A01115:1789
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.
About Anno 1527. Simon Fish, who fled over the seas, as Tyndale, for fear of the Cardinal, whom he had offended, in playing a part against the Cardinal in a play, made the book of the Supplication of the beggars:1 and the next year sent it to the Lady Anne Boleyn, which book her brother seeing in her hand, took and read it, and gave it her again, willing her to give it to the King: which thing she so did.
About Anno 1527. Simon Fish, who fled ouer the seas, as Tindall, for feare of the Cardinal, whom he had offended, in playing a parte against the Cardinal in a plaie, made the booke of the Supplication of the beggers:1 and the next yéere sent it to the Lady Anne Bulleine, which booke her brother séeing in her hand, tooke and read it, and gaue it her againe, willing her to giue it to the King: which thing she so did.
- 1The Supplication of beggars.The Supplication of beggers.
About Anno 1528. §1528The king understanding who made it, and how for fear of the Cardinal he had fled over seas, kept it in his bosom iij. or iiij. days: which Fishes wife understanding, and having encouragement of certain about the King, that signified tokens of the kings good liking, she made suite to the king for the safe return of her husband: whereto he most graciously granted. Whereupon after two years and an half of absence he returned, and was of his wife brought unto the king, about the year 1530. who embraced him with most loving countenance: and after iij. or iiij. hours talk, as they were riding on hunting, dismissed him, and gave him his protection.1