Episode 2 of 2
Cheapside Pillorying
- When
- 25 June 1561
- Where
- Cheapside, London
- Part of
- Pillorying of Francis Coxe
Coxe publicly confessed to using 'sinistral and divelysh artes' at the Pillory in Cheapside on 25 June 1561.
On 25 June 1561, after severe punishment, Coxe made a public confession at the Pillory in Cheapside, London. He admitted to the 'employment of certayne sinistral and divelysh artes.' His 'Unfained Retractation' was published in a contemporary broadside.
Sources
- Francis Coxe Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-31
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