Knowledge (XXG)

Thomas Thwing

Source 📝

226:. Thwing was brought to the bar on 29 July, and Gascoigne's former servant, Robert Bolron, testified against him. All of the accused were acquitted except Thwing, who was brought back to York, where he was arraigned at York on 17 March 1680, along with, among others, a kinsman, Sir Miles Stapleton. The prosecution played upon a list of Catholics which had been found on the night of the arrest. In reality, they were not conspirators but supporters of the new 513: 559: 571: 377: 547: 318: 230:
at Dolebank which Gascoigne's daughter Lady Tempest had recently founded. At her father's trial, the Court had heard much evidence about the convent, but the judges apparently did not regard her actions as treasonable, since at her own trial she was acquitted. Sir Miles Stapleton was also acquitted,
242:
The King at first reprieved him, but owing to a remonstrance of the Commons the death warrant was issued on the day after the meeting of Parliament. Thwing was hung, drawn, and quartered at the Tyburn in York on October 23, 1680. His friends interred his quartered body. According to the antiquary
249:
R D Thomas Thweng of Heworth collegii Anglo-Duaceni sacerdos, post 15 annos in Anglicana missione transactos Eboraci condemnatus, martyrio affectus est Oct die 23 anno Dom. 1680. Duobus falsis testibus ob crimen conspirationis tunc temporis catholicis maliciose (?)
238:
Despite the acquittal of Stapleton and Mrs. Pressicks, Thwing was promptly found guilty on the very same evidence upon which his relatives had been acquitted. Upon hearing the sentence, he humbly bowed his head, saying in Latin, "Innocens ego sum" (I am innocent).
221:
Gascoigne sensibly demanded to be tried by a Yorkshire jury, whom the judges admitted were better equipped to decide on the credibility of witnesses, most of whom they knew personally, than were the judges themselves. The trial was postponed to the summer
197:, from Sir George "for my niece Ellen," Thomas' sister, after which it was given to the order. Thwing's sisters, Anne, Catherine, Ellen (Helen) and cousin Jane, were instrumental to the founding of the order, Dolebank Convent and the 213:
scare, or "Popish Plot", two servants, Bolron and Mowbray, who had been discharged from Sir Thomas Gascoigne's service for dishonesty, sought vengeance and reward by revealing a supposed plot by Gascoigne and others to murder King
218:. At first, the informers made no mention of Thwing. Nevertheless, Gascoigne, his daughter Lady Tempest, Thwing, and others were arrested on the night of 7 July 1679, and removed to London for trial at Newgate. 636: 352: 235:
trials, ruled that her statement that "we shall never be at peace till we are all of the Roman Catholic faith" was not treasonable, but a simple expression of opinion.
596: 523: 621: 601: 170:), ordained a priest and sent to minister at the English Mission in 1665, which he did for roughly 14 years. Until April 1668, he was chaplain at 247:(1736) he was buried in the churchyard of St Mary Castlegate, York (nearest to York Castle) in a coffin with this inscription on a brass plate: 606: 119:(1635–1680) was an English Roman Catholic priest and martyr, executed for his supposed part in the Barnbow Plot, an offshoot of the fabricated 626: 190: 174:, the seat of his cousins, the Stapleton family. He opened a school at Quosque, the Stapletons' dower-house. He lived on Hepworth Lane, in 193:(I.B.V.M.) began its foundation at Heworth Manor (also called Heworth Hall), which had been purchased in 1678 by Thomas' maternal uncle, 591: 328: 313: 194: 136: 258:
observed that Thwing was executed for conspiracy, despite the logical difficulty of a conspiracy without any other conspirators.
631: 452: 302: 537: 368: 495: 244: 135:, and Heworth Hall. His mother was Anne, daughter of Sir John Gascoigne and his wife Anne Ingleby, and sister of 506:"The Last Speech of Thomas Thwing Priest; Executed at York for High-Trenson; OnSaturday the 23. of October 1680 500: 478: 505: 231:
as was another alleged conspirator, Mary Pressicks: the judges, showing far more impartiality than in earlier
163: 528: 215: 85: 201:. It was at the Manor House that Thwing would become chaplain and where he was arrested in early 1679. 616: 611: 255: 159: 563: 346: 105: 324: 309: 551: 140: 186: 575: 175: 171: 396:
An IBVM Biographical Dictionary of the English Members and Major Benefactors. Volum 78
585: 517: 381: 283: 267: 155: 148: 92: 51: 98: 47: 232: 210: 198: 120: 558: 67: 414: 144: 394: 501:
The proceedings at the assizes holden at York, the 24th day of July, 1680
274:
on 15 December 1929 and henceforth known as the "Blessed Thomas Thwing".
415:
Whitfield, Joseph Louis. "Ven. Thomas Thwing." The Catholic Encyclopedia
485:, University Press, Cambridge, 1882, vol. II, pp. 1055 and 1117ff. 453:
Pollen, John Hungerford. "Decree of the Sacred Congregation of Rites",
271: 227: 223: 132: 75: 317:
Bunson, Matthew; Bunson, Margaret; Bunson, Stephen (2 December 2023).
35: 516: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the 179: 167: 380:
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
71: 55: 417:
Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 16 Aug. 2015
475:, Mayhew McCrimmon, Great Wakering, 1976, pp. 225–226. 123:
invented by Titus Oates. His feast day is 23 October.
535: 131:
His father was George Thwing, Esq. of Kilton Castle,
303:Bunson, Matthew et al., "Thwing, Blessed Thomas", 104: 91: 81: 61: 41: 34: 23: 637:One Hundred and Seven Martyrs of England and Wales 351:: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( 369:Challoner, Richard. "Thomas Thwing, Priest", 333:. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016 8: 455:Acts of English Martyrs Hitherto Unpublished 410: 408: 406: 364: 362: 320:Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints 305:Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints 483:A Selection of Cases from the State Trials 20: 270:on 9 December 1886 and beatified by Pope 266:Thomas Thwing was declared Venerable by 16:English Roman Catholic priest and martyr 542: 295: 344: 7: 532:. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 191:Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary 597:17th-century Roman Catholic martyrs 522:Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). " 14: 399:. January 2001. pp. 167–168. 137:Sir Thomas Gascoigne, 2nd Baronet 622:People from Redcar and Cleveland 569: 557: 545: 511: 375: 602:Martyred Roman Catholic priests 65:23 October 1680 (aged 44 - 45) 1: 607:English College, Douai alumni 371:Memoirs of Missionary Priests 627:17th-century English Jesuits 156:Heworth Hall, Heworth, York 653: 592:English beatified people 479:John William Willis-Bund 457:, Burns and Oates, 1891 323:. Our Sunday Visitor. 307:, OSV Publishing, 2003 147:recusants. The martyr 632:Clergy from Yorkshire 529:Catholic Encyclopedia 151:was his great-uncle. 86:Roman Catholic Church 473:The Seminary Priests 471:Godfrey Anstruther, 373:, Thomas Jones, 1842 256:John Philipps Kenyon 195:Sir Thomas Gascoigne 143:. Both parents were 97:15 December 1929 by 209:At the time of the 154:Thomas was born at 139:, of Barnbow Hall, 524:Ven. Thomas Thwing 158:, and educated at 114: 113: 82:Venerated in 644: 574: 573: 572: 562: 561: 550: 549: 548: 541: 533: 515: 514: 459: 450: 444: 437: 431: 424: 418: 412: 401: 400: 391: 385: 379: 378: 366: 357: 356: 350: 342: 340: 338: 300: 141:Barwick in Elmet 21: 652: 651: 647: 646: 645: 643: 642: 641: 582: 581: 580: 570: 568: 556: 546: 544: 536: 521: 512: 496:Summary of case 492: 468: 463: 462: 451: 447: 441:The Popish Plot 438: 434: 430:, 1736 page 286 425: 421: 413: 404: 393: 392: 388: 376: 367: 360: 343: 336: 334: 331: 316: 301: 297: 292: 280: 264: 207: 164:English College 129: 66: 46: 30: 27: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 650: 648: 640: 639: 634: 629: 624: 619: 614: 609: 604: 599: 594: 584: 583: 579: 578: 566: 554: 509: 508: 503: 498: 491: 490:External links 488: 487: 486: 476: 467: 464: 461: 460: 445: 439:Kenyon, J.P., 432: 419: 402: 386: 358: 329: 294: 293: 291: 288: 287: 286: 279: 276: 263: 260: 206: 205:"Barnbow plot" 203: 128: 125: 112: 111: 108: 102: 101: 95: 89: 88: 83: 79: 78: 63: 59: 58: 43: 39: 38: 32: 31: 28: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 649: 638: 635: 633: 630: 628: 625: 623: 620: 618: 615: 613: 610: 608: 605: 603: 600: 598: 595: 593: 590: 589: 587: 577: 567: 565: 560: 555: 553: 543: 539: 534: 531: 530: 525: 519: 518:public domain 507: 504: 502: 499: 497: 494: 493: 489: 484: 480: 477: 474: 470: 469: 465: 458: 456: 449: 446: 442: 436: 433: 429: 423: 420: 416: 411: 409: 407: 403: 398: 397: 390: 387: 383: 382:public domain 374: 372: 365: 363: 359: 354: 348: 332: 330:9781931709750 326: 322: 321: 315: 314:9781931709750 311: 308: 306: 299: 296: 289: 285: 284:Douai Martyrs 282: 281: 277: 275: 273: 269: 268:Pope Leo XIII 261: 259: 257: 253: 251: 246: 245:Francis Drake 240: 236: 234: 229: 225: 219: 217: 212: 204: 202: 200: 196: 192: 188: 183: 181: 177: 173: 169: 165: 161: 157: 152: 150: 149:Edward Thwing 146: 142: 138: 134: 126: 124: 122: 118: 117:Thomas Thwing 109: 107: 103: 100: 96: 94: 90: 87: 84: 80: 77: 73: 69: 64: 60: 57: 53: 49: 44: 40: 37: 33: 29:Thomas Thwing 22: 19: 527: 510: 482: 472: 454: 448: 440: 435: 427: 422: 395: 389: 370: 335:. Retrieved 319: 304: 298: 265: 254: 248: 241: 237: 220: 208: 184: 172:Carlton Hall 153: 130: 116: 115: 99:Pope Pius XI 48:Heworth Hall 18: 617:1680 deaths 612:1635 births 564:Catholicism 233:Popish Plot 211:Titus Oates 199:Bar Convent 162:and at the 121:Popish Plot 586:Categories 290:References 262:Posthumous 216:Charles II 127:Early life 110:23 October 68:Knavesmire 552:Biography 347:cite book 337:17 August 250:impositum 187:Mary Ward 145:Yorkshire 93:Beatified 428:Eboracum 278:See also 185:In 1677 576:England 538:Portals 520::  466:Sources 426:Drake, 272:Pius XI 228:convent 224:assizes 176:Carlton 160:St Omer 133:Brotton 76:England 52:Heworth 45:c. 1635 25:Blessed 443:, 1972 327:  312:  36:Martyr 180:Selby 168:Douai 106:Feast 353:link 339:2015 325:ISBN 310:ISBN 72:York 62:Died 56:York 42:Born 526:". 189:'s 588:: 481:, 405:^ 361:^ 349:}} 345:{{ 252:. 182:. 178:, 74:, 70:, 54:, 50:, 540:: 384:. 355:) 341:. 166:(

Index

Martyr
Heworth Hall
Heworth
York
Knavesmire
York
England
Roman Catholic Church
Beatified
Pope Pius XI
Feast
Popish Plot
Brotton
Sir Thomas Gascoigne, 2nd Baronet
Barwick in Elmet
Yorkshire
Edward Thwing
Heworth Hall, Heworth, York
St Omer
English College
Douai
Carlton Hall
Carlton
Selby
Mary Ward
Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Sir Thomas Gascoigne
Bar Convent
Titus Oates
Charles II

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.