Religious beliefs Richard Morgan (Tudor judge)

the streatham portrait, believed 1590s copy of contemporary painting of lady jane grey. morgan part of special commission tried , protestant propagandists portrayed later illness result of belated remorse.



the burning of bishop hooper @ gloucester, woodcut 1583 edition of foxe s actes , monuments morgan attended burning, having earlier denounced hooper in strongest terms.

morgan s detention in fleet prison makes clear not merely religious conservative committed catholic. group around mary particularly strong redoubt of catholic faith , morgan must have known under constant surveillance. however, continued represent gloucester, increasingly protestant stronghold, apparently without difficulty. professionalism lawyer made him useful regime , helps explain brevity of incarceration.

his religious commitment not affected imprisonment. first will, dated 18 july 1552, made 3 months after passing of second act of uniformity of edward vi s reign, prohibited attendance @ services not covered book of common prayer. in direct contravention of act, asked catholic burial , sacraments of true , catholic church ministered unto me according , true institutions of same.

his commitment included adherence every aspect of marian counter-reformation. attended in person burning of john hooper, bishop of gloucester , worcester on 9 february 1555, took place in gloucester - not essential responsibility of office. according john foxe, morgan particularly vindictive towards hooper @ deprivation. must have encountered hooper many times in course of work @ gloucester.

afterwardes iudge morgan began rayle @ maister hooper, longe tyme, manye opprobrious , foule woordes, of doyng @ gloucester, in punishing of men, , sayde: there neuer suche tyraunt was.




^ cite error: named reference morgan invoked never defined (see page).
^ john foxe: actes , monumentes of churche, 1563 edition, p.1123 @ john foxe s acts , monuments online, retrieved july 2013.