To the gentle reader...smithfield in the yeare of our Lord 1422, the second day of March

Henricus dei gratiae Rex Angliae...vi. die Iulii Anno. Regni nostri sexto

Wilhelmus permissione divina Norwicensis episcopus dilectis ...Thomam ac Johannem offeri volumus humiliter et devote etc.

These degrees because ye shall not be ignoraunte...but to be abhominable and accursed before God

Albeit it is not to be thought....the earth hath so long maintained without vengaunce

Sir Roger Onley knyght...burned in the yeare of our Lord. 1490

In followinge the course and order of yeares...world, and Gods truthe and glory manifestly set forth and advaunced

It is not to be marvailed at, if the tiranny of these men...By no meanes delivered but onely by death

Here also I might touch some thing concerning the discord betwixt this Aneas Sylvius...convocate his cleargye together after thyr owne lust

The historie of doctor Wesalianus and doctore Wesellus...about the yeare of our Lorde, 1479

Moreover Iacobus Wimphelingis witnesseth...Veselianus, who was condemned at Metz 1479

In Alexander VI which came nexte after...Turkes against the French king

Solemannus Tsaccus, kynge of kinges...hinderance and detriment of all Christendome

Concerning the turkes extreme cruelty and tirrany...This was the just reward of his crueltie

by the commaundement of the bishop of London, called Richard Fitzjames and

but so it was that the said Hun was found deade...followe the whole inquyrie and verdict of theinquest, worde for worde

with other, as of Robert Johnson and Peter Turner...and shewed the keyes to the sayd Enderby

The deposition of Alen Cresswell...both to hym and Syr John Studeley Vicar

This farre preceeding in our storie, at the length...The storie is thus, that about fifty yeres ago there was

He also illustrated divers other poyntes of Ecclesiastical doctrine

and it probably appeared that his words were no lyp labour...were pensive and vert sore greved

I knowe he gently besought Erasmus...assembly of Princes at Wormes

and the institution of the faithfull Christians...Lordes being yesterday interrogated

Besydes these grievances before rehersed...Of dispensations bought for money

About the same tyme, that Luther began to flourishe in Germanie...some pursued to death with fagot and fire

When these propositions were propounded...reformation at Constance, and afterwarde at Geneva

We will not here in this place stand to recite..some great miracle of god

The story of xxiiii burned in Paris...their names, we will here passe them over

In this yeare of our Lorde 1545 as there...wheras the said arrest was not talked and disputed of

but more manifestly by the horrible death of one named De roma... The lyke also did others in somndry places at the same time

And at the selfsame time came two...in with dagges. After he goeth to the towne of

Moreover not farre from the town of Mussie before named...brought to this wonderful crueltie

But that viperous generation wil...The Lorde turne the hartes of all

Lykeas there was no place, neyther of Germanye...Germains where he might declare him self. For in

In this his thought and purpose...and mindes of manye

This Cardinall of Yorke at all times..to death and Martyrdome

Besydes that he privily by his letters...where he shall fynde it more at large

Now in the yere after the deathe...Baronnesse did begin to florish and spring

These and many other such like depositions...bibulis tua auribus dicta haurie valeo. Vale. The same in Englyshe

Etsi nesciam pater in christo...etiam si occupatus fuero (ut sum homo) in aliquo errore etc.

As touching that which pertaineth to the preaching...Tuus captivus, et supplex pro te ad deum oratore T. B.

Bilney not withstanding his recantation...he would resort straight to hys prayer

As it is reported by him that was his scholar...fare ye wel at Horne the xvi day of June 1531

The story of the godly and valiant...then his sufferings to be sene

The next weake after...death and martirdome

Richard Bayfield, Martyr...1531 was burnyd in Smithfield

Syr Thomas More, after he had brought this good...hereafter (God willyng) to be adioyned

and then he was sent from lollordes tower...abjuration, and was never quiet in minde and conscience

Iohn Randall. Nowe it also commeth unto my remembraunce ...albeit I know not his name

Upon this or some soche lyke occasion...reade the same bookes

And there he was in the Lowlers tower...til the fier took his bowels and head etc.

in ye house of S Thomas More lord Chauncellor of England... till the xvii day of February, and then released

amonges whom being many excellent learned men...no not long amongst his frendes

Whose names to recite all in order, would...(as is thought) and had the Prior over with hym.

Whiche thyng was evident enough of it selfe...unto Abraham, in thy seede shall all people be blessed etc.

But I know not what cruel pestiferous fury hath secreatly...intreate of the death and examynation of Frith

Excellentisimo in chisto principe...And in the iii yere of our consecration

Articles obiected againste Jeffrey Lom...mention being made of any pennance inioyned him

But nowe, we will leave the pompous and proude Cardinall...aforesaid in such sorte, and to come unto their histories

A compendious discourse comprehending...testimony of the same

By these premises it is sufficient to iudge...minde, and the better understand the matter

But forasmuch as no reasons...Moreover besydes those determynatyons in the monthe of September

The same yeare there was...not tomit here untouched

who reported him there as though he might...a grave merchant worthy of credit

This man wrote also divers...Iacob the copies wherof ensue

The conuersation of maister William Tyndale...being in service with

After that he had finished that worke...apprehension was as hereafter foloweth

The VIII daye the commissioners that were appoynted ...not whom they myght take to be one

Which her last words, declared no lesse...as unworthy for the world

Friar forest hanged for papistry...not to be numbered in this catalogue

Upon the galowes was set in greate letters these verses...The king to be supreame head

and broughte into the fredome of his spiritual kingdom...began to sette his minde to the setting forthe of the gospell

And if these be the manners and facions...But now to returne againe unto the story,

But howe much more commendable had it beene for thee...sodenly kindle, blessed are all they which trust in him

Now ye have heard by what crafte and...But before we come to his death and execution

After whome a certeine man named Peake...there woulde no pardon serve

how be it truth it is, that for as much as...leave it to the reporte where we had it

In this yere also there was one Collins...The cause of his death was this

The frutefull sede of the gospell...he yelded his spirite into the handes of the Lorde

The great and almoste inynite...leave out of this Cataloge or historye

The setting forth of the six artycles ... at this time summoned

in pretence of unity ... god hereafter neuer declare no more

this presēt parliament assembled, and by the authoritye of the same, þt if any person .... Dedimus potestatem, to take the same

And because disputatiōs and doubtes ... the Lorde Cromwell.