A01115:1777
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.
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, 1who was a right godly and sincere Alderman of London, was troubled and put in the Tower for the Gospel of Christ, and for the maintaining of them that favoured the same: but at length he was forced to abjure,2 and after was made knight by the king, and Sheriff of London.
This Cardinall founded a new Colledge in Oxford: for the furniture whereof he had gathered together all the best learned he could heare of: amongst which number were these, Clarke, Tyndall, Sommer, Frith, and Tauerner, with other mo. Which holding assemblie together in the Colledge, were counted to be Heretikes, and thereupon were cast into a prison of the Colledge where was kept Saltfish, through the stinke 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 Towne also, of the same infection deceassed. In the time of the Cardinall, Master Humfrey, 1who was a right godly and sincere Alderman of London, was troubled and put in the Tower for the Gospel of Christ, and for the mainteyning of them that fauoured the same: but at length he was forced to abiure,2 and after was made knight by the king, and Sheriffe of London.
- 1M. Humphrey.