Lordes Knightes and other to the number of thrée score and fiue were taken All these were condemned by the iudgement of Andrew Herkeley Earle of Carlile and on the two and twentie of March following Thomas Earle of Lancaster was beheaded and Warin de Lile William Tochet Thomas Manduit Henrie Bradbourne William Fitzwilliam the younger and William de Cheyney Barons were hanged and quartered at Pomfret Iohn Mowbray Roger Clifford and Goceline Deynvile were drawne and quartered at Yorke Bartholmew Badlesmere at Canterburie Henrie de Mountfort and Henrie Willington at Bristow Iohn Clifford and Roger Elinbrough at Glocester William Kerdife and Henrie Chies at London Frances de Aldham at VVindsore Thomas Culpeper at VVinchelsea The rest of their complices were bestowed in diuers prisons Andrew Herkeley Earle of Carlile vnder colour of peace feigned a mariage which by the King his Nobles was reputed for Treason wherevpon he was apprehended by his trustie fréend Sir Anthonie de Lucy and afterward was disgraded of the Earledome by the taking the swoord from him and cutting off his spurres then was he hanged and quartred at Carlile his head being sent to London and his quarters to foure partes of the land Hugh Spencer the elder and Hugh Spencer his sonne were verie troublesome persons to the Realme and caused many seditious treasons to arise daily but the Father was taken at Bristowe where he was drawne to the Gallowes in his Armour and so hanged then was he taken downe and beheaded and his body hanged vp againe and after foure daies his body was cutte in péeces and cast to the Dogges to be eaten but his head was sent to Winchester Hugh Spencer his sonne was brought to Hereforde where he was condemned without aunswere and was drawne and hanged vpon a paire of Gallowes thirtie foote hie and afterward was headed and quartered Simon Reading and Robert Baldocke Bishoppe of Norvvich and the Kinges Chauncelour who were pertakers with them in their traiterous rebellions the saide Simon Reading was drawne and hanged on the same Gallowes but ten foote lower and Robert Baldocke died in Newgate with many tormentes And many of their confederates were executed in other places so that but fewe of them escaped without punishment In the raygne of King Edward the thirde ROger Mortimer for consenting to the murthering of the Kings Father and many other notorious treasons was condemned at VVestminster in the presence of the whole Parliament and afterward was drawne to the Elmes and hanged on the common Gallowes where he hanged two dayes and two nightes by the Kinges commaundement there were hanged with him Sir Simon de Burford Knight Sir William Burford that was Iustice and Iohn Deuerel Esquier who was desirous to haue made open confession of the Kinges Fathers cruell death but he could not be suffered The Londoners sought to kill Iohn of Gaunt the Kings Sonne Duke of Lancaster for a word which he had spoken against their Bishoppe wherevpon the King deposed the Mayor and Aldermen of London and appointed other in their places and Sir Iohn Minsterwoorth Knight with others were drawne and hanged for the same In the raigne of King Richard the seconde BY the wicked perswasions of Iohn Ball a seditious Préest the Commons of Kent and Essex rebelled against the King chusing for their Captaines in their rebellion Watte Tiler and Iacke Strawe They came to Blacke Heath and so on to London and entred the Cittie on Corpus Christi day where they destroyed many goodly places of the Nobles and others as the Sauoy Saint Iohns by Smithféeld the Manour of Highburie by Yseldon and the Temple where the Prentises of the Lawe were lodged for the increase of their Studie They tooke out of the Tower of London where the King was then lodged Simon Sudburie Archbishop of Canterburie Lord Chauncelour of England Robert Halles Priour of Saint Iohns and Treasorer of England William Apelton a Frier Minor the Kinges Confessour and Iohn Legge a Seriant of the Kinges and beheaded them all on the Tower Hyll They beheaded diuers other in many places as Sir Iohn Cauendishe Lord chéefe Iustice of England the Priour of S. Edmundes-burie and other Richard Lions a famous Lapidary of London was drawne out of his house and beheaded in Chepe They beheaded all men of Lawe as well Prentises and vtter Barresters as Iustices and all Iurers that they might get into their hands They spared none whome they thought to be learned were it neuer so lyttle especiallie if they found any to haue pen and inke they pulled off his hoode and cried out all with one voice hale him into the stréetes and cut off his head The King to pacifie their furie offered them peace on condition they would cease from burning of houses and slaughter of men which the Essex men tooke and returned home but the Kentish men remained burning and killing styll as before Wherevpon the King sendeth Sir Iohn Newton Knight to Wat Tiler their Captaine to intreate him to come talke with him about his owne demaundes the Knight hauing doone his message Wat Tiler mallepartlie aunswered that he would come at his owne pleasure neuerthelesse he followed softlie after the Knight and when he came néere Smithféeld where the King tarried his comming the same Knight was sent againe to méet him and vnderstand his requests Wat Tiler séeing the Knight come néere vnto him on horse backe proudlie saide it had become him better to be on foote in his presence the Knight aunswered that it was no harme sith himselfe was also on horsebacke therewith Wat Tiler drew his Dagger and offering to strike called the Knight Traiteur wherevpon the Knight drew his dagger too and aunswered him that he lyed The King séeing the Knight in daunger commaunded him to alight on foote and to deliuer his Dagger to Watte Tyler whose proude minde would not be so pacified but would néedes run on the Knight wherevppon there came to the King William Walwoorth the Mayor of London and many other Knightes and Esquiers who affirmed that it would be a shamefull reproch if they should suffer the Knight to be murdred At last the King commaunded the Mayor to arrest the Rebell which Mayor being a man of verie valiaunt courage arrested Wat Tyler on the head with such a mighty stroke as he caused him to fall downe greatly astonied then a number more enuironed the Rebell round about and gaue him so many woundes as he had no life left in him c. Iacke Strawe being likewise taken when at London he should lose his head by the iudgement of the Maior confessed as followeth The same time sayth he that we came to Black Heath when we sent for the King we purposed to haue murdred all Knightes Esquiers and Gentlemen that should haue come with him and to haue led the King royallie vsed vp and downe that with the sight of him all men especiallie the common people might
Norvvich Gentleman who stoode mute at his arraignement but at the gallowes confessed himselfe to be the chéefe conspiratour and that none had deserued to die but he for that he had procured them With him was executed Thomas Brooke of Rolsebie Gentleman the thirtie day of August and George Redman of Cringlefoord Gentleman was likewise executed the second day of September The eight day of August Iohn Felton who before had béen condemned in the Guild Hall of London for hanging a Bull at the gate of the Bishoppe of Londons Pallace was drawne from Newgate into Paules Churchyarde and there hanged on a gallowes newe set vp that morning before the Bishops Pallace gate and being cut downe aliue he was bowelled and quartered The first day of Iune Iohn Storie a Doctor of the Cannon Lawe who had béene a great persecutour of Gods flocke in the raigne of Quéene Marie hauing béene before condenmed of high treason was drawne from the Tower of London to Tiborne and there hanged bowelled and quartered his head set on London Bridge and his quarters on the gates of the Cittie The eleuenth day of Februarie Kenelme Barney and Edward Mather were drawne from the Tower of London to Tiborne and Henrie Rolfe from the Marshalsea in Southwarke to the same place of execution where they were all thrée hanged bowelled and quartered for treason Barney and Mather for conspiracie and Rolfe for counterfeiting the Quéenes Maiesties hand The sixtéenth of Ianuarie the Lord Thomas Haward Duke of Norfolke was arraigned in VVestminster Hall before George Lord Talbot Earle of Shrewesburie high Steward of England for that day and there by his Péeres found guilty of high treason and had iudgement accordinglie So on the second day of Iune following in the morning betwéene the houres of seuen and eight the said Thomas Haward Duke of Norfolke was beheaded on a Scaffolde set vp on the Tower hill The two and twentie day of August Thomas Percie Earle of Northumberland late of Topcliffe who had béene before attainted by Parliament of high treason as being one of the principall conspiratours in the late rebellion in the North and now brought out of Scotland whether he had fledde was beheaded at Yorke about two of the clocke in the after noone on a newe Scaffolde set vp for that purpose in the Market place The eight and twentie day of Nouember Iohn Hall Gentleman and Oswalde Wilkinson late of Yorke and Gaoler of Yorke Castell being before arraigned and condemned of high treason were drawne from the Tower of London to Tiborne and there hanged bowelled and quartered The sixtéene day of Iune Thomas Woodhouse a Priest of Lincolneshiere who had béen long prisoner in the Fléet was arraigned in the Guild hall of London and there condemned of high treason who had iudgement to be hanged and quartered and was executed at Tiborne the ninetéene day of Iune Cuthbert Mayne being condemned of high treason the thirtie day of Nouember was drawne hanged and quartered at Lawnceston in the prouince of Cornewall The third day of Februarie earlie in the morning Iohn Nelson being condemned of high treason against her Maiestie was drawne from Newgate to Tiborne and there hanged bowelled and quartered The seuentéene day of Februarie one named Thomas Sherwood hauing béen before condemned of high treason was drawne from the Tower of London to Tiborne and was there hanged bowelled and quartered William Lacie and one Kirkman a Priest being condemned of high treason were drawne hanged and quartered at Yorke Euerard Haunse alias Ducket an obstinate and a wicked Traitour hauing béene condemned of high treason was drawne from Newgate to Tiborne and there hanged and quartered according to his iudgement The first day of December Edmund Campion Iesuite Ralphe Sherwin Alexander Briant Seminarie Priests were drawne from the Tower of London to Tiborne where they were hanged and afterward were bowelled and quartered for high treason On Monday the eight and twentie day of Maie Thomas Foord Iohn Shert and Robert Iohnson Priests who were copartners with Campion in his traiterous enterprises were drawne from the Tower of London to Tiborne where they were hanged bowelled and quartered for high treason On wednesday following being the thirtie day of May Luke Kirbie William Filbie Thomas Cottam and Lauraunce Richardson who were likewise of Campions confederacie were drawne from the Tower of London to Tiborne and there hanged bowelled and quartered for high treason Iohn Slade and Iohn Bodye two obstinate and notorious Traitours being condemned of high treason Iohn Slade was drawne hanged and quartered at VVinchester on Wednesdaye being the third daye of October and Iohn Bodye executed in like manner at Andouer on the Saturdaye following Edward Arden Esquier being condemned of high treason was drawne from Newgate into Smithfield where he was hanged bowelled and quartered And Iohn Sommeruile who should haue béene executed with him being condemned for the same offence destroyed himselfe in Newgate the day before William Carter a Stationer by Occupation for printing of traiterous Bookes and other notorious offences was drawne from Newgate to Tiborne where he was hanged bowelled and quartered On Wednesday being the twelfth day of February Haddocke Fenne Hemerfoord Munden and Nutter were all fiue drawne from the Tower of London to Tiborne where they were hanged bowelled quartered for high treason Fraunces Throckmorton Esquier for diuers traiterous practises attempted against the Quéenes Maiestie was arraigned and condemned in the Guild hall of London and afterward on the tenth day of Iulie he was drawne from the Sessions house in London to Tiborne where he was hanged bowelled and quartered Héere maiest thou O England as in a Glasse behold the successe of treason from time to time by these so many and sundrie examples héere offered vnto thée whereof full many remaine freshe and quicke in remembrance thou maist discerne how God who placeth Kinges and Princes in their seates and Signories and by whose appointment they haue their ruling on earth dooth sharply chastise such wicked braunches as deale otherwise then beséemes them with their Princes and Gouernours Be their mindes neuer so hautie be their deuises neuer so subtill yea and let them worke neuer so closelie his eye discerneth them and séeing their secrete intentions is against them whome he hath annointed he bringeth them and their practises to open view that the world maye sée their vnduetifull dealing and by the punishment which he woorthelie imputeth to such offendours the rest may learne and dispose themselues to better gouernement But let me England come a lyttle néerer thée and order the matter so as thou mayst finde thy selfe touched in déede Perhappes thou wilt saye these thinges are doone and past and they were but a certaine fewe that thus haue offended and being iustly scourged for their misdemeanours they are now quite worne out of remembraunce in hope there remaineth none such
if it could be prooued by me For I knowe my selfe I thanke God to be out of the daunger thereof wishing that I were as cléere out of the perill of mine enimies and then I am assured I should not be so locked and bolted vp within walles doores as I am God giue them a better minde when it pleaseth him About this time was there a great consulting among the Bishoppes and gentlemen touching a mariage for her Grace which some of the Spaniardes wished to be with some Stranger that she might go out of the Realme with her portion some saying one thing and some an other A Lord who shall be heere namelesse being there at last saide That the King should neuer haue any quiet Common wealth in England vnlesse her head were stricken from her shoulders Wherevnto the Spaniardes aunswered saying God forbid that the King their Maister should haue that minde to consent to such a mischéefe This was the courteous aunswere of the Spaniards to the Englishe men speaking after that sort against their owne Country From that day the Spaniardes neuer left off their good perswasions to the King that the like honour he should neuer obtaine as he should in deliuering Lady Elizabethes Grace out of prison whereby at length she was happilie released from the same Héere is a plaine and euident example of the good clemencie and nature of the King and his Councellers towardes her Grace praised be God therefore who mooued their heartes therein Then héerevpon she was sent for shortlie after to come to Hampton Court But before her remoouing from VVoodstocke we will a little stay to declare in what dangers her life was during this time she there remained First thorowe fire which began to kindle betwéene the boordes and seeling vnder the Chamber where she laie whether by a sparke of fire gotten into a creuis or whether of purpose by some that meant her no good the Lord dooth knowe Neuerthelesse a woorshipfull Knight of Oxfordshiere which was there ioyned the same time with Sir Henrie Benifield in kéeping that Lady who then tooke vp the boordes and quenched the fire verilie supposed it to be doon of purpose Furthermore it is thought and also affirmed if it be true of one Paule Peny a kéeper of VVoodstocke a notorious Ruffian and a butcherlie wretch that was appointed to kill the Lady Elizabeth who both sawe the man being often in her sight and also knewe thereof An other time one of the priuie Chamber a great man about the Quéene and chéefe darling of Stephen Gardiner named Maister Iames Basset came to Blandenbridge a mile from UUoodstocke with twentie or thirtie priuie coates and sent for Sir Henrie Benifield to come and speake with him But as God would who disposed all thinges after the purpose of his owne will so it happened that a little before the saide Sir Henrie Benifield was sent for by a Poste to the Councell leauing straite worde behinde him with his brother that no man whatsoeuer he were though comming with a Bill of the Quéenes hand or any other warrant should haue accesse to her before his returne againe By reason whereof so it fell out that Sir Henrie Benifieldes brother comming to him at the Bridge would suffer him in no case to approch in who otherwise as it is supposed was appointed violentlie to murder the innocent Lady At what time likewise that the Lady Elizabeth was in the Tower a Writ came downe subscribed with certaine handes of the Councell for her execution which if it were certaine as it is reported Winchester do doubt was deuiser of that mischeuous drift And doubtlesse the same Achitophell had brought his impious purpose that day to passe had not the fatherlie prouidence of Almightie God who is alwaies stronger then the deuill styrred vp Maister Bridges Lieuetenaunt the same time of the Tower to come in haste to the Quéene to giue certificate therof and to know further her consent for her Sisters death Wherevppon it followed that all that deuise was disappointed and VVinchesters deuillishe platforme which he saide he had cast through the Lordes goodnesse came to no effect Where moreouer is to be noted that during the imprisonment of this Lady and Princesse one Maister Edmund Tremaine was on the Racke and Maister Smithwike and diuers other in the Tower were examined and diuers offers made them to accuse the guiltlesse Lady being in her captiuitie Howbeit all that notwitstanding no matter could be prooued by all examinations as she the same time lying at Woodstocke had certaine intelligence by the meanes of one Iohn Gayer who vnder a coullorable pretence of a Letter to Mistresse Cleue from her Father was let in and so gaue them secretlie to vnderstande of all this matter Wherevppon the Lady Elizabeth at her departing out from VVoodstocke wrote these Uerses with her Diamond in a glasse windowe Much suspected by me Nothing prooued can be Quod Elizabeth prisoner And thus much touching the troubles of Lady Elizabeth at VVoodstocke Wherevnto this is more to be added that during the same time the Lord of Tame had laboured to the Quéene and became suretie for her to haue her from vvoodstocke to his house and had obtained his graunt thereof wherevpon preparation was made accordinglie and all thinges ready in expectation of her comming But thorowe the procurement either of Sir Henry Benifield or by the dooing of vvinchester her mortall enimie Letters came ouer night to the contrarie whereby her iourney was staide Thus this woorthy Lady oppressed with continual sorrowe could not be permitted to haue recourse to any fréendes she had but still in the handes of her enimies was left desolate and vtterlie destitute of all that might refreshe a dolefull heart fraught full of terror and thraldome Wherevpon no meruaile if she hearing vpon a time out of her garden at vvoodstocke a certaine Milke maide singing pleasauntly wished her selfe to be a Milke maide as she was saying That her case was better and life more merier then hers was in that state as she was Now after these thinges thus declared to procéede further where we left before Sir Henrie Benifield and his Soldiors with the Lord of Tame and Sir Ralphe Chamberlaine garding and wayting vppon her The first night from vvoodstocke she came to Ricotte In which iourney such a mightie winde did blowe that her seruauntes were faine to holde downe her cloathes about her in so much that her Hood was twise or thrise blowne from her head Whervpon she desirous to returne to a gentlemans house there néere could not be suffered by Sir Henrie Benifield so to doo but was constrained vnder a hedge to trim her head as well as she could After this they iourneied the next night to Maister Dormers and so to Colbrooke where she laye all that night at the George And by the way comming to Colbrooke certaine of her Graces Gentlemen and Yeomen mette
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
God against Kinges and their Kingdomes Against God I call them treasons though our Lawe the iudge of ciuill treasons in England haue no such name because the nature of the offence so properlie receiueth that tytle and also the vsuall name of high treason in Iure gentium in the common lawe of Nations and in other languages dooth so plainelie expresse it High treasons are in their true nature offences against high Maiestie that is either to the destruction of the persons or deniall and defacement of the iust dignities and authorities of those that beare the name of Maiestie and to whome the highest duetie of obedience faith and alleageaunce extendeth And therfore is treason called Crimen lesae Maiestatis the crime of violating or abating Maiestie Greater Maiestie then the Maiestie of God cannot be therefore higher and verier treasons then against God cannot be His person cannot be destroyed or touched but his dignitie honour glorie and authoritie may be slaundered and blasphemed and his Subiects who are mortall men may be withdrawne from their due obedience and drawne into rebellion against him And this I say is high treason to God to violate or abate the Maiestie of God and this doo Papists For though God be King of the whole world and so is rightlie called the Lord by vniuersall name yea euen of deuilles yet is his Church his more proper and certaine kingdome whereby he is more restrainedlie and aplie called our King and our Father and so more fitlie called our head in respect of the body which is his Church and not the rest of the world In this Kingdome his highest dignitie is to be the onelie head therof which the Papistes take from him and deriue it to their Pope And though with gloses they excuse it that their Popes take it not from God but vse it vnder God as his Uicares yet must they be admonished that without sufficient deputation and warrant from the King him selfe which the Pope hath not the Subiect to thrust him selfe into the gouernance of the kingdome is high treason where he that being a straunger would séeke to conquere it were but an enimie And so is it rightlie to be saide that the Turke is to God an enimie and the Pope is to God a traitour and all his adherents are principall traitours for treason admitteth no accessaries But now let vs come to that part which toucheth men more néerelie then any loue of God Let vs now sée how they be traytours to Kinges and Kingdomes If we haue minde to sée that Papistes which holde all the Popes doctrine to be true are traytours in déede to Kings and Kingdomes it behooueth vs to call to minde what are the Popes doctrines dooinges and practises concerning the Crownes of Kinges and states of Kingdomes Popes haue challenged and Papistes that affirme the Popes to be frée from error their doctrine to be true and their authoritie to be lawfull doo also holde that it is their due which they challenge that is To haue authority of both Swords Spirituall and Temporall the one in exercise the other in power To haue the disposition of all the Crownes of Christian Princes To haue the iudgement of deciding to whome the right of any kingdome belongeth To haue power for disobedience to him or by his discretiō to transferre the Crownes of Kinges to whome he will To haue lawfull power to giue Kingdomes to prey spoyle and conquest to such as can inuade and possesse them To haue power to assoyle and discharge Christian subiectes from faith and alleageaunce to theyr lawful and naturall Soueraigne Lordes Kinges and Princes To haue power to giue leaue yea commaundement blessing reward forgiuenesse of sinnes and Heauen it selfe to Subiects to rebell against theyr Prince to depose the Prince disherite and destroy him That there is of common right and by the méere lawe of God reserued to the Pope a speciall subiection resorte appellation and obedience of one great part of all Princes Subiectes yea and of all Subiectes of all Princes in one great part of theyr causes Be not these heinous treasons And these cannot be denied to be the naturall and verie treasons of all Papists that is to say of all that depend vpon credite of the Pope that holde him for Gods Uicar for Peters successor for whome Christ prayed that his faith should not fayle that applie to him this title Ad quem perfidia non potest accedere to whome falsehood cannot reach that holde him for a constant Rocke an assured Preacher of trueth an Apostolicall man if he be not some other thing then a man to whome our beléefe is bounden with such other false tytles wherewith Popes themselues haue garnished themselues and theyr Parasites haue ouerloden them Consider the ordinarie practise of Popes and Papistes according to these doctrines and then you shall sée that from the most high treason which the Pope committed against his Soueraigne Lord the Emperour the renting and destructiō of the Empire all the victories and successes of the Saracens and Turkes against Christendome all the tearing away of most noble and large Kingdomes and prouinces from the body of Christianitie all the subduing and thralling of infinite Christian soules to Mahomet and the Deuill all the deposinges murderinges turmoylings ciuill warres debates betwéene Christian Princes shedding of Christian blood indignities and oppressions of Christian Kinges and Emperours conquestes rebellions and mischéefes for these fiue hundred yéeres and aboue are wholly and chéefely to be imputed to the treasons of Popes and Papistes All Grecia sometime most noble and learned yet lamentably rueth it All Affrica the mother of most constaunt Martyres féeleth it The Germane Emperours with most heinous reproches and fowle treading on theyr neckes may not forget it The Kinges of Fraunce and Spaine both at home in their natiue Kingdomes and abroad as well in Naples Sicilie Lombardie as in other territories of Italie and of the Empire haue sharply felt it The Lordes and States of Italie haue béene daylie and long shaken with it The Kinges of England haue béene poysoned whipped beaten with rods murdered deposed the Land giuen in conquest interdited made tributarie robbed pylled and scraped of theyr treasure brought into slauishe subiection depriued of honour and estimation euerie way most villainously abused To let passe the elder times and further Realmes let vs speake of deposing of olde Emperours erecting of newe setting the Sonne against the Father the Subiect against his Lord making them come bare footed themselues with theyr wiues and children long waighting with submission in colde frostes treading on theyr neckes spurning of their Crownes a thousand such abhominable prides of Popes and slaueries of Princes Let vs deale but with our selues and with our owne féeling knowledge and memorie The accursing of King Iohn the receyuing him vassaill the making his Realme subiect and feudatorie to the Pope the arming his Subiects against him
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