Walsingham suggested that he should be put to the torture.

To him Archbishop Loftus wrote with unction.

'Not finding that easy method of examination do any good, we made command to Mr.Waterhouse and Mr.Secretary Fenton to put him to the torture, such as your honour advised us, which was to _toast his feet_ against the fire with hot boots.' He confessed something.

They asked permission to execute him by martial law.

The queen took a month to consider.