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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.
After his departure, the Kings Majesty was advertised, that there was great dissension & diversity of pernicious opinions in his said town of Calais, greatly tending to the danger of the same. Whereupon, during yet the days of the Lord Cromwell,1 were sent over Doct. Champion Doctor of Divinity, & M. Garret, who after was burned, two godly and learned men, to preach and instruct the people, and to confute all pernicious errors, who in effect preached and maintained the same true doctrine which Adam Damlip had before set forth, and by reason thereof, they left the Town at their departure very quiet, and greatly purged of the slander that had run on it.
After his departure, the Kings Maiestie was aduertised, that there was great dissention & diuersitie of pernitious opinions in his sayd towne of Calice, greatly tending to the daunger of the same. Wherupō, during yet the daies of the Lord Cromwell,1 were sent ouer Doct. Champion Doctour of Diuinitie, & M. Garret, who after was burned, two godly and learned men, to preach and instruct the people, and to cōfute all pernitious errours, who in effect preached and mainteined the same true doctrine which Adam Damlip had before set foorth, and by reason thereof, they left the Towne at their departure very quiet, and greatly purged of the sclaunder that had runne on it.
- 1D. Champion and M. Garret, sent to preach at Calais.D. Champiō and M. Garret, sent to preach at Calyce.
After the departure of the said Champion and Garret, one Sir William Smith Curate of our Lady Parish in Calais, a man very zealous, though but meanly learned, did begin to preach, and earnestly to inveigh against Papistry and wilful ignorance: exhorting men obediently to receive the word, and no longer to contemn the same,