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appeared, had contrived his matters beforehand, he no fooner had gone on board but Parker immediately ordered the hatches to be nailed down upon him ; and hoiiling up fail, brought him over prifoner to England about the beginning of 1570. Afterwards, being committed prifoner to theTower,he was frequently examined, and prefled to take the oath of fupremacy, which he refufed with great courage and conftancy, being animated thereunto by abbot Feckenham, prifoner in the Tower at the fame time. When his trial came on, feveral things were alledged againil him, viz. his cruel treatment of the proteflants in queen Mary's reign ; feveral treafonable fpeeches againft the queen and government while he re- fided in Antwerp. But the chief article of his indictment was his denying the queen's fupremacy. In his defence he iniifted very much upon his being the king of Spain's fworn fervant; and, upon that account, no longer fubjecl: to the laws of England. But his plea was not allowed. So, fteadfaftly refufmg to take the oath of fupremacy, as he had done feveral times before within the Tower, he was drawn from thence on a hurdle to Tyburn, June i , 1571. He made a bold fpeech at the place of execution, and died, as he lived, a zealous aflertor of the faith of his anceftors. He was cut down before he was deprived of the ufe of his fenfes ; and, as it was re- ported, Struggled with the executioner while he was rifling among his bowels. His head was placed upon London Bridge, and his quarters upon the gates of the city. People were varioufly affe&ed by his death. Some pitied him upon account of his age, being above feventy. Others looked upon his death as a piece of revenge, and unbecoming a court of judicature. While thofe at the helm judged it a piece of policy to take off a perfon whofe parts and ex- perience might be prejudicial to the government, in cafe he were permitted to live in a kingdom with which they had daily conteft, and with which a war was then threatened." N 2, Strype