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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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After this they went to Mass. Which finished, with great solemnity, first they went to the high altar of the church,1 & having there saluted their God, and searching whether all were well about him or no, they walked through all the inner chapels of the Church. The Church goods, the crosses, the chalices, the mass books, the vestments, and whatsoever ornaments were besides, were commanded to be brought out unto them. When they had sufficiently viewed all things, & had called forth by name every fellow and scholar of the house, they went to the masters lodging, where first and foremost swearing them upon a book to answer to all such interrogatories as should be propounded unto them (as far as they knew) they examined first the master himself, and afterward all the residue,2 every man in his turn. But there were some that refused to take this oath, because they had given their faith to the College before, and also because they thought it against all right and reason to swear against themselves: for it was contrary to all law that a man should be compelled to bewray himself, and not to be suffered to keep his conscience free, when there is no manifest proof to be laid to his charge: but much more unjust is it, that a man should be constrained perforce to accuse himself. Nevertheless these persons also, after much altercation, at length (conditionally, that their faith given before to the College, were not impeached thereby) were contented to be sworn.
After thys they went to Masse. Whych finished, wyth great solemnitie, first they went to the high aultare of the churche,1 & hauing there saluted theyr God, and searching whether all were well about him or no, they walked thorow all the inner chappels of the Churche. The Church goodes, the crosses, the chalices, the masse bookes, the vestments, and whatsoeuer ornamentes were besides, were commaunded to be brought out vnto them. Whē they had sufficiently viewed all things, & had called foorth by name euery fellow and scholler of the house, they went to ye masters lodging, where first and formost swearing them vpon a booke to answer to all such interrogatories as should be propounded vnto them (as farre as they knewe) they examined first the master himself, and afterward al the residue,