The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-11-04
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An Episode of the f7th Century.
THEODORE HOWARD GALroN
tConcluded
CHAPTER XXX.
Titus Oates.

Although condemned to death, Father
Joachim was treated with less baEbarity thar
was usual iu those times, and although striosly
prohibited from the slightest Intercourse WITH
his friends outside, Was suffered to spend his
time in reading and writing 90 heretofoso.
Before the judge left Worcester the Franciscan
q petition to the King, in which be reocsdea
the fact that he had had the honor Of kissing
bis Maieety's hand when he was in exile In the
Low Countries, and that he had been one 90
those whom his Majesty was pleased to grace
by accepting an entertainment ct sheir hands,
regarding them then as the moet loyal Of ali
his subjects. At that time his Majesty was
pleased to promise Father Joachim and his
Catholic frieudB that when 1t should please
God to restore him to his GROWN, they should
no longer live In banishment as they were do
ing.
Aoquainting the jadge with these grounds Of
petition, he besought him that he would be
pleased, by declaring these facts to the King,
to endeavor to obtain his Majesty's clsmeney
on his behalf. He also acquainted the judge
with certain facts of his own family history,
which interested Mr.. Justice Atkins In his IA
vor. His father had suffered much in Crom-
Well's time and two of his brothers had
served their country in the wars Neverthe-
less, the only benefit which appears 60 have
accrued to him from the place which he thus
acquired in the judges memory was an order
to 10 mp to LONDON to be examined by Titns
Oates, Bedloe, Dugdale, and France, on the
plea of discovering whether he oonld throw
any light upon the circumstances Of the Pre-
tended Plot.
One day, in the early part of Jane, two gem
tlemen might have been seen seated in the
Rainbow Coffee Honse in Fleet street, con-
versing familiarly. The one was hsbited In .
Court costume, including q psriwig and
sword, while the other wSs in the rusty black
robe of q lawyer who had come fresh out Of
the courts.
at is q good chance that brought thee
down Ludgate HUI as 1 was oomip1 from the
Old Bailey, or ten to one We should ne'er have
met, coz, for doubt me thou would'st have
given me the slip, and not have called la at
my chambers in the Inn. How long hast thou
been back in Londonf They all concluded
thee dead and buried-murdered by highway
men on thy way to Derbyshire."
"OnlS Just arrived Harry and In proof
that thou traducest me, was even now on my
way to seek thee. j sm too much concerned
in learning the tidinRs from our friends to
have given thee the slip. Hast thou no letters
for me"
well nigh upon Q score. Thon hast been
dallying thy time among the traitors, I'll be
sworn," returned the individual in whom our
readers will already have recognized our old
friend Harry Townshend, iu o sotto Soce which
could not be overheard by the loungers at the
tables around them. "It thou hast been In
u ,rbyshIre, thy kinsfolk know nought Of it,"
"khSve not been there of late,' replied hiS
cousin in an evABive tone.
Well, coz, I'll not Pot thee through .
oross-exsminstion, despite the letters Of my
well-revered parental justice and that black
guard Ned Rogers but I'll give thee treat
which maybe thou little e1pectest hold .
brief in q cRuso which may interest fheo, ana
thou shalt go with ms to the Old Bailey TO-
morrow and see thy friend from Rnshook."
"Wno dye meanp
"Why SEQ here" quoth the young counsel
lor, pnliIng @ brief from his bag aud showing
iC to Gervase.
'HeaveusI Methought he was lying iB
Worcester Castle under sentence of death 7"
"They have brought the poor follow up on
q special order from his Majesty, TO be OK
amiued touchiDg the Plot, and my Worcester
friends have secured me brief in the case TO
assist Messrs. Oates, Bedloe and the rect
with my legal knowledge" be returned With
a amirk a. ne pushed back the brief into his
bag, 'But doubtless ere this thou hast fore
aworp All such evil RcquaiDtAnces, for Dora
tells me that q certain you0g lady t. whom
thew deemed thee betrothed hath no tidingB OF
thee for two months and more, and bath given
thee mn as dead, and 10 we'll nigh heArtbroken.
If Go trust thou hast thought better OF thy
decisions, and turned into an honest Citizen
I" know not of what thou pratest, Harry"
1uoth Gervase, evidently Wincipg under his
speech. ,,-,,.,. ,...z 4.
her lover, and receives no answers for two or
three months, she naturally, methin kF, con-
,ludeth that be hath ceased TO love her," re-
turned ToWnshend phlegmStically.
"You speak enigmas Harry. What doth
Doru ssyi'
Jrok -hesrted.'
lis abe NOT betrothed to Edward Rogersi"
"That may be since Dora wrote, for at that
time she waS betrothed TO one GerVaso Ssohe-
veriiI In her own thinking, and Doras too"
"Show me these letters, Harry" Eetotned
our hero In an impatient tone.