They obtained recantations by some witnesses of their testimony at trial. In his final days Cranmer's circumstances changed, which led to several recantations. At one meeting the issue of deathbed recantations came up. His recantations of his Protestantism would have been a major coup. Similarly, the Protestant party had difficulty in making use of the event, given Cranmer's recantations. Other common innocence efforts center on victim recantations if applicable.