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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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And when they saw that they could not meet with me, they were ready to rent their coats, that I had scaped them so, knowing they should have such a check of their master. When I heard that they had sought so for me again, I perceiving that they were greedy of their pray, came home, and my wife told me all things.
And when they sawe that they could not meete wt me, they were redy to rent their coats, that I had scaped them so, knowing they should haue such a checke of their maister. When I heard that they had sought so for me againe, I perceiuyng that they were greedy of their pray, came home, and my wyfe told me all thyngs.
Then I supposed that they would lay all the country for me, and the sea coast, because I should not go over, and then I thought that they would not mistrust that I would dare be nigh home. So I told my wife that I would make my lodging in a wood not past a flight shot from my house, as I did in deed, even under a tree, and there had my Bible, my pen and mine ink, and other necessaries,1 and there continued a six or seven weeks, my wife bringing me meat daily as I had need. Yea I thought my self blessed of God, that I was counted worthy to lye in the woods for the name of Christ. Then there came word into the country, that I was seen and spoken too in Flanders:2 whereupon they left laying await for me for they had laid all the Country for me, and the sea coast from Portsmouth to Dover, even as God put in my mind they would.
Then I supposed that they would lay all the countrey for me, and the sea coast, because I should not go ouer, and thē I thought that they would not mistrust that I would dare bee nigh home. So I tolde my wyfe that I woulde make my lodgyng in a woode not past a flight shotte from my house, as I did in deede, euen vnder a tree, and there had my Bible, my penne and myne inke, and other necessaries,1