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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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¶The process against James Baynham, in case of relapse.
¶The proces agaynst Iames Baynham, in case of relapse.
The 19. day of April. 1532. M. Rich. Foxford Vicar general to the bishop of London, accompanied with certain Divines, & Matthew Grefton the Register sitting judicially,1 James Bainhā was brought before him by the Lieutenant of the tower, before whom the vicar general rehearsed the articles contained in his abjuration before made & showed him a bound book, which the said Bainhā acknowledged to be his own writing, saying that it was good. Then he showed him more of a certain letter sent unto the bishop of London, that which also he acknowledged to be his: objecting also to the said Bainhā, that he had made & read the abjuration which he had before recited:2 showing him moreover certain letters which he had written unto his brother, the which he confessed to be his own writing, saying moreover, that though he wrote it, yet there is no thing in the same that is nought, if it be as my Lord Chancellor saith. Then he asked of Bainham how he understood this which followeth, which was in his letters: yet could they not see nor know him for God, when in deed he was both God & man, yea he was three persons in one, the father, the Son & the holy ghost: & Bainham said it was nought. Which things thus done, there was further objected unto him these words, that he had as leve pray to Joan his wife, as to our Lady. The which article Bainhā denied. The said Bainhā amongst other talk as touching the sacrament of the alter, said: Christs body is not chewed with teeth, but received by faith. Further it was objected against him, that notwithstanding his abjuration, he had said that the Sacrament of the altar was but a mystical or memorial body: that which article Bainham denied.3 It was further laid unto him, that he should say, that S. Thomas of Canterbury was a thief and murderer, and a devil in hell. Whereunto he answered thus, that S. Thomas of Canterbury was a murderer, and if he did not repent him of his murder,