1570 Edition | Book 11 | Page 2130 
CloseThis entire account first appears in the 1563 edition. In fact, the 1563 account contains information which was never reprinted. (This seems to have happened accidentally; the account of Margaret Ellis was separate from the accounts of Thackvel and Horns in the first edition. When these accounts were integrated in the 1570 edition, some of the information about Margaret Ellis was deleted, apparently inadvertently). This account is based entirely on Bishop Bonner's official records.
[Back to Top]Marginalia1556. May.MarginaliaMay. 16. MarginaliaKatherin Hutte, Elizabeth Thackuel, Ioane Hornes, Martyrs.THe next day after the martyrdome of this lame and blind man aboue specified, in the sayd moneth of May were brought to the fire three women, wyth whom also was adioined an other, who being in the same constancy with them, was lykewyse partaker of the sayd condemnation. The names of these were.
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Katheryn Hut of Bocking, wyddow.
Ioane Hornes of Billerica, Mayde.
Elizabeth Thackuell of great Bursted, Mayde.
Margaret Ellys of Billerica, Mayde.
How these with diuers other mo were perscuted and sent vp, especially by Sir Iohn Mordant, and Edmund Tyrrell Esquier, Iustices of peace, this their letter following wyll declare.
MarginaliaA letter of certayne persecuting Iustices to Boner.OVr humble cōmendations to your Lordship: these shall bee to aduertise you, that wee haue sent your good Lordship, Ioane Potter, the wyfe of Hugh Potter, Iames Harrys
CloseJames Harris, who was seventeen at the time of his arrest, escaped with simply being scourged (see 1563, p. 1694; 1570, p. 2264; 1576, p. 1955 and 1583, p. 2061).
Your Lordships to commaund,
Iohn Moredant. Edmond Tyrrell.
After the receite of these letters, B. Boner entryng to examination of these. iiij. women aboue named, layd and obiected the lyke articles to them, as after hys vsuall forme he vsed to minister,
CloseBy now, the articles put to suspected heretics in the diocese of London followed a set formula. These articles put to Thackvel and Horns are identical to those put to Christopher Lister and his fellow martyrs.
As first, to the article in the first place obiected, they consented and graunted, beleuing the sayd Article to be true in euery part thereof.
2 To the second, partly they aunswered, MarginaliaThe simple ignoraunce of these women had more neede to be instructed thē they to be burned.they coulde not tell what a Sacrament is: Elizabeth Thackuell, and Katheryn Hut adding moreouer, that Matrimony and Baptisme, and the Lords supper were Sacraments ordeined in the church: but whether the other specified in this article be Sacraments (as they heard thē called) ordayned by God or not, they could not tell. Margeret Ellys being examined seuerally, as the other were, vpō þe same, how many sacraments there were, aunswered (as a young Mayde vnskilled, in her simple ignorance) that she could not tell. Howbeit shee had heard (she sayd) that there was one Sacrament, but what it was she could not tell. &c.
[Back to Top]3 To the third likewyse they graūted, that they were baptised by their Godfathers and Godmothers, which Godfathers and Godmothers (sayd Margeret Ellys) did not then know so much, as she nowe doth knowe: Katherin Hut adding withall, and saying, that she was baptised: but what her godfather and godmothers did then promise for her in her name, she could not tell.
[Back to Top]4 To the fourth article, Margaret Ellys, and Elizabeth Thackuell did graunt therunto: Katherin Hut said moreouer that she being of the age of. xiiij. yeares, was of the fayth wherein she was christened, and yet neuertheles the said fayth in that age (she said) was but
a dead fayth, because she did not then vnderstand what she did beleue. Ioane Hornes added that she being a. xj. yeares of age, began to learne the fauth set forth in king Edwardes dayes, in the which fayth and religion (she sayd) she hath hetherto, and yet doth, and so will hereafter continue, God so assisting her.
[Back to Top]5 To the fift article, they aunswered and confessed, according all in this effect, MarginaliaAgaynst the Masse and Sacrament of the altar.that as touching the Masse, they knew no goodnes in it, and as touching the Sacrament of the aultar, they beleued that CHRISTES naturall body is in heauen, and not in the Sacrament of the aultar: And as concerning the sea of Rome, they acknowledged no such supremacy in that sea, neyther haue they any thing to do therewith.
[Back to Top]6 In aūswering the sixt article, they did all generally refuse to bee reconciled or vnited to þe church of Rome, or any other church contrary to that wheerin they now stoode and dyd professe.
7 To the seuenth article, they aunswered lykewyse that they had so done and sayd in all thinges, as is in this article contayned: Katherin Hut adding moreouer the reason why: for that (sayd she) neyther the seruice in Latin, Masse, Mattins, and Euensong, nor the Sacraments were vsed & ministred according to Gods word: And furthermore, that the Masse is an idoll, neither is the true body and bloud of CHRIST in the Sacrament of the aultar, as they make men beleue.
[Back to Top]8 Their aunswere to the eight article declared that they were all and euery one sent vp to Boner by MarginaliaSyr Iohn Mordant Promoter.Syr Iohn Mordaunt knight, and Iustice of peace in Essex (the Lorde of hys mercy send vs better Iustices I besech hym) for that they could not affirme the presence of CHRISTES body and bloud to bee truely and really in the Sacrament, and for that they came not to their parish popish church.
[Back to Top]9 To the nynth article, they aunswered and confessed the premisses thereof to bee true, and denyed not the same: saue that MarginaliaKatherin Hutte.Katherin Hut sayd, that shee was of Bocking in Essex of the peculiar iurisdiction of Caunterbury, and not of the Dioces and iuridiction of London.
After these their aunsweres receiued, they were produced agayne about the. xiij. of Aprill to further examination, and so at length to their finall iudgement, where Katherin Hut widow standing before the Byshop boldly and constantly, stoode to that which she had sayd before, neyther yelding to hys fayre promises, nor ouerthrowen wyth his terrour. Who being requyred of the Sacrament to say her mynde, and to reuoke her selfe vnto the fellowship of the Catholicke faith, openly protested, saying: MarginaliaThe words of Katherin Hut, of the Sacrament.I deny it to be God, because it is a dūme God and made with mans hands. Wherein the good and faythfull Martyr of CHRIST firmely persisting, so receaued her sentence being condemned of Boner to the fyre: which she with great cōstancy susteined by the grace and strength of the Lorde, and did abyde for the cause and loue of CHRIST.
[Back to Top]MarginaliaIoane Hornes mayde.Ioane Hornes mayde, producted lykewyse to her iudgement and condemnation, wyth lyke firmnes and christian fortitude declared her selfe a true Martyr and follower of CHRISTES testamēt, geuing no place to the aduersary: but being charged that shee dyd not beleue the Sacrament of CHRISTES body and bloud to be CHRIST hym selfe, of the which sacrament (contrary to the nature of a Sacrament) the aduersaries are woont to make an Idol seruice: to this she protesting openly her mynd, sayd as followeth: MarginaliaThe wordes & profession of Ioane Hornes touching the Sacrament.If you can make your God to sheed bloud, or to shew any condition of a true lyuely body, then will I beleue you: but it is but bread (as touching the substance thereof) meaning the matter wherof the sacrament consisteth: and that you call heresy, I trust to serue my Lord God in. &c.
[Back to Top]And as concerning the Romish sea, shee sayd: my Lord (speaking to Boner) I forsake all his abomina-