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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
Volume 2 › Book 11: The eleventh Book.Volume 2 › Book 11: The eleuenth Booke.
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Upon the monday morning very early, the B. called for him again: and there Harpesfield Archdeacon of London, reasoned with master Hawkes touching Baptism, and the mass &c. But Hawkes remained constant, & withstood him with mighty power of the Scriptures: as also the B. himself Fecknam and Chadsey, at four sundry times after.
Vpon the munday morning very early, the B. called for him agayne: and there Harpesfield Archdeacon of London, reasoned with maister Hawkes touching Baptisme, and the masse &c. But Hawkes remayned constant, & withstood him with mightie power of the Scriptures: as also the B. himselfe Fecknam and Chadsey, at foure sundrie times after.
The first day of July, the B. did call him himself from the Porters lodge, and commanded him to prepare himself to prison: and so was he sent to be kept close prisoner in the gate house, where he remained thirteen days: and then sent Boner two men to know how he did, and whether he were the same man. To whom he answered constantly for the trueth. After which answer, he heard no more of the bishop, till the 3. of September: on which day he was privately examined again of Boner, and would have had ⟨p. 155⟩his hand to a bill of articles: to whom when Hawkes had said; it should neither come into his hand, hart nor mind, the bishop wrapped it up and put it into his bosom, and in a great anger went his way, and took his horse and rode on visitation into Essex, and Hawkes went to prison again.
The first day of Iuly, the B. did call him himselfe from the Porters lodge, and commanded him to prepare himselfe to prison: and so was hee sent to bée kept close prisoner in the gate house, where he remayned thirtéene daies: and then sent Boner two men to know how he did, and whether hée were the same man. To whom he answered constantly for the trueth. After which answere, he heard no more of the bishop, till the 3. of September: on which day he was priuately examined againe of Boner, and woulde haue had