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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.
¶Thomas Cob of Haverhill, butcher, Martyr.
¶Thomas Cobbe of Hauerhill, butcher, Martyr.
Over and besides this foresaid Roger Coo, Will. Allen, James Abbes of Stokennayland,1 Robert Samuel and other moe, in the same year upon the 12. of August, was also with them condemned Thomas Cob of Haverhill Butcher, executed in the month of September aforesaid. Who being brought and examined by Michael Dunning the bloody Chancellor of Norwich, first whether he believed that Christ is really and substantially in the Sacrament of the altar, answered that the body of Christ borne of the blessed virgin was in heaven, and otherwise (he said) he would not answer, because he had read it in the Scripture,2 that Christ did ascend, and did never descend since, and therefore said that he had not learned in the Scripture, that Christ should be in the Sacrament.
OUer and besides this foresayd Roger Coo, Wil. Allen, Iames Abbes of Stokennayland,1 Robert Samuell and other moe, in the same yeare vpon the 12. of August, was also with them condemned Thomas Cobbe of Hauerhill Butcher, executed in the moneth of September aforesayd. Who beyng brought and examined by Michaell Dunnyngs the bloudy Chauncellour of Norwich, first whether he beleeued that Christ is really and substantially in the Sacrament of the aultar, aunswered that the body of Christ borne of the blessed virgin was in heauē, and otherwise (he sayd) he would not aunswere, because hee had read it in the Scripture,2