his mynde that the wordes are to be taken as they litterally lye, vnles he should deny the incarnation of Christ.

Also, beyng examined of the third article concernyng Iacke Raker, he sayde: That if Iacke Raker were a man of good lyuing, and did loue and feare God, that he hath as much power so to do, as hath the priest: and sayd further, that he hath hard it spoken of some doctours of diuinitie, that if he should receaue any such consecrated bread, he were worthy to be damned and were damned in so doyng.

MarginaliaThe substance of bread not changed in the sacrament.Furthermore, he sayd that he would beleue the omnipotent God in trinitie, and sayd moreouer that if euery host beyng consecrated at the aulter were the Lordes body, that then there be 20000. Gods in England. But he beleued (he sayd) in one God omnipotent, whiche thyng the foresayd Archbyshop of Canterbury denied not.

And when the other conclusion was expounded. That Christ sittyng with his disciples at supper &c. To this he aunswered and sayd, that hee would greatly maruell: that if any man had a loafe of bread, and should breake the same and giue to euery man a mouthfull, that the same loafe should afterwardes be whole.

When all these thynges were thus finished, and that all the sayd conclusions were often read in the vulgare toung: the foresaid Archbishop demaunded of hym, whither he would renounce and forsake hys opinions & such lyke conclusions or not, & adhere to the doctrine of Christ and catholicke fayth? He aunswered, that accordyng to that hee had sayd before, hee would adhere and stand to those wordes, whiche before he had made aunswere vnto. MarginaliaThe constācy of Iohn Badby before the Archb.Then the Archbyshoppe often tymes required the sayd Iohn in the bowels of Iesu Christ, þ^t he would forsake those opinions & conclusiōs, and that henceforth he would cleaue to the Christian fayth: which thyng to do, in the audiēce of all the Lords and others that were present, he expresly denied and refused.

After all this, when the foresayd Archbyshop of Cant. and the Byshop of London had consulted together, to what safe kepyng the said Iohn Badby (vntil þ^e Wedsonday next) might be committed: MarginaliaThe bishops make sure worke.It was concluded, that he should be put in a certeine chamber or safe house within the Mansiō of the Frier preachers, and so he was: MarginaliaThe Archb. both iudge and Iaylor.and thē the Archbishop of Canterbury sayd, that he him selfe would kepe the keye therof, in the meane tyme. And whē the foresayd Wedsonday was expired, beyng the 15. day of March, and that the foresayd Archbyshop of Canterbury, with his felow brethren and suffraganes were assēbled in the churche of S. Paule in London: MarginaliaAstiterunt reges terræ & principes cū uene rūt in vnū aduersus, &c. Ps. 2.The Archbyshop of Canterbury takyng the Episcopall seate, called vnto him the Archbishop of Yorke, Richard London, Hēry Winchester, Robert Cichester, Alexander Norwich, and the noble prince Edmond the Duke of Yorke, Iohn Earle of Westmerlād, Thomas Beauford knight Lord Chauncelour of England, and the Lord Beamond with other noble men as well spirituall as tēporall, that stood and sat by, whom to name it wold be long: Before whō þ^e said Iohn Badby, was called personally to answer vnto the Articles premised in þ^e foresayd instrument. Who when he came personally before them, the articles were read by the Officiall of the court of Cāt. & by the Archb. (in the vulgar toung) expoūded, publikely, & expresly: and the same articles, as he before had spokē and deposed, he still helde and defended and sayde, that whilest he lyued he woulde neuer retracte the same. And furthermore he sayd specially to be noted, that the L. duke of Yorke personally there present as is aforesaid, & euery man els for the time beyng: is of more estimation & reputation, then the sacrament of the aultar, by the prieste in due forme consecrated. And whilest they were thus in his examinacion, the Archbishop consideryng and wayeng that he would in no wise be altered, and seyng moreouer hys countenaunce stoute and hart confirmed, so that he began to persuade other as it appeared in the same: Thesethynges considered, the Archprelate when he sawe that by hys allurementes it was not in hys power, neyther by exhortations, reasons, nor argumentes, to bring the said Iohn Badby from his constant truth to his catholique fayth (executing and doyng the office of hys great maister) proceded to confirme and ratifie þ^e former sentence geuen before by the bishop of Worcester agaynst the sayd Iohn Badby, pronouncing him for an opē and publique heretike. And thus shifting their hands of him, they deliuered him to the secular power: MarginaliaNote here murdring Wolues in shepes clothing.and desired the sayd temporall Lordes, then and there present very instantly, that they would not put þ^e same Iohn Badby to death for þ^t his offence, nor deliuer him to be punished or put to death, in þ^e presence of all the lords aboue recited.

These things thus done & concluded by the bishops, in the forenoone: on the afternoone, the kings writ was not far behind. By the force wherof, I. Badby stil perseuering in hys constancie vnto þ^e death, was brought into Smithfield, and there being put in an emptie barel was bound with yron chaines fastened to a stake, hauing dry woode put about hym.

And as he was thus standing in þ^e pipe or tonne (for as yet Cherillus Bull was not in vre among the byshops) it happened that the Prince the kinges eldest sonne, was there present. Who shewing some part of the good Samaritane, began to endeuour and assay how to saue the lyfe of hym, whom the hipocriticall Leuites and Phariseis sought to put to death. MarginaliaThe prince laboureth to turne Badby.He admonished and counselled him, that hauing respect vnto himselfe, he shoulde spedely withdraw himselfe out of these daungerous Laberynthes of opinions, adding often times threatnings, the which might haue daunted any mans stomacke. Also Courtney at that tyme chauncelour of Oxford, preached vnto him, and enfourmed hym of the fayth of holy church.

MarginaliaThe sacrament solemnly brought to Smithfield at the burning of Badby.In this meane season, the Prior of Saynt Bartelmewes in Smythfield, brought with all solemnitye the sacrament of Gods bodye, wyth twelue torches borne before, and so shewed the Sacrament to the poore man beyng at the stake. And then they demaunded of hym how he beleued in it, he aunsweryng: that he knew well it was halowed bread, and not Gods bodye. And then was the tunne put ouer hym, and fire putte vnto hym. And when he felt the fire, he cryed, mercy (calling belike vpon the Lorde) and so the Prince immediatlye commaunded to take away the tunne, and quenche the fire. The Prince, his commaundement beyng done, asked him if he would forsake heresie to take him to the fayth of holy churche: which thing if he would doo, he shoulde haue goods inough, promising also vnto him a yearelye stipende out of the kinges treasury, so muche as shoulde suffice hys contentation.

But this valiant champion of Christ, neglectyng the princes fayre wordes, as also contempnyng all mennes deuises: refused the offer of worldly promises, no doubt, but beyng more vehemently inflamed with the spirite of God then with any earthly desire. MarginaliaIohn Badby constant to the ende.Wherfore, when as yet he continued vnmoueable in hys former minde, the prince commaunded him straight to be put againe into the pype or tunne, & that he should not afterward looke for any grace or fauour. But as he could be allured by no rewardes, euen so was he nothing at all abashed at their tormentes, but as a valiant champion of Christ, he perseuered inuincible to the end. Not without a great and moste cruell battaile, but with much more greater triumphe of victory: the spirit of Christ hauing alwaies the vpper hand in hys members, maugre the fury, rage, and power, of the whole worlde. For the manifestation of which torment, we haue here set forth the picture of his burning, in such maner as it was done.

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