
God
is
terrible
Majesty
,
saith
Job
.
Bonum
quo
communus
eò
melius
.
Truth
needs
no
corners
,
nor
faithfull
counsels
the
scarf-skin
of
secresie
.
But
they
must
act
like
their
Fathers
,
whose
work
will
be
rewarded
at
that
great
day
.
In
this
place
of
darkness
and
horrour
,
is
erected
a
scaffold
,
where
the
whole
Court
of
Inquisitors
sits
,
to
be
both
actors
and
spectators
of
this
Tiagedy
,
worse
then
present
death
it self
:
the
Torches
are
now
lighted
,
then
cometh
the
Executioner
(
who
maketh
all
doors
fast
behind
him
as
he
marches
,
The
Tormentor
is
arrayed
like
a
Devill
,
only
to
frighten
poor
souls
which
they
are
to
punish
.
)
and
is
arrayed
(
like
the
patron
of
the
place
the
Devill
)
all
in
black
canvass
or
as
the
habit
of
Stage-players
when
they
act
the
Devils
part
(
and
I
wonder
it
falls
not
out
,
as
is
reported
once
in
London
,
where
twelve
men
in
a
Play
resembled
Devils
,
and
coming
to
tell
the
number
,
there
was
one
to
the
dozen
;
who
all
astonished
fled
faster
then
they
came
,
but
the
Devil
himself
vanished
,
and
carried
part
of
the
house
top
with
him
:
)
being
thus
attired
,
his
face
also
,
only
two
holes
for
his
eyes
he
is
very
terrible
to
behold
,
but
Gods
gracious
presence
is
beyond
the
terrours
of
man
,
many
Martyrs
having
been
known
to
feel
no
pain
by
the
comforting
presence
of
the
Lord
in
their
souls
.
The
Inquisitors
being
placed
to
behold
this
sad
object
of
their
own
Tyranny
,
The
Inquisitors
command
all
to
be
done
in
their
presence
where
they
sit
on
a
scaffold
.
to
feast
their
eyes
with
Cruelty
,
they
begin
afresh
with
Exhortations
and
threats
,
and
all
to
get
a
voluntary
acknowledgment
;
that
then
they
may
with
more
just
confidence
proceed
to
Torments
;
however
they
will
not
spare
:
therefore
they
tell
him
,
that
if
Leg
or
Arm
be
disjointed
(
as
falls
out
too
often
to
the
loss
of
life
with
great
extremity
)
he
must
thank
his
own
stubborn
obstinacy
,
whereby
they
discharge
their
consciences
:
so
they
command
him
or
her
to
be
stripped
in
a
manner
stark
naked
,
although
it
be
Virgin
or
chast
Matron
(
as
too
many
such
the
Lord
knowes
,
falls
into
the
n●t
of
their
bloody
shambles
;
)
whose
death
would
be
more
welcome
,
then
such
shame
amongst
such
Rogues
and
villains
,
whose
gray
hairs
and
reverend
beards
,
should
(
one
would
think
)
bespeak
as
much
modesty
as
gravity
;
the
wreathes
and
Lawrels
,
which
nature
by
age
has
bestowed
upon
them
,
doe
even
blush
at
their
ignominie
,
being
such
a
piece
of
impious
beastiality
,
as
the
very
Heathens
under
the
crepusculous
daies
of
nature
would
have
started
back
at
in
amazement
and
detestation
;
how
much
then
should
those
that
bear
holiness
in
their
foreheads
,
blush
at
their
own
impiety
?
I
doe
expect
all
good
Christians
,
by
a
medest
simpathy
,
should
be
ashamed
at
this
villany
;
oh
!
that
we
could
bring
these
sad
afflictions
of
others
,
home
to
our
own
doors
,
by
a
fellow
feeling
of
their
sufferings
.
Being
thus
stript
of
all
,
they
cause
to
be
put
on
a
pair
of
linnen
drawers
,
their
arme●
bare
to
their
shoulders
:
thus
poor
souls
they
stand
ready
for
the
Tormentors
pleasure
,
in
such
a
shamefull
posture
,
as
is
to
be
abhorred
by
all
civil
men
:
and
in
Spain
it
is
accounted
a
brand
of
infamy
,
to
those
Husbands
and
Parents
,
that
have
their
Wives
or
Children
thus
shamefully
abused
;
insomuch
that
they
are
hated
even
of
Papists
themselves
,
because
they
have
no
greater
regard
or
esteem
to
the
chastity
of
their
dearest
relations
:
yet
can
they
not
avoid
it
though
they
should
hazard
their
lives
.
Now
doe
the
Lords
Inquisitors
speak
(
in
an
obscure
dialect
)
to
the
Officers
and
Tormentors
,
by
signes
and
words
,
much
like
to
the
canting
language
used
by
Gipsies
and
Vagabonds
,
whereby
they
need
not
be
known
to
any
but
themselves
;
and
whatever
Torment
they
please
to
begin
with
,
is
done
exactly
even
to
the
highest
pin
of
cruelty
:
and
as
there
is
severall
sorts
of
Cruelties
and
Torments
,
so
are
they
more
in
number
then
is
yet
discovered
;
those
known
I
have
endeavoured
to
discover
to
the
world
,
and
pity
of
all
Protestants
,
and
truly
I
am
perswaded
that
all
ingenious
Papists
will
abhor
the
thoughts
,
if
he
can
but
believe
such
wickedness
to
be
acted
in
the
Court
,
or
if
they
have
not
too
great
a
prejudice
against
the
Author
,
who
they
must
needs
know
is
a
Protestant
,
and
therefore
may
make
them
stumble
in
their
confidence
of
the
truth
;
which
being
a
thing
I
cannot
avoid
,
shall
not
therefore
perplex
my
thoughts
to
answer
.
But
he
has
not
the
rationall
part
of
a
man
,
and
as
little
sence
as
the
stoicks
,
who
drops
not
a
tear
(
or
is
sorry
that
he
cannot
)
at
the
perusall
of
this
sad
Relation
following
,
he
must
not
only
be
hardened
in
impiety
,
but
utterly
void
of
true
humanity
.
Now
the
usuall
torments
is
with
the
Gibbit
,
Pullie
,
Water
,
Trough
,
Cords
,
and
Fire
,
The
wofull
Torment
of
the
Rack
,
as
is
almost
past
belief
as
well
as
unsupportable
.
all
which
waites
on
the
Hearse
of
these
sad
mournfull
souls
,
and
are
the
proper
supports
of
this
rare
Edifice
of
Blood
and
Cruelty
:
they
therefore
first
,
fall
to
the
old
trade
of
perswasions
,
whilest
the
Executioner
binds
his
hands
behind
him
with
cords
eight
or
ten
times
about
,
the
bloody
Inquisitors
looking
asquint
on
compassion
and
pity
doe
call
and
command
,
to
strain
each
twist
harder
then
other
,
then
his
thumbs
are
tied
as
strait
with
a
small
cord
,
which
said
cords
they
fasten
to
a
pullie
that
hangs
at
the
gibbit
;
and
to
screw
up
their
action
to
the
height
of
Cruelty
,
ponderous
weights
of
Iron
are
fastened
to
his
feet
;
thus
standeth
the
poore
creature
ready
to
receive
the
doom
of
their
hellish
pleasure
;
he
is
now
speedily
commanded
to
be
hoisted
up
,
which
is
done
,
and
whilest
the
poor
soul
hangeth
in
this
sad
condition
,
they
labour
to
perswade
him
to
confess
;
then
command
him
to
be
hoisted
up
till
he
touch
almost
the
top
:
then
if
he
will
promise
to
confess
,
they
promise
to
aswage
their
further
resolutions
of
Torments
;
and
not
only
so
,
but
(
if
you
will
beleeve
them
)
they
will
also
free
him
from
all
further
troubles
,
else
must
he
hang
till
death
be
the
issue
:
after
he
has
hung
a
good
space
in
this
sorrowfull
and
piteous
manner
,
and
confest
nothing
,
he
is
then
let
down
,
and
more
weights
added
to
the
former
,
then
hoisted
up
to
the
top
,
thundring
their
threats
against
him
if
he
confess
not
,
commanding
the
Executioner
to
let
him
down
,
and
then
hoist
him
up
so
,
that
the
load
of
Irons
at
his
feet
,
Oh
sad
and
unexpressible
cruelty
!
may
disjoint
all
his
body
in
a
sad
and
cruell
manner
,
which
unexpressible
pain
pierces
all
the
parts
of
his
body
,
whereupon
the
poor
soul
houls
and
cries
in
a
terrible
manner
,
sutable
to
so
unsupportable
a
torment
.
Now
instead
of
remorse
and
pity
,
like
Imps
of
Sathan
,
they
clamour
with
their
yelling
noise
,
or
like
Hounds
after
a
poor
distressed
Hare
,
saying
,
he
shall
come
down
with
a
vengeance
if
he
submit
not
to
their
bloody
wills
;
so
presently
the
Officer
is
commanded
to
let
him
fall
suddenly
,
and
stop
ere
he
arrive
at
the
bottome
which
piece
of
horrid
Cruelty
is
not
to
be
imagined
by
any
,
the
torture
is
unexpressible
,
for
by
reason
hereof
all
the
parts
of
his
body
are
out
of
frame
,
Heavy
weights
hung
on
the
feet
of
poor
Christians
,
and
though
almost
dead
with
Torments
already
,
yet
are
hoisted
up
with
unexpressible
Cruelties
.
the
weight
at
his
feet
tearing
one
part
of
his
body
almost
from
another
.
These
tortures
though
great
,
yet
are
but
the
forlorn
part
,
the
body
followeth
;
these
are
but
Pigmie-cruelties
,
we
shall
overtake
Giants
of
men
and
Tyranny
ere
we
terminate
our
task
,
for
these
will
not
serve
to
make
an
end
of
their
boundless
malice
and
bloody
impieties
,
will
not
content
their
insatiable
and
barbarous
appetites
;
so
that
if
he
confess
not
,
they
hang
on
more
weights
,
and
the
third
time
rack
this
poor
soul
(
half
dead
already
)
hoisting
him
up
in
a
sad
posture
;
so
that
I
leave
the
Reader
to
judge
,
having
neither
pen
nor
spirit
,
to
write
the
least
part
of
their
hellish
Cruelties
,
much
less
the
great
and
horrid
Villanies
done
to
the
faithfull
servants
of
the
Lord
Jesus
:
They
now
fall
a
rayling
,
calling
him
Dogg
and
Heretick
,
and
that
his
end
will
be
no
other
then
the
same
or
worse
torments
:
but
this
is
the
comfort
of
all
Gods
Saints
,
that
the
freedome
of
their
minds
cannot
be
toucht
,
although
they
pierce
every
part
of
their
body
with
most
exquisite
torments
.
Oh!
bloody
and
wretched
villains
,
void
of
humanity
,
nay
truly
devoid
of
that
good
nature
recorded
of
beasts
:
the
Doggs
have
more
love
and
pity
,
then
these
blood-suckers
,
that
like
horse-leeches
,
will
no
doubt
one
day
burst
with
the
blood
of
poor
Protestants
:
The
bloody
and
deceitfull
man
shall
not
live
out
half
his
dayes
:
Evill
shall
hunt
the
violent
man
to
overthrow
him
.
It
is
against
the
Laws
of
Christianity
,
in
malo
cujusquam
acquiescere
:
or
,
Alieno
dolore
,
quâ
dolor
est
satiari
,
to
take
complacency
meerly
in
the
sad
miseries
and
sufferings
of
others
.
Now
if
this
poor
soul
,
in
the
extremity
of
his
pangs
,
cry
out
to
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
,
for
his
assisting
and
comforting
spirit
,
under
these
cruell
torments
,
wherein
he
is
thus
miserably
used
and
slain
for
his
Name
and
sake
;
then
doe
the
Fathers
of
the
Inquisition
,
like
Devils
incarnate
with
hearts
full
of
a●heisticall
spleen
,
most
like
blasphemers
,
mock
and
deride
at
his
calamity
;
and
as
the
Jews
did
with
Christ
,
so
they
cry
,
Jesu
Christ
,
Jesu
Christ
;
Let
Jesu
Christ
alone
,
and
tell
〈◇〉
the
truth
;
what
a
doe
doest
thou
make
of
Christ
.
But
doubtless
there
will
a
day
come
,
when
they
will
finde
it
hard
to
kick
against
the
pricks
;
The
Lord
sayes
,
He
will
mock
at
their
●alamity
,
and
laugh
when
their
fear
comes
.
There
is
a
God
that
can
prepare
vengeance
according
to
their
demerits
:
these
are
they
,
to
whom
all
the
curses
in
the
book
of
God
are
due
.
Now
if
we
may
affirm
the
tongue
to
be
the
interpreter
of
the
heart
,
then
what
fiends
in
humane
shape
are
these
Inquisitors
,
one
would
think
the
pitifull
condition
of
poor
Christians
should
thaw
their
Icie
souls
,
into
a
dissolving
frame
of
tears
,
rather
then
laugh
or
scorn
at
the
extremity
of
such
unparallel'd
impiety
:
but
what
more
obdurate
then
Tyranny
larded
with
cruelty
:
they
minde
not
that
terrible
place
in
Prov.
21.13
.
Who
so
stoppeth
his
ears
at
the
cry
of
the
poor
,
he
shall
also
cry
himself
and
not
be
heard
.
And
Ch.
1.
v.
28.
Then
shall
they
call
upon
me
,
but
I
will
not
answer
.
But
let
s
proceed
.
If
the
poor
soul
in
this
sad
and
dolefull
condition
,
desire
to
be
let
down
,
and
promise
to
confess
(
even
what
they
would
have
,
except
to
deny
Christ
:
)
then
though
they
promise
him
liberty
and
ease
,
yet
doe
they
(
poor
creatures
)
farre
worse
then
if
they
confessed
not
at
all
(
as
shortly
shall
be
declared
in
some
lively
examples
:
)
for
they
seek
their
ruin
and
nothing
else
,
and
the
more
they
confess
,
the
more
they
must
endure
Torments
;
what
kind
of
barbarous
cruelty
is
this
!
truly
I
cannot
finde
fit
words
to
cloath
their
impieties
in
,
they
seem
to
make
it
their
trade
to
torment
poor
Christians
,
and
to
devise
cruelties
to
put
men
to
the
greatest
misery
.
What
is
it
they
torture
poor
souls
for
?
say
they
,
to
make
them
confess
their
Opinions
;
that
they
doe
,
but
we
must
have
them
(
say
they
)
yet
further
to
confess
,
who
they
know
of
the
like
principles
:
that
they
doe
too
:
Well
,
is
not
this
all
?
No
,
we
must
now
Torment
them
,
because
they
are
such
Hereticks
,
and
put
us
to
the
trouble
,
and
themselves
to
the
pain
of
these
punishments
?
Oh!
that
men
would
know
,
that
there
is
a
God
to
punish
,
and
a
Hell
to
torment
,
such
Tormentors
of
Mankinde
,
nothing
but
Rack
and
Pullie
,
torturing
and
mangling
of
mens
bodies
,
till
there
is
hardly
any
breath
left
in
them
.
The
poor
soul
thus
tormented
for
four
or
five
hours
together
,
they
then
demand
of
the
Executioner
,
if
he
be
ready
with
his
other
Tools
of
cruelty
and
torment
,
only
to
see
if
they
can
put
a
further
fear
into
this
poor
foul
;
he
answereth
yea
,
they
are
ready
,
but
he
has
not
brought
them
:
they
then
command
them
to
be
brought
against
next
day
,
for
say
they
,
we
will
fetch
these
villanies
out
of
this
fellow
,
or
he
shall
feel
the
smart
of
our
power
;
so
they
depart
,
leaving
this
poor
member
of
Christ
,
miserably
distracted
and
undone
in
every
part
of
his
body
;
giving
him
these
words
for
a
farewell
;
How
now
sirrah
,
how
like
you
this
fare
?
have
you
enough
of
it
or
no
?
well
,
see
you
recollect
your
wits
together
;
and
either
answer
to
our
demands
and
tell
the
truth
,
else
expect
no
other
way
to
the
gates
of
death
then
these
Torments
,
as
the
Reward
of
your
perverse
spirit
:
further
saying
,
that
it
's
but
a
flea
bite
to
the
storm
that
shall
ensue
.
Thus
these
miserable
comforters
deal
with
the
poor
servants
of
our
Lord
Jesus
,
who
hears
and
sees
,
though
he
pleases
to
suffer
it
,
for
the
triall
of
their
saith
and
constancie
:
what
can
we
doe
less
then
take
his
Cross
as
our
comfort
,
since
he
did
take
away
our
sinnes
for
our
salvation
?
Well
,
the
Goaler
puts
on
his
cloathes
,
and
carries
him
back
to
the
loathsome
and
comfortless
dungeon
,
and
sometimes
he
draggs
him
on
the
ground
,
either
by
arm
or
legg
like
a
dead
carrion
,
in
a
lamentable
and
cruell
manner
,
promising
a
Chyrurgion
,
which
he
never
intends
.
Now
if
they
intend
him
no
more
to
the
Rack
,
then
they
send
for
him
from
prison
,
where
he
must
pass
in
sight
of
the
Torment
and
Tormentor
,
who
stands
there
like
the
Devill
himself
,
to
affright
the
poor
prisoner
,
and
bring
his
former
Torments
to
remembrance
:
Now
being
come
into
the
Court
,
he
is
sollicited
to
confess
,
if
he
refuse
,
to
prison
again
with
him
:
Oh!
horrible
Tygers
in
the
shape
of
men
.
if
he
declare
his
minde
never
so
little
,
then
must
he
to
the
Rack
to
make
him
confess
more
:
Most
commonly
when
they
would
add
more
weight
to
their
perswasions
,
they
send
for
him
even
when
he
is
not
able
to
stirre
with
pain
and
anguish
,
desiring
him
to
make
his
confession
,
not
only
of
his
own
heresies
,
but
also
of
others
,
which
he
knowes
to
be
of
the
same
minde
;
which
if
he
still
refuse
,
he
is
commanded
to
prepare
for
the
Rack
:
wherein
if
he
lose
his
life
,
let
the
blame
lie
at
his
own
door
:
then
doe
the
Inquisitors
repair
again
to
their
Dungeon
of
cruelty
,
and
take
their
places
on
a
scaffold
as
aforesaid
.
This
poor
creature
,
is
again
stripped
of
all
his
cloathes
,
his
hands
bound
behind
him
,
and
tied
fast
to
the
Pullie
,
binding
his
thighs
together
with
small
cords
,
so
also
the
calves
of
his
leggs
,
twisting
them
with
a
piece
of
wood
,
till
they
are
sunk
into
this
poor
souls
flesh
and
cannot
be
seen
:
The
very
height
of
Torment
and
Cruelty
.
which
seems
to
be
as
great
and
terrible
a
torment
as
the
Devill
himself
could
devise
:
in
this
sad
condition
lies
this
poor
creature
for
two
or
three
hours
,
enough
to
melt
a
Rock
,
and
turn
it
into
water
,
and
yet
such
is
their
obdurate
hearts
,
that
they
can
not
only
abide
to
see
this
Cruelty
(
a
crime
to
think
on
it
without
tears
)
but
they
solicit
him
to
confess
,
and
yet
is
this
soul
thus
sadly
afflicted
for
what
he
last
confessed
;
nay
they
mock
and
deride
him
in
this
mournfull
condition
,
if
these
be
not
Devils
under
the
name
of
Holy
Inquisitors
there
's
none
in
Hell
:
Thus
doe
they
with
Nero
,
rip
up
the
bowels
of
all
humanity
,
and
rake
in
Hell
for
tortures
,
great
enough
to
screw
up
poor
souls
to
the
height
of
misery
;
they
see
the
Devill
with
the
gage
of
their
souls
,
to
undoe
others
:
these
are
they
of
whom
Solomon
sayes
,
Whose
teeth
are
swords
to
devour
the
poor
of
the
earth
,
and
the
needy
from
amongst
men
:
thus
are
they
forged
into
the
shape
of
impiety
,
by
the
scarlet
sins
of
shameless
iniquity
:
The
Lord
in
his
due
time
,
free
his
people
from
this
thraldome
,
wherein
they
are
plunged
by
the
cruelty
of
ungodly
and
reasonable
men
.
The
poor
soul
thus
miserably
handled
,
satisfies
not
their
avaritious
cruelty
,
they
are
resolved
to
be
semper
eadem
in
their
matchless
torturing
of
poor
mortals
,
of
whom
indeed
the
world
is
not
worthy
;
a
man
may
as
well
strive
to
turn
the
Sunne
out
of
its
course
,
as
these
Fathers
of
the
Holy
Inquisition
,
from
their
flagitious
and
libidinous
Cruelties
.
I
say
they
are
not
content
with
what
they
have
done
,
but
must
act
another
tragicall
piece
of
torment
,
which
is
with
Water
;
a
sad
thing
I
confess
,
and
it
may
be
will
move
the
tender-hearted
Protestants
to
weep
at
the
perusall
;
yet
good
Reader
,
think
it
not
amiss
to
know
them
,
for
these
are
the
Hinges
on
which
their
power
hangs
,
wherein
their
lives
and
fortunes
are
closely
enshrined
,
and
although
men
cannot
pierce
this
Hedg-hog
of
Infamous
Impiety
and
Cruelty
,
crept
into
the
midst
of
a
sweet
soyl
,
yet
the
Arrow
of
the
Almighty
will
stick
fast
in
it
,
like
a
Dart
shot
into
the
Liver
,
like
a
Hook
into
the
Nostrils
of
this
roaring
Leviathan
.
The
sad
and
heavy
Torment
in
the
Trough
with
water
.
They
have
a
piece
of
Timber
made
hollow
like
a
Trough
,
with
a
sharp
barr
cross
,
in
which
this
poor
creature
lying
,
the
cross
barr
is
just
under
his
back
,
that
it
lies
hollow
,
and
cannot
come
nigh
the
bottom
;
his
thighs
,
arms
and
leggs
,
are
tied
with
small
cords
,
and
so
cruelly
twisted
,
that
they
cannot
be
seen
,
so
deep
,
that
they
are
almost
at
the
bone
;
thon
most
inhumanely
they
take
a
piece
of
fine
linnen
cloth
or
Lawn
,
and
lay
it
over
his
mouth
as
he
lieth
on
his
back
,
that
his
Nostrils
are
also
stopped
,
so
as
when
the
water
is
poured
down
,
there
can
no
breath
come
in
at
his
Nose
;
then
doe
they
pour
water
upon
this
cloth
into
his
mouth
,
in
a
long
stream
,
which
with
its
strength
(
being
held
up
high
)
forceth
the
cloth
into
the
lowest
part
of
his
Throat
,
so
that
the
poor
creature
is
even
in
as
great
a
conflict
,
as
if
his
soul
were
taking
leave
of
his
body
,
for
he
cannot
draw
his
breath
,
so
that
when
the
cloth
is
snatched
out
,
there
cometh
up
so
much
water
and
blood
,
as
if
the
very
inward
parts
came
along
with
it
;
thus
he
lieth
,
till
they
please
to
send
him
to
prison
,
and
give
him
stronger
torments
,
according
to
their
bloody
hearts
and
cruell
threats
,
in
which
they
too
surely
keep
promise
,
and
exceed
each
torment
by
degrees
,
as
this
following
relation
of
Fire
will
illustrate
.
There
is
provided
a
pan
full
of
Fire
,
The
Torment
by
Fire
a
very
cruell
invention
,
and
no
less
pain
then
the
former
.
which
(
before
he
goe
to
the
Rack
again
)
they
set
his
Feet
over
,
and
soakingly
burn
them
,
basting
them
with
Bacon
or
grease
:
now
of
all
these
cruelties
(
like
the
surges
of
the
sea
roaring
one
on
the
neck
of
another
)
will
not
yet
force
this
good
soul
to
run
himself
on
the
shoar
,
to
take
shelter
under
their
merciless
protection
by
a
free
confession
:
if
he
have
a
steddy
soul
,
so
well
ballanced
,
as
to
bring
his
body
under
these
cruell
rests
,
yet
not
to
shipwrack
his
conscience
;
then
after
he
hath
received
such
respite
,
as
these
bloody
Inquisitors
conceive
may
strengthen
his
body
,
they
arm
again
to
plant
their
mortarpieces
of
smooth
and
enticing
perswasions
,
thereby
thinking
to
batter
his
stout
soul
to
a
self-condemning
;
which
if
they
finde
impregnable
,
they
fall
to
subtill
Questions
,
to
entangle
him
in
the
fetters
of
his
own
mistakes
;
which
are
so
damnably
layd
,
that
if
he
grant
one
,
he
must
grant
others
,
and
deny
the
contrary
;
they
devise
on
purpose
such
things
,
as
if
granted
,
bring
as
in
a
link
or
chain
,
a
whole
train
of
deductions
,
sutable
to
their
damnable
intentions
;
so
as
all
torments
will
not
in
sum
,
produce
the
effects
of
their
desire
,
so
soon
as
this
hellish
and
devilish
way
will
do
;
which
if
the
prisoner
answer
unto
,
he
cannot
avoid
the
pit
they
dig
for
his
fall
.
In
Sivill
a
good
Christian
woman
was
tormented
with
the
Rack
,
yet
could
they
not
condemn
her
to
the
stake
,
they
laboured
therefore
to
get
from
her
only
this
,
That
what
she
had
said
,
was
contrary
to
the
determination
of
the
Church
of
Rome
,
which
accordingly
she
did
confess
;
so
they
got
their
wicked
desires
of
her
by
drawing
destructive
doctrines
from
so
sweet
a
confession
.
Her
husband
was
before
burned
,
and
died
a
Martyr
.
Now
if
it
please
the
Lord
of
his
infinite
grace
and
mercy
,
by
the
aid
of
his
good
Spirit
,
to
help
these
poor
souls
,
not
only
to
resist
the
fiery
darts
of
Satan
,
but
to
undergo
the
cursed
cruelties
of
this
Inquisition
;
that
all
their
tortures
and
villanies
,
cannot
bend
their
souls
to
their
bloody
wil●
,
then
will
these
children
of
wrath
and
blood
,
try
other
waies
,
whereby
their
purposes
of
deceit
and
oppression
shall
not
fall
to
the
ground
,
tempting
and
perswading
poor
souls
,
to
forsake
the
good
way
of
the
Lord
,
if
that
his
blessed
Spirit
of
Truth
,
have
not
fixed
their
souls
to
a
strong
resolution
.
They
therefore
tread
in
the
steps
of
their
father
,
Damnable
hypocrisie
under
the
v●il
of
mercy
and
pity
.
and
begin
to
tempt
with
the
traps
and
bai●s
of
subtill
insinuations
,
and
mercifull
pretences
;
not
much
unlike
that
beast
the
Panther
,
whose
body
is
reported
to
be
spotted
with
pleasing
and
alluring
objects
,
and
a
smell
also
,
as
fragrant
and
pleasing
to
the
one
sense
,
as
the
spots
to
the
other
;
and
this
is
the
motive
why
many
poor
beasts
draw
nigh
,
and
gaze
on
this
wonder
of
natures
dress
,
but
the
subtility
of
this
beast
is
such
,
that
it
hideth
it
's
ugly
and
deformed
head
,
the
better
to
draw
them
into
the
snare
of
their
own
ruine
,
and
so
they
are
devoured
with
this
licorish
bait
of
a
fair
out-side
:
Thus
I
say
do
the
bloody
Lords
of
the
Inquisition
deal
with
poor
souls
,
appear
drest
in
fair
words
and
promises
,
but
hide
the
monstrous
intentions
of
their
cruell
hearts
,
whereby
poor
Christians
are
led
into
the
snare
,
as
innocent
Lambs
into
the
slaughterhouse
.
They
therefore
labour
to
insinuate
,
that
their
torments
cannot
exceed
their
sorrow
to
see
them
,
nay
they
even
weep
Crocodiles
tears
,
that
what
they
advise
him
to
,
is
only
a
secret
reserved
for
the
best
part
of
friendship
,
and
cannot
be
with
more
truth
of
affection
,
then
remorse
and
compassion
;
thus
making
speech
clothed
in
soft
raiments
,
a
Pandar
to
treachery
;
their
words
being
like
Barques
to
transport
their
occult
cruelties
to
the
Haven
of
acceptance
;
but
they
do
not
alwaies
step
into
the
path
of
success
,
but
sometimes
lose
the
road
of
their
wishes
;
for
the
people
of
God
cannot
but
see
,
that
all
is
as
full
of
Hypocrisie
,
as
their
own
souls
by
Gods
grace
are
free
from
Apostacy
:
which
when
the
Inquisitors
perceive
that
their
hopes
are
frustrate
by
an
obdurate
unbelief
,
they
are
then
enraged
,
as
a
bear
bereaved
of
her
whelps
:
Yet
have
they
too
good
success
in
these
cursed
practises
,
a
lively
instance
follows
.
A
Godly
woman
was
apprehended
and
imprisoned
,
A
sad
example
of
treachery
.
together
with
two
of
her
daughters
,
and
a
sisters
child
,
to
all
whom
it
pleased
the
Lord
to
give
such
strength
,
as
with
invincible
courage
and
constancy
they
did
undergo
all
the
aforesaid
torments
;
at
last
the
Inquisitors
perceiving
their
irresistible
resolutions
,
fell
to
assault
with
the
strong
batteries
of
soft
and
gentle
perswasions
expressing
as
aforesaid
,
the
sad
sense
of
their
sorrows
,
and
laboured
thus
to
perswade
one
to
impeach
the
other
,
or
confess
somewhat
of
some
others
of
their
Christian
brethren
.
One
of
the
Lords
Inquisitors
sent
for
one
of
these
maids
into
his
presence
,
where
he
used
many
compassionate
expressions
,
and
then
remanded
her
to
prison
:
This
flattering
way
he
used
many
times
,
amongst
which
discourse
he
interlined
sundry
words
of
seeming
familiarity
,
the
better
to
insinuate
;
earnestly
pressing
that
the
sense
of
their
sufferings
could
not
be
more
felt
by
them
,
then
by
himself
,
their
distress
being
his
by
sympathy
;
and
therefore
that
she
would
well
weight
the
good
estate
of
her self
and
friends
,
and
take
his
advice
as
from
a
father
;
often
protesting
with
tears
,
as
a
testimony
of
the
inward
sorrow
his
heart
felt
for
their
sad
afflictions
,
promising
all
ayd
for
their
help
,
(
one
may
fathom
from
a
Giams
heart
to
his
mouth
,
but
cannot
a
hypocriticall
dissembler
,
thus
do
they
banish
truth
and
honesty
with
lies
and
treachery
)
at
last
taking
advantage
,
he
fals
to
perswade
her
,
to
confess
unto
him
what
she
knew
of
her
Mother
,
Sister
,
Aunt
,
and
self
,
and
by
solemn
Protestation
and
Oath
,
bound
himself
to
work
for
their
safety
so
effectually
,
as
their
liberty
should
be
out
of
doubt
given
them
,
even
to
their
returning
in
quiet
to
their
own
houses
;
hereby
warranting
her
belief
of
his
treachery
,
as
a
Sanctuary
to
priviledge
her
from
thraldom
and
misery
:
thus
lies
their
treachery
like
dissembling
lapwings
,
who
by
their
natural
policy
,
flutter
as
if
they
were
nigh
their
nest
,
when
indeed
they
are
farthest
off
,
so
they
would
fain
insinuate
their
great
care
,
when
indeed
it
is
only
the
greatest
treachery
and
baseness
.
That
good
Proverb
is
not
wrong
plac't
here
,
That
no
tie
can
oblige
the
perfidious
.
This
poor
believing
soul
,
forcibly
won
by
the
smooth
artifice
of
his
slattering
speeches
,
too
much
crediting
these
golden
baits
of
liberty
,
coucht
in
his
alluring
promises
and
perjuries
,
Base
treachery
and
perjury
.
does
freely
declare
to
him
the
points
of
Religion
,
whereon
they
used
to
erect
their
conference
and
discourse
together
,
this
cursed
villain
in
the
shape
of
holiness
,
makes
much
of
this
end
,
whereby
he
hoped
to
unravell
the
whole
bottom
;
he
therefore
gives
order
to
have
her
depositions
entred
accoridng
to
due
course
of
Law
,
promising
that
at
the
last
day
of
her
hearing
,
her
liberty
should
be
granted
:
But
O
cruell
Tyrants
!
the
spawn
of
bloody
villany
and
unworthy
perfidie
:
What
is
promised
shall
be
not
only
performed
with
a
breach
,
(
a
Popish
performance
)
but
this
poor
soul
must
now
once
more
be
tortured
at
the
Rack
,
Cursed
cruelty
.
in
hopes
of
a
further
discovery
:
Thus
do
they
betray
credulous
Innocency
,
with
the
hazard
of
their
souls
by
perju●y
.
Now
is
she
poor
Virgin
once
more
hoisted
upon
the
pully
,
and
tormented
with
extream
pain
,
enduring
also
the
water
and
the
trough
,
with
as
much
strength
as
it
pleased
the
Lord
of
his
mercy
to
give
her
,
till
at
last
they
forced
from
this
poor
creature
all
that
she
believed
,
who
witnessed
a
good
confession
,
and
also
constrained
to
accuse
those
which
they
so
much
thirsted
after
amongst
which
number
was
her
own
Mother
,
Many
godly
Christians
tormented
and
burned
enduring
all
with
great
joy
and
patience
.
Sister
,
and
many
more
,
all
which
were
cruelly
tormented
,
and
at
last
burned
;
this
was
the
first
time
which
they
began
to
burn
the
Saints
of
God
at
Sivill
:
This
godly
Damosell
being
on
the
Scaffold
with
her
Mother
and
Aunt
,
to
hear
the
sentence
of
death
by
fire
,
with
a
chearfull
countenance
,
thanked
her
Aunt
for
instructing
her
in
the
faith
,
which
now
she
was
not
ashamed
to
confess
,
nor
affrighted
to
deny
;
praying
them
all
to
forgive
her
what
she
had
done
,
being
at
the
door
of
hope
ready
to
receive
the
Crown
of
Glory
laid
up
for
all
those
that
suffer
for
the
Lord
Jesus
:
Her
Aunt
did
comfort
her
and
the
rest
,
being
all
as
confident
of
Glory
in
Heaven
,
as
sure
of
the
torments
they
had
already
received
,
as
a
badge
of
their
faith
in
Jesus
.
And
here
Christian
Reader
,
it
is
to
be
taken
notice
of
,
that
this
her
Aunt
was
the
same
woman
,
which
before
we
gave
thee
an
account
of
,
that
was
distracted
,
and
ran
to
the
Inquisitors
to
inform
against
the
Lutherans
;
who
now
was
through
the
grace
of
God
reduced
to
such
a
quiet
temper
and
magnanimity
of
spirit
,
as
she
witnessed
to
the
truth
of
the
Gospel
with
much
boldness
,
enduring
great
torments
,
horrible
and
loathsome
imprisonments
,
sealing
the
testimony
with
her
death
.
Now
let
us
,
Christ●an
Reader
,
a
little
peruse
some
few
of
their
detestable
waies
,
bringing
poor
souls
into
snares
as
the
most
compendious
way
to
their
utter
destruction
;
nor
are
they
such
waies
as
seem
to
follow
the
road
of
an
ordinary
course
of
policy
or
invention
,
but
unworthy
the
entertainment
of
any
ingenious
spirit
:
but
what
do
I
speak
of
ingenuity
,
where
cruelty
is
their
Religion
:
Therefore
if
any
poor
prisoner
fall
sick
,
they
enquire
of
him
if
he
please
to
receive
the
Sacrament
of
Confession
,
(
which
is
sure
to
try
whether
he
be
of
the
Popish
Religion
or
not
)
If
he
desire
to
confess
,
presently
the
Ghostly
Father
begins
his
work
:
(
But
observe
,
that
behinde
the
door
lieth
a
Sir
John
and
his
Clerk
,
with
pen
and
ink
,
who
taketh
notice
of
all
that
is
confessed
.
)
The
Priest
demands
sundry
things
about
the
Iutherans
,
(
for
this
confession
is
only
an
abuse
of
the
Ordinance
)
now
if
he
confess
ought
worthy
their
cognizance
,
he
desires
him
to
confess
it
publickly
before
a
Notary
,
else
is
the
Absolution
unavailable
;
if
he
grants
it
,
the
Clerk
is
sent
for
,
(
being
not
farre
off
;
if
he
refuse
,
(
for
this
confession
is
not
Auricular
,
but
Vocall
)
the
Priest
repeating
aloud
,
forces
the
Prisoner
to
answer
him
,
so
as
the
Devil
in
the
box
hears
him
,
and
pens
all
down
,
Unjust
and
merciless
dealing
.
now
they
proceed
against
him
by
this
,
or
else
to
new
torments
,
for
a
further
confession
:
Thus
they
make
use
of
the
Name
of
Christ
for
their
Diabolicall
practises
,
but
the
Lord
will
one
day
judge
the
secrets
of
mens
hearts
,
and
reward
them
according
to
their
iniquities
.
Oh!
how
little
they
strive
to
imitate
that
blessed
example
,
Justice
and
judgement
is
the
habitation
of
thy
throne
(
saies
the
Psalmist
)
mercy
and
truth
shall
go
before
thy
face
.
There
was
once
a
Lord
of
the
Inquisition
,
Bishop
of
Tarracon
,
who
used
to
say
,
that
those
Hereticks
had
engraven
the
words
of
our
Saviour
very
firmly
in
their
hearts
,
viz.
(
Thou
shalt
love
thy
neighbour
as
thy self
,
)
because
they
would
not
betray
their
brethren
,
though
put
to
endure
extream
torments
.
These
wicked
fathers
of
the
Inquisition
use
to
jeast
with
poor
Christians
,
saying
,
Sure
you
are
not
strong
in
your
faith
that
dare
not
confess
;
for
in
the
Primitive
times
,
the
Apostles
and
Martyrs
confessed
whatever
was
laid
to
their
charge
concerning
Christ
:
and
thus
they
play
with
,
and
abuse
the
poor
members
of
Christ
,
whose
condition
they
will
one
day
defire
to
enjoy
,
and
shall
not
,
unless
God
be
very
mercifull
to
their
unrighteous
and
cruell
dealings
.
Another
device
these
holy
Fathers
have
,
which
seemeth
a
notable
one
,
and
as
like
the
devil
as
themselves
:
they
have
as
aforesaid
many
Officers
(
the
very
scum
and
vermin
of
a
Nation
,
for
all
manner
of
villanies
,
(
who
like
little
Dogs
start
the
Hare
,
but
the
great
ones
get
him
)
amongst
this
number
is
a
certain
sort
,
that
on
purpose
serve
the
lusts
of
their
Masters
,
and
are
like
Decoys
to
draw
poor
souls
into
the
net
of
perdition
,
in
this
sordid
manner
following
:
A
wicked
and
cursed
policy
to
betray
Christians
into
the
hands
of
violent
death
.
When
any
of
Gods
poor
Saints
are
suffered
together
in
one
prison
,
in
cometh
one
of
these
rascals
(
even
like
the
devil
that
appeared
before
God
against
Job
)
and
forsooth
,
there
is
he
imprisoned
on
the
same
account
with
these
poor
persecuted
Saints
;
but
indeed
is
only
set
on
purpose
to
betray
these
poor
souls
,
so
that
when
he
enters
,
and
is
chained
and
fed
with
the
bread
and
water
of
affliction
,
as
the
rest
are
,
he
begins
with
small
wedges
to
make
way
for
greater
;
and
just
as
an
hypocrite
,
he
begins
with
seeming
affection
to
discourse
on
the
things
of
God
,
(
not
much
unlike
the
Jesuites
in
England
,
creeping
into
the
affections
and
hearts
of
poor
people
under
specious
pretences
only
to
deceive
,
as
the
generation
of
Quakers
too
evidently
demonstrate
)
and
because
he
can
give
his
heart
room
to
swing
in
all
waies
of
hypocrisie
,
therefore
it
is
that
he
seemeth
to
be
most
sincere
,
and
thereby
attracts
the
ears
and
hearts
of
these
poor
upright
ones
,
to
belieeve
his
treachery
for
truth
;
and
herein
the
devil
appears
like
an
Angel
of
light
:
Thus
are
these
poor
Christians
trapt
and
ensnared
by
this
seeming
Saint
:
Therefore
having
accomplished
the
ends
for
which
he
came
thither
,
he
desires
a
day
of
hearing
,
(
on
purpose
to
confess
what
he
hath
heard
)
and
then
and
there
shall
his
witness
be
of
as
full
proof
against
any
of
the
prisoners
,
as
if
a
hundred
were
present
:
Now
what
a
wonder
it
is
,
that
these
Rogues
for
a
little
gain
,
should
endure
imprisonment
,
so
loathsom
and
filthy
,
for
two
or
three
moneths
together
;
and
that
is
not
enough
,
for
they
are
no
sooner
come
from
one
place
,
but
into
another
,
like
the
devil
compassing
the
earth
to
and
fro
to
accuse
Gods
Saints
:
Nay
and
that
which
seemeth
beyond
belief
,
this
limb
of
hell
declareth
on
Oath
,
The
height
of
injustice
.
what
their
judgement
was
concerning
such
and
such
a
Point
(
which
he
named
)
even
by
their
looks
,
although
these
poor
souls
spake
not
one
word
pro
or
con
:
Nay
further
,
it
often
happens
,
that
some
which
are
not
imprisoned
for
Religion
,
yet
are
in
the
same
prison
,
these
to
work
out
their
own
ends
,
most
basely
accuse
the
servants
of
Christ
,
declaring
what
discourse
they
heard
from
their
mouth
;
which
argues
a
sad
condition
,
that
the
liberty
of
their
consciences
is
a
snare
for
their
lives
.
This
is
not
all
the
wicked
practices
they
use
to
betray
under
trust
,
Vile
treason
under
trust
.
but
you
shall
have
some
that
associate
themselves
with
the
people
of
God
in
their
private
assemblies
,
passing
under
the
name
of
Lutherans
,
and
indeed
are
by
the
common
people
,
and
those
that
know
not
the
design
,
thought
really
to
be
no
less
then
they
profess
:
Many
of
these
are
no
less
then
holy
Fathers
,
Priests
and
Monks
;
so
that
if
any
poor
Christian
open
,
his
bosom
to
any
of
these
devilish
hypocrites
,
they
presently
send
him
to
the
Lords
Inquisitors
,
where
they
are
handled
as
aforesaid
.
Sometimes
they
disclose
not
their
treachery
,
upon
the
fathoming
and
sounding
the
principles
and
practises
of
such
innocent
Lambs
of
Christ
,
as
they
betray
into
the
hands
of
these
Wolves
,
but
will
conceal
their
thoughts
into
a
narrower
compass
then
publick
discovery
;
desiring
a
further
occasion
of
conference
next
day
,
which
is
only
to
have
a
more
full
and
ample
testimony
against
this
poor
soul
.
Again
when
they
have
found
out
and
imprisoned
any
Teacher
or
Pastor
to
the
private
Assemblies
of
Gods
people
(
some
learned
Doctor
or
Preacher
)
they
then
make
a
brute
to
be
spread
,
that
he
being
on
the
Rack
,
Detestable
hypocrisie
to
betray
poor
Protestants
.
had
detected
many
sundry
of
his
auditors
,
and
have
some
ready
suborned
to
swear
,
that
they
heard
his
lamentable
and
dolorous
cries
,
which
was
forced
from
him
in
the
extremity
of
Torments
;
now
the
vulgar
being
possessed
,
that
who
so
cometh
to
the
Lords
Inquisitors
,
and
freely
confesseth
,
shall
escape
with
little
or
no
punishment
,
else
if
they
be
summoned
according
to
the
confession
of
him
that
is
their
reputed
Doctor
,
they
shall
receive
no
less
punishment
then
tortures
and
death
:
By
this
means
they
catch
many
poor
souls
into
the
net
of
destruction
,
who
too
readily
believe
their
fallisies
for
truths
.
These
are
the
execrable
and
impious
deceits
of
ungodly
men
against
the
poor
people
of
God
,
whose
comfort
it
is
that
their
souls
are
in
the
Lords
hand
,
though
their
bodies
subject
to
cruelties
and
miseries
.
CHAPTER
VI
.
IT
is
as
impossible
to
number
the
cruelties
of
Papists
to
Protestants
,
as
it
was
for
the
Indian
,
who
was
sent
over
from
a
Sagamore
of
Virginia
,
to
know
the
strength
of
England
;
who
having
a
Cane
on
purpose
to
Register
the
number
of
all
he
saw
,
at
last
landed
at
Plimouth
,
where
he
felt
a
sharp
imployment
,
having
tired
himself
,
he
travels
to
Exceter
,
and
is
put
to
a
stand
,
but
steping
further
,
he
arrives
at
London
,
where
he
is
posed
by
the
deep
Arithmetick
of
such
a
vast
body
,
he
could
not
finde
a
Rule
to
number
such
a
crowd
of
people
;
so
finding
with
Aristotle
,
his
minde
drown'd
in
the
pursuit
of
his
own
information
,
his
task
too
great
to
undergo
,
broke
his
Cane
,
and
gives
over
his
endless
toyl
;
truly
may
not
I
say
(
and
I
wish
I
had
no
reason
)
't
is
impossible
to
sound
the
depth
of
this
gulf
and
abiss
of
horrible
cruelty
,
not
easie
to
measure
the
bulk
of
this
Monster
,
you
may
(
courteous
Reader
)
guess
,
if
you
will
promise
to
your self
,
with
the
Indian
,
a
Task
ad
insinitum
:
For
to
trade
in
reading
the
sad
calamities
of
poor
Christians
,
to
unravell
this
work
of
this
bloody
Inquisition
in
all
its
labrinths
and
serpentine
windings
,
is
as
much
of
labour
and
pains
,
as
to
powr
water
into
a
barrell
which
has
no
bottom
,
and
yet
think
to
fill
it
full
;
or
to
empty
the
Sea
with
a
thimble
:
And
I
doubt
it
may
be
thought
by
some
,
that
I
have
waded
too
farre
already
in
such
cruel
impieties
,
enough
to
cloy
the
tender
stomack
of
any
godly
and
compassionate
soul
,
and
therefore
may
spare
my
pains
as
unnecessary
,
for
't
is
a
thing
so
copious
of
misery
,
as
they
can
wade
no
further
,
unless
they
spoil
the
book
with
drops
of
tears
,
their
very
souls
bleeding
at
the
sad
perusall
of
so
Tragicall
a
History
,
scarce
beleeving
that
this
world
can
afford
a
place
for
such
a
Theatre
to
be
erected
,
unless
the
Devil
had
made
an
agreement
with
the
King
of
Spain
,
to
set
up
his
Kingdom
in
this
world
,
to
play
the
Mountebank
with
poor
creatures
,
but
if
we
consider
well
how
this
Spanish
Nation
is
glutted
with
blood
,
we
shall
then
the
less
admire
at
these
hideous
and
execrable
impieties
,
which
none
but
the
most
vile
would
father
.
Now
as
these
poor
Saints
of
the
most
High
God
,
are
accounted
the
off-scouring
of
the
world
by
wicked
men
,
so
are
they
no
otherwise
called
by
the
Inquisitours
then
Doggs
,
Hereticks
,
&c.
and
are
proportionably
handled
in
all
manner
of
respects
sutable
to
the
rest
of
their
unworthy
dealings
:
Therefore
to
adde
weight
and
load
to
press
down
these
poor
Christians
to
the
bottom
and
dregs
of
misery
,
they
are
basely
and
unworthily
dealt
withall
concerning
their
imprisonment
and
diet
,
the
Narrative
whereof
cannot
altogether
be
unfit
for
the
most
serio●●●nowledge
and
perusall
of
all
godly
Pro●●stants
.
For
the
poor
prisoners
below
,
The
manner
of
their
prisons
,
their
loathsomness
and
cruel
usage
therein
.
in
regard
of
the
dampness
and
straitness
,
seem
rather
to
be
reclused
and
buried
in
a
grave
,
then
a
prison
;
they
are
as
it
were
buried
alive
,
if
their
Prisons
are
above
ground
,
it
's
like
a
scorching
furnace
,
in
regard
of
the
hot
climate
:
If
plenty
of
prisoners
be
in
their
c●uell
custody
,
two
or
three
is
crowded
into
one
of
these
holes
,
wherein
they
have
not
above
a
foot
of
ground
,
hardly
room
to
turn
,
only
a
place
for
ease
,
containing
a
foot
also
in
compass
,
with
a
place
of
rest
to
lie
down
,
a
pitcher
of
water
to
drink
,
no
light
unless
through
a
key
hole
,
or
little
bigger
:
Prisons
of
a
larger
extent
there
are
,
but
serve
for
less
offendors
,
not
for
Hereticks
or
any
suspected
in
Religion
,
which
liberty
is
no
less
chargeable
then
convenient
.
Places
there
are
worse
then
either
,
only
a
mans
length
,
occasioning
in
a
short
time
either
death
by
consumption
,
or
half
rotten
away
,
dying
rather
like
carrion
then
Christians
,
or
men
that
have
the
Image
of
God
,
or
Immortall
souls
,
which
these
fathers
of
cruelty
take
no
notice
of
.
Now
their
diet
corresponds
to
their
other
base
and
inhumane
barbarismes
,
Their
miserable
and
hunger-starved
diet
,
and
how
that
little
allowance
is
minced
ere
it
arrive
to
the
poor
prisoners
hands
.
the
rich
prisoners
inrich
and
support
their
Office
and
Trade
,
by
large
fees
exacted
from
them
to
the
Officers
;
the
rest
must
pay
what
the
Lords
Inquisitors
please
,
out
of
which
is
set
a
part
for
allowance
,
almost
6d
a
day
;
if
any
desire
more
he
must
pay
for
it
,
and
reckon
it
an
unusuall
favour
,
as
indeed
it
is
,
and
but
rarely
permitted
,
and
is
only
to
such
as
are
in
for
matters
of
smallest
moment
:
If
for
Religion
,
brown
bread
and
water
is
a
favour
,
though
the
prisoner
be
never
so
eminent
and
able
,
because
the
less
will
come
to
their
share
when
his
goods
are
sequestred
.
If
any
poor
prisoners
have
not
wherewith
to
defray
their
charges
,
the
King
alloweth
3d
a
day
,
from
which
poor
3d
is
deducted
the
the
charges
of
Stewards
,
Laundresses
;
it
passeth
also
through
the
hands
of
men
,
that
though
great
in
place
,
yet
are
greater
thieves
then
him
that
robs
the
Spittle
,
little
considering
how
often
hunger
knocks
at
their
doors
;
for
a
pitifull
look
asketh
enough
:
they
are
such
as
are
in
the
Treafury
and
Office
of
Receipt
,
who
give
account
for
all
that
cometh
into
their
Exchequer
;
the
Steward
will
steece
this
poor
3d
also
,
the
Cook
he
licks
his
fingers
,
and
pinches
their
bellies
to
fill
his
hollow
paunch
,
victuals
his
own
camp
,
though
he
plunder
others
tents
:
the
Jaylor
he
snatches
at
a
piece
,
ete
this
poor
soul
sitteth
down
to
this
three
penny
ordinary
;
so
as
not
above
half
,
if
so
much
;
cometh
to
the
poor
prisoners
fingering
;
poor
creature
,
he
has
not
so
much
as
the
happiness
to
see
,
much
less
to
tast
of
the
King
of
Spains
great
bounty
:
So
as
this
poor
three
pence
is
tossed
to
and
fro
,
and
though
it
escape
these
theevish
singers
,
like
limetwigs
,
yet
it
comes
lame
and
maimed
to
the
right
owner
.
Prov.
22.22.23
.
Rob
not
the
poor
because
he
is
poor
,
neither
oppress
the
afflicted
in
the
gate
,
for
the
Lord
will
plead
their
cause
,
and
spoil
the
soul
of
those
that
spoileth
them
.
This
hard
dealing
sometimes
moves
the
hearts
of
some
Officers
,
which
once
known
,
he
must
deatly
pay
for
his
pity
and
charity
,
which
God
so
much
commends
and
commands
:
which
those
Scythians
and
Barbarous
beasts
under
the
name
of
men
,
condemne
to
a
bloody
punishment
;
as
this
example
gives
lively
demonstration
.
At
Sivill
in
the
Castle
Triana
,
An
example
of
cruelty
only
against
charity
it self
.
a
Keeper
,
not
acquainted
with
cruelties
,
especially
their
unheard
of
dealings
;
this
courteous
man
was
moved
to
compassion
,
by
the
reflection
and
reverberating
heat
of
their
cruelties
upon
his
good
nature
,
whereupon
he
secretly
permitted
a
godly
woman
and
her
two
daughters
,
to
private
conference
,
and
enterview
of
their
sad
sufferings
,
for
the
space
of
half
an
hour
,
and
so
to
their
prisons
again
:
suddenly
after
,
seeing
these
poor
creatures
in
torments
,
crying
and
howling
in
a
sad
and
dolefull
manner
,
he
fears
their
great
extremity
might
force
them
to
divulge
his
civil
courtesie
,
as
a
crime
,
which
to
prevent
,
and
purchase
pardon
by
voluntary
confession
,
this
poor
man
reveals
all
to
the
Inquisitors
,
and
puls
an
old
house
on
his
own
head
;
for
no
sooner
do
they
understand
,
but
they
requite
his
acknowledgement
with
speedy
punishment
,
by
commitment
to
prison
,
where
he
fell
distracted
through
fear
and
sorrow
;
remaining
in
this
condition
twelve
moneths
in
a
loathsome
prison
,
from
whence
he
is
brought
on
a
triumphing
stage
,
with
a
Sambenit
on
his
back
,
and
a
rope
about
his
neck
,
where
he
receives
the
sentence
to
have
two
hundred
stripes
through
the
principall
streets
of
the
City
,
and
to
serve
in
the
Gallies
as
a
slave
for
six
years
;
The
day
following
he
is
brought
in
a
solemn
manner
,
to
receive
the
reward
of
his
compassionate
and
charitable
heart
;
at
which
instant
,
one
of
his
mad
fits
took
him
,
whereby
he
casts
himself
off
the
Ass
(
which
out
of
disgrace
he
was
set
on
)
and
snatching
a
sword
out
of
the
Alguazil's
hand
,
had
there
dispatched
him
,
if
sudden
aid
had
not
prevented
;
he
is
tied
on
the
Ass
again
,
and
forcibly
receives
the
rest
of
his
stripes
;
and
although
he
was
distracted
and
knew
not
what
he
did
,
yet
for
this
must
this
poor
Petro
à
Herrera
be
sentenced
a
slave
from
six
years
to
ten
:
Is
not
this
a
taste
of
some
of
their
barbarous
dealings
beyond
the
Laws
of
humanity
?
But
although
this
poor
man
proved
courteous
and
paid
for
it
,
yet
was
his
predecessor
cruell
and
base
beyond
expression
,
and
rather
then
punished
commended
,
nay
rewarded
.
The
poor
prisoners
of
Christ
should
have
meat
basely
dressed
,
and
miserably
pinched
by
plunder
of
that
bad
and
small
fare
,
nay
,
he
sold
what
he
so
stole
in
the
Triana
would
not
allow
clean
linnen
,
yet
made
them
pay
,
which
cursed
profit
he
put
in
his
purse
:
If
any
seemed
to
be
offended
at
the
abuse
,
then
this
cruell
devil
puts
them
into
the
lower
dungeon
,
without
any
straw
to
lie
on
,
no
diet
but
bad
,
and
so
little
,
as
should
pine
their
bodies
either
to
sickness
or
death
,
which
cruelty
occasioned
the
prisoners
to
desire
a
day
of
hearing
,
he
tels
them
he
had
told
the
Lords
Inquisitors
,
and
on
their
command
he
would
suffer
them
to
be
heard
:
After
fourteen
or
fifteen
daies
in
this
dungeon
,
he
pretends
clemency
and
pity
,
and
that
having
moved
the
Lords
Inquisitors
with
their
sad
condition
,
he
had
procured
their
liberty
into
their
former
prison
:
This
mans
cursed
and
cruell
nature
to
poor
prisoners
in
distress
,
pierced
the
tender
heart
of
his
maid-servant
,
who
observing
the
great
misery
of
these
poor
souls
,
and
her
Masters
Jewish
heart
,
did
secretly
administer
,
not
only
to
their
distress
with
meat
stoln
by
her
Master
from
them
,
but
did
comfort
them
very
much
(
for
she
favoured
the
Gospel
)
with
discourse
,
and
letting
them
know
of
one
anothers
conditions
;
(
her
Masters
daughter
aiding
her
many
times
in
her
desires
.
)
At
length
she
was
discovered
,
and
after
twelve
moneths
miserable
imprisonment
and
cruell
usage
,
she
was
at
last
brought
on
the
publick
Theatre
of
their
triumphant
Scaffold
,
and
sentenced
to
wear
the
Sambenit
,
and
to
receive
two
hundred
stripes
through
the
City
,
which
they
executed
with
as
much
pity
as
to
a
Dogge
;
which
done
,
she
was
banished
the
City
for
ten
years
,
writing
on
her
forehead
,
A
favourer
and
aider
of
Hereticks
.
When
these
poor
Saints
of
God
desire
to
entertain
their
solitary
and
pensive
condition
,
The
people
of
God
are
not
suffered
in
prison
to
sing
a
Psalm
,
or
be
any
way
cheerfull
.
with
singing
a
Psalm
,
these
cursed
villains
will
not
allow
of
it
,
therefore
they
no
sooner
hear
any
chearing
his
soul
in
this
sweet
solace
,
but
in
cometh
an
Officer
,
with
the
Keeper
,
to
command
them
to
silence
,
charging
in
the
Lords
Inquisitors
name
,
to
make
no
noise
or
resemblance
of
mirth
.
Oh!
cursed
men
,
no
cruell
tyrants
in
the
world
would
hinder
such
harmless
mirth
,
but
they
would
have
mens
souls
damned
as
well
as
their
bodies
,
it
holds
comparison
with
that
cursed
villain
an
Italian
,
who
taking
his
adversary
at
advantage
,
sets
his
Rapier
to
his
breast
,
and
made
him
abjure
God
to
save
his
life
,
which
no
sooner
done
,
but
he
thrust
him
through
the
body
and
dispatcht
him
;
triumphing
in
this
,
that
he
had
with
the
death
of
his
body
,
endeavoured
to
damn
his
soul
;
so
these
cruell
fathers
of
the
Inquisition
,
will
frustrate
so
good
a
piece
of
service
to
God
,
and
comfort
to
these
distressed
souls
,
as
not
to
suffer
them
to
have
that
sweet
solace
they
finde
in
so
harmonious
a
communion
with
God
;
the
Saints
of
God
that
lived
under
the
Heathens
had
more
liberty
,
for
they
were
commanded
to
sing
.
Psal
.
137.
There
the
Psalmist
saies
,
They
that
carried
us
away
captive
,
required
of
us
a
song
,
and
they
that
wasted
us
required
of
us
mirth
,
saying
,
Sing
no
one
of
the
songs
of
Zion
.
Yet
these
that
account
themselves
holy
Fathers
,
will
not
be
so
mercifull
as
Heathens
.
Now
if
the
poor
soul
seem
to
sleight
their
command
,
and
will
not
be
commanded
to
silence
,
he
shall
know
to
his
cost
,
that
violence
is
the
next
remedy
:
Thus
that
small
comfort
which
they
have
by
it
,
and
the
society
of
each
others
voice
in
a
sweet
Harmony
,
is
debarred
from
prison
to
prison
,
which
if
suffered
,
would
much
sweeten
their
sad
lives
,
in
such
dungeons
and
pits
of
destruction
:
and
by
this
means
it
is
that
a
Father
and
Sonne
,
Husband
and
Wife
,
Parent
and
Child
,
may
be
in
the
next
prison
,
and
shall
not
know
one
of
another
for
two
or
three
years
,
or
till
the
day
of
publick
calamity
upon
the
Scaffold
;
and
if
they
can
learn
of
any
conference
or
discourse
one
prisoner
hath
had
with
another
,
they
are
presently
removed
,
and
examined
about
their
discourse
,
by
way
of
Interrogatories
;
thus
they
exercise
their
indignation
against
the
poor
servants
of
God
.
This
is
the
sad
condition
of
Gods
Saints
,
such
is
their
sad
dealing
from
these
savage
beasts
in
the
shape
of
men
,
that
such
as
are
not
condemned
to
death
,
hardly
escape
it
,
through
this
unheard
of
cruelty
in
prison
;
else
live
so
miserable
a
life
,
that
by
degrees
,
they
piue
and
consume
away
through
the
loathsomness
of
the
prisons
,
and
manner
of
ill
diet
;
this
example
will
too
sadly
evidence
the
proof
hereof
,
which
may
stand
as
an
unparalel'ld
piece
of
barbarism
to
all
ages
.
There
was
an
English
Vessell
,
An
example
of
savage
cruelty
to
an
English
Merchants
sonne
.
which
some
certain
years
ago
arrived
at
the
Port
of
St
Lucas
;
and
before
any
of
the
company
landed
,
the
Familiars
of
this
Office
boards
the
Vessell
,
to
search
for
Religion
;
they
apprehend
sundry
on
suspition
,
and
imprison
them
;
amongst
whom
there
was
a
rich
English
Merchants
son
,
ten
or
twelve
years
old
,
whose
father
was
reported
to
be
owner
of
most
part
both
of
Goods
and
Ship
;
this
Childe
they
apprehend
forsooth
,
because
he
had
Davids
Psalms
in
his
hands
(
their
hearts
being
unfit
to
be
tuned
to
Davids
Harp
)
the
Goods
and
Ship
are
Sequestred
;
the
Child
(
being
well
educated
)
did
often
in
prison
lift
up
his
soul
to
God
in
prayer
,
which
these
Pagans
and
Heathens
perceiving
,
in
derision
said
,
This
boy
is
become
a
pretty
Heretick
already
:
After
this
poor
Childe
had
been
imprisoned
about
eight
moneths
,
he
now
fals
sick
,
from
whence
he
is
conveyed
by
order
to
the
Hospitall
,
on
purpose
for
such
as
(
through
extreamity
of
sickness
)
are
like
to
lose
their
lives
,
wherein
none
are
suffered
to
visit
them
,
but
the
servitours
of
the
prison
;
and
all
the
difference
betwixt
the
Hospitall
and
other
prisons
is
,
that
here
they
have
Physick
to
strengthen
them
for
tortures
,
whereas
't
were
better
they
ended
their
daies
more
speedily
,
as
being
a
readier
way
to
die
suddenly
,
then
by
prolongation
of
life
,
to
end
their
daies
in
pining
misery
.
This
Childe
being
,
as
aforesaid
,
extream
ill
,
was
transported
thither
,
being
by
reason
of
barbarous
usage
benummed
in
his
legs
;
and
to
this
day
no
man
,
but
these
devilish
Inquisitors
knows
what
became
of
this
poor
Child
,
the
Merchandize
and
Ship
was
lost
to
boot
.
Such
cruelties
I
would
not
fear
to
expect
,
if
I
were
landed
in
any
part
of
America
amongst
wilde
beasts
.
It
is
recorded
of
a
Prince
born
dumb
,
that
seeing
the
King
his
father
ready
to
suffer
the
violence
of
bloody
men
,
his
affections
redeem
his
tongue
,
and
he
that
never
spake
but
by
a
silent
consent
,
by
signes
,
had
now
his
tongue
at
liberty
,
and
in
great
rage
and
fury
,
breaks
out
saying
,
Oh
men
!
kill
not
my
father
:
And
will
not
this
barbarous
Inquisition
move
the
hearts
of
all
that
have
power
,
and
yet
never
spoke
in
behalf
of
Christians
,
now
to
put
to
their
assistance
,
to
the
pulling
down
of
this
strong
hold
of
the
devil
,
to
pull
this
house
over
their
own
heads
;
it
behoves
all
Protestant
Princes
and
Estates
,
especially
such
as
have
a
Commerce
with
the
Spaniard
,
since
their
safety
is
infringed
,
and
their
liberty
intangled
at
the
pleasures
of
unreasonable
Tyrants
;
Oh!
that
they
would
value
the
freedom
of
Religion
and
Liberty
before
a
Trade
.
At
this
instant
also
was
imprisoned
a
Turk
,
A
Turk
frighted
from
Christianity
by
their
cruell
inhamanity
which
had
revolted
from
their
Religion
,
and
newly
arrived
from
Marrock
,
the
principall
City
of
Mauritania
,
lying
opposite
to
that
part
of
Spain
;
but
being
untaught
in
the
Christian
faith
he
was
by
converse
in
this
City
discouraged
to
be
of
that
Religion
,
which
he
saw
so
evidently
deserved
all
good
mens
detestation
,
but
thinking
safety
to
be
his
guard
,
he
one
day
said
,
the
Moorish
Religion
was
better
then
the
Christians
,
for
which
he
is
put
into
the
Inquisition
,
where
I
leave
him
and
you
,
to
imagine
his
miserable
usage
,
yet
boldly
said
,
that
he
never
repented
of
his
Christianity
,
till
he
came
among
their
Tygar-like
cruelties
,
which
it
grieved
him
to
see
.
Another
way
they
have
to
deceive
the
world
under
the
name
of
sanctity
,
They
have
daies
of
visitation
of
the
prisoners
which
under
colour
of
justice
and
pity
is
shrowded
great
cruelty
.
but
indeed
is
only
to
dissemble
their
villany
;
for
they
order
once
a
moneth
a
day
of
Visitation
,
pretending
the
cause
to
be
,
that
Keepers
should
know
they
are
looked
to
,
whereby
they
dare
not
,
in
regard
of
a
watchfull
eye
over
them
,
oppress
or
wrong
any
prisoner
:
This
is
indeed
a
thing
commanded
by
God
,
commended
by
men
,
and
no
less
agreeable
to
the
Law
of
Nature
and
reason
:
But
to
pervert
this
only
into
a
shadow
and
shew
of
reality
,
is
only
like
the
picture
of
justice
,
but
wants
the
power
;
for
these
daies
,
which
they
say
are
appointed
for
holy
ends
and
purposes
,
and
also
to
stop
cruelties
from
being
exercised
on
the
poor
prisoners
,
they
in
stead
practice
horrible
hypocrisie
,
for
we
shall
see
this
day
as
bad
a
day
of
torture
,
as
any
other
season
,
whereby
though
they
would
have
their
spirituall
Court
to
be
sprinkled
with
holiness
above
all
the
justice
of
temporall
Courts
,
yet
are
their
cursed
hearts
more
cruell
under
this
vizard
of
Justice
;
for
on
the
Sabbath
day
or
some
festivall
,
they
come
about
to
visit
these
poor
afflicted
and
distressed
souls
,
desiring
with
seeming
sense
and
affection
to
know
how
they
are
,
and
how
their
Keeper
entreats
them
,
whether
civilly
or
not
,
either
with
bad
words
,
threats
,
or
reproachfull
gestures
;
if
their
full
allowance
of
diet
come
duly
to
their
necessities
,
if
clean
shifts
,
&c
These
are
only
words
and
no
more
,
for
if
the
prisoner
be
half
naked
,
and
pray
his
condition
to
be
considered
and
his
grievances
redressed
,
what
's
their
answer
?
Oh!
I
am
ashamed
to
rehearse
their
infamous
carriage
,
so
much
void
of
the
nature
of
man
,
as
to
distinguish
them
from
beasts
;
nay
so
farre
beyond
the
beastiallity
of
rude
and
boisterous
creatures
without
reason
,
that
beasts
most
barbarous
in
themselves
,
are
truly
more
void
of
cruelty
then
these
holy
Fathers
:
What
can
their
Answer
be
?
I
le
assure
thee
good
Reader
,
thou
canst
not
imagine
it
;
but
however
let
us
know
it
,
to
beware
and
detest
such
inhumane
cruelties
:
In
summe
,
they
deridingly
Answer
these
poor
naked
souls
in
milde
and
fatherly
terms
,
That
the
bot
season
requires
fewer
garments
then
they
seem
to
request
,
that
in
such
a
hot
climate
and
time
,
cloathes
are
a
burden
;
and
so
leave
them
worse
then
they
found
them
:
If
in
Winter
they
desire
their
wants
to
be
supplied
,
according
to
their
miserable
estate
(
which
Turks
would
pity
in
their
sla●es
)
they
answer
,
The
weather
is
now
beginning
to
open
,
the
frost
is
dissolved
,
further
,
desiring
the
prisoners
to
take
care
for
the
cloathing
of
their
souls
,
by
disclosing
of
the
truth
,
for
which
they
they
are
in
that
condition
.
Thus
is
the
end
of
their
visitation
converted
into
a
jest
,
they
are
so
farre
resolved
,
as
not
(
like
good
Christians
)
to
curb
their
own
disease
of
excess
,
to
bestow
it
on
the
necessity
of
poor
souls
(
whose
sad
countenances
plead
poverty
,
)
but
rather
will
run
the
hazard
of
that
curse
of
our
blessed
Saviour
,
Go
ye
cursed
,
when
I
was
hungry
you
did
not
relieve
me
,
when
I
was
naked
you
did
not
cloath
me
,
&c.
This
will
be
a
sad
peal
at
the
later
day
.
If
the
poor
prisoners
desire
any
books
,
to
recreate
their
weary
mindes
,
toyled
with
sorrowfull
thoughts
,
and
pensive
apprehensions
;
or
if
they
desire
any
other
necessaries
,
that
may
adde
a
little
comfort
to
their
sad
recluse
,
the
like
jearing
answer
is
the
best
return
they
can
get
from
these
Masters
of
cruelties
:
If
they
be
very
carnest
and
sollicitous
in
any
request
,
they
had
better
be
content
with
their
too
rigid
and
sad
fate
,
then
plead
their
just
request
,
to
such
unjust
and
bloody
men
:
Thus
do
these
Tyrants
make
their
innocency
the
Butt
of
their
malice
and
cruelty
,
making
a
pastime
of
torments
;
like
the
Roman
Emperours
that
used
to
cast
Christians
alive
to
be
devoured
of
wild
beasts
:
But
this
is
worse
,
for
if
I
were
to
be
cast
into
such
a
condition
,
I
could
not
expect
to
hope
formercy
,
when
I
doe
but
look
on
the
countenance
of
wild
creatures
,
but
when
I
look
on
the
face
of
a
man
,
I
may
have
hope
that
since
he
is
a
rationall
soul
,
he
may
make
so
much
use
of
it
,
as
to
create
a
little
hope
of
relief
or
pity
,
in
the
midst
of
Torments
and
Cruelties
.
But
here
we
finde
these
Inquisitors
worse
than
that
poor
Lion
,
who
had
compassion
on
a
poor
slave
thrown
to
be
devoured
,
and
did
not
only
preserve
his
life
from
his
own
fury
,
did
not
only
starve
his
own
hunger
,
but
saved
the
life
of
the
poor
man
from
the
rage
of
other
beasts
,
there
ready
to
destroy
him
,
hazarding
his
own
life
to
save
his
.
Now
if
it
so
please
the
Lord
of
his
goodness
,
The
strange
way
of
taking
bribes
by
the
Lords
Inquisitors
themselves
.
to
raise
friends
who
step
so
farr
into
danger
,
as
to
intercede
in
their
behalf
,
it
's
very
dangerous
,
and
not
effected
without
a
bribe
;
and
that
not
facile
neither
;
being
done
after
a
strange
manner
of
deceit
;
for
although
the
under
officers
,
will
(
as
secretly
as
you
can
imagin
)
refuse
with
one
hand
,
and
receive
with
the
other
,
yet
the
Lords
Inquisitors
themselves
,
account
it
a
happy
thing
to
have
it
,
but
unhappy
to
have
it
known
;
like
the
Woodcock
,
that
hiding
his
head
thinks
himself
secure
,
because
as
he
sees
none
himself
,
so
doth
wisely
think
that
none
see●
him
:
therefore
these
Inquisitors
wil
not
taint
their
souls
with
so
horrid
a
crime
,
nor
suffer
it
to
lodg
,
or
have
entrance
over
the
threshold
of
their
Court
,
much
less
to
advance
to
the
throne
of
their
hearts
;
but
alas
!
for
all
the
smooth
plain'd
words
,
yet
shall
we
see
these
gifts
,
enter
without
a
wimble
:
for
how
they
itch
to
have
what
they
so
strongly
deny
,
is
less
to
the
ingenious
reader
to
conceive
;
it
's
like
to
some
Spanish
beggars
,
of
whom
it
's
reported
,
that
they
seem
to
scorn
begging
,
supplicating
in
a
commanding
posture
,
so
that
if
you
cast
out
a
small
matter
,
it
rebounds
with
disdain
,
throwing
it
at
you
with
a
scorn
of
your
bounty
;
yet
no
sooner
are
you
gone
,
but
they
look
for
it
with
great
earnestness
,
and
if
it
tumble
into
obscurity
,
they
make
a
diligent
scrutiny
,
and
if
but
to
the
value
of
a
penny
,
they
hugg
it
and
embrace
it
,
yet
would
not
by
any
means
be
known
to
need
it
:
(
these
are
they
that
strut
in
raggs
;
the
most
courtesie
and
humility
,
is
often
found
in
true
Gentlemen
and
persons
of
quality
:
)
and
that
it
is
just
thus
with
these
superbious
Inquisitors
,
let
us
see
the
way
of
accomplishing
this
so
desired
a
benefit
;
how
gredily
they
gape
,
and
would
fain
grasp
the
excrements
of
the
earth
;
this
golden
bait
,
that
as
one
said
well
,
is
but
mettall
turn'd
up
trump
.
Now
after
they
have
thus
strangely
and
strongly
denied
this
Bribe
,
presently
cometh
one
of
the
Officers
to
the
poor
Prisoners
friend
(
that
would
fain
purchase
some
favour
though
with
cost
)
and
whispering
him
in
the
ear
,
sayes
;
It
's
not
possible
to
tempt
the
Lords
Inquisitors
with
transitory
rewards
,
their
Holinesses
are
ballanced
with
such
strong
resolutions
of
resistance
,
that
their
hearts
are
impregnable
,
and
their
hands
too
fast
for
any
perswasions
to
fasten
bribes
unto
,
their
unspotted
souls
are
like
spring
locks
,
As
it
locks
of
it self
,
so
who
doubts
there
is
not
a
key
to
open
it
,
and
then
it
will
shut
of
it self
,
i'
le
warrant
you
.
will
shut
of
themselves
against
such
horrid
iniquities
,
unto
which
the
curse
of
God
is
linked
;
they
undervalue
that
which
others
over
prise
:
But
no
doubt
,
but
the
Lords
Inquisitors
will
take
speciall
cognizance
of
your
respect
to
his
friends
,
therefore
the
●ighest
way
to
lodge
your
wishes
under
a
good
success
(
if
I
may
be
retained
your
Councellour
)
is
to
present
yonder
young
Gentleman
,
(
who
stands
by
my
Lords
Elbow
,
and
is
his
Nephew
)
with
what
respect
you
treasured
up
for
himself
;
this
,
saies
he
,
I
advise
you
to
,
and
if
you
fail
in
your
purpose
,
I
le
runne
the
hazard
.
(
There
is
alwaies
some
Nephew
or
Neece
of
the
Lords
Inquisitors
,
who
serve
like
Pages
to
wait
on
their
Uncles
advantages
)
Now
this
is
the
strait
way
,
Cursed
is
he
that
taketh
a
bribe
to
defraud
the
innocent
.
which
leads
this
prisoners
friend
to
finde
entrance
into
the
Cloister
,
this
is
the
clew
of
thread
to
enter
into
the
Bower
of
their
desired
liberty
:
Now
is
some
hope
procured
,
and
case
purchased
;
yet
findes
this
poor
prisoner
favour
no
longer
then
the
fresh
remembrance
of
his
bounty
lasts
,
or
as
long
as
their
pleasure
is
to
grant
it
;
thus
they
love
Sacrificium
ex
rapinis
;
content
to
be
bribed
to
silence
for
a
part
in
the
spoil
.
And
truly
it
would
be
a
great
question
(
if
the
Fathers
of
this
holy
Court
were
squeezed
)
whether
riches
or
blood
would
runne
out
fastest
,
no
doubt
but
they
would
struggle
for
preheminence
,
for
they
have
suckt
in
both
as
a
spunge
doth
water
,
being
steept
in
blood
,
and
soaked
in
all
manner
of
horrid
impieties
:
Thus
must
the
hard
gains
of
others
swear
,
court
acceptance
to
wait
at
the
table
of
their
luxury
,
but
I
hope
the
time
will
come
,
that
the
Lord
will
expunge
them
out
of
all
their
power
and
cruelties
,
wherewith
at
present
they
are
invested
.
To
terminate
this
sad
story
of
so
much
blood
and
cruelty
,
let
us
now
view
the
last
sentences
published
on
a
Triumphant
Scaffold
,
in
sight
of
many
hundreds
or
thousands
of
spectators
;
who
came
flocking
in
heaps
,
many
leagues
from
out
of
the
Countrey
,
some
no
less
then
twenty
:
And
as
it
pleases
the
Inquisitors
to
glory
over
these
poor
souls
as
Trophies
of
their
Honour
,
so
does
it
no
less
justifie
the
other
,
who
weary
of
their
lives
in
hope
of
a
better
,
rejoyce
not
only
to
suffer
,
but
to
die
for
the
sake
of
Jesus
Christ
,
and
the
testimony
of
his
eternall
Gospel
;
and
indeed
they
have
reason
to
account
their
enemies
victorious
cruelty
,
as
the
fruit
of
Gods
mercy
,
whereby
they
are
wafted
from
this
vale
of
tears
and
misery
,
to
that
everlasting
Kingdom
prepared
for
the
Saints
of
the
most
High
;
passing
out
of
the
Egypt
,
this
valley
of
misery
,
to
that
land
of
promise
;
even
from
the
afflictions
of
this
life
,
to
that
blessed
life
with
God
,
where
all
tears
are
wiped
from
their
eyes
.
Preparation
for
rapabl●ck
day
of
triumph
and
teach
.
Now
before
they
enter
on
this
publick
act
,
they
summon
the
prisoners
,
and
examine
what
estate
they
have
,
where
it
is
,
with
strict
charge
to
reveal
all
on
pain
of
what
shall
ensue
;
so
are
returned
to
prison
,
assured
of
the
loss
of
their
estates
,
if
not
their
lives
:
The
night
before
this
glorious
day
,
all
the
men
that
are
punishable
below
death
,
are
brought
into
one
room
,
and
the
women
into
another
,
and
such
as
must
die
are
kept
in
their
own
prisons
;
at
ten
a
clock
at
night
a
Priest
is
sent
to
let
them
know
the
sad
tydings
,
and
to
prepare
for
death
,
which
they
poor
creatures
rejoyce
at
,
and
is
the
best
news
they
heard
since
they
knew
the
place
,
who
poor
souls
feel
their
outward
conditition
so
miserable
,
as
they
are
glad
to
be
put
in
minde
that
they
are
mortall
;
which
opportunity
is
a
true
proof
of
their
fidelity
to
the
Gospel
of
our
Lord
Jesus
,
wherein
(
to
the
glory
of
Christ
,
the
comfort
of
their
own
souls
,
together
with
the
vexation
and
anguish
of
this
Ghostly
Priest
)
they
confess
and
give
glory
to
God
,
knowing
their
reward
is
in
heaven
,
wherein
is
laid
up
a
Crown
of
Glory
,
a
certain
inheritance
,
that
shall
never
fade
:
And
this
indeed
is
a
time
of
triall
,
and
the
hour
of
temptation
:
But
the
Lord
will
not
forget
his
promise
to
all
those
that
trust
in
him
.
The
disgracefull
attire
which
Christians
are
forced
to
wear
pictured
with
devils
,
&c.
their
tongues
pinched
with
an
instrument
,
that
they
cannot
speak
.
The
morning
by
break
of
day
,
all
Officers
wait
on
their
charge
,
preparing
for
the
safe
conduct
of
these
prisoners
of
the
Lord
Jesus
,
and
attiring
them
in
their
robes
of
dishonour
and
infamy
,
to
render
their
persons
and
opinions
more
odious
to
the
common
people
.
Those
as
stand
stedfast
in
the
faith
,
with
detestation
of
such
Idolaters
and
worshipers
of
Idols
for
their
God
,
they
must
wear
the
Sambenit
,
even
to
the
stake
,
being
a
Vestment
made
of
linnen
,
coloured
all
over
,
pictured
with
black
devils
;
his
head
is
covered
with
a
long
crown'd
hat
,
where
is
drawn
the
image
of
a
man
burning
in
the
fire
,
with
many
devils
about
him
,
feeding
the
fire
with
wood
and
fagots
;
all
after
an
ugly
manner
,
and
only
to
render
this
poor
soul
reproachfull
to
the
vulgar
:
Their
tongues
are
pinched
,
that
they
cannot
speak
a
word
against
their
slanderous
accusations
before
the
people
,
whereby
they
are
disabled
to
divulge
their
innocency
,
or
their
doctrine
;
their
hands
tied
fast
behinde
,
with
cords
about
their
necks
.
Thus
come
the
Martyrs
of
the
Lord
Jesus
,
wearing
the
badge
of
their
enemies
cruelty
,
yet
for
Christs
sake
accounted
the
glorious
Crown
of
Liberty
to
their
immortall
souls
:
Now
those
as
revolt
in
hopes
of
life
must
die
the
same
death
,
only
with
this
difference
,
in
stead
of
pictures
of
devils
is
the
Cross
.
Next
come
those
that
are
to
suffer
for
the
Name
of
Christ
also
,
but
at
an
easier
rate
then
death
,
yet
arrayed
with
the
like
garments
of
Devils
.
Now
before
they
set
forward
from
the
prison
,
the
Lords
Inquisitours
(
to
blind
the
world
and
adde
to
the
weight
of
their
own
damnation
,
if
Gods
mercy
prevent
it
not
)
seem
before
the
common
people
to
be
very
sad
and
heavy
at
such
miserable
objects
of
pity
:
now
all
being
attired
as
aforesaid
,
and
placed
in
their
order
,
suddenly
they
are
commanded
to
stand
,
and
take
part
of
a
rich
table
with
provisions
for
breakfall
;
only
to
make
the
world
believe
,
such
was
their
common
fare
:
Oh!
gilded
Sepulchres
,
and
painted
ruine
:
for
if
these
poor
Saints
of
God
had
an
appetite
,
yet
are
they
deceived
,
for
the
familiars
,
with
as
much
impiety
as
insolency
,
like
dogges
,
snatch
away
the
meat
in
a
rude
and
beastly
manner
,
yet
no
check
from
their
Lords
;
so
little
impression
doe
their
sad
conditions
take
in
the
hearts
of
these
cruell
villains
and
limbs
of
the
Devil
;
that
as
Diogenes
the
Cynick
,
when
he
found
a
Mouse
in
his
sachell
,
said
,
he
was
not
so
poor
,
but
that
some
were
glad
of
his
leavings
;
so
they
are
not
so
poorly
furnished
for
heaven
,
but
that
they
can
go
without
such
props
of
gluttony
,
and
expect
a
richer
table
furnished
in
heaven
,
for
their
better
entertainment
and
welcome
,
from
their
world
of
sorrows
,
hoping
to
be
put
beyond
hope
,
in
that
eternall
inheritance
provided
for
their
company
.
Now
for
the
great
magnificence
,
and
stately
pomp
which
they
triumphantly
promise
to
themselves
,
and
shew
to
the
world
,
I
cannot
finde
in
History
a
fit
paralell
;
No
Emperours
Court
,
no
Kings
Palace
,
no
sumptuous
Nuptials
of
the
greatest
Potentates
,
The
unparralel'd
and
glorious
shew
which
the
Inquisitors
make
of
their
prizes
,
the
manner
of
their
deaths
and
cruell
Martyrdoms
.
or
publick
Assembly
of
the
grand
Worthies
of
the
world
,
can
come
nigh
the
splendid
equipage
of
this
holy
Court
,
on
the
publick
Stage
,
both
of
Glory
and
Cruelty
.
Reader
,
I
shall
describe
it
at
large
,
and
draw
it
out
into
particulars
,
that
thou
maist
spend
thy
judgement
on
this
piece
of
admiration
.
First
the
young
children
of
the
Colledge
,
with
their
Vestments
and
singing
,
(
by
direction
of
certain
Clerks
that
have
the
charge
thereof
)
make
some
harmony
,
singing
for
their
ditty
the
Le●●anies
,
the
one
part
of
the
Quire
corresponding
to
the
other
,
the
foot
thereof
is
,
Ora
pro
illis
.
Then
follow
those
that
do
Penance
in
order
,
the
least
offenders
following
the
children
,
and
have
tokens
of
distinction
from
others
;
as
Tapers
in
their
hands
unlighted
,
Barnacles
on
their
tongues
,
about
their
necks
a
rope
,
with
hats
of
paper
bare
headed
,
or
their
hats
on
,
the
better
sort
coming
after
the
rest
;
then
follow
those
that
wear
Sambenits
,
with
Crosses
of
red
,
in
their
rank
and
degrees
also
;
after
them
those
that
are
condemned
to
the
fire
,
Apostacy
unprofitable
,
though
by
repentance
comfortable
.
all
covered
with
pictures
of
devils
,
as
aforesaid
;
those
that
expected
life
by
Apostatizing
,
no
whit
escaping
:
Every
prisoner
having
his
guard
on
each
side
,
with
two
Jesuites
attending
every
one
that
suffers
death
,
with
perswasions
to
run
the
race
of
perdition
with
themselves
:
but
God
who
is
rich
in
mercy
,
has
given
his
people
more
grace
then
to
go
to
hell
by
worshiping
dumb
Idols
,
or
to
go
to
Heaven
by
their
own
merits
,
depending
on
the
alone
merits
of
our
blessed
Redeemer
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
.
Now
after
these
prisoners
follow
the
whole
Train
of
the
City
Officers
,
Alguaziles
,
Governours
of
the
twenty
four
Wards
,
the
Judges
of
the
Courts
,
the
Viceroy
,
and
Assistant
,
then
a
Troop
of
Noblemen
and
Gentlemen
mounted
on
Horse-back
;
Next
is
the
State
Ecclesiasticall
,
whereof
are
the
Clerks
,
Vicars
and
Curates
,
then
the
whole
Chapiter
of
the
Cathedrall
,
called
Cabildum
Ecclesia
Majoris
;
after
follow
the
Abbots
and
Priors
,
with
their
Covents
;
and
to
compleat
all
,
as
the
Cape-stone
of
this
rare
edifice
,
follow
the
Holy
House
,
who
this
day
are
in
their
Glory
and
Splendour
,
being
Trumpeters
to
their
own
same
,
and
indeed
may
challenge
work
enough
for
a
particular
Narration
,
for
before
this
Phaeton
of
Pride
and
Tyranny
,
is
a
way
prepared
,
and
distances
kept
,
for
the
honour
of
their
Holinesses
,
where
the
Fiscall
carrieth
displayed
,
a
Flag
of
red
Damask
made
of
Turky
work
,
with
the
Picture
of
Pope
Sixtus
the
fourth
,
that
first
granted
the
Charter
to
this
Holy
house
;
the
other
side
is
filled
with
King
Ferdinando's
Picture
,
that
did
first
permit
the
holy
Inquisition
,
all
sumptuously
embroydered
with
Silk
and
Purple
,
on
the
top
whereof
is
a
rich
Cross
of
Silver-gilt
,
with
the
Crucifix
,
to
which
is
done
(
by
the
vulgar
)
more
homage
then
any
other
Cross
,
because
it
bears
the
holiness
of
the
Name
of
Inquisition
;
now
comes
the
Father
hereof
a
soft
Majestick
pace
,
as
prime
of
this
Rout
and
Conquest
:
and
as
Gods
vengeance
creads
on
the
heels
of
impiety
,
so
after
them
come
the
familiars
,
and
spirits
of
the
devil
,
the
slavish
Officers
of
cruelty
,
as
the
devils
are
of
Gods
vengeance
;
Raskals
,
that
like
the
envenomed
Spider
,
plucks
in
the
industrious
Bee
from
gathering
honey
,
persons
whose
consciences
(
if
mercy
prevent
not
)
must
necessarily
hurry
them
,
with
horrour
and
guilt
,
to
the
pit
of
despair
:
these
I
say
,
come
following
on
Horse-back
,
all
triumphing
over
their
prisoners
,
as
if
they
had
cut
out
to
themselves
Trophies
of
honour
,
by
a
puissant
Victory
over
the
great
Turk
,
then
crowds
a
throng
of
vulgar
spectators
,
cram'd
with
big
expectations
of
some
wonderfull
sight
;
and
all
to
behold
this
wonder
of
Gods
patience
and
permission
:
Look
I
pray
what
will
one
day
become
of
this
illustrious
piece
of
Glory
,
Isa
.
5.4
.
Therefore
hell
hath
enlarged
her self
and
opened
her
mouth
without
measure
,
and
their
glory
,
and
their
multitude
,
and
their
pomp
,
and
he
that
rejoyceth
,
shall
descend
into
it
.
However
let
all
good
Christians
wait
Gods
time
,
for
it
is
best
,
and
he
it
is
that
will
turn
all
to
the
good
of
his
poor
people
;
times
of
triall
,
are
speciall
times
of
comfort
and
joy
,
to
those
that
overcome
the
devil
,
and
follow
the
Lamb
through
all
tribulations
;
it
is
the
portion
of
all
Gods
Saints
,
to
have
an
inheritance
sweetned
with
Christs
gracious
presence
,
through
all
their
hardships
:
To
those
that
endure
to
the
end
,
is
provided
a
crown
of
immortall
glory
.
These
bloody
Inquisitors
,
't
is
true
,
have
had
a
large
field
of
success
,
attending
on
their
tall
and
huge
impieties
,
but
who
knows
how
nigh
it
's
at
an
end
;
I
'le
not
venture
to
lay
a
Prophesie
upon
their
pride
,
but
I
hope
it
will
terminate
like
a
candle
;
we
must
not
make
actions
robed
in
successes
,
an
Index
to
the
justness
of
a
cause
,
for
that
's
but
holding
the
wrong
end
of
the
book
upwards
,
there
is
few
doubts
that
vengeance
is
a
naturall
concomitant
and
attendant
to
such
villanies
:
but
times
and
seasons
are
in
the
hands
of
the
Lord
.
Invested
with
this
train
of
promising
glory
,
pass
these
holy
Inquisitors
,
from
the
Castle
Triana
,
to
a
Scastold
erected
in
publick
view
,
in
the
principall
part
of
Sivill
,
where
are
ranked
these
poor
souls
in
order
as
they
came
,
ready
to
hear
and
receive
the
sentence
of
condemnation
,
against
which
Scaffold
is
reared
up
another
,
whereon
the
Lords
Inquisitors
sit
,
with
their
attendants
,
where
with
pride
and
insolence
they
behold
their
spoils
as
Trophies
of
their
Conquest
,
like
Aesops
Crow
,
pranckt
up
with
the
feathers
of
others
ruines
;
but
as
the
Psalmist
speaks
,
He
will
save
the
afflicted
people
,
but
will
bring
down
the
high
look
:
Here
they
sit
like
Apes
of
the
Devil
,
who
in
striving
to
imitate
,
excell
their
Tutor
;
these
are
the
proud
Nimrods
,
the
mighty
hunters
of
men
,
to
day
in
their
lustre
,
to
morrow
worse
then
the
beast
that
perisheth
;
their
memories
are
as
hatefull
to
the
truly
ingenious
(
as
well
Catholick
as
Protestan
)
as
the
corrupt
putrefaction
to
the
smell
;
they
are
the
very
excrements
of
Belzebub
.
The
Psalmist
saies
,
Whilst
the
servants
of
Christ
stand
in
publick
view
with
their
tongues
fastoned
with
an
instrument
,
a
Sermon
is
preached
full
of
reproachfull
invectives
and
detestable
impiety
.
They
that
seek
my
soul
to
destroy
it
,
shall
go
into
the
lowermost
parts
of
the
earth
:
God
shall
wound
the
head
of
his
enemies
,
that
thy
feet
may
be
dipped
in
the
blood
of
thy
enemies
.
Thus
in
order
and
silence
a
Sermon
is
begun
,
applauding
so
good
a
course
,
against
such
pernitious
Hereticks
;
but
indeed
the
best
part
of
the
Text
is
left
,
like
cowards
they
run
from
it
,
and
take
liberty
to
reproach
the
servants
of
God
,
swerving
from
the
principles
of
morall
honest
,
in
accusing
those
that
are
forced
to
hold
their
peace
,
with
instruments
put
into
their
mouths
on
purpose
,
which
piece
of
cruelty
may
not
unfitly
be
compared
,
as
to
a
Popish
Magistrate
,
that
before
execution
caused
the
tongue
of
a
poor
Protestant
(
which
he
had
condemned
to
die
)
to
be
cut
out
,
because
he
should
not
confess
the
truth
:
but
mark
the
judgement
of
the
Lord
,
the
next
childe
that
was
born
unto
this
cruel
Persecutor
had
no
tongue
;
I
leave
the
application
to
the
ingenious
Reader
:
Thus
are
these
Jesuites
,
by
one
fitly
called
,
Concinnatores
mendaces
,
the
polishers
and
dressers
of
lies
,
their
tongues
being
like
sharp
Rasors
,
fitted
to
slander
:
Thus
are
the
faithfull
servants
of
the
Lord
patient
under
the
Cross
of
Christ
,
and
thus
do
the
Inquisitors
lay
to
their
charge
things
they
never
knew
,
basely
and
dishonourably
with
virulent
language
,
abusing
the
poor
Saints
of
God
,
to
make
the
world
believe
the
worst
of
evils
to
be
the
greatest
truths
:
lulling
asleep
,
not
only
the
vulgar
and
common
sort
of
people
,
but
the
King
and
Nobles
,
even
into
a
blinde
belief
of
admiring
their
cruelty
for
mercy
.
This
railing
invective
,
instead
of
a
Sermon
being
ended
,
the
sentences
are
read
in
order
as
the
prisoners
advanced
,
beginning
with
the
least
punishments
first
,
which
for
brevity
sake
cannot
have
any
grain
of
allowance
to
pass
currant
in
this
place
,
but
in
the
examples
of
the
particular
sufferings
of
Gods
Saints
,
shall
in
order
be
ranked
among
their
glorious
acts
of
piety
and
mercy
.
After
these
Sentences
,
the
chief
Commissioners
for
Inquisition
sing
some
short
prayer
for
those
that
through
Apostatizing
from
the
truth
have
the
name
of
converts
,
yet
must
die
also
:
The
purport
of
this
prayer
is
,
That
the
Lord
would
vouchsafe
strength
in
this
day
of
triall
,
whereby
they
may
proceed
in
the
faith
of
Rome
to
their
death
;
then
it
sung
Miserere
mei
Deus
,
the
51
Psalm
:
begging
mercy
for
them
,
and
that
absolution
may
be
in
Heaven
fer
them
,
according
to
the
tenour
given
by
the
Priests
here
on
earth
:
Thus
are
they
sentenced
to
death
without
mercy
,
or
whipped
with
extremity
,
whereby
usually
this
last
proves
the
worst
death
:
as
also
condemnation
to
the
Gally
and
forfeiture
of
Estates
;
this
is
the
mercy
the
Church
of
Rome
extends
to
converts
,
and
those
that
repent
of
the
true
Religion
to
embrace
the
Doctrine
of
Devils
;
and
in
my
judgment
is
a
clear
demonstration
of
Providence
,
that
no
soul
may
be
encouraged
in
hope
of
life
to
deny
their
Lord
and
Saviour
that
purchased
all
those
that
believe
with
his
dear
and
precious
blood
.
This
ended
,
All
people
present
are
forced
to
take
an
Oath
against
God
and
his
people
,
by
swearing
to
support
this
bloody
brat
of
horrid
cruelty
.
the
Lords
Inquisitors
sing
some
versicles
,
who
are
answered
by
the
whole
quier
in
a
loud
and
strained
voice
:
then
the
Inquisitor
pronounces
absolution
to
all
such
as
are
revolted
from
the
faith
to
the
Whore
of
Rome
,
yet
not
absolving
à
poenâ
,
but
à
culpâ
tantum
,
and
so
endure
the
punishment
without
equity
,
mercy
or
conscience
.
Now
one
device
more
these
Holy
Fathers
have
,
which
seemeth
strange
,
yet
politick
:
all
the
people
thronged
together
at
this
sight
,
must
there
publikely
make
a
solemn
Oath
,
in
the
presence
of
God
,
To
live
and
die
in
obedience
to
the
Church
of
Rome
,
defending
it
with
hazard
of
life
and
goods
:
and
as
if
this
were
not
enough
,
they
must
forswear
and
curse
whatsorver
is
contrary
to
the
Articles
of
the
said
Church
,
and
to
defend
this
Holy
House
to
their
utmost
power
;
and
for
witness
and
proof
,
they
bear
record
before
the
face
of
God
and
his
holy
Angels
one
to
another
:
which
no
sooner
done
,
but
the
Nobles
and
common
people
,
all
like
fools
born
under
the
Meridian
of
Ignorance
,
bend
both
bodies
and
souls
to
the
Altar
of
these
demy-Gods
,
takeing
Oaths
even
against
the
Eternall
God
of
Heaven
and
earth
,
unworthily
conspiring
against
Christ
(
as
the
Jews
did
,
)
to
support
this
damnable
Inquisition
;
which
act
is
not
much
unlike
those
sawces
which
men
praise
wi●h
tears
in
their
eyes
;
for
who
knowes
not
,
that
he
that
spits
against
Heaven
,
it
falls
in
his
face
:
The
sruits
of
this
blind
zeal
,
is
only
a
nursery
of
●●a●hfull
ignorance
,
under
the
clo●k
of
conceited
knowledge
;
for
demand
a
reason
of
these
Cruelties
,
and
abominable
wayes
of
the
Inquisition
,
and
you
shall
get
no
other
answer
from
the
highest
in
place
,
then
that
they
are
bound
to
maintain
their
power
by
a
solemn
Oath
,
and
yet
these
simple
souls
are
as
ready
to
be
fetched
into
this
net
as
any
other
,
if
the
Lords
Inquisitors
have
a
spleen
against
them
;
thus
are
they
hurried
away
with
the
tyde
of
their
own
Imaginations
,
lead
by
the
hand
of
blind
devotion
,
burning
incense
to
the
dragg
that
hales
them
to
perdition
:
One
,
he
cries
in
the
language
of
the
Silver-smith
that
made
shrines
to
Diana
,
Sirs
ye
know
that
by
this
trade
we
get
our
living
;
the
people
they
eccho
,
Great
is
the
Goddess
Diana
,
great
is
Diana
of
Ephesus
:
thus
doe
the
blind
lead
the
blind
,
I
wish
they
may
not
both
fall
into
the
ditch
.
Now
it
falls
out
,
that
if
any
of
these
revolters
from
the
cause
of
God
(
poor
souls
they
are
to
be
pitied
,
that
such
a
transitory
life
as
this
poor
world
affords
,
should
tempt
them
to
forsake
the
sweet
wayes
of
our
Lord
Jesus
,
and
embrace
the
horrour
of
conscience
,
not
to
be
appeased
without
the
tender
mercies
of
the
Lord
:
These
are
the
saddest
souls
I
can
espie
amongst
all
these
sufferers
,
it
pitties
me
to
relate
so
sad
a
story
)
but
I
say
,
poor
hearts
,
if
it
happen
that
any
of
them
have
been
in
any
Priests
orders
,
they
must
now
undergo
the
act
of
degradation
,
which
the
Bishop
that
administred
,
arrayed
in
his
Holy
Robes
,
in
sight
of
all
the
people
,
most
strangely
,
barbarously
,
inhumanely
and
tragically
performes
,
even
to
the
pity
and
compassion
,
as
well
as
admiration
and
detestation
of
all
good
and
sober
Christians
.
In
order
to
this
wonderfull
Cruelty
,
The
act
of
degradation
with
great
cruelty
performed
.
the
party
is
dressed
in
the
Holy
Apparell
wherewith
he
used
to
give
the
Mass
,
then
is
dispoyled
of
them
again
,
using
words
of
conjuration
to
every
particle
of
this
ornament
,
directly
opposite
to
the
words
used
at
the
putting
them
on
,
when
he
first
received
those
Holy
Orders
.
Next
in
order
to
this
,
they
have
a
piece
of
broken
glass
or
sharp
knife
,
wherewith
they
cruelly
scrape
his
hands
,
lips
,
and
the
crown
of
his
head
;
denoting
the
taking
off
that
Holy
Oyl
wherewith
at
his
initiation
he
was
anointed
;
At
which
sad
spectacle
some
cannot
but
pity
him
,
yet
others
curse
him
worse
than
Pagan
or
Devill
,
every
one
judging
as
their
fancie
leads
them
:
those
that
are
not
condemned
to
death
,
are
degraded
only
verbaliter
(
as
they
phrase
it
)
But
this
is
some
comfort
,
that
they
goe
not
to
their
graves
altogether
without
remorse
of
conscience
for
their
sad
apostacie
.
Now
leave
we
this
sad
and
dolefull
soul
,
and
view
another
of
their
last
parts
of
dissimulation
,
those
that
are
thus
as
aforesaid
termed
penitent
,
are
nevertheless
mistrusted
as
if
only
in
hopes
of
life
;
therefore
they
deliver
him
up
to
the
secular
power
,
with
their
humble
request
to
use
him
courteously
,
without
breaking
any
of
his
limbs
,
and
yet
all
are
already
broken
and
the
poor
soul
condemned
to
the
fire
:
Nay
if
the
Magistrates
should
let
him
escape
,
or
else
should
not
be
burned
according
to
their
sentence
given
,
they
must
supply
his
place
,
whose
cause
it
was
that
he
did
not
suffer
:
yet
dissemblingly
desire
the
Magistrates
to
deal
with
him
in
mercy
.
The
miserable
estate
of
poor
Protestants
by
the
Cruelty
of
Papists
.
These
poor
creatures
many
of
them
have
been
brought
to
the
scaffold
with
hardly
a
joynt
whole
,
with
never
a
whole
bone
in
their
bodies
;
nay
by
cruell
torments
they
have
their
guts
,
veins
and
sinewes
so
disordered
,
that
many
have
there
died
in
their
hands
:
A
man
would
hardly
beleeve
this
piece
of
hypocriticall
Impudence
,
that
this
poor
wretch
should
be
delivered
to
the
secular
Magistrate
,
with
prayers
and
intreaties
by
the
Lords
Inquisitors
,
that
neither
bones
should
be
broken
in
leggs
,
arms
,
or
any
members
of
their
bodies
,
and
when
they
are
delivered
into
their
hands
all
are
already
broken
,
and
the
poor
creature
condemned
to
the
fire
:
these
are
the
wolves
in
sheeps
cloathing
,
who
with
the
Peach
,
sheweth
a
rugged
heart
of
stone
under
a
smooth
and
soft
coat
:
would
one
believe
the
Nobles
and
Magistrates
of
the
Kingdome
,
should
cloud
this
fallacie
and
deceit
with
silence
.
Now
the
temporall
Magistrate
,
The
poor
souls
half
dead
with
Torments
,
are
led
to
the
stake
burned
alive
,
or
killed
first
and
then
burned
.
according
to
the
desire
of
the
Holy
Fathers
of
the
Inquisition
,
receive
into
their
custody
the
Prisoners
,
carrying
them
to
the
place
of
execution
,
with
Jesuits
pressing
them
hard
to
forsake
their
Religion
:
Now
as
a
device
of
this
Devillish
Court
,
it
is
so
ordered
,
that
if
any
constantly
persevere
in
the
truth
,
and
protest
against
their
worshipping
of
Idols
in
stead
of
the
living
God
,
they
often
with
a
device
on
a
suddain
,
break
their
neck
against
the
stake
,
and
bruit
abroad
that
he
died
in
the
Catholick
faith
;
and
thereupon
the
common
people
believe
what
they
say
,
which
is
,
that
he
felt
no
force
of
the
fire
,
because
he
had
turned
to
the
truth
of
the
Romish
Religion
.
Now
those
that
are
to
be
otherwise
punished
then
with
death
,
are
returned
to
prison
,
then
next
day
whipped
unmercifully
,
others
sent
to
be
Gally-slaves
,
and
the
rest
committed
to
perpetuall
imprisonment
,
with
strict
charge
to
reveal
what
shall
come
to
their
mindes
concerning
hereticks
,
or
at
their
perill
;
but
especially
that
they
never
reveal
any
secrets
of
their
Holy
House
,
either
of
their
useage
one
way
or
other
;
so
that
death
would
certainly
be
as
welcome
as
this
loathsome
and
cruel
prison
,
and
death
is
no
less
the
assured
wages
which
these
poor
souls
must
have
for
their
disobedience
:
This
argues
guilt
,
that
their
Tyranny
and
Oppression
should
not
come
to
the
ears
of
the
world
:
Now
in
this
perpetuall
imprisonment
,
they
are
visited
as
before
to
little
purpose
,
only
to
keep
them
in
fear
;
and
to
finde
how
they
resent
their
punishment
;
if
they
finde
him
faulty
in
revealing
any
secrets
,
or
what
they
please
to
call
crimes
,
he
is
then
punished
as
they
please
.
Many
men
of
good
reputation
in
Spain
yet
in
prison
,
can
have
none
allowed
to
speak
with
them
,
no
nor
shall
they
have
the
liberty
to
write
,
unless
they
peruse
and
approve
thereof
;
and
all
for
fear
least
their
allies
and
friends
know
of
it
,
and
so
complain
to
his
Majesty
,
who
might
haply
know
and
then
detest
their
abominations
,
and
knavish
Cruelty
,
bringing
the
Inquisition
on
their
own
heads
;
for
indeed
if
the
King
and
Court
saw
this
Mistery
of
Iniquity
unvailed
,
I
should
admire
how
they
could
permit
such
a
viper
to
grow
in
the
Nation
.
Thus
continuing
in
Prison
two
or
three
years
,
they
now
bring
forth
whom
they
please
,
and
begin
their
old
trade
as
at
first
;
telling
them
,
fresh
Information
is
come
in
against
them
on
evident
proof
,
threatning
the
Rack
and
so
to
prison
again
;
if
that
will
not
doe
,
they
fall
to
flattery
,
promising
a
release
,
and
that
not
without
a
rehearsall
of
this
as
a
great
favour
:
and
if
any
have
a
release
,
they
have
ghosts
to
smell
their
demeanour
wherever
they
goe
,
so
as
it
soemeth
only
a
liberty
in
order
to
future
slavery
.
To
close
up
all
,
As
there
are
divers
Sentences
,
so
is
the
manner
as
various
;
those
that
are
condemned
to
the
fire
to
be
burned
alive
,
are
termed
Obstinate
;
and
they
are
such
as
continue
very
resolutely
:
in
the
truth
of
God
and
faith
of
the
Gospel
;
and
some
of
these
are
strangled
as
aforesaid
at
the
stake
ere
the
fire
be
kindled
,
and
then
noised
that
they
died
in
the
faith
of
Rome
:
Some
that
through
frailty
of
the
flesh
and
extream
Torments
,
have
confessed
what
they
pleased
,
so
seeming
to
change
their
belief
(
yet
give
good
proof
of
suspicion
that
all
was
forced
from
their
mouth
,
and
not
freely
from
the
heart
,
)
these
are
first
to
be
strangled
,
and
then
burned
.
Yet
of
the
same
sort
,
some
are
to
carry
Tapers
unlighted
in
their
hands
,
with
the
Sambenite
,
and
Ropes
about
their
necks
,
all
which
are
signs
not
only
of
guilt
,
but
reconciliation
;
whereby
they
declare
their
sorrow
,
and
are
thereby
purged
from
the
evil
of
their
fermer
errours
,
and
received
into
the
bosom
of
the
Church
of
Rome
:
and
these
vestments
of
dishonour
must
be
worn
during
life
,
for
some
space
or
term
of
years
,
or
else
to
perpetuall
imprisonment
,
or
reclused
in
some
Monastery
:
yet
many
that
are
so
sentenced
to
perpetuall
imprisonment
,
get
liberty
in
less
time
,
especially
if
they
can
make
friends
to
the
King
:
and
in
a
word
,
what
ever
the
Sentence
be
,
yet
is
all
so
left
to
the
Inquisitors
themselves
,
that
what
their
pleasure
is
,
must
be
.
These
poor
prisoners
thus
condemned
,
are
often
redeemed
with
a
good
purchase
;
for
there
are
young
Gentlemen
about
the
King
at
Court
,
that
for
their
good
services
,
and
at
their
requests
,
are
Pardons
granted
to
sundry
,
which
these
young
Gallants
make
merchant
dize
of
,
as
their
Holy
Father
the
Pope
does
of
his
Bulls
:
for
they
speedily
enquire
out
their
Prisoners
quality
and
judgment
,
and
so
accordingly
contract
at
such
a
price
as
they
can
agree
,
selling
the
Kings
Pardons
at
a
dear
rate
,
and
yet
cannot
this
be
done
without
consent
and
notice
given
to
the
Inquisitors
.
Those
which
have
sentence
given
of
Imprisonment
during
pleasure
,
often
plead
and
petition
for
liberty
,
but
are
put
off
with
dilatory
and
cunning
answers
,
referring
the
matter
so
one
to
another
,
that
at
last
there
is
no
hope
,
unless
he
can
neatly
slip
a
Bribe
into
some
of
the
Officers
hands
;
which
once
done
,
his
lipps
are
unlockt
,
his
heart
is
open
to
plead
according
to
the
large
bounty
his
hand
has
felt
,
more
then
any
fellowfeeling
of
Christian
bondage
;
now
his
Tongue
being
tipt
with
Silver
,
he
begins
to
prattle
and
plead
for
his
Client
,
and
if
this
course
be
not
taken
,
and
that
in
a
larg
manner
,
there
is
no
hopes
of
Liberty
.
Now
the
Chief
Inquisitors
no
sooner
hear
this
Brother
of
this
Holy
Order
prate
in
pleading
,
but
he
knows
how
squares
goe
,
nay
and
they
understand
his
meaning
by
his
gapeing
,
and
the
form
of
words
he
uses
;
however
this
poor
Client
is
glad
of
Liberty
,
though
the
loss
of
his
Estate
has
dearly
purchased
it
.
The
customary
pleadings
in
this
Case
,
are
usually
as
followes
;
My
very
good
Lords
,
my
humble
suit
to
your
good
Lordships
is
,
that
this
Prisoner
may
receive
favour
,
of
whose
good
life
and
conversation
,
together
,
with
his
patience
in
prison
,
I
am
fully
informed
of
;
therefore
intreat
your
Lordships
pleasure
concerning
his
release
:
And
this
manner
of
purchase
is
so
dear
,
as
many
times
it
's
vallued
at
half
their
Estates
,
sometimes
all
,
so
that
it
alwayes
provs
a
dearer
purchase
to
the
Protestants
in
Spaine
,
for
the
liberty
of
their
bodies
,
The
difference
betwixt
the
Papists
in
England
,
and
Protestants
in
Spain
.
then
it
doth
the
Catholicks
in
England
for
both
body
and
conscience
.
A
Catholick
in
England
,
known
to
be
so
,
payes
but
a
part
of
his
Estate
,
which
part
is
of
less
value
then
the
liberty
of
conscience
:
but
in
Spain
,
the
poor
Protestant
,
if
but
suspected
,
is
tortured
beyond
Christianity
,
nay
all
humanity
:
and
if
it
can
be
proved
that
he
is
in
the
least
rainted
in
his
judgment
,
he
must
certainly
lose
both
Life
and
Estate
.
Thus
have
we
in
part
seen
the
Cruelty
of
Popish
malice
and
rage
against
Protestants
:
Here
may
all
Catholicks
of
England
,
see
the
Clemency
of
the
Laws
under
which
they
live
,
the
happy
estate
they
enjoy
,
when
compared
with
the
sad
afflictions
of
poor
Protestants
in
Spain
:
If
there
were
such
a
Court
erected
against
Papists
in
England
(
as
I
wish
from
my
soul
I
may
never
see
)
but
I
say
,
if
it
should
be
so
,
would
not
all
the
Catholicks
endeavour
,
by
all
means
to
extirpate
such
a
monster
of
impious
Cruelty
:
Truly
let
such
Ingenuous
●apists
(
as
this
book
shall
court
perusall
of
)
consider
seriously
whether
they
are
not
under
the
power
of
the
Apostle
,
when
he
commands
obedience
even
to
Heathen
Emperours
,
much
more
to
Christians
,
and
rather
pray
for
,
then
plot
against
the
Government
of
this
Nation
:
Greater
Liberty
then
they
enjoy
can
they
not
desire
;
and
I
am
sorry
they
are
in
conscience
tyed
to
such
bloody
Tenets
,
as
to
think
it
pardonable
or
meretorious
,
to
kill
,
destroy
,
break
covenant
,
what
not
,
to
such
as
they
call
Hereticks
:
I
am
sorry
I
say
,
that
some
of
this
Religion
(
otherwise
ingenuous
)
yet
in
this
,
subject
their
Reason
to
their
unsound
judgments
;
this
is
that
which
makes
them
utterly
uncapable
of
protection
,
or
sufferance
in
a
well
constituted
Government
;
were
this
the
judgment
of
the
I
rotestants
in
Spain
,
France
,
&c.
I
would
be
the
first
with
my
vote
for
an
Exile
and
banishment
,
where
their
rebellious
judgment
should
be
lost
in
a
non-imployment
,
they
should
not
have
sooting
in
any
place
where
Civil
Government
bears
sway
;
Terra
Incognita
,
should
be
their
portions
,
and
wild
beasts
and
barbarians
their
companions
:
This
is
that
which
breakes
society
and
friendly
communion
;
for
when
men
are
bound
in
conscience
to
doe
mischief
,
what
place
they
are
fit
to
live
in
,
I
know
not
.
What
would
we
account
of
that
man
,
that
should
hug
a
Snake
in
his
bosome
,
which
he
knowes
will
certainly
sting
him
to
death
?
Or
what
would
be
thought
of
that
man
,
that
hires
servants
into
his
family
,
which
he
knowes
are
bound
to
kill
him
if
they
can
?
These
considerations
are
too
plain
to
descant
upon
,
they
are
known
to
all
that
know
any
thing
,
I
wish
those
that
are
ignorant
of
i●
,
may
not
finde
experience
their
sad
Informer
,
and
then
remember
the
Scotch
Proverb
,
To
stick
the
door
when
the
steed
is
stolne
;
then
will
we
wish
that
those
luxuriant
branches
of
English
indulgency
,
had
been
lopt
before
we
had
been
cut
by
the
root
;
then
may
we
complain
with
the
tree
that
was
hewen
down
with
wedges
cut
out
of
its
own
bowels
:
Shall
any
Nation
lead
us
an
example
of
rooting
out
such
moles
as
dig
under
ground
,
and
undermine
the
foundation
of
Government
and
society
?
Shall
any
Magistrates
be
more
forward
to
suppress
good
,
then
we
to
supplant
evil
?
Shall
the
Pope
or
King
of
Spain
,
be
more
forward
to
erect
the
Babell
of
Confusion
,
then
we
the
Gospel
of
truth
?
Are
not
,
I
say
,
their
judgements
of
such
a
generall
and
powerfull
influence
,
as
to
prove
like
worms
in
children
,
that
devour
the
place
of
their
birth
,
and
at
last
themselves
to
;
like
envy
,
that
together
with
the
loss
of
its
enemies
,
runs
the
hazard
of
his
own
life
,
and
cares
not
for
the
later
so
he
may
accomplish
the
former
.
But
really
I
hope
and
wish
better
from
those
in
England
,
who
if
touched
with
the
least
part
of
an
ingenious
temper
,
will
no
doubt
on
serious
deliberation
,
be
thankfull
to
God
for
such
a
mercy
as
the
liberty
of
their
consciences
;
a
thing
as
heartily
desired
in
Spain
for
Protestants
,
and
certainly
performed
here
for
Catholicks
.
Thus
,
courteous
Reader
,
have
I
lead
thee
through
the
windings
and
turnings
of
this
cursed
and
bloody
Inquisition
in
Sivill
,
and
I
question
not
,
but
if
any
thing
more
be
come
to
light
of
their
practices
in
any
other
part
of
Spain
,
they
may
be
communitable
,
and
may
serve
as
additionall
(
by
better
and
abler
heads
then
mine
)
for
time
to
come
:
But
I
say
,
here
thou
seest
the
cursedness
of
this
Court
in
Sivill
only
;
the
unhappy
beginning
of
the
Inquisition
,
the
dolefull
effects
and
products
of
its
progress
in
the
Netherlands
,
amongst
the
Waldenses
,
in
Arragon
;
the
bloody
cruelties
,
torments
,
racks
and
miseries
,
which
many
of
the
true
servants
of
the
Lord
have
,
and
do
endure
to
this
day
;
the
horrible
effusion
of
blood
,
when
essaied
to
be
settled
,
and
the
gulph
of
misery
where
erected
;
let
all
true
Protestants
wish
a
speedy
period
to
this
engine
of
Tyranny
,
and
nursery
of
Cruelty
,
this
Leviathan
of
horrour
and
confusion
unto
all
places
where
it
comes
:
the
good
Lord
of
his
mercy
deliver
his
poor
servants
out
of
this
prison
of
Diabolicall
slavery
,
and
also
free
the
world
of
such
a
crimson
brat
.
We
shall
now
proceed
in
order
to
the
Conclusion
,
only
let
the
world
a
little
taste
of
their
practices
on
particulrr
persons
in
a
few
examples
,
not
only
the
better
to
enliven
our
History
,
but
to
shew
that
as
the
Theory
of
this
mystery
of
iniquity
has
in
part
been
discovered
,
so
also
may
the
Practick
part
to
the
wonder
of
after
ages
,
and
to
stirre
up
this
,
not
only
to
detest
,
but
if
possible
,
Gods
justice
on
bloody
persecutors
by
some
notable
and
remarkable
examples
.
to
divest
these
bloody
Inquisitors
,
of
their
robes
of
Hypocrisie
and
Cruelty
,
under
the
Vestments
of
sanctity
and
mercy
.
Only
let
us
by
the
way
observe
the
judgements
of
the
Lord
against
some
notorious
Persecutors
,
that
others
may
beware
how
they
dally
with
blood
and
murthers
,
under
pretence
of
doing
justice
on
offenders
.
See
the
wofull
estate
of
Bishop
Gardiner
,
to
whom
the
wrath
of
God
in
this
world
was
fully
manifested
,
in
striking
him
into
such
a
wonderfull
disease
,
that
before
his
death
such
a
horrible
stinck
came
from
his
body
,
that
none
of
his
friends
could
come
nigh
him
,
his
face
had
imprinted
on
it
the
terrible
aspect
of
the
wrath
of
God
,
his
members
all
rotten
,
and
in
the
midst
of
his
torments
blasphemed
the
Lord
of
Glory
;
so
in
the
full
breathing
of
the
vengeance
of
the
Lord
,
he
ended
his
miserable
and
comfortless
daies
.
In
Piedmont
in
France
(
where
was
once
a
flourishing
Sun-shine
of
the
Gospel
)
at
a
place
called
Briquera●
,
lived
one
John
Martin
Trumbant
,
who
to
exercise
the
fury
of
his
cruell
nature
,
against
the
Saints
of
God
,
(
the
poor
Waldenses
and
Albigenses
)
did
at
a
certain
time
,
in
a
vanting
bravadee
,
miserably
cut
off
the
nose
of
a
faithfull
Minister
of
the
Gospel
at
Angrone
,
but
mark
the
just
judgements
of
the
Lord
,
for
a
Wolf
(
that
was
never
known
to
molest
any
)
did
seize
on
him
,
and
bite
off
his
nose
,
and
so
like
a
mad
man
he
ended
his
miserable
life
,
which
wonderfull
piece
of
heavenly
justice
,
did
so
strangely
amaze
all
the
Countrey
thereabouts
that
heard
of
it
,
as
it
made
them
to
tremble
at
the
wrath
and
terrour
of
the
Lord
against
such
wretched
and
cruell
persecutors
.
There
was
in
the
City
of
Anvers
,
a
cruel
Magistrate
,
that
loved
to
exercise
his
malitious
designes
against
the
people
of
God
,
and
that
in
the
various
waies
of
great
cruelties
,
who
having
for
Religion
condemned
many
godly
and
pretious
Christians
,
was
now
beholding
some
part
of
his
cruelties
,
to
be
exercised
on
some
Saints
of
God
,
which
he
had
ordered
to
die
,
but
just
at
the
place
where
he
was
standing
to
take
his
view
,
the
wrath
of
God
did
suddenly
seize
upon
him
,
that
ere
he
stept
from
the
place
,
he
fell
into
a
desperate
condition
,
was
led
away
to
his
house
in
a
distinacted
frame
,
crying
and
howling
in
the
pangs
of
a
●ormented
conscience
,
That
he
had
condemned
the
innocent
,
and
shed
the
blood
of
poor
guiltless
soul●●●
:
In
this
sad
estate
he
immediatly
ended
his
cruel
life
.
Felix
Earl
of
Wartenburg
Captain
to
the
Emperour
Charles
the
fifth
,
in
a
high
rant
at
supper
in
●usburge
said
,
He
would
ride
up
to
the
spurs
in
the
blood
of
the
●utherans
;
bu●
th●
judgements
of
the
Lord
are
true
and
righteous
,
he
will
finde
out
such
bloody
resolutions
,
and
not
only
st●fle
them
in
the
cradle
,
but
reward
them
also
:
This
Earl
is
the
same
night
strangled
and
choaked
with
his
own
blood
,
that
rose
up
in
his
throat
,
so
that
through
a
secret
and
providentiall
way
of
God
,
by
a
judgement
wherein
he
●●ed
no
agents
,
or
concurrents
,
whereby
men
might
say
't
was
the
venom
of
such
a
mans
malice
,
no
,
I
say
it
was
the
direct
finger
of
God
that
he
should
be
bathed
in
his
own
blood
.
Let
's
see
an
example
at
home
,
Doctor
Whittington
Chancellour
to
the
Bishop
in
K.
Henry
the
seventh's
Reign
,
had
most
cruelly
condemed
to
death
a
very
godly
woman
of
Chippingsadbury
for
Religion
,
a
confluence
of
people
resort
to
see
her
Martyrdom
,
the
Doctor
also
is
present
to
see
execution
;
she
suffers
with
great
constancy
,
going
in
a
fiery
Chariot
to
her
Fathers
mansions
,
prepared
for
all
his
faithful
Saints
and
servants
.
The
people
returning
home
in
throngs
as
they
came
,
were
encountred
with
a
Bull
that
had
broke
loose
from
the
Butcher
,
runnes
through
the
midst
of
the
people
and
hurt
none
,
and
overtaking
the
Chancellour
,
being
thrust
with
some
supernaturall
motion
,
he
r●ns
at
him
,
and
with
the
first
thrust
goared
him
through
the
belly
,
and
sundry
times
run
his
horns
into
his
guts
,
which
he
pulled
out
and
trailed
on
his
horns
through
the
Town
,
to
the
great
amazement
of
all
the
beholders
.
Who
saies
this
was
not
a
piece
of
Gods
own
pointing
out
?
What
other
death
had
Charles
the
ninth
King
of
France
,
who
having
died
rivers
with
Protestant
blood
,
did
at
last
wallow
in
his
own
:
Many
might
be
brought
into
our
view
and
observation
;
but
Gods
waies
as
they
are
often
perspicuous
,
so
are
also
many
times
invisible
and
past
finding
out
.
CHAPTER
VII
.
COurteous
Reader
,
Expect
only
as
a
conclusion
,
a
few
instances
of
the
particular
treacheries
and
cruelties
of
this
bloody
Inquisition
;
that
thou
maist
not
only
see
the
Doctrine
of
these
Rabbies
of
blood
and
confussion
,
but
also
taste
the
use
they
make
of
their
time
and
power
:
Here
shalt
thou
finde
some
testimonies
of
Gods
Saints
to
the
Truth
of
his
Everlasting
Word
,
and
blessed
Gospel
of
our
Lord
Jesus
,
sealed
with
their
blood
in
a
constant
suffering
,
and
a
joyfull
death
in
order
to
their
eternall
life
,
and
Crown
of
heavenly
immortallity
,
where
now
all
their
bitter
sufferings
are
sweetned
,
and
made
up
abundantly
,
in
the
full
fruition
of
their
blessed
Redeemer
;
yet
are
they
branded
by
these
fire-brands
of
bloody
cruelty
to
have
revolted
from
the
truth
,
and
died
in
the
faith
of
the
Church
of
Rome
;
but
nevertheless
,
are
not
so
accounted
of
by
all
that
love
and
fear
the
Lord
Jesus
:
Neither
can
I
give
thee
a
taste
of
any
of
their
dealings
,
but
such
as
have
been
practised
in
this
Court
of
Sivill
;
those
innumerable
cruelties
,
and
barbarous
impieties
,
as
are
daily
practised
in
other
Courts
of
the
bloody
Inquisition
all
over
the
Kingdom
of
Spain
,
I
am
altogether
ignorant
of
.
But
to
our
purpose
.
There
was
one
Mr
Nicholas
Burton
of
England
,
that
for
his
Religion
was
apprehended
and
imprisoned
,
who
being
a
sober
,
godly
and
zealous
Christian
,
constant
to
his
Saviour
,
detesting
their
abominable
Idolatry
in
worshipping
Idols
,
was
therefore
burned
alive
most
cruelly
,
as
followeth
:
This
Mr
Nicholas
Burton
was
a
Citizen
of
London
,
The
burning
of
an
English
Mer●hant
for
his
Religion
.
but
now
resided
in
Cadiz
;
he
was
imprisoned
and
laid
in
heavy
irons
for
fourteen
daies
in
a
loathsom
place
,
yet
could
nothing
be
laid
to
his
charge
whereof
he
was
guilty
;
in
prison
he
did
good
to
others
in
whose
company
he
was
kept
,
on
notice
whereof
he
is
removed
to
the
Castle
of
Triana
in
Sivill
,
where
he
endures
great
misery
;
he
is
tormented
with
the
rack
and
other
cruelties
,
none
could
be
admitted
to
see
him
,
nor
could
he
finde
means
to
write
or
speak
to
any
of
his
dear
Countrymen
of
England
;
he
is
at
last
brought
forth
on
the
stage
,
arrayed
with
the
Sambenit
,
his
tongue
secured
from
speaking
a
word
to
any
,
he
is
hurried
away
and
burned
alive
,
which
he
endureth
with
immoveable
constancy
and
patience
in
the
Lords
good
will
and
pleasure
.
At
the
same
time
also
an
English
man
was
burned
with
him
for
Religion
:
Sundry
English
Protestants
suffer
death
for
their
Religion
.
and
it
was
not
long
after
that
Mr
John
Baker
,
and
Mr
William
Burgate
,
both
English
men
,
were
burned
alive
after
their
manner
;
also
Mr.
William
Burges
Master
of
an
English
Vessell
.
Oh!
these
cruelties
deserve
to
be
engraven
in
the
minds
of
all
English
Protestants
as
a
horrible
and
detestable
thing
not
to
be
suffered
in
the
world
.
All
the
goods
wich
the
said
Mr.
Burton
brought
along
with
him
from
England
,
and
also
all
other
goods
in
his
custody
,
which
he
was
Factor
for
,
were
seized
upon
;
news
arriving
at
London
,
one
Mr.
John
Framton
,
Citizen
of
Bristoll
,
speeds
away
for
Spain
,
as
an
Attorney
,
to
claim
and
recover
the
goods
for
which
Mr.
Burton
was
Factor
,
and
in
whose
custody
they
were
;
where
being
landed
,
he
demands
restitution
,
they
tell
him
he
must
retain
an
Advocate
,
which
they
pretended
was
of
their
favour
and
courtesie
,
he
fees
one
,
paying
eight
Rials
for
every
Bill
,
and
twice
a
day
for
three
or
four
moneths
together
,
did
he
plead
on
his
knees
for
dispatch
,
but
at
last
was
told
his
proof
was
insufficient
,
and
without
better
evidence
could
not
be
restored
.
He
speeds
to
London
,
and
returns
with
ample
testimony
,
he
is
put
off
with
dilatory
answers
four
moneths
to
no
purpose
;
but
at
last
growing
earnest
(
especially
having
emptied
his
money
out
of
his
own
purse
into
theirs
)
he
was
referred
to
the
Bishop
of
Tarracon
,
then
chief
Inquisitor
,
he
referres
it
to
the
rest
of
the
House
,
that
from
one
to
the
other
he
laboured
in
vain
,
and
the
more
he
stirred
,
the
more
he
involved
himself
in
a
labirinth
;
the
more
he
strugled
,
the
more
he
is
intangled
in
the
quagmi●e
of
their
subtill
and
crafty
snares
;
at
last
through
his
importunity
,
they
resolve
his
dispatch
(
but
to
his
cost
)
for
one
Licentiato
Gasco
,
a
crafty
Inquisitor
,
ordered
him
to
come
to
his
house
after
dinner
,
he
rejoyces
in
hopes
of
speedy
redress
,
and
so
not
doubting
nor
fearing
,
did
at
evening
repair
to
his
house
,
he
is
no
sooner
come
,
but
order
is
given
to
the
Jaylor
to
put
him
into
a
close
prison
,
destined
on
purpose
for
this
innocent
soul
.
Now
in
a
dark
dungeon
,
solitariness
,
the
mother
of
anxious
though●s
,
drives
him
into
a
maze
,
he
contemplates
on
his
own
misfortunes
,
which
he
little
expected
to
be
the
naturall
production
of
their
fair
speeches
,
of
seeming
good
infinuating
baseness
;
but
now
too
late
to
red●ess
his
own
grievances
,
he
is
forced
to
bite
on
the
bridle
of
his
too
rigid
fate
:
Two
or
three
daies
after
,
he
is
brought
before
the
Court
,
he
demands
his
goods
with
a
countenance
becoming
bold
innocence
,
they
answer
him
with
a
command
to
say
his
Ave
Maria
,
who
in
much
sincerity
and
plain
simplicity
,
according
to
the
English
mode
begins
Ave
Maria
gratiâ
plena
Dominu●
tecum
,
benedicta
tu
in
mulieribus
,
&
benedictu●
fructus
ventris
tui
Jesus
.
Amen
.
They
pen
it
verbatim
,
with
remanding
him
to
prison
,
entring
action
against
him
as
an
Heretick
,
and
no
other
reason
,
but
that
he
did
not
adde
,
Sancta
Maria
Mater
Dei
ora
pro
nobis
peccatoribus
,
by
the
omission
whereof
he
rendred
himself
of
the
contrary
judgement
to
the
lawfulness
of
prayer
to
Saints
;
after
long
imprisonment
,
he
is
disgracefully
brought
with
the
rest
of
their
prisoners
as
aforesaid
in
their
triumphant
manner
,
Great
injustice
to
an
English
man
.
where
he
received
sentence
to
lose
the
poods
he
sued
for
(
yet
not
his
own
)
and
to
suffer
the
term
of
a
year
in
prison
.
There
did
also
arrive
a
rich
Merchant
,
wh●se
ship
was
valued
high
,
in
regard
such
another
(
before
that
time
)
never
was
seen
in
that
River
;
and
though
there
was
proof
brought
,
that
the
ship
was
not
his
own
,
yet
being
apprehended
for
Religion
,
his
ship
was
confiscate
as
if
they
had
been
his
proper
goods
.
Thus
like
the
frantick
Grecian
Thrasilaus
,
who
sate
and
counted
all
the
ships
that
sailed
into
the
Haven
at
Athens
,
and
with
no
less
joy
then
confidence
,
reports
them
to
be
his
own
:
So
here
in
this
Inquisition
,
they
imitate
the
King
of
Spain
their
Master
,
that
challenges
the
Western
World
as
his
Inheritance
,
because
the
Pope
by
Donation
intitles
him
thereunto
,
that
none
must
trade
in
these
Seas
but
by
his
leave
and
permission
,
so
the
Inquisitors
shew
to
all
the
world
what
they
gape
after
,
when
for
one
mans
offence
others
must
suffer
,
when
it
may
be
,
it
was
other
mens
goods
that
he
undergoes
these
afflictions
for
,
and
not
his
Religion
,
but
that
is
a
brave
Canopy
to
hide
their
intentions
and
cursed
hearts
:
But
these
are
the
Achans
,
and
accursed
things
that
will
secretly
devour
all
the
rest
.
The
great
spoil
that
Scipio's
souldiers
made
of
that
Magnificent
and
Royal
Temple
of
Thelouse
,
a
City
in
France
,
situate
near
the
Pyrene
mountains
,
the
remembrance
of
which
is
become
hatefull
,
in
that
all
which
had
a
hand
in
the
sacking
thereof
,
prospered
to
their
own
ruine
;
and
therefore
to
this
day
is
become
Proverbiall
,
for
if
any
fall
low
by
any
means
in
his
estate
,
they
presently
say
,
he
had
some
of
the
Gold
of
Tholouse
.
Just
thus
,
no
doubt
,
will
God
deal
with
these
bloody
Inquifitors
,
make
these
ill
got
goods
a
curse
to
themselves
and
posterity
In
this
City
of
Sivill
dwelt
a
very
godly
Christian
,
A
godly
Christia●
for
Religion
suffers
the
loss
of
estate
and
ton
years
imprisonment
.
whom
they
cruelly
persecuted
for
Religion
,
and
at
last
was
condemned
to
the
loss
of
his
whole
estate
,
and
ten
years
imprisonment
;
having
nothing
but
the
benevolence
of
good
people
as
a
staff
to
support
his
life
,
who
once
lived
in
good
rank
and
quality
.
About
this
time
(
my
heart
bleeds
to
relate
)
was
imprisoned
,
and
with
great
cruelties
murthered
,
a
Lady
of
Noble
birth
,
her
name
Joanna
Bohorquia
,
daughter
to
one
Pedro
Garsia
Xeresio
,
being
the
Lady
and
Wife
of
Francisco
Varquio
,
Baron
of
Higuera
,
a
Gentleman
of
a
Noble
extract
:
the
reason
whereof
was
,
that
her
own
sister
,
Maria
Boborquia
(
a
godly
Virgin
that
was
burned
for
the
sake
of
the
Gospel
)
had
(
poor
soul
)
in
the
extremity
of
torment
,
A
Noble
Lady
inhumanly
murthered
with
variety
of
cruelties
&
torments
,
enough
to
make
any
Christian
abhorre
the
thoughts
and
weep
at
the
perusal
.
confessed
her
conference
with
this
Lady
her
sister
,
in
matters
of
Religion
:
This
Lady
Joanna
,
was
on
her
first
imprisonment
gone
with
childe
neer
six
moneths
,
for
which
she
received
some
favour
,
yet
these
cruell
Tygers
after
four
daies
of
her
delivery
,
took
away
the
childe
,
and
in
seven
daies
after
she
is
close
prisoner
;
no
better
usage
allowed
her
then
the
worst
of
prisoners
,
her
only
comfort
being
in
the
good
providence
of
God
,
that
had
provided
a
meet
consort
in
prison
,
a
young
Virgin
,
who
was
not
long
there
,
but
she
was
racked
and
tormented
with
great
cruelty
,
and
being
returned
to
prison
in
great
misery
,
did
receive
much
compassion
from
this
Lady
,
who
was
too
sad
a
spectator
of
her
sad
miseries
,
but
could
not
be
a
helper
,
wherein
she
also
saw
an
emblem
of
her
following
misery
,
whereby
she
was
freshly
put
in
minde
to
seek
for
aid
from
heaven
to
undergo
;
and
indeed
so
it
proved
:
for
this
Virgin
was
hardly
well
recovered
,
till
this
godly
and
tender
Lady
was
by
these
cruell
tyrants
tormented
most
terribly
in
the
Burry
and
Trough
,
and
by
exceeding
hard
straining
of
the
cords
,
they
were
sunk
into
the
flesh
,
both
of
her
arms
,
thighes
,
and
shins
,
insomuch
as
she
was
returned
to
prison
more
then
half
dead
;
the
blood
flowing
from
out
her
mouth
in
so
great
a
measure
(
poor
Lady
)
that
some
of
her
inward
parts
were
broken
:
Oh!
who
has
a
heart
of
a
Christian
and
not
to
shed
a
tear
(
at
least
)
for
this
poor
Ladies
sad
and
miserable
condition
?
What
soul
can
reade
and
not
abhorre
these
sad
and
unparalel'd
murthering
cruelties
?
and
if
God
had
not
declared
himself
long
suffering
,
and
slow
to
anger
,
I
should
here
in
admiration
wonder
that
his
patience
should
pass
by
these
villains
;
these
are
Vultures
that
seize
on
men
,
endeavouring
to
destroy
the
likeness
of
God
,
which
he
hath
(
as
the
Psalmist
saies
)
wonderfully
made
.
This
great
example
of
horrid
impiety
,
and
monstrous
cruelty
,
fulfils
the
old
adage
and
turns
it
into
a
truth
,
Homo
homini
Lupus
,
one
man
is
a
Wolf
to
another
:
But
we
all
know
that
no
brute
beasts
will
prey
upon
its
similitude
;
the
Lion
will
not
prey
upon
the
Lion
,
nor
the
Bear
tyrannize
over
its
fellow
;
yet
Man
the
noblest
creature
that
God
hath
made
,
and
indued
also
with
reason
,
that
great
stamp
of
destruction
,
that
any
soul
should
destroy
that
standard
of
the
Lord
,
it
bodes
nothing
less
,
then
the
wrath
of
an
eternall
God
;
but
let
us
not
wonder
at
this
piece
of
savage
cruelty
,
What
will
not
malice
do
,
seeing
it
's
the
daughter
of
pride
,
and
the
naturall
parent
of
blood
and
slaughters
?
This
is
the
slime
and
imposthume
of
the
soul
,
that
breaks
out
upon
others
,
and
consumes
it self
;
I
have
not
one
example
of
such
a
bloody
stain
to
set
beside
it
;
no
example
that
will
favour
this
grand
Barbarism
,
only
one
piece
of
envious
wickedness
,
which
though
in
it self
truly
cruell
,
yet
may
put
a
lustre
on
this
piece
of
infamy
,
and
set
it
off
in
its
colours
rather
,
then
strive
to
stand
on
tiptoes
with
it
;
yet
standing
on
the
same
ground
,
I
cannot
pass
it
by
without
speciall
notice
.
A
Noble
Lady
,
too
jealous
of
her
Lords
loyalty
to
her
,
and
as
much
afraid
of
his
dalliances
with
a
beautifull
Gentlewoman
her
Chamber-maid
;
(
though
not
the
least
grounds
to
suspect
either
)
her
Lord
once
absent
,
she
took
occasion
to
act
revenge
on
this
poor
Gentlewoman
,
and
for
a
great
crime
pretended
,
was
committed
to
prison
;
she
therefore
was
forced
to
enter
into
a
prison
under
the
Castle
,
which
was
indeed
a
deep
,
obscure
,
desolate
dungeon
:
which
for
many
years
together
,
had
been
kept
shut
with
an
iron
gate
,
and
by
reason
of
the
premises
did
mustiply
and
abound
with
all
vermin
as
Toads
,
Adders
,
Snakes
and
other
Serpentine
creatures
,
(
Oh!
sad
to
think
)
here
is
this
poor
sweet
Gentlewoman
committed
to
the
mercy
of
such
Vultures
,
as
will
no
doubt
,
be
her
companions
and
lodge
in
her
bosom
,
she
is
no
sooner
in
,
and
the
doors
shut
,
but
from
all
corners
of
this
vault
these
Adders
,
Toads
,
Suakes
,
and
other
vermine
come
apace
,
with
horrible
cro●king
and
hissing
(
a
terrour
to
hear
or
think
of
)
they
seize
on
all
parts
of
her
body
within
the
reach
of
their
power
,
she
with
terrible
and
lamentable
,
shrieks
strikes
with
her
hands
to
beat
them
off
her
innocent
body
,
but
it
's
fruitless
:
A
servans
with
no
less
pity
then
humanity
listeneth
,
and
hearing
this
dolefull
Gentlewoman
make
a
noise
(
enough
to
move
these
ravenous
creatures
,
if
possible
,
to
forbear
tormenting
innocency
)
he
repairs
to
his
Lady
,
humbly
supplicates
to
understand
the
wretched
and
miserable
condition
of
her
poor
waiting
Gentlewoman
,
she
is
so
farre
from
giving
ease
to
his
compassionate
complaints
,
as
she
condemns
him
for
boldness
,
and
makes
him
feel
the
power
of
her
rage
in
her
blows
;
evening
approached
,
so
also
the
misery
of
this
poor
Gentlewoman
,
whose
dolefull
noise
made
,
not
only
an
Eccho
in
the
vault
where
she
was
,
but
in
the
hearts
of
all
that
listened
to
this
sad
noise
of
her
dolefull
cries
;
he
again
fals
on
his
knees
before
his
Lady
,
who
in
a
rage
kickt
him
out
of
her
sight
.
After
supper
at
midnight
he
approaches
,
but
hearing
no
noise
,
believed
that
silence
proclaimed
her
death
,
he
runs
to
his
Ladies
chamber
,
raps
at
the
door
,
wakens
her
,
tels
her
she
had
the
desire
of
her
bloody
purposes
,
for
he
was
too
afraid
the
poor
Virgin
,
had
left
this
world
for
a
better
,
she
startles
with
sudden
astonishment
,
and
rising
cals
for
lights
,
commands
the
Dungeon
door
to
be
opened
,
where
they
finde
a
sad
spectacle
(
I
sigh
to
remember
it
,
wishing
I
had
not
a
fancy
for
imagination
to
dwell
)
the
poor
Gentlewoman
dead
,
thrown
upon
her
back
,
and
no
fewer
then
four
great
Snakes
wrapt
about
her
,
one
whereof
being
of
an
extraordinary
size
was
about
her
neck
,
another
had
twisted
it
self-about
both
her
legs
,
a
third
about
her
waste
,
a
fourth
stuck
about
her
cheeks
,
stretching
it self
to
its
uttermost
extent
,
which
was
no
sooner
taken
off
,
but
burst
with
blood
it
had
suckt
;
the
Lady
is
suddenly
amazed
and
struck
with
such
horrour
at
the
sight
,
fell
into
a
sudden
melancholly
,
from
thence
stept
into
raging
madness
,
and
at
last
fell
into
her
grave
in
that
condition
.
And
now
when
I
have
seriously
considered
this
sad
relation
,
I
confess
't
is
a
cruelty
of
the
greatest
magnitude
,
yet
will
not
strive
for
preheminence
with
this
our
Inquisitors
cruelty
;
because
they
justifie
their
injustice
and
barbarism
,
which
nature
would
condemn
in
Beasts
.
But
lot
us
return
with
sorrow
to
view
this
poor
Lady
in
her
blood
,
This
poor
Lady
yields
up
her
soul
to
God
.
to
whom
the
Lord
in
mercy
afforded
so
much
pity
,
as
in
eight
daies
time
after
this
cruelty
of
devils
incarnate
,
she
ended
her
miserable
daies
,
and
was
taken
to
that
blessed
and
everlasting
rest
of
our
dear
Lord
Jesus
,
in
whose
Kingdom
is
joy
,
and
at
whose
right
hand
are
pleasures
for
evermore
:
That
promise
in
Psal
.
72.
being
fulfilled
,
He
shall
redeem
their
soule
from
deceit
and
violence
,
and
pretious
shall
their
blood
be
in
his
sight
.
Thus
was
this
tender
Lady
torn
in
pieces
with
great
inhumanity
,
and
Lion
like
cruelty
,
and
yet
such
is
the
power
of
these
devils
in
stead
of
men
,
of
the
holy
Inquisitors
,
that
they
may
kill
,
destroy
,
murther
,
and
do
any
such
wickedness
,
without
giving
any
account
.
But
now
because
this
sweet
tempered
and
vertuous
Lady
,
was
of
an
untainted
conversation
and
behaviour
in
the
world
,
therefore
it
reflected
with
the
more
ignominy
upon
these
holy
Fathers
;
so
that
to
stop
the
mouth
of
scandall
,
and
reproach
of
fame
,
the
first
day
of
the
next
publick
Triumph
,
they
caused
this
sentence
to
be
published
in
hearing
of
all
the
people
.
Forasmuch
as
this
Lady
died
in
prison
(
oh
cruell
Murtherers
!
)
and
upon
diligent
hearing
and
confideration
of
her
cause
,
is
found
innocent
;
therefore
the
Holy
House
doth
wholly
acquit
and
discharge
her
of
all
suits
and
quarrels
,
commenced
against
her
by
the
Fiscall
;
and
doe
restore
her
to
her
sormer
estate
of
estimation
and
bonour
,
absolving
her
clearly
siom
all
guilt
and
crime
,
and
thereupon
doe
command
that
restitution
be
made
of
all
such
goods
as
were
seized
into
the
sequester
,
unto
the
hands
of
such
persons
as
have
right
and
title
thereunto
,
&c.
Oh!
bloody
and
cursed
Fathers
of
Cruelty
,
that
first
murthered
this
poor
innocent
Lady
in
a
beastly
and
bloody
way
,
now
denounce
her
not
guilty
:
then
I
pray
let
all
the
world
judge
what
these
blood
thirsty
villains
are
gu●●ty
of
,
if
she
be
not
and
yet
murthered
:
these
are
Cruelties
,
whose
altitude
no
doubt
reaches
Heaven
,
and
pierces
the
hearts
of
the
sons
of
men
;
this
Court
of
Blood
cannot
but
be
loaden
with
ponderous
weights
of
Cruelties
,
the
boughs
no
question
are
ready
to
break
with
bending
;
they
are
full
fraught
by
the
Devill
their
merchant
,
who
no
doubt
also
endeavours
to
unlade
the
burthen
at
his
own
Whatfe
,
and
bundle
them
up
in
his
own
Warehouse
,
if
the
winde
and
sweet
gale
of
the
blessed
Spirit
of
God
(
that
bloweth
where
it
listeth
,
)
doe
not
interpose
and
fill
their
sayls
with
a
mercifull
blast
,
and
cause
them
to
arrive
at
a
better
Port
then
his
terrible
and
unavoidable
vengeance
.
The
Lord
the
judg
of
all
men
will
one
day
before
all
the
world
,
before
the
face
of
Saints
and
Angels
,
render
vengeance
upon
such
barbarous
Tyrants
;
and
in
thy
good
time
oh
Lord
,
put
an
end
to
the
miseries
of
thy
poor
Saints
in
this
world
,
that
when
thy
blessed
will
is
to
punish
for
sinne
,
let
it
be
from
thy
own
hand
though
in
a
greater
measure
,
for
the
mercy
of
men
is
cruell
,
but
thou
remembrest
mercy
in
the
midst
of
thine
anger
.
There
was
a
certain
Priest
in
Sivill
,
An
example
of
Injustice
.
that
had
detained
a
poor
mans
Wife
by
violence
,
him
would
not
these
Holy
Fathers
punish
,
but
rather
punish
the
poor
man
;
for
being
once
in
company
where
a
discourse
was
raised
about
Purgatory
,
this
poor
man
simply
replies
,
he
had
●urgatory
enough
,
that
had
his
Wife
violently
detained
from
him
by
a
knave
:
&c.
This
reiest
accuses
this
poor
man
to
the
Inquisitors
,
that
he
held
an
ill
opinion
of
.
Purgatory
;
whereupon
he
is
imprisoned
,
where
he
l●es
the
space
of
two
compleat
years
,
and
at
last
sentenced
to
the
Sambenite
for
three
years
more
,
in
some
private
prison
;
and
after
that
three
years
imprisonment
,
to
be
dealt
withall
as
the
Lords
Inquisitors
should
see
cause
;
withall
,
taking
from
him
all
his
Estate
to
a
Penny
:
yet
this
lust
full
and
beastly
Priest
,
was
suffered
not
only
to
goe
unpunished
,
but
had
this
poor
mans
Wife
still
retained
as
his
Harlot
.
A
certain
man
at
St
Lucas
,
that
dwelt
in
a
Chappell
,
hearing
a
rumour
of
many
Lutherans
that
were
daily
imprisoned
;
Great
punishment
for
a
small
fault
.
as
also
of
an
Edict
upon
pain
of
Excommunication
,
that
all
such
as
knew
any
thing
concerning
that
Sect
,
either
of
themselves
or
others
,
should
not
only
free
themselves
by
this
voluntary
confession
,
but
should
be
well
reputed
of
by
the
Lords
Inquisitors
;
this
poor
man
speedily
repairs
to
the
Office
,
acquaints
them
,
that
being
once
at
Geneva
,
he
heard
a
disputation
about
Justification
by
faith
in
Christ
,
which
he
thought
pleased
him
,
yet
since
that
time
he
thought
not
any
more
thereof
,
but
was
stedfast
in
the
Romish
faith
,
and
so
he
came
to
crave
pardon
for
this
mighty
fault
:
Now
for
this
only
he
is
imprisoned
three
moneths
,
and
to
wear
the
Sambenite
.
Like
that
Knight
of
Rome
,
that
for
translating
a
Dream
into
words
,
was
put
to
death
:
So
this
poor
man
had
better
suppress
his
thoughts
,
and
taught
another
thought
to
have
killed
this
,
then
to
have
thrown
it
out
of
his
breast
,
by
the
violence
of
his
tongue
,
and
thereby
prostrate
his
conscience
,
to
the
mercy
of
such
cruell
men
:
but
alas
how
many
are
so
frighted
to
condemn
their
thoughts
,
by
a
publick
confession
,
as
if
their
thoughts
were
perspicuous
,
or
as
if
they
meant
to
make
them
their
ghostly
Fathers
;
but
their
Torments
to
some
are
warning
enough
to
others
.
I
cannot
forget
the
fearfull
temper
of
one
in
Sivill
,
of
whom
the
Inquisitors
requested
a
few
Pears
which
grew
on
a
fruitfull
tree
in
his
Garden
;
he
is
so
terrified
,
that
he
plucks
up
the
Tree
by
the
roots
,
and
glad
to
give
them
Fruit
and
Tree
and
all
;
Such
Tyrants
requests
are
Laws
,
and
to
have
refused
this
request
,
had
been
to
beg
his
own
death
;
if
he
had
not
pluckt
his
Tree
up
by
the
roots
,
they
would
pluck
him
up
root
and
branch
.
If
the
Lords
Inquisitors
desire
thy
riches
or
estate
,
woe
be
to
thee
,
thy
Land
and
Goods
will
undoe
thee
:
as
it
's
reported
of
Q
Aurelius
a
Citizen
of
Rome
in
Syllaes
time
,
who
stood
neuter
in
the
times
of
calamity
,
but
yet
lamented
the
great
devastations
and
spoil
of
his
poor
Country
,
and
coming
to
the
marker-place
,
heheard
his
Name
read
amongst
others
that
were
proscribed
to
death
:
he
presently
cried
out
;
Oh!
unfortunate
man
that
I
am
,
my
house
at
Alba
is
the
cause
of
my
death
;
and
presently
was
openly
slain
.
A
Citizen
of
Sivill
,
for
saying
,
Great
Cruelty
as
a
reward
of
Charity
.
The
great
excess
and
expence
used
in
Monuments
on
Holy
Thursday
and
Corpus
Christi
day
,
were
better
bestowed
on
poor
people
,
was
imprisoned
a
whole
year
,
brought
on
the
stage
without
cap
or
cloak
,
a
wax
Taper
in
his
hand
,
and
forced
to
pay
one
hundred
Duccats
,
towards
the
charge
of
the
Inquisition
.
Another
,
for
saying
,
That
he
thought
God
would
not
come
down
into
the
hands
of
such
an
idolatrous
Priest
,
suffered
with
a
Taper
in
his
Hand
,
his
hat
off
,
a
Barnacle
on
his
Tongue
,
after
a
years
imprisonment
.
A
young
Student
having
Verses
found
in
his
book
,
contrived
,
as
they
sounded
to
the
praise
or
dispraise
of
the
Lutherans
,
was
therefore
imprisoned
two
years
,
brought
on
the
scaffold
with
hose
and
doublet
,
barehead
,
and
Taper
in
his
hand
,
and
banished
Sivill
for
three
years
:
So
also
was
another
Scholler
served
,
only
instead
of
banishment
,
he
payed
100
Duccats
,
and
only
for
having
a
copy
of
these
Verses
.
Many
such
examples
might
be
produced
,
whereby
all
the
world
might
see
by
what
means
this
Holy
House
support
their
cruelties
,
robberies
,
murthers
and
villanies
,
even
to
the
sad
decay
of
many
a
godly
man
and
his
family
.
I
shall
Christian
Reader
,
give
thee
a
tast
of
their
Bloody
dealings
with
many
of
Gods
Saints
,
who
dying
Martyrs
,
yet
are
basely
slandered
by
them
,
as
Apostatizers
and
Revolters
from
the
true
Religion
Reformed
,
to
Papisme
,
which
they
doe
by
false
reports
affix
to
their
Names
after
their
deaths
.
It
will
not
be
amiss
to
give
a
short
,
yet
particular
account
of
them
,
that
posterity
may
not
be
robbed
of
such
Pil●ars
,
on
which
Gods
truth
stands
;
that
their
memories
may
not
be
lost
with
their
lives
,
but
that
to
the
glory
of
God
,
and
their
own
,
they
may
stand
as
Monuments
of
Examples
to
succeeding
Ages
.
At
a
publick
day
of
Triumph
,
The
blessed
Martyrdom
of
John
Pontio
de
Leon
of
a
Noble
Family
in
Spain
.
was
brought
forth
on
the
Scaffold
one
John
Pontio
de
Leon
,
sonne
to
Rhodcrico
Pontio
de
Leon
,
Earl
of
Balen
,
of
a
Noble
Family
of
Spaine
,
he
was
a
very
godly
Christian
,
and
endowed
with
Learning
and
knowledge
of
the
Truth
,
and
for
many
years
had
continued
the
profession
thereof
,
in
a
holy
and
godly
conversation
:
To
poor
needy
Christians
he
was
more
then
ordinarily
charitable
,
the
bowels
of
compassion
moved
him
to
the
very
exhausting
of
a
good
Estate
,
for
which
he
was
(
by
those
that
loved
not
his
person
,
nor
charitable
example
)
branded
with
prodigality
.
But
we
know
,
that
envy
like
a
dark
shadow
,
alwayes
waites
on
a
shining
merit
.
For
being
taken
notice
of
to
be
without
Hypocrisie
(
the
bane
of
this
formall
Age
,
)
it
was
therefore
accounted
in
him
a
singular
vertue
,
and
accounted
otherwise
only
from
emulation
:
These
(
besides
many
other
graces
which
God
had
given
him
)
was
he
enriched
withall
;
This
,
sayes
my
Author
,
was
known
to
himself
and
many
others
to
be
true
,
which
he
attests
to
be
so
in
the
presence
of
the
Lord
.
This
poor
heart
was
for
his
profession
of
the
Gospel
imprisoned
,
and
after
cruell
and
barbarous
Tortures
,
and
racking
for
the
space
of
three
moneths
,
was
through
the
extremity
thereof
,
with
enticing
words
of
flatterers
,
perswaded
to
embrace
their
enchantments
for
truth
;
thus
through
the
frailty
of
the
flesh
,
he
shrunk
and
retired
,
by
reason
of
their
strong
assaults
and
devillish
Cruelty
;
whereas
before
he
seemed
invincible
,
not
unfitly
to
be
compared
to
blessed
Peter
,
I
le
die
with
thee
before
I
deny
thee
,
yet
before
the
Cock
crew
thrice
,
who
knowes
not
how
often
he
denied
his
Lord
and
Master
?
and
as
Peter
,
so
shall
we
see
this
holy
servant
of
Christ
,
shew
a
testimony
to
his
truth
and
integrity
of
his
heart
,
both
sealed
with
his
best
blood
.
Thus
we
see
how
the
Lord
will
not
leave
nor
forsake
quite
,
it
's
but
for
a
time
,
and
then
shall
his
presence
be
renewed
with
more
strength
and
comfort
;
and
thus
did
the
Lord
shew
power
in
weakness
:
for
the
very
night
before
execution
,
when
a
Confessour
approached
,
he
refused
his
favour
,
A
blessed
Confession
sealed
with
his
blood
with
great
constancy
and
zeal
.
with
a
godly
reproof
and
rebuke
.
Next
day
Sentence
was
pronounced
against
him
;
and
first
for
that
he
abhorred
from
his
soul
the
sinfull
Idolatry
in
adoration
of
the
Bread
;
but
principally
he
confessed
the
Merits
of
Jesus
Christ
were
the
only
way
of
Salvation
,
and
for
the
Popes
Indulgencies
and
Pardons
,
they
were
only
Parchment
and
Lead
,
and
he
himself
the
very
Antichrist
,
&c.
And
for
my self
sayes
he
,
I
value
this
life
and
the
things
thereof
at
so
low
a
rate
,
that
if
God
please
to
call
me
to
it
,
I
have
a
life
to
testifie
the
true
undervalue
of
these
mortall
enjoyments
;
praying
to
the
Lord
Jesus
for
my
dear
Wife
and
Children
,
that
they
may
continue
in
the
same
belief
,
to
the
loss
of
all
they
have
in
this
world
,
and
life
withall
.
Thus
with
Moses
,
he
chose
rather
to
suffer
affliction
with
the
people
of
God
,
then
to
enjoy
the
pleasures
of
sinne
for
a
season
.
This
holy
servant
of
God
they
brand
with
an
Infamous
Apostacie
to
his
death
,
and
yet
contradict
their
own
report
in
their
Records
,
which
runs
thus
:
John
Pontio
de
Leon
,
was
burned
as
an
obstinath
Lutheran
Heretick
.
This
was
the
godly
end
of
this
faithfull
servant
of
Jesus
,
who
after
he
had
endured
the
Cross
,
and
despised
the
shame
,
John
Gonsalue
witness
to
the
truth
of
Christ
with
his
own
blood
.
sate
down
at
the
right
hand
of
God
in
Heaven
.
At
the
same
time
of
Triumph
and
Dersecution
,
was
brought
on
the
Scaffold
a
godly
soul
,
by
Name
John
Gonsalue
,
who
formerly
had
been
a
Popish
Priest
,
but
now
a
servant
of
the
Lord
Jesus
,
and
a
faithfull
sufferer
for
his
Name
;
who
in
time
of
his
ignorance
preached
up
the
trash
and
trumpery
of
the
Pope
:
But
now
the
Lord
in
his
mercy
having
opened
his
eyes
,
he
preached
the
Faith
of
Christ
,
crying
up
the
merits
of
his
Saviour
above
all
our
own
,
being
justified
freely
by
his
grace
:
His
Confession
was
much
to
the
purpose
of
his
dear
acquaintance
and
fellow
sufferer
John
Pontio
de
Leon
.
To
him
the
Priests
resort
the
night
before
he
suffered
,
but
he
refisted
their
strong
temptations
,
with
shame
to
themselves
and
comfort
to
his
own
soul
,
He
now
departs
to
the
Scaffold
with
two
of
his
own
Sisters
going
thither
to
suffer
also
:
he
left
in
prison
two
of
his
Brethren
and
his
Mother
,
one
of
which
Brethren
and
Mother
suffered
death
the
next
day
of
triall
and
triumph
.
He
publikely
shews
himself
stedfast
,
constant
and
chearfull
,
for
the
very
first
step
he
made
out
of
the
Castle
gate
,
perceiving
himself
in
view
of
all
the
people
,
he
speaks
with
a
loud
voice
unto
them
from
the
106
Psalm
,
Praise
ye
the
Lord
,
O
give
thanks
unto
the
Lord
,
for
he
is
good
,
for
his
mercy
endureth
for
ever
:
Who
can
utter
the
mighty
acts
of
the
Lord
,
who
can
shew
forth
all
his
praise
?
blessed
is
he
that
keepeth
judgment
and
doth
righteousness
at
all
times
,
&c.
condemning
all
Hypocrites
as
the
scum
of
all
wickedness
;
and
thus
he
was
carried
to
the
Scaffold
,
where
being
mounted
,
with
an
undaunted
countenance
,
he
began
to
comfort
one
of
his
dear
Sisters
,
of
whose
soft
and
flexible
disposition
he
was
well
acquainted
,
whom
he
exhorted
to
constancie
for
the
sake
of
Jesus
Christ
,
and
that
nothing
doubting
a
better
reward
was
laid
up
in
Heaven
then
the
world
could
afford
,
&c.
presently
they
stopped
his
mouth
with
an
instrument
on
his
Tongue
,
He
receives
the
act
of
Degradation
with
as
much
constancie
as
they
acted
it
with
unexpressible
cruelty
.
then
they
read
his
Sentence
,
and
so
fell
to
that
hideous
manner
of
degradation
,
which
was
every
part
performed
most
miserably
in
si●ht
of
all
the
people
:
then
they
put
on
a
Sambenite
,
a
Cope
,
and
Hat
of
paper
with
Devils
painted
(
their
own
pictures
being
a
lively
copy
)
Now
they
must
say
the
Credo
,
and
when
they
came
to
say
,
I
beleeve
in
the
holy
Catholick
Church
,
they
were
bid
say
the
Romish
Church
,
but
they
all
refused
,
and
the
rest
perceiving
this
godly
and
zealous
Christian
his
mouth
to
be
stopped
,
they
took
this
occasion
to
open
his
lips
,
that
they
might
set
forth
the
p●aise
of
God
;
and
some
told
the
Monks
and
Priests
,
they
would
doe
as
John
G●nsalue
did
;
whereupon
they
opened
his
mouth
,
from
whence
flowed
such
an
holy
Confession
of
the
true
Doctrine
of
Justification
in
the
Lord
Jesus
,
as
not
only
shamed
and
vexed
the
Holy
Fathers
and
Priests
,
but
also
much
comforted
these
Holy
Christians
ready
to
suffer
:
Their
martyrdoms
with
great
patience
and
comfort
.
this
done
,
contrary
to
their
expectation
,
they
unworthily
and
cruelly
broke
their
necks
,
with
a
device
they
had
,
and
rumourd
it
abroad
,
that
they
had
added
those
words
,
the
Church
of
Rome
,
thereby
confessing
the
Church
of
Rome
the
true
and
Catholick
Church
.
Thus
died
this
blessed
Martyr
,
and
holy
Saint
of
the
most
High
God
,
who
witnessing
a
good
Confession
,
sealed
it
with
his
blood
;
to
the
Lord
be
only
praise
,
honour
and
glory
for
evermore
.
In
the
Assembly
of
Protestants
in
Sivill
,
Four
godly
and
gracious
women
suffering
as
patterns
of
zeal
and
holiness
.
there
were
amongst
the
rest
four
godly
and
zealous
women
,
who
come
on
the
stage
of
observation
to
act
the
tragicall
part
of
these
villains
Cruelties
,
but
indeed
in
the
sight
of
God
a
sweet
smelling
sacrifice
.
The
first
was
Isabella
Vaenia
,
the
second
Maria
Viroesia
,
the
next
Cornelia
,
lastly
Bohorquia
;
This
Isabella
Vaenia's
house
,
was
a
Nursery
of
vertue
and
godliness
,
a
place
of
resort
for
the
Saints
of
God
to
meet
,
and
sing
Psalms
of
praises
day
and
night
to
his
holy
Name
,
wherein
(
sayes
my
Author
)
was
no
profaness
nor
hypocriticall
dissimulation
(
too
much
the
mode
of
these
pharisaicall
times
;
)
Oh!
that
our
present
age
of
Attainments
,
were
not
too
much
tainted
with
this
sinne
of
Hypocrisie
,
a
thing
enough
detested
in
former
ages
,
though
too
much
hug'd
in
this
;
I
am
afraid
too
many
professours
of
the
Gospel
,
make
the
outward
garb
the
cape-stone
,
the
top
of
their
acquests
;
having
only
a
pallate
to
digest
the
Advantages
that
accrue
by
outward
comportment
;
love
the
golden
shell
of
preferment
,
but
have
not
a
heart
to
relish
the
kernell
of
sincerity
and
upright
godliness
.
These
Saints
that
had
little
knowledge
comparatively
(
yet
according
to
the
Candle
of
the
Lord
set
up
amongst
them
)
will
one
day
condemn
many
a
glorious
professour
,
that
shines
in
the
eyes
of
the
godly
like
a
Beacon
on
a
hill
:
What
is
to
be
valued
at
the
ra●e
of
sincerity
,
that
little
grain
of
truth
,
will
surmount
all
the
glorious
titles
of
outward
profession
at
the
great
day
;
the
foolish
Virgins
will
enough
demonstrate
this
assertion
,
if
the
times
were
not
guilty
enough
and
ready
to
confess
it
;
't
is
a
truth
too
sadly
to
be
considered
and
bewailed
.
Now
for
this
Bohorquia
,
A
godly
example
.
her
godliness
was
above
her
age
,
having
scarce
seen
twenty
one
years
:
she
was
very
much
read
in
the
holy
Scriptures
(
a
rich
and
godly
practice
,
too
much
slighted
in
this
age
of
knowledge
,
for
if
Gods
word
be
our
Counsellor
all
day
,
it
will
be
our
comforter
all
night
,
in
the
dark
night
of
affliction
;
daily
experience
is
enough
forcible
to
turn
this
assertion
into
a
truth
:
Luther
would
not
take
all
the
world
for
one
leaf
of
the
Bible
)
which
she
attained
to
by
conference
with
godly
and
holy
men
,
and
by
continuall
studying
therein
;
following
that
blessed
Exhortation
of
our
Saviour
,
Search
the
Scriptures
,
for
in
them
you
think
you
have
eternal
life
,
and
they
be
they
which
testifie
of
me
.
She
often
routed
the
learned
Priests
and
Rabbies
which
came
to
her
in
time
of
her
imprisonment
,
where
by
their
own
confession
,
they
were
forced
to
yeeld
and
withdraw
in
admiration
:
all
their
temptations
could
not
stirre
the
mood
of
her
calm
thoughts
.
She
had
some
knowledge
of
the
Latine
;
her
Tutor
Dr
Giles
(
a
man
of
integrity
and
upright
conversation
,
and
withall
an
excellent
Schollar
,
)
often
said
,
He
never
came
into
her
society
,
but
he
was
much
bettered
by
somewhat
he
learned
from
her
.
The
Dominicans
often
disputed
with
her
,
and
wondred
much
at
her
excellent
wit
,
in
answering
their
Sophisticall
Objections
,
and
above
all
,
cutting
all
their
subtill
Arguments
asunder
,
with
the
often
quoting
of
the
Scriptures
,
which
was
alwayes
at
her
fingers
ends
.
These
patterns
of
Holiness
,
and
patrons
of
the
Truth
,
were
at
once
with
sundry
others
,
caught
in
the
Inquisition
net
:
This
sweet
soul
Bohorquia
,
was
cruelly
tormented
with
all
extremity
,
and
kept
a
long
time
in
a
dark
and
stinking
dungeon
,
and
in
the
midst
of
these
Darts
of
the
Devill
,
she
was
so
tormented
with
his
Instruments
of
Cruelty
,
as
she
was
forced
to
confess
,
that
her
own
Sister
was
of
the
same
Religion
;
A
godly
soul
murthered
with
extream
Torment
.
Rev.
6.18
.
Joy
in
the
Lord
.
whereupon
she
was
imprisoned
,
and
by
extremity
of
torment
ended
her
daies
,
yeelding
up
her
soul
to
her
Lord
and
Maker
,
where
now
she
is
praising
his
holy
Name
.
Well
,
this
holy
Saint
Bohorquia
cometh
to
the
Scaffold
,
with
such
joy
and
peace
of
conscience
,
with
such
praises
of
the
most
high
God
in
her
heart
and
mouth
,
as
if
she
had
been
triumphing
over
the
Inquisitors
themselves
;
and
may
not
unfitly
be
compared
to
that
godly
soul
Anne
Askew
in
Q.
Maries
daies
,
that
subscribed
to
her
confession
:
Written
by
me
Anne
Askew
,
that
neither
wisheth
death
,
nor
feareth
his
might
,
and
as
merry
as
one
that
is
bound
for
Heaven
:
Thus
was
the
Lord
pleased
to
refresh
this
blessed
Bohorquia
,
with
his
gracious
presence
in
her
soul
:
which
joy
in
the
Lord
did
so
fret
her
bloody
and
cruell
Persecutors
,
that
instead
of
singing
Psalms
of
praises
,
they
forced
her
to
sing
in
silence
,
by
setting
a
Barnacle
on
her
Tongue
:
But
poor
fools
,
are
they
so
ignorant
,
as
not
to
know
that
God
accepts
the
heart
as
the
only
pledg
of
service
,
and
that
all
men
are
accused
or
acquitted
according
thereunto
:
But
when
she
came
to
the
Scaffold
it
was
taken
off
,
their
Judgments
are
read
,
and
she
demanded
,
Whether
she
wi●l
recant
or
persist
in
her
obstinacy
;
but
as
godly
Askew
aforesaid
,
at
the
like
demand
answered
,
that
she
came
not
thither
to
deny
the
Lord
her
Master
,
so
she
boldly
answered
,
She
could
not
,
nor
would
not
by
Gods
grace
,
frustrate
her
own
hopes
,
by
apostatizing
from
the
truth
and
grace
of
God
,
to
the
Idolizing
of
stocks
and
stones
:
So
they
are
all
four
carried
to
the
stake
,
They
are
all
strangled
with
halters
,
and
then
burned
.
but
these
villains
strangle
these
innocent
souls
with
halters
,
and
report
they
died
in
the
belief
of
the
Romish
Church
.
The
House
of
that
holy
Matron
Vaenia
,
they
ordered
to
be
razed
to
the
ground
,
and
an
infamous
inscription
graved
in
marble
;
but
who
ever
fought
against
God
and
prespered
?
can
any
call
that
evill
which
God
calls
good
?
who
can
wipe
off
the
blessed
character
that
God
graves
to
posterity
on
such
souls
as
suffer
for
the
truth
of
his
Name
?
Thus
doe
the
dear
Saints
of
the
most
high
God
,
reap
a
joyfull
harvest
of
their
past
sorrowes
:
they
accounted
not
their
live
,
dear
,
so
as
they
might
finish
their
course
with
joy
.
A
young
man
a
zealous
sufferer
for
the
Name
of
Jesus
.
They
overcame
by
the
blood
of
the
Lamb
,
and
by
the
word
of
their
testimony
,
and
they
loved
not
their
lives
unto
the
death
.
The
next
in
order
which
witnessed
to
the
truth
of
our
blessed
Redeemer
,
was
Fardinando
a
Sancto
Joanne
,
a
young
man
of
the
same
Congregation
and
Assembly
at
Sivill
,
one
fervently
zealous
of
good
works
;
He
was
elected
President
of
the
College
of
Children
,
by
the
founders
thereof
;
wherein
having
continued
with
generall
applause
for
eight
years
,
was
at
last
suspected
to
be
a
Lutheran
,
and
that
he
had
instilled
some
drops
of
truth
and
piety
,
into
the
hearts
of
such
Schollars
as
he
durst
meddle
withall
,
in
such
a
ticklish
time
of
hazard
and
persecution
:
Being
apprehended
,
he
suffered
unexpressible
Tortures
on
the
Gibbit
and
Trough
,
so
cruelly
handled
in
all
joints
of
his
body
,
as
when
they
had
ended
their
bloody
Cruelties
,
he
was
almost
ready
to
end
his
weary
life
,
being
not
able
to
stir
any
part
of
his
body
;
yet
such
was
these
bloody
villains
unheard
of
baseness
,
that
because
he
●ould
not
goe
,
they
inhumanely
drag
him
by
the
heels
to
prison
,
no
more
respecting
the
Image
of
God
in
man
,
then
if
he
had
none
:
Inhumane
Cruelty
.
and
as
this
cruelty
demonstrated
their
mindes
to
be
beasts
in
shape
of
men
,
so
did
they
use
him
,
rather
like
a
beast
then
a
man
.
Whilst
this
godly
soul
was
in
prison
,
he
had
to
his
fellow
sufferer
one
Morzillio
,
a
young
man
and
Monk
of
the
Cloyster
of
St
Isidore
,
who
was
there
for
the
profession
of
the
Gpspel
,
yet
had
by
Torments
and
allurements
yeelded
to
somewhat
in
matters
of
Religion
,
and
gave
some
signs
of
relenting
;
which
holy
Ferdinando
understanding
,
he
accuses
him
before
God
of
cowardise
,
and
set
upon
him
with
exhortation
and
reproof
,
that
it
pleased
God
by
his
means
to
restore
him
to
a
confidence
and
boldness
,
to
believe
in
the
Lord
Jesus
,
Gods
great
mercy
to
poor
sinners
and
repent
for
looking
back
:
making
good
that
Proverb
,
He
that
stumbles
and
falls
not
mends
his
pace
:
Honest
Morzillio
desires
now
to
come
to
his
Answer
,
where
he
publikely
and
boldly
confessed
the
truth
,
in
a
joyfull
recantation
,
for
which
he
was
then
strangled
and
burned
.
Now
Ferdinando
being
on
the
Scaffold
,
is
demanded
if
he
will
recant
or
stand
to
his
Heresies
;
He
glorisies
God
in
laying
down
his
life
for
him
.
he
boldly
and
aloud
answers
,
that
what
he
had
uttered
and
confessed
,
was
the
pure
truth
of
Jesus
Christ
and
his
Gospel
;
presently
they
take
away
a
cross
of
wood
which
was
betwixt
his
fingers
,
and
the
cord
wherewith
his
hands
were
bound
,
and
then
clasped
a
Barnacle
on
his
tongue
,
and
so
was
burned
alive
,
to
the
glory
of
God
and
joy
of
the
Saints
in
Heaven
;
where
he
is
blessing
the
Lord
who
accounted
him
worthy
of
losing
his
life
for
his
sake
.
Next
comes
Juliano
Ferdinando
,
Juliano
Ferdinando
a
great
sufferer
for
the
Gospel
of
Jesus
.
of
whom
we
must
now
speak
a
little
of
his
great
acts
and
sufferings
;
though
he
was
a
very
little
man
,
yet
had
he
a
capacious
soul
;
God
of
his
infinite
goodness
and
mercy
,
supplying
the
smallness
of
his
outward
,
by
his
presence
in
the
inward
man
,
choosing
slight
instruments
,
that
the
wise
men
of
the
world
may
be
the
clearer
sighted
to
discern
the
wisdom
of
God
.
This
godly
Saint
was
called
by
the
Name
of
Juliano
the
little
,
on
whose
soul
it
pleased
the
Lord
of
his
rich
mercy
to
bestow
a
large
measure
of
knowledg
,
and
zeal
proportionable
:
For
being
in
Germany
,
he
had
the
aid
of
many
learned
men
,
whereby
he
attained
the
true
knowledg
of
Jesus
Christ
;
the
vail
of
Popery
being
rent
away
from
before
his
eyes
,
to
the
enlightning
of
his
soul
.
This
resolute
soul
,
for
the
glory
and
honour
of
God
,
set
upon
a
piece
of
dangerous
work
,
viz.
to
transport
into
Spain
two
dryfats
of
Bibles
printed
in
the
Spanish
language
,
whereby
the
light
of
the
Gospel
might
be
advanced
.
This
could
not
be
so
secretly
done
,
but
was
noised
in
Spain
;
the
prevention
whereof
was
as
carefully
handled
,
as
was
Juliano's
care
for
dispersing
;
if
as
many
cart
loads
of
Scorpions
or
venemous
beasts
,
had
been
noised
to
come
to
Spaine
,
or
an
army
of
Devils
,
more
care
could
not
have
been
taken
for
prevention
;
for
all
Ports
were
beset
with
strict
watch
,
lest
the
light
should
creep
in
any
way
,
all
this
while
harbouring
the
diabolicall
Inquisitors
:
Yet
was
the
goodness
of
God
such
to
this
undertaking
of
Juliano
,
that
they
were
not
only
landed
in
Spaine
,
but
in
the
City
of
Sivill
,
notwithstanding
Argus
had
not
more
eyes
then
Searchers
had
to
seize
on
this
Holy
Burden
:
it
was
not
long
after
,
that
one
of
a
fearfull
and
foolish
disposition
,
discovered
their
landing
,
but
afterwards
a
false
brother
,
covering
his
malice
with
hypocrisie
and
pretence
of
Religion
,
did
betray
the
whole
Assembly
into
the
hands
of
their
grand
Enemies
the
Inquisitors
:
they
following
the
scent
hard
;
found
them
out
;
which
they
had
no
sooner
done
,
but
they
were
afraid
of
their
number
at
first
:
but
as
it
's
reported
of
Alexander
the
Great
,
that
finding
the
knot
of
Gordius
King
of
Phrygia
too
difficult
to
untie
,
he
cuts
it
asunder
by
violence
;
so
though
they
seized
not
on
all
,
yet
did
they
apprehend
at
this
time
in
Sivill
,
to
the
number
of
eight
hundred
and
twenty
servants
of
the
Lord
Jesus
,
whereof
this
Juliano
was
one
of
the
first
,
where
he
lay
in
prison
loaden
with
heavy
Irons
for
three
years
together
,
and
such
was
the
constancy
of
his
soul
,
that
the
Tormentors
were
sooner
weary
with
Cruelty
,
then
he
with
Torments
;
he
went
from
the
Rack
with
as
good
conrage
in
minde
,
as
his
Torments
would
afford
to
express
:
nor
could
they
make
him
shrink
,
or
confess
the
least
of
their
desires
;
being
as
free
from
fear
of
death
as
godly
Rogers
,
who
the
morning
before
he
suffered
,
was
so
fast
asleep
,
that
with
much
jogging
he
could
hardly
be
awakened
;
so
was
this
godly
Juliano
so
little
terrified
,
that
when
dragged
from
the
Rack
to
prison
,
or
carried
by
his
fellow
sufferers
,
he
rejoyced
singing
Vencidos
van
los
frayles
,
vencides
van
:
Corrides
van
los
lobes
,
corridos
van
.
i.e.
the
Monks
departed
vanquished
,
they
depart
vanquished
;
the
Wolves
doe
flie
with
shame
,
they
flie
with
shame
.
On
the
day
of
Triumph
being
brought
into
the
Court
,
to
put
on
such
robes
as
may
render
them
odious
in
the
sight
of
men
,
he
boldly
and
couragiously
exhorts
them
saying
;
My
brethren
be
of
good
cheare
,
this
is
the
hour
wherein
we
must
be
faithfull
witnesses
to
God
and
his
truth
,
before
Angels
and
men
;
and
shall
not
be
long
cre
our
blessed
Lord
will
witness
with
us
again
,
and
shall
within
few
hours
triumph
and
rejoyce
with
him
for
ever
.
Here
they
stop
the
progress
of
this
resolute
soul
,
putting
a
Barnacle
on
his
Tongue
,
and
so
is
hurried
away
to
the
place
of
execution
.
Now
could
he
not
speak
with
his
Tongue
,
yet
his
countenance
and
gesture
(
the
index
of
his
minde
)
expressed
somewhat
he
would
have
said
:
The
step
whereon
he
stood
,
he
kissed
,
and
much
encouraged
those
that
were
to
suffer
:
He
was
much
solicited
to
recant
by
one
D.
Ferdinando
Rodriguo
a
false
Prophet
,
but
he
was
prepared
to
resist
all
assaults
,
the
very
arrowes
of
fierce
temptations
,
found
as
stiff
resistance
from
him
,
as
if
shot
at
an
Adamantine
rock
:
for
this
fellow
perswading
himself
with
false
hopes
,
that
this
godly
soul
would
recant
,
got
leave
to
have
his
tongue
loosened
,
which
was
accordingly
granted
,
to
the
great
glory
of
God
;
for
Juliano
protested
then
and
there
before
God
,
men
and
Angels
,
against
their
abominable
Idolatry
,
declaring
his
faith
in
Christ
Jesus
,
in
as
full
a
manner
as
when
he
was
not
so
nigh
his
death
.
Not
much
unlike
that
Philosopher
Meredemus
,
his
advice
to
Antigonus
King
Demetri●●
his
sonne
;
saying
,
Remember
thou
art
a
Kings
sonne
:
so
this
godly
soul
,
could
not
forget
he
was
the
King
of
Heaven's
sonne
,
and
therefore
not
born
to
deny
his
Lord
and
Master
,
concluding
rather
with
godly
Joseph
,
Shall
I
doe
this
wickedness
and
sin
against
God
?
He
spake
also
to
this
Apostate
villain
,
in
such
a
sharp
way
,
as
he
retired
with
shame
,
yet
fell
a
rayling
and
exclaiming
in
these
words
;
Oh!
that
Spain
the
Corquerour
and
Daue
of
so
many
Countries
,
should
be
thus
troubled
with
such
a
caitiff
,
kill
him
,
kill
him
.
So
the
fire
being
kindled
,
he
received
his
death
,
and
their
cruelties
with
great
patience
and
magnanimity
,
and
is
no
doubt
glorifying
God
amongst
the
rest
of
the
blessed
Saints
in
heaven
.
Of
John
de
Leon
,
The
great
torments
and
sufferances
of
John
de
Leon
,
with
his
Martyrdom
tyrdom
we
shall
next
in
order
treat
,
not
only
of
his
great
sufferings
by
torments
,
but
also
by
travels
and
dangers
;
and
at
last
felt
the
force
of
a
violent
death
from
the
hands
of
these
bloody
Inquisitors
.
He
lived
in
that
famous
City
of
Mexico
in
America
,
who
returning
to
Sivill
,
felt
in
his
soul
the
powerfull
influence
of
Gods
Spirit
,
which
wrought
with
such
a
strong
impulse
,
as
his
great
zeal
drove
him
into
the
Cloister
of
St
Isidore
in
Sivill
,
there
to
remain
as
a
Monk
seclused
from
all
outward
enjoyments
:
this
Cloister
was
well
affected
to
Religion
,
where
remaining
for
three
years
in
safety
(
not
without
wonder
and
the
immediate
assistance
of
extraordinary
providence
)
he
made
way
to
a
more
publick
conversation
,
and
to
forsake
the
Cloister
under
pretence
of
sickness
.
Yet
when
out
,
desired
to
return
again
,
out
of
his
great
desire
to
enjoy
the
sweet
society
of
such
as
had
been
blessed
Tutors
to
him
in
that
recluse
;
but
the
thoughts
thereof
was
to
little
purpose
,
for
the
birds
were
flown
into
Germany
for
security
,
England
under
the
reign
of
blessed
&
.
Elizabeth
,
proves
a
hi●ding
place
and
shelter
for
many
godly
Christians
from
the
tyranny
of
Papists
.
he
laies
wait
for
information
where
they
are
gone
to
,
at
last
traced
them
to
Frank
ford
through
much
danger
,
and
then
to
Geneva
,
where
the
rest
were
:
At
this
time
Queen
Maries
sudden
death
crownd
,
not
only
Englands
hopes
in
blessed
Queen
Elizabeths
Reign
,
but
gave
life
also
to
the
welbeing
of
sundry
good
people
in
Germany
,
that
had
fled
for
Religion
,
and
here
settled
their
dispersed
abode
,
yet
now
resolve
for
England
in
order
to
further
security
:
so
dividing
into
sundry
parcels
they
march
for
England
:
the
Inquisitors
send
out
their
spies
to
lay
wait
for
these
blessed
souls
now
flying
for
Religion
,
they
watch
at
Collen
,
Frankford
,
Antwerp
,
and
all
such
places
as
necessarily
they
must
pass
,
great
offers
of
reward
being
promised
to
the
adventurers
Now
this
honest
soul
John
de
Leon
,
with
(
a
follow
traveller
and
companion
in
sufferings
)
John
Ferdinando
of
Vallidoli●
,
a
godly
Christian
,
both
resolving
for
England
;
were
snapt
at
a
certain
Port
in
Zealand
,
as
they
were
taking
ship
to
lanch
for
their
desired
Harbour
.
That
as
it
was
said
by
Bishop
Lawde
in
the
High
Commission
,
when
he
vaunted
that
their
power
could
reach
Schismaticks
as
farre
as
New-England
;
so
these
Inquisitors
will
reach
to
other
Countries
as
well
as
their
own
.
Well
,
he
is
no
sooner
apprehended
,
but
with
an
undaunted
countenance
said
,
Let
us
go
in
Gods
Name
,
for
he
will
no
doubt
be
with
us
;
they
are
brought
to
a
Town
and
tormented
with
the
rack
,
to
force
them
to
confess
others
of
their
fellow
Christians
;
they
are
now
shipped
for
Spain
,
being
loaden
with
Irons
,
having
a
chain
made
like
a
net
,
wherein
his
head
and
his
hands
were
put
,
also
a
sharp
instrument
put
into
his
mouth
to
prevent
his
speaking
,
thus
wearied
with
pain
through
heavy
loads
of
shackles
,
they
both
arrive
at
Spain
,
John
de
Leon
to
Sivill
,
Ferdinando
to
Vallidolit
prison
,
where
he
suffered
the
rage
of
cruelty
,
and
laid
down
his
life
for
the
truth
,
being
burned
alive
.
John
de
Leon
suffers
all
extremity
in
prison
,
both
by
torments
and
bad
accommodations
,
at
length
he
was
arraied
in
robes
of
dishonour
,
which
,
together
with
his
over-grown
and
lean
body
(
much
like
an
Anatomy
)
was
a
sad
spectacle
,
and
would
have
moved
pity
from
savage
creatures
,
though
none
from
the
Inquisitors
;
and
when
they
put
a
Barnacle
on
his
tongue
,
Great
cruelty
in
stead
of
pity
.
the
fleam
from
his
stomack
did
rope
from
his
mouth
in
a
pitifull
manner
to
the
ground
:
sentence
being
pronounced
,
he
witnessed
a
good
confession
,
in
a
sober
and
Christian
Majesty
beyond
expectation
;
a
Monk
of
the
same
Cloister
was
ordered
to
tempt
him
to
Recant
;
but
the
more
they
tried
,
the
more
they
found
his
resolutions
permanent
,
even
to
the
death
:
They
put
him
to
death
in
a
cruell
manner
according
to
their
merciless
dealing
with
him
in
his
life
.
Thus
did
this
sweet
Christian
soul
triumph
over
their
baseness
,
by
a
quiet
submission
to
Gods
will
,
in
a
patient
suffering
for
his
Name
;
who
now
as
a
sufficient
proof
of
his
godly
life
,
wrote
it
in
a
holy
death
for
his
sake
,
and
is
now
crowned
with
glory
and
immortality
.
At
this
time
also
suffers
a
sweet
Virgin
,
A
virgin
of
a
godly
conversation
seals
to
Gods
truth
with
her
blood
.
who
(
for
holiness
of
conversation
,
and
purity
of
profession
)
comes
not
behind
any
that
are
gone
before
;
her
name
Francisca
Chavesia
,
a
Nun
of
St
Elizabeths
Cloister
;
wherein
she
was
so
surrounded
with
iron
barres
and
gates
,
as
also
overgone
with
superstition
,
that
it
's
the
greater
wonder
how
she
should
be
converted
and
brought
home
to
the
truth
;
but
nothing
is
impossible
with
God
,
who
doth
all
things
according
to
the
councell
of
his
own
will
:
It
was
as
great
a
miracle
as
God
shewed
to
blessed
Hunter
the
Martyr
in
Q
Maries
daies
,
who
at
the
stake
sweetly
uttered
these
words
,
Son
of
God
shine
upon
me
,
presently
the
Sun
did
so
gloriously
appear
,
as
all
the
spectators
were
astonished
.
After
long
and
cruell
torments
,
as
to
others
they
had
done
,
she
was
brought
on
the
stage
,
where
her
countenance
was
so
farre
from
being
changed
,
that
she
freely
and
boldly
confessed
the
truth
,
and
put
some
that
discoursed
with
her
to
a
stand
,
reproving
the
Priests
and
Fathers
,
giving
them
their
own
Name
,
and
the
Name
that
the
Lord
has
put
on
them
,
even
dumb
Dogs
,
and
a
generation
of
Vipers
:
the
constancy
of
her
behaviour
and
countenance
,
to
the
very
last
in
the
midst
of
the
fire
,
was
a
joyfull
sight
and
worthy
to
be
seen
by
all
good
Christians
,
she
was
so
farre
from
fear
of
torments
or
threats
that
she
seemed
to
be
like
Chrysostom
,
when
he
commanded
them
to
tell
the
Empress
Eudoxia
,
Nil
nisi
peccatum
timco
,
I
fear
nothing
but
sin
:
so
this
godly
Virgin
was
more
afraid
to
sin
against
God
,
then
any
way
to
fear
those
persecutors
,
that
can
only
kill
the
body
and
no
more
,
she
trusted
in
Gods
good
pleasure
,
hoping
for
his
grace
and
assistance
to
support
her
under
all
.
Thus
she
died
in
the
Lord
resting
from
her
labours
that
her
works
might
follow
.
The
Martyrdom
of
Christophoro
.
Losada
.
Christophoro
Losada
,
a
Physician
and
Schollar
to
Doctor
Aegedio
,
was
trained
up
in
Religion
,
and
so
principled
with
the
gifts
and
graces
of
Gods
holy
Spirit
,
that
all
men
who
had
to
deal
with
him
,
felt
a
kinde
of
impression
of
his
holiness
even
upon
their
hearts
;
his
heart
was
throughly
steeped
in
the
true
understanding
of
Gods
holy
word
,
being
soaked
in
the
study
thereof
,
whereby
he
became
exceeding
powerfull
in
his
Ministry
,
through
the
blessing
of
God
,
by
the
operation
of
his
holy
Spirit
;
and
by
reason
of
a
great
measure
and
portion
of
true
knowledge
from
above
,
he
was
thought
fit
to
be
chosen
Superintendent
over
the
Congregation
,
scattered
up
and
down
in
corners
,
which
he
performed
to
the
joy
and
comfort
of
all
his
Auditors
:
at
length
by
means
of
the
Bibles
which
Julians
Parvo
brought
into
Spain
,
he
was
apprehended
,
where
he
openly
professed
his
faith
in
Christ
Jesus
,
for
which
he
suffered
hard
and
sharp
imprisonment
,
with
cruell
torments
;
then
publickly
disgraced
with
the
Sambenit
,
at
last
committed
to
the
fire
,
when
having
the
liberty
of
his
tongue
in
hopes
of
Recautation
,
but
they
were
trustrate
of
their
vain
expectations
:
So
at
last
he
was
burned
alive
as
an
obstinate
Heretick
,
but
no
doubt
accounted
in
the
eyes
of
God
and
all
good
Christians
,
as
a
glorious
Confessor
and
Martyr
for
the
truth
of
our
Lord
Jesus
.
CHAPTER
VIII
.
The
blessed
&
constant
suffering
of
Christophoro
Areliano
,
a
man
of
profound
learning
,
betrayed
by
false
brethren
,
yet
joyfully
and
with
great
patience
laid
down
his
life
for
Jesus
Christ
and
his
Gospel
.
NOw
upon
the
stage
of
Inquisition
cruelly
must
this
good
soul
Christophoro
Arelliano
act
his
part
to
the
life
and
death
:
He
was
Monk
of
the
Cloister
of
St
Isidoro
in
Sivill
,
his
enemies
confessed
his
abilities
and
parts
in
Learning
to
excell
expectation
or
commendation
;
envy
cannot
detract
from
his
worth
,
he
was
learned
even
to
an
example
,
he
was
betraied
into
the
hands
of
bloody
and
cruell
men
,
by
false
friends
,
such
as
had
received
so
much
good
from
him
,
as
one
would
think
should
priviledge
their
mindes
from
worse
actions
,
then
evil
for
good
;
he
is
brought
upon
the
Scaffold
in
the
most
disgracefull
posture
that
the
mistress
of
cruelty
could
invent
,
where
,
upon
the
open
stage
,
for
want
of
substance
to
lay
to
his
charge
,
they
affix
a
shadow
which
vanished
as
soon
as
appeared
for
want
of
truth
,
like
meteors
appear
and
vanish
together
,
like
sparks
that
threaten
something
but
come
to
nothing
;
and
therefore
to
render
him
odious
to
all
the
people
,
they
charge
him
to
have
said
that
the
Virgin
Mary
was
no
maid
;
thus
laying
to
his
charge
that
which
he
never
knew
;
it
pleased
God
he
had
the
liberty
of
his
tongue
to
answer
,
else
might
it
have
passed
for
truth
amongst
a
crowd
of
errours
;
so
he
presently
answered
with
a
loud
voice
,
That
it
was
a
most
impudent
and
slanderous
lie
,
and
since
he
never
was
tainted
with
such
thoughts
he
defied
to
prove
against
him
such
blasphemous
words
.
But
as
the
French
Proverb
is
,
He
that
would
kill
his
dogge
,
must
first
report
he
is
mad
:
and
indeed
that
which
would
have
moved
some
,
did
not
a
whit
stirre
him
,
unless
to
patience
,
which
proved
to
him
as
a
fair
winde
and
prosperous
gale
,
to
convoy
him
out
of
this
stormy
sea
of
the
world
,
to
a
serene
and
quiet
calm
,
a
safe
and
joyfull
harbour
in
heaven
.
The
temptation
was
that
there
stood
by
him
a
Monk
of
the
same
Cloister
,
smiling
and
rejoycing
at
the
misery
of
this
Learned
and
Judicious
soul
;
yet
was
he
satisfied
to
suffer
for
,
that
he
might
also
reign
with
Christ
in
glory
;
imitating
that
blessed
Martyr
Laurence
Sanders
,
who
hugg'd
the
stake
whereunto
he
was
chained
,
and
sweetly
kissing
it
said
,
Welcome
the
Cross
of
Christ
,
welcome
everlasting
life
.
This
godly
Areliano's
life
,
was
as
a
letter
written
full
of
learning
and
Religion
,
which
he
sealed
with
his
death
:
Thus
he
patiently
and
comfortably
laid
down
his
life
for
Christ
,
who
dying
as
his
souldier
,
enjoyes
him
as
his
Saviour
.
Garsias
Arias
vulgarly
named
Seignior
Blanco
,
A
rare
example
of
Gods
mercy
to
a
great
sinner
,
that
now
proves
a
great
sufferer
and
standardbearer
of
the
truth
.
must
crave
leave
to
be
ranked
,
in
this
Catalogue
of
holy
Saints
and
Mar●y●s
.
This
man
was
deeply
drowned
in
superstition
,
and
continued
so
after
the
light
and
knowledge
of
the
Gospel
,
smothering
the
seeds
of
the
truth
with
a
cloak
of
holy
pretences
,
yet
as
an
example
of
Gods
patience
and
mercy
,
he
stands
to
comfort
all
such
,
that
might
through
the
sense
of
such
sinnes
,
be
swallowed
up
in
the
gulph
of
despair
,
so
as
the
greater
sinners
(
if
God
converts
)
prove
the
greater
Saints
:
sense
of
sin
brings
holiness
of
life
:
the
deep
sense
of
Gods
mercy
is
the
naturall
product
of
the
like
foregoing
sense
of
sin
and
misery
.
This
Arias
was
of
a
piercing
wit
,
very
acute
,
and
for
his
short
standing
well
fortified
with
the
study
of
Divinity
:
his
mind
was
richly
embroidered
with
the
Ornaments
of
humane
Learning
,
had
not
vice
way-laid
his
great
parts
,
and
stifled
the
growth
of
sincerity
;
for
indeed
the
blemish
of
these
vertues
was
,
that
he
had
a
touch
of
inconstancy
,
yet
so
varnished
with
the
pretexts
of
holiness
,
that
he
led
aside
many
good
men
to
a
better
opinion
of
him
that
he
did
really
challenge
,
whereby
sundry
were
mistaken
of
him
;
so
as
he
did
not
only
delude
himself
,
but
deceive
others
.
There
was
now
in
the
City
of
Sivill
a
division
of
Preachers
,
and
their
Doctrines
running
in
a
line
antartick
to
each
other
,
did
drive
parties
to
a
head
,
as
in
Pauls
time
;
I
am
for
Paul
,
this
for
Apollo
,
a
third
for
Cephas
:
for
as
one
in
the
like
manner
observes
,
so
let
us
suppose
one
for
Paul
,
hoisting
him
upon
the
wings
of
applause
,
fitting
his
words
according
to
the
size
of
his
fancy
or
affection
;
What
saies
he
?
Are
you
such
a
stranger
in
Corinth
,
as
not
to
know
all
Asia
eccho's
with
the
noise
of
Pauls
powerfull
preaching
?
Did
you
never
hear
down-right
Paul
that
great
adventurer
for
heaven
?
Did
you
never
experience
the
strength
of
Gods
two
edged
sword
,
weilded
by
the
powerfull
influence
of
honest
Paul
?
Oh!
how
he
slides
into
the
hearts
of
his
covetous
auditors
;
he
speaks
as
if
within
a
man
;
he
reaches
the
utmost
bounds
of
secresie
in
the
closet
corner
of
the
heart
,
as
if
he
were
in
the
room
of
conscience
;
nothing
can
retire
or
hide
it self
from
the
spirituall
darts
of
his
doctrine
,
he
speaks
as
if
he
could
tell
a
man
all
whatever
he
did
;
if
any
man
seek
to
imprison
the
truth
in
unrighteousness
,
and
so
prove
a
Jaylor
to
that
blessed
light
,
yet
must
he
yield
to
the
irresistible
beams
of
blessed
Paul's
preaching
;
such
is
the
powerfull
operation
of
Gods
Spirit
in
Paul
.
What
man
?
Didst
thou
never
hear
him
,
nor
hear
of
him
?
I
confess
I
dare
not
speak
against
Apollo
,
nor
Cephas
,
but
prithe
go
hear
Paul
,
and
then
thou
wilt
be
able
,
not
only
to
judge
,
but
witness
to
this
great
wonder
:
Let
the
world
adore
whom
they
please
,
I
profess
,
I
am
for
Paul
.
Oh!
but
what
's
Paul
to
Apollo
?
(
saies
the
second
)
who
dare
say
,
Paul
is
not
powerfull
even
to
the
pulling
down
of
strong
holds
of
sin
and
Satan
,
or
that
honest
Cephas
is
not
as
profitable
,
as
Paul
powerfull
?
But
alas
!
Didst
never
hear
of
Apollo
?
that
golden
tongu'd
Orator
,
how
sweetly
he
charms
the
soul
into
holy
obedience
;
Oh!
how
he
insinuates
into
the
inward
parts
,
by
irresistible
perswasions
!
How
he
bedews
his
auditors
with
tears
,
then
breaths
flames
to
thaw
that
frozen
hardness
contracted
by
sin
!
Oh!
the
soft
and
silken
perswasions
of
Apollo
;
powerfull
violence
will
not
so
soon
bend
the
soul
,
as
the
heavenly
influence
of
sweet
Apollo
.
Let
who
will
be
for
Paul
,
as
for
me
,
I
am
captivated
to
fight
under
the
banner
of
excellent
Apollo
.
As
it
was
thus
with
the
wavering
Corinthians
,
Pharisaical
holiness
abominable
before
God
and
men
.
so
was
it
at
this
time
with
the
blessed
Sivillians
,
one
sect
are
perfect
Pharisees
,
all
in
outward
garbs
and
behaviour
,
but
nothing
in
the
inward
practice
of
sanctity
and
holiness
;
nothing
would
serve
but
fasting
,
weeping
,
mortification
,
continuall
prayer
,
humiliation
in
countenance
,
vestments
,
and
speech
:
Who
being
ignorant
of
Gods
righteousness
,
went
about
to
establish
their
own
righteousness
,
so
have
not
submitted
themselves
to
the
righteousness
of
God
.
But
disrobe
them
of
these
coverings
,
dismantle
them
of
these
things
(
in
themselves
good
)
and
all
was
but
an
outward
garb
to
be
thought
well
of
by
men
,
but
the
Lord
that
knows
the
hearts
of
all
men
,
discovered
their
secret
deceits
in
the
manifest
neglect
of
Justice
,
Mercy
,
and
Truth
;
by
turning
so
manifestly
from
the
large
shew
of
holiness
,
that
they
persecuted
it
in
others
.
The
opposite
Sect
were
much
more
sincere
in
their
profession
,
aiming
at
the
truth
in
Righteousness
,
setting
a
greater
value
upon
reality
,
then
ability
or
outward
decency
;
making
that
saying
of
the
Apostle
good
,
2
Pet
.
1.16
,
19
▪
For
we
have
not
followed
cunningly
devised
fables
.
—
We
have
also
a
more
sure
word
of
prophesie
,
whereunto
ye
do
well
that
ye
take
heed
,
as
unto
a
light
that
shineth
in
a
dark
place
,
untill
the
day
dawn
,
and
the
day
star
arise
in
your
hearts
.
In
a
word
,
such
purity
in
life
and
Doctrine
,
that
they
did
not
only
dull
the
sparkles
of
their
Pharisaicall
fame
,
but
brought
the
City
under
the
name
of
just
and
holy
;
pious
up
to
a
Proverb
:
The
props
and
pillars
of
this
party
were
Doctors
of
singular
wisdom
,
sobriety
,
and
learning
,
viz.
Constantio
,
Aegidio
,
and
Varquio
,
whose
light
shined
as
in
a
dark
place
,
whose
blessed
memories
must
not
,
nor
will
not
be
forgotten
by
after
ages
,
so
long
as
vertue
and
worth
hath
esteem
in
this
world
.
These
holy
and
just
men
by
their
pious
lives
and
doctrines
did
contract
to
themselves
sundry
enemies
,
among
whom
Arias
was
so
faire
from
being
the
least
,
that
he
was
the
greatest
;
and
which
was
worst
,
would
not
disclose
himself
otherwise
then
as
a
friend
,
whereby
he
had
access
to
their
persons
and
practises
with
less
suspition
;
though
with
the
greater
hazard
to
these
godly
souls
,
then
if
he
had
been
a
publick
persecutor
;
he
lay
hid
as
a
rock
under
water
,
on
which
a
ship
has
no
sign
to
avoid
;
and
which
was
most
to
be
lamented
,
the
light
that
God
had
let
shine
into
his
soul
,
he
fought
against
,
therefore
was
the
less
excusable
;
but
Gods
waies
are
not
as
ours
,
they
are
past
finding
out
Now
happens
an
occasion
of
discovering
Arias
,
a
season
to
know
his
doubtfull
temper
,
for
Gregorio
Ruizio
,
being
a
man
of
good
learning
,
was
suspected
for
a
Lutheran
,
on
account
o●
some
words
which
drop't
from
him
at
a
Divinity
Lecture
in
the
Cathedrall
Church
in
Sivill
:
A
day
is
appointed
for
publick
disputation
,
but
two
daies
before
he
meets
with
Arias
,
and
in
regard
of
the
report
of
vertue
in
him
,
and
that
they
both
studied
one
science
,
he
gave
him
hold
of
his
weapons
to
destroy
himself
,
letting
him
know
all
his
Arguments
and
grounds
of
proceeding
,
laying
himself
open
to
the
assaults
of
his
battery
;
but
as
he
unbosomed
his
thoughts
with
freedom
,
so
did
Arias
no
less
hoard
them
up
with
as
great
secresie
;
poor
Ruizio
little
knowing
that
Arias
was
chosen
by
the
Lords
Inquisitors
to
bandy
against
him
,
and
argue
the
case
in
defence
of
the
Romish
Church
;
when
the
day
came
,
Arias
appears
as
Disputant
against
him
,
which
startled
Ruizio
into
an
amazement
,
yielding
to
his
Arguments
,
which
he
had
too
readily
prepared
by
treachery
and
policy
.
This
was
the
practice
of
this
wavering
and
inconstant
soul
;
yet
was
the
Lord
so
gracious
unto
his
sinfull
and
backsliding
heart
,
that
he
was
the
very
first
of
the
Monastry
of
St
Isidore
that
preached
against
those
foolish
superstitions
,
in
which
they
were
all
so
deeply
plunged
:
Whole
daies
and
many
nights
,
from
two
till
four
,
were
spent
in
exhortations
to
sincerity
and
truth
in
the
inward
man
,
yet
not
so
expresly
in
downright
tearms
,
but
at
a
distance
,
and
under
covert
;
whereby
they
were
wrought
upon
to
the
true
search
of
the
holy
Scriptures
;
and
it
pleased
the
Lord
so
to
bless
the
Word
with
the
presence
of
his
holy
Spirit
,
that
many
retired
from
their
old
superstitions
,
to
this
light
of
the
Lord
that
shiend
round
about
;
these
seeds
sown
by
this
godly
Arias
,
were
helped
forward
to
bear
fruit
and
fructifie
to
the
glory
of
God
,
for
they
sought
to
be
better
confirmed
in
the
truth
,
which
God
of
his
mercy
afforded
unto
them
,
by
means
of
some
Teachers
,
as
also
godly
Books
brought
from
Geneva
;
so
that
in
this
Cloister
few
there
were
but
had
some
taste
of
the
truth
,
yet
carried
closely
,
as
it
did
indeed
behove
them
.
They
endeavour
to
set
this
light
on
a
hill
,
but
with
such
care
as
it
might
not
be
blown
out
;
for
secretly
they
sent
out
into
divers
parts
of
the
Country
and
City
,
such
as
both
by
private
conference
,
and
use
of
books
,
did
greatly
advance
their
godly
desires
.
Danger
daily
approaching
,
fears
and
doubts
growing
least
some
should
betray
them
,
least
their
hopes
of
liberty
should
be
stifled
in
the
cradle
,
they
bethought
of
escaping
secretly
to
some
City
of
refuge
in
Germany
;
the
manner
was
thought
unsafe
,
for
so
many
and
eminent
persons
for
parts
and
learning
,
being
also
the
principall
of
the
fellowship
,
and
of
such
a
famous
Monastry
,
as
the
territories
of
Granata
could
not
paralell
:
and
it
was
thought
almost
impossible
,
without
the
speciall
aid
of
God
,
to
depart
from
the
furthermost
part
of
Spain
into
Germany
,
their
own
fear
threatning
shipwrack
to
their
forward
desires
,
yet
all
conclude
to
depart
suddenly
or
expect
death
as
the
issue
;
But
God
of
his
mercy
so
provided
for
their
safety
,
that
twelve
might
escape
at
once
,
which
they
ordered
by
sundry
waies
to
pass
,
and
if
God
pleased
,
to
meet
at
Geneva
in
one
years
time
:
Thus
the
Watchman
of
Israel
,
that
neither
slumbers
nor
sleeps
,
preserved
the
fruit
of
this
well-conceived
seed
in
its
own
shell
,
before
it
was
throughly
ripe
,
so
that
they
could
not
pluck
that
which
their
cruelties
so
much
thirsted
after
.
Psal
.
37.
ult
.
And
the
Lord
shall
help
them
and
deliver
them
from
the
wicked
,
and
save
them
because
they
trusted
in
him
:
Lo
,
we
have
left
all
and
followed
thee
.
Those
that
staied
were
afterwards
,
Persecution
three
of
them
burned
,
and
sundry
punishments
inflicted
on
severall
others
;
and
to
this
day
it
is
thought
this
Cloister
has
produced
yearly
one
or
two
Lutherans
;
such
was
the
blessing
of
God
to
this
place
of
darkness
,
a
great
part
of
which
is
due
to
Arias
his
endeavours
.
Thus
did
the
servants
of
God
choose
to
endure
the
loss
of
all
things
in
this
life
,
for
the
enjoyment
of
their
blessed
Saviour
Jesus
Christ
,
accounting
all
things
as
loss
in
comparison
of
him
;
they
with
holy
David
,
thought
it
better
to
live
one
day
in
the
Courts
of
God
,
then
a
thousand
elsewhere
.
But
to
return
to
our
purpose
,
let
us
see
this
Arias
,
once
a
coward
in
Christs
cause
,
now
a
strong
Champion
;
once
inconstant
,
now
fixed
;
he
is
often
suspected
for
a
Lutheran
,
whereupon
is
as
often
summoned
before
the
Lords
to
answer
,
which
he
doth
,
and
yet
is
discharged
:
His
repentance
and
godly
sorrow
.
But
at
last
amongst
others
,
this
good
soul
must
witness
to
the
Truth
of
that
God
,
that
was
so
exceeding
mercifull
to
all
,
especially
to
himself
.
He
now
earnestly
beseeches
God
to
pardon
his
former
iniquities
,
and
accept
of
him
graciously
;
he
is
now
deeply
drowned
in
godly
sorrow
,
and
sadly
sits
under
the
shade
of
true
repentance
,
till
at
last
the
Son
of
Righteousness
breaks
into
his
soul
with
healing
in
his
wings
,
whereby
poor
Arias
that
was
timerous
and
fearfull
of
the
punishment
of
Inquisitors
,
now
laies
before
himself
the
comfort
and
joy
of
a
stedfast
and
constant
sticking
to
the
truth
;
so
as
now
he
most
wonderfully
chears
himself
up
in
the
light
of
Gods
countenance
;
all
torments
of
the
Rack
so
little
daunts
him
,
that
when
he
(
poor
creature
)
is
upon
the
Rack
of
misery
,
and
they
sitting
about
him
to
see
and
command
,
he
boldly
(
as
one
not
in
misery
but
liberty
,
like
that
of
the
Psalmist
,
In
the
day
when
I
cried
thou
answered'st
me
,
and
strengthened'st
me
with
strength
in
my
soul
.
)
He
tels
them
freely
his
minde
;
how
and
what
manner
of
judgements
they
must
expect
from
God
,
for
their
cruell
dealings
to
poor
Innocents
,
and
to
Christs
members
;
that
they
were
not
fit
to
sit
in
judgement
,
especially
touching
matters
of
Religion
,
wherein
they
were
not
only
bold
but
blind
,
professing
his
godly
sorrow
for
the
times
past
,
wherein
he
had
wronged
his
own
soul
,
in
offending
God
,
and
impugning
his
truth
,
which
now
through
Gods
grace
to
the
last
drop
of
blood
he
would
be
a
defender
.
Thus
through
many
cruell
torments
,
with
much
strength
of
minde
and
impregnable
resolutions
,
he
passes
till
he
comes
to
the
Scaffold
of
their
Triumphant
cruelties
,
where
arraied
in
robes
of
disgrace
he
ascends
,
and
being
reverend
and
aged
with
gray
hairs
,
and
(
no
doubt
)
of
much
grace
also
,
He
suffers
and
boldly
confesses
his
sinnes
,
and
laies
down
his
life
for
the
truth
.
he
leaneth
upon
a
stast
,
and
there
not
only
bewails
his
former
offences
,
but
witnesseth
a
blessed
confession
of
the
truth
before
God
and
all
the
world
;
there
out
of
his
humble
heart
he
dropped
not
only
tears
of
repentance
,
but
also
out
of
his
full
stored
soul
,
he
drops
pretious
pearls
amongst
a
herd
of
swinish
auditors
.
Thus
departs
he
from
this
place
,
to
the
place
of
execution
,
from
the
Stage
to
the
Stake
,
where
having
triumphed
over
the
stage
of
humane
chances
,
who
having
gone
under
their
cruelties
with
a
glorious
conquest
,
with
a
joyfull
and
quiet
minde
,
in
a
sweet
and
chearfull
countenance
he
had
his
soul
so
sweetned
with
Gods
gracious
presence
,
that
he
was
fully
fitted
for
eternity
,
ere
he
received
his
pass-port
from
the
hands
of
death
:
Oh!
blessed
and
for
ever
happy
Arias
,
but
more
blessed
thou
mercifull
and
good
God
,
who
art
found
of
those
that
seek
thee
not
,
who
seekest
those
that
love
thee
not
,
who
bid'st
us
come
to
thee
,
and
if
we
will
not
,
thou
wilt
come
to
us
,
whose
grace
is
as
liberall
and
communicative
as
the
sun
that
shineth
on
all
:
For
ever
blessed
be
thy
Name
for
this
example
of
grace
and
mercy
to
thy
poor
servant
:
This
holy
servant
of
the
Lord
Jesus
,
that
once
scorned
the
Truth
,
nay
that
persecuted
it
against
his
conscience
,
that
thought
it
a
dishonour
to
fight
for
his
Name
;
now
happy
Arias
accounts
it
his
glory
,
his
happiness
to
wear
his
Masters
livery
,
though
wrought
with
his
own
blood
;
Content
to
let
his
life
prove
a
sacrifice
to
their
wrath
and
malice
,
signing
his
faith
with
a
seal
of
constancy
,
he
can
now
triumph
over
their
cruelties
in
a
joyfull
death
,
not
in
the
least
so
cowardly
vallourous
,
as
to
wink
at
the
blow
of
death
,
but
rather
with
the
blessed
Apostle
saying
,
Oh
death
where
is
thy
sting
!
Oh
grave
where
is
thy
victory
!
&c.
Truly
this
is
a
singular
pattern
of
grace
and
mercy
in
the
midst
of
sinne
and
iniquity
:
He
may
stand
as
a
pillar
or
monument
of
the
riches
of
free
grace
,
let
us
give
the
Lord
the
only
glory
.
If
ye
suffer
for
righteousness
sake
happy
are
ye
:
If
you
suffer
with
him
,
you
shall
also
raign
with
him
.
Now
ascends
the
stage
of
publike
observation
,
another
worthy
and
blessed
Saint
of
the
Lord
,
who
resolving
to
continue
a
faithfull
servant
,
proves
also
a
faithfull
Martyr
and
sufferer
for
the
Gospel
,
Dr
Aegidio
a
great
defender
of
the
Truth
to
the
death
,
and
a
great
example
of
Gods
mercy
.
his
Name
is
John
Aegidio
,
a
famous
Doctor
and
Preacher
in
the
Cathedrall
Church
of
Sivill
;
but
in
his
younger
dayes
was
a
contemner
and
blasphemer
of
the
sacred
Scriptures
,
therefore
found
himself
very
unfit
for
the
publick
charge
whereunto
he
was
called
,
insomuch
that
he
resolved
to
leave
it
again
;
but
providence
allotted
him
means
of
advice
,
from
one
,
whose
instructions
took
deep
root
,
and
whereby
Dr
Aegidio
steered
another
course
of
life
,
studying
to
attain
to
the
Truth
in
Righteousness
.
If
I
take
liberty
to
digress
a
little
,
I
shall
with
the
River
Arithuse
appear
again
;
yet
I
hope
it
will
not
be
a
direct
digression
from
the
thing
in
hand
,
to
let
the
world
know
the
person
who
under
God
was
the
author
of
so
strange
yet
blessed
change
in
this
great
Doctor
:
and
it
cannot
be
thought
a
derogation
from
the
glory
of
God
,
to
conceal
so
great
a
piece
of
his
power
,
in
such
weak
means
,
to
so
great
purposes
,
as
he
often
proved
a
good
Agent
.
But
least
our
Preamble
,
prove
a
greater
digression
then
the
body
of
the
Story
,
know
;
that
the
Instrument
in
Gods
hand
,
was
one
Roderico
Valerio
,
who
was
long
before
condemned
at
Sivill
by
the
Lords
of
the
Inquisition
for
a
false
Apostle
,
&c.
for
which
he
lived
in
exile
,
and
there
suffered
for
the
Gospel
;
he
was
a
Citizen
of
Nebrissa
in
the
territories
of
Granata
;
of
a
good
extraction
,
being
from
the
line
of
a
good
Family
;
the
Estate
God
lent
him
,
he
employed
worse
then
intended
by
the
Donor
,
exceeding
above
all
young
gallants
in
the
City
,
for
all
sports
,
recreations
and
rich
attire
,
his
equals
,
nay
his
superiors
for
estate
,
could
not
jump
with
his
excess
:
suddenly
by
a
strange
instigation
,
he
leaps
from
the
top
of
all
this
glory
,
and
descends
to
a
contempt
of
all
worldly
vanities
,
disdaining
to
be
moved
at
the
reproach
which
fame
fixed
on
this
change
:
He
not
only
leaves
all
these
as
sinfull
behind
him
,
but
he
falls
to
contemplation
on
Divine
things
,
and
from
thence
to
a
holy
and
heavenly
conversation
;
gradually
mounting
to
such
a
degree
of
sanctity
,
that
all
stood
amazed
at
this
blessed-change
;
every
thing
of
vanity
(
which
before
was
sealed
and
fixed
in
his
minde
)
is
now
shifted
from
its
station
,
and
put
to
shift
for
a
living
in
another
soyl
:
his
soul
seemed
to
allude
to
that
report
of
Irish
wood
,
whereon
no
Spider
will
build
,
or
like
the
River
Danube
,
which
will
not
mix
it self
with
the
muddy
streams
of
Sava
:
So
this
blessed
soul
starved
all
his
bad
thoughts
,
and
stifled
their
growth
in
his
minde
,
no
acceptance
to
sinne
or
iniquity
could
be
found
in
him
;
God
changed
his
heart
,
gave
him
a
new
heart
:
he
had
in
his
younger
years
got
a
touch
of
the
Latine
tongue
,
whereby
it
proved
to
his
advantage
of
perusing
the
holy
Word
of
God
,
which
he
laboured
at
day
and
night
,
not
without
Gods
blessing
in
abundant
measure
(
such
blessings
follow
the
study
of
Gods
minde
and
will
in
his
written
word
:
)
He
often
engaged
in
a
warre
of
disputation
with
Monks
and
Priests
,
which
Pharisaicall
generation
admired
how
he
should
a●tain
to
that
perfection
in
holy
Scriptures
,
especially
in
so
short
a
time
.
Wondring
at
this
arrogancy
,
they
called
him
to
account
by
examination
of
his
parts
?
his
commission
and
warrant
for
his
work
?
by
what
Authority
?
who
sent
him
?
also
after
what
manner
he
was
called
?
to
which
Valerio
replies
;
His
knowledge
he
received
from
Heaven
,
through
the
assistance
of
Gods
holy
Spirit
,
who
out
of
the
flood-gates
of
mercy
,
did
abundantly
showre
down
of
his
grace
into
his
soul
:
his
boldness
was
the
naturall
product
and
issue
of
a
good
cause
;
that
in
Christs
name
and
by
his
authority
he
did
what
he
did
,
&c.
He
is
called
before
the
Inquisitors
,
where
he
disputes
about
the
true
Church
,
the
Signes
and
marks
of
it
of
Justification
by
faith
in
Christ
,
which
,
sayes
he
,
the
Lord
of
his
grace
hath
enlightned
me
to
understand
.
They
let
him
goe
,
but
with
the
loss
of
all
his
Estate
,
which
he
thanked
God
for
,
who
honoured
his
own
Name
in
such
a
vile
wretch
:
he
is
two
years
after
summoned
again
but
he
wore
the
Sambenite
,
and
was
adjudged
to
perpetuall
imprisonment
;
only
suffered
with
others
to
goe
to
St
Salvators
Church
to
hear
Divine
Service
,
where
he
often
started
up
and
spoke
against
the
Minister
,
which
was
excused
and
passed
by
,
through
belief
of
his
folly
and
madness
:
he
was
at
last
removed
to
a
Religious
House
in
St
Lucar
;
where
he
ended
his
daies
in
the
50th
year
of
his
age
;
the
Sambenite
which
he
wore
was
of
the
largest
that
any
wore
,
and
is
now
hanging
in
the
Vestry
of
the
chief
Church
in
Sivill
,
as
a
monument
of
a
notorious
and
speciall
Heretick
,
with
an
inseription
of
Great
Letters
thus
;
Roderico
Valerio
,
a
Citizen
of
Nebrissa
,
an
Apostate
,
and
a
false
Apostle
of
Sivill
,
who
said
he
was
sent
from
God
.
To
return
to
our
more
immediate
purpose
,
know
,
that
this
was
the
man
that
of
slight
esteem
amongst
men
,
found
acceptance
for
his
advice
in
holy
Aegidio's
heart
:
This
learned
Doctor
,
to
recompence
Valerio's
favourable
advice
,
did
alwaies
stand
a
friend
to
him
before
the
Inquisitors
,
which
brought
him
at
last
into
suspicion
.
Next
unto
this
advice
of
Valerio
,
our
good
Doctor
was
familiarly
acquainted
with
that
holy
sufferer
and
Martyr
of
Christ
Constantio
Fontio
,
of
whom
we
shall
next
treat
:
he
also
had
acquaintance
with
others
of
excellent
parts
,
which
together
with
hard
study
,
reduced
all
knowledge
and
sincerity
as
servants
to
him
;
as
inseparable
companions
to
his
minde
,
he
became
hereby
exceeding
learned
,
holy
and
zealous
.
Now
the
peoples
affections
flocked
in
heaps
,
to
the
approbation
and
commendation
of
this
Doctors
Ministry
;
as
also
of
holy
Constantino
,
with
zealous
Varquia
Magno
:
and
as
love
and
affection
flowes
in
on
one
hand
,
so
does
envy
(
the
hand-maid
of
deserts
,
)
follow
at
the
heels
,
daily
complaints
proceed
as
the
issue
of
their
attractive
vertues
,
whereby
hazard
accrues
to
their
persons
,
especially
of
this
Saint
:
about
this
time
the
Emperour
elected
him
as
a
fit
man
to
be
Bishop
of
Dortois
,
but
his
enemies
that
lurched
for
advantages
,
stop
his
progress
,
and
cite
him
before
the
Holy
House
,
he
is
cast
into
prison
;
now
is
he
examined
concerning
the
principall
heads
of
Religion
,
whereby
he
must
of
necessity
(
if
he
answer
,
)
discover
his
judgment
:
He
is
charged
as
a
favourer
of
that
notable
Heretick
Valerio
de
Nebrissa
;
to
all
which
he
answers
and
makes
a
good
witness
to
the
truth
,
but
at
that
time
they
durst
not
for
sundry
reasons
take
away
his
life
;
there
did
many
of
quality
appear
in
his
behalf
for
favour
;
one
Corrano
an
Inquisitor
,
by
reason
of
acquaintance
with
him
,
stood
his
friend
:
Passing
by
many
other
occurrents
of
lesser
moment
,
know
;
that
one
Dominico
Asoto
,
a
Sophister
of
magnitude
in
the
University
of
Salamank
,
betwixt
whom
and
our
Doctor
Aegidio
,
was
appointed
a
publick
disputation
;
but
ere
they
both
appeared
,
they
had
agreed
together
upon
Articles
:
to
be
declared
publikely
before
the
audience
,
which
was
pretended
by
this
Asoto
to
be
in
favour
of
his
Antagonist
:
Order
is
given
forth
by
the
Inquisitors
to
erect
two
Pulpits
in
the
Cathedrall
Church
;
Asoto
ascends
,
preaches
a
Sermon
,
which
done
,
immediately
he
produces
a
Declaration
of
his
own
devising
,
which
he
sayes
are
the
Articles
agreed
on
betwixt
Dr
Aegidio
and
himself
;
but
was
absolutely
contrary
to
Truth
,
or
that
which
they
had
agreed
to
:
that
which
was
agreed
to
,
was
nothing
consonant
to
the
truth
,
or
knowledg
of
Aegidio's
conscience
;
but
in
this
,
was
a
Recantation
of
all
things
which
he
had
been
accused
of
,
and
maintained
for
two
years
together
,
and
whilest
he
suffered
imprisonment
;
now
good
Aegidio
expecting
sincerity
from
such
large
professions
,
did
little
suspect
their
double
dealing
,
and
the
pulpits
being
some
distance
asunder
,
together
with
the
noise
of
the
people
,
made
him
put
diffidence
so
farre
off
,
as
to
believe
Asoto
further
off
from
dissimulation
then
they
were
both
in
opinion
,
so
that
whatever
Asoto
read
,
Deceit
and
Hypocrisie
in
the
highest
.
he
demanded
Dt
Aegidio
to
give
publick
testimony
of
assent
,
either
by
speech
or
gesture
,
which
innocent
Aegidio
did
denote
by
confessing
all
to
be
true
which
Asoto
said
,
all
which
was
as
innocently
spoken
as
traiterously
interpreted
;
but
he
that
trusteth
in
a
lye
shall
perish
in
truth
:
now
from
hence
they
draw
such
conclusions
as
were
stretcht
beyond
the
due
limits
of
the
premises
;
yet
is
he
for
this
condemned
to
three
years
imprisonment
,
not
suffered
to
reade
,
preach
or
write
for
ten
years
after
,
nor
to
depart
Spaine
in
that
time
:
all
this
while
Aegidio
knew
not
the
meaning
thereof
,
till
he
●ame
to
prison
again
,
which
he
understood
by
his
friends
that
resorted
to
him
;
telling
him
of
his
revolting
and
inconstancy
,
denying
the
truth
and
starting
back
from
the
profession
of
the
faith
of
the
Gospel
,
by
which
he
had
often
comforted
the
souls
of
many
,
who
now
too
sadly
and
sorrowfully
,
grieved
to
see
such
a
day
:
but
to
their
comforts
he
told
them
,
it
was
not
so
,
nor
did
he
know
of
their
Monkish
dealing
,
nor
should
once
have
suspected
it
if
he
had
not
now
received
too
evident
proof
of
the
truth
thereof
.
Whilest
this
good
man
endured
with
great
patience
as
great
imprisonment
,
died
three
of
his
grand
Adversaries
,
who
as
they
were
eminent
in
malice
to
him
and
against
the
truth
,
so
also
as
much
for
their
places
;
and
as
my
Author
sayes
,
some
did
not
leave
this
bad
world
,
without
horrible
expectations
of
a
worse
to
come
.
Thus
this
good
soul
lived
in
prison
,
with
as
much
comfort
,
and
more
,
then
his
Adversaries
in
a
larger
field
of
liberty
;
he
did
much
good
also
after
the
time
of
three
years
was
expired
;
being
sent
on
an
Embassie
,
which
journey
drew
on
sickness
,
and
therewith
his
death
,
enjoying
the
Lord
as
the
Crown
of
his
hopes
,
and
testimony
of
his
faith
in
Jesus
:
Two
or
three
years
after
,
they
digged
up
his
body
,
and
buried
in
the
same
grave
,
and
in
his
Name
,
a
man
of
straw
,
bringing
his
body
to
the
Scaffold
,
which
they
handled
as
they
would
have
done
if
he
had
been
on
earth
:
but
God
that
sitteth
in
Heaven
laugheth
them
to
scorn
;
and
no
doubt
as
he
hath
them
in
derision
,
so
must
they
expect
a
day
of
confusion
,
and
revelation
of
the
justice
of
God
on
such
hellish
and
heathenish
Cruelties
.
I
'le
only
end
this
with
putting
these
Fathers
of
the
Inquisition
in
minde
of
that
of
Ovid
,
to
shame
them
to
acknowledgment
of
their
savage
baseness
;
for
that
they
cannot
either
endure
the
living
above
,
nor
the
dead
under
ground
.
Lions
vent
not
their
rage
upon
the
dead
;
and
the
fight
ends
when
foes
are
vanquished
:
But
savage
Wolves
and
Bears
,
not
only
prey
upon
the
living
,
but
the
dead
assay
.
Leave
we
this
godly
Saint
and
Learned
Doctor
in
Heaven
with
Christ
,
The
constant
suffering
to
the
death
of
that
great
and
learned
Dr
Constantio
Fontie
.
and
let
us
see
another
of
his
faithfull
servants
suffer
for
the
sake
of
the
Lord
Jesus
:
that
after
Aegidio
was
foiled
and
overcome
by
death
,
he
steps
up
as
a
successor
for
the
truth
,
and
as
a
fresh
recruit
of
strength
,
supports
it
with
a
bold
vindication
and
profession
to
the
death
;
his
Name
is
Doctor
Constantio
Fontie
,
a
Canon
and
Preacher
in
the
Cathedrall
Church
of
Sivill
,
a
man
of
profound
knowledg
in
the
things
of
God
,
one
above
the
description
of
any
Penne
,
the
most
famous
of
his
time
;
for
which
as
he
was
exceedingly
beloved
of
the
truly
godly
,
so
was
he
no
less
hated
by
the
Priests
and
Jesuites
:
The
exceeding
love
which
his
deserts
contracted
,
came
farther
off
to
court
him
,
then
from
the
threshold
of
acquaintance
:
he
was
honoured
by
those
that
knew
him
not
:
his
Name
was
Honourable
,
nay
his
report
was
famous
:
In
his
youth
he
was
naturally
addicted
to
be
witty
and
cheerfull
,
which
lessened
his
esteem
afterwards
,
but
yet
discretion
approaching
to
its
proper
habitation
,
did
banish
and
shame
his
former
course
to
an
utter
detestation
,
so
as
now
his
sober
minde
stand
exemplary
to
future
ages
:
yet
may
we
say
of
his
witty
mirth
,
that
some
may
rather
be
said
to
be
wise
Apothegmes
,
then
Pleasant
speeches
,
for
many
such
there
are
,
that
retain
a
grace
in
no
other
language
,
and
such
may
we
say
were
his
.
In
the
Latine
,
Greek
and
Hebrew
,
he
was
so
wonderfully
knowing
in
that
dull
age
,
as
he
might
be
said
to
be
a
restorer
of
them
to
the
world
,
then
a
supporter
:
He
was
an
absolute
Orator
,
all
which
meeting
a
minde
desirous
of
more
knowledge
,
did
much
fit
him
for
the
study
of
the
holy
Scriptures
:
furnished
with
these
parts
without
comparison
,
he
passes
all
with
admiration
:
he
was
flocked
to
by
an
innumerable
number
of
Auditors
,
that
to
hear
him
begin
at
Eight
,
would
(
to
get
room
)
come
at
Four
in
the
morning
:
He
affected
not
the
grand
Idols
of
most
ages
,
especially
Covetousness
and
Ambition
;
refusing
a
profitable
Canonship
in
Toledo
,
with
a
jest
for
the
offer
;
also
another
Canonship
in
Quenca
,
situate
in
his
native
soil
,
and
no
less
honourable
then
rich
:
at
last
he
was
chosen
Bishop
of
Utica
:
He
was
the
first
that
it
pleased
God
to
discover
by
him
the
Christian
Religion
in
Sivill
,
decrying
down
the
grossest
part
of
superstition
,
&c.
for
which
he
was
often
laid
wait
for
:
It
cannot
be
overlooked
without
praises
to
God
,
taking
notice
of
his
exceeding
rich
provision
of
mercy
,
that
such
lights
appeared
at
one
time
in
one
place
,
as
this
Doctor
Constantino
,
Aegidio
,
and
Varquio
;
the
last
in
the
heat
of
persecution
died
;
Constantino
sent
for
to
the
Emperour
,
and
Aegidio
left
for
a
tragicall
exit
as
aforesaid
:
After
whose
death
Doctor
Constantino
returns
from
the
Emperour
,
to
erect
the
light
of
the
Gospel
,
and
keep
it
from
extinguishing
:
A
Divinity
Lecture
is
placed
in
Sivill
,
whereof
he
is
elected
Reader
,
wherein
to
great
advantage
to
all
well
disposed
hearers
,
he
made
a
large
progress
,
being
able
enough
to
undertake
the
charge
,
and
no
less
able
to
discharge
his
undertaking
;
yet
was
under
a
notion
of
zeal
hindred
in
a
future
proceed
:
He
was
not
to
be
dealt
with
in
Disputations
by
any
thereabouts
,
as
might
at
large
be
shewed
,
but
to
avoid
prolixity
:
His
trouble
begins
with
small
wedges
,
they
make
way
for
greater
,
complaining
of
his
marriage
before
entrance
to
his
Orders
;
every
one
that
maligned
him
,
spurred
him
as
hard
as
they
could
,
to
put
him
out
of
breath
,
but
he
withstood
them
all
,
his
countenance
amongst
his
enemies
was
a
little
terrour
,
his
answers
were
so
well
wrought
,
that
they
could
not
by
any
means
bring
him
to
an
open
protestation
of
his
faith
,
which
they
covertly
labour'd
to
accomplish
;
yet
at
last
,
rather
then
deny
,
he
confessed
it
to
the
glory
of
God
.
But
to
conclude
,
passing
by
the
Manner
,
let
us
come
to
the
Matter
of
an
unexpected
discovery
,
made
of
all
the
Books
and
Papers
of
this
holy
Doctor
,
found
in
a
Religious
Matrons
house
,
who
had
hid
them
in
a
wall
;
we
will
imagine
the
Lords
Inquisitors
glad
of
this
purchase
,
for
who
will
not
think
so
?
there
was
found
a
large
Volume
of
his
own
hand
writing
,
wherein
he
had
given
his
judgement
concerning
the
true
Church
,
and
the
Pope
called
by
him
the
very
Antichrist
;
and
so
runne
through
the
body
of
Popery
,
with
a
quick
dissection
and
judgement
;
there
they
saw
with
what
sagacity
he
wrote
,
and
what
a
clean
sense
,
and
full
sight
he
had
of
Divine
things
:
he
would
not
for
a
long
time
confess
it
to
be
his
,
till
at
last
intending
to
give
God
the
glory
of
all
,
he
openly
acknowledges
all
things
therein
contained
,
not
only
to
be
his
own
writing
and
doing
,
but
that
he
was
still
the
same
man
,
and
hoped
to
be
so
through
Gods
grace
to
the
last
breath
;
and
so
,
saies
he
,
leave
seeking
of
witnesses
to
produce
against
me
,
and
use
me
as
you
please
:
he
continued
afterwards
two
years
in
prison
,
where
by
extremity
of
heat
,
base
unworthy
diet
,
loathsomness
of
the
prison
,
together
with
sorrow
for
the
estate
of
the
Church
of
God
,
he
underwent
a
bloody
Flux
;
His
death
.
at
length
yielded
up
his
sweet
soul
in
this
filthy
and
loathsom
prison
fifteen
daies
after
.
They
caused
it
to
be
bruited
abroad
,
that
in
his
life
on
the
Rack
(
which
he
never
tasted
of
through
Gods
mercy
and
providence
)
he
had
detected
sundry
of
his
Scholars
,
and
to
strike
these
falsities
home
to
the
belief
of
all
men
,
sundry
persons
of
the
next
prison
were
suborned
to
swear
,
that
they
heard
his
sad
eccho
of
cries
and
shrikes
,
under
that
suffering
torment
,
all
which
was
only
to
get
such
under
their
lash
,
by
a
voluntary
confession
,
in
hopes
thereby
of
pardon
,
which
otherwise
they
could
prove
nothing
against
:
after
his
death
,
this
Reverend
and
Learned
Doctor
had
opprobious
songs
made
of
him
,
and
sung
by
boyes
,
and
on
their
triumphant
day
his
body
was
taken
out
of
the
grave
,
and
a
man
of
straw
in
the
stead
;
which
they
set
up
artificially
in
the
Pulpit
,
holding
one
hand
directly
up
,
and
the
other
leaning
on
the
Pulpit
,
Cruelty
to
his
dead
body
.
resembling
his
person
really
as
he
was
in
such
a
posture
alive
:
His
sentence
was
read
publickly
in
his
defamation
;
for
what
might
they
not
say
of
him
being
dead
:
Thus
this
glorious
Saint
of
the
most
High
,
is
exalted
above
the
clouds
,
where
he
is
with
Christ
in
glory
,
freed
from
the
fetters
of
the
unjust
Judges
of
this
world
,
delivered
from
the
cruelties
of
them
that
knew
no
mercy
to
any
of
Gods
faithfull
ones
,
accounting
all
accursed
that
are
by
them
accused
.
●550
.
Thirty
Protestants
suffer
for
Religion
.
At
Validolid
are
brought
on
the
Scaffold
no
fewer
then
thirty
prisoners
at
one
time
,
together
with
the
Coffin
of
a
certain
Noble
Woman
,
her
picture
lying
thereupon
:
For
which
great
shew
are
built
three
Scaffolds
,
one
for
the
Lady
Jane
,
sister
to
the
King
,
and
his
eldest
son
Prince
Philip
,
with
many
persons
of
Honour
:
Another
Stage
for
the
Lords
Inquisitors
;
the
last
for
the
poor
Christians
ready
to
suffer
death
for
Christ
,
or
any
dishonour
,
so
they
may
be
accounted
worthy
thereof
:
all
of
them
aparelled
with
Sambenits
,
Tapers
,
&c.
An
invective
under
the
name
of
a
Sermon
is
made
,
and
all
the
spectators
sworn
before
God
,
to
favour
the
holy
Inquisition
,
and
to
compell
their
subjects
to
the
faith
of
Rome
,
&c.
Holy
Dr
Cacalla
,
who
had
been
a
Friar
,
is
now
degraded
after
a
cruell
manner
,
his
brother
Francis
also
;
most
of
them
were
burned
,
the
rest
condemned
to
wear
the
Sambenit
;
The
Ladies
picture
was
condemned
to
the
fire
,
her
house
pulled
down
,
and
a
pillar
erected
with
the
cause
thereof
ingraven
:
They
are
set
upon
Asses
,
riding
backwards
to
the
stake
,
where
they
are
strangled
and
burned
,
only
one
more
bold
against
their
Idolatry
then
the
rest
was
burned
alive
,
all
of
them
making
a
patient
,
sweet
and
peaceable
end
,
to
the
great
glory
of
God
and
comfort
to
their
own
souls
;
counting
all
things
with
Paul
as
dung
and
dross
that
they
might
gain
Christ
.
Conclusion
.
OH
!
that
we
could
distill
some
few
Corrolaries
,
from
these
bitter
vegetables
of
Spain
,
and
suck
some
comfort
from
the
breasts
of
so
sweet
consolations
as
flow
from
the
blessings
of
sanctified
afflictions
.
What
shall
we
say
of
these
sad
sufferings
of
poor
Christians
under
these
cruell
Taskmasters
,
that
if
it
be
their
pleasure
to
destroy
men
,
die
they
must
per
fas
,
aut
nefas
:
they
must
be
Hereticks
.
These
cursed
Inquisitors
for
their
horrid
dealings
and
unparalell'd
impieties
,
are
to
be
accounted
no
other
then
as
Schismaticks
from
man-kinde
;
that
have
only
the
face
of
men
but
the
heart
of
vultures
:
Oh!
that
we
could
tell
how
to
draw
forth
these
miseries
of
our
brethren
,
to
a
right
use
,
that
we
could
bring
them
home
to
our
own
doors
by
a
sweet
sympathy
:
Who
knows
what
his
own
condition
shall
be
ere
he
depart
this
life
and
be
seen
no
more
:
The
Psalmist
sets
us
a
fair
copy
,
By
the
rivers
of
Babylon
there
we
sat
down
,
yea
we
wept
when
we
remembred
Zion
.
Sufferings
to
the
people
of
God
are
as
naturall
concomitants
in
this
life
,
as
life
it self
:
The
death
of
the
body
is
the
life
of
the
soul
;
that
afflictions
in
this
world
,
as
well
as
everlasting
joyes
in
another
,
are
the
portion
and
lot
of
Gods
Saints
,
I
think
there
is
none
doubts
;
the
chain
of
their
happiness
is
made
of
both
:
And
indeed
he
is
a
stranger
in
Israel
that
expects
his
way
to
heaven
adorned
with
pleasure
:
What
is
it
that
sweetens
mercies
so
much
as
afflictions
?
Who
puts
so
great
a
value
on
the
riches
of
grace
,
as
those
that
receive
in
their
own
spirits
the
deep
sense
of
sin
?
Mary
Magdalen
is
a
lively
instance
,
She
loved
much
,
because
much
was
forgiven
her
:
What
pleasure
is
sweeter
then
that
which
is
purchased
with
difficulty
.
Bread
eaten
in
secret
(
saies
Solomon
)
is
pleasant
:
When
is
the
Gospel
of
more
esteem
then
when
a
torrent
of
afflictions
,
and
flood
of
oppositions
stand
in
the
way
?
Oh
,
how
sweet
when
snatch't
from
the
jaws
of
violence
!
Oh!
the
blessings
of
humility
,
the
blessed
frame
of
a
contrite
spirit
,
it
's
then
,
or
never
most
fit
for
Divine
impressions
:
It
is
better
to
go
to
the
house
of
mourning
,
than
feasting
;
afflictions
make
a
man
know
himself
,
nay
drive
him
out
of
himself
;
make
a
man
as
fit
for
God
to
work
upon
,
as
the
fire
doth
the
wax
for
the
impression
of
the
seal
.
Holy
and
blessed
Bradford
was
in
a
heavenly
posture
under
the
triall
of
his
adversaries
cruelty
;
his
soul
melted
under
the
deep
sense
of
sinne
,
which
made
him
use
very
humble
expressions
at
the
subscription
of
his
letters
,
whereof
some
were
these
:
The
most
miserable
,
hard-hearted
unthankefull
sinner
,
John
Bradford
:
Again
,
A
very
painted
hypocrite
,
John
Bradford
.
Dost
thou
expect
to
enter
in
at
that
narrow
gate
,
and
not
first
through
that
broad
road
of
many
tribulations
?
To
receive
the
word
in
much
affliction
was
the
portion
of
the
blessed
Saints
in
the
Apostles
time
:
Christians
are
most
fruitfull
under
the
greatest
burthen
,
like
Cypress
,
the
more
depressed
,
the
more
it
grows
.
It
's
observed
in
Spain
that
the
valleys
are
most
fertile
,
and
yield
increase
,
when
the
hils
are
barren
;
such
(
saies
one
)
are
the
blessings
of
humility
.
How
sweet
was
that
terrible
and
blustering
voyage
of
Paul's
to
Rome
,
whilst
the
Souldiers
and
Mariners
are
in
a
storm
at
Sea
,
and
their
spirits
storm
at
it
with
fear
and
rage
,
honest
and
blessed
Paul
he
is
in
a
calm
,
and
in
a
serene
Harbour
,
he
sleeps
as
if
he
were
going
to
heaven
;
they
are
afraid
that
every
blast
will
blow
them
over
,
and
every
rowling
wave
soop
them
up
,
and
involve
them
in
eternall
misery
,
when
good
Paul
lies
and
snores
in
the
Cabin
of
rest
,
free
from
either
care
or
trouble
.
Affliction
exerciseth
vertue
at
large
,
and
often
proves
the
touchstone
of
sincerity
,
whether
true
or
adulterate
:
Oh
how
the
presence
of
the
Lord
sweetens
the
sad
and
pensive
hours
of
poor
mortals
!
And
that
this
is
a
certainty
,
experience
is
the
truest
proof
.
And
as
it
is
thus
with
the
people
of
God
in
particular
,
so
let
us
see
how
the
Church
of
Christ
in
generall
thrives
under
restraint
,
lives
in
the
flames
of
the
hottest
persecution
:
The
truth
of
God
persecuted
in
his
Saints
,
is
like
seed
sowen
in
good
ground
,
receiving
Gods
blessing
to
a
vast
increase
;
and
very
much
resembles
the
Glow-worm
,
most
splendid
in
obscurity
:
or
as
Diamonds
sparkle
most
when
the
light
shines
least
;
like
books
that
are
not
well
bound
,
till
well
beat
:
like
Grapes
in
the
Wine-press
,
the
extraction
being
the
quintessence
of
so
great
violence
.
It
's
reported
of
a
stone
in
the
river
Curia
,
that
grows
,
and
the
more
is
cut
off
,
the
more
it
increases
;
Is
●or
the
Church
of
Christ
so
?
nor
may
it
unfitly
hold
comparison
with
perfum'd
wax
,
whose
odoriferous
fragrancy
attracts
the
sense
,
also
is
content
to
receive
any
stamp
,
yet
neither
till
burned
:
or
like
iron
,
unfit
for
any
forge
or
shape
,
till
heat
in
the
fire
,
and
beat
on
the
anvill
.
This
,
this
is
the
portion
of
all
Gods
Saints
:
Therefore
let
us
not
think
it
strange
when
it
courts
our
acceptance
;
for
't
is
our
joy
and
blessedness
,
if
God
smile
upon
us
in
such
frowning
providences
;
if
God
showr
down
such
mercies
,
through
the
clouds
of
mens
malice
and
hatred
to
the
truth
,
and
his
people
for
the
truths
sake
:
He
that
will
live
godly
in
Christ
Jesus
,
must
suffer
persecution
.
Oh
the
sweet
harmony
betwixt
God
and
a
soul
in
secresie
,
and
under
a
recluse
!
the
sweet
repose
a
soul
has
with
Christ
in
a
dungeon
of
darkness
!
They
looked
unto
him
and
were
enlightened
,
and
their
faces
were
not
ashamed
:
This
poor
man
cried
and
the
Lord
heard
him
,
and
saved
him
out
of
all
his
troubles
:
Oh
tast
and
see
that
the
Lord
is
good
,
blessed
is
the
man
that
trusteth
in
him
:
Oh
fear
the
Lord
ye
Saints
,
for
there
is
no
want
to
them
that
fear
him
.
In
such
seasons
of
affliction
,
where
can
a
soul
be
more
freely
,
nay
where
any
reall
welcom
but
with
Christ
,
and
then
is
the
best
welcom
.
It
was
the
lot
and
portion
of
our
dear
Lord
Jesus
,
to
suffer
ere
he
entred
into
glory
;
and
though
he
was
sine
flagitio
,
yet
not
sine
flagello
.
Now
the
sun
shine
of
prosperity
is
the
road
to
sinfull
adversity
;
adversity
as
the
product
of
iniquity
;
and
such
a
time
must
(
in
my
judgement
)
be
a
sad
affliction
,
wherein
God
estranges
himself
,
and
leaves
the
soul
to
the
result
of
his
anxious
thoughts
:
'T
is
a
great
affliction
for
a
soul
to
be
in
anguish
of
spirit
,
and
God
forsake
him
;
the
sweet
sun-shine
of
Gods
savour
is
clouded
in
such
a
pensive
estate
:
A
beautifull
prosperity
is
more
dangerous
then
a
stormy
adversity
:
A
man
will
sleep
and
repose
himself
in
his
Cabin
,
when
't
is
fair
,
but
looks
about
him
,
rouses
himself
,
and
shakes
off
all
sluggishness
in
a
storm
;
if
a
storm
rises
he
rises
.
'T
is
reported
of
the
Oyster
,
that
when
she
is
pursued
by
the
Crab
,
her
mortall
foe
,
she
then
claspeth
her self
with
her
shell
,
locks
her self
in
her
own
house
;
but
when
without
fear
she
lieth
on
the
shoar
,
dallying
with
delight
under
the
beams
of
the
sun
,
then
the
Crab
taking
opportunity
by
the
foretop
,
puts
little
stones
between
the
lips
of
her
shell
,
and
so
picks
out
the
very
heart
of
the
poor
Oyster
.
Thus
it
fareth
with
poor
creatures
in
this
world
,
their
worst
daies
are
their
best
,
though
the
sun
shine
not
upon
them
,
yet
security
is
their
Harbour
;
daies
of
affliction
prove
daies
of
communion
;
the
greatest
enemies
to
the
Saints
,
prove
(
by
the
blessing
of
that
great
Chimist
the
Almighty
Jehovah
)
their
best
friends
.
If
we
cast
anchor
here
,
where
our
hopes
have
no
being
,
what
will
become
of
us
when
storms
arise
?
Now
truly
on
serious
view
,
and
review
of
things
of
this
life
(
both
in
their
true
nature
and
productions
)
I
cannot
but
wonder
why
we
should
be
riveted
to
transitories
,
why
our
immortall
souls
should
feed
on
mortall
enjoyments
,
and
seem
to
relish
a
happiness
where
they
fall
short
in
their
promise
?
We
build
upon
sand
whilst
we
sport
our selves
in
hopes
of
any
thing
of
worth
here
below
;
sure
I
am
there
's
little
reason
in
nature
,
and
less
in
grace
to
intrude
such
a
belief
:
For
sublunary
pleasures
are
like
Epicurean
dishes
of
cost
,
that
arrive
not
to
the
value
of
one
eternall
thought
:
Like
tough
meats
,
that
take
more
chewing
then
they
yield
nourishment
:
for
we
see
in
prosperous
seasons
,
how
ambition
thirsts
after
greatness
,
to
the
loss
of
goodness
;
embracing
only
a
snake
,
which
suddenly
ere
he
can
start
back
,
or
recover
his
ground
,
seizes
on
him
,
from
under
the
violet
leaves
of
his
ruin'd
hopes
:
Who
is
so
blinde
and
cannot
see
,
so
hard
and
cannot
melt
,
at
the
sight
of
many
professours
,
how
they
soar
above
,
when
supported
with
a
sudden
exaltation
;
how
ready
,
like
tinder
,
to
take
fire
of
ambition
from
the
spark
of
every
occasion
?
if
preferment
pull
them
by
the
cloak
,
it
will
be
sure
to
trip
up
their
heels
;
if
outward
pleasures
and
profits
look
and
stare
them
in
the
face
,
they
are
sure
to
have
their
pockets
pickt
,
and
emptied
of
that
which
is
of
better
worth
,
than
all
the
Ledgerdemain
of
worldly
attendants
;
yet
,
I
say
,
such
is
the
vain
crop
of
many
mens
expectations
,
that
if
the
world
smile
in
their
faces
,
and
the
sun
shine
of
esteem
court
their
acceptance
,
Oh!
how
(
even
professors
of
the
Gospel
)
pride
in
this
opportunity
and
with
gay
promises
look
big
,
till
the
imposthume
breaks
,
till
the
paint
falls
off
like
leaves
in
Autumn
.
It
is
my
reall
trouble
and
grief
to
think
,
that
I
have
observed
some
shrowd
their
deformities
under
the
penthouse
of
a
Church
relation
:
(
the
bane
of
too
many
,
though
a
blessing
in
it self
)
and
once
admitted
,
contemn
others
before
above
them
,
as
now
below
them
;
who
as
men
from
a
high
mountain
,
see
every
one
like
crows
to
them
,
like
Pigmies
to
the
stature
of
their
Giant-like
deserts
;
nay
which
is
worse
,
that
which
should
priviledge
men
from
sin
,
rather
covers
their
sin
;
they
dare
do
that
now
they
durst
not
before
,
and
if
reproved
,
What
(
think
they
)
I
am
a
Church-member
,
and
if
our
variance
come
to
be
publick
,
I
am
sure
to
get
the
better
in
the
esteem
of
the
godly
,
and
let
the
wicked
say
what
they
will
:
Thus
that
which
the
very
name
of
should
put
men
(
for
shame
)
on
the
practice
of
fincerity
,
humility
and
true
godliness
,
does
now
serve
only
as
a
mantle
to
profanness
:
The
worst
I
wish
to
such
,
is
the
same
I
wish
to
my self
,
that
God
would
open
their
eyes
to
see
the
dark
path
wherein
they
walk
;
that
God
would
please
to
discover
the
principle
of
hypocrisie
,
too
much
(
I
fear
)
rooted
in
the
hearts
of
professors
of
this
age
;
the
simplicity
and
humility
of
the
Gospel
is
thrust
too
farre
off
,
Religion
seems
to
be
an
easier
task
then
formerly
,
less
holiness
will
serve
,
if
we
have
but
the
more
esteem
:
Oh!
sad
daies
of
defection
,
that
popular
glory
should
make
any
man
hazard
his
eternall
soul
;
this
is
sadly
to
be
lamented
;
but
sure
I
am
it
was
not
so
in
times
of
persecution
:
such
are
the
sad
effects
of
prosperity
,
it
putrifies
true
sanctity
;
whereas
adversity
sanctified
purifies
it
,
and
makes
men
prove
good
Alchimists
to
their
own
souls
.
This
villanous
and
bloody
Inquisition
has
no
other
shrowd
for
its
Tyranny
,
but
a
Religious
knavery
(
as
I
may
so
say
)
all
is
hid
under
the
robes
of
sanctity
,
and
shall
Christians
tread
in
the
same
road
?
shall
Gods
Saints
and
servants
have
less
in
their
hearts
,
then
on
their
tongues
and
countenances
?
the
later
tipt
with
nimble
excuses
,
the
former
dead
to
all
activity
for
God
;
I
would
never
have
a
sober
look
without
a
sober
heart
,
and
serious
thoughts
:
It
's
but
deceit
to
look
one
way
and
think
another
;
and
as
some
men
have
dark
shops
,
so
these
have
light
to
put
off
their
dark
and
bad
wares
;
search
the
secret
retirements
and
haunts
of
such
professors
,
and
you
will
finde
their
Ware
houses
(
their
hearts
)
to
be
the
sinks
of
all
iniquity
;
alas
't
is
but
bad
policy
to
think
to
deceive
God
,
who
searches
the
hearts
,
and
trieth
the
reins
,
and
as
he
detests
,
so
will
he
(
according
to
his
wonted
method
)
detect
such
impieties
:
For
there
is
no
greater
sin
then
to
cover
it
with
the
figge-leaves
of
piety
,
't
is
but
sin
aggravated
;
and
he
that
would
know
something
of
the
nature
of
hypocrisie
,
may
(
next
to
his
own
experience
)
finde
a
succinct
,
yet
true
discovery
of
that
leaven
(
by
that
great
dissecter
of
hypocrisie
,
that
mirrour
of
his
age
,
one
whose
fresh
remembrance
makes
many
hearts
bleed
besides
mine
,
as
if
by
our
sins
we
were
guilty
of
his
death
)
Mr.
Guthbert
Sidenham
,
in
his
small
book
on
that
subject
.
All
that
I
would
couch
under
these
lines
,
is
to
learn
us
that
prosperity
and
adversity
are
different
tasks
,
they
have
different
events
;
the
fairest
flower
has
not
the
sweetest
smell
:
How
many
wilde
roots
have
sober
operations
,
when
the
gay
Tulip
only
serves
for
ornament
.
If
I
would
wish
a
good
to
my
own
soul
,
give
me
adversity
before
purblinde
prosperity
,
which
latter
to
look
through
,
is
but
to
turn
the
wrong
end
of
the
prospect
,
if
I
would
see
my self
in
my
native
colours
,
let
me
look
in
the
glass
of
adversity
;
But
if
God
link
heaven
and
prosperity
together
,
't
is
a
mercy
of
a
vast
dimension
;
't
is
like
a
good
harbour
after
a
sore
storm
;
and
he
escapes
well
from
danger
that
gets
to
heaven
over
such
rough
and
craggy
mountains
of
oppositions
and
temptations
.
Now
though
all
will
conclude
this
true
,
yet
it
's
he
that
writes
as
none
ever
did
,
that
can
storm
assent
so
,
as
to
follow
the
path
which
leads
to
life
.
However
let
me
lay
this
down
as
an
infallible
maxim
in
Christianity
;
That
he
cannot
go
so
pleasantly
to
heaven
,
cannot
have
such
inward
refreshments
in
his
soul
,
that
hurls
the
world
like
a
foot-ball
before
him
,
that
has
the
lower
Orb
at
command
;
as
he
that
loseth
all
things
to
gain
Christ
.
Now
,
Courteous
Reader
,
though
I
strike
at
others
,
yet
think
not
that
I
intend
not
my self
,
amongst
the
multitude
of
profane
and
vicious
:
Like
Ministers
of
the
Gospel
,
that
whilst
they
preach
and
exhort
the
Congregation
,
yet
do
they
not
exclude
themselves
from
their
own
Doctrines
;
and
I
cannot
but
reckon
it
as
a
great
mercy
to
any
one
,
that
humbly
thinketh
himself
the
greatest
sinner
and
hypocrite
in
the
world
;
for
whilst
he
thinks
so
,
't
is
a
thousand
to
one
that
it
ever
proves
so
,
if
he
walk
under
the
deep
apprehensions
of
it
.
I
wish
we
that
hear
,
and
do
not
see
,
these
sad
calamities
,
may
distill
the
sweetness
of
such
a
condition
,
and
fetch
comfort
afarre
off
,
before
misery
come
too
nigh
hand
;
and
though
not
drawing
it
on
our
heads
by
forestalling
the
date
of
afflictions
,
yet
to
remember
to
use
the
world
as
though
we
used
it
not
;
we
are
dallying
in
the
sun-shine
of
the
Gospel
,
who
knows
how
suddenly
the
night
of
affliction
may
,
like
an
eclipse
betray
our
hopes
?
let
us
prepare
for
futurity
,
let
's
labour
to
be
fitted
for
all
events
of
providence
,
hanging
loose
to
the
world
,
and
grow
in
holiness
,
that
we
may
be
ready
to
be
gathered
into
the
Garner
,
as
good
wheat
,
when
it
shall
please
the
Lord
to
cut
the
thred
of
our
lives
,
that
whilest
others
are
like
chaff
before
the
winde
,
we
may
remain
refin'd
and
pure
wheat
:
This
I
desire
and
wish
may
be
the
fruits
of
a
candid
perusall
of
this
book
,
that
holiness
may
be
writ
upon
the
posts
of
our
doors
,
that
the
lights
of
Gods
people
may
so
shine
before
men
,
as
they
may
glorifie
our
Father
which
is
in
heaven
;
that
Gods
people
may
have
their
souls
adorned
with
the
sweet
graces
of
Gods
holy
Spirit
:
Then
shall
all
thy
Saints
,
oh
God!
bless
thee
,
and
all
the
ends
of
the
earth
worship
towards
thy
holy
Temple
.
Thus
have
we
run
through
the
severall
branches
of
this
Piramide
of
savage
cruelty
,
blood
,
inhumanity
,
and
cursed
tyranny
,
enough
to
estrange
the
influence
of
heavenly
light
,
from
that
soyl
,
so
watered
with
the
blood
,
and
manured
with
the
bodies
of
many
thousand
Christians
.
There
were
some
in
the
Gospel
that
told
Christ
of
some
Galileans
,
whose
blood
Pilate
had
mingled
with
their
sacrifices
;
so
may
not
we
say
,
These
bloody
Inquisitors
,
have
mingled
the
blood
of
Gods
Saints
with
their
sacrifices
;
one
soul
whereof
we
may
justly
affirm
to
be
of
more
value
,
than
a
million
of
Inquisitors
,
who
for
invention
of
barbarous
deaths
and
torments
,
may
justly
challenge
hell
it self
.
Thus
,
Courteous
Reader
,
have
I
given
thee
a
tast
(
and
but
a
tast
)
of
their
cruelties
,
which
indeed
are
such
,
as
suck
their
venom
from
the
bowels
of
vengeance
and
fury
:
Thou
hast
seen
a
bad
Prologue
,
a
sad
Interlude
,
and
a
Tragicall
Epilogue
;
though
indeed
on
the
other
side
,
a
blessed
and
glorious
Epilogue
,
for
which
the
name
of
the
great
Jehovah
be
for
ever
praised
.
Oh!
thou
bloody
brat
of
Satan
,
thou
that
art
the
Seminary
of
all
miseries
!
the
storehouse
of
the
wages
of
iniquity
!
thou
that
hast
long
supported
thy self
with
the
blood
and
treasury
of
poor
Christians
!
what
account
wilt
thou
one
day
give
to
the
eternall
God
,
for
the
blood
of
so
many
thousand
of
his
dear
and
faithfull
servants
?
You
will
experience
an
eternity
wherein
you
will
wish
your selves
into
a
Non
entity
:
God
will
no
doubt
lay
the
Axe
to
the
root
of
your
cruelties
.
If
he
was
to
be
condemned
that
melted
a
jewell
of
great
worth
in
one
cup
to
satisfie
his
Epicurean
fancy
,
what
then
will
be
your
portion
,
what
account
will
you
give
at
that
great
and
terrible
day
,
Jewels
of
great
price
.
for
the
millions
of
Christian
blood
you
have
shed
?
which
to
recount
,
would
grapple
with
faith
to
believe
:
You
that
carry
as
Trophies
of
Honour
,
the
spoil
of
Nations
and
Christians
,
yet
will
you
one
day
carry
no
more
with
you
to
your
graves
,
then
is
said
of
Saladine
Emperour
of
the
East
,
who
commanded
only
a
white
sheet
to
be
carried
before
his
Corps
to
the
grave
,
with
this
Proclamation
,
This
is
all
that
Saladine
carrieth
to
his
grave
,
of
all
the
spoils
and
riches
which
he
had
triumphantly
attired
his
many
victories
withall
.
When
you
come
to
reap
the
harvest
of
your
scarlet
iniquities
,
what
increase
of
woes
will
cleave
to
their
unparalell'd
sins
?
The
Ivy
cleaves
not
closer
to
the
Oak
,
than
,
by
the
rate
of
just
proportion
,
Gods
fiery
indignation
will
pursue
your
infamous
cruelties
:
When
the
dawning
of
that
great
day
appears
,
where
can
you
hide
your selves
from
the
fierceness
of
Gods
anger
?
Consider
this
,
you
that
forget
God
,
lest
there
be
none
to
help
you
;
Oh
that
you
could
set
a
higher
rate
on
eternity
,
as
not
to
purchase
damnation
with
so
high
cruelties
and
flagitious
enormities
!
You
have
fether'd
your
nests
in
the
soft
embraces
of
unrighteous
Mammon
,
but
you
must
with
the
unjust
steward
in
the
Gospel
,
give
an
account
at
the
later
day
;
The
curse
of
God
is
lodged
in
every
corner
of
your
house
,
which
will
make
you
one
day
tremble
and
quake
with
Felix
,
when
you
hear
of
Judgement
to
come
;
God
will
not
take
a
fee
,
nor
can
he
be
bribed
from
justice
;
you
will
then
wish
your
place
in
hell
to
be
amongst
Heathens
,
and
be
even
ambitious
of
ordinary
damnation
in
that
lake
of
horrour
.
Let
us
all
pray
that
these
Caterpillars
and
Vermin
of
a
Kingdom
,
that
rake
in
the
bowels
of
innocency
and
industry
,
that
God
would
please
to
cut
down
such
tall
Cedars
,
as
grow
in
this
wilde
forrest
of
pretended
sanctity
;
and
I
account
it
no
less
then
a
dwarfing
of
belief
,
for
any
one
to
think
that
it
shall
not
be
destroyed
.
The
great
day
of
the
Lord
is
near
,
Zeph
.
1.14
,
&c.
and
hasteneth
greatly
,
that
day
is
a
day
of
wrath
,
a
day
of
trouble
and
distress
.
—
And
their
blood
shall
be
poured
out
as
dust
,
and
their
flesh
as
the
dung●
neither
their
silver
nor
their
gold
shall
be
able
to
deliver
them
in
the
day
of
the
Lords
wrath
:
2.10
,
11.
This
shall
they
have
for
their
pride
,
because
they
have
reproached
and
magnified
themselves
against
the
people
of
the
Lord
of
hosts
;
The
Lord
will
be
terrible
against
them
,
he
will
famish
all
the
Gods
of
the
earth
,
and
men
shall
worship
him
.
FINIS
.