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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.
Thus much we have thought good to note as concerning Margery Backster, which we have gathered out of the old monuments and registers. But what became of her after this her accusation, because we find no mention made in the said registers, we are not able to declare.
Thus much we haue thought good to note as concerning Margery Backster, which we haue gathered out of the old monumentes and registers. But what became of her after this her accusation, because we finde no mention made in the sayd registers, we are not able to declare.
The same year also, were the like depositions made by one William Wright against divers good men, as here followeth.
The same yeare also, were the like depositions made by one William Wright agaynst diuers good men, as here foloweth.
1First, this deponent saith that William Taylor, told John Piry of Ludney, in the house of John Bungay of Beghton, in the presence of I. Bungay, Robert Brigs wright of Martham, and John Usher, that all the good men of Martham which were favourers & helpers to that good man William White are evil troubled now a days, and that the said William White, was a good & holy doctor: and that the best doctor after him was William Everden, which wrought with the said William Taylor,2 of Ludney by the space of one month, and that the first Sunday of the same month, the said William Everden did sit all day upon the table at work, saying to the said William Taylor, that he would not go to Church to show himself a Scribe or Pharisee: and the second sunday he put on Gentle mans apparel, and went to Norwich to hearken how the Bishop and his ministers used the poor Christians there in prison.