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

After prayer the Bishop said, Now Rawlins, how is it with thee? &c. Surely (said he) my Lord, Rawlins you left me, and Rawlins you find me, and by Gods grace Rawlins I will continue. Certainly if your petitions had been good, and lawful, God would have heard them: but you honour a false God, and pray not as you should pray, and therefore hath not God granted your desire. But I am a poor simple man, as you see, and God hath heard my complaint: and I trust he will strengthen me in his own cause. When their prayer would not prevail, they advised to say a mass, to see what that would work. In the mean time Rawlins be took him to prayer in a secrete place, till such time as the Priest came to the sacring. When Rawlins heard the sacring bell ring, he rose out of his place, and came to the quire door, and standing a while, turned himself to the people, speaking these words: Good people, if there be at the least but one brother among you, the same one shall bear witness at the day of judgement, that I how not to this Idol, meaning the host that the Priest held over his head. Mass being ended, and Rawlins persisting constant, the Bishop proceedeth to sentence, and having condemned him, dismisseth ⟨p. 143⟩him to be carried again to Cardiff, there to be put into the prison of the town, called Clockemacell, a very dark loathsome, and most vile prison: where Rawlins passed the time in singing of Psalms.

After prayer the Bishop saide, Now Rawlins, how is it with thée? &c. Surely (said he) my Lord, Rawlins you lefte me, and Rawlins you finde me, and by Gods grace Rawlins I will continue. Certainly if your petitions had béene good, and lawfull, God would haue heard them: but you honour a false God, and pray not as you should pray, and therefore hath not God graunted your desire. But I am a poore simple man, as you sée, and God hath heard my complaint: and I trust he will strengthen me in his owne cause. When their prayer would not preuaile, they aduised to say a masse, to sée what that would worke. In the meane time Rawlins be tooke him to prayer in a secrete place, till such time as the Priest came to the sacring. When Rawlins heard the sacring bell ring, he rose out of his place, and came to the quire dore, and standing a while, turned himselfe to the people, speaking these wordes: Good people, if there be at the least but one brother among you, the same one shall beare witnesse at the day of iudgement, that I howe not to this Idoll, meaning the host that the Priest helde ouer his head. Masse being ended, and Rawlins persisting constant, the Bishoppe procéedeth to sentence, and hauing condemned him, dismisseth