A01115:1710
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.
Albeit these people had before this time, certain to preach the word of God, & minister the sacraments unto them privately: yet in the year of our Lord 1555. §1555in the month of August, the Gospel was openly preached in Angroign: for which cause, they built them a church in the mids of Angroign: wherein assemblies were made, & sermons preached. It happened at that time, that one Joh. Martin of Griqueras, a mile from Angroign, which vaunted every where, that he would slit the ministers nose of Angroign, was assaulted with a wolf, which bit of his nose, that he thereof fell mad.
ALbeit these people had before this time, certaine to preach the word of God, & minister the sacraments vnto them priuatly: yet in the yere of our Lord 1555. §1555in ye moneth of August, the Gospel was openly preached in Angroign: for which cause, they built thē a church in ye mids of Angroign: wherin assemblies were made, & sermons preached. It happened at yt time, that one Ioh. Martin of Griqueras, a myle from Angroign, which vaunted euery where, that he would slitte the ministers nose of Angroign, was assaulted with a wolfe, which bit of his nose, that he thereof fel madde.
The year 1556. §1556the ministers of the valley of S. Martins, preached openly. At that time, certain Gentlemen of the valley of S. Martin, took a good man (Bartholomew a bookbinder) prisoner, as he passed by the valley, who they sent by & by to Turim, and there, with a marvellous constancy, after he had made a good confession of his faith, he suffered death. And moreover, they of the Parliament of Turim, sent one named the President of S. Julian, associating unto him one named de Ecclesia, and others, to hinder their enterprise, admonishing them in the Kings name, and the Parliament of Turim, to return to the obedience of the Pope, upon pain of loss of goods, and life, and utter destruction of their town: & withal he recited unto them the pitiful destruction of Merindoll, and Cabriers, and other Townes near about, in the Country of Provence. To whom they answered, that if it were showed in any point by the word of God, wherein they erred, they were ready to be reformed, & so remained constant, notwithstanding, they received great vexations from the president: insomuch, that they with one accord presented a brief confession of their faith, with an answer