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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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| This Agnes was detected of her brother in 3. points.1 First, for learning the Epistle of Saint James in English, of Thurstan Litlepage. Secondly, for not believing the bodily presence in the Sacrament. Thirdly, for speaking against worshipping of Images, and going on Pilgrimages. | Old father Bartlet, his father. | This Richard Bertlet also in his confession, said of his Father, that he was a better man, then he was taken for. For the other day there came a man to him, as he was threshing, and said, God speed father Bertlet, ye work sore, yea said he,2 I thresh God almighty out of the straw. ¶Against this Agnes Wellys brought and examined before the Bishop, were ministered these interrogatories, which for certain causes I thought here to insert, for our posterity to note and consider, and they are these, as followeth. *Articles ministered to Agnes Wellys. 1 Whether she knew that certain of the Parish of Amersham were convented before William Smith, late Bishop of Lincoln for heresy? 32 Item, whether she knew that certain of them so convented before the Bishop for heresy, did err in the Sacrament of the altar, or in other Sacraments, and what errors they were, and wherein? 3 Item, whether she knew any other to be suspect of the same heresy or sect, beside them of Amersham so convented, who they were, and how many? 4 Item, whether she had been of the same company, or sect, or opinion with them, which were convented before the Bishop for heresy: and if she were, what company she used, and whose? 5 Whether she was at any time conversant with Thurstane Litlepage: and if she were, how oft she had been in his company: how, what time, in what place, who else were present, for what causes, and whether she knew him to be suspected for heresy? 6 Item, whether she knew and had been conversant with Alexander Mastall, and if she were, how, when, in what place, who were present, for what causes, and whether she knew him suspected for heresy? 7 Item, whether she was ever detected to the office of Willi. Smith late Bishop of Lincoln: at what time, or since the time that Litlepage and Mastall were convented before the Bishop for heresy: and whether she was then called and convented before the Bishop for heresy, or not? 8.
| This Agnes was detected of her brother in 3. poyntes.