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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.
Margery his wife was sore afraid, & terrified in the prison at twelve of the clock at night, one coming in to her, into the prison with a knife drawn, and attempting ⟨p. 243⟩to cut her throat, but that she called upon God for help: whereat he departed, without doing her any hurt.1 The next night, they made a rumbling over head like thunder to scar her out of her wits, but GOD gave her strength.
Margery his wife was sore afraid, & terrified in the pryson at twelue of the clocke at night, one comming in to her, into the pryson with a knife drawne, and attemptyng ⟨p. 243⟩to cut her throate, but that shée called vpon God for helpe: whereat hee departed, without doing her any hurt.1 The next night, they made a rumbling ouer head like thunder to scarre her out of her wittes, but GOD gaue her strength.
- 1They fear the martyr in the prison.They feare the martyr in the prison.
At what time the ten before suffered at Colchester, there were also two women condemned with them, but were deferred, the one omitted and left in the prison, while she was praying apart, for the strength of Gods spirit, the other, because her name was false written. 1. Their names were, Agnes Bongeor, 1whom they wrote Bowyer, and Margery Thurston. These twain were both the seventeen day of September, burned at Colchester, for the witness of Christ, which they cheerfully endured for his names sake.