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A famous and godly history containing the lives a[nd] acts of three renowned reformers…A famous and godly history contaynyng the lyues a[nd] actes of three renowmed reformers…
A famous and godly history containing the lives a[nd] acts of three renowned reformers of the Christia[n] Church, Martin Luther, John Ecolampadius, and Huldericke Zuinglius. The declaration of Martin Luther's faith before the Emperor Charles the fifth, and the illustre estates of the empire of Germany, with an oration of his death, all set forth in Latin by Philip Melanchthon, Wolfgangus Faber, Capito. Simon Grineus, [and] Oswald Miconus, newly Englished by Henry Bennet Callesian.A famous and godly history contaynyng the lyues a[nd] actes of three renowmed reformers of the Christia[n] Church, Martine Luther, Iohn Ecolampadius, and Huldericke Zuinglius. The declaracion of Martin Luthers faythe before the Emperoure Charles the fyft, and the illustre estates of the empyre of Germanye, with an oration of hys death, all set forth in Latin by Philip Melancthon, Wolfgangus Faber, Capito. Simon Grineus, [and] Oswald Miconus, newly Englished by Henry Bennet Callesian.
London: printed by John Awdely, 1561London: printed by Iohn Awdely, 1561
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They assayed all remedies, but this raging sickness overcame all their medicines, notwithstanding that the chief ordinary Physician of the City confessed that the sickness so long rooted & grounded in him, overcame not so much as the weakness of his body which of long time had lost all strength. For the botch ran not as it was wont, but retired inwardly, and yet his sickness decreased nothing (all be it his heat was temperate) but augmented in his bowels, with grievous pain of his head. Then the Physician that had special charge of him, resisted with all force & new medicines his sickness, and concealed no part of his industry & cunning towards his Patient. Forthwith his strength began to return, & we almost persuaded of his recovery, for it appeared visibly that nature waxed stronger in him. And suddenly besides all expectation, the paya ranged along his right ⟨image 75⟩side, & apostumed with great quantity of fleume, gathered in his bowels, & flowing in abundance, but as it appeared since, it was the last conflict nature had, for by & by his heart began to tremble, his eyes to settle in his head, his members to fail by force & violence of his sickness. Then the Physician began to doubt, & we despair of his recovery, but he ye long past was prepared to this banquet, & with deep sighs groaned for y• same, forced not for our consolations, but with an invincible courage bad us be of good comfort Then calling to him the Ministers of the Gospel, his companions in profession, with the principal of the Church, he made the this Oration.
They assayed all remedyes, but thys ragyng sicknes ouercame al theyr medecines, notwythstandyng that the chiefe ordinary Phisicion of the City confessed that the sycknes so long rooted & grounded in hym, ouercame not so much as the weakenes of hys body whych of long tyme had lost al strengthe. For the botche ran not as it was wont, but retired inward•ye, and yet hys sycknes decreased nothyng (all be it hys heate was temperate) but augmented in hys bowels, with greuous payne of hys head. Then the Phisicion that had special charge of hym, resysted wyth al force & new medecynes hys sycknes, and concealed no part of hys industry & cunnyng towards hys Pacient. Furthwyth hys strength began to returne, & we almost perswaded of hys recouerye, for it appeared visibly that nature wared strōger in hym. And sodaynly besydes al expectacion, ye paya raunged along hys right