tearmed themselves accordinge to Hodgkins directions to be saltpeter men.1 Q. The Thursday after Hodgkins having prepared a howse in Newton lane about a mile frō Manchester to work in these examinants were sent thither to p[re]pare theyr frames for their cases: and upon the Monday after all the stuff was brought frō Warrington thither. Then they began to sett up theyr presse and upon Thursday they fell to printing of more work for coop[er]. They had not wrought the sayd Thursday above three howres: but they were apprehended, having printed abowt six quires of one side. R. Before they were apprehended Hodgkins told these examinants that the next Book or the next but one wch they had to print shold be in Latin. Sims doth thinke that 'more work for the Coop[er]' was likewise of Mr Throckmortons penninge for that it was the same hand that 'm'tins senior' and martin Junior' was. The writen copyes of 'martin senior' and 'martin Junior' Simes doth verily think they are in a Settle by the bedside where he lay in Newton lane. S. After they were app'hended and as they were ridinge by the way, at diverse times as they might (beinge narowly lookt unto) Hodgkins dealt with these examinants in effect as followeth That they should remember theyr oath, and in any wise be secret even untill death rather than detect where 'martin Senior' and 'Martin Junior' were printed, or once to make any mention of m Wigstone: that the[i]re imprisonment assuredly should be but for some short time, where they should want neyther meat drink nor money: that they shold be allowed for the time they were in prison ratably as though they had been working and that after they were delivered he wold agayne sett them to printe in Ireland. T. Ffurthermore Hodgkins told them by the way, that he verily thought they were detected by the lettres wch fell downe at warrington when the carte was unloaden: and willed Simes that he should never lett any of the brethren know of it. U. When Theses martiniane' were finished Humphrey Newman (termed then Humphrey Brownbread) was at m wigstons and gave unto mrs wigston the first copy that was finished to gett the thanks from Hoskins.2 X. Ffurthermore as they were cominge up Hodgkins told Simes that notwithstandinge this presse and these lettres now taken we have, saith he, as you know a presse at m' wigstons 1 Signatures at the foot of page as before. 2 End of page; signatures as before. and some lettres and beside we have two sorts of lettres at a marchaunts howse in London wch were bought of Walgrave. 3. Upon occasion of speach whilest they were in Lancashire Simes asked where Walgrave was. Hodgkins answered that he had played the knave notably wth the brethren in that having gotten the copy of Cartwrights book agaynst the Rhemish Testament he was gone to print that for his comoditye and had given the brethren over. Z. When martin Senior' was in printinge Simes, thy examinate, p[er]using the copy found falt wth somethings in it towards the end as being written wthout sense whereupon Hodgkins cariinge ye Copy to Harrison he1 strooke owt certayne lines and interlined that wch should be supplyed. It When this examinate Simes mett wth Hodgkins first at warwick2 he showed him as they were going to Wolston a letter wch 3 he thinketh was written from m' Throckmorton. was directed to mrs wigston as he supposeth for theyr intertaynement By the welcome wch mrs more gave them these examinates thinke that m's wigstone had some knowledge before of theyr cominge and had given directions accordingly to mrs more. As they were cominge up to London and talkinge of more printinge hereafter Hodgkins told Simes this examinate that they had an other copy of 'more worke for the Coop[er],' wch should serve them an other time: and that this was but the first p[ar]te of the sayd booke the other p[ar]te being allmost as bigge agayne. (Signed) VALENTINE SYMMES. WALSINGHAM. ANDERSON. FRANCIS GAWDY. X ARTHUR TAMLINS [Manchester Papers No. 123.] marke. BUCKEHURST. FFORTESCUE. W. AUBREY. W. LEWYN. (The above important document was not available when Prof. E. Arber published his valuable collection of original manuscript evidence in the Introductory Sketch.) 1 Words in italics are added in the margin of the page. 2 The following words are written in the original and scored out: as they were going to wolston.' 3 Mr T' written and scored out. INDEX Admonition to Parliament, The (Field Adderbury, Oxfordshire, 186 Advertisments, The, 10-15, 17; its Almond for a Parrat, An, 237, 320, 329 Whitgift, 127 Annus Mirabilis, 1588, 144 Answere to a Certaine Libel [The Peti- Answere to Job Throkmorton (M. Sut- Appellation, The (John Penry), 210, Armada, Spanish, 312, 313 Arrests of suspected persons in 1589, Arthington, an associate of Hacket, 252 Axton, William, repudiates the charge Aylmer, John, Archdeacon of Lincoln, Bancroft, Richard, Dr., and the High 249 Barrowe, Henry, of Clare Hall, Cam- Beale, Robert, Clerk to the Council, opposes Whitgift's Commission, 98 Bishops, Roman, their unpopularity, 4 Bishops of the Devil," the, 258 Book which sheweth the life and man- Bridges, John, Dean of Sarum, his Briefe discourse against the outward Briefe Discovery of the Untruthes and Briefe and plaine declaration (A Bridewell, the (prison), 131 through the aid of Whitgift, 116 Calthorp, Sir Martin, Lord Mayor, Cambridge, evangelical leaders trained Cartwright, Thomas, 33, 42, 48, 321 Chadderton, Bishop of Chester, 61 Chatfield, Stephen, vicar of Kingston- Chronology of Events, 1588-1589, 309 Clink, the (prison), 133 Coal Hole, the (Bishop of London's Cobham, Lord, made Privy Councillor Compendious Examination, A (W[ill- Compters, the (prisons), 132 Compter, the Southwark (prison), 134 Cooper, Thomas, Bishop of Lincoln, Copinger's interview with Throk- Copping, John (congregational martyr), Cosin, Richard, Replies to the Ab- Coulton, G. G., Religious Education Countercuffe given to Martin Junior, A Counterpoyson, The (Dudley Fenner), Coventry, tracts printed at, 180 Cox, Bishop, and the Romish vest- Crane, Mrs., of Aldermanbury, her Crane, Nicholas, Puritan minister, 152 Crick, chaplain to the Bishop of Nor- Cross-bench writers, 230 |