OCTOBER When learnèd RIDLEY, and LATIMER, 16 Without regard, were swiftly slain; When furious foes could not confer But with revenge and mortal pain. When these two Fathers were put to death: We wished for our ELIZABETH. OCTOBER 13 When worthy WEB, and GEORGE ROPER, In ELIAS' car to heaven were sent; 13 Also when GREGORY PAINTER, The same straight path and voyage went; When they, at Canterbury, took their death; We wished for our ELIZABETH. DECEMBER 7 When godly GORE in prison died, 14 And WISEMAN in the Lollards' Tower: 18 When Master PHILPOT, truly tried, Ended his life with peace and power; When he kissèd the chain, at his death, We wished for our ELIZABETH. 1556. JANUARY 27 When THOMAS WHITWELL, and BARTLET GREENE, 27 ANNIS FOSTER, JOAN LASHEFORDE, and BROUNE, 27 TUTSUN, and WINTER; these Seven were seen, In Smithfield, beat their enemies down; Even Flesh and Devil, World and Death: We wished for our ELIZABETH. JANUARY 31 When JOHN LOWMAS and ANN ALBRIGHT, 31 JOAN SOALE, JOAN PAINTER, and ANNIS SNOD, In fire, with flesh and blood did fight; When tongues of tyrants laid on lode; When these, at once, were put to death, We wished for our ELIZABETH. FEBRUARY When two women in Ipswich town, 19 Joyfully did the fire embrace; When they sang out with cheerful sound, Their fixèd foes for to deface; When NORWICH NO-BODY put them to death, We wished for our ELIZABETH. MARCH 12 When constant CRANMER lost his life And held his hand into the fire; When streams of tears for him were rife, And yet did miss their just desire: When Popish power put him to death, We wished for our ELIZABETH. MARCH 24 When SPENCER and two brethren more, Were put to death at Salisbury; Ashes to earth did right restore, They being then joyful and merry: When these, with violence, were burnt to death, We wished for our ELIZABETH. APRIL 2 When HULLIARDE, a Pastor pure, At Cambridge, did this life despise; 2 When HARTPOOLES death, they did procure To make his flesh a sacrifice; When JOAN BECHE, widow, was done to death: We wished for our ELIZABETH.