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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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Defence of Richard Hun against Sir Thomas Moore and Alen Cope.
Defence of Richard Hunne agaynst Syr Thomas Moore and Alen Cope.
I Doubt not but by these premisses thou hast (Christian reader) sufficiently to understand the whole discourse and story of Richard Hun from top to toe.1 First how he came in trouble for denying the bearing sheet of his young infant departed: then how he was forced, for succour of himself, to sue a Premunire: And thereupon what conspiracy of the Clergy was wrought against him, what snares were laid, what fetches were practised, and Articles devised to snarl him in the trap of heresy, & so to imprison him. Furthermore, being in prison, how he was secretly murdered, after his murder, hanged, after his hanging condemned, after his condemnation, burned: and after his burning, lastly how his death was required by the Crowner, and cleared by acquittal of the Inquest. Moreover, how the case was brought into the Parliament, and by the Parliament the kings precept obtained for restitution of his goods. The debating of which tragical and tumultuous story, with all the branches, & particular evidences of the same, taken out aswell of the public acts, as of the Bishops registers, & special records, remaining in the custody of Dunstan Whapplot,2 the son of the daughter of the said Richard Hun, there to be seen, I thought here to unwrap and discover so much the more, for three special purposes.
I Doubte not but by these premisses thou hast (Christyan reader) sufficiently to vnderstand the whol discourse and storye of Richard Hunne frō top to toe.1 First how he came in trouble for denying the bearing sheete of his young infant departed: then how he was forced, for succour of hymselfe, to sue a Premunire: And thereupon what conspiracy of the Clergy was wrought agaynst him, what snares were layd, what fetches were practised, and Articles deuised to snarle him in the trap of heresy, & so to imprison him. Furthermore, being in prison, how he was secretly murthered, after his murder, hanged, after his hanging condemned, after his condemnation, burned: and after his burning, lastly how his death was required by the Crowner, and cleared by acquitall of the Inquest. Moreouer, how the case was brought into the Parliament, and by the Parliament the kings precept obteined for restitutiō of his goods. The debating of whiche tragicall and tumultuous story, with all the braunches, & particular euidences of the same, takē out aswell of the publique actes, as of the Bishops registers, & speciall recordes, remayning in the custodye of Dunstan Whapplot,