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…

There was none so great enemies to him as the Clergy, yet he had many good friends both of the meaner sort & the Nobility: amongst whom these men are numbered: John Clenton, Lewis Clifford, Richard Sturius, Thomas Latimer, William Nevil, John Mountegew, who plucked down all the Images in his Church: the Earle of Salisbury when he died refused the Sacrament of the Altar, and confession: and one John of Northampton Mayor of London, who used such severe punishment against the ⟨p. 90⟩fornicators and adulterers that they were ashamed of their offences, & others afeard to offend: the Lord Cobham, who confessed he never hated sin with his heart, before he was instructed by Wycliffe: all these were Noble men, and there was no want of the meaner sort of such as did with all their diligence defend his Doctrine, especially Oxford men, who were most shamefully forced to recantation, and most cruelly judged to the fire.

There was none so great enemies to him as the Clergy, yet he had many good frends both of the meaner sort & the Nobility: amongst whom these men are numbred: Iohn Clenton, Lewis Clifford, Richard Sturius, Thomas Latimer, William Neuil, Iohn Mountegew, who plucked downe all the Images in his Church: the Earle of Salesbury when hee died refused the Sacrament of the Altar, and confession: and one Iohn of Northampton Mayor of London, who vsed such seuere punishment against the ⟨p. 90⟩fornicators and adulterers that they were ashamed of their offences, & others afeard to offend: the Lord Cobham, who confessed he neuer hated sinne with his heart, before he was instructed by Wickliffe: all these were Noble men, and there was no want of the meaner sort of such as did with all their diligence defend his Doctrine, especially Oxford men, who were most shamefully forced to recantation, and most cruelly iudged to the fire.

One John Ashton Master of Art, being examined, confessed that the bread by the sacramental words was the very same body of Christ in number, which was borne of the Virgin Mary: yet because he did not answer simply, according to the tradition of Rome, as touching the subject and accident of transmuting the substance of the bread, he was committed to the secular powers, and cast into prison where he died: many other notable Clerks, some were burned, some died in prison, but all were afflicted: as William Swinderby, John Purvey, Henry Crompe, Richard White, William Thorpe, Raynold Peacock, Bishop of Saint Asaph, and after of Chichester, Lawrence Redman, David Sawtry, John Ashwarbie Vicar of S. Mary's in Oxford, William James, Thomas Brightwell, William Hawlam, Raffe Gre hurst, John Scut, Philip Noris, which being excommunicated by the Pope, appealed to a general council.