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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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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.
*Tracie his Testament.
A Little before this time, William Tracie a worshipful Esquire in Gloucestershire, and then dwelling at Todington, made in his will, that he would have no funeral pomp at his burying, neither passed he upon Mass, and farther said that he trusted in God only, and hoped by him to be saved, and not by any Saint. This Gentleman dyed, and his son as executor,1 brought the will to the Bysh. of Canterbury to prove, which he showed to the convocation, and there most cruelly they judged that he should be taken out of the ground and be burnt as an heretic, anno. 1532. This commission was sent to Doc. Parker Chancellor of the Diocese of Worcester, to execute their wicked sentence, which accomplished the same. The king hearing his subject to be taken out of the ground and burnt without his knowledge or order of his law, sent for the Chancellor, and laid high offence to his charge: who excused him self by the Archbishop of Canterbury which was late dead, but in conclusion it cost him CCC. pound to have his pardon. The will and Testament of this Gentleman thus condemned by the Clergy, was as here under followeth.
A Little before this time, William Tracie a worshypfull Esquire in Glocestershire, and then dwelling at Todington, made in his wil, that he woulde haue no funerall pompe at his burying, neither passed he vpon Masse, and farther sayd that he trusted in God only, and hoped by him to be saued, and not by any Saint. Thys Gentlemā dyed, and his sonne as executor,1 brought the will to the Bysh. of Canterbury to proue, which he shewed to the cōuocation, and there most cruelly they iudged that he should be taken out of the ground and be brent as an hereticke, anno. 1532. This commission was sent to Doc. Parker Chauncellour of the Diocesse of Worcester, to execute theyr wicked sentence, whiche accomplished the same. The kynge hearynge his subiect to be taken out of the grounde and brent wythout his knowledge or order of his law, sent for the Chancellour, and layde high offence to his charge: who excused him selfe by the Archbishop of Caunterburye whyche was late dead, but in conclusion it cost hym CCC. pounde to haue hys pardon. The will and Testament of thys Gentleman thus condemned by the Clergie, was as here vnder foloweth.