MILES PHILIPS AD. 



1575. 



that we saw not one another, neither could one of us 

 tell what was become of another. Thus we remained 

 close imprisoned for the space of a yeere and a halfe, [III. 480.] 

 and others for some lesse time, for they came to prison 

 ever as they were apprehended. During which time 

 of our imprisonment, at the first beginning we were 

 often called before the Inquisitors alone, and there 

 severely examined of our faith, and commanded to say 

 the Pater noster, the Ave Maria, & the Creed in 

 Latin, which God knoweth a great number of us 

 could not say, otherwise then in the English tongue. 

 And having the said Robert Sweeting who was our friend 

 at Tescuco alwayes present with them for an interpreter, 

 he made report for us, y' in our own countrey speech 

 we could say them perfectly, although not word for 

 word as they were in Latin. Then did they proceede 

 to demand of us upon our othes what we did 

 beleeve of the Sacrament, & whether there did remaine 

 any bread or wine after the words of consecration, 

 yea or no, and whether we did not beleeve that 

 the host of bread which the priest did hold up over 

 his head, and the wine that was in the chalice, was 

 the very true and perfect body & blood of our 

 Saviour Christ, yea or no : To which if we answered 

 not yea, then was there no way but death. Then 

 they would demand of us what we did remember of our 

 selves, what opinions we had held, or had bin taught 

 to hold contrary to the same whiles we were in England : 

 to which we for the safety of our lives were constrained 

 to say, that we never did beleeve, nor had bene taught 

 otherwise then has before we had sayd. Then would 

 they charge us that we did not tell them the truth, 

 that they knew the contrary, and therfore we should 

 cal our selves to remembrance, & make them a better 

 answer at the next time, or els we should be rackt, 

 and made to confesse the trueth whether we would 

 or no. And so comming againe before them the next 

 time, we were still demanded of our beliefe whiles we 



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