Thomas Pickering lost his life on the deposition of Titus Oates, who swore that he and Grove were the persons who undertook to assassinate the king. Some of his letters, which were produced in court against him, contained ambiguous expressions that really proved nothing at all; but were thought to prove a great deal, when the minds of men were strongly prepossessed, and people of all ranks throughout the kingdom, talked and dreamed of nothing but popish plots.

"THOMAS HARCOTTUS,* Societatis Jesu R. P. præp. per Angliam provincialis. Fidei. odio suspensus et dissectus, ad Tibourn prope Londinum, 38 Junii, 1679." Martin Bouche sc. Antverpiæ. A halter about his neck, and a knife stuck in his breast; 12mo.

THOMAS HARCOURT; in the print with Titus Oates in the pillory, &c.

Thomas Harcourt was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn, together with four other Jesuits; namely, Whitebread, Fenwick, Gavan,+ and Turner, for, conspiring the death of the king. Oates, Bedloe, and Dugdale, were evidences against them. Dugdale deposed, that he had seen no less than a hundred letters relative to the projected assassination; which circumstance alone was sufficient to invalidate his whole evidence. He also deposed, that Harcourt wrote an account of the death of Sir Edmundbury Godfrey, the same night in which he was murdered, to one Ewers in Staffordshire. Though Oates's evidence, like that of Dugdale, was not absolutely incredible in itself, it was contradicted by sixteen witnesses of character from St. Omer's, who swore that he was at that place himself at the time the pretended consultation of the Jesuits was held in London. Such as were disposed to turn evidences against the Papists, at this juncture, were much encouraged by the Earl of Shaftesbury.

JOHANNES FENWICKUS, Societatis Jesu Sacerdos, R. P. Fidei odio suspensus & dissectus ad

* His name was probably pronounced Harcott.

+ Gavan desired that his innocence might be proved by the ordeal.

Tibourn, prope Londinum, 20-30 Junii, 1679. Martin Bouche sc. Ant. small 8vo.

JOHN FENWICK; in the print of Titus Oates in the pillory, &c.

John Fenwick, whose true name was Caldwell, a native of the bishopric of Durham, born of Protestant parents, who turned him off upon his conversion to the Roman Catholic faith. He was educated in the seminary of St. Omer's; entered into the society at the age of twenty-eight, 1656; and was sent upon the English mission, 1675. He was executed in the 51st year of his age. Vide "Memoirs of Missionary Priests," by Bishop Chaloner.

GULIELMUS WARINGUS, Soc. Jesu, suspensus & dissectus ad Tibourn, 20-30 Junii, 1679. Martin Bouche sc. small 8vo.

WILLIAM WARING; in the print of Titus Oates in the pillory.

William Harcourt, alias Waring, whose true name was Barrow, a native of Lancashire, entered into the society at the age of twentythree, 1632. He was rector in London at the time of his apprehension. He was executed in the 70th year of his age. See "Memoirs of Missionary Priests."

R. P. GULIELMUS IRLANDUS, Societatis Jesu Sacerdos; knife in his bosom. C. Van Merlen sc.

R. P. GULIELMUS IRLANDUS, &c. W. Richardson. William Ireland, alias Ironmonger, was born in Lincolnshire, of a respectable family. His uncle was killed in the king's service; and his relations, the Giffords and Pendrells, were instrumental in saving King Charles the Second after the defeat at Worcester. He was educated at St. Omer's, and entered the society early, in which he had the character of a man of extraordinary piety and regularity, and wonderful evenness of mind. He was sent upon the English mission, and was apprehended upon the first breaking