with one voice assenting and consenting there vnto, and in no one point distaunt or disagreing from any our former articles.

Apparaunt also let it be and knowen, that being of the former articles before the bloudye Byshop examined, the daye and tyme, we affirmed to beleue all that he or they woulde approue by the scriptures. But he sayde that he would not stande to proue it with heretickes but sayde, they them selues were the holye churche, and that we ought to beleue them, or els to be cut of lyke wythered braunches.

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Marginaliaxiii. of these were. Martyrs. as is afore said. Rafe Iacson. Henry Allington. Lion a Cawche. William Halliwell. George Searles. Iohn Rowthe. Iohn Deresall. Henry Wye.

Edmond Hurst. Laurence Parnam Thomas Boyer. Elizabeth Peper. Agnes George. Thomas Freman. Wylliam Stannard. Wylliam Adams.

MarginaliaIune. 14.
Rauphe Bane B. of Couētry and Lichefield, a cruell persecutor.IN the dioces of Lychefield, about the xiiii. daye of Iune in the same yeare, Iohn Colstoke, 

who hadde lately come from London before, and now dwelling at Welyngton, though he suffered no martyrdom, yet susteined some trouble, beyng attached and examined of the Byshoppe, named Rauphe Bane for his religiō, especially for ii. pointes, in holding against the realtie of Christ in the sacrament, and against auricular confession to be made to the priest, for the whiche cause being compelled to recant, was inioyned in the churche of S. Cedde to beare a fagot before the crosse, bareheaded, hauing in one hand a taper, in thother hand a payer of beades &c.

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Amongest diuers other whiche in the same dioces, and the same tyme were suspected and examined for the lyke, as Tho. Flyer of Vttopater Shomaker, Nicholas Ball of Vttopater Capper, Thomas Pyot of Chekley, itē Henry Crimes, MarginaliaMarying in Lent punyshed.for marying his wyfe on Palmsōday euen &c. some also were which had the lyke penaunce inioyned them, as MarginaliaIune. 26.
Thomas Iohnson for swearyng by the holy masse did penanceThomas Ihonson, about the xxvi. day of this moneth of Iune, because he sware by the holy masse before the byshop, sittyng in iudgemēt: for the same he was dryuen to go before the crosse with his taper and beades &c.

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Inne. 27.
Tho. Barnes & Elice Byrche accused.The daye followyng, beyng the xxvii. day of Iune, one Thomas Barnes and Elice Byrch in the same dioces of Lychefield, were detected by Thomas Pyot to doctor Dracot the Chauncelour. The matter whereupon they were denounced was this. They rydynge together to Leeke fayre, after the death of kynge Edwarde, one of them sayd: it was a straunge

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thyng to heare twoo Queenes proclaymed in one realme. And the other aunswered, saying: it was great pitie. for that woulde bee an occasion of muche vnquietnes. Then sayde thone to the other: if the one obteyne, we shall haue the newe lawe styll. And if the other obteyne, we shall haue the olde masse agayne. Whereunto he made answere agayne, saying: if his dagger were in his belly that sayde the fyrst masse, he cared not. Vpon these woordes Draycotte the Chauncelor asked him whether he was an heretick in so saying, or whether he had the same tyme an euill opinion of the masse or not. his aunswer was, that the trusted he was no hereticke: albeit he denied not at the speakynge of those wordes, but that he thought the masse to be abhominable and detestable, for the whiche wordes, after his submission, yet was he condēned to to bere a fagot, with beades and his taper before the crosse. &c.

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MarginaliaIune. 27.
Thomas Parret.AFter 

the tyme of burning of these in Stratford, the same moneth died in the pryson of the kynges Benche in Southwarke one Thomas Parret,   and was buried in the backsyde, the xxvii. daye of the moneth aboue sayde. MarginaliaMartyn Hunt.Also Martin Hunt (as is reported) in the same pryson was famyshed the xxix. day. At which time lykewyse died in the same pryson, as I fynde recorded, one MarginaliaIune. 29. Iohn Norice.Iohn Norice, and after the same sorte of the other, was buried on the backsyde of the saide pryson, the daye aboue mentioned.

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AFter 

the death of the aforesayde Thomas Parret, Martyn Hunt, and Iohn Norice, were three martyred at S. Edmondes Berry in Suffolke in one fyre, whose names are here vnder specified.

MarginaliaMartyrs.Roger Bernarde.
Adam Foster.
Robert Lawson.

MarginaliaIune. 30. MarginaliaRoger Barnard.WHen Roger Bernard came before the Byshop, the byshop asked him whether he had bene with the priest at Easter to be shriuen, & whether he had receiued the blessed sacrament of the altar or no. vnto whome Roger Bernard aunswered no: I haue not beene with the priest, nor confessed my selfe vnto hym, but I haue confessed my sinnes vnto almightie God, and I trust he hath forgeuen me: wherefore I shall not nede to goe to the priest for such matters, who can not helpe him selfe.

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Byshop. Surely Bernard thou must neades go and confesse thy selfe vnto hym.

Roger. That shall I not doe (by Gods grace) whyle I liue.