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

Not long after the death of Robert Drakes, and William Times, and the other Essex martyrs, vi. other blessed martyrs suffered all at one fire in the town of Colchester, whose names were these: Christopher Lister, ¹of Dagneham, husbandman, ⟨p. 207⟩John Mace ²of Colchester Apothecary, John Spenser ³of Colchester weaver, John Hammon ⁴of Colchester Tanner, Simon Jain ⁵sawyer, Richard Nicholas ⁶of Colchester weaver. With these 6. was also joined another, named Roger Grasbrooke, but he submitted himself. Of these that B. made a quick dispatch: for soon after they were delivered to one John Kingston bachelor of the civill Law, and then commissary to the B. by the Earle of Oxf. & other commissioners, and by him sent up to his Lord and M. The B. caused them to be brought unto his house at Fulham, where in the open church were ministered unto them articles touching the Romish church, the mass, transubstantiation, and other the Popes trumpery. To which when they answered according to the verity of the Gospel, they were of him condemned, and sent to Colchester, where the 28. of April most cheerfully, they suffered, (to the great encouragement of others) for the testimony of Jesus.

Not long after the death of Robert Drakes, and William Timmes, and the other Essex martirs, vi. other blessed martirs suffered al at one fire in the towne of Colchester, whose names were these: Christopher Lister, ¹of Dagneham, husbandman, ⟨p. 207⟩Iohn Mace ²