A01115:1757
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.
Anno 1532. Thomas Harding, 1who with his wife, before had abjured, after long penance was burned (as a relapse, being condemned by John Longland Bishop of Lincoln) ⟨p. 4⟩at the North end of the town of Chesham in the Dell going to Botley; when they had set fire on him, there was one that dashed out his brains with a billet. It was supposed of them, that they might have forty days of pardon that should carry wood to his burning, on hope whereof many people caused their children to bear billets and fagots to the burning of Martyrs. He was burned on the even of Corpus Christi day, beeing of the age of threescore years and above.
Anno 1532. Thomas Harding, 1who with his wife, before had abiured, after lōg penance was burned (as a relapse, being condemned by Iohn Longland Bishoppe of Lincolne) ⟨p. 4⟩at the North ende of the towne of Chesham in the Dell going to Botley; when they had set fire on him, there was one that dashed out his brayns with a billet. It was supposed of them, that they might haue fourtie dayes of pardon that shoulde carrie wood to his burning, on hope whereof manie people caused their children to beare billets and fagottes to the burning of Martyrs. He was burned on the euen of Corpus Christi day, béeing of the age of threescore yeeres and aboue.
- 1Harding.
About the same time, diverse others suffered trouble for the doctrine of the trueth, as under Doctor London, Mistress Alice Dolly being accused of her maid Elizabeth Wighthill, for holding against Purgatory, against Images, for the articles of the Creed in English: this was about 1520.