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An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the ChurchAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church
An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the Church: written by that Reverend Father, Master John Fox: and now abridged by Timothy Bright, Doctor of Physic, for such as either through want of leisure, or ability have not the use of so necessary an historyAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church: written by that Reuerend Father, Maister Iohn Fox: and now abridged by Timothe Bright, Doctour of Phisicke, for such as either through want of leysure, or abilitie haue not the vse of so necessary an history
London: printed by I. Windet, 1589
Volume 1 › Book 5: The fifth Book.Volume 1 › Book 5: The fifth Booke.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Now, when the 25. of September was come, which was the Monday before Michaelmas Anno 1413. §1413The archb. commanded his judicial seat to be removed from the chapterhouse of Pauls, to the Dominic friars within Ludgate in London, with divers Bish. Doct. Friars, monks, priests, canons, parish clerks, bell ringers, & pardoners: which rabble all disdained the L. Cobham,, with innumerable mocks, and scorns. reckoning him to be an horrible heretic,1 and a man accursed afore God: and after the day spending in reasoning to, & fro; of the sacrament of the altar, of shriving, of the authority of the Pope, of pilgrimages, and worshipping of Images, because he did not believe in these points as the holy Romish Church did teach; the Archbishop stood up,2 and read a bill of condemnation against him: after which bill read, the L. Cobham said with a most cheerful countenance. Though you judge my body, which is but a wretched thing, yet am I certain, and sure, that ye can do no harm to my soul, no more than Satan could do to the soul of Job. And as concerning these articles, I will stand to them to the very death, by the grace of my eternal god. And after a short instruction to the people, he fell there upon his knees, holding up his hands, and eyes to heaven, & prayed for his enemies: O lord God eternal, I beseech thee for thy great mercies,3 to forgive my pursuers, if it be thy blessed will. And then he was delivered to sir R. Morley, and so led again to the tower. This being done, the B. and priests feigned an abjuration in the name of the L. Cob. to the end to blear the eyes of the unlearned ⟨p. 316⟩multitude for a time; neither did it ever come to the hands of the L. Cobham.
Now, when the 25. of September was come, which was the Munday before Michaelmas Anno 1413. §1413The archb. commanded his iudiciall seat to be remoued from the chapterhouse of Paules, to ye Dominicke friers within Ludgate in London, with diuers Bish. Doct. Friers, monks, priests, chanons, parish clearks, belringers, & pardoners: which rabble al disdained the L. Cobham,, with innumerable mocks, and scornes. reckoning him to be an horrible heretike,