5 5 0 ; ▁died ▁at ▁Vall ad olid , ▁Spain , ▁ 9 ▁June ▁ 1 6 1 5 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁Jes uit ▁mission ary ▁priest . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁superior ▁of ▁the ▁Jes uits ▁on ▁the ▁English ▁Mission . ▁ ▁Life ▁Edu c ated ▁at ▁Oxford , ▁ 1 5 6 4 - 1 5 6 9 ▁(? ), ▁and ▁afterwards ▁at ▁Paris ▁and ▁Dou ai ▁( 1 5 7 2 – 1 5 7 5 ), ▁he ▁went ▁th ence ▁on ▁foot ▁to ▁Rome ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Jesus , ▁ 5 ▁November ▁ 1 5 7 5 , ▁leaving ▁all ▁he ▁possessed ▁to ▁Dou ai ▁College . ▁His ▁nov iti ate ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁Spain , ▁and ▁there ▁he ▁worked ▁and ▁taught ▁until ▁appointed ▁as ▁vice - p ref ect ▁or ▁superior ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁mission . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁not ▁then ▁a ▁single ▁Jes uit ▁at ▁liberty ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁He ▁reached ▁England , ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁ 1 5 8 4 , ▁receiving ▁into ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁Philip ▁Howard , ▁Earl ▁of ▁A rund el . ▁West on ▁left ▁an ▁aut obi ography ▁full ▁of ▁the ▁mission ary ▁advent ures . ▁One ▁sal ient ▁feature ▁was ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁ex or cis ms , ▁at ▁which ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁pri ests ▁assist ed ; ▁and ▁this ▁movement ▁made ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁a ▁good ▁impression . ▁So ▁far , ▁however , ▁as ▁we ▁can ▁now ▁discover , ▁the ▁subjects ▁were ▁not