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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
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Ely said: if it may be admitted it shall, and so received it of him: but proceeded to his degrading,1 and stripped him out of his own gown, and put upon him a poor yeoman beadles gown very bare worn: and evil favouredly made, and a townsman's cap on his head: and so delivered him to the secular power, without one penny in his purse to help himself: so that a gentleman of Gloucester shire gave money to the Bailiffs to bestow upon him. For which deed he was stayed by Boner, and Ely: and if friends had not been made, he had been sent to the Council.
Ely said: if it may be admitted it shall, and so receiued it of him: but procéeded to his degrading,1 and stripped him out of his owne gowne, and put vpō him a poore yeoman bedels gowne very bare worne: and euil fauouredly made, and a townsemans cappe on his head: and so deliuered him to the secular power, without one penny in his purse to helpe himselfe: so that a gentleman of Glocester shire gaue money to the Bailiffes to bestow vpon him. For which déede he was stayed by Boner, and Ely: and if friends had not bene made, he had bene sent to the Councel.
- 1The poor estate of the Archbishop.The poore estate of the Archbishop.
In this meantime, while the Archb. was thus remaining endurance (whom they had kept in prison now by the space of 3 years) by all flattering persuasions and threatenings they laboured him to recant: especially Henry Sydall, and Friar John (a Spaniard,) de Villa Garcina, 1were most earnest with him, and in the end so prevailed, that he set to his hand to a recantation that they had drawn. Which recantation was not so soon gotten, but the prelates without delay ⟨p. 200⟩