ctful terms of men
vowed to sacred offices."

To this I answered that I had been brought up from my birth to treat my
pastors and teachers with respect and reverence, but that I could feel
none for a man who had abused his sacred office by deceiving unfortunate
men.

Then they began to examine me as to my faith, and commanded me to say
the Paternoster, Ave Maria, and the Creed in Latin, which, rubbing up
such Latin as I remembered from Mr. Timotheus Herrick's instructions, I
made difficult shift to do, informing them at the same time that I could
say all these things much more readily in English. And this part of my
examination being over, and my judges seeming satisfied, I began to
breathe more freely, hoping that all might end well.

But now they began to examine me on more particular and nicer points,
and it was plain to me that if I did but make a slip they would visit it
upon my body. For they demanded first, whether I believed or not that
any bread or wine remained in the paten or in the chalice after the
consecration, and second, whether or not the bread and the wine were not
actually the very body and blood of our Lord. To have answered "No" to
these questions would have insured my death, therefore I cudgeled my
brains for a fitting reply to them, well knowing what depended upon it.
And bethinking me of the articles and teachings of my own church, I made
answer that I was no scholar or theologian, but a simple country
gentleman that had left subtle points to priests and schoolmen, and had
always held what they taught me, namely, that our blessed Lord is indeed
verily and truly present in the sacrament of His body and blood. This
answer seemed to satisfy them, but presently they asked me if I did not
follow the teachings of Doctor Martin Luther. I cheerfully replied to
that, that I knew naught about Doctor Luther, and had never heard his
name mentioned until I came into Mexico; which was plain truth, for we
were out of the world at Beechcot, and knew naught of controversies.
Then they would have me to tell them what I had been taught to believe
in England, to which I answered that I had never been taught any other
doctrine than that to which I had already testified, and in which I did
firmly and truly believe as a good Christian man, hoping for salvation
in the Christian faith.

"We must have a more satisfactory answer than that," said the Chief
Inquisitor, "otherwise we must try what a sterner method will do