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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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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 ⟨p. 470⟩Frances went, and there having time & opportunity to speak unto the Emperor, he stepped boldly unto him: beseeching him to deliver his Country, and Subjects of Spain, from false religion,1 and to restore again the sincerity of Christs doctrine. This did he three times, the Emperor giving gentle audience. But attempting the fourth time, he was repulsed by certain Spaniards about the Emperor: who incontinently would have thrown him into the river Danubius, had not the Emperor stayed them, and willed he should be judged according to the laws of the Empire. By which commandment, he was detained with other malefactors in bands, till the Emperor took his voyage into Aphrike, & when the Emperor came into Spain, he was there delivered to the Inquisitors, by whom he was laid in a dark prison under the ground, and at length after many examinations and much affliction, they perceiving him not to be reclaimed, proceeded to his condemnation, and pronounced sentence of burning against him. His articles were, that we are saved only by the free mercy of God in Christ: that the Mass is an horrible blasphemy: that auricular confession, satisfaction, purgatory, invocation of Saints, Image worshipping, be mere blasphemies against God, &c.