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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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Then they commanded the Warden of the Fleet to carry him with his fellows to the place from whence he came, and to be kept in close prison, and in the morning to provide 5. fagots for D. Barnes, and the 4. Steelyard men. The 5. Steelyard man was commanded to have a taper of 5. pound weight to be provided for him, to offer to the rood of Northern in Pauls, and all these things to be ready by 8. of the clock in the morning, and that he with all that he could make, with bills and glaives, and the knight marshal withal his tipstaves that he could make, should bring them to Pauls and conduct them home again. In the morning they were all ready by their hour appointed in Pauls church, the church being so full that no man could get in. The Cardinal had a scaffold made on the top of the stairs for himself, with 36. Abbots, mitred Priors and bishops, and he in his whole pomp mitred (which Barnes spake against) sate there enthronized, his Chaplains and spiritual doctors in gowns of damask and satin, and he himself in purple, even like a bloody Antichrist. And there was a new pulpit erected on the top of the stairs also, for the B. of Rochester to preach against Luther and Doctor Barnes:1 and great baskets full of books standing before them within the rails, which was commanded after the great fire was made afore the rood of Northern there to be burned, and these heretics after the sermon to go thrice about the fire, and to cast in their fagots.
Then they commaunded the Warden of the Fleete to carye hym with his fellowes to the place from whence he came, and to be kept in close pryson, and in the morning to prouide 5. fagots for D. Barnes, and the 4. Stilliard men. The 5. Stilliard man was commanded to haue a taper of 5. poūd waight to be prouided for him, to offer to the roode of Northen in Paules, and all these things to be ready by 8. of the clocke in the morning, and that hee with all that he could make, with bils and gleaues, and ye knight marshall withal his tipstaues that he could make, shuld bring them to Paules and conduct them home again. In the morning they were all readye by theyr houre appoynted in Paules church, the church being so full that no man coulde get in. The Cardinal had a scaffold made on the top of the staires for himselfe, with 36. Abbots, mitred Priors and byshops, and he in his whole pompe mitred (whiche Barnes spake against) sate there inthronized, his Chapleins and spirituall doctors in gownes of damaske and satine, and he hymselfe in purple, euen like a bloudye Antichriste. And there was a new pulpit erected on the top of the staires also, for the B. of Rochester to preache against Luther and Doctor Barnes: