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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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This story the said Elizabeth Browne his wife did oft times repeat to Alice her daughter, who dwelling yet in the parish of S. Pulchers, testified the narration hereof unto me and certain other, upon whose credible information I have recorded the same.1
This story the sayd Elizabeth Browne his wife did oft times repeate to Alice her daughter, who dwelling yet in the parish of S. Pulchers, testified the narration heereof vnto me and certayne other, vppon whose credible information I haue recorded the same.1
- 1Witness to this story.Witnes to thys story.
Furthermore, it is to be noted, that the said John Browne bare a fagot seven years before this, in the days of King Henry the seventh. Whose son also named Richard Browne for the like cause of Religion, was imprisoned at Canterbury,1 likewise in the latter time of Queen Mary, and should have been burned with two mo besides himself, the next day after the death of Queen Mary, but that by the proclaiming of Queen Elizabeth they escaped.
Furthermore, it is to be noted, that the sayde Iohn Browne bare a fagot seauen yeares before this, in the dayes of King Henry the seauenth. Whose sonne also named Richard Browne for the like cause of Religion, was imprisoned at Caunterbury,1 likewise in the latter tyme of Queene Mary, and should haue bene burned with two mo besides himselfe, the next day after the death of Queene Mary, but that by the proclaiming of Queene Elizabeth they escaped.
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