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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.
About the year 1417. §1417the L. Cobham having now been in Wales the space of four years (the King proclaiming a great sum of money to him that could take sir John Oldcastle either quick or dead) the L. Powes brought him up to ⟨p. 344⟩London,1 about the month of December: At which time there was a Parliament assembled at London, for the relief of money to be sent to the K. whom the bishops had set to work to fight in France: the records of which parliament do thus say: that on tuesday the 14. of December, and the 20 of the parliament, sir John Oldcastle of Cowling, being outlawed in the Kings bench, and excommunicated before the Archb. of Canterbury for heresy, was brought before the Lords, and having heard his said convictions, answered not thereto in his excuse: upon which record and process, it was adjudged that he should be taken as a traitor to the king, and carried to the Tower of London,2 and from thence drawn thorough the city unto the new gallows in S. Giles without temple bar, and there hanged, and burned hanging.
About the yéere 1417. §1417the L. Cobham hauing now béene in Wales the space of foure yéeres (the King proclaiming a great summe of mony to him that could take sir Iohn Oldcastle either quicke or dead) the L. Powes brought him vp to ⟨p. 344⟩London,1 about the moneth of Decēber: At which time there was a Parlement assembled at London, for the reléefe of mony to be sent to the K. whom the bishops had set to worke to fight in France: the records of which parlement doo thus say: that on tuesday the 14. of December, and the 20 of the parlement, sir Iohn Oldcastell of Cowling, being outlawed in the Kings bench, and excommunicated before the Archb. of Canterburie for heresie, was brought before the Lords, and hauing heard his said conuictions, answered not thereto in his excuse: vpon which record and processe, it was adiudged that he should be taken as a traytor to the king, and caried to the Tower of London,