He was austere. When called to trial at the Sessions in August, "he had so much joy that he seemed past himself".Burton, Edwin H., "Venerable William Way", Lives of the English Martyrs, vol.1, (Edwin Burton and J.H. Pollen, eds.), Longmans, Green and Co., 1914, p. 445 Way was "hung, drawn and quartered" at Kingston upon Thames. The date is variously given as either 23 September or 1 October 1588.
