Foxe's Christian martyrs of the world; the story of the advance of Christianity from Bible times to latest periods of persecution .. . ables, and a great number of other attendants, came tothe door, which they beat upon with their staves. After arousing thefamily from their beds, Tyrrel told Munt and his wife that he had cometo take them to Colchester jail. This sudden alarm unnerved Mrs. Munt, who was not in good faint, she asked Tyrrel, who guarded the door, to let herdaughter, Rose, go out to fetch her some water, before starting on theroad to prison. Tyrrel permitted Rose to
Foxe's Christian martyrs of the world; the story of the advance of Christianity from Bible times to latest periods of persecution .. . ables, and a great number of other attendants, came tothe door, which they beat upon with their staves. After arousing thefamily from their beds, Tyrrel told Munt and his wife that he had cometo take them to Colchester jail. This sudden alarm unnerved Mrs. Munt, who was not in good faint, she asked Tyrrel, who guarded the door, to let herdaughter, Rose, go out to fetch her some water, before starting on theroad to prison. Tyrrel permitted Rose to go out with her pitcher to the well, buttook an opportunity, as she passed him, to say, Persuade your fatherand mother, girl, to bear themselves more like good Christians andless like heretics—then they may soon go free. Sir, Rose replied to Tyrrel, they have a better instructor thanI am,—One who, I hope, will not suffer them to err. Why, said Tyrrel, art thou still in that mind, thou naughtyhussy ? marry, it is time indeed to lock up such heretics as thou!Then turning to his company, he cried, Sirs, this gossip will burn :. EDMUND TYRREL AND ROSE ALLEN. 54° THE WORLDS CHRISTIAN MARTYRS. what do you think of her? Why truly, sir, said one, prove hertand you shall see what she will do when the time comes. The cruel Tyrrel then took the candle from the girl, for it was yetdark, and holding her wrist in a firm grasp, put the lighted candleunder her hand, burning it across the back, till the skin cracked. Thisbarbarous act he accompanied with oaths and abuse, saying contin-ually, Cry, wench! Let me hear you cry! But with wonderfulcourage Rose refrained from uttering a sound, until at last, Tyrrelthrust her violently from him and the poor girl escaped into thehouse more dead than alive. Tyrrel then went into the house, and seized William Munt, hiswife, and Rose Allen, her daughter, and took them all to Colchestercastle, together with John Johnson, whom they stopped on their way
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