A67927:5499
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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Upon the xxv. day of May, in the year of our Lord, 1557. I. Stephen Gratwick came before the Bishop of Winchester, D. White,1 into S. Georges Church in Southwark at eight of the clock in the morning and then he called me before him, and said unto me.
VPon the xxv. day of May, in ye yeare of our Lord, 1557. I. Stephen Gratwick came before ye Bishop of Winchester, D. White,1 into S. Georges Churche in Southwarke at eight of the clocke in the morning and then hee called me before him, and sayd vnto me.
- 1The story and examination of Stephen Gratwicke Martyr, under the B. of Winchester & Rochester. &c.The story and examination of Stephen Gratwicke Martyr, vnder the B. of Winchester & Rochester. &c.
B. Winchester. Stephen Gradwick, how standeth the matter with thee now? Art thou contented to revoke thy heresies, the which thou hast maintained and defended here within my Diocese, oftentimes before me and also upon Sunday last, ye stood up in the face of the whole Church maintaining your heresies, so that you have offended with in the liberty of my Diocese, and now I being your Ordinary you must answer to me directly, whether you will revoke them or not: the which I have here in writing, and if so be, that you will not revoke them, then I will excommunicate you: and therefore note well what you do, for now I read here the Articles against you. And so when he had ended, he bad me answer unto them.
B. Winchester. Stephen Gradwick, how standeth the matter with thee now? Art thou contented to reuoke thy heresies, the which thou hast mayntayned and defended here within my Dioces, oftentimes before me and also vppon Sonday last, ye stoode vp in the face of the whole Churche mayntayning your heresies, so that you haue offended wt in the libertie of my Dioces, and now I being your Ordinary you must aunswere to me directly, whether you will reuoke them or not: the which I haue here in writing, and if so be, that you wil not reuoke them, then I will excommunicate you: and therefore note well what you doe, for now I read here the Articles agaynst you. And so whē he had ended, he bad me answer vnto them.