Christs victory over Satan's tyranny Wherein is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithful…Christs victorie ouer Sathans tyrannie Wherin is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithfull…

Then Bonner had him put on the Vestures to be degraded, but he would not, when they were put upon him, he put his hands by his side, and said; How say you my Lord, am not I a goodly Fool: How say you my Masters, it I were in Cheap-side, should I not have Boys enough to laugh at these apish toys and toying trumpery; and when the Bishop should strike him upon the breast with his Crosier Staff: his Chaplains said; Strike him not my Lord, for he will surely strike you again, That I will said he, for it is our Saviour Christs cause, so the Bishop laid his curs• on him, but struck him not.

Then Bonner had him put on the Uestures to bee disgraded, but hee would not, when they were put vpon him, he put his handes by his side, and said; How say you my Lord, am not I a goodlie Foole: How say you my Maisters, it I were in Cheape-side, should I not haue Boyes enough to laugh at these apish toyes and toying trumperie; and when the Bishoppe should strike him vpon the breast with his Crossier Staffe: his Chaplaines said; Strike him not my Lord, for he will surely strike you againe, That I will said hee, for it is our Sauiour Christes cause, so the Byshoppe laid his curs• oll him, but strucke him not.

When he came to Master Bradford, for they both lay in one Chamber, he told him laughingly, how he had made the Bishop afraid to strike him: that night his Wife, his Son Thomas, and his man John Hull, were suffered to sup with him, after Supper, he thanked GOD, that he had given him strength to abide by his holy Word: Then he said unto his Son; My dear Son, God give thee his Spirit, truly to serve Christ, to learn his word, and to stand by it all thy life: my Son, fear God, fly sin, pray to him, and apply thy book, and see thou be obedient unto thy Mother, cherish the poor, and count that try chief riches, is to be rich in a•mes.

When he came to Maister Bradford, for they both lay in one Chamber, hee told him laughinglie, how he had made the Bishop affraid to strike him: that night his Wife, his Sonne Thomas, and his man Iohn Hull, were suffered to sup with him, after Supper, he thanked GOD, that hee had giuen him strength to abide by his holie Word: Then he said vnto his Sonne; My deare Sonne, God giue thee his Spirit, truly to serue Christ, to learne his word, and to stand by it all thy life: my Sonne, feare God, fly sinne, pray to him, and apply thy booke, and sée thou be obedient vnto thy Mother, cherish the poore, and count that try chéefe riches, is to be rich in ames.