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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 words that the B. of London spake before the Lords in the Parliament house.
¶The wordes that the B. of London spake before the Lordes in the Parliament house.
Memorandum, that the bishop of London said in the parliament house, that there was a bill brought to the parliament, to make the Jury that was charged upon the death of Hun, true men: and said, and took upon his conscience, that they were false perjured Caitiffs: and said furthermore to all the Lords there then being: For the love of God, look upon this matter, for if you do not, I dare not keep mine own house for heretics: And said that the said Richard Hun hanged himself, and that it was his own deed, and no mans else. And furthermore said, that there came a man to his house (whose wife was appeached of heresy) to speak with him, & he said that he had no mind to speak with the same man, which man spake and reported to the servants of the same Bishop, that if his wife would not hold still here opinion, he would cut her throat with his own hands, with other words.
MEmorandum, that the bishop of London said in the parliament house, that there was a bil brought to the parliament, to make the Iury that was charged vpon ye death of Hunne, true men: and sayde, and tooke vpon his conscience, that they were false periured Caytiffes: and sayd furthermore to all the Lordes there then being: For the loue of God, look vpon this matter, for if you do not, I dare not keepe mine owne house for heretiques: And sayde that the sayd Richard Hunne hanged himselfe, and that it was his owne deed, and no mans els. And furthermore sayde, that there came a man to his house (whose wife was appeached of heresy) to speake with him, & he sayd that he had no mind to speake with the same man, which man spake and reported to the seruauntes of the same Bishoppe, that if his wife would not hold still here opinion, he would cut her throat with his owne handes, with other wordes.