Robert Drake (martyr)
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Robert Drake (martyr)
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Robert Drake(s) was the Rector of The Parish of Thundersley, Essex. He was burned at the stake for his Protestant faith. He was examined by the Bishop of Winchester who asked whether Drake would comply with the laws of England at the time. According to Foxe's Book of Martyrs he replied, “As for your church of Rome, I utterly defy and refuse it, with all the works thereof, even as I refuse the devil and all his works.” This was during the reign of Queen Mary I, daughter of Henry VIII; she restore
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