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The next day Bishop Stokesley came from Fulham, and committed Chapman to the stocks, and shut up Tibauld in a close chamber, but by Gods providence he was delivered out of prison, albeit he could not enjoy house nor land, because of the Bishops injunction, but was fain to sell all that he had in Essex. Chapman after five weeks imprisonment, whereof three he sate in the stocks, by much suite made to the L. Audley, who was then Chancellor, was delivered: but Andrew Hewet after long and cruel imprisonment was condemned to the fire with Frith, after that he had given testimony to the trueth.

The next day Bishoppe Stokesley came from Fulham, and committed Chapman to the stockes, and shutte vp Tibauld in a close chamber, but by Gods prouidence hee was deliuered out of prison, albeit hée coulde not enioy house nor lande, because of the Bishoppes iniunction, but was fayne to sell all that hee had in Essex. Chapman after fiue wéekes imprisonment, whereof three hée sate in the stockes, by much suite made to the L. Audley, who was then Chancellour, was deliuered: but Andrew Hewet after long and cruell imprisonment was condemned to the fire with Frith, after that he had giuen testimony to the trueth.

Anno 1531. §1531The fifteenth of January, Thomas Benet a Schoolmaster of fifty years of age, borne in Cambridge, was delivered unto Sir Thomas Dennis knight, to be burned in Exeter. He hid himself six years in Devonshire: but kindled with zeal, he resolved to adventure his life for the testimony of Jesus: and in the month of October, he did set upon the Cathedral church door of Exeter scrolls, in which were written: The Pope is Antichrist, and we ought to worship God only and no Saints: the Author of which bills could not be found. At the last, the priests fell to curse with book, bell and candle, the Author of the same, Bennet being by: who fell into a laughter within himself for a great space, and could not forbear: Whereby some say he was bewrayed and taken: other, that his enemies being uncertain whether it were he or not, suffered him to depart home. And, not being able to digest the lies which were preached, sent his boy with other scrolls, as before he had done, who being examined, confessed whose boy he was, and so Bennet was known, and taken, and committed to ward, and being called to examination before the heads and cannons of the City, confessed the fact, and after much