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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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First, I was sent for to the Marshalsea by Doctor Story,1 and was carried to his house besides S. Nicholas Shambles: and when I had spoken to him, he sent me to the bishop of Chichester, and said, he would come to him his self straight way: and when we were in the Bishops Hall, we had not tarried long, but the Bishop sent for me: and when I came before him, I did my duty to him as much as I could.
FIrst, I was sent for to the Marshalsey by Doctor Storie,1 and was caried to his house besides S. Nicholas Shambles: and when I had spoken to him, he sent me to the bishop of Chichester, and sayde, he would come to him his selfe straight way: and when we were in the Bishops Hall, we had not taried long, but the Bishop sent for me: and when I came before him, I did my duetie to him as much as I could.
Chich. Then said the Bishop: You be welcome: how do you now?
Chich. Then said the Bishop: You be welcome: howe doe you nowe?
Wood. Well, I praise God, thanking your Lordship for the gentle talk that you had with me at my last departing from you.
Wood. Well, I praise God, thanking your Lordship for the gentle talke that you hadde with me at my last departing from you.
Chich. Well, goodman Woodman, I have sent for you of love & good will that I bare to you, to talk with you: and I would have you to tell me your mind in few words. For in deed the last time that I talked with you, our talk was so long, that I fell into a great drieth thereby, & have been the worse in my body ever since. Wherefore I pray you show me your mind briefly, in those particular matters that I shall demand of you, according to your promise that you made when you were with me the last time. How say you, will you?
Chich. Well, goodman Woodman, I haue sent for you of loue & good wil that I bare to you, to talke with you: and I would haue you to tel me your minde in few woordes. For in dede the last time that I talked with you, our talke was so long, that I fell into a great drieth thereby, & haue bene the worse in my body euer since. Wherefore I praye you shew me your minde briefly, in those particular matters that I shall demaunde of you, according to your promise that you made when you were with me the last time. How say you, will you?
Wood. Yea forsooth: I will answer to any thing that you shall demand of me (by Gods help) as well as I can.
Wood. Yea forsooth: I wil answere to any thing that you shall demaund of me (by Gods helpe) as wel as I can.
Chich. Howe say you by the vij. Sacraments? for there we left off, and there we will begin again. You said then there were but two. How say you now to it? will you deny all saving two?
Chich. Howe say you by the vij. Sacramentes? for there we leaft off, and there we will begin againe. You sayde then there were but two. How say you now to it? wil you denie all sauing two?
Wood. I say now, as I said then. You said, there be vij. sacraments, and I said, I knew but two:1 but if you could ⟨p. 1990⟩approve seven by Gods word, when I came before you again, I must needs grant them. And you said, if you could not prove them by Gods word, I should not believe them: & now I am come to see how well you can prove them. Herewith he was moved and all his Chaplains.
Wood. I say now, as I sayd then. You sayd, there be vij. sacraments, and I said, I knew but two:1 but if you could ⟨p. 1990⟩approue seuen by Gods word, when I came before you again, I must needes graunt thē. And you said, if you could not proue them by Gods word, I should not beleue thē: & now I am come to see how well you can proue thē. Herewit• he was moued and all his Chapleines.
Chich. By GOD and my troth, I ween he thinketh I can not prove them. How say you to the sacrament of Matrimony?
Chich. By GOD and my troth, I weene he thinketh I can not proue them. How say you to the sacrament of Matrimony?
Wood. Why, my Lord, Saint Paul sayeth to Timothy:1 A bishop should be faultless: and you use much swearing, which is a great fault in a Bishop, of all other, that should be an example to the flock. Then he and his Prelates were in a great rage with me, because I reproved him for his swearing.
Wood. Why, my Lorde, Saynt Paule sayeth to Timothy:1 A bishop should be faultles: and you vse much swearing, which is a greate fault in a Byshop, of all other, that should be an example to the flocke. Then he and his Prelates were in a great rage wt me, because I reproued hym for his swearing.
Chich. What, I perceive this man is worse then he was the last day: what, he taketh upon him to teach me to speak, as though I could not tell what I had to do.
Chich. What, I perceiue this man is worse then he was the last day: what, he taketh vpō him to teach me to speak, as though I could not tell what I had to do.
Priest. So me thinketh, my Lord, he is a stout fellow in deed, as we have seen.
Priest. So me thinketh, my Lorde, he is a stout fellowe in deed, as we haue seene.
Wood. Yea, I am stout, because I do that I am commaū dead. I dare not for my life hold my peace, for I should bear your sin,1 the which I will not do for none of you all, I tell you plainly.
Wood. Yea, I am stout, because I do that I am commaū ded. I dare not for my life holde my peace, for I shoulde beare your sinne,1 the which I will not doe for none of you all, I tell you playnely.
