A67926:1898
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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He being of these articles examined, and cast in the Tower, at last was compelled to make his suit or purgation, writing to the foresaid Cardinal, then Lord Chancellor, and the whole Counsel out of the Tower. In the contents whereof he answered to the criminous accusation of them which charged him with certain books, received from beyond the sea: Also for his acquaintance with M. Tyndale. Whereunto he said, that he denied not, but that four years then past,1 he had heard the said Tyndale preach two or three sermons at S. Dunstons in the West, and afterward meeting with the said Tyndale, had certain communication with him concerning his living, who then told him that he had none at all, but trusted to be in the Bishop of London his service: for then he laboured to be his chaplain. But being refused of the Bishop, so came again to the said Monmouth this examinate, and besought him to help him. Who the same time took him into his house for half a year,2 where the said Tyndale lived (as he said) like a good priest, studying both night & day. He would eat but sodden meat, by his good will, nor drink but small single beer. He was never seen in that house to wear linen about him, all the space of his being there. Whereupon the said Monmouth had the better liking of him, so that he promised him ten pound (as he then said) for his father and mothers souls,3 and all Christen souls, which money afterward he sent him over to Hamburg, according to his promise. And yet not to him alone he gave this exhibition, but to divers other moe likewise which were no heretics: as to D. Royston, the Bishop of London's Chaplain, he exhibited forty or fifty pounds: to D. Wodiall, Provincial of the Friar Austens, as much, or more: to D. Watson the Kings Chaplain: also to other scholars, and divers Priests, besides other charges bestowed upon Religious houses, as upon the Nunry of Dendey, above fifty pounds sterling bestowed, &c.
He being of these articles examined, and cast in the Tower, at last was compelled to make his sute or purgation, writing to the foresaid Cardinall, then Lord Chauncelor, and the whole Counsayle out of the Tower. In the contents whereof he answered to the criminous accusation of them which charged him with certayne bookes, receyued from beyond the sea: Also for his acquaintance wyth M. Tindall. Whereunto he sayde, that he denied not, but that foure yeares then past,