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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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Well Sir Edmund, say you what you will, and every man, & my Lord Cardinal also, and yet will I say and abide by it, my Lord Cardinal doth punish Arthur & Bilney unjustly, for there be no truer Christen men in all the world living, then they two be, and that punishment that my Lord Cardinal doth to them, he doth it by might and power, as who say, this may I do, and this will I do, who shall say nay, but he doth it of no justice. Also, about the xiiij. day of October last past, at iij. of the clock at after noon, Sir Richard Bayfield came to S. Edmunds in Lombard Street, where he found me Sir Edmund Peerson, Sir James Smith, and Sir Myles Garnet, standing at the uttermost gate of the personage, & Sir Edmund said to Sir Richard Bayfield: how many Christen men have ye made since ye came to the City? Quoth Sir Richard Bayfield, I came even now to make thee a Christen man, and these two other Gentlemen with thee, for well I know ye be all three Pharisees, as yet. Also he said to Sir Edmund, that Arthur and Bilney were better Christen men then he was, or any of them that did punish Arthur and Bilney. Per me Edmundum Peerson.
Wel Sir Edmund, say you what you will, and euery man, & my Lord Cardinall also, and yet will I say and abide by it, my Lord Cardinall doth punishe Arthur & Bilney vniustly, for there be no truer Christen men in all the world liuing, then they two be, and that punishment that my Lord Cardinall doth to them, he doth it by might and power, as who say, this maye I do, and thys will I do, who shall say nay, but he doth it of no iustice. Also, about the xiiij. day of October last past, at iij. of the clocke at after noone, Syr Richarde Bayfilde came to S. Edmunds in Lumbardstreete, where he founde me Syr Edmund Peerson, Sir Iames Smith, and Syr Myles Garnet, standing at the vttermost gate of the personage, & Syr Edmund sayd to Syr Richard Bayfilde: how many Christen men haue yee made since yee came to the Citie? Quoth Sir Richard Bayfilde, I came euen now to make thee a Christen man, and these two other Gentlemen with thee, for well I know ye be all three Phariseis, as yet. Also he sayd to Syr Edmund, that Arthur and Bilney were better Christen men then he was, or any of them that did punish Arthur and Bilney. Per me Edmundum Peerson.