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  WELCOME! ➡️ Persecution of Catholic Christians during the 16th and 17th century CATHOLIC PRIESTS SENT INTO PERPETUAL BANISHMENT IN 1606: 1606 . This year no less than 47 priests were from different prisons sent into perpetual banishment: their names are record in the Douay Diary, as follows: Thomas Bramston. Philip Woodward. Abraham Sutton. William Singleton. Silvester Norrice, D.D. Richard Grisold. Thomas Burscough. Nicholas Jees. Ralph Buckland. George Stransham. Francis Stafferton. Francis Forster. Thomas Flint. Humphrey Meridale. William Clarinet. Thomas Hodson. Thomas Thoresby. William Arton. Christopher Lassels. Charles Newport. Richard Newport. John Lloyd. Robert Blastard. Edward Dawson. John Copley. Fulk Neville. John Siclemore. George Gervase. Thomas Garnet. James Blundel. Thomas Laithwait. Thomas Stanney. Robert Bradshaw. Thomas Green. Thomas Butler. Edward Collier. Anthony Rouse. John Roberts. Robert Walsh. N. Pierson. John Hall. Andrew White. Henry Chatterton. Hugh Wh...

  WELCOME! Eyewitness accounts of English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Martyrs' deaths had been written down at the time and are preserved to this day The following sheets are presented to the reader as a supplement to English history, which appeared to the publisher, by so much the more wanting, by how much the less, the trials and executions of catholics, on religious accounts, have been taken notice of by the generality of English historians: and which, he flattered himself, would not be disagreeable to the lovers of history, of what persuasion soever they might be in matters of religion; for if men of all persuasions read with pleasure the history of the lives and deaths, even of the most notorious malefactors; not that they are delighted with their crimes, but because they there meet with an agreeable scene of stories unknown before; and often discover a surprising boldness and bravery in their enterprises; how much more may it be expected, that every generous English soul shoul...

  WELCOME! TORTURE OF CATHOLIC PRIESTS BY ENGLISH GOVERNMENT AGENTS DURING THE REIGN OF QUEEN ELIZABETH I AND BEYOND  In the Tower of London, the Catholic priest was was subjected to the "Scavenger's Daughter" Torture of Catholic priests by the English government during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. The rack (stretching) and the Scavenger's daughter (compression) were employed to extract information about fellow Catholics (Source: Memoirs of Missionary Priests &c., Bishop Richard Challoner, originally published 1741) A number of priests were most cruelly racked In the Diary of Edward Rushton, a Catholic Priest, who was imprisoned during four years in the Tower of London, upon account of his priestly character, the following entry occurs under the year 1580. - "December 10th,  Thomas Cottam  and Luke Kirby , priests, suffered compression in the Scavenger's Daughter, for one hour and more, the former of whom bled profusely at the nostrils."  - Ed.  (...