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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
Book 6 › John Beverley alias Battild,Book 6 › Iohn Beuerley alias Battild,
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.
John Beverley alias Battild,
Iohn Beuerley alias Battild,
John Beverley alias Battild a labourer was attached by the Vicar of Sowthereke,1 the parish priest of Waterden and a lawyer, and so delivered unto Master Will. Bernā the Bishops Commissary, who sent him to the Castle of Norwich there to be kept in irons: whereas afterward he being brought before the commissary, and having nothing proved against him, he took an oath, that every year afterward he should confess his sins once a year to his curate and receive the Sacrament at Easter, as other Christians did: and for his offence was enjoined that the Friday and Saturday next after he should fast bread and water, and upon the Saturday to be *whipped from the palace of Norwich, going round about by Tomelands, & by S. Michaels Church by Cottle rue, and about the market, having in his hand a wax candle of two pence, to offer to the image of the Trinity after he had done his penance. And for so much as he confessed that he had eaten flesh upon Easter day and was not shriven in all lent, nor received upon Easter day, the judge enjoined him that he should fast Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday in Whitsun week, having but one meal a day of fish and other whit meats, and after his penance so done, he should depart out of the diocese, & never come there any more.
IOhn Beuerley alias Battild a labourer was attached by the Vicar of Sowthereke,1 the parish priest of Waterden and a lawyer, and so deliuered vnto Mayster Wil. Bernā the Byshops Commissary, who sent him to the Castle of Norwich there to be kept in irons: wheras afterward he being brought before the commissary, and hauing nothing proued agaynst him, he took an othe, that euery yeare afterward he should confesse his sinnes once a yere to his curat and receiue the Sacrament at Easter, as other Christians did: and for his offence was enioyned that the Friday and Saterday next after he should fast bread and water, and vpon the Saterday to be