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father_n	ghost_n	holy_a	trinity_n	34,129	5	10.2134	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17870	A true reporte of the death & martyrdome of M. Campion Iesuite and preiste, & M. Sherwin, & M. Bryan preistes, at Tiborne the first of December 1581 Observid and written by a Catholike preist, which was present therat Wheruuto [sic] is annexid certayne verses made by sundrie persons	Alfield, Thomas, 1552-1585.; Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610, attributed name.; Walpole, Henry, 1558-1595, attributed name.	1582 (1582)	STC 4537; ESTC S107411	16,675	52

and conspiracie crauing credit to be geuen to this answere as to his last answere made vpon his death soule adding that touching this poynt both the Iurie might be deceauid and more also put in the evidence then was true notwithstanding he forgaue as he would be forgeuen desiring all them to forgeue him whome he had confessed vpon the racke Further he declared the meaning of a le●ter sent by him self in time of his imprisonment out of the Tower in which he wrote he would not disclos● the secretes of some houses where he had bin interteined affirming on his soule that the secretes he m●nt in that letter were no● as some miscon●tred them treason or conspiracy or any matter els any way intended against her Maiestie or the state but saying of Masse hearing of confession preaching and such like duties and functions of Priests this he protested to be true as he would answere before God Then he desired Syr Francis Knowles and some other of nobility to heare him touching one Richardson cōdemned about a booke of his and ernestly besought them to haue consideration of that man saying he was not that Richard son which brought his booke this he affirmed with vehement protestation vpon his death Then one Hearne a seolemaster as I lerned after red the new Aduertisement openly with lowde voyce vnto the people published only to colour so manifest and ●xpresse iniury M. Campion al the time of his reading deuoutlye praying Notwithstanding which aduertisement or defence of theirs aswel bicause they dis●r●s●ed their own po●●cie in publication therof as that they did also ●●si●e ●me better colour or faster v●said for their procedings pressed him to declare his opinion of Pius quintus Bull concerning thexcommunication of our Soueraigne and queene To which d●maunde he gaue no answere But being asked whether he renounced the Pope said he was a Catholike whereupon one inferred saying In your Catholisisme I noted the worde al treas●n is conteined In fine preparing himself to drinke his last draght of Christ his cup was interrupted in his prayer by a minister willing him to saye Christ haue mercy vpon me or suche like prayer with him vnto whom he looking backe with milde countenance humbly saide You and I are not one in religion wherfore I pray you content your selfe I barre none of prayer only I desire them of the houshold of faith to pray with me● in mine agony to say one Crede Some also called vpon him to praye in Engli●h to whom he answered that he would pray in a language that he wel vnderstood At the vpshot of this conflict he was willed to aske the queene forgeuenes and to praye for her He meekely answered wherein haue I offended her In this I am innocent this is my laste speache in this geue me credite I haue and do pray for her Then did the Lorde Charles Howard aske of him For which quéene he prayed whether for Elizabeth quéene To whom he answered Yea for Elizabeth your queene and my queene vnto whom I wish a long quiet raigne with all prosperity And so he meekely and sweetly yelded his soule vnto his Sauiour protesting that he dyed a perfect Catholike M. Campion hauing thus triumfed on the world the flesh the diuell and receiued his long desired crown M. Rodulph Sherwine a stoute wise discret and lerned Preist was brought vnto the cart a man so mortifi●d so febled with fasting watching and suche like spirituall exercise as was wonderful vnto suche who had conuersed with him before his imprisonment He standing vpon the carte with closed eyes with hand●s lifted vp to heauen in contemplation and prayer al men marking his demeinor with milde voyce first made this demaund Doth the people expect that I should speake Being answered of many and some of nobilitie yea yea with stoute courage and strong voyce saide Then first I thanke the omnipotent and most mercifull God the father for my creation my swéete and louing sauiour Christ Iesus for my redemption and the holy Ghoste for my sanctification three persons and one God After this thanks geuing vnto the holy and blessed trinity entring in discourse of his faith his condemnation and death was interrupted and stayed by Sir Frauncis Knowles and the sherifs saying You haue declared your faith we know it come to the poynt and confesse your treason disloyalty towardes your Prince Wherupon he constantly said I am innocent guiltles And being stil vrged answred I wil not belye my selfe for so should I condemne mine owne soule And although I haue confusion in this world yet I doubt not of my saluation in Christ Iesus in whom only I looke to be saued and in whose death passion and bloud I only trust and so made a sweete prayer to Iesus acknowledging the imperfection misery and sinfull wretchednes of his owne nature still protesting his innocency from al treason and traiterous practises and that his going out of this Realme beyonde the seas was onely for his soules health to lerne to saue his soule And being againe interrupted by Sir Frauncis Knowles said in this wise Tush tush you and I shal answere this before an other Iudge where my innocēcy shal be knowen you see that I am guiltles of this Wherevpon Sir Frauncis saide We knowe you are no contriuer or doer of this treason for you are no man of armes but you are a traytor by consequence O miserable consequence that hath depriued vs of so worthye members and is like to imbrue our country nation with much innocent bloud do not our Soueraigne and quéene deny the same so strangely inferred vpon no premisses and turne her Highnesse hande of indignation from many our afflicted brethren her hart to wonted mercy and clemencie towards her true loyal and naturall Catholike subiectes But to M Sherwine who boldly answered If to be a Catholike onely if to be a perfecte Catholike be to be a traytor then said he am I a traytor After which wordes being by authoritie debarred of further speach he sayd I forgeue al who either by general presumption or particuler error haue procured my death and so deuoutly prayed vnto Iesus after which prayer Be was vrged to speake his opinion touching the said bull of Pope Pius to which poynt he gaue no answere Then beeing willed to pray for the queenes Maiesty answered I haue and do At which wordes the Lords Howard againe asked which quéene he ment whether Elizabeth queene to whom somewhat smiling he sayd yea for Elizabeth queene I nowe at this instant pray my Lorde God to make her his seruant in this life and after this life coheir with Christ Iesus When he had prayed to God to make her his seruant there were which said openly that he ment to make her a Papist to whom he boldly replied Els God forbid And so collecting himself to prayer dyed paciently stoutly and mildly crying Iesus Iesus Iesus esto mihi Iesus Here I can not omit