Upon this commandement, on wednesdaie in Ea|ster wéeke there were hearses set vp, & diriges soong for the said Iulius in diuerse places. At which time it chanced a woman to come into S. Magnus church at the bridgefoot in London, & there séeing an hearse and other preparation, asked what it meant: and o|ther that stood by, said, that it was for the pope, and that she must praie for him.A woman of S. Magnus parish im|prisoned for not praieng for the pope. Naie (quoth she) that will I not, for he néedeth not my praier: and séeing he could forgiue vs all our sinnes, I am sure he is clean himselfe: therefore I need not to praie for him. She was heard speake these words of certeine that stood by: which by and by caried hir vnto the cage at Lon|don bridge, and bad hir coole hir selfe there.

And héere (saith master Fox) commeth to be re|membred the notable working of Gods hand vpon a certeine priest in Kent named Nightingall, par|son of Crondall besides Canturburie: who vpon Shrouesundaie, which was about the third daie of the said moneth of March, and yeare of our Lord afore|said, reioising belike not a little at this alteration of religion, began to make a sermon to his parishio|ners, taking his theame out of the words of saint Iohn: He that saith, he hath no sinne, is a lier, and the trueth is not in him, &c. And so vpon the same,A terrible ex|ample of Gods seuere punishment vpon Nigh|tingall par|son of Cron|dall in Kent. verie impertinentlie, declared to them all such arti|cles as were set foorth by the popes authoritie, and by the commandement of the bishops of this realme; saieng moreouer vnto the people in this wise: Now masters and neighbors reioise and be merrie, for the prodigall sonne is come home. For I know that the most part of you be as I am: for I know your EEBO page image 1129 hearts well enough. And I shall tell you what hath happened in this wéeke past. I was before my lord cardinall Pooles grace, and he hath made me as cleane from sinne, as I was at the font stone: and on thursdaie last being before him, he hath appointed me to notifie (I thanke him for it) the same vnto you.Blasphemie to Christs [...]ospell puni|shed. And I will tell you what it is. And so reading the popes bull of pardon that was sent into England, he said, he thanked God that euer he had liued to sée that daie: adding moreouer that he beleeued, that by the vertue of that bull he was as cleane from sinne, as that night that he was borne: and immedi|atlie vpon the same fell suddenlie downe out of the pulpit, and neuer stirred hand nor foot, and so laie he. Testified by Robert Austen of Cartham, which both heard and saw the same, and is witnessed also by the whole countrie round about.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 About this time, Edward Courtneie, earle of Deuonshire,The lord Courneie go|eth ouer into Italie. of whom before yée haue heard, how he was appointed to remaine at Fodringheie vnder safe custodie, at length was set at libertie, came to the court, and got licence to passe the seas, went into Italie, where shortlie after he sickened, and died with|in foureteene daies after his sicknesse first tooke him: he was honorablie buried in Padwaie. This Court|neie was the onelie sonne and heire of Henrie, mar|quesse of Excester, cousine germane to king Henrie the eight, as is said before. For the said king and he were descended of two sisters,The lord Courtneie descended of the bloud [...]o [...]all. Elizabeth and Katha|rine, two of the daughters of king Edward the fourth, which propinquitie of bloud notwithstanding the said marquesse, for points of treason laid against him, suffered at the tower hill, the thirtith yeare of the reigne of king Henrie the eight, to the great do|lour of the most of the subiects of this realme, who for his sundrie vertues bare him great fauour and goodwill.