Death
On 11 February 1585 Parry was expelled from parliament, and on 18 February his trial began. Perhaps in the hope of pardon, he pleaded guilty, but he subsequently declared his innocence, said that his confession was a tissue of falsehoods, and that Ptolomeo Galli, the Cardinal of Como, had never given any countenance to the murder. He was condemned to death, and executed on 2 March in Westminster Palace Yard. On the scaffold he again declared his innocence, and appealed to the queen for a more lenient treatment of her Catholic subjects.
After Parry's death a work, published, probably, at the instance of the government, and entitled A true and plaine Declaration of the Horrible Treasons practised by William Parry, charged him with various atrocious crimes. It also made remarks on his birth and parentage.
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