1570 Edition | Book 8 | Page 1147 
Click on this link to switch between the Modern pagination for this edition and Foxe's original pagination when searching for a page number. Note that the pagination displayed in the transcription is the modern pagination with Foxe's original pagination in square brackets.
1. Persecution in Coventry2. Patrick Hamilton3. Patrick's Places4. Lincolnshire martyrs5. Thomas Wolsey6. Humphrey Monmouth and Thomas Hitten7. Thomas Bilney8. Defence of Bilney9. George Stratford and Simon Fish10. Supplication of Beggers11. Tunstall's anti-heresy edicts12. London evangelical martyrs13. Wiltshire martyrs14. Dovercourt rood15. John Frith16. Thomas Benet17. Bishop Stokesley's persecution18. Henry VIII's divorce19. Royal Supremacy20. William Tyndale21. Events of 1536-822. Edmund Bonner's career23. Royal articles and injunctions24. Bishop Longland's sermon25. John Forrest26. John Lambert27. Murders and martyrdoms28. Henry VIII's letter to Charles V29. Destruction of Becket's shrine30. Act of Six Articles31. Allegations against Six Articles32. Thomas Cromwell33. Great Bible34. Barnes, Garrett and Jerome35. Persecution for Six Articles36. Fire in Oxford37. Katherine Howard and Katherine Parr38. Testwood, Filmer, Marbeck and Person39. Persecution in Calais40. Persecution in 154541. Anne Askew42. Katherine Parr and George Blage43. Proclamation of 154644. Heresies charged against Protestants45. Scottish martyrs46. Archbishop Warham's persecution47. London martyrs in 153948. Papal sentence on Henry VIII's divorce49. Exsurge Domini50. Death of Henry VIII51. Persecution in Orleans in 153452. John Browne
K. Henry. 8. M. Patrike Hamelton of Scotland, Martyr.
| Persecuters | Martyrs. | The Causes. |
Allane Meldrum Chanon. Iohn Gre- son, Prin- cipall of the blacke Friers. Iohn Dil- lidaffe, Wardē of the graye Friers. Martin Balbur, Lawyer. Iohn Spens, Lawyer. Alexander Younge, baccheler of Diui- nitie, Cha non. Iohn An- nand, Cha non. Frier A- lex. Camp- bell, Prior of the blacke fri ers. &c. | At Saint Andrewes in Scot- land. an. 1527. | learned Patrike increasing dai- ly more & more in knowledge, and inflamed with godlines, at lēgth began to reuolue with him self, touchyng his returne into his countrey, being desi- rous to importe vnto his coū- trey mē, some fruite of þe vnder stādyng, which he had receaued abroad. Wherupon, persistyng in his godly purpose, he tooke one of the iij. whō he brought out of Scotland, and so retur- ned home without any longer MarginaliaThe godly zeale of M. Hamelton towardes his countrey.delay. Where he, not susteining the miserable ignoraunce and blindnes of that people, after hee had valiauntly taught and preached the truth, and refelled their abuses, was first accu- sed of heresie, & afterward, con- stantly and stoutlye susteinyng the quarell of Gods Gospell, agaynst the hyghe Priest, and Archbishop of S. Andrew, na- med Iames Beton, was cited to appeare before hym, and hys Colledge of Priestes, the first day of March. an. 1527 
Close1528. Hamilton in fact answered the summons in mid-January 1528, was released after several days' discussions, and was rearrested about a month later, being burned on 29 February. he beyng not onely forward in knowledge, but also ardent in spirite, not tarying for þe houre appoynted, preuēted the tyme, and came very early in the mor nyng, before he was loked for, and there myghtely disputyng agaynst them, when hee could not by the Scriptures be con- uicted, by force he was oppres- MarginaliaThe Martyrdome and suffering of M. Patrike Hamelton.sed: and so, þe sentence of cōdem- natiō being giuē agaynst him, the same day after dyner, in all þe hoate hast, he was had away to the fire, and there burned, |
the kyng beyng yet but a child, whiche made the By- shops more bold. And thus was this noble Hamelton, the blessed seruaunt of God, without all iust cause, made away by cruell aduersaries, yet not without great fruite to the Churche of Christ, for the graue testimonie of hys bloud, left the veritie and truth of God, more fixed and confirmed in the hartes of many, then euer could after be pluckt away: in so much that diuers afterward stādyng in his quarell, susteined also the lyke Martyrdome, as hereafter (Christ willyng) shall appeare, as place and tyme shall require. In the meane season we thinke good to expresse here his Articles, and order of his processe as we receaued thē from Scotland, out of the registers. |
¶ The articles
CloseAs John Knox observed, 'the Articles for the which [Hamilton] suffered war bot of Pilgramage, Purgatorye, Prayer to Sanctes, and for the Dead, and such trifilles'. This set of articles, at least, does not appear to take cognizance of the more systematic Protestant doctrine taught in Patrick's Places. John Knox, The Works of John Knox, ed. David Laing, 6 vols (Edinburgh, 1846-64), vol. I p. 16. [Back to Top]Patrike Hamilton, by Iames Beton Arch- byshop of S. Andrewes. |
MarginaliaArticles out of the Registers.That man hath no free will. That there is no Purgatorye. That the holy Patriarckes were in heauen, before Christes passion. That the Pope hath no power to loose and binde: nei- ther any Pope had that power, after S. Peter. That the Pope is Antichrist, and that euery Priest hath the power that the Pope hath. That M. Patrike Hamelton was a Byshop. That it is not necessarye to obteyne any Bulles from a- ny Byshop. That the vowe of the Popes religion, is a vowe of wic- kednes. That the Popes lawes be of no strength. That all Christians worthy to bee called Christians, do know that they be in the state of grace. That none be saued, but they are before predestinate. Who soeuer is in deadly sinne, is vnfaythfull. That God is the cause of sinne, in this sense, that is, that hee withdraweth his grace from men, whereby they sinne. That it is deuilishe doctrine, to inioyne to any sinner, a- ctuall penaunce for sinne. That the sayd M. Patrike him selfe doubteth, whether all children departing incontinent after their Baptisme, are sa- |
| Persecuters | Martyrs. | The Causes. |
ued or condemned. That auricular confession is not necessary to saluation. |
These Articles aboue writtē, were giuen in, and layd agaynst M. Hamelton, and inserted in their registers, for the whiche also he was condemned, by them whiche ha- ted him to death. But other learned men, which commo- ned and reasoned with him, do testifie, that these Articles folowyng were the very Articles, for the which he suffe- MarginaliaHys articles, otherwyse more truely collected.red. 1. Man hath no free will. 2. A man is onely iustified by fayth in Christ. 3. A man, so long as he lyueth, is not without sinne. 4. He is not worthy to be called a Chri- stian, whiche beleueth not that he is in grace. 5. A good man doth good woorkes: good woorkes do not make a good man. 6. An euill man bringeth forth euill workes: euill workes do not make an euill man. 7. Fayth, hope, and charitie be so lynked together, that one of them can not be without an other, in one man, in this lyfe. And as touchyng the other Articles, whereupon the Doctours gaue their iudgementes, as diuers do report, he was not accused of thē before þe Byshop. Albeit in pri- uate disputation, he affirmed & defended the most of thē. |
¶ Here foloweth the sentence pronounced agaynst hym. |
MarginaliaThe sentence agaynst M. Patrike Hamelton.CHristi nomine Inuocato: We Iames, by the mercy of God, Archbishop of Saint Andrew primate, of Scotland, with the counsail, decree, & authoritie of the most reuerend fathers in God, and Lordes Abbottes, Doctours of Theolo- gie, professors of the holy Scripture, and Masters of the Vni- uersitie, assistyng vs for the time, sittyng in Iudgement, with- in our Metropolitane Church of Saint Andrewe, in the cause of hereticall prauitie, agaynst M. Patrike Hamelton, Abbot or pensionarie of Ferme, being summoned to appeare before vs, to aunswere to certein Articles affirmed, taught and prea- ched by him, and so appearyng before vs, and accused, the merites of the cause beyng ripelye weyde, discussed, and vn- derstand by faythfull Inquisitiō made in Lent last passed: we haue founde the same M. Patrike, many wayes infamed with heresie, disputyng, holding, and mainteynyng diuers heresies of Martin Luther, and his folowers, repugnant to our fayth, Marginalia* Contemned by coūcells & Vniuersities, but here is no mention of the scripture.and which is already * condemned by general Councels, & most famous Vniuersities. And he beyng vnder the same in- famie, we decernyng before, him to be sommoned and accu- sed vpon the premisses, he of euill minde (as may bee presu- med) passed to other partes, forth of the realme, suspected & noted of heresie. And beyng lately returned, not beyng ad- mitted, but of his owne head, without licence or priuilege, hath presumed to preache wicked heresie. We haue found also, that he hath affirmed, published, and taught diuers opinions of Luther, and wicked heresies, after that he was summoned to appeare before vs and our coun- cell: That man hath no free will: That man is in sinne so long as he liueth: That children, incontinent after their bap- MarginaliaNote here that these articles agree not with the articles in the Register before mencioned
CloseHowever, they do agree closely with the articles numbered 1-7, above. Christians, do know that they are in grace: No man is iustifi- ed by workes, but by fayth onely: Good workes make not a good man, but a good man doth make good workes: That fayth, hope, and charitie, are so knit, that he that hath the one, hath the rest, and he that wanteth the one of them, wan- teth the rest, &c. with diuers other heresies and detestable o- pinions: and hath persisted so obstinate in the same, that by no counsaile nor perswasion, he may bee drawen therefrom, to the way of our right fayth. MarginaliaWolues in Lambes skinnes.All these premisses being considered, we hauing God and the integritie of our fayth before our eyes, and following the counsaile & aduise of the professors of the holy scripture, mē of lawe, and others assisting vs, for the tyme: doe pronounce, determine, and declare, the said M. Patrike Hamelton, for his affirming, confessing, and maintayning of the foresayd here- sies, and hys pertinacitie (they being condemned alreadye by the church, generall councells, and most famous Vniuersities) to be an hereticke, and to haue an euill opinion of the fayth, and therfore to bee condemned and punished, lyke as we condemne, and define hym to be punished, by this our sen- tence definitiue, depriuing and sentencing hym, to bee depri- ued of all dignities, honours, orders, offices, and benefices of the church: and therfore doe iudge and pronounce hym to MarginaliaMaister Patricke geuen to the secular power.be deliuered ouer to the secular power, to be punished, and hys goods to bee confiscate. This our sentence definitiue, was geuen & red at our Me- tropolitan church of S. Andrewes, the last day of the moneth of February, an. 1527
Close1528. in Christ, and Lordes, Gawand Byshop of Glasgow, George |
Byshop