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Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol.…
Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol. 1] with an universal history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitive age to these latter times of ours, with the bloody times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realm of England and Scotland. Newly revised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time again published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the help of Christ our Lord) John Fox, which desireth thee good reader to help him with thy prayer.Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.
London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583
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.
The burning of William Tailor, Priest.
The burning of William Tailour, Priest.
When the Saturday was come, which was the 20. day of February, upon the which day the 4. orders were appointed to declare their censure upon the Articles in the chapter houses of Pauls, first appeareth Friar Till, for the Black Friars, then Friar Winchelsey: then Friar Low: After Friar Ashwel, each Friar for his order severally bringing his heresy, as is above specified.
When the Saterday was come, which was the 20. day of February, vppon the which day the 4. orders were appoynted to declare theyr censure vppon the Articles in the chapiter houses of Paules, first appeareth Frier Tylle, for the Blacke Friers, then Frier Winchelsey: then Frier Low: After Frier Ashwel, eche Frier for his order seuerally bringing his heresy, as is aboue specified.
Thus the verdict of these 4. orders being given up to the Archb. and severally, each order coming in with his heresy, which was the 20. day of February. Hereupon cometh down a writ from the king, directed to the lord Major and Sheriffs of London. De heretico comburendo, dated the 1. day of March. Anno 1. of his reign. The copy whereof remaineth in the records of the Tower, beginning thus, Rex Maiori & vicecomitibus. Whereupon the said William Tailor condemned as a relapse,1 first was degraded, and after to be burned, and so was committed to the secular power, who their being had to Smithfield, the 1. day of March, with Christian constancy, after long imprisonment, there did consummate his Martyrdom. 1422.