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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.
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.
1First, this deponent sayth that William Taylor, tolde Iohn Piry of Ludney, in the house of Iohn Bungay of Beghton, in the presence of I. Bungay, Robert Brigges wright of Martham, and Iohn Usher, that all the good men of Martham which were fauorers & helpers to that good man William White are euill troubled now a dayes, and that the sayd William White, was a good & holy doctor: and that the best doctor after him was William Euerden, whiche wrought with the sayde William Taylour,2 of Ludney by the space of one moneth, and that the first Sonday of the same moneth, the sayd William Euerden did sit all day vpon the table at worke, saying to the sayd William Taylor, that he would not go to Church to shew hymselfe a Scribe or Pharisy: and the second sonday he put on Gentle mans apparell, and went to Norwiche to harken how the Byshop and his ministers vsed the poore Christians there in prison.
- 1John Piry. John Bungay John Usher.Iohn Piry. Iohn Būgay Iohn Vsher.
- 2William Everden.William Euerden.