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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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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.
The examination of Edmund Alen.
This Allen was a miller of the parish of Frytenden in Kent, and in a dear year, when as many poor people were like to starve, he fed them, and sold his corn better cheap by half then others did:1 and did not that only, but also fed them with the food of life, reading to them the scriptures, and interpreting them. This being known to the popish priests there abouts dwelling, by the procurement of them, namely of John Tailor parson of Fritenden, and Thomas Henden parson of Staplehurst, he was eftsoons complained off to the Justices, and brought before sir John Baker Knight, who first sending for them, committed both him and his wife to Ward: but not long after they were let out, I know not how, & so went over unto Calais. Whereafter that he had continued a certain space, he began to be troubled in conscience, & there meeting with one John Web of the same parish of Fritenden,2 (who was likewise fled from the tyranny of sir John Baker, and parson Tailor) said unto him, that he could not be in quiet there, what soever the cause was: for God (said he) had some thing to do for him in England: & thus shortly he returned home again to the parish of Fritenden. Where was a cruel Priest,3 there Parson, called John Tailor.
THis Allen was a milner of the parish of Frytenden in Kent, and in a deare yere, when as many poore people were like to starue, he fed them, and solde his corne better cheape by halfe then others did:1 and did not that only, but also fedde them with the foode of life, reading to them the scriptures, and interpreting them. This being known to the popish priests there abouts dwelling, by the procurement of them, namely of Iohn Tailor parson of Fritenden, and Thomas Henden parson of Stapleherst, he was eftsones cōplained off to the Iustices, and brought before syr Iohn Baker Knight, who first sending for them, committed both him and his wife to Ward: but not long after they were let out, I know not how, & so went ouer vnto Calice. Whereafter that he had continued a certaine space, he began to be troubled in conscience, & there meeting wt one Iohn Web of the same parish of Fritēden,