 Elizabeth is known to have been an active supporter of the new Protestant religion, of the unorthodox Evangelical variety.She had entertained at her house on the corner of Milk Street (rented from the Mercers) Hugh Latimer(martyred 1555), Robert Barnes, Thomas Garret and William Jerome, (martyred together in 1540) and other evangelicals, and in 1540 had been indicted under the first enquiry under the Six Articles to abolish "diversity in opinions".Bishop Bonner chaired the commission, which included at least 5 mercers