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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.
With master Bradford was burned one John Lease,1 an apprentice, of the age of nineteen years. Who when two bills were sent unto him into the Counter: the one containing a recantation, and the other his confession, to know to which of them he would put his hand to. First hearing the bill of recantation read unto him, (because he could not read nor write himself,) that he refused: and when the other was read unto him, which he well liked of: instead of a pen, he took a pin, and so pricking his hand, sprinkled the blood upon the same bill: willing the Reader thereof to show the B. that he had sealed the same with his blood already. And so being condemned,2 he suffered patiently with M. Bradford.
With maister Bradford was burned one Iohn Lease,1 an apprentice, of the age of ninetéen yéeres. Who when two billes were sent vnto him into the Counter: the one contayning a recantation, and the other his confession, to know to which of them he woulde put his hand to. First hearing the byll of recantation read vnto him, (because hée coulde not reade nor write himselfe,) that hée refused: and when the other was read vnto him, which he well liked of: instéede of a penne, he tooke a pinne, and so pricking his hand, sprinkled the bloud vpon the same bill: willing the Reader thereof to shew the B. that he had sealed the same with his bloud already. And so being condemned,2 he suffered patiently with M. Bradford.
- 1John Leaf 19. year old, burned with Bradford.Iohn Leafe 19. yeere old, burned with Bradford.
- 2John Leaf, a notable young man, a martyr.Iohn Leafe, a notable young man, a martir.