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aguynst y® Colledge of Priestes, where he was wont to preach. The place 
round about the houses & the bowes of the tree were replenished with people: 
and in the Chaumber ouer the Colledge gate stode the Priestes of the 
Colledge. Then kneeled he down (for as much as he could not be suffered 
to speake vnto the people) to prayer, and beckned vnto hym vi. or vii. 
tymes whom he knew well, to heare the sayd prayer, to make reporte therof, 
in tyme to come (pouryng teares vpon his shoulders & in his bosome) who 
gaue attentiue eares vnto the same: the which prayer he made vpon the 
whole Crede, wherin he continued for the space of halfe an houre. Now 
after he was somewhat entred into his prayer, a boxe was brought & 
layd before him vpon a stoole with his pardon (or at the least wise it 
was fayned to be his pardon) from the Queene, if he would turne. At 
the sight therof he cried: if you loue my soule, away with it: If you 
loue my soule, away with it. The boxe beyng taken away, the L. SHANDOIS 
said: seing there is no remedy, dispatch quickly. M. Hoprr said: Good 
my Lord, I trust your Lordshype will geue me leaue to make an end of 
my prayers. 
Then sayd the Lord Suanpdors to Syr EpMonp BrincEs his sonne 
(which gaue eare before to M. HopErs prayer at his request); EDMOND take 
heede that he do nothyng els but pray: If he do, tell meand I shall quickly 
dispatch hym. Whiles this talke was, there stepped one or two in vncalleds 
which heard hym speake these wordes folowyng. 
Lorp (sayd he) I am hel, but thou art heauen: I am swill and a sinck 
of sin, but thou art a gracious God and a mercifull redemer. Haue mercy 
therfore vpon me moste miserable and wretched offendour, after thy great 
mercy and according to thyne inestimable goodnes. Thou that art ascended 
into heauen, receaue me hel to be partaker of thy ioyes, where thou sittest 
in equall glory with thy father. For well knowest thou Lord wherfore I 
am come hyther to suffer, and why the wicked do persecute this thy poore 
seruaunt: not for my sinnes and transgressions committed agaynst thee, 
but because I wyl not allow their wicked doinges, to the contaminatyng 
of thy bloud, and to the denyall of the knowledge of thy truth, wherwith 
it did please thee by thy holy spirite to enstruct me: the which with as 
much deligence as a poore wretch might (being thereto called) I haue sette 
forth to thy glory. And wel seest thou my Lord and God what terrible 
paynes and cruell tormentes be prepared for thy creature: such, lord, as 
without thy strength none is able to beare, or patiently to passe. But all 
thinges that are impossible with man, are possible with thee. Ther fore 
strengthen me of thy goodnes y‘ in the fyre I breake not the rules of patience, 
or els asswage the terrour of the paines as shall seeme most to thy glory. 
Assoone as the Maior had espyed these men which made report of the 
former wordes, they were commaunded away, and could not be suffred to 
heare any more. Prayer beyng done, he prepared him selfe to the stake, 
and put of his hostes gowne, and deliuered it to the Shriffes, requiryng them 
