"There was at London a certain honest person, a painter, named Dabney, whom John Avales, in the time of Queen Mary, had brought before Bonner to be examined for his faith.  It happened the same time as the said Dabney was there, that the Bishop was occupied with the examination of others, so that he was bid to stand by and to wait the Bishop's leisure.  Upon the same, or not long after, suddenly cometh word to the Bishop to prepare him in all speed; the general procession tarried for him.  The Bishop hearing that, setting all business apart, buscleth himself with all speed possible to the church, there to furnish the procession; by reason whereof Dabney, who newly came to the house, was there left alone, while every man else was busied in preparing and setting themselves forward, according as the case required.

To be short, as the time called on, Bonner with his household maketh haste so fast as they can, out of the doors to the procession.  Dabney, being left alone, cometh down to the outward court next the gate, there walking with himself all heavy, looking for nothing less than to escape that danger.  The porter, who was only left at home, seeing the man to walk alone, supposing he had been some citizen there left behind and waiting for opening the gate, went and opened the wicket, asking if he would go out.  'Yea', said he, 'with a good will, if ye will let me out'.  'With all my heart,' quoth the porter, 'and I pray you so do'.

And thus the said Dabney, taking the occasion offered of God, being let out by the porter, escaped out of the wolf's mouth.  The procession being done, when the bishop returned home, Dabney was gone, and could not be found: whereupon search was made.  But especially John Avales laid much privy wait for him; who, after long searching, when he could not get him, at length received fifteen crowns of his wife, to let him alone when he should see him; and so that good man escaped."

"Mistress Roberts yet living and dwelling in the town of Hawkhurst in Sussex, she being earnestly addicted to the truth of Christ's Gospel and no less constant in that which she had learned therein, so kept herself during all the brunt of Queen Mary's time, that she never came to their popish service, nor would pollute her conscience with hearing their idolatrous mass.

There dwelt the same time not far off a justice called Sir John Guilford, who being as fervent on the contrary side to set forward the proceedings of Queen Mary, thought to prove masteries with this gentlewoman, in forcing her into the church.  And first, sending his wife, he attempted her by fair words and gentle persuasions to conform herself to the prince's laws, and to come, as other christian people did, to the church.  Notwithstanding she, constantly persisting in the sincerity of the truth, would by no persuasions be won to do therein against her conscience; and so kept at home a certain space, till again, the second time, master Guildford, thinking not to give her over so, sent his officers and servants to her, by force and power to hale her out of her house to the church; and so did: where, by the way, she for grief of conscience swooned and so of necessity was brought home again, and falling into an aigue, was for that time dispensed withal.

The third time, yet the unquiet spirit of master Guildford being not content, after the time that she recovered health again, he would needs come in his own person to compel her, wil'd she, nil'd she, to the church.  But as the proverb goeth, 'who can let that God would have done?' when master Guildford had purposed as pleased him, the Lord so disposed for his servant, that as the said master Guildford was coming up the stairs towards her chamber, suddenly his old disease the gout so took him, and terribly tormented him, that he could go no further.  And so he that purposed to carry her to the church against her will, was fain himself to be carried home to his house himself to his pain; protesting and swearing that he would never from henceforth trouble that gentlewoman more; and no more he did.