A01115:1575
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 yeere Aymond de lay voy 1a preacher, being accused by the parish priest of S. Faith in Anjou, & other priests, was taken (when he might have fled, and was also by his friends exhorted thereunto) & having been tormented three hours, that he sounded therewith, being a man of a weak nature, he was condemned to be burned at Bordeaux. After sentence given he converted a Carmelite friar, who was his confessor. He was burned for denying purgatory, with other points of popish superstition: when he was brought to the place of execution, he sang the psalm, When Israel came out of Egypt, &c. and as he was oft repeating, O Lord my God I commend my soul, the hangman haled him upon the steps, in such sort that he strangled him, & after his body was consumed with fire. Before his death,2 my flesh (saith he) striveth marvellously against the spirit, but shortly I shall cast it off.
The same yéere Aymond de lay voy 1a preacher, beyng accused by the parish priest of S. Faith in Angeow, & other priests, was taken (when he might haue fled, and was also by his friends exhorted therevnto) & hauing béene tormented thrée houres, that he sounded therewith, beyng a man of a weake nature, he was condemned to be burned at Bourdeaux. After sentence giuen he conuerted a Carmelite frier, who was his cōfessor. He was burned for denying purgatorie, with other points of popish superstition: when hée was brought to the place of execution, he sang the psalme, When Israell came out of Egypt, &c. and as he was oft repeting, O Lord my God I cōmend my soule, the hangman haled him vpon the steps, in such sort that he strangled him, & after his body was consumed with fire. Before his death,