Persecuters. | Martyrs. | The Causes. |
The In- quisitors of Spain. | Leonore de Biue- ro, the mother of these a- foresayd. | was also condemned with her dead corps, to bee burned for an hereticke: And yet I neuer heard of any opinion, that this picture did hold, either with, or agaynst the Churche of Rome. This good mother, while she liued, was a a worthy mainteiner of Christes Gospell, with great integritie of lyfe: and reteined diuers assem- bles of the Saintes in her house, for the preachyng of the word of God. In fine, her corps and I- mage also beyng brought before the Fiscal, was condemned lyke- MarginaliaThis good mother, with her children, burned by Antichrist, resembled to the mother with her vij. children, burned in the booke of Machabees.wise (as the mother with her vij. children in the booke of Macha- bees) to be burned for a Lutherā hereticke, and all her goods to be seased, to the behouffe of the supe riour Powers, and also her house vtterly to be rased & cast down to the ground: and for a memo- riall of the same, a Marble stone appointed there to bee set vp in the house, wherin the sayd cause of her burnyng should bee en- graued. |
MarginaliaM. Alfonse Perez, Martyr. | 7. Maister Aflonse Perez, Priest of Valence. | In the seuenth place was con demned Master Aflonse Perez Priest of Valence: first to be de- graded, and after to be burned as an hereticke, and all his goodes likewise confiscate and seased, to the behouffe of the Superioritie. |
MarginaliaThe degradation of Doc. Cacalla, Frances his brother, & Alfonse.☞ When these vij. aforesayd had receaued their sen- tence, then the Byshop of Valence, in his pontificalibus, caused Doctour Cacalla, Frances his brother, and Aflonse Perez, to bee apparelled and reuested in priestly vesture. Whiche done, he tooke from them, first the chalice out of their handes, and so all their other trinkets, in order, ac- cordyng to their accustomed solemnitie. And thus they beyng degraded, and all their priestly vnctions takē frō their fingers, also their lippes and their crownes rased, so were their yellow habites of Sanbenito, put ouer their shoulders agayne, with their Miters also of paper vpon their heades. This done, Doct. Cacalla began to speake, praying the Princes and the Lordes, to geue him audi- MarginaliaDoct. Cacalla not suffered to speake.ence: but that beyng not graunted to hym, he was rude- ly repulsed, and returned agayne to hys standyng. One- ly thus much he protested clearely and openlye, that his fayth, for whiche he was so handled, was not hereticall, but consonant to the pure and cleare worde of God. For the whiche also hee was preste and ready to suffer death, as a true Christian, and not as an hereticke: Besides ma ny other worthy sentences of great consolation, whiche he there vttered in the meane space, while the Iudges, were busie in their sentences, agaynst the residue of the Martyrs. |
MarginaliaDon Peter Sarmiento knyght, condemned for a perpetuall prisoner.The In- quisitors of Spain. | 8. Don Pe- ter Sar- miento, knight of the order of Alcan- tara. | The eight, that was brought before the foresayd Fiscall, was Don Peter Sarmiento knight of the order of Alcantara, dwellyng at Valence, and sonne of Mar- ques de Poza, who was pronoū- ced an hereticke, and iudged to beare the marke and habite of dishonour all his lyfe, and con- demned to perpetuall prison, with the losse of his order, and of all his goods: To whom more- ouer it was enioyned neuer to weare any more golde, siluer, perles, or any pretious stone a- bout him. |
Persecuters. | Martyrs. | The Causes. |
MarginaliaDame Mencia, wife of Don Peter, condemned for a perpetuall prisoner.The In- quisitors of Spain. | 9. Dame Mencia, wife of the sayd Don Peter. | Ninthly after him, was called Dame Mencia de Figneroa, wife of the foresayd Don Peter Sar- miento. Who likewise beyng pro clamed for an hereticke, was con demned to the same punishment, as her husband was. |
MarginaliaDon Louys de Roxas, condemned to beare a Sanbenito. | 10. Don Louys de Roxas, sonne and heire of the Marques de Poza. | Next after her, was called & brought out, Don Louys De Ro- xas, sonne & heyre of the Mar- ques de Poza, who being also de- clared an hereticke, for the great sute and labour whiche was made for him, was condemned onely to beare hys Sanbenito, vnto the towne house, and hys goodes to be confiscate. |
MarginaliaDame Anne Hēriquet, iudged as an hereticke to beare a Sābenito. | 11. Dame Anne Henri- ques. | After whom, in the xj. place, folowed Dame Anne Hēriques, daughter of the Marques Al- canszes, & mother to the forena- med Marques de Poza, and wife to Lorde Alfonsus de Fonseca: Who in like sort, was declared an hereticke, and cōdemned to beare her Sanbenito, to the towne house, and her goodes to bee con- fiscate. |
MarginaliaChristofer Dell, Martyr. | 12. Christo- fer Dell. | Christofer Dell Citizen of Samora, was the twelfe: who af- ter he was declared an hereticke, was iudged to be burned, and his goodes to be seased. |
MarginaliaChristofer de Padilla, Martyr. | 13. Christo- fer de Pa dilla. | The lyke sentence was also geuen vppon Christofer de Pa- dilla, Citizen of Samora. |
MarginaliaAntonie de Huezuello, Martyr. | 14. Antonie de Heuz- uello. | The xiiij. was Antonie de Huez- uello baccheler of diuinitie, dwel ling at Toro. Who after he was proclamed hereticke, & his goods confiscate, was condemned to be burned, and moreouer had hys mouth stopped, for that he should not speake, and make confeßion of his faith, vnto the people. |
MarginaliaKatherin Romain, Martyr. | 15. Kathe- rine Ro- main. | Then folowed Katherine Ro main, dwelling in Pedrosa, cal- led from her standyng: who re- ceauyng the like sentence, was condemned to be burned, and all her goodes confiscate. |
MarginaliaFrances Errem, Martyr. | 16. Frances Errem. | The xvi. was Frances Er- rem, borne in Pegnaranda, whō they condemned to be burned a- lyue, and all her goodes likewise confiscate. |
MarginaliaKatherin Ortega, Martyr. | 17. Kathe- rin Or- tega. | After hym succeded in the next sentence of Martyrdom, Ka therin Ortega dwelling in Valle- dolid, daughter of Hernādo Pia- zo Fiscall, and widowe of Cap- taine Louys, pronounced with the other, to be an hereticke: and for somuch as shee was rekened to be a Scholmastres to the rest, she was iudged to be burned, and her goodes confiscate. |