l soon be on
shore in heaven." He stood unmoved in the flames, crying out, "Jesus, I
believe;" and these were the last words he was heard to utter.

A few weeks after Bilney had suffered, Richard Byfield was cast into
prison, and endured some whipping, for his adherence to the doctrines of
Luther: this Mr. Byfield had been some time a monk, at Barnes, in Surry,
but was converted by reading Tindal's version of the New Testament. The
sufferings this man underwent for the truth were so great, that it would
require a volume to contain them. Sometimes he was shut up in a dungeon,
where he was almost suffocated, by the offensive and horrid smell of
filth and stagnated water. At other times he was tied up by the arms,
till almost all his joints were dislocated. He was whipped at the post
several times, till scarce any flesh was left on his back; and all this
was done to make him recant. He was then taken to the Lollard's Tower in
Lambeth palace, where he was chained by the neck to the wall, and once
every day beaten in the most cruel manner by the archbishop's servants.
At last he was condemned, degraded, and burnt in Smithfield.

The next person that suffered was John Tewkesbury. This was a plain
simple man, who had been guilty of no other offence against what was
called the holy mother church, than that of reading Tindal's translation
of the New Testament. At first he was weak enough to abjure, but
afterwards repented, and acknowledged the truth. For this he was brought
before the bishop of London, who condemned him as an obstinate heretic.
He suffered greatly during the time of his imprisonment, so that when
they brought him out to execution he was almost dead. He was conducted
to the stake in Smithfield, where he was burned, declaring his utter
abhorrence of popery, and professing a firm belief that his cause was
just in the sight of God.

Much about this time Valentine Treest, and his wife, were apprehended in
Yorkshire, and having been examined by the archbishop, were deemed as
obstinate heretics, and burnt.

The next person that suffered in this reign, was James Baynham, a
reputable citizen in London, who had married the widow of a gentleman in
the Temple. When chained to the stake he embraced the fagots, and said
"Oh, ye papists, behold! ye look for miracles; here now may you see a
miracle; for in this fire I feel no more pain than if I were in bed; for
it is as sweet to me as a bed of roses." Thus he resigned his s