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All the examinations of the constant martyr of God M. John Bradford before the…All the examinacions of the constante martir of God M. Iohn Bradforde before the…
All the examinations of the constant martyr of God M. John Bradford before the Lord Chancellor, B. of Winchester the B. of London, [and] other co[m]missioners: whereunto are annexed, his private talk [and] conflicts in prison after his condemnation, with the Archbishop of york, the B. of Chichester, Alfonsus, and King Philips confessor, two Spanish friars, and sundry others. With his modest learned and godly answers. Anno. Domini 1561All the examinacions of the constante martir of God M. Iohn Bradforde before the Lorde Chauncellour, B. of Winchester the B. of London, [and] other co[m]missioners: whervnto ar annexed, his priuate talk [and] conflictes in prison after his condemnacion, with the Archbishop of york, the B. of Chichester, Alfonsus, and King Philips confessour, two Spanishe freers, and sundry others. With his modest learned and godly answeres. Anno. Domini 1561
Imprinted at London : In Fleetstrete, at the sign of the faucon by William Griffith, and are to be sold at the little shop in saint Dunstones churchyard, Anno 1561. The .xiii. day of MayImprinted at London : In Fleetstrete, at the signe of the faucon by William Griffith, and are to be sold at the litle shop in saincte Dunstones churchyard, Anno 1561. The .xiii. daie of Maye
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And so showed how I had ben in Prison ⟨image 51⟩how I had ben handled and how they had no matter now against me but such as they should have by mine own confession. But nothing of this talk moved master doctor: who went from matter to matter, from this point to that point: and I gave him still the hearing and answered not because he came to have had something whereby my Lord Chancellor might have had seemed to have kept me in prison not causeless. When all their talk toke no such effect as they would & looked for, master Hussey began to ask me whether I would not admit conference, if my lord Chancellor should offer it me publicly: to whom I answered this in effect, that conference, if it had ben offered before the law had been made, or ⟨image 51⟩conference if it were offered, so that I might be at liberty to confer, and as free as he with whom I should confer: then quoth I, it were some thing, but else I see not to what purpose conference should be offered, but to defer that which will come at the length, and the lingering may give more offence then do good. Howbeit quoth I, if my Lord should make such an offer of his own▪ voluntariness: I will not refuse to confer with whom so ever shall come. Master doctor hearing this, called me arrogant still, proud, and what so ever pleased him, so that I besought them both (because I perceived by them I should shortly be called for) to give me leave to talk with God, & to beg wisdom and grace of him, for quoth ⟨image 52⟩I otherwise I am helpless. And so they with much a do departed. And I went to god and made my pore prayer accordingly, which of his goodness he did graciously accept and did help me in my need, praised therefore be his holy name.
And so showed howe I hade ben in Prison ⟨image 51⟩howe I had ben handled and howe they had no matter now aageinst me but such as they shold haue by myn own confession. But nothing of this talke moued maister doctor: who went from matter to matter, from this poynt to that poynte: and I gaue hym stil the hearnige and aunswered not bycause he came to haue had somthing whereby my Lord Chauncellor mighte haue had semed to haue kepte me in prison not causeles. When al their talke toke no such effecte as they wold & loked for, maister Hussey began to aske me whether I would not admyte conference, if my lord Chauncelor shoulde offre it me publicklye: to whom I aunswered this in effect, that conferēce, if it had ben offred before the lawe had bene made, or