of Wormes agaynst the Lutherians, mentioned before pag 982. Adrian not so strong as a mā, for feare gaue backe from the truth, and was but onely beheaded. MarginaliaMarion buryed quicke.The wyfe stronger then a woman did withstand their threates, and abyde the vttermost, and beyng enclosed in an yron grate formed in shape of a pastie, was layde in the earth and buryed quicke, after the vsuall punishment of that countrey, for women. when the aduersaries first tolde her, that her husband had relented, she beleued them not: & therfore as she went other death, passing by the tower where he was, shee called to him to take her leaue, but he was gone before. Ex Pant. lib. 4.

strates of Dornic had shut the gates of the towne, and had made search for him iij. dayes, he was priuely let downe the wall in the night by a basket: and as he was let downe to the ditch ready to take hys way, one of them which let hym downe leaning ouer the wall to byd him fare wel, caused vnwares a stone to slippe out of the wall, which fallyng vpon hym, brake his legge: by reason whereof he was heard of the watchmen complayning of his wounde, and so was taken, geuyng thankes to God by whose prouidence he was there stayed, to serue þ^e Lord in that place. So long as he remayned in prison, he ceased not to supply the part of a diligent preacher, teachyng & confirming all them that came to hym in the word of grace. Beyng in prison he wrote his owne confession and examination, & sent it to the brethren. He wrote also an other Epistle to them that were in persecution: an other also to all the faithfull: also an other letter to hys wyfe, the same day that he was burned. He remayned in prison 4. monethes. His sentence was geuen by the Emperours Commissioners at Bruxels, that he should be burned to ashes, and hys ashes to be throwne into the riuer. Although þ^e fryers and priestes made the fire but small, to multiply hys payne, yet he the more cherefully and constantly tooke hys martyrdome and suffered it. The letters of Duke Fredericke, and of the Lantgraue came to entreate for him, but he was burned a litle before the letters came. Ex Lud. Rab. lib. 6.

worke in hym, so cleane it altered hym frō that former man, that he excelled all other in godly zeale & vertue. In his first examinatiō he was asked whether he was one of the scholers of Peter Bruly, He sayd he was, and that he had receaued much fruite

by his doctrine. MarginaliaCrueltie shewed vpon Christes seruauntes.Wilt thou then defend his doctrine, sayd they? Yea sayd he, for that it is consonant both to the old Testament and to the new: and for thys he was let downe into a deape dongeon vnder þ^e Castle ditch, full of toades & filthy vermine. Shortly after, the Senate with certaine friers, came againe to examine hym, to see whether they coulde conuert hym. To whom he aunswered and said that when he before had liued such an vngodly life, they neuer spake word agaynst hym: but now for sauoring and fauoryng the word of God, they were so infeste agaynst hym that they sought his bloud. Among whome was one Doctour Hasardus, which asked him, if he did not seme to him selfe more wicked now, then euer he was before: but he settyng þ^e Frier at light, bad him auaunt Frier, saying: that he had to talke with the Senate, and not with him. The Senate then began to examine him of certaine Articles of Religion. To whom as he was about to aunswer boldly and expresly to euery pointe, they interrupting him bad hym say in two wordes, either yea, or nay. Then sayd he, if ye will not suffer me to aunswere for my selfe in matters of such importaunce, then send me to my prison agayne among my todes and frogges, which will not interrupt me, while I talke wyth my Lorde my God. The boldenes of whose spirite and courage, as it made some to gnash their teeth, so some it made to wōder, and ministred to some great confirmation.

There was also one Bergiban the same tyme in prison, who had bene a foreward man, & a great doer in the Gospell, before the cōming downe of Brulius. Who being also sought for at the taking of Brulius, and being then not found at home, eyther by chaūce, not knowyng, or els because he conueyed himself out of the way for feare, conceaued thereof such sorrow in hys mynde, that afterwarde neither his wife nor children, nor any frende els, could staye hym, but he would needes offer himselfe to the Iudges, saying to the ruler, beyng asked why he came: The Magistrates came to seeke me (sayd he) and now I am come to know, what they would. Wherupō the ruler beyng sory of hys commyng, yet notwithstanding committed him to prison, where he remayned constant a certeine while. But after the Cōmissioners had threatned him with cruell tormentes and horror of death, he began by litle and litle to wauer & shrinke frō the truth. At the fayre wordes of the false Friers and priestes, to haue his punishmēt chaunged, & to be beheaded, he was fayne to graūt vnto their biddinges & requestes. Wherupon the aduersaries taking their aduauntage, came to Miocius, and tolde him of Bergibans retractation, willing him to doe the like. But he stoutly persisting in the truth, endured to þ^e fire, where he hauing pouder put to his brest was so put to death, and dispatched. The Friers hearing the cracke of the pouder vpon his brest, tolde the people, that the deuill came out of him and caried away his soule. Ex Rabo. & alijs.

to death, but first kept hym in prison a long tyme, afflicting him wyth diuers torments. Then he was brought forth to be degraded after a barbarous and tyrannous maner. First they shaued the crowne of hys head, then rubbed it hard with salt, that the bloud came running downe hys shoulders. After that they rased and pared the toppes of his fingers with cruel payne, that no sauour of the holy oyle myght remayne. At last the pacient and godly martyr, 4. dayes after, yelded vp his lyfe and spirite. Ex Ioan. Gastio. lib. 2.