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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
Volume 2 › Book 10: The tenth Book.Volume 2 › Book 10: The tenth Booke.
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.
1Last of all came in Master Latimer, who after his denial of the Articles, had Wednesday appointed for disputation. He alleged, age; sickness; disease; and lack of books: wherefore he refused to dispute, but he said, he would declare his mind in writing, or by words: and would stand to all that they could lay upon his back: complaining, that he was permitted neither to have pen, nor Ink,2 nor any Book, saving the new Testament in his hand: which he said he had read over seven times deliberately, and yet could not find the Mass in it, neither the marrowbones, nor sinews of the same.
1Last of all came in Master Latimer, who after his deniall of the Articles, had Wednesday appoynted for disputation. He alleadged, age; sicknesse; disease; and lack of bookes: wherefore he refused to dispute, but he sayd, he would declare his minde in wryting, or by woordes: and woulde stande to all that they coulde laye vpon his back: complayning, that hee was permitted neither to haue penne, nor Inke,2 nor any Booke, sauing the new Testament in his hand: which he said he had read ouer seuen times deliberatelie, and yet could not finde the Masse in it, neither the maribones, nor sinowes of the same.
- 1M. Latimer appeareth.
- 2Neither the Mass, nor maribones nor sinews thereof in the scripture.Neither the Masse, nor maribones nor sinowes therof in the scripture.
On Monday, the sixteenth day of April, they met in the Schools, about eight of the Clock in the morning, and all things ready for the Disputation, Doctor Weston the Prolocutor, began to set the disputation a work, with a brief Oration, beginning thus.