died of hunger still survived, they
left on record the following account of their
treatment, and threw it out of a window of the
castle:--

"Be it known to all men that shall read, or hear
read, these our letters, that we, the poor
prisoners of the castle of Canterbury, for God's
truth, are kept and lie in cold irons, and our
keeper will not suffer any meat to be brought to us
to comfort us. And if any man do bring in
anything--as bread, butter, cheese, or any other
food--the said keeper will charge them that so
bring us anything (except money or raiment), to
carry it thence again; or else, if he do receive
any food of any for us, he doth keep it for
himself, and he and his servants do spend it; so
that we have nothing thereof: and thus the keeper
keepeth away our victuals from us; insomuch that
there are four of us prisoners there for God's
truth famished already, and thus it is his mind to
famish us all. And we think he is appointed thereto
by the bishops and priests, and also of the
justices, so to famish us; and not only us of the
said castle, but also all other prisoners in other
prisons for the like cause to be also famished.
Notwithstanding, we write not these our letters to
that intent we might not afford to be famished for
the Lord Jesus' sake, but for this cause and
intent, that they having no law so to famish us in
prison, should not do it privily, but that the
murderers' hearts should be openly known to all the
world, that all men may know of what church they
are, and who is their father."--Foxe, vol. viii. p.
255.]

{p.235} Lollard's Tower and Bonner's coal-house were the chief scenes
of barbarity. Yet there were times when even Bonner loathed his work.
He complained that he was troubled with matters that were none of his;
the bishops in other parts of England thrust upon his hands offende