1570 Edition | Book 7 | Page 999 
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. Henry VIII's reign2. Dissension among mendicant orders3. Persecution of Lollards4. Richard Hun5. Lollard martyrs6. Persecution in diocese of Lincoln7. Colet, Chaucer and Gower8. Prophecies preceeding Luther9. Martin Luther10. Adrian VI11. Final years of Luther12. Swiss Reformation13. German martyrs14. French martyrs15. Spanish martyrs16. Italian martyrs17. Merindol and Cabriers18. Angrogne
K. Henry. 8. Persecution in the dioces of Lincolne.
| Accusers. | Parties accused. | Crimes obiected. |
| Oliuer Smith of Newlyne, and his wife. | ||
VVilliā Hobbis. | This William Hobbis was dete- cted, first by Radulfe Hobbis his brother, to Bishop Smith, but was deliuered through the sute of the curate of Westwycame. |
Ioh. Ed- mundes, other- wise cal- led Iohn Ogins of Burford, did detect | Philippe Brabant, seruaūt of Richard Colyns. | MarginaliaAgaynst the bodily presence of the sacrament. For saying, that the Sacrament of the aultare was made in the re- membraunce of Christes owne bo- dy: but it was not the body of Christ. |
The she- pheardes kalender was also ac cused and detected | MarginaliaAgaynst the bodily presence. Because the same Edmūdes said, that hee was persuaded by this booke, readyng these woordes: that the Sacrament was made in the remembraunce of Christ. | |
The boke of William Thorpe likewise was much complained of both by this Iohn Edmundes, and diuers other. | ||
Richard Colyns of Gynges. | This Richard Colyns, as hee was a great doer amōg these good mē: so was he much complained vpon by diuers, and also by this Ed- mundes, for bringing with him aMarginaliaThe booke called þe King of Beeme. booke called the king of Beeme, into their companie, and did read thereof a greate parte vnto them, in this Edmundes house of Burford. | |
Alyce Colyns, wife of Rich. Co lyns. | This Alyce likewise was a fa- mous woman among them, and had a good memorye, and could recite much of the Scriptures, and other good bookes: And therfore when any conuenticle of these mē did meete at Burford, commonly she was sent for, to recite vnto thē the declaration of the ten Com- maundementes, and the Epistles of Peter, and Iames. | |
Ioanne Colyns daugh- ter of Rich. & of Alyce Colyns. | MarginaliaFor hauing the x. Commaūdementes in Englishe. This Ioanne also following her fa- ther and mothers steppes, was no- ted, for that she had learned with her father and mother, the tenne Commaundementes, the vij. dead- ly sinnes, the vij. workes of mercy, the v. wittes bodely and ghostlye, the viij. blessinges, and v. chapters of S. Iames Epistle. | |
Agnes Edmun- des his owne daugh- ter. | This Agnes Edmundes was also detected by her father, that he brought her to the house of Richard Colyns, to seruice, to the entent shee mighte bee instructed there in Gods lawe, where she had learned likewise the x. Commaun- dementes, the v. wittes bodely and ghostly, and the vij. deadly sinnes. | |
Alyce Gunne. VV. Russell, 
CloseWilliam Russell, a tailor of Coleman Street, London, hosted Lollardconventicles in his house during the 1520s (Susan Brigden, London and the Reformation [Oxford, 1989], p. 103). One mother Ioanne. Father Iohn, of Hungerford. Ioanne Taylor seruaunt of Iohn Harrys, of Burford. Thomas Quicke, Weauer, of Redyng. Philippe Brabant, Weauer. Iohn Barbar, clerke of Amersham. Iohn Edynge, of Hungerford. |
| Accusers. | Parties accused. | Crimes obiected. |
One Brabant, brother to Philippe Bra- bant, of Stanlake. | ||
Thomas Whyte, & Tho. Clarke dyd ap- peache | Robert Butterfield. | |
William Dorset. | The wordes of William Dorsette were these: that pilgrimage was of none effecte, and offring can- dells or other thinges to saintes, stoode in no steade, and was butMarginaliaCost lost. coste loste.MarginaliaFor saying. Our Ladye is not at Wilsedon, but in heauen. Also when his wife was go- ing on pilgrimage, and he asked whether? and she sayd to our La- dy of Wilsedon: our Lady, sayd he, is in heauen. |
Iohn Ba- ker being vrged vp- on hys othe, dyd diclose | Iohn Ed- mundes | Thys Iohn Edmundes was detected because that hee, tal- king with the sayd Baker, of pil- grimage, badde him goe offer his money to the Image of God. And when the other asked, what thatMarginaliaThe Image of God. was, he sayd, that the Image of God was the poore people, blinde, and lame: and sayd that he offen- ded almightie God in going on pilgrimage. |
William Phyppe abiured by his oth did accuse | Henry Phyppe his owne sonne. | For communing with Rog. Dods agaynst pilgrimage and adoration of Images. |
Henry Phyppe being ex- amined, & abiured by the B. was com- pelled to disclose | his owne wordes spoken to Roger Dods, saying to him, that he muste light a candle before his BLOCKE ALMIGHTIE & being then Roode man.MarginaliaBLOCKE ALMIGHTIE. | |
Roger Parker. William Phyppe his owne father. | For talking together agaynst pil- grimage and Idolatrye. |
Iohn Bra bant, the elder son of Iohn Brabāt, did nomi- nate | Iohn Hacker. | For reading the holie Scripture in his fathers house, and for saying these wordes: Christ made his maundy & said, take this bread, eate it, this is my bodie: Take this wine, drinke it, this is my bloud: And Priestes say by these wordes, that the Sacrament of the altare is the body of Christ. |
Roberte Pope. | ||
Iohn Bra bant his father, and his mother. | For beyng present, when Hacker was reading the Scripture in their house. | |
Philippe Brabant his vncle. | The wordes of Philippe Brabāt, were these: that it was deadly sinne to go on pilgremage. |
MarginaliaEx Regist. Ioh. Longl. Fol. 85.
¶ Concerning thys Iohn Brabant, here is to bee noted the forme and effecte of the bishops examination, asking and de- maunding thus of the sayd Brabant: An vnquam audiuit Ioan- nem Hakker legentem sacram scripturam contra determinationē ecclesiæ. That is, Whether he euer heard Iohn Hacker
CloseJohn Hacker was an extraordinarily influential Lollard with a long career; see J. A. F. Thomson, The Later Lollards, 1414-1520 for details. Hacker will be arrested in London in 1527 and in 1528, he would abjure and give the names of over 40 other Lollards to the authorities (1563, p. 418 and BL, Harley 421, fos. 11r-14r). [Back to Top]which wordes, if he meane, that it is agaynst the determination to be a blinde church. And if they meane, that the holy scripture conteyneth any such thyng in it, which is agaynst the determina- tiō of the church, thē it appeareth their church to be cōtrary vnto God, seing it determineth one thing, and Gods word an other. |
Robert