Annales of England – John Stow
The following are extracts
from a book published in 1605, the year of John Stow’s death. The book is introduced as “A BRIEFE
DESCRIPTION OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES AND CORNWALL”, set out in chronological
order and running to 1437 pages, abruptly ending in July 1605.
Page 1169
“1582
John Paine executed at
Chelmeford
John Paine priest, being
indicted of high treason for words by him spoken to one Eliot, was attained and
condemned at Chelmesford on the last of March, and was there executed on the
second day of Aprill.”
Transcribed with acknowledgement to the Essex Society for Archaeology and History.
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