Christian heroes and martyrs . ng to die. Early on the morning of the 28th of June, 1556, the day appointedfor their execution, they were taken from Newgate to Stratford-le-Bow,the place where they were to suffer. When they had come there, thesheriff tried by a stratagem to win them over. He divided them intotwo companies, and placed them in separate rooms. This done, he wentto one of the companies, and told them the others had recanted, bywhich means their lives had been saved. He advised the others tofollow their example, and not cast themselves away by continuingobstinate. But his appeal ha
Christian heroes and martyrs . ng to die. Early on the morning of the 28th of June, 1556, the day appointedfor their execution, they were taken from Newgate to Stratford-le-Bow,the place where they were to suffer. When they had come there, thesheriff tried by a stratagem to win them over. He divided them intotwo companies, and placed them in separate rooms. This done, he wentto one of the companies, and told them the others had recanted, bywhich means their lives had been saved. He advised the others tofollow their example, and not cast themselves away by continuingobstinate. But his appeal had no effect on the little band, and when the sheriffsaw this he made no further attempt to persuade them to change fromthe faith they loved. They were brought out and all led togetherto the place where the stakes had been set up. The eleven men were tied to three stakes, but the two womenwere in the middle, not tied to any stake—being in the midst of thefagots. So they were all burned together in one fire; and it is told -?r. BURNING OF ELEVEN MEN AND TWO WOMEN- 5 H THE WORLDS CHRISTIAN MARTYRS. of them, that such was their love to each other, and constancy intheir Saviour Christ, that it made all the lookers-on to marvel. Account of the Trials and Executions of Julius Palmer, JohnGwin, and Thomas Askine. Julius Palmer was the son of a merchant of excellent reputation,living in the city of Coventry. He received his early education at thepublic school of that place; after which he was sent to Oxford, wherehe graduated, and afterward was elected a fellow of Magdalene college,Oxford university. As Palmer had been brought up a Romanist, he refused to conformto the religious changes made in the time of Edward VI.; for whichhe was expelled from the college, and for some time supported him-self by keeping a school at Oxford. On the accession of queenMary, commissioners were sent to Magdalene college, to displace suchofficials as refused to acknowledge the pope. Palmer availed himsel
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