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Iriall and examination of spirits, that, 

 as wfll some priests in Christendome, 

 as those Salij that were chaplairies to 

 Mars at Rome in tlie reignc of idola- 

 try, tooke delight by tits in tossing 

 lirebrands from canipc to campe, for 

 tlic innammation of euil afleclions and 

 Avorsc practises. 



EXECUTION OF GARNET. 



%A True Relation of all such things as 

 passed at the Execution of M. Garnet, 

 the third of May, Anno 1606. 

 On the third day of May, Garnet, 

 according to his iudgcment, was exe- 

 cuted vpon a scaffold set vp for that 

 l)nrpose at the west end of Panics 

 Church. At his arise vp the scafl'okl, 

 lie stood much amazed (feare and 

 guiltinesse appearing in his face). The 

 Deanes of Panics and Winchester be- 

 ing present, very graucly and Chris- 

 tianly exiiortcd him to a true and liueiy 

 faith to God-ward, a free and plaine 

 acknowledgement to the world of his 

 oficncc, and, if any further treason lay 

 in his knowledge, to vnburlhen his 

 conscience, and shew a sorrow and 

 detestation of it. But Garnet, impa- 

 tient of perswasions, and ill pleased to 

 be exhorted by them, desired them 

 not to trouble him ; hee came prepared, 

 and was resolued. Then the Recorder 

 of Londcm (who was by his Maicstie 

 appointed to be there,) asked Garnet 

 if he had any thing to say vuto the 

 people before he died ; it was no time 

 to dissemble, and now his treasons 

 were too manifest to bee dissembled : 

 therefore, if he would, the world 

 should NVitnessc what at last he cen- 

 sured of himselfe, and of his fact ; it 

 should be free to him to spcake wiiat 

 he listed. But Garnet, vnwilling to 

 lake the offer, said, his voyce was low, 

 his strength gone, the people could not 

 Iieare him, though he spake to them ; 

 but to those about him or the scaffold 

 he said, the intention was wicked, ajid 

 the fact woidd haue bene crnell, and 

 from hissoule he should haue abhorred 

 it, had it effected. But, he said, he 

 onely had a gcnerall knowledge of it 

 by M. Catcsby, which, in that he dis- 

 ci >sed not, nor vsed meanes to preuent 

 it, herein he had offended ; what he 

 knew in particulars was in confession, 

 as hee said. But the Recorder wished 

 him to be remenibred, that the Kings 

 IVIaiestic hail, vndcr his hand-writing, 

 these fouro points amongst odiers. 

 I. That Grccnway told him of this, 



not as a fault, but as a thing which he 

 had intelligence of, and told it him by 

 way of consultation. 



2. That Catcsby and Greenway 



came together to him to bee resolued. 



.3. Tliat iVl. Tesmond and he had 



conference of the jiarticulars of the 



powder-treason in Essex long after. 



4. Greenway had asked him who 

 should be the Protectour ? but Garnet 

 said, that was to be referrcdtill the 

 blow was past. 



These proue your priuitie besides 

 confession, and these are extant vnder 

 your hand. Garnet answered, what- 

 soeuer was vnder his hand was true. 

 And for that he disclosed not to his 

 Maicstie the things lie knew, he con- 

 fessed himselfe iustly condemned ; and 

 for this did aske forgiuenesse of his 

 Maicstie. Hereupon tiie Recorder 

 led him to the scaffold, to make his 

 confession publique. 



Then Garnet said, Good countrey- 

 mcn, I am come hither, this blessed 

 day of the inuenlion of the Holy 

 Crosse, to end all my crosses in this 

 life: the cause of my sulfcring is not 

 vnknowen to yon ; 1 confesse I haue 

 offended the king, and am sory for it, 

 so farre as I was guiltie, which was in 

 concealing it, and for that I aske par- 

 don of his Maieslie ; the treason in- 

 tended against the king and state was 

 bloody, my selfe should haue detested 

 it had it taken effect : and I am hear- 

 tily sorry that any Catholickes euer 

 had so crnell a dcsigne. Then, turn- 

 ing himselfe from the people to them 

 about him, he made an apologie for 

 Mistrcsse Anne Vaux, saying, there is 

 such an honourable gentlewoman, who 

 hath bene nuich wronged in report; 

 for it is suspected and said, that I 

 should bo married to her, or worse. 

 But I protest the contrary : she is a 

 virtuous gentlewoman, and for me a 

 perfect pure virgin. For the Popes 

 breucs. Sir Edmond Baynams going 

 oner seas, and the matter of the pow- 

 der-treason, he relerrcd himselfe to his 

 arraignment, and his confessions ; for 

 whatsocucr is vnder my hand in any of 

 my confessions, said he, is true. 



Then, addressing himselfe to execu- 

 tion, he kneeled at the ladder footc, 

 and asked if he might haue time to 

 pray, and how long. It was answered 

 he should limit himselfe ; none should 

 interrupt him. It appeared he could 

 not constantly or deuoully pray ; feare 

 of death, or hope of pardon, euen then 



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