MarginaliaAn. 1555. Iuly.sayd sacrament of the aultar since the coronation of the Quenes Maiestye, which is more then the space of one yeare and a halfe.

MarginaliaThe fayth and doctrine of the Church of England.7. Item, I do likewese obiect, that ye and euery of you in all or some of the sayd places concerning the fayth and Religion now taught, set forth, vsed, and beleued in the Church of this Realme of England, and the Doctrine of the same, haue holden, beleued and sayd, that it is not agreable to Gods word, but cleane cōtrary to the same.

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8. Item, I do likewise obiect, that ye and euery of you, in all, or some of the sayd places, haue beleued, spokē, and sayd, and to your power, vpholden, mainteined and sayd MarginaliaDefending of Hooper, Cardmaker, Rogers. &c.that Byshop Hooper, Cardmaker, Rogers, and others of their opinion, whiche of late within this Realme were burnt for heresie, were good Christian men, in speakyng and holdyng agaynst the sayd Sacrament of the aultar, and that they did preache nothyng, but the true Doctrine of CHRIST, sheeding theyr bloud for the mainteinaunce of the sayd doctrine.

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9 Item I do likewyse obiect, that ye and euery of you, haue earnestly laboured and trauailed to the best and vttermost of your power, to haue vp agayne MarginaliaEnglish seruice.the Englishe seruice, and the Communion in all pointes, as it was vsed in the latter daies of king Edward the sixt, here in this realme of England.

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10 Item I do likewise obiect, that ye, and euery of you haue thought and do thinke, firmly and stedfastly, and so haue and do beleue, MarginaliaDefending the religion vsed in King Edwardes time.that the faith religion, and doctrine, set forth in the sayd time of the foresaid king Edward, was in all pointes good and godly, contayning in it the true faith and religion of CHRIST, in euery part.

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11 Item, I do likewise obiect and say, that ye, and euery of you, (for your misbeliefe, offence, transgression, and misbehauiour in the premises, and for that also that you would not come to your seuerall parish Churches, and heare your diuine seruice ther, as other Christian people did, and do, but MarginaliaAbsence from Popish seruice.absent your selfe from the same, and haue your priuate seruice in your houses, especiallye in the house of Diricke Caruer) were sent vp vnto the king and Quenes Maiesties priuy Counsaile, & by them or some of them, sent afterwarde vnto the prison of Newgate aforesaid, hauing therby their authority, remained as prisoners, during all the time ye haue bene there.

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12 Item, I do likewise obiect and say, that I the sayde bishop of London, MarginaliaIf theyr putting to death were not lawfull by God, why do you excuse it? If it were lawfull, why do you so at mans commaundement?was commaunded by the authoritye of the said Counsail, to make proces against you, and euerye of you, so that it was not my procuring or searching, that ye should be commaunded or called before me in this matter of heresy, but partly your own demerits, and partly the said commaundement enforced me to call and send for you, to make aunswer herein, and hereof to shew you the said letters.

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MarginaliaTheir aunsweres.VPon Monday, being the sayd tenth day of Iune,  

these ij. persons (with others) were brought by the keeper vnto the Bishops Consistory (as it was before commaunded) at one of the clocke in the after noone, where the Byshop first beginning with the sayd Diricke Caruer, caused his confession with the Articles and aunsweres, to be openly red vnto hym (which order he kept at the condemnation of euery prisoner) askyng hym whether he would stand to the same. To whom the sayd Diricke answered, that he would: for your Doctrine (quoth hee) is poyson and Sorcery. If CHRIST were here, you would put him to a worse death, then he was put to before.

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MarginaliaThe words of Diricke Caruer to Boner.You say, that you can make a God: ye can make a pudding as well. Your Ceremonyes in the Church be beggary and poyson. And farther I say, that auricular cōfession is contrary to Gods word, and very poyson: with diuers other such wordes.

The Byshop seing this constancy, and that neyther his accustomed flatteries, nor yet his cruel threatnings could once moue this good man to enclyne to their Idolatry, pronounced his vsuall and generall blessing, as well towards this Diricke, as also vpon the sayd Iohn Launder (although seuerally). Who (after the lyke maner of processe vsed with him) remained in the same constancy, as did the other, and therefore were both deliuered vnto the Shiriffes, who were there present,

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but afterwardes were conueyed to the places aboue named,MarginaliaDiricke Caruer and Iohn Launder, sent downe into the country to be burned. and there most ioyfully gaue their bodies to be burned in the fire, and their soules into the handes of Almighty God, by IESVS CHRIST, who hath assured them to a better hope of lyfe.

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This Diricke was a man, whom the Lorde had blessed as well with temporall ryches, as with his spirituall treasures: which riches yet were no clogge or let vnto his true professing of CHRIST, þ^e Lord by his grace so working in him:) MarginaliaThe cruell spoyle of Dirickes goodes.of the which, there was such hauock made, by the gready raueners of that time, that his poore wyfe and children had little or none therof.  

Duryng his imprisonment, although he was well stricken in yeares (and as it were, past the tyme of learning) yet he so spent his tyme, that being at hys first apprehension vtterly ignoraunt of anye letter of the booke, hee coulde before his death read perfectly any printed English.   MarginaliaDiricke learned to read in the prison. Whose diligence and zeale is worthy no small commendation, and therefore I thought it good not to let it passe ouer in silence, for the good encouragement and example of others.

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Moreouer, at his comming into the town of Lewes to be burned,MarginaliaDiricke burned at Lewes. the people called vpon hym, beseechyng God to strēgthen him in the faith of IESVS CHRIST. He thanked them, and prayed vnto God, that of hys mercy he would strengthen them in the lyke faith. And when hee came to the signe of the Starre, the people drew neare vnto him, where the Sheriffe sayd that he had found him a faithfull man in al his aunswers. And as he came to the stake, he kneled downe and made his prayers, and the Sheriffe made hast. Then hys booke was throwen into the barrel, and when hee had strypt him selfe (as a ioyfull member of God) he went into the barrell him selfe. And as soone as euer he came in, he tooke vp the booke and threw it among the people, MarginaliaDirickes booke commaundded in the Queenes name to be throwne in agayne to the fier.and then the Sheriffe commaunded in the kyng and Queenes name, in paine of death, to throw in the booke againe. And immediately, that faithfull member spake with a ioyfull voyce, saying:

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MarginaliaThe testimonie of Diricke at the stake.Deare brethren and sistern, wytnes to you all, that I am come to seale with my bloud CHRISTES Gospell, for because I knowe that it is true: it is not vnknowen vnto al you, but that it hath bene truly preached here in Lewes, and in all places of England, and now it is not. And for because that I wyll not denye here Gods Gospell, and be obedient to mans lawes, I

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