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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.
James Baynam 1who married the wife of Simon Fish, a Gentleman of the middle Temple, was accused to sir Thomas Moore lord Chancellor, and arrested of a sergeant at arms, and carried to the Chancellors house at Chelsea, where he continued in free prison, until sir Thomas Moore perceived he could do no good of him. Then he put him in prison in his own house, and whipped him at a tree in his garden, called the tree of Truth: and after sent him to the Tower to be racked, and so he was; Sir Thomas being present himself, till in a manner he had lamed him, because he would not accuse the Gentlemen of the Temple of his acquaintance, nor show where his books lay. And because his wife denied them to be in his house, she was sent to the Fleet, & their goods confiscate. After they had thus practised against him by torments, then was be brought before I. Stokesley B. of London, the xv. of December. An. 1531. in the town of Chelsea, & there examined touching purgatory, Intercession of Saints, Confession, vows, concerning Luther's marriage, the Sacrament of aneling, of Baptism, whether matrimony were a Sacrament, for his books of ⟨p. 21⟩Scripture, and what he judged of Tyndale &c. to which articles he subscribed according to the truth.
Iames Baynam 1who married the wife of Simon Fish, a Gentleman of the middle Temple, was accused to sir Thomas Moore lord Chancellour, and arested of a sergeant at armes, and carried to the Chancellours house at Chelsey, where he continued in frée prison, vntill sir Thomas Moore perceyued he could doo no good of him. Then he put him in prison in his owne house, and whipped him at a trée in his garden, called the trée of Truth: and after sent him to the Tower to bée racked, and so he was; Sir Thomas beyng present himselfe, till in a manner he had lamed him, because he would not accuse the Gentlemen of the Temple of his acquaintaunce, nor shew where his bookes laie. And because his wife denied them to be in his house, she was sent to the Fléete, & their goods confiscate. After they had thus practised against him by torments, then was be brought before I. Stokesley B. of London, the xv. of December. An. 1531. in the towne of Chelsey, & there examined touching purgatorie, Intercession of Saints, Confession, vowes, concerning Luthers marriage, the Sacrament of anneyling, of Baptisme, whether matrimonie were a Sacrament, for his bookes of