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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.
After whom, not long, in the same month died three godly Confessors in the Castle of Chichester, and were buried in the fields.
After whom, not long, in the same moneth died thrée godly Confessors in the Castle of Chichester, and were buried in the fieldes.
As Boner was the cruellest among the bishops, so Harpsfield ⟨p. 221⟩among all the archdeacons (except Dunning of Norw.) was the cruellest: by whose means there were now xv. Professors of the Gospel together in prison, in Canterbury Castle. Whereof five were famished to death,1 and ten burned. The names of the famished were these: John Clarke, Dunstan Chittenden, uncondemned: Walter Foster, of Stone, Alice Potkins, wife, of Staplehurst, John Hurst of Cranbrock, Weaver, condemned to be burned. Alice Potkins 2being asked of her age, said she was 49. years old, according to her old age: and according to her young age, since she learned Christ, she was of one years age.