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The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland
The history of the reformation of the Church of Scotland containing five books : together with some treatises conducing to the history.The historie of the reformation of the Church of Scotland containing five books : together with some treatises conducing to the history.
London: printed by John Raworth for George Thomason and Octavian Pullen, 1644
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.
Shortly after these things, that cruel Tyrant and unmerciful hypocrite, falsely called, Bishop of S. Andrews, apprehended that blessed Martyr of Christ Jesus, Walter Mill, 1a man of decrepit age, whom most cruelly and most unjustly he put to death by fire in Saint Andrews, the twenty eighth day of April, in the year of God 1558. Which thing did so highly offend the hearts of all godly,2 that immediately after his death, began a new fervency among the whole people, yea, even in the Town of Saint Andrews, began the people plainly to condemn such unjust cruelty. And in testification that they would his death should abide in recent memory, there was cast together a great heap of stones in the place where he was burnt. The Bishop and Priests thereat offended, caused once or twice to remove the same,3 with denunciation of cursing, if any man should there lay any stones. But in vain was that wind blown, for still was the heap made, till that the Priests and Papists did steal away by night the stones to build their walls, and to other their private uses.
Shortly after these things, that cruell Tyrant and unmercifull hypocrite, falsly called, Bishop of S. Andrews, apprehended that blessed Martyr of Christ Jesus, Walter Mill, 1a man of decrepite age, whom most cruelly and most unjustly he put to death by fire in Saint Andrews, the twenty eighth day of April, in the yeere of God 1558. Which thing did so highly offend the hearts of all godly,2 that immediatly after his death, began a new fervencie among the whole people, yea, even in the Towne of Saint Andrews, began the people plainely to condemne such unjust crueltie. And in testification that they would his death should abide in recent memory, there was cast together a great heap of stones in the place where he was burnt. The Bishop and Priests thereat offended, caused once or twice to remove the same,3 with denunciation of cursing, if any man should there lay any stones. But in vaine was that winde blowne, for still was the heape made, till that the Priests and Papists did steale away by night the stones to build their walls, and to other their private uses.