also aduisedly spoken, that which is contayned in the sayd former fourth article, laste before specified.

Marginalia6.Sixtly, that he had spoken agaynst the Byshop of Rome, with the sea and churche of the same, and also agaynst the seuen sacramentes and other ceremonies and ordinaunces of the same church, vsed then within this Realme.

Marginalia7.Seuenthly, that he had allowed and commended the opinions and faithe of M. Cranmer, Ridley, Latimer, and others of late burned within this Realme, & beleued that their opinions were good and godly.

Marginalia8.Eightly, that he had diuers times affirmed that the religion vsed within this Realme at the time of his apprehensiō, was nether good nor agreable to gods word, and that he could not conforme him selfe therunto.

Marginalia9.Ninthly, that he had affirmed, that the boke of common prayer set fourth in the reigne of King Edwarde the vi. was in al parts good and godly: and that the said Raufe and his cōpany prisoners, did daylye vse amongs them selues in prison some part of the same boke.

Marginalia10.Tenthlye, that he had affirmed, that if he were oute of prisonne, he woulde not come to masse, matins, or Euensong, nor beare taper, candel, or Palme, nor goo in procession, nor would receaue holy water, holy bread, ashes, or pax, nor any other ceremonie of the churche then vsed within this Realme.

Marginalia11.Eleuenthly, that he had affirmed, that if he were at liberty he would not confesse hys sins to any priest, nor receiue absolution of hym: nor yet would receaue the sacrament of the alter, as it was then vsed.

Marginalia12.Twelfly, that he had affirmed, that prayinge to saintes and prayers for the dead, were nether good, nor profitable, and that a man is not bound to fast and praye, but at his owne will and pleasure, nether that it is lawfull to reserue the sacrament or to worship it.

Marginalia13.Thirtenthly, that the saide Allerton hath according to these his affirmations, abstained and refused to come vnto his parish churche euer sithens the tenth day of Ianuary last, or to vse, receaue, or allowe any ceremonies, sacramentes, or other rites, then vsed in the churche.

To all these articles he answered affirmatiuely, denieng precisely none of them: sauing to this clause conteined in the xii. article, that a man is not bounde to faste and praye, but at his owne will and pleasure, he sayde, that he had affirmed no suche thing, but he confessed that he had not fasted nor praied so ofte as he was bound to do. And vnto this answere he also subscribed in this sort.

Except it be proued otherwise by the ho
ly scripture, I do affirme these articles to
be true. By me Rafe Allerton.

THe next examination was the fourth day of Iuly, the actes wherof, because they do appeare more amplye in his other examynation, had the. x. daye of September, I do here omytte, geuing you farther to vnderstande, that vpon the. vii. daye of the same moneth of Iuly, he was broughte before Doctor Darbyshere in the byshops Palace, who examined him agayne vpon the former articles, and after perswaded him to recante, threteninge him that otherwise he should be bourned. To whome he constantly answered: I woulde I might be cōdempned euen to morrowe. For I perceaue my Lorde (meaninge Bonner) doth nothing but seeke mens blood. Vpon which saying Darbyshere committed him agayne to prison. And the. x. daye of September the Byshop caused him (with thother three aboue named) to be brought vnto Fulham, and there in the priuate chappel within his house, iudycially propounded vnto him certaine other new articles, of the which, the tenoures of the fyrst, fifte, syxte, and seuenth are already mencioned in the second, thyrd, and fourth former obiections: as for the rest, the contentes therof here followeth.

Marginalia2.Thou Raufe Allerton canst not deny, but that the information geuen agaynst thee, and remaining nowe in the actes of this courte of thine Ordinary Edmunde Byshop of London, was and is a true information.

This information was giuen by Thomas Tye, Curate of Bently (of whom ye haue already heard) & certen other of the same parish and affinity: as namely.

MarginaliaPersecutours.

Ihon Painter. williā Harris Iohn Barker. Iohn Carter.

Thomas Cādeler Ieffrey Bestwod. Iohn Richard. Richard Meere.  Commentary    Close Foxe was clearly consulting the document denouncing Allerton.

MarginaliaInformation geuen against Rafe Allertō, by Tho. Tye a wycked promotor.The effect wherof was, that one Laurence Edwardes of Bentlye aforesayde, haing a Childe that was vnchristened, and being demaunded by the sayde Tye, why hys Child was not baptised, made answer: that so it should be, when he could fynd one of his religion (meaning a true professor of Christes Gospel). Wherat the Curat said: ah, yee haue had som instructor, þ^t hath scholed you of late. Yea, (quod the sayd Edwards) that I haue: and if your doctrine be better then his, then I wyll beleue you, and there withall (fondly) offered to fetch hym. Wherupō the Constable going with him, they brought before the sayd Curate the sayd Rafe Allerton: of whome in this information they make this reporte: videlicet, that he was a sedicious personne, who sithens his comming downe from the byshop had set vp ō the Constables dore certaine sedicious letters, mouing and perswading ther by the people to follow his malytious disobe-