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

In his Bishopric also he suffered much trouble for well doing, but the king greatly favoured him. He continued in his bishopric till the time of the vi. articles. At which time, of his own accord he resigned it. At which time also, Shaxtō B. of Salisbury, resigned his bishopric. So they kept silence till the time of K. Edward. And coming up to London, for cure of a bruise, which he received by a fall from a Tree, he was molested, and cast into the Tower, till the time of king Ed. In whose days he was set free, and preached again, with great fruit and edification of the people. He being 67. years of age, preached every sunday twice for the most part: and both winter and summer, about ij. of the clock in the morning he would be at his book most diligently. He ever affirmed that the preaching of the Gospel would cost him his life: and persuaded himself that Winchester was kept in ⟨p. 175⟩the Tower for the same purpose: as the Event did truly prove. For after the death of K. Edward he was sent for by a pursuivant: of whose coming he had intelligence by John Careless, & prepared himself before to go with him. The pursuivant when he had delivered his letters to him, departed, affirming that he had commandment not to tarry for him, whereby it should appear they would have had him fled the realm, but he cometh up to London, & passing through Smithfield, (where merely he said that Smithfield had long groaned for him¹) was brought before the Counsel. Of whom he was again cast into the Tower, where he was hardly used, yet bare it cheerfully, for when the Lieutenants man upon a time came to him: the aged father kept without fire in frosty weather, & wellnigh starved for cold, he merrily had the man tell his master, that if he did not look the better to him, perchance he would deceive him. Which when the Lieutenant heard, fearing he should make escape,² chargeth him with his words. Yea M. Lieutenant, saith he, so I said: for you look I think that I should burn, but I am like here to starve for cold.

In his Bishoprick also he suffered much trouble for wel doing, but the king greatly fauoured him. He continued in his bishoprick til the time of the vi. articles. At which time, of his own accord he resigned it. At which time also, Shaxtō B. of Salisburie, resigned his bishoprick. So they kept silēce til the time of K. Edward. And comming vp to London, for cure of a bruise, which he receiued by a fall from a Trée, hée was molested, and cast into the Tower, til the time of king Ed. In whose dayes he was set frée, and preached againe, with great fruite and edification of the people. He being 67. yeres of age, preached euery sunday twise for the most part: and both winter and summer, about ij. of the clock in ye morning he would be at his booke most diligently. He euer affirmed that the preaching of the Gospel would coste him his life: and perswaded himselfe that Winchester was kept in