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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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Mention was made before of Richard Bayfild Monk of Bury, pag 1024. who in these perilous days, amongst other good Saints of God, suffered death, as ye have heard, but how and by whom he was detected, hath not been showed: which now in searching out of Registers, as we have found, so we thought good here to adjoin the same with the words & confession of the same Edmund Peerson, which detected him in manner as followeth.
MEntion was made before of Richard Bayfild Monke of Bury, pag 1024. who in these perillous dayes, amongst other good Saincts of God, suffered death, as yee haue heard, but how and by whome he was detected, hath not bene shewed: which nowe in searching out of Registers, as we haue found, so we thought good heere to adioyne ye same with the words & confession of the same Edmund Peerson, which detected him in maner as foloweth.
*The accusation of Edmund Peerson against Bayfield. 1The xiij. day of September at iiij. of the clock at after noon, the year of our Lord. 1527. Sir Richard Bayfield said that my Lord of London's Commissary was a plain Pharisee, wherefore he would speak with him, and by his wholesome doctrine he trusted in God, he should make him a perfect Christen man and me also, for I was a Pharisee as yet, he said. Also he said, that he cared not and if the Commissary and the Chancellor heard him both, for the Chancellor he said, was also a Pharisee, and trusted to make him a Christen man. Also he said, he was entreated by his friends, and in manner constrained to abide in the City against his will, to make the Chancellor and many moe, perfect Christen men, for as yet many were Pharisees, and knew not the perfect declaration of the Scripture. Also he said, that M. Arthur and Bilney were and be more pure and more perfecter in their living to God, then was or is the Commissary, the Chancellor, my Lord of London, or my Lord Cardinal. Also he said, that if Arthur and Bilney suffer death in the quarrels and opinions that they be in, or hold, they shall be Martyrs before God in heaven.2