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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.
The xxiiij. of April, William Flower, sometime a Monk of Ely, and a Priest, but afterward being married, lived by teaching of children, was put to death for the testimony of the trueth, and had his hand first stricken of, for striking a Priest saying mass. Coming from Lambeth (where he dwelt) about ten or eleven of the clock in the forenoon, into Saint Margarets Church at Westminster: where he finding and seeing a priest, called John Cheltam, ministering the Sacrament of the Altar to the people, therewith being offended in his conscience, did strike and wound him upon the head, and also upon the arm and hand with his woodknife:1 the Priest having the same time in his hand a Chalice, with certain consecrated hosts therein, which were sprinkled with the blood of the same Priest. Which act he him self after confessed to have been evil done, and therefore would submit himself to the punishment: but as concerning his belief in the Sacrament, he would not submit himself to the Popish administration.
The xxiiij. of Aprill, William Flower, sometime a Monke of Ely, and a Priest, but afterward being married, liued by teaching of children, was put to death for the testimony of the trueth, and had his hand first stricken of, for striking a Priest saying masse. Comming from Lambeth (where he dwelt) about tenne or eleuen of the clocke in the forenoone, into Saint Margarets Church at Westminster: where he finding and séeing a priest, called Iohn Cheltam, ministring the Sacrament of the Altar to the people, therewith being offended in his conscience, did strike and wounde him vpon the head, and also vpon the arme and hande with his woodknife:1 the Priest hauing the same time in his hand a Challice, with certaine consecrated hostes therein, which were sprinckled with the bloud of the same Priest. Which acte he him selfe after confessed to haue béene euil done, and therefore would submit himselfe to the punishment: but as concerning his beléefe in the Sacrament, he would not submit himselfe to the Popish administration.
- 1W. Flower woundeth a priest at mass.W. Flower woundeth a priest at masse.