During the Persecution
Subtitle: Autobiography of Father John Gerard of the Society of Jesus
By: Translated from the original Latin by G. R. Kingdon, S. J.
Contributors: Kingdon, G. R., tr.
Publisher: Burns and Oates
Published: 1886
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
Subjects: Gerard, John, -- 1564-1637
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: CHAP. PAGE; title: I. — My Life before Ordination 1; title: II. — Arrival in England as a Priest 9; title: III. — Residence in the County of Norfolk 21; title: IV. — My new Residence, and another change 29; title: V. — My Excursions, and their fruit 37; title: VI. — My first hiding-place 45; title: VII. — Some account of Father Oldcorne 50; title: VIII. — An account of some remarkable Relics 56; title: IX. — Beginnings of danger 59; title: X. — My second hiding-place 68; title: XI. — My capture and examinations 75; title: XII. — A digression 85; title: XIII. — Other examinations 89; title: XIV. — My prison is changed for the better 92; title: XV. — Martyrdom of Mistress Anne Line 98; title: XVI. — Life and work in Prison 104; title: XVII. — Continuation of my Life in the Clink 110; title: XVIII. — How Topcliffe was among the Prophets 118; title: XIX. — How I was sent to the Tower 124; title: XX. — My first torture 130; title: XXI. — My second torture 137; title: XXII. — Life in the Tower 143; title: XXIII. — Mass in the Tower 153; title: XXIV. — Plan of escape 160; title: XXV. — Escape from the Tower 165; title: XXVI. — How the gaoler escaped too 170; title: XXVII. — Fortunate precautions 174; title: XXVIII. — A change of quarters 180; title: XXIX. — Another narrow escape 188; title: XXX. — Further history of John Lilly 195; title: XXXI. — More dangers 200; title: XXXII. — Some quiet work 204; title: XXXIII. — A Protestant dignitary 215; title: XXXIV. — Three Fathers of the Society 219; title: XXXV. — Containing further interesting matters 224; title: XXXVI. — Some remarkable conversions 229; title: XXXVII. — A conversion at Court 236; title: XXXVIII. — A conversion in the country 242; title: XXXIX. — The troubles of the Powder Plot 248; title: XL. — Fathers Garnet and Oldcorne 255; title: XLI. — The rest of my personal history 261