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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, in the month of August 1541 six were executed at Tyburn for the matter of supremacy:1 The Prior of Doncaster, Giles Horne a monk of the Charterhouse of London, Thomas Epsame a monk of Westminster, who was the last in king Henrys days that ware a monks weed: the fourth, one Philpot, the fifth, one Carew, the sixth was a Friar.
The same yéere, in the moneth of August 1541 sixe were executed at Tiborne for the matter of supremacie:1 The Prior of Dancaster, Giles Horne a monke of the Charterhouse of London, Thomas Epsame a monke of Westminster, who was the last in king Henries daies that ware a monks wéede: the fourth, one Philpot, the fift, one Carew, the sixt was a Frier.
- 1Six put to death for the supremacy.Sixe put to death for the supremacie.
The king after the death of his first wife, now more and more he missed his old Counsellor Cromwell, 1and partly smelling the ways of Winchester, began a little to set his foot in the cause of religion: and now the want of Cromwell, did more mightily knit his affection to Cranmer, whom he always before loved well. And in the same year, the month of October, after the execution of this Queen: the king understanding some abuses, yet to remain unreformed, namely, about pilgrimages and idolatry, &c. directed his letters to the Archb. of Canterbury for speedy redress of the same: this was Anno 1542.
The king after the death of his first wife, now more and more he missed his olde Counsellour Cromwell,