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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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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.
To these ioyne also Tauerner of Boston, the good Musitian,1 besides manye other called also out of other places moste pyked young men of graue iudgement and sharpe wittes, who conferring together vpon the abuses of relygion, being at yt time crept into ye Church, were therfore accused of heresie vnto the Cardinall, and cast into a prison, within a deepe caue vnder the groūd, of the same Colledge where their salt fyshe was layde, so that through the fylthie stinche thereof, they were all infected, and certaine of them taking their death in the same prison, shortly vpon ye same being taken out of the prison into their chambers, there deceased.
- 1This Taverner repented him very much that he had made songs to Popish d•tties in the time of his blindness.This Tauerner repented him very muche that he had made songes to Popishe d•tties in the tyme of hys blindenes.
The troublers and examiners of these good men were these,1