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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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Book 8 › Persecution in the town of Calais.Book 8 › Persecution in the towne of Calice.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Notwithstanding the Devil stirred up a Dove (he might well be called a Cormorant) the Prior of the white Friars. Who with Sir Gregory Buttoll, Chaplain to the Lord Lisle, began to bark against him. Yet after the said Adam had in three or four Sermons confuted the said Friars erroneous doctrine of transubstantiation, and of the propitiatory Sacrifice of the Mass:1 the said Friar outwardly seemed to give place, ceasing openly to inveigh, and secretly practised to peach him by letters sent unto the Clergy here in England: so that within viij. or x. days after, the said Damlip was sent for to appear before the Bishop of Canterbury,2 with whom was assistant Steven Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, D. Sampson, Bishop of Chichester, and divers other, before whom he most constantly affirmed and defended the doctrine which he had taught, in such sort answering, confuting, & soluting the objections, as his adversaries, yea even among other, the learned godly and blessed Martyr Cranmer then yet but a Lutheran, marvelled at it, & said plainly, that the Scripture knew no such term of transubstantiation.3 Then began the other Bishops to threaten him, shortly to confute him with their accustomed argument, I mean fire and fagot, if he should still stand to the defence of that he had spoken. Whereunto he constantly answered, that he would the next day deliver unto them fully so much in writing as he had said: whereto also he would stand, and so was dismissed.
Notwithstanding the Deuill stirred vp a Doue (hee might well be called a Cormorant) the Priour of the white Friers. Who with Syr Gregory Buttoll, Chapleyne to the Lord Lisle, began to barke agaynst him. Yet after the sayde Adam had in three or foure Sermons confuted the sayd Friers erroneous doctrine of transubstantiation, and of the propitiatorie Sacrifice of the Masse:1 the sayd Frier outwardly seemed to geue place, ceasing openly to inuey, and secretly practised to peach him by letters sent vnto the Clergie here in England: so yt within viij. or x. dayes after, the said Damlip was sent for to appeare before the Bishop of Canterbury,2