An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the ChurchAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church

Now these being brought to Windsor, there was a session specially procured to be holden the Thursday after, which was S. Agnes day. Against which sessions by the counsel of Doctor London and Simons a cruel Persecutor, ⟨p. 59⟩were all the Farmers belonging to the College of Windsor warned to appear to be the jurors. The Judges were these: Doctor Capon bishop of Salisbury, sir William Essex knight, sir Thomas Bridges knight, sir Humphrey Foster knight, Franckelen Dean of Windsor, and Fachell of Reading: Robert Ockam occupied the clerk of peaces room: who called Anthony Parson and read his indictment: which was, preaching against the real presence: Thomas Testwood, whom they alleged against, that he mocked the Priest at the lifting &c. Next, Filmer, whom his own brother accused, for the matter of the real presence: there being none but his own brother to witness against him, whom Doctor London flattered and entertained in his own house to that end. Lastly, John Marbecke being called, was charged to have resembled the lifting up of the Sacrament, to the setting up of Jeroboam's calves, and for speaking against the Mass: In which Articles they were found guilty by the Quest: one Hyde, dwelling beside Abington in a Lordship belonging to the College of Windsor, spake in the mouth of the rest. Then the Judges beholding the prisoners a good while, (some with watery eyes) made courtesy who should give judgement: which when Fachell that was the lowest in the bench perceived: if no man will do it, then will I (said Fachell) and so gave judgement. So were they had away, who with comforting one another, prepared themselves to die the next day. All the night, till dead sleep took them, they continued still calling on the name of the Lord, and praying for their persecutors.

Now these being brought to Windsor, there was a session specially procured to be holden the Thursday after, which was S. Agnes day. Against which sessions by the counsell of Doctour London and Simons a cruell Persecutour, ⟨p. 59⟩were all the Farmers belonging to the Colledge of Windsor warned to appeare to be the iurers. The Iudges were these: Doctor Capon bishop of Salisbury, sir William Essex knight, sir Thomas Bridges knight, sir Humfrey Foster knight, Franckelen Deane of Windsore, and Fachell of Readyng: Robert Ockam occupied the clarke of peaces roume: who called Anthony Parson and read his indictement: whiche was, preachyng agaynst the reall presence: Thomas Testwood, whom they alleadged against, that hée mocked the Priest at the lifting &c. Next, Filmer, whome his owne brother accused, for the matter of the reall presence: there being none but his owne brother to witnes against him, whom Doctor London flattered and entertayned in his owne house to that ende. Lastly, Iohn Marbecke béeyng called, was charged to haue resembled the lifting vp of the Sacrament, to the setting vp of Ieroboams calues, and for speaking agaynst the Masse: In which Articles they were founde guiltye by the Quest: one Hyde, dwelling beside Abington in a Lordeshippe belonging to the Colledge of Windsor, spake in the mouth of the rest. Then the Iudges beholding the prisoners a good while, (some with waterie eyes) made curtesie who shoulde giue iudgement: which when Fachell that was the lowest in the benche perceyued: if no man will doe it, then will I (said Fachell) and so gaue iudgement. So were they had away, who with comforting one another, prepared themselues to die the next day. All the night, till dead sléepe tooke them, they continued still calling on the name of the Lord, and praying for their persecutors.