342 The HISTORY of the PURITANS: Chap. VIII. 2aeen Dalton the queen's counfel, made a long inveéiive againft the new dif- Ehzabeth, ca line, which he affirmed was not to be found in the word of God. To ,590, ip e-- . whom Udal replied, This being a controverfy among learned divines, he thought Mr. Dalton might have fufpended his judgment, fince he had formerly (hewed fome liking to the caufe. Upan which the judge faid, frrah, firrah l anfwer to the matter. Mr. Dalton, go on to the proof of the points in the indictment, which were thefe three : a. That Udal was the author of the book. 2. That he had a malicious intent in making it. 3. That the matters in the indh tment were felony by the flatute, 23. Elizabeth, cap. 2. The firfi point was, to prove Udal to be the author of the book ; and here it is obfervable, that the witneffes were not brought into court, but only their examinations, which the regifter fwore to. And firft Ste- phen Chatfield's articles were produced, which contained a report of cer- tain papers he had feen in Udal's fludy. Upon feeing them, he alter], Whofe writings they were? Udal anfwered, a friend's. Chatfield then defired him to rid his hands of them, for he doubted theyconcerned the fiate. He added, that Udal told him another time, that if they put bins to falence, he wouldgive the bops filch a blow as they never had. Chat- field was called to witnefs thefe things, but appeared not. Dalton faid, he went out of the way on purpofe. The judge laid, Mr. Udal, you Are glad of that. Mr. Udal anfwered, my lord, I with heartily he were here ; for as I am Pure, he could never fay any thing againft me to prove this point; fo I am able to prove it to be true, that he is very lorry that he ever made any complaint againft me, confef ling he did it in anger when Martin came firft out, and by their fuggeftions, whom he had proved fince to be very bad men. Mr. Udal added, that the book was publifhed before this converfation with Chatfield. The examination of Nicolas Tomkins before the commif loners, was next produced. This Tomkins was now beyond fea, but the papér faid, that Udal had told him, he was the author. But Tomkins himfelf fent word, that he would not for a thoufand pounds afirm any more, than that be had heard Udal fay, that he would not doubt but fit his name to the book, ifhe had indiffirent judges. And when Udaloffered to produce his witneffes, the judge faid, that becaufe the witnes were againfl the queen's maje/ly theycould not be heard. The ,confef ion of Henry,Sharp of Northampton was then read, who upon oath before the lord chancellor had declared, that he heard Mr. Penry fay, that Mr. Udal was the author of the DEMONSTRATION. This was the whole evidenceof the fa& upon which he was conviéted, not a fingle living witnefs being produced in court; fo that the prifoner had
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