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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 story of Margery Backster.
1Another was Margery Backster, wife of Will. Backster Wright in Marthā, the same year accused: against whom one Joan wife of Cliffelande was brought in by the bishop, and compelled to depose, and was made to bring in, in form following.
1ANother was Margery Backster, wife of Wil. Backster Wright in Marthā, the same yere accused: against whom one Ioane wife of Cliffelande was brought in by the bishop, and cōpelled to depose, and was made to bring in, in forme following.
- 1Margery Backster.
1First, that the said Margery Backster did inform this deponent, that she should in no case swear, saying to her in english, dame beware of the Bee, for every Be will sting, and therefore take heed you swear not, neither by God, neither by our Lady, neither by none other saint: & if ye do contrary, the Bee will sting your tongue and venom your soul.