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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 › ¶Richard Bayfield Martyr.Book 8 › ¶Richarde Bayfield Martyr.
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.
¶Richard Bayfield Martyr.
¶Richarde Bayfield Martyr.
Following the order of years and of times, as the course of our history requireth, next after the consummation of Tho. Bilney,1 we have to entreat of the Martyrdom of Rich. Bayfield, which in the month of Novemb. the same year, which was the year of our Lord, 1531. was burned in Smithfield.
FOlowing the order of yeres and of tymes, as the course of our hystory requireth, next after the consummatiō of Tho. Bilney,1 wee haue to entreate of the Martyrdome of Rich. Bayfield, which in the month of Nouemb. the same yere, which was the yere of our Lord, 1531. was burned in Smithfield.
- 1Rich. Bayfield, martyr.Rich. Bayfilde, martir.
This Rich. Bayfield sometime a Monk of Bury, was converted by D. Barnes, and ij. godly men of London, Brickmakers, M. Maxwell, and M. Stacy Wardens of their company. Who were grafted in the doctrine of Jesus Christ,1 and through their godly conversation of life, converted many men and women, both in London and in the country: and once a year of their own cost, went about to visit the brethren and sisterne scattered abroad. Doctor Barnes at that time much resorted to the Abbey of Berry, where Bayfield was to one D. Ruffam, who had been at Louvain together students.