Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-13
Famous Trials
saH JOHN oLDcAsTLE.

Another of the great religious trials i'll which the victim would rather die than recant from what lie believed was the right was that of Sir John O-d- castle Lord Cobhnn. He was tried just at the beginning of the 18th century accused of being q Tscilard convicted and sentenced to be hanged in chains aud then burned. This repal!ant sentence was carried out
 Wien cutie young OldcasfI4 led many eEpcd.j{3rs against the Walsh and fer his - rA7eivnd a larF. tract af land {0 Hereford. anG was ln.ghteG. He was ;FG' later given several DuhIic o:- fees. a.l of which he filed with the utmost satisfaction. Th- land which he o7rT@d j7 Ffe~fGord '.ee tha center of a yerfEa q hc+b-7 [ -i1lIars and it was wh-E inc c'er.7 fei11 tI?et ha 5yrp- nat3laed with this religions body that the charges were hrou~nt erainst him. H. wes accu4esi Of hpvir~ .lasntalnet! suspected preachers in London. Roches- ter and Hereford h1; these ellargrAs vert not brought arafnst him lmrlas3- ata2y. for the clergy knew well of his high standing with the king, with whom he had associated since boyhoo6 So i in body they trooped off to lay the charres before the ruler
 Henry listened with patience to the entreaties and after hearing all made 1 them promise to do nothing until he had seen oldcastie and seen what he could do as to tho chanefng of his re- l liefous views When 0IdnastIe arrived ih" listened a3 'h~ e'7~'s antrnatsos win o1oeao ao~s "-,1 ,s1-,. ~fT v-:t7 in. '.i2e~ cHid'1 1~ hir7 fa~ tts aA=-;>- .,- From Il. na1.e0 C-r,-'esla " 7f a,.r ef,ut 7,'~,- f ', ia Cw.ac Caste 7',a-c t7qa 9~rNhisAon ecet 2 nnnha~ of snranonsae F-rieA u0a0 Ord~2et1t rarlzi-r 10 take f'-"=r'- Ea-e pa0-fl on t5, 6r~r Of tbe ast,c, -Thet- p-a~a tv-t,, ro-p dow, f-or7 tre:~ p,a~r a~% fhe fugitive s'fa
 not',ir~ to ohcv tha corlmana v~aich ti,--- -ontaine8.
 T'-:s ratura''v .n~aoa,' th- t3a~. wf?a ] po~so"a lI.- co',rrana7a 0'iras-'o ta at tA , his D-ir~ eaI,e~ to ,-->aa~ f,sf -r-a tho court. Fafo~n frcn~z 0iderst,e e. e'aroa that h. " uli e1h,r7!- T s+,e-- to inc oroI,hiehoa 11r t3 fh" Po7o 17iy.eelf ! On the 25ti2 oF Septernber. 1si%. he was ! srrairne3 b"foTe . c0u~s ~0osfstin~ e i l" "f fhe dooto~s oHd ~e1'~foue h.aas 1 0' 'he various churcl,as of London, tho
 '7V of Tnnde., WircFc.seo~ and
 r'e s~c~. aud tI,n A~rahlsr-7-, cs Cnntar-
 a,-s- which court met .at Blac'-f,sars.
 n the tria1 t',e~e wa~a long a-.r,1- i roent as 10 tho co7nr,11-foa bcead i The archbishop a-d tha c'"r~-- nroc}ai79,- d that when t was corqae~ata4 it was f TO loneAr bread h,7. d., be- of C'sr'st .i Tn ar~urrept to this 0'foaet!o gaid that the clarge- cop7l rlot cN~a.~a Ii into .',o bodr of Chrfst. hut that Il was sf4l' i bread but hH'r bred, as tla changa daperdad unor tho fattr ar4 belief of the narson thar rartoofl Of r.
 AH through the trial many of tfa
 ,,-fn ,H Nj, e4e oas*2N closed his ears to their speeches Or tho saEre d2- that fhe tria! starte1
 the a1chb'sE:os, re"a the sentence part
 Of w'3oh Is IS follows:
 "And thnueh have fonnd hir, i7 the Catholic faitio far wade md SC T stiFP-nec'led thet he world not confess his error, nor ptlree hi,rself nor ve.
 reDent thereof, we condemn the said John Oi5icast,e, f5nighf and Lord Cob } ham, for most pernieious ard deatest- abls heretGc, convicted Of the same
 ana utterly resTsinG to use the church
 again, committing him from herce.
 forward 8 coalanned harttic to th, ' secular jurisdiction. nower and fudg 7 ment, thereupen to npt hin to death.' Upon hearing the death senteuct
 07dcastle fe1! on his knees and pravet
 for his enemies With cheerful cc,1n 7; tenance he then saiH "ThoarH yo, | condemn ny body which is a desp;ca. I hia thi7c. voun cannot ir!ure my soul
 Then, lifting h!s hands. he turned tl the people and said: "rood Chrjstjars
 have a care Of those men. they vii ' otherwise bsr0iie and lead you blind = fo.ded together into hell. for Chris c says plainly to you: "Tf the blind lead
 eth the blind. they will bott faii int btte dIteh." He was placed ir tn $ Tower. but one night made his es g, cape and was not heard of for fon , years All this time he was hfd;nf
 1 in Wales but at last. after ston
 resistance he was captured and agai the condemnation was read
 On tfie 14tts of December. 1417, fn s' r GtieE Field. the prisoner was tahe 4 to thA gaitcrs in tfa4 prssence of
 multitude of spectators. At this p1ac
 on the sane day he was hanged vii 3 & chain around his middle. and the r. burned sa'tows and all