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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
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.
A few years after, the Archbishop of S. Andrews burned Henry Forrest 1(who had taken orders of Bennet and Collet) for saying, Master Patrick was a martyr, and his opinion good. He was betrayed by Walter Long a Fryer: to whom he confessed himself. He suffered death at the North Church stile of S. Andrews.
A few yéeres after, the Archbishoppe of S. Andrewes burned Henrie Forrest 1(who had taken orders of Bennet and Collet) for saying, Maister Patricke was a martyr, and his opinion good. He was betraied by Walter Long a Fryer: to whom he confessed himselfe. He suffered death at the North Church stile of S. Andrewes.
- 1Henry Forest.
Within a year after the martyrdom of Henry Forest, or there about, James Hamleton, 1the brother of Patrick Hamleton the martyr, was called in question for maintaining the opinions of his brother: but the king, James the 5. gave him counsel to depart, and not appear: which if he did, he could not help him; for the Bishops had persuaded him, that the cause of heresy did not appertain unto the king. So he fled and was condemned as an heretic, and all his goods confiscate.
Within a yéere after the martyrdome of Henry Forest, or there about, Iames Hamleton, 1the brother of Patrick Hamleton the martyr, was called in question for mainteining the opinions of his brother: but the king, Iames the 5. gaue him counsell to depart, and not appeare: which if hee did, he could not helpe him; for the Bishops had perswaded him, that the cause of heresie did not appertaine vnto the king. So he fled and was condemned as an heretike, and all his goods confiscate.