Arrested at Pembridge Castle, the home of a family member, in 1678, and lodged in Hereford Gaol. Falsely accused of being part of the Titus Oates Plot. Condemned in March 1679 for the treason of Catholic priesthood. Martryed at age 80. One of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
Before leaving for his execution, John sat for a while with the under-sheriff, having a final drink and smoking a final pipe. This led to the Herefordshire expression "Kemble cup" and "Kemble pipe", meaning one taken before a parting.
sentenced to be hanged, drawn, and quartered on 22 August 1679 at Widemarsh Common, Hereford, England so well respected in the area that he was permitted to die on the gallows and avoid the agony of the buried in the Welsh Newton Churchyard his hand is preserved as a relic at Saint Francis Xavier's church, Hereford, England
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