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Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: “Seven Godly and constant Martyrs, suffering at one fire together in Smithfield.” Encircled by bundles of faggots, the seven martyrs, including at least one woman, stand back-to-back and chained to three stakes. Each of the martyrs is fully clothed and is identified as (from the top, clockwise): “B. Green,” "Whittle," "Went," "Isab," "Foster," "I. Warne," and "T. Brown.” A richly dressed man sits atop a horse at the right of the image and appears to be administering the execution. A group of observers consisting of both soldiers and civilians surrounds the pyre. Unlike earlier woodcut editions of this illustration, the names of the martyrs are included. Revised version of Luborsky and Ingram 11222/42 and 11223/85, which appear in all four early English editions (1563, 1570, 1576, 1583). JPEG file (541 KB). -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: “The manner of burning Anne Askew, Iohn [John] Lacels, Iohn [John] Adams, & Nicolas Beleman, with certane [certain] of y [the] counsel [council] sitting in Smithfield.” This aerial view of Smithfield shows the martyrs tied to the stake. All four have their hands clasped in prayer while soldiers are carrying bundles of wood and placing them around the feet of the four martyrs. A large crowd encircles the arena surrounding the martyrs and soldiers on foot and horseback stand outside of the large circle. Several buildings are in the background with onlookers peering through the windows. Revised version of Luborsky and Ingram 11222/21 and 11223/54, which appear in all four of the early English editions (1563, 1570, 1576, 1583). JPEG file (421 KB). -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: William Sweeting and James Brewster stand back to back, bare-chested, with hands clasped and outstretched in prayer, and chained to the stake, while flames engulf their feet. They are surrounded by a crowd of civilians and soldiers. In earlier editions this martyrdom is illustrated by Luborsky and Ingram 11223/12 and appears only in the second early English edition (1570). However, in this edition the martyrdom is a revised design of Luborsky and Ingram 11223/37. JPEG file (453 KB). -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Three women-- Katherine Hut, Elizabeth Thackvel, and Joan Horns, are burned at the stake. All three women are fully clothed and have their hands clasped in prayer. The execution takes place at Smithfield and the women are surrounded by a group of soldiers, several of whom are on horseback. Revised design of Luborsky and Ingram 11223/91, which appears in each of the second (1570), third (1576), and fourth (1583) early English editions. JPEG file (535 KB). -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: “The martyrdome [martyrdom] of Master Iohn [John] Philpot Archdeacon, with the manner of his kneeling and praying at the Stake.” Philpot, marked "Philpot" in the image, appears at the right of the image and is kneeling before the stake and bundles of faggots. With his arms outstretched, Philpot says, "I will pay my vows in thee o Smithfield." He is surrounded by a crowd of soldiers and civilians; several of the civilians appear to be clasping their hands in prayer while the soldiers look on. Revised version of Luborsky and Ingram 11222/41 and 11223/84, which appears in all four early English editions (1563, 1570, 1576, 1583). JPEG file (494 KB). -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Six martyrs--M. Coker, W. Hopper, Hen. Laurence, Rich. Colliar, Rich. Wright, and Wil. Stere—are chained at the waist to three stakes. Some have their arms extended and some have their hands clasped as in prayer. Large flames engulf the men while a black cloud hovers above them. The martyrs are surrounded by a crowd of soldiers observing the burning. Revised version of Luborsky and Ingram 11223/75, which appears in each of the second (1570), third (1576), and fourth (1583) early English editions. JPEG file (516 KB). -
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 stoke the fire. Revised design of Luborsky and Ingram 11222/20 and 11223/52, which appear in all four early English editions (1563, 1570, 1576, 1583). However, in the earlier editions, a large and alarmed crowd is present whereas in the 1684 edition, only a few soldiers stand by. JPEG file (443 KB). -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Collins, fully dressed and chained to a stake, is burned in Smithfield for holding his dog aloft in mockery of the consecrated host. The dog is held by its tail as the executioner prepares to throw it into the fire. It appears as though Collins is speaking to the man holding his dog. A crowd gathers to witness the martyrdom. Revised design of Luborsky and Ingram 11223/51, which appears in the second (1570), third (1576), and fourth (1583) early English editions. JPEG file (452 KB). -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: James Mordon and Thomas Bernard stand tied to the stake, each with an arm around the other's shoulder and their outside arm raised. A fire burns beneath them while several men stoke the flame. A crowd of onlookers gathers around them. This image appears four times in the second early English edition (1570) to represent the martyrdoms of four separate pairs of men. In earlier editions this martyrdom is illustrated by Luborsky and Ingram 11223/12. In the present edition, the martyrdom is illustrated by a revised design of Luborsky and Ingram 11223/79, but is different from the revision of this image represented by "The burning of John Claidon and Richard Turming." JPEG file (439 KB). -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: John Claidon [Claydon] and Richard Turming stand chained together on a stake. One man has one arm on the shoulder of the other and each man has a hand raised. A crowd of civilians and soldiers surrounds them. In earlier editions this martyrdom is illustrated by Luborsky and Ingram 11223/12. Revised design of Luborsky and Ingram 11223/79, which appear multiple times in the second (1570), third (1576), and fourth (1583) early English editions. Part of the revision includes a scene with workers at the fire and attending soldiers, absent from earlier versions of this design. JPEG file (408 KB). -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Soldiers prepare to light the fire that will consume Barnes, Garret, and Jerome, who stand among faggots. This execution transpires at Smithfield, a location outside London wall that witnessed heresy executions during the reigns of Henry VIII and Mary I. A richly dressed man supervises from horseback, and some among a large crowd observe in alarm. This woodcut appears in the first through fourth editions (1563, 1570, 1576, and 1583). Luborsky and Ingram 11222/20, 11223/52. JPEG file (1.05 MB). -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: In this overhead view of Smithfield, Askew and two companions stand chained to stakes and await martyrdom. Workers prepare faggots, and a very large crowd observes, some from windows and surrounding roofs. Nicholas Shaxton, the one-time Bishop of Salisbury who resigned his bishopric following the passage of the Act of Six Articles (1539), preaches from a portable pulpit. Shaxton recanted his Protestant belief prior to this scene in order to avoid the fate of Askew and her companions. Religious authorities had illegally tortured Askew, prior to this execution, in an attempt to extract information from her concerning the identity of Protestant sympathizers at the royal court. In the center of the image, observers view the execution from a platform, which has been raised outside the church of St. Bartholomew the Great. Thunder descends from a cloud above, and soldiers on horseback manage spectators on the fringe of the crowd. This woodcut appears in the first through fourth editions (1563, 1570, 1576, and 1583) but first appears in Robert Crowley, The confutation of xiii. articles, wherunto N. Shaxton, late byshop subscribed (1548). Luborsky and Ingram 6083/1, 11222/21, 11223/54. JPEG file (1.23 MB). -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: In anticipation of his execution, Philpot (identified xylographically as "Filpot") ("I will pay my vowes in thee, O Smithfield" ["I will pay my vows in thee, O Smithfield"]) kneels before a stake and faggots. A crowd of soldiers, priests, and civilians observes, some of whom clasp their hands in prayer. This woodcut appears in the first through fourth editions (1563, 1570, 1576, and 1583). Luborsky and Ingram 11222/41, 11223/84. JPEG file (1.02 MB). -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Surrounded by faggots, seven figures stand back to back and against three stakes. The central man is bound at the waist, and the man on his left extends his arm upward. As men on horseback direct the execution from either side, a worker prepares additional faggots and a crowd of soldiers observes. The blank spaces near the martyrs allow for the insertion of drop-in type into the woodblock, but this type was not employed. This woodcut appears in the first through fourth editions (1563, 1570, 1576, and 1583). Luborsky and Ingram 11222/42, 11223/85. JPEG file (1.11 MB).