A67926:1899
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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And as touching his books, as Enchiridion, the Pater noster, De libertate Christiana, an English Testament, of whom, some W. Tyndale left with him, some he sent unto him, some were brought into his house, by whom he could not tell, these books he said, did lye open in his house, the space of two years together, he suspecting no harm to be in them. And moreover, the same books being desired of sundry persons, as of the Abbess of Deny, a Friar of Greenwich, the Father Confessor of Zion, he let them have them, and yet he never heard Friar, Priest, or lay man, find any fault with the said books. Likewise to D. Watson, to D. Stockehouse, Master Martin, Parson of Totingbecke, he committed the perusing of the books of Pater noster, and De libertate Christiana, which found no great fault in them, but only in the book De libertate Christiana, they said there were things somewhat hard, except the Reader were wise.
And as touching his bookes, as Enchiridion, the Pater noster, De libertate Christiana, an Englishe Testamente, of whome, some W. Tindall left with him, some he sent vnto hym, some were brought into hys house, by whome he could not tell, these bookes he said, did lye opē in his house, the space of two yeares together, he suspecting no harme to be in them. And moreouer, the same bookes beyng desired of sondry persons, as of the Abbesse of Denney, a Frier of Grenewich, the Father Confessour of Syon, he let them haue them, and yet he neuer heard Frier, Priest, or lay mā, finde any fault with the sayd bookes. Likewise to D. Watson, to D. Stockehouse, Maister Martin, Parson of Totingbecke, he committed the perusing of the bookes of Pater noster, and De libertate Christiana, which found no great fault in them, but onely in the booke De libertate Christiana, they sayd there were thynges somewhat hard, except the Reader were wise.
Thus he excusing himself, and moreover complaining of the loss of his credit, by his imprisonment in the Tower and of the detriments of his occupying, who was wont yearly to ship, over v. hundred clothes to strangers, & set many Clothiers a work, in Suffolk and in other places; of whom he bought all their clothes, which almost were now all undone: by this reason at length was set at liberty, being forced to abjure, and after was made Knight by the king, and Sheriff of London.