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A piththy [sic] note to Papists all and some that ioy in Feltons martirdome Desiring them to read this and to iudge not in spite at simple trust to grudge. Set foorth by one that knew his life, and was with him at the houre of his death, which was the viii. of August. Anno. 1570. at the west end of Paules Churche ouer against the Bishops gate, where he set vp the Bul.
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Knell, Thomas.
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once relented this not once before his death But as malicious Traitor he on Gallows gaue his breth ¶ Wheras he said in midst Guilde Hall before the Iudgement seat That they might wel his body take but more they could not get ¶ For why his soule he had commit vnto his hollow hope To Iesus Christe to him think yée nay to his dad the Pope ¶ Oh Traitor bolde to Christe God oh prowd blasphemouâ—â—ung That euer popish ignorance should rest in olde or yung ¶ wheÌ„ Christe hath shed his déerest blood when Christes hart was rent When Christe hath paid the price for vs his Father to content ¶ Shall we once dare alas to say when other name is none But Iesus Christe to saue our soules by his déer death alone ¶ That Pius Pope our soules can saue which can not saue him self But yéeld his power to mortal death oh blinded Romish elf ¶ Was Paule for vs once crucified was Mary Mark or Iohn No no it was our Iesus Christe to whom be praise alone ¶ But Papists make of him least count which took the greatest pain And all their trust is stil in them that giue the smallest gain ¶ If Felton had those woordê denied though euen at the last end I would haue said and many mo he had been Christes fréend ¶ His death was nothing Martir like he died a Papist blinde An Enemy to Christe and Queen a Monster out of kinds ¶ A new stert by Herostratus to get himself a name Though that his déed and end shal be ay to his endles shame ¶ For as the fame of Godly men shall ouerliue the graue So Fame dooth yéeld to wicked men the right that they should haue ¶ So long as Guilde Hall dooth remain there shall remain like wise A memory of Feltons facts before all peoples eyes ¶ Iohn Felton Traitor which denied the Queen our supreme head Iohn Felton Traitor which aduanc't the Pope his Bul of lead ¶ Iohn Felton Traitor which did séek a forren power to place Against our Queen Elizabeth high Treason to her grace ¶ Iohn Felton Traitor which so raild against the Iudges graue Iohn Felton Traitor which denied his Iudgement for to haue ¶ Yea if that men doo want to read the Livelles that are writ The pauing stones wil witnes bear his Treason to requit ¶ His Blasphemyes his raging spite his brainles wilful talke Dame Fame with Eccho shall refound in eu'ry caue to walke ¶ Iohn Felton Papist héer was raignd that Traiterous rebelméer That faithles man that Hypocrite receiued Iudgement héer ¶ So long as Newgate stands in sight his memory shall last And witnes bear what blasphemies out of his mouth he cast ¶ When learned men Preachers graue be stowd their learned pain To win his Soule to Iesus Christe how he did them disdaine ¶ How obstinatly he did rest in his vnskilful minde That none could him perswade to sée he was so wilful blinde ¶ That shall the Stones of Newgate tel if Papists would denye And how he did aduaunce the Pope whiche made him sence so hye ¶ Refusing councel of Gods Book none could perswade his hart In any point to trust the truthe wherby he should conuert ¶ The stayers there in morne can tel how Preachers did exhort That he would change his foolish minde 〈◊〉 Christe the strongest Fort. ¶ But stil he said I am right wel perswaded sure I And as I am perswaded so I mene in that to dye ¶ In Christe if his perswasion were no dout there was no shame But that vnto the Church of GOD he might haue colde the same ¶ For Corde creditur saith Paule with hart to think makes iust But Ore fit Confession is saluacion sure to trust ¶ But his Confession there did tel what faith was in his minde Anto his sauiour Iesus Christe truly but small to finde But to the Pope that horned beast his hart was fixt ful sure And it to leaue while life did last none could him once procure ¶ The Draile wheron he lay fast bound in midst olde baily stréet Shall tel that Preachers woords for ay which then there did him méet ¶ Oh Felton said he now relent now dooth approche the time When it wilde to late for qrée for too repent thy cryme ¶ Now yéeld to Christe trust in his blood â—eâ—y the Pope and all Defy his Bulles and Pardons vile which haue begun thy thrall ¶ GOD yet dooth offer thée his grace Christe Iesus spredes his armes Yet to receiue thy soule to grace and to preuent thy harmes ¶ But he as graceles héeld on stil in latin Prayers tho And gaue no eare vnto the man that did exhort him so ¶ At last the Preacher said again oh Felton yet forsake Thine errors blinde by Iesus Christe a perfit end to make ¶ As thogh said he moste stoutly then ye would the People blase And make them think I died not wel this said he without maze ¶ So may they think quod he again except thou doo repent Because against bothe Christe Queen thy Treason thou hast bent ¶ Oh iudge me not quod Felton then I 'le iudge quod th' other thée For Christe hath taught me by the fruteê alwayes to iudge the Trée ¶ While thou art héer I iudge thy déed but GOD shall iudge thée ay And if thou doo not now repent Hel fire shal be thy pay ¶ All this benignitie of GOD this Felton did dispise And gaue no ear til as he saw the Gallows with his eyes ¶ Which Gallow tréein Paules Churche yard shall tel the endles shame Of Felton there for Treason hangd to peril of his name ¶ And eke the GrouÌ„d shall witnes bear how Conscience his was vrged By Preachers which by truthe did hope his hart then to haue purged ¶ But GOD I think had theÌ„ shut vp the bowelles of his grace To him whose stubburn hart before refusde truthe to imbrace ¶ For Miserere on his knées all trembling he did say But softly to him self that few could hear what he did pray ¶ Belike he thought as Papists doo the Latin to excel And so he thought his prayer said therin to be ful wel ¶ For he did neuer once desire Gods people to assist Him in his prayers he then made but did euen as he list ¶ Much les then to repent his fall and turn to GOD by grace On Ladder he gan spake alowd maintaining of his cace ¶ And purg'd his hart of Treason quite that euer it was cléer Which when the woorthy Sherif heard he said that all might hear ¶ Felton a more malicious feat of Treason neuer was Then thou a Traitor raÌ„k hast wrought and falsly brought to passe ¶ Then was he hanged vp a while in what a cace GOD knowes Such as haue iudgement in the act I leaue the end to those ¶ Cut down he was and liu'd again but after spake not much For why the Executioner seru'd him but a Traitors tuch ¶ So no good signe in life or death of any Christian minde But as he liu'd I say he died a paruerst Papist blinde ¶ But this may make the Papists ioy that they had one so stout For their Relgion and their looue to passe such torments out ¶ But let them stay Religion was no cause why he so died But sure because the English lawes a Traitor rank him fried ¶ He would haue made Religion his plea when he was brought To his examination but that preuaild him nought ¶ For his Religion hey had not to dele with him at all But for high Treason he was iudged in midst of the GuiIde Hall. ¶ And when he saw Religious scuse could not his torment stay But that he must by force of Law to Traitors death obey ¶ Such Sprite him led as in him was moste wilfully to stand Against Gods truthe whiche now is preacht throughout this Britain LaÌ„d ¶ So so mtime GOD for sinners sakes dooth giue the Deuil power To holde mens mindes in error fast that he should them deuoure ¶ And Sathan is so false him self that he can soon infect All such with vile Hypocrisie whom GOD wil so reiect ¶ But sure I think if Treason has not brought him to his death Religion neuer was so déer to him as t' end his breth ¶ For neuer yet was heard or séen for such Religions sake That any only haue béen brought to dye at Block or Stake ¶ Ful many of that godles sect haue béen attainted sure And haue for Treason suffred smarts as Law dooth right procure ¶ And haue in iudgement and in death as destitute of grace Continewd as this Felton did which makes me rue his cace ¶ For sure his bodyes death I nought at all did then lament But death of body and of souls dooth make my hart relent ¶ Beware ye papists all take héed I read you yet beware And cast all Popery from your harts take héed of hellish rore ¶ And if you wil not yet be true to GOD and our good Queen I pray to GOD that all your endes as Feltons may be séen ¶ And GOD saue Queen Elizabeth from Papists wil and power That sharpned swoord by Gospelles force may all her Foes deuoure Amen ê™ T. Knel Iuni.