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A15032	The censure of a loyall subiect upon certaine noted speach & behauiours of those fourteen notable traitors, at the place of their executions, the xx. and xxi. of September, last past. As also, of the Scottish queen, now (thanks be to God) cut off by iustice, as the principal roote of al their treasons. On Wednesday the 8. of Februarie 1586. Wherein is handled matter of necessarie instruction and comfort for al duetiful subiectes: especially, the multitude of ignoraunt people. Feare God: be true to thy Prince: and obey the lawes.	Whetstone, George, 1544?-1587?; Churchyard, Thomas, 1520?-1604, attributed name.; T. C., fl. 1587.	1587 (1587)	STC 25334A; ESTC S113962	29,620	55

rewarded of the Pope when those y ● by their outward coūtenance promise not a rebellious spirite are enter●ained neither with the one nor the other West You put me in remembrance of a special difference that I obserued in Rome which wel confirmeth your opinion and is not impertinent to our conference being in Rome Anno dommini 1580 there was presented vnto the Pope a notale English shifter who named himselfe Seamer a one eyed person and such a one as had abused sundry greate estates in Germanie this man being in want and withall vnlearned as he could hardly read English was a suter to the Pope to be entertained into the English Seminary and ther to be instructed in the profession of the Iesuits he soone obtained his purpose and with a blessing of crownes was shortly after commended to Rheames and what there became of him I haue not heard at the same time there came to Rome an English Gentleman wonderfullye dronken with the zeale of the Romishe religion he had sometimes a proper lyuing and good store of mony lefte him by his father which for the most parte he consumed in the fellowship of the Papists in fine he was enioyned by his confessor I thinke vpon pollicye because he hadde little lefte to maynetaine him to resrayne from the drinking of wine and from the eating of all manner of flesh in the execution of which pennance for that in Italie there was smal store of fish and no beere or Ale he was for the moste parte driuen to liue with bread and water this Gentleman was so strickt in obeying pennance and so deuout in the Popes holinesse as of a number of Papists he was derided of some other tickled that he was a very Sainte vpon earth but what woulde Rome and all the Seminaries of Italie doe for this ignorant and deuout Gentleman Unto the shame of all Papists I truly certifie that with many a weary step in the deepe of winter he arriued at Rome he was not without some repining entertained w t eight daies allowance in the English Colledge but one daies succour aboue he could not compasse he laboured to be admitted into the fellowshippe of the Iesuits he was flatly denied and in recompence of al his toile charge zeale he was constrained to leaue Rome with a bare purse to seeke some new blinde aduenture his vsage made me to abhor the hipocrisie of Papists and inwardly to lament the blindnesse of my poore countryman we departed from Rome together my selfe minding to go vnto Vennis and he to Madona Deloreta To showe all the follies of the man in our iorney were tedious and more ridiculous at euery two miles end there was lightlie a Chappel and where he found our Lady or any other Saint fair painted he would there kneel down and pray but if the Images were in bad attire he euermore past them ouer with the salutation of his cap many a mile he stepped foorth of his way to reuerēce some old friers relick at Loreto he turned their lewd lie of our ladyes house into English to purchase the Iesuits fauour he did al the dueties of a Romish Catholique but for all his sure they woulde not admit him into their society thus wandred he al the dead winter from religious house to religious house in Italy yet for al his pennance and straitnes of life the poore Gent. coulde not gette a resting place the reason was as you haue saide and I wel obserued he shewed an apparance of an ignorant● zeale and no signe of a dissentious spirit Walk Wel leaue we these dissembling Iesuits to the iustice of God who visibly punisheth them with shame the most of their instruments with destruction and now neighbor Wilk I pray you showe vs what obserued you in y ● end of y ● last of these traitors Wilk The last that suffered was one of the Bellamies his countenance discouered him to be a setled papist as he could say little to saue his life so at y ● gallowes he said nothing to desēd his death West Although this traitor had but a dul spirit yet it seemeth he had a mallitious heart he and his friēds succoured Babington some of his coemates when feare of the lawe and shame of their odious treasons made them to shrowde themselues like a Fox in the couert it seemeth that they were as resolute to followe the treasons of Babington as they were ready to relieue him from the daunger of the lawe otherwise if this Bellamies brother had had an innocent conscience he woulde neuer with violente handes haue hanged himselfe Wilk God be praised that these rotten branches are thus cutte off but if his prouidence preuent not the mischiefes it is to be feared that of the root there wil grow many other apt to bring foorth the fruite of publique disturbance VValk In very trueth necessitie hath made the bloody deuices of the Scottish Q. so common as no good subiect may iustly be forbidden to deriue the cause both of forraigne and domestike conspiracies from her vnprincely heart our sacred Q. Elizabeths mercy hath many yeares contēded with a number of fearful admonitions to preserue both the life and honor of this most vnkinde queen when the Scottes her own people pursued her life and printed her defame the Queenes Maiesty entertained her as Augustus did his enemye Cinna she gaue her her life that many waies sought her own life and was so carefull of her honour that she forbad the bookes of her faults to be conuersant among her english subiects which almost in euery other nation wer made vulgar but Cinna after three times forgiuenes became none so faithful to Augustus when this Scottish Queen being three times thrise forgiuen remaineth none more bloodily infected to Queene Elizabeth her own hand writings be witnesses During the whole course of her abode in Eng. which may be properly called a protection and no imprisonment ther is nothing more manifest then that her mallice thirsted the death of her own life The currantes of her practises were so general as euery good christian prince know as much and certified her Maiestie no lesse in fine seeing y ● her pretēdings were not only against the person of her Maiestie but that they also reached to the change of christiā religion some zealous members of the Church of God in publique writing did set downe the daunger of her Maiesties mercye and in christian pollicy shewed by many waightie reasons that God deliuered the Scottish Queen vnto the sword of her iustice as he did many Idolatrous Princes into the handes of the Kinges of Israell but our most gratious queen notwithstanding these continual aduertismentes with a magnanimous heart digested all this danger yea she was so farre from reuenge as shee yeelded not to make her subiects partakers of the●e forraine counsels whom next vnder her they principally concerned Lastly when the continual

was a token of exceeding mercye in her Maiesty and mildenes in the iustice of England West There were neuer people gouerned with more mercie then the people of England vnder the raigne of our moste gratious Queene Elizabeth whose prosperitie the Lord long continue and truly I heard many wise men say that the greatnesse of her maiesties mercie applyed to an olde prouerb Ouer much pittie spoileth a Cittie is verie daungerous to the peace of England and some haue taken example by a fable of a frozen serpent that a pittiful husbandman found which he reuiued at his sire but as soone as the Serpent had gotten strength it stong the husbandmans children euen so these hollowe subiects I pray God I may not safelye name most Papists which run into many dangers of the lawe yet her Maiesties mercie so fauoureth them as it is to be feared they liue but to recouer strēgth to persecute her maiesties subiects Walk In very deede mercie breedeth presumption in the wicked but no doubt almighty God that for the crueltie which raigned vpon the earth drowned all the world saue onely Noah and his famelye is so well pleased with mercie as he seldome suffereth it to be the cause of inconuenienre especially where temperate iustice is ioyned with mercy and although the example of he pitifull husbandman and the frozen serpent may be well applied vnto her Maiesties mercie and the papists malice yet when the serpent stong his children the husbandman grieuouslye beate him euen so when these kinde of people turne her Maiesties mercye to publique disturbance Iustice will doe her office so that they shal hardly escape the censure of her maiesties lawes West God bring them to shame and confusion but Neighbour Wilcocks I pray you shewe vs thē names of the Traitors and manner of theire executions Wilk Upon the twentith day of September being tuesday Iohn Ballard a Priest and first perswader of Babington to these odious treasons was laide alone vpon a hurdell and six others two and two vpon a hurdell were drawne from Tower hill through the cittie of London vnto a fielde at the vpper end of Holborne harde by the high way side to S. Giles where was erected a scaffolde conuenient for the execution and there vpon a paire of gallowes so high and withal the place was so rayled to keepe off horsmen as the people might plainely see the execution West I am much deceiued if there were not a great multitude of people assembled to see the execution Wilk I cannot number the thousands but by computation there were able men enough to giue battaile to a strong enemie but one thing I especiallye regarded that although the assemblye were wonderfull great and the traitors all goodly personages clothed in silkes euerie way furnished to moue pittie that the order of their execution was a fearfull spectakle yet y ● odiousnes of their treasōs was so setled in euery mans heart as there appeared no sadnesse or alteration among the people at the mangling and quartering of their bodies yea the whole multitude without any signe of lamentation greedylye behelde the spectacle from the first to the last Walk Truly they that beare dutiful hearts towards the safetie of the Queenes Maiestie peace of their countrey would not but greatlie reioyce in their destruction which sought the general subuersion of the estate beside the kind affectiō motherly loue y t her Maiestie published by her gratious letters vnto the L. Maior and state of London wherein her Maiestie protesteth and sundrie of her gratious proceedinges fullie witnesseth that she desired no longer to liue then while in the whole course of her Maiesties gouernment she carried her selfe in such sort as might not onely continue their loue and goodwill but also encrease the same are causes strong enough to commaunde the multitude to reioice in nothing more then in the destruction of those that pretend any hurte vnto her Maiesties person But good neighbour Wilcocks continue your purpose concerning their execution Wilk The first day the Traitors were all placed vpon the scaffolde that the one might beholde the rewarde of his fellowes treason Ballard the Priest who was the first broacher of this treason was the first that was executed after that his bowels traiterous heart were thrown into the fire his head seuered from his shoulders was set vpon the toppe of the Gallowes West By the way I praye you what confession made this traiterons Priest at the time of his death Wilk He denied not his treason died an obstinate papist in his protestation he doubtfullie said if he had offended y ● Q. Maiestie or any mā els he was sorie so cōditionally desired forgiuenes to declare at full his traiterous mind he said I am sory I haue bin so ●●ādalous but most sory I haue bin so remis in my delings Walk The malicious affection of his heart towards the Q. maiestie appeared euē in the trēbling passage of death y t whereas his treasons were so impious odious dānable as the most wicked I meane his confederates for the most part confessed as the cōmon fame goeth y t they exceeded the greatnesse of her Maiesties mercie which may not be measured where there is any measure in offēding yet in his desire of remission at her Maiesties hands he added this cōditiō if as one that doubted if he had offēded her highnesse wel leaue we this dissembling traitor a pray to the crowes his soule to Gods iudgemēt good neighbour on with your tale to y ● next Wilk Next vnto this priest Anthony Babington was made ready to the Gallowes and in euery point was handled like vnto Ballard West Little may be the mone bad was the best but what obserued you in his end Wilk A signe of his former pride for whereas the rest through the cogitation of death were exercised in praier vpon their knees and bare headed he whose tourne was next stode on his feete with his hat on his head as if he had bene but a beholder of the execution concerning his religion he died a papist his treasons were so odious as the sting of consciēce perswaded him to acknowledge himselfe to be a most grieuous trespasser against God the Queenes maiesty West I wonder that men are so bewitched with the inticements of these Iesuits as they holde it a holly matter to lay violent hands vpon the Lordes annointed at their death their owne consciences perswade thē that the immaginations of such wickednes is damnable Wilk Pride enuie and ambition are the rootes of treason the body of treason is murther and all that mischiefe may deuise the fruites of treasons are ruines of kingdomes and common wealthes the generall reward of treason is the destruction of traitors and for that shame and perpetual infamie lead thē to the Gallowes to collor if it were possible their treason

Baiazet the nienth c. but innumerable that haue ben destroyed by the treason of their seruants West I hope these odious attempts wil discouer them and for that they are crept into seruices of accompt by subtilty it shal be the part of euery good subiect to certify their Lords who are perhaps vnacquainted with their religion of such dangerous seruants Wilk The last of these seauen that suffered was Abingtō his father was an officer of good credite in her maiesties house and for many aduauncements was bound to say God saue good Queene Elizabeth but his sonne was a notable Papist an Archtraitor and at his death did all that in him lay to settle a feare in the heartes of the ignorant multitude with a speach that ther could not choose but be a great effution of blood in England very shortly VValk Gods prouidence maketh it apparāt that y ● prophises of traitors proue not euermore scripture Throgmorton the traitor said before one yeare were expired the prosperitie peace of England should be tourned into general callamitie but the date thereof is out and I hope the destiny past No doubt he knewe of a number of mallitious enemies vnto the state and with the spirite of their wickednesse he blundered foorth his prognostication but let all good subiects to their comfort and Traitors to their confusion knowe that the wicked diggeth a pit and falleth therein himselfe and who treadeth down the hedge a serpēt shal bite him ther is no wisedome there is no vnderstāding there is no counsell against the Lord The horse is prepared the day of battaile but the Lord giueth the victory The Iewes had S. Paule in prison yea fortie of thē vowed that they wold nether eat nor drink vntil they had flaine him but God according to the Psalmist in a due time defended him yea in that distresse he came and stode by Paule thus comforted him Be of good cheare Paule for as thou hast testified of mee at Ierusalem so muste thou beare witnesse also at Rome The Angell of the Lorde led Peter foorth of prison the Angell of the Lorde defended Sidrack Mi●aack and Abednago in the burning fire the Angell of the Lorde stopped the Lions mouthes that shoulde haue deuoured Daniell the Angell of the Lorde with a drawne sword tould Io●ua that he was the chiefe of the Lordes hande A comfortable saying and a true experiment that this holie Angell of the Lord with a drawne sworde although not visibly seen stādeth between the godly their enemies and then though the wicked come armed with horses chariots an hoast of men they shal be ouercome with their subtil deuices their twords shall go through their own harts The lord wil haue the p●ide of y ● vncleane Pope abased al the world striue in vain to set him vp again if his friends look into his disgraces since victorious King Henrye the eight first vnmasked his abhominatiō they shal finde no cōfort to take his part he was thē in his strēgth the greatest princes of christēdome his friend yea for the Popes cause they were K. Henries greatest enemies the Pope sent Cardinal Poole ambassadors to moue the French K against the K. of England the French made many braggs but bit little the mighty Emperor Charles the 5. prepared a great Nauie at the Popes request to trouble the peace of england the fauoring of whose inuasion cost the Marques of Exe●ers head but this attempt prospered not but which had likelihood to do more hurt then all the boast of forrain power by the practize of Cardinal Poole 20000 rebels in Lincolne shire for religiōs sake had put themselus in armes but when they vnderstood of the K. power cōming against thē they cried for pardon least their chieftaine D. Mackerel monk called captain cobler to the censure of iustice In february following the Pope by his instrument cōpassed a meer cōmotion in Yorkshire of 40000. rebels but by the prouidēce of God the night before the armies should ioine they were seuered by a mighty fal of water in somuch as vpon a part by the captaines of both sides the rebels were appeased departed w tout blodshed in the 3. yere of K. Eward the 6. the Pope to set vp his authority in Eng. by his seditious instruments moued generall rebellions through Eng. but they were ended w t the destruction of the kings rebellious subiects Q Marie though vnsound in religion had the better hand against her rebels whom no doubt God therin fauoured for her godly father K. Henry the 8. as he did the Idolater Abdias for his greate grandfather Dauids sake But the manifold disgraces which our soueraign lady Q. Elizabeth hath giuen vnto this bloody pope out of whose tirany euē frō her very cradle the Angel of y e lord hath miraculously deliuered her maiesty open the incomparable strength of Gods prouidence and offer cause of admiration to the whole worlde when for our sinnes Queen Mary committed both the word and fworde to the hipocrisie and tyranny of the Cleargie good lady her life was assayled with a thousand publique and priuate practises but the Angel of the Lord stil stode between her and her harmes and from the fetters of aduersitie loosed and crowned her Maiestie with the supreame dignitie of this Realme and as a prognosticatiō of his ruine by her renown the yeare that God placed her royall throne he displaced these christian Princes the Popes great friendes The Emperor Charles the sift the Queene of Hungarie Queene Mary of England two kings of Dēmarke Bona Sferza Queen of Polonia Henrie the third the French king Ierolme Pruoli Duke of Vennice Hercules Daeste Duke of Ferrara and Paule the fourth Pope of Rome that these setled friēds of the Pope being remooued other princes better affected or at lest not so hurtful to the passage of the gospel might occupy their places the Pope and all his fauorers while their strength yet lasted shot to depriue her maiestie of her crowne and dignitie God so strengthned her maiestie as by her power the French were dishonorably driuen out of Scotland and by her wisedome both Realmes were deliuered from forraine bondage yea the King of Scottes is bound to confesse that from God and her Maiesties goodnesse he and his posterity possesse a kingdome this peaceable victorie against the french discomforted the Pope a few yeares in fine Pius Quintus set D. Morton an english fugitiue a worke to raise a commotion in the north parts the Earle of Northumberland the Earl of Westmerland and others entred into open rebellilion the very sound of her Maiesties power dismaed them and happy was he that could run fastest away the principals fled but escaped not the iustice due vnto traitors the Earle of Northūberland was soone broughte vnder the censure of her maiesties lawes and according to his deserte was beheaded at