Queen's Counsel. What was then the cause of your coming into this realm? for it seemeth by your sudden arrival and journeying with the rest that you were also a party, and furtherer of their purpose,

unbelieving faithful matters wholly spiritual, | ought that the pope had done or could do, points of edification, preparing to Godwards, she was his Supreme Head. where is then the Treason? But were these reasons impertinent, yet it is a custom with all students beyond the seas, when any man learned or well thought of draweth a treatise touching either conscience or good behaviour to copy it out and to carry it about with them, not thereby aiming at any faction or conspiracy, but for their own proper knowledge and private in

struction.

Johnson would neither grant to the Supremacy, neither held any resolute opinion of the pope's authority in his Bulls and Excommunications.

Bristow. I have to my mother a poor widow, who besides had one other son, with the company of whom during his life she was wel! paid; but it pleased God afterwards to dispose him at his mercy and to deprive my mother of his future succour. She taking the matter very heavily, used what means she might possible for my return, she sent letters after letters, and those so importunate that while I could, I must needs come home. The which was the only cause of my arrival and not any other, God is my witness.

Munday. Anthony Munday deposed against Bristow, that he should say he was cunning in fire works, and that shortly he would make a confection of wildfire, wherewith he would burn her majesty when she were on the Thames in her barge, and the deponent swore further, that he heard it spoken beyond the seas, that whosoever had not the watchword, which was "Jesus Maria," should be slain.

Bristow. I call God to witness I never suffered such thoughts, nor never had any such cunning in fire works, and therefore he sweareth the greatest untruth that may be.

Kirbie in bis Examination for the Supremacy and the pope's authority, was of no other opinion than was Campion.

Eliot, a Witness, deposed against Johnson, that at Christ's Nativity come two years being at my lady Peter's house, he fell into acquaintance with one Pain a priest, that exercised the office of a steward in the house, who by reason that he was appointed to be his bedfellow grew into a further familiarity with him, in so much that at length he ventured to dissuade him from his Allegiance to her majesty, and to become subject to the Pope; affirming, that her highness could not live for ever, and that shortly after her days the Catholic religion should be restored. For the furtherance whereof the Catholics beyond the seas had already devised a practice, which is this, that fifty of them (whereof either should know other) should come to the court furnished with privy coats, pocket dagger and two-handed swords, attending until her majesty should take the air or go on some petty progress, and then some of them should set upon her majesty, some upon the Lord Treasurer, some upon the earl of Leicester, some upon sir Francis Walsingham, and others upon others the favourers of this heretical religion, there to kill her majesty and take her by the hair of the head unto an horse to be lugged and haled up and down to the joy of all Catholics and distress of all heretics, of which so Pain asked this deponent if he would be one; adding further that if he had place and opportunity convenient he would stab her majesty with a dagger himself, for he thought it no more unlawful to kill her than to kill a brute beast. After which communication Pain not finding this Deponent so conformable unto him as he hoped, and receiving a bitter and flat refusal of his ungracious proffer, conveyed himself away and was no more to be heard of. Whereupon this Johnson now arraigned came to the Deponent and enquired what was become of Pain, to whom he answered, that he knew not. Then said Johnson, he is gone beyond the seas for fear you would discover his secrets, and therefore here I forewarn and conjure you not to dis-out of the way. close any thing that Pain hath told you, for if you do you stand in state of damnation.

Johnson. I never in my life had any such talk with him, nor uttered any such specches tending to any such matter.

Bristowe's Examination was read, wherein he had acknowledged her majesty his lawful queen and governess, and that notwithstanding

Sleidon, a Witness, deposed against Kirbie that being beyond the seas this Kirbie came to his bedside and counselled him to beware how he dealt with any matters in England, for there would come a great day wherein the pope, the king of Spain and the duke of Florence, should make as great an alteration as ever was. He deposed, that Kirbie was at a sermon of Dr. Allen's, who then persuaded the priests and seminary men to take their journey into England, to remove the Englishmen from their obedience to her highness, and to persuade them to aid the pope and his confederates. He deposed, moreover, that beyond the seas he spake with one Tedder a familiar friend of Kirbie's, of whom he Deponent demanded, whether he were of kin to her majesty, for that his name was Tedder, whereunto he answered, that if he knew himself of kin to that Whore of Babylon, that Jezebel of England, he would think the worse of himself as long as he lived, but one day he would make a journey into England, and if it were possible dispatch her

Kirbie. As I hope to be saved at the last Doom, there is not one word of this Deposition, that concerneth me, either true or credible, neither at any time made I the least mention of that alledged day, neither was I present at any Sermon so preached, but I always bore as true and faithful heart to her majesty as any subject whosoever did in England, insomuc

that I never heard her majesty evil spoken of, but I defended her cause and always spake the best of her highness: it is not unknown that I saved English mariners from hanging, only for the duty I bore to her majesty with the love and good will which I bore to my country, but you that have thus deposed, when was this Sermon (that you talk of) so preached? at what time of the day?

The Witness answered, that the same day there were three philosophic Disputations, after the which the Sermon was preached.

Orton would neither agree to the Supremacy, or openly affirm what authority the pope had, nor whether he thought the excommunication sent from pope Pius V. to be of force or no.

Munday, a Witness, deposed against Orton, that he being at Lions in France said unto this deponent, that her majesty was not lawful queen of England, and that he ought her no kind of obedience: the deponent said further, that this Orton made suit unto Dr. Allen, that he might be one of the pope's Pensioners, whereunto Dr. Allen would not agree, unless Orton would become a priest or seminary man, which he refused.

They all thanked his lordship, and said they could not otherwise affirin but that they had found of the Court both indifference and justice.-Whereupon Campion made this Speech to the Jurors.

Campion. What charge this day you sustain, and what accompt you are to render at the dreadful Day of Judgment, whereot I would wish this also were a mirrour, I trust there is not one of you but knoweth. I doubt not but in like manner you forecast how dear the innocent is to God, and at what price he holdeth man's blood. Here we are accused and impleaded to the death; here you do receive our lives into your custody; here must be your choice, either to restore them or condemn them. We have no whither to appeal, but to your consciences; we have no friends to make there but your heads and discretions. Take heed, I beseech you, let no colours nor inducements deceive you; let your ground be substantial, for your building is weighty. All this you may do sufficiently, we doubt not if you will mark intentively what things have been treated, in three distinct and several points. The speech and discourse of this whole day consisteth, first, in Presumptions and Probabilities; secondly, in matters of Religion; lastly, in Oaths and Testimonies of Witnesses. The weak and forceless Proof that proceedeth from conjectures are neither worthy to carry the Verdict of so many, nor sufficient evidence for trial of man's life. The constitutions of the realm exact a necessity, and will that no man should totter upon the hazard of likelihoods; and albeit the strongest reasons of our accusers have been but in bare and naked Probabilities, yet are they no matters for you to rely upon who ought only to regard what is apparent. Set circumstances aside, set presumptions apart, Munday, the Witness, answered, That in set that reason for your rule which is warranted France and other places he seemed to favour by certainty. But Probabilities were not the their religion, because he might thereby under-only matters which impertinently have been mine them and sitt out their

Orton. I utterly deny that I ever had any speech with the Witness, either at Lions or elsewhere; but he manifestly forsweareth himself as one that having neither honesty nor religion, careth for neither.

The same all the parties indicted did affirm, and that he was an Atheist; for that beyond the seas he went on pilgrimage, and received the Sacrament, making himself a Catholic, and here he taketh a new face and playeth the Protestant, and therefore is an unfit and unworthy Witness to give in evidence or depose against life.

purposes.

The Prisoners took exception to another of the Witnesses, which of them I know not, for that he was a murtherer, and had slain two men already well known by his own Confession and acknowledgment: for the which reason he was no sufficient nor allowable Witness.

These matters thus sifted, and that the Jury should pass, one of the Justices said to the Jurois, All the matter resteth in this, whether to believe the Prisoners that speak for their lives, or the Witnesses that come freely to depose as they are demanded, the Witnesses affirm sufficient Proof against them; they deny whatsoever is alledged.

Lord Chief Justice. You that be here indicted, you see what is alledged against you. In discharge whereof, if you have any more to say, speak, and we will bear you until to-morrow morning. We would be loth you should have any occasion to complain on the court, and therefore, if ought rest behind that is untold, that is available for you, speak and you shall be heard with indifference.

discussed, they were also points of doctrine and religion, as excommunications, books, and pamphlets, wherein a great part of the day hath been as unfitly consumed. Insomuch as this very day, you have heard not only us, but also the pope, the king of Spain, the duke of Florence, Allen, Sanders, Bristow, Espigneta, and many more arraigned. What force excommunications be of, what authority is due to the bishop of Rome, how mens consciences must be instructed, are no matters of fact, nor triable by Jurors, but points yet disputed and not resolved in Schools, how then can be determined by you, though wise, yet lay, though otherwise experienced, yet herein ignorant. But were it so that for your knowledge and skill in divinity ye might seem approved censurers of so high a controversy, yet are they no part of all our Indictment, and therefore not to be respected by the Jury. You perchance would ask of me, if these prove nought against us, what then should we enquire of, for these, set aside the rest, is almost nothing? pardon me, I pray you, our innocency is such

CONFESSIONS of EDMUND CAMPION, and other condemned Priests, his Associates, relating to their traitorous Practices against Queen Elizabeth: A.D. 1582. [Morgan's Phoenix Britannicus, 481.]

Undutiful and Traiterous Affection, borne time, notwithstanding the lords and others of

duty towards God, as in their allegiance towards | their prince. It is also looked for, that all such as make profession to be dutiful, and well-affected subjects, howsoever they be affected in Religion, seeing the most dangerous and pernicious Opinions which are held and maintained by these Jesuits, and Seminary-men, sent into this realm, will, hereafter, as well in respect of the duty they owe unto her majesty, as for the care they ought to have, as good members of this realm, to preserve the tranquillity thereof, as a thing which importeth every man's particular duty, not only refuse to receive and harbour such disloyal persons, but also do their uttermost endeavour to apprehend them, and to present them to justice, whereby they may receive such condign punishment, as is meet to be inflicted upon disturbers of the public peace in realms and kingdoms.

D. Sanders, De Visibili Monarchia; lib. 7. pag. 730.

Felton, the Nortons, M. Woodhouse, M. Plumtree, and so many hundreds of the northern men: such men, both in their life, and at their death, as neither the enemies have to stain them, as their own consciences, their own talk, and the world itself doth bear good witness. Many of them, also, and therefore all of them (because of their own cause) being by God himself approved by miracles most undoubted. Although, I say, no reasonable man will think those stinking inartyrs of the heretics worthy, in any respect, to be compared with these most glorious martyrs of the Catholics, yet supposing, &c.

Sanders, lib. 7. p. 732.

brother's son, and Thomas was Christopher's uncle; who both could neither be removed, from their faith, nor be brought to coufess Elizabeth to be lawful queen.

SPEAKING of the Northern Commotion, he saith; Verily, this must needs be imputed to a miracle, that whereas near 500 men of those who took arms for the faith, were taken, and put to death by the heretics, yet there hath not been found any one of them, which hath DR. SANDERS reporteth: That in the year either forsaken the Catholic faith, or hath ac1569, Pius Quintius, (the pope) Pontifex Max- cused of any blame the authors of that war.— imus, sent Nicholas Morton, an Englishman, And a little after, there suffered also a noble doctor of divinity, into England, to admonish martyrdom, in the same cause, two worshipful certain catholic noblemen; That Elizabeth, gentlemen, of the house of Nortons, of whom, which then governed, was a Ileretic, and, for the one was called Thomas Norton, the other that cause, hath, by very law, lost all domi-Christopher; and Christopher was Thomas's nion and power which she usurped over the catholics, and may freely be accounted, by them, as a heathen, and publican; and that they are not, from thenceforth, bound to obey her laws or commandments.--Whereupon he saith, That many noblemen adventured to deAFTER a long recital of the Causes which liver their brethren ab hereticorum tyrannide; moved Pius Quintus to excommunicate her from the tyranny of the heretics. And, al-majesty, he saith; of the fulness of apostolic though things fell not out to their expectation, yet he saith; The purposes, or endeavours of these noblemen were to be praised, which wanted not their certain and happy success. For though they were not able to draw the souls of all their brethren out of the pit of Schism, yet both they, themselves, nobly confessed the Catholic faith, and many of them gave their lives for their brethren, which is the highest degree of charity; and the rest of them rescued themselves from the bondage both of schism and of sin, into that freedom wherewith Christ hath made us free.

Bristow in his Book of Motives, published with allowance of Dr. Allen, in the 15th Motive, Fol. 72. C. 73.

Sanders, lib. 7. p. 734.

power, hath declared the said Elizabeth a he retic, and a favourer of heretics: and that such as adhere unto her, in the premises, have incurred the Sentence of Anathema, accursed. Moreover, that she is deprived of her pretended right of the said kingdom; and also, of all and whatsoever dominion, dignity, and privilege. Farthermore, that the nobles, subjects, and peoples of the said realm, and all other which, in any wise whatsoever, have taken oath unto her, are assoiled for ever from such oath, and utterly from all duty of allegiance, fidelity and obedience, even as he then assoiled them by authority of his sentence, and deprived the said Elizabeth of her pretended right of the kingdom, and all other things above-said. And, he hath commanded and forbidden all, and every the nobles, subjects, peoples, and other aforesaid, that they be not so bold to obey her, or her advertisements, commandments, or laws; and whosoever otherwise do, he hath bound with like sentence of curse.

For a full Answer to them all, although the very naming of our catholic martyrs, even of this our time, to any reasonable man, may suffice; as the bishop of Rochester, sir Thomas More, the monks of the Charter-House, with many more under king Henry: and now, of late time, all our holy martyrs, who have been Bristow, in his 6th Motive, fol. 31. and daily are made, by loss of their livings, by WHEREBY it is manifest, that they do misepoison, by whipping, by famishing, by banish-rably forget themselves, who fear not Excomment, bishops, priests, deans, arch-deacons, knights, esquires, gentlemen, laymen of all sorts; canons, ecclesiastical persons of all sorts; so many, likewise, who have openly suffered; the good earl of Northumberland, D. Story,

munications of Pius Quintus, of holy memory, in whom Christ himself, to have spoken and excommunicated, as in St. Paul, they may con sider, by the miracles that Christ by him, as by St. Paul, did work.