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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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| Shermons, keeper of the Carpenters Hall in Christs parish,1 was presented for procuring an interlude to be openly played, wherein Priests were railed on, and called knaves. Lewis Moral, a servant. James Ogule, and his wife. | Noted not to have been confessed certain years before. Tho. Babam. | Accused not to have ben confessed nor houseled in his parish Church.2 The person & Curate of S. Antlins. | For not using the ceremonies in making holy water,3 nor keeping their processions on Saturdays. Lewis Bromfield. | For not taking his housell,4 and for absenting himself from the Church on holidays. John Sempe. John Goff. | For dispraising a certain Anthem of our Lady,5 beginning Te matrem, &c. saying that there is heresy in the same. Gilbert Godfre. | For absenting himself from the Church on holidays. Th. Caps priest. | For saying these words, that the Sacrament of the altar was but a memory & a remembrance of the Lords death.6 Jo. Mailer, Grocer | For calling the sacrament of the altar, the baken God: and for saying that the Mass was called beyond the Sea, Miss,7 for that all is amiss in it. Joh. Hardyman, Priest. | Hardymā, parson of S. Martins in Ironmonger lane, presented for preaching openly, that confession is confusion & deformation:8 & that the butcherly ceremonies of the church were to be abhorred. Also for saying, what a mischief is this to esteem the sacraments to be of such virtue, for in so doing, they take the glory of God from him: & for saying that faith in Christ is sufficient without any other sacraments to justify.9 Christopher Dray Plummer. | For saying of the sacrament of the altar,