This good woman being condemned, and at the stake with Simon Miller to be burnt, when the fire came vnto her, she a little shranke thereat, with a voyce crying once, ha. MarginaliaElizabeth Cooper strengthned at the stake by Simon Miller.When the sayd Simon Miller heard the same, he put hys hand behinde him towarde her, and willed her to be strong, and of good chere: For good sister (sayd he) we shal haue a ioyfull and a sweete supper. Wherat she being, as it seemed, therby strēgthned, stoode as still and as quiet as one most glad to finish that good worke which before most happely she had begon. So in fine she ended her life with her companion ioyfully, committing her soule into the handes of almighty God.

The Martyrdome of X. faithfull and blessed Martyrs, v. men and v. women, burnt at Colchester, v. in the forenoone, and v. in the afternoone, for the testimony and witnes of Christ Iesus and his glorious Gospell.  

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Rose Allin

The entire account of these martyrs, apart from a disgression added in 1570, first appeared in the 1563 edition. It was drawn from London diocesan records and from individual informants. Cuts were made to this material in the 1570 edition, but apart from the disgression just mentioned, nothing was added to the 1570 edition.

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MarginaliaAugust. 2.MarginaliaThe Martyrdome of x. godly Martyrs, v. men and v. women at Colchester.AS it is no new thing in those whome we call prelates & priestes of the church, to be raisers vp of persecutiō against Christ, and his poore flocke:  

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In the 1563 edition, this passage went on to criticise the nobility for aiding the clergy in persecuting God's faithfull. For reasons of prudence this passage was deleted in the 1570 edition.

And first thou remembrest (gentle Reader) how mētion was made a litle before pag. 2156. of 22. which were sent vp prisoners together from Colchester to London by the Eare of Oxford, the L. Darcy, M. Tirrill of Saint Osithes, and other Commissioners & Iustices &c. The which 22. (as is aforesaid) through a gētle submission put vnto them, were afterward released and deliuered. In the number of these foresayd 22.

was one MarginaliaWilliam Mount, Alice hys wife, Rose Allin her daughter.William Mount of Muchbentley in Essex, husband mā, with Alice his wife, and Rose Allin maid, the daughter of the sayd Alice Mount: which comming home agayne to their house at Muchbentley aforesayd, refrayned themselues from the vnsauery seruice of the popish church, and frequented the company of good men and womē which gaue them selues diligently to reading, inuocating, and calling vpon the name of God through Christ: wherby they so freated þ^e wicked priest of the towne called MarginaliaTho. Tye priest, a wicked promotor.Sir Thomas Tye, and other like vnto him, that casting their heades together, they made a pestilent supplication to the Lord Darcy, in the name of the whole parish, the tenure whereof hereafter followeth.

MarginaliaA supplicatiō of þ^e persecutors, to the L. Darcy.PLeaseth it your honorable Lordshyp to be aduertised that we cōfesse, whilest your good Lordshyp lay here in the countrey, the people were stayed in good order, to our great comfort: but since your Lordships departure, they haue made digression from good order in some places, and namely in the Parish of Muchbentley, by reason of three sedicious persons, William Mount and his wife, and Rose her daughter, who by their coulourable submission (as it doth appeare) were dismist and sent downe from the Byshop of Londō, and since their comming home, they haue not onely in their owne persons shewed manifest signes and tokens of disobedience, in not commyng to the Church, nor yet obseruyng other good orders: but also most maliciously and seditiously haue seduced many from commyng to the Church, and from obeying all other good orders, mockyng also those that frequent the church, & callyng them church Owles, & blasphemously callyng þ^e blessed Sacramēt of þ^e altar a blind God, with diuers such like blasphemies. In consideration wherof, may it please your honour (for the loue of God, and for the tēder zeale your good Lordship beareth to iustice, and commō peace & quietnes of the Kyng and Queenes Maiesties louing subiectes) to award out your warrant for the sayd William Mount, his wife, and Rose her daughter, that they beyng attached and brought before your good Lordshyp, we trust the rest will feare to offend (theyr ryng leaders of sedition beyng apprehēded) to the quietnes of other obedient subiectes.

Your dayly Oratours the Parishners of Muchbentley,MarginaliaCruell persecutors.
Thomas Tye Priest, Iohn Carter, Thomas Candeler,
Iohn Barker, Richard Mere, Iohn Paynter, William
Harris, Iohn Ricarde, with other.

This being done, the sayd MarginaliaTho. Tye a false brother, and a bloudy persecutor.Syr Thomas Tye bethought with him self where the persecuted did resort. For in the beginning of Queene Maries raygne, for a tweluemoneth and more, he came not to church, but frequented the company of Godly men and women, which abstayned frō the same, and, as they thought, he laboured to keepe a good conscience, but the sequele shewed hym to be a false brother. Now (as I sayd) he partly knowing the places of refuge for honest men, did further enquire of other about the same, and being thereof sufficiently (as he thought) instructed to his purpose, immediatly about the tyme the supplication aboue specified was exhibeted to the said Lord Darcy, wrote secretly a letter to Boner Byshop of London, wherein he maketh his accompt how he had bestowed his tyme, and complayned of diuers honest men, amōg the which was the sayd William Mount and his company. The tenure of which letter hereafter followeth.

MarginaliaTyes letter to B. Boner.RIght honorable Lord, after my boūden duty done in most humble wise, these shall be to signify vnto your Lordship the state of our parties concerning religion. And first since the comming downe of the xxiiij. rancke heretickes dismissed from you, the detestable sorte of Schismatickes were neuer so bolde since the King and Queenes maiestyes raignes, as they are now at thys present. In Muchbentley where your Lordship is Patrone of the church, since William Mount, and Alice hys wife, with Rose Allin her daughter came home, they do not onely absent themselues from the church, and seruice