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Robert Samuel.

Robert Samuell.

Justice Foster of Cobdocke in Suffolk, a deadly hater of the Professors of the truth, amongst many others that were also troubled by him, this Robert Samuel, a godly Preacher in King Edwards days, was one: He was Minister of Barford in Suffolk, and being put from the Ministry, as others were, he taught privily, and when that the order came up, that Priests should put away their Wives, and be compelled to single life, Samuel would not agree thereto. Master Foster sent out espials to apprehend him, and carry him to Prison if he were found to come unto his Wife: whereby he was taken, and put into Ipswich Jail, from thence he was carried to Norwich, where Doctor Hopton the Bishop, and Doctor Donnings his Chancellor, exercised great cruelty against him. They kept in him strait prison, where he was chained bolt upright unto a great post, that he was •aine to bear all his body on tip-toe, and kept him without meat and drink, only he had every day two or three mouthfuls of Bread, and three spoonfuls of Water. He would often have drunken his own Water, but his body was so dried up, that he was not able to make water. When he was brought forth to be burned, he reported, that after he had been famished with hunger two or three days together, he fell into a slumber, at which time one clad all in white, seemed to stand before him, which said; Samuel, Samuel, be of good cheer, for after this day thou shalt never be hungry or thirsty, which was performed: for speedily after he was burned, and from that time until he suffered he felt neither hunger nor thirst: and he said, he declared this, that all might see the wonderful works of God. He said, he could utter many such comforts, as he had of Christ in his afflictions, which modesty would not suffer him to utter.

IUstice Foster of Cobdocke in Suffolke, a deadly hater of the Professors of the truth, amongst many others that were also troubled by him, this Robert Samuell, a godly Preacher in King Edwards daies, was one: Hee was Minister of Barford in Suffolke, and beeing put from the Ministry, as others were, he taught priuilie, and when that the order came vp, that Priests should put away their Wiues, and bee compelled to single life, Samuell would not agrée thereto. Maister Foster sent out espials to apprehend him, and carry him to Prison if hée were found to come vnto his Wife: whereby he was taken, and put into Ipswich Iayle, from thence he was carried to Norwich, where Doctor Hopton the Bishop, and Doctor Donnings his Chancellor, exercised great crueltie against him. They kept in him strait prison, where he was chained bolt vpright vnto a great post, that hee was aine to beare all his bodie on tip-toe, and kept him without meat and drinke, onelie he had euery day two or thrée mouthfuls of Bread, and thrée spoonefuls of Water. He would often haue drunken his owne Water, but his bodie was so dried vp, that he was not able to make water. When he was brought forth to be burned, he reported, that after he had béen famished with hunger two or thrée daies together, he fell into a slumber, at which time one clad all in white, seemed to stand before him, which said; Samuell, Samuell, be of good cheere, for after this day thou shalt neuer be hungry or thirstie, which was performed: for spéedily after he was burned, and from that time vntill he suffered he felt neither hunger nor thirst: and he said, he declared this, that all might sée the wonderfull workes of God. He said, he could vtter many such comforts, as he had of Christ in his afflictions, which modesty would not suffer him to vtter.