A01115:1637
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.
Thus as they were enclosed six or seven hours, came Martin, the kings Attorney, with force of Commissaries, and Sergeants, who entering the house, and viewing of the furniture, the women and children, for pity could not refrain from tears. Notwithstanding, proceeding in his office, he had them all to prison, in the little Castle. In the mean time, all manner of slanderous reports were raised ⟨p. 465⟩of them, as incest, conspiracy, killing of children, &c. which rumour the Cardinal of Lorraine1 did greatly confirm. The brethren which escaped, hearing this, consulted, first to humble themselves with prayer before God in their private families. Secondly, to stop the brutes running of their assemblies, to write Apologies, one to the king,2 another to the people. The Apology to the king nothing prevailed: who was persuaded that all was but pretended excuses. The other to the people did great good, in satisfying the rumours and defending the good cause of the Gospel: against which Apologies, and persons, diverse Sorbonists began to write, one called Doctor Demochares, the other Cualis Bishop of Auranches: besides these, yet a third Sorbonist. And finally the 17. of September, diverse of the poor afflicted Christians were brought forth to their martyrdom, a great part of them being delivered by the intercession of the Germans, who were then in a certain colloquy at Worms, albeit certain of the company were executed before the coming of the Germane Ambassadors, whose names do here ensue: Nicholas Clynet 3one of the Elders of the congregation at Paris, before schoolmaster at Santong where he was borne, was there pursued, and had his image burned: he did so overthrow Maillardone one of the chief Sorbonists, and a notorious Sodomite, the Lieutenant, that he confessed, he never heard a man better learned, and of more intelligence. With him suffered also Taurin Gravel an elder also of the same congregation, first a student of the law in Toulouse, then an advocate in the court of Paris: the third a gentlewoman of three and twenty years of age, named Phillip de Luns, widow of the Lord of Graveron: they had all their tongues first cut out, and then suffered the fire with great constancy, specially Gravel, and the widow, who ever before since the death of her husband used to go in mourning apparel: