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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 father to Richard Browne, which Richard was in prison in Canterbury, and should have been burned with two more besides himself, the next day after the death of Queen Mary, but by the proclaiming of Queen Elizabeth, they escaped.
¶Iohn Browne father to Richard Browne, which Richard was in prison in Canterbury, and should haue bene burned with two more besides himselfe, the next day after the death of Queene Mary, but by the proclaiming of Queene Elizabeth, they escaped.
1The occasion of the first trouble of this John Browne, was by a priest sitting in Gravesend barge. I. Brown being the same time in the barge, came & sate hard by him, whereupon after certain communication, the Priest asked him, doest thou know (said he) who I am, thou sittest too near me, thou sittest on my clothes. No sir (said he) I know not what you are. I tell thee I am a Priest. What sir, are ye a Person or Vicar, or a Ladies Chaplain. No (quoth he) again, I am a soul priest, I sing for a soul, saith he. Do ye so sir quoth the other, that is well done. I pray you sir, (quoth he) where find you the soul when you go to Mass. I can not tell thee, said the Priest. I pray you where do you leave it sir when the Mass is done. I can not tell thee said the Priest. Neither can you tell where you find it when you go to Mass, nor where you leave it when the Mass is done, how can you then have the soul said he. Go thy ways said the Priest, thou art an heretic, and I will be even with thee. So at the landing, the Priest taking with him Water More, and William More, two Gentlemen brethren, rode straightways to the Archb. Warham, whereupon the said John Browne within three days after, his wife being churched the same day,