APPENDIX TO VOL. VII.

Page 3, line 3 from bottom. "Of both parts, as well," &c.]—The Edition of 1563 says, "of both the parties, as wel of the bishop as of his adversaries." Page 4, note (1.)]-The following are the titles of the Articles in the Harleian MSS. No. 420, relative to Bishop Ferrar: they throw much light on Foxe's narrative:

Art. 17. Deposition of Doctor Rowlande Meyrycke, one of the Cannons of Sainct David's; sworne and examyned the 21 daye of Februarye 1551 upon certeyne Articles objected against the Bishop of St. David's. (fol. 80.)

Art. 18. Deposition of Gryffythe Goz of Blaienporth yn Cardigan-shyre, Clerke, upon the same, the 12th day of February 1551 [1552]. (fol. 85.)

Art. 19. Bishop Farrar's exceptions against the Testimonies of Roger Barloo yeoman, Griffith Donne gent., Thomas John Thomas ap Harrye gent., John Evans clerk the said bishop's chaplen. (fol. 89, b.)

Art. 20. Complaint to the Privy Council [by Rawlyns] of certain words spoken by Bp. Ferrar in the Pulpit, tending to the raising of strife and hatred between the Welsh and English; and to revive the singing of old Welsh Rhymes, and the belief in their vain Prophecies. (fol. 90.)

Art. 21. A prouf of Rawlins Information made by Thomas Williams, Vicar of Carmarthen, and Moris Gryffythe Clerke. (fol. 92.)

Art. 22. The effecte of the Bushope of Saincte Davids Answer to Rawlyns Information. (fol. 93.)

Art. 23. Deposition of George Constantine of the age of li. yeres, upon the Articles exhibited to the Kings Majesties Privy Council agaynst Robert Farrar Bishoppe of St. Davids. (fol. 95.)

Art. 24. Deposition of

(fol. 100.)

upon the Articles aforesaid. [Imperfect.]

Art. 25. Interrogations minystered on behalfe of the reverende Father in God Robert, by the suffrance of God Bushop of Sanct Davydes, agaynst all and singuler suche Wittnes as shal be producted agaynst him on the behalffe of Thomas Lee and Hughe Raulins, or ether of theym; uppon the which Interrogatoris, and everie part of the same, the said Bishopp desierith that the said Wittnes and every of theym may be secretly apart, by virtu of their othes, diligently examined. (fol. 105.)

Art. 26. A brive note, how many Witnessis hath deposed to every Article objected against Bishop Farrar. (fol. 107.)

Art. 27. Depositions of 127 Witnesses producted on the behalfe of Hugh Rawlings Clerke, and Thomas Lee of Carmarthen, sworen and examyned the 3d, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th dayes of May 6 Ed. VI [1552]. (fol. 111.)

Page 5, Art. XI. "Thomas Prichard."]-Meyrick in his Deposition on this Article, Harleian MS. No. 420, fol 81, calls this individual "Thomas Ap Richard."

Page 5, Art. XIII.]-Throughout the Depositions in the Harleian MS. this individual is written "Phi." with a flourish over and one of the witnesses has it for his Christian name, so that it probably stands for "Philip."

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Page 7, Art. XXXI.]-Comorth or Gomorth, from the Brit. Cymmorth, q. d. subsidium, a contribution gathered at marriages, and on many other occasions: it was professedly voluntary, but through custom and circumstances became practically compulsory, and proved a very inconvenient burden. Hence the statute 26 Hen. VIII. cap. 5, forbade any one "to require, procure, gather, or levy any Commorth, Bydale, Tenants Ale, or other Collection or Exaction of Goods, Chattels, Money, or any other thing, under Colour of Marrying, or suffering of their children saying or singing their first Masses or Gospels of any Priests or Clerks, or for Redemption of any murther, or any other Felony, or for any other manner of cause, by what name or names soever they shall be called." This was called the "Statute of Comortha."

George Constantine says (fol. 97 of the Harleian MS.), "To the xxxjst he cannot depose but by the fame and the relacion of Steven Grene chaplen to the defendant] and also other of the def. householde shewed this deponent, that so many came with the plowes that they did eate all the bread in the house and iiij s. worth of bred bought in the towne: and that they drank all the drink and eate all the provision: and forther the Vicar of aburgwillie shewed this deponent that he bad theym in the pulpit, which hath bene the maner of Bidding Comorthays."

At fol. 145 of the MS. we find the deposition of William ap Jem, vicar of Abergwylly, who states that he was ordered to bid plowes from the pulpit one Sunday, to come and plow a piece of the bishop's land, and that as many as came should have for their labour: and that xxi. plows came on the Monday morning in consequence.

At folio 151, Thomas David of Abergwillie states that he plowed one day and was offered 4d. by the bishop, which he refused because he had received other good turns at his hands; and that of 18 others who came, all were offered money, some took it, but others declined it for good turns they had received. At fol. 152 Thomas Lewys ap Rudd says that 30 plows came, bid in Church, and that all were offered money. At fol. 153 Rice Morgan says that 20 plows came, and that he was offered no money. At fol. 157 John ap Rice says 20 plows came: he was offered money, but took none. At fol. 148 Rice ap Rice says that 30 plows came, that the land was 8 acres, and that they were bid in Church, the bishop offering to requite his neighbours by like turns in their need; which he thought against the statute of Comortha. The above remarks will shew the meaning of the text.

Page 7, Art. XXXII.]—"Sixty and twelve pounds" is an awkward way of expressing "lxxii." pounds: Thomas Huet (fol. 142 of the Harleian MS.) deposes, that the college at Brecknock was "endowed with the revenues of lij. lib. or thereabout, as far as this deponent remembreth and is and hath been seene of the Revenues of lxxij. lib. or thereabouts." Respecting the Establishment at Brecknock referred to, see the "Charta Henrici Octavi de transferendo Collegii de Abergwilli ad domum Fratrum Prædicatorum juxta oppidum Brecknock in Wallia," dated Westm. 19 Jan. 33 Hen. VIII., printed in Stephens's Appendix to Contin. of Dugd. Mon., and in Jones's History of Brecknock, vol. i. p. 320: it appears from that document that the endowment was then £53 sterling.

Page 12, line 1. "At eleven years."]-The first edition says, "at a. xi.” This looks like a misprint for some other number. Sage Hughes appears as one among the 127 witnesses in May 1552, and declares herself then " years old." See Harleian MSS. No. 420, Art. 27, folio 65.

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Page 12, Art. XV. “Without any covin or colour.”]—All the Editions here read " covenant or colour: but we are informed in the "Errata" to the Edition of 1563 that "covin" is the true reading. "Covin.... is the old English word, and is so written by Chaucer, from the old French covia, * convention secret,' 906. (Lacombe.) A deceitful agreement between two or more, to the hurt of another." Todd's Johnson in voc.; see also Nares' Glossary. "Covin" is used infra, p. 545, line 5 from the bottom.

Page 14, line 24. "And so she standeth this day at the point of significarit."] -See the Decretall. Greg. IX., lib. i. tit. 31, § 6; and lib. iv. tit. 7, § 2, the heading of which latter is:-"Si vivente prima uxore et non cognita, quis

contraxit cum secunda scienter, et eam cognovit, etiam mortua prima, secundam habere non potest; secus, si prima erat non legitima uxor."

The word significavit is used sometimes to denote the Bishop's certificate of the excommunication into the court of Chancery, in order to obtain the writ De excommunicato capiendo; sometimes to denote that writ itself. In this latter sense it seemeth more properly to be applied, the writ having received its name from this same word at the beginning of it. (Burn's Ecclesiastical Law, under Excommunication, § 18.)

Page 17.]-On the important corrections made of the Proper Names in this Document, see the Addenda to this Appendix.

Page 20, line 11. "Six score and seven."]-The names and depositions of these witnesses are in the Harleian MSS. No. 420, Art. 27. (See the note above, on p. 4.) Their depositions were made the 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th of May, 6 Ed. VI. i. e. 1552.

Page 21, line 7 from the bottom. "The 4th of February."]—There is some inaccuracy in Foxe's statements here, as it appears from vol. vi. p. 588, that Ferrar appeared before Gardiner January 30, together with Saunders and Bradford, who were condemned that day, Hooper and Rogers having been condemned the day before. It is true, however, that Hooper, Rogers, and Saunders were degraded February 4th, and on the same day Bonner had an interview with Bradford in Newgate.

Page 22, top.]-This is the "talk" mentioned by Foxe at p. 149 of this volume, as having taken place January 22d: Ferrar is threatened, next page, with condemnation" within this seven-night," which would bring us to January 29 or 30, when he did appear again: see the note preceding this.

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Page 24, line 14 from the bottom. Articles again ministered against Bishop Ferrar."]-These are given in a more complete and original form, in the first edition of the Acts and Monuments, p. 1099; whence they are printed in the Addenda to this Appendix.

Page 36, line 3.]-"Tutte le opere del Bernia, le terze rime de messer Giov. della Casa, di Bino, del Molza, &c." Venezia, 1542, 3 pts. "Il existe une edit. d'une partie de ces poésies formant le premier livre, impr. a Venise per Curzio Navo e fratelli, en 1538 pet. in 8. de 55 ff. chiffrés et un bl." (Brunet Manuel du Libraire, 4e edit.)

Page 37, line 6.]-This letter of Gardiner to Bonner is in the Bonner Register, folio 358, whence Foxe's text is slightly corrected.

Page 39, bottom.]-This was in A.D. 1554, in which year, according to Nicolas's Tables, Palm Sunday fell on March 18th.

Page 44, line 22. "Master More, after this, brought me a book of one Alphonsus.]-On this work see infra, note on p. 179, note (1). The old editions read "afore this," which is changed in 1596 into " after this."

Page 47, line 6.]-Cotes was consecrated bishop of Chester on Low Sunday, April 1st, 1554. (Richardson's Godwin.)

Page 48, line 9. "Within few days after."]-See the Addenda.

Page 68, note (1).]-See Mr. Way's note in Promptorium Parvulorum edit. 1843 under "Knoppe."

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Page 69, lines 16, 23. Stonyland... Bursley."]-These names are so spelt in the original text of Foxe; but "Donyland" and "Dursley," both in the neighbourhood of places immediately mentioned, seem to be the true readings.

Page 76, bottom. "May," &c.]-The ensuing notices, down to "one Benger" in next page, are taken, correctly for substance though not verbatim, from the Minutes of the Council Book, which is preserved at the Privy Council Office, Whitehall.

Page 77, line 10. "The Lords had done for Ross."]-The Council Book says:"A Lettre to the L. Treasurer signy fieng unto him thordre alredy taken for Rosse; and that ordre shalbe given according to his request, for lettres to the Bishopps. And as for Appes," &c. 3c2

Page 77, line 23. "Be not compelled to stay."]—The Council Book says more distinctly, "be not driven to tarry for the same.' The sums had been settled by a Minute of Council May 16th, as follows: "The Lord Admiral and Lord Fitzwaters to have each £4 per diem in prest: Sir Henry Sidney 5 marks per diem in prest: Richard Shelley 4 marks per diem in prest:" the "passport" (Council Book) presently mentioned was for Shelley alone.

Page 77, line 29. "The 29th."]-This is an error of Foxe's; for the Council Book distinctly places this matter among the Minutes of the xxviijth.

Page 77, line 30. "One John D."]-The Council Book says, "oon John Dye dwelling in London." Dee is again mentioned by Foxe at page 85, June 5th: but the Council Book has the following intermediate notice of Dee and his companions, under date of June 1st:

"A lettre to the Mr. of the Rolles to receive into his custody oon Christopher Cary, and to kepe him in his howse without conference with any personne saving such as he speciallie trusteth, until Mr. Secretary Bourne and Mr. Englefelde shall repair thither for his further examination."

"A lik lettre to the Chief Justice of the Common Place with oon John dee. "A lik lettre to the Bishop of London with on John Felde.

"A Lettre to the Warden of the Flete to receive Sir Thomas Benger, and to keep him in safe Warde without having conference with any. Robert Hutton is appointed, being his servaunte, tattende upon hym, and to be shut up with him."

This Dee was the famous John Dee, otherwise Dr. Dee: there is a full account of him in the "Biographia Britannica," and Cooper's "Athenæ Cantabrigienses." He was educated at St. John's College, Cambridge, but became fellow of Trinity College. He became M.A. in 1543, and went that summer to Louvain, where he was made LL.D.; he returned home in 1551. He was an eminent mathematician, astrologer, and magician. Having been discovered at the beginning of Mary's reign to be on friendly terms with some of the Princess Elizabeth's confidential servants, he was accused to the Council of plotting by magic against Queen Mary's life; and was accordingly thrown into Newgate and tried, but acquitted of this charge, and released August 29th, 1555 (see p. 85 of this volume). He was bedfellow to Bartlet Green (see pp. 734, 736), and having been observed to shew sympathy for him when carried away to his execution, was put under the surveillance of Bonner on a suspicion of heresy: hence he appears subsequently in the examinations of Philpot (pp. 638, 641, 642, 659, 681, of this volume), where it was the object of his enemies to test his soundness in the Romish faith, and his allegiance to the papal church: he is called at pp. 659, 681, "the great conjurer." He was born in 1527, and died in 1608. It is observable that after the Latin Edition of 1559, and the English of 1563, Foxe has (for whatever reason) disguised the name of Dr. Dee, in every instance.

Page 85, line 14 from the bottom.

"D."]-See the note preceding this. Page 85, line 13 from the bottom. "Upon such further points," &c.]-The Council Book says: 66 Upon suche poynts as by their wisdomes they shall gather out of their former Confessions touching their Lewde and Vayne practices of calculing and conjuring, presently sent unto them with the said lettres, willing and requiring them further, as they shall by their Examinacions prove any other man or woman touched in this or in the like matters, to cause them to be forthwith apprehended and committed, to be further ordered according to justice."

Page 85, line 5 from the bottom.]-The Council Book reads thus :

"At Greenwich the xxix of August.

"A Lettre to the Mr. of the Rolles to cause Carye remayning in his Custodie to be bound for his good abearing betwixt this and Christmas next and fourthcoming, whenne he shalbe called; and thereuppon to set hym at libertie,

"A like lettre to the Bishop of London for John Dee.

"A like lettre to the King's Marshall for oon Butts."

There is the following notice in the Council Book, under July vii, respecting Benger:

"A Lettre to the Warden of the Flete to let Sir Thomas Benger have the liberty of the Flete, and his wife to come to him at tymes convenient."

Page 85, line 4 from the bottom.]-The burning of Dirick Carver, John Launder, and Thomas Iveson, is described at pp. 321–328.

Page 85, bottom. "Stennings."]-The Council Book reads "Steynyngs." (See the note infra, on p. 321)

Page 86, line 4.]-The Council Book adds:-"and to send some of his Chapleins into that shire to preach there."

Page 90, line 2.]-The true date of their burning seems to have been Tuesday, June 11th see the note infra, on p. 329.

Page 90, line 10 from the bottom. "To the gallows."]-The Latin (p. 444) says, "ductusque ad suspendium, qui locus erat juxta foralem Westmonasterii columnam, nostri Crucem Charingi appellant."

Page 91, line 5. "From the tyranny," &c.]-See pp. 94, 96, 107; and Appendix to vol. vi., note on p. 683.

Page 92. The write or mandate, &c. for the citing of John Tooly, hanged a litle before, to appear before the saide byshop for heresie.

Edmundus permiss, divina Lond. Epis. universis et singulis rectoribus, vicariis, capellanis, curatis et non curatis, clericis, et literatis quibuscunque per diocesim nostram Lond. constitutis, et præsertim Richardo Clony Apparitori nostro jurato, salutem, gratiam, et benedictionem. Quia fama publica, ac plurium fide dignorum relatione, nec non facti notorietate insinuantibus ad nostrum nuper pervenit auditum, huod quidam Joan. Tooly civis et Pulter Lond. perditionis et iniquitatis filius, ad profundum malitiæ perveniens, &c.* (Foxe's first Edit., p. 1142 as printed.) Charing Cross mentioned in the English heading, is not alluded to in the document itself.

Page 94, line 28.]-Foxe's text reads "Sunday," evidently by a misprint; for April 26th was the day of the month, as stated by Robert Bromley p. 96; and April 26th, 1555, by Nicolas's Tables, was a Friday, the day of the week mentioned by John Burton next page.

Page 96, line 3.]-The original text of the first edition puts "&c." for "and all his detestable enormities."

Page 98, middle. "But what paradise."]—See the Addenda.

Page 98, line 31. "The earl, either," &c.]—The Latin edition, 1559, p. 446, says: "Mense Junii 23, anno 1554, Comes Oxoniæ, cujus non multo ante famulus eram, servo illius cuidam me commisit ad Bonerum Londinensem perducendum, una cum literis ad Episcopum scriptis, quarum haec ferè erat formula." And the edition of 1563, p. 1148, begins the narrative:-" The xxiij day of June I was apprehended and sent to London to Doctour Boner, at the same time Bishop of London: and a man with me, who brought me up as a prisoner, with a letter to the Bishop, wherein was contained these words following." And after the letter, it proceeds in the first person: "Then the Bishop red the letter unto me; when I heard it, I thought I should not be very well used, seeing it was put to his discretion. Then wrote he a letter again to him that sent me with many great thanks, for his diligence in setting forth the Queen's proceedings. Then spake the Bishop unto me and said, What should move you to leave your child unchristened so long?"

Page 98, line 13 from the bottom. "Hath remained unchristened more than three weeks."-" Filium habet jam tertiam agentem sine baptismo septimanam" (Latin Ed. p. 446): which accords with Foxe's words, line 25 of this page, "a young son, whose baptism was deferred to the third week;" see infra, note on p. 99.

Page 99, line 22 from the bottom. "Then he said unto me, Ye seem to be," &c.]"Næ ego, inquit, hominem te satis superbum video et præfractum." Haux. "Unde hoc tibi de me judicium nascitur?' Episc. "Quia alterum hunc video Comitis famulum, quàm humiliter se ac submissè gerit." (Latin Ed. p. 447.)

Page 99, line 13 from the bottom. "Which hath lain three weeks unchristened," &c.]-"Jam tertiam septimanam domi sine baptismo custoditur,