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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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Then the Bishop of London repeated in effect before him, his abjuration which he had before made, and other his demerits committed and done, beside his abjuration: and the said Baifield said, that he was not culpable in the articles that were objected against him, and desired that the heresies contained in the books which he brought over, might be declared in open audience. Then the Bishop, after certain talk had with the said Bayfield as touching the desert of his cause, asked him whether he could show any cause why he should not be delivered over unto the secular power, and be pronounced as a relapse, and suffer punishment as a relapse. The said Baifield declared or propounded no cause, but said, that he brought over those books for lack of money, and not to sow any heresies. And incontinent the said Bayfield with a vehement spirit (as it appeared) said unto the Bishop of Lond. the life of you of the spirituality is so evil, that ye be heretics, and ye do not only live evil,1 but do maintain evil living, and also do let, that what true living is, may not be known, & said that their living is against Christs Gospel, and that their belief was never taken of Christs Church. Then the said Bishop, after long deliberation had, for so much as the said Rich. Bayfield (he said) could show no cause why he should not be declared as relapse, he read the decree and sentence against him: by the which amongest other things, he condemned him as an heretic, and pronounced him to be punished with the punishment due unto such as fall again into heresy, and by his words did disgrade him,2 and also declared that he should be actually degraded, as is more at large contained in the long sentence.
Then the Byshop of London repeated in effecte before him, his abiuration which he had before made, and other hys demerites committed and done, beside his abiuration: and the sayde Baifield saide, that he was not culpable in the articles that were obiected against hym, and desired that the heresies contained in the bookes whiche he brought ouer, might be declared in open audience. Then the Byshop, after certeine talke had with the saide Bayfield as touching the desert of his cause, asked hym whether he could shewe any cause why he should not be deliuered ouer vnto the seculer power, and be pronounced as a relaps, and suffer punishment as a relaps. The sayd Baifield declared or propoūded no cause, but said, yt he brought ouer those bookes for lacke of money, and not to sowe any heresies. And incontinent the sayd Bayfield with a vehement spirite (as it appeared) sayde vnto the Byshop of Lond. the life of you of the spiritualtie is so euill, that yee be heretickes, and ye doe not onely liue euill,