Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 2, part 2] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.

¶Iohn Cornet.

HEre might also be recited the hard aduētures and suf∣feringes of Iohn Cornet,* 1.1 and at lengthe his deliue∣raunce by Gods good working, out of the same.

Who being a prentise with a minstrell at Colchester, was sent by hys mayster about the 2. yeare of Queene Maryes raygne, to a wedding in a towne thereby called Roughhedge, where hee being requested by a companye there of good men, the Constables also of the parish being present thereat, so sing some songes of the scripture, chan∣ced to sing a song called Newes out of London, whiche tended agaynst the Masse, and agaynst the Queenes mis∣proceedinges.

Whereupon the next day he was accused by the Parson of Roughhedge called Yackesley, and so committed,* 1.2 first to the Constable, where both his mayster gaue hym ouer and hys mother forsooke and cursed him. From thence hee was sent to the next Iustice, named M. Cānall: and then to the Earle of Oxford, where he was first put in yrons & chaynes, and after that so manacled that the bloude spurt out of hys fingers endes, because he woulde not confesse y^e names of them which allured hym to sing.

And marueile it was that the cruell Papistes were so contended, that they sent him not also to Bishop Boner,* 1.3 to suffer the extremitie of the fire. But Gods gracious pro¦uidence disposed otherwise for hys seruaunt. For after hee was manacled, the Earle cōmaunded hym to be brought agayne to the towne of Roughhedge, & there to be whip∣ped till the bloud followed, and to be banished the towne for euer: and so hee was, during all the time of Queene Mary.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The trou∣bles of Iohn Cornet, & how he was deliue∣red.
• * 1.2

  Yackesley Parson of Rough∣hedge, per∣secutour. The mother agaynst her own sonne.
• * 1.3

  Cornet whipped out of the towne, and so bani∣shed.