A67926:4735
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 because I did add unto it the catholic church he •ang into his chamber in a great fury. With that my cousin Britain followed him, desiring him for Gods sake to be goo• L. unto me.1 He answered that I was a woman, and that •e was nothing deceived in me. Then my cosine Britain desired him to take me as a woman, and not to set my weak woman's wit to his lordships great wisdom.
Then because I did adde vnto it the catholike church he •ang into his chamber in a great fury. With that my cosin Britaine followed him, desiring him for Gods sake to bee goo• L. vnto me.1 He answered that I was a woman, and that •e was nothing deceiued in me. Then my cosine Britayne desired him to take me as a woman, and not to set my weake womans wit to his lordships great wisdome.
- 1Bonner Bishop of London in a chafe against Anne Askew.Bonner Byshop of London in a chafe agaynst Anne Askew.
Then went in unto him Doct. Westen, and said, that the cause why I did write there the catholic church,1 was that I understood not the Church written afore. So with much ado, they persuaded my Lord to come out again, and to take my name with the names of my sureties, which were my cousin Britain, and Master Spilman of Greys Inn.