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BL. EDWARD STRANSHAM, PRIEST AND MARTYR - 21 JANUARY

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY   Saints celebrated on the 21st of January WELCOME! BLESSED EDWARD STRANSHAM, PRIEST AND MARTYR The Manner of Execution at Tyburn   Mr Edward Stransham (Transham), whom Mr Stow, in his annals, calls Edmund Barber , from the name under which he disguised himself upon the mission, was born at or near Oxford, and educated in St John's college, in that university, where he took the degree of bachelor of arts, in 1575-6. Not long after this, he left the university and the protestant religion, and went over to Douay, where I find him in June, 1576: and going afterwards to Rheims, (the college being translated thither) he was ordained priest in December, 1580, and sent upon the mission on the last day of June, 1581, with three others; one of which was Mr Woodfen , who afterwards suffered with him. The account that both Mr Rishton and Dr Bridgewater give of these two missioners, is short, but very full and expressive. The former writes as follow...