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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.
The severe punishment of God upon the persecutors of his people.
The seuere punishment of God vpon the persecutors of his people.
OF Gardiner mention hath been made before. Morgan B. of S. Davids, who condemned B. Farrar, was so stricken by God, that his meat would not go down, but rise and pick up again, sometimes at his mouth, sometime blow out of his nose, most horribly to behold: & so continued till he died.
OF Gardiner mention hath béene made before. Morgan B. of S. Dauids, who cōdemned B. Farrar, was so striken by God, that his meat would not go downe, but rise and pick vp againe, sometimes at his mouth, sometime blow out of his nose, most horribly to behold: & so cōtinued till he died.
Justice Morgan that sat upon the death of the L. Jane, not long after fell mad, and so died, ever having in his mouth Lady Jane, Lady Jane, &c. D. Dunning died before Q. Mary fitting in his chair, he was the bloody Chancellor of Norwich. Likewise sudden death fell upon Berry Commissary of Norwich, who fell down suddenly to the ground, gave an heavy groan, and never stirred after. B. Thornton Suffragan of Dover, looking upon his men, playing at the bowls, fell down in a palsy, & willed to remember God: yea (said he) and my Lord of Canterbury too. Another Suffragan that succeeded him, brake his neck down a pair of stairs in the Cardinals chamber at Greenwich, after he had received the Cardinals blessing.