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.…

Name: Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…
Author: John Foxe

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.

John Foxe 1516–1587London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583

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Book 8 › ¶The story, examination, death, and martyrdom of John Frith.Book 8 › ¶The storie, examination, death, and martyrdome of Iohn Frith.

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When More (as is before said) had gotten a copy of this treatise, he sharped his pen all that he might, to make answer unto this young man (for so he calleth him through out his whole book) but in such sort, that when the book was once set forth, and showed unto the world,¹ then he endeavoured himself all that he might, to keep it from printing, peradventure least that any copy thereof should come unto Frith's hands. But notwithstanding, when at the last Frith had gotten a copy thereof by means of his friends,² he answered him out of the prison, omitting nothing that any man could desire to the perfect & absolute handling of the matter. And as it were a great labour, so do I think it not much necessary to repeat all his reasons and arguments, or the testimonies which he had gathered out of the Doctors: specially for so much as the Archb. of Canterbury Cranmer, in his Apology against the Bishop of Winchester, seemeth to have collected them abundantly,³ gathering the principal and chiefest helps from thence that he leaned unto against the other: and I doubt much whether the Archbishop ever gave any more credit unto any author of that doctrine, then unto this aforesaid Frith.

When More (as is before sayd) had gotten a copye of this treatise, he sharped his pen all that he might, to make answer vnto this yoūg man (for so he calleth him through out hys whole booke) but in such sort, that whē the booke was once set forth, and shewed vnto ye worlde,¹ then he endeuoured himselfe all that he might, to keepe it from printing, peraduenture least that any copye therof should come vnto Frythes handes. But notwithstanding, when at the last Frith had gottē a copie therof by meanes of his frēdes,² he aunswered him out of the prison, omitting nothing yt any man could desyre to the perfecte & absolute handlyng of the matter. And as it were a great labour, so doe I thinke it not much necessarye to repeate all his reasons and argumentes, or the testimonyes which he had gathered out of ye Doctors: specially for so much as ye Archb. of Canterbury Cranmer, in his Apology agaynst the Bishop of Winchester, seemeth to haue collected them abundantly,

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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.…

¶A Letter of John Frith to his friends, concerning his troubles: wherein after he had first with a brief preface saluted them entering then into the matter,¹ thus he writeth.

¶A Letter of Iohn Frith to his frendes, concerning his troubles: wherein after he had first with a briefe preface saluted them entring then into the matter,¹ thus he writeth.

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¶A Letter of John Frith to his friends, concerning his troubles: wherein after he had first with a brief preface saluted them entering then into the matter,1 thus he writeth.

¶A Letter of Iohn Frith to his frendes, concerning his troubles: wherein after he had first with a briefe preface saluted them entring then into the matter,1 thus he writeth.

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¶A Letter of John Frith to his friends, concerning his troubles: wherein after he had first with a brief preface saluted them entering then into the matter,¹ thus he writeth.

¶A Letter of Iohn Frith to his frendes, concerning his troubles: wherein after he had first with a briefe preface saluted them entring then into the matter,¹ thus he writeth.