and urged to recant, she said, do what you will; for if I am in an Error, Christ was in an Error, upon which answer he condemned her as an Heretick, and she was burnt at Stratford-Bow neer London, about the latter end of the Month called May, 1555.
George Tankerfield of London, Cook, born in the City of York, Aged about twenty seven years, at his first conversion, being some∣thing touched in his understanding; he desired the Lord would open his Truth to him; according to his Request there was wrought in him daily a further detestation of the Mass, and such Idolatrous stuff, so that he did abhor the same, and his mind came more and more to be enlightened, that at length such a Flame was kindled in him, that he began not only to reprove, and declare against his own for∣mer ignorant actions, but exhorted others to repent, and to return to the Truth; but no sooner did this good thing stir in him, but the bad stirred in his Adversaries against him, who sent one to his House to apprehend him; when the Messenger came for him, he was from home, but the Messenger declaring to his Wife a Lye, saying that he was come for her Husband to dress a Banquet for the Lord Paget; the Woman mistrusting no evil in the matter, sought out her Hus∣band, and acquainted him of the business; the poor man, when he heard the Message, said, A Banquet Woman, indeed its such a Banquet as will not be very pleasent to the Flesh, but Gods will be done; and went home with her, where he was soon apprehended, and had to Newgate: shortly after he was brought to Examination before Bonner, where the common Articles concerning the Sacra∣ment, and Auricular Confession, &c. were objected against him, and for refusing to recant, Sentence was past against him, and he was delivered to the Sheriff of Hartford-Shire, and burnt at Albions upon the 26th of the Moneth called August 1555.