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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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John Browne a blessed Martyr of Christ Jesus burned at Ashford by Archbishop Warrham, and Doct. Fisher Bish. of Rochester, about the 2. year of king Henry the 8. An. 1511.
Iohn Browne a blessed Martyr of Christ Iesus burned at Ashford by Archbishop Warrham, and Doct. Fisher Bish. of Rochester, about the 2. yeare of king Henry the 8. An. 1511.
Persecutors. | Martyr. | The cause. W. Warrh. Archb. of Cant. Fisher bishop of Rochester. A chantry priest. Walter More Gentleman. William More his brother. Children of Wye, Bailiff arrant. Bear of Wilborough. Two servants of Will. Warham. | I. Browne of Ashford At Ashford. Ann. 1511. | The first occasion of the trouble of this I. Brown the blessed servant of God,1 was by a certain Priest: who passing down to Graves end in the common Barge (where the said Joh. Brown was amongest divers other passengers moe) and disdaining that he so saucily should sit so near unto him in the Barge (who belike seemed not much to pass upon the Priest) began to swell in stomach against him. At length bursting forth in his priestly voice and disdainful countenance, he asked him in this manner: Doest thou know (said he) who I am? thou sittest to near me and fittest on my clothes. No sir (said the other) I know not what you are. I tell thee (quoth he) I am a priest. What sir, are you a parson or vicar,2 or some ladies chaplain? No (quoth he again) I am a soul Priest: I sing for a soul. Do you so sir (quoth the other?) that is well done, I pray you sir (said he) where find you the soul when you go to Mass? I cannot tell thee (said the Priest.) I pray you, where do you leave it sir when the Mass is done? I cannot tell thee (said the priest) Neither can you tell where to find it when you go to Mass, nor where you leave it when the Mass is done, how can you then save the soul, said he? Go thy ways said the priest, I perceive thou art an heretic, and I will be even with thee.