Chap. VIII. The HIS TORY'ofthe Pt7RITANS. 343; had no opportunity to atk any queftions, or refute the evidence. And ueen what methods wereufed to extort thefe confefíions, may eafily be imagined Elizabeth, from the confeförs flying their country, and then teftifying their forrow for r.,_ what they had Paid., To prove the fedition, and bring it within the ftatute, the council in- fifted upon his threatening the bops, who being the queen's officers, it was conftrued a threatening of the queen herfelf. The prifoner defired liberty to explain the pafage, and his council infifted, that an offence againft the bifhop, was notfedition againft the queen ; but the judge gave it for law, that they who fpake again/l the queen's government in cauls er- cleyiafical, or her laws, proceedings, and ecclefia/lical officers, defamed the queen her/èlf. Upon this the jury were directed to find him guilty of the fact, and the judges took upon them the point of law, and con- demned him as a felon. Mr. Fuller confeffes, that the proof againft him was not pregnant, for it was generally believed he wrote not the book, but only the preface. They might as well have condemned him. without MI'. 17dai' the form of a trial, for the ftatute was undoubtedly drained beyond the condemned; intent of it, to reach his life. He behaved modeflly and difcreetly at the IL 2X bar; and having raid as much for himfelf as mud have fatisfied any equi- P. szg, table perlons, he fubmitted to the judgment of the court. Mr. Udal was conviçìed at the rummer afizes, 159o. but did not re- ceive fentence till the lent affize; in the mean time he was offered his par- don, ifhe would fign the following fubmiflion. " I john Udal have been heretofore,, by due courfe of law convic`.ted of judges o$èr felony, for penning or Petting forth a certain book, called, The demon- h :mQlubmif,- (ration ofdifcipline, wherein falle, flanderous, and feditious matters are f0n' " contained againft her majefty's prerogative royal, her crown and dignity, s " and againft the laws.and government ecclefiaftical and temporal, b la vol. plc.. " eftablifhed under her highnefs, and tending to the ere&ing a new form P' zô. " of government, contrary to her faid laws ; all which points I do now " perceive by the grace of God, to be very dangerous to the peace of this. " realm and church, feditious in the commonwealth, and infinitely offers- " five ty the queen's mod excellent majefly; fo as thereby I now teeing " the grievoufnefs of my offence, domod humbly on my knees, before, " and in this pretence, fubmit my felfto the mercy of her highnefs, being. " molt forty that I have fo deeply and worthily incurred her majefty's in- " dignation againft me promifing, if it thall pleafe God to move her " royal heart to havecompaflon on me a molt forrowful convicted perfon,, " that I will for ever hereafter forlake all fuch undutiful and dangerous courfes,,and demean my felf dutifully and peaceably ; for I do acknow- ledge;
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