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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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First amongst them which were arrested and caused to abjure in this year afore specified. 1428. was Thom. Pie, and John Mendham of Aldborough, who being convict upon divers of the Articles before mentioned, were enjoined penance to be done in their own parish Church, as by the bishops letter directed to the Dean of Rhodenhall, & yt parish priest of Aldborough, doth more at large appear, the tenor whereof here ensueth.
First amongst them which were arested and caused to abiure in this yeare afore specified. 1428. was Thom. Pye, and Iohn Mendham of Aldborough, who being conuict vpon diuers of the Articles before mentioned, were enioined penance to be done in theyr own parish Church, as by the bishops letter directed to the Deane of Rhodenhall, & yt parish priest of Aldborough, doth more at large appeare, the tenour wherof here ensueth.
The copy of the Bishop of Norwich his letter. 1William by the sufferance of God Bishop of Norwich to our welbeloved sons in Christ the Dean of Rodéhal of our Diocese, and to the parish priest of the parish Church of Aldborough of the same our diocese, health, grace and benediction. For so much as we, according to our office lawfully proceeding to the correction and amendment of the souls of Thomas Pie and John Mendham of Aldborough of the diocese aforesaid, because they have holden, believed and affirmed, divers and many errors and heresies, contrary to the determination of the holy Church of Rome, and the universal church and catholic faith, have enjoined the said Thomas and John appearing before us personally and confessing before us judicially that they have holden, believed and affirmed, divers and many errors and heresies, this penance hereunder written for their offences to be done and fulfilled in manner, form and time hereunder written, according as justice doth require, that is to say, six fustigations or disciplines about the parish church of Alborough aforesaid, before a solemn procession, six several sundays and three disciplines about the market place of Herelston of our said Diocese, three principal market days, bare necked, head legs and feet, their bodies being covered only with their shirts and breeches either of them carrying a taper in his hand of a pound weight, as well round about the Church, as about the market place, in every of the foresaid appointed days,