Complete Works of R. Southwell

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. I have endeavoured to make the present edition as accurate and complete as possible; whether I have been successful in the attempt it is for others to determine. To use the words of Father South well himself (in his Address to the Reader prefixed to Mary Magdalen's Funeral Tears Let the work defend itself, and every one pass his cen sure as he seeth cause. Many carps are expected, when curious eyes come a-fishing. But the care is already taken, and Patience waiteth at the table, ready to take away, when that dish is served in, and to make room for others to set on the desired fruit.