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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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Linc. M. Latimer, I am sorry you are brought so soon, although it is the Bailiffs fault, and not mine: but it shall be amended. Then Master Latimer bowed his knee down to the ground,1 holding his Hat in his hand, having a kerchief on his head, and upon it a night cap or two, and a great cap (such as Townes men use, with two broad flaps to button under the chin) wearing an old thread bare Bristowe frieze gown girded to his body with a penny leather girdle, at the which hanged by a long string of leather his Testament, and his spectacles without case, depending about his neck upon his breast. After this the Bishop of Lincoln began on this manner:
Linc. M. Latimer, I am sory you are brought so soone, although it is the Bailyffes fault, and not myne: but it shall be amended. Then Master Latimer bowed his knee downe to the ground,1 holdyng his Hat in his hand, hauing a kerchefe on his hed, and vpon it a night cap or two, and a great cap (such as Townes men vse, with two broad flaps to butten vnder the chin) wearyng an olde thred bare Bristowe fryse gowne gyrded to his body with a peny leather gyrdell, at the which hanged by a long string of leather his Testament, and his spectacles without case, depending about his necke vpon his brest. After this the Byshop of Lincolne began on this maner:
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Linc. M. Latimer, you shall understand that I and my Lords here have a Commission from my Lord Cardinal Poles Grace Legate a latere, 1