Acts and Monuments Volume 2 Part 2, Book 11 · Account 18
❧The processe and historie of M. Iohn Philpot, examined, condemned, and Martyred for the maintenance and defence of the Gospels cause, against the Antichristian Sea of Rome.
NExt foloweth the constant Martyrdome of M. Iohn Philpot,Decemb. 20. …he history of M. Iohn Philpot, Martyr. Iohn Philpot a Knightes sonne, student of law in New Colledg in Oxford. of whome partly ye heard before in the beginning of Queene Maries time in prosecutyng the disputation of the Conuocation house. He was of a worshipfull house, a knights sonne borne in Hamshire, brought vp in the new Colledge in Oxford, where he studied the Ciuill lawe, the space of 6. or 7. yeares, besides the study of other liberall artes, especially of the tongs, wherein very forwardly he profited, namely in the knowledge of the Hebrue tong, &c. In wit…he was pregnāt and happy, of a singuler courage, in spirit feruent, in religion zelous and also well practised and exercised in the same (which is no small matter in a true deuine) of nature and condition plaine and apert, far from all flatterie, farther from all hypocrisie and deceitfull dissimulation. What his learnyng was, hys owne examinations penned of hys owne hand can declare.
From Oxford desirous to see other countries as occasion serued thereunto, he went ouer into Italy,Iohn Phi…pot we… ouer to Italy. Iohn Philpot indanger by an Italian Fryer. The returne of Iohn Philpot into England. and places thereabouts, where he commyng vponupon a tyme from Uenice to Padua, was in daunger through a certayne Franciscan Frier, accompanying hym in hys iourney, who cō myng to Padua, sought to accuse hym of heresie. At length returnyng to England hys countrey agayne, as the tyme ministred more boldnes to hym in the dayes of King Edward, he had diuers conflictes with Gardiner the bishop, in the Citye of Winchester, as appeareth by dyuers of Winchesters letters, and hys examinations. Wherof read before.
After that, hauyng an aduauson by the sayd B. he was made there Archdeacon of Winchester, vnderunder D. Pomet,Iohn Philpot Archdeacon of Winchester. who then succeeded Gardiner in that Bishoprike. Thus duryng the tyme of K. Edward, he continued to no small profite of those parties thereabout. When that blessed king was taken away, & Mary hys sister came in place, whose study was wholy bent to alter the state of religion in the wofull realme of England:This Doct. Poinct Byshop of Winchester fled afterward into Germany, and there decea…d. An. 15…7. first she caused a Conuocation of the Prelates & learned men to be congregate, to the accomplishment of her desire.
In the which Conuocation, M. Philpot beyng present accordyng to hys roume and degree, with a few other susteined the cause of the Gospel manfully agaynst the aduersary part (as is aboue recited) for the which cause, not withstandyng the liberty of the house promied before, hee was called to accompt before B. Gardiner the Chauncellour, then beyng hys Ordinary, by whome he was first examined,Iohn Philpot … Gard… Bone… although that examination came not yet to our handes. From thence agayne he was remooued to Boner and other Commissioners, with whom he had dyuers & sundry conflictes, as in hys examination here followyng, may appeare.