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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.
To be short, he with the rest of his fellows, to wit, Rafe Hare, Coppen, and James the Barber, were for that time dismissed.
To be shorte, he with the rest of hys felowes, to witte, Rafe Hare, Coppen, and Iames the Barber, were for that time dismissed.
During the time while these four were thus in examination at London,1 the other two, to wit, Sir William Smith preacher, and John Butler, by commandment were apprehended in Calais, and bound by surety not to pass the gates of the town of Calais. In the which town, the said John Butler Commissary was accused by Rich. Thorpe and Joh. Ford, soldiers of Calais, saying that he should say,2 that if the Sacrament of the altar be flesh, blood, and bone, then there is good aqua vitae at John Spiser's. Upon which accusation the said Thorpe and Ford brought for records before the Counsel of Calais, Marraunt Haynes, John Lucks, Harry Husson, and Harry Troste, all of the parish of Oye beside Calais. Whereupon shortly after, the said John Butler and Sir William Smith were sent for, and by one Swallow a pursuivant, which set up the other aforesaid, brought into England, unto the house of the said Swallow, dwelling by S. James, where the Kings majesty lay at that time, and the next day being Thursday, after dinner, Butler & Smith were brought to the star chamber before the privy Counsel, where both sedition and heresy was objected against them: and after much talk, was said unto them by the Lord Cromwell, that they should make their purgation by the law: And from thence by the foresaid Swallow they were sent to the Fleet.
During the tyme while these four were thus in examination at London,1 the other two, to witte, Syr William Smith preacher, and Iohn Butler, by commaundement were apprehended in Calyce, and bounde by suretie not to passe the gates of the towne of Calyce. In the whiche towne, the sayd Iohn Butler Commissary was accused by Rich. Thorpe and Ioh. Ford, souldiours of Calice, saiing that he shoulde say,