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During the Persecution

Autobiography of Father John Gerard of the Society of Jesus

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Autobiography of Father John Gerard of the Society of Jesus

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Burns and Oates
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CONTENTS
CHAP. PAGE
I. — My Life before Ordination 1
II. — Arrival in England as a Priest 9
III. — Residence in the County of Norfolk 21
IV. — My new Residence, and another change 29
V. — My Excursions, and their fruit 37
VI. — My first hiding-place 45
VII. — Some account of Father Oldcorne 50
VIII. — An account of some remarkable Relics 56
IX. — Beginnings of danger 59
X. — My second hiding-place 68
XI. — My capture and examinations 75
XII. — A digression 85
XIII. — Other examinations 89
XIV. — My prison is changed for the better 92
XV. — Martyrdom of Mistress Anne Line 98
XVI. — Life and work in Prison 104
XVII. — Continuation of my Life in the Clink 110
XVIII. — How Topcliffe was among the Prophets 118
XIX. — How I was sent to the Tower 124
XX. — My first torture 130
XXI. — My second torture 137
XXII. — Life in the Tower 143
XXIII. — Mass in the Tower 153
XXIV. — Plan of escape 160
XXV. — Escape from the Tower 165
XXVI. — How the gaoler escaped too 170
XXVII. — Fortunate precautions 174
XXVIII. — A change of quarters 180
XXIX. — Another narrow escape 188
XXX. — Further history of John Lilly 195
XXXI. — More dangers 200
XXXII. — Some quiet work 204
XXXIII. — A Protestant dignitary 215
XXXIV. — Three Fathers of the Society 219
XXXV. — Containing further interesting matters 224
XXXVI. — Some remarkable conversions 229
XXXVII. — A conversion at Court 236
XXXVIII. — A conversion in the country 242
XXXIX. — The troubles of the Powder Plot 248
XL. — Fathers Garnet and Oldcorne 255
XLI. — The rest of my personal history 261

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