A67927:1307
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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Lin. As for that, M. Ridley, you ought to be judge of no man: but by this your reasoning you cause us to stretch and enlarge our instructions. We came not to reason, but to take your determinate answers to our Articles: and eftsoons he red the first Article in manner above specified.1 Now M. Ridley, What say you to the first Article? if you have brought your answer in writing, we will receive it: but if you have written any other matter, we will not receive it.
Lin. As for that, M. Ridley, you ought to be iudge of no man: but by this your reasonyng you cause vs to stretch and enlarge our instructions. We came not to reason, but to take your determinate aunsweres to our Articles: and eftsoones he red the first Article in maner aboue specified.1 Now M. Ridley, What say you to the first Article? if you haue brought your aunswere in writing, we wyll receiue it: but if you haue written any other matter, we will not receiue it.
- 1The articles read again to M. Ridley.The articles read agayne to M. Ridley.
Rid. Then M. Ridley took a sheet of paper out of his bosom, and began to read that which he had written: but the B. of Lincoln commanded the Beadle to take it from him.1 But he desired licence to read it, saying that it was nothing but his answers, but the Bishop would in no wise suffer him.
Rid. Then M. Ridley tooke a sheete of paper out of his bosome, and beganne to read that whiche he had written: but the B. of Lincolne commaunded the Bedle to take it from hym.1