After my mother (as she saith) had travailed iij dayes in great hassard of hir life, uppon Sonday was praied for at Paules Crose in the begining of the sermon; after which, in the time the psalme was singing, she was delivered, at the hower of xi, beinge Passion Sonday, then the last day of March, 1560, just 14 dayes before Easter Day. Now the Lady Staffard, hearinge of the troblesome travaile, came and minestered a drinke, and imediatly received me frome my mother. Then was I weake, and presently baptised by the name of John; which the next Sonday after being solemnised my day of baptisme, the name remained John. My godfathers weare my coson, Master Richard Whethill ² , gent, and Staple merchaunt, Master William Franlin, gent. and Danscique merchaunt; the good Lady Woodrufe my godmother.