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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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Book 8 › ¶The story of M. Simon Fish.Book 8 › ¶The story of M. Symon Fish.
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 story of M. Simon Fish.
¶The story of M. Symon Fish.
Before the time of M. Bilney, and the fall of the Cardinal,1 I should have placed the story of Simon Fish with the book called the Supplication of Beggars, declaring how and by what means it came to the kings hand, and what effect thereof followed after, in the reformation of many things, especially of the Clergy. But the missing of a few years in this matter, breaketh no great square in our story, though it be now entered here which should have come in six years before. The manner and circumstance of the matter is this:
BEfore the time of M. Bilney, and the fall of the Cardinall,1 I should haue placed the story of Simō Fish with the booke called the Supplication of Beggars, declaring how and by what meanes it came to the kynges hand, and what effect therof folowed after, in the reformation of many thinges, especially of the Clergy. But the missing of a few yeares in this matter, breaketh no great square in our story, though it be now entred here which shold haue come in sixe yeares before. The maner and circumstaunce of the matter is this:
- 1M Simon Fish, author of the book, called the supplication of Beggars.M Symon Fishe, author of the booke, called the supplication of Beggars.