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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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Book 7 › ¶The story of Richard Hun.Book 7 › ¶The story of Richard Hunne.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Who (desirous to satisfy the revenging and bloody affection of his chaplains) caused thereupon him to be apprehended, and committed unto prison within the Lollards Tower at Pauls,1 so that none of his friends might be suffered to come to him. Thus Richard Hun being clapped in the Lollards Tower, shortly after, at the earnest instigation of one Doctor Horsey the Bishops Chancellor (a man more ready to prefer the Clergies cruel tyranny, then the truth of Christs Gospel) was brought before the Bishop at his manor of Fulham, the second day of December, in the year before mentioned: where within his Chapel he examined him upon these Articles following, collected against him by the said Horsey and his complices.
Who (desirious to satisfie the reuenging and bloudy affection of his chaplaynes) caused thereupon him to be apprehended, and cōmitted vnto prison within the Lolards Tower at Paules,1 so that none of his freendes might be suffered to come to hym. Thus Richard Hunne being clapt in the Lolards Tower, shortly after, at the earnest instigation of one Doctour Horsey the Bishops Chauncelour (a man more ready to prefer the Clergies cruell tyrannie, then the truth of Christes Gospel) was brought before the Bishop at his manour of Fulham, the second day of December, in the yeare before mentioned: where within his Chappell he examined him vpon these Articles following, collected against him by the said Horsey and his complices.
- 1Ric. Hun committed to Lollards tower.Ric. Hunne cō mitted to Lollardes tower.
First, that he had read, taught, preached, published, and obstinately defended, 1against the laws of almighty God: that tithes, or paying of tithes was never ordained to be due, saving only by the covetousness of priests.