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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.
In the morning, about 8. of the clock, the rude people, (boiling with drink) cried out: burn him, burn him. This rude people the Franciscans greatly encouraged. So they bound Henry, hands, neck, and feet, and with great noise brought him forth to be burned. When he came to the fire, for very weakness he sate down on the ground. By and by, there was present one May, a president, corrupted with money, that condemned him, and pronounced sentence. Which done, one stroke him behind on the head with a sharp dagger, John Holmes of the new Church, stroke him with a mace. Other thrust him into the back, and arms: and that so often as he began to speak. One named Master Gunter ⟨p. 432⟩crying out, and encouraging them, and saying: go too good fellows boldly, truly God is with us present.
In the morning, about 8. of the clocke, the rude people, (boyling with drinke) cried out: burne him, burn him. This rude people the Franciscans greatly encouraged. So they bound Henrie, hands, necke, and féete, and with great noyse brought him foorth to be burned. When he came to the fire, for very weakenes he sate down on the ground. By and by, there was present one May, a president, corrupted with money, that condemned him, and pronounced sentence. Which done, one stroke him behinde on the head with a sharp dagger, Iohn Holmes of the new Church, stroke him with a mace. Other thrust him into the backe, and armes: and that so often as he began to speake. One named Master Gunter ⟨p. 432⟩criyng out, and encouraging them, and saying: go too good fellowes boldly, truly God is with vs present.
After this, he brought a Franciscan Friar unto Henry, that he should be confessed, to whom he said: because he never offended him, he could not forgive him, and so refused to be confessed. The fire as often as it was kindled, would not burn, notwithstanding they satisfied their minds upon him, striking, and pricking him, with all kind of weapons. Henry in the mean time standing in his shirt before the rude multitude, at the last having gotten a great ladder, they bound him fast thereto,