Thursday the 27. of Nouember, the aforenamed Iohn Felton, was brought from the Tower, and Arraigned at the Kings Bench, where he very penitently confessed the fact, saying, I haue slaine a most Noble loyall Subiect, and wish that this my right hand might be here cut off, as a true testimony of my hearty sorrow, and had his Judgement to be hanged: from thence he was sent to the Gate-house, where he remained till Saturday, and then sent to Tibourne, and there executed, where hee humbly and heartily repented his offence, and asked forgiuenesse of God, the King, and the Dutchesse, and of all the Land, saying, he had slaine a most Noble loyall Subiect, and desired all men do pray for him. The next day being Sunday, his Body was sent by Coach towards Portsmouth, and was there hanged in Chaines (Stow, ed. 1631, p. 1044). A paper was found in Felton’s hat, containing the following:— “Let no man commend for doing it, but rather discommend themselves; for if God had not taken away their hearts for their sins he had not gone so long unpunished. “That man in my opinion is cowardly and base, and deserveth neither the name of a gentleman nor a soldier, that is unwilling to sacrifice his life for the honour of God and the good of his King and country.—JOHN FELTON.” (“Autobiography of Sir Simonds D’Ewes,” i. 385.) Only one or two priests were executed in England during the first fifteen years of Charles’s reign. Between 1641 and 1651 the following priests were drawn, hanged, and quartered at Tyburn merely for being priests. No other charge was made against them, but this sufficed:— =1641.= _July 26._ William Ward. =1642.= _January 21._ Thomas Reynolds and Bartholomew Roe. _April 26._ Edward Morgan. _October 12._ Thomas Bullaker. _December 12._ Thomas Holland. =1643.= _April 17._ Henry Heath. _December 11._ Arthur Bell. =1644.= _September 7._ John Duckett and Ralph Corby. =1645.= _February 1._ Henry Morse. =1646.= _June 30._ Philip Powel. =1651.= _May 19._ Peter Wright. Thirteen malefactors hanged at the same time. These were victims of the Parliament. Charles had more than one contest with the Parliament on the subject of the execution of priests. In January, 1641, Thomas Goodman, a priest and Jesuit, had been condemned. The king reprieved him; the two Houses remonstrated and urged that the law might be executed. Charles reminded Parliament of the inconvenience which might ensue to Protestant Englishmen and others abroad, but having said this he left the final decision to the Houses. Goodman petitioned the king: “He would esteem his blood well shed to cement the breach between your majesty and your subjects.” He was suffered to die in Newgate.