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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 same year 1555, §1555about the latter end of August suffered, 6. godly martyrs together in Canterbury,1 for the testimony of Jesus: being condemned by the bloody Suffragan, M. Collins & Faucet. Their names were William Coker, William Hopper, Henry Laurence, Richard Collier, Rich. Wright, William Stir. Coker had given him respite of 6. days, but refused them, & so was condemned. The xi. of July, Hopper seemed at the first to grant unto them, but repented: & was afterward condemned. The 16. of July, Laurence being required to set to his hand to the bill of his answers, wrote these words: You are all of Antichrist, and him foll. And there they stayed him, and would not suffer him to proceed: and wrote not follow. So the second of August they read sentence against him. Collier of Ashford was condemned the 16. of August.
The same yéere 1555, §1555about the latter end of August suffered, 6. godly martyrs together in Canterbury,1 for the testimony of Iesus: being condēned by the bloody Suffragā, M. Collins & Faucet. Their names were Williā Coker, Williā Hopper, Henry Laurence, Richard Collier, Rich. Wright, William Stere. Coker had giuen him respite of 6. daies, but refused them, & so was condemned. The xi. of Iuly, Hopper séemed at ye first to graunt vnto thē, but repēted: & was afterward cōdemned. The 16. of Iuly, Laurence being required to set to his hand to ye bil of his answeres, wrote these words: You are all of Antichrist, and him foll. And there they staied him, and would not suffer him to procéed: and wrote not follow. So the second of August they read sentence against him. Collier of Ashford was condemned the 16. of August.