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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.
After this, in the year of our Lord 1428. king Henry the 6. sent down most cruel letters of commission unto I. Exeter and Jacolet German, keeper of the castle of Colchester, for the apprehending of Sir William White Priest, and others suspected of heresies, the tenor whereof, hereafter ensueth.
After this, in the yeare of our Lorde 1428. king Henry the 6. sent downe most cruel letters of commission vnto I. Exetor and Iacolet Germaine, keeper of the castle of Colchester, for the apprehending of Sir William White Priest, and others suspected of heresies, the tenor wherof, hereafter ensueth.
¶ The copy of the kings letters directed to John Exeter, and Jacolet German, keeper of the castle of Colchester, for the apprehending of Sir William White priest and other, (as they called them) lollards. Henry by the grace of God king of England and of France, 1Lord of Ireland, to his well beloved John Exeter, and Jacolet German, keeper of the castle of Colchester health. Ye shall understand that we fully trusting unto your fidelity and circumspections, have appointed you jointly and severally to take and arrest William White priest, and Thomas, late chaplain of Settling, in the county of Norfolk, and William Northampton priest, and all other whatsoever they be that are suspect of heresy or lollardy, wheresoever they may be found within the liberties or without, and straight way being so taken, to send the unto our next gaile or prison, unto such time, as we shall have taken other order for their delivery: And therefore we straightly command you, that ye diligently attend about the premisses, and fulfil the same in form aforesaid. Also we charge and command all and singular Justices of peace, Mayors, Shrives, Bailiffs, Constables, and all other our faithful officers, by the tenor of these presents, that they do assist, aide, and counsel you & every of you, in the execution of the premisses, as it shall be comely for them. In witness whereof, we have caused these our letters patents to be made. Witness my self at Westminster, the 6. of July, the 6. year of our reign .