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The testament of master William Tracie esquire, expounded bothThe testament of master Wylliam Tracie esquier, expounded both
The testament of master William Tracie esquire, expounded both by William Tyndale and Iho[n] Frith. Wherein thou shalt perceive with what charity y[e] chancellor of Worcester burned when he toke up the deek carcass and made ashes of hit after hit was buriedThe testament of master Wylliam Tracie esquier, expounded both by Willism Tindall and Iho[n] Frith. Wherin thou shalt perceyue with what charitie y[e] chaunceler of Worcester burned whan he toke vp the deek carkas and made asshes of hit after hit was buried
Antwerp : H. Peetersen van Middelburch?, M.D.xxxv. 1535
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Testament Tracy: The Testament hit self.Testament Tracy: The Testament hit sealfe.
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.
I William Tracie of Todyngton in y• county of gloucester esquire / make my Testament and last will / as here after followeth.
I Willyam Tracie of Todyngton in y• cowntie of gloceter esquier / make my Testament and last wyll / as here after folowith.
¶First / and before all other thing I commit me unto God / and to his mercy / trusting with out any doubt or mistrust / that by his grace and the merits of Jesus Christ / and by the virtue of his passion / and of his resurrection / I have and shall have remission of my since / and resurrection of body and soul / according as hit is written Job. xix. I believe that my redeemer liveth / and that in the last day I shall rise out of the earth / and in my flesh shall see my saviour / this my hope is laid up in my bosom.
¶First / and before all other thinge I commyt me vnto God / and to his mercye / trustinge with owt any dowte or mystrust / that by his grace and the merytes of Iesus Christ / and by the vertue of his passion / and of his resurrection / I haue and shall haue remission of my synnes / and resurrection of bodye and soule / accordinge as hit is written Iob. xix. I beleue that my redeamer lyueth / and that in the last daye I shall ryse owte of the erth / and in my flesh shall se my sauiour / this my hope is layde vp in my bosome.
And as touching the wealth of my soul / y• faith that I have taken and rehearsed / is sufficient (as I suppose) with out any other man's work / or works / My ground & my belief is / that there is but one god & one mediator between god & man / which is Jesus christ