NOt long after I had published my Booke, called The Discouerie of Campion, there came vnto my hands a sedi­tious Pamphlet, prin­ted in the French tongue, intituled. The Historie of the death, which the reuerend Father M. Edmund Campion, Preest, of the Societie of the name of Iesus, Not for their religi­on, but for high trea­son. and others haue suffered in England, for the Catholique & Roo­mish religion or faith, the 1. of Decem­ber. 1581. adding vnderneathe, Tran­slated out of English into French. When I had thorowly perused this Booke, nothing the traiterous effects, and slaunderous speeches therein contayned, receiuing the iudgement likewise of diuers learned and godly [Page] men: aswell to correct the manifest vntruethes, wherewith this Pam­phlet is notably stuffed, as also that the godly and vertuous may discerne theyr apparant impudencie and wic­ked nature, I resolued my selfe, to shape a bréefe aunswer to such a shamelesse Libel, my self béeing ther­in vntruely and malliciously abused.

First our namelesse Historiogra­pher, because hee would ayme his course after some od manner of con­ueyaunce: taketh occasion to begin his Booke with the taking of Campi­on, The man­ner of the af [...]resayde tray [...]erous Booke. his bringing to the Tower, what happened in his time of staye there, and lastly his martirdome (as he ter­meth it) with two other holy and de­uoute Préestes, and in this manner continuing his vnaduised laboure, he beginneth as héereafter followeth.

GEorge Eliot, sometime seruaunt to Maister Thomas Roper, and sithēce belonging to a Gentlewoman, the Widdow of Sir VVilliam Peters, in whose seruice he made showe to be a sound and good Catholique: not long [Page] since committed a murder, To buylde vpon heare say, prooueth but a slen­der foun­dation. as men say, for which offence, fearing the daun­ger that was like to ensue, he went and submitted him selfe to one of the cheefe Lordes in the Court, and the better to win his fauoure on his owne behalfe, promised to deliuer into his handes the Father Edmund Campion. This promise (sayth he) was receiued, and vnto the sayde George, and an Officer was deliuered commission, to take and apprehend the said Edmund Campion. Then went they on their way, and comming into Barkeshire, to house of one Maister Yates: George Eliot met with the Cooke of the house, with whom he was very well acquainted, because they had before bothe serued one Maister. His Mai­ster was then in the Iayle at Reading, iudge then howe Campion could be within with his M [...]ster. The Cooke thinking no ill, began to tell him ma­ny thinges, and that Father Campion was in the house with his Maister: vp­on which reporte, George sent his fel­low to the Iustice, who was a very great Caluinist, and hee in meane while was brought into the house by the sayd Cooke, where, like an o­ther Iudas, Traitour and disloyall, [Page] he first attended the Sacrifice of the Masse, which was celebrated that day by the Father Edmund, as also a Ser­mon which he made: in which time, behold a goodman came running, willing them to take heede of a pre­sent treason. Scantly was all carryed away, that had serued for the Masse and the Sermon, but the Iustice was there arriued with very great force, besetting the house round about, that none should escape away. After very dilligent search through all the Chā ­bers, and other more secret places; they were determined to returne, as not finding any thing, vntill they were aduertised, either by George, who had vnderstood it of the Cooke, or by some other, of a certain corner, more darke and subtill, where they found the Father Edmund, and two other Preests hidden: who the same day, with Gentlemen and other per­sons, were sent vp to London, a spec­tacle of great ioye vnto their aduer­saries.

By that which fol­loweth, written by George Eliot him selfe: consider of the trueth of this report.Thus much of our Frenche Histo­rians woords, I thought good in this [Page] place to set downe: because the dis­proofe thereto annexed, may discouer what trueth all they of his sect fre­quent in any of their actions. This aforenamed George Eliot came home vnto my lodging, where I shewed him the slaunders that were vsed of him in the French Booke: whereupon taking good aduise, and noting the circumstances that so highly touched him, vpon his consci­ence he deliuereth this vnreproouea­ble aunswer.

THus may you sée how apparant these vntruethes are, which he and his sect take for their infallible ground woorke: comparing the one with the other, you shall hardly finde him to say trueth in any place,The father of lyes hath made his Children so prompt in his Art, that they cannot chuse but make knowledge there­of. but e­uen according to his owne profession, béeing gouerned by lyes and vniust actions, wherein he is growne so prompte and headstrong, that he must néedes shewe it accordingly, els he should estraunge himselfe from the ordinary course of their nature: but now againe to our Historie.

He sayth, that after Campion was brought to the Tower, he was hardly entertayned bothe for lodging and victualles: [Page] I néede not héere to laye open how, and after what manner all prisoners that come there are entertayned: for euery one well dooth know, how bountifully, liberally and truely they are serued, béeing the Quéenes Ma­iesties Prisoners, which many a poore man would be highly contented to fare in the order as they doo. But in déede hee kéepeth order very well, to make as many lyes as lynes, his Booke will be the better estéemed of them that delight therein. Now as concerning the time of his imprison­ment, his Disputations and other matters, Whereat (he sayth) he than­keth God he was present himselfe: such a one hath taken those matters in hand, that when they come foorthe, you shall sée our Historian, made the perfect Anotamye, of all vntrueth, mallice and egregious slaunders. Af­ter what manner hee hath behaued himself to Maister Nowell the Deane of Paules, Maister Doctor Day, and Maister Whitakers: Who (sayth he) hath put foorth a Booke, in answere to the Booke made by the Father [Page] Campion, but any man may see (saith he) with what ignorance and impu­dencie. Indéede ignoraunce hath so peruersely blinded them, that either they cannot or will not sée, the lear­ning, modestie and grauitie, handled in that skilfull Booke, for trueth whereof, I appeale to all the learned Diuines in England, who very well know that I reporte no otherwise then trueth is my warrant. After he hath showen some part of his accu­stomed vntruethes, in opening part of the Disputations: he commeth to reporte, whereof they were endicted, As cōspiring the death of the Queens Maiestie, ouerthrowe of the Realme of England, prouoking forraine Princes to ioine therein, and perswa­ding the people of Englande vnto manifest Rebellion: These hor­rible trea­sons, which were mani­festly proo­ued to their faces: are but fables and lyes, sayth he. all these beeing fables and no trueth, saith he, not able to be prooued any way, albeit they were garnished with sundrye false witnesses, who were corrupted and bribed onely for that purpose. I take God to my witnesse, that neither I receyued bribe, nor any manner of [Page] corrupting in the worlde, or any pre­mise of my preferment any way: but onely what I sayd and did, long be­fore that time, when I was brought to my examination, without demaūd of any such matter, promise, bribe or corruption, I declared that which was nothing but the méere trueth, as diuers at my first comming ouer can witnesse: that what I tolde them, of treasons pretended and conspired a­gainst her Maiestie and the Realme, I reported at the Araignement, and haue set downe in my Booke the very same, which, as I knowe to be true, and many other not to be publiquely named: so will I stande in mainte­naunce thereof to the death, and in the death, for the sauegarde of my Princesse, whom I pray God long to continue in honor,All good Subiectes will say as much as I doo: but as for such as will not, God cut them off, or turne their harts. and benefit of my Country, which I pray God to blesse continually, from all attempts of Traytours, from all motions of mis­chaunce that may any way annoy it: and that as God hath blessed it hither to, with the glorious beames of his [Page] sacred Gospell, through her who is the mother and maynetainer of our ioy by the same: euen so, that he wyll long lend vs her to increase it, long blesse the Realme to enioy it, and vs all faithfully to looue it, and her Ma­iestie. And whereas he sayth, they were all fables and no trueth, not able to bee prooued any way: notable te­stimony remaineth, how theyr trea­sons were manifestly prooued, bothe by their owne confessions and wri­tings, vncorrupted witnesses, and e­uident proofe of euery thing that was obiected against them, and not that they were condemned for their reli­gion, as this false reporter saythe: but for high Treason, intended, prac­tised and conspired against her Ma­iestie and the Realme, the summe whereof is so odious, that any good minde loatheth to heare it.

Agayne he sayth, That when the witnesses where produced and sworne, to witte, Munday, Cradocke, Sled and Hill, all of very base conditi­on, who were so well seene in lyes, [Page] that they seemed to be borne and nourished therein: Heere he describeth him selfe, and all chose of his sect and condi­tyon. they had the foule ouerthwart, albeit with shamelesnes and vehemencie, they mainetayned theyr accusation, against these good and innocent men. As for our base­nes or simplenes, we will not stande to contend with him: though wee knowe we haue all one father, and that we are all made of one mettall. Againe we know, God hath chosen the despised of the world, 1. Cor. 1. to confoūd them that thinke themselues moste mighty. But where he saith, We were so well seene in lyes, that we seemed to be borne and nourished therein. I can leuell at his meaning: How that bothe he and they, beléeuing in lyes, obeying the Author of lyes, and dayly fed and nourished with lyes, hate nothing so much as the trueth, so that when they are truely and faith­fully reprooued, of their owne wicked and naughtie dealings: then they storme and keepe a coyle, exclayme, defame, and vse vnreuerent spéeches, so that what toucheth them with moste trueth, is starke false, and no­thing [Page] but lyes.If he had applyed this vnto themselues, he had spoken but trueth, for they had the fowle o­uerthwart e­uerie way. If this be not his meaning. I take it so, and can prooue it so, for that bothe impudentlie and shameleslie, they denied all manifest truethes, brought and prooued against them, and neither had we a fowle o­uerthwart, or any motion of a dis­proofe: but in déede Maister Campion oftentimes would offer to trippe me in my tale, and would question with the other subtillie, according to his v­suall wunt, and if this was a fowle ouerthwart, when no reason was made or showen of any such occasion: let the learned iudge, who can dis­cerne trueth from falsehood, and tray­tours from true and loyall Subiects, but we must suffer him to kéepe his ordinarie course of vntrueth, least perhaps he shoulde chaunce to forget it.

Then he setteth downe y^e Euidēces giuen, which you may sée in my other Booke, with more trueth then he v­seth the matter: reporting that which Sled neuer spake nor thought, wher­fore we let it passe among the num­ber of vntruethes. And then vnreue­rentlie [Page] he cōmeth to Maister Seriant Anderson, It is their cheefest glo­rie, to reuile and slaūder: but therein they aptly shewe themselues. and Maister Popham, the Quéenes Maiesties Attorneye gene­rall: wherein our Historian aptlie discouereth him selfe, but as Enuie braggeth and draweth no blood, so he thinking to iniure others, sheateth his venemous blade in his own brest. And all this whyle (sayth he) the good religious Campion, shewed him selfe so prudent, and aunswered with such pietie and modestie: that he not onely astonied the people there present, but also brought the Iudges into admira­tion of him, he was so present to him selfe, and defended with so great equi­tie, bothe his owne and his compani­ons cause, that it was esteemed they should be declared guiltlesse. The true construction of the former woordes, vt­tred so high­lie on the behalfe of Campion. In deede I wyll not denie, but this good irreli­gious Campion, handled euerie cause with a smoothe and cullorable coun­tenaunce, béeing verie present and quick to him selfe, in Sophistical con­ueyances, and farre fet déepe pointes of Logique: and indéede he did it with such a modest showe, as Iudas, when with a kisse he betrayed his Maister. [Page] And I am perswaded, that the people there present were astonied, to heare and perceyue that so modest a counte­naunce, coulde harbour such a false and trayterous heart, to God, his Princesse and Countrey: yea, the Iudges dyd admire, that a man as he was, professing learning and looue in outwarde appearaunce, shoulde be so ouercome by the Deuil, as to séeke the spoyle and ruine of his Princesse and Countrey. Good cause had the people to be astonied, that so wicked members as they, should be found a­mong them, who were true and faith full Subiectes, and more cause had the Iudges of admiration, to sée their owne Countreymen, in a matter so horrible to appeare before them: little dyd any there thinke to heare them declared guiltlesse, their treasons so apparant, and the proofe so euident, but rather thought no torment suffi­cient, to reward them who were so haynous offendours, and therefore woorthilie, and according to desart, they were giuen vp guiltie.

And whereas he sayth: It was since [Page] reproched to one of the twelue, A notable vntrueth, made on our secrete Au­thors fyn­gers endes. for the yll aduise vsed in searching their cause, and that he should make aun­swer: he could doo no otherwise, least he should not be thought a freend to Caesar: We adde this to the troth­lesse number lykewise, the men bée­ing all knowne to be no one of them such, as woulde make any such aun­swere, but as they sayd then, they thāked God that they had liued to doo their Princesse such seruice, as to cut off such rotten braunches, from such a quiet common wealth: so they saye styll, and wyll continue therein, let the aduersarie report what he can.

And héere he bringeth in: That the next day Collington was found not to be at Rheimes in the specified time, This is so well known to be false, that it scant deserueth a­ny aunswere at all. for that Maister Lankaster of Grayes Inne, witnessed him then to be there with him: by which meanes (sayth he) he delyuered this innocent man from death, whereto he was already con­dempned. Howe false this is, it is sufficientlie knowne, for so soone as the question was mooued, Maister Lankaster béeing by, made aunswer: [Page] and neither was Collington condem­ned, nor any of them there that was as then condemned, for that all the matters were not heard, neither had the Iewrie determined vppon any thing: wherefore you maye sée howe he kéepeth his hande in vre, with his accustomed vntruethes.

Vppon this (sayth he) one William Nicholson Preest standing by, A manifest vntrueth, as the reproofe thereof suc­ceeding doth euidentlye declare. and kno­wing well that Foorde, one of the pri­soners, was as wrongfullie accused as this other: earnestly moued with a cō ­sciēce of veritie, would as wel defend the innocencie of Foorde, as the other before had done of Collington: but it would not fadge with him, for he was takē & sent to prison. Now shal you perceiue what trueth can be gathered of this place, which if he were not so confounded in shame, he would haue showen some signe of more discretiō, rather then to set it so falsely downe after this manner. When as Alex­ander Brian, was manifestly founde, to be present at the trayterous Ser­mon which Iohn Hart made at Rhei­mes, as an especiall encouragement [Page] to them all there sitting in audience, to great disobediēce and hate of their Princesse and Countrey: the sayd A­lexander offered denial therof, which notwithstanding, Charles Sled defen­ded truly to his face. Whervpon this William Nicholson standing by amōg the people,VVilliam Nicholson, his presumptiō to defend a Craitours cause at the barre, wher­by he brou­ght him selfe into y^e same p [...]edicament. would take vppon him to affirme, that Brian was not at y^e sayd Sermon, graunting him selfe to be present there then: béeing euidentlie disprooued of his bolde attempt, the treason of Brian appearing so mani­fest, he was committed to prison, ac­cording as rightly he had deserued. He neither offered woorde on the be­halfe of Foord, either to defend his in­nocency, or appeach his guiltines: but euen as I haue set you downe, so it was, and no otherwise. As for the de­termination of the Pope, to replenish his Seminaries with such aboūdance of Schollers as he can cōueniently at­taine vnto. It is largely hādled in my other Booke, to his shame & all such, as follow his humour in so traiterous perswasions. Neuerthelesse, this So­phister would smooth the matter after [Page] an other manner,I would the Pope would keepe his meere looue to him selfe: for we might very well be without it. as that: The Pope dooth it for meere looue and pittie to our Countrey, to encrease such as shal profite in his seruice, and to ayde the Church (sayeth he) which is so afflic­ted. I would wishe him to kéepe that looue and pittie to him selfe, for any good Subiect loatheth to heare a moti­on, which maye offer disobedience to their Prince and Countrey, and ther­fore loatheth him who offereth them such vnchristianlike seruice.

And héere I must not forget, to an­swer his deepe iudgement as concer­ning Alexander Brian, and the Crosse made of a peece of a Trencher, which he had in his hande at the Arraigne­ment, which this fellowe sayth:A meete Auncient bearer, for such an I­dolatrous and supersti­tious thing. To be a great Crosse, and that Maister Bri­an as Auncient bearer, bare it there in the behalfe of them all, vntyll (sayth he) he was corrected for it, and be­cause he woulde not laye it away, a naughtie man by force tooke it from him, to whome Brian sayde. Thou hast taken from me my Image, neuer­thelesse, I wyll fight vnder the Stan­darde thereof to the death.

[Page]Oh most impudent and shamelesse woordes, it is so well knowne to be be vntrue that is héere rehearsed, as I néede not to waste tyme in so vaine a matter. For when he was reproo­ued for his shauen crowne, and that stubbornlie and obstinatlie hee made aunswer: He had good hope to doo it againe. The Crosse was taken from him, with so swéete a rebuke for such an idolatrous spectacle, as if he had had any grace in him, woulde haue constrayned him to be hartilie sorie for his follie.

Of him that accustometh him selfe in lyes: it is verie harde to heare any trueth.And neither spake he the woordes héere falselie imputed to him, or any matter to that intent: onelie these woordes which haue béene rehearsed, he spake verie scornefullie, and with­out any showe of wisedome or mode­stie. And because I wyll not be ouer tedious to the fréendlie Readers, the vntruethes by him auouched at their execution: I wyll bréestlie touche in rehearsall of the other Booke, which is imprinted in Englishe, as concer­ning the same matter, shortlie knit­ting vp this slaunderous Libell, to be [Page] as you maye perceyue by the confu­tation thereof, the wryter thereof to be shamelesse in his shame, one of the right broode as they all are of, and his Booke equall with him in any euyll condition: so that as the Trée is, such is his fruite, and as the wrighter is, suche are his woorkes.

In the ende, hée knitteth vp his Booke, with a breefe reporte, intitu­led: The martirdome of Euerard Haunce, an English Preest, in An. 1581. And nowe you shall heare what most impiously he alledgeth on his behalf, which is as followeth.

Euerard Haunce, beeing a Mini­ster of the Heretiques, and a bene­factour in England, beeing in a verie greenous agony of sicknesse, as it were, neere to the death: fell in a sound, wherein he remained so long, that his freendes altogeather reputed him for dead. A verie straunge vi­sion: Too straunge to be true. During the tyme he was in this traunce, he seemed in a vision to see the infernall pit of hell, and the Soules which were there tor­mented bothe night and daye, with [Page] intollerable and greeuous paines, yea, the Soules of his freendes and most fa­milliars, which he verie well knewe in their lyfe time. But that which is most straunge, Note this. he sawe there the pla­ces, assygned for some other of his freendes, who were as then lyuing in the world, and in sound and good e­state of their health. After this vision, beeing come againe to him selfe, he called for a Catholique Preest, who beeing come vnto him, how be it, his Kinsfolkes were against it greatly, as well for his Religiō, as for loosing his benefice, which was woorth much: with great sorrowe & repentaunce of his former lyfe, he made his confessiō to the Preest, & wholy renounced his benefice, embracing the Catholique faith. It so chaunced that he forsooke his Coūtrey, admonishing those verie earnestly, whose places he had seene prepared for them in hell, to amende their liues: which they refusing to do, dyed within short space after, This is as true as all the rest is. and wēt to hell to their places. Then went he to Rheimes in Champaigne, for to study Diuinitie, where hauing stayed about [Page] two yeares, Learning enough in so small a time to be a Preest. and made Preest: he felt a great zeale in him selfe, to returne in­to his Countrey, where not long since he was taken & condemned to death: and beeing executed, he was ript vp and quartered, A notable lye. and as his heart was throwen into the fire, it leaped foorth againe, three seuerall tymes.

This is one of our Historians faith­full reportes, carrying as great cre­dite as all the other doo:In my English Ro­maine lyfe. you shall reade many of theyr wunderfull miracles. these are the myracles of theyr Church, whereof in my Englishe Romaine lyfe, I wyll rehearse diuers of like aucthority and allowaunce, which albeit they wyll vrge many to woonder and meruaile, yet shall they be set downe in no o­ther order, then as them selues haue reported them, and my self haue séen. As for Euerard Haunce, what he was, how he lyued, and how he dyed, is al­ready so largelie set downe in print, that it were but double labour to rip it vp againe. Traytour he was to her Maiestie and the Realme, and so lyke a Traytour he ended his lyfe, as all the rest of them shall I hope, [Page] except God turne their heartes, as I praye hartily he maye, that they maye sée their horrible abuses, and be hartilie for their haynous offences.

TO rippe vp all the cir­cumstances contayned in this Booke: as the whole course thereof, is Trayterous, false, and no trueth at all in it, so would it séeme yrksome to any modest eare, to abyde the rehearsall of such vnreue­rent matter. Yet neuerthelesse, I wyl bréeflie touche some pointes thereof, whereby may be coniectured what all [Page] the restis, a fardell of follie, aptlie fi­guring bothe him that writ it, they who are defended in it, and them all that are of that sect and opinion. First he findeth him selfe agreeued: That Maister Campion should be reported at the tyme of his death, Bothe the right hono­rable and woorshipful, with y^e great number of people that were there present, can witnesse the fearfulnesse and timeri­ousnesse of Campion. tymerous & fearefull, as also that Sherwin is sayde to shewe more humilitie and discre­tion, and therefore (sayeth he) dyed a Protestant. I will appeale to the right Honorable & Woorshipfull that were there present, and also to Maister Hearne & the other godly Preachers: who in offering him comfortable doc­trine, to strengthen him and establish his faith, according as they heartilie desired: perceiued him to be very fear­full, wauering, & as it seemed, would haue opened something, but that this affliction of his minde would not suf­fer him. This is he, who was repu­ted: For the flower of Oxensoorde, Our repor­ter maketh Campion a wunder to the world, in rehearsing those giftes which were neuer in him. whyle he studied there, and since a­broade in other forraine Countreyes, by whome our Countrey hath gotten great honour, the fruites of his lear­ning, vertue & rare gifts, were in him [Page] so admirable and wunderfull: bothe heere at home, and abroade in Italie, Germanie, and Bohemia, an honour to our Countrey, a Glasse and mirrour, a lyght and lanterne, a patterne and example to youth, age, learned, vn­learned, religious, and the laytie, of all sortes, state and condition, for mode­stie, grauitie, eloquence, knowledge, vertue and pietie. Is it not meruay­lous to heare the impudencie of this shamelesse Reporter, howe according to our French Historian, he maketh him selfe the Image of all vntrueth? You shall heare Campion his owne confession, to those of woorship in this Cittie, during the tyme he was in the Tower: and then let this large style blazed of him, be receyued into iudge­ment accordinglie.

He confesseth that he neuer passed farder in Diuinitie then Canisius dic­tates, Campions owne woor­des, to those of woorship, whyle hee was in the Tower. whose writing is verie well known to our learned Diuines héere in England: according as he writ, he followed in study, so that if he writ false, then he followed false, if he sayde true, then he was in the truth, which [Page] of these he could not make aunswere which was most certaine. This was déepe learning and high knowledge, for him to make so prowde a Chal­lenge as he dyd, and for this Repor­ter to write so arrogantly as he dooth, inferring such modestie, grauitie, elo­quence, knowledge, and vertue, on him who was nothing acquainted with such singuler giftes.

Besides this, Campion lykewise confessed him selfe,Campions estate beeing beyond the Seas, whi­che if euerie one consider with iudge­ment, they shall well perceyue his glorious re­portes to be but fables. that when he was at Praga beyonde the Seas, he had lyttle or no helpes at all to imploye his studie, which is some reason that he could not be so profounde, so pre­sent, and so well lettered, as this gal­lant gloser fayneth him to be. For at verie sildome tymes he had any Bookes to guide him, and into such necessitie he was driuen, teaching there two Gentlemens sonnes in the Latin tongue, as when he had paper, he had neither pennes nor inke, and when he had inke, eyther he wanted pennes or paper, so that euer he was without some néedefull thing, that should haue holpen him euerie way.

[Page]All these thinges considered, maye mooue the simplest body to vnderstād, he coulde not be such a fellowe as he was takē for of some. This béeing vn­derstoode & well perceyued by many, bothe woorshipfull, learned and wise, who had conference with him: caused them to estéeme of him according, and to make reporte of his learning, as they found it.This Re­porter, be­haueth him selfe vnreue­rently to my Lord bishop of London, mislyking his iudge­ment on Campions learning, and Master Whitakers Booke. Which hath made this Reporter vnreuerently and without modestie to reprooue my Lord Bishop of London, who sayde of Campions learning as before is expressed: which this fellowe ridiculouslie applieth to follie, neither giuing him his calling of Honour, nor shewing him the re­uerence he ought to doo, but according to the nature of them all, plainlie she­weth his venemous heart. And there lykewise he scorneth at Maister Whitakers Booke, mislyking my Lords iudgement thereof: promising an aunswer thereto, as also to publish the disputations in the Tower, to the honour of Campion. I wyll not gainesay, but they may as wel shuffle foorth a shamelesse reporte on theyr [Page] owne parte, concerning the sayde dis­putations, as they haue this trayte­rous Libell, but when it commeth, I trust it shall not passe without the iudgement of those, who wil aunswer them to any thing. I will omit (sayth our Reporter) though it be much ma­teriall, A notable lye on the behalfe of Campion. Campion his vsage in his tyme of imprisonment, his constancie and patience, his fiue dayes fast from tem­porall and bodilie sustenaunce, his two nightes abstinence from ordina­rie sleepe and rest, and the time he be­stowed in meditation & prayer. This to be false and vntrue, they that can tel haue auouched it, wishing all men to estéeme it as an horrible and dete­stable vntrueth. Comparing the mā ­ner of the executiō, the English with the French: I finde them so different the one from the other, and bothe of them so far from trueth, as I accoūpt it a waste labour, to bestowe time in setting thē downe. For bothe of them make these Traitors, To be so milde, patient & vertuous, as though neuer their like was seen: wherfore the bréefe and true manner therof, which I my [Page] self haue published in my former book, shall aunswer all the errors made by them. As for the course of rayling he taketh, against those of woorship, lear­ning and iudgement: I will aunswer with the Euangelist. Blessed are you, when men shal curse you, Math. 5. speake all e­uill against you, and make lyes of you for my sake: be you glad and reioyce, because your reward is the greater in the kingdome of heauen, for so haue they dealt with the Prophetes, that were before you. Now where he saith: What charity was it to put pinnes vnder the nailes of Alexander Brian, An other manifest vn­trueth, ap­plied on the behalfe of Alexander Brian. and for his corporall sustenaunce, he was driuen to lycke the moysture of the walles. It is as all the rest are, a most deuillishe and malicious report, and that Sir Owen Hopton will affirme with many more, who sayeth it to be as false, as it is true that God lyueth in heauen.

But then let me aske him,The māner of the Pa­pists chari­tie, to Chri­stes mem­bers. what charity is it for them, so vnmercifully to torment the members of Christes body as they doo daylie, some tormen­ted three dayes, and three nightes [Page] together in the Strapado, some han­ged vp naked by the armes, and pric­ked to death with sharpe Canes, o­thers dismembred gréeuouslie, and a number persecuted with excéeding ti­ranny. A spectacle of their charitable dealinges,In my booke which shall shortly come foorth, you shall reade the cruelty late­ly vsed to an English mā at Roome, for the chri­stian faith. shall shortly come foorth in my other Booke, howe cruelly they tormented an Englishe man to the death at Roome, onelie for his faith and spotlesse Christianitie. Then you shall beholde their looue and charitie, which forced their owne Doctors in­to a troubled and vexed conscience: beholding the patience, triumphing and great ioy this faithful persecuted Martir made, bothe at his death, and continuing the whole tyme of theyr horrible tormentes.

He concludeth his Lybell, saying: God saue the Queene, thinking ther­by to shaddowe his villainous and trayterous heart: No, no, we knowe that all that say, Lord, Lord, shall not enter into the kingdome of heauen: no more are they all good Subiectes, that saye, God saue the Queene, but they doo this for a face, to couer the [Page] fowle blemish ensuing by their trea­son. God saue her Maiestie from all such as they are, her honourable Coū ­cell and the whole Realme, from that bloody Antichrist, and his wandering shauelinges.

AGaine he sayth: That wandering towardes Italie, I became a Coose­ner: For my discharge I will appeale to one of their owne secte nowe, he that went with me all the way, by name Thomas Nowel, who knoweth this to be a false and malicious slaun­der.

When I came to Roome, (he sayeth) I was charitablie releeued, but neuer admitted into the Seminarie: You shall heare the woordes of Lucas Ker­bie, Preest, one of the condempned prisoners in the Tower, taken be­fore Sir Owen Hopton, on Tuesday, beeing the .6. of March last. 1582.

[Page]AT what tyme we were excluded the Seminary, and sent for againe before the Pope, he demaunded of vs how many we were in nūber, which was presentlie giuen him to vnder­stande,I was not called by the name of Anthony Munday, but by an other name, which they set downe in their Table. in which number Thomas Nowell, and Anthony Munday, were named. He commaunded we should all be receyued into the Seminarie a­gaine, and gaue vs our desire in all thinges we requested, the Iesuites to be our Rectors, and to gouerne vs.

Then was a Table made, called: The Table of the names of all the Schollers in the Englishe Seminarie: Where euerie mans name was pla­ced by the Alphabet, and therein was the names of Thomas Nowell, and Anthony Munday, set downe lyke­wise, although he professed an other name then.

Nowe let men iudge, whether I was admitted or no, for before that time, neither my fellowe nor I might be receyued into the house, nor suf­fered to haue our Uiandes with the Schollers: but were in déede main­tayned [Page] by the Schollers, when they sawe me so wylling to returne from thence againe, which made them pro­mise vs, that they would labour both to the Pope and Cardinall for vs. This made vs the more wylling to take parte with them in their expul­sion from the Seminarie. Then were wee allowed among the number of the Schollers. At their receyuing in againe, our names were put in the Table for Schollers, obseruing all orders that the Schollers dyd, bothe in going to the Schooles, in walking for our recreation, & all other thinges we did as the Schollers did. The manner of their expulsion, the cause, and howe thinges happened, you shal reade at large in my Englishe Ro­maine lyfe.

In all the course of his Caueate, which he séemeth to publishe against my Booke of the Discouerie: he offe­reth no reproofe to any thing that I haue written therein, albeit he would haue Campion and his fellowes, to be thought such holie, wise, and dis­creet men: Me thinkes he shoulde [Page] first haue examined theyr horrible treasons, theyr trayterous practises from tyme to tyme, bothe against her Maiestie, her honourable Councell, and the Realme, and then haue sha­ped his defence according.

For in couering their faultes with­out any reason to the contrarie, and in making a man a Saint, not pur­ging him from the wickednesse plan­ted in him by the Deuill: he sheweth a rashe and partiall opinion, concea­ling their guiltinesse to him selfe, and séeking to make them famous by a fewe commixed tearmes, whose odi­ous offences, hath made them moste infamous.

Their venemous nature maye be séene in a Booke secretlie imprinted,A verie trayterous Booke, se­cretly im­printed, and made by a Catholique preest. made by a Catholique Préest not lōg since: where, in two seuerall places he calleth her Maiestie a Deuill, in an other place Macheuillian, and in an place plainlie Iezabell: these are good Subiectes, that can crie, God saue the Queene, with their mouthes, and wishe her death in their heartes, yea, they will sweare they are no such fel­lowes, [Page] when for more proofe of them selues, they set it downe in print: but such as theyr heade the Pope is,They that hādle pitch, will be defi­led there­with. such are they all, for they that once enter into oath to him, can hardlie after be good Subiectes to their Prince. Yet if they had any sparke of looue to their Princesse and Countreye, in them: they might take example by Maister Shelley the graund Priour in Roome among the Englishe men, who flatlie tolde the Pope to his face: That it neither stoode with his holynesse, nor honour, to will any Subiect to be a Traitour to his Prince and Countrey, for (quoth he) be shee neuer so euyll, wee must acknowledge her for our Princesse, and our selues for her Sub­iectes. For this, if he had not present­ly fled vpon it, he had béene murdred, or some way dispatched, so great was the mallice of his Countrey men to­wards him. Wel, I pray God to illu­minate them with his grace, that they maye see their wickednesse and blind­nesse, and though they haue strayed a long time lyke lost Shéepe, yet that they may at length come home againe [Page] to the shéepfolde, saying: We haue sinned, O Father, against heauen, and against thee, vnwoorthy we be to be called thy chyldren. God preserue her Maiestie, her honourable Councell, send his Gospel a ioyfull and frée pas­sage, turne the heartes of all Tray­tours, stop the mouthes of all backbiters and slaunderers, and make vs all his faith­full Seruauntes. Amen.