A01115:1572
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, Stephen Brune 1a husbandman, was persecuted by Gasper Angerius, the Bishops renter, and Donucellus, a Franciscan, and Inquisitor: he was judged to be burned. At the place of his burning, called Planuoll, the wind blew the flame of the fire so from him, that he stood exhorting the people that continued there, about the space of an hour, scarce harmed, or touched with any flame. So that all the wood being wasted, they were fain to begin a new fire again: yet stood he constant, neither could he yet be burned.
The same yéere, Stephen Brune 1a husbandman, was persecuted by Gasper Angerius, the Bishoppes renter, and Donucellus, a Franciscane, and Inquisitour: he was iudged to be burned. At the place of his burning, called Planuoll, the winde blewe the flame of the fire so from him, that he stoode exhorting the people that continued there, about the space of an houre, scarce harmed, or touched with any flame. So that all the wood being wasted, they were fayne to begin a new fire againe: yet stoode he constant, neither could he yet be burned.
- 1Steph. Brune.
Then the Hangman took a stake and let fly at his head: to whom the blessed man (being yet alive) said, when I am judged to the fire to be burnt, do you beat me with stones, like a dog? With that the hangman, with a pike thrust ⟨p. 449⟩him through the belly and guts, and so burned him to ashes, scattering his ashes afterward with the wind. Ex Crisp.
Then the Hangman tooke a stake and let fly at his head: to whom the blessed man (being yet aliue) said, when I am iudged to the fire to be burnt, doe you beat me with stones, like a dogge? With that the hangman, with a pike thruste