William Sawtrey, also known as William Salter (died March 1401) was an English Roman Catholic priest and Lollard martyr. He was executed for heresy. Sawtrey...

King of Germany, is crowned King of the Romans at Cologne. March 2 – William Sawtrey, a Lollard, is the first person to be burned at the stake at Smithfield...

the Bible. Death by burning is the punishment for heresy. 2 March – William Sawtrey, a Lollard, is the first person to be burned at the stake at Smithfield...

during his reign. Just one year after his death, however, in 1401, William Sawtrey was burnt alive for heresy. Death by burning for heresy was formally...

before convocation and, unable to face death by burning, like that of William Sawtrey, he recanted at St Paul's Cross in London and returned to orthodoxy...

King of Germany, is crowned King of the Romans at Cologne. March 2 – William Sawtrey, a Lollard, is the first person to be burned at the stake at Smithfield...

authoritative Arundel. Its passing was immediately followed by the burning of William Sawtrey, curate of St Margaret's, Lynn. He had previously abjured but had relapsed...

William Salter may refer to: William Sawtrey (died 1401), also known as William Salter William Salter (MP) (died 1404), English politician William Salter...

placed on the city's gates People charged with and convicted of heresy: William Sawtrey (1401) John Badby (1410) Thomas Bagley (1431) Richard Bayfield (1531)...

dealing with heretics. On 1 May 1399, William Sawtrey, a Norfolk curate and a Lollard, was examined before him. Sawtrey recanted his heresies in public and...