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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.
The xxiij. day of the same month next after, the Bishop sent again for Times and Drakes, and ex officio obiected articles. And on the xxvi. day of the same month, he ministered also the same Articles to the other four. To which Popish articles they answered negatively. And in conclusion, the xxviij. of March, they were all brought particularly to the Consistory, before the Bishop of London, to be condemned for heresy. Where (when he required Times and the rest to recant) he replied unto him, that he himself ⟨p. 184⟩had written against the usurped power of the Bishop of Rome, having prefixed his Preface to Winchesters book, De vera obedientia. After much debate, partly of Bishop Boner, and partly of one Doctor Cooke, & Doctor Pendleton, to pervert the constant Professor of Jesus Christ: when they could not prevail against him, they condemned him (as an Heretic) to be burned. And proceeded against the other v godly men, fellow Prisoners with M. Times. who all together the xiiij. of April, suffered for witnessing to the trueth.
The xxiij. day of the same moneth next after, the Bishop sent againe for Timmes and Drakes, and ex officio obiected articles. And on the xxvi. day of the same moneth, he ministred also the same Articles to the other foure. To which Popish articles they answered negatiuely. And in conclusion, the xxviij. of March, they were all brought particularly to the Consistorie, before the Bishoppe of London, to bée condemned for heresie. Where (when he required Timmes and the rest to recant) he replyed vnto him, that he himselfe ⟨p. 184⟩had written against the vsurped power of the Bishoppe of Rome, hauing prefixed his Preface to Winchesters booke, De vera obedientia. After much debate, partly of Bishop Boner, and partly of one Doctor Cooke, & Doctor Pendleton, to peruerte the constant Professour of Iesus Christ: when they could not preuaile against him, they condemned him (as an Heretike) to be burned. And procéeded against the other v godly men, fellow Prisoners with M. Timmes. who all together the xiiij. of Aprill, suffered for witnessing to the trueth.