Tyburn: The Story of London's Gallows by Robert Bard Page A

the olde Baily arraigned, where he affirmed that himselfe was subiect to the Pope in ecclesiasticall causes, and that the Pope hath now the same authoritie here in England that hee had an hundred yeeres past, with other trayterous speeches, for the which hee was condemned to bee drawne, hanged, bowelled, and quartered, and was executed accordingly on the last of July. 31
    1581 On the 20 of November, Edm. Champion [Campion] Jesuit, Ralfe Sherwine, Lucas Kerbie, Edward Rishton, Thomas Coteham, Henrie Orton, Robert Johnson, and James Bosgraue, were brought to the high bar at Westminster, where they were severally, and all together indicted upon high treason, for that contrary both to love and dutie, they forsooke their native countrey, to Hue beyond the seas under the Popes obedience, as at Rome, Rheimes, and diverse other places, where (the pope having with other princes practised the death and deprivation of our most gracious princesse and utter subversion of her state and kingdome, to advance his most abominable religion) these menne having vowed their alleagiance to the pope, to obey him in all causes whatsoever, being there, gave their consent, to ayd him in this most trayterous determination. And for this intent and purpose they were sent over to seduce the harts of her majesties loving subiects, and to conspire and practise her graces death, as much as in them lay, against a great daie, set & appoynted, when the generall havocke should be made, those onely reserved thatjioyned with them. This laid to their charge, they boldly denied, but by a jurie they were approoved guiltie, and had judgement to bee hanged, bowelled, and quartered. 32
    The account of the executions of some of these will follow. According to Camden, Elizabeth did not at all believe them guilty of plotting the destruction of the country; they were tried and executed to take away the fear which had possessed many men’s minds that religion would be altered if she married a foreign prince.
    1581 The first of December, Edmond Champion [Campion] Jesuit, Ralfe Sherwine, and Alexander Brian seminary priests, were drawne from the tower of London to Tyborne, & there hanged, bowelled and quartered. 33
    1582 On the 28 day of May, Thomas Ford, John Shert, & Robert Johnson, priests, having bin before indicted, arraigned, and condemned for high treason intended, as yee have heard of Champion and other, were drawne from the Tower to Tiborne, and there hanged, bowelled, and quartered. And on the 30 Luke Kirby, William Filby, Thomas Cottam, and Laurence Richardson, were for the like treason in the same place likewise executed. 34
    1584 February 12. The 7 of February, were arraygned at Westminster John Fen [James Fenn] George Haddocke [Haydock], John Munden, John Nutter, and Thomas Hemerford, all five found guiltie of high treason, in being made priestes beyond the seas, and by the Popes authoritie, since a statute made in Anno primo of her majesties raygne, and hadde Judgement to be hanged, bowelled, & quartered: which were all executed at Tyborne on the 12.of February. 35
    1584 The 21of May, Francis Throckmorton Esquire was arraygned in the Guild hall of the cittie of London, where being found guiltie of high Treason, hee was condemned, & had judgement to be drawne, hanged, bowelled, & quartered. The 10 of July next following, the same Francis Throckmorton was conveyed by water from the Tower of London, to the Blacke fryers stayres, and from thence by land to the sessions hall in the Olde baily without Newgate, where hee was delivered to the sheriffes of London, laid on a hurdle, drawne to Tyborne, & there executed according to his judgement. 36
    1588, August 26 At the sessions hall without Newgate of London, were condemned 6 persons, for being made priests beyond the seas, & remaining in this realme contrary to a statute thereof made, 4. temporall men for being reconciled to the Romane Church; & 4 other for releeving & abetting the others. And on the 28. W. Deane, & H.