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shall never have an end; let us therefore strive to enter into our Master and Saviour's joy, by the same straight way which he hath taken before us; death cannot hurt us, for it is destroyed by him for whose sake we now suffer. And in this manner they joyfully gave up their souls to God in the flaming fire.
In the year 1543, Cardinal Beaton coming to Edinburgh, caused several religious persons to be brought before him, and when he could prove nothing else against them, he caused four men to be hanged upon suspicion that they had eaten a goose upon a Friday. And a woman, with a child sucking at her breast, was drowned for refusing to pray to the Virgin Mary. Many others were likewise banished, and imprisoned for the gospel; and among the rest John Rogers, a learned and godly minister, whom he caused to be murdered in prison, and then thrown over the wall, giving it out, that by attempting to make his escape he broke his neck.
In the year 1546, Mr. George Wishart, a famous minister, was sent for to appear before Cardinal Beaton, and the other Bishops at St. Andrews; where a Priest was ordered to curse him, who called him runnagate, traitor, thief, &c. Honoured Mr. Wishart gave them an account of his faith and doctrine, but they not being able to answer him, immediately condemned him to be burned; and presently a fire was prepared over against the castle, and velvet cushions were laid in the castle windows for the Cardinal and the rest of the Prelates to see hım suffer; and for fear he should be rescued by his friends, all the castle guns were mounted against the place
