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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 7 › ¶James Brewster Martyr.Book 7 › ¶Iames Brewster 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 Brewster Martyr.
¶Iames Brewster Martyr.
With William Sweating also the same time was examined and condemned James Brewster,1 of the Parish of saint Nicholas in Colchester. This James Brewster was a Carpenter, dwelling ten years in the town of Colchester, who being unlettered, could neither read nor write, and was apprehended upon the day of S. James, in one Walkers house in S. Clements parish.
WIth William Sweting also the same time was examined and condemed Iames Brewster,1 of the Parish of saint Nicholas in Colchester. This Iames Brewster was a Carpenter, dwelling ten yeares in the town of Colchester, who being vnlettered, could neyther reade nor write, and was apprehended vpon the daye of S. Iames, in one Walkers house in S. Clementes parish.
- 1James Brewster of Colchester Martyr.Iames Brewster of Colchester Martyr.
About six years before, which was an. 1505. he had been abjured by William Warham Archbishop of Canterbury, the see of London being then vacant. And after other penance done at Colchester, was enjoined to wear a Fagot upon his upper garment during his life. Which badge he did bear upon his left shoulder near the space of two years, till the Controller of the Earle of Oxford plucked it away, because he was labouring in the works of the Earle.