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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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Then the Council of Calais, doubting lest there should not be any sedition or heresy proved against him, did call one George Bradway before them, who occupied the Controllers office in the custom house. This man was kept in close prison, so as neither his wife then great with child, nor any other his friends might repair unto him. Where, after that he had often times been borne in hand, that there were divers concealments come to light that were made by Brooke in the office of Custom, and that the said Bradway should be grievously punished if he would acknowledge none of them, nor burden the said Brooke with no kind of concealment: the poor simple man, hoping thereby to get release of his imprisonment, accused the said Brooke, that he had for a long time concealed four groats every day for his Clerks wages, & to that accusation they caused the simple man to set his own hand before witnesses.
Then the Counsell of Calice, doubting lest there should not be any sedition or heresie proued against him, did call one George Bradway before them, who occupied ye Controllers office in the custome house. This mā was kept in close prison, so as neither his wife then great with childe, nor any other his frends might repaire vnto him. Where, after yt he had often times beene borne in hande, that there were diuers concealements come to light that were made by Brooke in the office of Custome, and yt the said Bradway should be greeuously punished if he would acknowledge none of thē, nor burden ye said Brooke with no kind of concealement: the poore simple man, hoping thereby to get release of his imprisonment, accused the sayd Brooke, that he had for a long time concealed foure grotes euery day for his Clarkes wages, & to that accusation they caused the simple man to set his owne hand before witnesses.
Whereupon, after a day or two, the said Bradway grieved in his conscience for the same his most untrue accusation, did with a knife enterprise to cut his own throat:1 but God of his mercy so directed his wicked purpose, that the back of his knife was toward his weasand. Whereby though the wound were broad, yet he escaped with life.