❧ The Life and end of Thomas Awfeeld a Seminary Priest and Thomas Webley a Dyers servant in London, being both Traitors who were Condemned as Felons for bringing seditious books into this Realm and dispersing of the same, among their favourers: for which they were Executed at Tibourne the 6. day of this month of july. 1585.  
Imprinted at London for Thomas Nelson dwelling at the west end of Paul's.   

IT is sufficiently known unto many honourable personages and divers other of this Realm, how this lewd priest Awfield hath of long time lived about London, secretly seducing the people to embrace his devilish doctrine and to win them from their due allegiance towards God and their Prince, and how by frequenting the company of divers ignorant and simple people: he did win them to be partakers of his Romish & Antichristian synagogue. And to the end that some part of his life and religion may plainly appear to the common people, as also that the true cause of his death and his fellow companion may sufficiently be known: I have taken in hand this short discourse chiefly to beat down the untrue reports of their favourers and fellow Traitors who secretly murmur that their death was only for Conscience take and their Religion being Papists, although it shall be evidently seen by the sequel that they died rebellious traitors to God, their Prince and Country. And yet notwithstanding, received greater favour of law then either their offence deserved▪ or themselves or their favourers would on the contrary part have ministered. And that their life & proceedings may generally be seen to all good subjects: I have particularly and briefly set down the truth of the same, as well to satisfy them herein As also to admonish others how to shun their pestilent doctrine where within many places they do great harm, the Lord for his mercy sake root them out speedily Amen.  

¶ The life and proceed of Thomas Awfeeld a Seminary Priest being a seditious person  
THis Awfeeld was borne in the town of Gloucester, his Father being a Schoolmaster: brought him up in good literature, wherein after he had been sufficiently trained (having his latin tongue), he went beyond the seas and was there reconciled to the Pope, and entered into the vow of priest hood in the, Seminary at Rheimes and being there nuzzled up among many the old Caterpillars of that Church, he was sent into England with other Seminaries to incense & seduce the people, against their Prince and Country, and as much as in him lay to persuade them from their due obedience against their natural and peerless Sovereign yea to lay violent hands, upon her and seek to subvert and displace her highness (whom God long preserve); yea and to murdure and make havoc on Christian Princes thereby to bring in and advance the Romish religion to the uttermost of their powers. This detestable Course took such effect in these helhounds that they after their coming insenced a number who have sundry ways attempted the same aswell in seeking to murder her majesty as also in betraying of the Realm, to bring in foreign Invasion and thereby to spoil the life and goods of every good subject. A plain example whereof you had lately by Throgmorton & William Parry alias ap harry: yea & divers others who most worthily have been executed for the same. And such Hipotiks as these abominable Seminaries were persuaders of them to too it to their utter confusion, shame & disgrace to their line and successors for ever. This Jebusitical priest, being a seducer among the rest was taken and Imprisoned in the Tower of London, and afterward upon his hypocritical submission he was set at liberty yet not contented with this her majesties gracious pardon he departed over Sea and returned privily, bringing over about 300. books & upward, containing nothing but treason, heresy, blasphemy, and detestable doctrine written by an Arch-Papist called D. Allin which books he commended and did cause them to be dispersed by his favourers especially by Thomas Webley, and William Crab both notorious Papists who as you shall here, had been a favourer of the Gospel until they were seduced from it by this priest and other as shall hereafter be showed.  
And here is to be noted that this Awfeld not only by departing out of the Realm● and returning with these seditius books did incur her majesties displeasure and by the law deserved death as a felon, but also by being found here forty days after the end of the last parliament (being a jesuit or Seminary Priest) did deserve by the law to die as a traitor.  
These books before mentioned being come to light and this priest also that brought them over, who being taken & examined was found guilty of the same and after upon the fifth day of july at the session's house in the old Batley was condemned and adjudged with great favour to be hanged at Tibourn, only for bringing over these seditious books into England contrary to the laws of this Realine the penalty whereof is to die as a felon; & the dispersers or publishers of such like books to receive the same punishment, And this was the cause of his death, although he deserved a sharper punishment in cases of high treason wherein he stood at the time of his death. He was a person of mean stature, not full forty years of age and of no special good life but lived loosely. It is known he was a grievous offendor to God, a Traitor to his prince and a secret enemy to his country, although at his death he seemed to colour the matter with a kind of feigned obedience as you shall after here in the spéeth uttered at his death.   

¶ The life of Thomas Weblyn.  
THis Thomas Weblin was b●●●… i● Gloucester his Parents being of 〈◊〉 wealth and honest report brought him up in the fear of God, and being come to reasonable years did place him in Lo●●on with a dier being a man of good reputation within the City, where in the first part of his prenticeship he was so; zealous that what good book he could buy or borrow to read, or what good sermone he could repair unto he accounted it the greatest felicity he had and continued in that kind of profession a long time until his going down with Awfeeld to Gloucester, who being a Priest and a rank Papist, did so incense and persuade this Weblin with his erroneous doctrine, that although he went thither a protestant he returned an arrogant Papist. And moreover Awfeeld so applied his labour herein that in short time he persuaded also one William Crab the son of webleiss mistress dwelling in the same house,) to be one of his scholars and dealt so far with them both that he brought them acquainted at Throgmortuns house withone of his Servants whose name was Rogers to which place they oft times did repair and continually had what friendship Rogers could do for them aswell for conference as otherwise so that webley would not come to the Church neither would read any book of divinity but privily would say they were nought, heretical, and falsely expounded or translated. But God seeing his wilfulness gave him over even to the lust of his own heart and suffered him to continue in his own blindness: so that at the return of this Priest after he had been banished, being come into England with those books before mentioned, did think this Weblin A meet Instrument for this purpose and made him privy to the same and got him to b● the distributer of many of them, to those whom he knew of that Sodomitical synagogue which in short time it pleased God to bring to light, whereupon he was secretly sent for and examined, and permitted to remain with his master going under sureties until monday the fifth of this July at what time he was sent for to the Session's house, where remaining obstinate in defence of the same he was condemned to be hanged at Tibourn on the next day following.   

The end and execution of these two before mentioned.  
Upon the sixth day of this july 15.85. Master Fidens the usual Minister accustomed to repair to all condemne● prisoners in Newgate, came thither in the morning about five of the clock to confer with the two prisoners before named, and persuaded them to prepare them toward death but they seemed very obstinate saying that they were sufficiently settled thereunto & therefore needed him not, and desired him that he would let them alone, nevertheless he did not neglect his duty towards them, but wille● them to believe Christ jesus, that they might die the servants of the Lord; and they answered him that they which did not believe as they believed, were damned to the bottomless pit of hell fire, neither could he get any better words of them but continued obstinate in their irriligious opinion, and between six and seven of the Clock, the Cart was brought to Newgate by the officers which received them & conveyed them towards Tibourn: but Master Fidens seeing their wilfulness, went on foot after, & when the prisoners were at the church wall of S. Andrew's in Holborn, the minister of the church named M. Eaten came unto them & in Christian charity persuaded them to think in what state they then stood, how wilfully they had dealt against the Queens majesties proceedings, and how greatly they had incurred her highness displeasure towards them, wishing them to pray for her majesty, to acknowledge their offence, & heartily be sorry for the same. But Awfeeld said you do not well to trouble us in these our meditations, nevertheless he then seeing them so near their death and in what state they stood: willed that the Cart should be stayed and so went up and conferred with them but the Priest seemed to stand in the defence of them both, saying they were even as good subjects as any there present, but Master Eaten said if that be so? wherefore were you condemned, Awfeeld answered they say for felony, why said the preacher you know whether ye have trespassed in that sort ye or no, but he answered they neither had offended her majesty nor any way deserved that Death, than he laid open their offe●e● and the Printed Authority, and showed how every Subject aught to submit himself to the Authority of the higher powers, and repeated the mind of the fathers thereupon, but in conclusion what soever he did, the Priest seemed to will the younger man not to believe him, whereat the minister said to the Priest your offence is great in that you are guilty of the blood of this man, meaning the younger man, who was induced by him thereunto. The Priest not withstanding said he would take it upon him if he should suffer torments in 〈◊〉 hells for the same, Oh said the Preacher, take heed what you do, for look in what sort you die in the same sort shall you come to judgement & after many reaons to disprove their gross errors he said if you be so wilful I will leave you unto you will & wish you to prepare you to death for we braw near the place of execution, but he would not any way be advised by him & so came to the place of execution whereafter the Executioner had fastened them with the Rops about their necks the priest bega● to profess much by saying he would show himself a dutiful subject, but it proved to the contrary, for all was in the advancement of himself and the Pope, and in the defence of the book which he offered to justify, and in conclusion although he professed himself to be her majesties subject, and proffered to fight in her majesties defence against all persons that should invade the Realm, yet he died a Traitor, and his fellow companion also (denying her majesty of her due title concerning the supremesie in the Church of England under God, whose authority she hath and aught of duty to be acknowledged of every good Subject) refusing to have any to pray with them but desiring all Catholics to say one Credo for them in the midst of their Agony. And thus remaining in their obstinate opinion they were soon cut off. The Lord of his mercy root out all other such secret lurkers in corners, & grant that either they may speedily be converted or else that they may be brought to receive their just reward and end their days in that like or more sharper sort.  
FINIS.