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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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| Joh. Clerk of Claufield. | This Clerk was heard say that all the world was as well hallowed as in the Church or Churchyard. And that it was as good to be buried in the field, as in the Church or Churchyard. | | William Gun, and his wife of Witney, Tanner. John Baker, of Witney, Weaver. John Brabant the elder, of Stanlake. John Brabant the younger of Stanlake. John Kember, of Hennybarkes. Walter Kember, his brother, of Hennybarkes. John Rabettes, of Chawley. Thomas Widmore, of Hychenden. | Joh. Fyppe William Fyppe. | For reading a certain Treatise uppon the Pater noster in Englishe, which this John Fippe did read to him, and to his father. ¶This foresaid Robert Pope moreover detected Edward Pope his own father of little Missenden,1 for hearing the Gospel of Matthew read unto him, and for communing upon the same with this Robert Pope his son, he detected likewise Edward Pope his brother. ¶Furthermore, he detected his own wife, who had before abjured under Bishop Smith, to continue still in her opinions. | Thomas Clerk the elder, of Hychenden. Laurence Herne, of Hychenden. | W. Halyday of Easthenred. | This Halyday was detected,2 for having in his custody a book of the Acts of the Apostles in English, which the said Robert Pope brought unto him, at the taking of Roger Dodde. | William Squire, and his brother of Schaw. Thomas Steventon, & Matilde his daughter, of Cherney. Rob. Pope before abjured, did detect these here following. | Thomas Philippe, pointer. Laurence Tailor of London. | For that these two being in the house of Richard Colyns at Gynge, there did read in an English book,3 the Epistle of Saint Paul to the Romans, and Laurence did read the first Chapter of S. Lukes Gospel. | | Andrew Maysey, of Burton. The wife of Richard Colynes, of Gynge. | John Harris▪ his wife. Alyce Colyns, wife of Richard Colyns. | These being together at Upton in John Harris house, did talk of the Apocalypse, and of the Acts of the Apostles, and therefore were suspected & thus detected. Ex Regist. Longl fol 71. ⟨p. 832⟩| Item, because John Harris spake against Pilgrimage, Images, and was heard to talk of seven lean, and seven fat Oxen. | Robert Colyns of Hertford Wallis, Mason. | Tho. Grey, of Westhē dread. | For receiving certain books of this Robert Pope. | Margaret House, wife of William House, of Estginge.