A01115:1894
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.
An. 1541. §1541John Porter a young man, was by Boner cast into prison in Newgate, for reading the Bible in Pauls: yet the king had commanded it should be read: and Boner himself in the days of Cromwell appointed that vj. bibles of the great volume should be set up in the church of Saint Pauls in London for the people to read.1 Whereupon great multitudes would resort thither to hear this Porter read. Hereat Boner being grieved, caused him to be put in the dungeon of Newgate: where he was fettered in irons both legs and arms, with a collar of iron about his neck, fastened to the wall in the dungeon. From this torment, by suite of his brother and many other he was released, to be among the other prisoners, felons and murderers: whose blasphemy and wickedness he being not able to bear, and therewith finding fault, and giving them instructions, he was complained of and carried down again, and laid in the lower dungeon of all, and oppressed with bolts and irons. It is thought that he was fettered with one Engine in the prison, called, The Devil in the neck, 2which is so devised that within three or four hours, it breaketh and crusheth a mans back or body in pieces,3 so that within six or eight days after, being heard pitifully crying and groaning he was found dead.
An. 1541. §1541Iohn Porter a yoong man, was by Boner cast into prison in Newgate, for reading the Bible in Paules: yet the king had commaunded it should be read: and Boner himselfe in the daies of Cromwell appointed that vj. bibles of the great volume should be set vp in the church of Saint Paules in London for the people to read.1 Wherevpon great multitudes would resort thither to heare this Porter read. Hereat Boner beyng grieued, caused him to be put in the dungeon of Newgate: where he was fettered in irons both legges and armes, with a coller of iron aboute his necke, fastened to the wall in the dungeon. From this torment, by suite of his brother and many other hée was released, to be among the other prysoners, fellons and murtherers: whose blasphemie and wickednesse hée beyng not able to beare, and therewith finding fault, and giuing them instructions, he was complained of and carried downe againe, and layd in the lower dungeon of all, and oppressed with boltes and irons. It is thought that he was fettered with one Ingine in the pryson, called, The Deuill in the necke,