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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
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.
Ann. 1514. §1514one Richard Hunn, merchant tailor in the city of London, was privily made away, and hanged in the Lollards tower,1 for the trueth: and after his death, to make him more odious, they picked certain articles against him, out of the preface of his English Bible. This was done by one Doct. Head. The 20. of Decemb. the dead corps of Richard Hunn was burned in Smithfield: first having condemned it of heresy, (after they had hanged him in prison secretly) is body was burned, 16. days after his murdering. But the matter having bin fully examined by the council, & judges, and justices of the realm: it was found by good proof, and sufficient evidence, that D. Horsey the Chancellor,2 Charles Joseph the Summer, and John Spalding the hell-ringer, had committed the murder But by the suited of the Bishop of ⟨p. 411⟩London unto the Cardinal Woolsey, at the gaole delivery, the next Sessions, the kings attorney pronounced the judgement against Horsey to be false, and him not to be guilty of the murder.
Ann. 1514. §1514one Richard Hunn, merchant tailor in the city of London, was priuily made away, and hanged in the Lollards tower,1 for the trueth: and after his death, to make him more odious, they picked certaine articles against him, out of the preface of his English Bible. This was done by one Doct. Hedd. The 20. of Decemb. the dead corps of Richard Hunn was burned in Smithfield: first hauing condēned it of heresy, (after they had hanged him in prison secretly) is bodie was burned, 16. daies after his murdering. But the matter hauing bin fully examined by the councel, & iudges, and iustices of the realme: it was found by good proofe, and sufficient euidence, that D. Horsey the Chancelor,2 Charles Ioseph the Summer, and Iohn Spalding the hel-ringer, had committed the murther But by the suited of the Bishop of