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MarginaliaAnno. 1556. Iuly.other partes of the Masse.
Person. MarginaliaThe Sacramēt of the Lordes Supper.Do you not beleue that they which receiue the holy Sacrament of the aulter, do truely eate Christes naturall body?
Palmer. If the Sacrament of the Lords Supper be ministred, as Christe did ordeine it, the faithfull receiuers do in deede spiritually and truely eate and drinke in it, Christes very naturall body and bloud.
Person. The faithfull receauers? ye cannot bleare our eyes with such Sophistry. Do not all maner receauers, good and bad, faithfull, and vnfaithfull, receaue the verie naturall body in forme of bread?
Palmer. No Syr.
Person. How proue you that?
Palmer. By this place. MarginaliaThe wicked receiue not the Lordes bodie.Qui manducat me, viuet propter me. i.
Qui manducat me, viuet propter me. He that eateth me, shall liue for me. qui manducat me et ipse vivet propter me. [Accurate citation.]
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Person. See that fond felow, whiles he taketh hymselfe to be a Doctour of the law, you shall see me proue hym a starke foolish dawe. Do you not reade likewise: Quicunque inuocauerit nomen domini saluus erit.
Quicunque inuocauerit nomen domini saluus erit. Whosoeuer inuocateth the name of the Lorde, shal be saued.
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As Palmer was bent to aunswere hym at the full, the Person interrupted hym, criyng still, what sayest thou to S. Paule.
Palmer. I say, that S. Paule hath no such wordes.
Person. See, the impudent fellowe denieth the playne text. Qui edit & bibit corpus Domini indigne, reus erit Iudicij. i.
Qui edit & bibit corpus Domini indigne, reus erit Iudicii. He that eateth and drinketh the bodye of the Lord vnworthely, is giltie of iudgement.
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Palmer. I beseche you lend me your booke.
Person. Not so.
The Sherife. I pray you lend hym your booke. So the booke was giuen ouer to hym.
Palmer. MarginaliaThe Parsō cōfounded with his own booke.Your owne booke hath, Qui manducat hunc panem. &c. i.
Qui manducat hunc panem. &c. He that eateth this bread. qui manducat hunc panem. [Accurate citation.]
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Person. But S. Hieromes translation hath Corpus.
Palmer. Not so Master Person, and God be praysed that I haue in the meane season, MarginaliaThe Parsones mouth stopped.shut vppe your lippes with your owne booke.
Ieffrey. It skilleth no matter, whether ye write bread or body, for we be able to proue that he ment the bodie. And whereas you saye, thei eate it spiritually, that is but a blynd shift of descant.
Palmer. What should I saie els?
Ieffrey. As holy Churche saithe, really, carnally, substantially.
Palmer. And with as good Scripture, I may saye grosly or monstrously.
Ieffrey. Thou speakest wickedly. But tell mee: Is Christ present in the Sacrament, or no?
Palmer. He is present.
Ieffrey. How is he present.
Palmer. MarginaliaPresence in the Sacrament.The Doctors say modo ineffabili. Therfore why do ye aske me. Would God ye had a minde ready to beleue it, or I a tongue able to expresse it vnto you.
Ieffrey. MarginaliaBaptisme of Infantes.What say you, to the baptisme of Infantes.
Palmer. I say that it standeth with Gods woord, and therefore it ought of necessitie to bee retayned in the Church.
Ieffrey. Ye haue forgotten your selfe I wis, for ye write that children may be saued without it.
Palmer. So I write, and so I saie.
Ieffrey. Then it is not necessarie to be frequēted and continued in the Church. MarginaliaChildren diyng before thei com to Baptisme are saued, of this it followeth not, ergo: that childrē that are brought, ought not to be Baptised.
Palmer. Your Argument is not good M. Doctour.
Ieffrey. Will ye stand to it?
Palmer. Yea Master Doctour, God willyng.
Ieffrey. Note it register.
More of his Examination in that tyme and place is not yet come to our handes. When soeuer GOD sendeth it, I will impart and communicate the same to the Reader. In the meane season we are credibly informed of this, that Syr Richard Abridges the same daye after diner, sent for hym to his lodging, and there in the presence of diuerse persons yet aliue in Newbery and els where, frendly exhorted him, to reuoke his opinion, to spare his yong yeres, wit, and learning. MarginaliaSir Richard Abridges gentell offer to Palmer.If thou wilt be conformable, and shewe thy selfe corrigible, and repentaunt, in good faith (saith he) I promise thee before this companie, I will geue thee meate and drinke, and bokes, and ten pound yerely so long as thou wilt dwell with me. And if thou wilt set thy mynde to mariage, I
[Back to Top]wil procure thee a wife, and a ferme, and helpe to stuffe and frit thy ferme for thee.
How saiest thou?
Palmer thanked him very courteously, and made him further aunswere concernyng his Religion somewhat at large, but very modestly and reuerently, concludyng in the ende, MarginaliaPalmer refuseth worldly offers to kepe his conscience.that as he had alreadie in twoo places renounced his liuing for Christes sake, so he would with Gods grace be ready to surrender, and yeld vp his life also for the same, when God should sende tyme.
[Back to Top]When sir Richard perceiued, that he would by no meanes relente: Well Palmer (saieth he) then I perceiue that one of vs twaine shall be damned. For we bee of twoo faithes, and certaine I am, that there is but one faithe that leadeth to life, and saluation.
Palmer. O sir, I hope that we bothe shall be saued.
Sir Richard. How maie that be?
Palm. Right wel sir: for as it hath pleased our mercifull Sauiour, according to the Gospelles parable, MarginaliaGod calleth diuerse tymes, and howres.to call me at the third hower of the daie, euen in my flowres, at the age of. 24. yeres: euen so I truste he hath called, and will call you at the eleuēth hower of this your old age, and giue you euerlastyng life for your portion.
[Back to Top]Sir Richard. Saiest thou so? Well Palmer well, I would I might haue thee but one Monethe in my house, I doubt not, but I would conuert thee, or thou shouldest conuert me.
Then saied master Winchcome: Take pitie on thy golden yeres, and pleasaunte flowres of lustie youth, before it be to late.
Palmer. Sir, I long for those spryngyng flowres, that shall neuer vade awaie.
Winchcome. If thou be at that pointe, I haue doen with thee.
Then was Palmer commaunded againe to the blinde house, MarginaliaIhon Gwyn, Thomas Askin Martyres condemned.but the other twoo selie men, were lead againe the same after noone to the consistorie, and there were condemned, and deliuered to the Secular power of the Sheriffe there present,MarginaliaSir Richard Abridges Sherife. by name sir Richard Abridges.
[Back to Top]It is reported also, that Doctour Ieffrey offered Palmer a good liuyng, if he would outwardlie shewe hymself conformable, keepyng his conscience secrete to hym self, or at lest declare that he doubted, whiche was the truest doctrine. But I cānot affirme it for a suretie.
The next mornyng the. xvi. of Iuly, Palmer was required to suscribe to certaine Articles, whiche they had drawen out, touchyng the cause of his condemnation: in the front whereof, were pluckte together many hainous termes, as horrible, hereticall, damnable, deuilishe, and execrable doctrine. MarginaliaPalmer required to sette his hande to his Articles.To these wordes Palmer refused to subscribe, affirmyng, that the doctrine whiche he professed, was not suche, but good and sound doctrine.
[Back to Top]Ieffrey. Ye maie see good people, what shiftes these heretickes seke to escape burning, when they se Iustice ministred vnto them. But I tell thee this stile is agreable to the lawe, And therefore I can not alter it.
Palmer. Then can not I subscribe to it.
Ieffrey. Wilt thou then craue mercie, if thou like not Iustice? and reuoke thy heresie?
Palmer. I forsake the Pope, and his Popelynges, withall Popishe heresie.
Ieffrey. Then subscribe to the Articles.
Palmer. Alter the Epithetons, and I will subscribe
Ieffrey. Subscribe and qualifie þe matter with thine owne penne. So he subscribed. MarginaliaThe Popishe sentence read against Palmer.Whereupon Doctour Ieffrey proceeded to reade the Popishe sentence of his cruell condemnation, and so was he deliuered to the charge of the secular power, and was burned the same daie in the after noone, about fiue of the clocke.
[Back to Top]Within one howre before they went to the place of execution, Palmer in the presence of many people, comforted his fellowes with these wordes: MarginaliaPalmer comforteth his two fellowe Martyres goyng to their death.Brethren (saith he) be of good chere in the Lorde, and faint not. Remēber the wordes of our Sauiour Christ, where he saith: Happie are you, when men reuile you, and persecute you for righteousnesse sake. Reioyce and be glad, for greate is your reward in heauen. Feare not them that kill the bodie, and be not hable to touche the soule. God is faithefull, and will not suffer vs to be tempted farther, then we shalbe hable to beare it. We shall not ende our liues in the fire, but make a chaunge for a better life. Yea for coales, we shall receiue pearles. For Gods spirite certifieth our spirite, that he hath euen now prepared for vs a sweete Supper in heauen, for his sake, whiche
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