Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This matter proceeded so farre, that there was a booke written by hir complices, and namelie by Thomas Laurence, register to the archbishop of Canturburie, of hir feigned and counterfeit mi|racles, reuelations, and hypocriticall holinesse. All things were handled so craftilie, that not one|lie the simple, but also the wise and learned sort were deceiued by the same,The archbi|s [...]op of Can|tur [...]urie and [...]bishop of Rochester giue credit to [...] hypocriti|cal pra [...]tises. insomuch that Wil|liam Warham the late archbishop of Canturbu|rie, and Iohn Fisher bishop of Rochester, and di|uerse others, being informed thereof, gaue credit thereto. All which matters and manie other had bene traitorouslie practised and imagined amongest the parties manie yeres, chieflie to interrupt the diuorse and to destroie the king, and to depriue him from the crowne and dignitie roiall of this realme, as in the act of their attaindor made more at large it maie appeare, and likewise in the chronicles of maister Edward Hall. Therefore to conclude with hir and hir adherents, on the one and twentith of Aprill next following, she with diuerse of them before condem|ned,Elizabeth Barton exe|c [...]ted. was drawen to Tiburne, and there executed, as iustlie they had deserued; where and when she made this con [...]ession following, euen at the present time that she suffered, in the hearing of the people.
20.1. The words of Elizabeth Barton, other|wise called the holie maid of Kent at the houre of hirdeath in maner of a confession.
The words of Elizabeth Barton, other|wise called the holie maid of Kent at the houre of hirdeath in maner of a confession.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 _HIther am I come to die, and I haue not beene the onelie cause of mine owne death, which most iustlie I haue deserued, but also I am the cause of the death of all these persons which at this time here suffer: and yet to say the truth, I am not so much to be blamed, considering that it was wel known vnto these learned men, that I was a poore wench, without learning, and therefore they might haue easilie perceiued, that the things that were doone by me, could not proceed in any such sort, but their capaci|ties and learning could right well iudge from whence they proceeded, and that they were altogither feined: but bicause the things which I feined were profitable vn|to them, therefore they much praised mee, and bare me in hand that it was the holie ghost, and not I that did them, and then I being puft vp with their praises, fell into a certeine pride and foolish fantasie with my selfe, and thought I might feine what I would, which thing hath brought me to this case, and for the which now I crie God and the kings highnes most hartilie mercie, and desire all you good people to praie to God to haue mercie on me, and on all them that suffer here with me.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Th [...] act of [...]tablishm [...]t the crowne.In this parlement also was made the act of suc|cession, for the establishing of the crowne, to the which euerie person being of lawfull age should bée sworne. On mondaie the thrée & twentith of March in the parlement time,Ambassadors foorth of Scotland. were solemnlie receiued into London ambassadours from Iames the fift king of Scots, the bishop of Aberdine, the abbat of Kinlos, and Adam Otterborne the kings attourneie, with diuerse gentlemen on them attendant, which were brought to the tailors hall, and there lodged. And on the daie of the Annunciation, they were brought to the kings palace at Westminster, where they shewed their commission and message, for the which the king appointed them daies to counsell.The p [...]pes supremacie denied in sermons. During the parlement time, euerie sundaie at Paules crosse preached a bishop, declaring the pope not to be su|preme head of the church.