There bee dyuers lyke prysoners that came from Sussex, that bee not yet examined before you, lying nowe in Newgate, whiche muste bee examined by you since they bee come to Londō and so I pray you they may bee, and certified of your procedinges, that I may followe, whiche I shall doe, thankyng your Lordship hartelye for my Conies, trustynge to recompense youre Lordship agayne shortly, with twise as many, from my house this. vii of Iune. 1555.

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Your louing frend, Winchester. 

MarginaliaDirick Caruer.DIrick Caruer Berebrewer, of Brighthampsted, in the countye of Sussex, where hee hath dwelled by the space of eyghte, or nyne yeares, borne in the vyllage of Dilson by Stockome in the lande of Luke, 

fourty yeares of age, or there aboute, and nowe prysoner in Newgate, where he hath remayned and contynued at the Counsayles commaundemente, since Allhollowne day last paste, being examyned concernyng his Fayth and beliefe in the Sacrament of the Altar, sayeth: that he hathe and dothe beleue, that the verye substaunce of the body and bloud of Christ is not in the said Sacramente, and that there is no other substaunce remaynyng in the sayde Sacramente after the wordes spoken by the Priest, but only the substaunce of bread and wyne.

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Item, beyng examined concernynge the Masse in Latin, nowe vsed in the Churche of Englande, he beleueth that there is no sacrifyce in the sayde Masse, and that there is in it no saluation for a Christian manne, excepte it shoulde bee sayde in the mother tonge, that he myght vnderstande it: and concernynge the ceremonyes of the Churche, he sayeth and beleueth, that they be not profitable to a christyan man.

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Item, beyng examined concernyng Aurycular confession, he aunswereth: that he hath and doth beleue, that it is necessarye to goe to a good priest for good counsaile. but the absolution of the priest, laying his hande vpon any mannes head as is now vsed, is nothing profitable to a christian mannes saluation. And further he sayth, that he hath not bene confessed, nor receiued the sacrament of the altar, since the coronation of the Quene that now is.

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Item, concernyng the fayth and religion, nowe taught, sette foorth, and beleued, in the Churche of Englande, he aunswereth and beleueth, that the faith and doctrine now taught set forth, and vsed, in the said churche of Englande, is not agreable to Goddes woorde. And furthermore he sayth, that Byshoppe Hooper, Cardmaker, Rogers, and other of theyr opinion, whiche were of late burned, were good

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christian men, and did preach the true doctrine of Christ, as he beleueth: and sayeth that they dyd shedde theyr bloude in the same Doctrine, which was by the power of God, as he sayeth and beleueth. And beyng further examyned, sayth, that since the Quenes Coronation, he hath hadde the Byble and Psalter in English, red in his house at Bryghthampsted dyuers tymes, and likewyse since his commynge into Newgate: but the keper hering thereof, dyd take them awaye: and sayeth also that about a twelue moneth nowe paste, he hadde the Englishe procession sayde in his house, wyth other English prayers. And further sayth, that Thomas Euersō, Iohn Laūder, and Williā Veisy, 

beyng prisoners with him in Newgate, were takē w^t this Examinate in his house at Brighthampsted, as they were hearing of the gospel, then red in Englysh, a litle before Alhollowne daye   laste paste, and brought to the Court: and beyng examined thereuppon, by the counsaile, were committed by them to prison in Newgate

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MarginaliaIhō Launder.JOhn Launder husbandman, of the paryshe of Godstone in the Countye of Surrey, of the age of. xxv. yeares, borne at Godstone aforesayde, beyng examined: dothe confesse and say, that about two dayes next before Alhallontide now last past, this Examinate and one Dirick Caruer, Thomas Euerson, and William Veisy, with diuers other persones, to the noumber of twelue (beyng all togethers in theyr prayers, and saying the seruice in Englishe, sette foorth in the tyme of king Edwarde the syxth, in the house of the sayde Diricke, sytuate at Brighthampstone in Sussex) were apprehended by one mayster Edwarde Gage, and by hym sente vp hyther to London, to the Kyng and Queenes Counsayle, and by them (vppon hys examination) committed to Newegate, where he with his sayde other fellowes hath euer synce remayned in prison.

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And further beyng examined, dooeth confesse and saye, that the occasion of his comming to the sayde Bryghthampsted, was vppon certayne busynesse there to bee spedde, for his father: and so beynge there, and hearynge that the sayde Dyricke was a manne that dyd muche fauoure the Gospell, thys Examinate dydde resorte to hys house and companye, whome before that tyme he dyd neuer see or knowe, and by reason of that hys resorte, he was apprehended as before. And further dooeth confesse, and beleue, that there is here in earthe, one whole and vniuersall Catholike Churche, whereof the members be dispersed through the worlde, and dothe beleue also, that the same Churche, dothe sette foorth and

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