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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.
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This simple man hearing his penance, piteously lamented, and earnestly at the first denied to stand thereunto, with piteous exclamation, saying: O my Lord of Winchester, my Lord of Winchester, have you made me a log ready to be laid upon the fire, whensoever any wicked man falsely of malice, by provocation of the devil, shall lay any small trifle to my charge? Or shall I be thus handled, nothing proved to my face against me? Alas, I have always hated errors and heresies. Content thy self Hare: there is now no remedy, thou must either do thy penance, or be burnt, said the Commissioners. Thus have you heard how Ralph Hare did speed.
This simple man hearing his penance, piteously lamented, and earnestly at the firste denied to stande thereunto, with piteous exclamation, sayeng: O my Lord of Winchester, my Lorde of Winchester, haue you made me a logge ready to be layde vpon the fire, whensoeuer anye wicked man falsly of malice, by prouocation of the deuill, shall lay any small trifle to my charge? Or shall I be thus handled, nothing proued to my face against me? Alas, I haue alwayes hated errours and heresies. Content thy self Hare: there is now no remedy, thou must eyther do thy penance, or be burnt, sayd the Cōmissioners. Thus haue you heard how Ralph Hare did speede.
Then was Thomas Broke called for, against whom it was objected by some of the Counsels letters of Calais,1 that he was a seditious fellow. Among these accusers besides the rest, was one Richard Long, an other Frances Hastings, men of arms, who charged the forenamed Tho. mas Broke, and one Geoffrey Loveday Esquire, for staying and maintaining the foresaid Adam Damlyp at Calais: as who had promised unto him a stipend to preach such heresies and pernicious opinions, as afterward he taught there: and that these two daily gathered many several sums of money, for the entertainment of the said Adam. Howbeit, the foresaid Hastings failed in the proof thereof. For Loveday proved that he was viij. days be•ore Damlip's coming to Calais, and during xiiij. days continually after he began to preach, abiding at Paris, there occupied about necessary affairs of Charles Duke of Southfolke. And Broke during the said time, was at London daily attendant in the Parliament house, whereof he had enough to bear witness, against the untrue surmise.