^{page 211 note a} According to the Douay Diaries he received confirmation at Rheims in March, 1581, minor orders in 1583, and priesthood in April, 1586, and was sent back to England on June 16 of that year.

^{page 212 note a} It was reported at Rheims, Oct., 1590, that Watson, “qui et antea duras carceris molestias pertulit,” had returned to England (Diaries, p. 236).

^{page 212 note b} If the endorsement gives the date of this document correctly, “April, 1599,” Watson had not yet completed the thirteenth year since his first coming into England.

^{page 216 note a} John Fixer was sent upon the mission from the seminary at Valladolid. For an account of the career and character of Dr. John Cecil see “Documents illustrating Catholic Policy in the Reign of James VI.” in the Miscellany of the Scottish History Society.