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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.
The xxix. of Julie was burned Thomas Benbridge, 1a ⟨p. 255⟩a Gentleman, for witnessing to the Gospel. He was of the Diocese of Winchester, and sustained sundry conflicts for the truths sake, at Doctor Wile the Bishops hands: and being condemned, and now tied to the stake: Doctor Seaton, who had once been with him before to entice him, came again, and exhorted him to recant. To whom he said, away Babylonian, away. So when they saw he would not yield, before he was any thing like covered with faggots, they put fire unto him: which first took away a piece of his beard, whereat he nothing shrank at all: then it came on the other side, & took his legs: & the nether stockings of his hose being leather made the fire to pierce the sharper, so that the intolerable heat thereof made him cry, I recant. They suddenly therewith thrust the fire from him:2 which was also removed in haste by certain of his friends that stood by, and helped thereto. So the sheriff (who was Sir Richard Peckhall) took him from the stake, for the which he was sent to the Fleet, and lay a certain time.
The xxix. of Iulie was burned Thomas Benbridge, 1a ⟨p. 255⟩a Gentleman, for witnessing to the Gospell. Hée was of the Dioces of Winchester, and sustained sundry conflictes for the truthes sake, at Doctor Wyle the Bishops handes: and beyng condemned, and now tied to the stake: Doctor Seaton, who had once béene with him before to entice him, came againe, and exhorted him to recant. To whom hée said, away Babilonian, away. So when they saw hée would not yéeld, before he was any thing like couered with faggots, they put fire vnto him: which first tooke away a péece of his beard, whereat he nothing shrancke at all: then it came on the other side, & tooke his legges: & the neather stockings of his hose beyng leather made the fire to pearce the sharper, so that the intollerable heate thereof made him cry, I recant. They sodainly therwith thrust the fire from him: