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The Martyrdom of Roger Coo of Melford in Suffolk Sheer-man, first Examined before the Bishop of Norwich, and by him Condemned 12th. of August, 1555.
Why was you Imprisoned?
* 1.1 Coo, At the Justices Commandment.
There was some cause why?
Here is my Accuser, let him declare.
He will not receive the Sacrament?
said, he thought he had transgress••d the Law?
There is no Law to transgress, that I know?
Nor will not know, my Lord, ask him when be received the Sacrament?
seeing the Accuser so bold, said to the Bishop let him sit down and examine me himself; but the Bishop would not hear that; but after some other discourse, the Bishop askt him, whether he would not obey the Kings Laws?
As far as they agree with the Word of God, I will obey them.
Whether they agree with the Word of God or not, we are bound to obey them, if the King were an Infidel.
If Sydrach Mesack and Abed••eg•• had so done, Nebucad••nezzer had not confessed the Living God.
In the same Moneth was Thom•••• Cobb of Haveril Butcher,* 1.2 burned in the Town of Thatford.
Upon the third day of the sixth Moneth called August, were brought before Thornton, Bishop of Dover, George Catmer of Hithe, Robert Streater of Hithe, Anthony Burward of Calet, George Brodbridge of Brom∣field, James Tutty of Brenchly, and were examined particularly touch∣ing the Sacrament of the Altar, Aurticular Confession, and other such like Ceremonies.
To which Catmer answered on this wise, Christ, said he, sitteth in Heaven on the Right hand of God the Father, and therefore I do not believe him to be in the Sacrament of the Altar, but he is in the worthy Receiver, and your Sacrament, as you use it, is an abomi∣nable Idol.
said, as for your holy Bread and holy Water, and your Mass, I utterly defie them.
They were all five condemned and burnt at Canterbury the sixth day of the 7th Moneth 1555.
* 1.3 About the middle of the same Moneth Thomas Hayward and John ••oreway, were both burnt at Lichfield.