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A15032	The censure of a loyall subiect upon certaine noted speach & behauiours of those fourteen notable traitors, at the place of their executions, the xx. and xxi. of September, last past. As also, of the Scottish queen, now (thanks be to God) cut off by iustice, as the principal roote of al their treasons. On Wednesday the 8. of Februarie 1586. Wherein is handled matter of necessarie instruction and comfort for al duetiful subiectes: especially, the multitude of ignoraunt people. Feare God: be true to thy Prince: and obey the lawes.	Whetstone, George, 1544?-1587?; Churchyard, Thomas, 1520?-1604, attributed name.; T. C., fl. 1587.	1587 (1587)	STC 25334A; ESTC S113962	29,620	55

your matter VVilk When Sauadge was executed Barnwell was made readie to die VVest And what of him Wilk He died an obstinate Papist and for his treason he made conscience his best excuse VValk He had had but a rotten conscience that was infected with the murther of a vertuous Queene and since his conscience was so bad I hope but a fewe that heard him but forbad their conscience to pitty him other then charitably to be sorrowful for his error which was damnable Wilk After Barnewel Tichburnes turne was next he was a goodly yong Gentleman and certainly his humilitie and moue moued much compassion he was not setled so much in papistrie as the other but he was so much setled to the proud humor of Babington as his head could no longer settle vpō his shoulders In his mone which I very well marked he compared his state to Adam who said hee was placed in Paradice and ther inioyed all the pleasures of the earth he was onely forbidden to eate of the fruite of one tree but for his trasgression he not onely procured wretchednesse and miserie vpō his owne heade but vpon the heades of all his posteritie So ꝙ he I that wanted nothing but had helth welth and friends and so might long haue liued if I could haue forborn to haue bin vntrue to my prince But alas for my offēce I haue brought my self vnto this miserie by which my good mother my louing wife my four brethren and six sisters yea our whole house neuer before attainted is infamed and our posterity for euer like to be vndone Walk His lack of grace is to be lamented and by his ouerthrowe al men are warned to make choice of good company for the olde prouerbe is beri●ied Euill companie corrupt good manners And truly the iniurie that he hath done vnto his wife his mother and to so many brethren and sistirs and to conclude to his whole posterity is a fearefull example to feare men from treason especially the Nobility and better sort of Gentlemen for they thereby not only lose their life liuing but the honor of their house is corrupted neither seemeth it an iniury against reason that in punishment of treason a number beare the burthen and blot of one mans fault when for the vertue and dutifull seruice of one man a nūber in his posterity receaue both honour and many other temporall blessings further in his confession or comparing his offence to Adams ●t concluded he likened her Maiestie to the pleasaunt and glorious fruite so pretions in Gods eies as he forbad Adam and all other to lay violent handes vpon thus by the mouth of her enemies God causeth her sacred excellencie to be blazed West You put me in remembraunce of a tale that a Gentleman a trau●lor once told me who being at Rome when Pope Gregorie ther liued and finding at the English Colledge ouer the armes of England a Phenix drawn which the Pope did appropiate vnto himselfe the Gentlemā dutifully reuerensing her maiestie as his soueraigne and Phenix of the worlde in scorne of the Pope wrote these verses And reason good the Lion should the Phoenix stand belowe For though the leaues bewray the tree the fruit the goodnesse showe Applying in secreat zeale the construction therto of this sēce The armes of England to leaues as but the generall badge of her kingdome and the Phenix he did propriat to the vertues of her maiestie as her excellent beautie and glorie of the world And of the contrary parte the matter was wel takē I know not by what mistaking Walk It is like enough that the meaning was perceiued for the pollicie of the Pope and his fauourers is to turne all to their honours that in the market place blazeth not their dishonor as for example A pleasant Frier being appointed to preach before the Pope and his Cardinals who marking with what maiestie and pompe they entred into S. Peters church as one rauished w t their brightnes he scoffingly cried out ●y of S. Peter fy of S. Paule sy fy vpon their beggerlye Apostels what reckoning is to bee made of their religion whē the honor therof cōsited in casting forth of deuils clensing of Lepors raising the dead in making the blinde to see the deaf to hear y ● domb to speak the lame to go the good they did was to beggers their liuing was as beggerly bareleg barefoot they wādred from country to cuntry their raiment was simple their diet thin their deaths violēt But honor reuerence be to the Popes holines the glory of his religion is visibly seene he is able to make kings to dispose kindomes his raimēt is of golde his victuals the plētie of the earth he dwelleth dieth in pallaces is buried like a God c. This sermon was so wel liked as the Frier was inuited to dine with the Pope who to relish his good sermon excused himselfe by y ● weaknes of his braine y t could endure no strong sauor when his meaning was de●aunded hee aunswered since Emperors kinges kissed his holines feet he thought his lot would be but to kisse the homeliest part of his holines al which was wel taken yet perceiued to be vnhapelie mēt For if y e Pope shold reuenge euery dry bloe he his Cardinals would soone set Rome in an vprore but if you make no publique professiō of y ● gospel for al other offēces Rome wil beate w t you for a few peterpēce y e pope wil pardō you West God blesse me from such pardons that bring many men to the gallowes Wil. Tilney one of y ● Q maiesties pensioners next vnto Tichburne made worke for the Hangman VVest By statute lawe it is pettie treason for a seruāt to murther his maister or maistris being but a subiect how detestable a treasō is it then for a sworne seruant to lay violent handes on his annointed Prince The offence being in the extreamest degree of sinnes the punishment ought to be according to the seuerest censure of Iustice. Walk Euery mans houshold wel gouerned resembleth a common wealth wherein seruāts ought to liue in the awe and subiection of Subiects and among the Romans there was an ancient lawe that aucthorised the maister to punish the offences of their seruants with death but the wicked pollicy of men hath alwaies bin such as where open power was to weak ambition enuie and money allured the familliar seruants and meaner persons to Emperours Kings men of al estates to lay violent hands of their maisters and to betraye them to death Iudas one of the Apostels betraied our sauiour Iesus into the handes of the Iewes King Alexander was poisoned by his phisition Thessalus the death of the Emperor Commodus was compassed by the practize of his sister Lucilla Many haue had their banes by their wiues as King Candaulus some by their sonnes as the greate Turke

was a token of exceeding mercye in her Maiesty and mildenes in the iustice of England West There were neuer people gouerned with more mercie then the people of England vnder the raigne of our moste gratious Queene Elizabeth whose prosperitie the Lord long continue and truly I heard many wise men say that the greatnesse of her maiesties mercie applyed to an olde prouerb Ouer much pittie spoileth a Cittie is verie daungerous to the peace of England and some haue taken example by a fable of a frozen serpent that a pittiful husbandman found which he reuiued at his sire but as soone as the Serpent had gotten strength it stong the husbandmans children euen so these hollowe subiects I pray God I may not safelye name most Papists which run into many dangers of the lawe yet her Maiesties mercie so fauoureth them as it is to be feared they liue but to recouer strēgth to persecute her maiesties subiects Walk In very deede mercie breedeth presumption in the wicked but no doubt almighty God that for the crueltie which raigned vpon the earth drowned all the world saue onely Noah and his famelye is so well pleased with mercie as he seldome suffereth it to be the cause of inconuenienre especially where temperate iustice is ioyned with mercy and although the example of he pitifull husbandman and the frozen serpent may be well applied vnto her Maiesties mercie and the papists malice yet when the serpent stong his children the husbandman grieuouslye beate him euen so when these kinde of people turne her Maiesties mercye to publique disturbance Iustice will doe her office so that they shal hardly escape the censure of her maiesties lawes West God bring them to shame and confusion but Neighbour Wilcocks I pray you shewe vs thē names of the Traitors and manner of theire executions Wilk Upon the twentith day of September being tuesday Iohn Ballard a Priest and first perswader of Babington to these odious treasons was laide alone vpon a hurdell and six others two and two vpon a hurdell were drawne from Tower hill through the cittie of London vnto a fielde at the vpper end of Holborne harde by the high way side to S. Giles where was erected a scaffolde conuenient for the execution and there vpon a paire of gallowes so high and withal the place was so rayled to keepe off horsmen as the people might plainely see the execution West I am much deceiued if there were not a great multitude of people assembled to see the execution Wilk I cannot number the thousands but by computation there were able men enough to giue battaile to a strong enemie but one thing I especiallye regarded that although the assemblye were wonderfull great and the traitors all goodly personages clothed in silkes euerie way furnished to moue pittie that the order of their execution was a fearfull spectakle yet y ● odiousnes of their treasōs was so setled in euery mans heart as there appeared no sadnesse or alteration among the people at the mangling and quartering of their bodies yea the whole multitude without any signe of lamentation greedylye behelde the spectacle from the first to the last Walk Truly they that beare dutiful hearts towards the safetie of the Queenes Maiestie peace of their countrey would not but greatlie reioyce in their destruction which sought the general subuersion of the estate beside the kind affectiō motherly loue y t her Maiestie published by her gratious letters vnto the L. Maior and state of London wherein her Maiestie protesteth and sundrie of her gratious proceedinges fullie witnesseth that she desired no longer to liue then while in the whole course of her Maiesties gouernment she carried her selfe in such sort as might not onely continue their loue and goodwill but also encrease the same are causes strong enough to commaunde the multitude to reioice in nothing more then in the destruction of those that pretend any hurte vnto her Maiesties person But good neighbour Wilcocks continue your purpose concerning their execution Wilk The first day the Traitors were all placed vpon the scaffolde that the one might beholde the rewarde of his fellowes treason Ballard the Priest who was the first broacher of this treason was the first that was executed after that his bowels traiterous heart were thrown into the fire his head seuered from his shoulders was set vpon the toppe of the Gallowes West By the way I praye you what confession made this traiterons Priest at the time of his death Wilk He denied not his treason died an obstinate papist in his protestation he doubtfullie said if he had offended y ● Q. Maiestie or any mā els he was sorie so cōditionally desired forgiuenes to declare at full his traiterous mind he said I am sory I haue bin so ●●ādalous but most sory I haue bin so remis in my delings Walk The malicious affection of his heart towards the Q. maiestie appeared euē in the trēbling passage of death y t whereas his treasons were so impious odious dānable as the most wicked I meane his confederates for the most part confessed as the cōmon fame goeth y t they exceeded the greatnesse of her Maiesties mercie which may not be measured where there is any measure in offēding yet in his desire of remission at her Maiesties hands he added this cōditiō if as one that doubted if he had offēded her highnesse wel leaue we this dissembling traitor a pray to the crowes his soule to Gods iudgemēt good neighbour on with your tale to y ● next Wilk Next vnto this priest Anthony Babington was made ready to the Gallowes and in euery point was handled like vnto Ballard West Little may be the mone bad was the best but what obserued you in his end Wilk A signe of his former pride for whereas the rest through the cogitation of death were exercised in praier vpon their knees and bare headed he whose tourne was next stode on his feete with his hat on his head as if he had bene but a beholder of the execution concerning his religion he died a papist his treasons were so odious as the sting of consciēce perswaded him to acknowledge himselfe to be a most grieuous trespasser against God the Queenes maiesty West I wonder that men are so bewitched with the inticements of these Iesuits as they holde it a holly matter to lay violent hands vpon the Lordes annointed at their death their owne consciences perswade thē that the immaginations of such wickednes is damnable Wilk Pride enuie and ambition are the rootes of treason the body of treason is murther and all that mischiefe may deuise the fruites of treasons are ruines of kingdomes and common wealthes the generall reward of treason is the destruction of traitors and for that shame and perpetual infamie lead thē to the Gallowes to collor if it were possible their treason