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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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Item, when the people would offer candles, where he was Vicar to Mary Magdalene, he would take them away & say they were fools, that brought them thither. | Elizabeth More, of Easthenred. Robert Pope, of Westhenred. | Henry Miller or Tuck, by Ware. | This Henry did show to Roger Dods a certain story of a woman in the Apocalypse, riding upon a red beast. The said Henry was twice abjured. | John Fyppe of Hychenden. | For reading unto the said Roger Dods, a certain Gospel in English. | W. Fyppe of Hychenden and Henry his son. | This William had exhorted Roger Dods that he should worship no Images, nor commit no Idolatry, but worship one God: and told the same Roger, that it was good for a man to be merry & wise meaning, that he should keep close that was told him for else strait punishment would follow. | Roger Parker of Hichenhen. | This Parker said to John Fyppe for burning of his books, that he was foul to blame, for they were worth a hundred marks. To whom John answered, that he had rather burn his books, then that his books should burn him. ⟨p. 834⟩| The wife of Thomas Wydemore, daughter of Roger House, of Hychenden, Old Wydmore's wife, sister to John Phip of Hychenden. | John Ledisdall of Hungerford. | 1For reading of the bible, in Robert Burges house at Burforde upon holy rood day, with Colyns Lyuord, Thomas Hall and other. | Rob. Colins & his wife. John Colins, and his wife. | For buying a Bible of Stacy, for 20. s. | The father of Rob. Colins. | This father Colins had been of his doctrine from the year of our Lord. 1480. The foresaid Roger Dods of Burford, by his oath was compelled to utter these persons here annexed. | Tho. Baker of Whatley. Robert Lyuord. John Symson of Steventon. Tho. Riley, of Burford. John Clemson, servant to the Prior of Burford. John Edmunds, of Burford. William Gun of Wytney, | To these was laid, that they being in the house of John Harris of Upton, at the marriage of Joan the wife of Robert Burges, did read in a Book called Nicodemus gospel, that made the cloth which our Lord was buried in (as the Register saith) and in that Book is the story of the destruction of Jerusalem. John Baker, Weaver of Wytney, The Bailiff of Wytney. John Hakker. John Brabant, and his wife. John Brabant his son, 2with his wife. John Brabant the younger son, with his wife. Reginald Brabant, of Stanlake.