The same Matthew?

[Lindsay]

Originally Posted by Phoenix

I can understand why that might have been contested. It sounds as if the unfortunate man had a fever, and it might have been argued that even if that was what he said, he might not have been in his right mind.

It sounded like that to me too. I wonder if the rest was supposed to show he was making sense?

"There came to visit him Richard
Lyfford and John Mylway of Newington aforesd.
They fynding him on his bedd, dyd aske him
how he dyd and he replying unto them said
even as you doo see."

Then, after prayers and the bit I've quoted he went on:

"Verily should we that are of the household of
god, dispaire of gods mercies for even as like a potter
doth forme and fashione his potts to what proportion
he liketh so doth the Lord his chosen people" (well, he was a vicar)