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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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As they passed through the streets, every one leading his Minion upon his arm, they saw a man which sold bawdy Images and pictures,1 with filthy rimes and Ballets annexed to the same, to move and stir up the people to whoredom, and knavery. All these goodly Pictures were bought up by the Bishops: which were as many as a Mule could well carry. And if there were any obscure sentence, or hard to understand, in those rimes or ballets, the same these learned Prelates did readily expound, and laughed presently thereat. In the same place, as they walked along, there was a bookseller which had set out to sale, certain Bibles in French and Latin, with divers other Books, which when the Prelates beheld,2 they were greatly moved thereat, and said unto him: Darest thou be so hardy to set out such merchandise to sell here in this town? Doest thou not know that such books are forbidden? The bookseller answered, is not the holy Bible as good as these goodly pictures, which you have bought for these Gentlewomen? He had scarce spoken these words, but the bishop of Aix said, I renounce my part of Paradise if this fellow be not a Lutheran. Let him be taken (said he) and examined what he is, and incontinently the bookseller was taken and carried unto prison, and spitefully handled: For a company of knaves and ruffians, which waited upon the Prelates, began to cry out, a Lutheran, a Lutheran, to the fire with him, to the fire with him, and one gave him a blow with his fist, another pulled him by the hear, & other by the beard, in such sort, that the poor man was all embrued with blood, before that he came unto prison.
As they passed thorowe the streetes, euery one leadyng his Minion vpon his arme, they sawe a man whych solde baudie Images and pictures,1 with filthie rimes and Ballets annexed to the same, to moue and sturre vp the people to whoredome, and knauerie. All these goodly Pictures were bought vp by the Bishops: which were as many as a Mule coulde well carie. And if there were anye obscure sentence, or hard to vnderstand, in those rimes or ballets, the same these learned Prelates did readely expounde, and laughed presently thereat. In the same place, as they walked alōg, there was a bookeseller which had set out to sale, certaine Bibles in Frenche and Latine, with diuers other Bookes, whyche when the Prelates behelde,