a here follow the word of his charge in order as concern the manner and method  of my charge I will for order and memory sake extract or draw forth all that I  purpose to speak from five word in his majesty Commission contain the word be  these quis who quid quomodo and de who quis from who the Commission come who  to who it be direct quid what it concern quomodo how it ought to be execute  and de who of who and of what cause we be to inquire by virtue of the  Commission unto we grant and this last de who be of all the rest the great as  touch the first word quis who or from who our Commission come that be from the  imperial majesty of great Briton monarchy our dread lord and sovereign king  James the lawful heir unto our kingdom throne who princely sceptre be his  proper own by a most royal and lineal dissent it be his Commission by who  powerful authority we be now and at all time command to do he service for the  awful sway of his sovereign government do ought and must enjoin all his  subject to a due subjection and obedience for he be over we the lord anoint  and in these his realm and dominion in all cause over all person as well  ecclesiastical as civil next under Christ jesus our supreme governor unto his  highness then let our life submission bend let our faith loyalty dedicate it  self unto his virtue praise and for the long continuance of his majesty most  happy powerful and victorious rule let all good subject pray now that I have  speak from who our Commission come the next word which do direct my work be  who to who it be direct that be to we his majesty justice of assize to who by  virtue of the king Commission be give such power as that in the administration  of justice we do represent the person of our king so as if in the time of the  assize one shall strike another in the presence of the judge be it no more  then a blow on the ear the law provide that the to hit shall lose his hand  wherewith he give the stroke because the offence be do as in the presence of  the prince for the law have so much care to protect the person of a judge as  that if a justice of assize shall happen by any in his circuit to be slay the  law adjudge it to be less sin grandeur a offence do against the majesty of the  king and be punishable as in cause of treason to show the worthiness of our  place and office you shall understand that the king majesty at his coronation  be swear to do justice unto all his subject which in his own person it be  impossible to perform and therefore his highness be constrain by his minister  deputy justice and judge to administer justice unto all his people man  therefore in such place employ ought with wondrous care conscionable diligence  to discharge the trust in they repose for unto they into their hand be as it  be deliver the king own oath because what he be swear unto must be by they in  his behalf perform see then the dignity of the justice and judge of assize  Assignavimus thou justiciary our men  we have assign you our justice and you  may administer justice unto our subject thus by the king Commission the king  own oath be put into our hand and at this instant in the place and person of a  judge my sovereign oath into my hand be put I though his unworthy subject be  by his gracious clemency authorize as in his own person accord to his own oath  to administer justice unto you his subject which duty by God assistance as I  have vow I will faithful perform for if any with a king oath trust shall be so  vild as to falsify their trust such offence be more then capital the place of  a judge then the great that it be so much the more shall their care be to  discharge the same upon who so weighty a office and honourable authority be  bestow from who our Commission come and to who it be direct have be brief  specify I will now proceed and show out of this word quid what be in the  Commission contain brief therefore it be that bind limit in which sole do  consist the strength of our authority beyondwhich compass we be command not to  pass for it appoint unto we the justice of assize what it be that we must  execute as well in cause betwixt party and party as also the king and party  depend so as we be not only to hear judge and determine such cause of  controversy as shall by Writ of nisi prius be try but also to examine acquit  or condemn all such prisoner as shall for any offence against his majesty be  bring before we to receive their trial so that by virtue of our Commission we  have authority as in the person of our sovereign to judge in cause that do  concern the life and death of the subject that our Commission then be very  large Ample and absolute contain in it self a powerful authority may by your  self be judge and to the end that justice may by we receive the more full  sound and perfect execution our Commission when it have large describe unto we  what we may do therein it then most sweet do appoint limit and command what  manner of do we must use in those thing appoint to be do so that it do not  only give unto we authority what to execute but do also lie down unto we the  manner how our authority must be execute and to the understanding here of my  next word quomodo do direct it self we then the justice of assize and gaol  delivery be by his majesty appoint to administer justice unto his subject but  quomodo how not accord to our own will conceit or opinion but secundum law  experience moduli anglicani accord to the law custom and manner of England  which law custom and manner must be execute with knowledge judgement  understanding and equity for we must know our self and place wherein we be we  must know and understand each cause before we bring and accord to our  knowledge and understanding we must upright judge accord to equity without in  the least sort be draw by respect either person or profit to bear a partial  hand in the execution of judgement partiality in a judge be a turpitude which  do soil and stain all the action do by he a judge that will be partial will  receive a bribe and such a one can by any mean be just in his manner of judge  bribe and partial deal do defile the purity of justice with great suspect evil  for a judge if but in some thing he be know to take a bribe or be approve  partial he leave no one action do by he free from the like suspect a judge  that for a bribe will speak and but once execute a justice purchase all his  word action for ever after may just be suspect though never so upright do or  speak a judge must upright with a equal and indifferent ear and mind full hear  and understand each cause before he judge otherwise it be not possible that  justice shall be just execute and to judge in a point of difference hear but  one party speak be assure to be unjust for this sentence be direct true who  judge cause part to hear whispered one level ground although to cause to stand  judge uneven be who judge a cause for the one party not hear the other though  what he do may stand to be upright yet be the judge unjust our ancient father  do in their picture and emblem of ten time senclose a very great and  substantial wisdom justice as you know use ever to be paint with a sword in  the one hand and a pair of scale or balance in the other thereby signify that  justice never strike her stroke till first the cause be weigh in the balance  her blow come not until the weight of the Cause to be try have by a upright  hand equal receive sufficient trial for then she know right how to strike her  stroke and not before when the glory of her dignity shall receive perfectious  honour as well by protect the good as in punish the bid I think that  oftentimes when I ride by the way I see the effect of justice right resemble  when I behold a river with a silver currant bind in her equal course with what  just proportion she do disperse her stream without betray any little rage of  intemperate violence but if the passage of that stream be stop then how like a  rage sea she over flow her bank and that then by a unresisted force the meadow  humble valley weak and low grow shrub be drown up endure a recure lessewracke  while hill mountain stand safe from fear of harm Even so it fare with we the  equal course of justice be stay the poor mean sort of people they be overwhelm  with wrong oppression while great and wealthy man like hill and mountain build  their station sure be free from any cause of grief justice with hold only the  poor sort be those that smart for it justice unto all estate do measure a even  proportion to rich and poor her met-wand keep a equal length be seal with the  testimony of a upright conscience to king ruler judge and magistrate this  sentence be proper Vos day to eat you be God on earth when by your execution  of justice and judgement the God of heaven be by your action represent but if  by we that so be call God justice and judgement be pervert it will be heavy  for our soul when we shall die like man brief the office of a judge be patient  to hear each party speak sober to answer or object direct to see as near as  may be possible each truth substantial prove and then to judge with a upright  heart accord to justice and equity never in any one thing prefer conclusion  before a conscionable wise and judicial consideration in which uprightness the  execution of justice use by the right honourable my most worthy predecessor in  this place shall be a example which I will desire to follow of all the moral  virtue justice queen like be enthrone for unto her only be a throne ascribe  because her execution do near represent heaven eternal deity justice and mercy  be inseparable virtue mercy and judgement as it be righteous king Davids and  late our good queen heavenly Elizabeth so it be now virtuous king James his  song in who princely breast mercy and judgement be most glorious unite and to  the end that I his subject and in his place his substitute and you his subject  may execute justice as we ought I will now out of my last word de who declare  unto you of who and of what cause we be to inquire that justice and judgement  may thereby receive a more clear and powerful execution those then of who we  be in the first place to inquire be such by who our king be most disobey his  state disturb and kingdom threaten whereof if you consider it will be evident  that all those grow and desperate attempt evil by which we be most proud  menace and afflict do principal proceed from three sort of recusant live among  we of all which the Popish recusant be the most dangerous with our English  Romanists will I therefore at the first begin and in the description of their  action and practice I do desire that my word may be entertain with your best  attention our world admire queen renown Elizabeth do as you know in the  beginning of her reign change the state of religion in this kingdom in her  first parliament by the consent of her lord spiritual and temporal be especial  by the lord of heaven direct error Popish blindness and faithless constitution  ground upon human tradition be extinct and religion purity accord to the law  of faith be re-establish be build upon the unremoved foundation of the alone  authentic word canonical the book of the old and new testament from the truth  whereof she do always direct the course of her so happy and triumphant  government notwithstanding the change of religion it can be deny that for the  first ten year of her majesty reign the estate of Roman catholic in England be  tolerable though some be commit in the beginning of her come to the crown yet  none but those who precedent action have cause the faith of their allegiance  to remain doubtful and so be the manner of their commitment mix with such  gracious clemency as that they rather endure a favourable restraint then any  straight or rigorous imprisonment but as well those so restrain as general all  the papist in this kingdom not any of they do refuse to come to our church and  yield their formal obedience to the law establish and thus they all continue  not any one refuse to come to our church during the first ten year of her  majesty government and in the beginning of the eleven year of her reign  Cornewallyes Beddingfield and Silyarde be the first recusant they absolute  refuse to come to our church and until they in that sort begin the name of  recusant be never hear of among we in the beginning of the eleven year when  three recusant be only in this kingdom to be find in the same year pope  emperor  though abusive surname Of quintus his Hellishnes be inform by some of  our English jesuits that such be the number of Roman catholic here in England  as that if his horribleness will denounce a excommunication against the queen  there be in this realm and kingdom a power catholical which will present upon  a instant be in readiness to enter into open hostility with force sufficient  to depose and utter to supplant her highness and to re-establish the Roman  faith pope emperor  of that name the first upon the information specify the  better to sever his hope in his good meaning to this kingdom present plot with  the king of Spain for a sudden invasion upon the present excommunication of  the queen and to this end one Robert Rodulphy a gentleman of Florence be send  by the pope under colour of merchandise to solicit a rebellion among we and  give order unto he for the receive of one hundred and fifty thousand crown to  set forward this attempt and Philip king of Spain by the instance of the pope  have determine to send the duke of Alna into England with all his force in the  low country to assist some great man among we who be by the pope solicit to be  the principal agent in a most rebellious enterprise unto who some of the one  hundred and fifty thousand crown be deliver and some other part send into  Scotland for the like effect thus as you have hear even at the same time when  her majesty the late queen deal most merciful with the papist do the pope with  they conspire to work her ruin this kingdom overthrow secret complaninghow on  sudden they may bring upon we destruction spoil and general desolation when  our then sovereign that queen of virtue know she have disnerved no such evil  do not in the least sort suspect any such danger the pope have as he think  sure establish the foundation of his hope he then denounce the excommunication  against the queen which be not unto her self make know until the intend  rebellion in the north break forth a little before Christmas in the year be  the twelve year of her highness reign and then it be know that the pope have  excommunicate her majesty and thereby free her subject as the bull import from  their subjection and obedience but God be please that the pope bull be so bait  as that the rebellion by it procure be sudden suppress for the pope who labour  be to defend lie be himself deceive with a lie for the strength of the papist  here not be such as he be inform the true heart protestant take part with  their sovereign do quick cut the throat of our English Roman drive some of the  head of that rebellion unto a shameful flight and bring the rest by our law  justice to a shameful death her majesty in the thirteenth year of her reign  have make the law before specify the very next year follow out come sander  book de that may be seen Monarchya wherein he plain seat down how the pope  have send one Morton and web two priest before the say rebellion to the lord  gentleman in the north to excite they with their follower to take up arm  signify unto they the pope commandment allege that her majesty be  excommunicate her subject be release from their obedience and therefore he do  direct justify the say commotion ascribe the evil success thereof to the late  publish of the say excommunication because it be not general know until the  year after it be denounce when Felton have set it upon the bishop of London  gate affirm that if it have be publish the year before or when the rebel be in  arm they have assure prevail against the queen and execute the say sentence at  the same time for her depose from the crown thus traitorous with more then  brazen insolence do that traitor sander spit out his poison venom thereby  desire to corrupt the heart of her highness subject and to make they fit for a  new rebellion which course by he take be imitate by parson many other to the  like effect who cease not by there heretical and lie Pamphlits with most  traitorous impudence to abuse her majesty and the state and not thus content  in the year one thousand five hundred seventy and nine Stukely assist by  sander and other catholic both English Irish and Italian with the pope  Commission enter into Ireland the pope himself in the furtherance of that  course send thither certain force upon his own charge while all that time her  majesty that queen of mercy be so far frombeingmoved as that with patience she  endure all these injury only enforce that one law which as you have hear she  most just make against they while Ireland by the pope procurement remain in  combustion it happen that Of quintus die and Gregory the thirteenth succeed in  his place who present renew his predecessor former bull and denounce her  majesty to be excommunicate with intimation of all other particular in the  former bull mention which do there be by he send over into England Campion and  parson they come unto we in the year one thousand five hundred and eighty  their come be to alienate the heart of her majesty subject from their due  obedience and to make a party strong to depose the queen join with the pope  and king of Spain by who there be then a intend preparation against we but the  attempt and practice of they both at that instant fail in England the pope as  a temporal prince display his banner in Ireland with purpose to deprive her  highness first from that kingdom and then by degree to depose her from this  notwithstanding so mild be the proceed of her majesty against they as that  there be in the space of ten year not much above twelve person that be by the  justice of her law adjudge to die and the most of they Semenaries and all of  they convict in cause of treason her majesty when she hear of the second  excommunication and have see what follow in her kingdom upon the first she be  then in all Christian policy enjoin to prevent the success of danger imminent  her highness therefore in the year one thousand five hundred eighty and one  cause a proclamation to be make for the call home of her subject from beyond  the sea such especial as be train up in the seminary perceive that they  learned nothing there but disloyalty treason and present after this her  proclamation she call a parliament wherein a law be agreeable in effect to the  say proclamation enforce with a penalty of death for any jesuit or seminary  priest to repair into England and for any to receive or entertain they she  will Willing that those of such profession shall keep themselves without the  limit of her kingdom but if against her will they will come into her land to  sow the seed of sedition and rebellion among her subject and to lie their plot  how to surprise her life and to make a way for foreign enemy with  bloodiehandes to enter upon her dominion and by Hostill invasion to bring her  kingdom to destruction and to expose her people unto the slavery of a servile  yoke what shall her majesty less have do in the prevention of such a  lamentable evil but to hang up they that be the principal actor in so bloody  and Tragecall a tyranny from the year eighty one to eighty eight her majesty  be not free from continual traitorous and rebellious practice desperate  attempt against her life or intend subvertion of her kingdom first the pope  force be over throw in Ireland the pope and king of Spain present join with  the duke of Guise for the execute of a most desperate disignment against her  majesty Arden and Someruilde will have lie violent hand upon her sacred person  doctor parry intend the like villainy Northumberland revolt from his obedience  Mendoza the jesuit and other of that crew or sect appoint by the pope to order  and manage these devilish designment in the year eighty to forerun the purpose  Spanish invasion against which time Campion parson Haywoode and all the  jesuits and seminary have so bestir themselves there be certain book print  beyond the sea send hither into England thereby to prepare the heart of our  people to join with Spain and to take up arm against their sovereign with  persuasion ground upon this position Viz that in all war which may happen for  religion every catholic man be join in conscience to employ his person and  force by the pope direction that be how far when where how either at home or  abroad he may and must break with his temporal sovereign and that upon pain of  deadly sin upon a foundation so diabolical what fruit other then devilish can  be expect and yet do but further note how damnable a spirit be in their book  and write bewray all the papist in this kingdom be most violent persuade that  upon the Spanish invasion they shall all join their great force with Spain it  be in they account a error of conscience want of courage and effeminate  dastardy that they have suffer her majesty almost thirty year to reign over  they they be threaten with excommunication and utter ruin both of themselves  and their posterity if they do any long obey and defend or acknowledge her  highness to be their queen or superior and do not forthwith join their force  to the Spaniard and to the end that this most godless traitorous inhumane and  unnatural appointment by subject to their lawful anoint sovereign and native  country may receive the better acceptance there be use a most insinuate though  faithless manner of persuasion guild over with a seem show of holiness for  thus our English Roman catholic be promise that in the king of Spain army  there be diverse priest ready to serve every man spirituallnecessitie by  confession counsel and all consolation in Christ jesus and that they shall be  so assist by the bless patron both in heaven and in earth with the guard of  all God holy angel with our bless saviour in the sovereign sacrament and with  the daily most holy oblation of Christ own deer body and blood as that it can  not fall out otherwise but that they shall assure prevail hereby may the world  perceive in what angellike manner of brightness Popish doctrine can suit  treason damnable even as black as hell you have hear what preparation be  provide by the pope and papist for the furtherance of Spain intend invasion we  will now proceed to matter of action and but call to our remembrance that ever  to be remember powerful work of God for our deliverance in the year the king  of Spanes armado that admirable and warlike navy so well furnish with valiant  soldier and all munition fit for war when sudden we be in danger by a potent  enemy to be surprise when her late majesty royal navy be scarily put forth to  sea and the best ship of strength not full furnish with shoot and powder as be  necessary in so weighty a business yet to the never die glory of a maiden  queen such be her princely power although at sea but in part unprovide as that  by the love and grace of heaven eternal providence her majesty by a most noble  battle at sea even in the presence of her kingdom territory do utter disperse  and overthrow that surname invincible Spanish navy so that not any Spaniard  float unless bring captive can arrive upon her England shore nor but very few  of their so much admire fleet of ship return to their native home thus do God  on queen Elizabeth bestow a glorious victory even in the despite of pope  papist traitorous jesuits seminary monk friar and all the rabblement of that  Antichristian sec the power of Spain be bring against we by the procurement of  our English papist and what recompense be intend for they in the charity of  their catholic profession may appear by that which the duke of Medina of Sidon  affirm which be that both catholic and heretic that come in his way shall be  all one to he his sword can not discern they so he may make way for his master  all be one to he thus do papist as still they do desire to work our downfall  in the certainty of their own destruction God have show his love to our late  queen and kingdom by that wonder deliverance before describe the pope to  further his accustom endeavour practice with Spain about a new invasion and  the better to bring his purpose to pass parson that ancient jesuit and most  notorioustraytor under the pope chief governor of all the jesuits principal  enemiesto jesus be place in the Spanish court by who persuasion there be a new  Seminarte erect at Valedolyde from whence in three year there be send thirteen  priest into England to prepare a passage for the new intend invasion whereupon  in the year a proclamation go forth for the apprehend of all such priest or  seminary as shall come from Spain because their intention be know unto the  state here but to the end the devil the pope I shall say may want no  instrument for the effect of murder treason and rebellion by parson  procurement more seminary be erect in Spain and England still trouble with  Rome traitorous disciple but the new invasion be twice set on foot God do so  war against their purpose as that their prepare navy be at sea disperse by  storm so as most of they endure shipwreck that expectation fail then be the  infant of Spain entitle to the crown of England and to that end sundry book  divulge queen Elizabeth be by they account a tyrant more tyrannical then Nero  Decius Dioclesion Maxentius or any the great persecutor of the Christian not  thus content from the year to the year therewerecontinualtreasons practice  against the royal person of her late majesty Patrick cologne Lopez Torke  William squire all attempt to murder her highness all these attempt plot  project traitorous stratagem take no effect then be there from the pope a new  bull send whereby the papist be command to use a formal manner of obedience  until they may grow to be a strength sufficient strong to depose the queen  which expectation once accomplish then have they power by the say bull to take  up arm against her thus they never leave continual practice until a little  before her majesty death about which time by some of the principal agent in  the last most horrible treason there be complot another Spanish invasion for  the accomplish whereof the young winter be a messenger unto the king of Spain  and Gujdo Fawkes unto the pope and a three be employ to the archduke the king  of Spain at that time be our enemy entertain winter motion with most kind  acceptance protest that the English catholic shall be as deer unto he as his  home bear Castillian and in love to the intend business vow in the word of a  king to defend their safety all which as soldier say with policy in war he may  do be then our enemy but it be a matter clean out of my element and therefore  I will dispute no further about it but the counsel of Spain hold a conference  about the manage of the plot by winter lie it be object that there will be  want of horse for such a business whereupon winter undertake to furnish they  with a certain number and receive gold to that end at last the purpose  designment be embrace with a general consent a soldier stand by be some  commander a captain or such like ruffle out this soldier like Latin nunc  temptus pro we to be to some degree to hold fast now shall it be time for we  to get something but in the amid of this intend preparation it happen that her  majesty royal and most gracious Elizabeth die and our now imperial sovereign  king James do both inherit her kingdom and her virtue his majesty be with  peace establish in his royal seat the king of Spain will no long embrace his  former purpose appointment nor will consent that any thing shall against a  king be plot with who he never have war nor by who he never receive any injury  so as our papist be in that behalf dismiss of their expect hope and enforce to  seek out some other mean and now I will betray a secret I be sure not general  know in the discourse whereof I do desire attention pope clement the nine who  be account the last best of many pope all notwithstanding be nought he  understanding Spain purpose as before be specify concern a invasion suppose  that the queen may die before that business take effect and foresee unto who  thesekingdomes shall of right descend send secret a bull into England which be  so close conceal among our papist here as that her majesty in her life time  know not thereof for if she have I be sure that by reason of I employment near  unto her I shall have hear if she have know any such thing but assure both her  self and the state be ignorant thereof but now this bull be bring to light  which my self have see read it import thus much when to touch that miserimam  elizabetham corpse be that when that miserable wench Elizabeth shall happen to  die tunc our to will then we will that all and every of you do use your best  uttermost endeavour quo basunque mode et vis by what strength or mean so ever  to keep out the Scottish heretic that in any wise he may not be admit to the  kingdom of England unless he will reconcile himself to Rome and hold his crown  of the pope and conform himself and all his subject to the religion of the  Roman church this bull until Garnet be take sleep in England be fill with a  most proud scornful and traitorous boldness when that miserimam faeminam  miserable woman or wench Elizabeth shall die have the papal proud usurper no  other attribute to bestow upon a queen then miserable wench she live renown  through all the corner of the world she rule in peace belove of all her  subject unless those infect with the Roman leprosy she be admire fear confront  all opposition with undoubted confidence she be a prince potent enough to  defend her kingdom and to help her neighbour be oppress with glorious victory  she Beatrice Spain from off her coast and rifle he in the bosom of his own  kingdom wrap his town and ship in cloud of fire and smoke she sway the royal  sceptre of her kingdom government with triumphant victory maintain peace among  her people even in the world despite year her unmatched wisdom and unconquered  prowess crown her the peerless wonder of her sex she live and die a queen her  life belove and her death lament and yet for all this be she no more in the  pope account then a miserable wench let the pope pride sink to hell while  heaven Elizabeth who bless soul from earth to heaven be take do and shall with  God and Christ for ever live in the heavenly glory of eternal happiness pope  clement the nine have by his bull as before specify give commandment that the  papist shall by all mean howsoever withhold our now sovereign from his lawful  right and notwithstanding that rebellious Commission his majesty be with great  joy peaceable install Peersie Catesby go unto their great provincial Garnet of  he inquire whether the king be as he be already establish they may by virtue  of the pope bull use any mean to supplant or depose he consider they be not of  force to withstand his come at the first and Garnet answer that undoubted they  may whereupon they present resolve to put in execution that most horrible  powder treason the like whereof until that time be never to the world report  some be of opinion that if a toleration of religion have be admit unto the  papist that then no such bloody stratagem shall by any of they have be  practice but if you shall consider the tenor of the pope bull you may then  perceive that their request of indifferent toleration be but a colourable  pretence in they for that may not have serve the turn for they be enjoin to  work his majesty overthrow unless he will reconcile himself to Rome hold his  crown of the pope and conform himself and all his subject to the religion of  the Roman church it be not then a toleration only which they seek nor can they  have be content therewith although so much shall never be grant unto they they  may therefore easy despair of the rest though they the pope and the devil do  never so much conspire to bring their hell bear practice to pass as touch the  last horrid treason by inhuman savage complot I know not what to speak because  I want word to describe the traitorous detestable tyrannical bloody murderous  villainy of so vild a action only this have their horrible attempt take place  this sea Invyronde ylande the beauty and wonder of the world this so famous  and far renown great britain's Monarchy have at one blow endure a recoverlesse  ruin be overwhelm in a sea of blood all those evil shall have at one instant  happen which will have make this happy kingdom of all kingdom the most unhappy  our conquer nation conquer in her self her fair and fertile bosom be by her  own native though foul unnatural child tear in piece shall have be make a  scorn to all the nation of the earth this so well plant pleasant fruitful  world account Edens paradise shall have be by this time make a place  disconsolate a waste and desert wilderness general overrun with hear of blood  desire wolf this so well govern populous potent Monarchy have in one moment be  leave without either king queen prince state nobility law justice or any  strength of government sudden have we then be throw not only to the cruelty of  civil war that too too murderous domestic spoil enemy but also even in that  instant general have be expose unto the all-devouring hand of foreign enemy in  our congregation the song of Zion have no more be sing but in their steed have  be bring unto we the song of Gehenna set from Rome that satan's synagogue all  our best freedom liberty have by this be turn into the worst bondage of most  slavish servitude papist Roman catholic that will have wrought all our  destruction thus shall not justice just then command their action chief to be  inquire of if what have be speak be unto your memory commit you may then  consider that from the eleven year of queen Elizabeth reign until the three  year of our now sovereign government the papist have continual labour to  advance the supremacy of the Roman church which to accomplish they have  contend thirty four year in which time they have not omit to practice treason  and rebellion only among we here at home but have also complot to bring upon  we foreign invasion that from time to time so soon as they be dismiss of one  hope they present set a foot some other project both at home and abroad and  still be by the love and mercy of God towards we continual prevent at last  take counsel with hell and Satan they have practice a most hellish attempt  wherein their Divellishnesse bring it self near to the nature of the devil  make fire and brimstone the instrument of our destruction and though the  principal actor of that evil have thereby themselves destroy yet the former  experience of their continual attempt may give we warning that they will not  yet seize to attempt and though that jesuits and seminary have be the  principal agent in all the several complot treason and that the papist among  we can general be accuse yet thus much I must say those person and that  religion whereby jesuits and seminary be receive protect and conceal be equal  to be account dangerous for be there not such receiver among we Rome state  traitor will not so fast come swim from Tiber hither to arrive at tyborn only  I conclude therefore that if in great Britain there be no papist this Monarchy  shall be as free from treason as any nation in the world but now deer  countryman see you have hear what godless and dangerous practice have  continual by Rome favourite be plot against we I desire that with attention  you will understand what it be as they say for which with such vehemency they  contend the world be make believe that the advancement of religion be the only  cause for which they strive wherein they join themselves unto the pope because  there be no religion good but that which be by the pope allow wherein my  purpose be to bind all papist unto their own assertion that Of quintus who  those of their side do account to have be a good pope though by false  persuasion too much mislead before the time of his excommunication against  queen Elizabeth denounce send his letter unto her majesty in which he do allow  the bible and book of divine service as it be now use among we to be authentic  and not repugnant to truth but that therein be contain enough necessary to  salvation though there be not in it so much as may convenient be and that he  will also allow it unto we without change any part so as her majesty will  acknowledge to receive it from he the pope and by his allowance which her  majesty deny to do she be then present by the same pope excommunicate and this  be the truth concern pope Of quintus as I have faith to God and man I have  oftentimes hear avow by the late queen her own word and I have confer with  some lord that be of great reckon in the state who have see and read the  letter which the pope send to that effect as have be by I specify and this  upon my credit as I be a honest man be most true by this then all our English  papist either jesuits or seminary may learn to know that it be not religion  that they strive for but only to maintain the Antichristian head of Rome usurp  supremacy and if there be in this presence any Roman catholic or so many of  this nation as shall hear of that which have now be speak I entreat they as my  deer and love country man that they will no long be seduce by any live spirit  send from Rome the pope who they believe have himself allow that in our church  we have a doctrine of faith and religion sufficient necessary to salvation  deer countryman we have then enough and needs not the help of any pope since  all the papist general come unto our church before our late queen Elizabeth be  excommunicate against our dread sovereign there be no excommunication denounce  in God name then let we join in our prayer and sacrament and perform a due  obedience to God and to our king as we be all of one nation so let we be all  of one church and Christ be only our head let we all desire as in one  sheepfold to be the sanctify member of his glorious body if there be any  papist so foolish and altogether reasonless as to expect that in time his  majesty may be draw to such alteration or toleration as they desire I will  they assure to know they hope in vain for his majesty be and ever have be  confident resolve in matter of religion to continue the self same order and  profession which he now profess whereof I will give you a instance since the  time of the earl of Northumberland imprisonment there be among his paper find  a letter which be object against he in star Chamber when himself be call unto  his answer the letter be direct to the king majesty that now be as he be then  king of Scotland in which among other thing the earl have advice his highness  not to desire to be proclaim heir apparent to this crown nor proclaim prince  Henry to be the prince of Wales but to stay the time until the queen death and  that then he will resolve at his come to admit unto the catholic a toleration  for their religion which he request because the papist do put some trust in he  to solicit that business in their behalf this letter be read his majesty own  answer be show till that time by God own hand preserve to signify unto the  world his religious unremoved confidence to the first part of the earl letter  his highness answer that he have no contrary purpose but to attend God leisure  and for his motion concern the catholic toleration he be purpose to come unto  this kingdom in peace but as touch matter of government he be resolve never to  alter anything either in church or state his majesty most noble and kingly  resolution not endure then to temporize under any pretext of humane policy can  it now be think that his highness will be remove in matter of religion from  that station whereupon his soul salvation stand build such papist as  notwithstanding the impossibility of their hope will still remain perverse  despise to be admonish let they know for certainty that the law concern they  shall receive a most strict and severe execution you therefore of the jury  ought to be very careful in that business and all the justice in their several  limit be in their allegiance to the king bind in conscience to use all  diligence so to observe the papist as that unto their house there be not any  jesuits or seminary entertain for there practice be to alienate the heart of  our English subject from the obedience to their sovereign in which employment  though the jesuits be most notorious yet I account the seminary priest more  dangerous because their estimation steal to it self a better opinion in the  heart of the simple notwithstanding all their work be direct to one and the  self same end if all good subject then shall desire the administration of  justice accord to the law establish they may either be convert or supplant by  who our subversion and utter supplant have so often time be attempt I  therefore leave they their action and proceed to be judge off and careful to  be look into by your most mature consideration and best diligence least that  our too too much conveniency do yet untimely bring upon we some dangerous  mischief they and their action therefore be principal in the first place to be  inquire of and that with such regard as their cunning may by no mean outreach  the meaning of the statute law enact for their punishment wherein though there  be as much conclude as the wisdom of our state can devise in the prevention of  any future evil yet as I hear the pope have alreadygranted such dispensation  as that by their hellish sophistry of equivocate they may take a course  wherein to deceive our hope of there amendment but in God name let the law  provide receive a just and faithful execution then doubt not but their  faithless Popish policy shall be sufficient prevent and that in time the most  sacred person of God anoint king who pope clement the nine can proud dare to  term the Scottish heretic shall underneath his princely foot tread down Rome  faithless papal proud and Antichristian heresy now in hell despite virtuous  king James be the imperial majesty of great Briton Monarchy the strength of  who establish awful government make the proud territory most strong foundation  of earth Babilonde to shake I doubt not but in his royal self and his most  bless posterity as be already by force of his command power not without just  cause fearful suspect the destruction of the scarlet whore shall be make  certain to her and her adulterate when they together shall be with wrath  destroy for the accomplish of which most glorious work let all true believe  protestant like faithful subject to their lawful sovereign yield there best  obedience to his highness law and thus much concern Roman catholic those that  you be in the second place to enquirer of be a second manner of recusant  though nothing so dangerous as the Popish recusant be yet be they a sect not  to be tolerate in any monarchial government they be a certain brotherhood  which can endure no bishop the original founder of their schism as they now  profess it have as some of they say turn a apostatate to his first profession  in so much as they be ashamed of his name and will by no mean in their  fraternity be derive from he yet they remain know to the world by the name of  Brownings the most part of they be simple illiterate people and they together  with those of that sort which seem to have learning be as all the rest only  arrogant and wilful perverse fit to be reform by punishment rather then by  argument and though their ignorance understand not what they do yet do their  endeavour strive to shake in sunder the whole frame of our imperial government  for if as they desire the from of our civil law be abrogate then shall our  commonlaw and it of necessity fall together for they be so weave and  incorporate each in other as that without the one the other can stand for  example a action real be bring at commonlaw in bar thereof bastardy be plead  our commonlaw can then proceed no further until by the civil law the matter of  bastardy be determine so be it in the right of a woman dowry and in the trial  of will in all these and diverse other without the assistance of the civil law  the commonlaw have no power to determine if then the civil law must of  necessity remain it be no less necessary that the judge thereof shall be  continue and again without the grave assembly of our reverend bishop his  majesty high court of parliament shall be unfurnish no law be there enact but  that which be by the king his lord spiritual and temporal confirm these  therefore that will have no bishop among we do in their desire strive from his  highness and the dignity of his state to pluck the right hand of government  and as much as in they lie to break in sunder the golden frame of just  authority for if no bishop then no law if no law no king and to this height do  their presumption climb although their idiot blindness seem as if they do not  understand so much the mischief of their schism be most unsufferable for never  be there a nation know to flourish have a monarchy in the kingdom and a  Mallachie in the church and therefore you of the jury fail not to inquire of  all such sectary and present they it be therefore the faithful protestant that  only set the crown upon our sovereign head hold it up so fast as no opposition  can make it shake and by their loyal hand will heaven be please to keep it  safe from fall which mercy in the most royal issue now establish God for  Christ his sake confirm unto we so long as sun moon endure the last sort of  recusant though troublesome yet in my conscience the least dangerous be those  which do with too much violence contend against some ceremony use in the  church with who indirect proceed in I own knowledge his majesty be not a  little grieve but I will hope as his highness do that in time they will grow  wise enough to leave their foolishness and consider that ceremony not against  the analogy of faith nor hinder faith devotion be no such bugbear as shall  scar they from the exercise of divine duty nor cause they to disturb the peace  of our church who government be more consonant to scripture then all the best  reform church at this day in the world you of the jury fail not therefore to  inquire of their abuse which do delay to conform themselves unto the law  obedience that such of they as do grow insolent may not go unpunished and thus  much concern our three sort of recusant thus have touch these grow evil which  be well consider do cry for justice against themselves threaten if not  suppress to make our commonwealth to groan under the burden of enforce  calamity I will now from they proceed unto those grow enormity who ungoverned  height be already to such imperfection grow as that the justice of this  kingdom government receive scandal by their mean and the public weal grieve by  unjust oppression I hear a general complaint against the multiplicity of  ecclesiastical court and that cause be in they continue long then a upright  and orderly proceed will necessary enforce by mean whereof his majesty good  subject do receive lose and be much hinder by there so often constrain  attendance but in this diocese I hope the occasion of any such complaint shall  no more be hear of because I speak before those reverend magistrate the lord  bishop and the chancellor of that diocese be then present upon the bench in  who authority consist sufficient power to reform those abuse already complain  upon I will therefore insist no further few word content the wise what I have  speak I know be hear by a approve wisdom as touch the pennall statute for the  punish of any unreverent demeanour in church or violence offer to the minister  or quarrellingstryking or draw of any weapon in church or church yard I know  they be ordinary matter give in every charge and therefore you be not ignorant  of the law in that case make and provide I will therefore in respect of the  shortness of the time only point out unto you some several officer who action  not be sufficient look into many abuse be commit which do pass unpunished our  common wealth receive much injury by our escheator who by abuse their  commission do most intolerable wrong to many of his majesty good subject for a  escheator will come into the country and be inform of a honest yeoman decease  be it that his land be not above the yearly valve of forty or fifty pound  leave a heir behind he a inquiry shall be make by what evidence every acre of  ground be hold and find but one piece for which a express evidence can be show  for that particular parcel then by a jury to that end summon by the escheator  that piece of ground must be adjudge to be hold in capite and so a office be  find all the whole inheritance must be taint and the young heir a ward to the  king who then be present beg by some one or other by then he have compound for  his wardship sue out his livery and then perhaps marry to one stark nought or  not worth any thing the young heir shall be lest just worth so much and no  more and this as I think be a most lamentable thing God forbid that every man  shall be enforce by such course to prove his right in every particular acre of  ground which he have for many particular piece be oft include in one evidence  without be distinguish by several name so that it be impossible but by such  course as the escheator take land that never hold in capite must needs be  bring in compass of such tenure and again the intent of the law for the  benefit of the king look only to manor land and tenement of great valve  without have respect to such petty thing where a heir to clear the encumbrance  must overthrow his estate lose his inheritance and be undo for ever but this  notwithstanding so the escheator may have his part in the spoil he care not to  use any indirect corruption you of the jury therefore for the good of your  self and you careful look to the proceed use in this case and such abuse as  you shall find therein let it be present and such as shall be find offender  they shall know that we have law to punish they for proof whereof I will you  can find out some of who there may be make a example but if you will be  content to let the escheator alone and not look unto his action he will be  content by deceive you to change his name take unto himself the two last  syllable only with the es leave out and so turn cheater we have then a  excellent officer surname the clarke of the market concern who office for I  own part I see not the necessity thereof consider the justice of peace in  their several limit be at every session to inquire of and to punish all those  abuse which be by the clarke of the market continue under show of reformation  for he will come down and call before he all weight and measure and where a  fault be find there must a fee be pay which be divide betwixt he and the  informer so the to hit pay for his offence to the end it may be continue but  not reform and thus the clarke of the market by receive bribe enrich himself  by abuse his majesty law and wrong his subject it be once my hap to take a  clarke of the market in these trick but I advanst he high then his father son  by so much as from the ground to the top of the pillory if you of the jury  will therefore have a care to find out these abuse by God grace they shall not  go unpunished for we have a coif which signify a scull whereby in the  execution of justice we be defend against all opposition be they never so  violent there be a certain ruffle officer which will seem to command much by  the authority of his Commission and he will know to be a purveyor some of  which officer if they can find nothing to be deal with they will purvey money  out of your purse if you will suffer they but know there be no money to be  purvey unless by the high way side and any purveyor that shall take such  course be but in his passage the high way to the gallows but to speak of that  which may by they be lawful do admit a purveyor come down with Commission to  take up timber for the king use what timber be it then that he must take he  can come and pull down any timber in my house what then may he go into any of  my wood which I purpose to preserve and there mark out of my best timber and  enforce I to suffer it to be fall and carry away at the king price no there be  not any such authority grant unto he but only thus if I have any timber fall  which I purpose to sell then may the purveyor the king have use of timber come  and make choice of what tree he will for there be great reason that in such  case the king shall first be serve but if any of you do desire to preserve  your timber grow be not scare with a Purveyorswarrant nor do not preserve the  stand of your tree by bribe any one of they the dignity of his majesty  prerogative royal be not use to enforce his subject to endure wrong but the  rust be scour off which abuse time have cast upon it then will the glory  thereof shine in the perfection of a uncorrupt brightness you of the jury  therefore look into the abuse do by purveyor and present they reside these  speak of there be also a salt peterman who Commission be not to break up any  man house or ground without leave and not to deal with any house but such as  be unused for any necessary employment by the owner and not to dig in any  place without leave it smooth and level in such case as he find it this salt  Peter man under show of his authority though be no more then be specify will  make plain and simple people believe that he will without their leave break up  the floor of their dwell house unless they will compound with he to the  contrary any such fellow if you can meet with all let his misdemeanour be  present that he may be teach better to understand his office for by their  abuse the country be often time trouble there be another troublesome fellow  call a concealer who be indeed little better then a plain Cosioner and will in  many thing be prove so if well look unto there be many statute law to prevent  the occurrence of his mischief give he not a penny for any of his claim or  title for they be mere illusion and like himself not worth any thing there be  sort of people who if you observe you shall find not any of they to thrive I  have always know they little better then beggar and may easy be know by these  name a concealer of who I have speak unto who be right join a promoter a  Monopolitan and a alchemist the promoter be both a beggar and a knave and may  if well look unto in the part of a informer for many abuse by your information  either be well punish or reform their office Iconfesse be necessary  Andyetitseldome happen that a honest man be employ therein yet there be some  hope that by punish their abuse they may at the last be make honest against  their will in which employment you of the jury shall do well to use a  respective diligence as touch the Monopolitane he for the most part use at a  deer rate to pay for his foolishness for some of that profession have be so  wise to sell twenty thirty or perhaps forty pound land a year and bestow most  part of the money in purchase of a monopoly thereby to annoy and hinder the  whole public weal for his own private benefit in which course he so well  thrive as that by toil some short time either in starch vinegar or aquavitae  he do in the end thereby purchase to himself a absolute beggary and for my own  part their purpose and practice consider I can wish unto they no better  happiness but then our golden fool the alchemist he will be strive to make  gold and silver until he leave himself not worth a penny weight in either of  both I will not deny but to understand the nature quintessence spirit of the  mineral out of they to extract a metapyisical and paracelsian manner of physic  may accord to be be commendable but by the study of alchemy to desire to turn  imperfect metal into gold and silver such labour I account ridiculous  Andoftentimes by thoseofthis Camicall science be felony commit for by any  imperfect commixture to use multiplication either in gold or silver be direct  felony by statute law you of the jury be therefore to inquire of such offender  and present they because I must have unto a end I will request that you will  careful put in execution the statute against vagrant since the make whereof I  have find few thief and the gaol less pester then before the abuse of stage  player wherewith I find the country much trouble may easy be reform they have  no Commission to play in any place without leave and therefore if by your  willingness they be not entertain you may soon be rid of they you be also  concern inn and alehouse diligent to observe what the statute law determine as  also to keep the order set down by my honourable predecessor concern which  there be now by the appointment of the lord of the counsel certain brief to be  deliver unto all the justice in their several limit and assure if you of the  jury petty constable chief constable and justice of peace wouldtogether  labourthatthe law careful enact for our good may receive a a due and just  execution abuse will then be reform God and our king faithful serve and honour  and the tranquillity of our public weal preserve which so great happiness that  it may the better be accomplish I will request that all employ in any place of  authority will have a special care to suppress that root of evil from whence  all mischief do proceed and that be idleness for idle person be those of who  the psalm speak they do wicked all the day long they imagine wickedness upon  their bed the imagination of their heart be evil continual and such for the  most part be all those give over to a idle deposition who by their wickedness  do make themselves worse then beast for a human being evil not limited manner  more mala perpetraveri how beast a evil man by a infinite manner commit more  evil then a beast for the reformation of which dangerous evil you shall do  well to have a especial eye unto the company that frequent tavern inn alehouse  bowl alley and such like thriftless place of resort where you shall find  tradesman and artificer which have no other mean whereby to live then only the  lawful use of their science or manual profession and yet such be their  unthrifty idleness as they will spend their time and labour profit at some or  all the place before recite while their wife and child sit at home and weep  want necessary maintenance those of such condition let they be inquire of and  present for be the justice of the law right execute upon such offender they  receive condign punishment for their offence will be enforce to betake  themselves unto a better course of life and live as become good subject in the  listen of a more commend obedience of that idle company you shall also find  some of our account gallant young gentleman upstart perhaps honest yeoman son  that by their intemperate riot love to spend their inheritance before they  come to inherit and be question for their Chargeable and expensive manner of  live they will brave answer that they spend nothing but their own and will  seem as if they scorn to be reform by admonition or authority the law provide  a course whereby to teach such vain idle royoters so to spend that they may  keep their own for when by their misdemeanour all their own be spend then  their next course be to live upon the good of other and then at last such  gallant turn stark thief do make their last period at the gallows reap to  themselves by a untimely death the fruit of idleness there be also a sort of  idle seem gentleman who if you do observe you shall find they walk with a grey  hound in a slip or a bird piece upon their neck and they forsooth will make a  path over the statute law and into any man ground lordship or liberty pass and  repass at their pleasure as if it be lawful for every fellow to keep a grey  hound and to hunt when and where he listen or as if a bird piece be no gun and  so not include in the statute make against gun but if you will find out those  fellow and present they they shall be teach to know themselves and that the  wisdom of a kingdom state in the frame of a statute law can not be delude by a  vain and shallow brain idleness of their ridiculous foolery let they be  therefore punish who misdemeanour in this case offend the better to prevent  the riotous expense of unthrifty idleness you shall do well to have a special  care unto the statute for apparel by the neglect whereof too much abuse be  nourish as touch all the abuse last recite have great respect to punish one  abuse in which all our idle gallant and disorder disolutes do desire to swim  until themselves and their whole estate do sink in the slimy dregs of  swinelike drunkenness to drunkard therefore have especial heed you know the  law provide for their punishment be such offender due present indict Fined  imprison they may by such good mean be in time haply refine from that  contagious evil their continual amiss be continual with justice punish to the  utter suppress of such vile occasion from whence as from hell mouth flame  forth Ryoats murder manslaughter quarrel fight whoredemes and presumptuous  blasphemy all proceed from that sink of sin in who sick health be drink the  body Surfiting and the soul damnation in this as in all the rest of the abuse  specify use your best endeavour for the furtherance of a settle reformation  accord to the law establish for you must know that Vita vigour law in  execucione to stand still the life and strength of the law consist in the  execution of they for in vain be just law enact if not just execute and now my  love country man because I will that all which I have speak may receive a  profitable remembrance I will thus conclude simile and comparison do best  confirm our understanding and do fast cleave unto the memory my conclusion  therefore shall consist upon this one similitude there be a certain man who  have a great account to make untoa mighty king make trial of his best friend  that may accompany he in that dangerous journey and not forsake he until his  account be make this man upon his inquisition find one friend that will go  with he a great part of the way but then forsake he and that be his riches  some other friend he find that will go with he until he come in sight of the  king palace but then they will also leave he and bear he company nofurther all  these friend be his wife and child that will follow he to his grave but at  last he find one friend that will go with he into the presence of the king and  not forsake he until he have see his account make and for ever bear the great  part with he either in woe or happiness and this friend be his conscience deer  countryman betwixt God and your conscience therefore make your peace for he be  the king unto who all of we must make a strict account of all our action do  this then consider such will be our care as God and our king shall be obey and  our peace in this life and in the world to come preserve unto which eternal  grace be we all in jesus Christ commit Finis