A01115:1776
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.
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,1 that they were constrained to hasten the burial thereof in the night season, before it was day. At the which burial, such a tempest, with such a stink there arose, that all the Torches went out, and so he was thrown into the Tomb.
It is testified by one yet liuing, in whose armes the Cardinall died, that his bodie being dead, was blacke as pitche, and was so heauie that sixe could scarce beare him: and furthermore, did so stincke aboue the ground,1 that they were constrayned to hasten the buriall thereof in the night season, before it was day. At the which buriall, such a tempeste, with such a stinke there arose, that all the Torches went out, and so he was throwen into the Tombe.
- 1The Cardinals body did stink above ground.The Cardinals bodie did stinke aboue ground.
This Cardinal founded a new College in Oxford: for the furniture whereof he had gathered together all the best learned he could hear of: amongst which number were these, Clarke, Tyndall, Summer, Frith, and Taverner, with other mo. Which holding assembly together in the College, were counted to be Heretics, and thereupon were cast into a prison of the College where was kept Saltfish, through the stink whereof the most part of them were infected, and Clarke thereof died, being young and tender, and a man of singular learning among them all. And other in other places in the Town also, of the same infection deceased. In the time of the Cardinal, Master Humphrey, 1