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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.
The same year 1538. Robert Packington Mercer, brother of Austen above mentioned, because he little favoured the clergy, being a man of courage, and a burges of the parliament house for the City, and was thought to have had some conference with the king, to the disadvantage of the clergy, at five of the clock in the morning as he was wont, going from his house in Cheapside, to prayers at a church called S. Thomas of Acres, but now Mercers chapel, he was slain with a gun by an Italian,1 whom D. Incent Dean of Pauls had hired for lx. crowns to do that feat, as he himself afterward on his death bed confessed.
The same yéere 1538. Robert Packington Mercer, brother of Austen aboue mentioned, because he little fauoured the clergie, being a man of courage, and a burges of the parliament house for the Cittie, and was thought to haue had some conference with the king, to the disaduauntage of the clergie, at fiue of the clocke in the morning as he was woont, going from his house in Cheapside, to prayers at a church called S. Thomas of Acres, but nowe Mercers chappell, he was slaine with a gun by an Italian,1 whome D. Incent Deane of Paules had hired for lx. crownes to doo that feat, as he himselfe afterward on his death bed confessed.
- 1Robert Packington slain going to prayers.Robert Packington slaine going to prayers.
The same year was Collins a mad man and his dog burned,1 because as the priest lifted his God, so Collins in the Church at the same time, lifted his dog over his head: his dog was burnt also with him.