Persecutors.	Persecuted.	The Causes.
Steuen Gar- diner, Bysh. of Winche- ster. D. Sāpson Byshop of Chichester. D. Clarke Byshop of Bathe. D. Repse B. Norwich. Haruey, Cō- missary in Calice. Lady Ho- nor, wife to the L. Lisle deputie of Calice. Syr Thom. Palmer, Knight. Iohn Rooch woode Es- quier. Rich. Long, souldiour of Calice. Fraūces Ha stings soul- diour. Hugh Coū- cell seruaūt. Sir Rafe Ellerker Knight. Syr Ioh Gage.	Tho. Lan caster. Ioh. Butler Cōmissary. W. Smith Priest. Rafe Haire. Iacob a Sur gion. A Fleming. Clement Philpot ser uaunt. Ieffrey Loueday. Dodde. Sir Edmūd, Priest. W. Tou- ched, Post- maister. Pet. Bequet. Anthony Pickering, gentleman. Hēry Tour ney, gentle- man. George Darby, Priest. Ioun She- pard. W. Pellam. W. Keuer- dall. Ioh. Whit- wood. Ioh. Boote. Ro. Clod- det. Copen de Hane, aliâs Iames Cocke. Math. Hounde. W. Cros- bowmaker.	death of the Bish, his maister had trauailed thorough Fraunce, Dutchland,   Commentary     Close I.e., Germany, not the Netherlands. and Ita- ly, & as he went, con- ferred with learned men concerning mat- ters of controuersie in Religion: and so pro- ceding in his iourney, to Rome, whereas he thought to haue foūd all godlynes and sin- cere Religion, in the end he found there (as he confessed) such blas phemie of God, cōtēpt of Christes true Re- ligion, loosenes of life, and aboundaunce of all abhominations & fil- thynes, that it abhor- red his hart and con- sciēce any lōger there to remaine: MarginaliaAdam Damlip requested by Cardinall Poole to tarye at Rome. although he was greatly re- quested by Cardinall Poole, there to conti- nue, and to read three Lectures in þe weeke in his house, for the which he offered him great enterteinement. Which he refused, and so returnyng home- ward, hauyng a peece of money giuen him of the Cardinall at his departure, to MarginaliaThis French crowne was dearely bought, for by the same he was peached of treason. the value of a Frenche crowne towarde hys charges, came to Ca- lyce, as is aforesayd. Who as he was there wayting without the gate for passage into England, and beyng there perceaued by cer taine Calyce men, namely,MarginaliaW. Steuens. William Ste uens, andMarginaliaTho. Lancaster. Tho. Lan- caster through confe- rence of talke to bee a learned man, and also well affected: & more- ouer how that hee be- yng of late a zelous Papist, was now re- turned to a more per- fect knowledge of true Religion, was by thē hartely intreated to stay at Calyce a cer- taine space, & to read there a day or two, to the intent he might do

some good there after his paynfull trauaile, vnto the people.  

To this request Adam gladly consented, so as he might be licenced by such as were in authoritie, so to do.

MarginaliaAdam brought to the Lord Deputie of Calice. Whereupon the sayd Steuens at the openyng of the gates, brought him vnto the Lord Lisle the kynges Deputie of the Towne and marches of Calyce, vnto whom hee declared throughly what conference and talke had bene betwene Adam Damlyp and him. Whiche knowen, the sayd Lord Deputie instauntly desired the sayd Damlyp to stay there and to preach three or foure dayes or more at his pleasure, saying that he should haue both his licence and the Cōmissaries also (which then was sir Iohn Butler ) so to do.  

MarginaliaAdam well lyked of the Deputie, and the Counsayle of Calice. Where after he had preached three or foure tymes, he was so well lyked both for hys learnyng, his vtteraunce, and the truth of his doctrine, that not onely the souldiours and commoners, but also the sayd Lord Deputie and a great part of the Counsell, gaue him maruelous great prayse & thākes for it, and the sayd Lord Deputie offered vnto him a chamber in his owne house, to dyne and suppe euery meale at his own messe, to haue a man or two of his to wayte vpon him, and to haue what soeuer it were that he lacked, if it were to be had for money, yea and what hee would in his purse to bye bookes or otherwise, so as he would tary there among them, and preache onely so long as it should seeme good to him selfe. Who refusing his Lordshyps great offer, most hartly thanked him for the same, and besought him to be onely so good vnto him, as to appointe him some quiet and honest place in the towne where he might not bee disturbed nor molested, but haue oportunitie to geue him selfe to hys booke, and would dayly once in the forenoone, and agayne by one a clocke at after noone, by the grace of God, preach among thē accordyng vnto the talent that God had lent him.MarginaliaAdam receiued of W. Steuens by the L. Deputies request. At which aunswere the Lord Deputie greatly reioysed & therupon sent for the foresayd W. Steuens, whom he earnestly required to receiue and lodge the sayd Damlyp in his house, promising what soeuer he should commaūd, to see it payd with the most: & moreouer would sēd euery meale frō his one messe a dishe of the best vnto them, and in deede so dyd: albeit the sayd Damlyp refused that offer, shewyng his Lordshyp that thinne dyet was most conuenient for Studentes. Yet could not that restrayne him but that euery meale he sent it.

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MarginaliaAdam Damlip preacheth agaynst transubstantiation and the Romishe masse. This godly man by the space of xx. dayes or more, once euery day at vij. of the cloke preached very godly, learnedly and playnly, the truth of the blessed Sacrament of Christes body and bloud, mightely inueying agaynst all Papistrie and confutyng the same,  

but especially those two most pernicious errours or heresies, triflyng Transubstantiation, and the pestilent propitiatorie Sacrifice of the Romishe Masse, by true conference of the Scriptures, and applying of the auncient Doctours, earnestly therewith oftentymes exhortyng the people to returne from their Poperie, declaryng how Popish he himselfe had bene, and how by the detestable wickednes that he did see vniuersally in Rome, he was returned so farre homeward, and now became an enemy thorough Gods grace, to al Papistrie: shewyng therewith, that if gayne or ambition could haue moued hym to the contrary, he might haue bene entertained of Cardinall Poole (as you haue heard before) but for very conscience sake ioyned with true knowledge, grounded on Gods most holy word, he now vtterly abhorred all Papistrie, and willed them most earnestly to do the same.

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And thus he continued a while readyng in the Chapter house of the White Friers, but the place beyng not bygge enough, he was desired to read in the Pulpit, and so proceedyng in his Lectures (wherein he declared how the world was deceaued by the Romane Byshops, which had set forth the damnable doctrine of Transubstantiation and the reall presence in the Sacrament, as is aforesayd)MarginaliaThe idolatrous pageāt of the resurrection most sumptuously pictured out at Calice. hee came at length to speake agaynst the Pageaunt or Picture set forth of the Resurrection whiche was in Saint Nicholas Churche, declaryng the same to be but mere Idolatrie, and illusion of the Frenchmen before Calyce was English.

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MarginaliaCommission sent from the kyng to search out the false iuggling of thys Idolatrye at Calice. Vpon which Sermon or Lecture, there came a Commission from the Kyng to the Lord Deputie, M. Grendfield, sir Iohn Butler Commissary, the Kynges Mason, and Smith, with others, that they should searche whether there were (as was put in writyng, and vnder Bull and Pardon) three hostes lying vppon a Marble stone be sprinkled with bloud, and if they founde it not so, that immediatly it should be plucked downe, and so it was.MarginaliaThe false iugglinges of the Papistes espyed. For in searchyng therof, as they brake vp a stone in a corner of the Tumbe, they instead of the iij. hostes, founde souldered in the Crosse of Marble lying vnder the Sepulcher,Marginalia3. painted counters in stead of 3. hostes. three playne white counters whiche they had paynted like vnto hostes, and a bone that is in the typ of a sheepes tayle. All which trumpery Damlyp shewed vnto the people the next day folowyng, which was Sonday, out of the Pulpit, & after that they were sent by the Lord Deputie to the kyng.

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Notwithstandyng the deuill styrred vp a Doue (hee might well be called a Cormorant) the Priour of the White Friers.  

Who with Syr Gregory Buttoll Chapleine to the Lord Lisle, began to barke agaynst hym. Yet after the sayd Adam had in three or foure Sermons confuted the sayd Friers erroneous doctrine of transubstantiation, and of the propitiatorie Sacrifice of the Masse:MarginaliaIohn Doue Fryer, peacher of Damlip. the sayd Frier outwardly seemed to geue place, ceasing openly to inuey, and secretly practised to peach him by letters sent vnto the Clergie here in England:MarginaliaDamlip sent for to appeare before the Councell in England. so that within viij. or x. dayes after, the sayd Damlyp was sent for to appeare before the Bishop of Canterbury, with whom was assistant Steuen Gardiner, Byshop of Winchester, D. Sampson Byshop of Chichester and diuers other, before whom he most constantly affirmed and defended the doctrine which he had taught, in such sorte aunsweryng, confuting, & soluting the obiectiōs, as his aduersaries, yea euen among other, the learned godly and blessed Martyr Cranmer then yet but a Lutheran,

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