veleson was accused of having ornamented his house with the
three crowned diadem of Peter, carved in wood, which the archbishop
conceived to be done in mockery to his cardinal's cap.

Helen Stark was accused of not having accustomed herself to pray to the
Virgin Mary, more especially during the time she was in child bed.

On these respective accusations they were all found guilty, and
immediately received sentence of death; the four men for eating the
goose to be hanged; James Raveleson to be burnt; and the woman, with her
sucking infant, to be put into a sack and drowned.

The four men, with the woman and child, suffered at the same time, but
James Raveleson was not executed till some days after.

Besides the above-mentioned persons, many others were cruelly
persecuted, some being banished, and others confined in loathsome
dungeons. Among whom were Mr. John Knox, the celebrated Scottish
reformist; and John Rogers, a pious and learned man, who was murdered in
prison, and his body thrown over the walls into the street; after which
a report was spread, that he had met with his death in attempting to
make his escape.

_An Account of the Life, Sufferings, and death of Mr. George Wishart,
who was strangled and afterward burned, in Scotland, for professing the
Truth of the Gospel._

Mr. George Wishart was born in Scotland, and after receiving a
grammatical education at a private school, he left that place, and
finished his studies at the university of Cambridge.

In order to improve himself as much as possible in the knowledge of
literature, he travelled into various parts abroad, where he
distinguished himself for his great learning and abilities, both in
philosophy and divinity.

After being some time abroad he returned to England, and took up his
residence at Cambridge, where he was admitted a member of Bennet
college. Having taken up his degrees, he entered into holy orders, and
expounded the gospel in so clear and intelligible a manner, as highly to
delight his numerous auditors.

Being desirous of propagating the true gospel in his own country he left
Cambridge in 1544, and on his arrival in Scotland he first preached at
Montrose, and afterwards at Dundee. In this last place he made a public
exposition of the epistle to the Romans, which he went through with such
grace and freedom, as greatly alarmed the papists.

In consequence of this, (at the instigation of cardinal Beaton, the
archbishop of St. Andrews