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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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Will. Gardiner Austen Friar of Clare. | With this Topley I may also join William Gardiner one of the same order and house of Clare, who likewise by the motion of the said Rich. Fox Curate of Bumstede, & by showing him certain Books to read was brought likewise to the like learning & judgement, and was for the same abjured by Cuthbert Bysh. the same year .1528. Richard Johnson of Bocstede and Alyce his wife. 1531. | This Richard and his wife were favourers of Gods word, and had ben troubled for the same of long time. They came from Salisbury to Bocstede by reason of persecution, where they continued a good space. At length by resort of good men, they began to be suspected, & specially for a book of Wickleffes Wicket which was in their house, they were convented before Stokesly Bishop of London, and there abjured.
Wil. Gardiner Austen Frier of Clare. | With this Topley I may also ioyne William Gardiner one of the same order and house of Clare, who likewise by ye motion of the said Rich. Foxe Curate of Bumstede, & by shewyng hym certayne Bookes to read was brought likewise to the lyke learnyng & iudgement, and was for the same abiured by Cuthbert Bysh. the same yeare .1528. Richard Iohnson of Bocstede and Alyce his wife. 1531. | This Richard and his wife were fauourers of Gods word, and had ben troubled for the same of lōg time. They came from Salisbury to Bocstede by reason of persecution, where they cōtinued a good space. At lēgth by resort of good men, they began to be suspected, & specially for a booke of Wickleffes Wicket whiche was in their house, they were conuented before Stokesly Byshop of London, and there abiured.
So great was the trouble of those times, that it would overcharge any story to recite the names of all them,1 which during those bitter days before the coming in of Queen Anne, either were driven out of the Realm, or were cast out from their goods and houses, or brought to open shame by abjuration. Such decrees and Injunctions then were set forth by the Bishops, such laws and proclamations were provided, such watch and narrow search was used, such ways were taken by force of oath to make one detect an other so subtly, that uneath any good man could or did escape their hands, but either his name was known, or else his person was taken. Yet nevertheless so mightily the power of Gods Gospel did work in the hearts of good men, that the number of them did nothing lessen for all this violence or policy of the adversaries, but rather increased in such sort, as our story almost suffereth not to recite the particular names of all and singular such as then groaned under the same Cross of affliction and persecution of those days: as of which number were these.