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WIlliam Bougeor was of the Parish of S. Nicholas in Colchester, he said the sa∣crament of the Altar was bread, is bread, & so remaineth bread, and is not the
Holier, but the worse for the Consecration. To this hee did stand, and a∣gainst all the rest of their Papisticall Doctrine: and so had sentence read against them.
Thomas Benold of Colchester, Tallow-Chaundler, affirmed the like in effect, and so had sentence.
William Purchas of Bocking in Essex, Fuller, said when hee receiued the Sacrament, he receiued bread in an holy vse, that preacheth y• remembrance that Christ died for him: he stood in this, and against other their Popish matters, a••d also had sentence.
Agnes Siluer-side, alias Smith, Widdow, dwelling at Colchester, said shee loued no consecration: for the Bread and Wine is the worse for it. She answe∣red them with sound iudgement, and great boldnesse to all things they asked her, and was condemned.
Ellen Ewring, the wife of Iohn Ewring of Colchester, Widdow, answered to the like effect as the other did, denying all the lawes, set forth by the Pope, with her whole heart, she was condemned.
Elizabeth Folkes, Maid-seruant in Colchester, being examined whether shee beleeued the presence of Christs body in the Sacrament Substantially or no, answered, shee beleeued that it was a substantiall lye, and reall lye. They cha∣fing, asked her againe, whether, after Consecration, there remained not in the Sacrament the body of Christ: she answered, that before consecration, and after it is but bread, and the man the blesseth without Gods word, is accursed and ab∣hominable by the word. Then they examined her of confession to a Priest, of go∣ing to Masse, and of the authority of the Bishop of Rome: she answered, shee would neither vse nor frequent any of them, but did abhorre them from the bot∣tome of her heart, and such like trumpery: so shee was condemned, shee kneeled downe and praised God that euer shee was borne to sée that blessed day, that the Lord would count her worthy to suffer for the testimony of Christ: and Lord forgiue▪ them that haue done this, if it bee thy will: for they know not what they doe: And rising vp, shee exhorted them all to Repentance, and bad the halting Gospellers beware of blood, for that would crye for ven∣geance.
William Munt of Muchbentley in Essex, said that the Sacrament of the Al∣tar was an abhominable Idoll, and that he should displease God if he should ob∣serue any part of the Popish proceedings: and therefore, for feare of Gods ven∣geance he dare not do it. He was 61 years old; he was examined of many things, but he stood to the truth, and was condemned.
Iohn Iohnson of Thorp in Essex was condemned, who answered to the same effect as the other did.
Allice Munt, the wife of the said William Munt, 61 yeares old, answered as her husband had done, and was condemned.
Rose Allen, Maid, the daughter, of••the said Allice Munt, M. Edmond Terrell, which came of the house of them Terrels which murdered K. Edward the fifth, and his brother; when, with diuers others, hee was come into the house of William Munt, to search his house, and to apprehend him and his wife.
Hee met with this Rose Allen going with a candle to fetch drinke for her mo∣ther, and willed her to giue her father and mother good counsel, she said, they haue a better councellour then I: for the Holy Ghost doth teach them, I hope, which I trust will not suffer them to erre. Why, said hee, art thou still in this minde, thou naughty house-wife, it is time to looke to such heretickes. She said, with that which you call heresie, I worship my Lord God. Then (quoth he) I perceiue you will burne with the rest for company. She said, not for company, but for Christs sake, if I be compelled. Then he tooke the Candle from her, and held her wrist, and the burning Candle vnder her hand so long, vntill the sinewes crac∣ked in sunder, saying often vnto her, Thou young Whoore, wilt thou
not crie: she answered, she thanked God she had cause to reioyce, hee had more cause to wéepe then she: when her synowes brake, all in the house heard them, hée thrust her from him and said, Ah strong whore, thou shamelesse beast, with such vile words; then she said, haue you done what you will? I (said he) if you thinke it be not well mend it: she said the Lord giue you repentance if it be his will, and you thinke it good begin at the féete and burne vnto the head also, for he that set you no worke will pay you your wages one day.
She being examined of auricular confession, of going to Masse, and of the po∣pish seuen Sacraments: she answered that they stanke in the face of God, she said they were the members of Antichrist, and should haue, if they repented, not the reward of Antichrist. Being asked what she could say of the Sea of the Bishop of Rome, his Sea (quoth she) is for Crowes and Kites, Owles and Rauens to swim in, such as you be; for I by the grace of God will not swim in that sea while I liue, then she was condemned.
These ten godly Martyrs were burned at Colchester, sire in the forenoone, and foure in the afternoone, when the fire was about them, they clapped their hands for ioy, & ioyfully ioyed in the fire, and thousands standing by, cryed generally all almost, the Lord strengthen them, the Lord comfort them, as was wonderfull to heare.