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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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Master Bets a witty man, having no books found in his chamber, through entreaty and surety gote out of prison, and so remaining a space in the College, at last slipped away to Cambridge, and after was Chaplain to Queen Anne, and in great favour with her.
Maister Bettes a wittie man, hauyng no bookes foūd in hys chamber, through entreatie and suertie gote out of prison, and so remayning a space in ye Colledge, at last slipt away to Cambridge, and after was Chapleine to Queene Anne, and in great fauour with her.
Taverner, although he was accused and suspected for hiding of Clerks books under the boards in his school, yet the Cardinal for his music excused him, saying, that he was but a Musician, and so he escaped.
Tauerner, although he was accused and suspected for hidinge of Clarkes bookes vnder the bordes in his schoole, yet the Cardinal for his musicke excused him, saying, that he was but a Musitian, and so he escaped.
After the death of these men, John Frith, with other, by the Cardinals letter, which sent word that he would not have them so straightly handled, were dismissed out of prison upon condition,1 not to pass above ten miles out of Oxford. Which Frith after hearing of the examination of Dalaber and Garret, which bare then fagots, went over the sea, and after two years he came over for exhibition of the Prior of Reading (as is thought) and had y• Prior •uer with him.
After the death of these men, Iohn Frith, with other, by the Cardinalles letter, which sent word that he would not haue them so straightly handled, were dismissed out of prison vpon condition,