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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.
Anno. 1538. §1538It happened that Lambert was present at a Sermon in Saint Peters Church in London, preached by Doctor Taylor, who after was a Confessor of Jesus Christ: with whom (after the Sermon) Lambert went and talked, ⟨p. 39⟩and uttered his diverse arguments, where he desired to be satisfied. The matter was concerning the Sacrament of the body and blood of Christ. Tailor desired him to defer the matter till another time, and to write his mind: which he did, and at last it brake out to be a public matter; so that he was sent for by the Archbishop of Canterbury, and was forced to defend his cause openly. In that disputation it is said, that Lambert did appeal from the Bishops to the king: and the rumour of the disputation was spread to the court. Now at this time Stephen Gardiner then bishop of Winchester,1 was in authority among the kings Counsellors, and persuaded the king by the burning of Lambert to quiet the people, who grudged at diverse of his doings, both touching his divorce, and pulling down the Popes pride, and thereby to declare how stoutly he would resist Heretics, whereby the people might take some contentment. So by these persuasions a day was set & Lambert brought forth, where besides he had the kings fierce countenance against him,2 he had x. disputers against him from xij of the clock, till v. at night, among which were, the archbishop, Stephen Gardiner, Tunstall B. of Durham, & Stokesley bishop of London. In fine, through Winchesters persuasion, to gratify the people, the king himself condemned Lambert, and commanded Cromwell the chief friend of the gospellers to read the sentence.3 Upon the day that was appointed for this holy martyr to suffer, he was brought out of the prison, at viij. of the clock in the morning unto the house of the L. Cromwell, & so carried into his inner chamber, where as it is reported of many, Cromwell desired him of forgiveness for that he had done: from thence he was brought into the hall, and so into Smithfield, where he suffered most terrible torments: