Marginalia1556. Iuly,When this euidence was giuen vp, the Maior dismissed them and went to dyner, commaundyng Palmer to the cage, to make him an open spectacle of ignominie to the eyes of the world. And Thackam the better to couer his owne shame, caused it to be bruted, that he was so punished for his ill life and wickednes already proued agaynst hym. MarginaliaPalmer cleereth him selfe.In the after noone, Palmer came to his aunswere, and did so mightely and clearely deface their euidence, and defend his owne innocency, MarginaliaNote here the fruite of Romish religion.prouyng also that the sayd letters were by them selues forged, that the Maior him selfe was much ashamed, that he had borne with thē, so that he sought meanes, how they might conuey him away priuely.

MarginaliaGalant a zealous professour.But here among other thynges, this is not with silence to be passed ouer: that one Iohn Galant a zelous professour of the Gospell, a litle after this, came to the prison, and found hym somewhat better intreated, thē before. When he beheld him, O Palmer (sayth he) thou hast deceaued diuers mens expectations, for we heare, that ye suffer, not for righteousnes sake, but for your owne demerites.

O brother Galant (sayth he) these be þ^e old practises, of that Sathanicall broode. But be ye well assured, and God be praysed for it, I haue so purged my selfe, and detected their falshoode, that from hence forth I shalbe no more molested therewith. And there hauyng penne and inke, he did write part of this story, here rehearsed. But now to these bloudy aduersaries.

When they saw the matter frame so ilfauoredly, and fearyng that if he should escape priuely, their doynges would tend no lesse to their shame and daūger, then to the Maiors dishonestie also, MarginaliaNew policie deuised against Iulius Palmer.they deuised a new pollicie, to bryng to passe their long hidden and festred malice agaynst hym: which was this extreme refuge. For whereas before they were partly ashamed to accuse him of heresie, seyng they had bene counted earnest brethren them selues, & partly afrayd, because they had broken vp his study, & cōmitted theft: yet now, least their iniquitie should haue bene reueiled to the world, they put both feare & shame aside, & began to refricate and rippe vp the old sore, the skarre wherof, had bene but superficially cured, as ye haue heard, and so to colour their former practises, with the pretense of his reformation in Religion, they charged hym with the writynges, that they had stolen out of his study.

MarginaliaPalmer called before the Mayor of Redding, Burde, the Officiall and ij. Iustices.Thus Palmer was once againe called out of prison, to appeare before þ^e Maior, & Burd þ^e Officiall, & ij. other Iustices, to render an accompt of his fayth before thē, to aūswere to such informations, as were layd agaynst him. And when they had gathered of his owne mouth, sufficient matter to entrappe hym, they deuised a certificate or byll of instructions agaynst him, to be directed to Doct. Ieffrey,MarginaliaD. Ieffrey the bishops Chaūcellor then of Sarum. who had determined to hold his visitation the next Tuesday at Newbery, which was the x. of Iuly: and thus were these false witnesses & blouddy accusers wincked at, and the innocent deliuered to the Lyō to be deuoured. When it was concluded that Palmer should be sent ouer to Newbery, the sayd letters testimoniall were conueyed ouer together with hym, the contentes wherof, shall partly appeare hereafter. In the meane tyme I thinke it good here to rehearse one example among other, both of a charitable affection towardes hym, and of hys modesty correspondent to the same.

MarginaliaM. Ryder of Redding a faithfull fauourer of Gods Gospell.M. Ryder of Redyng, a faithfull witnes of Gods truth, hearing how cruelly Palmer had ben dealt withall in the prison, and pyned away for lacke of necessaries, and how euidently he had proued him selfe Innocent before the officers, of such crimes as were obiected agaynst hym: he sent to hym his seruaunt secretly, the night before his departure to Newbery, with a bowde groate in token of his good hart, requiryng him, to let hym vnderstand, if he lacked necessaries, and he would prouide for him. Palmer aunswered, the Lord reward your Master for hys beneuolence towardes

me, a miserable abiect in this world, and tell hym that (God be praysed) I lacke nothyng.

In the mornyng before they toke their iourney MarginaliaThomas Askine, or Robertes, fellow prisoner with Iulius Palmer.Thomas Askine, aliâs Robertes, beyng felow prisoner with him in CHRISTES cause, sittyng at breckfast, and beholding Palmer very sadly leaning to a window, in the corner of the house, asked why he came not to breckfast. Bicause I lacke money (saith Palmer) to discharge the shotte. Come on man (quoth he) God be praysed, I haue inough for vs both. Which thyng whē M. Ryder hard of, it can not be expressed, how much he lamēted that Palmer had deceiued hym with so modest an aunswere.

MarginaliaIulius Palmer brought to Newbery.Thus to Newberie they came on Monday night, and forthwith they were committed to the comfortable hostry of the blynd house, where they founde Iohn Gwyn, their faithfull brother in the Lord. Now, how they came before the consistory of Doct. Ieffrey, & how he was examined, it doth in part appeare by this examination hereunto annexed: which although it be not so perfectly penned, as the report goeth it was spoken, nor perchaunce altogether in such order: yet there is here not one sentence more written, then was demaūded and aunswered in the hearyng of aboue three hundreth persons, gathered out of the seuerall notes of MarginaliaWitnesses to the story.Iohn Hunt, Iohn Kyrry, Richard White and other.

MarginaliaExaminatiō of Iulius Palmer before D. Ieffrey at Newbery.IN the yeare. 1556. and the 10. of Iuly, foure seates were prepared in the quyre of the Parish Church of Newbery, for the visitours, whose names here ensue: MarginaliaD. Ieffrey, Syr Richard Abridges Knight, M. Wichcombe, Parson of Inglefield, Iudges agaynst Iul. Palmer.Doct. Ieffrey for the Byshop of Sarum, Syr Richard Abridges Knight, M. Iohn Winchcom Esquyer, and the Parson of Inglefield. After the prisoners were presented, the Commission read, and other thynges done in order, Doct. Ieffrey called to Palmer & said: Are you that iolly writer of three halfepeny bookes that we heare of?

Palmer. I know not what ye meane.

Ieffrey. Haue ye taught Latine so long, that now ye vnderstand not English?

To this he aunswered nothyng.

Then Doct. Ieffrey standing vp, sayd. We haue receaued certaine writynges and Articles agaynst you, from the right worshipfull the Maior of Readyng, and other Iustices. Wherby we vnderstand, that beyng cōuented before thē, ye were conuict of certaine heresies.

First, that ye denie the Popes holynes supremacie.

Next, that there are but two Sacramentes.

Thirdly, that the Priest sheweth vp an Idoll at Masse: and therfore ye went to no Masse, since your first commyng to Readyng.

Fourthly, that there is no Purgatory.

Last of all, that ye be a sower of sedicion, and haue sought to deuide the vnitie of the Queenes subiectes.

Syr Richard Abridges. Ye were best see first, what he will say to his owne handy worke.

Ieffrey. Ye say truth. Tell me, Palmer art thou he that wrote this fayre Volume? Looke vpon it.

Palmer. I wrote it in deede, and gathered it out of the Scripture.

Ieffrey. Is this doggishe ryme yours also? looke.

Palmer. I wrote this, I denie not.

Ieffrey. And what say you to these Latine verses, entituled Epicedion. &c. are they yours too?

Palmer. Yea Syr.

Ieffrey. Art thou not ashamed to affirme it? It came of no good spirite, that thou diddest both rayle at the dead, and sclaunder a learned and Catholicke man yet alyue.

Palmer. If it be a sclaunder, he had sclaundered him selfe: For I do but report his own writyng, and open the follie therin declared. And I recken it no railing to