User:Charles Matthews/Drafting area/Jesuit English Mission
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| Years | Participants | Outcome | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1580–1 | Edmund Campion, Robert Persons | Campion was captured and executed; Persons left the country. Literature was produced on clandestine presses. | The "first mission". It prompted the English government to take a more severe line with recusants. Jasper Heywood entered the country in June 1581, and took over when Persons left as superior of the mission.[1] |
| 1584–6 | William Weston | Weston was captured and imprisoned in Wisbech Castle. Philip Howard was reconciled to the Catholic church. The mission became involved in exorcisms. | The "second mission". |
| 1586 onwards | Robert Southwell and Henry Garnet. They were joined by Edward Oldcorne and John Gerard. | Southwell was captured in 1592, and executed. The mission became established. | The "third mission". It continued to the time of the Wisbech Stirs, Archpriest Controversy, and Gunpowder Plot. |
- ^ the history of the jesuits in england. Taylor & Francis. p. 155. GGKEY:DHH8EP4LPSC. Retrieved 22 July 2013.