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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 also, Anne Andebert, 1an Apothecaries wife and a widow, was burned at Orleans, and condemned by the council of Paris. When the rope was put about her, she called it her wedding girdle, wherewith she should be married to Christ:2 and being appointed to be burned upon a Saturday, she said: On a Saturday was I first married, and on a saturday shall I be maried againe, Ex Crisp.
The same yeare also, Anne Andebert, 1an Apothecaries wife and a widow, was burned at Orleance, and condemned by the councel of Paris. When the rope was put about her, she called it her wedding girdle, wherewith she should be maried to Christ:2 and being appointed to be burned vpō a Saterday, she said: On a Saterday was I first maried, and on a saterday shal I be maried againe, Ex Crisp.
- 1A. Andebert.
- 2Notable constancy and courage in a woman.Notable constancie and courage in a woman.
The same year, when divers were burned at Paris, for a spectacle, not long after the coronation of Henry 2, among them was a poor tailor, dwelling not far of the king palace, in S. Anthony's street,1 who (for that he wrought upon an holy day) was clapped in prison: and the matter being brought to the Court, the poor tailor was presented even before the king, into the Palace: where he so courageously behaved himself against Petrus Castellanus, B. of Mascon, whom the king willed to talk with this poor Taylor in his presence, that the king seemed to muse with himself (as one amazed) so that (least his behaviour should be any means to work in the kings mind) he was commanded again to