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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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And first, forasmuch as the Bishop perceived that Roger Bennet, William Chedwell, Edmund Dormer, Thomas Harding, Robert Andrew, with such other were men especially noted to be of that side, therefore to work his purpose the better, he began with them producing the same as witnesses, to detect first Robert Bartlet of Amersham, & Richard his brother: understanding that these forenamed witnesses, because they had been abjured before, durst now do no other, upon pain of relapse, but needs confess what soever was put unto them. And therefore because Rob. Bartlet & Richard his brother being called before the bishop and sworn upon their oath, would confess nothing against themselves, the Bishop to convict them by witnesses, went first to William Chedwell, lying sore sick in his bed, causing him upon the Evangelists to swear, whether he knew the foresaid Robert and Richard Bartlet to be known men. Which being done, the Bishop then called before him Robert Andrew Roger Bennet, John Hill, Edmund Dormer. John Milsent, Thomas Bernard, Thomas Littlepage, John Dosset, all Amersham men: who being abjured before, as is said, durst no otherwise do, but confess upon their oath, that Robert and Richard Bartlet were known men. And yet the Bishop not contented with this, caused also their two wives to wit, Margaret the wife of Robert Bartlet, & Isabel the wife of Richard Bartlet, to depose & give witness against their own natural husbands. Albeit Isabel Bartlet being somewhat more temperate of her tongue, refused utterly to confess any thing of her husband, & denied her husbands words to be true, till at last she being convict of perjury, was constrained to utter the truth, as in the process of this table following more particularly followeth to be seen.
And first, for asmuch as the Bishop perceiued that Roger Bennet, William Chedwell, Edmund Dormer, Thomas Harding, Robert Andrew, with such other were mē especially noted to be of that side, therfore to work his purpose the better, he began with them producing the same as witnesses, to ditect first Robert Bartlet of Amersham, & Richard his brother: vnderstanding that these forenamed witnesses, because they had bene abiured before, durst now doe no other, vppon payne of relapse, but needes confesse what soeuer was put vnto them. And therefore because Rob. Bartlet & Richard hys brother being called before ye bishop and sworn vpon their othe, would confesse nothing against themselues, the Bishop to conuict them by witnesses, went first to William Chedwell, lying sore sicke in his bed, causing him vpō the Euangelists to sweare, whether he knewe the foresayde Robert and Richard Bartlet to be knowen men. Which being done, the Bishop then called before him Robert Andrew Roger Bennet, Iohn Hill, Edmund Dormer. Iohn Milsent, Thomas Bernard, Thomas Littlepage, Iohn Dosset, all Amersham men: who being abiured before, as is sayd, durst no otherwise do, but confesse vpon their othe, that Robert and Richard Bartlet were knowen men. And yet the Bishop not contented wt this, caused also theyr two wiues to wit, Margaret the wife of Robert Bartlet, & Isabel ye wife of Richard Bartlet, to depose & geue witnesse againste their owne naturall husbandes. Albeit Isabel Bartlet being somewhat more temperate of her tongue, refused vtterly to confesse any thing of her husband, & denied her husbands words to be true, til at last she being conuict of periury, was constrained to vtter the truth, as in the proces of this table folowing more particularly foloweth to be seene.