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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.
In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,1 the son of the most mighty God, and by the power of his holy spirit, and the authority of his Apostolic church, &c. proceeding with his ⟨p. 260⟩excommunication against all maintainers of the false church. Which sentence took such effect against the enemy, that within six days after Queen Mary died, and the tyranny of all English Papists with her.
In the name of our Lord Iesus Christ,1 the sonne of the most mighty God, and by the power of his holy spirite, and the authority of his Apostolike church, &c. proceding with his ⟨p. 260⟩excōmunication against all mainteiners of the false church. Which sentence tooke such effect against the enemy, that within sixe daies after Quéene Mary died, and the tyranny of all English Papists with her.
- 1The martyr excommunicateth the Papists.
1Alice Snoth, or Agnes Snoth, who was burnt before, being at the stake; called for her Godfather and Godmothers: whom, when the maid saw, she asked them what they had promised for her, and so immediately rehearsed her faith, and the commandments of God, and required if there were any more that they had promised in her behalf, and they said no. Then (said she) I die a Christian woman: bear witness of me And so was she with fire consumed.