A67927:5629
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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1Where this one thing is worthy to be noted, y• while she was in this prison, she practised with a prison fellow of hers, the wife of one Potkin, to live both of them with ij. pence halfpenny a day, to try thereby how well they could sustain penury & hunger, before they were put to it. For they had heard that when they should be removed from thence to the Bishops prison, their livings should be but iij. farthings a piece a day, and did in deed both so live for xiiij. days ere she were from thence removed.
1Where this one thing is woorthy to be noted, y• while she was in this prison, she practised with a prison fellowe of hers, the wife of one Potkin, to liue bothe of them wt ij. pence halfpenie a day, to trie therby how well they coulde sustaine penurie & hunger, before they were put to it. For they had heard that when they should be remooued from thence to the Bishops prison, their liuings should be but iij. farthings a peece a day, and did in dede both so liue for xiiij. daies ere shee were from thence remooued.
- 1The spare diet of Alice Benden and Potkins wife in Canterbury Castle.The spare dyet of Alice Benden and Potkins wyfe in Canterbury Castle.
The 22. day of January following, her husband went again to the bishop, desiring him to deliver his wife out of prison: but he said she was an obstinate heretic and would not be reformed, and therefore said that he could not deliver her.
The 22. day of Ianuarie folowing, her husband went againe to the bishop, desiring hym to deliuer his wife out of prison: but he saide shee was an obstinate hereticke and would not be reformed, and therefore sayde that he could not deliuer her.