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A16784	A briefe historie of the glorious martyrdom of XII. reuerend priests, executed vvithin these tvveluemonethes for confession and defence of the Catholike faith But vnder the false pretence of treason. Vvith a note of sundrie things that befel them in their life and imprisonment: and a preface declaring their innocencie. Set furth by such as were much conuersant vvith them in their life, and present at their arraignement and death. Occidistis, sed non possedistis. that is you haue slaine them, but you haue not gotten possession.	Allen, William, 1532-1594.	1582 (1582)	STC 369.5; ESTC S117618	108,398	164

euery trifle yet they beleeue our othes no farther then is for their seruice and our affliction for I haue heard Norton him self say that svveare they neuer so fast he vvil not trust them except they goe to the Church meaning their schismatical seruice This same man not discouered onely of il affection but iustly put into the Tovver for seditious wordes plaine treason so much as would haue hāged an hundereth Catholikes honest men yet much complained that he vvas so vnkindely dealt withal M. Norton tooke great vnkindnes that a fevve rashe wordes which of many wise men were not misliked of as he saith could not be forgiuen but with such difficultie Specially to him that was so necessarie for their seruice that neither the citie of Lōdon to which he was a feed man nor the parliament wherein he did many good offices alvvaies nor the Prince in her commissions for religion wherein he was much emploied could spare him And M. Nortons wife if she wil be as plaine to the Counsel as she is to some of her neighbours can tel if M. Secretarie him self remember it not vvho put vnto this same Norton being then for the said treasons in the Tovver and iustly in disgrace with her M. to pen matters of state to set dovvne orders and articles to be treated of against Catholikes in the parliament and other places the said persons can tel you perhaps what he meant by these wordes often vttered in his disgrace Norton his suspicious vvordes VVORTHY WORTHY Marreth al but GRACIOVS GRACIOVS may make VVISER VVISER to amend al. the rack would picke as good matter out of this as out of any poore Catholikes breast in Englād And he to whom he vvrote these wordes Defend me and spare me not according to the Irish prouerbe can read the riddel The said Mistris Norton can tel also where her husband did lay vp Stubbs booke Stubbs his booke against her M. for a secret treasure which geare vvel sifted vvould bevvray vvorse affection and intention to then they shal euer find in Catholikes whilst they liue This Stubbs being the Q deadly enemie then in the Tovver for his traiterous booke vvas of M. Lieutenants Counsel in al things M. Lieutenants frendlines tovvardes the Q. ennemie far better entreated for his comfort and diet then the earle of klanrickard vttering to him al examinations of Catholikes vvhat other secresies soeuer to vvhom also Charke Stubs pervsed Charkes booke one that vvas once put to silence for puritanisme or a vvorse matter if worse can be sent his booke against F. Campion to be perused vvhich things the Lieutenant vvould neuer haue done or permitted if he had borne that good affection to her M. as he requireth in Catholikes or if he and his fellovves might be posed in their thoughts and of the time future and their intentions to come And it may be one of these fellovves deuises or some other of like spirit and inuention An other nevv practise and persecution to send the poore Catholikes whom they haue ruined at home to Terra Florida there to exercise their religion and to haue freedom of conscience a strange coozenage and craft to be rid of the poore gentilmen vnder pretence of their prefermēt but most men of the realme wish rather the puritans there as an humor that our cōmonvvealth had more need to be purged of Vvho are also better acquainted in those parts as being once sent thither out of Geneua by Caluin when the french made the like attempt vvith as good successe as I feare these shal haue which in truth can not by the lavv of God and good conscience if I take it right possesse those partes which by former composition and by decree of Alexander the vj pertaineth to an other Prince It is the Catholikes that haue iustly possessed England these thousand yeres it is no reason they should be thrust into the Indes for their dwelling but this is their art to weaken our side against the day of their ful reueng which may be reckoned amongest the greatest of our persecutions and to proceed of a shrevvder head then Nortons But al these deepe distresses calamities and iniuries The conclusion of the preface vvith an exhortation praier which we suffer not so much at her M. handes or her grauest Counsellers as by these sinful irreligious persons their il enformers vve do from the bottome of our harts forgiue and desire God of his vnspeakable mercie to turne avvay his heauie hand of iustice from the Realme and from euery one that either procured or consented to the deaths of these his blessed Saints or the trouble of his holy Israel vvhose blood and death most deare in our Lords sight I pray CHRIST IESVS they cal not for vengeance but for mercie and grace tovvards their persecutors that they may rather with penance consider in this life against vvhom they haue pricked then see and feele it to their confusion in the next But whatsoeuer fal through this great sinne or our other offenses either to their ennemies or to vs their frends that are yet left in this vvretched world in the worst daies that were this thovvsand yeres and in the heauiest and most douteful condition of our countrey that was since the cōuersion these Martyres are blessed The blisse of these martyrs soules safe free past al mortal miseries in the hands and garde of God vvhere the torment of malice can not touch them nor such reach them of whom our Sauiour said Be not afraid of them that kill the body and after that haue no more to do They are exceding happy certs that liue not these dooleful daies but a thousand times more happy that haue the grace and priuiledge to yeld any drop of bloud for the appeasing of Gods wrath and assvvaging this publike rage of sinne and heresie Their deaths precious their soules in glorie their memories in benediction their names eternal The honor of their bodies yea euen their bodies vvhich were the infirme part of these noble Machabees though hanging on ports pinnacles poles gibbets though torne of beasts and birdes yet rest in peace and are more honorable sacreed and soueraine then the embaumed bodies of vvhat worldly state soeuer in their regal sepulchres That day and hovver they stoode in the carte in misery and desolation as it seemed to the simple yet euen then were they more happy then al the multitude that beheld them neuer a wise man that there stoode thought othervvise though the present paines and briefe ignominie seemed to fooles carnal men to be extreeme miserie but al those were so momentaine that their better part was in heauens blisse before their bodies were cold or out of the bouchiers hand their soules praied vnto both by their happy fellovves openly and by many a good man secretly before their bonnes were cold Because S. Augustine geueth vs that rule That we must

a frendes hand that when my self with thother should be seazed on thother might therevpon streight be dispersed But my said frend kept it not close longe but divulged it and it vvas redd greedely whereat the aduersaries vvere mad ansvvering out of their pulpits that them selues certes would not refuse to dispute but the Queenes pleasure was not that matters should be called to question being already established In the meane while they teare and stinge vs with their venemous tonges callinge vs seditious hypocrites yea heretikes too which is much laughed at The people herevpon is ours and that error of spreadinge abroade this vvritting hath much aduaunced the cause Yf we be commaunded and may haue safe conduct we vvill into the courte But they meane nothing lesse for they haue filled all the old prisons with Catholikes and novv make nevv and in fine plainely affirme that it were better to make a fevv traitors avvay then so many soules should be lost Of their martyrs they bragge no more novv for it is novv come to passe that for a fevv apostatats and coblers of theirs burned we haue Bishops Lordes kinghtes the old nobility paterns of learning pietie and prudence the flovvre of the youth noble matrones and of the inferiour sorte innumerable either martyred at once or by consuming prisonement dyinge daily At the very vvriting hereof the persecution rageth most cruelly the house where I am is sadd no other talke but of death flight prison or spoile of their frendes Neuertheles they proceede with courage Very many euen at this present being restored to the Church nevv souldiars geue vp their names whiles the old offer vp their blood By which holy hostes and oblations God will be pleased and we shall no question by him ouercome You see novv therefore Reuerend Father how much neede we haue of your praiers and sacrifices and other heauenly helpe to goe through vvith these thinges There vvill neuer want in England men that will haue care of their ovvne saluation nor such as shal aduaunce other mens Neither shall this Church here euer faile so long as Priestes and pastors shal be found for the sheepe rage man or deuil neuer so much But the rumor of present perill causeth me here to make an end Arise God his ennemies auoide Fare you vvell Ed. Camp M. RAPH SHERWINE PRIEST AND MASTER OF ARTE FATHER Campion hauing so gloriously triumphed ouer the world the flesh the diuel and Heresie and had receiued his long desired crovvne M. Sherwins spiritual ex●rcises M. Raph Shervvine a godly wise discret and lerned priest was brought into the carte a man so mortified so feebled vvith fasting vvatching and such other spiritual exercises as vvas wonderful vnto such vvho had conuersed with him before his emprisonment His behauiour in the carte He standing vpon the carte vvith closed eyes vvith handes lifted vp to heauen in contemplation and praier al men marking his demeanur vvith milde voice first made this demaund Doth the people expect that I should speake Being ansvvered of many and some of nobilitie yea yea vvith stoute courage and strong voice he said Then first I thanke the omnipotent and most merciful God the Father for my creation my svveete and louing Sauiour CHRIST IESVS for my redemption and the holy Ghost for my sanctification three persons and one God After this thankes geuing vnto the holy and blessed Trinitie entring into the discourse of his faith his condemnation and death vvas interrupted and staid by Sir Frauncis Knovvles and the Sherifes saying you haue declared your faith and vve knovv it come to the point and confesse your treason disloyaultie tovvards your Prince INNOCENCIE Vvherevpon he constantly said I am innocent and guiltles And being stil vrged ansvvered I vvil not belie my self for so should I condemne my ovvne soule And although I haue confusion in this vvorld yet I doubt not of my saluation in CHRIST IESVS in vvhom only I looke to be saued and in vvhose death Passion and bloud I only trust and so made a svveete praier to IESVS acknovvledging the imperfection miserie and sinful vvretchednes of his ovvne nature The cause of his going beyond the seas stil protesting his Innocencie from al Treasons and traiterous practises that his going out of this Realme beyond the seas vvas only for his soules health to learne to saue his soule And being againe interrupted by Sir Frauncis Knovvles he ansvvered in this vvise Tush tush you and I shal ansvvere this before an other Iudge vvhere my innocencie shal be knovven and you see that I am guiltles of this Vvherevpon Sir Frauncis said By consequēce quoth he vve knovve you are no contriuer or doer of this treason for you are no man of armes but you are a traitor by consequence But M. Shervvine boldly ansvvered If to be a CATHOLIKE onely if to be a perfect Catholike be to be a traitor then am I a traitor After vvhich vvordes being by authoritie debarred of further speach he said I forgeue al vvho either by general presumption His charitie or particular error haue procured my death and so deuoutely praied vnto IESVS They batie this Bul wōderfully after which praier he vvas vrged to speak his opinion touching POPE Pius his Bul. to vvhich point he gaue no ansvvere Then being vvilled to pray for the Q M. he ansvvered I haue and do at vvhich vvordes the L. Hovvard againe asked which Q. he meant whether Elizabeth Queene He smileth as their follie to whom somewhat smiling he said Yea for Elizabeth Queene I novve at this instant pray my Lord God to make her his seruant in this life and after this life coheir vvith CHRIST IESVS Vvhen he had thus praied there vvere there A hainous treason to wish the Q. saluation which said openly that he ment to make her a Papist to vvhom he boldly replied Els God forbid And so collecting him selfe to praier died paciently constantly and mildely crying IESVS IESVS IESVS esto mihi IESVS Thus this blessed man was deliuered of this corruptible body of vvhose life I thought good ●o set downe some fevv lines also He vvas a Master of arte He vvas Senior in the act and so vvel learned that he vvas Senior of his act or commencement vvhich is a schole charge of honor and done by him in the presence of the Earle of Leicester and diuers other of the nobilitie that came from the court then lying at Vvodstocke to their great liking and his commendation And skilful in the tōges Left the vniuersitie Vvent to Dovvay He vvas also very skilful in the three tonges And leauing the Vniuersitie and the condition he had in his colledg for cōscience sake vvent ouer to Dovvay to the Seminarie that vvas then there and after some yeres study in Diuinitie vvas made Priest the xxiij of March the yere M.D lxxvij together with M. Lavvrence Iohnson Vvas made Priest that vvas martyred vnder the