A67927:5676
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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Bish. At the last the bishop was so angry, that he charged me in the Kings, Queens, and Cardinals name before the Major and his brethren, taking them to witness, if I did not say yea or nay, he would condemn me.
Bish. At the last the bishop was so angrie, that he charged me in the Kinges, Queenes, and Cardinals name before the Maior and his brethren, taking them to witnesse, if I did not say yea or nay, he would condemne me.
Ans. Then I said: seeing you have nothing to accuse me of, wherefore should I so answer?
Ans. Then I saide: seeing you haue nothing to accuse me of, wherefore should I so answer?
Arch. Then the archd. said, I was guilty: and said I was like a these at the bar, which would not confess his fault because his accusers were not present: with a great many words, & would not let me open my mouth against him.
Arch. Then the archd. said, I was gilty: and sayd I was like a thefe at the barre, which would not cōfesse his fault because his accusers were not present: with a great many wordes, & would not let me open my mouth against him.