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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
Volume 1 › Book 7 › A note of Spanish Martyrs.Volume 1 › Book 7 › A note of Spanish Martirs.
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Anno 1540. Frances Sauromanus, 1a Spanish Merchant, so profited in one month by hearing of M. Jacobus, sometime Prior of the Augustine Friars in Antwerp, and afterward Preacher at Breame, that he exhorted divers of his friends at Antwerp by letters, bewailing their ignorance.
Anno 1540. Frances Sauromanus, 1a Spanishe Marchant, so profited in one moneth by hearing of M. Iacobus, sometime Prior of the Augustine Friers in Antwerp, and afterward Preacher at Breame, that hee exhorted diuers of his friendes at Antwerpe by letters, bewayling their ignorance.
- 11540 F. Sauromanus
He wrote also to Charles the Emperor, requiring him, that he would reform the miserable corruption of religion in Spain. And besides this, he wrote a Catechism, and divers other Treatises in the Spanish tongue.
He wrote also to Charles the Emperor, requiring him, that he would reforme the miserable corruption of religion in Spaine. And besides this, he wrote a Catechisme, and diuers other Treatises in the Spanish tongue.
This Frances coming to Antwerp, and purposing there to confer of matters of religion, and to instruct his Countrymen: was by them betrayed, and boldly confessed his faith, and religion: and reasoned with the Friars, with such zeal, that the Spaniards (thinking he had not been well in his wits,) conveyed him into a Tower six miles from Antwerp: where he was detained in a deep Dungeon, with much misery, the space of 8. months. But afterward, the Spaniards thinking him better come to himself, discharged him out of prison. Which was about the time that the Emperor was at the Council of Ratisbon, 1541: whether