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During the persecution; Autobiography of Father John Gerard of the Society of Jesus

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 dignitar

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