A01115:2373
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.
While they both lay thus enclosed, the B. subtly got promise of the husband to recant, declaring unto him that his wife had so done already. (which was untruth) So they suffered him upon that promise to go to his wife. To whom he declared with a sorrowful hart, how he had bin circumvented: and pulled out of his bosom a copy of his recantation,1 whereto he had granted his promise. At the sight whereof, his wives heart clave asunder, saying: hath Satan so prevailed, &c. So he departed from her with tears, and prayed GOD he might not live so long as to call evil good, and good evil: so going homeward to his house, he took his death, and shortly after dyed, according to his prayer. After this, Joan his wife continued in prison with her infant: which being starved in prison with cold and famine, (the milk of the mother failing through evil using,) was sent away when it was past all remedy: and shortly after died. And not long after the mother died also, besides, an old woman of 90. years, mother of her husband, being left alone in the house comfortless.
While they both lay thus inclosed, ye B. subtilly got promise of the husband to recant, declaring vnto him that his wife had so done already. (which was vntruth) So they suffered him vpon that promise to go to his wife. To whom he declared with a sorrowful hart, how hée had bin circumuented: and pulled out of his bosome a copie of his recantation,1 wherto he had granted his promise. At the sight wherof, his wiues heart claue asunder, saying: hath Sathan so preuailed, &c. So hee departed from hir with teares, and praied GOD he might not liue so long as to call euill good, and good euill: so going homeward to his house, he took his death, and shortly after dyed, according to his prayer. After this, Ioane his wife continued in prison with her infant: which being starued in prison with cold and famine, (the milke of the mother failing through euill vsing,) was sent away when it was past all remedie: and shortly after died. And not long after the mother died also, besides, an old woman of 90. yeres, mother of her husband, being lefte alone in the house comfortlesse.
- 1The wife encourageth her husband.