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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.
Being called into the Warehouse of the Tower before the Constable of the Tower, and the Recorder of London, master Cholmeley, & refusing to tell who came to the English service, he was put in a rack of iron, where he stood three hours, and being loosed from thence, because he would bewray none, on a Sunday after, they did bind his two fingers together, and put a small arrow betwixt them, and drew it through so fast,1 that the blood followed and the arrow brake. It was thought this was done rather in the Bishops house. After they had twice racked him, they five weeks after sent him to Boner, of whom he was condemned.
Beeing called into the Warehouse of the Tower before the Constable of the Tower, and the Recorder of London, maister Cholmeley, & refusing to tell who came to the English seruice, he was put in a racke of yron, where hée stood thrée houres, and being loosed from thence, because he would bewray none, on a Sunday after, they did binde his two fingers together, and put a small arrow betwixt them, and drewe it through so fast,1 that the blood followed and the arrow brake. It was thought this was done rather in the Bishoppes house. After they had twise racked him, they fiue weekes after sent him to Boner, of whom he was condemned.
- 1Cuthbert Simson racked twice.Cuthbert Simson racked twise.
Yet gave he him great testimony of patience before all the people in his Consistory, saying: if he were not an heretic,1 he is a man of the greatest patience, that yet ever came before me. For I tell you, he hath been thrice racked upon one day in the Tower, also in my house he hath felt some sorrow, and yet I never saw his patience broken.