To whom I gaue thankes, sayenge: that it should be a grefe to me to lye wel one nighte, & the next worse. Wherfore I would beginne as I am lyke to continue, to take suche parte as my fellowes do. And with that wee were brought through pater noster rowe to my lord of Lōdons Colehouse. Vnto the which is ioyned a lytle blind  

house, with a greate paire of stockes, appoynted both for hande and foote. But thankes be to God we haue not played of those orgaynes yet, although some before vs had tried them. And there we found a Minister of Estser, maryed Priest, a man of godly zeale, with one other poore man. And this minister (at my comminge) desired to speake with me, and did greatly lament his owne infirmity, for that through extremity of imprisonment, he was constrayned by wryting to yelde to the byshop of London, wherupon he was once set at libertie, and afterward felte such a hel in his conscience, that he could scarse refrayne from destroying himselfe, and neuer could be at quiet, vntil he had gone to the byshops Register, desiring to se hys byl agayne, the which assone as hee had receyued, he tare it in peces. And after he was as ioyful as any man might be. Of the which when my Lord of London had vnderstandinge, hee sente for hym, and fell vpon hym like a Lion, and lyke a manly bishop buffeted hym well, and plucte away a greate pece of hys bearde. But nowe thankes be to God, he is as ioyfull vnder the crosse, as any of vs, and very sorye of hys former infirmity.   I write this, because I would all men to take heede, how they do contrary to theire conscience: which is to fall into the paines of hell. Here an ende.

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THe Byshop sente vnto mee maister Iohnson hys Register, with a messe  

of meate, and a good pot of drinke & bread, saying that my Lorde had no knowledge erst   of my being here, for which he was sory. Therfore he had sent mee and my felowes that meate, knowinge whether I would receaue the same.

I thanke God for my Lordes charity, that it pleased hym to remember poore prisoners, desiring almighty God to encrease the same in hym and in all others. And therfore I would not refuse his beneficence: and therwith toke the same vnto my brethern, praising God for his prouidence towardes his afflicted flocke that he stirred our aduersaryes vp, to helpe the same in theire necessity.

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Iohnson. My Lord would know the cause of your sēding hither (for he knowith nothing therof: and) wondreth that he should be trou-

bled with prisoners of other dioces, then his owne. And I declared vnto him to hole cause After the which he sayd, my lordes wyll was that I shoulde haue anye frendshippe that I would desyre, and so departed.

Within a litle after, one of my Lordes gentlemen commeth for me. And I was brought into his presence, where he sate at a table alone, with thre or fower of hys chaplaines wayting vpon hym, and his Regester.

Boner. Maister Philpot, you are welcome. Giue me your hand.

Phil. With that, because he soo gently put fourth his hand, I to render courtesy for curtesy, kissed my hand, and gaue hym the same.

Boner I am ryght sorye for your trouble, and I promise you, before it was within these two howres, I knewe not of your being here. I pray you tel me what was the cause of your sending hither: for I promise you I know no thinge therof as yet, neither I woulde you should thinke, that I was the cause therof: & I maruayle that other men will trouble me with theyr matters. But I muste be obedient to my betters. And ywis,  

men speake otherwise of me then I deserue.

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Phil. I shewed him the summe of the matter, that it was for the disputacion in the Cōuocation house, for the which I was against all right molested

Boner. I maruayle that you should be troubled therfore, if ther were non other cause but this. But parauenture you haue maintayned the same since, and some of your frendes of late haue asked, whether you do stand to the same, and you haue sayd yea, and for this you mighte be committed to prison.

Phil. And it shall please your lordship, I am burdened none otherwise thē I haue told you, by the cōmissioners, who haue sent me hither because I wil not recant the same.

Boner. A man maye speake in the parliamēt house (though it be a place of free spech) as hee may be imprisoned for. As in case he speake wordes of high treason, agaynst the kinge or Quene. And so it mighte be that you spake other wise then it became you, of the church of Christ.

Phil. I spake nothing, which were out of the articles which were called in question, and agreed vpon to be disputed by the whole house and by the Quenes permission and the counsell.

Boner. Why? may we dispute of our fayth?

Phil. Yea that we may.

Boner. Naye I trowe  

not by the law.

phil. In dede by the ciuile lawe I knowe it is not lawful. But by gods law we may reason thereof. For saint Peter saieth: be ye ready to render accompt vnto all men of that hope which is in you, þ^t demannd you of the same.