Protestantism in England From the Times of Henry VIII - James Aitken Wylie

At the close of the ceremonies, the Bishop of
London struck him so violent a blow on the breast
with his crosier, that he fell backwards, and
swooning, rolled down the steps of the choir. On
reviving, he thanked God that now he had been
delivered from the malignant Church of Antichrist,
alluding to the ceremony of "degradation" which
he had just undergone. He was carried to the stake
at Smithfield in the apparel in which Stokesley had
arrayed him. He remained half an hour alive on the
pile, the fire touching one of his sides only. When
his left arm was burned, he touched it with the
right, and it dropped off. He stood unmoved,
praying all the while.[16]
Many others followed. Among these was John
Tewkesbury, merchant in London. Tyndale's New
Testament had delivered him from the darkness.
Becoming an object of suspicion to the priests, he
was apprehended, and taken to the house of Sir
Thomas More, now Lord Chancellor of England.
He was shut up a whole week in the Porter's lodge;
his hands, feet, and head being placed in the stocks.
He was then taken out and tied to a tree in Sir
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