Author: William Whittingham

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Published: 2015-08-04

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9781332106813

Excerpt from A Brief Discourse of the Troubles Begun at Frankfort in the Year 1554: About the Book of Common Prayer and Ceremonies In the Preface to the following "Brief Discourse," and in a subsequent page of the same work, its author has, in a few words, given us the reasons which induced him at that time to publish the same to the world. Though a great part of it might have been arranged a short period before the date which it bears in the title-page, the materials must have existed in a tolerably complete form, and certainly bear marks of having been written at the period to which it refers. Evidently an actor in the troubles which he describes, the author does not speak doubtingly; there is no appeal to memory; for, though he could not be a personal witness of what was simultaneously occurring at Frankfort, Geneva, and elsewhere, those who furnished him with information were such as he could rely on, and were deputed probably by him to register events as they occurred: this portion also bears the same internal marks of truth. This narrative, remarkable for its character, deeply interesting from its subject, possesses claims to our notice that cannot be disputed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.