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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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On the morrow after, the Bishop of London sent for me, at one of the clock, his hour being appointed at three, & as I came before him,1 he said he was very sorry of my trouble, & desired to know my opinion in such matters as were laid against me. He required me also in any wise boldly to utter the secrets of my hart, bidding me not to fear in any point, for whatsoever I did say in his house, no man should hurt me for it. I answered: forsomuch as your lordship appointed three of the clock, & my friends shall not come till that hour, I desire you to pardon me of giving answer till they come. Then said he, that he thought it meet to send for those 4. men which were afore named & appointed. Then I desired him not to put them to the pain, for it should not need, because the two gentlemen which were my friends were able enough to testify that I should say. Anon after he went into his gallery with M. Spilman, & willed him in any wise that he should exhort me to utter all that I thought.2 In the mean while he commanded his Archdeacon to common with me, who said unto me: Mistress wherefore are you accused & thus troubled here before the Bishop? To whom I answered again and said: Sir, ask I pray you my accusers, for I know not as yet. Then took he my book out of my hand, and said: such books as this, have brought you to the trouble you are in. Beware (saith he) beware, for he that made this book and was the author thereof, was an heretic I warrant you, & burnt in smithfield. Then I asked him, if he were certain and sure, that it was true that he had spoken. And he said he knew well the book was of I. Frithes making. Then I asked him if he were not ashamed for to judge of the book before he• saw it within, or yet knew the truth thereof. I said also,3 that such unadvised and hasty judgement is a token apparent of a very slender wit. Then I opened the book & showed it him. He said he thought it had been an other, for he could find no fault therein. Then I desired him no more to be so unadvisedly rash & swift in judgement, till he throughly knew the truth, and so he departed from me.
On the morow after, the Bishop of Londō sent for me, at one of the clocke, his houre being appoynted at three, & as I came before him,