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377: 27: 272:— the central criminal court in England – on 10 January 1584, for having printed Martin's book, in which was a paragraph where confidence was expressed that the Catholic Hope would triumph, and pious 292:
four years later, manifestations of Catholic faith in England were often interpreted as a treasonable taking the side of the Spanish enemy and punished accordingly. He was executed for
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William Carter was born in London in 1548, the son of John Carter, a draper, and Agnes, his wife. He was apprenticed to John Cawood, queen's printer, on
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On the latter's death he married and set up a press on Tower Hill. In September 1578 he was confined for about a month in the
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for safety's sake. "Carter called himself Johannem Bogardi, and claimed his edition of a
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By that time it had become necessary to provide false information in
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Hollingsworth, Gerelyn. "Jan. 11, Blessed William Carter, Martyr",
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Wainewright, John. "Ven. William Carter." The Catholic Encyclopedia
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Vol. 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 25 March 2016
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Among Catholic books he printed a new edition (1000 copies) of
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Having been tortured on the rack, he was indicted at the
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