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england_n	head_n	king_n	supreme_a	4,443	5	9.1068	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A73454	[Relation of sixtene martyrs glorified in England in twelve moneths] [with a declaration, that English catholiques suffer for the catholique religion, and that the seminarie priests agree with the Jesuites / by Thomas Worthington]	Worthington, Thomas, 1549-1627.	1601 (1601)	STC 26000.9; ESTC S5341	46,158	101

the multitude vvhich vvas very great rovvnd about him And vvith cherful contenance holding his handes before his breast vvith his eyes closed he meditated a litle while And after looking vp semed to make cou●●●nance to some of his freinds in the presse The executioner in the meane time vnt●●e● his garters himselfe vntrussed his points and that so nimbly as the beholders merueled to see a man in such case so quick and actiue and nothing dismade for death so nere approching Taking also his falling band from his neck he rowled it on a heape and cast it from him as farre as he could Wherupo● some said that wil be taken vp for a Reliqu● His clothes being taken of al to his shert th● hangman offered to put the halter ouer h●● head which he stayed taking it betwixt bot● his handes so kissed it and gaue it to hi● againe saying Now do your pleasure with it And presently he put it ouer his head Beginning then to speake to the people More the vndershrifes deputie bade him pray for the Quene which he did very affectionatly as might appeare to come from a charitable and loyal hart The deputie asked him What Traitors knowest thou in England If thou knowest anie reueale them God is my witnes said he I know none VVat saith the deputie again if he vvil confesse nothing driue avvay the cart VVhich vvas donne so sudainly that he could neither speake to the people nor recommend his soule againe to God as he vvas about to do Again the deputie very shortly commanded the hangman to do his dutie meaning that he should cut the rope and let him fal downe vvhich vvas so incontinently done that he stood vpright vpon his feete like to a man a litle amazed til the butchering fellovves clasping about him by maine force threvv him on the ground Where coming againe perfectly to himselfe he said alovvd and distinctly God forgeue you Iesus receiue my soule And immediatly an other cruel felovv standing by who was no officer at al but a common porter set his foote vpon the Martyrs throte and so held him dovvne that he could not speake anie more VVherof the same felovv made great vaunt and bosted aftervvards vntil some of the more ciuil people reprehending him for his bad mind and hard hart he began to be ashamed of his fact and denied it to others that charged him thervvith Others held his arme● and legges whiles the executioner dismembred and vnbovveled him And vvhen he felt them pulling out his hart he vvas yet so strong that he thrust the men from him which held his armes Finally they cut of his head and diuided his quarters disposing of them in seueral places about Southvvork as is accustomed The people going avvay muttered much at the crueltie vsed in the executiō And generally al sortes bevvayled his death Thus you haue a plaine and sincere narration of this mās death and of the cause therof Which vvas as you see for being reconciled ●nd ●o● 〈◊〉 to go to t●e 〈◊〉 Church For he vvas in dede condemned fo● the one and executed for the other Now whether either of these or both together be treason or may truly be so called is th● principal question of controuersie touching this mans and other Catholiques suffering in our countrie For resolution wherof if but in England it selfe the greatest number of voices of al● English persons supposing that al durst and would speake that they think might decide the matter there were no great doubt but the verdict would be clere and absolute for the Catholiques in this behalfe For not onlie Catholiques themselues which God be thanked are a very great number but also most Protestants and in maner al Puritanes and some others of diuers other sects take these facts of Catholiques to be mere matters of conscience and voide of al treason and but those few onlie in whose handes the gouernment of the Realme now specially consisteth with a few more that folow the sway of authoritie do hold or professe the contrarie opinion Or els if the whole state of the land of former times from our first conuersion to Christ to these late yeares Or finally if the whole Christian world both of times past and present might be Iudge as by al reason it should then sentence would easely be for vs and al further dispute would be 〈◊〉 For neither in England before our dayes nor els where before nor as yet in al Christendom no not in those other places which are also diuided from the Roman Church is there anie such opinion holden nor such lawes made that to be reconciled or absolued from sinnes by a Catholique Priest should be treason but only in England within these last 40. yeares For albeit in Geneua and in some parts of Germanie as also in Holland and some other like places they punish with lesse penalties such as go to Confession heare Masse or otherwise practise the Catholique Religion yet none such are in anie of those places estemed nor iudged Traitors nor bereued of their liues for the same Neither are anie punished at al but ōly in England for refusing to sweare that they think in their conscience that the King Quene or Prince is and ought to be supreme head or supreme gouernour of the Church immediatly vnder Christ in al causes as wel spiritual as temporal For asking or receuing anie maner of dispensation indulgence or other grace of the Sea Apostolique For hauing an Agnus Dei Beades Graines Crosses Medails Images Pictures or other things blessed by the Bishop of Rome For perswading anie person to be a member of the Catholique Roman Chruch ●or hauing authoritie subordinat to the same Roman Chruch to absolue from sinnes For being made Priest in anie English College or Seminarie without the Realme and so returning into their countrie And for the like things enacted and made as heynous crimes by new Parliament lawes Al which pertaine directly and euidently to Gods special Seruice Sacrifice Sacraments spiritual regiment reliefe and health of soules And so are matters of Religion most really distinct in nature and substance from matters of temporal state and much more from treason and from al disobedience to temporal Princes Whose Soueraigntie and securitie both is and alwayes hath benne most specially maintained and neuer oppugned by the Catholique Religion For euen as Christ him selfe and his Apostles and their perpetual Successors yelded and taught al men to yeld tribute P●t obedience and al dutifid honour and seruice to temporol Powres and Princes and diligently Tim. to pray for al such both publikly and priuatly so al Catholiques in England and euery where continually do the same And namely this holie Martyr as appeareth before 〈◊〉 32 acknowledged and yelded al temporal powre and authoritie to the Quene stil professing and behauing him selfe as a faithful and loyal subiect seruing her and praying for her and euen to death denying and detesting al treasons and travtors How