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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
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.
A Lord being there, at the last said, that the King should never have any quiet common wealth in England,1 unless her head were stricken from her shoulders. Whereunto the Spaniards answered, God forbid that their king, and master, should have that mind to consent to such a mischief. From that day the Spaniards never left their good persuasions to the king, that the like honour he should never obtain, as he should in delivering the Lady Elizab. grace out of prison.2 Whereby at length she was happily released from the same.
A Lord being there, at the last said, that the King shoulde neuer haue any quiet common wealth in England,1 vnlesse her head were stricken from her shoulders. Wherevnto the Spaniards answered, God forbid that their king, and maister, should haue that minde to consent to such a mischiefe. Frō that day ye Spaniards neuer left their good perswasions to the king, that the like honor he should neuer obtaine, as he should in deliuering the Lady Elizab. grace out of prison.2 Wherby at length she was happily released from the same.
- 1The Spaniards are against the murdering of Lady Elizabeth.
- 2L. Elizabeth delivered out of prison.L. Elizabeth deliuered out of prison.
Hereupon, shortly after she was sent for to come to Hampton Court, from her comfortless captivity in Woodstock, where she was at sundry times in great danger of life: first through fire, which began to kindle, between the boards, & ceilings under the Chamber where she lay: done of purpose, as it was credibly thought, of a knight who was joined in commission with Sir Hen. It was thought, and also was affirmed of one Paul Penny, a keeper of Woodstock, a notorious ruffian, & butcherly wretch, that he was appointed to kill the Lady Elizabeth, who both saw the man oft in her sight, and also knew thereof.