[77] Reidani "Annal." Vide Bayle's "Dictionary," art. Elizabeth.
[78] "Sidney Papers," vol. i.
[79] "Sidney Papers," vol. i.
[80] "Sidney Papers."
[81] Dr. Whitgift, then bishop of Worcester and vice-president of the marches of Wales under sir Henry Sidney, peculiarly distinguished himself by his activity in detecting secret meetings of catholics for the purpose of hearing mass and practising other rites of their religion. The privy-council, in reward of his zeal, promised to direct to him and to some of the Welsh bishops a special commission for the trial of these delinquents. They further instructed him, in the case of one Morice who had declined answering directly to certain interrogatories tending to criminate himself in these matters, that if he remained obstinate, and the commissioners saw cause, they might at their discretion cause some kind of torture to be used upon him. The same means he was also desired to take with others; in order to come to a full knowledge of all reconcilements to the church of Rome, and other practices of the papists in these parts. See Strype's "Whitgift," p. 83.
[82] "Illustrations," by Lodge, vol. ii. p. 187.
[83] "Illustrations," &c. vol. ii.
[84] "Burleigh Papers," by Murdin, passim.
[85] "Nugæ."
[86] Strype's "Whitgift."