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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 Benet Ward was also denounced by John Merstonne, for saying that it booteth no man to pray to our Lady, nor to no Saint, nor angel in Heaven, but to God only, for they have no power of mans soul. | The wife of Benet Ward, and her daughter. | For saying that Thomas Pope was the devoutest man that ever came in their house, for he would sit reading in his book to midnight many times. The foresaid Tho. Holmes detected | Tho. Tailor and his wife of Uxbridge. Rob. Quick. Rob. Cosine. Tho. Clarke and his wife of Ware. One Goldener about Hereford. John Bay, and Will. Say his son, of little Missenden. The wife of John Wellys of Amersham. Joan Glasbroke, sister to Will. Glasbroke of Harrow on the Hill. Tho. Susan, Wheler. John• Lee, Smith. John Austy, Sherman. John Friar. Edmund Harding. Joh. Heron, Carpenter of Hambeldon. Henry Miller. | John Phips. He was very ripe in Scriptures. | Emma wife of Rich. Tilsworth. | John Phip. He was a reader or rehearser to the other. | John Say of Missenden. William Stokeley. | Rog. Squire. | For saying to Holmes. This is one of them that maketh all this business in our Town with the Bishop. I pray GOD tear all the bones of him. | Roger Herne. A certain Tanner. | Joh. Butler, Carpenter. Rich. Butler. W. King of Uxbridge. | These three sate up all the night in the house of Durdant of Ivencourte by Staines,1 reading all the night of a Book of Scripture. | John Muklyf, Weaver. | For speaking against holy bread and holy water. | Tho. Man. | For saying that Christ was not substantially in the Sacrament. ⟨p. 825⟩| Thomas […] Butler. | For receiving an English book given him by Carder his father, who after his abjuration don before bishop Smith, fell sick and died. | Rich Vulford of Riselip. Hackar. Thomas King | Joan Cocks. The wife of Rob. Wywood, husbandman. | For desiring of Durdant her master, that he being a known a man, would teach her some knowledge of gods law and desiring the same also of the Butlers. Rob. Carder of Iver, weaver, detected these | Nic. Durdant of Stanes. Davy Durdant of Ankerwike. The wife of old Durdant. The wife of Nich. Durdant.
| Thys Benet Warde was also denounced by Iohn Merstonne, for saying that it booteth no manne to pray to oure Ladie, nor to no Sainte, nor aungell in Heauen, but to God only, for they haue no power of mans soule. | The wife of Benet Ward, and her dughter. | For saying that Thomas Pope was the deuoutest manne that euer came in their house, for he woulde sitte readyng in his booke to midnight many times. The foresayd Tho. Holmes detected | Tho. Tailour and his wife of Vxbridge. Rob. Quicke. Rob. Cosine. Tho. Clarke and his wife of Ware. One Gldener about Herford. Iohn Bay, and Wil. Say his sonne, of little Missenden. The wife of Iohn Wellys of Amersham. Ioane Glasbroke, sister to Wil. Glasbroke of Harow on the Hill. Tho. Susan, Wheler. Iohn Lee, Smith. Iohn Austy, Sherman. Iohn Frier. Edmund Harding. Ioh. Heron, Carpenter of Hambeldon. Henry Miller. | Iohn Phips. Hee was very ripe in Scriptures. | Emme wife of Rich. Tilsworth. | Iohn Phip. He was a reader or rehearser to the other. | Iohn Say of Missenden. William Stokeley. | Rog. Squire. | For saying to Holmes. Thys is one of them that maketh all this businesse in oure Towne wyth the Byshoppe. I pray GOD teare al the bones of him. | Roger Herne. A certaine Tanner. | Ioh. Butler, Carpenter. Rich. Butler. W. King of Vxbridge. | These three sate vp all the night in the house of Durdant of Iuencourte by Stanes,