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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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❧ A true Certificate written by Richard Woodman, of his taking, & how he was brought to the Sheriffs the xv. of March, 1556. and how long he was in prison, and how he was there used, till he was brought before the Bishop of Chichester at black Friars in London, with the order of his examinations following after the same.
❧ A true Certificate written by Richard Woodman, of his taking, & how he was brought to the Shiriffes the xv. of March, 1556. and how long he was in prison, and how he was there vsed, till he was broughte before the Bishoppe of Chichester at blacke Friers in London, with the order of his examinations followyng after the same.
1Gentle Reader, here you shall perceive how the scriptures be partly fulfilled on me, being one of the least of his poor Lambs. First, you shall understand that since I was delivered out of the Bishop of London's hands, which was in the year of our Lord, 1555. and the same day that M. Philpot was burned, (which was the 18. of December) I lay in his Coalhouse 8. weeks lacking but one day. And before that, I was a year and a half almost, in the Kings Bench after my first apprehension, for reproving a Preacher in the pulpit, in the parish of Warbleton where I dwelt. Wherefore I was at two Sessions before I was sent to prison,2 and carried to two more Sessions while I was in prison, twice before the B. of Chichester, and five times before the Commissioners, & then sent to London's Coalhouse, & many times called before him, as it appeareth by my examinations which I wrote, the which examinations, the B. of Chichester now hath, for they were found in my house when I was taken, wherein is contained all the talk, which I had before them aforenamed. Also there be in London that had copies of the same of me, when I was in the Coalhouse.
1GEntle Reader, here you shall perceiue how the scriptures bee partly fulfilled on me, beyng one of the least of his poore Lambes. First, you shall vnderstād that since I was deliuered out of the Bishop of Londons hands, which was in the yeare of our Lord, 1555. and the same day that M. Philpot was burned, (which was the 18. of December) I lay in his Colehouse 8. weeks lacking but one day. And before that, I was a yeare and a halfe almost, in the Kings Bench after my first apprehension, for reproouyng a Preacher in the pulpit, in the parish of Warbleton where I dwelt. Wherfore I was at two Sessions before I was sent to prison,