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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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Then Andrew Maynard the Bailiff answered saying: that God had given to those two Syndics the grace to answer so well, that it was not necessary for him to say or add any more thereunto. Notwithstanding it seemed good that their answers were put in writing, which was not done by the Secretary, that had done nothing else, but ⟨p. 951⟩mock and gyre at all that had bin said: wherefore he required the Commissioner to look unto the matter. Then the Commissioner was very angry and sharply rebuked his Secretary, commanding him to sit nearer and to write their answers word for word, and he himself with a singular memory, repeated their answers, and oftentimes asked if it were not so. The said answers being thus put in writing, the Commissioner asked the bailiff if he had any more to answer, saying that he had done him great pleasure to show him his Secretaries fault, willing him to speak boldly, what he thought good for the defence of their cause. Then the Bailiff said, for so much as it hath pleased you to give me audience & liberty to speak my mind freely: I say moreover, that it seemeth unto me, that there is no due form of process in this judgement: for there is no party here that doth accuse us.1 If we had an accuser present, which according to the rule of the Scripture, either should prove by good demonstration out of the old and new Testament, that whereof we are accused, or if he were not able, should suffer punishment due unto such as are heretics: I think he would be as greatly troubled to maintain his accusations, as we to answer unto the same.
Then Andrew Maynard the Baylife aunswered sayeng: that God had geuē to those two Syndiques the grace to answere so well, that it was not necessary for him to say or adde any more thereunto. Notwithstanding it seemed good that their answeres were put in writing, which was not done by the Secretary, that had done nothing else, but ⟨p. 951⟩mocke and gyre at all that had bin sayd: wherfore he required the Commissioner to looke vnto the matter. Then the Commissioner was very angry and sharpely rebuked his Secretary, commaunding him to sit nearer and to write their answeres word for word, and he himselfe with a singular memory, repeated their answeres, and oftētimes asked if it were not so. The sayd aunsweres being thus put in writing, the Cōmissioner asked the baylife if he had any more to answere, sayeng that he had done him great pleasure to shewe him his Secretaries faulte, willing him to speake boldly, what he thought good for the defence of their cause. Then the Baylife said, for somuch as it hath pleased you to geue me audience & liberty to speake my mind freely: I say moreouer, that it semeth vnto me, that there is no due forme of processe in this iudgemēt: for there is no partie heere that doth accuse vs.