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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
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.
About the same time that the Archbishop was burned at Oxford, suffered likewise in Ipswich two women: the one named Agnes Potten, the other called Joan Trunchfield, either in the same month of March, or (as some said) in the ⟨p. 203⟩end of February the next before. They suffered for the matter of the Sacrament, and bare their martyrdom with great patience, and godly courage.
About the same time that the Archbishop was burned at Oxforde, suffered likewise in Ipswich twoo women: the one named Agnes Potten, the other called Ioan Trunchfield, either in the same moneth of Marth, or (as some said) in the ⟨p. 203⟩end of Februarie the next before. They suffered for the matter of the Sacrament, and bare their martyrdome with great patience, and godly courage.
After these women, the same month suffered three men at one fire in Salisbury for the testimony of the Gospel. Their names were, John Spicer, 1free mason, William Coberly 2Tailor, John Mandrell 3husbandman. Upon a Sunday, they being at the Parrish church called Kevell in Wiltshire, and seeing the parish in procession to follow and worship the Idol there carried, advised them to leave the same, and to turn to the living God: namely speaking to one Robert Barkesdale headman of the parish, but he took no regard to their words. After this the Vicar came into the pulpit, who there being about to read his beadroll, and to pray for the souls in purgatory, John Mandrell speaking with an audible voice, said, that that was the popes pinfold, the other two affirming the same.4