A67927:5080
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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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.
First,1 this Joan Wast was the daughter of one William Wast, an honest poor man, and by his science a Barber: who some time also used to make Ropes. His wife had the same Joan, and one other at one birth, and she was borne blind. And when she was about xij. or xiiii. years old, she learned to knit hosen and sleeves, and other things, which in time she could do very well. Furthermore as time served she would help her father to turn ropes, and do such other things as she was able, and in ⟨p. 1952⟩no case would be idle.2 Thus continued she with her father and mother during their lives: After whose departure then kept she with one Roger Wast her brother, who in the time of king Edw. the 6. of blessed memory, gave her self daily to go to the church to hear Divine service read in the vulgar tongue.3 And thus by hearing Homilies and sermons, she became marvellously well affected to the Religion then taught. So at length having by her labour gotten and saved so much money as would buy her a new testament, she caused one to be provided for her. And though she was of herself unlearned and by reason of her blindness unable to read, yet for the great desire she had to understand and have printed in her memory the sayings of holy scriptures contained in the new Testament, she acquainted her self chiefly with one John Hurt, then prisoner in the common Hall of Darby, for debts.
First,1 this Ioane Wast was the daughter of one William Wast, an honest poore man, and by hys science a Barber: who some time also vsed to make Ropes. His wife had the same Ioane, and one other at one byrth, and shee was borne blinde. And when shee was about xij. or xiiii. yeares old, she learned to knitte hosen and sleeues, and other thinges, which in time she could do very well. Furthermore as time serued she would help her father to turn ropes, and do such other thinges as she was able, and in ⟨p. 1952⟩