are mur derers of Gods flocke The seuenth conclusion of the causes of supplan ting assured safetie The eight conclusion how tymerous policie is wurst in a good cause The ninth conclusiō of zealous boldnesse in seruing the Queen The tenth conclusion that boldnesse dooth encourage the freendes The eleuenth conclusion of the daunger in medling with a naughty man The twelfth conclusion of tyme. The thirteenth conclusion as good the killing a true mā as sparing a traitour The foureteenth conclusion that the life of a king is the lyfe of his kingdome The fifteenth conclusion the most perillous traytour The sixteenth conclusion of such as stand against the Princes defence The seuenteenth conclusion when God is lesse serued then the deuill The eighteenth conclusiō that no attempt against her Maiestie ought to be accounted a priuate cause The meaning and proofe of the first conclusion Not all Papistes are traitours Note this England Which Papistes are traytours Learned Papists wilfull traitours Treason offence against Maiesty Treason against God Papists violate the Maiestie of God which is high treason against him The Pope an high Traitour against God and the Turke but an enimie Papists Traitours to Kinges and Kingdomes Traiterous doctrines of Popes for Kinges and Kingdomes The Pope will giue heauen to Subiectes to rebell against their Prince Traiterous dooinges of Papistes against Kinges Kingdomes speciall matter for England to marke Behold the horrible pride and villainous dealing of Popes Papistes and slauerie of Princes Example of the Popes Papistes dealing with King Iohn The great deuision between the two noble houses of Lancaster and Yorke caused by the Popish Clergy and Papistes Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury practised the deposing of King Richard the second King Henry the eight assaulted by the Pope and Papistes King Edward the sixt vexed by the Papistes The conspiracie of the late Coūcell of Trent The Pope teacheth to keepe no faith The whoore of Rome an actuall dealer in all wicked practises against Kinges Kingdomes The second conclusion prouing Englishe Papistes traytours to the Queene Papists that hold the Pope head of the Church in England are traytours to her Maiestie Papistes that hold the Popes excommunication against the Queene lawfull are traytours The Pope cannot excommunicate in England vnlesse he had iust authoritie so to doo Papistes drawe obedience from the Queene Papistes meritorious treason Seditious writers that send theyr trayterous Lybelles into England The circūstances of those trayterous Bookes These trayterous Bookes want no fauourers to spread them abroad and to credit them with what cōmendations they may The euyll dealing of Papistes a good lesson for England The third conclusion proouing English papistes traytours to the Realme of England The Papistes reuerence to theyr Pope hath made them carelesse of theyr Prince and Countrie Such an one as alloweth of all these wicked causes must needes be a traytour to his Countrie Clemencie cannot win a Papist whyle he continueth a Papist speciall examples for England to remember All dueties of loue kindred and nature broken by Papistes Example of the Papistes thankefulnes to Bishop Cranmer Example of the Papistes kindnes toward her Maiestie for the great lyberalitie of her most noble Father Papistrie increaseth and flourisheth by lenitie Christian trueth respecteth Heauen and Papistry the world Too much clemencie may be great crueltie A Booke called the Court of Conscience which I entend God aiding me to publish verie shortly God graunt that such Papistes as be enimies to her Maiestie and the Realme may be quickly cutte off
either by especiall name as he dooth or generallie vnder tytle of Heretiques of which sort he estéemeth her then hath he therin doone Pro suo iure as he might lawfullie doo And this being so supposed true then is it good to consider what is taken for Gods lawe and the lawe Ecclesiasticall De vitandis excommunicatis for shunning of excommunicate and accurssed persons which yéeld not to any repentaunt submission or reconciliation to the Church Forsooth that euery christian on paine of excōmunication De iure wherin to dye is thought to dye in state of damnation is bound to withdrawe from such accurssed persons not repenting all fréendlie or louing company and countenaunce all ayde and reléefe all seruice and obedience Which dooing for these good Subiectes of England to put in execution toward the Quéene were a verie meritorious acte But what dooth it merite The iust paines of treason for breaking their due alleageaunce and eternall damnation if they repent not for resisting Gods lawfull ordinaunce This géere goeth sore it is verie euident and plaine that by necessarie consequence to this confession of trayterousnesse they must be driuen if they will continue Papistes that is will affirme the Popes sentences not to erre or will giue the Pope any spirituall iurisdiction in England But such salues are not vnlyke to come out of his shoppe that dispenseth with breach of faith yea that openlie proclaymeth that there is no faith to be kept with Christs fréends and his aduersaries His shoppe that can send out badges with leaue to sweare and vnsweare with so lyberall permission as to saye Giue me thy heart and it suffyseth And well may it suffise for the heart will carrie the hand too when oportunitie serueth and when their Golden day approcheth of which they make so great account Such fellowes would be well looked on And because they cannot gette her Highnesse to ceasse to be their lawfull Quéene themselues haue ceassed to be her actuall Subiectes Because they cannot shifte her Maiestie from her Crowne they haue shifted themselues out of her Highnesse Dominions and are fled beyond the Seas Some being there send hyther their hereticall seditious traiterous Bookes yet licenced there against good president of Princes and against the example of her Maiesties demeanour toward the same Princes which by themselues or their Officers rather ought to haue restrained such dooings then to leaue so shrewd occasion of taking harme themselues by the like In these Bookes her right is impugned her faith is defamed her gouernement is discredited her honour is touched her Maiestie is many wayes violated and abated the Religion that her Highnesse holdeth and publisheth is called Scismaticall Hereticall Deuillish and with as many yll fauoured names as they can rehearse being yet in such eloquence perfect Oratours The Preachers and professours of the Religion that her Highnesse setteth foorth and professeth are tearmed wurse then Infidels her tytle of Supremacie ouer all her Subiectes is defaced for an vsurped and vndue name and her Subiectes hearts alienated and perswade to grudge against her These wicked and trayterous Pamphlettes want no fauourers to spread them abroade nor doo they that disperse them lacke any boldnesse to reade them in audiences in corners where they commend them defend them giue them great prayses for learning and substantialnesse as matters vnaunswerable when God he knowes there is no such surpassing excellencie in them as they that haue the spurres yet sticking in theyr sides and haue béene broken winded with ouer gallopping them yea they that are of their owne faction haue not béen ashamed to speake it how notablie they haue béen wounded by many of her Maiesties learned subiectes Neuerthelesse they continue writing still and all pretences that both the Pope and Papistes can deuise are daily and hourely spread abroad in the Realme to weaken the good willes of her Maiesties Subiects toward her and by all false and vaine coullers they can imagine they practise how to drawe more subiectes to take their parts But in the meane time as God gathereth his glorie out of all things yea euen out of sinnes so England out of this great euill thou maist gather some good a good example and good lesson for thée to learne that Papistrie is treason and he that is infected with treason is a traitour and so prouide against them héerafter Let them folow what humours they please doo thou in the meane time take a contrarie course Where they looke for an other time doo thou endeuour to maintaine this time Where they reach with expectation to altering of gouernement doo thou bend all thy force policie and meanes of seruice to the defence of this estate Where they pray for change specially of Quéenes do thou pray for the long and happy continuaunce of her Highnesse raigne Where they hide rebellious stomackes doo thou and thy Children shewe true and faithfull hearts Where they desire that her Maiestie and her Councell may be deceiued with flattering erronious pretence of policie and couller of clemency that vnder y e shadowe they may lurke and be nourished as serpent in bosome doo thou praye to God to giue iudgement to discerne them to search the bottome of their treasons that they may be shaken out vsed as daungerous vipers Where their trust is in the Pope and popish treasons and conspiracies let thy confidence be in God and his prouidence not shrinking from the same with thy best courage and prudence Where they will not sticke to vse all subtill vndermininges and will not lose the vauntage of times that they may one daye triumph in cruel violence doo thou pray that on this part be vsed all good policies that Gods offered meanes and good oportunitie be not refused and ouerslipped that God rent not the Kingdome from his annointed for sparing of his enimies but that it maye long flourishe in the handes of his most noble and vertuous handmaid our most excellent and gratious Soueraigne Lady Thus is it euident by reasons and examples what hearts Papistes beare to her Maiestie The third Conclusion that such Englishe Papistes are traitours to the Realme of England c. hath receiued two prooues already the one in the general treasons of all Papistes to all Realmes wherein England and Englishe Papistes are included the other in their traiterous mindes to the Quéenes Maiesties person and dignitie which is the highest treason that can be to the Realme of England Yet are there some other perticular dooinges more speciallie to enforce it namelie the experience that hath béene of their casting away the care of their Countrie and all other naturall affections to the ende with all immanitie and outragious vnnaturall crueltie to torment Englishe Christians and to subiect the Realme to forreine power for their false religions sake I am assured there are enow and too many that can remember both that they haue read in credible Histories and séene
shortlie after Ashbie was executed for the supremacie In the raigne of the noble Prince King Edward the sixt IN the month of Maie by meanes of a Proclamation for enclosures the commons of Sommersetshiere and 〈…〉 made a commotion but Sir Willam Herberd slew and executed many of the rebelles Also the commons of Cornewall and Deuonshiere rose against the Noblemen and Gentlemen and besieged the Cittie of Excester which was valiantlie defended Against these Rebelles was sent Iohn Lord Russell Lord priuie Seale with a number of Soldiours who entred the Cittie of Excester the fift day of August where they slewe and tooke prisoners of the Rebelles more then foure thousand and after hanged diuerse of them in the Town and Countrie about Diuers persons were apprehended as aiders of the foresaid Rebels of the which one was hanged within Algate and an other at the Bridge foote toward Southwarke both on Marie Magdalens day The Rebelles in Norfolke and Suffolke encamped them selues at Mount Surrey in a wood called Saint Nicholas Wood néere vnto Norvvich against whome Sir Iohn Dudley Earle of VVarvvicke went with an Armie where both he and a great number of Gentlemen méeting with the Rebelles were in such daunger as they thought all to haue died in that place But God that confoundeth the purpose of Rebelles brought it so to passe that as well there as in all other places they were partlie by power constrained partlie by promise of their pardon perswaded to submit themselues to their Prince The Earle of Warvvicke entred the Cittie of Norwich the seuen and twentie day of August when he had slaine aboue fiue thousand of the Rebelles and taken their chéefe Captaine Robert Ket of VVindham Tanner who might dispend in landes fiftie poundes by yéere and was woorth in mooueables aboue a thousand Markes and when he had put to execution diuers of the Rebelles in sundrie places about Norwich he returned About this time also a commotion began at Semer in the North-riding of Yorkeshiere and continued in the East-riding there ended the principall raisers whereof were William Ombler of East-hesterton Yeoman Thomas Dale parish Clarke of Semer and Steuenson of Semer. They being preuented by the Lord President from rising at Wintringham they drewe to a place at Semer by the Sea coast and there by night rode to the Beacon at Staxton and set it on fire and so gathered together a rude route Then they went to Maister Whites house and tooke him and Clopton his wiues brother Sauadge a merchant of Yorke and Berie seruaunt to Sir Walter Mildmay which foure they murdered a mile from Semer and there left them naked their number increasing to thrée thousand On the one and twentie day of August the Kinges pardon was offered which Ombler and other refused who were shortlie after taken and brought to Yorke where Thomas Dale and other were executed the one and twentie of September The seuen and twentie day of Ianuarie Humfrey A rundell Esquier Thomas Holmes Winslowe and Berie Captaines of the Rebelles in Deuonshiere were hanged and quartered at Tiborne The tenth of Februarie one Bell a Suffolke man was hanged and quartered at Tiborne for moouing a new rebellion in Suffolke and Essex Richard Lion Goddard Gorran and Richard Ireland were executed the fouretéenth day of Maie for attempting a new rebellion in Kent In the raigne of Queene Marie WIlliam Constable alias Fetherstone who caused Letters to be cast abroad that King Edward was aliue and to some he had shewed himselfe to be King Edward was arraigned at the Guild Hall of London hauing béene once before whipped for the same behauiour and deliuered but now he was condemned and the thirtéenth daye of March he was drawne hanged and quartered at Tiborne One Clober who sometime kept a Schoole at Dys in Norfolke with thrée brethren whose names were Lincoln made a conspiracie and being driuen to flight one Maister Shirman pursued and tooke him at a Towne called Eye in Suffolke where he was kept in prison till the next Sessions at Saint Edmundsburie whether his thrée mates being brought to him they were altogether drawne hanged and quartered Quéene Marie deceassing Elizabeth our most gratious and soueraigne Ladie second Daughter to the noble and victorious Prince King Henrie the eight to the great comfort of England enioyed her lawfull right and iust title being proclaimed Quéene of England Fraunce and Ireland defender of the Faith c. Now ceased the time of greuous vexation both in soule and body and the swéete comfort that euerie godlie minde desired did shewe it selfe shining in glorie and maiestie the greater cause haue we therefore to loue and honour that gratious Ladie who brought with her such aboundaunce of happines as neither tongue can woorthelie expresse it nor any pen sufficientlie set it downe Thankes be to God who preserued her Grace so woonderfullie in the time of many threatned troubles and daungers which by his prouidence she happilie escaped to our no small ioye and perfect consolation which troublesome time of her Graces suffering I haue héerto annexed according as it is set downe by that woorthy man Maister Iohn Fox in his Actes and Monuments the remembrance whereof may whet vs to be more duetifull vnto her then a number are and reioyce in God for our deliueraunce by her admirable patience ¶ The myraculous preseruation of Lady Elizabeth now our most dread and grations Queene of England from extreme calamitie and daunger of life in the time of Queene Marie her Sister BUt when all hath béene saide and told what soeuer can be recited touching the admirable working of Gods present hand in defending and deliuering any one person out of thraldome neuer was there since the memorie of our Fathers any example to be shewed wherein the Lordes mightie power hath more admirablie and blessedly shewen it selfe to the glorie of his owne name to the comfort of all good hearts and to the publique felicitie of this whole Realme then in the miraculous custodie and outscape of this our soueraigne Ladie now Quéene then Ladie Elizabeth in the straite time of Quéene Marie her Sister In which storie we haue first to consider in what extreme miserie sicknesse feare and perill her Highnesse was into what care what trouble of minde and what daunger of death she was brought First with great routes bands of Armed men and happy was he that might haue the carrying of her being fetcht vp as the greatest traitour in the world clapt in the Tower and againe tossed from thence from house to house from prison to prison from post to piller at length also prisoner in her owne house and garded with a sort of cutthroates which euer gaped for the spoile whereby they might be fingering on somewhat Secondlie to consider againe we haue all this notwithstanding how strangely or rather miraculouslie from daūger she was deliuered what fauour and grace she
For this is credible to be supposed that the saide wicked Gardiner of VVinchester had long laboured his wits and to this onelie most principall marke bent all his deuises to bring this our happie and deere Soueraigne out of the waie as both by his wordes and dailie dooinges sufficientlie appeared But such was the gratious and fauourable prouidence of the Lord to the preseruation not onelie of her Royall Maiestie but also the miserable and wofull state of this whole Iland and poore Subiects of the same whereby the proude platformes and peeuishe practises of this wretched Achitophell preuailed not but contrarywise both he and all the snares and trappes of his pernitious councell laide against an other were turned to a nette to catch himselfe according to the Prouerbe Malum consilium consultori pessimum After the death of this Gardiner followed the death also and dropping awaie of other her enimies wherby by little and little her ieopardie decreased feare deminished hope of comfort beganne to appeare as out of a darke clowde And albeit her Grace as yet had no full assuraunce of perfect safetie yet more gentle entertainement did dailie growe vnto her tyll at length to the moneth of Nouember seuentéene day of the same thrée yéeres after the death of Stephen Gardiner followed the death of Quéene Marie After whose deceasse succeeded her foresaide Sister Lady Elizabeth into her right of the Crowne of England who after so long restraintment so great daungers escaped such blustering storms ouerblowne so many iniuries digested and wrongs susteined by the mightie protection of our mercifull God to our no small comfort and commoditie hath beene exalted and erected out of thrall to libertie out of daunger to peace and quietnesse from dread to dignitie from miserie to Maiestie from mourning to ruling breefelie of a prisoner made a Princesse and placed in her throne Royall proclaimed now Queene with as many glad heartes of her Subiectes as euer was any King or Queene in this Realme before her or euer shall be I dare saye heereafter the Lord long holde his hand ouer her and send her to rule many and happy yeeres I beseech him Amen In this pittifull and rufull Historie thou hast O England three especiall thinges to consider First the hardnesse of the time then being and the vnmercifulnesse of those mens hearts who prepared all their deuillishe pollicies and inuented a world of wyles and deceites whereby they might gaine oportunitie to destroy this woorthy and famous Lady whose innocencie could not appease their blood thirstinesse nor whose vertues could not asswage their cruell dealing but euen as the wicked Iewes cried death against our Sauiour euen so these vnnaturall men did their vttermost against this Noble Lady Secondlie thou art to note her woonderfull patience her assured trust in God who neuer fayled her and euen when death was most of all threatned to her and that many occasions was giuen for her to doubt the same her patience was not any iote the more mooued but being confident in God to whom she referred the state of her innocencie and extremitie of their rigorous intentes she passed through all those agonies with a cheerefull and vndaunted heart and their practises to feare her was not so horrible but her patience in suffering was as admirable Thirdlie thou must remember the ready working hand of God for her in all her daungers how gratiouslie he preuented their deuises and had such an especiall care ouer his Daughter as no extremitie whatsoeuer could preuaile against her For which exceeding loue towardes thee how highlie thou art bound to his heauenlie Maiestie the manifold happy blessinges thou hast and doost receiue by her can sufficientlie tell thee But as I haue heeretofore giuen thee to vnderstand the punishment of Treason and tretcherous practises in the raignes of the Kinges before passed so likewise I must craue leaue a little to speake of such matters as hath happened since the raigne of our Soueraigne Lady and Quéene and then will we procéede on with the rest of our intent ¶ Since the raigne of our most gratious and Soueraigne Lady Queene Elizabeth THe fourth and fift day of Ianuarie did suffer at Durham to the number of thrée score and six Constables and other who were pertakers in the rebellion in the North with the Lordes of Westmerland and Northumberland amongst whome an Alderman of the Towne and a Priest called Plometree were the most notable Then Sir George Bowes Marshall finding many to be faultors in the foresaide rebellion did sée them executed in euerie markette Towne and other places betwixt Newcastell and Wetherbie about thrée score miles in length and fortie miles in breadth On good Fridaie the seuen and twentie daie of March Simon Digbie of Askew Iohn Fulthorp of Isilbecke in the Countie of Yorke Esquiers Robert Peneman of Stokesley Thomas Bishoppe the younger of Poklinton in the same Countie of Yorke Gentlemen were drawne from the Castell of Yorke to the place of execution called Knaues-myre halfe a mile without the Cittie of Yorke and there hanged headed and quartered their foure heads were set on the foure principall gates of the Cittie with foure of their quarters the other quarters were set in diuers places of the Countrie Oscolph Clesbe was with them drawne to the gallowes and returned againe to the Castell One Hillyard the Earle of Northumberlands man and a vagraunt person named William Godswher were taken among the other rebelles and were brought to Bervvicke where they were executed the foure and twentie day of Maie The seuen and twentie day of Maie Thomas Norton and Christopher Norton of Yorkeshiere being both condemned of high treason for the late rebellion in the North were drawne from the Tower of London to Tiborne and there hanged headed and quartered A conspiracie was made by certaine Gentlemen and other in the Countie of Norfolke whose purpose was on Midsommer day at Harlestone Fayre with sound of Trūpet and Drum to haue raysed a number and then to proclaime their deuillishe pretence against Straungers and other This matter was vttered by Thomas Kete one of the conspiracie vnto Iohn Kensey who foorthwith sent the same Kete with a Constable to the next Iustice before whome and other Iustices he opened the whole matter Whereupon Maister Dreugh Drewrie immediatlie apprehended Iohn Throckmorton and after him many Gentlemen of the Cittie of Norwich and the Countie of Norfolke who were all committed to prison And at the next Sessions of Gaole deliuerie at the Castell of Norwich the seuentéene of Iulie before Sir Robert Catlin Knight Lord cheefe Iustice Maister Gilbert Gerrard the Queenes Attourney generall and other Iustices ten of them were endighted of high Treason and some others of contempt diuers of them were condemned and had iudgement the one and twentie of August and afterward thrée of them were hanged bowelled and quartered which were Iohn Throckmorton of
may be great crueltie when it ouerfloweth to the good mens daunger The other Conclusions that followe haue great difference from these whereof I haue made some explication yet haue I not made so large an explication as trueth is well and easilie able to furnishe neither can I so well make it as the expedience of the cause asketh to giue the vauntage of eloquence to the goodnesse of the matter to helpe to drawe it into credite and effect of well moouing But being as it is rude and true great cunning and finenesse is the lesse néedefull where those for whome it is intended are so wise as it is farre more easie for naked troth to enforme them then for any gaie spéeche to leads them As for the other Conclusions that followe I neither haue nor will wade so farre in them because they are matters of consultation and meditation The effect thereof which is the safe preseruation of the Quéenes royall Maiestie and the Realme the auoiding of daungers that threaten the same the establishing of assurednesse boldnesse courage and fréedome of her Highnesse most good Councellours and Subiectes the taking auauntage of oportunitie and occasions the wéeding out of deceiuers and vnderminers the defence of her Maiesties honour and dignity the meanes to aunswer their charge toward God and namelie in dealing with men as they be affectioned to or against God The effect I saye of these other Conclusions I knowe doo continuallie busie her Maiestie and her most honourable Counsailours in thinking on them and prouiding for them therefore it shall no furder occupie me and other meane Subiectes then in prayer and readinesse to serue as her Maiestie and her Councell shall sée fitte to imploy vs. It shall suffise me and so ought it to content all other to knowe as we doo knowe what a wise Prince we haue what good Councell she hath chosen how well they haue gouerned what fruite we haue had of it so as nothing is left to vs but to giue thankes to beware that our sinnes giue not the occasion of losse and chaunge to serue duetifullie and to pray deuoutlie The Conclusion THus haue I England bréefelie collected such matters héere together as if thou héedfullie marke thou mayst make great profite of them And in trueth great néede thou hast to be carefull of them for Papistes were neuer bolder nor treason put more in practise then it hath béene of late dayes Remember that cruell murder in Fraunce at the mariage when the famous Admirall Shatilion was so vnnaturallie murdered Remember the late and horrible murder of the noble Prince of Orange and let these teach thée to be more circumspecte to that daungerous broode I could wade into furder matters as to tell thée of many other crimes and offences which thou hast meruailous néede to looke vnto but because I entended this present purpose in this Watchwoord I referre the rest to my other Booke called the Court of Conscience which thou shalt shortlie receyue from me And I dare awarrant thée that thou neuer readst not such a Booke in all thy life both for the circumstances of the matter and the woorthinesse of the whole in generall but tyll it come that thou thy selfe mayst iudge of it I will bréefelie desire thée to ioyne in prayer with me for the good successe of all happinesse that may please God to send thée Let vs praye that we may sée when those that shall wrest or procure to chaunge Lawe to erect the courage of any daungerous Uiper to such endes or to any aspiring hope of preuenting and vndermining vnder what couller name pretence or otherwise or to the safegarde of their persons that haue so attempted that they maye be declared and executed as enimies to the state and to the Quéenes safetie Let vs praye that we may sée such Lawes prouided for her Highnesse preseruation and the same so executed without restraint or slackenesse for any respect as the hope of Papistes such as be enimies to God the Quéene and the Realme may if they repent not be cutte off for euer Let vs praye to liue to sée that none may haue place Office or accesse into her Maiesties Court nor household no nor once into her presence that shall not be knowne to fauour both God and her so farre as any circumspection or policie can prouide it Let vs praye that no Office of dignitie Lawe or Iustice may be in their handes who doo not fauour the Lawe of God and acknowledge her Maiesties right that is head of Lawe and Iustice in this Realme Let vs praye that her Maiestie and her Councell may haue such particular knowledge of men that those that haue well deserued yea haue and yet doo hazard their liues in her Maiesties defence and haue vtterlie wasted themselues and their fréendes in her Maiesties seruice yet remaining vnrecompenced that they maye not loose the benefite of their labours that no euill tongue maye raise slaunder to their discredite but that they maye according to their good seruice be effectuallie and duelie rewarded the onelie meane to encourage other to earnest taking of paines Let vs praye that all such as be her Maiesties enimies may be weakened and her faithfull fréendes and well-willers strengthened that all auauntages may be vsed for her safetie and all subtill deuises and practises may be supplanted We trust it will be so for God hath not drawne these late mischéefes into lyght for nothing But before all thinges let vs praye to GOD to sende vs true repentaunce more ioyfull and effectuall receyuing of his Gospell and more and more vertuous ensuing it least as we lost our best King with liuing yll wee loose our best Quéene with liuing wurse And that therewith it may please him to direct all the dooinges of her Maiestie and her Councell to procéede in their good aduauncing his glorie and preseruation of the estate which without ielous circumspection for preseruing the Quéenes most royall personne can not be doone And that such good meanes and prouisions as GOD offereth to that ende be not refused or neglected which were to tempt GOD to forsake his cause to betraie our noble Prince and to giue away or rather cast away the Realme These be the daylie and nightlie prayers of good Subiectes and while we busie our selues with these prayers we doo after our principall confidence in Gods goodnesse rest our selues vppon the trust of her Maiestie and her most honourable Councell for whome we prayse God and to them we referre the guiding of vs and ours readie to followe them when we are commaunded with the vttermost of our power and perill knowing how they spare not their vttermost endeuour and perill with susteining the most vnpleasaunt life God knowes that may be for our sakes for our quiet profits and defence FINIS God long preserue and blesse our Queene Elizabeth and confound all her enimies Honos alit Artes. 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executed 1551. A Millers sonne fayning himselfe to be King Edward executed 1556. Foure Rebelles executed at Saint Edmundsburie 1557. The blessed protection of almighty God in preseruing the Lady Elizabeth in her manifold daungers and troubles The troubles of Lady Elizabeth in Queene Maries tyme. The historie of Lady Elizabeth Sir Richard Southwell Sir Edward Hastinges and Sir Thomas Cornwalles sent to fetch vp Lady Elizabeth The vnmannerlinesse of the Knights A straite Commission from the Queen to bring the Lady Elizabeth either quick or dead The gentlenesse of Queene Marie to send her horse Lytter to bring her Sister to trouble Lady Elizabeth taketh her iourney toward the Queene Lady Elizabeth brought vp to London Sir William Sentlowe cōmitted to the Tower Lady Elizabeth charged with Sir Thomas Wiats conspiracie Lady Elizabeth charged with the busines of Sir Peter Carew Lady Elizabeth threatned to goe to the Tower Lady Elizabeth purgeth her selfe to the Lordes Lady Elizabeths seruaunts remooued from her The Queenes men and women attendaunt vppon the Lady Elizabeth The hard dealing of a certaine Lord with the Lady Elizabeth The Earle of Sussex gentle to the Lady Elizabeth Lady Elizabeth writeth to the Queene but it would not serue Lady Elizabeth sent to the Tower The wordes of Lady Elizabeth entring the Tower The christian prayer of Lady Elizabeth The Lord of Sussex speaketh for Lady Elizabeth The Bishop of Winchester enimie to Lady Elizabeth Lady Elizabeth examined by the Bishop of Winchester The freendlie speech of the Earle of Arundel to Lady Elizabeth Sir Iames Acroft examined touching the Lady Elizabeth These were not the Officers of the Tower but such as went in white greene Lady Elizabeths seruaunts restrained from bringing her diet to the Tower Displeasure betweene the Lord Chamberlaine and the Lady Elizabeths men Lady Elizabeths wayting men in the Tower Variaunce betweene the Lord Chamberlaine Lady Elizabeths seruaunts Lady Elizabeth denied the lybertie of the Tower Lybertie graunted to Lady Elizabeth to walke in a garden Suspicious heads A young childe examined for bringing flowers to Lady Elizabeth The Constable of the Tower discharged of his Office and Sir Henrie Benifield with his cōpany placed about the Lady Elizabeth Lady Elizabeth both in great feare and doubt of her lyfe Lady Elizabeth in doubt of Sir Henry Benifield Lady Elizabeths prayer Lady Elizabeth remooueth from the Tower to Woodstocke Lady Elizabeth secluded from her seruaunts Lady Elizabeth in dispayre of her selfe Lady Elizabeths Vsher talketh with the Lord of Tame The gentle heart of the Lord of Tame to Lady Elizabeth Tanquam ouis Like a sheepe to to the slaughter Lady Elizabeth honourablie receiued and beloued of the people The gentle entertainement of Lady Elizabeth at the Lord of Tames house Sir Henrie Benifield grudged at the gentle entertainement of Lady Elizabeth The rude and vngentle behauiour of Sir Henrie Benifield Lady Elizabeth commeth to Woodstocke The strait watch kept at Woodstocke A merie storie concerning the straite keeping of the Lady Elizabeth The straitnesse of Sir Henrie Benifield merily noted Lady Elizabeth with much adoo suffered to write to the Queene The cruell dealing of Sir Henrie Benifield to the Lady Elizabeth reproued The Letters of Lady Elizabeth carried to the Queene Doctor Owen Doctor Wendie Queene Maries Phisitions sent to Lady Elizabeth The popish Prelates repined against the Lady Elizabeth Lady Elizabeth requested to submit her selfe to the Queene Councell of the Papists to marie the Lady Elizabeth to a Spaniard Wicked councell giuen against Lady Elizabeth Spaniardes more fauourable to Lady Elizabeth then some English men Lady Elizabeth in daunger of fyre Lady Elizabeth in daunger of kylling An other conspiracie of murder against Lady Elizabeth Lady Elizabeth preserued by the Lordes prouidence from execution in the Tower Winchesters platforme ouerthrowne Verses written by Lady Elizabeth in the glasse windowe Lady Elizabeth not suffered to come to the Lord of Tames house Lady Elizabeth wisheth her selfe to be a Milke maide The Lord William Haward gentle and fauourable to Lady Elizabeth Lady Elizabeth requested by Winchester to submit her selfe to the Queenes mercie Lady Elizabeth standeth to be tryed by the lawe Talke againe betweene Winchester and Lady Elizabeth Lady Elizabeth denieth to confesse any fault doone to the Queene Lady Elizabeth sent for to the Queene Lady Elizabeth brought to the Queenes bed Chamber Talke betweene the Queene and Lady Elizabeth Small comfort at the Queens hand toward her Sister King Phillip thought to be a freend to Lady Elizabeth Lady Elizabeth by Gods prouidence set at lybertie Sir Henrie Benifield discharged Mistresse Ashley sent to the Fleet. Three gentlewomen of Lady Elizabeths sent to the Tower Note the wonderfull working of the Lordes prouidence in sauing of Lady Elizabeth Lady Elizabeth delyuered by the death of Stephen Gardiner How the Lord heere beganne to worke for Lady Elizabeth Lady Elizabeth proclaymed Queene the same day that Queene Marie died The Lord make England thankefull to him for his great benefites Consideration of the hardnesse of the time then and the cruell dealing against Lady Elizabeth Consideration of the wonderfull patience of Lady Elizabeth Consideration of the present helpe of God at all times to Lady Elizabeth Rebelles executed at Durham 1570. Rebelles executed at Yorke Rebelles executed at Berwicke The Nortons executed Conspiracie in Norfolke Iohn Felton executed in Paules Churchyard in London 1571. Doctour Storie executed at Tyborne 1572. Kenelme Barney Edward Mather and Henry Rolfe executed for treason The Duke of Norfolke condemned for high treason and beheaded on the Tower hyll The Earle of Northumberland beheaded at Yorke for high treason Iohn Hall and Oswald Wilkinson executed 1573. Thomas Woodhouse executed 1574. Cuthbert Mayne executed 1577. Iohn Nelson executed Thomas Sherwood executed 1578. William Lacie Kirkman executed at Yorke Euerard Haunse executed Edmund Campion Ralphe Sherwin and Alexander Briant executed 1581. Thomas Foord Iohn Shert and Robert Iohnson executed Luke Kirbie William Filbie Thomas Cottā and Lauraunce Richardson 1582. Iohn Slade and Iohn Body executed Edward Arden executed in Smithfield 1583. William Carter executed Haddock Fenne Hemerfoord Nutter and Mūden executed Frances Throckmorton executed 1584. God sharply scourgeth al traitours who practise any euyll against their Prince England hath beene greatly endaungered by traiterous practises The cause of an euyll cut off the effect can take no place No greater enimies to the safetie of England then Papists The common speech of Traytours at theyr death It is the duety of euerie good subiect to haue a speciall care of the safety of his Prince The first conclusion of such as hold al the Popes doctrine to be true The second conclusion of such as expect theyr Golden day The third conclusion of such as would ouerthrow theys Countrey for theyr Idolatrous Religion The fourth conclusion of such as can not be wun to loue her Maiestie The fift conclusion of the property of papistry The sixt conclusion of such Papistes as