A01115:1578
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 W. Russen an Apothecary, was burned at Roan, for scattering books against popery. First, because he would not do reverence to the Image of our Lady, his tongue was cut out. The manner of the execution was, he had his hands & feet bound behind his back, & with a pulley was lifted up into the air, & when the fire was kindled, he was let down into the flame, where the blessed martyr with a smiling & cheerful countenance looked up to heaven, never moving nor stirring till he gave up his spirit: some said, he had a devil, others said nay, for then he would have fallen into ⟨p. 450⟩despair. The Carmelite, who moved him, going to execution, to do homage to the idol, was called De Lauda: 1he was afterward converted, and preached the gospel. Crisp. lib. 2.
The same yéere W. Russen an Apothecarie, was burned at Roan, for scattring bookes against popery. First, because he would not doo reuerence to the Image of our Lady, his tongue was cut out. The māner of the execution was, he had his hands & féet bound behind his backe, & with a pully was lifted vp into the aire, & when the fire was kindled, he was let downe into the flame, where the blessed martyr with a smiling & chéerefull countenance looked vp to heauen, neuer moouing nor stirring till he gaue vp his spirit: some said, he had a diuel, others said nay, for then he would haue fallē into ⟨p. 450⟩dispaire. The Carmelite, who moued him, going to executiō, to doo homage to the idol, was called De Lauda: 1he was afterward conuerted, and preached the gospell. Crisp. lib. 2.
- 1De Lauda.
Anno 1545. James Cobard