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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 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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Smith. My Lord Major shall it please you to hear me to recite it, as I heard it & told it, & then shall you hear the truth. For this tale that my Lord hath told, is untrue.
Smith. My Lorde Maior shall it please you to heare me to recite it, as I hearde it & tolde it, & then shall you heare the truth. For this tale that my Lord hath told, is vntrue.
Boner. How say you good M. Mordant, spake he not this that is here, as it is written? were ye not by?
Mord. Yes, my Lord, that it is: I heard him say it.
Smith. 1How heard ye me say it, and were not present when I spake it? should such a man make a lye? it is manifestly proved that the Prophet saith: Even as the king saith. so saith the Judge, that he may do him a pleasure again. And so was brought out my Gaoler for trial thereof, who there openly professed, that neither master Mordant nor the Doctors before mentioned were present when I spake it. At which master Mordant with blushing cheeks, said, he heard them read, and heard me affirm the same, which was also not true. Then proceeded my lord with the rest of mine articles, demanding of me, if I said not as was written. To which I answered, No: and turning to my Lord Major,