¶
A
compendious
Register
in
Metre
,
conteining
the
names
,
and
pacient
suffryngs
of
the
membres
of
Iesus
Christ
.
and
the
tormented
;
and
cruelly
burned
within
Englande
,
since
the
death
,
of
our
famous
kyng
,
of
immortall
memory
EDWARDE
the
sixte
:
to
the
entrance
and
beginnyng
of
the
raign
,
of
our
soueraigne
&
derest
Lady
ELIZABETH
of
Englande
,
Fraunce
,
and
Ir●●●●
quene
,
defender
of
the
faithe
,
to
〈◊〉
highnes
truly
and
properly
,
apperteineth
next
and
immediatly
vnder
God
,
the
supreme
power
,
and
authoritie
of
the
Churches
of
Englande
and
Irelande
.
Sobeit
.
Anno.
1559.
Apoca.
7.
ANd
one
of
the
angels
(
sayeth
S.
Ihon
)
spa●…
,
sayinge
〈◊〉
:
what
are
theie
whiche
are
ar●…
in
longe
whyte
Ga●…entes
,
and
when●…
came
they
(
before
the
people
before
sealed
by
the
angel
)
And
I
sai●…d
●…o
him
:
Lorde
thou
●…otest
,
and
he
saied
vnto
me
,
these
are
thei
which
〈◊〉
great
tribulation
,
and
washed
their
garmentes
,
and
made
theym
whyte
by
th●…
blo●…
the
lambe
,
therefore
are
thei
in
the
●…esence
of
the
Throne
of
GOD
,
and
serue
him
day
●…nd
〈◊〉
in
his
Temple
,
a●…●…at
sytteth
in
〈◊〉
Throne
wyll
〈◊〉
amonge
them
.
〈◊〉
To
the
righte
honourable
Lorde
Par
,
Marques
of
Northampion
:
Thmas
Brice
,
your
lordshippes
dayly
Oratour
,
wisiheth
continuall
encrease
of
grace
,
concorde
,
&
consolation
in
hym
that
is
,
was
,
and
is
to
come
,
euen
the
first
and
the
laste
.
AMEN
.
IT
maie
please
your
goodnesse
(
honorable
Lorde
)
to
receiue
in
good
parte
,
the
●…ttie
labour
of
my
pen
,
whiche
,
albe
it
the
rudenes
&
quantite
therof
,
procureth
not
to
be
dedicate
to
so
honourable
a
personage
,
yet
the
matter
it self
is
of
soche
worthines
,
as
duely
deserueth
to
be
graeuen
in
golde
,
but
who
goeth
about
so
finely
to
depict
with
Appelles
instrumente
this
saied
Regester
,
thinkyng
to
excede
the
rest
,
not
I
poor
wretch
bicause
I
am
assured
,
that
soch
a
worthie
woorke
,
as
thereof
maie
bee
written
,
can
not
,
neither
shall
passe
vntouched
,
emong
so
many
godlie
learned
,
but
were
it
,
that
no
man
hereafter
shuld
in
more
ample
and
learned
maner
set
foorthe
the
same
,
yet
should
my
presumption
(
if
I
so
mente
)
Bee
tourned
to
reproche
,
for
this
I
beleue
,
that
thei
be
in
soche
sorte
regestred
in
the
booke
of
the
liuing
,
as
passeth
either
pen
,
ynke
,
or
memorie
to
declare
.
This
my
simplicitie
,
and
to
bolde
attempt
might
moue
your
honor
to
coniecture
in
me
moche
rudenesse
,
or
at
the
least
might
perswade
me
so
to
thinke
,
but
that
experience
hath
shewed
me
,
the
humilitie
,
and
gentlenes
,
of
your
long
tried
pacience
,
the
certain
knowledge
whereof
,
hath
pricked
me
forwarde
,
in
this
my
pretence
:
and
beyng
thereto
requested
of
a
faithfull
brother
&
frend
,
I
haue
with
more
industrie
then
learnyng
(
God
knoweth
)
finished
thesame
,
which
beyng
(
as
I
thought
)
brought
to
good
ende
,
I
desired
according
to
the
accustomed
maner
,
to
dedicate
thesame
,
vnto
soche
one
,
as
would
not
contempne
,
so
simple
a
gift
.
And
callyng
you
to
mind
(
right
honorable
lord
)
I
knewe
none
more
mete
,
first
bicause
youre
knowledge
in
Christe
,
teacheth
you
thesame
godlie
,
&
vertuous
life
,
whiche
not
onely
your
lordship
,
but
al
other
honorable
.
&c.
oughte
to
ensue
.
Secondly
,
bicause
these
late
yeres
you
haue
had
good
experience
,
of
the
troubles
,
and
miseries
of
the
faithful
,
which
haue
pacientlye
embrased
in
their
armes
,
the
comfortable
(
although
painefull
)
crosse
of
Christ
,
which
in
so
great
a
numbre
is
commonlye
not
so
plenteous
,
as
commendable
,
but
what
stand
I
praisyng
this
pacience
in
them
(
whiche
yet
deserueth
the
same
)
seing
the
mightie
god
&
his
christ
,
hath
prepared
from
euerlastyng
,
for
soche
a
glorious
,
rich
,
&
incomprehensible
croune
of
felicitie
,
&
continual
confortes
.
This
my
short
&
simple
worke
,
I
commende
and
dedicate
,
vnto
youre
Lordeship
,
crauynge
pardon
at
your
handes
,
for
this
my
to
homely
and
rude
enterprise
,
considering
that
albeit
golden
frute
ware
offered
in
Peuter
,
and
by
the
handes
of
a
simple
man
,
yet
is
the
frute
notwithstandyng
stil
precious
,
and
neither
abased
by
the
Peuter
or
giuer
,
euen
so
(
honorable
Lorde
)
though
the
verses
be
simple
,
and
the
giuer
vnworthy
,
yet
the
frute
or
matter
,
is
precious
,
comfortable
,
and
good
:
The
order
to
attaine
to
the
perfecte
vnderstandyng
of
my
mynde
,
in
settyng
forthe
thesame
,
with
figures
and
letters
,
shal
largely
appere
in
this
booke
,
whiche
I
haue
not
onely
dooen
,
to
make
plaine
vnto
your
honour
,
the
yere
,
moneth
and
daie
,
but
also
to
all
other
,
that
hereafter
shall
read
it
,
for
that
I
doe
pretend
(
if
God
and
fauour
will
permit
it
)
to
vse
the
same
as
comon
to
the
profit
of
al
for
which
cause
I
haue
al
so
,
placed
a
preface
to
the
reader
:
But
that
it
maye
please
youre
honor
(
in
respecte
of
the
premises
)
to
extende
youre
fauourable
assistaunce
,
to
the
manifest
setting
forth
of
thys
short
and
simple
woorke
,
to
the
glorye
of
the
great
and
myghtie
God
,
to
the
comfort
of
christians
,
I
as
vnworthye
and
to
bolde
a
suter
most
humbly
craueth
your
Lordshyps
ayde
and
supportation
in
the
same
,
especiallye
to
beare
the
rudenesse
of
my
vnlearned
style
(
which
alas
I
lament
)
.
But
nowe
ceassyng
to
trouble
your
Lordshyppe
anye
longer
,
this
shall
bee
my
continuall
praier
for
you
.
The
wisedome
of
GOD
,
direct
your
honour
,
the
mercie
of
God
,
giue
you
spirituall
power
,
the
holie
ghost
guide
and
comforte
you
with
all
fulnes
of
consolation
in
Christe
Iesus
.
Amen
.
Your
Lordships
dayly
oratour
Thomas
Brice
.
To
the
gentle
Reader
mercye
and
peace
.
MAy
it
please
the
(
gentle
reader
)
to
take
in
good
woorth
,
thys
shorte
and
simple
regester
,
conteyning
the
names
of
diuers
(
althoughe
not
all
)
bothe
men
,
women
,
and
virgins
.
&c.
Which
for
the
profession
of
Christ
their
Capitaine
,
haue
been
moste
miserablie
afflicted
,
tormented
,
and
prisoned
,
and
in
fine
either
died
(
by
some
occasion
)
in
prison
,
or
els
erected
in
the
charret
of
Elias
since
the.
iiii
.
day
of
February
M.
D.
L.
v.
to
the.
xvii
.
daye
of
Nouember
.
M.
D.
L.
viii
.
wherein
accordynge
to
the
determinacion
of
our
louynge
&
most
merciful
father
our
long
wisshed
for
,
and
moste
noble
Queene
Elizabeth
,
was
placed
Gouernesse
and
Queene
by
generall
Proclamacion
,
to
the
greate
comfort
of
all
trew
Englishe
heartes
.
This
I
commit
to
thy
frendlye
acceptation
and
fauourable
scannynge
(
gentle
reader
)
and
all
be
it
,
I
doubt
not
,
but
some
of
godly
zeale
both
wise
&
learned
,
wil
not
neglect
hereafter
,
to
set
forth
so
worthy
a
worke
,
namelye
of
the
martyrdome
,
and
paciente
sufferynges
of
Christes
electe
membres
,
and
also
of
the
tyrannicall
Tragedies
,
of
the
vnmercifull
ministers
of
Sathan
,
yet
at
the
request
of
a
dere
frend
,
to
whom
loue
and
nature
hathe
linked
me
,
I
coulde
not
(
withoute
ingratitude
)
denie
his
lawful
desier
,
attempting
the
same
also
the
rather
,
because
it
might
be
manifest
to
the
eyes
of
the
worlde
,
and
also
put
the
learned
(
of
godly
zeale
)
in
memory
moore
amplie
to
enlarge
,
and
at
theyr
good
discretion
to
set
forth
the
same
,
pardon
my
rudenes
:
therfore
I
beseche
thee
,
considerynge
that
wyll
in
the
vnable
is
to
bee
estemed
,
looke
not
vpon
the
basenes
of
the
metre
(
the
trew
nombre
whereof
can
not
easely
be
obserued
in
soche
a
gatherynge
of
names
)
but
wyth
lyfted
eyes
of
the
minde
,
meditate
vpon
the
omni
potent
power
of
God
,
whiche
hath
geuen
and
wrought
such
constancie
in
his
children
,
in
these
oure
dayes
,
that
euen
in
firie
flambes
,
and
terrible
tormentes
they
haue
not
ceased
to
inuocate
and
to
extoll
the
name
of
their
creator
,
redemer
and
comforter
,
accordynge
to
the
sayinge
of
the.
C.
xlviii
.
Psalme
,
yonge
men
and
maidens
,
olde
men
,
and
children
,
haue
set
forth
his
worthy
and
excellent
prayse
,
to
that
the
same
iust
and
righteous
God
,
whiche
(
for
our
sinnes
)
corrected
vs
and
gaue
vs
ouer
into
the
handes
of
the
most
bloudy
and
viperous
generation
,
to
be
eaten
like
bread
,
hath
now
(
of
his
mercie
alone
)
exalted
the
horne
of
his
people
.
Therefore
al
his
sainctes
shall
praise
him
.
Fare
well
.
T.
B.
The
maner
how
to
vnderstande
the
letters
and
fygures
.
INprimus
,
the
fygures
,
whiche
are
alwayes
foure
in
numbre
,
and
ax
placed
in
the
myddle
of
the
twoo
strykes
,
whiche
goe
betwene
the
verses
,
within
two
short
strikes
,
signifie
the
yere
,
wherein
those
persones
were
slayne
vnder
them
conteyned
.
And
wher
you
see
a
lytle
crosse
on
the
out
syde
of
the
outmost
lyne
,
on
the
syde
of
the
booke
,
it
signifieth
the
chaungyng
of
the
yere
,
as
from
.
M.
D.
L.
iiii
.
to
M.
D.
L.
v.
and
in
such
maner
,
the
letters
which
stand
iii
the
lytle
square
place
,
on
the
rightside
of
the
booke
,
signifieth
the
moneth
wherein
they
died
,
and
for
the
playner
vnderstandynge
thereof
,
I
haue
vsed
twelue
Letters
,
for
the
twelue
Monethes
,
that
is
A.
for
Ianuary
,
B.
for
February
,
C.
for
March
,
D.
for
April
,
E.
for
May
,
F.
for
Iune
,
G.
for
Iuly
,
H
for
August
,
I.
for
September
.
K.
for
October
,
L.
for
Nouember
,
M
for
December
.
But
where
one
letter
standeth
in
the
litle
square
place
,
&
an
other
is
placed
vnder
it
,
betwene
the
twoo
lynes
before
the
verse
be
ended
,
it
signifieth
the
chaungyng
of
the
moneth
,
so
that
the
person
or
perfones
,
where
againste
the
letter
so
chaunged
doeth
stande
,
was
put
to
death
in
that
moneth
which
that
letter
doth
signifie
.
And
where
as
in
the
thirde
verse
(
and
no
where
els
)
there
standeth
fygures
on
the
righte
side
betwene
the
twoo
lynes
,
that
giueth
to
vnderstande
,
that
Hunter
,
Higbye
,
Picket
,
and
Knight
,
which
are
placed
in
one
lyne
,
were
brent
in
three
sundrye
dayes
.
The
fygures
,
whiche
standeth
in
the
litle
square
place
,
on
the
lefte
side
of
the
boke
,
is
but
the
sum
of
the
verses
.
But
those
which
stande
betwene
the
two
lines
,
on
the
left
side
of
the
booke
,
signifieth
the
daye
of
the
moneth
,
wherein
that
person
or
persones
died
,
where
agaynste
those
fygures
stande
,
the
fygures
,
whyche
stande
withoute
both
the
lynes
on
the
toppe
of
the
righte
syde
,
signifieth
the
Folio
,
or
numbre
of
the
sydes
,
but
the
figures
whiche
stande
vnderneath
the
neither
strike
,
betwene
the
twoo
lynes
is
the
numbre
of
the
persones
murthered
on
that
syde
,
thys
is
doen
(
gentle
Reader
)
that
thou
shouldest
vnderstande
,
the
yere
moneth
,
and
day
,
wherin
euerye
person
dyed
(
accordynge
to
the
knowledge
that
I
haue
learned
.
)
Also
in
some
places
,
where
you
shall
see
,
a
name
or
names
stande
withoute
fygures
,
that
signifieth
the
certayne
daye
to
bee
vnknowen
.
Some
therefore
,
perchaunce
wyll
iudge
muche
rasshnes
in
me
to
write
with
ignoraunce
:
to
whome
with
reuerence
I
answere
,
that
as
I
receyued
the
names
regestred
,
and
gathered
,
by
a
good
gentleman
,
euen
so
(
at
a
frendes
desier
)
I
haue
putte
theym
in
metre
in
this
litle
booke
,
thinking
that
by
pleasauntnes
of
reading
,
&
easines
of
prices
they
myghte
be
the
moore
largely
blowen
&
knowen
,
for
my
desier
is
that
all
menne
shoulde
participate
thys
my
trauayle
.
And
were
the
Authour
and
endightynge
halfe
so
worthye
as
the
matter
,
then
woulde
I
moste
earnestly
wyshe
and
desyre
that
it
myght
bee
conueyed
and
delyuered
to
the
Quenes
maiesties
owne
handes
,
wherein
her
grace
mighte
see
what
vnmercifull
ministers
had
charge
ouer
the
poore
shepe
,
who
woluishely
at
theyr
wylles
deuoured
the
same
.
And
also
what
ruyne
and
decay
of
her
graces
subiectes
(
that
myghte
haue
been
)
they
haue
broughte
to
passe
,
therein
might
her
grace
see
as
in
a
glasse
,
howe
that
blood
thyrstie
generation
,
neither
spared
hore
headed
&
auncient
age
,
which
al
men
ought
to
honour
,
neyther
youth
,
nor
middle
age
,
neither
wyfe
,
nor
widow
,
yongeman
,
nor
tender
virgins
:
but
lyke
the
vnnaturall
egges
of
Astiages
that
tyraunte
,
destroye
and
spyll
the
blood
of
all
,
besydes
stockynge
rackyng
,
and
whippyng
of
the
yonger
sorte
,
whome
shame
woulde
not
suffer
to
kyll
(
as
some
are
well
ynoughe
knowen
)
and
I
am
not
all
together
ignoraunt
.
Should
such
tyrannycall
tragidies
bee
kept
one
houre
from
the
handes
of
so
noble
and
vertuous
a
gouernesse
,
whose
princelye
and
natural
hart
(
I
doubt
not
)
shulde
haue
occasion
thereby
to
be
in
both
hindes
bothe
heauie
and
ioyfull
,
heauy
for
the
innocent
bloud
spilt
,
but
ioiful
for
that
the
prayses
of
her
God
,
&
our
God
shal
be
honoured
therby
,
while
the
world
doth
endure
,
I
dout
whether
her
grace
(
inwardlye
rapte
vp
wyth
Paule
&
Ihon
)
in
diuine
science
wyl
brast
out
and
say
:
Oh
happy
Latymer
,
Cranmer
,
Hoper
,
Rogers
,
Farrer
,
Tailer
,
Sanders
,
Philpot
,
Cardmaker
,
Bradford
.
&c.
you
membres
of
Christ
,
you
faithful
fathers
and
preachyng
pastours
,
you
that
haue
not
defiled
your selues
(
with
abhominacion
)
but
haue
washed
your
garmentes
white
in
the
bloud
of
the
lambe
,
you
that
in
fyrye
tormentes
with
Steuen
haue
called
vpon
the
name
of
youre
redemer
,
and
so
finished
youre
lyues
,
you
that
now
are
clothed
in
white
garments
of
inno
cency
,
with
crownes
of
consolation
,
and
palmes
of
victory
,
in
your
handes
,
folowyng
the
Lambe
whether
so
euer
he
goeth
.
Or
elles
in
anguishe
of
soule
syghyngly
say
,
oh
thou
tyrannous
and
vnmercyfull
world
,
thou
monstrous
&
vnnaturall
generation
,
what
deuyl
inflamed
thy
mynde
wyth
such
malicious
mischief
to
torment
and
shedde
the
bloude
,
of
suche
innocent
lyuers
,
perfect
preachers
,
and
worthye
councelours
,
learned
ministers
,
diligent
diuines
,
perfecte
personages
,
and
faythfull
shepherdes
,
they
were
constant
confessours
before
,
but
thou
(
with
the
Romain
Emperour
)
thoughtest
to
preuent
the
determinacion
of
god
,
in
making
them
martyrs
,
to
be
the
sooner
with
their
Christe
,
whome
they
so
muche
talked
of
,
oh
cruell
Neroes
that
coulde
kyll
(
through
malice
)
suche
worthye
men
,
as
haue
often
preached
to
oure
dere
father
,
and
brother
,
the
euerlasting
ghospell
of
GOD
.
Coulde
neyther
honourable
age
,
innocent
syngle
lyfe
,
chast
matrimonye
,
inuiolate
virginitie
,
nor
yet
pitie
morte
you
to
cease
sheadyng
of
bloude
(
alas
to
muche
vnnaturalnes
)
whether
the
sighte
of
thys
symple
booke
,
I
saye
,
shoulde
bryng
to
her
graces
naturall
heart
the
passions
of
heauines
or
ioye
(
I
doubte
)
but
I
thynke
rather
both
.
Therfore
would
to
God
it
weare
worthy
to
enter
into
the
hands
of
so
noble
and
naturall
a
Princes
and
Queene
,
whom
the
Lord
of
his
eternal
and
foreseyng
determination
,
hath
now
placed
in
this
royal
dignitie
,
to
the
redresse
of
such
vnnatural
and
bloudy
factes
,
as
in
thys
booke
are
contayned
.
But
for
asmuch
as
some
imperfection
is
(
and
may
easly
be
)
in
this
gathering
,
I
commende
it
to
thy
goodnes
(
gentle
reader
)
besechyng
thee
not
to
bee
to
precise
in
perusynge
the
daye
,
for
it
maye
bee
that
eyther
through
my
negligence
or
some
other
wrytyng
before
me
,
we
may
misse
so
narrow
a
ma●…e
,
suche
as
it
is
,
I
commende
vnto
thee
,
onely
Iudge
well
.
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