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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 11: The eleventh Book.Volume 2 › Book 11: The eleuenth 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.
When the day appointed came that he should suffer: the sheriffs of the city, Amry & Cooper, with their officers took him out of the Northgate where he was prisoner, who came with them most meekly with a lock on his foot, & being at the place of his death, he refused the pardon of the Queen, which was offered him if he would recant. Which he said he would gladly accept: but forasmuch as it tended to pluck him from God, he would not receive it upon such condition. So after he had prayed, he put off his clothes to his shirt, & being fastened to the post, by reason the fire was unskilfully made, he suffered with great patience grievous torment. So that when he had a long time bin tormented in the fire without moving, having his flesh so broiled and puffed up, that it covered the chain wherewith he was fastened: he therefore was supposed to be dead. Notwithstanding suddenly he spread abroad his arms,1 saying: Father of heaven have mercy on me: & so yielded. Upon this the people said, he was a martyr. And the Bish. to quiet them, shortly after made a sermon, affirming ⟨p. 149⟩that he was an Heretic, &c. and a firebrand in hell. Whom in recompense not long after, the hand of God did so strike, that he dyed (as it was thought) burned of an Harlot. This Martyr did write divers and sundry books out of prison.
When the day appointed came that he should suffer: ye sheriffes of the city, Amry & Cooper, with their officers tooke him out of ye Northgate where he was prisoner, who came with thē most méekly with a locke on his foot, & being at the place of his death, he refused the pardon of the Quéen, which was offred him if he would recant. Which he said he would gladly accept: but forasmuch as it tended to plucke him frō God, he would not receiue it vpon such condition. So after he had praied, he put off his clothes to his shirt, & being fastned to the post, by reason the fire was vnskilfully made, he suffered with great patience grieuous torment. So that when he had a long time bin tormented in the fire without mouing, hauing his flesh so broyled and puft vp, that it couered the chaine wherwith he was fastned: hee therefore was supposed to be dead. Notwithstanding sodainly he spread abroade his armes,1