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adding thereto that any childe might keepe hym well inough, and that they 
them selues would rather take paynes to watch with him, then that he 
should be sent to the common pryson. So it was determined at the length, 
he should styll remayne in RoBERT InNGRAMs house, and the Shiriffes and 
the Sergeants and other officers did appoint to watch with him that night 
them selues. His desire was that he might go to bed that night be times 
saying that he had many thinges to remember: and so dyd at fiue of the 
clocke, and slept one sleepe soundly, and bestowed the rest of the night in 
praier, After he gat vp in the morning, he desired that no man should be 
suffered to come into the chamber, that he might be solitary tyll the houre— 
of execution. 
About . viij . of the clocke came Syr Ionn BricEes L. SHanpoys, wyth 
a great Band of men, Syr ANTHONY Krineston, Syr EpmMump Bricss and 
other Commissioners appoynted to see execution done. At nine of the 
clocke M. Hooper was willed to prepare hym selfe to be in a readynes, for 
the time was at hand. Immediatly he was brought downe from hys chamber 
by the Shiriffes, who were accompaynied wyth byls, gleaues and weapons. 
When he sawe the multitude of weapons, he spake to the Shiriffes on 
thys wyse: Maister Shiriffes (sayd he) I am no Traytor, neyther needed you 
to haue made such a busines to bryng me to the place where I must suffer: 
for if ye had wylled mee, I would haue gone alone to the stake, and haut 
troubled none of you all. And afterward looking vpon the multitude of 
people, which were assembled, beyng by estimation to the number of seuen 
thousand (for it was Market day, and many also came to see hys behauiour 
towardes death) he spake vnto those that were about hym, saying: Alas, 
why be these people assembled and come together? Peraduenture they 
thynke to heare somthing of me now, as they haue in times past: but alas, 
speech is prohibited mee. Notwithstanding the cause of my death is well 
knowen vnto them. When I was appoynted here to be their Pastor, I 
preached vnto them true & sincere doctrine, & that out of the word of God. 
Because I will not now accompt y®.same to be heresy and vntruth, this kind 
of death is prepared for me. 
So he went forward, led betwene the two Shriffes (as it were a Lambe 
to the place of slaughter) in a gowne of his hostes, his hatte vpon his head, 
and a staffe in his hand to stay him selfe withal. For the grief of the 
Soratica, which hee had taken in prison, caused hym somethyng to halt- 
All the way beyng straitly charged not to speake, he could not be perceiued 
once to open his mouth, but beholdyng the people all the way, which mour- 
ned bitterly for hym, he would some tymes lift vp his eyes towardes heauen, 
and looke very cherefully vpon such as he knew: and he was neuer knowen, 
duryng the time of his beyng amongest them, to looke with so cherefull & 
ruddish a countenaunce as he did at that present. When he came to the 
place appoynted where he should dye, smilyngly he beheld the stake and 
preparation made for him, which was neare vnto the great Elme tree ouer 
