A67926:2195
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 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.
To the third Article he confessed the bil and scedule to be written with his hand, which is annexed thereunto, and that he brought ouer the sayde bookes and workes a yeare and a half past, & a great number of euery sort. Being further demaunded for what intent he brought them into the realme, he aunswered, to the intent yt the Gospel of Christ might be set forward, and God the more gloryfied in thys realme amongst Christen people, and that he had solde and dispersed many of those bookes before named, to sūdry persons within thys Realme, and to diuers of the diocesse of London. Being further demaunded whether Martin Luther were cōdemned as an heretike by the Pope, he answered that he heard say, that Martin Luther with all his sect and adherents, were and are condemned as heretikes by ye Pope. And being demaūded, whether Zwinglius was of Luthers sect: he aunswered that he neuer spake with him. Being asked whether Zwinglius was a Catholicke: hee aunswered, that he could not tell. Being inquired whether the bookes contained in the scedules, did cōtain any errors in thē: he said, he could not tell, neither could he iudge. Also he confessed that the common fame hath bene within these ij. or iij. yeres, that Oecolampadius & Zwinglius be heretikes: also yt such as leaue to Martin Luther be heretikes. Also he cōfessed that being beyond the sea, he heard say before be brought into this realme the bookes cōtained in the said bils, that ye king had by proclamation prohibited that no man should bring into this realme any of Martin Luthers bookes, or of his sect. Which confession thus ended, ye Bishop appointed him to appeare the next day.