Q. What followed in England after the passing of that law?

A. Fires were lighted in various parts of the country, and many were cruelly burnt. It was previous to the passing of this act, that I had been given to see the error of Popery, and acknowledge the sceptre of King Jesus. I was therefore immediately apprehended and brought before the Archbishop of Canterbury, and condemned to be burnt as an heretic. The King then directed a writ to the lord mayor and sheriffs to take me to the stake, which they did, and I had the honour of being the first, that fire was kindled round for Heresy in England.

Thomas Badley, sworn.

Q. Did you live in the reign of Henry IV.?

A. I did. I lived in London when William Sawtree was burnt alive, and supposed to be burnt to death.

Q. Did not the Prisoner attempt to murder you?

A. He did. He ordered me to be secured in prison; after which I was condemned as an heretic, taken to Smithfield, chained to a stake, and fire kindled round me. Henry Prince of Wales being present, perceiving to show me some sensible signs of torture, ordered the fire to be removed, promised me a pardon and a pension for life, if I would turn Roman Catholic. But having come to myself, I was enabled resolutely to reject his offer, choosing rather to die with a good, than live with an evil conscience, a traitor to my King. The fire was then rekindled, and continued to burn till some

ashes were discovered, when all concluded that they were mine, and that of course I must have been burnt to death.

Sir John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham, sworn.

Q. Are you the nobleman who was persecuted in England, in the reign of King Henry V. on the charge of being the principal patron and abettor of the people called Lollards?

A. I am. I considered them as loyal to our Sovereign, and I could not bear the idea that my Lord and King should be opposed by the Prisoner under the pretext of being his peculiar favourite. Q. Did the Prisoner attempt to put you to death?

A. He Did. By his orders I was apprehended and committed to prison by a noted rebel in connexion with him, known by the name of the Archbishop of Canterbury. On my examination, I freely declared my total disapprobation of the Prisoner. I affirmed, that "the Pope was Antichrist and the head of the Roman Catholic body. That his Bishops were the members, and his Friars the hinder parts of his antichristian society." The wicked Archbishop, my judge, then proceeded to pass sentence of condemnation against me for heresy, when I addressed him in these words, "Though you judge my body, which is but a wretched thing, yet, I am sure you can do me no harm as to my soul-He who created it will, of his infinite mercy and promise, finally save it, I have no manner of doubt. As to the articles before rehearsed, I will stand to them to my very

death, by the GRACE of my eternal God." I was condemned to die, but the day before my execution was to have taken place, I made my escape from the Tower, and continued in Wales for about four years. After which, being seized by the Prisoner's emissaries, and having been outlawed, they delivered me over to death as an heretic and traitor. I was then taken to the place of execution, and suspended by the waist with an iron chain. In this manner I was hung as a traitor, and cruelly burnt as an heretic, amidst the execrations of my savage tormentors, till my King delivered me out of their hands.

(The chain was produced in court.)

John Huss, sworn.

This witness confirmed the testimony of the Emperor Sigismond, which, as it is noticed before is omitted here. There was however a remarkable expression he uttered while burning, which the Emperor omitted. It was his answer to the last question, which is here set down.

Q. Did you not address yourself when at the fire to some of the popish clergy who were present, and make use of some expressions that were thought remarkable ?

A. I did speak to them after the fire was kindled. I said among other words, "Ye shall answer for this an hundred years hence, both before God and me." And also, "You roast a Goose new, but a Swan shall arise whom you shall not be able to burn as you do the poor weak Goose." These expressions were then remarked, and a

century after were thought very remarkable, because Huss in the Bohemian language' signifies Goose, as Luther does a Swan; and just an hundred years after Luther appeared, and gave the Prisoner a deeper wound than he ever received before, yet he could not burn Luther.

Jerome of Prague, sworn.

This witness also confirmed the testimony of the Emperor Sigismond, which is here omitted, and only the latter part of his examination recorded.

Q. When you was brought before the Council of Constance, what examination did you undergo ? A. I was not allowed a hearing. They exclaimed on all sides, "Away with him, BURN him, BURN him."

Q. Did they proceed to burn you immediately?

A. No. I was confined full ten months in a loathsome prison, and such was my weakness that one day I was persuaded to recant; but when taken before the Council, I revoked my recantation, and opposed the authority of the Prisoner as far as I was able. I was then condemned as a relapsed heretic to be burnt to death. Immediately they dressed me in a paper cap, ornamented with flaming devils; and led me to the place of execution. When the cap was placed upon my head, I said, "The Lord Jesus Christ, when he suffered death for me, a miserable sinner, wore upon his head a crown of thorns, and I for his sake will cheerfully wear this cap." When I was bound to

the stake, the executioner went behind me to kindle the fire, when I was so strengthened by my Lord, that I said to him, "Come here, and kindle it before my eyes, for I had not come hither if I had been afraid of it." The fire was now kindled, and the flames surrounded me, while my soul was filled with such heavenly courage, that greatly astonished the beholders. My Sovereign Lord the King now appeared in sight, and by a special celestial guard I was rescued out of their hands. The last words they heard me speak were, "In these flames, O Christ, I offer up my soul to thee" and because I disappeared out of their sight, they spread the report that they saw me burnt to death. This was in the year 1416, on the 30th day of May.

Jeronimo Savouerola, sworn.

Q. Have you not been employed by our King, to preach the gospel in Italy since you was a Dominican Friar?

A. I have endeavoured to proclaim the glory and freeness of our King's grace to my benighted countrymen, and to the glory of his name my labours were blessed with success.

Q. Will you relate to the court, what you knowof the Prisoner during your residence in Italy?

A. I will. When I knew him, he as usual continued to change his name at different times. But when I took most notice of him, he called himself by the title of Alexander VI. The life and actions of the Prisoner by this name, evidently showed, that he was a Nero indeed. The crimes