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After the conference with Winchester, he had intelligence of danger: and being counselled to provide for himself, went over beyond the sea, and being at Paris, stayed not long, till he was again laid for. So he returned again into England, and was retained of M. Sentlow. After that, he departed again beyond seas, through France into Germany, where he was well acquainted with M. Bullinger at Zuricke: there he married a wife, a Burgonian, and then applied very studiously the hebrew tongue. In K. Edwards reign he returned again into England, and taking his leave of M. Bullinger, said unto him: you shall sure from time to time hear from me, but the last news of all, I shall not be able to write. For (said he) you shall hear of me to be burned to ashes: and (taking M. Bullinger by the hand) said, where I shall take most pains: and that shall be the last news, which I shall not be able to write unto you, but you shall hear it of me. Thus prophesying of the manner of his death.¹ After that he had preached a while in London (for the most part twice, at the least once every day, & never failed) he was called to preach before the K. majesty, and soon ⟨p. 126⟩after made Bishop Gloucester by the kings commandment: In which office he continued two years, and after that, was made B. of Worcester: which he had not long enjoyed, but the bishops quarrelled with him for the apparel, which he refused to wear. And in the end they so prevailed, that he agreed sometimes to show himself apparelled as the other bishops were. Afterwards (king Edward being dead, and Mary being crowned Queen) this good Bishop was one of the first that was sent for by a Pursuivant, to be at London. He might by flight have avoided danger, but would not: saying to those that would have persuaded him thereto: Once I did fly, and took me to my feet; but now, because I am called to this place and vocation, I am throughly persuaded to tarry, and to live and die with my sheep. And so (having made his appearance) after much rating, he was commanded by the Council to ward: it being declared unto him at his departure, that the cause of his imprisonment was only for certain sums of money, for the which he was indebted to the Queens majesty, and not for Religion.

After the conference with Winchester, he had intelligence of danger: and being counselled to prouide for himself, went ouer beyond the sea, and being at Paris, stayed not long, till he was againe layd for. So hee returned againe into England, and was retayned of M. Sentlow. After that, he departed againe beyond seas, through France into Germanie, where he was wel acquainted with M. Bullinger at Zuricke: there he married a wife, a Burgonian, and then applied very studiously the hebrew tongue. In K. Edwards raigne he returned again into Englād, and taking his leaue of M. Bullinger, said vnto him: you shall sure from time to time heare from me, but the last newes of all, I shal not be able to write. For (said he) you shal heare of me to be burned to ashes: and (taking M. Bullinger by the hande) said, where I shal take most paynes: and that shall be the laste newes, which I shall not be able to write vnto you, but you shal heare it of me. Thus prophecying of the maner of his death.