John Penry

John Penry (* 1563 in Brecknockshire, Cefn Brith in Llangammarch, † May 29, 1593 ) was a Protestant and martyr of Wales.

Life

He was born in Brecknockshire near Llangammarch and enrolled about Christopher Marlowe in December 1580 Peterhouse, Cambridge and at the time was probably a Catholic; but he soon became a staunch Protestant with strong Puritan tendencies. After completing his B. A. He moved to St. Alban 's Hall, Oxford, MA to be there in July 1586 to obtain. He was looking for there not to the priesthood, but was licensed as " University Preacher".

A few notes are known of his preaching tours in Wales, they would most likely have occurred within a few months in 1586 until the autumn of 1587. To preach because of his ability, he has become known as Telyn Cymru (the Welsh Harp ). 1562 had a " Parliamentary Law" permission obtained that the Bible should be translated into the Celtic language; the New Testament came out in 1567, but the printed edition had remained low and there was hardly a copy for each community. Enraged by this fact Penry published in 1587 on behalf of the county of Wales A Treatise Containing The Æquity of an Humble Supplication that the gospel will celebrated in Celtic language (that some order 'may be taken for the preaching of the Gospel among Those people). Archbishop Whitgift, annoyed at this criticism, let him quote before the " High Commission " and detained him for a month. After his release from prison Penry married a woman from Northampton, where he lived for several years. With the support of Sir Richard Knightley, he helped in the construction of Robert Walde Graves printing press, which worked for about a year ( 1588). As a result, the printing press in various places in Warwickshire and Others in East Moulsey ( Surrey ) was Fawsley ( Northamptonshire ), Coventry erected and finally came in August 1589 to Manchester. On this printing press both Penry 's Exhortation to the Governours and people of Wales, and View of ... such publike wants and disorders as are in the service of God ... in Wales and Martin Marprelates tracts was printed. Some authors have John Penry behind " Martin Marprelate " suspected. Today, however, is seen as the author of this pamphlet majority Throckmorton.

In January 1590 his house was searched in Northampton and confiscated manuscripts. Penry was able to escape to Scotland. There he published several tracts and the translation of a well-known theological work Theses Genevenses. After a stay of about three years in Scotland he decided in 1592 to return to England, in particular to the Gospel in Celtic language to proclaim. There he learned the Independents know and joined the separatist church in London under Henry Barrowe in which he initially denied his priesthood, although he appears to be a regular preacher was arrested by the Minister Francis Johnson and John Greenwood.

Arrest and execution

In March 1593 he was arrested and thrown into the Poultry Compter prison, where efforts have been made to "invent " reasons for a felony against him. After this had not succeeded in an indictment for seduction ( Sedition ) was discovered due to a harsh and accusatory petition draft designed to Queen Elizabeth I, who had been found among his private papers, which was never published or presented somewhere.

On May 25, 1593 he was sentenced by the Queen's Bench. His postponed by several days end came unexpectedly when he was informed on May 29 during lunch that he would hanged on the same day at an unusual hour 5 pm, with the signature of his old enemy, the Archbishop of Canterbury John Whitgift, together with the Mr John Puckering and Popham the Lord Keeper and Lord Chief Justice, was to be read on this authorization letter. Penry had written letters to Lord Burghley and Essex before his death from prison.

His chains were removed and he was on a wattle through the narrow streets of St.Thomas at Watering -connected ( a few miles from Deptford, the place of death of Christopher Marlowe on subsequent days, May 30, 1593) and hangs in the open air. Neither his wife nor his four daughters Eleanor "Deliverance, Comfort, Safety and Sure- Hope", which he ever was suitable on a Bible to the conclusion that it was allowed to be present. No one knows where he was buried. To his memory Llangammarch Wells by the local sculptor Elisabteth Yeomans was in the churchyard of St. Cadmark, a statue of John Penrys built.

The unexplained, delayed by four days deferment of execution (29 May 1593), the unusual late time of execution in the afternoon (17 clock ), the death of Christopher Marlowe within 24 hours (30 May 1593), the absolute secrecy of the public execution without the presence of the family and the official responsibility for both bodies ( Penry and Marlowe ) by William Danby, the Coroner of the Queens Houshold have contributed to the development of scientifically - accepted theory called Marlowe. The biographer of Lord Burghley Conveyer Read assumes that Burghley to Archbishop John Whitgift not only rebuked but tried everything what was in his power, the life of John Penry (as well as that of Henry Barrowe and John Greenwood ) to save.

Writings (excerpt)

• The Aequity of a Humble Supplication ( 1587 )
• An Exhortation unto the Governors and People of Wales ( 1588)
• A supplication unto the High Court of Parliament ( 1588)