A01115:1765
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.
Under the same Bishop about that time,1 were these persons following examined, excommunicated, and abjured, for being together in John Tailors house of Hichenden, and there hearing Nicholas Field of London, to read a parcel of Scripture in English to them, and expound to them many things against images offerings, prayer in the Latin tongue, against the Sacraments of the Altar, purgatory, &c. Their names were these: William Wingrave, Thomas Hawks of Hichenden, Robert Haws of West Wickam, John Taylor, John Hawkes, Thomas Herne of Colshill, Nicholas Field, Richard Dean, Thomas Clarke the younger, William Hawkes of Chesham.
Vnder the same Bishop about that time,1 were these persons following examined, excommunicated, and abiured, for being together in Iohn Taylors house of Hichenden, and there hearing Nicholas Fielde of London, to reade a parcell of Scripture in Englishe to them, and expounde to them many thinges against images offerings, prayer in the Latine tongue, against the Sacraments of the Altar, purgatorie, &c. Their names were these: William Wingraue, Thomas Haukes of Hichenden, Robert Hawes of West Wickam, Iohn Taylor, Iohn Hawkes, Thomas Herne of Colshill, Nicholas Fielde, Richard Deane, Thomas Clarke the yonger, William Hawkes of Chesham.
- 1Abjured.Abiured.
Under John Longland Bishop of Lincoln, Simon Wisdom of Burford was molested for the Gospel, the Psalter, the sum of holy Scripture in English, so James Alger, or Aliger, because he said every Christian man living after the laws of God is a Priest, he would no dole for his soul, and denied Purgatory &c. He had not of long time been confessed, and for denying the Priests power of absolution, with the other before was compelled, to seek reconcilement in the Church and to abjure the trueth.