A67927:5637
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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About the 25. day of March,1 in the year of our Lord 1557. she was called before the Bishop: who demanded of her, whether she would now go home, and go to the church or no, promising her great favour if she would be reformed and do as they did.
About the 25. day of March,1 in the yeare of our Lorde 1557. shee was called before the Bishop: who demaunded of her, whether shee would nowe goe home, and go to the church or no, promising her great fauour if she woulde be reformed and doe as they did.
- 1Alice Benden called before the Bishop. The answers of Alice Benden to the Bishop.Alice Benden called before the Bishop. The aunsweres of Alice Benden to the Bishop.
To whom she answered: I am throughly persuaded by the great extremity that you have already showed me, that you are not of God, neither can your doings be godly, and I see (sayeth she) that you seek my utter destruction, showing how lame she then was, of cold taken, & for lack of food, while she lay in that painful prison: whereby she was not able to move her self without great pain.
To whom she answered: I am throughly perswaded by the great extremitie that you haue already shewed me, that you are not of God, neither can your doings be godly, and I see (sayeth she) yt you seeke my vtter destruction, shewing how lame she then was, of cold taken, & for lacke of foode, while she lay in that painful prison: whereby shee was not able to mooue her selfe without great paine.