MarginaliaAnno. 1556. Iuly.ward beyng demaunded, why he slipte awaie vp? suche a sodaine, Oh saied he, if I had not openly departed, I should haue openly stopped myne eares. MarginaliaPalmer could not abide the blasphemous sermon of Frier Iohn.For the Friers blasphemous talke in disprouyng, or rather deprauyng the veritie, made myne eares not to glowe, but my hart worse to smarte, then if my eares had been cutte from my heade.

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It chaunced an other tyme, that the same frende of his called maister Shipper,  

beyng then Bursar of the house, bad him to a dinner in his chamber, Palmer not knowyng what gheastes were also thither inuited, and bidden, happened there (contrary to his expectation) to meete with the foresaied Frier, with whom were present Doctour Smith, D. Tresham, and diuerse other Papistes, whose c?pany Palmer could not wel beare: and therefore whisperyng a frende in the eare, he saied: he would be gone, for that was no place for hym. I wil (saieth he) to the Bursars table in the greate hall. The Bursar vnderstandying his mynde, desired hym of all frendship not so to departe, alledgyng that it were the nexte waie to bewraie hym selfe, and as it were of purpose, to caste hym selfe into the Briers, with many other perswasions, as the shortnesse of tyme would permit. In the ende he condescended to his request, and taried. Now as he came to the fier side, the Frier saluted hym, chearefully in Latine, for he could not speake Englishe. Palmer with an amiable countenaunce, resaluted him gently. MarginaliaPalmer refuseth to take Frier Iohn by the hande.But when the Frier offred hym his hande he castyng his eye aside, as though he had not seen it, founde matter of talke to an other standyng by, and so auoided it, whiche thyng was well marked of some, not without greate grudge of stomacke.

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After they were set, and had well eaten, the Frier with a pleasaunt looke, offeryng hym the Cuppe, saied: Propino tibi iuuenis erudite. i.  

I drincke to you learned yonge man. Palmer at that worde, blushyng as red as Scarlet, aunswered: Non agnosco nomen, domine. i.  

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Julius Palmer

Foxe text Latin

Non agnosco nomen, domine.

Foxe text translation

I knowledge no suche name, O sir.

I knowledge no suche name, O sir. MarginaliaIu. Palmer refuseth to drink with Frier Iohn.And therwith takyng the cup at his hande, he set it doune by hym, as though he would haue pledged hym anone after, but in the ende it was also well marked, that he did it not. When dyner was doen, beyng sharply rebuked of the saied Bursar his frend, for his so vnwise, vnciuile, and vnsemely behauiour (as he termed it, he made aunswere for hym self, and saied: Oleum eorum non demulcet, sed frangit caput meum. i.  

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Palmer

Foxe text Latin

Oleum eorum non demulcet, sed frangit caput meum.

Foxe text translation

The oyle of these men doth not supple, but breaketh my head.

The oyle of these men doeth not supple, but breaketh my heade.

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An other tyme, whiche was also the last tyme of his beyng at Oxford, not long before his death, one Barwicke  

an olde acquaintaunce of his, beeyng sometyme Clarke in Magdalenes, and then fellowe of Trinitie Colledge, a ranke Papist, began to reason with him, in his frendes chamber aforesaid, and perceiuyng hym to be zealous, and earnest in the defence of the veritie, he said vnto him, in the hearing of M. Thomas Parry,   & others there present: MarginaliaBarwickes woordes to Palmer.well Palmer, well, now thou arte stout, and hardie in thine opinion, but if thou wer once broughte to the stake, I beleue thou wouldest tell me an other tale. I aduise thee beware of the fire, it is a shreude matter to burne. MarginaliaPalmers godly aunswere to Barwicke.Truely saith Palmer, I haue been in daunger of burnyng once or twise, and hetherto (I thanke God) I haue escaped it. But I iudge verely it will be my ende at the laste, welcome be it, by the grace of God. In deede it is a hard matter for them to burne, that haue the mynde and soule linked to the bodie, as a theefes foote is tied in a paire of Fetters: but if a man be once hable, through the helpe of Gods spirite, to separate and diuide the soule from the bodie, for hym it is no more masterie to burne, then for me to eate this peece of breade. Thus muche by the waie, concernyng his plainnesse, without dissimulation, and how he feared not openly to shewe hym selfe more grieued in harte, to heare the woorde of God blasphemed, then to suffer any worldly paines. Now let vs proceede in our storie, and faithfully declare bothe the occasion, and maner of his death.

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Within short space, after he had yelded vp his fellowship in Oxforde, he was through Gods prouidence (who neuer faileth them, that seeke his glorie) placed scholemaster by Patent, in the Grammer schole of Redyng, MarginaliaIul. Palmer placed by pat?t to be scholemaster at Redyng.where he was well accepted of all those that feared God, and fauoured his woorde, aswell for his good learnyng, and knowledge, as also for his earnest zeale, and profession of the truthe. But Sathan the enemie of all godlie attemptes, enuiyng his good procedynges, and prosperous successe in the same, would not

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suffer hym there, long to be in quiet. MarginaliaPalmer circ?uented by false Iudasses.Wherefore he stirred vp against hym, certaine double faced Hypocrites, whiche by dissimulation, and craftie insinuation, had crept in, to vnderstande his secretes, vnder the pretence of a zeale to the Gospell. Whiche men he (suspectyng no deceipte) right ioyfully imbraced, makyng them priuie of al his doynges. For as he hymself was then feruently enflamed, with the loue of heauenly doctrine: so had he an incredible desire, by all meanes possible to allure, & encourage others, to the profession of the same.

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These faithfull and trustie brethren, so sone as thei had found good oportunite, spared not in his absence, MarginaliaPalmer studie searched for bookes.to rifle his Studie of certaine godlie bookes, and writynges, amongeste the whiche was his replication to Morwins verses, touchyng Winchesters Epitaphe: and other argumentes, bothe in Latine and Englishe, written by hym against the Popishe procedynges, and specially against their vnnaturall, and brutishe tyrannie, executed toward the Martyrs of God.  

When they had thus doen, they were not ashamed to threaten him, that thei would exhibite the same to the Counsaile, vnlesse he would without delaye, departe out of their coastes, and giue ouer the schole to a friend of theirs. The truthe of this storie, appeareth in part, by a letter written with his owne hande, out of prison, eight daies before he was burned,   whiche because it is of certain credite, and came to our handes, therefore we are the bolder, to auouche it for a truthe.

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MarginaliaIulin. Palmer forced to departe the toune of Redyng.Thus then was this selie  

yonge man, for the sauegard of his life, forced to depart vpon a sodaine from Redyng, leauyng behinde hym, in the handes of his enemies his stuffe, and one quarters stipende, and so he tooke his iourney towarde Esham, where his mother then dwelte, hopyng to obtaine at her handes, certaine legacies, due to hym by his fathers last will, whiche he should haue receiued certaine yeres before, and taking his iourney by Oxforde, he requested certaine of his freindes, to accompanie hym thither. His mother vnderstandyng his state, and errande by master Shipper and his brother (whom he had sente before to entreate for hym) assone as she beheld hym on his knees, asking her blessyng, as he had been accustomed to doe, MarginaliaVnnaturall wordes of a mother.thou shalt saied she, haue Christes curse and myne, wheresoeuer thou goe. He pausyng a little, as one amased, at so heauie a gretyng, at length saied: MarginaliaMothers may giue their own curse, but gods they can not giue, muche lesse can the Pope.O mother, your owne curse you maie giue me, whiche God knoweth I neuer deserued, but Goddes curse you can not giue me, for he hath alreadie blessed me. Naie, saieth she, thou wentest from Gods blessyng into the warme Sunne, wh? thou wast banished for an heretique, out of that worshipfull house in Oxforde, and nowe for the like knauerie, arte driuen out of Redyng to. Alas mother, saieth he, you haue been misse informed. I was not expelled, nor driuen awaie, but freely resigned of myne owne accorde. And hereticke I am none, for I st?de not stubbornely against any true doctrine, but defende it, to my power. And you maie bee sure, they vse not to expell, nor banishe: but to burne heretikes (as they terme th?.) Well (quod she) I am sure, thou dooest not beleue, as thy father and I, and all our forefathers haue doen: But as wee were taught by the newe lawe in Kyng Edwardes dayes, whiche is damnable heresie.

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In deede I confesse (saied he) that I beleue that doctrine, whiche was taught in kyng Edwardes tyme, whiche is not heresie but truthe, neither is it newe, but as old as Christ, and his Apostles. MarginaliaThe father shal be deuided against the s?ne, the mother against. &c. Luke. 12.If thou be at that pointe (saieth she) I require thee to departe from my house, and out of my sighte, and neuer take me for thy mother hereafter. As for money, and gooddes I haue none of thyne, thy father bequeathed nought for heretiques. Faggottes I haue to burne thee, more thou gettest not at my handes. Mother (saieth he) whereas you haue cursed me, I againe pray God to blesse you, and prospere you all your life long, and with like softe talke, swete woordes, and aboundaunce of teares trickelyng doune his cheekes, MarginaliaPalmer driuen fr? his mother.he departed from her, wherwith she so mollified her harde harte, that she hurled an old angell after hym, and saied: take that to keepe thee a true manne.

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Thus poore Palmer, beeyng destitute of worldlie freindship, and cruelly repelled of her, whom he tooke to haue been his surest freinde, wiste not whiche waie to tourne his face. Sone after, when he had bethought hym selfe, it came to his mynde to retourne secretly to Magdalene Colledge, vpon the assured trust and affiaunce, that he had in a priuie freinde, or twoo, in that

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