A.D. 



1575- 



The cruell 

 judgements of 

 the Spanish 

 inquisitors 

 upon our poore 

 countreymen. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



solemne Oyes made, and silence commanded, and then 

 presently beganne their severe and cruell judgement. 



The first man that was called was one Roger the chiefe 

 Armourer of the Jesus, and hee had judgement to have 

 three hundred stripes on horsebacke, and after condemned 

 to the gallies as a slave for lo yeeres. 



After him were called John Gray, John Browne, John 

 Rider, John Moone, James Collier, and one Thomas 

 Browne : these were adjudged to have 200 stripes on 

 horsebacke, and after to be committed to the gallies for 

 the space of 8 yeeres. 



Then was called John Keyes, and was adjudged to 

 have 100 stripes on horsebacke, and condemned to 

 serve in the gallies for the space of 6 yeeres. 



Then were severally called the number of 53 one after 

 another, and every man had his severall judgement, 

 some to have 200 stripes on horsebacke, and some 100, 

 and condemned for slaves to the gallies, some for 6 

 yeeres, some for 8 and some for 10. 



And then was I Miles Philips called, and was adjudged 

 to serve in a monasterie for 5 yeeres, without any stripes, 

 and to weare a fooles coat, or S. Benito, during all that 

 time. 



Then were called John Storie, Richard Williams, 

 David Alexander, Robert Cooke, Paul Horsewell and 

 Thomas Hull : the sixe were condemned to serve in 

 monasteries without stripes, some for 3 yeeres and some 

 for foure, and to weare the S. Benito during all the 

 said time. Which being done, and it now drawing to- 

 ward night, George Rively, Peter Momfrie, and Cornelius 

 the Irishman, were called and had their judgement to 

 be burnt to ashes, and so were presently sent away to 

 the place of execution in the market place but a little 

 from the scaffold, where they were quickly burnt and 

 consumed. And as for us that had received our judge- 

 ment, being 68 in number, we were caried backe that 

 night to prison againe. And the next day in the morning 

 being good Friday, the yeere of our Lord 1575, we 



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