Item on Ester day was a prest at sent Margaryttes at [Westminster bro]kyn on the hedde and on the arme wyth a wood knyffe in minysterynge of the blyssyd [sacrament] un-to the pepulle in the church. And soo he[1] was tane and sent unto the tower of [London], and the thursday after was browte unto Newgate; and the fryday browte un-to Pow[lles, and] saterday after also, and there was desgradyd of the byshoppe of London in the con[sis]tery, for he was . . . . . and a prest before. And there in the presens of the cheffe justys of the comyne place, the lorde m[ayer], and the shryffes, and soo commyttyd unto Newgatt agayne; and the xxiiij, day carryd unto W[estminster] and there burnyd for that same dede.
Item the xxv. day of March was another generalle process[ion], and then was delyveryd a poddynge unto one of the prebendes goyng in procession. Item the same man the xxvij. day of that same monyth was betten with whyppes at the peller in Chepe at the standert.
Item the vij. day of Aprelle the Observanttes ware out in at Grenwych agayne by the bysshopp of Rochester, Morys,[2] that was some tyme a blacke freere, at the commandment of the quene.
Item the xxix. day of may another generalle procession unto sent Maggolles[3] and soo downe Temstret, and up at Dougat and soo to Powlles.
Item the xxxth day Cardmaker[4] with another with hym burnyd in Smythfelde for heryse.
Item the xxxj. day of the same monyth was a proclamacion for the blyssyd sacrament and for bokes of scypter.[5]
- ↑ i.e. the man who committed the assault. He had been a monk of Ely: see Machyn's account of the same occurence, p. 84, and also Strype, Memorials, iii. 212.
- ↑ Maurice Griffin, consecrated bishop of Rochester April 1, 1554.
- ↑ Saint Magnus, which was by popular corruption called Saint Magnol's.
- ↑ John Cardmaker, late vicar of St. Bride's, before mentioned in p. 56. His fellowsufferer was John Warne, upholster of London: see a full relation in Foxe.
- ↑ Scripture. I have not been able to trace a proclamation of that date; but on the 14th of the next month (see Machyn, p. 90) was issued a proclamation for the suppression of heretical books, including the Book of Common Prayer, which is printed at length by Foxe.
