things laid to his charge reciting his Faith and Belief in God and the Holy Trinity and freely declared his Opinion of many things praying publickly for the health and prosperity of the King making 4 requests to him which he desired might be made known to him the first was that he might Continue the head of the Church and make himself fully and wholly obeyed and to hearken to the true preaching of such as they were who were about to dye for speaking the Truth The 2d was That his Grace would see that Matrimony might be observed with more Reverence and esteem as an Ordinance of God 3d That swearers might be punished 4th was That he would proceed to finish the work he had begun and clear Gods word from the traditions of Men. After him Mr. Hierom and Garrat spake severally to the people protesting against Heresie making their several Confessions and exhorting the people to Love unity amity and not to be afraid of bearing the Cross of Jesus Christ forgiving their Enemies and persecuters after the example and doctrine of our blessed Saviour After they had all prayed fervently at the Stake they embraced and kissed one another and with very much cheerfulness rendred themselves to the executioner taking their death with much Christian patience and Constancy which restified to all the world the goodness of their Cause and the peace and quiet of their Consciences Three men Executed for Popery And here we cannot but take notice of a very strange thing that at the same place and in the same day and hour that the aforementioned Martyrs suffer'd there were 3 men whose names were Powe Fetherston and Abel suffered for Popery that is to say were executed as traytors by being hang'd drawn quarter'd for denying the Kings Supremacy on their part were also esteemed Saints Martyrs by the Romish Church so that a stranger standing by Cry'd out Deus bone c. Good God what Religion is in this Nation here the Papists are hang'd and there the Antipapists or Protestants are burnt And now the terrible persecutor and tyrant against Gods flock Bloody Bonnâ—r Bishop of London began to rage and dip his hands in Blood one Mekin's a poor silly ignorant lad for some rash words was brought to the Stake and burnt in Smithfield for which many cryed out shame of him About the same time 3 were burnt at Salisbury whose names were Spenser Ramsey and Hewer one of them which was Spenser having been a Priest and was married and had spoken against the Sacrament of the Altar And now upon the six Articles much trouble and persecution arose in London by means of the aforesaid Bonner there being no less than 130 odd persons troubled presented and imprisoned for their Religion The Murther of John Porter in prison Among the rest one John Porter a young man who had an audible voyce and read well used to read aloud in the Bible publickly set up in Pauls by Bonner himself by means of the Lord Cromwell and was there chained but now things altering for the worse and this young man reading often in it for his own edification and others who came to hear him read it came to the Bishops ears who thereupon sent for him severely reprehended him for it but the young man told him that he had done nothing against the Law and that he supposed that the Bible was set up there for that end But Bonner being gall'd at his prudent Answer lay'd to his charge that he had made Comments on the text and gathered great multitudes about him to make tumults and in the end under this pretext and false charge sent this young man to Newgate where he was miserably fetter'd and manacl'd with Irons both leggs arms and neck fastened to the wall in the Dungeon Being thus cruelly handled a Kinsmâ—n of his with mony and friendship for a while bought off his Irons and he was removed into the Common Goal where the Felons were whose wicked lives Cursings and Swearing was much more intolerable to this good young man than his former Irons upon which he sought to admonish them and exhorted them to amendment of Life giving them many Instructions out of the Scriptures for which he was complaned of and again carried down into the lower Dungeon and so oppressed with bolts and Irons that in 8 days time he was found dead It was reported by some who lived near that they could hear his cryes and grones after a most lamentable manner that it peirced their souls some nights before he dyed and 't was thought that they had put on him an Engine which they call The Devil on the Neck which straining the neck of a man and his leggs together in such sort the more they stir or strive for ease the straiter it presseth them so that within a few hours it crushes a mans back and body to pieces Much about the same time one James Morton and Thomas Bernard were both burnt at Lincoln by the Bishop there he one for reaching the Lords Prayer in English and the other for having in his house the Epistle of St. James in English Persecution in Windsor In the year 1544 great Persecution of several Gospellers and good men fell out in Windsor by the means of Doctor London then one of the Prebends there and a fierce Papist and among the rest Persons Marbeck Filmer and Testwood were Condemned to dye Marbeck had the Kings Pardon but the other 3 were burnt without the Town Marbeck had begun to translate the Concordance of the Bible out of Latine into English which stomached them but they Indicted him for saying that the Elevation of the Sacrament was the similitude of setting up the Images of Jeroboam's Calves in the Temple with other like things Testwood was a great musitian and for his Skill in musick and singing was preferred to be of the Chanters of Windsor but being a great Gospeller and no good dissembler he was taken notice of and fell into several great troubles but by reason of his Skill and Art he found friends but at last he was Indicted by his Adversaries for laughing and deriding the Elevation of the Host Henry Filmer was also of Windsor and had been Church Warden there and in his office had noted some exorbitances in some of the Priests and among the rest of the Vicar of the Town for which he was maligned but he was Indicted for saying that the Sacrament of the Altar was nothing but a similtude and if God be in it he had eaten 20 Gods in his life time Anthony Persons was an honest Priest living near Windsor who by his excellent preaching and sound Doctrine drew many after him and was much followed for which the Popelins envied him and bore him much malice so that they set privy Spies to intrap him and haveing got matter against him he was Indicted for preaching in a place called Wingfield where he should say That like as Christ was hanged between
his own house where he kept him 4 Months not suffering any of his friends to come near him or to give him any relief and where he suffer'd great hardships the Porter was commanded to take notice of any that came but to enquire after him and to give theiâ— names to the Bishop so that many were afraid of being brought into trouble for asking after him From the Bishop he was had before the Earl of Darby who examined him after which perceiving he was not able to bring him to his bent he committed him to another prison being a cold windy stone house without bed to lye on only a few Canvas lent Cloathes where he continâ—ed in this manner for some time seeing no man but the keeper who brought him meat and drink After this he was again examin'd before the said Earl yet Mr. Marsh very prudently and warily answered their intrapping questions concerning the Sacrament saying he believed Christ present in the Sacrament which so inraged them seeing he would give no other answer that they sent him to Lancaster Goal where he was put among the Felons and 3 times caused to hold up his hand at the bar with bolts upon his Leggs tho they had nothing to object against him He used to preach and exhort the prisoners for which he was threatned and reproved and the Bishop coming to Lancaster caused him to be more straitly kept and cruelly handled several times was he had before the Bishop and examined and Articles were put in against him one of which was that among other most damnable and Schismatical Heresies he had said that the Church and Doctrine taught and set forth in King Edwards time was the true Church and that the Church of Rome was not the true and Catholick Church At last the Bishop read the sentence of Condemnation against him and after he had done now said he I will pray for thee no more than for a dog But I will pray for you said the holy Martyr He was then delivered to the Sheriffs who put him into an hole or dark dungeon where none were suffered to come at him or speak to him When the time came of his execution he was led forth to the place being without the City of Westchester and being come to the Stake a black Box was shewed him in which they said there was the Queens pardon if he would recant He told them that he had no desire to dye and would accept of her Graces mercy being her true Leige man but if he could not have it without such Conditions which tended to pluck him from God he would not receive it After that he began to speak to the people but the Sheriffs told him there must be no Sermoning there so afraid were they of hearing the Truth upon which Mr. Marsh Kneeling down sell to prayer which done he stript himself to his shirt and so was chained to the post and the faggots put about him Over his head they had placed a firkin with pitch and Tar and by reason the wind blew hard and the fire did not dispatch him but melting the pitch it fell upon him and put him to intollerable torment notwithstanding he bore it patiently standing a long time without moveing haveing all his flesh so broyled and puffed up that they thought he had been dead when on a sudden spreading his hands abroad he cryed out aloud Father of Heaven have mercy upon me and so yielded up his Spirit into the hands of the Lord All the people saying he dyed with admirable patience and was a Martyr He was burnt in April 1555. The story of William Flower Martyr at Westminster On the 24th day of April the same year one William Flower was Martyred in the Church yard of St. Margarets Westminster where it seems in his zeal he had struck a Priest that had been saying mass and had wounded him for which he himself was afterwards troubled but said he had such an impulse then upon him that he could not forbear tho he confessed it was not according to the Doctrine of Christ to smite any man He knew the fact would bring his Life into jeopardy and he was prepared for it being resolved not to deny the Gospel he had professed This William Flower lived then at Lambeth haveing a Wife and children tho he was bred first a Monk of Ely till his eyes being enlightned by the Gospel he left that life and became a Secular Priest preaching in divers places at last marrying he studyed physick and taught School in several places when at last living at Lambeth his zeal against Idolatry carryed him forth too furiously for which he was had before Bishop Bonner who sent him prisoner to the Gate house where after some time he was again brought before the Bishop who sought all ways to make him recant his opinions but in vain for he resolutely told him That the Heavens should assoon fall as he recant his opinions but for his assault of the Priest he was sorry and submitted himself to his Lordship and the punishment he would inflict But this would not serve the Bishop turn for after several Articles exhibited against him and witnesses produced he was condemned degraded and delivered over to the secular power to be burnt On the 24th of April aforesaid he was brought to the place of his execution in St. Margarets Church-yard where after he had prayed audibly and servently he desired all People to forgive him and all that he had any ways offended for he forgave all the World This done his right hand was first fastned to the Stake and Cut off at which they could not perceive that he so much â—s shrunk only a little moved his shoulders Then being fastned to the Stake fire was set to him which burning about him he cryed with a loud voyce O son of God have mercy upon me O Son of God receive my soul three times till his Speech was taken from him then lifting up his stump and his other Arm he stood his lips moving till he was stricken down to the ground where he lay with the neither parts of his body burnt and the upper only scorched for want of fire his lips still being seen to move till they dispatched him Mr. Cardmaker and Mr. Warren burnt in Smithfeild you see scarce a day passes without burning and destroying Gods people in one place or other for on the 30th of May following one Mr. Cardmaker who had been an observant Fryer before the dissolution of the Abbies and afterwards a Prehend in the Church of Wells and after that in the time of King Edwards he married and was a Minister being made Reader at St. Pauls which very much incensed the Papists against him and one Mr. John Warren an Upholster in London were both burnt in one fire in Smithfeild Assoon as the tyde turned Mr. Cardmaker was clapt into Newgate and assoon as popery was setled and they had got the Act for their purpose in putting
called to â—â—ke a Benefice in London being Allhallows Bread-â—â—eet which he accepted and being minded to â—â—ve over that in the Country he went thither much about the time that Queen Mary came to the Crown At which time preaching at Northampton â—reat exceptions were taken at his sermon by the Papists for that he inveighed against the Popish Religion as Antichristian After this they had a malicious eye against him and sought for his blood which he perceived but seeing he could not now â—esign his Benefice but into the Hands of a Papist â—e kept both constantly preaching sometimes at â—ondon and sometimes in the Country till the proâ—â—bition came forth which we before mentioned â—et his Conscience not giving him leave to desist tho â—e foresaw the danger he should incurr he continuâ—â—d to preach the Gospel and would not fly the Realm tho advised to it by his friends And it was not long after that preaching at his cure in London he was aâ—prehended by the order of Bishop Bonner and carried out of the Church and brought before him where the Bishop accused him of Treason and Herâ—sie to which Mr. Saunders answered with much sobriety endeavouring to prove he had done nothing against the Laws or spoke contrary to the Dâ—ctrine of Christ and his Apostles After much talk the Bishop bid him to write down his mind concerning Transubstantiation or the Real presence in the Sacrament Mr. Sauâ—ders perceived that Bonner fought his Life my Lord said he you seek Blood and you shall have it I pray God that you may be baptized in it that you may hereafter loath blood sucking and become a better man And upon this he wrote his mind boldly not fearing what they could doe being willing to seal to the Testimony of the Gospel with his Death From him he was sent to the Chancellor Gardner who after Examination before him being secretly nipped by Mr. Saunders answers for that he had in the days of King Henry the 8th written a book treating of true obedience in which he openly declared the Princess Mary to be illegitimate sent him to prison from whence he was had before the Council and after several examinations he was condemned after which Mr. Saunders at his goeing away said that he did preach sincerely the word in its purity and thâ— he now was forbidden by them to do it with his mouth yet he doubted not but that his blood would do the same He was sent to prison where he continued a year and 3 months in which time one that was his Bedfellow declared that he had often heard Mr. Saunders say that he felt the power of God upon him wonderfully comforting him insomuch that not only his Spirit but his Body also received a tast of the Communion of Saints whilst he felt 〈◊〉 sweet and pleasant refreshing flow thorow every part and member thereof from the heart ebbing and flowing like a tide of sweet and Spiritual flame thorow his whole body But such was their cruelty that in all this time by the Bishops order they would not suffer his Wife to come to see him she several times attempted it but one day intreating the Keeper with her young Child in her Arms the Keeper took the Child and carried him being a Boy to his father which rejoyced the Heart of Mr. Saunders who said what man would not lay his Life down before he would make such a fine Child a Bastard and its Mother a Whore as I must if I embrace the Religion of Rome At last Bonner came to the prison where he was and degraded him and then delivered him over to the Secular Power after he was Excommunicated to be burnt for an Heretick The Sheriff of London took him and carried him to the Counter in Bread-street his own Parish but he stayed not long there because an order was signed for his burning in Coventry to which place he was carried and put into the Common Goal where he spent the night in prayers and the next day being the 8th of February he was led to execution in the Park without the City going in an old Gown and a shirt bare footed falling often flat on his face and praying to himself When he came to the Stake a pardon was â—ffer'd him if he would recant but he refused it saying it is not I nor my fellow Preachers that hurt â—he Queen or the Realm but such as you speaking to 〈◊〉 officers who resist Gods holy word and I shall never woke the Truth of what I have taught and openly â—â—intained Upon that they cryed our away with â—im to the fire to which he went with a chearfull Countenance nothing daunted and coming to the take Kissed it Crying Welcome Life Welcome the â—ross of Christ After they had chained him fast they â—â—t fire to the fewell which being green smothered â—nd would not burn clearly so that they put this â—oly Martyr to intollerable pain which he yet â—â—â—tained with admirable patience till he fell aâ—â—eep in the Lord at last in the midst of the fire The Martyrdom of Bishop Hooper The next most godly Martyr who suffered for the Gospel of Christ by the cruel and bloody Papists was that most Reverend and Holy Bishop both oâ— Gâ—ocester and Worcester and who was burnt at Gâ—â—câ—ster Feb. 9th 1555. This man was bred a Student in the University of Oxford where he led a pious and sober Life and was a good Schoâ—lar but in the time of persecution in King Hen. 8th days he was forced to leave the University and to become Steward to Sr. Thâ—mas Arundel but Sâ— Thomas being a Papist tho he loved Mr. Hooper yet looking on him as an Heretick he would not keep him buâ— sent him privately to the Bishop of Winchester that he might Convert him but the Bishop not being able to answer Mr. Hoopers solid Arguments seâ—â— him back to his Master but intending to do him 〈◊〉 mischief he being a Constant persecutor of all good People but Mr. Hooper having notice of it left Sr. Tho. Arundels House and service and got overseas to Paris where he stayed not long before he returned for England and was retained by one Mr St. Lowe but he was not long there before notiâ—â— was given of him and he was fain to disguise himself and fly over to Ireland from whence he weâ—â— to France and thorow France into Germany wherâ— he remained both at Basil and at Zurick in thâ— company of several Protestant Ministers who weâ—â— great friends to him and where he Married a wiâ—â— who was a Burgundian Here he stayed till thâ— Reign of the pious King Ed. 6th when desirous tâ—â— see his native Country he took leave of his friendâ— and among the rest the famous Mr. Bullinger whâ— at parting desired him not to forger them when 〈◊〉 prosperity in his own Land tho he should be madâ— a Bishop to whom Mr. Hooper prophetically râ—plyed that he would constantly write to them 〈◊〉 that he should not be
to the fire When he came to the stake he kissed it and then spake to the Lord Rich these words My Lord beware beware for you do against your own Conscience and without you repent the Lord will revenge it for you are the cause of my death After which he suffered the fire as the rest and no doubt received his Reward in Heaven On the 14th of June the same year Nicholas Chamberlin was burnt at Colchester and on the 15th Thomas Osmond was burnt at Maintree and William Bamford alias Butler the same day at Harwich all which sealed to the Testimony of the Gospel with their blood I shall now proceed to give you briefly the History of the noted Mr. Bradfood a godly Preacher and holy Martyr for the Gospel of Christ Mr. John Bradford was born at Manchester in Lancastershire being brought up in Learning by his parents attaining to great perfection in the Latin tongue in ready writing and in Accounts which preferred him to the service of Sr. John Harrington Knight who was Treasurer of the Kings Camp and buildings by him Mr. Bradford was imployed both at home and abroad beyond seas and he was in a thriving way and ready for great preferment But God having otherwaies designed this then young Man called him to the Gospel and to the study of the H. Scriptures Finding a call in himself he immediatly embraced it looking upon it as the Spirit of God that prompted him to forsake worldly Riches preferment and Honour in the way he was following and to retire to Cambridge for the benefit of his studies and to sit him for the Ministry He had not been in the University above a year but he obtained the Degree of Mr. of Arts and not long after he had a fellowship given him in Pembroke Hall Where the learned Bucer being acquainted with him stirred him up to the Ministry And Dr. Ridley Bishop of London made him a Deacon giving him licence to preach and made him also a Prebendary in his Cathedral Church of St. Pauls In this office constantly preaching he continued 3 years sharply reproving sin declaring Christ crucified oppugning Heresies and Papistical Errours earnestly perswaded all to a godly Life But after Queen Mary came to the Crown and had introduced the abolished Popery Idolatry Superstition he flinched not neither would he fly as many did but continued his diligent preaching until deprived of that Liberty by the Queen and Council on the 13th of August in the first year of Queen Mary Dr. Bourn Bishop of Bâ—â—â— preaching at Pauls Cross in the behalf of Popery the people were all in an uprore at his sermon and one among the rest flung a dagger at him as he stood in the Pulpit and narrowly mist him He seeing his life in danger desired Mr. Bradford who was ner him to pacifie the people which he readily did stepping forth spake to them in such sort and sheltrinâ— the Bishop that he saved his Life for it was verily thought that if it had not been for Mr. Bradford the people had torn the Bishop to peices they were so much incensed by his sermon At which time oâ—â— called to him and said Mr. Bradford Mr. Bradford you now save him who will shortly help to buâ—â— you which proved true enough for from this very Act of Charity finding how much he was beloved by the people and fearing his Doctrine and abilities they called this sedition and a Commotion and he was sent for before the Queen and Council where his preaching was objected against him and was aâ— last committed to the Tower and then into other prisons as the Kings Bench the Counter and Newgate into all which he was cast for his conscience sake because he would not embrace the Romish superstition All the time he was in prison he preached almost continually and when in Newgate would gâ—â— once a week among the Felons Thieves preachinâ— to them and exhorting them doing a great deal 〈◊〉 good amongst them Preaching reading and praying seem'd to be his whole Life He eat but one meal a day and that but little He was almost continually on his Knees Often museing and bitterly weeping to himself He was somewhat tall of person of a sanguine complexion with an awbourn hair and beard He seldom slept above 4 hours in a night and alwaies read in his bed till sleep came He counted that hour ill spent in which he did not some good He was very Charitable and Liberal to his fellow prisoners He was much beloved through his winning carriage even of his Keepers who gave him such liberty that he might have got away if he would nay they often let him go forth on his word which they were sure of he being alwaies most punctual He was several times brought before the Chancellor and before Bonner and other Bishops and much pains was taken by several of the most learned among them to bring him over to them but in vain for he so confounded them with the Scriptures and manifested the Truth to them concerning the presence of Christ in his Sacrament that they knew not what to say to him but having the power in their hands they condemned him as an Heretick to be burnt and reading the sentence to him when the Chancellor came to the word Johannes Bradford Laicus ha Said he is he no Priest to which Mr. Bradford replyed no he never was Priest nor beneficed nor Married nor a Preacher till publick Authority had Established Religion After which he fell down on his Knees and heartily thanked God that he counted him worthy to suffer for his name sake They had kept him near 2 years in prison and he was now condemned on the last of January from which time to the 1st of July they kept him in prison where they had several conferences with him but he still kept constant and unshaken in his faith Not long before his burning he dreamed all the order of it as it afterward happened They had an intent to have sent him to Manchester to have been burnt there but their minds altering they order'd it to be done in Smithfield One afternoon as he was walking in his Chamber the Keepers wife came runing to him almost out of Breath amazed and crying O Mr. Bradford I come to bring you heavy news What is that said he That you must be burned your chain is now buying Mr. Bradford pulling off his Gap and lifting up his eyes towards heaven said I thank God for it I have looked for it a long time it is no unexpected thing the Lord make me worthy of it The rumor of Mr. Bradfords burning soon spread thorow the City and by 4 a clock in the morning people began to gather together in the streets As he was passing between Nowgate and Smithfield his Brother in Law came and took him by the hand to take his last leave of him for which Woodriff the dogged Sheriff struck him over the head
him coming after him O are you there said he yes said Mr. Latimer I am coming after you as fast as I Can. When they both came to the stake Bishop Ridly holding up both his hands and looking towards heaven prayed and seeing Mr. Latimer come he ran to him and embraced him and Kissed him saying Be of good heart Brother for God will either asswage the fury of the Flame or else streâ—gthen us to abide it With that he Kneeled down at the Stake Kissing it and then fell to prayer and Mr. Latimer behind him both earnestly calling upon God After they arose and talked a little while together when Dr. Smith who in King Ed. days had renounced Popery now embracing it preached to the people on this Text Tho I give my Body to be burnt c. inveighing very much against the opinions of the Lutherans after he had done both Dr. Ridly and Mr. Latimer had a desire to have reply'd to what he had said but as soon as they began to open their mouths some ran to them and stop'd them telling them unless they would recant they should not be suffered to speak Gods will be done then said Bishop Ridly but so long as I have breath in my body I will never deny my Lord Christ and his known truth Then he said with a loud voyce I Commit our cause to Almighty God who will indifferently Judg all Then Mr. Latimer said what is hid shall be revealed They were then Commanded to make themselves ready which they did and were both Chained to the Stake and Dr. Rilleys brother-in-law brought each a Bag of Gunpowder to tye about them which they accepted of as sent them from God Dr. Ridley stripped himself and gave away his things among his friends there being great striving to have some remembrance from this good Man but Mr. Latimer suffered himself to be strip'd by the officers haveing nothing worth bestowing Dr. Ridly being now at the stake prayed saying holding up both his hands O heavenly Father I give thee most hearty thanks for that thou hast called me to be a professor of thee even unto Death I beseech the O Lord have mercy upon this Realm of England and deliver the same from all her Enemies Then he made a Request to the Lord Williams to intreat the Queen to be good to several poor people to whom he had let Leases that they mought injoy them which he promised to do but Bishop Bonner like a wretch took them all from them Then fire was put to them when Mr. Latimer said be of good comfort Mr. Ridly and play the Man we shall this day light such a Candle by God's Grace in England as I trust shall never be put out Dr. Ridly when he saw the flame approach him he cryed out In manus tuas Domine commendo Spiritum meum Domine recipe Spiritum meum that is Into thy hands O Lord I commend my Spirit O Lord receive my Spirit which latter part he often repeated in English Mr. Latimer crying as vehemently on the other side O Father of Heaven receive my Soul Who receiving the flame as it were imbracing it soon dyed with little or no Pain But Bishop Ridly by reason of the fire being ill made endured great torment having all his lower parts burnt before his upper were touched so that he was heard to cry to them often for the Lords sake to put the fire to him I cannot burn and then crying out Lord have mercy upon me he Continued a long time and all one side of him remained untouch'd till aâ—â—â—â—st tâ—â— Gâ—â—â—oweâ—cr â—â—â—k firâ— after which he wâ—◠〈◊〉 seâ—n to move â—y more And this was the eâ—â—â—â—th sâ—â— two â—oly Martyrs Blessed Bishops for the Gospel of Christ's sake by the hands of persecuting Papisis and by the Religion â—hen established by Law The Death of pâ—â—seâ—â—ting Gardner Wit in a wâ—ilt afâ—â—r the B oody persecuting Pâ—â—lâ—â— Stephâ—â— Gâ—â—dâ—â— dyed for that day the last mentioned Mâ—rtyâ—s were put to death tho the Duke of No â—â—hfolk and other persons of Quality came to dine with him he would not go to dâ—nner till 3 or 4 of the Clock expecting to hear of the Death of these wâ—mâ—n and assâ—on as his man riâ—â—â—g post had brâ—â—ght him word of it he began to be merry and sat down to dinner but was emmediately struck with the hand of God the first but â—e put â—nto his mouth being carried from the Table Continuing for â—5 days in great Torments nor being able to evacuate Naturâ— any way and his Tongue that had so often blaspherâ—ed God swollen and black lolling out of his mouth till he dyed Tho he weâ—e dead yet persecution Continued and the Devil found Instruments to do his Work For in the Month of November three flour Champions of Jesus Christ suffer'd in one Fire in Canterbury viz Jâ—hn wâ—bb Gentleman George Roâ—er and Gâ—egory Parke being all condemned to the fire by the Bishop of Dover and Nicâ—oâ—as Harspfield As they went to the plâ—ce of their Martyrdom they sung Psalms two of them were will striâ—ken in years but Râ—per was a younger man of a fresh Complexion going all â—ith whi e Linnen and their gowns upon it They all shewâ—d great Constancy but Râ—per especially who coming to the place leâ—ped for Joy and whâ—n fiâ—e waâ— put to hâ—m he streatched out both his Aâ—ms into â—â—e â—lâ—mes standing like a Cross unmevable and so continued never stirring them till they were both burnt â—ff and afterwards his Body to Ashes Several dyed in Prison in the â—â—llards Tower through the bâ—â—â—arity of the Papists and were Cast into t he open fields for doggs and swine to tear with command that none 〈…〉 hâ—m yet by night some were â—ound to be â—o Câ—â—â—table as to fling Eartâ— over thâ—m Archdeacon Philpot burnt in Smithfield The next 〈…〉 mâ—â—tâ—â—â— Wâ—â—â—â—ought to the stâ—ke by thâ—se blood sâ—â—kâ—â—â— wâ— Mr Jâ—â—â—◠〈◊〉 Archdeacon â—f Wincâ—â—â—â— â—â—e wâ—â— tâ—e 〈…〉 Gentâ—emaâ—â—f 〈◊〉 goâ—d fâ—â—mâ—ly in 〈…〉 brought up in Nâ—â—â— Coâ—â—cagâ— in Oxâ—â—â—◠〈…〉 died thâ— Civil â—â—ws 6 or 7 yeaâ—s wâ—◠〈…〉 â—â—ral Arts 〈◊〉 â—â—ence and â—spâ—â—â—ly 〈…〉 in which he profiteâ— and more 〈…〉 Hebrew He wâ—s of a preâ—anâ—â—â—â—t 〈…〉 and resolution fervent in Religioâ— â—ree from 〈◊〉 â—â—â—tery and hypocrisie and hated â—â—ssiâ—â—ulatiâ—n Fâ—â—m Oxford he went to travel to improve himself going thorow Italy and other parts where he increaâ—â—d his knowledg and lost nor as many do good m nners and Love to God Returning into England he was made Arcâ—dâ—acon of Winchester in King Edwâ—rds days under the Bishop Dr. Poinet who had succeeded Gardner But â—fter that Queen Mary came in and caused a Convocation of Prelates to Assemble about Religion this good man believing they might there speak freely he manfully maintained the cause of the Gospel against all its Adversaries for which he was afterwards â—â—pâ—â—ioned and after a twelve months time or more w s had to be examined before Bâ—shop Gardner