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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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To this he answered and said,1 that these words whereof they had indited him, were not his, but the words of a learned man called John Calvin, and drawn out of a certain Epistle which the said Calvin had made, which Epistle he had but only written out, and that long before the 6. Articles came forth: so that now he was discharged of that offence by the kings general pardon, desiring that he might enjoy the benefit thereof.
To thys hee aunswered and sayde,1 that these woordes wherof they had indited him, were not his, but the wordes of a learned man called Iohn Caluine, and drawn out of a certaine Epistle which the sayd Caluine had made, whych Epistle he had but onely wrytten out, and that long before the 6. Articles came foorth: so that nowe he was discharged of that offence by the kings generall pardon, desiring that he might enioy the benefite thereof.
- 1Marbecke answereth to his indictment.Marbecke aunswereth to his inditement.
Then was the Jury called, which were all Farmers belonging to the College of Windsor,1 whereof few or none had ever seen those men before, upon whose life and death they went. Wherefore the prisoners (counting the farmers as partial) desired to have the Townes men, or such as did know them, and had seen their daily conversations, in the place of the Farmers, or else to be equally joined with them: but that would not be, for the matter was otherwise foreseen and determined.
Then was the Iurye called, which were all Farmers belonging to the Colledge of Wyndsore,1