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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.
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For the better declaration whereof, first here is to be premonished by the way, touching the see of Lincoln, that after William Smith, succeeded John Longland. This William Smith,1 although he was somewhat eager & sharp against the poor simple flock of Christs servants under whom some were burned, many abjured, a great nun ber molested, as partly hath been afore declared: yet was he nothing so bloody or cruel,2 as was the said Longland, which afterward succeeded in that Diocese. For so I find of him, that in the time of the great abjuration and troublesome affliction of Buckinghamshire men, wherein many were abjured, & certain burned, yet divers he sent quietly home without punishment: and penance, bidding them go home, and live as good Christen men should do. And many which were enjoined penance before, he did release This Smith dyed about the year of our Lord. 1515. by whom was builded, as is aforesaid, the College of Brasan nose in Oxford.3
For the better declaration wherof, first here is to be premonished by the way, touching the see of Lincoln, that after William Smith, succeded Iohn Longland. This William Smith,1 although he was somewhat eger & sharpe against the poore simple flocke of Christes seruauntes vnder whome some were burned, many abiured, a great nū ber molested, as partly hath bene afore declared: yet was he nothing so bloudy or cruell,2 as was the sayd Longland, which afterward succeeded in that Dioces. For so I fynde of him, that in the time of the great abiuratiō and troublesome affliction of Buckinghamshyre men, wherein many were abiured, & certaine burned, yet diuers he sent quietly home without punishment: and pennaunce, bidding them go home, and liue as good Christen men should doe. And many which were enioyned penaunce before, he did release This Smith dyed about the yeare of our Lord. 1515. by whome was builded, as is aforesaid, the Colledge of Brasan nose in Oxford.3