A67927:1174
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 2] 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 2] 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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Why do you not tell me, how those two false faithless wretches abused me, promising also to abide your award, and doth it not? Yea, why do you not tell me, how you your self have abused me, promising me to redress the injury and wrong that your brother hath done to my neighbour, and have not fulfilled your promise? These notable abuses be nothing with you, but only you must needs burden me with my neighbours abusing me, which is none at all, as far forth as ever I could perceive, so GOD help me in my need. For if he had abused me as you and other have done, I should be soon at a point with him, for any thing further doing for him. &c.
Why do you not tell me, how those two false faythlesse wretches abused me, promising also to abide your awarde, and doth it not? Yea, why do you not tell me, how you your selfe haue abused me, promising me to redresse the iniury and wrong that your brother hath done to my neighbour, and haue not fulfilled your promise? These notable abuses bee nothing with you, but onely you muste needes burthen me with my neighbours abusing me, whiche is none at all, as farreforth as euer I coulde perceiue, so GOD helpe mee in my need. For if he had abused me as you and other haue done, I should be soone at a point with him, for any thing further doing for him. &c.
Item Sir, you said further, that I shall never be able to prove that either your brother, or the two tenants agreed to stand to your award. &c. No Sir? Master N. you say belike as you would have it to be,1 or as your brother with his adherents have persuaded you to think it to be, so inducing you to do their request to your own shame and rebuke, if you persevere in the same, beside the peril of your soul, for consenting at least wa•, to the maintenance by falsehood of your brothers iniquity.2 For in that you would your awardship should take none effect, you show your self nothing inclinable to the redress of your brothers unright dealing with an honest poor man, which hath been ready at your request to do you pleasure with his things, or else he had never come into this wrangle for his own goods with your brother.