A01115:1806
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.
The same year 1532. §1532Robert King, Nicholas Marsh, and Robert Garner men of Dedham, Robert Debnam of Estbergholt, had overthrown and burned the rood of Dovercourt,1 ten miles of Dedham, of which Idol a brute was blown that no man had power to shut the door where he stood, wherefore the door was always kept open: for which fact half a year after they were hanged in chains, King in Dedham at Burchet, Debnam at Cattawaie Causey, Marsh at Dovercourt: Gardiner escaped and fled.
The same yéere 1532. §1532Robert King, Nicholas Marsh, and Robert Garner men of Dedham, Robert Debnam of Estbergholt, had ouerthrowne and burned the roode of Douercourt,1 ten miles of Dedhā, of which Idoll a brute was blowne that no man had power to shut the doore where hée stood, wherefore the doore was alwaies kept open: for which fact halfe a yéere after they were hanged in chaines, Kinge in Dedham at Burchet, Debnam at Cattawaie Cawsie, Marshe at Douercourt: Gardiner escaped and fledde.
- 1The Idol of Dovercourt.The Idoll of Douercourt.
The same year, and year before, many Images were caste down and destroyed in many places,1 as the Crucifix by Cogshall in the highway: Saint Petronell in the Church of great Horksleigh: S. Christopher by Sudbury, S. Petronell in a Chapel by Ipswich: also John Seward of Dedham, overthrew a cross in Stoke park, and took two Images out of a chapel in the same park, and cast them into the water.