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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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M▪ Clarke, Master of art, of xxxiiij. years of age. M. Fryer, afterward Doctor of Physic, after that a strong papist. M. Sumner, master of Art. M. Harman, master of Art, and after fellow of Eaton College, after that a papist. M. Bets, master of Art, a good man and zealous, and so remained. M. Cox, master of Art, who conveyed him self away toward the North, and after was Schoolmaster of Eaton, and then Chaplain to Doctor Goodrich Bishop of Ely, and by him preferred to king Henry, and late Bishop of Ely. John Frith, Bachelor of Art. Bayly, Bachelor of Art. Goodman, who being sick in the prison with the other, was had out, and dyed in the town. Drum, who afterwards fell away, and forsook the truth. Thomas Lawney, Chaplain of the house, prisoner with John Frith.
M▪ Clarke, Maister of art, of xxxiiij. yeares of age. M. Fryer, afterward Doctour of Phisicke, after that a strong papist. M. Sumner, maister of Art. M. Harman, maister of Art, and after felow of Eaton Colledge, after that a papist. M. Bettes, maister of Art, a good man and zelous, and so remayned. M. Coxe, maister of Art, who conueyed him selfe away toward the North, and aftrr was Schoolemaister of Eaton, and then Chaplayne to Doctor Goodrich Bishop of Ely, and by him preferred to king Henry, and late Byshop of Ely. Iohn Frith, Bacheler of Art. Bayly, Bacheler of Art. Goodman, who being sicke in the prison with the other, was had out, and dyed in the towne. Drumme, who afterwardes fell away, and forsooke the truth. Thomas Lawney, Chapleine of the house, prisoner with Iohn Frith.
To these join also Taverner of Boston, the good Musician,1 besides many other called also out of other places most piked young men of grave judgement and sharp wits, who conferring together upon the abuses of religion, being at that time crept into the Church, were therefore accused of heresy unto the Cardinal, and cast into a prison, within a deep cave under the ground, of the same College where their salt fish was laid, so that through the filthy stink thereof, they were all infected, and certain of them taking their death in the same prison, shortly upon the same being taken out of the prison into their chambers, there deceased.