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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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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.
*The Deposition of Alen Creswell wax chandler.
*The Deposition of Alen Creswell waxechaundeler.
The said Alen sayeth, that John Graunger servant with my Lord of London in my L. of London's kitchen at such time as the said Alen was serving of Huns coffin, that Graundger told to him, that he was present with Joh. belringer the same sunday at night that Rich. Hun was found dead in the morrow when the keepers set him in the stocks. in so much the said Hun desired to borrow the keepers knife, & the keeper asked him, what he would do with his knife, & he answered I had lever kill my self, then to be thus entreated. This deposition the said Alen will prove as far forth as any christian man may, saying that Graundger showed to him these words of his own free will and mind without any question or Inquiry to him made by the said Alen: Moreover the said Alen saith, that all that evening Graundger was in great fear.
THe sayde Alen sayeth, that Iohn Graunger seruaunt with my Lord of London in my L. of Londons kitchin at such time as the said Alen was seruing of Hunnes coffē, that Graūdger told to him, that he was present with Ioh. belringer the same sonday at night that Rich. Hunne was found dead in the morow when the keepers set him in the stocks. in so much the sayd Hunne desired to borow the kepers knife, & the keper asked him, what he would do with his knife, & he answered I had leuer kil my selfe, then to be thus entreated. This deposition the sayd Alen will prooue as far forth as any christian man may, saying that Graūdger shewed to him these wordes of his owne free will and minde without any question or Inquyry to him made by the sayd Alen: Moreouer the sayde Alen sayth, that all that euening Graundger was in great feare.