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A16784	A briefe historie of the glorious martyrdom of XII. reuerend priests, executed vvithin these tvveluemonethes for confession and defence of the Catholike faith But vnder the false pretence of treason. Vvith a note of sundrie things that befel them in their life and imprisonment: and a preface declaring their innocencie. Set furth by such as were much conuersant vvith them in their life, and present at their arraignement and death. Occidistis, sed non possedistis. that is you haue slaine them, but you haue not gotten possession.	Allen, William, 1532-1594.	1582 (1582)	STC 369.5; ESTC S117618	108,398	164

name of Richardson and the ij of August the same yere He vvent to Rome he vvas sent to Rome in cōpany vvith M. Rishton vvho vvas cōdemned vvith him also vvhere he studied in the Seminarie til the yere M.D.LXXX at vvhat time he retorned homevvard and came to Remes vvhere he staied certaine daies after his fellovves vvho then by diuers vvaies and portes vvere entered into the Realme vpon this occasion A motion made to the Pope of a Suffragane for Englād There vvas not long before special sute made to his Holines that as vve had of priests to al spiritual purposes good store for our countrey so vve might haue at least one Suffragane or Bishop to supplie diuers necessarie functions that could not be done by the inferior cleargie as amongest other things the sacrament of Cōfirmation Great lacke of Confirmation which being specially ordained of our Sauiour to geue strength and constancie to stand in defence of the faith in such times of persecution as this is vvas much necessarie for our countrey and could not be had by reason al our true Bishops vvere either dead in prison or so restrained that they could not exercise that or other their holy Ministeries The POPE though he deliberated therevpon some daies Causes vvhy the Pope vvould not graunt it yet in the end vpon very many vvise considerations and specially for that he would not haue any of that high calling to fal into the hands of the ennemy not doubting but that they would vse such an one as barbarously as any other Priest or Catholike did not thinke it good at that time to create any such But aftervvard the right Reuerend in God Thomas Goldvvel Bishop of S. Assaph The cause vvhy the Bishop of S. Assaph came out of Italy a most Venerable and auncient Confessor that hath suffered banishment for his conscience halfe his life though he be vvel nere lxxx yeres of age hearing the maruelous zeale of so many Godly Priests and their heroical endeuours for the saluation of their countrey vvas sturred in spirit and much desired to end the remnant of his old yeres in the seruice of his countrey vvent to his Holines to desire his leaue and benediction in that behalfe and with much adoe for that great respect was had of his dignitie and old age it vvas graunted him Vvherevpon the old honorable Father aduentured dovvne as fare as Rhemes in al the heate where he gaue to the Seminarie the greatest comfort and the same yelded to him al the contentement in the vvorld Cōsulting there hovv to gaine our countrey to saluation by any office of life or by glad suffering of death it self Vvhich meeting Vvhat the Coūsel imagined of his and others comming dovvne and specially that old and Reuerend Confessors comming dovvne for England as they al deemed put maruelous concepts into the Counsels heads that there was some great and nevve attempt or inuasion tovvard for worldly men standing only at the vvatch of the temporal state could not imagine that for gaining of a soule or tvvo or for conuersion of a kingdom either such men would be so diligēt and venturous as to come vpon their pickes and roopes vvithout some vvorldly succours The cause of the Bishops stay and retorne Novv it so chanced by Gods prouidence that the said Lord of S. Assaph for other causes and specially for that he fel into a very daungerous ague vvith the contagious cough vvhich then raigned in Rhemes he could not passe on in his iorney so spedely as other of the Societie and Priests did and therfore for his more honor comfort some other specially this man of God M. Shervvine offered to tarie vvith his Lordship during his sicknes and then vvhen God should send him strength to be one of his chapliens and conductors into his countrey but it vvas resolued at length that for the vncertentie of his recouery M. Shervvine should passe forvvard tovvard Roan and there rather to expect him as he did But the good Father novv much vveakened by his sickenes and othervvise not vvel appointed nor in deed fit for to take the paines nor any waies by reason of his markeable person very great age and feeblenes long like to escape the persecutors hands was in fine altered from that purpose and after his recouery he thought good rather to retorne into Italie againe as he did His apprehension And M. Shervvine vvent forvvard tovvards England vvhere after his arriual he occupied him self in al functions belonging to Priesthod vvith great zeale and charitie and sone after he vvas taken in M. Roscarrokes chamber in London Hovv he vvas vsed in prison and committed to the Marshalsey vvhere he lay night and day in a great paire of shakles for the space of a moneth In Nouember after his emprisonement there came vvord from the Knight Marshal to the keeper of the Marshalsey to vnderstand of him vvhether there vvere any Papists in his prison that durst or vvould maintaine their cause by disputation A motion of disputatiōs and if there were any such that then they should send him such questions as they would defend subscribed vvith their handes and make them ready to dispute for they should vnderstād from him shortely of the maner time and place hovv and vvhere to dispute This motion vvas so vvel liked of the Catholikes Accepted by the Catholikes that this M. Shervvine and tvvo other Priests that vvere condemned vvith him aftervvard M. Hart M. Bosgraue offered them selues to the combat drevve out questions subscribed their names and sent them to the said K Marshal But their questions pleasing him not they do accept and allovve of other questions sent vnto them from the said K. Marshal and do expect with ioyful minde the day appointed to dispute But loe He is remoued to the Tovver euen the day before they should haue disputed M. Shervvine was remoued to the Tovver vvhere he vvas at sundrie seueral times examined and racked In his first racking he was asked vvhere F. Campion and F. Parsons vvere His racking and the interrogatories vvhy he and they came ouer into England vvhat acquaintance he had here in England vvhether he had said Masse in M. Roskarokes chamber and vvhether he had of him at any time money His conferences vvith the Ministers did much good He was close prisoner almost a whole yere in which time he had diuers conferences with Ministers both priuately and in some open audience both of honorable and worshipful to the honor of God the benefit of his afflicted Church and to the admiration of most of the hearers He vvas after his first racking fet out in a great snovv and laid vpon the racke Great crueltie and the Gentilman in whose chamber he was taken was kept in a bye darck corner to heare his pitiful grones and complaints On Midsomer-day in the yere 1581 He vvas delt

of his life being sure to dāne his soule Then was it tendered him that if he would but confesse his fault and aske the Queene forgeuenes she would yet be merciful to him He ansvvered againe that his conscience did geue him a cleere testimonie that he neuer offended and therefore he vvould neither confesse that whereof he was innocent neither aske forgeuenes where no offence was committed against her Maiestie Wel By these nūbers of proffers it is plaine they iudged them innocent in their conscience then said Sherife Martine doe but acknovvledg those thinges which your fellovv Bosgraue hath done such as appereth by his examination and I will yet saue your life who denie● likevvise Then the people cried avvay with him and he beganne to pray in latin the Ministers and others desired him to pray in English and they vvould pray with him Who ansvvered that in praying with them he should deshonor God but if you were of on faith with me then I would pray with you But he desired al those that were Catholikes to pray vvith him and he vvould pray with them and as for any other that vvas a Christian and desirous to pray for him he would not let them although he would not pray with them And so after that he had ended his Pater noster began his Aue the carte vvas dravven avvay and there he hanged vntil he was dead and vntil his tvvo fellovves Richardson and Cottam did take the vevve of him His speaches were very intricat for that many did speake vnto him of seueral matters but here are the principal thinges by him vttered to my remembrance A true copie of a letter sent by that constant confessor Maistre Kirbie to certaine his frendes MY moste hartie commendations to you and the rest of my derest frendes If you sende any thing to me you must make hast because we looke to suffer death very shortly as alreadie it is signified to vs. yet I much feare lest our vnvvorthines of that excellent perfection crowne of Martyrdome shall procure vs a longer lif within these fevve daies Iohn Nicolls came to my chambre windovve with humble submission to craue mercy and pardon for all his wickednes and trecheries committed against vs and to acknovvledge his bookes Sermons and infamous speaches to our infamy and discredit to be vvicked false and most execrable before God and man which for preferment promotion hope of liuinge and fauor of the nobilitie he committed to writing and to the vevve of the worlde whereof beinge verye penitent and sorovvfull from his hart rather then he vvould cōmit the like offence againe he vvisheth to suffer a thousand deaths for beinge pricked in conscience with our vniust condemnation which novv haith happened contrarie to his expectation albeit he offered matter sufficient in his first booke of recantation for our aduersaries to make a bill of indightement against vs yet he minded then nothinge lesse as he novv protesteth He knovveth in conscience our accusations and euidence brought in against vs to be false and to haue no coullor of truth but onelye of malice forced by our ennimies and for Sledd and Mundaye he is him self to accuse them of this wicked trecherie falshoode and of their naughtie and abominable life of which he was made priuie and vvhich for shame I can not committ to vvritinge In detestation of his ovvne doinges and their wickednes he is minded neuer here after to ascēd into pulpet nor to deale againe in any matter of religion for which cause he hath for saken the Ministerie and is minded to teach a schole as I vnderstande by him in Norffolke in profe whereof he shevved me his nevv disguised apparell as yet couered with his Ministers weede I wished hym to make amendes for all his sinnes and to go to place of pennance and he ansvvered me he vvas not yet conformable to vs in euerie point of religion nor euer vvas but liued at Rome in hipocrisie as he hath done euer since in his ovvne profession Againe he thought that if euer he should departe the realme he coulde not escape burning He offred to go to Maister Leiutenant and to Maister Secretaire Vvalzingham and to declare how iniuriously I and the rest weare condemned that he him self might be free from sheddinge Innocent bloude albeit he was some what affraid to shevv him self in London vvhere alreadie he had declared our Innocent behauiour and his owne malitious dealinge tovvardes vs in his booke and Sermons To giue my censure and Iudgement of him certain I thinke that he will within short time fal into infidelitie except God of his goodnes in the meane time be mercifull vnto him and reclaime him by some good meanes to the Catholike faith yet it should seeme he hath not lost all good giftes of nature when as in conscience he was pricked to open the truth in our defence and to detect his ovvne wickednes and trecheries of others practised against vs to our confusion Novv I see as all the vvorld herafter shall easilie perceaue that the doinges of this man do confirme the olde saying That rather then God will haue wilful murther to be concealed he procureth the birdes of the aier to reueale it I am minded to signifie to Sir Fraūcis Vvalzingham this his submission vnto vs except in the meane time I shall learne that he hath as he promis●d faithfully to me alreadie opened the same Maister Richardson and Maister Philbie haue novv obteined some bedding vvhich euer since their condemnation haue laine vpon the bordes Maister Hart hath had many great conflictes vvith his aduersaries This morning the x. of Ianuarie he vvas committed to the dongeō where he novv remaineth God comfort him he taketh it verie quietly patiently the cause was for that he would not yeld to Maister Reignoldes of Oxford in any one point but still remained constant the same man he vvas before and euer Maister Reignoldes albeit he be the best learned of that sort that hath from time to time come hither to preach and conferre yet the more he is tried and dealt vvith all the lesse learning he hath shevved Thus beseeching you to assist vs vvith your good praiers vvhereof novv especially vve stande in neede as we by Gods grace shal not be vnmindefull of you I bid you farvvel this x. of Ianuarie 1582. Yours to death and after death Luke kirbie M. LAVRENCE RICHARDSON vvhose right name vvas Iohnson and M. Thomas Cottam Priestes and graduates THESE tvvoe vvere brought together to looke vpon M. kirbie vvhich vvas then hanging and being cut dovvne they vvere put vp into the carte vvhere vvith cheerefull countenances they signed them selues vvith the signe of the Crosse saying Here he blesseth the people neuer cursed them as lying Mūday vvriteth in his discouerie of Ed. Campion c. In nomine patris filij spiritus sancti M. Cottam turning him about said God blesse you al our Lord blesse you al

vvith a smiling countenance M. Richardson being commaunded by the sherifes man to looke vpon his fellovv vvho vvas in cutting vp said ô Gods vvill be done Vvith that one Field a preacher said dispatch dispatch to vvhō M. Cottam said with smiling coūtenāce what are you an executioner or a preacher fye fye His mirth in God proceded of a sincer conscience and courage A Minister standing by said leaue of those iestes it is no time to ●east he is a preacher and not an executioner he commeth to exhorth you to die vvel Cottam Truly by his vvordes he seemed to be an executioner for he said dispatch dispatch Field A vvise ansvver I did not say these vvordes to any such entent but that they vvhich vvere about the other should be quiet Cottam I crie God mercie for al my idle vvordes and I beseech you M. Sherife that you vvil not be offended vvith me for truely I vvould lye vnder your horse feete to be troden vpō befor I should offend you Then M. Richardson being placed right vnder the place vvhere he should hang diuers moued speaches to him al at one time To vvhom he ansvvered I pray you do not trouble me if you demaund any questions of me let them be touching the matter whereof I was condemned and do not moue nevv questions and thervpon he was turned backe to look vpon M. Kirbie who was then in quartering which he did and the head being cut of they held it vp saying God saue the Queene he being demaunded vvhat he said I say Amen I pray God saue her INNOCENCIE O happie mē that die in the fellovvship of al our holy aunciters And further said I am come hither to die for treason and I protest before God I am not guilty in any treason more then al Catholike Bishops that euer were in this land sithence the conuersion thereof til our time as wel if they were a lyue might they be executed for treason as I am novv To vvhom a Minister replied thus the case is not like for then Popish Priests liued vnder Popish Princes As though not to obey a prince in causes of religion vvere treason and did not disobey them so were no traitors In the meane time many wordes and sentences were vttered by M. Cottam And a Minister amōgest other thinges willed him to confesse his vvicked and leude behauiour which he had committed in fish-streat about foure yeres since A diuilish sclaunder raised by the Minister to disgrace the man of God Cottam Vvhat do you meane Sherife He vvould haue you to confesse the filthe you committed in fish-streat Cottam O blessed IESV thy name be praised is this novv laid here to my charg the Minister said no we do not charge you with it but we would haue you to descharg you thereof if there be any such thing An other Minister ansvvered He is charged vvith this act as truly as vvith treason no it vvas not he but his brother Cottam You shal here you accuse me for filthe committed about foure yeres since in fish-street and I was not in London this seuen yeres and if I had done any such thing what do you meane to lay it to my charg With that ij or iij of thē said that it was not he but his brother After that whilest they vvere talking with M. Richardson M. Cottam toke Bul the hangman by the ●leue and said to him A very zelous charitable act God forgeue the and make the his seruant take hede in time and cal for grace and no dout but God wil heare the take example by the executioner of S. Paul who during the time of his execution a litle drope of blood falling from S. Paul vpon his garment white like milke did aftervvard cal him to remembrance of him selfe and so became penitent for his sinnes and became a good man vvhose example I pray God thou maiest follovv and I pray God geue the of his grace The Minister of S. Andrevves said what did milke fal from his breast Cottam No blood fel from his necke or head in likenes of milke The vvrangeling of a Minister Minister of S. And. vvhat do you say he was saued by that blood which fel vpon him Cottam No. I maruel vvhat you meane and so was interrupted by some others to proceade Then the articles were redd and his ansvvers to them adding that as touching the doctrine of D. D. Saunders and Bristovv he allovveth of it so farre forth as they agree with the true CATHOLIKE CHVRCH OF ROME Topcliff and some other ministers said he builded his faith vpon Saunders To whom he ansvvered I build not my faith vpon any on man whatsoeuer but vpon the vvhole CATHOLIKE CHVRCH Then the rope being put about both their neckes and fastened to the post The Sherife said Novv Richardson if thou vvilt confesse thy faultes and renounce the Pope the Queene wil extend her mercie tovvards thee thou shalt be caried backe againe M. Richardson ansvvered I thancke her maiestie for her mercie but I must not confesse an vntruth or renounce my faith Al this vvhile M. Cottam was in praier and vttering of diuers good sentences saying al that vve here sustaine is for sauing of our soules and therevvithal lifting vp his eyes to heauen said O Lord thou knovvest our innocencie Then he vvas willed to confesse his treasons ô Lord said he hovv willingly vvould I confesse if I did knovv any thing that did charg me and if we had been guilty of any such thing A most notorious euidence of al their innocencie In the most barboroust place vvherof he had found better intertainement then here at home Hovv gladly they vvould haue had any one of them to cōfesse the pretēded fault surely on or other of vs either by racking or death would haue confessed it or els vve had been such people as neuer were hard of And I protest befor God that before my comming into England I vvas armed to go into Indea and if I might be sett at libertie I would neuer rest but on the iorney tovvardes that countrie with that the Sherife said the Queene wil be merciful to thee if thou wilt thy selfe he ansvvered I thancke her grace saying farther do vvith me what you thinke good and thervvithal the Sherife cōmaunded that the roope should be losed from the post And he remoued dovvne from the carte Then M. Richardson was willed once againe to confesse and aske pardon of the Queene he ansvvered that he neuer offended her to his knovvledg Then Topcliff said the like mercie was neuer shevved to any offender and if you were in any other common wealth you should be torne in peces with horses That vvere strange Then he was willed to pray he praied desiring al Catholikes to pray with him he said his Pater noster his Aue and his Cre●de and when the carte passed Lord receiue my soule Lord IESV receiue my