26. Prest'S Wife
Explanatory Notes
Item: likewise, also.
244 κατά τήν ἐναντίωσιν. 'in accordance with his opposition'. See FBMO.
245 In nomine . . . sancti: Matthew 28: 19 (a text used in baptismal liturgy).
say it me in Latin: Bishop Bonner demands that Milles recite the liturgy in Latin, rather than use the vernacular version authorized under Edward VI.
26. PREST'S WIFE
246 a certain poor woman: a woman who was known only by the surname of her husband, a man named Prest.
Doctor Troubleville: Doctor James Turberville, Bishop of Exeter.
on this wise: in this manner.
247 cards and tow: cards are instruments for combing fibre into a form suitable for spinning; tow is flax prepared for spinning.
'He that leaveth . . . et cetera': Mark 10: 29 – 31.
248 'This is my body' . . . 'This is my blood': Mark 14: 22 – 4.
bready god: Eucharistic bread.
your creed, which . . . of his father: Apostles' Creed.
dwell in temples made with hands: Isaiah 66: 1 – 2, Acts 7: 48.
worshipped in spirit and truth: John 4: 24 – 5.
jolly: arrogantly presumptuous.
249 when I was persecuted . . . unto another: Matthew 10: 23.
true church: the invisible church of 'true' Christians, rather than the officially established church.
250 significative: pertaining to the external sign of Christ's sacrifice, rather than its commemorative signification in holy communion.
251 'Who can number his sins?': Psalm 19: 12.
fray: ward off.
disfigured: damaged by iconoclastic attack.
a-whoring after strange gods: Deuteronomy 31: 16.
clapped: shut up (i.e. imprisoned).
252 Anabaptist: a member of a radical sect in disfavour with Roman Catholics and magisterial Protestants.
253 God is my father: Matthew 6: 9.
marriage . . . Lamb: Revelation 19: 9.
27. EDWIN SANDYS
254 Duke of Northumberland: John Dudley.
Lady Jane: Lady Jane Grey.