A01115:1775
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.
When the Cardinal was thus arrested, the king sent Sir William Kingston, knight, Captain of the Guard, and Constable of the Tower of London, to fetch the Cardinal to the Tower; when the Cardinal saw the Captain of the Guard, he was so sore astonished, that shortly after he became sick; men said he willingly took such quantity of a strong purgation, that his nature was not able to bear it, and the matter that came from him was so black, that the staining thereof could not be gotten out of the Blankets by any means. By easy journeys he was brought to the Abbey of Leicester, the xxvij. day of November, where (for very feebleness of nature,1 caused by purgations and vomits) he died, the second night following, and there lieth buried.
When the Cardinall was thus arrested, the king sent Sir William Kingstone, knight, Captaine of the Garde, and Constable of the Tower of London, to fetch the Cardinall to the Tower; when the Cardinall saw the Captain of the Garde, he was so sore astonished, that shortly after hee became sicke; men said he willingly tooke such quantitie of a strong purgation, that his nature was not able to beare it, and the matter that came from him was so blacke, that the stayning thereof could not be gotten out of the Blankettes by any meanes. By easie iourneies he was brought to the Abbey of Leicester, the xxvij. day of Nouember, where (for very feeblenesse of nature,1 caused by purgations and vomits) he died, the second night following, and there lyeth buried.
- 1The Cardinal dieth.The Cardinall dieth.
It is testified by one yet living, in whose arms the Cardinal died, that his body being dead, was black as pitch, and was so heavy that six could scarce bear him: and furthermore, did so stink above the ground,