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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.
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6 Item, that the said Richard Hun hath in his keeping divers English books, prohibited and damned by the law: as the Apocalypse in English, Epistles and Gospels in English, Wycliffe's damnable works, and other books containing infinite errors, in the which he hath been long time accustomed to read, teach, and study daily.
6 Item, that the sayd Richard Hunne hath in his keeping diuers English bookes, prohibited and damned by the law: as the Apocalyps in English, Epistles and Gospels in English, Wickliffes damnable workes, and other bookes conteining infinite errours, in the which he hath bene long time accustomed to reade, teach, and study dayly.
Particular answer unto these several objections, in the Register I find none, saving that next under them, there is written in his name with a contrary hand, these words following: As touching these Articles, I have not spoken them as they be here laid: Howbeit; 1unadvisedly I have spoken words somewhat sounding to the same: for the which I am sorry, and ask God mercy, and submit me unto my Lords charitable and favourable correction. Which they affirm to be written with Huns own hand: but how likely to truth that is, let the discrete wisdom of the reader indifferently judge by the whole sequel of this process. And further,2 if it were his own act, what occasion then had they so cruelly to murder him as they did? seeing he had already so willingly confessed his fault, and submitted himself unto the charitable and favourable correction of the Bishop (for the which even by their own law, in cases of most heinous heresy, he ought to be again received and pardoned, (except perhaps they will account horrible murder, to be but the Bishops favourable correction. Again it seemeth they had very few credible witnesses to prove certainly that this was his answer and handwriting: for the Register, or some other for him (appointed to record the same) hath certified it, as of hearsay from others, and not of his own proper sight and knowledge, as the words noted in the margin of the book, adjoining to the foresaid answer, plainly do declare, which are these: Hoc fuit scriptum manu propria Richardi Hun, ut dicitur. Now if he had had any sure ground to stablish this certificate, I doubt not, but he would (in stead of, ut dicitur) have registered the names of the assistants at the time of his examination, (which he confesseth to be many) as generally they do in all their acts, especially in cases of heresy, as they term it. But how scrupulous those good fellows that spared not so shamelessly to murder him, would be to make a lie of him that was already dead, let (as I said) the indifferent judgement of the godly wise discern.