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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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Coming now to the year of our Lord.1 1546. first passing over the Priest, whose name was Saxye, which was hanged in the Porters lodge of Stephen Gardiner Bishop of Winchester, and that (as it is supposed) not without the consent of the said Bishop,2 and the secret conspiracy of that bloody generation: to pass over also one Henry, with his servant burned at Colchester: I will now proceed to the story of Kerby and Roger Clarke of Mendessham, who were apprehended at Ipswich. an. 1546. the saturday before Gang monday, and brought before the Lord Wentworth, with other Commissioners appointed there to sit upon their examinations, judgements, ⟨p. 1232⟩and causes. The night before they were arraigned, a bill was set up upon the town house door (by whom,3 it was unknown) and brought the next day unto the Lord Wentworth: who answered, that it was good counsel. Which bill in the latter end shall appear.
COmming now to the yeare of our Lord.1 1546. first passing ouer the Priest, whose name was Saxye, which was hanged in the Porters lodge of Stephen Gardiner Bishoppe of Winchester, and that (as it is supposed) not without the consent of the sayd Bishop,2 and the secret conspiracy of that bloudy generation: to passe ouer also one Henry, with his seruaunt burned at Colchester: I will now proceede to the story of Kerby and Roger Clarke of Mendessham, who were apprehended at Ipswiche. ann. 1546. the saterday before Gang monday, and brought before the Lord Wentworth, with other Commissioners appointed there to sit vpon theyr examinations, iudgemēts, ⟨p. 1232⟩and causes. The night before they were areyned, a bil was set vp vpon the townehouse doore (by whom,3