The conversion of Philip Corwine, a Franciscan fryar, to the reformation of the Protestant religion, anno 1589 formerly written by John Garvey, sometime Primate of all Ireland ; being a copy of the original remaining amongst James Usher, late Primate of the same, his papers, and now entered amongst Sir James Ware's manuscripts ; published for the good of the Protestant Church of England by R.W., Gent.
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             The conversion of Philip Corwine, a Franciscan fryar, to the reformation of the Protestant religion, anno 1589 formerly written by John Garvey, sometime Primate of all Ireland ; being a copy of the original remaining amongst James Usher, late Primate of the same, his papers, and now entered amongst Sir James Ware's manuscripts ; published for the good of the Protestant Church of England by R.W., Gent.
             Garvey, John, 1527-1595.
             Ware, Robert, d. 1696.
          
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           THE
           CONVERSION
           OF
           PHILIP
           CORWINE
           A
           FRANCISCAN
           FRYAR
           ,
           To
           the
           Reformation
           of
           the
           PROTESTANT
           RELIGION
           ,
           Anno
           1589.
           
        
         
           Formerly
           Written
           by
           JOHN
           GARVEY
           Sometime
           PRIMATE
           of
           all
           IRELAND
           .
        
         
           Being
           a
           Copy
           of
           the
           Original
           Remaining
           amongst
           
             James
             Usher
          
           ,
           late
           PRIMATE
           of
           the
           same
           ,
           his
           Papers
           ;
           and
           now
           Entred
           amongst
           Sir
           JAMES
           WARE'
           's
           Manuscripts
           .
        
         
           Published
           for
           the
           Good
           of
           the
           Protestant
           Church
           of
           England
           ,
           by
           
             R.
             W.
          
           Gent.
           
        
         
           DUBLIN
           ,
           Printed
           by
           
             Jos
             .
             Ray
          
           at
           Colledge-Green
           ,
           for
           a
           Society
           of
           Stationers
           .
           1681.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           TO
           THE
           READER
           .
        
         
           ZEal
           ,
           
           the
           Mother
           of
           all
           Religions
           ,
           caused
           the
           devout
           (
           and
           otherwise
           honourable
           )
           Women
           to
           persecute
           St.
           Paul
           :
           
           the
           same
           stirred
           up
           St.
           Paul
           to
           persecute
           Christ
           before
           he
           had
           knowledge
           of
           him
           .
           Thus
           was
           the
           Zeal
           of
           this
           Convert
           ,
           which
           a
           Reverend
           Father
           of
           the
           Protestant
           Church
           wrote
           to
           be
           reserved
           for
           future
           Memory
           .
        
         
           This
           Narrative
           I
           shall
           lay
           before
           Protestant
           and
           Papist
           upon
           two
           accounts
           :
           First
           ,
           That
           all
           men
           may
           behold
           the
           Danger
           of
           immoderate
           Zeal
           against
           those
           of
           another
           Judgment
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           To
           shew
           how
           that
           Zeal
           and
           Knowledge
           ought
           to
           walk
           together
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           
           Immoderate
           Zeal
           ,
           saith
           Nazianzen
           ,
           was
           in
           his
           time
           the
           cause
           of
           great
           Broyls
           and
           Troubles
           ;
           insomuch
           that
           Truth
           it self
           hath
           been
           stretched
           too
           far
           ;
           so
           that
           by
           a
           vehement
           dislike
           of
           Errour
           on
           one
           side
           ,
           men
           have
           run
           into
           an
           Errour
           on
           the
           other
           ,
           
           as
           Dionysius
           and
           Alexandrinus
           did
           ,
           being
           too
           fervent
           against
           Sabellius
           :
           for
           these
           two
           first
           laid
           the
           Ground
           of
           Arrianisme
           .
        
         
         
           2.
           
           
           Zeal
           without
           knowledge
           may
           well
           be
           compared
           to
           Phaeton
           in
           the
           Poet
           ,
           who
           took
           upon
           him
           to
           drive
           the
           Chariot
           of
           the
           Sun
           ,
           but
           yet
           through
           his
           inconsiderate
           Rashness
           set
           the
           world
           in
           a
           flame
           .
           St.
           Bernard
           hits
           full
           on
           this
           point
           ,
           in
           these
           words
           ;
           
             Discretion
             without
             Zeal
             is
             slow
             paced
             ,
             and
             Zeal
             without
             Discretion
             is
             strong
             headed
             :
             let
             therefore
             Zeal
             spur
             on
             Discretion
             ,
             and
             Discretion
             reign
             in
             Zeal
             .
          
        
         
           Thus
           the
           Zeal
           of
           this
           Convert
           ,
           having
           joyned
           with
           the
           knowledge
           of
           the
           holy
           Scriptures
           ,
           became
           a
           lively
           Faith
           in
           Christ
           ,
           not
           choosing
           Saint
           or
           Angel
           to
           plead
           his
           Cause
           ,
           but
           the
           best
           of
           Advocates
           
             Christ
             Jesus
          
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           only
           Mediator
           between
           God
           and
           Man.
           
        
         
           
             R.
             WARE
             .
          
        
      
       
         
         
           
             
               The
               Conversion
               of
               Philip
               Corwine
               a
               Franciscan
               Fryer
               to
               the
               Reformation
               of
               the
               Protestant
               Religion
               .
               Anno
               1589.
               
            
             
               
                 
                   PHilip
                   Corwine
                
                 ,
                 Nephew
                 unto
                 
                   Hugh
                   Corwine
                
                 late
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 supposing
                 our
                 Predecessor
                 
                   John
                   Long
                
                 late
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Armagh
                 and
                 Primate
                 of
                 all
                 Ireland
                 had
                 been
                 then
                 living
                 ,
                 wrote
                 this
                 Epistle
                 following
                 ;
                 which
                 came
                 to
                 my
                 hands
                 ,
                 thinking
                 it
                 had
                 been
                 to
                 me
                 directed
                 ,
                 my
                 Name
                 being
                 John
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Successor
                 ,
                 within
                 a
                 little
                 time
                 after
                 the
                 Expiration
                 of
                 our
                 said
                 Predecessor
                 ,
                 I
                 opened
                 it
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Reverend
                 and
                 Worthy
                 Father
                 ,
              
            
             
               AFter
               my
               long
               and
               tedious
               Travels
               ,
               wandring
               like
               a
               Jew
               finding
               no
               settlement
               ,
               (
               ever
               since
               the
               Reformation
               of
               the
               Church
               of
               England
               revived
               ,
               and
               was
               appointed
               to
               be
               observed
               by
               our
               Gracious
               Soveraign
               the
               Queen
               and
               Her
               High
               Court
               of
               Parliament
               )
               I
               departed
               from
               Ireland
               into
               England
               ,
               from
               thence
               into
               Spain
               ,
               and
               so
               into
               Italy
               ;
               being
               ambitious
               to
               visit
               Rome
               ,
               purposely
               to
               behold
               her
               Modes
               and
               Forms
               :
               but
               being
               not
               satisfied
               with
               the
               Passages
               and
               cruel
               Objects
               which
               I
               there
               beheld
               ,
               I
               returned
               into
               Spain
               ,
               and
               took
               up
               my
               Lodging
               in
               St.
               Francis
               his
               Monastry
               in
               the
               City
               of
               Sevill
               ,
               where
               I
               have
               hitherto
               remained
               ,
               expecting
               your
               Gracious
               acceptance
               ,
               and
               encouraging
               of
               a
               Prodigal
               Son
               to
               come
               home
               to
               the
               Church
               of
               Christ
               :
               For
               were
               it
               no
               other
               then
               the
               Tyranny
               of
               the
               Romish
               Church
               ,
               and
               the
               large
               Indulgences
               which
               she
               hath
               sent
               abroad
               into
               most
               Nations
               ,
               for
               to
               massacre
               those
               whom
               she
               esteems
               Heretical
               ,
               purposely
               to
               advance
               her
               Coffers
               ,
               and
               to
               raise
               up
               her
               luxurious
               Appetite
               
               it
               would
               be
               ,
               for
               a
               rational
               man
               ,
               a
               sufficient
               president
               to
               lay
               before
               him
               what
               an
               Idol
               ,
               or
               rather
               what
               a
               devouring
               Dragon
               ,
               he
               and
               his
               Ancestors
               have
               hitherto
               worshiped
               .
            
             
               I
               acknowledge
               I
               have
               feared
               this
               Monster
               beyond
               my
               Creator
               or
               Redeemer
               ,
               and
               depended
               upon
               his
               sinful
               Indulgences
               more
               than
               on
               the
               bitter
               Passions
               of
               my
               Saviour
               Jesus
               ,
               for
               which
               I
               only
               crave
               mercy
               from
               above
               ,
               whose
               Power
               is
               most
               infinite
               .
            
             
               Also
               I
               have
               from
               my
               youth
               upward
               wandred
               in
               the
               paths
               of
               Idolatry
               ,
               worshiping
               of
               Stocks
               and
               Stones
               framed
               into
               humane
               shapes
               by
               the
               Art
               of
               Man
               ,
               whose
               Eyes
               behold
               neither
               my
               Bowing
               or
               my
               Kneeling
               ,
               whose
               Ears
               heard
               not
               my
               Petitions
               ,
               nor
               their
               Mouths
               able
               to
               return
               me
               an
               Answer
               :
               therefore
               I
               cannot
               but
               lament
               ,
               both
               for
               the
               precious
               time
               which
               I
               have
               lost
               ,
               and
               for
               the
               Happiness
               of
               which
               I
               have
               all
               this
               while
               been
               bereaved
               ,
               all
               thus
               justly
               happening
               unto
               me
               through
               my
               perverseness
               in
               not
               embracing
               those
               comfortable
               Offertures
               which
               my
               Gracious
               deceased
               Uncle
               ,
               Hugh
               late
               Archbishop
               of
               Dublin
               ,
               proposed
               unto
               me
               ,
               in
               case
               I
               had
               adhered
               unto
               the
               Protestant
               Faith
               ,
               as
               it
               is
               now
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               Apostolick
               manner
               ,
               established
               .
            
             
               Yet
               knowing
               your
               Fatherly
               Clemency
               ,
               and
               pious
               Inclinations
               ,
               by
               your
               former
               Correspondence
               with
               my
               deceased
               Uncle
               .
               I
               shall
               returne
               with
               the
               Prodigal
               Son
               ,
               and
               come
               over
               ,
               if
               I
               may
               be
               so
               happy
               to
               receive
               your
               Encouragement
               ,
               and
               so
               end
               the
               residue
               of
               my
               days
               to
               Gods
               Glory
               and
               mine
               own
               Salvation
               .
            
             
               
                 Sevill
                 
                   March
                   29
                   th
                   .
                   1589.
                   
                
              
               
                 Your
                 trusty
                 and
                 obedient
                 Servant
                 Philip
                 Corwine
                 .
              
            
             
               To
               the
               Reverend
               Father
               in
               God
               John
               Archbishop
               of
               Armagh
               .
            
          
        
         
         
           Upon
           the
           Receit
           of
           this
           Epistle
           ,
           
           rejoycing
           to
           embrace
           especially
           the
           Reformation
           of
           so
           understanding
           a
           Man
           as
           this
           Convert
           was
           ,
           I
           returned
           an
           Answer
           ;
           yet
           beforehand
           ,
           I
           shewed
           this
           his
           Epistle
           unto
           our
           Judicious
           and
           most
           Learned
           Brother
           in
           Christ
           ,
           Adam
           ,
           now
           Archbishop
           of
           Dublin
           ,
           and
           Chancellor
           of
           Ireland
           ,
           with
           whom
           I
           consulted
           ,
           and
           then
           We
           gave
           him
           all
           the
           encouragement
           imaginable
           ;
           and
           sent
           him
           this
           Answer
           following
           ,
           by
           a
           Portugal
           Merchant
           then
           going
           from
           Dublin
           to
           Waterford
           ,
           and
           from
           thence
           being
           bound
           for
           Spain
           .
        
         
           
             
               To
               Mr.
               Philip
               Corwine
               in
               St.
               Francis
               his
               Convent
               at
               SEVILL
               .
            
             
               
                 Mr.
                 Corwine
                 ,
              
            
             
               YOur
               Epistle
               is
               Welcome
               ,
               though
               not
               coming
               to
               the
               hands
               of
               that
               Reverend
               Father
               in
               God
               John
               ,
               our
               Predecessor
               ,
               who
               lately
               departed
               this
               life
               ,
               to
               obtain
               an
               everlasting
               one
               in
               the
               Kingdom
               of
               Heaven
               ;
               although
               he
               was
               deprived
               of
               this
               happy
               offerture
               of
               yours
               (
               by
               his
               death
               )
               yet
               was
               it
               as
               acceptable
               to
               me
               his
               Successor
               ,
               who
               with
               the
               rest
               of
               our
               Brethren
               in
               Christ
               ,
               do
               rejoyce
               at
               your
               Recantation
               ,
               (
               in
               a
               manner
               )
               as
               the
               Angels
               and
               Saints
               of
               Heaven
               do
               at
               the
               Repentance
               of
               a
               Sinner
               ,
               which
               causeth
               his
               Soul
               to
               enter
               therein
               .
               Whatever
               you
               expected
               from
               our
               Predecessor
               ,
               shall
               be
               granted
               by
               his
               Successor
               ,
               your
               humble
               Servant
               ,
               who
               embraces
               any
               one
               who
               desires
               to
               become
               a
               Member
               of
               Christ
               ,
               and
               one
               of
               his
               Flock
               .
               My
               weak
               endeavours
               shall
               not
               be
               wanting
               ,
               neither
               shall
               the
               ability
               of
               our
               Church
               here
               be
               slack
               to
               assist
               you
               accordingly
               .
               I
               and
               our
               Brother
               Adam
               ,
               now
               Archbishop
               of
               Dublin
               ,
               and
               Chancellor
               of
               this
               Kingdom
               ,
               have
               unanimously
               embraced
               your
               Learned
               Epistle
               ,
               and
               in
               token
               thereof
               we
               have
               sent
               you
               this
               small
               testimony
               of
               our
               affection
               ,
               towards
               your
               journal
               expences
               .
               Therefore
               let
               this
               be
               unto
               you
               an
               assurance
               
               of
               your
               kind
               reception
               by
               us
               the
               Clergy
               here
               ;
               And
               for
               the
               future
               ,
               Brotherly
               Love
               and
               Correspondency
               between
               You
               and
               Vs
               your
               Brethren
               and
               Clergy
               of
               this
               Nation
               .
            
             
               
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 
                   June
                   the
                   27th
                   .
                   1589.
                   
                
              
               
                 Your
                 True
                 and
                 Loving
                 Friend
                 ,
                 John
                 Armachanus
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           Upon
           the
           receit
           hereof
           ,
           
           this
           Philip
           beholding
           the
           Clergies
           Invitation
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           Sum
           ,
           (
           being
           50
           l.
           English
           )
           which
           Adam
           our
           Brother
           aforesaid
           ,
           and
           my self
           ,
           had
           sent
           him
           for
           his
           supply
           in
           his
           journey
           ,
           upon
           the
           first
           conveniency
           made
           towards
           Ireland
           ,
           first
           coming
           into
           the
           Netherlands
           ;
           where
           meeting
           with
           a
           Vessel
           bound
           for
           Waterford
           ,
           he
           there
           landed
           ,
           being
           civily
           entertained
           by
           our
           Brother
           
             Thomas
             Whitherhead
          
           ,
           the
           then
           Bishop
           of
           that
           Diocess
           .
           He
           landed
           on
           the
           22
           th
           of
           October
           following
           ,
           after
           the
           Date
           of
           this
           our
           Epistle
           ;
           where
           this
           Philip
           tarried
           for
           some
           certain
           days
           ,
           discoursing
           with
           the
           Bishop
           ,
           wherefore
           he
           came
           over
           hither
           ,
           as
           also
           shewing
           him
           our
           encouragement
           ,
           our
           Brother
           conveyed
           him
           (
           sending
           a
           Guide
           along
           with
           him
           )
           to
           Drogheda
           :
           Of
           which
           I
           having
           notice
           ,
           sent
           word
           to
           the
           Mayor
           and
           Corporation
           to
           receive
           him
           kindly
           ,
           which
           was
           accordingly
           performed
           .
        
         
           Some
           few
           days
           after
           this
           his
           kind
           reception
           at
           Drogheda
           ,
           
           this
           
             Philip
             Corwine
          
           being
           minded
           to
           make
           an
           open
           manifestation
           of
           his
           true
           and
           hearty
           Conversion
           ,
           desired
           me
           to
           give
           notice
           beforehand
           to
           the
           Town
           and
           Corporation
           ,
           that
           he
           intended
           (
           God
           willing
           )
           to
           make
           a
           Recanting
           Speech
           ,
           and
           to
           declare
           therein
           the
           Reasons
           why
           he
           fell
           from
           the
           Church
           of
           Rome
           ,
           and
           the
           Causes
           of
           his
           Adherence
           to
           the
           Protestant
           Faith.
           Which
           Speech
           was
           declared
           in
           St.
           
             Peters
             Church
          
           ,
           where
           he
           chose
           this
           following
           Text
           for
           his
           Discourse
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           THE
           TEXT
           ;
        
         
           
             Acts
             the
             9th
             .
             Ver.
             the
             14th
             and
             15th
             .
          
           
             And
             he
             fell
             on
             the
             Earth
             ,
             and
             heard
             a
             voice
             saying
             unto
             him
             ,
             Saul
             ,
             Saul
             ,
             Why
             persecutest
             thou
             me
             ?
             And
             he
             said
             ,
             who
             art
             thou
             ,
             Lord
             ?
             And
             the
             Lord
             said
             unto
             him
             ,
             I
             am
             Jesus
             whom
             thou
             persecutest
             ;
             it
             is
             hard
             for
             thee
             to
             kick
             against
             the
             pricks
             .
          
        
         
           
             Beloved
             Brethren
             ,
          
        
         
           HEre
           Saul
           ,
           who
           became
           afterwards
           an
           Apostle
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           breathed
           forth
           threatnings
           and
           slaughters
           against
           the
           Church
           of
           Christ
           ;
           supposing
           and
           intending
           to
           have
           persecuted
           her
           with
           much
           rage
           and
           fury
           ,
           thereby
           to
           have
           spilt
           innocent
           Blood
           ,
           which
           he
           at
           that
           time
           thirsted
           after
           .
        
         
           This
           furious
           Intention
           of
           his
           declareth
           how
           much
           a
           man
           is
           led
           by
           rashness
           ,
           envy
           ,
           and
           malice
           ,
           and
           also
           by
           a
           rash
           and
           blind
           zeal
           ,
           before
           he
           can
           obtain
           the
           true
           knowledge
           of
           good
           .
           Man
           purposeth
           ,
           
           but
           God
           disposeth
           ,
           even
           so
           did
           this
           Sinner
           .
           My self
           ,
           when
           I
           departed
           last
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           which
           was
           upon
           the
           coming
           in
           of
           our
           Graciour
           Sovereign
           Lady
           ,
           Queen
           Elizabeth
           to
           the
           Crown
           of
           these
           Realms
           ,
           departing
           hence
           with
           a
           blind
           zeal
           full
           of
           contention
           ,
           proposing
           to
           my self
           how
           
           I
           might
           have
           persecuted
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           now
           Established
           by
           her
           Sacred
           Majesty
           ,
           and
           her
           Parliaments
           of
           these
           Realms
           :
           Intending
           according
           to
           my
           ability
           to
           have
           fallen
           thereon
           with
           as
           much
           fury
           as
           Saul
           ,
           when
           he
           journeyed
           towards
           Damascus
           to
           have
           persecuted
           the
           poor
           Christians
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           true
           ,
           
           I
           had
           several
           good
           proffers
           unto
           me
           by
           my
           deceased
           Uncle
           Hugh
           ,
           late
           Archbishop
           of
           Dublin
           ,
           but
           rejected
           them
           ,
           being
           at
           that
           time
           puft
           up
           with
           the
           cruel
           Zeal
           of
           Rome
           ,
           as
           ever
           St.
           Paul
           was
           with
           Judaism
           against
           Christianity
           :
           supposing
           (
           with
           my self
           )
           it
           to
           have
           been
           a
           meritorious
           act
           ,
           if
           I
           could
           but
           have
           extinguished
           the
           light
           of
           the
           holy
           Gospel
           ,
           which
           the
           Lord
           hath
           been
           pleased
           to
           restore
           again
           unto
           these
           Nations
           ,
           which
           for
           several
           Ages
           now
           past
           ,
           through
           the
           Policies
           of
           Rome
           )
           hath
           been
           detained
           from
           our
           Ancestors
           ,
           both
           to
           the
           diminishing
           of
           Gods
           Glory
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           detriment
           of
           many
           millions
           of
           Souls
           .
           Rome
           and
           her
           Emissaries
           thus
           contriving
           purposely
           to
           be
           the
           abler
           to
           usurp
           over
           Kings
           and
           Princes
           ,
           and
           to
           Rule
           their
           Subjects
           after
           their
           power
           .
           But
           of
           late
           the
           Lord
           hath
           opened
           the
           eyes
           of
           Princes
           ,
           and
           made
           them
           hearken
           to
           a
           Princely
           admonition
           :
           
             Be
             wise
             therefore
             O
             ye
             Kings
             ,
             and
             he
             Learned
             ye
             who
             be
             Judges
             of
             the
             Earth
             .
          
        
         
           During
           my
           Travel
           into
           Spain
           and
           into
           Italy
           ,
           
           where
           I
           beheld
           the
           Slavery
           of
           the
           common
           sort
           of
           those
           parts
           ,
           and
           what
           hardships
           they
           endure
           .
           I
           compared
           (
           comprehending
           in
           my
           mind
           )
           these
           Slaveries
           to
           the
           liberties
           of
           her
           Majesties
           Subjects
           of
           these
           her
           Dominions
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           great
           Blessings
           of
           God
           ,
           that
           though
           he
           had
           for
           a
           while
           taken
           away
           the
           Truth
           ,
           yet
           he
           had
           permitted
           the
           ancient
           Laws
           and
           Liberties
           to
           Rule
           and
           Flourish
           amongst
           our
           Ancestors
           ,
           which
           was
           a
           great
           sign
           that
           he
           intended
           to
           have
           restored
           these
           Nations
           again
           to
           the
           Truth
           ,
           as
           he
           did
           the
           Children
           of
           Israel
           after
           a
           long
           thraldom
           .
           These
           cogitations
           ran
           in
           my
           mind
           upon
           my
           return
           from
           
           Rome
           ,
           journeying
           back
           to
           Sevil
           :
           which
           upon
           my
           first
           insight
           of
           the
           Romish
           cruelty
           ,
           caused
           me
           to
           say
           within
           my
           brest
           ,
           that
           doubtless
           the
           Protestants
           of
           England
           were
           in
           the
           way
           of
           Salvation
           ,
           because
           their
           Lives
           were
           so
           agreeable
           to
           their
           Faith.
           
        
         
           Secondly
           beholding
           the
           horrid
           Wickedness
           and
           Cruelties
           imposed
           on
           the
           poorer
           sort
           ,
           
           I
           then
           recollected
           the
           Persecutions
           of
           the
           Primitive
           Fathers
           and
           Christians
           under
           the
           Heathen
           Emperor
           ,
           and
           said
           within
           my self
           ,
           O
           Christ
           thou
           art
           merciful
           ,
           but
           how
           unmerciful
           are
           thy
           pretended
           Vicars
           (
           naming
           the
           Popes
           of
           Rome
           )
           which
           assume
           to
           themselves
           that
           Title
           ,
           which
           their
           Predccessors
           formerly
           gave
           to
           all
           Kings
           and
           Princes
           ,
           within
           their
           several
           Dominions
           .
        
         
           During
           mine
           abode
           at
           Rome
           ,
           
           before
           I
           returned
           into
           Spain
           ,
           eight
           persons
           were
           condemned
           to
           die
           for
           no
           other
           Crime
           ,
           than
           for
           saying
           ,
           
             Christ
             was
             their
             only
             Mediator
             between
             God
             and
             them
             ,
             and
             that
             neither
             Saint
             nor
             Angel
             was
             able
             to
             mediate
             between
             God
             and
             them
             .
          
           Upon
           saying
           of
           these
           words
           they
           were
           brought
           into
           St.
           Peters
           Church
           to
           confess
           their
           Crimes
           ,
           (
           as
           they
           imputed
           them
           )
           where
           they
           were
           to
           kneel
           before
           the
           Images
           therein
           ;
           but
           with
           the
           three
           Children
           they
           resolved
           rather
           to
           endure
           the
           Flames
           of
           the
           Fiery
           Oven
           ,
           than
           to
           bow
           to
           an
           Image
           ,
           or
           to
           go
           from
           what
           they
           had
           declared
           ;
           they
           unanimously
           spake
           in
           the
           Italian
           Language
           these
           words
           :
           
             If
             a
             Saint
             or
             Angel
             cannot
             remit
             our
             Crimes
             ,
             much
             less
             an
             Image
             ,
             which
             is
             but
             dedicated
             to
             either
             .
          
        
         
           This
           strong
           Union
           ,
           
           Resolution
           and
           Courage
           of
           these
           eight
           persons
           ,
           being
           neither
           daunted
           nor
           flinching
           at
           Romes
           fury
           ,
           started
           several
           standers
           by
           ,
           especially
           pinched
           my
           Conscience
           ,
           being
           a
           Spectater
           of
           these
           Massacres
           ,
           that
           I
           fell
           into
           a
           deep
           melancholy
           fit
           ,
           being
           then
           ashamed
           that
           the
           Church
           of
           Rome
           should
           be
           guilty
           of
           so
           cruel
           a
           Fact.
           
        
         
         
           This
           melancholiness
           encreasing
           more
           every
           day
           then
           other
           ,
           
           and
           still
           running
           in
           my
           mind
           ,
           to
           divert
           my self
           ,
           I
           took
           St.
           
           Hierome's
           translation
           of
           the
           Bible
           ,
           and
           opening
           the
           same
           ,
           mine
           eyes
           beheld
           this
           very
           Text
           of
           Scripture
           ,
           which
           I
           here
           chose
           for
           my
           Recantation
           .
           So
           whereas
           Paul
           was
           Converted
           by
           the
           voice
           saying
           unto
           him
           ,
           
             (
             Why
             persecutest
             thou
             me
          
           ,
           &c.
           )
           Even
           after
           the
           same
           manner
           was
           I
           to
           the
           Truth
           recalled
           ;
           miraculously
           lighting
           on
           the
           same
           words
           ,
           though
           I
           heard
           not
           the
           voice
           .
        
         
           Taking
           this
           saying
           so
           soon
           into
           consideration
           after
           this
           Massacre
           ;
           
           I
           thought
           still
           to
           divert
           my self
           into
           some
           other
           Text
           ,
           and
           opening
           the
           same
           Book
           ,
           I
           let
           mine
           eyes
           light
           on
           the
           xciv
           Psalm
           ;
           which
           thus
           beginneth
           :
           
             O
             God
             the
             Lord
             ,
             the
             Avenger
             ;
             O
             God
             the
             Avenger
             ,
             shew
             thy self
             clearly
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           Then
           was
           I
           in
           greater
           trouble
           of
           mind
           then
           before
           ,
           thinking
           as
           if
           I
           had
           heard
           their
           voices
           crying
           up
           for
           vengeance
           ;
           then
           I
           said
           ,
           doubtless
           the
           Prophet
           here
           desired
           Justice
           ,
           complaining
           of
           the
           Tyranny
           and
           Impiety
           of
           those
           days
           :
           And
           how
           he
           sets
           forth
           the
           Providence
           of
           Almighty
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           Happiness
           of
           Affliction
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           is
           the
           Defender
           of
           the
           Afflicted
           ;
           which
           Psalm
           coming
           so
           opportunely
           ,
           I
           fell
           into
           a
           worse
           fit
           then
           before
           ,
           so
           that
           I
           began
           to
           despair
           ,
           having
           complyed
           with
           the
           Church
           of
           Rome
           so
           long
           in
           her
           Tyrany
           ,
           as
           being
           one
           of
           her
           Members
           .
        
         
           Yet
           to
           divert
           my self
           from
           these
           thoughts
           ,
           
           I
           at
           last
           resolved
           to
           leave
           Rome
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           turn
           back
           to
           the
           Franciscan
           Convent
           at
           Sevil.
           Coming
           thither
           ,
           I
           had
           not
           long
           tarried
           ,
           when
           I
           heard
           a
           hideous
           Cry
           in
           the
           Street
           ,
           and
           enquiring
           what
           that
           Clamour
           might
           be
           ,
           one
           replied
           ,
           a
           Heretick
           is
           seized
           on
           for
           speaking
           of
           evil
           words
           :
           Then
           searching
           further
           into
           the
           Cause
           ,
           I
           found
           it
           out
           ,
           which
           was
           thus
           .
        
         
         
           A
           Man
           named
           
             Leopald
             Donsever
          
           ,
           
           an
           Innkeeper
           of
           that
           City
           ,
           having
           said
           before
           two
           of
           mine
           own
           Order
           ,
           Franciscans
           ,
           that
           the
           new
           Law
           there
           made
           ,
           called
           the
           Inquisition
           ,
           would
           make
           more
           Hereticks
           than
           Romanists
           ,
           calling
           Protestants
           Hereticks
           ;
           and
           therefore
           he
           could
           wish
           that
           the
           Church
           of
           Rome
           had
           never
           set
           up
           that
           Statute
           .
        
         
           These
           words
           this
           poor
           Man
           spake
           innocently
           ,
           out
           of
           pity
           and
           compassion
           to
           those
           who
           had
           felt
           that
           Roman
           lash
           ;
           but
           these
           two
           Franciscans
           turning
           the
           interpretation
           otherwise
           ,
           purposely
           for
           their
           own
           ends
           ,
           to
           have
           their
           forfeitures
           given
           to
           their
           Convent
           ,
           making
           the
           sense
           worse
           ;
           informed
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Convent
           of
           what
           this
           innocent
           Man
           had
           spoken
           .
           Immediately
           upon
           their
           relation
           of
           the
           words
           ,
           they
           all
           concluded
           that
           he
           had
           spoken
           Blasphemy
           against
           the
           Powers
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           Rome
           :
           Thereupon
           they
           not
           only
           seized
           on
           this
           poor
           wretch
           his
           person
           ,
           but
           also
           upon
           what
           little
           substance
           he
           had
           ,
           being
           all
           in
           this
           World
           for
           to
           have
           maintained
           his
           Wife
           and
           Children
           ,
           who
           (
           by
           this
           Injustice
           )
           were
           in
           a
           short
           space
           after
           forced
           to
           beg
           the
           Charity
           of
           others
           ,
           having
           before
           in
           an
           honest
           way
           laboured
           to
           get
           a
           livelihood
           for
           themselves
           and
           their
           Family
           .
        
         
           Coming
           to
           the
           Convent
           ,
           
           and
           beholding
           these
           two
           Informers
           ,
           I
           spake
           thus
           unto
           them
           .
           Could
           ye
           not
           have
           privately
           checked
           the
           poor
           man
           ,
           and
           have
           laid
           some
           small
           pennance
           on
           him
           ,
           but
           run
           thus
           violently
           on
           him
           ,
           his
           Wife
           and
           Children
           .
           By
           this
           saying
           of
           mine
           ,
           I
           received
           a
           check
           in
           these
           words
           :
           
             We
             believe
             you
             will
             be
             such
             another
             .
          
           At
           which
           I
           withdrew
           ,
           and
           held
           my
           tongue
           .
        
         
           Then
           returning
           into
           the
           Garden
           belonging
           to
           the
           Convent
           ,
           
           where
           there
           be
           walks
           both
           private
           and
           publick
           ,
           I
           contemplating
           with
           my self
           what
           warning
           I
           had
           by
           the
           former
           
           two
           Texts
           of
           Scripture
           :
           
             Saul
             ,
             Saul
             ,
             why
             persecutest
             thou
             me
             ?
             &c.
          
           As
           also
           what
           afflictions
           poor
           Protestants
           endure
           when
           by
           the
           Romish
           Clergy
           Orders
           seized
           on
           ,
           and
           the
           Courage
           the
           eight
           Persons
           in
           Rome
           had
           upon
           their
           Deaths
           ,
           being
           brought
           to
           the
           Stake
           of
           Persecution
           ,
           which
           I
           compared
           with
           the
           Psalm
           aforesaid
           ,
           being
           terrified
           that
           I
           had
           persisted
           so
           long
           in
           the
           Romish
           Bloody
           paths
           ,
           and
           had
           not
           returned
           sooner
           to
           the
           Faith
           of
           Christ
           as
           now
           I
           am
           in
           .
        
         
           Then
           being
           in
           a
           manner
           totally
           in
           despair
           of
           ever
           receiving
           any
           Salvation
           ;
           
           I
           in
           a
           grievous
           passion
           opened
           the
           Translation
           the
           third
           time
           ,
           and
           vowed
           where
           ever
           I
           chanced
           to
           fix
           mine
           eyes
           ,
           there
           to
           contemplate
           and
           lay
           hold
           on
           the
           Living
           God.
           Then
           as
           if
           it
           had
           been
           with
           his
           Finger
           pointing
           out
           a
           way
           for
           Salvation
           ,
           I
           cast
           mine
           eyes
           on
           these
           Words
           in
           the
           Prophecy
           of
           Ezekiel
           .
        
         
           Again
           ,
           
           when
           the
           wicked
           turneth
           away
           from
           his
           Wickedness
           that
           he
           hath
           committed
           ,
           and
           doth
           that
           which
           is
           lawful
           ,
           he
           shall
           save
           his
           Soul
           alive
           .
           Because
           he
           considereth
           and
           turneth
           away
           from
           his
           Transgressions
           that
           he
           hath
           committed
           ,
           he
           shall
           surely
           live
           and
           shall
           not
           dye
           .
        
         
           Upon
           reading
           of
           this
           saying
           of
           the
           Prophet
           my
           Soul
           was
           immediately
           changed
           ;
           
           so
           also
           was
           my
           Reason
           and
           Understanding
           ,
           that
           I
           fell
           into
           a
           passion
           of
           weeping
           ,
           which
           was
           a
           Joy
           (
           at
           that
           present
           )
           rather
           than
           a
           Grief
           unto
           my
           distressed
           Soul
           ;
           yet
           the
           fierceness
           of
           my
           Tears
           brought
           two
           of
           the
           Brethren
           into
           the
           same
           Walk
           ,
           who
           had
           heard
           my
           voice
           ,
           and
           demanded
           of
           me
           wherefore
           I
           wept
           ,
           to
           whom
           I
           replyed
           ,
           for
           the
           multitude
           of
           my
           Sins
           .
           But
           they
           leaving
           me
           to
           my self
           ,
           not
           considering
           how
           it
           was
           because
           I
           had
           so
           long
           continued
           in
           the
           Church
           of
           Rome
           ,
           and
           that
           I
           lamented
           that
           ever
           I
           became
           of
           their
           Order
           ,
           and
           how
           I
           had
           worshipped
           
           a
           Devouring
           Dragon
           more
           than
           my
           Creator
           or
           Redeemer
           ,
           in
           observing
           of
           the
           Romish
           Laws
           more
           than
           the
           Commands
           of
           the
           living
           God
           ,
           or
           the
           Precepts
           of
           Christ
           and
           his
           Apostles
           ,
           I
           immediately
           gave
           my
           Saviour
           thanks
           that
           he
           had
           opened
           my
           Mouth
           to
           speak
           the
           Truth
           ,
           and
           these
           two
           Fryers
           not
           to
           comprehend
           my
           meanings
           .
        
         
           During
           the
           remainder
           of
           my
           stay
           within
           the
           Convent
           from
           that
           instant
           ,
           
           I
           carryed
           my self
           warily
           ,
           least
           I
           should
           have
           been
           discovered
           ,
           and
           have
           endured
           what
           this
           poor
           Innkeeper
           had
           suffered
           ,
           which
           according
           to
           their
           Cruelty
           by
           this
           new
           found
           Inquisition
           ,
           is
           worse
           then
           present
           death
           .
        
         
           Then
           taking
           the
           first
           opportunity
           ,
           
           I
           wrote
           a
           Letter
           to
           this
           Reverend
           Fathers
           Predecessor
           ,
           supposing
           him
           then
           living
           ,
           which
           ,
           though
           missing
           its
           direction
           ,
           came
           to
           this
           good
           Fathers
           hands
           ,
           who
           is
           able
           to
           testify
           the
           reality
           of
           my
           Conversion
           to
           the
           Protestant
           Faith
           ,
           and
           how
           earnestly
           I
           sought
           to
           become
           a
           Member
           thereof
           ;
           who
           received
           my
           proffer
           ,
           and
           assisted
           me
           in
           my
           Journal
           Expences
           ,
           which
           by
           me
           was
           not
           expected
           :
           For
           which
           ,
           the
           Lord
           reward
           him
           in
           the
           World
           to
           come
           .
        
         
           Beloved
           Brethren
           ,
           
           In
           this
           Mercy
           of
           God
           I
           ought
           to
           conclude
           with
           an
           hearty
           acknowledgment
           of
           the
           Goodness
           of
           my
           Saviour
           towards
           me
           ,
           who
           hath
           recalled
           a
           Sinner
           ,
           and
           hath
           raised
           me
           up
           so
           many
           Friends
           ,
           nay
           Strangers
           ,
           who
           have
           received
           me
           a
           poor
           wretch
           wandring
           (
           as
           it
           were
           in
           a
           Wilderness
           )
           as
           I
           was
           ,
           during
           my
           being
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           Rome
           a
           Member
           thereof
           ;
           and
           in
           danger
           of
           being
           devoured
           by
           the
           Dragon
           every
           moment
           .
        
         
           Therefore
           the
           Lord
           of
           his
           mercy
           grant
           
             me
             a
             broken
             and
             a
             contrite
             heart
             ,
          
           that
           I
           might
           say
           with
           thy
           servant
           
             David
             ,
             I
             
             am
             a
             worm
             ,
             and
             no
             man
             ,
          
           by
           reason
           I
           have
           defiled
           the
           works
           of
           thy
           hands
           ,
           
             who
             hath
             fashioned
             me
             ,
             and
             all
             mankind
             .
          
           O
           Christ
           be
           thou
           merciful
           unto
           me
           a
           Sinner
           ;
           that
           I
           may
           say
           also
           with
           thy
           Servant
           ,
           
             I
             cryed
             unto
             the
             Lord
             ,
             and
             he
             heard
             my
             complaint
             .
          
        
         
           Then
           shall
           the
           Soul
           of
           thy
           Servant
           rejoyce
           ,
           which
           was
           driven
           even
           to
           the
           Gates
           of
           Hell
           ,
           and
           through
           mercy
           snatched
           out
           of
           the
           paw
           of
           that
           Roaring
           Lion
           ,
           who
           
             goeth
             about
             seeking
             whom
             he
             may
             devour
             .
          
           Praised
           be
           thou
           ,
           O
           Lord
           ,
           from
           this
           time
           forth
           and
           for
           ever
           more
           .
           Amen
           .
        
         
           This
           the
           Convert
           presented
           me
           with
           after
           he
           had
           reviewed
           the
           same
           ,
           and
           published
           it
           before
           the
           Towns
           People
           of
           Drogheda
           in
           mine
           own
           hearing
           .
        
         
           I
           entertained
           this
           Mr.
           Corwine
           as
           one
           of
           my
           Chaplains
           for
           the
           space
           of
           ten
           Months
           ,
           
           all
           that
           while
           not
           having
           a
           place
           sufficient
           enough
           for
           his
           parts
           ,
           and
           also
           to
           bestow
           on
           so
           true
           a
           Convert
           ,
           who
           indeed
           ought
           to
           have
           been
           cherished
           .
           But
           being
           troubled
           with
           a
           Flux
           which
           seized
           on
           him
           ,
           continuing
           for
           several
           weeks
           before
           he
           expired
           ;
           at
           last
           it
           took
           him
           out
           of
           this
           World
           upon
           the
           third
           of
           September
           ,
           1590.
           having
           during
           his
           sickness
           received
           the
           Sacrament
           of
           the
           Lords
           Supper
           ,
           and
           continuing
           a
           true
           Churchman
           unto
           his
           end
           .
        
         
           During
           that
           small
           time
           whilst
           I
           was
           so
           happy
           as
           to
           converse
           with
           him
           ,
           
           I
           delighted
           in
           his
           conversation
           ,
           and
           several
           times
           discoursed
           with
           him
           touching
           the
           late
           Grand
           Council
           of
           Trent
           ,
           and
           of
           what
           things
           that
           Council
           had
           done
           ,
           as
           touching
           the
           Protestants
           of
           these
           Her
           Majesties
           Realms
           ,
           to
           which
           he
           seriously
           related
           ,
           as
           I
           took
           the
           words
           from
           his
           own
           mouth
           ,
           at
           several
           times
           upon
           discourse
           ,
           as
           follows
           .
        
         
         
           1.
           
           That
           the
           Council
           had
           Enacted
           in
           their
           Litany
           to
           be
           said
           upon
           every
           
             Good
             Friday
          
           ,
           as
           also
           upon
           any
           great
           Fast
           proclaimed
           ,
           or
           to
           be
           proclaimed
           ,
           to
           Curse
           all
           Heretical
           Kings
           .
           Princes
           and
           States
           ,
           personally
           naming
           them
           ,
           amongst
           whom
           he
           assured
           me
           they
           have
           named
           her
           Majesty
           ,
           and
           also
           all
           their
           Heretical
           Subjects
           obeying
           their
           Commands
           and
           Powers
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           That
           Her
           Majesties
           Kingdoms
           of
           England
           and
           Ireland
           are
           to
           be
           given
           to
           any
           Prince
           or
           Nation
           Conquering
           them
           ,
           especially
           to
           Spain
           ,
           as
           He
           married
           the
           Queens
           Sister
           ,
           yet
           to
           the
           first
           who
           shall
           attempt
           it
           .
           Ireland
           being
           not
           to
           be
           disposed
           of
           in
           case
           of
           Conquest
           ,
           but
           to
           be
           restored
           to
           the
           Ancient
           Race
           lineally
           descended
           of
           the
           Princes
           of
           that
           Nation
           .
           They
           swearing
           unto
           the
           Chair
           of
           St.
           Peters
           ,
           to
           own
           that
           See
           the
           Chief
           Head
           thereof
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           called
           
             Insula
             Sacra
          
           upon
           Record
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           That
           every
           
             Roman
             Catholick
          
           in
           England
           or
           Ireland
           having
           two
           or
           more
           Sons
           of
           any
           Quality
           or
           Estate
           ,
           should
           train
           them
           up
           in
           either
           of
           these
           Callings
           or
           Trades
           ,
           Doctors
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           Lawyers
           ,
           Physitians
           ,
           Clerks
           ,
           Agents
           ,
           Vintners
           ,
           Inn-keepers
           ,
           Apothecaries
           ,
           Grocers
           ,
           Brewers
           ,
           Victuallers
           ,
           &c.
           for
           several
           Causes
           best
           known
           to
           the
           Mother
           Church
           ,
           as
           being
           most
           convenient
           for
           her
           Aid
           in
           service
           ,
           when
           ever
           required
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           That
           all
           Deeds
           held
           by
           
             Roman
             Catholicks
          
           or
           other
           Ecclesiastical
           Lands
           ,
           be
           Entred
           and
           Reposed
           privately
           under
           the
           Signet
           of
           Rome
           ,
           the
           Party
           enjoying
           the
           same
           until
           the
           
             Catholick
             Faith
          
           be
           restored
           ;
           then
           such
           Deeds
           appearing
           upon
           Record
           ,
           the
           possessor
           ,
           if
           Catholick
           ,
           to
           be
           reprieved
           out
           of
           Hereticks
           Estates
           .
        
         
         
           5.
           
           
           That
           all
           Oaths
           taken
           by
           compulsion
           ,
           or
           otherwise
           ,
           are
           of
           no
           force
           or
           tye
           ,
           as
           the
           translation
           of
           their
           Bible
           is
           heretical
           and
           false
           ;
           therefore
           the
           Catholick
           swearing
           thereupon
           ,
           is
           all
           one
           as
           upon
           any
           common
           Book
           ;
           the
           Catholick
           esteeming
           the
           same
           so
           to
           be
           ;
           his
           Oath
           ,
           though
           false
           ,
           is
           no
           sin
           .
        
         
           6
           That
           no
           Catholick
           marry
           with
           any
           Heretick
           ,
           unless
           it
           be
           upon
           great
           necessity
           ,
           or
           advancement
           for
           the
           Catholick
           ,
           who
           affirms
           before-hand
           ,
           he
           or
           she
           doth
           it
           for
           no
           other
           intent
           but
           to
           advance
           the
           
             Roman
             Faith
          
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           continue
           to
           the
           end
           .
           Then
           by
           a
           Dispensation
           from
           the
           Confessor
           ,
           vowing
           to
           continue
           stedfast
           ,
           and
           to
           perform
           the
           promises
           confessed
           ,
           before
           the
           Marriage
           to
           be
           granted
           and
           permitted
           .
        
         
           7.
           
           That
           Dispensations
           be
           granted
           to
           the
           Wise
           and
           Learned
           sort
           of
           Catholicks
           for
           Oaths
           ,
           for
           Religion
           ,
           for
           Place
           ,
           for
           Office
           ,
           or
           otherwise
           ;
           provided
           that
           the
           Party
           shall
           four
           or
           more
           times
           in
           the
           year
           confess
           unto
           any
           Secular
           or
           Regular
           he
           is
           in
           his
           heart
           a
           Romanist
           ;
           and
           so
           after
           upon
           Confession
           to
           testifie
           the
           certifying
           thereof
           ,
           to
           shew
           signal
           assurance
           of
           their
           fidelity
           to
           the
           See
           of
           Rome
           .
        
         
           8.
           
           That
           any
           of
           these
           sorts
           permitted
           or
           so
           licensed
           ,
           shall
           in
           all
           Protestant
           Courts
           of
           Princes
           give
           monthly
           Intelligences
           more
           or
           less
           ,
           as
           signal
           assurances
           of
           their
           stedfastness
           to
           the
           See
           of
           Rome
           .
        
         
           9.
           
           That
           Excommunication
           ,
           or
           a
           perpetual
           Curse
           light
           upon
           the
           Families
           of
           all
           those
           of
           the
           Mother
           Church
           ,
           who
           will
           not
           promote
           or
           assist
           by
           means
           of
           Money
           ,
           or
           otherwise
           ,
           Mary
           Queen
           of
           Scotland
           to
           the
           Crown
           of
           England
           .
        
         
           10.
           
           That
           all
           
             Roman
             Catholicks
          
           be
           and
           shall
           be
           obedient
           to
           those
           Archbishops
           ,
           or
           other
           Popish
           Priests
           set
           over
           them
           
           privately
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           were
           openly
           ruling
           over
           them
           ,
           and
           to
           relieve
           them
           ,
           pay
           tribute
           or
           tax
           proportionably
           for
           the
           advance
           of
           the
           Mother
           Church
           .
        
         
           11.
           
           And
           lastly
           ,
           that
           under-hand
           they
           propose
           a
           Match
           for
           the
           Queen
           ,
           of
           some
           
             Catholick
             Roman
          
           King
           or
           Prince
           ;
           or
           if
           she
           dye
           ,
           to
           set
           up
           Mary
           Queen
           of
           Scotland
           ,
           or
           some
           other
           Romish
           Prince
           ,
           for
           the
           advancement
           of
           the
           Mother
           Church
           .
        
         
           These
           and
           several
           other
           like
           passages
           I
           heard
           from
           this
           good
           and
           glorious
           Convert
           ,
           who
           during
           his
           life
           ,
           after
           his
           Recantation
           ,
           made
           great
           progress
           in
           the
           conversion
           of
           others
           ,
           and
           that
           not
           in
           vain
           ,
           having
           converted
           the
           Mayor
           of
           Drogheda
           his
           Wife
           ,
           and
           several
           others
           in
           the
           Town
           before
           his
           death
           .
           I
           dare
           not
           say
           that
           he
           was
           poysoned
           ,
           but
           there
           was
           much
           suspition
           as
           if
           the
           Fryers
           had
           done
           something
           to
           him
           ;
           for
           he
           was
           ever
           and
           anon
           arguing
           with
           them
           in
           Disputations
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A42424-e140
           
             Acts
             13.
             50.
             
          
           
             Phil.
             3.
             6.
             
          
           
             The
             Evil
             Event
             of
             Immoderate
             Zeal
             .
          
           
             
               Vide
               Alexand.
               Ross
            
             his
             View
             of
             Religions
             .
          
           
             Ovid
             lib.
             2.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A42424-e410
           
             The
             Archbishop
             of
             Armagh
             maketh
             the
             Archbishop
             of
             Dublin
             acquainted
             with
             this
             Letter
             .
          
           
             This
             Converts
             return
             to
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             The
             Convert
             designs
             to
             make
             an
             open
             Recantation
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A42424-e1280
           
             With
             what
             Intention
             the
             Convert
             went
             ,
             before
             his
             Conversion
             ,
             towards
             Rome
             .
          
           
             The
             Converts
             Offers
             which
             he
             rejected
             :
             as
             also
             the
             Policy
             of
             Rome
             ,
             in
             absconding
             the
             Truth
             of
             the
             holy
             Gospel
             .
          
           
             
               Philip
               Corwine
            
             his
             sensibility
             of
             the
             Laws
             of
             England
             .
             how
             near
             they
             be
             to
             the
             Truth
             ,
             to
             what
             other
             Country
             Laws
             are
             .
          
           
             He
             compares
             Romes
             tyranny
             to
             the
             heathen
             Persecutions
             and
             sets
             forth
             how
             they
             rob
             Kings
             of
             their
             Titles
             .
          
           
             The
             cruel
             Martyrdom
             of
             eight
             persons
             at
             Rome
             for
             the
             Truth
             .
          
           
             How
             their
             Union
             amazed
             the
             Convert
             ,
             and
             was
             a
             means
             of
             his
             Conversion
             to
             the
             Truth
             .
          
           
             How
             the
             Convert
             thought
             to
             divert
             himself
             ,
             and
             was
             prickt
             in
             conscience
             .
          
           
             His
             second
             shift
             to
             divert
             himself
             ,
             and
             how
             he
             lighted
             on
             the
             xciv
             Psalm
             ,
             being
             sutable
             for
             persecution
             and
             tribulation
             .
          
           
             How
             the
             Convert
             resolved
             to
             leave
             Rome
             ,
             supposing
             thereby
             to
             divert
             himself
             ,
             but
             still
             was
             troubled
             in
             mind
             .
          
           
             How
             the
             
               Spanish
               Inquisition
            
             troubled
             this
             Convert
             .
          
           
             How
             the
             Convert
             was
             rebuked
             by
             the
             two
             Franciscans
             for
             his
             Commiseration
             to
             the
             poor
             Innkeeper
             .
          
           
             How
             the
             Convert
             returned
             into
             the
             Garden
             to
             bewail
             himself
             .
          
           
             Here
             the
             Convert
             receives
             comfort
             ,
             and
             is
             stedfast
             to
             his
             end
             .
          
           
             Ezekiel
             ,
             cap.
             18.
             ver
             .
             27
             ,
             28.
             
          
           
             How
             he
             was
             altered
             ,
             and
             gave
             God
             thanks
             for
             his
             deliverance
             .
          
           
             How
             he
             concealed
             his
             Conversion
             .
          
           
             And
             how
             he
             confesseth
             he
             wrote
             the
             Letter
             before
             mentioned
             .
          
           
             Thus
             he
             concludes
             with
             this
             Rapture
             .
          
           
             The
             Converts
             death
             .
          
           
             The
             projects
             of
             the
             Council
             at
             Trent
             against
             Engl.
             confessed
             to
             Archbishop
             
               John
               Garvey
            
             of
             Armagh
             ,
             by
             this
             Convert
             .
          
           
             A
             good
             reason
             why
             Papists
             Oaths
             against
             Protestants
             should
             not
             be
             credited
             .