In 1561 Edward Oldcorne was born in York.
In early 1589 Edward Oldcorne [aged 28] and Henry Garnet [aged 33] went to the West Midlands visiting Coughton, Warwickshire and settling at Baddesley Clinton.
On 3rd November 1601 Edward Oldcorne [aged 40] went on a pilgrimage to St Winefrid's Well, Holywell [Map] to obtain a cure for a cancer of the throat.
On 7th April 1606 Humphrey Lyttelton [aged 44], Edward Oldcorne [aged 45] Ralph Ashley and John Wintour [aged 26] were hanged, drawn and quartered at Red Hill, Worcester for their involvement in the Gunpowder Plot.
Criminal Trials by David Jardine. Another extract from the same Examination of Edward Oldcorne [aged 44]: He confesseth that upon Wednesday, being the 8th of November [1605], about two of the clock in the afternoon, 'there came Tesmond (Greenway) from Huddington, ‘from Mr. Robert Winter's, to Hendlip, and told Mr. Abington and him, that he brought them the worst news that ever they heard,' and said, 'that they were all undone.' And they demanding the cause, he said 'that there were certain gentlemen that meant to have blown up the Parliament-House, and that their plot was discovered a day or two before; and now they were gathered together some forty horse at Mr. Winter's house, naming Catesby, Percy, Digby, and others; and told them, 'their throats would be cut unless they presently went to join with them.' And Mr. Abington said, 'Alas! I am sorry.' And this examinate and he answered him that they would never join with him in that matter, and charged all his house to that purpose not to go with them. He confesseth that upon the former speeches made by Mr. Abington and this examinate to Tesmond, alias Greenway the Jesuit, Tesmond said in some heat, 'Thus we may see a difference between a flemmatike (phlegmatic) and a cholerice person!'’ and said that he would go to others, and specially into Lancashire, for the same purpose as he came to Hendlip to Mr. Abington.
Criminal Trials by David Jardine. Extract from an Examination of Edward Oldcorne [aged 45], dated the 5th of March, 1606: "He saith that Garnet told him that the Pope had granted an indulgence to all those that had the graines, and said these verses:
'Gentem auferte perfidam [Remove the faithless people]
Credentium de finibus; [from the borders of the faithful,]
Ut Christo laudes debitas, [so that we may to Christ]
Persolvamus alacriter.'" [gladly render what is due.]