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The next Friday they were called for again: and ⟨p. 139⟩no hope being had of their recantation, were again dismissed to prison, and commanded to appear the next day in the consistory of Pauls, between one and three in the after noon. At which hours they appearing, denied to recant, and exhibited in writing a confession of their faith: and said, they would not depart there from. After which words the Bishop began to pronounce sentence against them. Which when he began to do: M. Canston complained for that he would not answer to their confession, but condemn them in such sort: and so appealed from him to the Cardinal. Then Doctor Smith said, he would answer it: but the Bishop not suffering him to speak, willed Harpesfield to say his mind, for the stay of the people: who took their confession in hand, but answered no one sentence thereof. That done, the Bishop pronounced sentence: which they cheerfully received, and were delivered to the Sheriffs, and so by them sent to Newgate, where they remained in consultation fourteen days. Which days expired, the three and twentieth day of March, they were at four of the clock in the morning delivered to the Sheriff of Essex, and so brought to their several places of burning,¹ which they did most constantly endure the six and twentieth of the same month.

The next Friday they were called for agayne: and ⟨p. 139⟩no hope being had of their recantation, were againe dismissed to pryson, and commaunded to appeare the nexte day in the consistorie of Paules, betwéene one and thrée in the after noone. At which houres they appearing, denied to recant, and exhibited in writing a confession of their faith: and sayde, they woulde not departe there from. After whiche woordes the Bishop beganne to pronounce sentence agaynst them. Whiche when hée beganne to doo: M. Canston complayned for that hée would not answere to their confession, but condemne them in such sort: and so appealed from him to the Cardinall. Then Doctor Smith said, he would answere it: but the Bishop not suffering him to speake, willed Harpesfield to say his minde, for the stay of the people: who tooke their confession in hande, but answered no one sentence thereof. That done, the Bishop pronounced sentence: which they chéerefully receiued, and were deliuered to the Sheriffes, and so by them sent to Newgate, where they remained in consultation fouretéen daies. Which daies expyred, the thrée and twentieth daie of Marche, they were at foure of the clocke in the morning deliuered to the Sheriffe of Essex, and so brought to their seuerall places of burning,