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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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After commendations had▪ &c. Look what you can gather against Father Bate, send me word by your trusty friend Sir William Saxy,1 that I may certify the kings Majesty. &c. Thus the poor woman, when she thought he• suit had been done, was in less hope of her husbands life than before. But within short space after, it pleased God to deliver him: for he gate out in a dark night & so was caught no more, but dyed within a short time after.
After commendations had▪ &c. Looke what you can gather agaynst Father Bate, send me word by your trustye frend Syr William Saxy,1 that I may certify the kinges Maiesty. &c. Thus the poore woman, when she thought he• sute had bene done, was in lesse hope of her husbandes life thē before. But within short space after, it pleased God to deliuer him: for he gate out in a darcke night & so was caught no more, but dyed within a short time after.
- 1A crafty letter of a wicked officer.A crafty leter of a wicked officer.
In this year also, as we do understand by divers notes of old Registers and otherwise,1 Friar Roy was burned in Portugal: but what his examination, or articles, or order of his death was, we can have no understanding: but what his doctrine was it may be easily judged by the testimonies, which he left here in England.
In this yeare also, as we do vnderstād by diuers notes of old Registers and otherwise,