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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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Not long after this, Sir Will. Roche being Major, Boner with other Commissioners, sat at the Guildhall aforesaid, before whom there were a certain number of Citizens warned to appear, and after the Commission read, the said parties were called to the book, and when v. or vi. were sworn, one of the said persons being called to the book, Boner seemed to mislike, and said: Stay a while, my Masters (quoth he) I would ye should consider this matter well that we have in hand, which concerneth the glory of God, the honour of the king, and the wealth of the Realm, and if there be any here among you, that doth not consider the same, it were better that he were hence then here. Then commoned the Commissioners with Boner about that man, so that at length he was called to the book and sworn, not all together with his good will.
Not lōg after this, Syr Wil. Roche being Maior, Boner with other Cōmissioners, sat at the Guildhall aforesayd, before whom there were a certaine number of Citizens warned to appeare, and after the Commission read, the sayd parties were called to the booke, and when v. or vi. were sworne, one of the sayd persōs beyng called to the booke, Boner seemed to mislike, and sayd: Stay a while, my Maisters (quoth he) I would ye should consider this matter well that we haue in hand, whiche concerneth the glory of God, the honor of the kyng, and the wealth of the Realme, and if there be any here amōg you, that doth not consider the same, it were better that he were hence then here. Thē commoned the Commissioners with Boner about that man, so that at length he was called to the booke and sworne, not all together with his good will.
When the ij. Juries were sworn, Boner taketh upon him to give the charge unto the Juries, and began with a tale of Anacarsis, by which example, he admonished the Juries to spare no persons,1 of what degree soever they were. And at the end of his charge he brought forth to the bar a boy, whose name was Mekins, declaring how grievously he had offended by speaking of certain words against the state, and of the death of Doct. Barnes: & produced into the said Court ij. witnesses, which were there sworn in the face of the Court. So a day was assigned, upon which the Juries aforesaid should give up their Verdict: at which day both the Commissioners, & the said Juries met at Guildhall aforesaid. Then the Clarke of the peace called on the Juries by their names, & when their appearance was taken,