Abridgment of the Book of Acts and Monuments by Timothy Bright
Anno 1557. [ 1557] 10 of the 15. persons mentioned in the other book that were in prison in the castle of Canterbury, whereof five were famished, were committed to the fire by Thornton called B. or suffragan of Dover, otherwise called Dick of Dover, and by Nicholas Harpesfield Archdeacon of the same province.
The names of those ten be these: John Philpot of Tenderden. W. Waterer of Bedington, Stephen Kempe of Norgate, W. Haidhith, Th. Hudson of Shalenge, Matthew Brodbridge of Tenderden, Thomas Stephens of Bedingden, Nicholas Final of Tenderden, W. Lowicke of Crambrooke, W. Prowting of Thoneham. Of these six were burned at Canterbury about y e xv. of January, two, that is, Stephen and Philpot at Wye. About the same month, other two, Final and Brodbridge, at Ashford the 16. of the same month.
In february following came out another bloody commission from the king and Queen, yet more to inflame the fire of persecution. After the publishing of which Commission the eight of February, persecution did rage most fiercely in all quarters: so that the prisons were full of prisoners: namely, in the diocese of Canterbury. And in the town of Colchester, it was so fierce, that 22. together, men and women were apprehended at one clappe, 14. men and 8. women: of which, some escaped; the other were driven up like a flock of Christian lambes to London, with 2. or 3. leaders at the most.
The blood of which people, Boner would have sucked, had not Cardinal Poole stayed his rage. Who although he were a papist and an enemy, yet was he not so bloody as the other were.
So these people, being suffered to draw themselves out a submission, were delivered, notwithstanding diverse of thē afterward were taken and suffered.
The names of that multitude were these: Robert Coleman of Walton, in the County of Essex, laboring man, John Winsley of Horsley magna in the same County, Stephen Glover of Railey in the same County, Glover, Ri, charde Clarke, of much Holland in the same County, mariner, W. Munt of much Bentley in the same County, husbandman, Thomas Winseley, of much Horsley in the same County, sawyer, Margaret Field of Ramsey in the same County, Agnes Whitlocke of Douercourte, Alice Munt of much Bentley, Rose Allen of the same town, Richard Bongeor of Colchester, Currier, Richard Atkyn of Halsteed weauer, Robert Barcock of Whistone, carpenter, Rich. George of Westbarfolt, laborer, Rich, Gelly of Colchester mariner. Tho. Feresham, mercer of Colchester, Robert Debnam late of Dedham, Cisley Warren of Cockshall, Christian Pepper widow, of the same town Allen Simson, Eline Euring, Alice the wife of Rob. Will. at colchester, William Bongeor of Colchester Glaster. Their chief trouble was for the article of the Lord's supper.
The same year, 1557. the xii. of April, suffered v. godly Martyrs in smithfield: Thomas Losebie, Henry Ramsey, Thomas Thyrtel, Margaret Hyde, and Agnes Stanley. The vii. of January they were examined by Darbishire then Chancellor to Boner. Who dealt so with them, that they were dismissed for that time: but the B. taking the matter into his hands, the vi. of March, dealt more hardly w t them. And again, the first day of April convented them: and finding them constant in the truth, neither to be moved by his threats, nor allurements, proceeded to their condemnatiō. The afternoon, the B. first called for Loseby (who when in reading of his articles) mention was made of the Sacrament of the altar) the Bishop putting off his cap, & his fellows, said: My Lord, seeing you put off your cap, I will put on mine, and therewithal did put on his cap. So sentence was pronounced upon him, and the rest severally. Who courageously, and constantly defied to the bishops face, their Popish Idolatry and superstition. And so were they delivered to the Sheriffs of London: who the xii. day of April brought them into Smithfielde. Where all together in one fire joyfully they slept in the Lord.
In the Moneth of May following, three other suffered in Saint Georges fields in Southwarke: whose names were, William Morant, one King, and Steeuen Gratwicke. Who was above all most unlawfully put to death: For first he was condemned by the Bishoppe of Winchester, and the Bishoppe of Rochester, which were not his Ordinaries: neither could his appeal be taken. Then when they had no color, they suborned one of the Priests to come in for a false Ordinary, and sit upon him, and pretended false articles, which were no part of his examination. And having no other ground, nor just matter against him, but only for saying these words: That which I said, I have said, they read the Sentence of Condemnation against them.
So he with the other two, about the ende of May, was burned for the testimony of Jesus Christ in S. Georges fields. While the Bishoppe was reading Sentence against Gratwicke, his Chaplains cried out, saying: stop, stop my Lord, for now he will recant. Then the Bishoppe asked him what he would do. To whom he answered, My Lord, my faith is grounded more steadfastly, than to change in a moment. It is not process of time that can alter me, unless my faith were as the waves of the Sea. So the Bishoppe made an ende, and delivered him to the Sheriff.
In the xxviij. day of the month of June, were vii. Christian, and faithful Martyrs burned at Maidstone in Kente, through the cruelty of Richard Thornton, suffragan of Dover, & the bloody Archdeacon of Canterbury. Their names were, Joan Bradbridge of Staplehurst, Walter Applebie of Maidstone, Petronell his wife, Edmund Allen of Fritēden, Katherin his wife, John Mānings, wife, of maidstone, Elizabeth, a blind maiden. Edm. Allen was a Miller, in the parish of Frittenden in Kent, who in a deer year would feed the poor, and would read unto them the scriptures, and exhort them. He was taken by the means of John Tailor, Priest of the Parish, and committed (after much vile taunting and railing) to prison, by sir John Baker knight.
The nineteenth day of June, were burned seven: four women and three men, at Canterbury, for the testimony of Christ. Their names were these: John Fishcock, Nicholas White, Nich. Pardue, Barbara Final, widow, Bradbridge, widow, who was thought to have been with child, Wilsons wife, and Bendens wife. The usage of Alice Benden was most cruel. She being delivered, was by the foolish words of her own husband imprisoned again, who took money of the Constable to carry her to prison himself: but that the wife tendering her husbands fame, and that the world should not witness against him so facinorous a fact, went to the Constable, desiring him to go with her: who answered that he could not, but lent her his boy to go with her, with whom she went to Canterbury castle. Where she being in prison, practiced with a prison fellow of hers, the wife of one Potkin, to live both of them with two pence half penny a day, to try thereby, how well they could sustain penury, if they were put to it: for they had heard when they should be removed to the Bishops prison, their livings should be but three pence half penny each day: & did in deed so live both, fourteen days, ere she were from thence removed.
The two and twentieth day of January following, her husband went and told the Bishop, that she had a brother, whose name was Roger Hall that resorted unto her, who if he were kept from her, he said she would turn: for he comforteth her (saith he) and giveth her money, and persuadeth her not to recant. Vppon which report of her husband, she was removed to a prison called Monday hole, and straight charge given, that if her brother came, he should be taken: but he coming early in the morning when her keeper was gone to ringe, (for he was a bell ringer) otherwise did not know where she had been imprisoned, but by hearing her voice as she poured out unto God her sorrowful complaints, saying the Psalms of David. And there putting money in a loaf of bread, & sticking the same on a pole, so did he reach it unto her: & this was five weeks after her coming thither: all which time no creature was known to come at her, more then her keeper. Her lying in that prison was upon a little short straw, betwixt a pair of stocks and a stone wall, & her allowance three farthings a day: that is, an half penny in bread and a farthing in drink, neither could she get anymore for her money: wherefore she desired to have her whole allowance in bread, and used water for drink. Thus did she lie nine weeks: during which time she never changed apparel.
At the first coming into this place she did grievously bewail her state, with great sorrow, and reasoned with her self why the Lord God, with his heavy justice suffered her to be sequestered from her loving fellows in so extreme misery. In which she continued till on a night as she was in her sorrowful supplications, in rehearsing this verse of the Psalm: Why art thou so heavy O my soul, and again the right hand of the most highest can change all: she received comfort in the midst of her miseries, and after that continued joyful until her deliverance from the same. So she with the rest the nintenth of June were consumed with fire for the testimony of Jesus, after they kneeling down together had called upon the name of God.
Bradbriges wife when she was condemned of the Bishop to be burned, had two children named Patience and Charity. Who then said to the Bishop, that if he would needs burn her, yet she trusted that he would take and keep Patience and Charity, meaning her two daughters: Nay quoth the Bishop, by the faith of my body, I will meddle with neither of them both.
About this time Matthew Plase weauer of the parish of Stone in Kent, was examined before Thorneton, Harpsfielde, &c. And constantly maintained the truth against the popish hypocrites: but what became of him it is uncertain.
In the town of Louis were ten faithful servants of God, put in one fire the two and twentieth day of June. Their names were Richard Woodman, George Stephens, Robert Maynard, Alexander Hoseman, his servant Tomasin a Wood, Maynards maid, Margery Moris, James Moris her son, Denis Burgis, Ashdons wife, Groues wife. Rich. Woodman was twice imprisoned for the testimony of Jesus. At the first apprehension, he was imprisoned a year and a half in the kings bench, and afterward 8. weeks in the Bishops colehouse, lacking one day. His first apprehension was for reproving a Preacher in the pulpit, in the Parish of Wambleton, where he dwelt. For which he was twice before y e Bishoppe of Chichester, and five times before the Commissioners, and then sent to London's Cole-house, and many times called before him.
He was six times examined in the Colehouse, and 26. times before, so that his examinations in all were 32.
The second time he was found out, and taken by means of his father and brother: who had as much goods of his in their hands, as were well worth six and fifty pounds a year, a Lordship, and an honor and half a Lordship, which he had delivered unto their hands to pay his debts, and the rest to remain to his wife and children, which was two hundred pounds better then the debt came to.
The same day that Philpot was burned, which was the 18. of December, he with four more, were delivered out of Boners hands with very good conditions: in such sort as Woodman said of him, that his heart was so drunken with y t blood of Philpot, that he thought he could not tell what he did. For two days before (said he) he promised them they should be condemned, that same day they were delivered. Yet the morning after they were delivered, he sought earnestly for some of them again, waxing dry after his great drunkenness.
Before his second apprehension, he continued in a Wood under a tower, 6. or 7. weeks: with his Bible, pen and ynke, and other necessaries: his wife bringing him meat daily.
Anno 1557. the 14. of April, he was brought before the Bishop of Chichester, Doct. Story, and Doct. Cook, of whō after examination of diverse pointes, as of marriage of priests, concerning the assurance of having the spirit of God, (which the Papists account arrogancy to affirm,) and concerning the 7. sacraments, he was had to the marshalsea, and there remained till the 27. of April. At which time he appeared again before Chichester, two of his Chaplains, and Doctor Story, of whom he was examined of the seven Sacraments, and not agreeing with them therein, he was commanded again to the marshalsea, no man to speak with him.
The 12. of May he was examined again of Doct. Langdall, parson of Buxted in Sussex, and Chaplain to my Lord Montague, and master James Gage at my Lord Montague's house in Southwarke: where he set Langedall up in diverse pointes of religion: as of the force of Baptism, whether it be of necessity of salvation to all, and of the state of infants that die without it: touching the Sacrament of the Altar, &c. and so was had again to prison till the five and twenty of May. On which day he was examined again of Winchester, Rochester, and a certain Doctor, with diverse other Priests and Gentlemen, sitting in Saint Georges Church in Southwarke, of whom being wrangled with touching Priests marriages, and his reproving of a revolting Preacher, he was dismissed again to the marshalsea, till the fifteen of June. At which day he appeared before Winchester, the Archdeacon of Canterbury, Doctor Langdall, &c. and would not answer nor swear before Winchester, because he was not his ordinary. Who when he threatened him, made answer: I look for no help of men, God is on my side, I praise him therefore: I will not care who be against me, neither do I. So was he had to the marshalsea again, where he remained till the sixteenth of July: on which day he was condemned by Winchester, chiefly for the point of the Sacrament of the Altar, and so was burned with nine other, which were taken not past two or three days before their judgment, and burned before the writ could come down. Such quick dispatch they made. They suffered the two and twentieth day of June at Louis.
About the same time one Ambrose died in Maidstone prison, who else should have been burned in the quarrel of Christ.
About the same time was one Richard Lush condemned of Cutbert Bourne B. of Bath and Welles, and given to the secular power for the sincerity of the Gospel: whether he were burned or not it is uncertain.
In the month of July next, ensued the martyrdom of Simon Miller of Linne, and Elizabeth Cooper. Simon Miller being at Norwich, and seeing the people coming from their Popish service, asked them where he might have the Communion. At which words, a Papist said: he would bring him where he should not miss, and brought him to the Chancellor of Norwich, who as he was examining him, spied his confession which he had put into his shoe, which did appear: and asked if he would stand to the same. Which when he said he constantly would do, he was committed to a keeper in the Bishops house: from whence (on what condition it is uncertain) he was dismissed, and went home to his house at Linne, Where (when he had set all things in order) he returned again to his Prison in the Bishops house, and there continued constant in the profession of the truth, till by the B. and his Chancellor he was condemned to death.
Elizabeth Cooper was a Pewterers wife, dwelling in Saint Andrew's parish in Norwich: where before she had recanted, and being unquiet in mind, and greatly troubled in conscience for the same, at the last she came into y e church (the people being at their Superstitious Service: and before them all bewailed her fall, and greatly repented of that she had done. For which she was taken by M. Sutterton the Sheriff, & burned with Simon Miller. When the fire came unto her, she a little shrunk thereat, crying ah a. Which when Simon Miller heard, he put his hand behind towards her, and willed her to be strong and of good cheare: we shall have a joyful and sweet supper. Whereby she was strengthened still, and quietly ended her combat, with victory.
Of those 22. which were before mentioned: that were then delivered by the means of the Cardinal Poole, was William Moūt of much Bentley in Essex husbandmā, with Alice his wife, and Rose Allen maid, the daughter of the said Allice Mount. They coming home again, refrayned from their parish Church, and frequented the company of good men. Wherefore, a wicked priest of the town, Syr Thomas Tye, who by reason he himself had been a professor, knew all their haunt, complained of them to the Lord Darcie, and wrote also against them to Boner. So the 7, day of March, at two of the clock in the morning, one master Edmund Tyrrel, (who came of the Tyrrels that murdered K. Edward the 5. and his brother) took with him the Baylieffe of the hundred, called William Samuel, dwelling in Colchester, and the two Constables of much Bentley, John Baker, and William Harris, and other company, and came to father Mountes house, and apprehended him, & his wife being sick, saying they should go to Colchester Castle. Which mother Mount hearing, desired her daughter might first fetch her some drink, for she was very sick. Which they granted her. So her daughter Rose Allen took a pot, and went with a candle to draw drink: and as she came back again, Tirrel met with her, and willed her to give her parents good counsel, &c. To whom she answered: sir, they have a better instructor than I: for the holy Ghost doeth teach them, I hope, which I trust will not suffer thē to err. Tirrel said, Why? art thou still in that mind y u naughty housewife? Marry it is time to look unto such heretics in deed. Rose. Sir, w t that which you call heresy do I worship my Lord God, I tell you truth. Tirrell. Then I perceive you will burn (gossip) with the rest for companies sake. Rose. If I be so compelled, I hope in his mercies (if he call me to to it) he will make me able to bear it. So he (turning to his company) said: Sirs, this Gossip will burn, do ye not think it? Marry sir (quoth one) prove her, and you shall see what she will do by and by. So the cruel Tirrell taking the candle from her, held her by the wrest, and the burning candle under her hand, burning crossewaies over the back thereof, so long, till the sinews cracked in sunder. In which time of his tyranny, he said often to her: Why whore, wilt thou not cry: thou young whore, wilt thou not cry? &c. Unto which she always answered, that she had no cause, she gave God thanks. He had more cause to weep (she said) than she, if he considered the matter well. In the end, when the sinews brake, he thrust her violently from him, and said: Ah strong whore, thou shameless beast, thou beastly whore, &c. But she (patiently suffering his rage) at the last said: Have you done what you will do? And he said, yea. And if thou think it be not well, then mende it. R. Mend it, nay, the Lord mend you, and give you repentance, if it be his will. And now (if you think it good) begin at the feet, and burn the head also. And so she went, and carried her mother drink, as she was commanded.
After they had searched the house for more company, at the last, they found one John Thurstone, and Margarette his wife also with other, whom they carried to Colchester Castle immediately.
With William Mount and his Family, was joined also in the same Prison at the Town of Colchester, another faithful brother, John Johnson, otherwise called Aliker, of the Town of Thorpe, in the County of Essex, Labourer, of the age of 34. years, his wife being dead, and three children by her left with him.
Other six prisoners lay in Mot-hall, in the same town, whose names were, William Bongeor, of the Parish of S. Nicholas in Colchester, Glasier, about the age of 40. years: Agnes Siluerside, alias Smith, of Colchester, widow, of the age of sixty years: Thomas Benolde of Colchester, Talowchaundler: William Purcas of Bocking in Essex Fuller, of the age of twenty years: Helene Ewring, the wife of John Ewring, Miller of Colchester, of the age of forty & eyght years: who was one of the two and twenty prisoners before mentioned, and was by Robert Maynarde (then Bailiff of Colchester) imprisoned in the Mot-hall. The sixtth of this company was Elizabeth Folkes, a servant, of the age of twenty years. These were imprisoned in the Mot-hall, and the other four were in the Castle. Divers examinations these good men had at sundry times, before Justices, Priests, and Officers. As, Master Roper, John Kingstone Commissary, John Boswell Priest, and Bishoppe Boners Scribe. Last of all, they were examined in the Mot-hall the three and twenty day of June, by Doctor Chadsey, John Kingstone Commissary, with other priests, and Boswel the Scribe, in the presence of Robert Brown, and Robert Maynard, Bailiffs of Colchester, with diverse Justices, and Gentlemen of the Country.
At which time, sentence of death was read against them, chiefly for denying the Real presence in the Sacrament. Elizabeth Folkes the young maid, being asked whether she believed the Lord to be present in the Sacrament substantially and really: made answer, that she believed it was a substantial Lie, and a real Lie. Then they read the Sentence of condemnation against her. In which time Doctor Chadsey wept, that the tears trickled down his cheeks.
This Elizabeth Folkes the day before she was condemned, was examined only upon this article, whether she believed that there was a Catholic Church or no? Unto which she answered, yea: then was she immediately by Boswels means the Scribe, delivered unto her uncle Holt of Colchester to be kept, who carried her home to his house, where she might have departed if she would: means being offered to cōuey her away. But she hearing that some doubted that she had yielded to the Pope (although it was most untrue) would in no wise content her self, but wept, and was in such anguish of mind, that (no remedy) she would to the Papists again. And coming before them at Cosines house at the white heart in Colchester, she was at utter defiance with them and their doctrine, and so was condemned with the rest, as also were the 4. that were put into the castle. Of which company, Rose Allen after her condemnation song for great joy to the wonder of many.
The 2. day of August was appointed for their martyrdom, on which day betwixt 7, and 8. of the clock in the morning, these 6. were brought from Mote-hall, to a place of of ground hard by the town wall, the place of their martirdō. Where all things being prepared, they made their prayer to God, but not in such sort as they would, because they were interrupted, especially by one master Cleere, who sometime had been a Gospeller.
Elizabeth preparing her self to the fire, when she had plucked off her peticote, would have given it to her mother, but was not permitted. Therefore (taking it in her hand) she threw it from her, saying: Farewell all the world: farewell faith, farewell hope: and so taking hold of the stake, said: Welcome love. When these vi. were all nailed to their stakes, and the fire about them, they clapped their hands together (for joy) in the fire. So joyfully they all ended their lives in the quarrel of Christ.
The same day in the afternoon, they four of the Castle were likewise martyred in the flaming fire, and gladly gave their lives for the witnessing of the truth.
John Thurston, who was taken in the house of W. Mount, of Much Bentley, about the month of May, died in Colchester castle, a constant professor of Jesus Christ.
In the Moneth of August was George Eagles put to death at Chelmseford: treason being objected against him y t he should pray that God would turn Queen Mary's heart, or take her away. He was condemned and executed for treason, but the meaning was for religion.
He in the troublesome time of Mary's days gave himself in all places to strengthen the brethren. And such was his pains in travail that (going from place to place) he was called Trudgeouer. His diet was for the space of 3. years very thin, and his drink water: and such spite had the papists against him, that there was an edict proclaimed in the Queens name through Essex, Suffolk, Kent, and Norfolk: promising the party that should take him 20. pounds for his pains. At length being at Colchester upon Marie Magdalens day: at which time they kept a fair in the town, he was espied, and flying was taken, and condemned for treason, such as was mentioned before,
One Richard Putto the elder, an Inneholder, dwelling at the sign of the cock at the same time, did much trouble him, in persuading him to confess he had offended the Queen, &c. And so did he also trouble him being on the ladder. Being drawn to the place of execution, he read very devoutly on a Psalm book which he had in his hand: and with patience endured the torment.
About this time suffered at Norwich a godly man called Richard Crashfield, condemned by Dunnings the Chācellour. He was four times examined. The third time by Doctor Bridges, and the other by Dunnings: by whom he was condemned, and suffered the fifth day of August. At whose burning, one Thomas Carman was apprehended.
About the same time, the xx of August, one named Frier, with the sister of George Eagles, was burned at Rochester.
In the month of September was Mistress Ioice Louis, wife to Thomas Louis of Māchester burned for the gospel at Liechfield. She was instructed in the ways of Christ, and to abhor the Mass and the popish superstition, by master John Glover before mentioned. At which time being compelled by her furious husband to come to church, when holy water was sprinkled upon her, she turned her back: whereupon immediately a citation was sent for her by a Sumner, whom her husband caused to eat the citation, and drink to it: wherefore he was much troubled and was fain to submit himself, his wife remaining constant: for whom he was bound in an hundred pound, after a months respite to bring her again. Who at the day, being exhorted not to venture his wife in carrying her to y e bishop, said (most unkindly) he would not forfeit anything for her, and brought her to the B. who commanded her to such a stinking prison, that her maid that kept her company did sown therein.
Thus being kept in prison, and found constant, after many examinations she was condemned, and the night before she should suffer she was wonderful cheerful and merry, so spending the time in prayer, reading and talking with them that were purposely come unto her, for to comfort her with the word of God. She was (after her condemnation) kept in prison a whole year, because the Sheriff of that year would not burn her.
About three of the clock in the morning, Satan began to trouble her with doubt of her salvation: in which doubt by those that were with her, she received great comfort, and assurance.
About eight of the clock, M. Sheriff cometh & telleth her she had but an hour to live in this world. To whom she answered: M. Sheriff your message is welcome to me, and I thank my God, that he will make me worthy to adventure my life in his quarrel.
When she was at y e stake, (because she was not acquainted with the fresh air, coming out of a close prison) one of her freends had provided her drink. Now when she had prayed three times, in the which she desired God to abolish the idolatrous Mass, whereto all the people and the Sheriff himself said, Amen: She took the cup into her hands, saying: I drink to all those that unfeignedly love the gospel of Jesus Christ, and wish for the abolishing of the papistry. When she had drunk, her freends drunk also, which were afterwards troubled for the same. So being bound to the stake, and fire put to her, she with patience endured, for his names sake that had redeemed her.
About the 17. day of September were burned at Islington nigh London, these four constant professors of Christ, Rafe Allerton, James Austoo, Margery Austoo his wife, and Richard Coth. Rafe Allerton was apprehended by Thomas Tye priest, sometimes a professor of the gospel. He was diverse times examined before London at Fulham the eight of April: again the second of May before him and three of the Counsaile.
Again the 15. of May in the Bishops palace at London: and at the last, remaining constant in the profession of the truth, being vehemently pursued by Thomas Tye, the seuententh of September he was condemned, and burned with the other three.
The tenth day of September, James Austoo being brought with the rest into the bishops chapel at Fulham, he was demanded of the bishop if he knew where he was now, and in what place, and before whom &c. Yea quoth Austoo: I know where I am, for I am in an Idols demple. Whereat Boner perceiving his constancy, pronounced sentence against him.
Margery his wife was sore afraid, & terrified in the prison at twelve of the clock at night, one coming in to her, into the prison with a knife drawn, and attemptyng to cut her throat, but that she called upon God for help: whereat he departed, without doing her any hurt. The next night, they made a rumbling over head like thunder to scar her out of her wits, but GOD gave her strength.
At what time the ten before suffered at Colchester, there were also two women condemned with them, but were deferred, the one omitted and left in the prison, while she was praying apart, for the strength of God's spirit, the other, because her name was false written. 1. Their names were, Agnes Bongeor, whom they wrote Bowyer, and Margerie Thurston. These twayne were both the seventeen day of September, burned at Colchester, for the witness of Christ, which they cheerfully endured for his names sake.
This year the 20. of September, was burned at Northhampton, John Knode a shoemaker, condemned of William Bynsley, Bachelor of law, & Chancelor to y e B. of Peterborow, and delivered to the sheriffe, Sir Tho. Tresham: whose officers burned him without the Northgate in the stone pits. One John Rote a Popish Priest, Vicar of S. Giles in Northampton standing by, did declare unto him, that if he would recant, he had his pardon for him. To whom he answered, that he had his pardon by Jesus Christ.
This year, the 12. of Sept. suffered John Noyes of Laxfield in y e same town, in the county of Suffolk, Shoemaker. He was apprehended by M. Tho. Louel, Wolfren Dowsing, and Nichol. Stonnard, of the same town: and brought before the Justices, and the sheriffe, who the next day cast him into Aye dungeon, where he lay a certain time, & then was carried to Norwich: where the B. condemned him in the presence of his Chancelor, D. Dunnings, Sir William Woodhouse, Sir Th. Woodhouse, M. Geor. Heyden, M. Spencer, William Farrar Alderman of Norwich, &c. Being condemned, he was sent again to Aie prison, and upon the 21. of September about midnight, was brought from thence to Laxfield to be burned: where coming to the place of martyrdom, he said the 50. Psalm, with other prayers: and being bound to the stake, he said, fear not them that can kill the body, but fear him, &c. So the fire being kindled, he with patience finished his course, and gave testimony to the Gospel of God.
The 23. of September, was Cecil Ormes burned at Norwich for the testimony of the truth of Christ, betwixt seven and eight of the clock in the morning. She was taken at the death of Simon Miller, and Elizabeth Cooper, for that she said, she would pledge them of the same cup that they drank on.
The 23. of July she was called before the Chancelor, sitting in judgment with master Bridges, and others: who offered her, if she would go to Church, and keep her tongue and say nothing against them, liberty. Which she refused, saying: if she should do so, GOD would surely plague her. Therefore do with me, saith she, what ye will: and said, if he condemned her, he should not be so desirous of her sinful flesh, as she would (by God's grace) be content to give it in so good a quarrel. So he pronounced his bloody sentence against her, and delivered her to the sheriffes, Thomas and Leonard Sotherton,
This Cecil Ormes had before recanted: for which she fell into great anguish of mind, and had gotten a letter made to give unto the Chancellor, to let him know, she repented her recantation, &c. But before she exhibited her hill, she was taken.
Being brought to the place of execution, where Miller and Cooper were burned, and the same stake, she laid her hand thereon, and kissed it, and said, Welcome the sweet cross of Christ, and so gave her self unto it. After the tormentors had kindeled the fire to her, she said, my soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit rejoiceth in God my Savior. And quietly, (as she had been in a slumber) ended this mortal life.
In the diocese of Chichester many were condemned, and martyred for the witness bearing to the truth: whose names were these: John Freeman of East Grinsted, John Warner of Berne, Christian Glover, of the Archdeaconrie of Louis, Thomas Athoth, Priest, Thomas Auington of Ardinglie, Dennis Burgess of Buxsted, Tho. Rauensdale of Rie, John Milles of Hellinglesh, Nicholas Holden of Withiam, John Harte of Withiam, Margery Morice of Hethfield, Anne Try of East-greensteed, John Oseward of woodmancote, James Morice of Hethfielde, Thomas Dowgate of East-greenesteed, and John Ashdon of Ketherfielde. The greatest doer then against these martyrs, and sitters upon their condemnation, were these, Christopherson the B. after, Day, Richard Briseley, Doctor of Law, and Chancellor of Chichester, Robert Taylor Bachelor of Law, his Deputy, Tho. Backarde, Ciuilian, Anthony Clarke, Albane Langdale, Bachelor of Divinity.
In the Moneth of November, was Thomas Spurdance (one of Queen Mary's servants) burned at Burie He was taken by two of his fellows, John Hammon, otherwise called Barker, and George Lawson, both dwelling in Codnam, in the County of Suffolk. Who carried him to one Master Gosnall, dwelling in Codnam, and by him was sent to Burie. He was first examined by the Bishops Chancellor, and then by the Bishoppe himself, and by him condemned.
Being before the Bishoppe, he was exhorted by a Gentleman that stood by him, to take a day, and to advise himself. Unto whom he made answer: If I save my life, I shall lose it, and if I lose my life for Christ's sake, I shall be sure to find it in everlasting life. And if I should take a day, when the day cometh, I must say then, even as I do now, except I will lie, and that needeth not.
The same yere, the eighteen day of November, were these three burned in Smithfielde: John Hollingdale, William Sparrowe, and Richard Gibson. William Sparrowe had recanted before, and afterward did greatly repent him for the same, saying unto Bishoppe Boner, that it was the worst deed that ever he had done. And said unto him moreover, That which you call heresy (quoth he) is good and godly, and if every hair of my head were a man, I would burn them all (said he) rather then I would go from the truth.
As Boner ministered his Popish Articles unto M. Gibson, even so likewise did he again propound other Articles unto Boner. As, whether the Scriptures were sufficient to instruct to salvation? From whom authority cometh, and what it is? Whether any but Christ is Lord over faith? By what marks Antichrist is to be known? & so forth, to the number of nine. In the ende, Boner delivered them to the Secular power: and the eyghteenth day of November they cheerfully witnessed the truth in the flames of fire.
The xxij. of Decēb. John Rough Minister, a Scotishmā, & Marg. Mearing, were burned for the gospel in smithfield. John Rough had been of the order of the black Friers xvi. years: and at the request of the Lord Hāmleton, Earl of Arran, and governor of Scotland, the Archbishop caused the Provincial of that house (having thereto authority) to dispense with him for his habit, & hood, and so he took him to be a Secular Priest, to serve in his Chapel. In whose service he remained a whole yere.
In which time, God did open his eyes to see the truth, and was sent by the same Governor to preach in the freedom of Ayos, where he remained the spare of four whole years.
Afterwarde he came into England, after the battle of Muscleborow, and preached at Carlill, Barwicke and Newcastell: and after that was placed by the Archbishop of York in a benefice nigh Hull. Where he remained till the death of King Edward: after whose death, he fled with his wife into Freeseland: and there lived by knitting of caps, hose, and such like: till about the end of the month of October last, before his death. At which time, lacking yearn, he came over to make provision: and coming over to London, was of the congregation there made their minister.
In the end with Cutbert Symson, he was taken at the Sarasines head in Islington, by the means of a dissembling brother, called Roger Sergeaunt a Taylor, and was carried to the Counsel, and of them was sent to Newgate: where he had remained but a while before Bishop Boner sent for him, the eighteenth day of December, and ministereth unto him certain Articles. And again the nineteenth day persuaded with him. On the twentieth day finding him constant, he pronounceth sentence of condemnation against him.
Amongst other talk with Bishop Boner, he affirmed that he had been twice at Rome, and there had seen plainly with his eyes, which he had heard many times before, namely that the Pope was the very Antichrist: for there he saw him carried on men's shoulders, and the false named Sacrament borne before him: yet was there more reverence given to him, then to that which they counted for their God. When B. Boner heard this, rising up and making as though he would have torn his garments, hast thou (said he) been at Rome? and seen our holy father the Pope: and doest thou blaspheme him in this sort? and with that flying upon him, he plucked of a piece of his beard, & after making speedy hast to his death, burnt him before six of the clock in the morning.
This Master Rough being at the burning of Austoo in Smithfield, and returning homeward again, met with one M. Farrara a merchant of Hallifar, who asked him where he had been: unto whom he answered. I have been (said he) where I would not for one of mine eyes, but I had been: where have you been (said M. Farrar ) Forsooth (said he) to learn the way: and so told him, he had been at the burning of Austoo, where shortly after he was burned himself, and with him Margarete Meering.
This Margarete Meering, (wherefore it is uncertain) gave occasion to be excommunicated, & so was by M. Rough himself in the open face of the congregation: which she took in evil part, and gave out threatenings against the congregation, but God disposed otherwise.
For the Sunday after, M. Rough, being taken by the information of one Roger, Sergeant to the bishop of London, was laid prisoner in the Gate house at Westminster, where none of his freends could come to visit him. This Margery hearing thereof, got her a basket & a clean shirt in it, and went to Westminster, where she feigning her self to be his sister, got into the prison to him, and did to her power not a little comfort him.
The Friday after she standing at Mark-lane end with another woman a freend of hers, saw Cluny Boners sumner coming into the street towards her house. Whom when she saw, said to the other woman standing with her, whether goeth yoonder fine fellow, said she? I think surely he goeth to my house, and in vewing him still, at the last she saw him enter into her door: so immediately she went home: and asked him, whom he sought? Wherevnto Cluny answered, for you: you must go with me: Mary (quoth she) here I am, I will go with you. And coming to the bishop, she was laid in prison, and the Wednesday after, burned in Smithfield.
An. 1558. [ 1558] the 28. of March was Cutbert Simson deacon of the same Church whereof M. Rough was minister in London, burned in Smithfield, and with him Hugh Fox, and John Deuenish apprehended together at Islington, and so together cheerfully suffered for righteousness sake.
Being called into the Warehouse of the Tower before the Constable of the Tower, and the Recorder of London, master Cholmeley, & refusing to tell who came to the English service, he was put in a rack of iron, where he stood three hours, and being loosed from thence, because he would bewray none, on a Sunday after, they did bind his two fingers together, and put a small arrow betwixt them, and drew it through so fast, that the blood followed and the arrow brake. It was thought this was done rather in the Bishops house. After they had twice racked him, they five weeks after sent him to Boner, of whom he was condemned.
Yet gave he him great testimony of patience before all the people in his Consitory, saying: if he were not an heretic, he is a man of the greatest patience, that yet ever came before me. For I tell you, he hath been thrice racked upon one day in the Tower, also in my house he hath felt some sorrow, and yet I never saw his patience broken.
The 9. of April, An. 1558. William Nichol was burned for the cause of the Gospel, at Hereford in West Wales.
The 19. of May after, suffered William Seaman of the age of 26. an husbandman, dwelling in Mendlesham in the county of Suffolk, Tho. Carman and Thomas Hudson of Arlsham in Norfolk all three together at Norwich, for the cause of Christ.
William Seamon was pursued and taken by the laying wait of Sir John Tirrel: who having searched for him himself in vain, gave charge to his servants, Robert Balding and James Clarke: by whom he was taken and brought to Syr John Tirrell, who sent him to the B. of Norwich, by whom he was condemned.
After his death he left behind him a wife, and three children very young, and with his children, the wife was persecuted out of the town of Mendlesham, because she would not go to hear mass, and all her corn, and goods seised, and taken away by master Christopher Coles officers, Lord of the town.
Thomas Carman was taken, because he pledged Bichard Crashfield at his burning.
Tho. Hudson, after he had long been absent from his wife, & children, for the avoiding of the popish idolatry and superstition, came home to his house to visit, and to comfort them, and at the first lay among the fagots: where his wife had made him a place to remain in the day. At the last, he walked abroad for certain days openly in the town, crying out continually against the mass, and that trumpery: and in the end coming home to his house, he sat him down upon his knees, having his book by him, reading & singing psalms continually without ceasing, for 3. days and 3. nights together: refusing meat, and other talk, to the great wonder of many.
Then one John Crowch, his next neighbor went to the Constables, Robert Marsham and Robert Laws in the night, to certify them thereof. For Berrie the Vicar of the Town did command openly to watch for him, and the Constables understanding the same, took him by break of day. The two and twenty of April, when Hudson saw them come in, he said, now mine hour is come, welcome friends, welcome. You be they that shall lead me to life in Christ: I thank GOD therefore, and the Lord enable me thereto for his mercies sake. So they led him to Berry the Commissary, who wrote unto the Bishop letters against him, and sent him to Norwich bound like a thief: whither he went with joy, and singing cheer.
In prison he was a month, where he did continually read, and invocate the name of God.
After they had all three been chained to the stake, Thomas Hudson immediately cometh forth from them under the chain, fell down upon his knees, and prayed vehemently unto the Lord for comfort, (for he was at the very stake distressed): thē rose he with great joy, as a man new changed from life to death: and said now I thank God, I am strong, & pass not what man can do unto me: & so with his fellows gave testimony to the truth in the flames of fire.
Somewhat before this time was one mother Seaman, mother to Will. Seaman persecuted for the gospel, being of the age of 66. and was glad to live sometimes in groves, in bushes, &c. After she was dead, (the Lord taking her away by sickness) one M. Simonds the commissary, dwelling at Thornden, gave commandment, she should not come in Christian burial: so she was buried in a pit, under a moats side.
Likewise one mother Bennet of the town of Wetherset, after her departure this life, was laid in a grave by the high way side.
The 26. of May, suffered at Colchester, William Harris, Rich. Day, & Christian Gorge a wife, whose husband had another wife burnt before this Christian, whose name was Agnes Gorge, that suffered with the 13. at Stratford the Bow. After the death of Christian, he married an honest godly woman, and in the end, being taken with his wife, with her he remained in prison till the death of Q. Marie, & was delivered by our most gracious Queen Elizabeth.
In the month of June came forth a Proclamation very sharp against godly books, by the king and Queen.
On y e backside of the town of Islingtō, were assembled xl. godly persons, men and women, vertuouslie applying thenselves in prayer, and reading the word. Wherof 22. were by Sir Roger Cholmeley and the Recorder, sent prisoners to Newgate, where they lay eight days before they came to examination Of these xxij. thirteen were burned, seven in Smithfield, and six at Brainford. In prison two died in Whitson week: the names of whom were Matthew Withers and T. Taylor. Seven of them which remained, escaped with their lives hardly without burning, whose names were these: John Milles, Thomas Hinshaw, Robert Bayly wolpacker, Robert Willers, Hudleys, Thomas Ceast haberdasher, Roger Sandey.
The 7. that suffered were brought before Boner the 14. of June, to make answer to such articles as should be objected. Which when they constantly did, according to the truth of the Gospel, they were by Boner condemned, and the 17. day of June were sent again to Newgate, where they remained til the 27. day. On which day they cheerfully suffered in Smithfield in the fire.
Their names were these. Henry Pond, Reynold Eastland, Robert Southam, Matthew Richarby, John Floyd, John Holiday, Roger Holland. This Holland was a merchant taylour in London, sometimes apprentice with one master Kempton, at the black boy in Watlingstreet. He was before his conversion a Papist, and a very lewd young man: and was brought to the knowledge of the truth by the exhortation of a sober maid, that was servant in the same house: whom afterward he did marry, and lived virtuously together til such time as the cruel Papists made separation by fire,
The same day they suffered; Proclamation was made, that none should be so bold to speak or talk any word unto them, or receive anything of them, or to touch them, upon pain of imprisonment, without either Baile, or mainprise.
Notwithstanding, the people cried out, desiring God to strengthen them: and they likewise prayed for the people, & the restoring of the word of God.
At length, Roger embracing the stake and the Reedes, said these words: Lord, I most humbly thank thy majesty, that thou hast called me from the state of death, unto the light of thy heavenly word, and now unto the fellowship of thy Saints, that I may sing and say: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts, and, Lord into thy hands I commit my spirit. Lord bless the people, & save them from idolatry. And so with the rest of his fellows ended his life, lauding and praising God.
The fourteenth day of July suffered other six at Brainforde, seven miles from London. Their names were these: Robert Milles, Steeuen Wight, a Tanner, Steeuen Carton, John Slade, Robert Denis, and William Pikes, or Pikers. They were condemned by the Bishops Chancellor, D. Darbishire, in the presence of Sir Edward Hastinges, and Sir Thomas Cornwalles, and suffered joyfully for the testimony of Jesus.
Of the six of that company which escaped burning, two were scourged by Bishoppe Boner in his Garden, Thomas Hinshawe, about the age of nineteen or twenty years, being Apprentice, and dwelling in Paul's Churchyarde with one M. Puggeson, and John Milles, a married man: on whom he spent two rods, and on Hinshaw one. Hinshaw was delivered by reason he fell sick of a burning ague ( Boner not thinking he would live) when he had been a yere in prison. In which space Queen Marie died, and he shortly after recovered health.
John Milles was a Capper, a right faithful servant of God. The cause why he was scourged, was, because when Boner asked him what time he crept to the cross, he answered, not since he came to the years of discretion, nor would not, but rather be torn in pieces with wild horses.
Boner (ofttimes speaking to John Milles ) would say, they call me bloody Boner: a vengeance on you all, I would fain be rid of you, but you have a delight in burning: but if I might have my will, I would sow your mouths, and put you into sacks, and drown you.
On a day, his wife (being great with child, and looking every day to be delivered) goeth unto Bishoppe Boner, and entreateth him for her husband, saying, she would not depart, but would lay her belly in his house, except he were delivered. So Boner required of him, but only to say in Latin, In nomine Patris, & Filij, & Spiritus sancti: and so sent him away.
The tenth day of July, was Richard Yeoman martyred for the testimony of Jesus Christ. He was about the age of 70. years, and had been D. Tailors Curat in Hadley, after he had been kept close a year in his own house, and got his living by carding of wool, which his wife did spin.
He was taken by one Parson Newall, who had gotten the Benefice, and put him into the Cage, and set him in the Stockes, where he found John Dale, who for reproving Newall & his Curat, calling them blind Guides, was also stocked in the cage. They were both sent to Burie jail, by sir H. Doel, after they had pinnioned them, & (as they had been thieves) bound their legs under y e horses bellies. Where they were put into the lowest Dungeon: where John Dale fell sick, and died, and was buried in the fields. He was of the age of six and forty years, by occupation a Weaver, well learned in the Scriptures, and faithful in all his conversation.
After John Dale was dead, Richard Yeoman was removed to Norwich prison, where he (remaining steadfast in his confession of the truth) was condemned, and suffered death for the name of Christ.
About this time, there was a young man in the Town of Hadley, named John Alcocke, a Sherman by his occupation: who (because he would not give reverence to the Procession) was sent up to London by Newall. And being put in the lowest Dungeon in Newgate, died in prison, and was buried on a Dung-hill.
The xxix. of July was burned Thomas Benbridge, a a Gentleman, for witnessing to the Gospel. He was of the Dioces of Winchester, and sustained sundry conflicts for the truths sake, at Doctor Wyle the Bishops hands: and being condemned, and now tied to the stake: Doctor Seaton, who had once been with him before to entice him, came again, and exhorted him to recant. To whom he said, away Babylonian, away. So when they saw he would not yield, before he was anything like covered with faggots, they put fire unto him: which first took away a piece of his beard, whereat he nothing shrancke at all: then it came on the other side, & took his legs: & the nether stockings of his hose being leather made the fire to pierce the sharper, so that the intolerable heat thereof made him cry, I recant. They suddenly therewith thrust the fire from him: which was also removed in haste by certain of his friends that stood by, and helped thereto. So the sheriffe (who was Syr Richard Peckhall ) took him from the stake, for the which he was sent to the Fleet, and lay a certain time.
When he was taken from the stake, Doct. Seaton wrote him articles, whereto with much ado he subscribed. But afterwards it grievously repented him that he had done, & so did he write to Doct. Seaton. Whervpon declaring his conscience, he was the same day seuenight burnt indeed. Where the vile Tormentors did rather broyle than burn him.
About the beginning of August, not long before the sickness of Queen Marie, by D. Hopton being Bishoppe of Norwich, and Doctor Spencer, supplying the room of his Chancellor, these four, John Cook, a Sawyer, Robert Miles, otherwise called Plummer, a Shereman, and Alexder Lane, a Wheelewright, and James Ashley, a Bachelor, were burned at S. Edmundsburie.
The same year, the fourth day of November, Alexander Gouche, and Alice Driuer, were persecuted by M. Moon a Justice in Suffolk, a bloody Tiraunte, and were sent to Melton jail where they remained a while, and at length they were carried to Burie, against the Assise at S. James tide, and being there examined of matters of faith, did boldly stand to confess Christ crucified, defying the Pope with all his papistical trash.
Among other things Driuers wife likened Queen Mary in her persecution to Jezebel. For which forthwith her ears were cut of: which she joyfully and gladly endured, for his name. After the assise at Burie, they were carried to Melton goal again, where they remained a time.
Alexander Gouch was of the age of xxxvj. a weauer of shredding couerlets, dwelling at Woodbridge in Suffolk and borne at Vfford in the same County.
Driuers wife was about the age of 30. and dwelt at Grosborough, where they were taken in Suffolk: her husband was an husbandman.
They were afterward carried from Melton to Ipswich, where they were examined before Doctor Spenser. Driuers wife was twice examined, and with great boldness and constancy, maintained the truth, and by power of the word did put to silence both the Chancelor, and Doctor Gascoyne, so that they one looked on another, and had not a word to say (quoth she.) God be honored, you be not able to resist the Spirit of God in me a poor woman. I was an honest poor man's daughter, never brought up in the University as you have been, but I have driven the plough before my father (I thank God:) yet notwithstanding, in the defense of God's truth, I will set my foot against the foot of any of you all. And if I had a thousand lives, they should all go for payment thereof. So the Chancellor rose up, and read the Sentence of condemnation against her. And so was she sent to prison again, as joyful as the Birde of day, Praising and glorifying the name of the Lord.
After her was condemned Alexander Gouch. By seven of the clock in the morning they were come from Melton six miles of Ipswich, and being in their prayers were greatly molested by Sir Henry Doell then Sheriff, but especially by Richard Smarte one of the Bailiffs. Then they being tied to the stake, and the iron chain being put about Alice Driuers neck, Oh (said she) here is a goodly neckerchiefe, blessed be God for it. Then diverse persons came and took them by the hands. The Sheriff cried, lay hands on them, lay hands on them. With that a great multitude ran to the stake: which when the Sheriff saw, he let them all alone. There was one Bate a barbour a busy dooer against them at the fire, who within three or four weeks after died very miserably.
In the same month that Queen Mary died, were three martyred at Burie, Phillip Humfrey, John David, Henry David his brother, these were burned notwithstanding it was known Queen Mary was past remedy.
In the same month was the wife of one called Priest of the age of four and fifty years, dwelling in the Dioces of Exceter, not far from Lawceston, burned at Exceter for the testimony of the truth. She was persecuted of her husband and children, and condemned by the Bishop, whose name was Troubleuile. Among other communication, when the Bishop had said: let this mad woman be put down to prison till we send for her husband: she answered him: no, I have but one husband which is here already in this city (meaning Christ) and in prison with me, from whom I will never depart. After that saying they thought good to give her a months liberty, to prove if she might thereby be changed, during which time of her liberty, it happened that she entering into Saint Peters church, beheld there a cunning Dutchman, how he made new noses to certain fine Images, which were disfigured in King Edwards days. What a mad man art thou (said she) to make them new noses, which within a few days shall also loose their heads. The Dutchman accused her and laid it to her charge. And moreover she said unto him: thou art accursed, and so are thine Images. He called her whore. Nay (said she) thine Images are whores: and thou art a whore hunter: for doth not God say. You go a whoring after strange God's, figures of your own making? and thou art one of them. Then was she sent for and clapt fast.
At the last when they perceived her to be past remedy, and had withstood all their threatenings and flattery, she was delivered to the temporal power. Of whom she was exhorted, yet to call for grace, and to leave her fond opinions, and go home to thine husband (said they:) thou art an unlearned Woman, thou art not able to answer to such high matters. I am not (said she) yet with my death I am content to be a witness to Christ's death: and I pray you make no longer delay with me, my heart is fixed, I will never otherwise say, nor turn to your superstitious doings.
Then the Bishop did say, the Devil did lead her. No my Lord (said she) it is the Spirit of God which leadeth me, and which called me in my bed, and at midnight opened his truth unto me: (for once especially, at midnight praying to God for strength and assistance, she found it plentifully). In the end after she had received sentence of death, she lifted up her voice, and thanked God, saying: I thank thee my Lord God, this day have I found that I have long sought. After judgment given against her, they promised to spare her life if she would yet recant. Nay that will I not (said she). God forbid that I should loose the life eternal, for this carnal and short life. I will never turn from my heavenly husband to my earthly husband: from the fellowship of Angels, to mortal children. And if my husband and children be faithful, then am I theirs: God is my Father, God is my mother, God is my sister, my brother, my kinsman. God is my friend most faithful: so being brought to the place of slaughter, she meekly suffered, calling upon the name of God, saying: God be merciful to me a sinner: God be me merciful to me a sinner.
The 7. of May were burned at Bristow, (being condemned by M. Dalbney the Chancellor:) Richad Sharp Weaver of Bristow, and Thomas Hall Shoemaker of the same town. Sharpe by the persuasion of the Chancelor, had recanted, and afterward felt such anguish of mind and conscience, that shortly after coming to his parish Church, called Temple, he came to the quire door, and said with a loud voice: Neighbors, bear me record, that yonder Idol (pointing to the altar) is the greatest and most abhominable that ever was: and I am sory that ever I denied the Lord my God. Wherupon he was apprehended, and burned with the other at one stake: which they cheerfully suffered, embracing the flame.
The 27. of the same month, Tho. Benion was burned at Bristow. being condemned by the same Chancellor Dalbney.
The 10. of November, suffered five of God's children at Canterbury: being hastened to the fire, by the bloody Archdeacon, notwithstanding he had heard in what danger Q. Mary was. Their names were, John. Cornford of Worthā, Christoph. Brown of Maidstone, John Herst of Ashford, Alice Snoth, Katherin Knight, alias Tilney an aged woman.
Against these, when sentence should be read, and they excommunicated, one of them, John Cornford, stirred with a vehement spirit of the zeal of God, proceeding in a more true excommunication against the Papists (in the name of them all) pronounced sentence against them, in these words following.
In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, the son of the most mighty God, and by the power of his holy spirit, and the authority of his Apostolic church, &c. proceeding with his excommunication against all mainteiners of the false church. Which sentence took such effect against the enemy, that within six days after Queen Mary died, and the tyranny of all English Papists with her.
Alice Snoth, or Agnes Snoth, who was burnt before, being at the stake; called for her Godfather and Godmothers: whom, when the maid saw, she asked them what they had promised for her, and so immediately rehearsed her faith, and the commandments of God, and required if there were anymore that they had promised in her behalf, and they said no. Then (said she) I die a Christian woman: bear witness of me And so was she with fire consumed.
These godly martyrs, in their prayers which they made before their martyrdom, desired God that their blood might be the last that should be shed, and so it was.
There were diverse of God's children in prison, which by the death of Queen Marie escaped, some after sentence of death pronounced. Of which sort were, John Hunt and Richard White, who after two years captivity, were condemned by Doctor Geffery the Bishops Chancellor. The Sheriff being urged very vehemently to burn them, refused, because they had no writ. Which coming down not long after, one M. Michael, Syr Anthony Hungerfords vndersheriffe, a godly man, took it, & burnt it, saying: I will not be guilty of these men's blood. Within four days after, the Chancellor dieth, and the confessors of the Gospel remained in prison, till the happy days of Queen Elizabeth.
There was a godly man, named John Fette, a Tailor, of 42. years, dwelling in the parish of Clarkenwell, accused by his own wife, & imprisoned by the B. in Lollards tower, where he suffered great extremity, hanging in the stocks. This poor man had a child, of 8. or 9. years old, that came to visit his father: to whom a Priest of the Bishops house, said, why? thy father is an heretic. No (said the boy) my Father is no heretic, but you are an heretic. For you have Balaam's mark, With that the Priest took the child, and scourged him so sore, that he was all on a gore blood, and so caused Clunie to carry him to his Father, naked, the Sumner having his coat upon his arm. At his coming to his Father, the child fell down upon his knees, and asked him blessing. And being demanded by his Father, who had used him so, he made answer, that a Priest with Balaam's mark, had done it. And with that Clunie with violence pulled him from his father, and kept him three days after in the Bishops house. Who, to salve up ths matter, delivered the father and the child. But the child died within xiv days after.
Anno 1560. Nicholas Burton, a Merchant of London, dwelling sometimes in the Parish of little Saint Bartholmewes, was burned in the City of Civil in Spain. Who died so chearefullie, and with such patience, that the Tormentors and enemies said, that the devil had his soul before he came to the fire, and therefore (said they) his senses of feeling were past him.
After his death, another merchant of Bristow (for whom Burton was Factor) sent his Attorney into Spain, called John Fronton, a Citizen of Bristow, to claim those goods which belonged to the other Merchant. Against whō (after imprisonment, because he could not say his Ave Maria after the Romish fashion ) they gave sentence that he should lose all the goods he sued for, though they were not his own, and besides, suffer a years imprisonment.
At what time Burton suffered, which was anno 1560. was also martyred another Englishman, with thirteen mo, one of them being a Nun, and another a Frier, both constant in the Lord.
The ii. day of November, was burned John Baker, and William Burgate, both Englishmen, apprehended in Calis, and burned in Ciuil.
Anno Domini, one thousand, five hundred, and threescore, Mark Burgess, an Englishman, Master of an English Ship, called the Minion, was burned in Lishborne, a city in Portugal, and Williā Hooke, of the age of xvi. years, stoned to death by certain young men of Civil, for the confession of his faith,
As the most were burned and tormented to death, so some were torn with scourging, as, Richard Wylmot, and Thomas Fairefaxe, both whipped in Drapers hall, through the cruelty of Brookes, then Master of the Company. That Wylmot could not lie in his bed vi. nights after: and neither of them enjoyed health after.
They were thus scourged for saying, they were sory for D. Cromes recantation.
After these two, was one Green scourged because he had a book, called Antichrist: and would not bewraye more matter, to their mind. He was accused by his Master, called John Waylande, a Printer, and brought before Doctor Story: by whom (after long stocking, and evil usage in prisō) he was adjudged to be whipped. Which was performed upon him in the presence of Doctor Story, in Christ's Hospital.
Also, Steeuen Cotton, burned (as before) at Brainforde, was twice beaten by Boner, Likewise was James Harris of Byllerica in Essex, scourged by Boner, in his garden. So likewise Robert Williams endured the same torment by the bloody Bishop.
With these also is to be numbered a poor Beggar, which was whihped at Salisbury, after he had been put into a Dungeon, because he would not receive the Sacrament at Easter, in the town of Colingborowe.
As some were tried by burning, racking, and scourging, so upon other some the Lord did lay a lighter hand of imprisonment, as upon William Living and his wife, in the city of London, John Lythall, Elizabeth Yong, and William Wats of Tunbridge, who fled away, his keepers being tippled and fallen asleep. Alexander Winshurst a priest that escaped by negligence of Cluny, who left none at home to keep him fast, in whose house he was prisoner, Bosomes wife: the Lady Kneuet of Norfolk, towards an hundred years old: the Lady Vane, who with much trouble, yet passed these terrible days with life.
In the time of King Henry the eight, Anno 1546. there was one John Dauis a child of twelve years old, dwelling with one Master Johnson Apothecary in Worcester, who being complained of by his Mistress the wife of Master Johnson, for that he had written something against the six Articles, and had the Ballad called, Come down, for all your shaven Crown. After long imprisonment with bolts of irons on his legs, was arraigned, being hold̄ up at the bar in men's arms before the judges, who were Portman and Meruen, and by the death of king Henry was delivered: else had he been burned for that offense. He endured the prison from the fourteenth of August, till within seven days of Easter.
Likewise Mistress Roberts by God's providence escaped danger, dwelling in Hawkhurst in Sussex, Mistress Anne Lucie of Nottingham, &c. Likewise a congregation at Stoke in Suffolk was delivered by God's merciful providence, but especially that of London was diverse times in peril, and always was preserved of God: in which congregation were sometimes forty, sometimes an hundredth, sometimes two hundredth, sometimes mo, sometimes less. About the latter end of Queen Mary it greatly increased. From the first beginning, which was about the first entry of Queen Mary's reign, they had diverse ministers: First Master Scamler, then Thomas Foule, after him Master Rough, then Master Augustine Benher, and last Master Bentham: who likewise was by God's providence wonderfully preserved.
Likewise at Calis few there were of the professors of the gospel that miscarried: especially John Thorpe and his wife were mercifully preserved and succored of strangers. To these are to be added Edward Benet, Ieffery Hurst, in the town of Shakerley in Lankeshire, who were saved by the death of Queen Mary. William Wood of Kent of the parish of Strowd, who was delivered by the disagreement of Kennall and Chadsey, two popish Doctors that examined him, as Paul was delivered by the contention of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Likewise was Simon Greeuens mercifully delivered, being at the assembly held at Spire, and complained of to the king by Faber, the B. of Vienna, whom he had gently reproved for maintaining certain errors in his Sermon which he had there preached.
So likewise the Lady Katherine dutches of Suffolk hardly escaped, and passed the seas into Germany, where she suffered the afflictions of a stranger in another land.
Also Th. Sprat, and William Porredge escaped very narrowly persecution by M. Brent Justice in Kent, and the two Blachendines. John Cornet prentise with a minstrel, was only whipped by the commandment of the Earl of Oxford, and banished the town of Roughedge.
So likewise Thomas Brice professor of the gospel hardly escaped the bloody hands of the tyraunts. To those aforesaid are to be added, Gertrude Crockhey of S. Catherines, William Maulden in the time of the six articles, Robert Hornebey groome of the chamber to the Lady Elizabeth, Mistress Sandes now wife to sir Morice Bartlet, then Gentlewomen waiter to the Lady Elizabeth while she was in the Tower, Father Rose borne in Exmouth in Devonshire, after much affliction in King Henries days, and more grievous in Queen Mary's, after his constant witnessing of the gospel, escaped, and passedouer seas, and there lived till the death of Queen Mary: and of late being aged of 76. years, was preacher in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire.
Doctor Sandes likewise Vicechauncellor of the Vniuersity of Cambridge, who for his Sermon at Cambridge, preached against Queen Marie, was imprisoned in the Tower, and afterward in the marshalsea, by the means of Syr Thomas Holcroft. Being set at liberty, hardly escaped beyond the seas where he lived all Queen Mary's time in Germany.
Anno 1556. there was a complaint against such as favored the Gospel in Ipswich, exhibited to Queen Mary's Counsel, sitting in commission at Beckles in Suffolk, the 18. of May, An. 1556. by Phillip Williams, alias Foteman, John Steward and Matthew Butler sworn for that purpose.
The names of such as fled out of the town, and lurked in secret places, were these: Of S. Mary tower, Rober Partridge, Rose Nothingam, daughter of William Notingam the elder. Of L. Laurence: Anne Fenne servant to Robert Notingam, Andrew Ingforby, his wife and daughter, Thomas Tomson, Shoemaker, supposed to have received but twice those 17. years, Martin Locksmith his wife. Of Saint Margaret's: William Pickesse Tanner, John Woodles Couerletweauer, and his wife, William Harset Bricklayer, Thomas Fowler Shoemaker, W. Wrightes wife at the Windmill, Laurence Waterward, late Curate, borne in Chorley in Lancashire. Of Saint Nicholas, widow Swan, Matthew Birde, and his wife, Stephen Greenwich, and his wife, William Coleman servant to the said Stephen, Robert Coleman and his wife, Roger Laurence, alias Sparrow, John Carleton Sadler, William Colemam, James Hearst his wife. Of Saint Peters: Richard Houer, apprentice with Nicholas Nottingham, Richard Hedley a seller of heretical Books. Of Saint Stephens: James Booking Shoemaker, his wife, John Rawe late servant to James Ashley, William Palmer, Richard Richman Shoemaker his wife, daughter to mother Fenkell midwife. Of Saint Clements, mistress Tooley, who departed to Darsham in Suffolk, Agnes Wardall the elder Widowe, Robert Wardall her son. Of Saint Matthews: John Shoemaker and his wife.
The names of such as had not received the Sacrament. Of saint Clements, Robert Braye, John Nottingham, Agnes Wardall wife of Robert Wardal, Nich. Nottingham, Richard Michell, William Jordan his wife, Rich. Butler, Robert Brown.
Of Saint Peters: John Reede, Thomas Spurdance, John servant to Stephen Greenleefe. Of Saint Stephens, Robert Scolding. Of saint Margaret's, John Greenwich, and his wife. Of saint Nicholas, Thomas Sturgeon mariner, John Fenne his wife. Of saint Marie Kye, Robert Branstone, brother and servant to William Branstone. Of saint Marie tower, Martin Johnson, who lieth bedredde, Agnes his keeper, Benet Alceed, servants to Robert Nottinghā. Of saint Laurence, Robert Silke his son. Of saint Marie at Ellens, John Ramsey and his wife in prison.
The names of such as observed not ceremonies.
Of saint Clements, some refused the Paxe, Robert Brage his wife refused to suffer any child to be dipped in the Font: Joan Barber widow, Thomasin her daughter, refused to behold the elevation of the sacrament.
Mistress Ponder mother to Joan Barber in the same fault, Tye a mariner his wife. Of saint Marie Ellines, Richard Hawarde refused the Paxe at Mass in Saint Laurence. Of saint Peters, Master Lions at mass at saint Marie Stoke refused the Paxe, mother Fentell, Joan Warde alias Bentley wife, refused to have their children dypped in the Font. At Saint Stephens, mother Beriefe refuseth to have children dipped in fontes. At S. Nicholas, George Bush his wife rejected the host, after receipt of it.
Names of priests wives that had access to their husbands.
RAfe Carletons wife, Curate of S. Matthews, and S. Marie at Ellins. Elizabeth Cantrell wife to Rafe Cantrell, Jane Barker, wife to Robert Barker, priest late of Burie, Latimers wife Curate of S. Laurence & S. Stephens, William Clerks wife late curate of Barkham, and S. Marie at Ellines.
The names of the mainteiners against this complaint.
RObert Stirrop Customer to Queen Marie, Gilbert Stirrop, Deputy to Edward Grimstone for his butlerage, Master Butler the elder, searcher, mistress Tooly, Margaret Bray, Joan Barker widow, mistress Birde, Bastian Man his wife and himself.
Their requests to punish, and conuent certain for example.
TO conuent Richard Byrde, Jailor, who by evil counsel doeth animate his Prisoners of his Secte: Thomas Sadler, for speaking certain words to John Bate, the Crier of the town, that it might please the Bishop to wish his Commissary and Officiall, to be upright and diligent in their office, and to appoint a Curate of ability, to feed his Cure with God's word. That none might be suffered to be Midwiues, but such as were known to be Catholics. That Rafe Carleton, Curate, might be convented, whether by corruption of money he hath engrossed his book of any that are there named, and hath not received in deed as it is reported.
The miraculous preservation of Lady Elizabeth, now our most gracious Queen of England.
QVeene Mary before she was crowned shown great favor to the Lady Elizabeth, and would go no whether but would have her by the hand, and send for her to dinner and supper: but after she was crowned, she never shown her any such kindness, but kept her self aloof from her.
After this, it happened immediately upon the rising of Sir Thomas Wiat, that the Lady Elizabeth, and the Lord Courtney, were charged with false suspicion of Syr Thomas Wyats rising. Wherevpon, the next day after the rising of Wyat, the Queen sent for her from her house at Ashridge, by three of her Counsellers, Syr Richard Southwell, Sir Edward Hastings, then master of the horse, and Syr Thomas Cornwallis, with their retinue, and troupe of horsemen, to the number of 250: who at the same time found her sore sick in her bed. It was ten of the clock at night before they came, and they were so boisterous, y t being desired to stay and come in the morning to speak with her, they came hastelie rushing into her Graces chamber, as soon as the Gentlewoman, that was to do the message frō them to her. And coming in unto her, they declared the Queens pleasure, which was, that she should be at London the seventh day of that present Moneth. Adding moreover unto her, that their Commission was such, that they must needs bring her with them, either quick or dead. And thereupon called for Physicians, Doctor Owen, and Doctor Wendie, and demanded of them whether she might be removed from thence with life, or no. Whose answer was, that she might.
So in conclusion they willed her to prepare against morning at ix of the clock, to go with them.
On the morrow (at the time prescribed) they had her forth as she was, very faint and feeble, and in such weak case, that she was ready to sown three or four times betwixt them.
So (all sick in the Litter) she came to Redborne, where she was guarded all night. From thence to Saint Albons, to Sir Rafe Rowlets house, where she tarried that night, both feeble in body, and comfortless in mind. From that place they passed to Master Doddes house at Mimmes. Where also they remained that night. And so from thence she came to Highgate: where (being very sick) she tarried that night, and the next day. From that place she was conveyed to the Court.
Now when she came to the Court, her Grace was there straightway shut up, and kept as close Prisoner the space of a fortnight: which was, till Palme-sunday, seeing neither King, nor Queen, nor Lord, nor friend, in all that time, but only the Lord Chamberlayne, Sir John. Gage, and the Vicechamberlayne, who was attendant unto the doors.
The Friday before Palme-sunday, the Bishop of Winchester, with nineteen of the Counsel, came unto her grace, from the Queen, & burdened her with Wiates conspiracy, and charged her also with the business made by Sir Peter Carewe, and the rest of the Gentlemen of the West Country. Which she utterly denied, and cleared her innocence therein.
In conclusion, they declared unto her, that it was the Queens pleasure she should go to the Tower, until the matter were further examined, and then they departed.
Within the space of an hour, or little more, came four Lord's of the Counsel, which were, the Lord Treasurer, the Bishoppe of Winchester, the Lord Stewarde, the Earl of Sussex: with the Garde, who warding in the next Chamber to her, secluded all her Gentlemen and yeomen, Ladies and Gentlewomen, saving that one Gentleman Usher, three Gentlewomen, and two Groomes of her chamber, were appointed in their rooms, & three other men of the Queens, and three waiting women, to give attendance that none should have access to her Grace. At which time, there were an hundred of Northern Soldiers all in white coats, waiting about the gardens all that night, and likewise two Lord's watching there also with their bands and company.
Upon Saturday following, two Lord's of the Counsel (the one was the Earl of Sussex) came and certified her grace, that forthwith she must go unto the Tower.
The barge being prepared for her, and the tide now ready, in heavy mood her Grace requested the Lord's, that she might tarry another tide. But one of them replied, that neither tide nor time was to be delayed.
And when her Grace requested that she might write to the Queen, he made answer, he durst not permit that. But the other Lord, the Earl of Sussex, kneeling down, told her Grace that she should have liberty to write, and as he was a true man, he would deliver it to the Queens Majesty, and bring her Grace an answer thereof again, whatsoever came thereof.
Whereupon (being not permitted to speak with the Queen) she wrote unto her Majesty. On Palmesunday about nine of the clock, those two Lord's returned again, declaring, that it was time for her grace to depart. So she took her Barge with the two Lord's, three of the Queens Gentlewomen, and three of her own, her Gentleman Usher, and two of her Groomes, lying, and hoouering a certain space upon the water, because it was yet dangerous for them to shoot the Bridge. At the length, coming to the stairs, when she lāded, and coming out of the barge, having one foot upon the staiers. Here landeth (said she) as true a subject being prisoner, as ever landed at these stayers: and before thee O God I speak it, having none other freends but thee alone. After she came to the Tower & was imprysoned, the doors were bolted, and forted upon her. At which time she called to her Gentlewoman for her book: desiring God not to suffer her to build her foundation upon the sandes, but upon the rock: whereby all blasts of blustering weather should have no power against her.
Within five days after cometh Stephen Gardener, the ruler of the roast, with diverse other of the Counsaile, and examined her of the talk that was at Ashridge betwixt her and Sir James a Croft, concerning her removing thence to Dunnington castle.
To whom she said, she remembered that M. Hobby and her Officers, and Sir James a Croft had such words: but what is that to the purpose, my Lord (said she) but that I may go to mine own houses at all times.
That day or there about, diverse of her own Officers brought provision for her meat: offering, and making request to the Lord Chamberlain, Constable of the Tower, they might serve the same. Whose request, he with great indignation, and threatenings refused, saying: for that she is a prisoner, she should be served with none other, but y e Liefetenants men.
Upon this occasion, her graces officers made suit unto y e Counsaile, that some might be appointed to bring her diet unto her: which was granted, and thereupon were appointed one of her Gentlemen, the Clark of her kitchen, and her two purveyors, to bring in her provision once in a day. And upon the same suit of her Officers, were appointed to wait upon her Grace, two Yeomen of her Chamber, one of her Robes, two of her Pantrie, and Ewrie, one of her Buttery, and another of her Sellar, and likewise, two of her kitchen, and one of her larder: all which continued with her the time of her trouble.
After this sort having lien a whole month there in close prison, and being very evil at ease, she desired of the Lord Chamberlain, and the Lord Shandoys, that she might have liberty to walk in some other place, because she felt not her self well at ease. This request could not be granted till the next day the Lord Shandoys had obtained of the Counsaile, that she might walk into the Queens lodgings: so that he and the Lord Chamberlain, and three of the Queens gentlewomen did accompany her, the windows being shut, and she not suffered to look out at any of them.
Afterward there was liberty granted her to walk in a little garden, the doors and gates shut. At which times of her walking there, the Prisoners on that side were straightly commanded not to speak or look out into the garden, till her Grace were gone away: having to that purpose their keepers to wait upon them for that time.
During this time, there used a little boy, a man's child of the tower, to bring her Grace flowers: who was forbidden anymore to do so by the Lord Chamberlain.
The next day as she was walking in the garden, the child peeping in at a hole in the door, said unto her, Mistress, I can bring you no more flowers. Whereat she smyled, understanding thereby what they had done.
The fifth day of May the Constable was discharged of his office in the Tower, and one Sir Henry Benefield placed in his room. He brought with him an hundred Soldiers in blue cotes, which did much amaze her: so that she asked, whether he were of that conscience or no, that if her murdering were secretly committed to his charge he would see the execution thereof. They persuaded her, that God would not suffer such wickedness to proceed: saying, they knew not what manner of man he was. Well (quoth she) God grant it be not so: for thou O God canst mollify all tyrānous harts, & disapoint all such cruel purposes, & I beseech thee hear me thy creature, which am thy servant, & at thy commandment, trusting by thy grace ever so to remain.
On Trinity Sunday being the 19. of May, she was removed from the Tower, the Lord Treasuror being then there for the loading of the cartes, and discharging the place of the same: where sir Henry Benefield, (being appointed her gailor) did receive her with a company of rakehels to garde her, besides the Lord of Darbies band, unto whom at length came the Lord of Tame joined in Commission with sir Henry, for the safegarding of her person, and they together conveyed her grace to Woodstock.
The first day they conducted her to Richmond, where she continued all night, being restrained of her own men: and Benefields soldiers appointed in their rooms, on which night she looked for none other but to have been murdered, and passed the same night in great fear.
Afterwards passing over the water at Richmond, going towards Windsore, her grace espied certain of her poor servants standing on the other side, who were very desirous to see her: whom when she beheld, turning to one of her men standing by (she said) yoonder I see certain of my men, go to them, and say these words, Tanquam ouis. So passing forward that night, she was lodged at Windsore at the deanes house. From thence she was guarded the next night to Master Dormers house.
On the morrow her grace passing from M. Dormer (where was for y e time of her abode there, a straight watch kept) she came to the Lord of Tames house, where she lay all the night, being very Princely entertained both of Knights and Ladies, Gentlemen & Gentlewomen: whereat Sir Henry grunted, and was offended. Wherevnto the L. of Tame answered: that he was well advised of his doings, being joined in Commission as well as he: adding with warrantise that her grace should be merry in his house.
The next day, as she should take her journey towards Woodstock, the Lord of Tame with another Gentleman being at tables playing, and dropping vie Crowns, the Lady Elizabeth passing by, stayed and said she would see the game out: which sir Henry would scarce permit.
After this sir Henry went up into a chamber, where was appointed for her grace a chair, two cushions and a foot carpet very fair and princely, wherein presumptuously he sat, and called one Barwicke his man to pull of his bootes. When supper was done, he called my Lord, and willed him, that all the Gentlemen and Ladies should withdraw themselves, everyone to his lodging, maruelling much that he would permit such a company, considering so great a charge committed to him. Sir Henry, quoth my Lord, content yourself, all shall be voided, your men and all. Nay my Souldiors, quoth Sir Henry shall watch all night. The Lord of Thame answered, it shall not need. Well said he, need or need not, they shall so do.
The next day she was carried to Woodstock, where she was enclosed as before in the Tower of London.
At length she had gardens appointed for her walk: but always when she did recreate her self therein, the doors were fast locked up, in as straight manner as in the Tower, being at the least 5. or 6. locks between her lodging & her walks: Sir Henry keeping the keys and trusting no man therewith. Wherefore she called him her gailer.
After she had been at Woodstock a while, she was permitted by the Counsel to write unto the Q. and so she did, sir Henry always at hand to observe what she wrote: neither would he permit her letters to be carried, 4. or 5. days after y e writing thereof, till at the last, he delivered them to one of her Gentlemen. Then about the 8. of June, came down D. Owen, and Doctor Wendie to minister physic to her, for that she was sickly. Whereof she being amended, they returned again to the Court: making there good report to the Q. of her Graces behavior, & humbleness towards the Queens majesty: which the Q. took very thankfully.
About this time, was there a great consulting among the B. & gentlemen-touching a marriage for her Grace. Which some of the Spaniards wished to be with some stranger, that she might go out of the Realm with her portion.
A Lord being there, at the last said, that the King should never have any quiet common wealth in England, unless her head were stricken from her shoulders. Wherevnto the Spaniards answered, God forbid that their king, and master, should have that mind to consent to such a mischief. Frō that day y e Spaniards never left their good persuasions to the king, that the like honor he should never obtain, as he should in delivering the Lady Elizab. grace out of prison. Whereby at length she was happily released from the same.
Herevppon, shortly after she was sent for to come to Hampton Court, from her comfortless captivity in Wodstocke, where she was at sundry times in great danger of life: first through fire, which began to kindle, between the boards, & seelings under the Chamber where she lay: done of purpose, as it was credibly thoght, of a knight who was joined in commission with Sir Hen. It was thought, and also was affirmed of one Paul Penny, a keeper of Woodstock, a notorious ruffian, & butcherly wretch, that he was appointed to kill the Lady Elizabeth, who both saw the man oft in her sight, and also knew thereof.
An other time, one of the privy chamber, a great man about the Queen, and chief dearling of Stephen Gardener, named master James Basset, came to Blandebridge, a mile from Woodstock, with 20. or 30. privy coats, and sent for Sir Henry to come and speak with him. But so it happened, a little before, Sir Henry was sent for by Post to the counsel, leaving straight word behind him with his brother, that no man whatsoever he were, though coming with a bill of the Queens hand, or any other warrant, should have access to her before his return again. By reason whereof master Benefields brother coming to him at the bridge, would suffer him in no case to approach nigh: who otherwise (as is supposed) was appointed to murder the innocent Lady.
Her Grace being in the Tower of London, a writ came down, subscribed with certain hands of the Counsaile for her execution: but that God stirred up master Bridges the Lieftenaunt the same time of the Tower, to come in haste to the Queen, to give certificate thereof, and to know further her consent touching her sisters death. Wherevppon, the devise (which was Winchesters devilish platform) was disappointed. Moreover, during her imprisonment, one master Edmund Tremanie was on the rack, and master Smithwike, and diverse others in the Tower were examined, and diverse offers made them to accuse the innocent Lady. Which when she heard of, departing from Woodstock, she wrote these verses with her diamond in a glass window. Much suspected by me: nothing proved can be: quoth Elizabeth prisoner.
Now departing from Wodstocke, Sir Henry and his soldiers, with the Lord of Thame, and Syr Rafe Chamberlain garding her: the first night she came to Rocet. In which journey such a mighty wynd did blow, that her servants were fain to hold down her clothes about her: insomuch y t her hood was twice or thrice blown frō her head. Whereuppon, she desirous to return to a Gentleman's house near there, could not be suffered by Sir Henry, but was constrained (under an hedge) to trim up her head, so well as she could.
After this, the next night they came to M Dormers, and so to Colbrooke, where she lay all that night, at the George. On which night, all her men were taken from her, saving her Gentleman Usher, three gentlewomen, two Groomes, and one of her wardrobe: the soldiers watching & warding about the house, and she close shut up. This was, because certain of her Gentlemen and Yeomen (to the number of 60. ) came to meet her, and salute her.
The next day following, her Grace entered Hāpton court, on the backside, into the Princes lodging, the doors being shut to her, and she guarded (as before) with Soldiers. She lay there a fortnight at the least, before anybody had recourse unto her. At the length came the Lord William Howarde, who marueylous honourablie entertained her. And not long after, came the Bishoppe of Winchester, the Lord of Arundell, the Lord of Shrewsburie, and Secretary Peter, whom she required to be a mean for her delivery out of prison. S. Gardener requested her to submit herself to the Queen, and to crave pardon. Which she said, she would not do, having never offended: and that she had rather lie in prison all the days of her life: requiring law, if she had offended.
The next day he came again to her, and used persuasions to have her acknowledge her self faulty. She again refuseth: adding, that it were as good for her to be in prison with honesty and truth, as abroad, suspected of her Majesty. And this that I have said, I will (quoth she) stand unto, for I will never belie myself. So Winchester, and the rest (kneeling down) prayed that all might be forgotten: and so departed, leaving her fast locked as before.
A seuennight after, the Queen sent for her Grace at ten of the cloke in the night, to speak with her: for she had not seen her in two years before. So Mistress Clarentius conducted her to the Queens bedchamber, where her Majesty was. At the sight of whom, her Grace kneeled down, and desired God to preserve her Majesty: saying, she mistrusted not, but she should prove her self as good a Subject to ward her Majesty, as ever did any. And desired her Majesty even so to judge of her. To whom the Queen answered, you will not confess your offense, but stand stoutly to your truth. I pray God it may fall out so. If it do not (quoth the Lady Elizabeth ) I request neither favor, nor pardon at your hands. Thus her Grace departing, went to her lodging again, and the seuennight after, she was released of Sir Henry her Gaoler. And so (being set at liberty) she went into the Country, and had appointed to go with Sir Thomas Pope, a Counselor, and one of the Queens Gentlemen Vshers.
Then there came to Lamheire, Master Iermingham, and master Norris, gentleman Usher, Queen Mary's men, and took away from her Grace, Mistress Ashley to the Fleet, and three other of her gentlewomen, to the Tower.
Shortly after God took away Gard. her mortal enemy: and after him, other of her enemies dropped away, one after another: and her liberty still increased, till at the length, in the Moneth of November, & the seventeen day of the same, three years after the death of Gardener, died Queen Mary. Of which Queen this may truly be affirmed, that before her, was never read in story of any king or Queen of England, since the time of king Lucius, under whom (in time of peace) by hanging, heading, burning, and imprisonment, so much Christian blood was spilled within this Realm, as was under the reign of Queen Marie, for the space of iv. years to be seen.
The unprosperous success of Q. Marie, while she persecuted the children of God.
FIrst, incontinently after she had received the Pope, the fairest & greatest ship she had, called great Harrie, was burned. A vessel not matchable in all these parts of Europe.
Then fell there such a dearth, that her poor subjects were fain to eat Acorns for want of corn. Moreover, Calais was lost in her time: besides the ill luck she had in her childbirth: and her husband for saking her, and in the end her short reign, even the shortest of any King or Queen since the conquest, only excepted king Richard the third.
The severe punishment of God upon the persecutors of his people.
OF Gardener mention hath been made before. Morgan B. of S. David's, who condemned B. Farrar, was so stricken by God, that his meat would not go down, but rise and pick up again, sometimes at his mouth, sometime blow out of his nose, most horribly to behold: & so continued till he died.
Justice Morgan that sat upon the death of the L. Jane, not long after fell mad, and so died, ever having in his mouth Lady Jane, Lady Jane, &c. D. Dunning died before Q. Mary fitting in his chair, he was the bloody Chancellor of Norwich. Likewise sudden death fell upon Berry Commissary of Norwich, who fell down suddenly to the ground, gave an heavy groan, and never stirred after. B. Thorneton Suffragan of Dover, looking upon his men, playing at the boules, fell down in a palsy, & willed to remember God: yea (said he) and my Lord of Canturbury too. Another Suffragan that succeeded him, brake his neck down a pair of stairs in the Cardinals chamber at Greenewich, after he had received the Cardinals blessing.
One Grundwood of Hitcham, who was procured by William Fenning to witness salsly against a godly man, one Cooper of Watsame, that he should wish if God would not, that the Devil would take away Queen Mary: as he was in his labor staking up a gulphe of corn, suddenly his bowels fell out, and so he died. The Parson of Crondall in Kent, having received the Popes blessing from Cardinal Poole, shrunk down in the pulpet, and was found dead. D. Geffery Chancellor of Salisbury, having appointed the day before his death, to call 90. persons before him to examination, was prevented by God's hand, and so died.
Master Woodroof, who was cruel against M. Rogers, was stricken the one half of his body, that he lay benumbed, and so continued seven or eight years, till he died: and scarce escaped any of them, but the hand of God strangely was upon them all before their death, that had defiled themselves with the blood of God's children. Especially it is to be noted, how many of the popish prelates died not long before Queen Mary, or not longer after.
Before her died Coates B. of Winchester, Parfew B. of Harford, Glinne B. of Bangor, Brookes B. of Gloucester, King B. of Thame, Peto elect of Salsbury, Day B. of Chichester, Holyman B. of Bristow.
After her Cardinal Poole the next day, of some Italian Physic, as some did suspect, then I. Christophorsen B. of Chichester, White B. of Winchester, Hopton B. of Norwich, Morgan B. of S. David's, Rafe Bayne B. of Liechfield and Coventry, Owine Oglethorpe B. of Carlill, Cutbert Tonstall, who was no bloody persecutor B. of Durham, Thomas Reynolds elect of Hereford, after his deprivation died in prison: Doctor Weston Dean of Westminster, after Dean of Windsore, chief disputer against Cranmer, Ridley, and Latimer. Master Slythurst master of trinity College in Oxford, who died in the Tower: Seth Holland Dean of Worcester, and Warden of Alsoule college in Oxford, William Copinger monk of Westminster fell mad and died in the Tower, Doct. Steward Dean of Winchester.
Such of the Popish Clergy as escaped death, and were committed to prison were these: In the Tower, Nicholas Heath Archb. of York, and Lord Chancellor, Th. Thurleby B. of Eli, Th. Watson B. of Lincoln, Gilbert Bourne B. of Bath & Welles, Rich. Pates B. of Worcester, Troublefield B. of Exceter, John Fecknam Abbot of Westminster, John Baxall Dean of Windsor & Peterborow, Godwel B. of S. Ass, and Maurice elect of Bangor ran away. In the Marshalsea, Edmond Boner, Tho. Wood, B. elect.
In the Fleet, Cuthbert Scot Bishop of Chester, whence he escaped to Louain, and there died. Henry Cole Dean of Paul's, John Harpesfield Archdeacon of London, and Dean of Norwich, Nicholas Harpesfield Archd. of Canterbury, Anthony Dracot Archd. of Huntingdon, William Chadsey Archdeacon of Middlesex.
Anno 1572. John Whiteman, Shoemaker of Rye in Sussex, a married man of 23. years. It being service time at Ostend in Flanders, went to the Church, and at the time of the heave offering, stepped to the sacrificer, and took from over his head his Idol, saying these words in the Duitch tongue. Is this your God? And so breaking it, cast it down under his feet, and trode thereon. Forthwith he was taken, and on Tuesday after had sentence given against him: first to have his hand cut off, and his body scorched to death, and after to be hanged up. Which sentence he took so patiently, and the execution thereof with such willingness, that so soon as he was out of the prison to be carried to execution, he made such haste, and as it were a ran to the place of execution, that he drew the hangman after him.
There was prepared for his execution, a post with spars from the top thereof, aslope down to the ground, in manner of a tent: to the end, that he should be scorched to death, and not burned. When he was come to the place, the hangman commanded him to lay down his right hand upon a block, which he immediately with an hatchet smote of the goodman still continuing patient & constant. Then the hangman stepped behind him, & bids him put out his tongue: which he forthwith did as far as he could out of his head, through the which he thrust a long instrument like a packneedle, and so let it stick. So being stripped into his shirt; he was put into the tent, & made fast with two chains, and fire put round about him, which broiled him & scorched him all black: and when he was dead, he was carried to be hanged upon a Gibbet besides y e town.
[ 1558] Anno 1558. the last day of March was appointed a day of conference, betwixt 9. priests, and 9. protestants, concerning matters of religion.
The names of the Papists were these: Winchester, Lichfield, Chester, Carlisle, Lincoln, Cole, Harpesfield, Longdale, Chadsey. The names of the Protestants, Story B. of Chichester, Cox, Whitehead, Grindall, Horne, Sands, Best, Elmer, Jewel.
The matter they should dispute of, was comprehended in these propositions. 1 It is against the word of God, & the custom of the ancient Church, to use a tongue unknown to y e people, in common prayer, & administratiō of y e sacraments.
2 Every Church hath authority to appoint, take away, and change ceremonies, and Ecclesiastical rites, so the same be to edification.
3 It cannot be proved by the word of God, that there is in the mass offered up a sacrifice propitiatory for the quick and the dead.
It was decreed, according to the desire of the papists, that it should be in writing on both partes (for avoiding of much altercation of words) and each of them should deliver their writings to other, to consider what were improved therein, and to declare the same again in writing some other convenient day. This was agreed on of both parts. The Lord's also of the parlement made means to her majesty, that y e parties of this conference might read their assertions in y e English tongue, and that in the presence of the nobility, and others of the parlement house, for the better satisfaction, and the better enabling of their own judgments, to treat and conclude of such laws as might depend thereupon.
This was thought very reasonable, and agreed upon: the day being appointed y e last of March, & the place Westminster church. Notwithstanding this former order appointed, & cōscented unto on both parts. The assembly being now made, y e B. of Winchester, & his colleagues, alleging that they had mistaken that their assertions and reasons should be writ̄, & so only recited out of a book, said that their book was not then ready written, but they were ready to argue & dispute, and therefore they would for that time, repeat in speech that which they had to say to the first probation.
This varying of theirs from the first order was permitted, without any great refusing, because they excused themselves with mistaking the order, and agreed again that they would not fail, but put it in writing according to the former order, and deliver it to the other part.
So the B. of Winchester. & his Colleagues appointed D. Cole, Dean of Paul's to be y e vtterer of their minds. Who partly by speech only, and partly by reading authorities written, & at certain times informed by his colleagues what to say, made a declaration of their meanings, and their reasons to their first propositions. Which being ended, they were asked by the privy Counsaile, if any of them had anymore to say? and they said no. So the other were licensed to show their minds: which they did according to their first order, exhibiting all that which they meant to propound, in a book written: which (after prayer made most humbly to God, for the endewing of them with his holy spirit, & a protestation also to stand to the doctrine of the Catholic church built upon the Scriptures, and the doctrine of the Prophets & Apostles) was distinctly read by one Robert Horne batcheler of Divinity, after B. of Winchester. Which whē he had done with some likelihood (it seemed) that the same was much allowable to the audience, certain of the B. began (contrary to their former answer) to say that they now had much to say to this matter. So it was ordered, & agreed upon on both parts in full audience, that upon Monday following, the Bishops should bring their minds, and reasons in writing to the second assertion, and the last also (if they could) and first read the same. And that done, the other part should bring likewise theirs to the same: & being read, each of them should deliver to other the same writings: and in the mean time the Bishops should put in writing, not only that which Doctor Cole had that day uttered, but all such other matters as they any otherwise could think of for the same. And as soon as they might possible, to send the same book touching that first assertion to the other part, and they should receive of thē the writing which Master Horne had read there that day. And upon Monday it should be agreed, what day they should exhibit their answers touching the first proposition. This both parties assented unto, and so the assembly was quietly dismissed.
On Monday, the assembly being met by the Lord's of the Counsel, and other of the Nobility, &c. the Popish Bishops brake again their order agreed upon, and refused to deal in the second Question, according as it was agreed upon, but would needs read that which they had written of the first proposition.
Moreover they refused to begin, but would have the other part to begin first, and being glad to avoid altogether the cause for which they were assembled, began to cavil with Master Horne of what Church he was of & his fellows: my Lord Keeper perceiving their digressiō from y e purpose, admonished them thereof. In the end they would not be brought to begin. So y e assembly was fain to break up, nothing being done: for which their willfulness and contempt, the Bishops of Winchester & Lincoln were committed to the Tower, & the rest, saving the Abbot of Westminster (who was willing to begin) stood bound to make daily their appearance before the Counsaile, and not to depart the city of London & Westminster, until further order were taken with them for their disobedience & contempt.
About the time that the B. aforesaid were committed to the Tower, Boner was committed to the Marshalsea.
In this Parlement, Doctor Story vaunted himself openlie of his cruelty in Queen Mary's days (as indeed he was one of the cruellest) lamenting that he had not laid to the root, (as his intent was) but rather shrubbed off the twigs, saying: he was once at the burning of an heretic (for so he termed the Martyrs) at Vxbridge, where he tost a fagot at his face, as he was singing Psalms, and set a whinbush of thorns under his feet, a little to prick him. With many other words to like effect.
In this Parlement the Pope lost his supremacy, and the bloody Acts of Q. Marie were repealed, the Gospel aduāced, and the old Bishops deposed for refusing to subscribe to the Queens lawful Title.
In whose rooms and places, succeeded, first to Cardinal Poole, D. Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury: In the place of Heath, succeeded Doctor Yong: In the stead of Boner, Edmund Grindall was Bishoppe of London: For Hopton, Thurlebie, Tonstall, Pates, Christopherson, Peto, Coates, Morgan, Feasie, White, Oglethorpe, &c. were placed, D. Parkhurst in Norwich, D. Cox in Eli, Jewel in Salisbury, Pilkenton in Duresme, D. Sandes in Worcester, M. Downam in Westchester, Bentame in Couētree & Lichfield, David in Saint David's, Allie in Exceter, Horne in Winchester, Scorie in Hereford, Best in Carlil, Bullingham in Lincoln, Scambler in Peterborow, Bartlette in Bath, Ghest in Rochester, Bailie in Chichester, &c.
About the month of June, anno 1581. [ 1581] one Richard Atkins, and englishmā, borne in Hartfordshire, came to Rome, and having found the English College, knocked at y e door, and after other speech, declareth unto his Countreimen, that he came lovingly to rebuke the great disorder of their lives, and to let the proud Pope understand, that he offendeth the heavenly Majesty, committing Idolatry, &c.
When they heard these words, one Hugh Gryffon, a welchman, caused him to be put into the Inquisition. From whence (upon what condition it is not known) within few days he was set at liberty again. And one day going in the street, he met a Priest carrying the Sacrament: which offending his conscience to see the people so worship it, he caught at it, to have thrown it down: but missing of his purpose, & being judged by the people to have caught at the holiness, which (they say, cometh from the Sacrament) of mere devotion, he was let pass.
Within few days after he came to S. Peters Church, where the Priest was at the Eleuation: and showing no reverence, stepped among the people to the Altar, and threw down the Chalice with the wine, striving also to have pulled the Cake out of the Priests hands.
For this fact he was carried to prison, and being condemned, within a while after was set upon an Ass without any Saddle, he being from the middle upward naked: and all the way as he went to execution, four did nothing else but thrust at his naked body with burning Torches. Whereat he never moved, nor shrunk any jot, but with a cheerful countenance labored to persuade the people: oft bending his body to meet the Torches as they were thrust at him, & would take them in his own hand, & hold them still burning upon his body: whereat the people wondered not a little.
Thus he continued almost the space of half a mile, till he came before S. Peters, where the place of execution was.
When he came to the place of execution, they had made a devise to burn him by peecemeale. Which he suffered with such constancy and cheerfulness, that when they offered him a cross, he put it away with his hand: saying, they were evil men to trouble him with such paltrie, when he was preparing him self to God, whom he beheld in majesty and mercy ready to receive him into his eternal rest. They seeing him in that constant mind, left him, & commended him to the devil, whom they said he served, thinking he had been possessed. This is faithfully aduouched by I. Yong, that thē served M.D. Morton at Rome: who seeing his martyrdom, when he came home to his house, in presence of M. Smith his son, Master Creed, and John Yong his man, spake as followeth: Surely this fellow was marueylous obstinate, he nothing regarded the good counsel which was given unto him, nor shrancke all the way, when the torches were thrust at his naked body: beside in the place of execution he did not faint, nor cry one jot in the fire, albeit they tormented him very cruelly, and burned him by degrees, yet all this he did but smile at. Doubtless, but that the word of God cannot be but true, else we might judge this fellow to be of God: for who could have suffered so much pain as he did. But truly I believe the Devil was in him.
Anno 1572. the two and twentieth day of August, the Admiral of France coming from the Counsel table, by the way was strikē with a pistol charged with 3. pellets in both his arms: and at a Watchwoorde given, was afterward slain foorthright: and murderers appointed the whole city through to masacre the poor Protestants, men, women, old, & young, to the number of 10000. in three days: although the rage endured longer. In which number was slain Petrus Ramus, the restorer of all liberal arts, especially the greatest M. of Logike, and the perfectest practiser of the same, that ever lived before him.
Also Lambinus, Plateanus, Lomenus, Chapesius with others suffered this barbarous, and more then beastly cruelty: which did not contain itself only within Paris walls, but extended it self to other partes of France, especially to Orleans, Toulouse & Roane. In which cities it is almost incredible what cruelty was shown in numbers destroyed: so that within the space of one month 30000. of religious and Christian Protestants are numbered to be slain.
This murder did so rejoice the Pope, that he with his Cardinals went a procession with their gunshot, and sang Te Deum: and in honor of that act, commanded a Iubelie with great indulgence.
Likewise in France the 18. of the same month the king commanded processions, bonfires, and ringings, singings, & giving thanks to God for so worthy a victory, upon S. Bartholomew's day against the innocent protestants.
The same year about the 4. of December, he began to lay siege to Rochell a town belonging to y e Protestants, which endured 7 months. In which when the poor began to lack corn & victual, there was sent to them every day in the river (by the hand of the Lord) a great multitude of fish, called Surdons, which the poor people did use in steed of bread, Which fish the same day that the siege brake up (about the 10. of June) departed, and came no more.
At this siege were slain of the kings captains 132. of the which the chiefest was, Duke D'Aumale. In the end an agreement pacificatory was concluded, containing 25. articles: (in which also were contained certain other cities protestants. Which the 10. of June Anno 1572. was solemnly proclaimed at Rochelle.
The year following, died y e cardinal of Louā, a pestilent Achitophel against the children of God, & Charles of France the 9. the bloodiest Tyrant that ever the earth bare, the 25. of May, being five and twenty years of age. His disease was such, that his blood gushing out by diverse partes of his body, he tossing in his bed, and casting out many horrible blasphemies, lying upon pillows with his heels upward, and head downwarde, voided so much blood at his mouth, that in few hours after he died.
A Table of all the principal matters contained in this Book.
- TIberius Nero pag. 1.
- Christ eadem
- Gaius Caligula eadem
- Gaius Nero eadem
- Peter and Paul eadem
- Titus pag. 2
- Vespasian eadem
- Jews destroyed eadem
- Stephen eadem
- James eadem
- Herod eadem
- Nicanor eadem
- Simon eadem
- Parmenas eadem
- Thomas eadem
- Simon Zealots eadem
- Judas eadem
- Augarus eadem
- Simon eadem
- Traianus eadem
- Bartholomeus pag. 3
- Andrew eadem
- Egeas eadem
- Matthew eadem
- Hircanus eadem
- Matthias eadem
- Phillip and his Daughters. eadem
- James eadem
- Other eadem
- The Jews eadem
- Nero Domit. pag. 4
- Peter eadem
- Simon Magus eadem
- Peters wife eadem
- Paul eadem
- Domician eadem
- Nephews of Judah eadem
- Simeon pag. 5
- Iustus eadem
- John eadem
- Flauia eadem
- The 2. persecution eadem
- Euaristus eadem
- Alexander eadem
- Hermes eadem
- Euentus pag. 6
- Theodulus eadem
- Hermes eadem
- Albina eadem
- Quirinus eadem
- The third persecution ead.
- Nerua eadem
- Traianus eadem
- Plinius secundus eadem
- Pliny's letter for mitigation of the persecution ead.
- The Emperors answer. pag. 7
- Simeon eadem
- Attalus eadem
- Phocas eadem
- Sulpitius eadem
- Seruilianus eadem
- Emphrosina eadem
- Theodora eadem
- Salma eadem
- Seraphia eadem
- Nereus eadem
- Achilleus eadem
- Sagaris eadem
- Ignatius pag: 8
- Polycarpus eadem
- Magnesia eadem
- Publius eadem
- Hadrian eadem
- Euentius eadem
- Theodorus eadem
- Hermes eadem
- Quirinus eadem
- Zenon eadem
- Achaicus eadem
- Eustachius eadem
- Faustinus eadem
- Iobita eadem
- Caelocerius eadem
- Iustus pag. 9
- Pastor eadem
- Sympronissa and her seven children eadem
- Sophia, and her two children pag. 10
- Quadratus eadem
- Aristides eadem
- Serenus eadem
- Persecution asswaged in Asia eadem
- Antonius Pius eadem
- Persecution ceaseth ead.
- Ma. Antoninus pag. 11
- Verus eadem
- Lucius eadem
- Germanicus eadem
- Polycarpus eadem
- Irenarchus pag. 12
- Herodes eadem
- Nicetes eadem
- Metrodorus pag. 13
- Pionius eadem
- Carpus eadem
- Papylus eadem
- Agathonica eadem
- Felicitas with her seuē children eadem
- Justinus eadem
- Lucius pag. 14
- Concordus eadem
- Symmetrius eadem
- Vetius eadem
- Sanctus eadem
- Maturus eadem
- Attalus eadem
- Blandina pag. 15
- Bibledes eadem
- Photinus eadem
- Alexander eadem
- Pontius eadem
- Melito pag. 16
- Claudius Apollinaris ead
- Quadratus eadem
- Aristides eadem
- Athenagoras eadem
- Persecution stayed eadem
- Miracle eadem
- Commodus eadem
- Martia. eadem
- Apollonius eadem
- Vincentius pag. 17.
- Eusebius eadem
- Julius eadem
- Peregrinus eadem
- Xistus eadem
- Telesphorus eadem
- Hyginus eadem
- Pius eadem
- Serapion eadem
- Egesippus. eadem
- Miltiades eadem
- Heraclitus eadem
- Theophilus eadem
- Dionysius pag. 18
- Penitus eadem
- Clemens Alexandrinus. eadem
- Contention among the Christians for Easter day. eadem.
- Pertinax eadem
- Seuerus eadem
- Hillarius pag. 19
- Leonides eadem
- Origen eadem
- Origen's books eadem
- Plutarchus eadem
- Serenus eadem
- Basilides pag. 20
- Alexander. eadem
- Narcissus eadem
- Andoclus eadem
- Asclepiades. eadem
- Iraeneus eadem
- Victor eadem
- Tertullian pag. 21
- Theophilus. eadem
- Policrates. eadem
- Zephyrinus pag. 22
- Perp. &c. eadem
- Bassianus eadem
- Varius Heliogabalus. eadem
- Mammea eadem
- Maximinus pag. 23
- Calixtus eadem
- Urbanus eadem
- Tiburtius eadem
- Valerianus eadem
- Agapitus eadem
- Calepodius eadem
- Pammachus eadem
- Simplicius eadem
- Quiritius eadem
- Julia eadem
- Tiberius pag. 24
- Valerianus eadem
- Martina eadem
- Maximinus eadem
- Gordian eadem
- Phillip eadem
- Pontianus eadem
- Philetus eadem
- zebenus eadem
- Ammonius eadem
- Julius Aphricanus eadem
- Natalius eadem.
- Anterius pag. 25.
- Hippolitus eadem
- Fabian pag. 26
- Origen sacrificeth eadem.
- Origen excommunicated. eadem
- Origen repenteth. pag. 27
- Heracleas eadem
- Dionysius eadem
- Alexandrinus. eadem
- Cruel persecution. eadem
- Alexander eadem
- Mezauanes eadem
- XL. Virgins pag. 28.
- Peter eadem
- Andrew eadem
- Paul eadem
- Nichomachus eadem
- Dionysia eadem
- Germanus eadem
- Theophilus eadem
- Cesarius eadem
- Vitalis eadem
- Polychronius eadem
- Nestor eadem
- Olimpiades eadem
- Maximus eadem
- Anatolia eadem
- Audax eadem
- Soothsayers eadem
- Metra eadem
- Apollonia pag. 29
- Serapion eadem
- Reuolt eadem
- Julianus eadem
- Cronion eadem
- Eunus eadem
- A soldier eadem
- Macer eadem
- Epimachus eadem
- Alexander eadem
- Ammonarion pag. 30.
- Mercuria eadem
- Dionysia eadem
- Heron eadem
- Isodrne eadem
- Dioscorus eadem
- Nemesian eadem
- Ammon. eadem
- Zenon eadem
- Ptolomeus eadem
- Ingenius eadem
- Theophilus eadem
- Ischrion eadem
- Cheremon eadem
- Dionysius pag. 31
- Alexandrinus eadem
- Timothy eadem
- Gaius eadem
- Faustus eadem
- Petrus eadem
- Paulus eadem
- Christophorus eadem
- Menaitus eadem
- Agatha eadem
- Tryphon eadem
- Theodora pag. 32.
- Agathon eadem
- Paulus eadem
- Andreas ead.
- Justinus eadem
- Portius eadem
- Secundianus eadem
- Verianus 33
- Marcellinus eadem
- Sore persecution eadem
- Children persecuted ead.
- Pergentius eadem
- Laurentius eadem
- Reuolt eadem
- Novatus 34
- Cyprian eadem
- Cornelius eadem
- Aurelius eadem
- Mappalicus eadem
- Decius death eadem
- A plague of ten years ead.
- Cyprian de mortalitate, 35
- Vibias eadem
- Gallus eadem
- Volusianus eadem
- The teachers of Christianity banished eadem
- Nemesianus eadem
- Felix eadem
- Lucius eadem
- Seagrius eadem
- Rogationus eadem
- Stephanus eadem
- Contention eadem
- Emilianus eadem
- Valerianus & Galienus ead
- Valerianus seduced eadem
- Disordered life of Christians 36
- A vision eadem
- Cyprians Apology for Christians eadem
- Cyprian once a Magician eadem
- Cecilius converteth Cyprian eadem
- Agrippinus 37
- Cyprian banished eadem
- Cyprian beheaded eadem
- Divers Cyprians eadem
- Sextus with six of his Deacons eadem
- Laurence broiled on a grid-iron 38
- Dionisius Bishop of Alexandria eadem
- The brethren visited eadē
- Eusebius eadem
- Faustus eadem
- Priscus 39
- Marcus eadem
- Alexander eadem
- 300. martyred eadem
- Three virgins ead.
- Pontius eadem
- God's judgments eadem
- Zeno eadem
- Eugenia eadem
- Helenus eadem
- Victor 40
- Victorinus eadem
- Claudianus eadem
- Bossa eadem
- Fructuosus eadem
- A vision ead.
- Sapores eadem
- God's judgments eadem
- Earthquakes eadem
- Persecution moderated, ead
- Marinus eadem
- Theodistus 41
- Dionysius eadem
- Felix eadem
- Eutichianus eadem
- Gaius eadem
- Gregorius magnus eadem
- Claudius eadem
- 262. Martyrs eadem
- Quintilianus eadem
- Aurelianus eadem
- The tirant terrified 42
- Annius eadem
- Tacitus eadem
- Florianus eadem
- Aurelius Probus eadem
- Carus eadem
- Carinus eadem
- Numerianus eadem
- Cerillus martyred eadem
- Dioclesian eadem
- 19. years quiet in the church eadem
- 44. years quiet, the Church groweth eadem
- Church dissolute eadem
- Large Temples built, eadem
- The tenth persecution, 43
- Maximianus eadem
- Caesars eadem
- Dioclesian would be worshipped as a God eadem
- Miracle eadem
- Churches burned eadem
- Scriptures destroyed, eadem
- Siluanus 44
- Pamphilus eadem
- Tirannion eadem
- Arnobius eadem
- Two maids of Antioch ea.
- Siluanus eadem
- Tharatus eadem
- Probus eadem
- Andronicus eadem
- Peter of the household ead.
- Dorotheus eadem
- Gorgonius eadem
- Anthonius 45
- Lucianus eadem
- Serena the wife of the Emperor, martyred eadem
- Two thousand together in a temple burned eadem
- A whole city of Christians burned eadem
- Eustachius eadem
- Peleus and Nile eadem
- The B. with the elders, martitired eadem
- A legion of Christians martyred eadem
- Maurice eadem
- 79. martyred 46
- Great persecutiō in Italy, ea.
- Victor eadem
- Lucian eadem
- 18. martyred eadem
- Persecution of Spain ead.
- Rivers died with blood of Christians eadem
- In Britain great persecution pag. 47
- Strange torments ead.
- The persecutors weried with slaughter eadem
- Reuolt eadem
- 17000. slain in thirty days eadem
- 300. at Alexandria eadem
- 300. at Colen eadem
- Thebane Soldiers 6660. pag. 48
- Constantine eadem
- Constantius trieth his court who were Christians. pa. 49
- God's judgment vpō Maximinus eadem
- Syluanus eadem
- Petrus pag. 50.
- Quirinus eadem
- Marcellus eadem
- Timothy eadem
- 270. martyred eadem
- Antheus a king with 37000. martyrs eadem
- 79. martyrs eadem
- Famine and pestilence. eadē.
- The villainy of Maxentius. pag. 51
- A vision of the cross eadem
- Maxentius drowned. pag. 52
- The last persecution. eadem.
- Liberty to the Christians. ead.
- Dioclesi. dieth eadem
- Maxim. glorifieth the God of the Christians eadem
- Learning named by Lycinius, the poison of the common wealth pag. 53.
- Lycinius a great persecutor. eadem
- Churches rased to the ground eadem
- Theodorus eadem
- Basilius eadem
- Nicholaus eadem
- Paul eadem
- 42. Christian soldiers. ead.
- Inuenters of torments ead.
- Licinius vanquished ead.
- Licinius slain pag. 54
- Constantius dieth, & is buried at York eadem
- Alban the first martyr in England eadem
- Amphibalus eadem
- Aaron and Julius eadem
- England only touched with the tenth Persecution. eadem.
- A child tormented. pag. 55
- A miracle eadem
- Gordius eadem
- 40. martyrs eadem
- A notable mother pag. 56
- Fortie martyrs eadem
- Cyrus eadem
- Johannes eadem
- Athanasia and her 3. daughters eadem
- Sebastian eadem
- Barlan pag. 57
- Agricola eadem
- Vitalis eadem
- Vincentius lamentable martyrdom eadem
- Tormentors scourged. ead.
- Procopius eadem
- Panthaleon pag. 58
- 318. martyrs eadem
- 2000. martyrs eadem
- Cassianus eadem
- Constancy of women ead.
- Eulalia eadem
- A miracle pag. 59
- Katherine eadem
- Iulitta eadem
- Fausta eadem
- Succession of the bishops of Rome. pag. 60.
- Lucina eadem
- Yet persecution in Asia under Sapores eadem
- 128. martyrs pag. 61.
- The magicians raise persecution eadem
- Simeon eadem
- Vsthazares eadem
- A notable history eadem
- An hundred suffer eadem
- A cruel edict pag. 62.
- Magicians eadem
- Azades eadem
- The teachers only put to death eadem
- Trabula eadem
- Iacolus eadem
- The Arch-magician pag. 63
- Athalas eadem
- Innumerable slain. eadem
- 250, martyrs eadem
- 15. thousand martyred among the Persians. ead.
- Constantine to Sapores, for mitigation of the persecution eadem
- Andas 64
- Homisda eadem
- Suenes eadem
- Benjamin eadem
- Julianus eadem
- Emilianus eadem
- The martir comforted, ead.
- Arethusians 65
- Marcus Arethusus ead.
- The temple of Venus destroyed eadem
- The persecution of the primitive Church endeth eadem
- A month, for a Saboth of years ead,
- Satan bound up til Wycliffe 66
- Constantine borne in England eadem
- Helena daughter of K. Coilus eadem
- Constantine's mother ead.
- Constantine a father of the Church eadem
- Nicene council eadem
- Constantine teacheth his soldiers a prayer eadem
- Appeale granted by Constantine 67
- Prouision for learning. ead.
- The scriptures writ̄ for the use of the church eadem
- Constantine baptized a little before his death eadem
- The rest of this history concerneth chiefly England, & Scotland 68
- England received the gospel in Tiberius time eadem
- Easter kept in England after the manner of the East church eadem
- The gospel came into England from the East, & not from Rome eadem
- K. Lucius the first Christian K. of England eadem
- Fugatius & Damianus. ead.
- Eleutherius 69
- Almost all Christianity destroyed in England ead.
- Guetelinus Archbishop of London eadem
- 271. of the nobility of Engl. slain by the Saxons. ead.
- The first persecutiō in England by Dioclesian 70
- The second by Gnauius and Melga eadem
- Vrsula eadem
- 11000. virgins eadem
- The third by Hengist ead.
- Aurelius Ambrosius restoreth the churches eadem
- Gurmundus eadem
- Ethelbert eadem
- Gospel received of the Englishmen eadem
- Agustine sent into England by Gregory B. of Rome. ead.
- I will of Tenet eadem
- Berda, & Lebardus 71
- Godly conversation & miracles eadem
- None compelled to believe the abbey of S. Peter, & S. Paul in Canterbury. ead.
- Questions resolved from Rome 72
- Bishops livings how to be bestowed eadem
- Clerks may marry ead.
- Diuerse ceremonies ead.
- Degrees for marriage ead.
- A pall from Rome 73
- Mellitus eadem
- Augustine's oak eadem
- Britain's & Scots, refuse the Easter of Rome 74
- Abbey of Bangor eadem
- Augustine's pride offendeth the Britain's eadem
- 1100. Monks of Bangor slain eadem
- Dinoe eadem
- Laurentius eadem
- Gregory dieth eadem
- Agustine dieth eadem
- Strife about Primacy 75
- Patriarke of Alexādria would be universal eadem
- The title of Seruus seruorum Dei ead.
- Sabinianus first universal bishop eadem
- Phocas giveth first title of universal bishop eadem
- Ethelbert dieth eadem
- A vision 76
- Edwin baptized eadem
- Paulinus the first archbishop of York 77
- Oswald a notable K. ead.
- Kinigilsus converted Bernius 78
- The sea of Winchester. ead.
- Weda converted ead.
- Wolferus converted ead.
- Sigbert baptized 79
- Finanus eadem
- The questions of Easter. ead.
- Hilda eadem
- Cedda eadem
- A rude reason of the K. 80
- The bones of Aidanus. ead.
- Southsex converted ead.
- Great famine 81
- The art of fishing taught. eadem
- Wilfride restored eadem
- Wilfride expulsed again. ead.
- Mahomet beginneth ead.
- Turks conquered the Saracens 82
- Theodorus eadem
- Latin service and Mass first brought into Engl. ead.
- The archbishop playeth Rex eadem
- A provincial Synod at Thetford eadem
- The sixth general council at Constance eadem
- Marriage forbidden ead.
- The first Latin mass at Constantinople eadem
- King Iua made a monk, & after an abbot 83
- Aldelmus eadem
- John of Beuerley eadem
- The right observing of Easter, now first received of Picts & Britain's ead.
- Shauen crowns eadem
- The K. thanketh God, for the priests shaven crowns. 84
- The devise of Ethelburga the Queen eadem
- The Queen becometh an Abbess eadem
- Peter-pence eadem
- Celulfus a learned king. eadem.
- Divers learned men flourish eadem
- Bedaes Anglorum historia. eadem
- Beda 85
- Beda translated the Gospel of John into English. ead.
- The king made a monk. eadem
- A noble library in York by a bishop eadem
- The lords prayer, and Creed in the English tongue. 86
- Cuthbert 87
- Pope Boniface an Englishman ead.
- Boniface a great mainteyner of Nuns eadem
- Religious fathers permitted to carry Nuns about with them a preaching. ea.
- Libda and Tecla eadem
- Childerike deposed by the pope eadem
- Detestable doctrine of Boniface 88
- Great maisteries wrought against the Emperors by popes eadem
- Philippicus the Emperor lost both his eyes, and the empyre eadem
- The clause for relics, memorial offerings, and offerings for the dead eadem
- The priests vesture eadem
- Constantine the first, gave his feet to be kissed of the Emperor eadem
- Lambrith to Lichfield 89
- The king giveth the tenth of his goods to the church. eadem
- Romescot, or peter-pēce. ea.
- The donation of Pipine the traitor and murderer. 90
- Invention of Organes. eadē
- Pope deposed, and his eyes put out ead.
- Pope striveth for images. eadem
- Images Lay men's calendar. eadem
- Cost upon images eadem
- Strife for Gregory's mass. 91
- A miracle falsely interpreted. eadem
- The empire translated to the French. eadem
- A. B. C. Monasteries. ead.
- Irene the Greek Empresse a mainteiner of Images. 92
- The cruelty of Irene ead.
- The Emperors eyes pulled out by his mother, ead.
- Monasteries erected, and founded in England. eadem
- Common schools at Cambridge 93
- The first Nun in North ūberland ead.
- King Edgar built 40. abbeyes 94
- The church freed from tributes. 95
- Divers faxon kings become monks ead.
- Queens became Nuns. ead.
- Under the Britain's, the Metropolitan sea at London. 96
- Cuthbert forbiddeth funenerals to be made for him ead.
- 34. popes, in the time of 17. archbishops ead.
- The lande brought into one monarchy, and called Anglia ead.
- A Bishop made king of England ead.
- Lands givē to the church. ea.
- Peterpence throughout all England 97
- General councils called by Emperor ead.
- Against excess of apparel in the clergy 98
- Against the dicing and whoring of the popes clergy. eadem
- Silver and gold not to be worn in shoes. ead.
- Feast of all saints first erected. ead.
- Alteration of popes names. ead.
- Swines snoute ead.
- Gilberta a woman pope ead.
- The pope travaileth with child ead.
- Dirge for the dead 99
- Popes decrees, equal with the apostles writings ead.
- A prelate called God. eadem
- Polonians & Sclauonians exempt from latin service. eadem
- Against priests marriages. eadem
- Huldrich of Auspurgh. ead.
- The Emperor beginneth to decay, the pope to swell. eadem
- King Edmund slain by the Danes 100
- Alfred first taketh unction from the pope ead.
- K. of danes christened 101
- Alfred a notable king ead.
- Time notably spent by the king eadem
- Grantchester founded by Beda 102
- Paris began frō Grātchester, eadem
- Alfred very learned eadem
- The psalter translated by Alfred 103
- The K. careful to furnish the land with knowledge ead.
- Neotus ead.
- Johannes Scotus ead.
- Scotus book de Corpore condemned eadem
- Sco. slain by his scholars 104
- David's psalms always with the king eadem
- 9. popes in 9. years ead.
- P. Stephen rageth against the body of Formosus 105
- Barbarous cruelty against Formosus eadem
- Cādles on candlemas day, 106
- A pope set up by Theodora a famous harlot ea.
- Pope smothered ead
- Pope poisoned ead.
- Mōks called Cluniacēses, ea.
- The K. authority sufficient in electing of bishops 107
- The kings daughter set to spinning ead.
- The K. sons first Philosophers, then governors ea.
- Empire translated frō France to Germany ead.
- Attaching of thieves 108
- Stealing above xii. d. ead.
- Monkery cometh into Enland eadem
- Oswaldus a great patron of monkerie eadem
- Saint Edmond's-bury 109
- Dunstane suspendeth the K. for adultery eadem
- Priests displaced, monks placed 111
- New Monks differ from old eadem
- K. Edgar maintained learning 112
- 48. monast, founded by Edg.
- The K. enjoined penance by Dunstan eadem
- Saboth frō saterday 9. of the clock, til Monday 113
- Strife between priests and Monks ead.
- A monstrous evil pope 114
- P. restored by harlots ead.
- P. killed in adultery ead.
- Pope giveth his election to the Emperor 115
- Pope put in prison ead.
- Cruel revenge of the P. ead
- Christening of belles ead.
- Pope strangled ead.
- Popes eyes put out, & he famished in prison 116
- The popes dead body drawn through the streets ead
- popes eyes put out ead
- Crueltie ead
- A council at Rome 117
- 7 Electors of the empire ead
- The strange reign of a K. ea
- Peace bought of the Danes for money ead
- Sea of Durham began 118
- Danegelt ead
- Danes slain ead
- Turkillus, a Dane ead
- Vexation of the Danes ead
- Treason of a Deacon ead
- Monks tithed by the Danes 119
- Elphegus stoned by the Danes eadem
- The K. chased by the Danes ead
- Fasting & prayer ead
- The crown of England offered to S. Edm. shrine 120
- A false Judge deposed ead
- Edmund slain ead
- Promise well performed 121
- Reward of traitors ead
- King Edgars laws ead
- Hardeknoutus dieth 122
- The last K. of the Danes ead
- Alfred cruelly murdered ead
- Romescot ead
- S. Edmond's bury turned frō priests to monks 123
- A Rood crowned king of England ead
- A good law against adultery ead
- The land vexed by the Danes 255. years ead
- M. Scotus ead
- Duke of Normandy made heir of the Crown 124
- Harold sweareth to duke W. ead
- Abbey of Coventry ead
- King Edward dieth ead
- K.E. begā the cōmō law 125
- The law at this day ead
- D. Will. contrary to his oath, overthroweth laws ead
- Conditions of peace offered to Harold ead
- Saxons rule endeth 126
- Archb. of Cant. ead
- Siluest. agreeth with the devil for the popedom ead
- The devil deceived Sil. ead
- Ratling of Silu. bones 127
- Feast of all Souls ead
- The popedom sold ead
- Petra dedit &c ead
- 3 popes at one time ead
- No P. without the Emp. ead
- One P. poisoneth 6 ead
- Hildebrand 128
- Council at Versellis ead
- Council at Lateran ead
- Priests may not marry. ead.
- The pope and archbishop fall out at Mass eadem
- Brazutus the poisoner. ead.
- The terrible sentence of excommunication 130
- The pope elected only by the Cardinal eadem
- Berengarius recanteth. ead.
- Transubstantiation hatched. eadem
- Toctius threateneth the P. ea.
- Two popes fight eadem
- Hildebrand pummeled the pope 131
- The pope stinted at twenty pence the day eadem
- Hildebrand encroacheth the treasure of the church. ead.
- William Conqueror 133
- Crueltie of the cōqueror. ea.
- Englishman, a name of reproach eadem
- England five times ouerrun. eadem
- Normans placed eadem
- Stigandus archbishop deposed eadem
- Lanfranke Archb. of Canterbury 134
- Contentiō for primacy. ead.
- Two palles givē to Lanfrank eadem
- York subject to Cāterb. ea.
- Bishops seats altered from towns to cities 135
- Ecclesiastical decrees ead.
- Priests against monks ead.
- Lanfranke dieth for sorrow. eadem
- P. Hildebrand a sorcerer. ead.
- Hildebrand cōtemneth the Emperor 136
- Both the swords eadem
- Pope cannot err eadem
- Presbiteresse eadem
- Council against marriage of priests eadem
- Decree against marriage resisted eadem
- A schism eadem
- Hildebrand a villanous pope eadem
- None chosen pope under 3. days after his predecessors burial 137
- The pope excommunicateth the Emperor ead.
- The P. practiseth to kill the Emp. at prayer eadem
- Hildebrand asked counsel of the host, and casteth it into the fire, because it would not answer ead.
- The Emperor goeth barefoot to the Pope ead.
- A popish interpretatiō of simony 138
- A terrible pope eadem
- The Emper. forced to yield to the Pope eadem
- The Emper. brought under the Popes foot eadem
- The Emperor yieldeth his crown to the Pope ead.
- Hard conditions eadem
- Henricus 4. deposed 140
- Petra dedit Petro eadem
- Rodolph chosen Emp. ead.
- Rodolph wounded to death. eadem
- Crimes against the P. 141
- Hildebrand deposed, dieth in banishment ead.
- Williā cōqueror dieth. ead.
- The Cōqueror givē to make peace in his land 142
- Great slaughter of Englishmen eadem
- The first B. of Salisbury. ead.
- Secundū vsum Sarum ead.
- The use of Gregory ead.
- The Abbot killeth his monks. eadem
- A bishop eat̄ with mise. 143
- Rats tower eadem
- William Rufus eadem
- Lanfranke dieth eadem
- Nothing of the king, but for money eadem
- Victor 3. Pope eadem
- Victor poisoned in his chalice 144
- Charterhouse monks. ead.
- Urbanus pope eadem
- Two popes at once ead.
- White monks eadem
- Viage against the Saracens. eadem
- Peter the heremite 145
- Jerusalem won from the Saracens eadem
- Prohibition of going to Rome eadem
- Canonical hours eadem
- Lawful for subjects to break their oath of allegiance. eadem
- The city of Canterbury given to the archb. ead.
- Anselm the Archbishop against the king eadem
- Urbane and Clement, popes at strife 146
- The king fain to relent to the archbishop eadem
- A Council eadem
- Archb. of Cāterb. called the pope of England ead.
- 29. Articles of controversy between the Church of Rome, and the Greek Church 147
- The Latins holden for excommunicates eadem
- The Romans every year solemnly excommunicated of the Greeks eadem
- The Pope excommunicated the Greeks 148
- The pope commandeth the king of England. ead.
- The king slain pag. 149
- Kings of Wales cease. eadem
- King Beauclarke. eadē
- King Edwards laws restored. eadem
- Little saint Bartholomew's founded by means of a minstrel eadem
- Priests sequestered from their wives eadem
- Anselm restored ead.
- Priests would not forsake their wives 150
- Anselm insolent against the king. ead.
- For the price of his head. eadem
- A proud pope ead.
- The king reconciled to Anselm 151
- Priests pay money to the K. for their wives. ead.
- Anselm yielded to in all points. eadem
- Pope Paschalis 152
- The popes ornaments. eadē.
- Popes seven fold power. eadem
- That Antichrist was borne. edem
- Married priests condemned for Nicholaitans. ead.
- The Emperor deposed by the pope eadem
- Let God see and judge. ead.
- The pope setteth the Emperors son against his father. 153
- The Emperor craveth to be a prebend, but could not obtain it ead.
- The Emperor dieth for sorrow. ead.
- No Emperor to have to do with the election of the pope ead.
- The Emperor like to be slain at Rome. ead.
- The pope fain to agree to the Emperor ead.
- The pope breaketh covenant. 154
- The Germans rebel. ead.
- The Emperor giveth over to the pope ead.
- Bernardine monks. ead.
- Gelasius ead.
- Gregory 8. ead.
- Calixtus ead.
- The Emperor fain to yield. ead.
- A shameful usage of the pope ead.
- Imber days 155
- Premonstratensis ead.
- Canterbury five years void to the Kings use. eadem
- Eli made a bishopric. eadem
- A council of 434. prelates. eadem
- The pope excommunicateth the Emperor 156
- The king of England sueth to the pope eadem
- Submit to Canterbury. eadē.
- Pope for Thurstine. eadem
- The Gray Friers. eadem
- Priests pay to the king for their wives eadem
- Dane gelt released by the king 157
- Honorius 2. eadem
- Arnulphus eadem
- Opus tripartitum. eadem
- Abuses of the church preached against eadem
- Knights of the Rhodes, and Templars eadem
- Honorius ead.
- Contentiō betwixt the popes 158
- Strike a priest eadem
- Archbishop poisoned in his chalice ead.
- Petrus Lombardus 159
- Petrus Comester ead.
- Hildegard the Nun and prophetess ead.
- Gilbertines. eadem
- Priests no rulers in worldly matters. eadem
- Book, bel, & candle. eadem
- Lucius eadem
- Eugenius 160
- Anastasius eadem
- Adrianus an English man pope ead.
- Hildegard prophecieth against the kingdom of the pope eadem
- Justice stourisheth when the pope is overthrown. ead.
- Thomas Becket 161
- Gerhard. against the church of Rome eadem
- The pope Antichrist. eadem
- Whore of Babylon ead.
- Execution by the pope. ead.
- The Emperor holdeth the popes stirrup on the wrong side 162
- Popes legates forbidden in Germany eadem
- The Germans excuse the Emperor ead.
- The pope choked with a fly 163
- The order of the hermits, ea.
- Alexander 3. pope ead.
- The Emp. fain to seek peace with the pope eadem
- The pope set his foot on the Emperors neck ead.
- Against marriage of priests. ead.
- Variance betwixt the king and Becket 164
- Executed for a traitor that brought curse frō Ro. ead.
- Peter pence denied ead.
- Saluo ordine suo eadem
- Becket relenteth to the king eadem
- Becket stout to the K. ead.
- The K. should be the popes legate 165
- Robbers, felōs, murderers, among the clergy ead.
- Becket flieth and turneth his name to Derman ead.
- Becket in exile 7. years. 166
- Beckets kynred banished. eadem
- The K. feareth Becket ead.
- Because the pope had condemned them 167
- The K. yieldeth to Becket. ea.
- 4. armed mē kill Becket. ead.
- The murderers do penance. eadem
- Whether Becket were saved or damned eadem
- 270. miracles done by Becket eadem
- A blasphemous anthem. 169
- None should hold Beck. a martyr, or preach his miracles. ea.
- The kings penance eadem
- Sharpe penance eadem
- Canterbury burnt eadem
- Contention betwixt York & Canterbury eadem
- No bishopric to remain longer then one year in the kings hand 170
- Contention between the Archbishops ead.
- From words to blows. ead.
- No task, nor first fruits. 171
- The king died ead.
- The form of words in giving the pall eadem
- Order of the pall eadem
- The B. oath to the pope, ead.
- Becket and Bernard canonized for saints 172
- Baldwinus ead
- Pauperes de Lugduno ead
- Waldenses ead
- Franciscus. Dominicus 173
- Waldus ead
- The doctrine of Waldenses ead
- The zeal of the Waldenses 174
- Testament by heart ead
- Marks of the cross, to fight for the holy land 175
- Nuns incontinent life. ead
- K. Louis of France maketh pilgrimage to Becket ead
- Albigenses ead
- Monks of the Charterhouse ead
- Pope Clement 176
- Jews destroyed ead
- A bishops Chancellor. ead.
- A Bishop chief Justice of England eadem
- The journey for the Holy land eadem
- The form of the oath to the holy land, eadem
- The French breaketh his oth 177
- Achon won by the Christians 178
- Saladine put to flight. 179
- Bishop Williā ruffleth in the kings absence eadem
- 1500. horse the Bishops trayne eadem
- Clement dieth eadem
- Pope Celestine eadem
- P. setteth the crown on the Emp. head with his feet, & dasheth it of again 180
- The Archbishop rudely handled eadem
- Rufling Will. deposed 181
- William is taken disguised like a woman eadem
- William goeth over sea. ead.
- The king taketh truce with the Saracenes. eadem
- The king taken at his return from the Saracens, & sold to the Emperor. 182
- Chalices, crosses, and shrines sold to redeem the K. ead.
- Chalices of latin & tin. ead.
- Fulco ead.
- The kings three daughters bestowed eadem
- King Richard slain eadem
- King John 183
- The K. threateneth the pope. eadem
- The king interdicted. 184
- The king against the clergy eadem
- Pandulph and Durance, Legates. ead.
- Subjects assoiled of their oth, of obedience eadem
- The king cursed by the pope eadem
- The Pope giveth England to the french king 185
- The king submitteth to the Pope eadem
- England & Ireland farmed of the Pope eadem
- The K. resigneth his crown to the popes legate ead.
- The Duke of Milan 186
- Strange decrees of the Pope eadem
- Transubstantiation ead.
- Pope dieth eadem
- Honorius eadem
- King John poisoned ead.
- The prophecy of Caiaphas eadem
- The monk dieth 187
- King John dieth ead.
- Mayor in London eadem
- Americus against Images, 188
- Private tithes eadem
- Receiuing at Easter eadem
- Bell and Candle before the Sacrament ead.
- The mass received, as from the Pope ead.
- P. stirreth up diffention in the world eadem
- Correction of princes belongeth to the pope ead.
- 100. Alsatians burned in one day by the P. ead.
- Rablement of religious order in the P. church 189
- Dominikes 191
- Friers Minorites eadem
- The perfection of the gospel eadem
- Many sortes of Franciscans eadem
- Crooched friers 192
- Beck. shrined after his death eadem
- Incredible exactions from Rome eadem
- The Popes request in England 193
- Gifts to the P. Legat ead.
- Contention betwixt Canter & York for dignity ead.
- The strife ended ead.
- 300. Romans to be placed in benefices in England 194
- The P. desireth to be strong, to suppress the Emperor ead.
- A council at Lions ead
- New exactions in England eadem
- No tax of money out of England to Rome 195
- The K. relēteth to the P. ead.
- The 3. part of church goods, & yearly fruit of vacāt benefices to the pope eadem
- 60000. florens in one yere to Rome, besides &c. eadem
- The Albigenses assailed by the Pope eadem
- Frier minorits in Eng. ead.
- John. de S. Egidio eadem
- Alexander de Hales eadem
- Carthusians 196
- Minster at Salisbury ead.
- Contention about spiritual jurisdiction ead.
- Westminster exempt from the B. of London ead.
- Wardship, initiū malorū ead
- Honorius the Emp. enemy, dieth eadē
- Popes unreasonable request denied in France 197
- War against the good earle of Toulouse eadem
- The Earl of Tholous excommunicated eadem
- The French K. dieth eadem
- Avigno ouerrun by treason of the P. Legat 198
- P. chased out of Rome ead
- Cōtentiō for superiority ead
- Chapt. of the bible distinct by Stephen Lancthō 199
- Tenths of all the goods of Enland and Scotland, to be given to the pope ead
- Prelates driven to sell their chalices & copes 200
- Usurers brought into England by the P. Legate ead
- Next years corn tithes to the P. ead
- Earl of Toulouse assailed again ead
- Bishops set on checker matters, exercised Sessions and judgments 201
- P. neglecteth the K. & satisfieth the Archb. ead
- Randulph Neuel ead
- A good bishop ead
- Hubert L. chief Justice 202
- Italians spoiled ead
- William Withers 203
- L. Hubert destitute on every side 204
- Londoners hate Hub. ead
- Hubert brought to the Tower 205
- Hub. sent back again 206
- Lucas, archb. of Dublin, true friend to L. Hubert ead
- Hard choice offered to Hub. ead
- The K. somewhat appeased toward Hub. 207
- Hub. somewhat cheered ead
- Craft of a bishop ead
- Great reverence of y e church 208
- The K. hard again to Hub. ead
- L. Hub. received into the K. favor ead
- Caursini, Italiā userers ead
- P. visitation general ead
- A deformation, no reformation 209
- Benedict order ead
- Peter bishop of Winchest. ea
- They would displace the K. ea
- Monastery of converts ead
- Edmund 216
- R. Grosted ead
- King floweth bad council ead
- Reformation ead
- Courage of K. ead
- Pictauians expelled 211
- Catini in Almain slain ead
- Albigenses slain ead
- Hub. cometh to the K. ead
- Reconciliation ead
- Dissention betwixt the P. & the Romans ead
- P. greater thā any man 212
- Romans slain eadem
- Schism of the East church, from the West eadem
- Germanus 213
- The sign of the Cross, to fight against Greciās. ead.
- The people excommunicated eadem
- Intollerable exactions of the pope eadem
- Prince of Wales set against the K. of England ead.
- No messenger permitted to, or fro Rome ead.
- 60000. marks yearly to Rome eadem
- The popes legate departeth England eadem
- Council at Lions eadem
- Emperor Frederike cursed by the pope eadem
- The P. persuadeth to war against England 215
- The popes wars eadem
- War against the Greeks. eadem
- 60000. pounds exacted by the pope eadem
- The grievances of England. 216
- The French K. receiveth the sign of the cross eadem
- The voyage of the holy land. eadem
- The P. refuseth all agreement with the Emperor 217
- Damiata won from the Turks eadem
- The P. hindereth peace. 218
- The army of Christians wholly destroyed eadem
- 80000. Christians perish in the wars against the Turks eadem
- Frederick crowned Emperor by pope Honorius. 219
- Gifts to the church of Rome ead.
- Honorius curseth the Emp. Frederik ead.
- The Emperor reconciled with the pope 220
- Honorius dieth ead.
- P. Gregory 9 ead.
- The pope threateneth the Emperor ead.
- The pope offended with the Emperor for not kissing his feet, but his knee ead.
- The journey against the Saracens 221
- The popes false accusation against the Emp. ead.
- Emperor craveth the popes favor ead.
- Emperor crowned king of Jerusalem 222
- The Pope practiseth against the Emperor while he warreth against the Saracens eadem
- The Pope practiseth with the Saracens eadem
- A quarrel to the Emp. ead.
- The Emperor returneth & winneth towns from the Pope in Italy 223
- The Emperor offereth to give account to the Pope. eadem
- Peace betwixt the Emperor and the pope eadem
- 120000. ounces of gold to the P. for the Emperors absolution eadem
- The Pope moveth the Emperors son to rebel against his father ead.
- The Emperor prevaileth, for all the popes curse 224
- The pope pronounceth sentence of proscription against the Emperor. ead.
- Reuolt from the Emperor to the pope ead.
- The church spoiled to maintain the popes wars. ead.
- The Emperor prevaileth. 225
- Euerlasting life promised to such as would fight against the Emperor. ead.
- The pope hindereth the defense of Christendom. ead.
- The Emperor wasteth about Rome 226
- The pope dieth with anger. eadem
- Salue Regina, brought into the church ead.
- The Decretals ead.
- Pope Celestine ead.
- Pope dieth eadem
- An army against the Tartarians ead.
- Innocentius 4. eadem
- The Emperor seeketh peace, the Pope will none eadem
- Pope, Judge & accuser ead.
- A voice heard, thou wretch, come & receive thy judgment eadem
- The Emperor dieth eadem
- Preachers bold against the Pope 298
- Arnoldus de noua villa condemned eadem
- Johannes Seneca appealeth from the Pope to a Council eadem
- G. de Sanstoamre, against the Pope 229
- De periculis ecclesiae eadem
- Thirty nine arguments that friers be false Apostles, eadem
- Euangelium aeternum Spiritus Sancti eadem
- The shell to the kernel. ead.
- A blasphemous Gospel of the friers eadem
- Laurence 230
- Petrus Johannes ead.
- Pope Antichrist ead.
- Rome Babylon ead.
- Dead bones burned ead.
- R. Gallus eadem
- Visiōs against the pope. ead.
- R. Gallus B. of Lincoln. ead.
- Inuectiues against the P. 231
- K. of England the popes manciple, vassal, page. eadem
- Manifest and known that once should come a defection from Rome ead.
- The Pope an heretic ead.
- Roman virtues ead.
- R. Grosted prophesieth against Rome eadem
- The virtues of R. Grosted. 232
- A maule of the Romans. ead.
- P. Innocent 4. a great impouerisher of Christiandom. ea.
- 70000. marks revenues of forreners placed in the land by the pope ead.
- Grosted appeareth in a visiō to the pope eadem
- Grosted striketh the P. 233
- Innocent dieth eadem
- Alexander 3. eadem
- Wholesome laws ead.
- The pope dispenseth with oaths eadem
- Pope dieth eadem
- Pope Urbane 4. eadem
- War betwixt the king and the Barons eadem
- Urbane dieth eadem
- Clement 4. eadem
- Thomas Aquine, Bonaventure 234
- Tenths to the King ead.
- Peace betwixt the king, and the Barons eadem
- Cathedral Churches popes pensions eadem
- Clement 4. dieth ead.
- Gregory 10. eadem
- Against the Saracens ead.
- Great concordances 235
- A general council ead.
- Abbey of Hales ead.
- King dieth eadem
- Westminster church ead.
- Blackfriers by Ludgate ead.
- Jews banished the realm utterly eadem
- The Scots pertain to the popes chapel eadem
- Scots converted by the relics of S. Peter 236
- Celestine beginneth to reform the Church of Rome eadem
- Boniface a crafty knave. ead.
- Peter thrust into prison. ead.
- Boniface P. of Rome ead.
- The Pope curseth the French king to the fourth generation eadem
- The pope scoffeth, &c. ead.
- The first Iubilie eadem
- Power of both swords. ead.
- Extrauagant 238
- Constitutions eadem
- Sextus Nicholaus eadem
- Pardons & indulgences. ead.
- The quarrel betwixt the P. & the French king ead.
- The king of France forbiddeth to carry treasure to Rome eadem
- The popes proud style to the French king eadem
- Magareta against the Pope. 239
- Four articles against the Pope eadem
- Magareta against the Pope. 239
- Four articles against the Pope eadem
- 28. articles against the pope eadem
- The pope hideth himself. ea.
- Adulphus eadem
- Reginaldus de supina. ead.
- Cardinals goods rifled. ead.
- Pope craveth truce eadem
- The pope rejected eadem
- The pope glad to make amends 241
- Conditions offered to the pope eadem
- The gates of the popes palace fired eadem
- The P. rather would die thē renounce his popedom. ea.
- The pope spoiled of infinite treasure eadem
- The pope homely used. ead.
- The P. almost starved ead.
- The pope delivered, almost famished 242
- Pope dieth eadem
- Benedict eadem
- Decretals eadem
- Clergy exempt from subsidy eadem
- The clergy out of the kings protection eadem
- The king of England troubled with the sea of Canterbury 243
- No benefice but one ead.
- Cussanus king of the Tartarians eadem
- The Tartariās christened. ea.
- Mertō college in Oxford. ea.
- Henr. de Gandauo eadem
- De villa Noua eadem
- Scotus, Duns eadem
- Clement 5. eadem
- The court of Rome to Avigno eadem
- The pope reigned as Emperor seed vacante ead.
- Templars put down ead.
- Corpus Christi day 244
- The Clemētine decretals. ea.
- The Emperor poisoned by a monk in the chalice. ead.
- The Emperor of Constantinople excommunicated. ea
- Pope John eadē
- Pope Benedict eadem
- This world made for the cardinals ead.
- Complaint against the pope for oppressing England. 245
- An Epistle of Casse to the church of England. eadem
- The pope still reigneth his exactions 246
- Pope Eugenius eadem
- Articles against the spiritualty eadem
- Knowledge of civil causes belongeth not to the clergy. 247
- Reformatiō to be done. ead.
- The king dieth 248
- Crouched Friers ead.
- Knights of the Rhodes. ead.
- Templars burnt at Paris. ead.
- The Templars put down universally eadem
- The pope selleth the Tēplars lands eadem
- Cistercian monks exempt. ea.
- The pope couseneth the Frāciscane Friers 249
- The Venetians cursed of the pope eadem
- A monstrous tyranny. ead.
- Walter Reinald 250
- Clement 5. dieth ead.
- Papacy void 2. years ead.
- Pope maketh profit of the variance of princes ead.
- 8. pence in every mark. ead.
- Michael house founded in Cambridge. eadē
- Nicholaus de lyra ead.
- Guilielmus 251
- Occam ead.
- Adam eadem
- Simon M. eadem
- Clement 252
- A great heresy ead.
- Ludouicus ead.
- Bauarus Emperor eadem
- Contentiō betwixt the pope & Emp. 24. years. eadem
- pope hath full power to creat and depose Emperors at his pleasure ead.
- Marsilius Patauinus ead.
- Defensor pacis eadē
- Pope Nicholas 253
- Benedict. 12 eadem
- Emperor deprived ead.
- Variance betwixt the pope & French king ead.
- The Emp. must resign all to the pope eadem
- The feends hant the pope. ea.
- Black curses against the Emperor ead.
- Archb. of Mētz deprived. ea.
- War with the king of England eadem
- The Emperor giveth over to the pope eadem
- The Emp. poisoned. eadem
- Gunterus de monte nigro, chosen Emperor eadem
- Charles chosen Emp. 255
- The Jubilee every 50. year.
- From Avigno to Rome. ea.
- 50000. pilgrims eadem
- The form of the bull of Jubilee eadem
- The pope commandeth the Angels eadem
- Against provisions from Rome 256
- Tenths to the king ead.
- Orial college and S. Marie hall eadem
- The abbey of Bury spoiled by the towns men. eadem
- The town of Bury fyned at 120000. pound. eadem
- The abbot of Cheuingtō ea.
- King Edward the 3. 257
- Charter from the king to the clergy eadem
- Gregorius Ariminensis. ead.
- Taulerus eadem
- Franciscus Petrarcha ead.
- Johan. de rupe Scisca. eadem
- Rome y e whore of Babylō. ea.
- Vade mecum in tribulatione. ead.
- Conradus Hayer 258
- Gerardus Rydder ead.
- Lachrimae Ecclesiae ead.
- Michael Cesenas ead.
- Petrus de Carbona ead.
- Johannes de Poliaco ead.
- Rome drunk with the blood of saints ead.
- Johannes de Castilion ead.
- Francisc. de Alcatara ead.
- Simon Islip ead.
- Cāterb. college in Oxford. 259
- New college in Oxford. ead
- Pope Innocent the 6. ead.
- Rome y e whore of Babylō. ea.
- Strife between French prelates and Friers eadem
- Towns-mē of Oxford spoil the scholars 260
- Idle holy days 262
- A priests wages 263
- S. Bridgets Nuns 261
- Q. college in Oxford. ead.
- Holy spear, holy nails. ead.
- The order of the bishops of Canterbury eadem
- A prophecy eadem
- Haynchardus eadem
- A prophecy of antichrist. 264
- Complaint of the plowmen against the clergy. eadem
- Church of Rome a byrde, decked with other birds feathers, ead.
- Armanach. archb. of Irelād. ea
- Richard Fitzrafe eadem
- John Badenthorp ead.
- 9 conclusions against friers, ea.
- A long controversy among the friers 265
- Fauourers of friers ead.
- Defensorium curatotiū ead.
- Armanachus a mighty pillar of God's church ead,
- How Rome came by her patrimony eadem
- Nicholaus Orem 266
- Jesuits begin eadem
- Offices removed frō the clergy to the laity eadem
- The P. removeth frō France to Rome eadem
- Melitzing, a Bohemian ead.
- Reseruations of benefices in England, no more for the Popes use 267
- Premunire to make appeal to Rome for any cause 268
- Holy Briget a great rebuker of the popish clergy ead
- The x. commandments turned into two words, Dapecuniam eadem
- M. Paris. of Antichrist ead.
- John. Montziger ead.
- Nile archb. of Thessal. ead.
- Henricus de Iota 269
- Henricus de Hassia ead.
- The devils belly full of the P. voluptuousness eadem
- 36. burned for the truth ead.
- 140. suffered for refusing the Decretals eadem
- 24. suffer at Paris ead
- The act of provision 270
- An act to continue forever ead.
- Decrees against oppressiō of the pope ea.
- In Wycliffe’s time the world in worst case 271
- Wycliffe against Images ea.
- John of Gaunt, & L. Percy favorers of Wycliffe ead.
- The opinions of Wic, ead.
- Wic. brought before the bishops 272
- Wic. bid sit down 273
- Frō brauling to threats ead.
- A proud B. wounded ea.
- K. Edw. the greatest brideler of the P. dieth ead.
- Wickl. goeth barefoot, preaching ea.
- Articles out of Wick. preaching ead.
- Wic. articles condemned for heretical 274
- Popes bul against Wic. ead.
- P. diligence against W. ea.
- 18. heretical opinions against Wick. 275
- W. escapeth the 2. time 276
- W. greatly supported by Lōdoners ead.
- pope Gregory dieth ead.
- A schism betwixt 2. Popes, 39. years ea.
- Popes and antipopes ead
- Clement ead
- Benedictus 3 ead
- Boniface 9 ead
- Innocentius 8 ead
- Gregory 12 ead
- Crueltie among the clergy, during the schism 277
- S. Sudburie beheaded of the rude people ead
- Vicechancellor of Oxford enemy to Wycliffe ead
- Wic. mitigateth his enemies 278
- Wycliffe's articles condemned ead
- Tenths are pure alms 279
- A terrible earthquake ead
- Fauourers of Wick. appointed to preach 280
- Stokes an enemy to Wick. 281
- D. of Lancastar forsook the scholars of Wick. ead
- Repington & Ashton reconciled ead
- Repington abiureth ead
- Lōdiners favor y e truth, 282
- Wick. banished ead
- Schism cause of W. quiet, ea
- A cruel bishop 283
- Wic. parson at Lutterworth ead
- Wycliffe’s constancy ead
- Wick. books burned ead
- Wic. favorers 284
- Londoners take on them the bishops office ead
- Bones of wick. burned after his death ead
- I. Hus, W. Swinderby 285
- Articles against Swinderbie 286
- Henry 4. first persecuting K. in England 287
- Articles against Brute ead
- Temporalties takē from the Clergy 288
- A turncote persecutor 289
- Lucifer to the clergy ead
- Feendes glad at the want of preaching ead
- Devil teacheth what should be preached ead
- Abiurers 290
- Well affected about Leicest. ead
- R. Dexter, N. Tailor ead
- Leicester interdicted ead
- Matild an anchores, of Wic. doctrine 291
- Margaret Cailie, a Nun, forsaketh her order ead
- Penance ead
- Peter Pateshul ead
- Londoners zealous 292
- The kings wife hath the gospel in English ead
- Thomas Arundel ead
- Articles in behalf of the gospel eadem
- Multitude of arts not necessary 293
- Rithme against the popish priests eadem
- Fauourers of the gospel. ea.
- Pope Boniface the 9. ead.
- The king writeth a Christian admonition to the P. 294
- Parlements holden against the pope eadem
- Thomas Arundell proved a traitor 295
- The king deposed 296
- William Sawtree eadem
- Objections against William Sawtree eadem
- Relapse 297
- The manner of disgrading. ea.
- The surples of a sexten 298
- The time of Henry 4. ead.
- Thomas Badby martir. 299
- Crocodiles tears ead.
- The statute ex officio 300
- Many shrink from the truth eadem
- Articles eadem
- William Thorpe ead.
- Transubstantiatiō invented by Thomas Aquinas 301
- Against swearing on a boke eadem
- A constant confessor of the truth eadem
- John Puruey, the library of Lollards 302
- Articles recanted ead.
- The popes curse, the blast of Lucifer eadem
- How the temporalties of the clergy should be bestowed eadem
- Boniface impudent in selling of pardons 404
- Order against the Schism, eadem
- P. Gregory the 12. 305
- P. Gregory perjured. ead.
- 200000. Christians slain in a popish quarrel ead.
- The K. writeth to the P. ead.
- Pope Alexander 5. 306
- Three popes together ead.
- Pope John 23. eadem
- John Hus eadem
- Appeale better advised. ead.
- Pope John bendeth all his power against the Bohemians eadem
- The tolling of Auies 307
- 40. days pardon for saying of Auies eadem
- Steeple, belles, and organs, suspended eadem
- Contention for litter ead.
- Penance for bringing litter in sacks, and not in cartes eadem
- A bill put into the Parlement to take temporalties from the clergy 308
- The kinds of popish feasts. 310
- Notes of principal souls feasts eadem
- Lord Cobham 311
- Inquisitors for heresy. ead.
- Processe to L. Cobham. ead.
- Lord Cobhams answer to the king 312
- Pope known by the scriptures to be Antichrist. ead.
- The king forsaketh L. Cobham eadem
- Confession of L. Cobhams faith 313
- L. Cobham arrested by the kings commandment. 314
- L. Cobhams answer ead.
- L. Cobham mocked 315
- L. Cobham condemned. ead.
- A worthy martyr eadem
- Lord Cobham escapeth. 316
- 36. martyrs eadem
- Thomas Arūdell dieth. ead.
- Henry Chichesley eadem
- Eate not, taste not, touch not. 317
- Craft of the clergy eadem
- Hus accused eadem
- Hus excommunicated for an heretic eadem
- Persecution in Boheme. 318
- Prague divided 319
- The people against the Prelates eadem
- None to control Hus. ead.
- A Council at Constance to pacify the schism of three popes 320
- A council lasted 4. years, & had 45. sessions eadem
- Council ought to judge the pope eadem
- The pope repenteth well doing eadem
- 40. articles against P. John. 321
- Pope Martin eadem
- The Emperor leadeth the popes horse eadem
- The popes Indulgence. ead.
- 3940. Prelates at the Council 322
- 450. common womē belonging to the Council ead.
- Good testimony of John Hus eadem
- Wenecelate de Duba 323
- John de Clum eadem
- I. Hus cometh to Constance eadem
- I. Hus kept in prison 324
- I. Hus falleth sick ead.
- Articles against Hus. ead.
- An aduocat denied to Hus 325
- Hus cruelly handled in prison eadem
- The Emperor breaketh promise with Hus 326
- Hus answereth for himself 327
- Hus appeareth again. ead.
- Hus not suffered to proceed in his answer. 382
- 39. articles against Hus. eadem
- Articles avowed of Hus 329
- John Hus will not recant. eadem
- The Emp. against Hus. ead.
- Hus disgraded, condemned, and delivered to the seculars 331
- Hus appealeth to christ. ead
- Hus derided for praying for his enemies 332
- The courage of Hus. eadē
- The Bishops cruelty against Hus eadem
- The behavior of Hus at his death. 333
- The ashes of Hus cast into the Rhine 334
- Treatises of Hus in prison. eadem
- Jerome of Prague cometh to Constance eadem
- Treason against Jerome of Prague 335
- Jerome carried to prison, ead.
- Peter the notary & Vitus. ea.
- Jerome falleth sick 336
- Jerome abiureth eadem
- New accusations against Jerome eadem
- D. Naso a great enemy to Jerome eadem
- New articles against Jerome. 337
- Jerome constant eadem
- Ierō grievously fettered. ead.
- Jerome prophecieth eadem
- Jerome condemned 338
- Jerome singeth after his cōdamnation eadem
- Jerome singeth at the stake. eadem
- Letters of the nobles of Boheme to the counsel, sealed with 54. seals. 339
- John Claidon. eadem
- Richard Turming eadem
- The lantern of light. 340
- The causes of persecutiō. ead
- Sharp constitutions 341
- John Barton, Robert Chapel eadem
- Chapel submitteth. eadem
- Articles inioined Chap. ead.
- Divers caused to abjure. 342
- Collection to maintain the popes war, against the Bohemians. eadem
- William Clerke eadem
- William Russell eadem
- Radulph Mungin eadem
- Kent well affected 343
- The L. Powes taketh the L. Oldcastle in Wales. 364
- L. Cobham condemned. ead.
- All mischief imputed to the Lollards ead.
- Bohemians cited to the council at Constance. eadem
- Laws to bridle the Bohemians ead.
- 75000. li. the P. goods. 345
- The Jews offer their ceremonies to the pope. ead
- Pope threateneth the Bohemians eadem
- Yeerely memorial for the death of John Hus, and Jerome of prage ead.
- Monasteries suppressed. ead.
- Captain Nicholas ead.
- The king threateneth Nicholas eadem
- The kings cruel determination disappointed by his own death 346
- Zizka eadem
- Tabor built by Zizka. ead.
- Zizka putteth the Emperor to flight. 337
- Zizka loseth his eye eadem
- Johan. Premōstratensis, & his companions put to death. ea.
- Dissention betwixt prage & Zizka 348
- Reconciliation ead.
- Zizka dieth ead.
- The epitaph of zisca. eadem
- Zizka buried in a hallowed place in despite of the P. 349
- The popes bull, against the partakers of Wycliffe, Hus, or Jerome. eadem
- Procopius eadem
- Conradus ead.
- Orphans ead.
- 3. armies fly before they see their enemies 350
- 40000. horse against the protestants 351
- The popish army flee before they see their enemies. ead.
- 50. towns destroyed ead.
- Council at Basel ead.
- Ambassage of the Bohemians to Basel 352
- Peter an English man ead.
- Four points wherein the Bohemians dissent frō the church of Rome ead.
- A disputation continued fifty days eadem
- Henry the 5. prince of priests 353
- The names of Archb. of Canterbury ead.
- William Taylor 354
- William Taylor recāted. ead.
- Four heretical points of W. Taylor 355
- William Taylor condemned and burned ead.
- John Florence eadem
- I. Florence his articles ead.
- Submission 356
- Penance eadem
- Richard Belward eadem
- His articles eadem
- John god de Cell eadem
- Sir Hen. Pie eadem
- William White priest 357
- Great vexatiō for the truth of Christ eadem
- Father Abraham 358
- William White priest ead.
- John Weddon priest ead.
- Many abjure eadem
- William White, Wycliffe's scholar 359
- White burnt in Norwich. ea.
- Crueltie eadem
- Richard Houedon 360
- Th. Baghley, & Paul Craw. ea.
- Thomas Rhedon burned at Rome eadem
- Pope Eugenius ead.
- Persecution about germany. 361
- Eugenius began the council at Basil ead.
- Order for the times of general councils ead.
- The troublesō council at Basil, continued 17. years. ead.
- Contention between the P. & the fathers of the council. 362
- Nicholaus Casnanus 363
- Eugenius pronounced an heretic & relapse. ead.
- 8. verities ead.
- Disputation of six days against Eugenius 364
- Panormitan defender of Eugenius ead.
- John Segonius ead.
- Panormitane will have the P. Lord of the church. 365
- Servant of servants the most honorable title of the pope ead.
- The council above the P. ea.
- Card. Arelatensis 366
- Great discord in the Council 367
- Nicholas Amici ead
- Panormitan obstinate ead
- Policy of Arelatensis 368
- Arelatensis concludeth ead
- Bishop of Lübeck 369
- B. of Lübeck favoreth the truth 370
- Promoter of the faith 371
- Prayers with tears 372
- The princes ambassadoures yielded ead
- Eugenius deposed 373
- Death of pestilence at the Council ead
- Oath of the Electors to the pope ead
- The manner of choosing the pope 374
- Amideus Duke of Savoy. eadem
- Sigismund dieth 375
- Rochezanus dieth eadem
- Disputations upon the Bohemians articles eadem
- Vincelaus eadem
- Vldericus eadem
- Peter Paine eadem
- Rhagusius eadem
- The Bohemians offended. ead.
- Popish disputers against the Bohemians eadem
- Ambassadors from the council to Prague 376
- The Bohemians have license to communicate under both kinds 377
- Concord betwixt the council and Bohemians. ead.
- The university to be increased with prebends. ead.
- The feast of the conception of the virgin 378
- The feast of the visitation. eadem
- Good laws ordained in the council at Basel. eadem
- 24. Cardinals ead.
- Jews to be converted. eadē
- Stipend for the tongues. ead.
- 18. new Cardinals ead.
- The Doulphin of France vanquished 369
- Pope Nicholas 5 eadem
- The Greeks abhor the Romans eadem
- 11. battles wonn by the protestants against the papists 380
- The papists ran away five times before any stroke was given eadem
- Cruelty and treason against the Bohemians eadem
- Richard Wich 381
- Duchesse of Gloucester condemned to perpetual prison eadem
- Roger Only burned eadem
- Duke Humfreys articles against the Cardinal. ead
- Destruction of Duke Humfrey 382
- Alsolne & Bernard college in Oxford eadem
- Duke Humfrey imprisoned, ead.
- Duke Humfrey found dead in prison eadem
- The desperate cardinal 383
- Mary Magdalene College in Oxford ead.
- Printing invented eadem
- Printing later then Gunnes ead.
- Constantinople taken by the Turks ead.
- One neighbor destroyeth another for gain 384
- Crueltie of the Turks ead.
- No Emperor, but king of the Romans, til the pope cōfirm him 385
- A Jubilee eadem
- pope Calixtus eadem
- Auies to help thē that fight against the Turks eadem
- The feast of Transfiguration ead.
- Edmunde of made a saint ead.
- P. pius Secundus ea.
- pope altereth his former judgment 386
- Mainz loseth his freedom ea.
- Discord between pius and Dorotheus ea.
- p. paulus secundus ea.
- The pope for priests marriage ea.
- pope Sixtus 4. ea.
- Stews at Rome ea.
- Jubilee altered ea.
- Beads, and Ladies psalter 387
- A prodigal Cardinal ea.
- Liberty for sodomitry ea.
- Innocentius 8. ea.
- K. of Boheme condemned of the pope ea.
- College of Eaton ea.
- Henry 6. canonized for a Saint 388
- An heresy to hold that christ was a beggar ea.
- John Goose Martyr ea.
- John a Neat-heard 389
- John de Wesalia recanteth ea.
- Nominals, Reals ea.
- Reuenues of the pope from the stews of Rome 390
- Begging friers ea.
- Alanus de Rupe ea.
- Rosarie of our Ladies psalter Fraternitas coronariorū ea.
- Institution of the Rosarie ea.
- Sixtus dieth for anger 391
- Platina a shameful flatterer of the pope ea.
- Richard 3. usurper ea.
- K. Henry 7 ea.
- Maxim. foūder of the university of Wittemberg ea.
- Learned men flourish in the time of Maximilian ea.
- Veselus, a learned man, called Lux mundi 392
- Ione Boughton martir ea.
- Fagots borne ea.
- A priest burnt 393
- Babram, martir ea.
- An old man burnt ea.
- Sauanarola burnt ea.
- The pope Antichrist ea.
- Spirit of prophecy in Sauanarola 394
- Philip Norrice ead
- Germans sue to the Emp. against y e romish church ead
- 10. greeuances ead
- Emperors edicts against the clergy 395
- Jacobus Celestadiensis ead
- Alexander 6 ead
- Turks hire the P. to poison his brother ead
- P. procureth the Turk to war against the French King ead
- P. and his Cardinals poisoned ead
- Pope Pius 3 ead
- Pope casteth away the keys of peter ead
- 200000. Christians slain by the popes means 396
- Council at Pyse ead
- Questions against the P. ead
- Pragmatical function ead
- Pope curseth the French K. ead