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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.
Tho. Hudson, after he had long bin absent from his wife, & children, for the avoiding of the popish idolatry and superstition, came home to his house to visit, and to comfort them, and at the first lay among the fagots: where his wife had made him a place to remain in the day. At the last, he walked abroad for certain days openly in the town, crying out continually against the mass, and that trumpery: and in the end coming home to his house, he sate him down upon his knees, having his book by him, reading & singing psalms continually without ceasing, for 3. days and 3. nights together: refusing meat, and other talk, to the great wonder of many.
Tho. Hudson, after he had long bin absent from his wife, & children, for the auoiding of the popish idolatry and superstition, came home to his house to visit, and to comfort them, and at the first laye among the fagots: where his wife had made him a place to remaine in the day. At the last, he walked abroad for certaine daies openly in the towne, crying out continually against the masse, and that trumpery: and in the end comming home to his house, he sate him down vpon his knées, hauing his booke by him, reading & singing psalms continually without ceassing, for 3. daies and 3. nightes together: refusing meate, and other talke, to the great wonder of many.
Then one John Crouch, his next neighbour went to the Constables, Robert Marsham and Robert Laws in the night, to certify them thereof. For Berry the Vicar of the Town did command openly to watch for him, and the Constables understanding the same, took him by break of day. The two and twenty of April, when Hudson saw them come in, he said, now mine hour is come, welcome friends, welcome. You be they that shall lead me to life in Christ:1 I thank GOD therefore, and the Lord enable me thereto for his mercies sake. So they led him to Berry the Commissary, who wrote unto the Bishop letters against him, and sent him to Norwich bound like a thief: whither he went with joy, and singing cheer.