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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
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The 5. day of July 1424. the said Richard Belward was brought before John, Bishop of Norwich sitting in place of judgement, whereas the foresaid Articles were objected against the said Richard, which he there denied: whereupon the bishop appointed him an other day to purge himself, the monday next after the feast of S. Margaret: upon which day being the 24. of July, in the year aforesaid, he appeared again before the Bishop, and brought with him 9. of his neighbours to purge him upon those articles, and there did solemnly purge himself. And afterward, for so much as the said Bishop suspected the said Richard Belward greatly of lollardy, he commanded him there presently to swear upon the Evangelists, that from that day forward he should not wittingly preach, teach, or defend any error or heresy, contrary to the church of Rome, neither aide, assist, favour or maintain, privily or apertly, any manner of person or persons, that should hold or maintain the said errors or heresies. In the presence of M. William Bernam, John Wadden, Robert Serle & John Berne Esquire, and other of his neighbours which came unto his purgation.
The 5. day of July 1424. the sayde Richarde Belward was brought before Iohn, Byshop of Norwich sitting in place of iudgement, wheras the foresaid Articles were obiected against the sayde Richarde, whych he there denyed: whereupō the bishop appoynted him an other day to purge himselfe, the monday next after the feast of S. Marget: vpon which day being the 24. of Iuly, in the yeare aforesayd, he appeared againe before the Bishop, and brought wyth him 9. of his neighbors to purge hym vpon those articles, and there did solemnely purge himselfe. And afterwarde, for somuch as the said Bishop suspected the sayd Richarde Belward greatly of lolardie, hee commaunded him there presently to sweare vpon the Euangelistes, that from that day forwarde he should not wittingly preach, teach, or defend any error or heresy, contrary to the churche of Rome, neither aide, assist, fauour or maintaine, priuely or apertly, any maner of person or persons, that should hold or maintaine the sayde errours or heresies. In the presence of M. William Bernam, Iohn Wadden, Robert Serle & Iohn Berne Esquire, and other of his neighbours which came vnto his purgation.