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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.
When the wood was begun to be set on fire, he song, In manus tuas Domine, commendo spiritum meum. When that was ended, and he began vehemently to burn: he ⟨p. 339⟩said in the Bohemian tongue: O Lord God, father almighty, have mercy upon me, and be merciful to mine offences, for thou knowest, how that sincerely I have loved thy truth. He was by reason of the stoutness of his nature, long in burning. After he was dead, they brought his bedding, books, hood, &c. & burned them all to ashes in the same fire: which after they did diligently gather, & cast into the river of Rhine. Thus much, touching John Huss, and Hierome of Prague: whose history was written by a Bohemian, who was present, and a beholder of the action.
When the wood was begunne to bée set on fire, hée song, In manus tuas Domine, commendo spiritum meum. When that was ended, and he beganne vehemently to burne: hée ⟨p. 339⟩said in the Bohemian tongue: O Lord God, father almighty, haue mercy vpon me, and be mercifull to mine offences, for thou knowest, how that sincerly I haue loued thy truth. He was by reason of the stoutnes of his nature, long in burning. After he was dead, they brought his bedding, books, hood, &c. & burned them all to ashes in the same fire: which after they did diligently gather, & cast into the riuer of Rhine. Thus much, touching Iohn Husse, and Hierome of Prage: whose historie was written by a Bohemian, who was present, and a beholder of the action.
In the mean time, while Hierome was in trouble, and brought before the council, the nobles of Bohemia,1 and Morania, (grieved with their dealings) directed letters unto this barbarous Council of popish murderers, greatly blaming them for their fact, and defending both master John Huss, and master Hierom, ending their letters in this sort: the premisses notwithstanding, we (setting apart all fear & mens ordinances provided to the contrary,) will maintain & defend the law of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the devout, hum ble, and constant preachers thereof, even to the shedding of our blood: dated at Sternberg, an. 1415.