The Burning of Anne Askew

Anne Askew, "The Fair Gospeler" was burnt at the stake for heresy on the 16 July 1546 by the order of King Henry VIII... No copyright intended

"To thee O Lord I bequeath my spirit,
that art the work-master of the same,
It is thine, Lord, therefore take it of right,
my carcass on earth I leave, from whence it came.

Although to ashes it be now burned,
I know thou canst raise it again,
In the same likeness as thou it formed,
in heaven with thee evermore to remain."

Quoted from the ballad, 'I Am a Woman Poor and Blind" that is believed to be written by Anne Askew herself...

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