A01115:1862
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.
for after his legs were burned up to the stumps, & that the wretched tormentors had withdrawn the fire from him, so that but a small fire was left under him, two that stood on each side of him, with their halberds ⟨p. 40⟩pitched him upon their pikes, as far as the chain would reach, then he lifting up such hands as he had, and his fingers ever flaming with fire, cried unto the people in these words:1 None but Christ, none but Christ, and so being let down again from their Halberds, he fell into the fire, & yielded up the ghost.
for after his legges were burned vp to the stumps, & that the wretched tormentors had withdrawē the fire from him, so that but a small fire was left vnder him, two that stood on each side of him, with their halbards ⟨p. 40⟩pitched him vpon their pikes, as farre as the chaine would reach, then he lifting vp such handes as he had, and his fingers euer flaming with fier, cried vnto the people in these wordes:1 None but Christ, none but Christ, and so beyng let downe againe from their Halbards, he fell into the fire, & yéelded vp the ghost.
- 1Lambert a worthy martyr.
1During the time that he was in the Archbishops house, he wrote a treatise to the king touching the Sacrament, wherein he proved that the body could be but in one place, and that the Sacrament was a mystical matter.