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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.
After the burning of these 6. above named, next followed the persecution of ten other servants of God: Elizabeth Warn, George Tankerfield, Robert Smith, Stephen Hardwood, Thomas Fust, William Hall, Tho. Lewes, George King, John Wade, Joan Laishford.
After the burning of these 6. aboue named, next followed the persecution of ten other seruaunts of God: Elizabeth Warne, George Tankerfield, Robert Smith, Stephen Hardwood, Thomas Fust, William Hall, Tho. Lewes, George King, Iohn Wade, Ioane Laishford.
Elizabeth Warn 1in the month of August, was burned at Stratford-bow: she was widow, & late wife of Joh. Warn ⟨p. 165⟩Upholster and Martyr, who also was burned in the end of the Month of May last past. She had been apprehended amongst others the first day of January, in a house in Bow Churchyard in London, as they were gathered together in prayer: and at that present was carried to the counter, where she lay a prisoner till the xj. of June. At which time she was brought into Newgate, and remained there till the ij. of Julie. Then she was sent by the Commissioners to Boner: who the vi. day of the same Month, caused her with divers others to be brought before him to his Palace. Where, after divers vexations, and allurements to forsake Christ, after she had said to them: (threatening her) do what you will, for if Christ were in an error, then am I in an error, she was judged to die. The chief procuror of her death was D. Story, being (as is thought) of some alliance to her, or her late husband. G. Tankerfield 2of London Cooke, borne in the city of York, about the age of xxvij. or xxviij. years, was in king Ed. days a papist, till Q. Mary came in. In whose days, (perceiving the great cruelty that was used) he began to doubt, and fell to prayer, and reading of the word, which God did so bless, that he grew in knowledge: which so kindled him with zeal, that he became an exhorter of others. At the last he was found out, and while he went into the Temple fields to refresh himself, having been sick before, Beard cometh home to his house, and enquired for him: pretending to his wife, that he came to have him dress a banquet at the L. Pagets. She thinking no less, went and told her husband: who when he heard it, said: a banquet woman: indeed it is such a banquet as will not be pleasant to the flesh. But Gods will be done. And when he came home, he saw who it was. And so Tankerfield was delivered to the Constable, and brought to Newgate about the last of February, 1555. by the said Beard, yeoman of the Guard, and S. Ponder, pewterer, Constable of S. Dunstans in the west. He was sent in by sir R. Cholmley knight, & D. Man, a bloody persecutor.