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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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1One example more of the like affinity cometh here in mind, which ought not to be omitted, concerning a certain serving man of the like ruffianly order, who thinking to discover himself from the common usage of all other men in strange newfanglenes of fashions by himself (as many there be whom nothing doth please, which is daily seen and received) used to go with his hair hanging about his ears down unto his shoulders, after a strange monstrous manner, counterfeiting belike the wild Irish men, or else Crinitus Joppas, which Virgil speaketh of, as one weary of his own English fashion: or else as one ashamed to be seen like a man, would rather go like a woman, or like to one of the Gorgon sisters, but most of all like to himself, that is, like to a Ruffin, that could not tell how to go.
1One example more of the like affinitie commeth here in mynd, which ought not to be omitted, concernyng a certaine seruing man of the like ruffenly order, who thinking to disc•uer himselfe from the common vsage of all other men in strange newfanglenes of fashions by himselfe (as many there be whom nothing doth please, which is dailie seene and receiued) vsed to go with his haire hangyng about his eares downe vnto his shoulders, after a strange monstrous maner, counterfeiting belyke the wyld Irish men, or els Crinitus Ioppas, which Uirgil speaketh of, as one wearie of his owne English fashion: or else as one ashamed to be seene lyke a man, would rather go like a woman, or lyke to one of the Gorgon sisters, but most of all lyke to hymselfe, that is, lyke to a Ruffin, that could not tell how to go.
- 1A story between the L. Cromwell and a Ruffin.A story betwene the L. Cromwel and a Ruffin.
As this Ruffin ruffling thus with his locks was walking in the streets, as chance was, who should meet him but the Lord Cromwell,