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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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That done, he asked Ockam, if he would go and deliver his mistress letter to the Bishop.1 Nay (said Ockam) you shall go and deliver it your self, and took him the letter. And as they were going in the street togethers, and coming by the Earle of Bedford's lodging (then Lord privy seal) Ockam was pulled in by the sleeve, & no more seen of Bennets man, till he saw him in the Marshalsea. Then went Bennets man to the bishops lodging and delivered his letter. And when the Bishop had red the contents thereof, he called for the man that brought it. Come Sirrah, quoth he, you can tell me more by mouth, then the letter specifieth, & had him into a little garden. Now, quoth the Bishop, what say you to me? Forsooth my Lord, quoth he, I have nothing to say unto your Lordship, for I did not bring the letter to the Town. No quoth the Bishop, where is he that brought it? Forsooth my Lord quoth he, I left him busy at his lodging. Then he will come, quoth the Bishop. Bid him be with me betimes in the morning. I will quoth he,2 do your lordships commandment, and so he departed home to his lodging. And when his kinsfolks saw him come in, alas cousin, quoth they, we are all undone. Why so, quoth he, what is the matter? Oh said they, here hath been since you went, M. Padget the kings secretary, with sir Tho. Cardine of the privy chamber, and searched all our house for one that should come to the town with Ockam: therefore make shift for your self as soon as you can. Is that all the matter, quoth he? then content your self, for I will never flee one foot, hap what hap will. And as they were thus reasoning together, in came the foresaid searchers again, & when M. Cardine saw Bennets man, he knew him very well, & said: was it thou that came to the town with Ockam? Yea sir, quoth he. Now who the devil (quoth M. Cardine) brought thee in company with that false knave? Then he told them his business, and the cause of his coming, which being known, they were satisfied, and so departed. The next day had Bennets man a discharge, for his master (procured by certain of the privy chamber) and so went home.
That done, he asked Ockam, if he would goe and deliuer his mistres letter to the Byshop.1 Nay (sayde Ockam) you shall go and deliuer it your selfe, and tooke him the letter. And as they were goynge in the streate togethers, and comming by the Earle of Bedfordes lodging (then Lorde priuie seale) Ockam was pulled in by the sleeue, & no more seene of Bennets man, till he sawe him in the Marshalsey. Then went Bennets man to the bishops lodging and deliuered hys letter. And when the Byshop had red the contentes thereof, he called for the man that brought it. Come Syrha, quoth he, you can tell me more by mouth, then the letter specifieth, & had hym into a litle garden. Now, quoth the Bishop, what say you to me? Forsoth my Lorde, quoth he, I haue nothing to say vnto your Lordshippe, for I did not bryng the letter to the Towne. No quoth the Byshop, where is he that brought it? Forsoth my Lorde quoth he, I left him busie at his lodging. Then he wil come, quoth the Byshop. Bid him be wyth me betimes in the mornyng. I wil quoth he,