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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65789	The memoires of Mr. James Wadswort [sic], a Jesuit that recanted discovering a dreadful prospect of impiety, in the blasphemous doctrines (or Gospel) of the Jesuits, with their atheistical lives and conversations / faithfully published to the world out of the authors own original notes, with the particular places, persons, and circumstantial actions &c., of which he himself was both an eye and ear-witness from time to time.	Wadsworth, James, 1604-1656?	1679 (1679)	Wing W183; ESTC R38026	56,469	76

in his stomach Likewise the detension of the Kingdom of Naples from the Pope confirmed me that the Spaniards were and are little better than Atheists onely making use of the Pope for their own particular ambition and ends as to confirm and establish him in unlawful Monarchies and under colour of Religion to make Subjects become Slaves Moreover Charles the Fifth sacking Rome and with his Army besieging the Pope in his Castle of St. Angelo was to this particular end to confirm him Emperor and to colour and maintain all his unlawful Usurpations Likewise it confirmed me in the Protestant Religion to see how Flanders and other parts the Jesuits Friers and others before they enter their Colledges Monasteries and other Religious Houses to be Probationers onely for a week or a month their Friends Parents and others give them a good sum of money to spend in Ale-houses Taverns and other prophane Houses for to take their farewell of the world of which I was an eye-witness both at Antwerp and Doway Likewise it confirmed me in the said Protestant Religion to see Protestants with whom I conversed so modest religious and honest quite contrary to the report of the Jesuits who make them worse than Devils All which I having well consider'd and also observing the cozenages and impostures of the Jesuits Priests and Monks in St. Omers Doway Flanders Spain France and elsewhere my Father being dead and I at my own disposal I came for England where intending to declare my self a Protestant I was advertised by some great Personages of Authority in this Kingdom to keep my resolution for a time that so I might the better discover the Plots and Stratagems of our Adversaries and hereby do my Countrey far greater service Whereupon I streight made my repair to the Court of the Arch-Dutchess where being suspected as a Spie I was in great danger of my life by the negligence of some who had employ'd me I had forthwith been imprisoned had not Earl Gundamor interceded for me who never could be perswaded that ever I would turn Protestant being so long confirmed in the Romish Religion But I would not let any occasion over-slip me but taking the best opportunity time did then allot me I directed my course for England Where after a quarter of a years abode I was sent back again into France having my residence at Paris where I gave intelligence to some great Personages of this Kingdom and sending Letters by my Man for England he being bribed by some of our Land whose names I here spare they were intercepted and delivered to a Sorbon Doctor Dr. Matler by name whom the Letters partly concerned Now at this very time one Smith Nephew to the Bishop of Chalcedon staid two months in Paris on purpose to have kill'd me This became an occasion of great affliction to me for being by him discovered my Pension from Spain was debarr'd me and forthwith the Jesuits and Priests banded themselves and conspired against me and caused my Host to imprison me for some Moneys I owed him where I suffered for six months space receiving Letters from my Mother in Spain who perswaded me to fix my self either in Naples Milan Sicily c. and several visits from the Fathers who could not well tell what to conjecture of me I entertain'd them with all outward shews of favour c. till my Mother had paid my debts with my own Pension and being freed out of Prison I shew'd them a fair pair of heels and in stead of going towards Spain or Italy I bent my course towards England taking my journey towards Roan and Deep in Normandy and finding no Shipping at either places I bent my course for Callis taking my journey by a Town call'd Arks or Arka where lodging at an Inn I with a fellow Companion was robb'd by Soldiers and in extreme danger of our lives and being escaped that difficulty blessed be God I soon fell into a greater for being embarqued in an English Vessel newly come from Dover there being five or six Papists in the Ship bound with me for England it hapned that some of them knew me and understanding that I had left my Pension c. fear'd that I had no good affection to the Catholicks in England and therefore they accused me as a Spie against their State Whereupon the Captain of the Ports committed me to Custody and the Serjeant-Major of that Town cast me into Prison I began to manifest my innocency but he told me I was false and was accused by Angels meaning the Iesuits and presented me to the Rack to extort Consessions from me where I was kept in a Cage or Dungeon remaining under seven Locks for the space of three days without any food my Bed was Straw which had not been changed in ten months without any cover as for my Shirt I never had any variety my hair grew wild and savage-like my Companions were thousands of Lice and Fleas and in this misery I continued near ten months And to augment my misery Father Baldwin with the rest of the English Iesuits in St. Omers not onely sent but came themselves to Callis to persuade the Governour for my continual restraint during my whole life The Iesuits in England also hearing of me writ Letters to Callis to the same effect At length I perceived my life was the mark they shot at they not long before having determined to hang me for a Horse-stealer had not the truth been discovered by one Carpenter the King of France's Advocate-General and one of the Politest Wits for Law in the whole Kingdom whose hap it was at that time to be in Prison with me To be short several Persons of quality hearing of my misery interceded with the Governour in my behalf as my Lord Mountroy who had been taken Prisoner at the Isle of Ree Colonel Grey Mr. Walter Mountague the Governour of Pontsel who was my Lord Mountjoy's Conductor but all in vain Nay the King of Denmarks youngest Son coming by Callis at that time 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 land did the same as also Sir Edmond Ver●●●● and Mr. Hawkins the Kin●● chief Agent did the same but none could prevail onely they relieved 〈◊〉 with Moneys which the Jaylor for the most part got from me threatning to keep me more recluse if I did not give him the better half and there passed not one person of note by but for his own lucres sake he acquainted them with my case At last through the great Providence of God one Mr. Scipio Intima a Gentleman of Friezland came that way who had been my fellow-prisoner at Paris and he never left solliciting till he obtained leave of the Governour that I might have an equal Trial by Law which before this I could not obtain and so got leave that the Kings Advocate might be my Counsellor All which being granted through great importunities my Advocate began to write the occasion of my unlawful detention with a Petition which he sent drew up and presented to the High Court of Parliament at Paris where the Parliament commanded all my Adversaries and Accusers to be personally cited before them My Advocate did likewise challenge the Law of the Kingdom which is that no Malefactor can be kept in prison above three months but he must have either the Sentence of life or death to pass upon him unless it be for Treason against the Kings proper Person I having continued a long while in Prison contrary to the said Law All which was so well pleaded and alledged by my Advocate in my behalf that there was no accuser to prove any thing against me so that the High Court of Parliament declared me innocent and condemn'd the Serjeant-Major of Callis and the rest of my Adversaries to the reparation of Honour Damage and Interest and so forthwith I was set free Thus giving Almighty God hearty thanks for this his gracious deliverance in freeing me from the hands of these infernal Monsters and blood-suckers and at such a time when all hope was fled and gone and of their Faction I forthwith embarqued my self and came into England with full resolution never to depart out of it beseeching God to make me a worthy Member of his Catholick Church of England unto whose sweet embraces I happily arrived after very many persecuting afflictions and miseries thus endured And now courteous Reader thou hast had a view of my Travels Observations and Miseries which it pleased God I should endure abroad in the Narrative of which I here vow to God in whose holy presence I am and most in another manner shortly appear I have not written any thing but what for the most part I have been an eye-witness of So beseeching God to keep in true faith concord and unity this our Kingdom of Great Britain France and Ireland together with all Protestant Dominions I rest an humble Suppliant at his Throne of Grace that the end of all may be Gods everlasting Glory and his true Churches eternal Peace and Rest. 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