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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.
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.
About sixe yeares before, whiche was ann. 1505. he had bene abiured by William Warham Archbishop of Caunterbury, the see of London being then vacant. And after other penaunce done at Colchester, was enioyned to weare a Fagot vpon his vpper garment during his life. Whiche badge he did beare vpon his left shoulder neare the space of two yeares, till the Controller of the Earle of Oxforde pluckt it away, because he was labouring in the workes of the Earle.
The crimes whereupon he was examined,1 and which he confessed were these: first that he had been five times [figure] with William Sweating in the fields keeping beasts, hearing him read many good things out of a certain book. At which reading also were present at one time, Wodroffe or Woodbynde, a Net maker, with his wife: also a brother in law of William Sweating: and an other time Thomas Goodred, who heard likewise the said Thomas Sweating read.
The crimes whereupon he was examined,1 and which he confessed were these: first that he had bene fiue tymes [figure] with William Sweting in the fields keeping beastes, hearing hym read many good thinges out of a certayne book. At which reading also were present at one time, Wodroffe or Woodbynde, a Nette maker, with his wife: also a brother in law of William Sweting: and an other time Thomas Goodred, who heard likewise the sayde Thomas Sweting read.
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