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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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Then had they privy spies to walk up and down the Church, to hearken and hear what men said, and to mark who did not reverence the sacrament at the levation time, and to bring his name to D. London. And of these spies some were Chantry priests: among the which there was one notable spy, whose name was called sir Will. Bows such a fleering priest as would be in every corner of the Church pattering to himself, with his Portuous in his hand, to hear and to note the gesture of men towards the sacrament. Thus when they had gathered as much as they could,1 and made a perfect book thereof, D. London with two of his catholic brethren moe, gave them up to the B. of Winchester Steven Gardiner, with a great complaint against the heretics that were in Windsor, declaring unto him how the town was sore disquieted through their doctrine and evil example.2 Wherefore they besought his lordships help, in purging the town and castle of such wicked persons. The B. hearing their complaint, and seeing their book, praised their doings, and bade them make friends and go forward,3 and they should not lack his help. Then they applied the matter with tooth and nail, sparing for no money nor pains taking: as Marbecke saith that he himself heard one of them say, who was a great doer therein, and afterward sorry for that he had done, that the suit thereof cost him that year for his part only an hum dread marks,4 beside the death of iij. good geldings.
Then had they priuy spies to walke vp and down the Church, to harken and heare what men said, and to marke who did not reuerence the sacrament at the leuation tyme, and to bring his name to D. London. And of these spies some were Chantrie priests: among the which there was one notable spie, whose name was called sir Will. Bowes such a fleering priest as would be in euery corner of the Church pattering to himselfe, with his Portuous in hys hand, to heare and to note the gesture of men towards the sacrament. Thus whē they had gathered as much as they could,1 and made a perfect booke thereof, D. London with two of his catholike brethren moe, gaue them vp to the B. of Winchester Steuen Gardiner, with a great complaynt against the heretikes that were in Windsor, declaring vnto him how the towne was sore disquieted through theyr doctrine and euill example.