A01115:1850
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.
Shortly after the marriage of the king, with the Lady Jane Seymour, in the month of June, during the continuance of the Parliament, by the consent of the Clergy in the Convocation house in Pauls Church, a book was set out, containing certain Articles of religion necessary to ⟨p. 36⟩be taught to the people:1 wherein they treated specially, but of three sacraments, baptism, penance, and the Lords supper: where (also divers things were published, concerning alteration of certain points of religion; and certain holy days forbidden: & many Abbeys agreed on to be suppressed. For the which cause a Monk, named Doct. Mackrell, naming himself Captain Cobbler, stirred up to rebel the number of xxvi. thousand in Lincoln shire:2 which was quietly suppressed. Also, he raised an other of xl. thousand Yorkshire men, by stirring up of Monks and priests. They called their rebellion, an holy pilgrimage: which was also by the great providence of God quieted without bloodshed. At that time, divers priests, which were stirrers up of the people, were executed.
Shortly after the marriage of the king, with the Ladie Iane Seimer, in the moneth of Iune, during the continuance of the Parlament, by the consent of the Cleargie in the Conuocation house in Paules Church, a booke was set out, containing certain Articles of religion necessarie to ⟨p. 36⟩be taught to the people:1 wherein they treated specially, but of thrée sacraments, baptisme, penance, and the Lordes supper: where (also diuers things were published, concerning alteration of certaine points of religion; and certaine holie daies forbidden: & many Abbeies agréed on to be suppressed. For the which cause a Monke, named Doct. Mackrell, naming himself Captain Cobler, stirred vp to rebell the number of xxvi. thousand in Lincolne shire:2 which was quietly suppressed. Also, he raysed an other of xl. thousand Yorkshire men, by stirring vp of Monkes and priestes. They called their rebellion, an holy pilgrimage: which was also by the great prouidence of God quieted without bloodshed. At that time, diuers priests, which were stirrers vp of the people, were executed.