A01115:1754
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.
Catherine Hamleton his sister, and Aunt to the king,1 recanted her opinion touching justification without respect of works, being thereto persuaded by the king: and so escaped.
Catherine Hamleton his sister, and Aunt to the king,1 recanted her opinion touching iustification without respect of woorkes, béeing thereto perswaded by the king: and so escaped.
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At the same time also an honest woman of Lieth, for crying in her travel; Christ help me, when the midwife bad her say, Our Lady help me, was caused to recant.1
At the same time also an honest woman of Lieth, for crying in her trauell; Christ helpe me, when the mydwife bad her say, Our Lady helpe me, was caused to recant.1
- 1Recant.
About the same time Master Norman Gurley, 1because he denied purgatory, and said the Pope was Antichrist, and would not recant, was condemned by James Hay Bishop of Rose, & commissioner of James Beton Archbishop of S. Andrews, and burned upon the greens side betwixt Lieth and Edinburgh. With him was burned David Straton,