A67927:5504
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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Gratw. My Lord, I am not of his Diocese, not by five miles: for his Diocese reacheth on that parties but to the Cliffs of Lewes, & I dwelled at Bright Hempson, five miles beyond, in the Diocese of the Bishop of Chichester, and therefore I am not of his Diocese. Then the the Bishop of Winchester, the B. of Rochester,1 and the Archdeacon of Canterbury, cast their heads together, & laughed: and then they said my Ordinary would be here by and by, & so they sent forth for a counterfeit in stead of mine Ordinary and then I saw them laugh, and I spake unto them, and said:
Gratw. My Lorde, I am not of his Dioces, not by fiue miles: for his Dioces reacheth on that parties but to the Cliffes of Lewes, & I dwelled at Bright Hempson, fiue miles beyond, in the Dioces of the Bishop of Chichester, and therefore I am not of his Dioces. Then the the Bishop of Winchester, the B. of Rochester,1 and the Archdeacon of Canterbury, cast their heades together, & laughed: and thē they sayd my Ordinary wold be here by and by, & so they sent forth for a counterfayte in steede of mine Ordinary and then I saw them laugh, and I spake vnto them, and sayd:
- 1The Bishops counterfeit a false Ordinary against Stephen Gratwicke.The Byshops counterfayte a false Ordinary against Stephen Gratwicke.
Grat. Why do ye laugh? are ye confederate together for my blood,1 and therein triumph? you have more cause to look weightily upon the matter: For I stand here before you upon life and death. But you declare your selves what you are, for you are lapped in Lambs apparel, but I would to God ye had coats according to your assembly here, which is scarlet gowns, for I do here perceive you are bent to have my blood. And then came rushing in their counterfeited Bishop who was the hired servant to deliver me into the hands of the high Priest: