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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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Also she did set light by the curate, when he told her thereof. Rob. Platte and his wife. | These were great reasoners in Scripture, saying that they had it of the spirit: and that confession availeth nothing: and that he not able to read, would use no beads. Tho. Aduet. Joh. Palmer. Rob. Cooke. | 1The cause laid to these three persons, was for reasoning of the scripture, & of the sacraments. The Register saith, that they denied all the Sacraments, But this Popish hyperbole will find little credit, where experience acquainted with popish practises, sitteth to be the judge. Joh. Cocks. | This man was noted for a great searcher out of new preachers, & maintainer of Barnes opinions. Joh. Bolts. *Tho. Kelde. | Forbidding his wife to use beads. *He refused to take penance & absolution, & did eat flesh upon a Friday before Lent. 2Nich▪ Newel. | Newel a Frenchman presented to be a man far gone in the new sect: & that he was a great jester at the saints & at our Lady. Joh. Hawkins and his servant. 3Tho. Chamberlain and his wife. John Curteys. M. Dissel, his wife and his servant. | These eight were great reasoners and despisers of ceremonies. The Curate of S. Katherine Colmā. | He was noted for calling of suspect persons to his Sermons by a beadle, without ringing of any bell:4 and when he preached, he left his matters doubtful. Item, for preaching without the commandment of his Parson. Item, for that he was a Scottish Friar, driven out of his country for heresy. Tulle Bustre, his wife, and his son in law. | These were noted for coming seldom to the Church, and many times were seen to labour upon the holidays. Will. Ettis and his wife. | Ettis and his wife were noted for maintaining certain preachers:5 and for causing one Taverner being no Priest, to preach against the Kings Injunctions. Merifield and his son in law. Nicholas Russell. The goodman of the Saracens head in Friday Street. W. Callaway. Jo. Gardiner, with three prentices. | Against this company, presentation was made for gathering together in the evening, and for bringing ill preachers, (that is to say, good preachers) amongst the people. Tho. Plummer. | This Tho. was presented for saying, that the blessed Sacrament was to him that doth take it, so: & to him that doth not, was not so. Shermons.