A67926:1774
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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¶I find in the records of Lincoln, about the same time, and in the same Country of Buckinghamshire, in the which the foresaid Thomas Harding did suffer, that divers other for the like doctrine, were molested and troubled, whose names with there causes, here under follow. Elizabeth Wighthill. Doctor London. | Mistress Alice Dolly. | Elizabeth Wighthill being brought before Doctor London, in the personage at Staunton Harecourt, and there put to her oath, deposed against Mistress Alice Dolly, her mistress, that the said Mistress Dolly speaking of John Hacker of Colman Street in London Water-bearer,1 said that he was very expert in the Gospels, and all other things belonging to divine service, and could express and declare it, and the Pater noster in English, as well as any Priest, and it would do one good to hear him: saying moreover, that she would in no case, that this were known, for hurting the poor man, commanding moreover the said Elizabeth, that she should tell no man hereof, affirming at the same time, that the foresaid Hacker could tell of divers prophesies; what should happen in the Realm. Over and besides, the forenamed Elizabeth deposed, that the said Mistress Dolly her Mistress, showed unto her, that she had a book, which held against Pilgrimages: and after that, she caused Sir John Both, Parson of Britwell, to read upon a book, which she called Legenda aurea, & one Saints life he read, which did speak against Pilgrimages.2 And after that was read, her Mistress said unto her: Lo daughter, now ye may hear as I told you, that this book speaketh against Pilgrimages. Furthermore, it was deposed against Mistress Dolly by the said Elizabeth, that she being at Sir William Barentens place, and seeing there in the closet, Images new gilded, said to the said Elizabeth, look,3 here be my Lady Barentens Gods. To whom the said Elizabeth answered again, that they were set for remembrance of good Saints. Then said she, if I were in an house where no Images were, I could remember to pray unto Saints as well as if I did see the Images. Nay said the other, Images do provoke devotion. Then said her Mistress, ye should not worship that thing that hath cares, and can not hear, and hath eyes and can not see, and hath mouth, and can not speak, and hath hands, and can not feel. Item, the said M.