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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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At which time Durdant desired them not to tell, that he had any such English book in his house, least he should be burned for the same. | Rich. Nash or Ashford. | Also an other time, that John Butler with Richard Butler his brother, and Robert Carder went to the house of Rich. Ashford or Nash, to hear the same Ashford read in a certain little book, but which contained many good things. ⟨p. 828⟩| Richard Vulman of London. | This Uulman was detected upon this, for that he would have red to this John Butler a certain english book, and spake against pilgrimage and images. | Henr. Ulman & his wife of Uxbridge. | Radulph Carpenter of London. A daughter of John Phip. A daughter of William Phip. | This Rafe Carpenter was detected, for having certain books of the Apocal. in English. Also for that this Carpenter and his wife did bring him and the wife of Henry Uulman to a corner house of Friday Street, where the goodman of the house having a stump foot, had divers such books, to the intent they should hear them read. | R. Butler. Jenkin Butler his own brethren. The mother of Richard Ashford. I. Butler his other brother. | These were detected partly for holding against the Sacrament of the alter, partly also, because they were reading two hours together in a certain book of the acts of the Apostles in English at Chersham in Ashford's house. John Phip compelled by his oath to detect. | The wife of Robert Pope. | For having certain books in English,1 one bound in boards, and three with parchment coverings, with four other sheets of paper written in english, containing matter against the Romish Religion. Also another book of the service of the virgin Mary in English. Thomas Stilman. | Tho. Stilman was therefore detected, for that he told Will. Fip how that he being in lollards tower, did climb up the steeple where the bells were, and there cutting the bell ropes, did tie two of them together, and so by them slipped down into Pauls Churchyard, & escaped. Tho. Tredway compelled by his oath to detect. | John Mordē of Ashly green. Rich. Ashford his brother. Agnes Ashford his own mother. | These were accused & detected, because John Morden had in his house a book of the Gospels, and other chapters in english, & read three or four times in the same: In which book his brother Ashford also did read once. Item, because I.
At whiche tyme Durdant desired thē not to tell, that he had any such English booke in his house, least hee should be burned for the same. | Rich. Nash or Ashford. | Also an other tyme, that Iohn Butler with Richard Butler his brother, and Robert Carder wēt to the house of Rich. Ashford or Nashe, to heare the same Ashford read in a certaine little booke, but which cōteined many good things.