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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 7 › ¶William Sweating, alias Clerk martyr.Book 7 › ¶William Sweting, alias Clerke 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.
¶William Sweating, alias Clerk martyr.
¶William Sweting, alias Clerke martyr.
1William Sweeting, otherwise named Clerk, first dwelt with the Lady Percy at Dalington in the County of Northampton for a certain space, and from thence went to Boxsted in the County of Essex, where he was the holy water Clerk, the space of seven years: after that was bailiff and farmer to mistress Margery Wood,2 the term of 13. years. From Boxted he departed and came to the town of saint Osithe, where he served the Prior of saint Scythes named George Land, the space of 16. years and more.3 Where he had so turned the Prior by his persuasions, that the said Prior of saint Osithe was afterward compelled to abjure. This William Sweating coming up to London with the foresaid Prior, for suspicion of heresy was committed to the Lollards Tower, under the custody of Charles Joseph, and there being abjured in the Church of saint Paul, was constrained to bear a fagot at Pauls cross, and at Colchester. And afterward to wear a fagot upon his coat all his life. Which he did two years together upon his left sleeve, till at length the person of Colchester required him to help in the service of the Church, and so plucked the badge from his sleeve: and there he remained two years, being the holy water Clerk. From thence afterward departed, and travailing abroad, came to Rederith in the diocese of Winchester, where he was holy water Clerk the space of a year: then went to Chelsith, where he was their neat heard, and kept the town beasts. In the which town upon Saint Annes day in the morning, as he went forth with his beasts to the field, the good man was apprehended & brought before the Bishop: and his chamber searched for books. This was anno. 5511.