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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
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The same year suffered also at Bordeaux, Arnold Movier, 1& John de Cases, who went to comfort Arnold. After many examinations, sentence was given they should be burned, by Anthony Lescure, the kings Attorney. They were drawn through the dirt upon hurdles; to the place of execution, with a number of bills, glaives, and guns, & trumpeters. The Magistrates commanded also the gates to be shut, and guarded with keepers.
The same yere suffered also at Burdeaux, Arnold Mouier, 1& Iohn de Cases, who went to comfort Arnold. After many examinations, sentence was geuē they should be burned, by Anthony Lescure, the kings Atturney. They were drawen thorow the durt vpon hurdles; to the place of execution, with a number of billes, glaiues, and gunnes, & trumpetters. The Magistrates commanded also the gates to be shutte, and garded with kéepers.
- 1A. Movier.A. Mouier.
Movier was first strangled. Cases was set on fire before ⟨p. 462⟩the hangman came, who chanced to fall from the top of the post, to the pavement, and so brake his head, that the blood followed in great quantity. When these two mild Martyrs were almost consumed to ashes, suddenly there fell such a fear among them, without any cause, notwithstanding their gates were guarded, their furniture of guns, & other weapons, that they all fled, and ran over one another. The Prior of S. Anthony's fell down, so that a great nun ber went over him. The Judge Pontake, on his Mule, with his red robe, flying as other did, was overthrown in the press, in the street called Peterni, in such sort, that he was fain to be carried to a widows house, and there cried within: hide me, save me, I am dead, my friends: hide my Mule, that no man see her, &c. But no man knew any cause of all this fear, Crisp. li. 6.