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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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And for so much as I am presently in hand with matters of Calais,1 I can not pass from thence without memory of an other certain honest man of the same township, named William Button, alias Crosbowmaker, although the time of this story is a little more ancient in years: which story is this.
And for so much as I am presently in hand wyth matters of Calice,1 I can not passe from thence without memorie of an other certayne honest man of the same township, named William Button, aliâs Crosbowmaker, although the time of this story is a litle more anciēt in yeares: which story is this.
- 1The story […] W. Crosbowmaker bearing a billet in Calais.The story 〈…〉 W. Crosbowmaker bearing a billet in Calice.
William Crosbowmaker, a soldier of Calais, and the kings servant, being a man as some natures be,1 somewhat pleasantly disposed, used when he met with Priests, to demand of them certain merry questions of pastime, as these: Whether if a man were suddenly taken, and wanted an other thing, he might not without offence occupy one of the Popes pardons, in stead of a broken paper?
William Crosbowmaker, a souldier of Calice, and the kings seruant, being a man as some natures be,1 somwhat pleasantly disposed, vsed when he met with Priests, to demaund of them certayne merry questions of pastyme, as these: Whether if a man were sodenly taken, and wanted an other thing, he might not without offence occupy one of the Popes pardons, in steede of a broken paper?