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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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His answer unto these Articles was, that as touching the first nine, he granted in part to be true, confessing to the second, that he was a true Christian, and did profess the true Christian faith: but the contents of the last three he utterly denied to be true, affirming for certain answer unto the 11. article, that at the time mentioned in the same, he did not work in the town of Stratford. Upon which answer the Chancellor called forth two witnesses to be sworn and examined against him,1 willing him that if he had any just matter against any of them, he should refuse them. But to what purpose this his fair offer and trim show of upright justice served, I can not see. For notwithstanding that he charged the one of the witnesses with theft and adultery (for that having a wife of his own, he did yet run away with an other mans wife and goods) and also alleged that the other was too young to be a sworn witness in case of life and death: yet were they both still retained & allowed by the Chancellor, and sworn not to depart away or hide themselves,2 but to be always ready to justify that which they had to say against the said Thomas Man: and so for that time as well they, as also all the rest were commanded to depart, and the prisoner sent again to his prison.
Hys aunswere vnto these Articles was, that as touching the first nine, hee graunted in part to be true, confessing to the seconde, that hee was a true Christian, and did professe the true Christian faith: but the contentes of the last thrée he vtterly denied to be true, affirming for certaine aunswere vnto the 11. article, that at the time mentioned in the same, he did not worke in the towne of Stratford. Upon which answere the Chauncelour called foorth two witnesses to be sworne and examined against hym,1 willyng hym that if he had any iust matter against any of them, hee should refuse them. But to what purpose this his faire offer and trim shewe of vpright iustice serued, I can not see. For notwtstanding that hee charged the one of the witnesses with theft and adulterie (for that hauing a wife of hys owne, he did yet runne away wyth an other mannes wife and goodes) and also alleged that the other was too young to be a sworne witnesse in case of life and death: yet were they both still retained & allowed by the Chauncelour, and sworn not to depart away or hide themselues,