A brief Answer made unto two seditious Pamphlets, the one printed in French, and the other in English. Containing a defence of Edmund Campion and his complices, their most horrible and unnatural Treasons, against her Majesty and the Realm. By A. M. Honos alit Artes. ¶ Imprinted at London by john Charlewood, dwelling in Barbican, at the sign of the half Eagle and Key. 1582. ¶ TO THE RIGHT Honourable Sir Frances Walsingham, Knight, principal Secretary to her Majesty, and one of her highness most Honourable privy Council: Antony Monday, wisheth the happy sustenance of earthly Honour, as also to be partaker of the endless joy in the life to come. COMPARING THE passed course of time (Right Honourable) with the succeeding continuance: I find that neither state, Prince or people, which might with most authority make boast, either for royalty of Government, or tranquillity of years: but at one time or other they have felt the malign stroke of Fortune, either by envy of princely rule, ambitious desire of unstable preferment, or some tragical and wicked intent, issuing from the root of all disloyalty, Treason. In vain it were to spend time in repetition of circumstances, to make proof either of the one or the other: our eyes are filled with the registered reports hereof, and our ears made acquainted, with a multitude of unhappy accidents, yea, the more my grief to think thereon, our native Country hath lately witnessed, a Stratagem according with former infortunes. But although malice, in divers of these ungracious acts, had purposed and appointed a wished end of his bloody desire; yet notwithstanding his extremest occasions, some one or other have been reserved, to give warning of such mischievous and imminent dangers; where through, the Prince and People have been happily delivered, and malice altogether utterly disappointed. In recompense of which true and loyal service, the faithful performers thereof, have not only attained the worthy favour of their Sovereign, but also have been enriched with the continual love and amity of the Subjects. These things (right Honourable) jointly considered together, with the late occasions so happily prevented, to see time grown to such an iron and reprobate nature, contrary to that it hath been in the aforenamed days; I am not only confounded in a number of dismaying thoughts, but also account myself as altogether unhappy. It is not unknown to your Honour, in what occasions passed, foretelling an unlooked for cause of danger, to my gracious Sovereign and her Realm: how not I alone, but I chiefly as one, gave forth such unreprovable notice of ensuing harms, as bewrayed their secret traitorous intent, and also notably convicted the adversary. For which service, beyond my desert, I have found the plentiful measure, of my Princess favour and goodness, as also the noble goodwill of her Honourable Counsel, of which high calling, as God and her Majesty hath created you one: so am I in duty to pray for your continual welfare, whose Honourable friendship hath exceeded my poor demerit. But when I think on the undeserved ingratitude, wherewith mine own Countrymen unkindly reward me; I am forced to say, as one sometime said, A man is no where worse esteemed, then in his own Country. If I had come as their adversaries did, for the subversion of their peaceable estate, and bloody overthrow: then might I well have contented myself, to be condemned with reproach, and thrust forth into infamy. But coming as I did, to open the gap of trouble secretly meant unto them; I find not so much as I have deserved, but yet a great deal more than I am able to suffer. Every man will descant on matters after his own imagination, commend & condemn as pleaseth his humour, but that which is more, divers prating Boys (whereof I can name some) will take upon them to defend their cause, who have been found such heinous offenders; if some of them were publicly chastened, it would charm the tongues of a number more, who because they perceive them to be suffered; join with them in evil speeches together for company. My desire is therefore to your Honour, that some good order may be appointed for such lewd and talkative companions, and that they who are innocent of such wicked crimes, whereby (by them) they are maliciously slandered, may not be dealt withal after this manner; for the enemy doth very well perceive it, and smileth to see us so shamefully handled, beside, the lies and fables by such idle fellows imagined, maketh them more bold in their Libels, to exclaim and defame even as pleaseth them. To approve my words true, two seditious and Traitorous Pamphlets have lately been printed and dispersed abroad, the one in French, the other in English; containing such horrible and detestable slanders, both against Honourable, worshipful, learned and godly persons, as themselves, who are the Authors thereof, if they were not altogether given over as reprobate, might be ashamed to publish abroad. And yet will they say, they use such modesty, piety and gravity in all their actions, as no men are able to do the like; how void they are of such virtuous gifts, I will not reason myself, but appeal to your Honour, and a number godly and learned men, who I know have seen their unchristian like behaviour, not only in their daily deeds and gesture, but also in their malicious and slanderous Libels. These two aforenamed Books (right Honourable) coming to my hands, and the famous untruths therein with advise considered; I prepared myself to write this brief Answer, which, in duty and humility, I commend to your Honourable view. How it shall please you to like thereof, I am not to enter into opinion: nevertheless, I have good hope, that according as I meant it, your Honour will accept it, which was and is, to displease none, but to pleasure and profit all men if I might, especially your Honour, to whom I wish more than here I can unfold, both of earthly honour, and heavenly happiness. Your Honours during life. Antony Monday. ¶ To the Courteous and friendly Reader. I Commend to thy friendly judgement (gentle reader) this little Book, made in answer of two seditious and Traitorous Pamphlets, the one printed in French, and the other in English: wherein, if in their writings thou findest any thing, that may seem offensive to thy civil and well ordered nature, let this be thy persuasion, such as the Tree is, such is the fruit, and such as the matter is, such are those kind of men. Thou hast already read in my former book, a brief setting down of their wicked & unnatural treasons: but shortly thou shalt have such matter come forth, as shall paint them forth in their right colours, yet not all that I know, for my duty will not suffer me to show it, nor thy modesty endure to read it. And by way of courtesy let me desire of thee, that although at sundry times thou shalt hear such lewd speeches of me, as I were not worthy life, if I were so evil as to deserve them: yet that thou wilt not enter into judgement against me, before thou be resolved what I am, as also what they are that move the slanders, for I know that I am otherwise reported of, than I have deserved, or they can prove. For it is the whole felicity of the adversary, seeing he can no way prevail in his mischievous intents: to raise up slanders and infamous speeches, that way to discredit those, whom other ways they are not able to injury. Behold their dealings, and be warned by them, fear God, honour thy Princess, love those that wish thy welfare, and in all causes commend thyself to the heavenly protection. From Barbican this 22. of March. 1582. Thine to command, Antony Monday. ¶ An Answer made unto two seditious Pamphlets, the one printed in French, the other in English, containing a defence of Edmund Campion, and his Complices. NOt long after I had published my Book, called The Discovery of Campion, there came unto my hands a seditious Pamphlet, printed in the French tongue, entitled. The History of the death, which the reverend Father M. Edmund Campion, Priest, of the Society of the name of jesus, Not for their religion, but for high treason. and others have suffered in England, for the Catholic & Roomish religion or faith, the 1. of December. 1581. adding underneath, Translated out of English into French. When I had thoroughly perused this Book, nothing the traitorous effects, and slanderous speeches therein contained, receiving the judgement likewise of divers learned and godly men: aswell to correct the manifest untruths, wherewith this Pamphlet is notably stuffed, as also that the godly and virtuous may discern their apparent impudency and wicked nature, I resolved myself, to shape a brief answer to such a shameless Libel, myself being therein untruly and maliciously abused. First our nameless Historiographer, because he would aim his course after some odd manner of conveyance: taketh occasion to begin his Book with the taking of Campion, The manner of the aforesaid traitorous Book. his bringing to the Tower, what happened in his time of stay there, and lastly his martyrdom (as he termeth it) with two other holy and devout Priests, and in this manner continuing his unadvised labour, he beginneth as hereafter followeth. GEorge Eliot, sometime servant to Master Thomas Roper, and since belonging to a Gentlewoman, the Widow of Sir William peter's, in whose service he made show to be a sound and good Catholic: not long since committed a murder, To build upon hear say, proveth but a slender foundation. as men say, for which offence, fearing the danger that was like to ensue, he went and submitted himself to one of the chief Lords in the Court, and the better to win his favour on his own behalf, promised to deliver into his hands the Father Edmund Campion. This promise (saith he) was received, and unto the said George, and an Officer was delivered commission, to take and apprehend the said Edmund Campion. Then went they on their way, and coming into Berkshire, to house of one Master Yates: George Eliot met with the Cook of the house, with whom he was very well acquainted, because they had before both served one Master. His Master was then in the jail at Reading, judge then how Campion could be within with his M●●ster. The Cook thinking no ill, began to tell him many things, and that Father Campion was in the house with his Master: upon which report, George sent his fellow to the justice, who was a very great Caluinist, and he in mean while was brought into the house by the said Cook, where, like an other judas, Traitor and disloyal, he first attended the Sacrifice of the Mass, which was celebrated that day by the Father Edmund, as also a Sermon which he made: in which time, behold a goodman came running, willing them to take heed of a present treason. Scantly was all carried away, that had served for the Mass and the Sermon, but the justice was there arrived with very great force, besetting the house round about, that none should escape away. After very diligent search through all the Chambers, and other more secret places; they were determined to return, as not finding any thing, until they were advertised, either by George, who had understood it of the Cook, or by some other, of a certain corner, more dark and subtle, where they found the Father Edmund, and two other Priests hidden: who the same day, with Gentlemen and other persons, were sent up to London, a spectacle of great joy unto their adversaries. By that which followeth, written by George Eliot himself: consider of the truth of this report. Thus much of our French Historians words, I thought good in this place to set down: because the disproof thereto annexed, may discover what truth all they of his sect frequent in any of their actions. This aforenamed George Eliot came home unto my lodging, where I showed him the slanders that were used of him in the French Book: whereupon taking good advise, and noting the circumstances that so highly touched him, upon his conscience he delivereth this unreprovable answer. ¶ George Eliot his answer, to clear himself of the former untrue objections. ABout three years since, it was my fortune to serve Master Thomas Roper of Kent: with whom I had not stayed past eleven weeks, but pain the Priest (of whom mention is made in the Discovery of Campion, set forth by the Author of this Book,) enticed me from thence to serve my Lady peter's, to whom the said Pain served craftily as Steward of her house. With her I continued almost two years, in which time (being myself bend somewhat to that religion) frequenting the company of a number of Papists: Who frequenteth their company, shall find all their dealings disloyal and traitorous. I perceived their dealings, to be as they are indeed, full of wicked treasons, and unnatural dispositions, too bad to be named. The conceit whereof, examining first my duty to God, ne●t my love to my Princess, and last the care of my Country▪ by the grace and permission of God, offered me so great disliking of their dealings, that so warily and conveniently as I might, I weaned my affection from their abominable infection, nevertheless using their companies still, for that it gave me the better occasion, to see into the depth of their horrible inventions. From my Lady peter's in November was twelve month, by entreaty I came to Master Ropers again, with whom I continued till Whitsuntide last: when my conscience hardly digesting such a weighty burden, as with their devices and practices it was very sore laden, I was constrained to give over that slavish kind of life, and humbly committed my reconciliation to the right Honourable and my good Lord, the Earl of Leicester, to whom I made known the grievous estate of my life, which for the space of four years I had endured amongst them. Now whereas it hath pleased my adversary to set down, that I committed a murder, & to avoid the danger of Law, offered (to the aforesaid my good Lord) to deliver unto him Edmund Campion, thereby to obtain my pardon: How untrue this is, his honour very well knoweth, and so do a number more beside, for in truth, I neither as then knew Campion, It is very unlike, that he which never saw Campion in all his life, nor knew where he was, could make any promise to bring him forth. had never seen him in all my life, nor knew where or in what place he was: it is very unlike than I should make any such promise. But that he may learn an other time, to order his matters with more truth & discretion: I will set down both how I went, with what commission, and to what intent, & then let him have judgement according to the credit of his work. When I had revealed the traitorous speeches of pain the Priest, how and after what manner, you may read in the Book before expressed: I was demanded if I knew where he was at that time. I could not make any certain answer, wherefore I was demanded again, if I would do my endeavour to search him out, whereto, according to my bounden duty, I agreed right willingly. Then was I appointed in company with David jenkin's, one of the Messengers of her majesties Chamber: I saw the warrant myself, and neither was Campion, pain, or any one named therein, but all priests, jesuits and such seditious persons and to us was delivered a warrant, to take and apprehend, not any one man, but all Priests, jesuits, and such like seditious persons, as in our journey we should meet with all, neither was Campion, Paine, or any one man named in the warrant: for that as the one was judged hard to be found, so was it uncertain where to find him I knew well enough. Wherefore remembering when I served Master Roper, that there was one Thomas Cooper a Cook, who served him likewise, and also knew the aforesaid Pain: to him I thought good to go, because I had understanding that he dwelled at Livarde in Berkshire with one Master Yates, who was a very earnest Papist, and gave great entertainment to all of that sect: thinking as it might so fall out, that we either might find the said Pain there, or else understand where he was. And considering the generality of our warrant, some other Priests might chance to be there, in respect he was such an Host for all of that disposition. When we came to Livard, and had talked with this aforesaid Thomas Cooper, we were framing ourselves to departed thence, not having been within the house at all: but he desiring us to stay Dinner, we alighted and went in with him, he not telling me that Campion was there with his Master, for he was then in the jail at Reading, or any other Priest, though it hath pleased our nameless Author to write so. When we were within the house, this Cooper brought us into the Buttery, where he whispering me in the ear, demanded if my fellow were within the Church or no, A holy kind of Church, whereof the Devil is vicar. as much to say, as whether he was a Papist or no? I answered he was not, yet nevertheless (quoth I) he is a very honest man, and one that wisheth well that way. Then said the Cook, will you go up. Hereby I understood that he would bring me to a Mass, whereto I consenting, leaving David jenkin's, in the Buttery, he brought me up, where after one Satwell alias Ford had said Mass, Campion prepared himself to say Mass. And there was the first time that ever I saw Campion in all my life, not having heard by any that he was there in the house, before I was brought up into the Chamber. As concerning how he was taken, how he was brought up to London, and how all things passed in that service: I have already set down in my book imprinted, which conferring with his false report, you shall find it as much to differ, as truth doth from falsehood. This have I thought good here to set down, in the reproof of him who hath published such a manifest untruth: and as concerning what I have reported to be spoken by pain, I am ready at all times to justify it with my death, that they are his words according as he spoke them. By me George Eliot. THus may you see how apparent these untruths are, which he and his sect take for their infallible ground work: comparing the one with the other, you shall hardly find him to say truth in any place, The father of lies hath made his Children so prompt in his Art, that they cannot choose but make knowledge thereof. but even according to his own profession, being governed by lies and unjust actions, wherein he is grown so prompt and headstrong, that he must needs show it accordingly, else he should estrange himself from the ordinary course of their nature: but now again to our History. He saith, that after Campion was brought to the Tower, he was hardly entertained both for lodging and victuals: I need not here to lay open how, and after what manner all prisoners that come there are entertained: for every one well doth know, how bountifully, liberally and truly they are served, being the queens majesties Prisoners, which many a poor man would be highly contented to far in the order as they do. But in deed he keepeth order very well, to make as many lies as lines, his Book will be the better esteemed of them that delight therein. Now as concerning the time of his imprisonment, his Disputations and other matters, Whereat (he saith) he thanketh God he was present himself: such a one hath taken those matters in hand, that when they come forth, you shall see our Historian, made the perfect Anatomy, of all untruth, malice and egregious slanders. After what manner he hath behaved himself to Master Nowell the Dean of Paul's, Master Doctor Day, and Master whitaker's: Who (saith he) hath put forth a Book, in answer to the Book made by the Father Campion, but any man may see (saith he) with what ignorance and impudency. Indeed ignorance hath so perversely blinded them, that either they cannot or will not see, the learning, modesty and gravity, handled in that skilful Book, for truth whereof, I appeal to all the learned Divines in England, who very well know that I report no otherwise then truth is my warrant. After he hath shown some part of his accustomed untruths, in opening part of the Disputations: he cometh to report, whereof they were indicted, As conspiring the death of the Queen's Majesty, overthrow of the Realm of England, provoking foreign Princes to join therein, and persuading the people of England unto manifest Rebellion: These horrible treasons, which were manifestly proved to their faces: are but fables and lies, saith he. all these being fables and no truth, saith he, not able to be proved any way, albeit they were garnished with sundry false witnesses, who were corrupted and bribed only for that purpose. I take God to my witness, that neither I received bribe, nor any manner of corrupting in the world, or any premise of my preferment any way: but only what I said and did, long before that time, when I was brought to my examination, without demand of any such matter, promise, bribe or corruption, I declared that which was nothing but the mere truth, as divers at my first coming over can witness: that what I told them, of treasons pretended and conspired against her Majesty and the Realm, I reported at the Arraignment, and have set down in my Book the very same, which, as I know to be true, and many other not to be publicly named: so will I stand in maintenance thereof to the death, and in the death, for the safeguard of my Princess, whom I pray God long to continue in honour, All good Subjects will say as much as I do: but as for such as will not, God cut them off, or turn their hearts. and benefit of my Country, which I pray God to bless continually, from all attempts of Traitors, from all motions of mischance that may any way annoy it: and that as God hath blessed it hither to, with the glorious beams of his sacred Gospel, through her who is the mother and maintainer of our joy by the same: even so, that he will long lend us her to increase it, long bless the Realm to enjoy it, and us all faithfully to love it, and her Majesty. And whereas he saith, they were all fables and no truth, not able to be proved any way: notable testimony remaineth, how their treasons were manifestly proved, both by their own confessions and writings, uncorrupted witnesses, and evident proof of every thing that was objected against them, and not that they were condemned for their religion, as this false reporter saith: but for high Treason, intended, practised and conspired against her Majesty and the Realm, the sum whereof is so odious, that any good mind loatheth to hear it. Again he saith, That when the witnesses where produced and sworn, to wit, Monday, Cradocke, Sled and Hill, all of very base condition, who were so well seen in lies, that they seemed to be borne and nourished therein: Hear he describeth himself, and all chose of his sect and condition. they had the foul overthwart, albeit with shamelessness and vehemency, they maintained their accusation, against these good and innocent men. As for our baseness or simpleness, we will not stand to contend with him: though we know we have all one father, and that we are all made of one metal. Again we know, God hath chosen the despised of the world, 1. Cor. 1. to confounded them that think themselves most mighty. But where he saith, We were so well seen in lies, that we seemed to be borne and nourished therein. I can level at his meaning: How that both he and they, believing in lies, obeying the Author of lies, and daily fed and nourished with lies, hate nothing so much as the truth, so that when they are truly and faithfully reproved, of their own wicked and naughty dealings: then they storm and keep a coil, exclaim, defame, and use unreverent speeches, so that what toucheth them with most truth, is stark false, and nothing but lies. If he had applied this unto themselves, he had spoken but truth, for they had the fowl overthwart every way. If this be not his meaning. I take it so, and can prove it so, for that both impudently and shamelessly, they denied all manifest truths, brought and proved against them, and neither had we a fowl overthwart, or any motion of a disproof: but in deed Master Campion oftentimes would offer to trip me in my tale, and would question with the other subtly, according to his usual wont, and if this was a fowl overthwart, when no reason was made or shown of any such occasion: let the learned judge, who can discern truth from falsehood, and traitors from true and loyal Subjects, but we must suffer him to keep his ordinary course of untruth, lest perhaps he should chance to forget it. Then he setteth down the Evidences given, which you may see in my other Book, with more truth than he useth the matter: reporting that which Sled never spoke nor thought, wherefore we let it pass among the number of untruths. And then unreverently he cometh to Master Sergeant Anderson, It is their chiefest glory, to revile and slander: but therein they aptly show themselves. and Master Popham, the queens majesties Attorney general: wherein our Historian aptly discovereth himself, but as Envy braggeth and draweth no blood, so he thinking to injure others, sheateth his venomous blade in his own breast. And all this while (saith he) the good religious Campion, showed himself so prudent, and answered with such piety and modesty: that he not only astonished the people there present, but also brought the judges into admiration of him, he was so present to himself, and defended with so great equity, both his own and his companions cause, that it was esteemed they should be declared guiltless. The true construction of the former words, uttered so highly on the behalf of Campion. In deed I will not deny, but this good irreligious Campion, handled every cause with a smooth and cullorable countenance, being very present and quick to himself, in Sophistical conveyances, and far fet deep points of Logic: and indeed he did it with such a modest show, as judas, when with a kiss he betrayed his Master. And I am persuaded, that the people there present were astonished, to hear and perceive that so modest a countenance, could harbour such a false and traitorous heart, to God, his Princess and Country: yea, the judges did admire, that a man as he was, professing learning and love in outward appearance, should be so overcome by the Devil, as to seek the spoil and ruin of his Princess and Country. Good cause had the people to be astonished, that so wicked members as they, should be found among them, who were true and faith full Subjects, and more cause had the judges of admiration, to see their own Countrymen, in a matter so horrible to appear before them: little did any there think to hear them declared guiltless, their treasons so apparent, and the proof so evident, but rather thought no torment sufficient, to reward them who were so heinous offenders, and therefore worthily, and according to desert, they were given up guilty. And whereas he saith: It was since reproached to one of the twelve, A notable untruth, made on our secret Author's fingers ends. for the ill advise used in searching their cause, and that he should make answer: he could do no otherwise, lest he should not be thought a friend to Caesar: We add this to the trothless number likewise, the men being all known to be no one of them such, as would make any such answer, but as they said then, they thanked God that they had lived to do their Princess such service, as to cut off such rotten branches, from such a quiet common wealth: so they say still, and will continue therein, let the adversary report what he can. And here he bringeth in: That the next day Collington was found not to be at Rheimes in the specified time, This is so well known to be false, that it scant deserveth any answer at all. for that Master Lankaster of Gray's Inn, witnessed him then to be there with him: by which means (saith he) he delivered this innocent man from death, whereto he was already condemned. How false this is, it is sufficiently known, for so soon as the question was moved, Master Lankaster being by, made answer: and neither was Collington condemned, nor any of them there that was as then condemned, for that all the matters were not heard, neither had the jewrie determined upon any thing: wherefore you may see how he keepeth his hand in ure, with his accustomed untruths. Upon this (saith he) one William Nicholson Priest standing by, A manifest untruth, as the reproof thereof succeeding doth evidently declare. and knowing well that Ford, one of the prisoners, was as wrongfully accused as this other: earnestly moved with a conscience of verity, would as well defend the innocency of Ford, as the other before had done of Collington: but it would not fadge with him, for he was taken & sent to prison. Now shall you perceive what truth can be gathered of this place, which if he were not so confounded in shame, he would have shown some sign of more discretion, rather than to set it so falsely down after this manner. When as Alexander Brian, was manifestly found, to be present at the traitorous Sermon which john Hart made at Rheimes, as an especial encouragement to them all there sitting in audience, to great disobedience and hate of their Princess and Country: the said Alexander offered denial thereof, which notwithstanding, Charles Sled defended truly to his face. Whereupon this William Nicholson standing by among the people, William Nicholson, his presumption to defend a Craitours cause at the bar, whereby he brought himself into the same predicament. would take upon him to affirm, that Brian was not at the said Sermon, granting himself to be present there then: being evidently disproved of his bold attempt, the treason of Brian appearing so manifest, he was committed to prison, according as rightly he had deserved. He neither offered word on the behalf of Ford, either to defend his innocency, or appeach his guiltiness: but even as I have set you down, so it was, and no otherwise. As for the determination of the Pope, to replenish his Seminaries with such abundance of Scholars as he can conveniently attain unto. It is largely handled in my other Book, to his shame & all such, as follow his humour in so traitorous persuasions. Nevertheless, this Sophister would smooth the matter after an other manner, I would the Pope would keep his mere love to himself: for we might very well be without it. as that: The Pope doth it for mere love and pity to our Country, to increase such as shall profit in his service, and to aid the Church (sayeth he) which is so afflicted. I would wish him to keep that love and pity to himself, for any good Subject loatheth to hear a motion, which may offer disobedience to their Prince and Country, and therefore loatheth him who offereth them such unchristianlike service. And here I must not forget, to answer his deep judgement as concerning Alexander Brian, and the Cross made of a piece of a Trencher, which he had in his hand at the Arraignment, which this fellow saith: A meet Ancient bearer, for such an Idolatrous and superstitious thing. To be a great Cross, and that Master Brian as Ancient bearer, bore it there in the behalf of them all, until (saith he) he was corrected for it, and because he would not lay it away, a naughty man by force took it from him, to whom Brian said. Thou hast taken from me my Image, nevertheless, I will fight under the Standard thereof to the death. Oh most impudent and shameless words, it is so well known to be be untrue that is here rehearsed, as I need not to waste time in so vain a matter. For when he was reproved for his shaven crown, and that stubbornly and obstinately he made answer: He had good hope to do it again. The Cross was taken from him, with so sweet a rebuke for such an idolatrous spectacle, as if he had had any grace in him, would have constrained him to be heartily sorry for his folly. Of him that accustometh himself in lies: it is very hard to hear any truth. And neither spoke he the words here falsely imputed to him, or any matter to that intent: only these words which have been rehearsed, he spoke very scornfully, and without any show of wisdom or modesty. And because I will not be over tedious to the friendly Readers, the untruths by him avouched at their execution: I will briefly touch in rehearsal of the other Book, which is imprinted in English, as concerning the same matter, shortly knitting up this slanderous Libel, to be as you may perceive by the confutation thereof, the writer thereof to be shameless in his shame, one of the right brood as they all are of, and his Book equal with him in any evil condition: so that as the Tree is, such is his fruit, and as the writer is, such are his works. In the end, he knitteth up his Book, with a brief report, entitled: The martyrdom of Euerard hance, an English Priest, in An. 1581. And now you shall hear what most impiously he allegeth on his behalf, which is as followeth. Euerard hance, being a Minister of the Heretics, and a benefactor in England, being in a very grievous agony of sickness, as it were, near to the death: fell in a sound, wherein he remained so long, that his friends altogether reputed him for dead. A very strange vision: Too strange to be true. During the time he was in this trance, he seemed in a vision to see the infernal pit of hell, and the Souls which were there tormented both night and day, with intolerable and grievous pains, yea, the Souls of his friends and most familiars, which he very well knew in their life time. But that which is most strange, Note this. he saw there the places, assigned for some other of his friends, who were as then living in the world, and in sound and good estate of their health. After this vision, being come again to himself, he called for a Catholic Priest, who being come unto him, how be it, his Kinsfolks were against it greatly, as well for his Religion, as for losing his benefice, which was worth much: with great sorrow & repentance of his former life, he made his confession to the Priest, & wholly renounced his benefice, embracing the Catholic faith. It so chanced that he forsook his Country, admonishing those very earnestly, whose places he had seen prepared for them in hell, to amend their lives: which they refusing to do, died within short space after, This is as true as all the rest is. and went to hell to their places. Then went he to Rheimes in champaign, for to study Divinity, where having stayed about two years, Learning enough in so small a time to be a Priest. and made Priest: he felt a great zeal in himself, to return into his Country, where not long since he was taken & condemned to death: and being executed, he was ripped up and quartered, A notable lie. and as his heart was thrown into the fire, it leapt forth again, three several times. This is one of our Historians faithful reports, carrying as great credit as all the other do: In my English Roman life. you shall read many of their wonderful miracles. these are the miracles of their Church, whereof in my English Roman life, I will rehearse divers of like authority and allowance, which albeit they will urge many to wonder and marvel, yet shall they be set down in no other order, then as themselves have reported them, and myself have seen. As for Euerard hance, what he was, how he lived, and how he died, is already so largely set down in print, that it were but double labour to rip it up again. Traitor he was to her Majesty and the Realm, and so like a Traitor he ended his life, as all the rest of them shall I hope, except God turn their hearts, as I pray heartily he may, that they may see their horrible abuses, and be heartily for their heinous offences. ¶ An Answer unto an other seditious Pamphlet printed in English, and named: A true report of the death and martyrdom of Master Campion, jesuite and Priest, Master Sherwin, and Master Brian Priests, at Tyburn the .1. of Decemb. 1581. Observed and written by a Catholic Priest, who was present thereat. TO rip up all the circumstances contained in this Book: as the whole course thereof, is Traitorous, false, and no truth at all in it, so would it seem irksome to any modest ear, to abide the rehearsal of such unreverent matter. Yet nevertheless, I will briefly touch some points thereof, whereby may be conjectured what all the restis, a farthel of folly, aptly figuring both him that writ it, they who are defended in it, and them all that are of that sect and opinion. First he findeth himself aggrieved: That Master Campion should be reported at the time of his death, Both the right honourable and worshipful, with the great number of people that were there present, can witness the fearfulness and timeriousnesse of Campion. timorous & fearful, as also that Sherwin is said to show more humility and discretion, and therefore (sayeth he) died a Protestant. I will appeal to the right Honourable & Worshipful that were there present, and also to Master Hearne & the other godly Preachers: who in offering him comfortable doctrine, to strengthen him and establish his faith, according as they heartily desired: perceived him to be very fearful, wavering, & as it seemed, would have opened something, but that this affliction of his mind would not suffer him. This is he, who was reputed: For the flower of Oxensoorde, Our reporter maketh Campion a wonder to the world, in rehearsing those gifts which were never in him. while he studied there, and since abroad in other foreign Countries, by whom our Country hath gotten great honour, the fruits of his learning, virtue & rare gifts, were in him so admirable and wonderful: both here at home, and abroad in Italy, Germany, and Bohemia, an honour to our Country, a Glass and mirror, a light and lantern, a pattern and example to youth, age, learned, unlearned, religious, and the laity, of all sorts, state and condition, for modesty, gravity, eloquence, knowledge, virtue and piety. Is it not marvelous to hear the impudency of this shameless Reporter, how according to our French Historian, he maketh himself the Image of all untruth? You shall hear Campion his own confession, to those of worship in this City, during the time he was in the Tower: and then let this large style blazed of him, be received into judgement accordingly. He confesseth that he never passed farther in Divinity than Canisius dictates, Campions own words, to those of worship, while he was in the Tower. whose writing is very well known to our learned Divines here in England: according as he writ, he followed in study, so that if he writ false, than he followed false, if he said true, than he was in the truth, which of these he could not make answer which was most certain. This was deep learning and high knowledge, for him to make so proud a Challenge as he did, and for this Reporter to write so arrogantly as he doth, inferring such modesty, gravity, eloquence, knowledge, and virtue, on him who was nothing acquainted with such singular gifts. Besides this, Campion likewise confessed himself, Campions' estate being beyond the Seas, which if every one consider with judgement, they shall well perceive his glorious reports to be but fables. that when he was at Praga beyond the Seas, he had little or no helps at all to employ his study, which is some reason that he could not be so profound, so present, and so well lettered, as this gallant glosser feigneth him to be. For at very seldom times he had any Books to guide him, and into such necessity he was driven, teaching there two gentlemen's sons in the Latin tongue, as when he had paper, he had neither pens nor ink, and when he had ink, either he wanted pens or paper, so that ever he was without some needful thing, that should have helped him every way. All these things considered, may move the simplest body to understand, he could not be such a fellow as he was taken for of some. This being understood & well perceived by many, both worshipful, learned and wise, who had conference with him: caused them to esteem of him according, and to make report of his learning, as they found it. This Reporter, behaveth himself unreverently to my Lord bishop of London, misliking his judgement on Campions' learning, and Master whitaker's Book. Which hath made this Reporter unreverently and without modesty to reprove my Lord Bishop of London, who said of Campions learning as before is expressed: which this fellow ridiculously apply to folly, neither giving him his calling of Honour, nor showing him the reverence he ought to do, but according to the nature of them all, plainly showeth his venomous heart. And there likewise he scorneth at Master whitaker's Book, misliking my Lord's judgement thereof: promising an answer thereto, as also to publish the disputations in the Tower, to the honour of Campion. I will not gainsay, but they may as well shuffle forth a shameless report on their own part, concerning the said disputations, as they have this traitorous Libel, but when it cometh, I trust it shall not pass without the judgement of those, who will answer them to any thing. I will omit (saith our Reporter) though it be much material, A notable lie on the behalf of Campion. Campion his usage in his time of imprisonment, his constancy and patience, his five days fast from temporal and bodily sustenance, his two nights abstinence from ordinary sleep and rest, and the time he bestowed in meditation & prayer. This to be false and untrue, they that can tell have avouched it, wishing all men to esteem it as an horrible and detestable untruth. Comparing the manner of the execution, the English with the French: I find them so different the one from the other, and both of them so far from truth, as I account it a waste labour, to bestow time in setting them down. For both of them make these Traitors, To be so mild, patiented & virtuous, as though never their like was seen: wherefore the brief and true manner thereof, which I my self have published in my former book, shall answer all the errors made by them. As for the course of railing he taketh, against those of worship, learning and judgement: I will answer with the Evangelist. Blessed are you, when men shall curse you, Math. 5. speak all evil against you, and make lies of you for my sake: be you glad and rejoice, because your reward is the greater in the kingdom of heaven, for so have they dealt with the Prophets, that were before you. Now where he saith: What charity was it to put pings under the nails of Alexander Brian, another manifest untruth, applied on the behalf of Alexander Brian. and for his corporal sustenance, he was driven to lick the moisture of the walls. It is as all the rest are, a most devilish and malicious report, and that Sir Owen Hopton will affirm with many more, who sayeth it to be as false, as it is true that God liveth in heaven. But then let me ask him, The manner of the Papists charity, to Christ's members. what charity is it for them, so unmercifully to torment the members of Christ's body as they do daily, some tormented three days, and three nights together in the Strappado, some hanged up naked by the arms, and pricked to death with sharp Canes, others dismembered grievously, and a number persecuted with exceeding tyranny. A spectacle of their charitable dealings, In my book which shall shortly come forth, you shall read the cruelty lately used to an English man at Room, for the christian faith. shall shortly come forth in my other Book, how cruelly they tormented an English man to the death at Room, only for his faith and spotless Christianity. Then you shall behold their love and charity, which forced their own Doctors into a troubled and vexed conscience: beholding the patience, triumphing and great joy this faithful persecuted Martyr made, both at his death, and continuing the whole time of their horrible torments. He concludeth his Libel, saying: God save the Queen, thinking thereby to shadow his villainous and traitorous heart: No, no, we know that all that say, Lord, Lord, shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven: no more are they all good Subjects, that say, God save the Queen, but they do this for a face, to cover the fowl blemish ensuing by their treason. God save her Majesty from all such as they are, her honourable Council and the whole Realm, from that bloody Antichrist, and his wandering shavelings. An answer to his Caveat, concerning me, and my Discovery. afterward, he cometh with a Caveat to the Reader, I would they all bare as true hearts to her Majesty, as he doth. concerning me and my Book of the Discovery of Campion: where he is very lavish of speech of such a man, as he nor the proudest of his sect dare avouch the words to his face, saying likewise, that he perused my Book, which on my Faith he never saw till it came abroad. Then he beginneth to rip up the course of my life, How I was an Apprentice, and served my time well with deceiving my Master: I refer myself to the judgement of all men, reading this which my Master unrequested, hath here set down on my behalf. This is to let all men understand, that Anthony Monday, for the time he was my Servant, did his duty in all respects, as much as I could desire, without fraud, covin or deceit: if otherwise I should report of him, I should but say untruth. By me john Allde. Again he saith: That wandering towards Italy, I became a Cozener: For my discharge I will appeal to one of their own sect now, he that went with me all the way, by name Thomas Nowell, who knoweth this to be a false and malicious slander. When I came to Room, (he sayeth) I was charitably relieved, but never admitted into the Seminary: You shall hear the words of Lucas Kerbie, Priest, one of the condemned prisoners in the Tower, taken before Sir Owen Hopton, on Tuesday, being the .6. of March last. 1582. AT what time we were excluded the Seminary, and sent for again before the Pope, he demanded of us how many we were in number, which was presently given him to understand, I was not called by the name of Anthony Monday, but by an other name, which they set down in their Table. in which number Thomas Nowell, and Anthony Monday, were named. He commanded we should all be received into the Seminary again, and gave us our desire in all things we requested, the jesuits to be our Rectors, and to govern us. Then was a Table made, called: The Table of the names of all the Scholars in the English Seminary: Where every man's name was placed by the Alphabet, and therein was the names of Thomas Nowell, and Anthony Monday, set down likewise, although he professed an other name then. Now let men judge, whether I was admitted or no, for before that time, neither my fellow nor I might be received into the house, nor suffered to have our Viands with the Scholars: but were in deed maintained by the Scholars, when they saw me so willing to return from thence again, which made them promise us, that they would labour both to the Pope and Cardinal for us. This made us the more willing to take part with them in their expulsion from the Seminary. Then were we allowed among the number of the Scholars. At their receiving in again, our names were put in the Table for Scholars, observing all orders that the Scholars did, both in going to the Schools, in walking for our recreation, & all other things we did as the Scholars did. The manner of their expulsion, the cause, and how things happened, you shall read at large in my English Roman life. In all the course of his Caveate, which he seemeth to publish against my Book of the Discovery: he offereth no reproof to any thing that I have written therein, albeit he would have Campion and his fellows, to be thought such holy, wise, and discreet men: methinks he should first have examined their horrible treasons, their traitorous practices from time to time, both against her Majesty, her honourable Council, and the Realm, and then have shaped his defence according. For in covering their faults without any reason to the contrary, and in making a man a Saint, not purging him from the wickedness planted in him by the Devil: he showeth a rash and partial opinion, concealing their guiltiness to himself, and seeking to make them famous by a few commixed terms, whose odious offences, hath made them most infamous. Their venomous nature may be seen in a Book secretly imprinted, A very traitorous Book, secretly imprinted, and made by a Catholic priest. made by a Catholic Priest not long since: where, in two several places he calleth her Majesty a Devil, in an other place Machevillian, and in an place plainly jezabel: these are good Subjects, that can cry, God save the Queen, with their mouths, and wish her death in their hearts, yea, they will swear they are no such fellows, when for more proof of themselves, they set it down in print: but such as their head the Pope is, They that handle pitch, will be defiled therewith. such are they all, for they that once enter into oath to him, can hardly after be good Subjects to their Prince. Yet if they had any spark of love to their Princess and Country, in them: they might take example by Master Shelley the grand Prior in Room among the English men, who flatly told the Pope to his face: That it neither stood with his holiness, nor honour, to will any Subject to be a Traitor to his Prince and Country, for (quoth he) be she never so evil, we must acknowledge her for our Princess, and ourselves for her Subjects. For this, if he had not presently fled upon it, he had been murdered, or some way dispatched, so great was the malice of his Country men towards him. Well, I pray God to illuminate them with his grace, that they may see their wickedness and blindness, and though they have strayed a long time like lost Sheep, yet that they may at length come home again to the sheepfold, saying: We have sinned, O Father, against heaven, and against thee, unworthy we be to be called thy children. God preserve her Majesty, her honourable Council, send his Gospel a joyful and free passage, turn the hearts of all Traitors, stop the mouths of all backbiters and slanderers, and make us all his faithful Servants. Amen. FINIS. Verses in the Libel, made in praise of the death of Master Campion, one of the society of the holy name of jesus; here changed to the reproof of him, and the other Traitors. WHy do I use my paper, ink and pen, and call my wits in council what to say? Such memories were made for worthy men, And not for such as seek their Realms decay. An Angel's trump, exalts the Subjects truth: When shame rings forth the Traitors fearful ruth. Pardon my want, I offer nought but will, To note down those, at whom the Skies do scowl: Campion, his treasons do exceed my skill, The cause, his coming, & the deed too fowl. Yet give me leave in base and homely verse: His lewd attempts in England to rehearse. He came by vow, the cause, his Princess foil, His armour, Treason, to his countries woe: His comfort, blood, slaughter & grievous spoil, The Devil his Author had incensed him so. His triumph, England's ruin and decay: The Pope his Captain, thirsting for it aye. From ease to pain, from honour to disgrace, From love to hate, to danger being well: Thus did he fall, flying his native place, and Country, where by duty he should dwell. Our no Apostle coming to restore: The bloody sway was sometime here before. His nature's flowers, were mixed with honey gall, His lewd behaviour, enemy to skill: A climbing mind, rejecting wisdoms call, A sugared tongue, to shroud a vicious will. A Saintlike face, yet such a devilish heart: As spared no travail for his country's smart. With tongue and pen, the truth he did suppress, Stopping the way that Christians did desire: Which pleased God for his great wickedness, To stay his race, wherein he did aspire. Then his behaviour witnessed the more: What he was then, as also long before. His fare was good, yet he a scornful cheer, His prison fair, yet he a froward mind: His council good, yet deafened was his ear, Persuasions large, he obstinate and blind. Oh stubborn man, oh mind & nature strange: Whom wisdom, pity, grace, nor love could change. After great pause, they brought him to dispute, With Books as many as he could demand: His chiefest cause, they quickly did confute, His proof laid down, reproved out of hand. So that the simplest present there could say: That Campions' cause did bear the shame away. After his foils so often to his face, It was thought good, justice his deeds should try: Upon appearance of so fowl a case, Nature herself, wild doom deservedly. Traitor he was, by proves sufficient found: The jewrie saw his Treasons so abound. Her Majesty to be deprived of life, A foreign power to enter in our Land: Secret rebellion must at home be rife, Seducing Priests, received that charge in hand All this was cloaked with Religious show But justice tried, and found it was not so. Then rightful doom bequeathed them to die, Whose treasons put her Majesty in fear: Out on the fiend, whose malice wrought so sly Hath won a number, part with him to bear But thinketh he, his envy can prevail? No, little David did the Giant quail. My gracious Princess, see your subjects moan, Such secret foes among them should be found: Who serve your Grace in duty every one, though treason seek to make their hearts unsound. The bloody wolf prays on the harmless sheep: So treason seeks in loyal hearts to creep. England look up, thy Children do rebel, Unreverent acts have entered in their mind: The subject seeks his rightful Prince to quell, Yea, to his native Country proves unkind. Campion, who sometime thou didst sweetly source: Prepares his venom to destroy his Nurse. Eliot rejoice, that God prolonged thee, To take the man, who meant us all such ill: As for thy slanders, take them patiently, Envy draws blood, and yet he can not kill. Those who by words he seemed to put in fear: Have washed their hands, in judgement sound and clear. Myself as witness, Sled and all the rest, who had their treasons noted in our Book: Account ourselves of God most highly blest, who gave us grace to such attempts to look. And having given our witness sound & plain: We fear not malice, nor his spiteful train. The well advised jewrie on this cause, Who with discretion pondered every thing: Beheld their treasons with such heedful pause, That they found out the depth of envies sting. Whereby they saw, the stirrers of this strife: Were far unworthy any longer life. Yea, Elderton doth descant in his rhyme, The high offences of such graceless men: Which causeth him to irk at every crime, And 'gainst their treasons to provide his pen. Yet not without wisdom and modesty: To warn all other that live wickedly. Remember you that would oppress the cause, Our Church is Christ's, his honour cannot die: Though hell himself, revest his griefly jaws, And join in league, with treason & popery. Though craft devise, and cruel rage oppress: Christ will his chosen, still in safety bless. You thought perhaps, presumptuous Campion could, dissever those, whom Christ hath joined in one: And that our gracious loving shepherd would, Before the wolf, forsake his flock alone. No, he preserves his Sheep for greater good: And drowns the ravener in his envious blood. We know that Campion living did entreat, The Subject from his vowed humility: Now therefore shame his dealings doth repeat, Throughout the world to his great infamy. The skies themselves, with lowering angry face: Adjudge his deeds, worthy of all disgrace. All Europe wonders at this shameless man, England is filled with rumour of his race: London must needs, for it was present than, when justice did three Traitorous minds deface. The streets, the stones, the steps they hauled them by: Pronounced these Traitors worthy for to die. The Tower sayeth, he Treason did defend, The Bar bears witness of his guilty mind: Tyburn doth tell, he made a Traitors end, On every gate example we may find. In vain they work to laud him with such fame: For heaven & earth bears witness of his shame. The rightful sentence given of him here, Will charge his conscience in the time to come: Although they say he is excused there, And shall not taste God's judgement & his doom. Saint Paul doth say, in reverence of the highest: We all shall come before the seat of Christ. There to make answer unto every thing, And to receive reward accordingly: If well, the City of our heavenly king, Shall recompense our former misery. Where we with Angel's voice continually: Shall laud the gain we have so happily. Then blinded malice shall perceive and see, His own devices Author of his ruth: And how true Subjects have felicity. In recompense of their assured truth. The one condemned for his disloyalty: The other crowned for his fidelity. Can Treason then prevent our happy peace? Or blustering winds assail our sprouting Tree? No, sovereign Faith sends down her due increase, And shrouds her Plant in sweet tranquillity. So that the foe presuming on his might: Is forced to know: Faith can prevent him quite. Let us not fear a mortal Tyrant then, Seeing Faith & Truth doth elevate our hearts: God hath reserved one to conquer ten, Let us then learn to play true Christians parts. The head of him that sought our Country's woe: Doth witness shame to all that seek it so. His youth doth bid us banish filthy pride, his fleeting hence, to serve our Prince in truth▪ His lew● profession doth lay open wide, To fall from God, how grievous is the ruth. His home return, his Challenge, & deface: Saith: Subjects, keep true hearts in every place. His Hardle draws his sect unto like end, His speeches there, unfold their treachery: His death doth say: Who so his life doth spend In faith and truth, reaps joy eternally. His first and last, and all agree in one: there's none to help us, but our God alone. Blessed be God, who cut him off so soon, Thanked be Christ, which blessed his servants so: Happy are we, that have such comfort won, cursed are they that thought to work us woe. Bounden we be to give eternal praise: To jesus name, who did such refuge raise. FINIS. ¶ An other upon the same. WHat iron heart, that would not melt in woe, what steel or stone, could keep him dry from tears: To see a Subject fall from duty so: And arm himself unto his Country's fears? In their three deaths, the standers by might see: The end of hatred and disloyalty. England may moon a Subject erred so, Without respect of God and Nature's law: And we ourselves may show some sign of woe, That treason should our brother from us draw. That Antichrist should gain our Campions' heart: And make him Soldier to his country's smart. The scowling skies did storm and puff apace, they could not bear the wrong that malice wrought: The Sun drew in his golden shining face, the moistened clouds shed brinish tears which thought. The river Thames against his course would run: To count the treasons, Campion would have done. Nature herself, with tears bedewed her face, Duty in countenance, looked pale and wan: She, for to think her work should her disgrace, He, to be wanting in an English man. Even antichrist, the eldest child of hell: Began to blush, and thought he did not well. For lo, behold, when Campion made his end, His hardened heart, refused sovereign grace: His own reproach did so his mind offend, That treason did appear upon his face. An irksome spectacle was presented then: In sight of God, of Angels, Saints and men. The heavens did clear, the Sun like gold did shine, The Clouds were dry, the fearful River ran: Nature and Virtue, wiped their watered eyen, To see that justice, cut off such a man. Men, Angels, Saints, and all that saw him die: Gave thanks to God in heavenly melody. They saw Perverseness had withdrawn his mind, And Treason quite supplanted Duties awe: Presumptuous thoughts, did humble Patience blind, There was no place for Graces, well they saw. His falsehood, treasons and impiety▪ With blame and shame, did end in infamy. By whose example, every Subject may, Be warned how they fall in such abuse: And all their thoughts on loyalty to stay, Lest they likewise do taste like sharp refuse. For Honour doth exalt the Subject just: When Horror throws the Traitor in the dust: Rejoice, be glad, triumph, sing Hymns of joy, Campion, Sherwin, Brian, have their due: They are suppressed that sought our great annoy, I hope their fellows shortly shall ensue. For faithful minds do loath that they should live: Who to their Country, do dishonour give. FINIS. A Dialogue between a Christian, and Consolation. Christian speaketh first. IS chaste Susanna in the judges hands? Is Daniel left unto the Lion's jaws? Do Subjects break both God & Nature's bands? And Envy seek to put down Peace her laws? Doth perfect awe, and true Religion fail? Then may I fear that falsehood will prevail. Consolation. No, Susan's foes the Lord will cut in twain, and stop the mouths of Danielles' enemies: Rejoice therefore, thou hast a noble train, Armed by the Lord in most triumphant wise. Whose life and death, thy quarrel will begin: To vanquish falsehood, Satan, hell and sin. Behold of late, a Champion of their train, Confuted, foiled, yea, and vanquished: With those who did like treacheries maintain, In their devices, they soon perished. Lament not then, for justice holds the sword: Who to them all, will like desert afford. Christian. Alas I mourn, and sit with sighing mind, To see my native Country men rebel: Against the only Phoenix of her kind, Who doth in grace and goodness all excel. And could proud Campion think to work her woe: O Lord confounded them all, that seek it so. What were his gifts, if we recount each one? A pregnant wit, I grant to treachery: A bad Divine, seeking promotion, A lusty man, detesting chastity. A graceless imp, sprung up of basest kind: A simple man, to bear a lofty mind. His pithy wisdom, style and eloquence, Compared with those of fame and dignity: Doth open plain his friends insipience, His confutation proves it worthily. All the reports, whereby his fame began: Were never found to harbour in the man. Then boast no farther of his dreadless mind, Which rack nor rope, could alter as you say: Recount his treasons, cruel and unkind, And then his praise will soon be laid away. Your praise, his pomp, nor all you have in store: Can make the man, the worthier ere the more. Consolation. 'tis true in deed, their folly is in sight, unto their shame that take like thing in hand: We needs must win, our Lord himself doth fight The Canaanites shallbe expulsed the Land. Yea, all the deeds of such ungodly men: Shallbe confounded, near to rise again. Campion his quarters on the gates do show, His treason, doctrine, and his life too ill: His head set up, doth daily call for more, Of those that lean unto like wicked will. Well may they flaunt, & flourish for a space: But truth in end, their dealings will disgrace. Not hell itself, our injury can frame, But we shall prosper as the sprouting Bay▪ God can of stones raise seed to Abraham, He is our hope, and he will help us aye. Christian. Fiat voluntas Dei, then say I, I trust in God, whether I live or die. FINIS. The Complaint of a Christion, remembering the unnatural treasons of Edmund Campion, and his Confederates. O God from sacred throne behold, our secret sorrows here: Regard with grace, our helpless grace, amend our mournful cheer. Thy Creatures whom thou hast appoint, to live in Princess awe: Forsake their duty, love and fear, and spurn at duties law. Alas, I rue to think upon, their facts so lately scanned: How they did seek their Princess death, and spoil of native Land. Thy Treasons Campion is bewailed, of many far and near: To think what unkind actions, thou wouldst have performed here. Bohemia Land may well rejoice, Rodulphus Court be glad: That thou to recompense thy pain, such due desert hast had. Germania may leave off to mourn, yea, Spain to muse and Italy: And France may rend that false report, of thy surmised Tragedy. They that would make these men to seem, as not her highness foes: O Lord it is a world to see, the feigned fraud of those. For when as Campion had presumed, to challenge a dispute: His crafty cloak was soon pulled off, Learning did him confute. Albeit his cavils, scorns and coil, he bore with shameless face: Yet truth pulled off his crafty veil, and showed his wretched case. So that although they did withstand, each cause of right and reason: Yet justice soon found out the depth, of their most wicked treason. justice perceived, how under cloak, of their Religion: They comprehended traitorous guile, and false sedition. justice perceived how they sought, within their native Soil: To move rebellion and debate, to work our secret spoil. justice perceived how the Pope, with foreign Princes might: Would use our England as him pleased, and put our Queen from right. How that these men were sent before, by his persuasion: To make all ready 'gainst the time, of his invasion. So that destruction suddenly, should come upon us all: Those only saved, had holy Grains, or could the watch word call. All this did justice plain discern, with many matters more: Where through they had the just desert, that they deserved therefore. God save Elizabeth our Queen, God send her happy reign: And after earthly Honours here, the heavenly joys to gain. And all that seek her secret harm, or to annoy her Grace: God turn their hearts, or that they may, enjoy but little space. Anthony Monday. FINIS. Honos alit Artes.