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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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Now was there lying in the next chamber unto me a Monk, who as soon as he had heard me in the chamber, came to me, and told how M. Garret was sought in my chamber that night, and what ado there was made by the Commissary & the two proctors, with bills & swords thrusted through my bedstraw, and how every corner of my chamber was searched for M. Garret. And albeit his gown and his hood lay there in my press with my clothes▪ yet they perceived them not. Then he told me he was commanded to bring me as soon as I came in, unto the Prior of the students named Antony Dunstan a Monk of Westminster. This so troubled me that I forgot to make clean my hose and shoes, & to shift me into an other gown: and therefore, so all to be dirted as I was, & in my short gown I went with him to the said Priors chamber, where I found the said Prior standing & looking for my coming.1 He asked me where I had been that night. I told him I lay at Alborne Hall with my old bedfellow Fitziames, but he would not believe me. He asked me if M. Garret were with me yesterday, I told him yea. Then he would know where he was, and wherefore he came unto me, I told him I knew not where he was except he were at Woodstock. For so (said I) he had showed me that he would go thither, because one of the keepers there his friend, had promised him a piece of venison to make merry withal the shrovetide, and that he would have borrowed a hat and a payer of high shoes of me, but I had none in deed to lend him. This tale I thought meetest, though it were nothing so. Then had he spied on my forefinger a big ring of silver very well double gilded with 2. letters A. D. engraved in it for my name: I suppose he thought it to be gold. He required to see it. I took it unto him. When he had it in his ⟨p. 1196⟩hand, he said it was his ring, for therein was his name. an A. for Antony,2 and a D. for Dunstan. When I heard him so say, I wished in my heart to be as well delivered from and out or his company, as I was assured to be delivered from my ring for ever.
Now was there lying in the next chamber vnto me a Monke, who as soone as he had heard me in ye chamber, came to me, and told howe M. Garret was sought in my chāber yt night, and what ado there was made by the Cō missary & the two proctors, with billes & swords thrusted thorow my bedstraw, and how euery corner of my chāber was searched for M. Garret. And albeit his gowne and his hoode lay there in my presse with my clothes yet they perceiued them not. Then he told me hee was commaunded to bring mee as soone as I came in, vnto the Priour of ye students named Antony Dunstane a Monk of Westminster. This so troubled me that I forgot to make cleane my hose and shoes, & to shift me into an other gowne: and therfore, so all to be dirted as I was, & in my short gowne I went with him to the sayde Priors chamber, where I found the sayd Prior standing & looking for my comming.