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A37340	A brief history of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the occasions that brought her and Thomas, Duke of Norfolk, to their tragical ends shewing the hopes the Papists then had of a Popish successor in England, and their plots to accomplish them : with a full account of the tryals of that Queen, and of the said Duke, as also the trial of Philip Howard, Earl of Arundel : from the papers of a secretary of Sir Francis Walsingham / now published by a person of quality.	M. D.; Walsingham, Francis, Sir, 1530?-1590.	1681 (1681)	Wing D57; ESTC R8596	76,972	72

be in Conscience 4. Barnwell perswaded that it was a deed lawful and being urged that he came to the Court to spie opportunities for the atchieving of their purposes and that being there her Majesty observing his prying looks acquainted before with their intents she prayed God that all were well To this he answered that it was not unknown to divers of the Councel that he had matters which he solicited which was the cause of his being there at that time but I confess said he at my return Babington asked me what news to whom I told that her Majesty had been abroad that day with all the circumstances that I saw there and if I have offended her Majesty I crave forgiveness and assuredly if the sacrifice of my body might establish her Majesty in the true Religion I would most willingly offer it up Then he prayed to himself in Latin and was executed Chidiocke Tuchborne Esq began to speak as followeth viz. Country-men 5. Tuchborne and my dear friends you expect I should speak something I am a bad Orator and my Text is worse It were in vain to enter into the discourse of the whole matter for which I am brought hither for that it hath been revealed heretofore and is well known to the most of this company Let me be a warning to all young Gentlemen especially generosis adolescentulis I had a friend and a dear friend of whom I made no small accompt whose friendship hath brought me to this he told me the whole matter I cannot deny as they had laid it down to be done but I always thought it impious and denied to be a dealer in it but the regard of my friend caused me to be a man in whom the old Proverb was verified I was silent and so consented Before this thing chanced we lived together in most flourishing estate Of whom went report in the Strand Fleetstreet and elsewhere about London but of Babington and Tuchborne no Threshold was of force to brave our Entry Thus we lived and wanted nothing we could wish for and God knows what less in my head than matters of State Now give me leave to declare the miseries I sustained after I was acquainted with the Action wherein I may justly compare my estate to that of Adam 's who could not abstain one thing forbidden to injoy all other things the world could afford the terror of Conscience awaited me After I considered the dangers whereinto I was fallen I went to Sir John Peters in Essex and appointed my horses should meet me at London intending to go down into the Country I came to London and there heard that all was bewrayed whereupon like Adam we fled into the Woods to hide our selves and there were apprehended My dear Country-men my sorrows may be your joy yet mix your smiles with tears and pity my case I am descended from an house from two hundred years before the Conquest never stained till this my misfortune I have a Wife and one child my Wife Agnes my dear Wife and there 's my grief and six Sisters left on my hand my poor servants I know their Master being taken were dispersed for all which I do most heartily grieve I expected some favour though I deserved nothing less that the remainder of my years might in some sort have recompenced my former guilt which seeing I have missed let me now meditate upon the joys I hope to injoy Thus done he prayed first in Latin and then in English asking her Majesty and all the world heartily forgiveness and that he hoped stedfastly now at this his last hour his faith would not fail and so was executed Charles Tylney said I am a Catholick and believe in Jesus Christ and by 6. Tylney his Passion I hope to be saved and I confess I can do nothing without him which opinion all Catholicks firmly hold and whereas they are thought to hold the contrary they are in that as in all other things greatly abused To Dr. White seeming to School him in Points of Religion differing from those which he held he spake in an anger I came hither to dye Doctor and not to argue He prayed in Latin for himself and after he prayed for Queen Elizabeth that she might live long and warned all young Gentlemen of what degree or calling soever to take warning by him and so he made an end and was executed Edward Abbington said I come hither to dye holding all points firmly 7 Abbington that the Catholick Church doth and for the matters whereof I am condemned I confess all saving the death of her Majesty to the which I never consented He feared as he said great bloodshed in England before it were long Sheriff Ratliffe said Abbington seest thou all these people whose blood shall be demanded at thy hands if thou dying conceal that which may turn to their peril therefore tell why or which way such blood should be shed he said All that I know you have of record and at last said he this Countrey is hated of all Countries for her iniquity and God loves it not and being urged by Dr. White to be of a lively faith he answered he believed stedfastly in the Catholick faith the Doctor asked him how he mean't for I fear me said he thou deceivest thy self he answered That Faith and Religion which is holden almost in all Christendom except here in England Thus done he willed them not to trouble him any longer with any more questions but made his prayers to himself in Latin and so was executed The Examination of Salsbury Donne Jones Charnock Travers Gage and Bellamy all executed for High-Treason in the place aforesaid as by their own Speeches and Confessions did appear And also their several Speeches at the place of Execution the 21st of September 1586. viz. THomas Salsbury Esq said Sithence it hath pleased God to appoint 8. Salsbury this place for my end I thank his infinite goodness for the same I confess that I have deserved death and that I have offended her Majesty whom to forgive me I heartily beseech with all others whom I have any way offended I desire all true Catholicks to pray for me and I desire them as I beseech God they may to indure with patience whatsoever shall be laid upon them and never to enter into any action of violence for remedy then he said his prayers looking earnestly with his eyes to Heaven and prayed in Latin a long while when he had thus done he cryed in Latin and English Father forgive me and so was executed John Donne Yeoman said Do the people expect I should say any thing I was acquainted I confess with their practises but I never did intend to be 9. Donne a dealer in them Babingron oftentimes requested me to be one and said for that he loved me well he would bestow me in one of the best Actions which should have been the delivery of the Queen of Scots to

Such hath been and is the mercifulness of her Majesty whom God long preserve You know I have been long looked for in this present case of mine divers times in this place but by her Majesties Clemency prolonged hitherto It is not common to see a man of my Vocation to be a Speaker Nevertheless I will be brief and gladly shew you the Estate of those offences which my Conscience doth burthen me for I have been found by my Peers worthy of Death whereof I do acquit them for I come not hither to Justifie my self neither yet to charge my Peers with Injustice but rather submit my self to this which God hath prepared for me And thus considering the weakness of my Flesh and Blood that at such time a mans sences will partly fail I do mind to divide my Speeches into three parts desiring you to take it full and whole and not to tear it in pieces And first in dealing in matters temporal towards the Queen of Scots I dealt not as a good Subject for that I made not the Queens Majesty Duke privy thereunto which indeed I confess I ought not so to have done for this offence I was committed to this house pointing to the Tower and upon my humble submission delivered then making promise to the Queens Majesty whom I pray God long to prosper never to deal in those matters again But contrary to my submission and Promise made to the Queens Majesty abusing her Clemency towards me which hath and doth grieve me more than any one thing hath done I dealt in this matter again perfectly for saving my Life and other Causes which I could alledge Here Mr. Sheriff Branch standing by the Duke desired him very courteoussy to make an end as short as might be for the time did spend Sheriff Branch Then the Duke beginning again said it hath been bruited that I took my Oath and received the Sacrament that I should never deal in those matters again which is untrue and yet the Oath too much Now Mr. Christopher one of the Officers hearing these words desired the Duke to be short We are come hither said he to see you put to Execution Christopher and we must not delay while these Speeches pass from you for in this we hazard our Lives Then the Duke said I do not excuse my self but I come to discharge my Conscience and to acquit my Peers and not to complain of any injustice for I have deserved this and more a great deal in that I have abused the Queens Majesties mercy towards me whom once again with Hands lifted up I pray God long to Preserve and Reign over you and that my death may be an end of all troubles and to Augment my fault it is said I had familiarity with evil dealers Indeed I will confess and tell you that I never saw nor never had Conference but once with one Radolph and yet never against the Queens Majesty God is my Judge although many lewd offers and motions were made to me For it is well known I had to do with him by reason I was bound to him by Recognisance for a great sum of Money and for two Letters that came from the Pope I confess I did see them the one Cyphered the other Descyphered I never consented to them neither was I consenting to the late Rebellion in the North notwithstanding I come not hither as unguilty To the second part I know I have not onely been thought to be a Papist a Duke favourer of Papists and a maintainer of them God is my judge before whom I stand lifting up his Eyes I thank God I was never a Papist since I knew what Religion meant but I did always detest Papistry and all the vain Toyes thereof imbracing ever from the bottom of my Heart the true Religion of Jesus Christ trusting by the assurance of my Faith in his blood that is my only Redeemer and Saviour Indeed I must confess that I had Servants and Friends that were Papists But if thereby I have offended Gods Church or any Protestant I desire God and them to forgive me Well now to the Third point wherein I am to shew how much I am bound to the Queens Majesty for her mercifulness towards me in that her Majesty hath promised to be good and gracious to my poor Children I remember good Father Latimer making a Sermon in a more honourable place than this is out of the Pulpit neither do I compare my self to him He said That God did often times take away a good and gracious Prince for the sins and disobedience of his Subjects which God grant not to be in these days but that it will please God to continue and increase her Majesties Years yea until the Worlds end if it be his blessed will and pleasure You have a most gracious Queen as I must needs confess and also Godly Religion therefore look that your Livings and Conversations be answerable to the Religion of Christ that proves you That God may prosper the Prince overthrow the Pope and maintain your Wealth and Quietness Let not my Person good People make my Speech worse they that have Factions I speak not particularly but generally let them beware they be given over betimes seek not to breviate Gods doings lest God prevent yours And then the Sheriff hastening him he turned to the People and embracing Sir Henry Lee said I have and always have had as true a Heart to my Prince Sheriff Sir Henry Lee. Duke as ever any Subject hath had And so Sir Henry Lee staying him by the left Arm he kneeled down and asked the Queens Majesty forgiveness and rising again he embraced Mr. Dean of Pauls with a chearful Countenance and afterwards for the most part shaking those that were on the Scaffold by Mr. Dean of Pauls the hands and desiring them to pray for him amongst the rest the Executioner Executioner did on his knees desire forgivness of his Death who did very Courteously forgive him and put into the hand of the Executioner four Soveraigns of Gold and Eighteen Shillings Six pence of Silver This done the Duke kneeling Money down and the Dean of Pauls with him he made his Prayers to God and reading the 51 Psalm saying on the last Verse saving one which doth say and build up the Walls of Jerusalem he pawsed and said the Walls of England good Lord That Psalm finished he began to read another and at the Seventh Verse of the Psalm he pawsed and said I had almost forgotten but not too late I ask all the World forgiveness and I forgive all the World The Psalm and these words finished and other Prayers he wrote one Prayer Counted in effect a Petition to God that his Faith now at his last hour might not fail and finishing the Prayer in these words in Latine and English saying In manus tuus Domine commendo Spiritum meum Lord into thy Hands I commend my Spirit He

as in bewraying my dreary Tragedy should lamentably bewail my fall and somewhat no doubt move you to compassion but sith hence there is no proportion betwixt the quantity of my crime and any humane consideration shew sweet Queen some miracle upon a wretch that lieth prostrate in your prison most grievously bewailing his offence and imploring such comfort at your anointed hands as my poor Wives misfortune doth beg my Childs innocency doth crave my guiltless Family doth wish and my heinous treachery doth less deserve so shall your divine Mercy make your glory shine as far above all Princes as my most horrible practises are detestable amongst your best Subjects whom that you may long live and happily govern I beseech the Mercy-maker to grant for his sweet Son's sake Jesus Christ Your Majesties unfortunate because disloyal subject Anthony Babington A Letter written by Chidiocke Tuchborne the night before he died unto his Wife as followeth viz. 1586. MOst loving Wife I commend me unto thee and desire God to bless Tuchborne's Letter to his Wife thee with all happiness Pray for thy dead Husband and be of good comfort for I hope in Jesus Christ this morning to see the face of my Maker and Redeemer in the most joyful Throne of his Kingdom Commend me to all my friends and desire them to pray for me and in all Charity to pardon me if I have offended them commend me to my Six Sisters poor desolate souls advise them to serve God for without him no goodness is to be expected were it possible my little Sister Bab. the darling of my care might be brought up and bred by thee God would reward thee But I do thee wrong I confess that hast by my dissolute negligence so little for thy self to add further charge unto thee Dear Wife forgive me that have by this means so much impoverished thy fortunes Patience and pardon good Wife I crave make of these our necessities a vertue and lay no further burthen upon my neck than already hath been There be certain debts which I owe and because I know not the order of the Law sithence it hath taken from me all forfeited by course of my offence to her Majesty I cannot advise you to benefit me herein But if there fall out wherewith let them be discharged for Gods sake I will not that you trouble your self with these matters my own heart but make it known to my Uncles and desire them for the honour of God and ease of their Nephews soul to take care of them as they may and especial care of my Sisters bringing up the burden whereof is now laid upon them Now sweet Chick what is left for me to bestow on thee a small Joynture a slender recompence for thy deservings These Legacies following be thy own God of his goodness give thee grace always to remain his true and faithful servant and that through the merits of his most blessed and bitter Passion thou maist become inheritrix of his Kingdom with the blessed woman in Heaven Jesus give thee of his fear and to his glory all the benefits of this Transitory life the Holy Ghost bless thee with all necessaries for the weal of thy soul in the world to come where till it please Almighty God that I meet thee farewel loving Wife farewel the dearest to me on earth farewel By the hand from the heart of thy most loving faithful Husband Chidiocke Tuchborne Certain Verses which the said Tuchborne the Traitor made of himself in the Tower the night before he suffered death MY prime of Youth is but a frost of Cares Tuchborne's Verses My feast of Joy is but a dish of Pain My Crop of Corn is but a field of Tares And all my good is but vain hope of Gain The day is fled and yet I saw no Sun And now I live and now my life is done The Spring is past and yet it hath not sprung The Fruit is dead and yet the Leaves are green My Youth is past and yet I was but young I saw the world and yet I was not seen My Thred is cut and yet it is not spun And now I live and now my life is done I sought for Death and found it in my Womb I look't for Life and saw it was a shade I trod the ground and knew it was my Tomb And now I die and now I am but made The Glass is full and yet my Glass is run And now I live and now my life is done The Examination of Ballard a Priest Babington Savidge Barnwell Tuchborn Tylney and Abbington all executed for High-Treason in Holborn-fields upon a large Scaffold made with a high pair of Gallows as by their own Confessions may appear and their several speeches at the place of Execution the 20th of September 1586. JOHN Ballard the Priest confest that he had been a dealer in those matters September 20. 1586. and that he was guilty of those things whereof he was Condemned 1. Ballard which he protested was never enterprised by him upon any hope of preferment but only as he said for the advancement of true Religion He craved pardon and forgiveness of all persons to whom his doings had been any scandal and so he made an end making his prayers to himself in Latin not asking her Majesty forgiveness otherwise than if he had offended and so was executed Anthony Babington Esq also confessed that he was come to die as he had deserved howbeit he as Ballard before protested that he was not 2. Babington led into those Actions upon hope of preferment or for any temporal respect nor had ever attempted them but that he was perswaded by reasons alledged to this effect That it was a deed lawful and meritorious He craved forgiveness of all whom he had any way offended he would gladly also have been resolved whether his lands should have been confiscate to her Majesty or whether they should descend to his brother But howsoever his request was to the Lords and others the Commissioners there present that consideration might be had of one whose money he had received for lands which he had passed no Fine for for which the conveyance was void in Law he requested also that consideration might be had of a certain servant of his whom he had sent for certain Merchandise into the East Countries who by his means was greatly impoverished for his Wife he said she had good friends to whose consideration he would leave her And thus he finished asking her Majesty forgiveness and making his prayers in Latin and so was executed John Savidge Gent. confessed his guilt and said as the other two before that he did attempt it for that in Conscience he thought it a deed meritorious 3. Savidge and a common good to the weal publick and for no private preferment and so was executed Robert Barnwell Gent. confessed that he was made acquainted with their drifts but denied that ever he consented or could