Category: Biographies

The Condition of Catholics Under James I. Father Gerard's Narrative of the Gunpowder Plot

The life and character of a witness are the grounds on which we base our estimate of his credibility. That he should have spoken of himself at great length and with many and minute details is a circumstance most favourable to the formation of an accurate judgment respecting hi...

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13. Chapter XVII. A Catalogue Of The Laws Against Catholics Made By Queen

The life and character of a witness are the grounds on which we base our estimate of his credibility. That he should have spoken of himself at great length and with many and min...

14. letter I caused many copies to be taken, and to be dropped about the

London streets very early in the morning. These were found and read by many persons, and a copy was shown to the King by one of the Lords of Council, who was no enemy either of...

31. Chapter XVII. A Catalogue Of The Laws Against Catholics Made By Queen

It hath ever been one point of policy in the Government of England, since the beginning of persecution there, to hide the same from the knowledge of the world, and from being ju...

27. Chapter XIII. Of The Arraignment And Condemnation Of Father Garnett.

Whereas it was now plainly and directly known unto the Council (by the means and in the manner aforesaid) how far this matter could be laid unto Father Garnett’s charge; and tha...

26. Chapter XII. Of The Arraignment, Condemnation, And Execution Of The

About(387) this time was discovered unto the Council the place where Father Garnett was, insomuch as they gave present order for his apprehension, as I will declare in the next...

25. Chapter XI. Of Father Garnett, His Carriage To The Tower And Subtle Usage

The expectation of this matter touching Father Garnett was great in every place, and the conceits of men very diverse and their discourses different what would become of so nota...

28. Chapter XIV. Of The Arraignment And Execution Of Father Ouldcorne And

Whilst Father Garnett was kept as yet in the Tower and the expectation great(450) what would become of him, not only of all the people, but of many principal persons also (the r...

21. Chapter VII. How, The Parliament Drawing Near, The Whole Plot Was

The mercies of God are great, and His patient expectance of us, granting time and occasions and motives to repent, is most gracious and full of longanimity. The foresaid conspir...

16. Chapter III. [II.] The Increase Of Persecution And All Kind Of

Such as be acquainted with the state of affairs in England cannot be ignorant that there be many at this time of the Puritan faction put in authority and place of government, es...

23. Chapter IX. How The Fathers Of The Society Were By Industry Of The

The Prophet doth in few words very fully express the desires and endeavours of such as are most guided by that spirit of pride, who is a professed enemy to God and to all good m...

22. Chapter VIII. How Upon Examination Of The Prisoners It Was Apparent That

When all these conspirators were brought to the Tower (which is the ordinary prison for such as are found guilty or suspected of high treason, and especially for persons of acco...

15. Chapter II. [I.] The State Of Persecuted Catholics At The Queen’s Death

I was desirous by the former chapter to make known unto you the state of things how they passed in England until the end of Queen Elizabeth’s reign; wherein though I was more lo...

30. Chapter XVI. Of The State Of Catholics After Father Garnett His Execution:

It was certainly expected by the Puritans and enemies of the Catholic cause that, together with the death of Father Garnett, the hopes also and courage of Catholics would have d...

24. Chapter X. How Father Garnett, The Superior, Was Discovered And Taken In

When all England was filled with this new rumour by means of this proclamation, that now the Jesuits were also found to be in the Plot of Powder, and especially those three, who...

19. Chapter V. How Father Garnett Beginning To Suspect Somewhat By Certain

When Mr. Catesby had thus satisfied his particular doubts out of this general doctrine, both he and his company went forward in their former purposes and after Christmas met aga...

20. Chapter VI. How In The Mean Space, The Conspirators Proceeded In Their

Whilst the great persecution before recited did reign so much, and brought with it so many and so great afflictions upon all sorts of Catholics, as before you have read, and whi...

17. Chapter III. How Upon These And The Like Motives Divers Gentlemen Did

By that which hath been set down in the former chapter, every prudent man will easily conceive what was like to be the sense and feeling of all Catholics in this so great increa...

29. Chapter XV. Of The Execution Of Father Garnett, With A Brief Relation Of

After the condemnation of Father Garnett and the execution of Father Ouldcorne, they kept Father Garnett still in the Tower, to the marvel of many, from the time of his arraignm...

18. Chapter IV. How After They Had Begun Their Enterprise, They Fell Into Some

It appeareth by the confession which Mr. Thomas Winter made unto the Lords of the Council, being published in print by order from the said Council, that these gentlemen having c...

6. Chapter VIII. How Upon Examination Of The Prisoners It Was Apparent

3. Chapter IV. How After They Had Begun Their Enterprise, They Fell Into

9. Chapter XI. Of Father Garnett, His Carriage To The Tower And Subtle

12. Chapter XVI. Of The State Of Catholics After Father Garnett His

7. Chapter IX. How The Fathers Of The Society Were By Industry Of The

11. Chapter XIV. Of The Arraignment And Execution Of Father Ouldcorne And

4. Chapter V. How Father Garnett Beginning To Suspect Somewhat By Certain

10. Chapter XII. Of The Arraignment, Condemnation, And Execution Of The

1. Chapter II. [I.] The State Of Persecuted Catholics At The Queen’s Death

2. Chapter III. [II.] The Increase Of Persecution And All Kind Of

8. Chapter X. How Father Garnett, The Superior, Was Discovered And Taken

5. Chapter VI. How In The Mean Space, The Conspirators Proceeded In Their