Christs Victory over Satans Tyranny, Book 12
THE TVVELFTH BOOKE OF the Acts of the Church.
TOuching the processe and whole discourse, concerning the condemning, taking vp, and burning the bones and bookes of Bucer, & Paulus Phagius, by the commaundement of Cardinall Poole, with all the rites and ceremonies therunto appertaining, with all the ridiculous procéeding of the Commissioners whilst they were at Cambridge: and also the Oration of M. Acworth, Orator of the Uniuersitie: at the restitution of Martine Bucer, and Paulus Phagius in Quéene Elizabeths time, and also the dispitefull handling and madnesse of the Papists towards Peter Martires Wife at Oxford, taking her vp from her grau… at the commandement of Cardinall Poole, and after buried in a Dunghil. Concerning the processe of these things, I refer thee if thou béest disposed to sée them, to the booke at large.
The 18. of Ianuary the ten that remained of the aforesaid fiftéene, that were in prison in the Castle of Canterbury, whereof fiue of them were starued, the …ther ten were burned, for the same points of Religion in effect as the other fiue held as before is expressed; the names of these ten follow.
Iohn Philpot of Tenderden, William Waterer of Bedingdy, Stephen Kempe of Norgate, William Hay of Hith, Thomas Hudson of Sellenge: Mathew Bradbridge of Tenderden, Thomas Stephens of Bedingham, Nicholas Finall of Tenderden, VVilliam Lowicke of Cranbroke, VVilliam Prowting of Thorneham.
The 8. of February a most bloody Commission was giuen forth by King Philip and Quéene Marie to prosecute the poore members of Christ. Whereupon twenty two were apprehended in Essex, and brought vp to London at once to Bonner, all of them tyed to a rope by two and two, and so lead in a rope through the stréetes to Bonner. Now the Bishops and Councell perceiuing the number, and fearing to put them to death, being so many together, least I some disturbance might rise vponupon the same: they bad them make their submission and confession as they would themselues, that they might make a colour of recantation, wherupon they were discharged: for their names I referre thée to the Booke at large.