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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. 2, part 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. 2, part 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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Gallie. hist. Joan. Crisp. Lib. 2. Three popish priests. The Duke of Loraine· | James Cobard a Schoolmaster, and many other taken the same time. An. 1545. | This James, schoolmaster in the City of Saint Michael in the Dukedom of Barrens in Loraine,1 disputed with three priests that the sacrament of Baptism, and of the Supper did not avail, unless they were received with faith: which was as much to say, as that the Mass did profit neither the quick nor the dead. For the which and also for his confession, which he being in prison, sent of his own accord, by his mother unto the Judge, he was burned, and most quietly suffered. Ex. Joan. Crisp. The Franciscan Friars. The Doctors of Sorbonne and others. | Peter Clerk brother to John Clerk, burnt before. Stephanus Manginus. James Bouchbeck. John Brisebar. Henr. Hutinote. Tho. Honorate. John Baudovinus. John Flesch. John Picquere Peter Piquere. Jo. Matheston. Philippe Little. Michael Caillow. Frances Clerk. Couberon, a Weaver. At Meaux. An. 1546. | These xiiij. dwelt at Melda,2 a City in France x. miles from Paris. Where William Briconetus being there Bysh. did much good,3 brought to them the light of the Gospel, and reformed the Church. Who straightly being examined for the same, relented: but yet these with many other remained constant. Who after the burning of James Pavane before mentioned, and seeing superstition to grow more and more,4 began to congregate in Mangin's house, & to set up a church to themselves, after the example of the French Church in Strasburg.5 For their minister, they chose Peter ⟨p. 901⟩Clerk. First they beginning with 20. or 30 did grow in short time to 3. or 4. hundred. Whereupon the matter being known to the Senate of Paris, the chamber was beset, where they were, and they taken. Of whom 62. men and women were bound & brought to Paris, singing psalms, especially the psal. 79. To these it was chiefly objected, that they being lay men, would minister the sacrament of the body & blood of the Lord. Of these 62.14. chiefly did stand fast, which were condemned, and racked, to confess moe of their fellows, but they uttered none: the rest were scourged and banished the country. These 14. were sent to sundry Monasteries to be converted: but it would not be.