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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.
The same year the 29. of March,1 Tho. Man was burned in Smithfield: who had before abjured, an, 1511. the 14. of August: against auricular confession, the sacrament of extreme unction: against worshipping of images, that the popish church was not the church of God, &c. Doct. Head pronounced likewise sentence against him, & delivered him to the sheriff of London, to be presently burned:2 with this protestation made before, that he might not consent to the death of any: & therefore he desired the sheriff not to punish him with rigour.
The same yéere the 29. of March,1 Tho. Man was burned in Smithfield: who had before abiured, ann, 1511. the 14. of August: against auricular confessiō, the sacramē of extreme vnction: against worshipping of images, that ye popish church was not ye church of God, &c. Doct. Hedd pronoūced likewise sentence against him, & deliuered him to the sheriffe of London, to be presently burned:2 with this protestatiō made before, that he might not consent to the death of any: & therfore he desired the sheriffe not to punish him with rigour.
- 1Thomas Man martyr,
- 2Pilate washeth his hands.
This year was the great abjuration at Amersham,1
This yere was the great abiuration at Amersham,