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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.
Howbeit, the people having good experience as well of the honest life and godly conversation of the man,1 as also of the devilish malice of his adversaries the Priests, judged rather that by their procurement he was secretly murdered. Whereof arose great contention: for the Bishop of London on the one side, taking his clergies part, affirmed stoutly that Hun had hanged himself. The Citizens again on the other side, vehemently suspecting some secret murder, caused the Crowner of London (according to law) to choose an inquest,2 and to take good view of the dead body, and so to try out the truth of the matter. Whereby the Bishop and his chaplains were then driven to the extremity of shifts: & therefore minding by some subtle show of justice, to stop the mouths of the people, they determined that in the mean while as the inquest was occupied about their charge, the Bishop should for his part, proceede Ex officio, in case of heresy,3 against the dead person: supposing (most like) that if the party were once condemned of heresy, the inquest durst not then but find him guilty of his own death, and so clearly acquit them from all the former suspicion of privy murder. This determination of theirs they did immediately put in practise in order as followeth.
Howbeit, the people hauing good experience as well of the honest life and godly conuersation of the man,1 as also of the diuelish malice of his aduersaries the Priestes, iudged rather that by their procurement he was secretly murthered. Wherof arose great contention: for the Bishop of London on the one side, taking his clergies part, affirmed stoutely that Hunne had hanged himselfe. The Citizens againe on the other side, vehemently suspecting some secret murther, caused the Crowner of London (according to law) to choose an inquest,2 and to take good viewe of the dead body, and so to trie out the truth of the matter. Wherby the Bishop and his chapleines were then driuē to ye extremitie of shifts: & therfore minding by some subtil shew of iustice, to stop the mouthes of the people, they determined that in the meane while as the inquest was occupied about their charge, the Bishop should for his part, proceede Ex officio, in case of heresie,