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CHAP, cerning the state, but in point of religion he was very frank. 

 &quot; Whereby it appeared, 11 said the Bishop to the said Lord, 



&quot; if they might be touched as near for their religion as they 

 &quot; are for the state, they would look twice about them.&quot;&quot; 

 His appre- This blade carried divers trinkets about him ; as a cha- 



hensions of ,-. . , . n i i 



Spain. lice, a patm of tin, a painted crucifix, to be in the mass- 

 book at the time of their consecration, which they used to 

 kiss at the Memento ; a Portas daily used for Latin service. 

 Whereby the Bishop gathered that he was a Priest, and 

 had said mass all Lancashire over. He had also divers 

 Agnus Detfs, a hallowed candle, beads, and other such like 

 things. It should appear he had bestowed many, and these 

 were the remainders. But he would name none, nor in 

 anywise confess that he came from Rome. But the Bishop 

 thought if he were shewn the rack, he would not be so 

 close ; for he seemed to be somewhat timorous. He was 

 near the place where the Scotch Queen was detained pri 

 soner, but denied he was there. Dr. Wylson, the Queen s 

 Ambassador in the Low Countries, wrote to our Bishop, that 

 there were ten Priests dispersed of late into corners of this 

 land ; whereof this might well be one. Upon this occasion 

 he gave the Lord Treasurer to understand, that there was 

 such another in the parts of Suffolk, named Green, who 

 dealt with divers thereabouts by degrees of speeches of mis- 

 liking the loose government ; and told them at last how it 

 would be hard to help those things without a conquest ; the 

 better to reconcile the English Papists to the King of 

 Spain s designed attempts against England, and to assist 

 him whensoever he should invade. And he signified to the 

 said Lord, that by some that came before him and the ec 

 clesiastical Commissioners, it appeared that there were con 

 spiracies and dangerous attempts towards. 



His advice These intelligences this grave and wise Bishop, out of his 



lure^con^&quot; care ^ re %i n an ^ the state, gave to that great minister; 



cerning Pa- and withal suggested freely his own advices : which were, 

 that it was time to look about. &quot; I speak to your Lord- 

 &quot; ship,&quot; said he, &quot; as one chiefly careful for the state, and 

 (( to use more severity than hitherto hath been used ; or 



