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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 › ¶Christopher Shoemaker Martyr.Book 7 › ¶Christopher Shoomaker 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.
As they were simple, & yet not uncircumspect in their doings, so the crafty serpent being more wily then they, by fraudulent subtlety did so circumvent them, that they caused the wife to detect the husband:1 the husband the wife, the father the daughter, the daughter the father, the brother to disclose the brother, and neighbour the neighbour. Neither were there any assemblies nor readings kept, but both the persons and also the books were known:2 Neither was any word so closely spoken, nor article mentioned, but it was discovered. So subtly and slightly these Catholic prelates did use their inquisitions and examinations, that nothing was done or said among these Known men, xv. or xx. years before so covertly, but it was brought at length to their intelligence. Such captious interrogatories, so many articles and suspicions they had, such espials and privy scouts they sent abroad, such authority and credit they had with the king, and in the kings name: such diligence they showed in that behalf, so violently and impudently they abused the book, of the peaceable Evangelists, wresting mens consciences upon their oath, swearing them upon the same to detect themselves, their fathers & mothers, & other of their kindred, with their friends & neighbours, and that to death. All which things in the further process of the table ensuing (Christ willing) which we have collected out of some part of the Registers of Lincoln, shall appear.
As they were simple, & yet not vncircumspect in theyr doings, so the crafty serpent being more wily then they, by fraudulent subtletie did so circumuent thē, that they caused the wife to detect the husband:1 the husband the wife, the father the daughter, the daughter the father, the brother to disclose the brother, and neighbour the neighbor. Neither were there any assemblies nor readinges kept, but both ye persons and also the bookes were knowne:2 Neither was any word so closely spoken, nor article mentioned, but it was discouered. So subtilly and sleightly these Catholicke prelates did vse their inquisitions and examinations, that nothing was done or sayd among these Knowne men, xv. or xx. yeares before so couertly, but it was brought at length to their intelligence. Such captious interrogatories, so many articles and suspicions they had, suche espyals and priuie scoutes they sent abroad, such authoritie and credite they had with the king, and in the kinges name: such dilligence they shewed in that behalfe, so violently and impudently they abused the booke, of ye peaceable Euangelistes, wresting mens consciences vppon their othe, swearing them vpon the same to detect thēselues, their fathers & mothers, & other of their kinred, with their friends & neighbours, and that to death. All whiche thinges in the further processe of the table ensuing (Christ willing) whiche we haue collected out of some part of the Registers of Lincolne, shall appeare.