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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 Symons, at Bennets wives request, procured of the bishop of Salisbury his favourable letter to the bishop of Winchester for Bennets deliverance. Which letter Bennets wife (forasmuch as her own man was not at home, which should have gone with the letter) desired Robert Ockam to deliver it to the Bishop, & to bring her word again: who said he would. So forth went Ockam toward the bishop of Winchester with his budget full of writings, to declare and open all things unto him that were done at Windsor Sessions:1 but all their wicked intents (as God would have it) were soon cut off, and their doings disclosed. For one of the Queens men (named Fulke) which had lien at Windsor all the time of the business, and had got knowledge what a number were privily indited, and of Ockam's going to the bishop of Winchester, gate to the Court before Ockam, and told sir Thomas Cardine & other of the privy chamber, how all the matter stood. Whereupon Ockam was laid for and had by the back, as soon as he came to Oking, and kept from the bishop.
Then Symons, at Bennets wiues request, procured of the byshop of Salisbury his fauourable letter to the byshop of Winchester for Bennets deliuerance. Which letter Bennets wife (for asmuche as her owne man was not at home, which should haue gone with the letter) desired Robert Ockam to deliuer it to ye Bishop, & to bring her word againe: who sayde hee woulde. So foorth went Ockam toward the bishop of Winchester with his budget ful of wrytings, to declare and open all thyngs vnto hym that were done at Wyndsore Sessions:1 but all theyr wicked intentes (as God wold haue it) were soone cut off, and their doings disclosed. For one of the Queenes menne (named Fulke) which had lien at Windsore all the time of the busines, and had got knowledge what a number were priuily indited, and of Ockams going to the bishop of Winchester, gate to the Court before Ockam, and told sir Thomas Cardine & other of the priuy chamber, how al the matter stode. Wherupon Ockam was layde for and had by the backe, as soone as he came to Oking, and kepte from the byshop.
- 1The conspiracy of the […] disclosed. Many good men▪ and certain of the […] chamber, indited by the Bishops.