He afterwards owned that Hooper had converted him from his evil life, and took a touching farewell of the bishop (8 February 1555) before the latter's martyrdom at the stake.
hiː ˈæftɚwɚdz ˈoʊnd ðæt hˈuːpɚ hæd kənvˈɜːɾᵻd hˌɪm fɹʌm hɪz ˈiːvəl lˈaɪf, ænd tˈʊk ɐ tˈʌtʃɪŋ fɛɹwˈɛl ʌvðə bˈɪʃəp ˈeɪt fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə lˈæɾɚz mˈɑːɹɾɚdəm æt ðə stˈeɪk.