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Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Thomas Iveson, a thin and balding man, stands fully clothed and chained to the stake. His arms are raised above his head. He is surrounded by a scattered group of soldiers, some of whom are on foot and others on horseback. This engraving illustrates a new martyrdom that is not illustrated in any... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Four martyrs-- John Bland, John Frankesh, Nicholas Sheterden, and Humfrey Middleton--are chained to two stakes. All four are fully clothed. A group of soldiers surrounds the burning martyrs and several soldiers tend the fire in the foreground of the image. In earlier editions this martyrdom is il... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: John Bradford, holding a book in his hand, is interrogated in prison by four bishops while the "Keper [Keeper]" looks on. Revised version of Luborsky and Ingram 11222/32 and 11223/70, which appear in all four early English editions (1563, 1570, 1576, 1583). JPEG file (468 KB). -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: John Bradford (“Bradford”), holding a book in his hand, is watched closely by the jailer (“Iailor”) as he talks with three Spanish friars. The one closest to Bradford (“Alphonsus”) is speaking as the men behind him (“Confessor” and one un-named man) listen. Revised version of Luborsky and Ingra... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Thomas Wats, fully clothed and with his hands clasped in prayer, stands chained at the waist to a stake. He is engulfed by flames and a black cloud hovers above him. A woman and several children, tears streaming down their faces, plead for his life. Wats is surrounded by a large crowd of soldi... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: John Bradford ["Repent England]" and an apprentice, John Lease ("Jesus receive us)," stand chained to a stake in the midst of a large fire while a black cloud of smoke hovers above them. A crowd of soldiers, a few of whom tend the fire, surround them. Revised version of Luborsky and Ingram 1122... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: John Warne, upholsterer, stands chained at the waist to a stake which has been surrounded with bundles of faggots. Arms extended, he addresses the crowd: "Bewar[e] of Idolatry." John Cardmaker [Mr. Cardmaker], on the other hand, appears to be conversing with a richly dressed men on a horse. The... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: “The description of a Popish Priest, who when he had taken away the Glory and office of Christ, fell down suddenly, and died." Nightingall, the priest, falls from the pulpit into the congregation below him while delivering a sermon. As he falls, he says: "I am cleansed from my Sins." Revised v... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: George Marsh, barefoot, stands chained to a stake beneath a barrel of hot tar while a man lights the bundles of faggots piled around him. He holds an open book, presumably a Bible, while declaring "Not upon y [the] Condition." Marsh is surrounded by a large group of soldiers; a man on horseback... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: William Flower, fully clothed and with hands upraised, stands at a stake where he is chained at the waist. His left hand has been cut off and blood gushes from its stump. Flower declares, "Lord receive my Spirit," while soldiers pile bundles of faggots around him. The caption of the image indic... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: John Laurence is seated and chained to a chair while flames surround him and a dark cloud of smoke hovers above him. Small children with tears streaming down their faces, run about the fire in the foreground of the image. Laurence has his arms extended upward and is surrounded by a crowd of sol... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Doctor Robert Farrar, the Bishop of St. David's, burns at the stake while a hostile crowd of soldiers surrounds him. One of the soldiers wields a wooden stick at Farrar. Farrar is fully clothed and chained to a stake while clouds of smoke and flames engulf him. In the first edition (1563) this ... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Edmund Bonner [Boner], Bishop of London, burns Thomas Tomkins’ hand while others look on. This scene takes place directly before the burning of Thomas Tomkins. Revised version of Luborsky and Ingram 11222/28 and 11223/63, which appear in all four of the early English editions (1563, 1570, 1576,... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: John Hooper, Bishop of Gloucester, burning at the stake. The caption of the image indicates that this martyrdom took place on February 9, 1555. In this illustration, Hooper stands naked, wrapped only in a loincloth and tied to the stake by a band around his waist. With his right hand draped acro... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: “The burning of the blessed Martyr Thomas Tomkins.” Tomkins, fully clothed and with arms outstretched, stands chained to the stake and surrounded by flames. A dark cloud of smoke hovers above him. Tomkins is facing the left side of the image; in the foreground a several civilians have their arm... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: “The burning of Master John Rogers, Vicar of St. Purchers, and Reader of St. Paul’s in London.” Rogers, fully clothed and with hands raised to the sky, stands chained to the stake amidst an extremely large fire and dark clouds of smoke. A banderole protruding from his mouth contains the statem... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: "THE THIRD VOLUME OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY CONTAINING THE Acts and Monuments OF MARTYRS: WITH A General Discourse of these later Persecutions, horrible Troubles, and Tumults, stirred up by ROMISH PRELATES IN THE CHURCH. WITH Divers other Things incident, especially to this Realm of England ... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: This engraving depicts the coat of arms of Pope Clement VII, who reigned from 1523 to 1534; he denied King Henry VIII a legal divorce from his wife, Catharine of Aragon. The papal tiara rests behind two crossed papal keys of office. Sitting in front of the keys is a shield displaying an oak tree... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Walter Mille, fully clothed with his hands clasped in prayer and extended upward, stands chained to the stake and surrounded by an abundance of faggots. He is surrounded by soldiers who are supervising his martyrdom. Two men kneel in the foreground of the image at the feet of Mille, arms extend... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: “The burning of the blessed Martyr Adam Wallace.” Wallace, fully clothed, stands tied to the stake with a rope around his neck and a chain around his waist. He has both arms extended upward while he looks down at the crowd that surrounds him. A large crowd of soldiers and civilians witness the ... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: A large, dark cloud of smoke hovers over Kerby, who is chained to the stake and surrounded by a large fire. Kerby has both arms extended upward with the palms of his hands facing up. A large crowd of soldiers on foot and on horseback surround him. In earlier editions, the martyrdom of Kerby wa... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Robert Barnes, Thomas Garret, and William Jerome in Smithfield, a district of London which was the scene of over 200 martyrdoms during the reign of Mary I, are chained together to the stake; high flames and large dark clouds of smoke surround them. A few soldiers surround the men and two of them... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: “The Death & Martyrdom of Damlip.” Adam Damlip, clothed only in a loincloth, lies on ground after being cut down from hanging by the neck on the gallows above; the rope is still around his neck. His bowels are ripped out by the hands of the executioner, whose axe lies on the ground by Damlip be... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: “The order and manner of the burning of the constant Martyr of Christ, John Lambert.” John Lambert, naked and chained to a stake, stands with both arms outstretched upward and says "None but Christ, none but Christ." Men from either side of Lambert poke the fire while a richly dressed man sits an... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: "The Martyrdome of Master William Tindale [Tyndale] in Flanders, by Vilvord Castle." Tyndale, covered only with a loincloth and chained to a stake, stands on a platform while the executioner strangles him with a rope; faggots are propped on the platform in preparation for burning Tyndale’s body.... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Collins, fully dressed and chained to a stake, is burned in Smithfield for holding his dog aloft in mockery of the consecrated host. The dog is held by its tail as the executioner prepares to throw it into the fire. It appears as though Collins is speaking to the man holding his dog. A crowd g... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Thomas Benet, fully clothed and with a cap on his head, stands chained to a stake which is elevated above the crowd of civilians and soldiers. One of the men in front of him is pointing a long smoldering taper toward his face; Benet seems to be blowing on the taper, causing a cloud of smoke. In... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: John Frith and Andrew Hewet, hands folded as in prayer, stand back-to-back and tied to the stake. An active and rowdy crowd gathers around the two men as onlookers look out the windows of the buildings in the background. The man in the lower right corner of the image prepares to ignite the fagg... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: James Bainham stands fully clothed and chained to the stake. He has both arms extended outward and is surrounded by a crowd of civilians and soldiers. In earlier editions, this martyrdom is illustrated by Luborsky and Ingram 11223.18, and appears in the second (1570), third (1576), and fourth (1... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: James Bainham undergoes public penance by standing barefoot on a platform in St. Paul's Cathedral in London and carrying a long taper and a bundle of wood. A priest stands behind him and a man in the crowd raises his hand. Revised version of Luborsky and Ingram 11223/45, which appears in the se... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Thomas Bilney rests his left hand on an open book, presumably the Bible, that is on the table in front of him and puts a finger of his right hand in the flame of a long candle, possibly to prepare himself for martyrdom the next day. He is surrounded by a group of soldiers and the scene appears t... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: “The burning of the Godly and constant Martyr Mr. Thomas Bilney.” Fully clothed and with arms extended outward, Bilney stands chained to the stake and surrounded by flames and smoke. A crowd of soldiers looks on while one of them stokes the fire. This is a new design that presumably replaces t... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Richard Bayfield, fully clothed and with hands clasped in prayer, stands chained to the stake and surrounded by flames and smoke. A crowd of soldiers looks on while one man stokes the fire. In earlier editions this martyrdom is illustrated by Luborsky and Ingram 11223/14 and appears in the seco... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Seven Coventry martyrs—two women and five men--are chained to three stakes and burned. Some of them extend their arms upward, others clasp their hands in prayer, and one crosses her hands over her chest. They appear to be elevated above the large crowd of civilians and soldiers that stand below... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Thomas Hitten [Hitton], who stands fully clothed with a long mustache and short beard, stands chained to the stake while flames and smoke engulf him. Several men stoke the fire beneath him while a large crowd of onlookers, including some in ecclesiastical garb, surround him. To the left of Hitt... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: An unnamed Christian Jew is discovered by turbaned Turks in Constantinople lying on the ground, clothed only with a loin cloth, with extensive lacerations over his body. In an insert at the top of the image, the Turks bury him. Revised design of Luborsky and Ingram 11223/41, which appears in th... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Wolfgangus Schuch stands fully clothed and chained to the stake, hands clasped and arms extended upward. He is surrounded by a crowd of civilians and soldiers; two men kneel in front of him with their arms extended toward him. In earlier editions, this martyrdom is illustrated by Luborsky and I... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: John Castellane, wearing a loose robe and with arms outstretched to the crowd below him, is chained to the stake amidst flames and smoke. In earlier editions, this martyrdom is illustrated by Luborsky and Ingram 11223/38 and appears only in the second early English edition (1570). Revised desig... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Christopher Shoomaker, an elderly bearded man, stands chained to the stake, fully clothed and with hands clasped and his face turned upward. His lips appear to be open and he may be speaking, perhaps to the soldier in front of him who is gesturing with his hand. He is surrounded by a crowd of ci... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Henry Voes [Voz] and John Esch, two Augustinian friars, stand side-by-side, each with an arm draped around the other and chained to the stake. Both men have long beards and appear to be wearing loose robes. Each man has his outermost arm outstretched toward the sky and they are surrounded by a ... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Thomas Man, bald and with a long beard, stands fully clothed chained to the stake. His head is bowed and his hands are clasped in prayer. He is the only figure in the image and is surrounded by flames and clouds of smoke. In earlier editions, the burning of Thomas Man only appears in the third... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: “A description of [the] Lollards Tower, where Mr. Richard Hunne was murthered [murdered].” Richard Hunne (Hun), a merchant-tailor who resided in London, hangs in the corner of the prison cell in Lollards Tower in St. Paul's Cathedral while the three men allegedly responsible for Hunne's death ex... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Jerome (Girolamo Savonarola, an Italian monk) and his two companions, barefoot and wearing long robes, hang chained to the gallows and are engulfed in flames. Revised version of Luborsky and Ingram 11223/21, which appears in the second (1570), third (1576), and fourth (1583) early English editio... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: King Henry VIII sits enthroned on a raised dais over Pope Clement VII ("P. Cleme [Pope Clement]"), whose tiara lies discarded before him. John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester ("B. Fisher [Bishop Fisher]") bends over the Pope, while Cardinal Reginald Pole ("OLE") looks up at Henry from the king's left... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: “The true Plate of Hus and Jerome, among the Bohemians.” This engraving presents the obverse and reverse sides of a medal that memorializes the martyrdoms of John Hus and Jerome of Prague. The obverse side illustrates the profile of John Hus with the Latin words: "Credo unam esse ecclesiam sanct... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: James Mordon and Thomas Bernard stand tied to the stake, each with an arm around the other's shoulder and their outside arm raised. A fire burns beneath them while several men stoke the flame. A crowd of onlookers gathers around them. This image appears four times in the second early English edi... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Twelve scenes that illustrate "The Proud Primacy of Popes described in order of their rising up from faithfull Bishops & Martyrs to become Lords & Governors over Kings & Kingdoms" are engraved on this two-page tipped-in fold-out. Each engraving depicts a particular scene, beginning in the upper l... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Babram, head raised to the sky and hands clasped in prayer, is chained to the stake and engulfed in flames. In the second (1570), third (1576), and fourth (1583) early English editions, this martyrdom is illustrated by Luborsky and Ingram 11223/18. However, in this edition, the martyrdom is a re... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Richard Houeden, fully clothed and with his arms outstretched in supplication, is tied to the stake by a rope around his neck and shoulders and a chain around his waist. Bundles of faggots surround him, but no flame or torches are portrayed. Two men kneel in front of Houeden, one to his left an... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: John Goose, fully clothed and with his arms outstretched in supplication, is tied to the stake by a chain around his waist. Bundles of faggots surround him, but no flame or torches are portrayed. Two men kneel in front of Goose, one to his left and one to his right, and both men have their arms...
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