Acts and Monuments Volume 2 Part 2, Book 12 · Account 121
❧A briefe discourse concernyng the troubles and happy deliueraunce of the Reuerend Father in God, Doct. Sandes, first Bish. of Worcester, next of London, and now Archb. of Yorke.
KIng Edward died, the world being vnworthie of hym, the Duke of Northumberland came downe to Cambridge with an armie of men, hauyng Commission to proclaime Lady Iane Queene, and by power to suppresse Lady Mary, who tooke vponupon her that dignitie, and was proclaimed Queene in Northfolke. The Duke sent for D. Sandes being Uicechancellor, for D. Parker, for D. Bill, and M. Leauer, to suppe with hym. Amongst other speaches he sayd: Maisters, pray for vsus that we speede well, if not, you shall be made Bishops, and we Deacons. And euen so it came to passe, D. Parker, and D. Sandes were made Bishops, and he and Sir Iohn Gates, who was then at the Table, were made Deacons ere it was long after, on the Tower hill. D. Sandes beyng Uicechancellor, was required to preach on the morrow. The warning was short for such an Auditorie, and to speake of such a matter: yet hee refused not the thing, but went into his chamber, & so to bed. He rose at 3. of the clocke in the mornyng, tooke his Bible in his hand, and after that hee had prayed a good space, he shut his eyes, and holding his Bible▪ before hym, earnestly prayed to God that it might fall open where a most fit text should be for hym to intreat of. The Bible as God would hauehave it, fell open vponupon the first chapter of Iosua, where he found so conuenient a piece of Scripture for that tyme, that the lyke he coulde not hauehave chosen in all the Bible. His texte was thus: Responderunt que ad Iosue atque dixerunt, Omnia quae precepisti nobis faciemus, & quocunque miseris ibimus: sicut obediuimus in cū ctis Mosi ita obediemus & tibi, tantum sit Dominus Deus tuus tecum sicut fuit cum Mose, qui contradixerit ori tuo, & non obedierit cunctis sermonibus quos preceperis ei, moriatur: tu tantum comfortare & viriliter age. Who shall consider what was concluded by such as named themselues by the state, and withall, the Auditorie, the tyme, and other circumstā ces, he shall easily see that this text most fitly serued for the purpose. And as God gaue the text, so gaue he hym suche order and vtterance, as pulled many teares out of the eye of the biggest of them.
In the tyme of his Sermon one of the Gard lift vp to hym into the Pulpit a Masse booke and a Graile, whiche sir George Haward with certaine of the Gard had taken that night in M. Hurlestons house where lady Mary had bene a little before, and there had Masse. The Duke with the rest of the nobilitie, required Doct. Sandes to put hys sermon in writyng, and appointed M. Leauer to goe to London with it, and to put it in print. D. Sandes required one day and a halfe for writyng of it. At the tyme appoynted he had made it ready, and M. Leauer was ready booted to receiue it at his handes, and cary it to London. As he was deliuering of it, one of the Bedles named M. Adams, came weping to hym, and prayed hym to shift for hymselfe, for the Duke was retired, and Queene Mary proclaimed.
Doctor Sandes was not troubled herewithall, but gaue the sermon written to M. Layfield. M. Leauer departed home, and he went to dinner to one M. Mores a Bedle, his great friend. At the dinner, maistresse Moores seyng him mery and pleasant (for he had euer a mans courage, and could not be terrified) dranke vntounto hym, saying: M. Uicechancellor, I drinke vntounto you, for this is the last tyme that euer I shall see you. And so it was, for she was dead before D. Sandes returned out of Germany. The Duke that night retyred to Cambridge, and sent for Doct. Sandes to go with hym to the Market place to proclaim Queene Mary. The Duke cast vp his cap with others, and so laughed that the teares ranne downe hys cheekes for griefe. He told D. Sandes that Queene Mary was a mercifull woman, and that he doubted not thereof: declaryng, that he had sent vntounto her to know her pleasure, and looked for a generall pardon. Doctor Sandes answered, my life is not deare vntounto me, neither hauehave I done or sayd any thyng that vrgeth my conscience. For that which I spake of the state, I hauehave instructions warranted by the subscription of xvj. Counsailors. Neither can speach bee treason, neither yet hauehave I spoken further then the worde of God, and lawes of this Realm doth warrant me, come of me what God will. But be you assured, you shall neuer escape death: for if she would saue you, those that nowe shall rule, will kill you.
That night the Gard apprehended the Duke, and certaine Groomes of the Stable were as busie with Doctor Sandes as if th…y would take a prisoner. But Sir Iohn Gates who lay then in Doctor Sandes his house, sharply rebuked them, and draue them away. Doct. Sandes by the aduise of Sir Iohn Gates, walked into the fields. In the meane tyme, the Uniuersitie contrary to all order, had met together in consultation, and ordered, that D. Mouse and D. Hatcher, should repaire to D. Sandes lodgyng, and fee away the statute booke of the Uniuersitie, the keys, and such other things that were in his keepyng, & so they did, for D. Mouse beyng an earnest Protestant the day before, and one whom Doct. Sandes had done much for, now was he become a Papist, and his great enemy. Certaine of the Uniuersitie had appointed a congregation at after noone. As the Bell rang to it, D. Sandes commeth out of the fieldes, and sending for the Bedles, asketh what the matter meaneth, and requireth them to waite vppon hym to the Schooles, accordyng to their duetie. So they did, And so soone as D. Sandes, the Bedles goyng before hym, came into the Regent house & tooke his chaire. One M. Mitch with a rabble of vnlearned Papists, went into a by schoole, and conspired together to pull hym out of his chaire, and to vse violence vntounto hym. D. Sandes began his Oration, expostulatyng with the Uniuersitie, chargyng them with great ingratitude, declaring that hee had sayd nothing in his sermon, but that he was ready to iusti…e, and that their case was all one with his: For they had not onelyonly concealed, but consented to that whiche hee had spoken.
And thus while hee remembred vntounto them howe beneficiall he had ben to the Uniuersitie, and their vnthankfulnes to him agayne, in commeth M. Mitche with hys conspirators about xx. in number. One layeth hand vponupon the chaire to pull it from hym, another told hym that that was not hys place, and another called hym traitor. Wherat he perceuyng how they vsed violence, & beyng of great courage, groped to his dagger, and had dispatched some of them as gods enemies, if D. Bill and D. Blith had not fallen vponupon hym, and prayed hym for Gods sake to holde his handes and be quiet, and patiently to beare that great offred wrong. He was perswaded by them, and after that tumult was ceased, he ended his Oration, & hauing some money of the Uniuersities in his handes, he there deliuered the same eueryevery farthyng. He gaue vp the bookes, reckonings and keyes, pertainyng to the Uniuersitie, and withall, yelded vp his Office, praying God to geue to the Uniuersitie a better Officer, and to geue them better and more thankefull hartes, and so repaired home to his own Colledge.
On the morrowe after, there came vntounto hym one M. Gerningham, and one M. Thomas Mildmay. Gerningham tolde hym, that it was the Queenes pleasure that two of the Gard should attend vponupon hym, & that hee must be caried prisoner to the Tower of London with ye Duke. M. Mildmay sayd, he meruailed that a learned mā would speake so vnaduisedly agaynst so good a Prince, and wilfully run into such danger. D. Sandes aunswered. I shal not be ashamed of bonds, But if I could do as M. Mildmay can, I needed not feare bondes: For he came downe in payment agaynst Queene Mary, and armed in ye field, and now he returneth in payment for Queene Mary, before a traitor, and now a great friend. I cannot with one mouth blow whote and cold after this sort.
Upon this, his stable was robbed of foure notable good geldinges, the best of them Maister Hudlestone tooke for hys owne Saddle, and roade on hym to London in hys sight. An Inuentory was taken of all his goodes by M. Moore Bedle for the Uniuersitie. He was set vponupon a lame horse that halted to the ground, which thyng a friend of his perceiuyng, prayed that he myght lend hym a nagge. The yeomen of the Gard were content. As he departed forth at the Townes ende, some Papists resorted thither to giere at hym, some of his friends to mourne for hym. He came into the ranke to London, the people beyng full of outcryes. And as he came in at Bishops gate, … like a milk wife hurled a stone at hym, and hit … brest wyth such a blow, that he was lyke to fall of …. To whō he mildly sayd: Woman, God forgeue it thee. Truth is, that iourney and euill intreatyng so mortified him, that he was more ready to die, then to lyue.
As hee came through Tower hill streete, one woman standing in her doore, cried: Fie on thee thou knaue, thou Knaue, thou Traitor, thou Hereticke. Whereat hee smiled. Looke, the desperate Hereticke (sayeth shee) laugheth at this geare. A woman on the other side of the streat, answeared, saying: Fie on thee neighbor, thou art not woorthy to be called a woman, railing vponupon thys Gentleman whome thou knowest not, neither yet the cause why he is thus intreated. Then shee sayd, good Gentleman, God be thy comfort, and geue thee strēgth to stand in Gods cause euen to the ende. And thus he passed thorow fire and water into the Tower. The first prisoner that entred in that day, which was S. Iames day. The yeomen of the garde tooke from him his borrowed Nagge, and what els so euer he had. His man one Quinting Suainton broght after him a Bible, and some shirtes and suche like thinges. The Bible was sent in to him, but the shirtes and suche like, serued the yeomen of the Garde.
After he had bene in the Tower three weekes in a bad prison, he was lifte vp into Nonnes bower, a better prison, where was put to him maister Iohn Bradforde.
At the day of Queene Maries Coronation, their pryson doore was sette open, euer shutte before. One maister Mitchel his olde acquaintance, and had bene prisoner before in the same place, came in to him and sayde: Maister Sandes, there is suche a stirre in the Tower, that neyther gates, doores, nor prisoners, are looked to this day. Take my Cloake, my Hatte, and my Rapier, and get you gon, you may goe oute of the gates without questioning, saue your selfe, and let me doe as I may. A rare friendship: but he refused the offer, saying: I knowe no iust cause whye I should be in prison. And thus to do were to make my selfe guiltie, I will expect Gods good will, yet must I thinke my selfe most bound vntounto you, and so maister Michell departed.
While D. Sands and M. Bradford were thus in close prison together 29. weekes, one Iohn Bowler was their Keeper, a very peruerse Papist, yet by often perswading of him, for he would geue care, and by gentle vsing of him at the length he began to mislike Poperie and to fauor the Gospell, and so perswaded in true religion, that on a sonday when they had Masse in the Chappell, he bringeth vp a Seruice booke, a manchet and a glasse of wine, and there D. Sandes ministred the Communion to Bradforde and to Bowler. Thus Bowler was their sonne begotten in bondes when Wiate was in armes, and the olde Duke of Northfolke sent foorth with a power of men to apprehend him, that roume might be made in the Tower for him and other his complices, Doctor Cranmer, D. Ridly, and M. Bradford were cast into one prison, and Doctour Sands with 9. other preachers were sent into the Marshalsea.
The Keeper of the Marshalsea appoynted to euerye preacher, a man to leade him in the streate, he caused them goe farre before, and he and Doc. Sandes came behinde, whom he woulde not lead, but walked familiarlye wyth him. Yet D. Sandes was knowne, and the people eueryevery where prayed to GOD to comfort him and to strength him in the truthe. By that time the peoples mindes were altered, Poperie began to be vnsauerie. After they passed the Bridge, the keeper Thomas Way sayd to D. Sands: I perceiue the vaine people would set you forward to the fire, yee are as vaine as they, if you being a yong man wil stande in youre owne conceite, and preferre youre owne knowledge before the iudgement of so many worthy Prelates, auncient, learned, and graue menne as be in thys Realme. If you so doe, you shall finde me as strait a keeper as one that vtterly misliketh your Religion. Doctour Sandes answeared: I knowe my yeares young and my learning small, it is enoughe to knowe Christe crucified, and he hath learned nothing that seeth not the greate blasphemie that is in Poperie, I will yeelde vntounto God and not vntounto man, I hauehave reade in the Scriptures of manye godly and courteous Keepers, God may make you one. If not, I trust hee will geue me strengthe and patience to beare your hard dealing with me. Sayth Thomas Way, doe yee then minde to stande to your Religion: Yea sayth Doctor Sandes, by Gods grace. Truely sayeth the Keeper, I louelove you the better, I did but tempt you. What fauour I can shew you, you shalbe sure of, and I shal think my selfe happie if I maye die at the stake with you. The sayde Keeper shewed Doctour Sandes euer after, all frendship: he trusted him to goe into the fieldes alone, and there mette with M. Bradforde, who than was remooued into the Benche, and there founde like fauour of his Keeper. He laid him in the best chamber in the house: he wold not suffer ye Knight Marshals man to lay fetters on him, as others had. And at his request he put M. Sandes into him, to be his bedfellowe, and sondrye times suffered hys wife, who was M. Sandes daughter of Essex, a Gentlewoman, beutifull both in body and soule to resort to hym. There was great resort to Doctor Sands, and M. Sanders, they had much money offered them, but they would receiue none. They hadde the Communion there 3. or 4. times, and a great sort of Communicants. Doctor Sands gaue such exhortation to the people, for at that time being young, he was thoughte verye eloquent, that hee mooued many teares and made the people abhorre the Masse, and defie all Poperie.
When Wyat with his armie came into Southwarke, he sent two Gentlemen into ye Marshalsea to D. Sandes: Saying, that maister Wyat would be glad of his companie and aduice, and that the gates should be sette open for all the prisonners. He aunsweared: Tell maister Wyat, if this his rising be of God it will take place: If not, it will fall. For my part I was committed hether by order, I wil be discharged by like order, or I will neuer depart hence. So answeared maister Sanders, and the rest of the preachers being there prisoners.
After that doctor Sands had bene 9. weekes prisoner in the Marshalsea, by the mediation of syr Thomas Holcroft then Knight Marshall he was sette at libertye. Syr Thomas sued earnestly to the Bishop of Winchester, doctor Gardiner for his deliuerance after many repulses, except doctor Sandes woulde be one of their secte, and then he coulde want nothing. He wroong out of him that if the Queene coulde like of his deliueraunce, he woulde not be against it: for that was Syr Thomas last request. In the meane time he hadde procured two Ladies of the Priuie chamber to mooue the Queene in it: Who was contented if the bishop of Winchester coulde like of it. The next time that the Bishop went into the priuie Chamber to speake wyth the Queene, master Holcroft followed and had his warrant for doctor Sandes remission readye, and prayed the two Ladies, when as the Bishoppe shoulde take hys leaue to put the Queene in minde of doctor Sandes. So they did. And the Queene sayde, Winchester: what thinke you by D. Sandes, is he not sufficiently punished. As it please your Maiestie sayeth Winchester. That hee spake, remembring his former promisse to M. Holcroft, that hee woulde not be against D. Sandes, if the Queene shoulde like to discharge him. Sayeth the Queene: Then truely, we would that he were set at libertie. Immediately M. Holecroft offered the Queene the Warrant. Who subscribed the same, and called Winchester to put too hys hande, and so he did. The Warrant was geuen to the Knighte Marshall againe, Sir Thomas Holcroft. As the Bishop went foorth of the priuie Chamber dore, he called M. Holcroft to him: Commaunding him not to set D. Sandes at libertie, vntill he had taken suerties of two Gentlemen of his countrey with him, eueryevery one bounde in 500. pounds that D. Sands should not depart out of the realme without licence. Master Holcroft immediatly after mette with two Gentlemen of the North, friendes and cousins to D. Sandes, who offered to be bounde in bodye, goodes and landes for him. At after dinner the same day, M. Holcroft sent for D. Sandes, to his lodging at Westminster, requiring the Keeper to company with him. Hee came accordingly, fineding M. Holcroft alone, walking in his garden. Maister Holcroft imparted his long sute, wyth the whole proceeding, and what effect it had taken to Doctor Sandes: muche reioycing that it was his good happe i… to doe him good, and to procure hys libertie, and that nothing remained, but that he would enter into bonds with his two suerties, for not departinge oute of the Realme. Doctour Sandes answeared: I geue God thankes, who hath mooued your heart to minde me so wel, and I thinke my selfe most bounde vntounto you, God shall requite, and I shall neuer be founde vnthankful. But as you hauehave dealt friendly with me, I will also deale plainly wyth you. I came a free man into prison, I will not goe foorth a bondman. As I cannot benefite my frendes, so will I not hurt thē: And if I be set at libertie, I will not tarie 6. dayes in this Realme if I may get out. If therefore I may not goe free foorth, sende mee to the Marshalsea againe, and there you shall be sure of me.
This answeare much misliked M. Holecroft: He told Doctor Sands that the time woulde not long continue, a chaunge would shortly come: the state was but a cloud, & would soone shake away. And that his cousin sir Edward Bray woulde gladly receiue him and his wife into house, where he should neuer nede to come at Church, and how the Ladie Braye was a zealous Gentlewoman, who hated Poperie. Adding that he would not so deale with him to loose all his labour. When D. Sandes coulde not be remooued from his former saying, maister Holcrofte sayde: Seeing you can not be altered, I will chaunge my purpose, and yeelde vntounto you. Come of it what will, I wil see you at libertie: And seeing you minde ouer Sea, get you gone so quickely as you can. One thing I require of you, that while you are there, you wryte nothing to come hether, for so ye may vndo me. He frendly kissed D. Sands, bad him farewell, and commaunded the Keeper to take no fees of him: Saying, let me answere Winchester as I may. Doctour Sandes retourned with the keeper to the Marshalsee taried all night. There on the morow gaue a dinner to all the prisoners, bad his bedfellow, and sworne stake fellowe, if it had so pleased God, maister Saunders farewell, with manye teares and kissings, the one falling on the others necke, and so departed, clearely deliuered without examination or bonde. From thence hee went to the Benche, and there talked with M. Bradforde, and M. Farrar Bishop of Dauids, then prisoners. Then he comforted them, and they praised God for his happie deliueraunce. Hee went by Winchesters house, and there tooke boate, and came to a frends house in London, called William Banks, and taried there one night. On the morrow at night he shifted to another frendes house, and there hee learned that searche was made for him.
Doctor Watson and M. Christopherson commyng to the Bishop of Winchester, told hym that hee had set at liberty the greatest heretike in England, and one that had of all other most corrupted the Uniuersitie of Cambridge D. Sandes. Whereupon the Bish. of Winchester beyng Chancellor of England, sent for all the Constables of Lō don, commanding them to watch for D. Sands, who was then within the Citie, and to apprehend hym, and who so euer of them should take hym and brin… him to hym, hee should hauehave v. pounds for his labour. D. Sandes suspectyng the matter, conueighed hymselfe by night to one M. Barties house a straunger, who was in the Marshalsee with him prisoner a while, he was a good Protestant and dwelt in Marke lane. There he was sixe dayes, and had one or two of his friends that repaired vntounto hym. Then he repaired to an acquaintance of his, one Hurlestone a Skinner, dwellyng in Cornehill, hee caused hys man Quinting to prouide two geldings for hym, mindyng on the morrow to ride into Essex to M. Sandes hys father in lawe, where his wyfe was.
At his goyng to bedde in Hurlestons house, he had a paire of hose newly made that were too long for hym. For while he was in the Tower, a Tailor was admitted him to make hym a paire of hose. One came vntounto hym whose name was Beniamin, a good protestant dwellyng in Birching lane: he might not speak to hym, or come vntounto him to take measure of hym, but onelyonly looke vponupon his leg, hee made the hose, and they were two inches too long. These hose he prayed the good wyfe of the house to sende to some Taylor to cut his hose two ynches shorter. The wyfe required the boy of the house to cary them to the next Taylor to cut. The boy chaunced (or rather God so prouided) to go to the next Taylor which was Beniamin that made them, which also was a Constable, and acquainted wyth the Lord Chauncellors commandement. The boy required hym to cut the hose. He sayde I am not thy Maisters Taylor. Sayth the boy, because ye are our next neighbour and my maisters Tailor dwelleth farre of I came to you, for it is farre nightes, and he must occupy them tymely in the mornyng. Beniamin tooke the hose and looked vppon them, he knew his handy worke, and sayd: These are not thy maisters hose, but Doct. Sandes, them I made in the Tower. The boy yelded and sayd, it was so. Sayth he, go to thy maistresse, pray her to sit vp till xij. of the clock, then I will bring the hose and speake with D. Sandes to his good.
At middenight, the goodwyfe of the house, and Beniamin the Taylor, commeth in to Doct. Sandes chamber. The wyfe praieth him not to be afraid of their commyng. He aunswereth, nothyng can be amisse, what God will, that shal be done. Then Beniamin telleth him yt he made his hose, and by what good chaunce they now came to hys handes, God vsed the meane that he might admonish him of his perill, and aduise hym how to escape it, tellyng him that all the Constables of London, whereof he was one, watched for hym, and some were so greedily set, that they prayed hym if he tooke hym, to let them hauehave the cariage of hym to the Bishop of Winchester, and he should hauehave the v. pound. Saith Beniamin, it is knowen that your man hath prouided two geldings, and that you mynde to ride out at Algate to morrow, and there then ye are sure to bee taken. Follow myne aduise, and by Gods grace ye shall escape their handes. Let your man walke all the day to morrow in the streete where your horses stand, booted and ready to ryde. The goodmans seruaunt of the house shall take the horses and carye them to Bednoll greene. The goodman shall bee booted, and follow after as if he would ride. I will be here with you to morrow about viij. of the clocke, it is both Terme and Parliament tyme, here wee will breake our Fast, and when the streete is full, we will go forth. Looke wildely, and if you meete your brother in the streete, shunne hym not, but outface hym and knowe hym not. Accordingly D. Sandes did, clothed lyke a gentleman in all respectes, and looked wildly as one that had bene long kept in prison out of the light. Beniamin caried hym through Birching lane, and from one lane to another, till he come at Moore gate. There they went foorth vntil they came to Bednoll greene where the horses were redy, and M. Hurleston, to ride with hym as his man. D. Sandes pulled on his bootes, and takyng leaue of hys friend Beniamin, with teares they kissed eche other, hee put hys hand in his purse, and would hauehave geuen Beniamin a great part of that litle he had, but Beniamin would take none. Yet since, D. Sandes hath remembered hym thankfully. He rode that night to hys father in lawe, M. Sandes where his wyfe was, he had not bene there two howers, but it was told M. Sandes that there was two of the Garde which would that night apprehend Doctor Sandes, and so they were appoynted.
That night Doct. Sandes was guided to an honest Farmer neere the Sea, where hee taried two dayes and two nights in a chamber without all company. After that hee shifted to one Iames Mower a Shipmaister, who dwelt at Milton shore, where hee expected wynde for the English Fleete redy into Flaunders. While he was there Iames Mower brought to hym fortie or fiftie Mariners, to whom he gaue … exhortation, they liked him so well, that they promised to die for it, or that he should be apprehended.
The 6. of May beyng Sonday, the wynd serued. Hee tooke his leaue of his Hoste and Hostesse, & went towards the ship, in taking his leaue of his Hostesse who was barren, and had bene maried viij. yeares. Hee gaue her a fine handkerchiefe and an old royall of gold in it, thanking her much, and sayd: Be of good comfort, or that an whole yere be past, God shall geue you a child, a boy. And it came to passe, for that day tweluemoneth lacking one day, God gaue her a faire sonne.
At the shore D. Sandes met with M. Isaac of Kent who had his eldest sonne there, who vponupon the likyng hee had to D. Sandes, sent his sonne with hym, who afterward died in his fathers house in Franckford. D. Sands and D. Coxe, were both in one ship, beyng one Cockrels ship. They were within the kennyng, when two of the Gard came thether to apprehend D. Sands. They ariued at Andwerpe, beyng bid to dinner to M. Locke. And at dinner tyme one George Gilpin beyng Secretary to the English house, and kinsman to D. Sandes, came to hym and rounded hym in his eare, and sayde: King Phillip hath sent to make search for you, and to apprehende you. Hereuppon they rose from their dinner in a meruailous great shower, and went out at the gate toward the lande of Cleue. There they founde a Wagon and hasted away, and came safe to Ausburg in Cleueland where D. Sands taried 14. dayes, and then iorneyed towardes Strausborough, where after he had lyued one yeare, his wyfe came vntounto hym. He fell sore sicke of a flixe, which kept hym nine monthes, and brought him to deathes dore. He had a child which fell sicke of the plage and died. His wyfe at length fell sicke of a consumption and dyed in his armes, no man had a more godly woman to his wyfe.
After this, M. Sampson went away to Emanuel, a man skilfull in the Hebrue. M. Grindall went into the countrey to learne the Dutch tongue. D. Sandes still remayned in Strausborough, whose sustentation then was chiefly from one M. Isaac, who loued him most dearely, and was euer more redy to geue, then he to take. He gaue hym in ye space aboue one hundreth marks, which summe the sayd D. Sandes payd him agayne, and by hys other gifts and friendlines, shewed hymselfe to bee a thankfull man. When his wyfe was dead hee went to Zurike, and there was in Peter Martyrs house for the space of fiue weekes. Beyng there, as they sate at dinner, word sodenly came that Queene Mary was dead, and Doct. Sands was sent for by his friendes at Strausborough. That newes made M. Martyr, and M. Iaret then there, verye ioyfull, but D. Sands could not reioyce, it smote into his hart that he should be called to misery.
M. Bullinger and the Ministers feasted him, and hee tooke his leaue and returned to Strausborough where he preached, and so M. Grindall and he came towards England, and came to London the same day that Queene Elizabeth was crowned.