A01115:1635
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.
An. 1558. George Tardife 1was burned at Senes. Another at Tours, a broiderer of that place. Nic. a shoemaker, at Jenuile. Nicholas was young: who, when he was condemned, and set in the Cart, his father (coming with a staff) would have beaten him:2 but the officers (not suffering it) would have stricken the old man. The son seeing that, cried out, saying, ⟨p. 464⟩he had authority over him, and therefore desired them to suffer him: finally having a ball of iron put in his mouth, he was consumed with fire. Crisp. lib. 6.
An. 1558. George Tardife 1was burned at Senes. Another at Tours, a broiderer of that place. Nic. a shomaker, at Ienuile. Nicholas was yong: who, when he was condēned, and set in the Cart, his father (comming wt a staffe) woulde haue beaten him:2 but ye officers (not suffering yt) would haue stroken the old mā. The sonne seeing that, cryed out, saying, ⟨p. 464⟩he had authoritie ouer him, and therfore desired them to suffer him: finally hauing a ball of iron put in his mouth, hée was consumed with fire. Crisp. lib. 6.
- 11558 G. Tardil.
- 2The father against ye sonne.
1Anno 1558. the fourth of September, a company of the faithful to the number of three or four hundred were assembled at Paris in a certain house, having before it the college of Plessis, in the street of S. James, and behind it the college of Sorbonne, who there assembled in the beginning of the night, to communicate the Lords supper, were discovered by the Priests of Plessis, who made outcry upon them, that the whole city almost was in armour. The governors of the congregation exhorted the people to constancy, and fell to prayer. That done, (through the counsel of some, which knew the cowardly hearts of the multitude) order was taken, that the men which had weapons, should venture through the press, only the women and children, remained in the house, & a few men with them, which were less bold, to the number of six or seven score: where appeared the wonderful work of God, in them that went out with weapons: which (notwithstanding, that the lanes and passages were stopped,