with the bishop of London. He added, that he was immediately set at liberty; but afterwards felt such a hell in his conscience, that he could scarcely refrain from laying violent hands on himself. Nor could he be at peace in his mind, till he went to the bishop's register, desiring to see the writing in which he had yielded to the bishop; which he had no sooner got into his hand, than he tore it in pieces. The bishop, being informed of this, sent for him, and acted indeed more in the character of a Popish bishop, than of a bishop of Jesus Christ, "who must be no striker;" for he fell upon him like a lion, beat his face black and blue, and plucked off great part of his beard. He then sent him to be confined hand and foot in the stocks in the dark hole; where Mr. Philpot found hini, as joyful (said he) under the cross as any of us, and very sorry for his former infirmity.'

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The second day after Mr. Philpot had been in the coalhouse, he was sent to make his appearance before Bonner; who, among other things, said, "I marvel that you are so merry in prison, singing and rejoicing in your naughtiness; when you should rather lament and be sorry." Mr. Philpot answered, "We are in a dark comfortless place, and therefore as St. Paul wills us, we make merry in the Lord, singing together, in hymns and psalms. After some further altercation, he was remanded back to the coal-house; "where (said he) I, with my six fellow prisoners, do rouze together from the straw, as chearfully, we thank God, as others do from their beds of down." But as though resolved, if possible, to put a stop to the rejoicing of this great and godly man, the Pa pists were continually adding new severities; so that when bishop Bonner, in one of his fawning fits, asked him, “If he could shew him any pleasure, and he would do it.” Mr. Philpot answered, "My lord, the pleasure that I will require of your lordship is, to hasten my judgement which is committed unto you, and to dispatch me forth of this miserable world, unto my eternal rest. For notwithstanding this fair speech (added he in his account of this matter) I cannot obtain hitherto, for this fortnight past, either fire, or candle, or good lodging. But it is good for a man to be brought low in this world, and to be counted among the vilest, that he may in time of reward receive exaltation and glory. Therefore, praised be

God,

God, that he hath humbled me, and given me grace with gladness to be content withal."

Mr. Philpot was examined fifteen or sixteen several times before bishop Bonner and others; but being well skilled in the civil and canon law, he pleaded his privilege of exceptionem fori, and refused to be examined before the bishop of London; because he was not his ordinary, being archdeacon of Winchester. The bishop urged his right of being his judge; because the convocation, in which Mr. Philpot was accused of heresy, in zealously maintaining the Protestant doctrines of the church of England, as then by law established, was held in St. Paul's church, and consequently in his diocese: "Therefore as you were sent hither to me (said the bishop) by the queen's commissioners, and are now in my diocese, I will proceed against you as your ordinary."

"I cannot deny (said Mr. Philpot) but I am in your coal house, which is in your diocese'; yet am I not of your diocese. I was brought hither through violence, and by such men as had no just authority so to do; and therefore my being at present in your diocese, is not enough to deprive me of my own ordinary's jurisdiction; does it make me willingly subject to your jurisdiction, any more than a sanctuary man, being by force brought forth of his place of privilege, loses his privilege, but may, always claim his privilege wheresoever he is brought: nor does my conduct in the convocation subject me to your jurisdiction, or make you my ordinary; for although St. Paul's be in your diocese, it is nevertheless a peculiar of the dean and chapter, and therefore not of your diocese." The bishop then endeavoured to ensnare him in private examinations but Mr. Philpot said, "My lord, Omnia judicia debent esse publica; i. e. all judicial proceedings ought to be public. Therefore if your lordship have any thing to charge me lawfully withal; let me be in judgement lawfully and openly called, and I will answer according to my duty; otherwise in corners I will not."

Bishop of London. "No; wilt thou not, knave? Thou art a foolish knave, I see well enough: Thou shalt answer whether thou wilt or not."

said already."

I will make no further answers than I have

Bishop of Lendon. "Have him away, and set him in the stocks: What, foolish knave !"

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The next morning early, an hour before day, Mr. Philpot was sent for by the bishop; but fearing some foul play, because it was at so unseasonable a time, he refused to go. The bishop then ordered him to be brought by violence, and charged him to take the book and swear to answer truly to all such articles as he should demand of him. But as the bishop was not Mr. Philpot's ordinary, he would not swear. The consequence of which was, the bishop ordered him to be put into the stocks; "where (says Philpot) I sat from morning till night, when the keeper upon favour let me out."

For a great while, they pretended to examine him every day, and sometimes oftener, and meanly to abuse him with the taunts of blockhead, knave, fool, &c. But this good man's arguments, on account of his great superiority in learning and knowledge of the scriptures, they could neither answer nor refute; "so that says Mr. Fox) bishop Bonner having taken his pleasure with Mr. Philpot in his private talks; and seeing his zealous, learned, and immutable constancy; thought it high time to rid his hands of him. And therefore sitting in the consistory at St. Paul's, he caused him to be brought before him and others, as it seemeth, more for order's sake, than for any good affection to justice and right judgement."

Bonner then began by charging Mr. Philpot with being fallen from the unity of Christ's catholic church-with blasphemously speaking against the sacrifice of the mass, calling it idolatry-and with speaking against, and deny. ing, the real presence of Christ's body and blood to be in the sacrament of the altar. He laboured, with the rest of the bishops, both by persuasions and promises, and by cruel threatenings, to make him abjure. To all which he answered, "You, and all your sort, are hypocrites, and I would all the world knew your hypocrisy, your tyranny, ignorance, and idolatry.'

After a great deal more altercation upon a variety of matters, which served only to shew the bishop's tyranny and the martyr's constancy; Bonner asked Philpot if he had any just cause to alledge why he should not condemn him as a heretic? "Well, (said Mr. Philpot,) your idolatrous sacrament, that you have found out, you would fain defend, but you are not able, nor ever shall."

My lords, (said Bonner,) my predecessor, Stokesley, when

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when he proceeded to sentence against a heretic, made use of a certain prayer, whose example I will now follow and so with a loud voice prayed, Deus, qui errantibus, ut in viam possint redire, justitiæ veritatisque tuæ lumen ostendis; da cunctis, qui Christianâ professione censentur, & illa respuere quæ huic inimica sint nomini, & ea quæ sint apta sectari, per Christum Dominum nostrum; Amen."

Philpot. I wish you would speak in English, that all men might understand you; for St. Paul coinmands, that all things, spoken in the congregation, should be spoken in a tongue that all men may understand and be edified." The bishop then repeated it in English, and when he came to these words" to refuse those things which are enemies to his [i, e. Christ's] name;" Philpot said,

they must all turn away from you; for you are enemies to that name; may God save us from such hypocrites, as would have things in a tongue that the people cannot understand." "Whom do you mean?" said the bishop. "You, answered Philpot, and all who are of your congre gation and sect. And I am sorry to see you sit in the place you now do, pretending to execute justice, while you do nothing else but deceive all men." And turning to the people, he said, "O all you gentlemen, beware of these men [the bishops] and all their doings; for they are contrary to God's word and the primitive church."

The bishop then prononced sentence of condemnation against him as a heretic; upon which Philpot said, “ I thank God, I am a heretic out of your cursed church: but I am no heretic before God.-But God bless you, and give you grace to repent of your wicked doings; but let all men beware of your bloody church."

In Newgate he was treated most cruelly by the keeper, though Mr. Philpot begged of him, upon the foot of old acquaintance, not to do it. He ordered him on the block, and as many irons to be rivetted on him as he was able to bear; and allowed his man to extort money from him, before he would allow him to be taken from the block. And notwithstanding Mr. Philpot pleaded his being a long time in prison, and his consequent poverty, and that he would willingly sell his gown off his back for twenty shillings, ("for said he, the bishop told me, I should soon be dispatched,") the keeper demanded four pounds; and because Mr. Philpot had it not to give him,

he

he ordered his man to take him on his back, and carry him into limbo.`

When notice was given him, the night before he suffered, that he was to be burnt the next day, he said,-" { am ready; God give me strength, and a joyful resurrection." He then poured out his spirit in prayer to the Lord, giving him hearty thanks for accounting him worthy to suffer for his truth. As he was going into Smithfield, the way being very dirty, two officers took him up, in order to bear him through the dirt; on which he merrily said "What! will you make a Pope of me?" When he was come into Smithfield, he kneeled down and said, "I will pay my vows in thee, O Smithfield!" Being come to the stake, he kissed it, and said; "Shall I disdain to suffer at this stake, when my Lord and Saviour refused not to suffer a most vile death upon the cross for me." When he was bound to the stake, he repeated the hundred and sixth, seventh, and eighth Psalms, and prayed most fervently; till at length, in the midst of the flames, with great meekness and comfort he gave up his spirit to God.

PINCKNEY, JOHN, of Magdalen Hall, Oxford. He was of the ancient family of the Pinckneys, of Russel, near Marlborough. His father, Mr. Philip Pinckney, was minister of Denton, in Wilts, between twenty and thirty years, having a small maintenance, but a large family. He had thirteen children, who lived to be men and women. From Denton he removed to Bemerton, near Sarum, (a good parsonage) and there he died, leaving behind him a good reputation for piety and learning. This his son was observed in his tender years to be very religiously inclined. When he went to school, he was so diligent, that he attained to more than common skill in the Latin and Greek tongues, and especially the latter; insomuch that his master used often to boast of his young Grecian. He went to Oxford at the age of fourteen, and was entered of Magdalen Hall, where he studied so hard, that he often allowed himself but four hours sleep. This however impaired his health, and brought him into an ill habit of body, which was afterwards a great hindrance to him in his work. When he first entered on the ministry, he succeeded his father at Denton, and afterwards at Bemerton: from whence about half a year before the Restora