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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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Pates and M. Galias, for vexing the Curate in the body of the Church, in declaring the Kings Injunctions, & reading the Bishops book, so that he had much ado to make an end. Will. Becks and his wife. | 1Becks and his wife suspected to be Sacramentaries, and for not creeping to the cross on good Friday. Thomas Langhā. Will. Thomas. Rich. Becks. Will. Becks. | These four were presented for interrupting the divine service. Rafe Symonds. | Symondes for not keeping our Ladies Mass, which he was bound to keep. Joh. Smith prentice. | Smith, for saying, that he had rather hear the crying of dogs, then Priests singing Matins or Evensong. Tho. Bele. Joh. Sturgion. Joh. Wiltshire. Tho. Simon. Rafe Cleruis, and his wife. James Banaster. Nicolas Barker. John Sterky. Christopher Smith. Thom. Net. | These xj. persons of Saint Magnus parish,2 were presented and accused, for maintaining of certain preachers, as then it was called, of the new learning, as Wisdom, Rose, friar Ward, sir Will. Smith, alias Wright. Nich. Philips. | Philips for maintaining heretics and scripture books, and for using neither fasting, nor prayer. Rich. Bygges. | Bigges, for despising holy bread, putting it in the throat of a bitch, and for not looking up to the elevation. Mistress Elizabeth Statham. | For maintaining in her house Latimer, Barnes, Garret,3 Hierome, and divers other. John Duffet. | Duffet for marrying a woman, which was thought to be a Nun. Will. Hilliard. | Hilliard & Duffet for maintaining Barnes, Hierome,4 and Garret, with other more. Grafton. Whitchurch. | Grafton and Whitchurch suspected not to have been confessed.5 Joh. Green. Mother Palmer. Christop. Coots. Will. Silly. Alexander Friar. Will. Bredy. John Bush. W. Somerton. George Durant. M. Davids prentice. | All these being of the parish of S. Martins, at the well with ij. buckets, were presented for contemning the ceremonies of the Church. Also some for walking in the sacring time, with their caps on. Some for turning their heads away. Some for sitting at their doors when sermons were in the Church, &c. Rob. Andrew. | Andrew, for receiving heretics into his house,