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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 8 › ¶James Bainham Lawyer and Martyr.Book 8 › ¶Iames Bainham Lawyer and 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.
¶James Bainham Lawyer and Martyr.
¶Iames Bainham Lawyer and Martyr.
James Bainham Gentleman, son to one M. Bainhā a knight of Gloucestershire,1 being virtuously brought up by his parents, in the studies of good letters, had knowledge both of the Latin & the Greek tongue. After that, he gave himself to the study of the law, being a man of virtuous disposition, & godly conversation, mightily addicted to prayer, an earnest reader of the Scriptures, a great maintainer of the godly, a visitor of the prisoners, liberal to scholars, very merciful to his clients, using equity and justice to the poor, very diligent in giving counsel to all the needy, widows, fatherless, and afflicted, without money or reward, briefly a singular example to all Lawyers.
IAmes Bainham Gentleman, sonne to one M. Bainhā a knight of Glocestershyre,1 being vertuously brought vp by his parents, in the studies of good letters, had knowledge both of the Latine & the Greeke tongue. After that, he gaue himselfe to the study of the lawe, beinge a man of vertuous disposition, & godly conuersation, mightely addicted to prayer, an earnest reader of ye Scriptures, a great mainteiner of the godly, a visitor of the prisoners, liberall to scholers, very mercifull to his clients, vsing equity and iustice to the poore, very diligent in geuing counsell to all the needy, widowes, fatherles, and afflicted, without mony or reward, briefely a singular example to al Lawyers.