3.-Conduct of the English Catholics during the threat-

ened Invasion

8

CHAP. XXXVI.

he Politics of some of the English Catholic Fugitives, in the

Spanish Dominions --Publications of their School-The Queen's

Proclamation-The Reply of Father Persons-The Penal

Act against the Catholics of the thirty-fifth year of her

Majesty

1594.

14

1.-The Spanish Party among the English Catholic
Fugitives -

15

2. Circumstances attending the Spanish Party; two
Publications of their School

20

3.-Proclamation in the thirty-fifth year of Queen

Elizabeth -

25

4.-The Reply of Father Persons

page 29

5.-Penal Acts of the thirty-fifth year of Queen Eliza-

beth against the Catholics -

CHAP. XXXVII.

42

Assertion that the Priests were executed, not for their Religion,

but for their Commission of Acts of High Treason

CHAP. XXXVIII.

Continuation of the Practices of the Spanish Party -

-

44

47

1601.

CHAP. XXXIX.

Protestation of Allegiance, presented to the Queen by Thirteen

The Disposition of James the First towards the Catholics at his
Accession to the Throne: his immediate Proclamation, and Laws
against them their disappointment and feelings

- 83

-

Trial of Father Garnett, of the Society of Jesus, and others, for

the Gunpowder Conspiracy

102

CHAP. XLVI.

Gunpowder Conspiracy continued: Miscellaneous Occurrences

and Reflections

1.-Writers to be consulted on the subject

-

159

-

1

160

2.-Other Jesuits accused of being concerned in the

Conspiracy

161

3.-Observations on the conduct of Father Garnett 164

4.-On Cecil's privity to the Conspiracy

-

172

5.-Inquiry whether it can justly be charged on the

general body of the Catholics

-

177

CHAP. XLVII.

The Oath of Allegiance framed by James the First

1. His motives in framing this Oath

3.-The Briefs of Paul the Fifth against the Oath 194

CHAP. XLIX.

The Examination of Mr. Blackwell, the Archpriest, before his

Majesty's Ecclesiastical Commissioners

CHAP. L.

page 204

Ulterior Occurrences respecting the Protestation of Allegiance 211

1. The Petition of eight Priests confined in Newgate,

to Paul the Fifth, for an Explanation of his

212

Briefs

2.-Opinion of several Doctors of the Sorbonne in

favour of the Oath-Sentiments of Bossuet re-

specting it

213

218

3.-Final division of Opinion on the Oath

4.-Complete rejection, (now adopted by the universal

Catholic Church), of the Pope's deposing power,
in the Declaration of the Gallican Church, in
1682

220

CHAP. LI.

Decline of the Party of the English Fugitives in Spain

1612.

CHAP. LII.

General view of the Laws passed against the Catholics in the

reigns of Elizabeth and James-Death of James

1625.

230

CHAP. LIII.

The Institution of an Archpriest-Death of Father Persons-

English Benedictine Monks-Friars-College at Lisbon

1.-The Institution of an Archpriest

2.-Appointment of a Vicar-Apostolic

3.-The Death of Father Persons

248

249

268

272

4.-English Benedictine Monks-Friars-College at

Lisbon

282

CHAP. LIV.

Charles the First-Preliminary Occurrences connected with the

History of the English Catholics during his Reign - page 284

1625.

CHAP. LV.

Ecclesiastical Occurrences among the English Catholics during the

reign of Charles the First-Bishops-Chapters-Exemptions

of Regulars

291

1.-Nature and extent of the powers of Bishops in

partibus infidelium, with ordinary jurisdiction over

catholics in other places

292

2.-The right of Dr. Bishop and Dr. Smith to appoint

a Chapter

-

294

299

3. The claims of the regular Clergy to Exemption

from their episcopal Jurisdiction

4.-Contest on Exemptions between Dr. Smith and

the regular Clergy

301

CHAP. LVI.

Missions of Father Leander a Sancto Martino, and Signor

Gregorio Panzani, from the See of Rome into England 310

Attempts to establish an official intercourse between the See of

Rome and the English Government

362