A67926:2194
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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TO the first Article he confessed that he was professed a Monk in the monastery aforesaid,1 in the year .1414.
TO the first Article he confessed that hee was professed a Monke in the monastery aforesayd,1 in the yeare .1414.
- 1The aunswee of Rich. Bayfield, to the Articles.The aunswee of Rich. Bayfilde, to the Articles.
To the ij. Article he answered that he was a priest, and took orders. An. 1518.
To the ij. Article he answered that he was a priest, and tooke orders. An. 1518.
To the third Article he confessed the bill and schedule to be written with his hand, which is annexed thereunto, and that he brought over the said books and works a year and a half past, & a great number of every sort. Being further demanded for what intent he brought them into the realm, he answered, to the intent that the Gospel of Christ might be set forward, and God the more glorified in this realm amongst Christen people, and that he had sold and dispersed many of those books before named, to sundry persons within this Realm, and to divers of the diocese of London. Being further demanded whether Martin Luther were condemned as an heretic by the Pope, he answered that he heard say, that Martin Luther with all his sect and adherents, were and are condemned as heretics by the Pope. And being demanded, whether Zwinglius was of Luther's sect: he answered that he never spake with him. Being asked whether Zwinglius was a Catholic: he answered, that he could not tell. Being inquired whether the books contained in the schedules, did contain any errors in them: he said, he could not tell, neither could he judge. Also he confessed that the common fame hath been within these ij. or iij. years, that Oecolampadius & Zwinglius be heretics: also that such as leave to Martin Luther be heretics. Also he confessed that being beyond the sea, he heard say before be brought into this realm the books contained in the said bills, that ye king had by proclamation prohibited that no man should bring into this realm any of Martin Luther's books, or of his sect. Which confession thus ended, the Bishop appointed him to appear the next day.