not in Churches publiquely preached, for daunger of the Bishops, yet in secret wise taught and receayed of diuers. In number of whom was this Elizabeth Stamford,  

who being brought and examined before Fitziames Bishop of London. ann. 1517.MarginaliaThomas Beele. confessed that shee was taught by one Thomas Beele, sometime dwelling at Henley, these wordes, xi. yeres before: That Christe feedeth, and faste nourisheth his Churche with his owne precious bodye, that is, the bread of life commyng downe from heauen: this is the worthy worde that is worthyly receiued, and ioyned vnto man for to be in one body with him. Soth it is that they be both one, they may not be parted: this is the wisely deemyng of the holy Sacrament Christes owne body: this is not receiued by chewing of teeth, but by hearing of eares and vnderstanding with your soule, and wisely woorkyng therafter. Therefore saith S. Paul, I feare me amongst vs, brethren, that many of vs be feeble and sicke, therefore I counsaile vs brethren to rise and watche, that the great day of dome come not sodenly vpon vs, as the theefe doth vpon the marchaunt. Also the said Thomas taught and shewed her, that the Sacrament of the altar was not the very body of Christe, by very bread: and that the Sacrament was the very body of Christe put vpon the Crosse, after diuine or mysticall maner. And moreouer that the said Thomas Bele dyd many tymes and oft teache her this foresayde lesson, that shee shoulde confesse her sinnes to God and that the Popes pardons and indulgences were nought worth and profited not, and that worshippyng of Images and pilgrimages are not to be done.

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MarginaliaIoanne Sampson. To this Elizabeth Stamford, may also be annexed the doctrine and confession of Ioanne Sampson  

, wyfe of Iohn Sampson Carpenter of Aldermanbury in London: Against whom being cited, and examined before the Bishop of London, certaine witnesses were producted: who vpon their othe beyng sworne, dyd detecte and denounce the sayde Ioanne Sampson, in these Articles and opinions folowing.

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MarginaliaArticles of Ioanne Sampson. 1 First, that she being in her labour, what tyme Ioanne Sampson her predecessour, then being alyue, was with her, & after þ^e maner then of women called much vpon the help of the virgin Mary, she spitting therat, was in such sort agreued, that the other partie was compelled to depart the house.

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2 Also, that she spake against pilgrimage and the worshipping of the blessed virgine, and of al saintes, affirmyng that there is none holy but one.

3 Item, an other tyme in the hearing of one Margarete MarginaliaAgaynst the Sacrament of the altar. Anworth, when shee and other women were inuocatyng the blessed virgine to helpe in womens labour, shee stoode agaynst them, and contumeliously spake agaynst the inuocators.

4 Item, that shee speakyng agaynst the Pilgrimage of our Lady of Wilsedon, (as shee was then called) and of saint Sauiour at Barmsey, called the said saint Sauiour, Sym Sawyer.

5 Item, for hauyng two certaine bookes in Englishe, one bigger, and an other lesser, whiche shee committed to one Iohn Austed a Cooke, whiche bookes in the Register be not named.

6 Item, that the sayde Ioanne Sampson at a supper, in the hearing of certaine men and of a certaine widowe named Ioanne White spake openly in contempt of the Sacrament of the alter, saying that the Priestes were Idolaters which dyd lyft vp the bread ouer their heades, making the people to worship it, & making the people to beleue that it was the Lordes body, and that it was better to eate the altar cloth, if it might be eaten and digested as easily as the other.

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Here foloweth moreouer the names of diuers other which in the Registers be specified to abiure, as

MarginaliaThe names of diuers persons abiured.

William Iacum Carpen-	Iohn Geeste of Strat-
ter.	forde.
Iohn Stradlyng.	Iohn Bryan of the Pa-
Iohn Newman Shermā	rishe of S. Steuen.
Robert Boshell.	Iohn Bol.
Tho. Edward Dyar.	Richard Wescotte.
Richard Dewar.	William Crosse.
Rich. Appulby.	George Lawnd Prior
Iohn Osborne.	of S. Sithe
Robert Roger.	Henry Colle.
Iohn Eton.	William Manne.
Iohn Chapman,	William Swetyng.
William Chakon.	Iacob Bruster.
Richard Myldnale.	Sabine Manne.
Iohn Hatchot.	Iohn Spencer.
Iacob Sturdey.	Patricke Dowdal alias
Tho. Purnall Taylor.	Capper.
Iohn Bytam.	Robert Aleyn.
Rob. Hutto Pynner.	Iohn Finche Cooke.
Robert Pope.	Iohn Southwyke.

MarginaliaIohn Southwike. Against this Iohn Southwyke last named  

, was layd & obiected, that whē one Riuelay cōmyng from the church of the Gray fryers in London, had sayde to his wife (askyng where he had ben) that he had heard Masse, & had seene his lord God in forme of bread & wine ouer the priestes head. &c the foresaid Iohn Southwyke there present answeared againe & said: nay, William, thou sawest not thy Lord God: thou sawest but bread, wine, & the Chalice. And when the said William answered againe in the same wordes as before, saying: I trust verily that I saw my lord God in forme of bread & wine & this I doubt not: the other replying again, answeared & said as before: nay I tel thee, thou sawest but only a figure or sacramēt of hym, the which is in substance, bread and wyne. &c. This was in the yeare of our Lorde, 1520. In which he was compelled to abiure.

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MarginaliaConsent of doctrine. Al these aboue named in one key of doctrine and religiō did hold & concord together, against whō were obiected v. or vi. especial matters: to wyt for speaking against worshypping of saints, against pilgrimage, against inuocation of the blessed virgin, against the sacramēt of þ^e Lordes body, & for hauyng scripture bookes in English: which bookes especially I finde to be named as these: the booke of the iiij. Euangelistes, a booke of the Epistles of Paul and Peter, the Epistle of S. Iames, a boke of the Apocalyps, and of Antichrist, of the. x. Commaundementes, and Wickliffes wicket, with such other like.  

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MarginaliaAnno. 1518.
Iohn Stilman, Martyr. IT would aske a long tractation & tedious, to recite in order the great multitude and number of good men & women beside these aboue rehearsed, which in those dayes recanted and abiured about the beginning of king Henryes raigne, and before: among whō yet notwithstanding, some there were whom the Lord reduced againe, & made strong in the profession of his truth, and constaunt vnto death: of which number, one was Iohn Stilman by name, who about the xxiiij. day of Sept. in the yeare of our Lord. 1518. was apprehended  

and brought before Richard Fitziames then B. of Lond. at his manor of Fulham, and by him was there examined and charged, that notwithstanding his former recantation, oth, and abiuration made about. xi. yeares then past before Edmund Bishop of Salisbury, as wel for speakyng against the worshipping, praying, and offering vnto Images, as also for denying the carnal and corporal presence in the Sacrament of Christes memoriall: yet sithens that tyme he had fallen into the same opinions againe, and so into the daunger of relapse, and further had highly commēded and praised Iohn Wickliffe, affirmyng that he was a saint in heauen,MarginaliaWickliffes Wicket. and that his booke called the Wicket, was good and holy. Soone after his examination he was sent from thence vnto the Lollardes tower at London, and the xxij. day of Octob. then next ensuyng, was brought openly into the consistorie at Paules, and was there iudicially examined by Tho. Hed the Bishops vicar generall,MarginaliaEx Regist. Fitziames. Lond. vpon the contentes of these articles folowing.

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MarginaliaArticles laid against Iohn Stilman. 1 First I obiect vnto you, that you haue confessed before my L. of Lond. & me D. Hed his vicar general, that aboutMarginalia* Yeares of antiquitie to be noted. * xx. yeares past one Steuen Moone of the Dioces of Winchest. (with whom you abode 6. or 7. yeares after) did teach you to beleue that the going on pilgrimage & worshippyng of images (as the Lady of Walsingham and others) were not to be vsed. And also þ^t afterwards one Richard Smart who was burned at Salisbury about 14. or 15. yeres past, did reade vnto you Wickliffes Wicket,  

& likewise iustructed you to beleue that þ^e sacramēt of the altar was not the body of Christ: all which thinges you haue erroneously beleued.

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MarginaliaWickliffes Wicket. 2 Itē, you haue diuers tYmes read the said boke called WicklIffes Wicket,  

& one other booke of the. x. Cōmaundements, which the said Richard Smart dyd geue you, & at the tyme of your first apprehension, you did hide them in an old oke, and did not reuele thē vnto the B. of Salisbury, before whō you were abiured of heresie about. xi. yeres since: where you promised by oth vpon the Euangelists, euer after to beleue & hold as the Christen fayth taught and preached, & neuer to offend againe in the saide heresies or any other, vpon paine of relapse. And further you there promised to performe all such penance as þ^e said B. of Salisbury did enioyne you: who then enioyned you, vpon the like payne, not to depart his Dioces, without his special licence.

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3 Itē, it is euidēt that you be relapsed, aswel by your own cōfession, as also by your dedes, in that about ij. yeres after your abiuration you went vnto the said place, where you had hidden your bookes, & then taking thē away with you you departed the foresaid dioces, without the licence of þ^e Bish. and brought thē with you to Londō, where nowe being tached & taken with thē vpon great suspition of heresie, you are brought vnto the B. of Lond. By reason of which your demeanor, you haue shewed both your impenitent and dissem-

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