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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
Volume 2 › Book 12: The twelfth and last Book.Volume 2 › Book 12: The twelfth and last Booke.
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.
Now when B. Brooks of Gloucester, Nichol, Ormanet, Datary, Robert Morwen, president of Corpus Christi Colledge, Cole & Wright, Doctors of the Civil law, came thither as the Cardinals visitors. They among other things having commission for the same, ministered an oath to such as had acquaintance with her, that they should not conceal what they knew touching religion, concerning her faith. Who because they understood not her language, answered: they could know nothing. Which the commissioners also certified the Cardinal. But that notwithstanding, he left not the matter so, but wrote down his letters, a good while after, to Marshall, the Dean of Friswides, that he should dig her up, and lay her out of Christian burial, because she was buried nigh S. Friswides relics. Whose commandment Doct. Marshall calling his spades and mattocks together in an Evening, when he was well whittled, did fulfil and buried her in a dunghill.
Now when B. Brookes of Glocester, Nichol, Ormanet, Datary, Robert Morwen, president of Corpus Christi Colledge, Cole & Wright, Doctors of the Ciuil law, came thither as the Cardinals visitors. They among other things hauing commission for the same, ministred an oath to such as had acquaintance with her, that they shold not conceale what they knew touching religion, concerning her faith. Who because they vnderstood not her language, answered: they could know nothing. Which the commissioners also certified the Cardinall. But that notwithstanding, he left not the matter so, but wrote down his letters, a good while after, to Marshall, the Deane of Friswides, that he should digge her vp, and lay her out of Christian burial, because she was buried nigh S. Friswides reliques. Whose commandement Doct. Marshall calling his spades and mattockes together in an Euening, when he was well whitled, did fulfill and buried her in a dunghill.
Anno 1557. §155710 of the 15. persons mentioned in the other book that were in prison in the castle of Canterbury, whereof five were famished, were committed to the fire by Thornton called B. or suffragan of Dover, otherwise called Dick of Dover, and by Nicholas Harpesfield Archdeacon of the same province.