A01115:1897
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
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In Oxford also the same time or much there about, recanted one master Barber, a master of arts of that University, a man excellently learned. His cause was the matter of the Sacrament.
In Oxford also the same time or much there about, recanted one maister Barber, a master of arts of that Vniuersitie, a man excellently learned. His cause was the matter of the Sacrament.
Not long before his recantation there was one master Malarie, master of arts of Cambridge of Christs College, who for like opinions contrary to the Romish faith, was convented before the Bishops, and in the end sent to Oxford there openly to recant, and to bear his faggot, to the terror of the students of that University, at whose recantation while Doctor Smith preached, and treated of the Sacrament, there rose a false imagination of firs that should be over their heads; and such impression it took in Doctor Smith, that in manner he first of all cried out in the pulpit:1 these are the trains and subtleties of Heretics against me. Lord have mercy upon me, Lord have mercy upon me, &c. Claymunde with other of the aged sort, that could not run and make shift for themselves, kneeled down before the high Altar, ⟨p. 57⟩committing themselves and their lives unto the sacrament, all full of terror. While the rest thronged & thrust to get out of the Church; among them there was a boy, that seeing the doors so stopped with press, that he could not get out, climbed up upon the door, & among them gate out over mens heads: being upon the door, he saw a Monk coming towards him, which had a great wide cowl hanging at his back: which the boy perceiving, leaps down into the Monks cowl: the Monk at the first perceiving nothing, but after a while, feeling his cowl heavy, and hearing the voice of the boy; thought it had been a devil: and began to conjure him, in the name of God and all saints; I command thee to declare what thou art, that art behind my back? to whom the boy answered: I am Bartram's boy.