The 9th of November, being Friday, 1610, Mr. Nappier was brought out of prison and laid on the hurdle, with hands joined and his eyes fixed up to heaven, without moving any way, he was drawn to the place of execution, where being taken off and set on his feet, beholding the place where he was to suffer, he signed himself with the sign of the cross, and ascending the steps of the ladder with a cheerful mind to receive his martyrdom, and joining his hands with intention to pray, he was in-, terrupted by a minister, who called to him, saying, Nappier, Nappier, confess your treason. Wherewith bending himself, and looking down towards him, he answered him, saying, "Treason, sir! I thank God, Inever knew what treason meant." To which the minister replied, "Be advised what you say, do not you remember how the judge told you it: was treason to be a priest?" He answered the minister again," For that I die, sir; and that judge, as well as I, shall appear before the just Judge of heaven, to whom I appeal, who will determine whether it be treason or not to be a priest." After these words he desired that he might have leave to pray, whereunto the minister replied, "Pray for the king;" to which he answered, "So I do daily." “ But,” said the minister, pray for the king now." With that he lifted up his hands and said, "I I pray God preserve his majesty, and make him a blessed saint in heaven.' Then he desired the company that he might pray to himself. The minister interrupting him a third time, said, "Go to pray, and we will pray with you." To which he answered, "Sir, I will none of your prayers, neither is it my desire you should pray with me, but I desire all good Catholics to join with me in prayer." So being turned off, he struck himself three times on the breast, and yielded his blessed soul into His hands that gave it. Mr. Nappier suffered at Oxford.

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16. Edward Osbaldeston, Priest.

This gentleman was of the family of the Osbaldestons of Osbaldeston in the parish of Blackburn, Lancashire. He had his education at Rheims, whence he was made priest in 1585, and sent upon the English mission April 27, 1589. After labouring some years, he was apprehended at Towlerton by the means of one Clarke, a fallen priest, and committed to York castle. Being brought to trial, he was condemned to die, as in cases of high treason, on account of his priestly character and functions, and suffered at York on the 16th of November, 1594.

22, Richard Whiting, Abbot, and John Thorn and Roger James, Monks.

Richard Whiting was abbot of the famous monastery of Glastonbury, and was executed on Tor-hill, with John Thorn, a Benedictine monk and treasurer of the monastery, and Roger James, the sub-treasurer, on the 22d of November, 1539, for denying the king's supremacy.

Hugh Farringdon, Abbot, and William Onion and John Rugg Priests.

Hugh Farringdon was abbot of the royal monastery of Reading inBerkshire, who, refusing to take the oath of supremacy, was condemned to die, and accordingly was hanged and quartered at Reading, on the 22d of November, 1539, together with Mr. Onion and Mr. Rugg, both priests, for the same offence.

26. Hugh Taylor, Priest, and Marmaduke Bowes, Gentleman. Hugh Taylor was born at Durham, performed his studies in the Eng lish college at Rheims, where he was made priest in 1594, and sent upon the English mission. He was apprehended some time in the following year, tried and condemned at York for being a priest, and for having received faculties from the see of Rome to absolve and reconcile the subjects of England, and denying the queen's supremacy. He was drawn. hanged, and quartered at York, Nov. 26, 1585.

Marmaduke Bowes, a married gentleman of Angram Grange, near Appleton, in Cleveland, was executed at the same time with Mr. Taylor, for having entertained the same gentleman in his house.

Mr. Taylor and Mr. Bowes were the first that suffered by the sanguinary statute of this year (the 27th of Elizabeth), by which it was made high treason for any native of her majesty's dominions, ordained priest since the first year of her reign, by authority derived from Rome, to return into this kingdom, or remain here; and felony for any person to harbour or relieve any such priest, knowing him to be a priest.

28. James Thompson, Priest.

Mr. Thompson was born and brought up in Yorkshire, in the west part thereof, about the city of York. From thence he went over to the college at Rheims, where he was made priest, and sent into England in 1581. He was apprehended on the 11th of August, 1582, in the city of York, in the house of Mr. Branton, a Catholic, then prisoner for his conscience in the Kitcote, and being examined by the counsel what he was, he frankly owned himself to be a priest; at which, when some seemed to be surprised, because he had been for some years before well known in that city, and they could not imagine how he should be made a priest, he told them he had been beyond the seas, and was ordained there, though his stay was but short, not above one year, because the state of his health obliged him to return home sooner than he had designed.

They bid him tell them sincerely, whether his returning to England was not in order to reconcile the queen's subjects to the church of Rome? He answered, that the cause of his returning to England was that which he had already told them; for he had laboured under a very ill state of health from Candlemas till the beginning of May. "But withal," says he, “I will tell you ingenuously, that I returned in order to do some service to my country." They asked him whether he had reconciled any? He answered, that where opportunity was offered he had not been wanting to his duty. They asked how many, and what persons he had reconciled? he desired to be excused from answering a question by which he might bring others into danger. They then asked, whether he acknowledged the queen's majesty for the supreme head of the church? He answered, that he did not acknowledge her for such."Very well," said they, "you need say no more; you have said enough." He answered, "Blessed be God.”

Yet not content with this, they further asked him, whether he would take arms against the pope, if he should invade the kingdom? He replied, "When that time shall come, I will shew myself a true patriot." But, said they, will you fight against the pope now? He answered

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"No." Upon which, after many reproaches and injuries, they ordered him to prison and commanded that he should be loaded with double irons, where he remained for seventeen days, and then chained as he was, was led through the streets from his first prison to the castle. Here

he was put to the common side amongst the felons, where he remained. some time, and then, through the interest of friends, was removed to a chamber, where he had the company of two other priests, prisoners for the same cause.

On the 25th of November he was brought to the bar, tried and con• demped, and had sentence of death pronounced upon him in the usual form, as in cases of high treason, at the hearing of which he was so transported with joy, that he seemed to have quite forgot the pains of his disease, under which he had so long laboured. After sentence he spent his time, night and day, either in prayer and meditation, or in labouring to gain souls to God and his church, in which he had good success, by the divine blessing and opportunity of the place; for, being put again into the company of felons, after his condemnation, he prevailed on some of them, by his exhortations and good example, to renounce their errors and sins, and, in spite of the devil and his ministers, to die good Catholics and true penitents.

When the day of execution was come, and the hurdle, upon which he was to be drawn to the gallows, was before his eyes, being asked by one how he felt himself affected, he answered, that in all his life he had never been so joyful. A minister upon this occasion offered to talk to him, but Mr. Thompson would not have any thing to say to him, and the rest that were to suffer with him (though not for the same cause) followed his example, and plainly told the minister that they would by no means give ear to his doctrine. When he was come to the place of execution, he prayed there for a long time and with great fervour, and then, going up the ladder, he spoke to the people, declaring that be died in the Catholic faith, and for the Catholic faith; calling God to witness that he had never been guilty of any treason against his queen or country; so, after he had again prayed for a while, commending his soul to his Creator, he was flung off the ladder, and was observed, whilst he was hanging, first to lift up his hands towards heaven, then to strike his breast with his right hand, and lastly, to the great astonishment of the spectators, distinctly to form the sign of the cross. He suffered at York the 28th of November, 1582,

29. Cuthbert Maine, Priest.

Cuthbert Maine was the first missionary priest that suffered in England for religious matters, and the proto-martyr of Douay college, and all the universities. He was born in the parish of Yalston, three miles from Barnstaple, in Devonshire. He had an old schismatical priest for his uncle that was well beneficed, who, being very desirous to leave his benefice to this his nephew, brought him up at school, and, when he was eighteen or nineteen years old, got him made minister, at which timę (as Mr. Maine himself, with great sorrow and deep sighs, did often say) he knew neither what ministry nor religion meant. Being sent afterwards to Oxford, he heard his course of logic in Alborn-hall, and there proceeded bachelor of arts. At that time St. John's college wanted

some good fellow to play his part at the communion table, to play which part Mr. Maine was invited and hired. In this college and function he lived many years, being of so mild a nature, and such sweet behaviour, that the Protestants did greatly love him, and the Catholics did greatly pity him, insomuch, that some dealing with him and advertising him of the evil state he stood in, he was easily persuaded that "the new" doctrine was heretical, and withal was brought to lament and deplore his own miserable state and condition. And so being in heart and mind a persuaded Catholic, he unhappily, nevertheless, continued yet in the same college for some years, and there proceeded master of arts.

Some of his familiar friends, particularly Mr. Gregory Martin and Mr. Edmund Campion, being already beyond the seas for their conscience, did often solicit him by letters to leave that function of the ministry, and invited him to come to Douay. One of these letters, by chance, fell into the hands of the bishop of London, who dispatched a pursuivant strait to Oxford for Mr. Maine and some others; the rest appeared, and were sent to prison, but by chance Mr. Maine was then in his own country, and being advertised by his countryman and friend Mr. Forde (then fellow of Trinity college in Oxford, and afterwards martyred), that there was a process out for him, he took shipping on the coast of Cornwall, and so went to Douay, when the seminary there was but newly erected.

Here, being taken into the church, falling to divinity, and keeping the private exercises within the house diligently, and doing the public exercises in the schools with commendation, after some years he proceeded bachelor of divinity, and was made priest. Desirous partly to honour God in this sacred order, and to satisfy for that he had dishonoured him by taking the sacrilegious title of minister; and partly influenced with zeal to save souls, he returned to England, being sent along with Mr. John Paine, who was since martyred, where he arrived safely, anno 1576. Mr. Maine placed himself in his own country, with a Catholic and virtuous gentleman, Mr. Tregian, of Volveden, or Golden, five miles from Truro, in Cornwall, passing in the neighbourhood for his steward.

In the year 1577, in the month of June, the bishop of Exeter being on his visitation at Truro, was requested by Mr. Greenfield, the sheriff of the county, and other busy men, to aid and assist them to search Mr. Tregian's house, where Mr. Maine did lie. After some deliberation it was concluded, that the sheriff and the bishop's chancellor, with divers gentlemen and their servants, should take the matter in hand, As soon as they came to Mr. Tregian's house, the sheriff first spoke to him, saying, that he and his company were come to search for one Mr. Bourne, who had committed a fault in London, and so fled to Cornwall, and was in his house, as he was informed. Mr. Tregian answering, that he was not there, and swearing by his faith that he did not know where he was, further telling him, that to have his house searched, he thought it great discourtesy, for that he was a gentleman, and that they had no commission from the queen. The sheriff being bold, for that he had a great company with him, swore, by all the oaths that he could devise, that he would search his house, or else he would kill or be killed, holding his hand upon his dagger, as if he would have stabbed it into the gentleman. This violence being used, he had leave to search the house. The first place they went to was Mr. Maine's chamber, which being fast shut, 30

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they bounced and beat at the door. Mr. Maine came and opened it (being before in the garden, where he might have gone from them).— As soon as the sheriff came into the chamber, he took Mr. Maine by the bosom, and said to him, "What art thou?" He answered, "I am a man." Whereat the sheriff being very hot, asked if he had a coat of mail under his doublet? and so unbuttoned it, and found an Agnus Dei case about his neck, which he took from him, and called him traitor and rebel, with many other opprobrious names.

They carried him, his books, papers, and letters, to the bishop, who, when he had talked with him, and examined him about his religion, confessed that he was learned, and had gathered very good notes in his book, but no favour he shewed him. Thence the sheriff carried him from one gentleman's house to another, till he came to Launceston, where he was cruelly imprisoned, being chained to his bed posts, with a pair of great gives about his legs, and strict commands were given that no man should repair unto him.

Thus he remained in prison from June to Michaelmas, at which time the judges came their circuit. The earl of Bedford was also present at Mr. Maine's arraignment, and did deal most in the matter. Several heads of accusation were exhibited against him at his trial, as-Ist. That he had obtained from Rome a bull, containing matter of absolution of the queen's subjects. This was no other than a printed copy of the bull of the jubilee of the foregoing year, which they had found amongst his papers. 2dly. That he had published this bull at Golden, in the house of Mr. Tregian. 3dly. That he had maintained the usurped power of the bishop of Rome, and denied the queen's supremacy. 4thly. That he had brought into the kingdom an Agnus Dei, and delivered it to Mr. Tregian. 5thly. That he had said mass in Mr. Tregian's house.

There were no sufficient proofs of any of these beads of the indictment. As to the bull, it being only a printed copy of the grant of the jubilee of