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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: 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: William Hunter, naked and with hands clasped and raised as in prayer, stands chained to the stake. A “false prophet,” dressed in a hooded robe, is holding an open book in front of Hunter; Hunter speaks to him: "Away thou False Prophet." Other soldiers tend the fire that is engulfing Hunter whil... -
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 cruell [cruel] handling of William Gardiner an English Merchant, in Portugall [Portugal].” Gardiner hangs from the gallows with his arms flailing. His hands have been cut off and the blood from his severed hands and arms pours out into the fire. A sword, presumably the one used to cut off ... -
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: 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....