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

Taylor; the Holy Ghost comfort thee!'" He essayed
to speak to the people, but one of the guard thrust a
tipstaff into his mouth. Having undressed for the
fire, he mounted the pile, and kneeled down to
pray. While so engaged, a poor woman stepped out
from the crowd, and kneeling by his side, prayed
with him. The horsemen threatened to ride her
down, but nothing could drive her away. The
martyr, standing unmoved, with hands folded and
eyes raised to heaven, endured the fire.[3]
Ferrar, Bishop of St. David's, had been
examined before Gardiner at the same time with
those whose deaths we have just recorded, but his
condemnation was deferred. He was sent down to
Wales, and on the 26th of March he was brought
before the Romish bishop who had been appointed
to his see, and condemned. On the 30th he was
burned on the south side of the cross at the marketplace
of Carmarthen. Fox records a touching proof
of the steadfastness with which he suffered. A
young man came to Ferrar to express his sympathy
with him at the painful death he was about to
undergo. Relying on the extraordinary support
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