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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 6: The sixth Book.Volume 1 › Book 6: The sixt 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.
After this, there was a godly woman burnt at Chipping Sudbury, by the Chancellor Doctor Whittington: who,1 after she was burned, and the people returning homeward, a Bull brake loose from a Butcher, that was in hand to have slain him, singled out Doctor Whittington from all the people, and (hurting neither old nor young) took him alone, gored him thorough and thorough, carrying his guts,2 and training them with his horns all the streets over, to the great admiration of all the people. This is testified by divers credible witnesses.
After this, there was a godly woman burnt at Chipping Sudburie, by the Chaunceller Doctor Whittington: who,1 after she was burned, and the people returning homeward, a Bull brake loose from a Butcher, that was in hande to haue slaine him, singled out Doctor Whittington from all the people, and (hurting neither olde nor young) tooke him alone, gored him thorough and thorough, carrying his guts,2 and trayning them with his hornes all the stréetes ouer, to the great admiration of all the people. This is testified by diuers credible witnesses.
- 1A woman burnt.
- 2Gods judgement.Gods iudgement.
An. 1485. §1485The ix. of March, amongest other good men in Coventry, these nine hereunder named, were examined, before John, bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, in S. Michaels church, and recanted.