A67927:5501
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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Grat. My Lord, these articles which you have here objected against me, are not mine but of you own making. For I never had any of mine examinations written at any time, and therefore these be the objections that you lay against me as a snare to get my blood. Wherefore I desire your lawful favour, to allow my lawful appeal unto mine Ordinary,1 for I have nothing to do with you. And whereas you do burden me, that I have offended within your Diocese, it is nothing so, for I have not interprised neither to preach nor teach within your Diocese, but was apprehended by mine own Bishop & sent prisoner into your Diocese, by the consent of the Coū sell & mine own Ordinary, & therefore I so being in your Diocese, you have no cause to let my lawful appeal. And with that there came the Bishop of Rochester, & was received at the B. of Winchesters hands with much gladness, according to their determinate purpose,2 before invented. And so followed the Archdeacon of Canterbury And then the Bishop again start up as a man half ravished of his wits for joy, embracing him with many gē tle words, and said, that he was very glad of his coming,3 making himself ignorant thereof, as he thought it should appear to me. Then said Winchester.
Grat. My Lord, these articles whiche you haue here obiected agaynst me, are not mine but of youe owne making. For I neuer had any of mine examinations written at any time, and therefore these be the obiections that you laye agaynst me as a snare to get my bloud. Wherefore I desyer your lawfull fauour, to allow my lawfull appeale vnto myne Ordinary,1 for I haue nothing to do with you. And whereas you do burden me, that I haue offended within your Dioces, it is nothing so, for I haue not interprised neyther to preache nor teache within your Dioces, but was apprehended by mine own Bishop & sent prisoner into your Dioces, by the consent of ye Coū sell & mine own Ordinary, & therefore I so being in your Dioces, you haue no cause to let my lawfull appeale. And with that there came the Bishop of Rochester, & was receaued at the B. of Winchesters hands with much gladnes, according to their determinate purpose,