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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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| For reading in a certain English book of Scripture, they being together in Joh. Brabant's house of Stanlake. | Henry Fyppe. | The crime and detection against this Henry was, for that he being asked of this D•ddes an. 1515. Whether he would go to Wycombe or not, answered again, that he was chosen Rood man, that is, keeper of the Rood loft, saying that he must go & tind a candle before his Block almighty.1 | Oliver Smith of Newlyne, and his Wife. | William Hobbis. | This William Hobbis was detected, first by Radulphe Hobbys his brother to Bishop Smith, but was delivered through the suite of the Curate of Westwycame. John Edmunds, 2otherwise called John Ogins of Burford, did detect | Philp Brabant servant of Rich. Colyns. | For saying, that the sacrament of the altar was made in the remembrance of Christs own body, but it was not the body of Christ. | The shepherds calendar was also accused & detected. | Because the same Edmunds said that he was persuaded by this book, reading these words:3 that the Sacrament was made in the remembrance of Christ. | The book of William Thorpe likewise was much complained of both by this John Edmunds, and divers other. | Richard Colyns of Gynges. | This Richard Colins, as he was a great doer among these good men: so was he much complained upon by divers, & also by this Edmunds, for bringing with him a book called the king of Beeme,4 into their company, and did read thereof a great part unto them, in this Edmunds house of Burford. John Edmunds, otherwise called John Ogyns of Burford did de detect | Alice Colins, wife of Rich. Colyns. | This Alice likewise was a famous woman among them, and had a good memory & could recite much of the scriptures, and other good books: And therefore when any conventicle of these men did meet at Burford, commonly she was sent for, to recite unto them the declaration of the x. commandments, & the Epistles of Peter, and James. Joanne Colyns daughter of Rich. and of Alice Colyns. | This Joanne also following her fathers and Mothers steppes was noted, for that she had learned with her father and mother, the x. Commandments,5